https://t.co/6ILGjhtgcH⠀ so sorry for the inactivity, my friends. end of semester is always a rollercoaster. hopefully i'll be more active coming next week :)
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gentle kiss on the top of tina's head as she wraps her arms around her. at the muffled addition, bette smiles to herself and tucks a strand of blonde hair behind tina's ear. “ hm .ᐣ and what, baby .ᐣ couldn't hear you... ”
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fingers gently caress tina's hair, brushing stray locks aside as she intently listen to what her wife has to say. “ i see... i know how nerve wracking that can be. ” soft kiss pressed to tina's cheek,⠀ https://t.co/1c5lcApAw1
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bette gives tina the space she needs — quietly watching her, being open for whatever comes. she smiles softly, brushing the backs of her fingers on tina's cheek. “ 𝘪 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, ” is whispered, almost imperceptible.
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ... bette gently reaches just to brush a strand of hair off tina's face. “ okay, it's okay — we'll cancel it, reschedule it. it'll work out just fine. 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺. ”
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bette's resolve dissolves at the sight — instinct tells her to reach, comfort, whisper warm words, but she knows it's not what tina needs. slowly nodding, https://t.co/1c5lcApAw1
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ fingers run through dark curls as she sighs and deflates, “ why won't you let me, though .ᐣ why's accepting my help not something feasible here .ᐣ ”
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feeling the muscle under her palm tense, bette sighs and retracts her hand. she keeps her voice calm and level — “ i thought i could fix it, i'm sorry. ” https://t.co/1c5lcApAw1
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“ i made a mistake, ” bette reaches to gently hold tina's bicep, caressing it as she speaks, “ a fixable mistake. ” she understands tina's feelings and exasperation, but she 𝘤𝘢𝘯 fix it. “ trust me .ᐣ 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦. ”
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a pause. she looks at tina for a moment and sighs. “ please, honey, ” softly, calmly said, “ let me fix this. it'll only take a moment and they can't really start without you, hm .ᐣ please. ”
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“ it very clearly isn't fine, tina, ” typing up a message, bette had already made up her mind, “ you're perfectly capable and prepared and this guy owes me a thing or two. 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. ”
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bette’s pout is quickly replaced by a gasp — “ wait, wait — no, you don't have to — ” she reaches for her phone, a little clumsy but determined, “ i think i can still get it, i know the owner... ”
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bette's apologetic face would be comical at any other time. “ 𝘪’𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 .. ” turning to fully face tina, reaching for her hands, “ i had so much in my head today that i — there's other dresses, right .ᐣ ”
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