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oh, good. so they were on the same footing. surya looked undoubtedly relieved as she responded, letting his smile bloom wider over his face—and wider still, as she admitted wanting to learn his mother's tongue. strange? he said in mock affront, huffing. i think yours is strange. but i'd like to learn your language, too.

his brow furrowed as he thought back a moment, then added, what's 'agapé'? she had called him that before launching into her story. it sounded like a term of endearment, but he wanted to be sure. . .and he wanted to know its true meaning.

like, if it meant 'little fish' or something, and that just happened to be something cute and cuddly in aphrodite's culture.