Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hauntedking) wrote2022-10-21 08:01 am
hauntedking) wrote2022-10-21 08:01 am
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[ Dimitri listens attentively and perhaps with a hint of sheepishness. He hadn't intended to draw this kind of comment out after all, but Yuri is providing it all the same. It's touching, even if he sometimes struggles to fully believe such things. ]
Yuri...
[ He lowers his gaze. ]
...thank you. I didn't mean to make this about me. But... I try to let that guide me and remember that I do believe in people.
Yuri...
[ He lowers his gaze. ]
...thank you. I didn't mean to make this about me. But... I try to let that guide me and remember that I do believe in people.
Hey, if you think those sorts of things about yourself, I'd rather you go ahead and say it. Then I can tell you what I see.
[ It's a sore temptation to have instead said that he could then tell Dimitri those self-critical notions are bunk, but he opts for that gentler phrasing and a lopsided smile. ]
Besides, who ever said I'd mind talking about you?
[ That isn't the point, he knows, as he draws his hand back. ]
[ It's a sore temptation to have instead said that he could then tell Dimitri those self-critical notions are bunk, but he opts for that gentler phrasing and a lopsided smile. ]
Besides, who ever said I'd mind talking about you?
[ That isn't the point, he knows, as he draws his hand back. ]
Well, no one...
[ He laughs softly. ]
But you're hardly here to listen to my troubles. This is meant to be a respite, surely.
[ He laughs softly. ]
But you're hardly here to listen to my troubles. This is meant to be a respite, surely.
Well, no, but... I don't like to impose all the same.
[ He clears his throat. He should think better of himself, shouldn't he? But it's still an uphill trek, it feels like. ]
It makes me feel as if I'm not a good host.
[ He clears his throat. He should think better of himself, shouldn't he? But it's still an uphill trek, it feels like. ]
It makes me feel as if I'm not a good host.
Perhaps, if you were a host I wasn't on familiar terms with, that would be true.
[ He couldn't care less about the woes of many a noble in the past, but Dimitri? Dimitri is another matter entirely. ]
But we're— [ Yuri pauses, evidently second-guessing himself, before venturing: ] friends, aren't we?
[ The word tastes strange, when used in earnest. ]
[ He couldn't care less about the woes of many a noble in the past, but Dimitri? Dimitri is another matter entirely. ]
But we're— [ Yuri pauses, evidently second-guessing himself, before venturing: ] friends, aren't we?
[ The word tastes strange, when used in earnest. ]
...yes.
[ Dimitri almost laughs, his face splitting in a smile. ]
Yes, we are, aren't we?
[ Dimitri almost laughs, his face splitting in a smile. ]
Yes, we are, aren't we?
Not an expert in friends? Don't sell yourself short, Yuri.
[ There's a low laugh from him. ]
[ There's a low laugh from him. ]
Well... you have your reasons. I can't say they're the wrong reasons, after all.
[ Yuri stares at him for a good, long moment.
Then he can't help it, puffing out an amused breath. Dimitri's a determined man, he'll give him that. ]
Guess I can't complain if you see me that way.
[ Just another reason no one will ever convince him Dimitri isn't kindhearted. ]
And I wouldn't complain about discussing whatever's on your mind, so you don't need to go worrying about being a poor host. That's just not possible.
Then he can't help it, puffing out an amused breath. Dimitri's a determined man, he'll give him that. ]
Guess I can't complain if you see me that way.
[ Just another reason no one will ever convince him Dimitri isn't kindhearted. ]
And I wouldn't complain about discussing whatever's on your mind, so you don't need to go worrying about being a poor host. That's just not possible.
Then I suppose we're agreed. And we'll have to find something to discuss!
[ He leans back in his seat, smiling. ]
I... suppose I still worry about all of it. About whether or not I'll be able to support who I can or whether I really am good at heart. But the person I discuss this with - that therapist - they're helpful.
[ He leans back in his seat, smiling. ]
I... suppose I still worry about all of it. About whether or not I'll be able to support who I can or whether I really am good at heart. But the person I discuss this with - that therapist - they're helpful.
I'm game for anything.
[ When Dimitri eases back into his seat, Yuri mirrors that body language, though not before he grabs one of those snacks he'd left sitting on the table.
He'll not have Dimitri think he doesn't like what he set out for them. ]
I'm glad they do — help, I mean. [ A pause as he samples the snack be picked up, followed by a low, appreciative hum. ] I suspect I know how you feel, but for what it's worth, I know you're a good man. Good men can do bad things, when faced with rough circumstances.
[ It's a logic he doesn't extend to himself, but he believes in Dimitri. This one that he's gotten to know in the months since his arrival. ]
[ When Dimitri eases back into his seat, Yuri mirrors that body language, though not before he grabs one of those snacks he'd left sitting on the table.
He'll not have Dimitri think he doesn't like what he set out for them. ]
I'm glad they do — help, I mean. [ A pause as he samples the snack be picked up, followed by a low, appreciative hum. ] I suspect I know how you feel, but for what it's worth, I know you're a good man. Good men can do bad things, when faced with rough circumstances.
[ It's a logic he doesn't extend to himself, but he believes in Dimitri. This one that he's gotten to know in the months since his arrival. ]
True, I suppose. But we should strive to avoid this bad things when we can... or else we may find ourselves turning into something altogether alien to us. It does weigh on me... it always does. But I do my best not to let it consume me anymore. That... well. It doesn't help anyone, does it?
...and you as well. I don't think I'd want to get there without you.
[ He is utterly sincere and also incredibly unaware of how that sounds. ]
[ He is utterly sincere and also incredibly unaware of how that sounds. ]
...Yuri? Did I say something wrong?
[ Uh.
Help? ]
[ Uh.
Help? ]
Implying...?
[ It takes a moment and then Yuri gets a chance to see his cheeks and ears start to turn red. ]
Oh.
[ It takes a moment and then Yuri gets a chance to see his cheeks and ears start to turn red. ]
Oh.
[ He can't help smiling at the sight. Dimitri's adorable when he's flustered. ]
I'm almost envious — you really could charm someone without so much as trying.
[ Yuri can no more resist teasing than he could smiling, though "charm" is decidedly one of the softest words he could use. Dimitri's already red as it is. ]
I'm almost envious — you really could charm someone without so much as trying.
[ Yuri can no more resist teasing than he could smiling, though "charm" is decidedly one of the softest words he could use. Dimitri's already red as it is. ]
I - well.
[ He clears his throat. ]
That - wasn't my intent.
[ He stumbles over his words. ]
Not that I think you're not handsome or unattractive or anything like that-!
[ He clears his throat. ]
That - wasn't my intent.
[ He stumbles over his words. ]
Not that I think you're not handsome or unattractive or anything like that-!
Ah - that is-
[ Oh no. He stammers for a moment. ]
...I - yes. Yes, I would. To say otherwise would be doing you a grave disservice.
[ Oh no. He stammers for a moment. ]
...I - yes. Yes, I would. To say otherwise would be doing you a grave disservice.
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