Post by Kronos 'Aspara Arti' on May 23, 2024 13:40:29 GMT -5
Even with Kronos pouring everything he had into the speech, the Saiyan had next to zero confidence in the apology actually working. He would've been shocked to hear that he was forgiven in any capacity--so seeing Tunic apologize left the Tuffle speechless. All the way up until she walked towards the rack of towels, Kronos stood dumbfounded; he didn't believe what had happened up until Tunic's towel was thrown into his hands. For a brief moment, the sweaty towel confused him even more ('Did she become deaf or something? I'm the screwup!') but then it clicked: she wanted him to dry his tears, too. Kronos beamed at Tunic with a massive grin, utterly floored by how much she seemed to care even when she was in the right. "Dammit, Tunic, you're almost too nice! You were right to raise your voice at me. Sure, the trident throw was a bit over-the-top, but in the heat of the moment--"
"--arrange for a guest what?!"
'Calm down, doofus!' he thought to himself briefly. 'She's just joking--she already told you to buzz off. It's not like she's gonna call her butler and...'
'Tunic did exactly that. And now she's talking to me about spending the night here. Okaaay.'
Kronos's immediate impulse would have been fanatical cheering--what else was the proper response to having someone invite you over after annoying them that much--but this thought was overshadowed by a much bigger realization: someone he thought was cool wanted him around. For a night. With food.
At first, his cheeks gained a light hint of red, but within seconds Kronos's face was not too dissimilar to a tomato's, flustered to the point of being barely able to get a word out. "I--uh--wow...t-thank you, Tunic! I mean, you really, really didn't have to--seriously holy shit I can't believe this is happening--but t-thank you anyways! And of course I'd wanna stay the night! I've literally never been in a house this big! Or like, a quarter this big! But, also, uh..."
After a few awkward side-glances, Kronos shuffled towards Tunic and gave her a small little hug, laughing nervously while doing so. "I can see that you're tryin' to hide your face outta shame or somethin'. Don't beat yourself up too badly--I was kind of a douchebag." He let go rather quickly, then gave Tunic a thumbs-up. "Your apology's super--duper-accepted!"
"...also, does this mean you're gonna consider being in the Teens of Tomorrow? And also is this a friendly date?!"
WC: 414
TWC: 3664
TWC: 3664