Vanessa paused shortly after.
'Don't guys like this, a nice older woman feeding them?' she thought, her cheeks warming.
It was such a silly thing, but she wanted it to mean something.
Since the day Lucius had entered her life, everything had shifted.
The guild, her daily routines, even her future… it all seemed like it was being reshaped by his existence.
She wanted to thank him.
She wanted him to know that his presence wasn't something she took for granted.
And yet, she also didn't want to push him away by being too forceful.
So she tried the gentlest way she could think of.
His lips parted slowly, hesitantly.
His expression betrayed him — his cheeks had the faintest pink flush.
Then, without another word, he opened his mouth and accepted the bite she offered.
Her breath caught.
She fed him, sliding the fork past his lips.
Lucius chewed slowly, then swallowed.
His face lit up. "Hey, this actually tastes good."
