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[࣪𓇻 ݁ 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬 @sterlingsmarina]

/ doing this cause why not ! ellis is multi ship

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

hey *👋

[* 𝓵eah .ᐟ @CRAZEDWAV3S]

she’s here 🙂‍↔️

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ. . 𝓫𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 .ᐣ @prttyrcklvs]

ᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠᅠᅠ

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[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

// give me more sterling point interactions 🤲

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

// oona being ramona’s exception when it comes to physical touch while ramona being oona’s one exception for a serious relationship 😭don't talk to me💔

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

catches on the first try.

“i mean—what would you do without me?” she keeps on teasing further, lips curling into a soft grin.

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

although she isn’t one for physical affection, she lets leah pull her into a hug, bringing herself to rest her hands against her back. the list of people she lets close is short—and this girl happens to be one of them. and… maybe she needs it right now, too.

her eyes squeeze

[* 𝓵eah .ᐟ @CRAZEDWAV3S]

a gentle smile followed afterwards while she realized Romona was coming onto the boat. as she stopped from trying to get the boat started, Leah was holding on the side as the boat swayed a bit.

“It’s okay . . I just missed you.” she frowned a bit while slowly walking

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[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

shut, and she lets the embrace linger for longer than usual.

“yeah, yeah… don’t get too soft on me,” she jokes before finally pulling away. “now, let’s look at what the problem is,” she adds, moving past her to the back of the boat. and when she tries to start it, the engine

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

ramona steps down into the boat, making it gently sway on the water beneath her weight.

“hey, leah,” she finally offers with a half-smile, a little nervous—something her awkward stance easily gives away.

“i am sorry i didn’t show up last summer.” she adds, quieter.

[* 𝓵eah .ᐟ @CRAZEDWAV3S]

side eyeing her with a playful look on her face, she's throwing her hands up a bit with a soft sigh. leah was still trying to figure out everything since she moved on the island. she wanted to go get some stuff from the store, so she's been attempting to get the boat

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[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

she admits, picking at the skin around her nails in a nervous habit, “that… if i had some control over how it went, it would somehow hurt less.”

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

ramona’s eyebrows knit together, her expression hardening into disbelief. for a moment, any other sound around her dulls, as the words ‘you don’t need to pretend you’re happy to see me’ echo in her mind. 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦.

“i don’t need to pretend i am happy to see you?”

[’𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖 @lethaltides]

she had run through a hundred different scenarios in her head about seeing oona again—and unfortunately, not a single one included annie failing to mention that she and maple were staying at the cottage.

“i thought i would have more time to prepare before seeing you again,”