Varian tugged at his collar, feeling exposed in this suit and without his goggles, his discomfort clear on his face. he never should have agreed to come to this masquerade ball of all things, but Rapunzel had pleaded with him to come, needing the moral support to see her best friend again after Cassandra had confirmed, after many a year absent from Corona, that she would be attending.

“You look bored,”

Came a familiar voice, and Varian felt himself immediately flush, of course they had to see him like this. but the alchemist’s breath caught when he looked over at his assistant, their red hair curled into a braided into an intricate flower, a suit, equally fancy looking as his own adorning their frame, and a bright purple mask set delicately against their face, the color made to resemble their eyes.

Varian spent so long being near star struck by them, that it took him a moment to realize that Kaitlin had asked him a question, holding their hand out to him.

“Sorry, what?”

Varian asked, feeling his heart leap when Kaitlin laughed.

“Asked if you were bored enough to dance with me. how about it, stranger?”

Cuties, them, I love them

Kaitlin is joking, of course, they know, it's not that hard to tell Varian

They just...make me happy, that's about it

Varian-Tangled: The Series
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