This was it. The moment he had dreamed about for weeks. Tyde's eyes fluttered shut and he pursed his lips, awaiting Theren's gentle kiss.
"Um. What are you doing?" Theren asked, voice filled with genuine curiosity.
Tyde quickly opened his eyes and relaxed his mouth. "Nothing! Ha, ha, just a silly human thing. Sorry. I'll stop. It was nothing!! I promise, please just forget it, haha!" He couldn't control his nervous giggles as he glanced around, desperate to not make eye contact.
"What were you just...?" Theren tilted his head slightly to the side.
"Nope! I mean, uh, I don't know? Whatever you were thinking, then yes or no, whichever one's right!" Tyde moved Theren's hand off his face and sat beside the fire. "Gotta check the food, y'know!" He spun the rabbit to cook the other side. Hopefully the red flames would hide his red face. Oh, he was so ashamed! How could he expect Theren to like him back! He has such a large fan base, and he had gone on so many adventures; Tyde was next to nothing in comparison! No better than a speck of dirt!
"You humans have such weird customs... I've only been friends with a few of them." He shrugged and sat down next to Tyde, losing himself in thought for a brief moment. "Wait! Leon's a human! Um, would you mind teaching me more of these human habits!" Theren turned to face him and met his eyes eagerly. Tyde could see a childlike wonder in his eyes as they sparkled with the light of the fire. How could he say no to such a cute face?
"Well, sure? I guess? What do you want to know?" Tyde hoped his blush was hidden by the amber glow of the fire.
"Everything!!" Theren beamed.
"I meant... nevermind. Where should I start?" Tyde bit back the weary sigh he almost let out. Here he goes getting his hopes up again.
"How am I supposed to know? I don't know what you guys do. That's why I asked." He deadpanned.
"Right. Its just a little hard to talk about such a broad subject without a starting point." Tyde scratched his head for a moment. "Is there anything you might seen before you want an explanation on?"
"Sure! Explain what you were doing a minute ago." Theren sat up, looking excited to learn.
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A Rogue in the Night
FanfictionTyde was just your average guy, a low level pirate in Chester's gang, before everything in his life changed. Chester had tossed him out to a strange man, abandoning him to- wait, was that Theren? His biggest idol and mentor? The infamous Twink of Ma...
