[She does not hold back the relief, eyes shut for a moment with a sharp huff, when Sunny confirms knowing one of the best people Aubrey knows. Mutters half-intelligibly, maybe a thank god; there couldn’t be anyone more understanding. Right?
[But wait, there’s more! Aubrey scrambles for her phone when Sunny does, and reads the names aloud with increasing fervor (if skimming through the less familiar):]
Luz, we both know her, she’s one of my best friends here. Kenma, he’s special to you. Xie Lian, Izutsumi, Malleus, Levi… I might know Le–Jean, Jean, I just talked to him the other night; Laserhawk, Aziraphale, them, too; Erwin…
[Holy shit.] Akechi? And Venat [reverence in that name], Adam [less familiar (sorry, Adam)], Grog…
[Aubrey can’t help it. There’s a grin tugging at her face, lopsided with relief, as she reads the list to herself, silently, one more time.]
Sunny… I know half these people. [She looks up to him, eyes gleaming.] They’re all real.
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[She does not hold back the relief, eyes shut for a moment with a sharp huff, when Sunny confirms knowing one of the best people Aubrey knows. Mutters half-intelligibly, maybe a thank god; there couldn’t be anyone more understanding. Right?
[But wait, there’s more! Aubrey scrambles for her phone when Sunny does, and reads the names aloud with increasing fervor (if skimming through the less familiar):]
Luz, we both know her, she’s one of my best friends here. Kenma, he’s special to you. Xie Lian, Izutsumi, Malleus, Levi… I might know Le–Jean, Jean, I just talked to him the other night; Laserhawk, Aziraphale, them, too; Erwin…
[Holy shit.] Akechi? And Venat [reverence in that name], Adam [less familiar (sorry, Adam)], Grog…
[Aubrey can’t help it. There’s a grin tugging at her face, lopsided with relief, as she reads the list to herself, silently, one more time.]
Sunny… I know half these people. [She looks up to him, eyes gleaming.] They’re all real.
And I’d bet the rest are, too.