Unfortunately—for reasons that felt deeply personal and extremely offensive to my expectations—Mikael gave in.
The disappointment lasted exactly one second because the moment my OmniSync pinged again, my entire mood flipped as I looked down.
[+1,000 IC received]
I slowly lifted my head and looked at him, a wide, absolutely unprofessional grin spreading across my face.
"Nyang nya-ang, Mika!" I chirped.
Translation: Thank you for the tip Mika!
I even tilted my head a little, expecting—no,deserving—some kind of acknowledgment.
Silence.
'…Rude.'
I frowned slightly, confused, about to repeat myself when he leaned down and before I could even process what was happening, my cheeks were under attack.
Everything froze.
Me.
Gawain.
Agatha.
Possibly the time itself.
Except Mikael, because he, apparently, had decided that this was the moment to explore the structural integrity of my face.
