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Sometime near the end of the month

[bloodthirstydawn]

[Where ever Leona is, a small cat-like creature soon starts to trail after him.

It's a new world to her so while Moroha was overjoy to see her back, Kirara can't help but explore a little bit.
A particular scent, familiar to almost kin attracts the cat demon to the lion. There's a chirp of a mew as she tilts her head up at him. Even if he walks away, Kirara will start to follow and sniff at him a bit. Her twin tails sway with curiosity to this cat smelling man that isn't a demon.]

[sunsetking]

[This isn’t how he was expecting his day to go.

He did try walking away. It’s none of his business. But then it…just keeps on following him.

Sighing, he looks down at this…thing. Not quite cat. Smells a little familiar to that pup.]

What do you want? Ain’t gonna do much with you following me around.

[bloodthirstydawn]

[Kirara continues to approach. Her nose twitches as she sniffs at his leg before giving a bit of a happier sounding trill.

A paw lifts and paws at him. He's defiantly a cat like her but different. Does she need to bring you a lizard or something as a peace offering?]

[sunsetking]

Oi, are you listening to me?

[Leona grumbles, crouching down to look at her better.]

What are you, anyway?

Christmas Gift

[lucky_e]

To Leona,

Hello, hopefully the winter hasn't gotten you down this year! I know that I'm usually fully energized by this point! Hohoho! Anyway, regardless of how energetic I feel during this holiday season, it still takes quite a bit of Christmas magic for me to make my runs out across time and space. So, while the gift might be quite what you would like, I still hope that you enjoy it!

Happy Holidays,

Santa Claus

[He will receive a model of a wooden ship (assembly required), a fancy new, handknitted scarf, and a bag of chocolate chip cookies!]

Valentine’s Gift ~

[deepstar]

[ UNLIKE Leona's... This isn't so anonymous! Leona will find, sometime in the evening, a tuna can and a small bouquet of Gladiolus. They are tied neatly with a green and yellow ribbon. Don't throw the can away though. Inside is actually already ground coffee - with cardamom and cinnamon added to it.

Attached is a little card with a K on it. ]

valentine's gift | anonymous

[octoblot]

[Azul has chosen to remain anonymous, but at some point in the day Leona will find a... box of snacks, including chocolates? It is not in fact the same ones that he gave Azul obviously, but completely different ones that Azul had picked out based on what he thought Leona may like... after maybe agonizing for a few hours over whether or not it was weird to get a valentine's gift for Leona at all, but like, they did... kiss... not that long ago, and maybe it would be considered rather rude to not get him anything because of that??]

02/24

[octoblot]

Are you busy right now?

[sunsetking]

[He stares at the message for a moment.

…

Why is the octopus texting him?]

I had a whole day of napping planned. Did you need something.

[octoblot]

[hold up--]

Wait, really? An entire day spent sleeping?

That seems like a waste.

Surprise Visit

[deepstar]

[ Many, many mistakes have been made. By other people, not necessarily by Khalid. First mistake? Leona should never have brought Khalid to his little cottage. Now Claude knows where the man lives and can show up at random. Like he is today, because he's resting right out in front of Leona's house. Back up against a wall that's providing shade, arms behind his head in a napping stance.

Second and third mistakes had been done by both Leona and the Azul guy. Leona for not safeguarding all of that work on his desk and Azul for just spilling so much information that he had no idea would be of relevance. Of course, Khalid had no idea that Azul would practically gift wrap pertinent information like that. He thought he would have to ask a few more questions under the guise of being overly interested ( though he's always good with learning new things ) before he would get anything that he could use.

But it does give him a better idea of what all of those documents are for. It also means that there is the potential for Leona to strain himself from overuse of magic ( not that Khalid knows what it would do ). So maybe he has questions about Leona's project. Moreover, maybe he just wants to check and see if the man is overexerting himself at all.

Khalid doesn't know why that matters to him, but it does. He's just not taking time to figure out why some of the information regarding magic just... Makes something squirm in his gut and why it makes him want to check on Leona. But it does. So he'll go with it. For now. ]

[sunsetking]

[Leona, foolishly, thought the documents wouldn’t garner that much interest. Not from a man who didn’t seem to be particularly interested in magic himself. That was his first mistake. Second mistake was not stopping Azul fast enough from blurting out certain information that others didn’t need to know. He knew the octopus can blab, but he revealed more than he thought he would. For a guy who likes to keep his cards close to his chest, he said something unnecessary.

And to Leona’s credit, he had also been…avoiding a certain archer since that time on the turtle. Dealing with a pollen drunk Khalid hadn’t been something he was expecting to do. All the touching and the clinginess threw him off enough to want to keep some distance for a while. At least he’s been distracted. Taking his usual naps. Either at home or at the Hideaway. Doing something.

But…of course. Khalid would stop by when the lion isn’t expecting it.

He scents him first. It makes his lips tilts downwards, eyes narrowing. What is he doing here?

Leona breathes through his nose as he walks up to his front door.]

Wasn’t expecting company today.

[deepstar]

[ Honestly, the first mistake everyone makes is not taking Khalid as seriously as he should be. They are fooled by his casual demeanor. Innocently looking over a document or just giving a "passing glance" can be much, much more than that. Just because he's not a magic user himself doesn't mean he doesn't actually understand magical theory or advanced magic skills only 6 people can learn Excalibur and 4 are at least some of the most powerful magic units in game. It's just at the time, he hadn't known what he'd been looking at.

