Blacktail Deer Plateau Quite The Goofball

aditya laughed, white teeth flashing in a grin. "i know a lot of words, engel," he chuckled. "i know a lot of songs, too."

with no hesitation, he broke into his rich tenor, pulling as best he could from his memory of his uncle's songs. there was one in particular that had been at the forefront of his mind, lately:

"mere sapnon ki rani, kab aayegi tu?
aayi rut mastani, kab aayegi tu?
beeti jaaye zindagani, kab aayegi tu?
chali aa, tu chali aa. . ."

he felt light, airy. dawn and grayday were well enough, but for the first time in a while he felt totally at ease with this man, not having to put on his best image of himself or impress engel. one song and he was the jokester he had been down on the southern coast, with not a care in the world.

"i held up my end of the bargain, then," aditya laughed. "your turn."

i feel a bromance comin on