Stuffy and Eluuna's 1 on 1!

"What? Aren't your parents furious?"

 

She paused, slowly sitting up.

"...really?"

 

She was quiet for a moment, unsure of how to feel.

"Are you... and answer this honestly, but are you... ashamed of me, or something?"

 

She turned to look at him, her eyes thoughtful.

"Are you sure? I mean, I know I'm not extremely wealthy or connected or anything like Vi-" She stopped herself before continuing. "Like your family is. It's okay if you are."

 

She took it gratefully, squeezing his hand.

"Why haven't you told them, then?"

 

She frowned, reaching up to brush his hair out of his face soothingly.

"I'm not angry," she told him gently. "You don't owe me any explanation if you don't want to give it."

 

She hesitated before nodding slowly.

"Yeah. I know. So... you think he won't approve?"

 

She sighed, a strange mixture of love and sadness in her tone.

"I don't really think that's true, Francis," she said quietly, resting her head on his shoulder. "If you didn't care, you would have told him by now. It's okay to care about what he thinks, you know."

 

She went quiet as well, feeling melancholy as her gaze drifted to the window.

 

She frowned, looking up at him.

"It's okay, Francis. You don't have to..."