i am the slowest ik but i hope shorter tags are ok!
Lionel was nodding attentively as Merri listed off all the new and exciting things in his life, but his thoughts came to a screeching halt as soon as his friend (half-)mentioned the world love . Merri was dating? Merri was dating a sky captain? His eyebrows shot up to his hairline as he straightened up in his seat, giving his friend a pleased but incredulous look. “Hold on, hold on, just a minute, Merri — everything I’ve been up is very minor compared to this dating a sky captain business.”
It was just so — unexpected. Sky captains were notorious for being bold and rough. “You’re gonna have to tell me everything about them.”