Mmhm, [ with lazy, comfortable pride—not pride in his terrible impression, pride in Byerly and his soft, sweet heart.
And his dramatics. Bastien likes them. ]
But I will call you King By the Goatherd, or the Soggy Chicken, or the Most Cherished, or… Can I call you mine?
[ A serious question, not really about some hypothetical royal future. He still sounds comfortable and pleased, not shy and tentative like he might have some months ago, except for the inherent shyness of feeling the need to ask first. ]
When we are alone, you know, and we can know between us that I don’t mean only mine.
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And his dramatics. Bastien likes them. ]
But I will call you King By the Goatherd, or the Soggy Chicken, or the Most Cherished, or… Can I call you mine?
[ A serious question, not really about some hypothetical royal future. He still sounds comfortable and pleased, not shy and tentative like he might have some months ago, except for the inherent shyness of feeling the need to ask first. ]
When we are alone, you know, and we can know between us that I don’t mean only mine.