12.May.18, 08:50 AM
Ayontay was miserable and really just wanted to be alone while he sulked about, well, being left alone. And the random girl kissing him. And possibly being a replacement for a crush on his dad. Sometimes he found he might be able to hate the man and it wasn’t really even his fault! R’nd was so damn charming and friendly and flirty and seemingly perfect. Well, maybe not perfect since it was well known he was afraid of commitment and didn’t even know he had kids until Benden’s mom started the trend. He still only knew of half of his kids but that wasn’t for Ayontay to point out. Some, like Mylorah, didn’t care if he knew or not, finding they were fine without him knowing for so long that it wouldn’t change much now.
But still. The fact that he left the party was so he could be alone and someone coming up the hall behind him in what sounded like they were either fleeing as well or, more likely, chasing him down, was about to ruin that. He stiffened as the footsteps came closer, suddenly worried that maybe it was his dad’s fangirl and he braced for being mauled again when a hand slipped into his. He jumped slightly, clearly not as prepared for physical contact as he thought he was, and realised it was Madiquel. How did she even know he left? She seemed to be settling into the game and should have been in for some fun for quite a while still yet there she was, holding his hand and proving why he liked her so much.
“You should be back there having fun. R’dare and Mylorah would have made sure you were fine,” and they would have. The bluerider was part of their little pack of troublemakers formed a good decade ago as they hung out in the crèche and his sister was fond of Madiquel as well and already showed she would be quick to defend her virtue.
“I’m just tired and going to bed but that shouldn’t stop your fun,” it was mostly true so Ayontay didn’t feel bad about the small fib. He was tired, emotionally drained for the array of emotions running rampant. He was actually starting to hate himself as well for the jealousy that caused everything to happen as it had. He felt left out and like no one noticed him standing off alone and even Madiquel had forgotten him in the whirl of being accepted into the game with the older kids. He wasn’t a jealous kid! Why did he have to fret about whether or not she might be with R’dare or why he wasn’t asked to play a game that didn’t even interest him? The kiss and being compared to his dad just made it all a million times worse.
But still. The fact that he left the party was so he could be alone and someone coming up the hall behind him in what sounded like they were either fleeing as well or, more likely, chasing him down, was about to ruin that. He stiffened as the footsteps came closer, suddenly worried that maybe it was his dad’s fangirl and he braced for being mauled again when a hand slipped into his. He jumped slightly, clearly not as prepared for physical contact as he thought he was, and realised it was Madiquel. How did she even know he left? She seemed to be settling into the game and should have been in for some fun for quite a while still yet there she was, holding his hand and proving why he liked her so much.
“You should be back there having fun. R’dare and Mylorah would have made sure you were fine,” and they would have. The bluerider was part of their little pack of troublemakers formed a good decade ago as they hung out in the crèche and his sister was fond of Madiquel as well and already showed she would be quick to defend her virtue.
“I’m just tired and going to bed but that shouldn’t stop your fun,” it was mostly true so Ayontay didn’t feel bad about the small fib. He was tired, emotionally drained for the array of emotions running rampant. He was actually starting to hate himself as well for the jealousy that caused everything to happen as it had. He felt left out and like no one noticed him standing off alone and even Madiquel had forgotten him in the whirl of being accepted into the game with the older kids. He wasn’t a jealous kid! Why did he have to fret about whether or not she might be with R’dare or why he wasn’t asked to play a game that didn’t even interest him? The kiss and being compared to his dad just made it all a million times worse.