Joseph
"I Never Said you'd be useless without ur talent-! Where did you hear that out-... I think even without ur talent you'd be still a cool grumpy- *Cutie* Pff~" Romeo chuckled, still taking deep breaths between his sentences to cool his mouth from the extreme amount of seasoning his tongue had to witness. Not only he had to calm his mouth ,before taking another bite- this time chewing less to make the pain less worse, but also holding back giggles from Ametrine's insults- he somehow saw them more like ironic jokes to cheer him up -what he found adorable from Ametrine from his point. Romeo watched Ametrine's facial expression changing again, definitely overthinking Romeo's compliments and showing it just like him on his snout as well. "If you care or not- maybe you'll need my weakness if I should ever become like all those *Bad dragons* That have made you so insecure about opening yourself to others~..." Romeo took a deep breath, relaxing his facial muscles after his tongue calmed itself as well. He took both his talons off the table and rubbed them nervously together, now him being the one to look away to the side... Pausing and probably overthinking himself if he made the right decision.

"I-...Have a scar beneath my jaw-..." Rome lifted his chin towards Ametrine, revealing not only the possibility of his throat being exposed to any kind of harm... But also revealing a long scar which barely visible crosses his throat from one side to another. "...When I was a dragonet and came home to my drunk mother... I don't remember details except her getting mad at me. In the next moment she crashed her wine bottle against our kitchen table and pulled me into a- pretty rough hug..."Romeo lowered his head again and looked back into Ametrine's eyes. Eventually ,because Ametrine seemed to have barely control over his tail ,which seemingly had to contain all the excitement he didn't want to show, it finally bumped into Romeo's tail, on accident ofc both of them would swirl once around. Romeo glanced just for a short moment at their both tails- instantly flinching away with his due to his promise. He corrected his pause with a cough before glancing back into Ametrine's eyes, at least tries to do so. "...Well... While I couldn't move she held that broken glass bottle to my throat until it started to hurt... We stood like that for felt hours before she started to shed tears and finally letting go off me." He took a deep breath, apparently his own story seemed to not affect him well ,noticeable on his talons which started to shake in the shadows of the table. "...But because of that pressure with the glass shards I now have this scar- and... Well... My weakness is that I'm getting a panic attack each time someone mentions or touches it. Nothing big... Right? Heh-...Well, I'm still getting trouble with breathing and thinking straight... And-.." Romeo cut off his sentence, stuffing another piece of hawk between his jaws to cover that he was just getting a different breathing frequency.
Anna
Ametrine did his signature eyeroll at Romeo - it had basically become his favorite habit in the span of what must've been two to three hours at this point - hissing and growling had become his close seconds, to which he was eager to utilize at being called *Cute* - he was anything but - at least in his own mind. There was just something dreadfully wrong with this musician - yes, that was certainly it. He snorted- finishing the thought as he took another bite of his food - seemingly unperturbed by the extreme amount of spice he had added to the meal, eating it as if it were the blandest square of hardtack in existence one bite after another as he listened intently to Romeo despite flaunting about how much he *Didn't care*. "If you can't keep your silver tongue in your mouth- I'm going to burn it out of your head..." He huffed at the sandrain's comment about the individuals that made him reclusive. 

When Romeo said a *Weakness* - he figured it would've come in the form of a character flaw - or maybe a corny joke considering the personality his guest eagerly adorned on the tops of his talons... He hadn't expected to be told of something that would be useful should the two fought. In fact, he hadn't even considered the possibility of fighting this dragon since he had arrived - yelling at? Yes. Hitting over the head for his nosey nature? Yes. But such information as the location of a scar along his neck- it made him curl his snout in disgust at the idea of even having to consider using. 

He would've certainly snapped at the musician for his uncareful insolence for having their tails twine - if even for a brief second - but he seemed to ignore it completely - instead, laser focused on the story Romeo was telling - listening to every word and detail as he made observations about how even discussing the subject seemed to completely change the lighthearted, flirtatious dragon's demeanor... It made him want to shed his skin and fly away, the uncomfortable still that washed

Over the room suffocated his appetite and left him feeling a mixture of despair, and disgust - disgust at his mother - disgust at... Romeo just - telling some random dragon about - what an idiot... What if Ametrine was just as horrible as the front he put on to dissuade others from coming close. He felt himself starting to panic - but he didn't know why - there wasn't a threat, was it because he was the threat? Or rather- he could be the threat? Maybe it was the desire to do something about it - the desire to change the fact it had happened to him. The desire to - protect him? He felt himself cringe and physically recoil at the thought - shooting a glance to Romeo who had remained only inches away from him as he recalled the terrible tale. 

