💕

“L-Lenina,” he says, slowly, as if he could control his stutter with sheer willpower, “Will you accept this… rose, as a token of my aff-fection?” It sounds rehearsed (and Techie probably did) but he means every word of it. He wants her to see how much she means to him.

😙 – Cheek >Foxglove<

Techie’s poking at his food in the greenhouse when Foxglove walks by, and he immediately perks up. “Fox!” She seems surprised to find him eating out here instead of inside with the others, but Techie shrugs it off. They have a pleasant chat about whatever strike their fancy, and just before Foxglove excuses herself to go, she leans down and presses a kiss to his cheek. 

Techie’s face lights up bright red and he stammers a goodbye, surprised but happy.