@lcsthings said: “ sender kisses receiver's palm. From Ciri :000 " {♠️ x VARYING KISSES PROMPT || (selectively) accepting x}
They'd been close once — or so Kaz had foolishly believed. Then she had disappeared. Again. Leaving him behind without a warning or a goodbye. He wasn't entirely sure why it had bothered him so much; people appeared and disappeared all the time, especially in the Barrel. Nothing was ever permanent, and he was always the first person to preach not getting attached.
And yet, he had always enjoyed Ciri's company; her loud mouth and aggressive manner. The way she got flustered when he gave her a difficult time, and the way she'd have his back if someone dared to challenge him. She'd done wonders for his reputation and myth as well: the Bastard of the Barrel with the ashen-haired girl by his side. Both terrifying, and both deadly if crossed.
Worse yet, there had been moments he had let her close. Closer than anyone before. And he'd regretted every second of it once she'd disappeared.
But there she was now. Standing in front of him, beaming as if no time had passed at all, his hand in hers as she lifted it up to kiss his gloved palm. Kaz had been so taken aback, so stunned, that he let her.
Then he came back to his senses and pulled his hand away, expression hard as stone. "What are you doing here?"











