Jade Fern Grove I was wild, chasing stones.

"It is a magical sight,"

Yeah, it had been but he wasn't really talking about the moon. Not that he would ever say that because despite all of his floundering, he wasn't that awkward. Or confident. It depended on how one looked at it. Then she stirred the direction of the conversation elsewhere. Some weight was lifted off of his shoulders as the threat of being weird seemed to be distant now.

Then she giggled and looked elsewhere. Julien, despite all of his masculinity, was no man. He was a boy and she was being all cute-like which meant he already lost the battle for composure. He couldn't stop cracking a grin of his own before returning the laughter. It was like her giggle had been infectious. Hey, what's so funny? His own laughter broke up his words but the sentence was clear enough to understand surely. Long neck craned out to get a better look at her with his own moonlight eyes. The smile never once left his face as he waited for her answer.