closed; you know it's been like a year and i still haven't bothered to do my icons im so lazy

[myunit]

[ robin's quill trembles in the dim light of the tent, illuminated by the quivering flames of the lantern. the tactician himself is drifting in and out of sleep and his quill reflects this. every so often, his writing turns into little more than scribbles.

when his hand that cups his cheek collapses, robin falls face first. the black ink in the bottle splashes across the page, ruining the accounts he had been working on. ]

ah-! gods! blast it, another good book wasted because of my carelessness.

[ he sighs, before shuffling out of the tent to look for another blank book. ]

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[rexalt]

Robin.

[ Lucina had walked in the tent when Robin ruined one of his books. Her arms are crossed and she does not look very pleased at the moment. He's been overworking himself again. It's starting to worry her. ]

You should get some rest. You're going to get sick working late like this. [ Strange, didn't he give her a similar lecture like this? ]

[myunit]

Lucina?

[ he has to remind himself that lucina is his wife and his best friend's daughter at the same time and suddenly everything just got a whole lot more awkward. he tugs at the sleeves on his robes, inspecting them for any ink splots and smiles at her instead. ]

i'll sleep in a minute. i just have to run a couple more calculations for tomorrow's march. no need to worry.

enough about me, shouldn't you be asleep as well?

[rexalt]

[ It's still pretty awkward for Lucina as well. She feels as though she's betrayed her father in some way, taking his tactician and best friend away from him. But on the other hand, she loves Robin very much. ]

I was out training. [ Which is code for getting her mind off of things. She makes her towards him, fiddling with the ends of her hair. ]

I wanted to make sure you were going to bed soon as well. Instead, I find you sitting up here falling asleep at your desk.

[myunit]

I was merely resting my eyes.

[ nice save, robin. time to divert the topic as quickly as possible. he feels unbelievably guilty for having his wife stay up this late just to see him fall asleep at this desk, but on the other hand chrom really needed those calculations done in case they were attacked on the road.

whose fault would it be when they had to retreat from an ambush? ]

Training by yourself at this hour?

[ we don't want you attracting risen, after all. ]

[rexalt]

You're a terrible liar.

[ She knows him too well. After all, he did start out as Chrom's best friend. Not to mention she is his wife, so of course she knows when he's lying. ]

I stayed close to camp. I was sparring with Kjelle before she turned in for the night, so it's not like I was alone during that time.

[ She's smart, she knows not to go out in the middle of the night. ]

[myunit]

[ he huffs slightly. it's not like he can't get up in the morning or anything. it'll be fine, and they'll be alive. ]

Well, get to bed soon, alright? Tomorrow's likely to be a long day.

[ he walks over to give her a light peck on the head before brushing the flap of the tent out of his way to fetch a book. perhaps miriel has one to spare? ah, that is, if she's even awake at this hour. ]

[rexalt]

Robin.

[ She sighs at him, stopping him before his makes his way out. She knows he wants to get his work done but he's going to get sick like this. She holds him for a minute before finally letting him go. ]

Please get to bed soon. [ She won't go to bed, because she'll be waiting up for him. ] And stop staying up late like this. You'll get yourself sick!

[myunit]

It's fine, I'll be fine. I don't want to worry you any more than necessary.

[ a late-nighter once in a while was okay, right? he appreciates the concern, but sometimes he gets caught up in trying to make sure everyone stay alive more that he loses track of time sometimes. ]

It's just a few more stratagems, anyway. I'll be in bed soon.

I just want to make sure you're safe.

[ and the others, but mostly just lucina. ]

[rexalt]

I know... I just can't help but worry about your safety as well.

[ It seemed like she was always worrying about the future and her father, but she worried about him as well. After all, he was another reason she fought for the future. Even if she was fighting with herself whether she should stay in the present or return to the future.

He was making it hard to choice. She wanted to be with him yet she didn't want to burden her father any longer. ]

That means a lot to me. I want to make sure you're safe as well, though. [ She smiles softly, reaching up to kiss his cheek. ] So please get to bed soon. We can't have our great tactician falling asleep on the battlefield.

[myunit]

I won't be that tired...

[ he huffs lightly again, brushing lucina's hair out of her eyes and staring into her branded eye. mark the exalt, huh? she'd be exalt if- that dream flashed in his mind again, and he tried to push it out. no one knew about it, and he certainly couldn't TELL anybody about it.

especially not lucina. ]

[rexalt]

Are you certain?

[ She laughs gently, staring up into his eyes. She can tell something's on his mind, but she doesn't want to pry. She's afraid of... Well, she wasn't sure but she was afraid of something. The unknown did scare her a lot.

In a way, Robin was the unknown. And even though she feared the unknown... ]

I love you.

[ Lucina was in love with him. She doesn't say it often, especially when they're in public, but this time it slips out. It still feels strange to say. It's a good kind of strange though. ]

[myunit]

I am certain that I love you.

[ he squeezes her hand clasped within his own. certainly, what he is saying counts as avoiding the topic, but he hopes will be an answer for the time being. it is getting later, though, and he can see miriel's light switching off from the flap of the tent.

he frowns slightly, but lets his shoulders drop. he'll get up earlier tomorrow then, go into town, and scribble out what he still recalls from the ruined script. ]

It seems the night is in your favour. Shall we turn in for the night?

[rexalt]

[ She tries to keep in the giggle that wants to escape but sadly, it comes out and she covers her mouth, clearing her throat and regaining her previous composure from before.

Most of the shepherds have turned in, saved for probably Inigo and Gerome since they tend to stay up late anyway. She covers her mouth to yawn, her grip on his hand tightening just a bit. ]

I suppose it is, and we should turn in for the night. I believe you said something about it being a long day tomorrow.

[myunit]

[ it is awkward and disturbing for robin to remember that the woman lying beside him every morning is the baby in chrom's arms when they left ylisse. he doubts he'll ever get over it. rather than focus on that, however, robin's content to know that lucina isn't going anywhere.

he shrugs off his robes, draping them on the shelf by the two person cot, and gestures for lucina to climb into bed with a slight bow. ]

after you, my lady.

[ he knows he's being cheesy, but he can't help it if it means making lucina smile. ]

[rexalt]

[ As the same with Lucina, she knows that Robin is her father's best friend. While not much has changed between their relationship and that her father has given Robin his blessing, she knows that Chrom frets about them a bit, if her mother's words are true.

She shrugs it off and takes her armor off, placing it in a safe place so she could retrieve it in the morning. At his words and bow, she laughs a bit, a smile on her face. ]

Thank you, my good sir. [ She curtsies and climbs into bed, motioning him to her side. ]