( Didn't think before he spoke there, and that's his bad. They might have had a rocky patch, but Lance and Kyna were still friends. They lived together. Hell, he met Lance while making pancakes in her kitchen. Lance's expression going blank is a clear enough sign that a string has been painfully plucked, and Ian feels guilty almost instantly.

But now's not the time or the place. If they can find something to drink and some kind of privacy somewhere soon, maybe. That kind of doesn't line up with his "work constantly so you can't think about anything else and then eventually those repressed feelings will be a year old and super far away so you don't actually have to feel them."

And then Lance lights up a fucking ring, and... )

Wow, what? That's awesome, man.

( A magic flashlight could actually come in handy, it's super useful.

Kyna gave him shit about trying to associate magic to science, but... )

How long can you do that for? Is it permanent? Can you do it, like, any time? Do you have control over how much light it puts off?

( Hello new project? )