by AlexMarkov
How about some luvy duvy talk or - perish the thought - he dresses up like one of her fantasy animé characters while at her parents.
Ah, yes. Handholding. Cardinal sin.
Next he takes Nymira for a walk under the moon and her parents both die from a stroke.
"... a three-headed Jack Russell Terrier snapped at his ankles. It glared up at him with all six yellow eyes, its mane of snakes writhing like an angry octopus. It barked sharply with its middle head, the other two snarling."
Pretty sure that's the self-image of every Jack Russell ever spawned.
Such a great chapter, so filled with funny-cute stuff - the weaboo bedroom decor, the hidden Teddy bear, the risque hand-holding, lol.