Height Issues

“Amaya, who’s taller in the relationship?”

“What the – what kind of question is that?!”

“What she means is,” Nikolai interrupted, “Who’s taller? You or Arthur?”

Amaya Titania pondered on that. 

“Well…if you were to ask the sugar freak, he’d say that it would be him. Of course. Because he’s male and all that patriarchal crap. But if you would compare us side to say, it would be me.”

Nikolai arched a brow.

“So you’re saying…you’re taller?”

“By an inch or two, maybe.” Amaya shrugged. “It isn’t any deal. He can grow taller.” Eri and Nikolai exchanged looks, making the ginger frown. “What? What is it?”

“We’ll let you two argue over it,” Eri piped, and Nikolai nudged her in the side rather playfully. Before Amaya could even muster a reply, the two left, Eri hitting Nikolai on the shoulder, and the Prince laughing as he rubbed his shoulder even without a flinch.

Croodle: A Shoujo Parallels Christmas Short

“I know what to give you for this year’s Yuletide, Eri.” Amaya Titania gave Eri Memoire a hard look, “Some medicine from the best apothecary. I swear. Nikolai will hear about this.”

“No, no. Don’t, Amaya.” The blonde gave her friend a pleading look, “he can’t know. Not even Elysia. Especially not Elysia.”

“Hasn’t your own sister been noticing?”

“Step-sister,” she corrected, and gave another cough. “It’s the annual allergy season that always comes along. I’m fine. And Elysia’s busy with Court duty, I’m not sure when she and Arthur will be back from their latest hunt.”

“He must have messed it up,” the ginger girl muttered, both of them retreating back into the castle. 

“Arthur tends to do that often. Mess things up.”

“I’m sure he does,” Eri smiled slightly. At that, Amaya’s cheeks reddened. Just a bit.

“H-Hey. I didn’t mean anything by that!”

“I didn’t say you meant something.”

“Sure. Yeah. Whatever,” the Sky Guerrier huffed and turned around, “Later. I’m going to go and train a bit, Arthur promised a spar when he comes back.” At the sound of Amaya’s footsteps retreating upstairs, Eri took a deep breath and walked to the main chambers, where she knew a certain man was located.