Right now he doesn't budge. Just keeps his reclined, casual position against the wall. ]

How else can we meet up if you've taken to avoiding me? Seriously, how is my poor little heart supposed to go on?

forward dated to Leona's birthday at the end of July

[octoblot]

[Azul shows up at Leona's place here a little before noon. It's an unannounced arrival, since his goal is to surprise Leona with a gift for his birthday... then again, it would probably have been a surprise even if Azul had called ahead, as Leona would likely immediately question when and how Azul found out about Leona's birthday, let alone getting him anything. Hell, Azul isn't even obligated to get him anything, considering that Leona did not really get Azul anything for his own birthday months ago and Azul was the one who had ended up treating them both with a meal.

Still, he had ended up getting something for Leona anyway... but now he feels a little awkward about actually handing it over, at least in person that is. Because it suddenly occurs to him while standing on Leona's doorstep, hand raised and about to knock before halting, that there's a chance of Khalid being inside too. Or that Leona isn't even home at all and is spending the night at Khalid's place. And while he's spent the last two weeks making peace with the fact that the other man is Leona's boyfriend now, the idea of interrupting whatever private time Leona might be spending with him on his birthday today makes Azul feel... weird.

... Granted, given the time, it's also entirely possible that Leona is just sleeping in today and Azul is overthinking this way too much. You know, that's also a possibility as always.

Still, after a moment of his hand hovering in the air in front of the door for far too long, he ends up dropping it back down without knocking and makes to set down the box on Leona's doorstep instead, in a spot that he hopes isn't going to get ignored or stepped on. Azul's already gotten him plenty of meals before, so this time he went with an actual item that he thought Leona might enjoy having: his own personal chess set to play with, with lion decals around the edges. Even the king and queen pieces have been shaped to look like lions to go along with the aesthetic, something he commissioned to have made here. A simple card that just says, "Happy Birthday Leona Kingscholar", after deciding that Azul didn't need to be thinking so hard about whether he should add anything else aside from that and his signature at the bottom.]

[sunsetking]

[See, there's a reason why Leona doesn't make a big deal out of his birthday. One: it's not a big deal at all. Two: he wouldn't even really know how to handle people celebrating it. Sure, he gets presents and calls from family back home, but it's never been something he's been all too keen about.

So, he hadn't seen it as something important to mention now.

Except, clearly, Azul figured it out somehow and he's raising a brow as he catches the octopus in the act as he comes back to his house.]

Wasn't expecting any visitors today.

[octoblot]

[Oh geez, Azul was not expecting Leona to be coming up right behind him, let alone back so soon from wherever he had been up to now. The gift almost slips out of his fingers when Azul quickly whirls around to face him, but thankfully catches it in time as he sighs.]

Goodness Leona-san, you almost startled me... couldn't you have at least called out with a greeting first rather than sneaking up on me like that?

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ Happy Birthday ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

[deepstar]

[ Khalid kind of lets himself in and out of Leona's house as he pleases. Sorry, not sorry about you there, Leona.

So on the miraculous day of his birth ( 7/27 ), Leona will find a stack of books with various titles and topics. Seems like there are a few books about magic and other are novels similar to the ones that Leona already has. On top is a single orange gladiolus with yellow and green ribbons tied in a bow. Next to it is a tin of Chamomile tea.

Don't worry, Leona. He'll show up later in the evening.~ ]

[sunsetking]

[Khalid really moves around his house like he already lives there. Leona quickly grew used to it since he woke up from his coma.

He squints at the stack of books and the flower, though he isn’t really surprised. He sighs, but it’s…more out of fondness than anything.

By the time Khalid returns, the gladiolus has joined the rest of the flowers in a vase and the books joining the others in his study. Khalid will find Leona reading one of those books in the living room.]

[deepstar]

[ Look, he'd stay here all the time. Unfortunately, the wyverns are situated at the Roost for the time being. Claude just doesn't like having a huge distance between them. If the wyverns were nesting closer to Leona's home? He'd probably never leave.

He grins as he steps inside though, noting that the flower has joined others. They hadn't made a huge deal out of their birthdays, but what's transpired is more than enough.

So Khalid leans against the doorframe, watching Leona read. ]

I wondered which one you'd pick up first.

text;

[phoenixdominant]

[Of all the other crewmates that Joshua could have picked from to contact about something quite personal...

Leona seems like the safest bet. And that might say... A lot?]

Leona? If I could have a moment of your time? ... I have a question or two.

text;

[sunsetking]

[Joshua, it’s a problem if Leona is the person you’re going to.

It makes him squint but:]

What is it?

[phoenixdominant]

Firstly, is it alright that I do ask you something sensitive? With your utmost discretion.

[He needs help with something... And it's not like he could ask Kaveh? Or Alhaitham? That seems like a worse idea. And even worse yet? Claude? No!]

un: octoblot

[octoblot]

why the hell am I only now hearing about you allegedly having run off and gotten married back during ghoul's moon

[Azul doesn't even give a greeting or a false attempt at pleasantries or a "we need to talk", this is the immediate message Leona get seconds after Azul spoke to your husband just now.]

[sunsetking]

Did someone say something about that?

[Oh, he knows perfectly who it was and where. He’s seen it himself. Leona just chose to stay out of it.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.]

[octoblot]

Yeah, your husband did just now, as part of some stupid game.

[Perhaps it is a good thing Azul had the good sense to text rather than call, because there is a very good chance that his words would have sounded a lot more venomous... not that it would take a genius to figure out that Azul might be a little peeved right now...]