Amato looked down at Skye, his tail tingling a little from the light, gentle touches to his scales. "What are you doing?" he asked slowly, just the faintest bit of red in his cheeks as he absentmindedly kneaded the spots where he was gripping onto the other
Skye tensed and then relaxed his shoulders as the other kneaded them. "I'm not sure exactly…. though your scales are really pretty…" he mumbled.
It was a good thing Dwyer had long lost interest in the others, because at that Amato all but cooed and wiggled like a happy little snake at the compliment. He hid his face in the crook of the other’s neck out of instinct. “Nuuuu…” he whined
Skye looked over at him in surprise. He hadn't expected this from the guy who'd nearly killed him. But now, all he really wanted to do was cuddle the giant scaly guy on his back. "Uh…." he stared in stunned surprise.
Amato gave another little whine as he did his best to hide his face, embarrassed of his small outburst. He just…wasn’t used to compliments, really of any kind. He found himself wanting more, though he did his best to deny it
Skye finally burst out laughing, "Who knew the big bad demon of the castle was so adorable…" he joked, still stroking the other's tail.
Amato let out a cat-like, growly little “Mrrowr!” in protest as he dug his claws just a little into Skye’s shoulders. His tail tightened around the other’s waist, hiding his face in the back of the other’s neck
Skye winced as the other's claws dug in, and he looked over at him carefully. "Uhm…" he hummed quietly, not sure what to do in this predicament.
Amato gave a little whine now, his face still buried against the back of Skye’s neck. “Sorry…” he mumbled, to which Dwyer could be seen rolling his eyes
"It's okay.." said Skye, smiling at him, "A couple of claw marks aren't going to hurt me that badly… as long as you don't dig them in any further…" he added.
“I won’t…” Amato mumbled sheepishly, sounding like a scolded child now. He kept his grip snug still, but he made sure not to hurt the other
Skye nodded, looking over at him. "Hey, is it cool if I lie down again?" he asked.
Amato nodded. “I guess that means you want me to let go then..?” he asked gently, shy as he looked off to the side
"Nah, you're actually kinda comfy, but you might wanna move off my back or I will lie on top of you.." he said.
“As long as you don’t deadweight on me, because you’re still my tickle shield,” Amato chuckled, his usual personality beginning to return
Skye nodded, "Yeah yeah… I can keep Dwyer away easy…" he said. leaning back slightly before lying down completely to stare up at the stars again.
Amato gave a little “fwuf” when Skye laid down atop him, and he wrapped himself around the other again while Dwyer fake-gagged and scooted away
Skye settled into the other's grip, not seeming to mind too much. Honestly the other was pretty cute right now, but he was also hot.
Amato loosened his grip a tad, his tail draped across Skye’s middle as he laid there, glad they had at least gotten close enough to flop on one of the bedrolls
Skye's fingers absentmindedly went back to stroking the other's tail as his eyes traced the outlines of different constellations.
Amato let out a soft little purr at the attention to his tail, and Dwyer made a point of scooting away, even if he was purposely being a little overdramatic
Skye chuckled at Dwyers actions, "Don't you like gayness?" he asked teasingly of the other.
“Are you really asking me that? I am gay,” Dwyer scoffed while Amato giggled.
“What’s wrong, babe? Are you jealous?” The prince teased, giggling as he snuggled up to Skye
Skye laughed, "Excuse me for assuming," he said, settling into Amato's grip.
Dwyer simply rolled his eyes at that. “I also have a boyfriend in the nearby city, so no, I’m not jealous,” he said while Amato just giggled again.
“Aww, you miss sir Laos, don’t you?” he cooed, which only got him a pillow tossed at his face
Skye laughed, deflecting the pillow with a casual flick of his finger. "Ah… so someone wishes they could cuddle with their love…." he teased.
"Leave Laos out of this," Dwyer huffed, going off to retrieve the pillow before sitting down on his bedroll. He held the pillow to his chest, and if you squinted you could see a light blush on the boy's face as he looked off to the side
Skye chuckled, but said nothing more as he returned his attention to the stars. His eyes went back to tracing constellations, and he slowly mumbled the names of constellations, and stars he could identify.
Amato watched Skye trace the constellations, a small sense of wonder overtaking him. The night was always beautiful–nothing beat sailing through the dark skies, thinking maybe you could disappear into starry depths
Skye sighed, the stars always held a sense of wonder for him, especially since he felt like he gained power from every one. Which in itself was essentially true since he was a Star elemental.