001. out there in the sun | beneath the sky // open post

[clayce]

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[clayce]

[It takes a supreme amount of effort on his part not to laugh out loud, much less smile. But he manages it.

Now, in an incredibly serious tone:]

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I do.

[But if there's one thing he can't erase, it's the warmth in his eyes.]

[maggienificent]

[ O-oh. ]

Do I count?

[ She shuffles her feet a little at that. ]

[clayce]

No, not this time.

[The smile is back, just to show her that he was joking.

Maybe.]

[maggienificent]

[ It's enough. She can see why her mother likes him now.

Maggie's hands latch onto Aidan's arm and she leans her head affectionately against his skin.

Easily won, the loyalty of this one. ]