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sanlorenzo2014-06-08 01:33 am
nukeoleptic) wrote in sanlorenzo2014-06-08 01:33 am
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[ It probably isn't safe to let herself get this close to someone again.
Scratch that: she knows it isn't safe to let herself get this close to someone again. That has become the constant in Asgard for her - everyone else leaves, but she stays. Most of the time, Jade doesn't care. Knowing them for a little while is better than having never known them at all, and just because those friendships are lost doesn't mean that they're meaningless.
Other times, though, the loss of it still stings. Especially now, as she and Ellie sneak through the carnival in Hel's district. It's night, past curfew, but no one in the city patrol bothers to actually check this place, and Jade knows everyone in the guard personally, anyway. It's a perk that comes with being one of the most tenured travelers in the city. ]
Have you ever been to the top of one of these things?
[ She's pausing next to the ferris wheel, touching her hand on the rusted metal as she glances up. Jade is oddly pensive, but there's a stubborn set to her shoulders, as if she refuses to admit it even about herself. ]
Scratch that: she knows it isn't safe to let herself get this close to someone again. That has become the constant in Asgard for her - everyone else leaves, but she stays. Most of the time, Jade doesn't care. Knowing them for a little while is better than having never known them at all, and just because those friendships are lost doesn't mean that they're meaningless.
Other times, though, the loss of it still stings. Especially now, as she and Ellie sneak through the carnival in Hel's district. It's night, past curfew, but no one in the city patrol bothers to actually check this place, and Jade knows everyone in the guard personally, anyway. It's a perk that comes with being one of the most tenured travelers in the city. ]
Have you ever been to the top of one of these things?
[ She's pausing next to the ferris wheel, touching her hand on the rusted metal as she glances up. Jade is oddly pensive, but there's a stubborn set to her shoulders, as if she refuses to admit it even about herself. ]
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There's nothing harsh or judgmental about her words. It's the opposite, in fact - Jade's tone is soft, fond, and she has to actively resist the urge to lean forward and bridge the gap between them, to kiss her again.
"Maybe we could've tried it way, way earlier."
Yep. Teasing.
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She trails off again, moves closer. Then she kisses the tip of her nose, leans in to kiss her again, more playful this time, less cautious.
She clasps her fingers around Jade's, holding her hand.
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It's murmured against Ellie's lips, even as she twists her hand to twine their fingers together. As cavalier as she's playing it, there's a flush on her face; this really, really isn't how she saw the night going, but she's not complaining.
Well.
She pulls back, breaking the kiss long enough to just scrunch her nose thoughtfully at her.
"--you're sure you're not cursed, right?"
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"I will take it under advisement," she responds, affecting an accent before snorting at her.
"And that depends on who you ask."