"Moons... You're an idiot, Romeo." He opened a wing and wrapped it around him in caring manner as if to shelter him from all the terrible demons that were swirling around his head- pulling him so close - the two of them touched - and Ametrine *Didn't* Try to bite his face off- instead his face turned bright red, and his eyes trailed off as far from Romeo as dragonly possible.
Joseph
Just as Romeo started to cringe himself, trying to claws with his weak talons into the stone floor to relieve his stress, he experienced a touch from the other side. His eyes were about to wetten before slightly side-eying how their both sides collided... And Ametrine's wing held him close. All the stones Romeo has thrown into this non caring and always flowing river... After all these surface breaking acts finally one of the stones returned to him. Finally softening the surface enough to let one of the stones renounce back into his talons. The shivering talons which clawed into the floor loosened their grip and their shivering, letting Romeo lean a bit further against Ametrine. His own wings felt so heavy, just like his own head he still continued keeping down. Sitting like that together, Romeo's plate slowly becoming cold, couple of minutes passed by before Romeo gulped his shivery voice down, blinked the wetness out off his eyes and with that also brought back his smile... Still unsure, but a first good step to calm his heart. "Yeah- have been told that once before..." He giggled again. Hearing his voice recovering from the sudden panic attack which was slowly building up was nearly as relieving as for Romeo the wing over his shoulders. He lifted his snout to him, now even starting to grin a little as he looked up to Ametrine trying to search for his eyes. "I-...Thank you for the hug... I gotta say for someone so isolated and community hating dragon that was a very sweet act~" Romeo knew now that the opposite side has touched him he would've been set free from his promise -at least in his ideology- and so one of his talons wandered over to Ametrine's, not leaning down on his, but just slightly touching one claw with another. Oh how Romeo loved seeing that slight glimmer of red on Ametrine's face.

A sign of emotion... It nearly made Romeo so happy that the warm feeling in his stomach forced him to squeak and giggle. But for Ametrine's sake, not wanting him to curse himself further and further in his head, Romeo resisted the urge and moved even a bit more closer... Not as a tease- but he was surely taking advantage of the situation... It's been a very long while since someone offered him such a heart warming hug. His snout covered in reddish spots opened again and look at that-...*How fortunate* That his charming tone returned "Ametrine-...? You wouldn't use that weakness against me just to hold me on a leash... Right~?" It nearly sounded flirty, and in the context of holding him on a leash probably made Ametrine wanting to actually smack him this time- but... Maybe a couple moments later... "...Sorry- ya know how I mean it. And- thank you, your grumpiness~"
Anna
For what it was worth - it was nice, seconds turned to minutes as the two sat in silence - Ametrine - trying his best to look like he didn't care despite the outstretched wing draped long Romeo's back. It had been years since he had let himself get this close - emotionally or physically - to another dragon, let alone a dragon that wasn't a skywing... He could feel Romeo's breathing, his heartbeat - and the subtle warmth that radiated off of his scales like the golden dunes of the desert his sandwing side hailed from. Occasionally - within the awkward still, he'd steal a glance at Romeo - as if to make sure he was alright, even if it was with the most disgustingly disinterested expression under the sun. When Romeo finally spoke - he softened his gaze and met his eyes. "Just because *I* Feel terrible about letting you walk in through the mouth of my cave - doesn't mean *You* Should feel terrible having done so. Don't think this means *Anything* - okay? I just- *Don't* Hate you. You're alright, even and don't let it go to your head!" He snapped, pointing an accusing talon at the musician despite not seeming to care to remove his wing and the comfort it provided. 

In contrast to before - Ametrine didn't pull away harshly and scold him but let him place his spare talon where he pleased. He could feel Romeo's giddiness through his scales - even if he thought he was keen on hiding it, there was a slight trembling - and a shimmer on his *Stupid* Smiling face that made it impossible to ignore. Upon hearing the question, he frowned - no in anger, but in vulnerable sadness. "I don't even know what you're talking about..." He turned his head away from his new companion - starkly remembering that he said he didn't like it when the scar was even brought up - and in truth, it didn't matter - he didn't need to know if it's existence because even with that knowledge, he quietly made a vow to *Never* Use that knowledge or take advantage of it. "Hmph, you're welcome- you're stupidne

Ss..." He snorted - cracking a slick grin at Romeo before standing up and removing his wing from the sandrain- he looked over at his plate and blew a plume of fire over it- instantly reheating the meal that'd certainly gone cold. "I'm going to retire for the evening - you will be sleeping in the guest room, it's three doors down and to your right - the *Fourth* Door is mine, and don't you even *Think* About it." He hissed flicking his tail which moved like a whip - but struck Romeo's snout like a fall leaf as the skywing disappeared down the hall.
James
Ima respond tomorrow :') I have 4 more hours of sleep until standing up- but I'll see if I can respond in the train 🤙