Send “Can I kiss you?” to my muse for their response. || Accepting
@thygoodluckcharm sent: “Can I kiss you?”
Okay so there was no denying that since Clover had come out to Patch, there was a certain... tension... in the air. Tai wouldn’t have said it was a bad one, not by any means, but it was definitely awkward.
He wasn’t oblivious either. He knew that Clover had caught him watching as he and Clover had sparred in the yard, knew that he wasn’t always the best with the poker faces when it came to people he cared about... Honestly, the last thing Tai expected was this particular question though. Part of him figured Clover would’ve called him out for the way he looked at Qrow, the way he acted around him, if anything.
The thing was, Tai also knew how Qrow felt about Clover and vice versa. He never wanted to get in the middle of that, despite his own feelings. Back in the day, he remembered how awkward it was between him and Qrow when it had been Summer they were both interested in. Sure, they had made it work... but Tai knew that Qrow also wasn’t the poly relationship sort.
Plus, there was something very different to the vibe that existed between Clover and Qrow. What they had was... well it was certainly on a different level then what he’d had with Summer. Back then Tai could tell that Qrow loved Summer deeply but he’d never gotten the “Till Death Do Us Part” vibe from their relationship. With Clover... well, he could tell his old friend had finally grown up a little and he could feel that Qrow might actually be willing to go there if it was something Clover ever wanted.
Did he really want to risk that?
On the other hand, Tai knew that there would be no way he could be honest about his own feelings for Qrow if he didn’t have Clover’s approval. Tai just wasn’t sure what his feelings were exactly for Clover. He cared about him, there was no doubt in his mind about that. He’d definitely become someone that Tai would consider a part of this family but did he risk hurting Qrow to figure it out?
He knew how ‘deadly’ something as simple as a kiss could be after all.
Gentle blue eyes came up to meet green, a tentative smile pulling his lips. “I mean, you can, you have the ability... I just... I just don’t know if it’s the best idea. The last thing I want is for anything to come between you and Qrow. He... he loves you and I’ve never seen him get attached to someone like this... not even Summer. You saw how broken he was when you got here. It was because of what he thought he’d done to you...”
Taking a deep breath, Tai turned his attention outside where Qrow was busying himself with drills with Harbinger in it’s scythe form. “I guess, I just want to know why you’d want to when you’ve already got him...”