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“You’re very pretty, you know that, Darlin’~?” Illinois’ voice was low as he spoke, drawing out his words, and though his lips curved in a smirk as you ducked your head with an illegible sound, he pressed on just as gently. “Radiant in a way that outshines the sun, yet you’re impossible to take my eyes off of, Sunshine~”
“Illi—“ Voice cracking, you shook your head rapidly, face buried in your hands. He was always giving you these compliments, yet they seemed effortless for him. Like he didn’t even know just the picture he painted of how important you were, and how despite how he seemed to ponder, they weren’t truly thought of, as being thoughts themselves. Speaking as they came to him. It was enough to drive you breathless. “You— I— M-more-“
“More~?” Puffing up, with his chest sticking out in a sign of pride, Illinois was basically preening like a bird now. Dark brown eyes closed in satisfaction as he soaked up just what you were trying to convey, before he opened them again. Keeping them slightly narrowed as he leaned in close, the scent of damp forest overwhelming as brushed a strand of your hair back and behind your right ear with the back of his large, scarred, and work roughened hand. It was incredibly gentle though, almost like he was barely touching you.
All it did was make you stutter more, face darkened with blush, as he purred to you. An actual, literal purr, in all ways but actually coming from his chest. “While I am attractive, Darlin’~ So very, very attractive~ Maybe more then most people on the planet-“ His smirk grew, twisting as he now gave a small pet to your head, long fingers scratching over your scalp tenderly. “You’ll always be number one in my eyes~”
Chuckling as he backed up, he turned to go head to his office. Hips swaying in that exaggerated walk he held, listening to the way you whined and scrambled to try to ‘correct’ him. You always were his favorite, but he didn’t lie.
You were the most gorgeous being in his mind.