( the android's eyes ease over to gwen's hand brushing against their own, a faint gasp slipping from their lips. it takes them by surprise. that warmth cascading over their synthetic skin. a feeling that had vanished as if it never existed after so long.
all that time,
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『 they smile regardless , leaning their shoulder against the android’s , hand falling to her side 𖬺͟ ever so slightly glossing over a2’s own . 』
yeah . we’re glad to be okay . and glad to see you again .
it could not be described as darkness or even a void. those were tangible colors and shapes, however abstract or obscure. it was simply... nothing.
when they speak, the words barely pour from her lips; an almost inaudible whisper further muted by the tremble in her words. )
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didn't personally know. but i... didn't know. or didn't remember. that must have been... hard.
i'm um...
( she briefly averts her gaze away from gwen, shy to face them as she speaks. )
i'm glad you're okay.
....
( a2 listens intently, following them onto the rooftop. the entire time gwen recalls their experiences, the android maintains a soft gaze, far removed from their usual cold stare.
since meeting gwen and talking to them, she had developed a sense of something... gentle
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but we kept pushing , yunno .ᐣ had to for whoever was still alive , even if we died doing it . people deserve to have someone standing up for them , even if the situation was pointless .
themselves moved by it. it didn't make sense at first. it even frustrated them, but every time they thought of gwen, it started to make sense. this is what she felt now, mostly for gwen alone. )
mm. i knew you were off saving people. people you cared about, people you
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i'm just... so used to being alone. figured you were busy and would come back eventually, but... after some time, i came to the conclusion that you moved on.
there’s four guarantees in life . death — even though we cheated that — taxes , me getting in way over my head in somethin’ , an’ not forgetting about you .
double a battery . a squared . a to the second power . you wound us by thinking we could ever forget about you .
this guy has been called out like 3 times about uncomfortable things he’s been doing and STILL has a comfortable platform?
years ago he decided he was going to write out lewd on my character, completely unprompted, and apparently I WAS THE PROBLEM FOR BEING UNCOMFORTABLE??!