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“So, what you said back in the loops.”
“I said a lot of things back during the loops, Stardust! You’ll have to be more specific~.”
“The thing about… being like my bonded partner, waiting for me to come home.”
“Oh, pssh, that? What about it?” Nonchalant as they try to act, Loop’s face shines several shades brighter than usual.
“Well… what did you mean, by that?” Siffrin furrows their brow in frustration.
“What do you think I meant, Stardust?”
“It wasn’t… romantic, was it? After all, we’re practically…”
“Oh, whoop-de-do, the Universe forbid that after spending several thousand loops going slowly insane only to then be forced to watch an alternate version of yourself go through dozens more and go slowly insane, you develop some sort of psychosexual complex about your newer, better self. Happens to everyone, Stardust~!”
“…So, was that a yes, or…”