internet, meet [insert title of glam's webseries]

[mxglam]

To Glam's continued delight, more kissing sessions happen on the following days (when they're feeling like a boy). They haven't met her parents as her official boyfriend or girlfriend or whatever yet, and don't mind it too much.

News about Purity's escape surprises exactly no one, but the Protectorate's reputation suffers a blow because of the attack; after all, the heroes were beaten on their home turf. The PHO forums are abuzz, though rumors of Glam's death at the hands of Hookwolf (probably started by same) prove largely unfounded.

And Glam really should get to their webisodes and start building a steadier rep. And that's (one of the reasons) why they're in Lorica's workshop a few days later.

"So what should I do? I haven't posted anything since Purity, should probably make this more of a habit."

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[mrglam]

"Well, there's, you know, nonverbal communication, flavor to what people say and don't say, meaningful pauses, et cetera. It's not like I can read minds, but you know, I can't tell at all whether your father actually approves of me or not, even if I'm pretty sure he had some opinion of me going on in his head while we were talking."

[thinkering]

"He thinks you want to make merry with my virtue but that if someone has to you're probably okay."

[mrglam]

"What."

[thinkering]

"...What?"

[mrglam]

"That is completely not the thing I want to have your father thinking about me!" he practically hisses in panic. Then he amends, "Not that I'm not relieved I'm 'probably okay' but the other part!"

[thinkering]

"Would you rather he think you're leading me on and have no genuine interest in me at all, because he knows I would have told him if I were asexual."

[mrglam]

"I'd rather he not think about 'your virtue' and me at all! Oh my god is he wondering about what we've done or are going to do or-?"

[thinkering]

"Oh my god, Sadde, relax, it's fine. He has less than no interest in the details until and unless I complain."

[mrglam]

"Relax. Relax. Right." He breathes in deeeeeeply, and then eeeexhaaaaaales... "Okay. I'm cool. There is absolutely no reason to freak out- what did your mom think of me? Why'd you blush at that specific time?"

[thinkering]

"Because my mom is wondering about the romance angle and I am less resignedly filial about that. Mom thinks you're cute. She said it."

[mrglam]

"...wait, I'm confused."

[thinkering]

"What?"

[mrglam]

"Why would the romance be- um? Why are you 'less resignedly filial' about that?"

[thinkering]

"Because I knew in advance my dad would have fatherly opinions about things but I didn't know in advance that Mom would be all curious about whether you perpetually sing my praises in free verse."

[mrglam]

"Do... you not like free verse? I am actually in love with you, I'm pretty sure that part's not just being a teenager."

[thinkering]

"I like it! I was caught off guard by my mom thinking it was precious!"

[mrglam]

"What else would she think? I mean, I was the one who said it and from an outside perspective I think it's precious. Don't you think it's precious? And it was spontaneous, I'm actually pretty proud of that one."

[thinkering]

"I'm not making a value judgment, I'm saying why I blushed."

[mrglam]

"Oh. Yeah, alright. It was really cute, I wanted to kiss you then." Pause. "I want to kiss you now, can I kiss you now?"

[thinkering]

"Only if you're not going to get carried away."

[mrglam]

"I'm not, the door's open," he says, and the pillow disappears from his hand so he can wrap her in an embrace and plant his lips on hers.

In short: kisses!

[thinkering]

Kisses!

[mrglam]

So many of those!

"The microwave thing was also utterly precious. Do you have to go around not paying attention to electronics all the time?"

[thinkering]

"I'm fine with, like, lights, and I start to have trouble around the level of a coffeemaker. Anything with settings that can't change them on its own bugs me. Dimmer switches are sort of a gray area."

[mrglam]

"Are they supposed to figure the right dimness out on their own?"