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Post by dootdoot on Apr 3, 2023 3:54:27 GMT
"It's... Nice." she said, her gaze falling to the floor. Tentatively, she stepped even closer.
"Did you know you're kinda warm? Uh, sorry. I just, I have bad circulation, so I might feel cold? Sorry. I don't know."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 3, 2023 4:06:30 GMT
There's a longing in Yves's eyes as she stares at the top of Faye's head, shaking her own gently. "Oh? Thanks, I, um. I guess I am. I think? It's- you're fine. You're good. But..."
"If you're cold, then... maybe I could hold you? Um, unless you don't want to- I mean, unless you want to... dance. Practice. Again. Actually."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 3, 2023 14:30:14 GMT
"That. That would be nice. The, uh, holding, thing." Faye said. Slowly, she settled close to Yves, her rabbit ears reaching up to the other girl's chin.
"Soft... The sweater! The sweater! I mean the sweater..."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 3, 2023 16:11:48 GMT
Yves tentatively slides her hands around Faye’s midsection, holding her close. She’s trembling, but she stills a bit after giving the other girl a gentle squeeze with the loop of her arms.
“Yeah… you, um- it feels nice to hold you like this. Too. Is… is this okay?” Her voice is barely above a whisper, as she asks, equal parts trepidation and excitement, as she ducks her head between Faye’s rabbit ears.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 3, 2023 17:04:36 GMT
"Yeah. Yeah, this is okay." Faye sighed, and Yves would be able to feel an unbelievable amount of tension leaving her body. "This is... Great. Is this how Jack feels when I pick him up?"
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 3, 2023 17:22:05 GMT
“I… doubt it.” Yves sadly chuckles, as her posture relaxes and she, subconsciously, rubs her right hand between Faye’s shoulder blades, “I bet you’re a much better cuddler than I am.”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 4, 2023 17:40:09 GMT
"Cuddling. That's, what we're doing, huh." Faye said, her expression unreadable. Unreadable because it was at the moment buried in Yves' sweater.
"... Hey. Are you feeling better?"
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 4, 2023 19:37:57 GMT
“I- yeah. A lot better. Um, thank you. For this.” The nerves slip back into Yves’s voice a bit as she pets the back of Faye’s head.
“Are, uh, how do you feel?”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 4, 2023 20:33:45 GMT
"Warm, mostly." Faye continued to talk while partially muffled. "It's like when I lie down with my face in Jack's fur, except it's, my whole body."
"... Sorry I keep comparing you to my familiar, it's just he's my only frame of reference for this."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 4, 2023 21:05:39 GMT
“That’s good. I’m… glad. That you’re good, I mean. And, uh…” Yves almost pulls her hands away, “You don’t hate this. Being… this close. With me.”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 5, 2023 0:21:33 GMT
"I don't! I like it!" Faye answered. "I like being around you. You take me seriously, and you don't judge me over stuff like Anya, and I think it's fun hearing you talk about that card game, and..."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 5, 2023 1:17:46 GMT
“That…” Whatever rambling response that was about to tumble out of Yves’s mouth is interrupted by a sob wracking her entire body, cradling Faye’s head in the crook of her neck, droplets falling onto the other girl’s hair.
“I- I’m so sorry, I don’t… know what to say. Spending time with you, it- Being so accepted, so easily, feeling so comfortable… it means so much to me. More than I expected…”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 5, 2023 2:00:06 GMT
Faye hugged Yves back, trying to copy what she did earlier by rubbing between her shoulder blades. "I'm... Really glad. I am. I just... I'm glad I can make you happy like this. It's just like..."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 5, 2023 2:06:34 GMT
Yves hugs Faye even tighter, nearly lifting her off her feet, shivering as she tries to will herself to stop crying.
“Just… just like what?”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 5, 2023 2:22:32 GMT
Faye froze in Yves' arms. "... Nobody. Forget it."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 5, 2023 4:32:10 GMT
Yves sets Faye down and gradually slinks out of the embrace, boxed against the wall by Faye.
“Right. Um. Thank you, or- sorry.”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 1:04:43 GMT
"Uh, thank you! I mean, you're welcome. I mean, what do I even mean...?" Faye awkwardly slid her arms away from Yves, trying to give her a little space. "Uh, I meant what I said, though. All of it. I like being with you. I really like being with you."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 2:27:04 GMT
Yves hangs her head, bangs falling in front of her face, and curls inward on herself, clenching her fists close to her chest.
"R-right. Um, thanks. I... I feel the same way, I think." She attempts to sidle past Faye, but flinches and stops, for a moment, and then awkwardly slides out from the wall and brushes hair back from her ear, only for it to fall back in place since her head is still stilted at a 90-degree angle with the floor.
