@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY hm.....? you......... think so?
.........t- thank you......
[ she isn't used to receiving compliments, and, usually doesn't like how awkward it makes her feel, but something about the way wocky says it makes her feel more pleased than embarrassed. ]
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY i-....
[ she paused, contemplating. she didn't want to sound too pathetic, but... she trusts wocky. he won't judge her for this, right? ]
.....i can't remember the last time i did.... *this* with someone.....
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY .....yes.... i think i did need this....... thank you...
[ she relaxes into him, letting out a deep breath, savoring the feeling of his arms around her. there's hesitance in her voice when she speaks again. ]
can..... we stay like this.... a little while longer....?
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ she lets out a short breath, the hand not in wocky’s starting to clench the back of his shirt. when she does speak, it sounds watery, showing the emotions she’s trying to hide. ]
……...ah, i-….
...i’m….sorry…..
i d- don’t….. know why this is…… affecting me so much…….
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ she turns her face towards wocky’s neck, feeling
pressure growing behind her eyes. was a simple hug really going to make her cry? a voice suspiciously like her father’s echoes in her head, telling her to pull herself together before she makes a scene and scares him off- ]
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@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ with that, before she can talk herself out of doing so, vera lurches forward, her hand never leaving wocky's, and wraps her arms loosely around him in a hug. ]
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ she spends a moment in silence, thinking over her next words carefully. ]
.....you know, wocky.....
you give me...... a new confidence....... and it's strange, but i wish..... it never goes away.........
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@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ still lost in thought, vera didn't catch herself speaking quietly until the words were already out of her mouth. ]
.......wocky...... thank you.... for everything
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ her hand gripped tightly in his, feeling completely at ease. why did wocky made her feel so safe, despite just having met him? and why, every time he smiled at her or casually called her beautiful, would her heart start racing? she hopes he feels the same way. ]
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@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY [ she glances down at their hands for a second, squeezing wocky’s a little tighter in response, before looking back up at him and giving a genuine, bright smile. ]
yes... let’s start our little adventure....
@GGGGGGGGGGWOCKY ooh... i can't wait to try them... i bet they'll taste amazing....!
[ slowly, she reaches out to his extended hand, turning her head away and blushing as she grabs it. ]