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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:07 am
making amends
"I'm sorry."
It was blurted out quietly late one evening, when he was lying on his back on Stormy's bed, staring up at the ceiling. Gale closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath, one wrist resting across his forehead so that it partially shaded his eyes and obscured his vision.
"About Jack, I mean," he clarified, his tone subdued and somewhat like someone who had been stuck in timeout. "I'm sorry about...about everything with him, I let it get to me and I know I've said it before, but I really am going to make an effort to just...let it go. There are other things more important."
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:43 pm
dutyQuote: Text to Gale <333:All I need you to do is keep on keeping on and letting me bug you <333 and reminding me that everything will be okay Quote: Text to Gale <333:Omg does she really omg she's so cute Mike is like LADIESSSSSS I bet I'm a little worried she might get too rough with him though, he's been through a lot with me already
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:59 pm
making amends
She was stretched perpendicular to him, his legs crossed over hers, her hands behind her head, making vague attempts to do sit ups for no reason other than because she felt like it. On the upswing of one Stormy paused, blinked owlishly, and turned to Gale with a curious look as he spoke.
"He's dead," she said slowly. "Remember? You don't have to worry about it anymore."
She had not seen the mop of hair or felt the aura of Jack's arrogance in the mission. In the darkness and chaos, only her family had mattered.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:06 am
by any other name
She hummed and for a minute that seemed the end of that. Conversations could come and go with her just like the wind, picking up threads from the day before like they had only just begun talking about it, dropping things if they became satisfied or uncomfortable or simply forgotten midway. Her mind comfortably held a thousand thoughts but had never quite gotten the order of them pat down.
Tink's chin was scratched as Stormy gave her a big smile. "We want to hear what you think anyway."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:09 am
monsters inside me
"I'm definitely down for that," Stormy replied with a yawn. "I'm letting Leslie borrow one or two to get him to start reading things. He says they suck but I think he actually likes them~ Anyway, I think I've got Azkaban and onward on the shelf."
The faster she let herself fall into a fantasy world, the quicker she could forget about what her nightmares would bring.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:19 am
tea time
By now the tears had mostly dried, and at last she didn't feel the sting of more. Stormy felt the biggest, stupidest, happiest smile stretch her face as he barraged her with kisses, inviting him to leave as many little marks as he pleased. "What for?" she had to ask, sweeping his hair in idly motions, one eye still closed from the affectionate assault, the other bright as it looked at him. "It was gonna happen no matter what."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:33 pm
making amends
He opened his mouth and then slowly shut it again, because while he hadn't forgotten what Stormy had told him about the mission, it hadn't really sunk in that Jack was actually gone for good. It was a very strange thought; Gale wasn't entirely sure how he was supposed to feel about it (was feeling relieved a bad thing?).
"Right..." he said slowly, and took a breath. "Right."
One of Gale's arms was draped over her legs as she tried to sit up, and he turned his head to look at her, sunlight streaking in through the window above the desk.
"Sorry," he said, after a minute. "It's just...taking a bit to get used to, is all."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:36 pm
dutyQuote: Text to <3:Everything will be okay. <3 Quote: Text to <3:I always feel odd using emotes. Quote: Text to <3:Update: Tink has moved on from Mike to Leo. Her teeth aren't very sharp, so I don't think you have to worry too much about the tearing. I'll make sure her claws don't tear anyone up. Quote: Text to <3:Update: Tink tried to fly off the desk and bonked into the side of the bed, so now she's sulking in her crate again.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:38 pm
monsters inside me
He wrinkled his nose a little at the mention of Leslie, a mostly involuntary reaction. "How can you be friends with someone who thinks that Harry Potter sucks?" Gale asked indignantly, but his voice was gently teasing. He pushed himself up and made his way toward the shelf, bent down and pulled Prisoner of Azkaban from its spot. Shuffling back to the bed, Gale crawled in beside Stormy atop the covers and lay down beside her.
"I haven't read this one in a while, I don't think."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:40 pm
by any other name
Gale watched Stormy and Tink for a moment, absently tapping his pen against the papers on his lap. "Well, the obvious first thought was just because of our two names," he said, a little sheepishly, and a faint blush dusted his cheeks. "Y'know, Gale plus Stormy. But other than that, I thought maybe it was just...a play on words, maybe."
He smiled a little. "I know, I know, it's pathetic."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:45 pm
tea time
He still wasn't able to actually stop moving, because he felt like maybe if he let go, or if he was out of sight, that he would wake up from whatever dream he was having. But Stormy's smile was almost blinding in its brightness, and Gale drank it greedily in, basking in it, kissing every inch of her face that he could reach.
"Even so," he said, as he cradled her head in his hands, his fingers dusting along her jawline. "It's hard to describe, but it's..."
He was still at a loss for words, and felt stupid, but kissed her again soundly, one arm looping around her waist, a smile curving his lips upwards against hers.
"This is going to sound incredibly cliche," Gale told her, a little breathlessly, "but thank you for being with me, and for giving me a chance."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:17 pm
by any other name
She continued to grin like she had a secret, pecking the top of Tink's head before bumping her forehead against her. "You're on the right track~" she said in a tone that asked him to keep going, come on now, overthink it you silly silly boy.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:22 pm
monsters inside me
"He just needs to see the light, that's all~" She rested her hands on her stomach and got comfy, letting her eyes fall half-way closed. "And friends. Everyone needs friends to get by. But I think he likes them because he hasn't come storming up and throwing the books out."
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:32 pm
duty
Quote: Text to Gale <333:Get used to them : DDDD <3333333333 Quote: Text to Gale <333:<333333 I love you ! <333333 Quote: Text to Gale <333:>DDDDD <3333333 Quote: Text to Gale <333:Oh no! But tell me you're recording her, I wanna see this adorableness! /o/
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:41 pm
making amends
She hummed and nodded a little. Stormy leaned back as if to continue with her impromptu sit ups, then just propped her arms behind her instead. "It's weird," she agreed quietly. "I shouldn't be...relieved, but I am. I tried, you know? Maybe not hard enough, but he never made things easy, he just..."
She frowned a little. "There was never any real closure. I thought there was, but he always just kept marrying memories and reality with me. And I wanted him to move on, I did, I wanted him to and thought maybe being at my funeral was like that final push forward." She started to ease backwards again until she was flat on the bed once more, sighing.
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