Dreams
["Come here. I have a present for you, Yozak."
"Mm?"
"Here. I bought you something when I was in the capital. They're special candies for you. Peppermints. Has your mother ever given you a peppermint, Yozak?"
"No, sir. Candy? So they're like snow-sugar?"
"No. These are much different. They won't melt inside, and they don't grow mold like cakes. You can eat them even if you store them for a hundred years. Here you go. Aren't they pretty? Have you ever seen anything like them before?"
"No! Mmm...ow! That hurt...I can't eat these...they're hard! They're stale!"
"No, Yozak. You don't have your adult teeth yet; your teeth are still too tiny to bite these. For now, you need to have patience. Just put them in your mouth and wait. Remember, anything worth having is worth waiting for. Never forget that, understand?'
"Mmm. Thank you, Papa."]
[The door opens and Yozak wakes with a start. He sits up abruptly and rubs his eyes. Dozed off while waiting for Conrad...damn. He's more tired than he thought.]
"Sorry for being late."
[The redhead looks up as a familiar shape comes into focus. He rubs his eyes sleepily and stands up, stretching.]
...'m just glad you came...
[OOC: Smutty in the comments.]
"Mm?"
"Here. I bought you something when I was in the capital. They're special candies for you. Peppermints. Has your mother ever given you a peppermint, Yozak?"
"No, sir. Candy? So they're like snow-sugar?"
"No. These are much different. They won't melt inside, and they don't grow mold like cakes. You can eat them even if you store them for a hundred years. Here you go. Aren't they pretty? Have you ever seen anything like them before?"
"No! Mmm...ow! That hurt...I can't eat these...they're hard! They're stale!"
"No, Yozak. You don't have your adult teeth yet; your teeth are still too tiny to bite these. For now, you need to have patience. Just put them in your mouth and wait. Remember, anything worth having is worth waiting for. Never forget that, understand?'
"Mmm. Thank you, Papa."]
[The door opens and Yozak wakes with a start. He sits up abruptly and rubs his eyes. Dozed off while waiting for Conrad...damn. He's more tired than he thought.]
"Sorry for being late."
[The redhead looks up as a familiar shape comes into focus. He rubs his eyes sleepily and stands up, stretching.]
...'m just glad you came...
[OOC: Smutty in the comments.]