The good news was that he hadn't landed head-first in hot lava.
The bad news was that someone had seen him flailing like an idiot, and he hadn't landed head-first in hot lava to put himself out of his embarrassment.
The worse news was that--
Tal looked behind himself from where he'd landed on the ground, face obscured by scarf and goggles, and saw his worst fears realized.
Sure enough, there was a girl trying not to laugh at him. A cute girl.
He groaned and dropped his face into his hands, words muffled by fabric and fingers alike. "Not anymore." Boreal drifted down, reptilian amusement replete in every scaly line, and she began to snuffle over him, looking for bruises or fresh burns. "Look, can we just... pretend you didn't see that?"
The bad news was that someone had seen him flailing like an idiot, and he hadn't landed head-first in hot lava to put himself out of his embarrassment.
The worse news was that--
Tal looked behind himself from where he'd landed on the ground, face obscured by scarf and goggles, and saw his worst fears realized.
Sure enough, there was a girl trying not to laugh at him. A cute girl.
He groaned and dropped his face into his hands, words muffled by fabric and fingers alike. "Not anymore." Boreal drifted down, reptilian amusement replete in every scaly line, and she began to snuffle over him, looking for bruises or fresh burns. "Look, can we just... pretend you didn't see that?"
