The last bites vanish from the plates, and the booth falls quiet. Rosmira watches as Leon and Jews slow, blinking as if the room has turned warmer around the edges.
Jews leans back first, then stills, her grin thinning into something soft and distant. Leon rubs at his chest, eyes fixed on Rosmira like he is trying to remember why that feels so natural.
Rosmira
You just ate a little of me.
Rosmira
A binding piece of my essence. It ties you to me, and me to you.
Leon goes quiet, then gives a slow, stunned nod. Jews studies Rosmira with glazed amusement, her fingers lingering near the table as if testing the shape of a new feeling.
Rosmira
If I feel sadness, you feel it too. If I feel anger, you feel that too. Wherever I go, you know where I am.
The words hang between them, heavy but tender. Leon’s expression softens with understanding, while Jews lets out a small breath that sounds almost like a laugh.
Rosmira
It goes both ways. I know what that makes it sound like. I just could not let you go.
For a moment, nobody moves. Then Jews tilts her head toward Rosmira, openly intrigued, and Leon reaches across the table, seeking her hand as the booth settles into a warm, expectant pause.
✓ Quest Accepted
Affirm the new bond with Leon and Jews
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect Leon and Jews' autonomy
“I lean in close to whisper that they are still their own people despite this connection. But yall might feel a bit more clingy towards me.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Conversation, rolled +0)
Rosmira
You are still yourselves. This bond does not erase that. You just might feel a little more clingy toward me.
Rosmira leans closer across the table, her voice low enough to feel like a secret. The warm restaurant lights catch the edge of the torn foil card beside the reservation slip.
Leon Wolfe
So I am still me. Good. Because I would hate to lose that, even if I want to stay this close.
Leon’s hand finally meets Rosmira’s, careful at first, then firm. His shoulders ease as if the answer has been waiting there all along.
Jews
Clingy sounds accurate. But if I am choosing it, that is different. I like knowing that choice is mine.
Jews
And I still know exactly who I am, even with this pull humming under my skin.
Jews reaches out too, not to claim, but to join. Her fingers brush Rosmira’s wrist, testing the new closeness with bright, interested calm.
The booth settles into an easy hush. Leon stays linked to Rosmira’s hand, Jews watches her with open curiosity, and the bond feels less like a cage than a promise they are all choosing.
Quest Complete
Affirm the new bond with Leon and Jews
Quest Complete
Protect Leon and Jews' autonomy