[When they turn to look at Gregor, stare at the dangling earring-made-pendant, actually, it's angled further from Miles than it specifically needed to be. It was so incongruent with the rest of Gregor's undecorated garb, in the wrong place for where a Betan would normally look, that it's little wonder it somehow got missed, written off. But there it was: a perfect match.
As Bel needed at least a scrap of privacy, deserved one in their oh so humble opinion, for the little heartbreaks. After ten years holding that particular torch, a few more fingers slid off. But as long as Miles really didn't take them seriously, they didn't really have to put it down, either.
Seriously though, it wasn't just the most Barrayaran thing they'd ever heard of - breaking a lifetime of monosexuality for one's emperor, but also the most Milesian thing. He had to find the most impossible, forbidding and complicated relationship possible to get into. What an impossible little man.
Worst of all, whatever window of exploration happened to get him there, Bel had missed it. Just their luck, honestly.
It's barely an instant before that clear ache vanishes as Bel slips into a particularly nasty smile instead, taking a little step into Gregor's space.]
Well, that's convenient. Mind if I borrow him for an evening, darling? Or want a third? I'm agreeable.
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As Bel needed at least a scrap of privacy, deserved one in their oh so humble opinion, for the little heartbreaks. After ten years holding that particular torch, a few more fingers slid off. But as long as Miles really didn't take them seriously, they didn't really have to put it down, either.
Seriously though, it wasn't just the most Barrayaran thing they'd ever heard of - breaking a lifetime of monosexuality for one's emperor, but also the most Milesian thing. He had to find the most impossible, forbidding and complicated relationship possible to get into. What an impossible little man.
Worst of all, whatever window of exploration happened to get him there, Bel had missed it. Just their luck, honestly.
It's barely an instant before that clear ache vanishes as Bel slips into a particularly nasty smile instead, taking a little step into Gregor's space.]
Well, that's convenient. Mind if I borrow him for an evening, darling? Or want a third? I'm agreeable.