having fun isnt hard when youve got a library card (w3 curfew)

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[riverbeans]

[...]

Rosamund? You doing okay over there?

[rosebleed]

[Shrinking further in.]

Please, may I just have a minute, Charles? I'm tired.

[riverbeans]

... All right. Want some river beans, if snacking on something might help? But I'll leave you to rest.

[rosebleed]

[Silence.

Then a hand is held out, bandaged and curling in on itself]

[riverbeans]

[he will wordlessly hand her a few beans]

[rosebleed]

Thank you.

[Her voice is tight. Her fingers close over the beans and she draws them in, but doesn't eat them.]

[riverbeans]

No need for thanks—you're my friend, Princess. If you do need anything, don't hesitate to call.

[he watches her reaction, but he will leave her be if she wants to be alone right now.]

[rosebleed]

[She swallows before saying anything, approximating some normalcy.]

You're my friend too, Charles.

[And no more than that.]

[riverbeans]

[he just gives her a smile in return, as acknowledgment.]