"Sorry, I- I know we were supposed to practice, but, um," She wrings the hem of her sweater with both hands, finally glancing up at Faye with an inscrutable sadness in her eyes and her lip worried beneath her teeth, "I've got to... go."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 2:43:51 GMT
"Huh? Uh, okay, then..." Faye answered, stepping aside so Yves would have more room. "... See you at the dance, right...?"
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 2:57:53 GMT
"I'm so- so, sorry. Really." The wavering in her voice was a good sign of her convictions, of being sad and remorseful right now, and she reaches out towards Faye and then quickly pulls her hand back.
"I, um, yeah. Though if you want to practice, before, or just, spend time together, like usual... I'll, be..." There's a second of silence as her posture slumps, and another muttered "sorry...!" before she turns around and all but dashes out of the apartment.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 3:17:28 GMT
"... Bye." Faye said goodbye to the empty apartment. She just stood there in silence for a few moments, before returning to her aimless exploration.
[alright. SCENE. want me to start the next one]
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 3:23:25 GMT
[sure, if you wanna, I was starting to think of something in my delusional little head but I can probably just adapt and do it reactively]
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 3:37:20 GMT
Faye had showered and changed after her unwilling dive into the pool earlier, and so she sat on her bed within the fancy bedrooms, looking down at something in her laptop.
Her rabbit ears were lying on the bed by her side, Jack was curled up into a ball behind the laptop, and she looked deeply unhappy, but the most important thing to note about the scene is that the pajamas she was wearing had a cute rabbit pattern on them.
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 4:01:40 GMT
There's a hurried, but not overly forceful, knock at the door to Faye's fancy lil bedroom, and a moment later a familiar voice rings out.
"Faye! You're in here, right? It's me, I wanted to come check up on you..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 4:10:21 GMT
"... You can come in." Faye said, some fatigue showing on her voice. "It's not locked."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 6:41:55 GMT
Yves swings the door open as soon as Faye gives her permission, concern plainly writ on her face as she, much more gently, shuts it behind her. She's still in the outfit she was wearing when she stormed into the pool room, the shark floatie, as well as Barnie Bear, cradled under her arm.
"Good, you got all cleaned up." The concern melts away, snowmelt evaporating into the warmest of smiles, despite her still-furrowed brows. "I can't believe all of that happened- oops, sorry for bringing it up-"
She apologetically tilts her head as she makes her way towards the bed, dragging her painted nails along the edge across from Faye's legs when she arrives. "I've brought a dear friend, because she's worried about you too, and wanted to cheer you up." She raises her arm and proffers the aforementioned Barnie T. Bear to Faye, the bittersweet smile still on her lips.
"I think your PJs are the cutest thing ever. Just like you."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 16:47:49 GMT
Faye blushed slightly, accepting Barnie T. Bear and burying her face on the plush as she hugged it. "... I'm fine, really. Just a little tired. Tired of Xhuli..."
She tapped away at something on her computer. "Your, uh. I didn't get to say this back then, but. Your swimsuit. I really like it..."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 17:34:58 GMT
Red dusts across Yves’s cheeks as she smiles brightly. “Aww, thank you! I’ve always wanted to wear this, I’ve never felt comfortable going to the pool or beach before… I’m really happy you like it.”
The girl sets down her Blahaj floatie at the foot of the bed, then, boldly, reaches for Faye and pets the side of her head, brushing the hair near her ear with her fingers.
“Yeah… me too. It’s strange, and a shame, what happened to her. But I can’t believe she would do something so awful to you…! Unforgivable, if you ask me.” Yves then leans in, wrapping her arm around Faye’s shoulders and leaning in for a hug. In her swimsuit.
“I’m glad you’re feeling okay. But I’m here for anything you need, too.”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 7, 2023 18:29:27 GMT
Faye leaned into Yves hand as she pet her head, before yelping as she was pulled into a straight up hug, her face going as red as her eyes. "Soft- I mean, uh, the sweater- no..."
Blindly, she reached behind herself to arrange some pillows into something of a seat. "... If you want to sit down, I was going to watch something now..."
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Post by Akkordian on Apr 7, 2023 18:48:27 GMT
Yves practically squeals as she slides next to Faye, setting her oversized inflatable shark on the nightstand as she settles in. "I get to get nice and cozy with Faye while she's in her cutie pajamas? This must be my lucky day!"
Unable to help herself, apparently, she pats the top of Faye's head, leaning into the other girl and humming contentedly before sitting back up. She's grinning from ear-to-ear as she asks, "What are we gonna watch together?"
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