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Part 15 of Abbreviated Feelings
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2025-07-12
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100
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1/1
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Impact Absent Fall

Summary:

Zelos irritates Regal, until he doesn't. 100-word drabble.

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Zelos is irritatingly persistent.

He visits every week without exception.

Regal starts to expect it.

Eventually, he begins having his secretary book restaurants. He doesn't mind Zelos' pleased face when he chooses right.

He also doesn't mind seeing what tailored outfit Zelos wears next, or startling a rare unguarded laugh from him.

Zelos talks less and less of women. He tells Regal of the pro-half-elf legislation he's backing, and his push for illegalization of exsphere manufacture and...

The light in his eyes is beautiful. Regal hardly remembers what else Zelos says.

Far too late, Regal realizes he's too far gone.

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Please let me know if this evoked anything! Thanks for reading <3

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