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[@grnte @grnte]

city girl.

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

@POPJ0KER @rvnawaygal I am warming her up.

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

between us. I’m okay where we are now. you don’t need to wreck your brain and force a decision. I’ve always cared about you, regardless of when I discovered my own feelings or before that.

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

I’m not mad. I just didn’t know what to say, is all.

( her brows furrowed a bit subconsciously. didn’t like to see that jordan was negatively affected by the direction of their conversation.

ah… she ought to work on being more comforting —— moving forward. )

come here.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

i —-- mm . .

( averted gaze , ears flat on her crown . jordan coweres , feeling smaller and smaller while overwhelming wave of emotions trickle out . )

i know we said to not keep any secrets from each other anymore , but like . .

»

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

( closes the gap between them as she placed the scared uma in her arms. directed her head to rest on her shoulder. now she wouldn’t have to make eye contact. )

nothing has to happen you know? I just felt like you should know, since we promised there would be no secrets

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

no, not necessarily.
I’m just… well, I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised about how naive you can be.

figured maybe you just didn’t want to address the change in atmosphere, y’know?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

shichi , are you mad at me . . .

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ⟢˘ 𝖇leed𝐢͟𝐧͟𝐠͟ᅠ 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗪 . @rulershii]

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝓣IME⠀⠀ FADES⠀⠀ ——⠀⠀ SPIRALLING⠀⠀ OUT ⠀⠀ OF ⠀⠀ THIS ⠀⠀ SIDEWAYS ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ IF⠀⠀ I'M ⠀⠀ ALL ⠀⠀ ALONE ⠀⠀ HERE ⠀⠀ IN ⠀⠀ MY ⠀⠀ BRAIN ⠀�� THEN ⠀⠀ HOW ⠀⠀ DID ⠀⠀ IT ⠀⠀ GET ⠀⠀ 𝐒𝐎⠀⠀LOU͟D͟ ⠀⠀.ᐣ
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[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

:/

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

...

what's with that look .ᐣ

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

:|

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

W – WAIT , WAIT , WAIT —--
HUH —— .ᐣ.ᐟ

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

sorry, i was stressed and —-

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

@POPJ0KER i’m in love with you

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

a bit.

“ ah — slow down. what do you mean? ‘bout the lips and… it being too much? ”

ugh —— she doesn’t even know what she’s saying right now. it was just a silly kiss on the cheek. yet she’s here now stumbling a couple words!

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

jordan is frantic, antsy.

typically when this is the case, shichi remains quiet and lets her shake the nerves off. after that, things go back to normal.

this time didn’t seem like normal.

it seemed… different. it was odd, but not in a bad way? at first, jordan didn’t

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

“ CAN'T EXPLAIN .ᐟ "

quickly inspecting every little detail , making sure nothing was inherently wrong ... maybe .ᐣ

“ that STUPID golshi ... SHE BETTER BE RIGHT 'BOUT THIS . ”

jordan would stop briefly , lips contort -

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[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

calm down —— that made her worry. next thing she knows, her face is kissed. right on the cheek. pretty close to her mouth, almost. that would’ve been nice too.

stunned, she could only blink a little helplessly. a soft blush painted her complexion as her ears folded back

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

perhaps the chance to really take in the situation was a little too late. immediately made to remain in place.

“ … why? ”

her words mumble due to her face being held captive within pretty hands.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

RUNS AT @AUREATEFLAXEN IN A PANICKED STATE .

“ SHI ——— CHI .ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ ”

squishing her cheeks , visibly out of breath . huffs .ᐟ

“ DON'T MOVE .ᐟ.ᐟ ”

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

( she blushed in response to jordan’s visible blush. surely she didn’t make it all known with that poem. she tried say less as much as possible… )

g - great poem right? not at all a poetic expert, but I took time into that one.

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

…

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

...

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

when you walked
into my life,
it came anew.

I never considered
myself close to
anyone but you.

by the time
you gave me
this simple ring,

I loved it more
than my own finger.

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

it’s, uh, pretty good. let’s see… if you want to play this game, then I’ve got one.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

well .ᐣ

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ᯓ★ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐀𝐋 .ᐟ @POPJ0KER]

roses are red
ice is slick
you're in luck
cause i like 'em thick

🫦 *

[‎ً @AUREATEFLAXEN]

… ❗️

( blushes a bit, before averting her gaze in a bit of annoyance. )

please don’t.