All's well that ends well

[thecastle]

[ So you've wished the dead back to life, but there's still 2 wishes you have to make. Ultimately what happens from here is entirely in your hands, but for the first time in eight weeks everyone is alive and whole again (even that pesky merman). There is that corruption you should deal with, but surely you know what to do about that.

Once you've settled and wound down a bit, maybe you should relax a bit before going your separate ways. You've earned it.

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[gyakusatsu]

[Elliot, don't be an emotional rollercoaster, you'll make Misora go on that ride too and--

Welp, too late now. Seeing him getting all choked up is really just a catalyst for her own tears. But it is nice for once, to be crying out of happiness.]

Hey... that's my line for you and Rean, Elliot. You're going to ask him out, right?

[And back to tight hugs because god they've known each other for what feels like years and soon they won't be seeing each other anymore. It's obviously for the best and she's nothing but ecstatic for him that he'll be returning safely home, but....]

You've been so brave... I'm so proud of you, you know?

[divertimento]

[jsdjfaskdfas--]

O-oh my gosh, no! [He's blushing so hard.] ...A-at least not right now. It's... he has no idea, and honestly, maybe it's better that way?

But I am gonna find someone, someday. I'm not giving up hope yet!

[just watch he really will be single forever, rip.]

I'm... I'm really glad you're proud. Holding on this last week... it's been really, really hard, but...

[gyakusatsu]

[She's just going grin at all that blushing.]

Rean would be lucky to have you as a boyfriend, Elliot. [She says it and means it completely.] You should go for it. You can be brave for me, just one more time right?

[She's teasing slightly towards the end as she gives him a cheek poke.]

Compared to the other promises we made, this one's a piece of cake, isn't it?

[divertimento]

Misoraaa....

[Why must you torment him, even now?]

I... I'll think about it, okay?

[gyakusatsu]

[She shakes her head, still grinning.]

Is Rean really more intimidating than all the people you've stood up to and sassed? [By now she really is just teasing him a little; she gets it, really. Crushes are hard to speak to and there's emotionally much more at stake.]

I heard all about that, by the way. You're a real force to be reckoned with when you put your mind to it. If there's one thing you should take away from all this... it's that you shouldn't view yourself as a burden anymore, ok?

[divertimento]

B-but he's, like, my best friend!

[Whine. It's harder to ask your best friend out than it is to sass god or someone with a knife, okay?!]

Mgh... [SIGH.] I- I guess? I honestly don't even know what I was thinking with some of that, but...

...yeah. I think I've learned that lesson well enough. [And with that, he'll offer her a little smile, his expression overall more serious now although he's still a bit blushy.] Thank you, Misora. If I'm gonna promise you anything now, it's that I'm not gonna forget that.

[gyakusatsu]

[And she, too, follows suit in becoming more serious.]

That just means he loves you already in a way. From what you told me about him, I can only imagine he'll continue to take care of you, no matter what happens.

[She brushes Elliot's shoulder affectionately.]

That's a good one to keep. You're going to be a splendid mage, I know it. [Mage?? Wizard?? A beat.] Is there anything else I can promise you?

[divertimento]

...Yeah, I guess that's true enough. And I can take care of him, too.

[And he actually believes in himself enough to say that with conviction. He really has grown.]

Well... [He pauses to think.] I... I wanna ask you not to go and die again, but... well, neither of us really control the future, right? So instead, just... keep fighting like always. And be happy with Raye.