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 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:47 pm
Okay. Don't put this off anymore. The room will not look any better, no matter what you do. Time's already slipped away enough as it is.
So thought Stormy as she mentally prepared herself for the day's undoubtedly interesting events. It wasn't simply about inviting Gale to see her room (it was never simply anything with her), but also a means to show him that she had recovered completely and fully and was a functioning member of society again. No meltdowns like in the Sahara or in the music room, no random personas showing up like the disassociation of self in his house or the Regalia shadow, no lingering bitterness or guilt or other negativity from various sources. She wasokay now, and she could prove it.
(Mind over matter, after all. The more she told herself she was just fine, the more she would be. The less she thought about things, the more she could be.)
xxkuroopu Text to Gale:Hey <3 Are you busy?
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:19 pm
There was only one returned text to Stormy:ol-j-man Text to Stormy:Hey baby I always have time for you
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:44 pm
That . . . what? She blinked at the text. "Baby" wasn't really used (never used)--Gale was more along the lines of "darling" and "my love", and sappier things besides that made her melt--but she supposed it wasn't that unusual. If a bit weird.
kuroopu Text to Gale:Wanna come visit in my new room then? It's kinda bare still but it's nice!
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:21 pm
Ol-j-man Text to Stormy:Sounds hot. I can think of something else that'd be nice bear
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:26 pm
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And then she laughed a little. Scratch that, very unusual. It took her a few moments to remember what words she wanted to use for this, becase what.
xxkuroopu Text to Gale:Are you sure you're okay? Where are you?
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:30 pm
ol-j-man Text to Stormy:I'm okay baby and i am wherever you are cuz i love you so muchhhhh
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:46 pm
kuroopu Text to Gale:Okay you're kinda weirding me out. Where are you Quote: Text to Gale:Cause I definitely don't see you in my room I totally checked just now
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:51 pm
ol-j-man Text to Stormy:i'm at my house baby come and see me Quote: Text to Stormy:come be bearwith me
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:03 pm
She chuckled some more, though it was so very unlike Gale that even what looked to be a harmless dorky text made her wonder. If he had struck her as the kind to drink, she would have blamed it on the alcohol; but she had only ever seen tea and water in his hands, save for the one occassion she had slipped brandy in. Maybe the life labs had done some more experimentation? The weird surges of vengeance and sorrow made her open to the idea.
kuroopu Text to Gale:I would be beary happy to come pick you up! <3 See you in ten!
Grabbing her keys and fixing her top, Stormy checked the locks three times and made her way towards his house, humming to herself. It was a pleasant day outside, which led her to believe that, unlike their previous encounter, everything would be okay. The blues weren't quite as bad, and Gale was acting silly for whatever reason, and soon there would be cuddles. Prepping a smile to greet him, she knocked on the door.
"Ga-ale~" she called in a sing-song tone. "Gaaaale-di-locksssss~"
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:27 pm
Stormy would find Gale-dilocks sitting on the couch in his little living room. His bare feet were propped up on the coffee table in front of him, one ankle crossed over the other, and he was wearing a pair of black sweatpants slung low on his thin hips, but strangely no shirt. Which meant that the black burns that still marred his left arm were clearly visible, spreading out from his palm and spindling up to his shoulder. He was leaning back, his head against the couch, and his hands were folded together on his stomach.
When the door opened and footsteps could be heard, Gale's head slowly turned in that direction, though it seemed to take him quite a bit of effort. His eyes were slightly red as he smiled brightly, sliding his feet off of the table and getting to his feet.
"Stormyyyyy," he crooned, and crossed the room, sliding his arms around her waist and pulling her against him. "Hi. I missed you, baby, you are so pretty."
He leaned down and kissed her, slightly messily, his lips curving into a smile against hers as he giggled against her mouth. "You are gorgeous," he said again.
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:14 am
She walked in, found him, and stopped: frozen in time stopped. Deer in the headlights look. Her brain might have made an actual fizzing for a variety of reasons: one being that Gale's pose looked so relaxed yet staged, which caused her heart to skip a beat (it reminded her of the models in magazine ads); another being that he was shirtless (shirtless, dear God, the only other times he had been shirtless were at the swimming competition, where she had refused to embarrass either of them by staring the way she was staring now, and in her room when they were both getting drunk and she had skimmed her hands over); and a third being that she had deprived herself so much of actual touching that the mere idea of it made her falter, the sight of him so casually getting up to greet her charming her with almost pathetic ease. Something that was a more conventional greeting squeaked out of Stormy' mouth as Gale tugged her towards him, but it was for the most part stolen away by the sloppy kiss.
The most coherent thought she could make was, What? The rest was flooded with a mixture of confusion, pleasure, and surprise. It was only when she noticed the red eyes and the slight odor that the spell was broken.
"I-I, uh . . ." Her cheeks were flushed, and her hands gently pressed to his chest just to be sure there was something separating them, though the tingle of warm skin was not unwelcome. "Hi, Gale, you look . . . nice . . . ?" How on earth was she supposed to vocalize anything again? Stormy's smile was still apparent, but it too showed how baffled she was.
"Did you sleep okay?" she asked innocently. "Your eyes look really red." She knew exactly the sort of thing that caused eyes that irritated, but . . . there wasn't any way Gale would . . .
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:20 am
Gale let out another little laugh, and squeezed Stormy a little more. He slanted his head towards hers and touched their foreheads together, nuzzling her face with his nose for a few seconds. He inhaled a breath, catching her scent, and it made him smile, Gale pressing little kisses to Stormy's cheeks and then her forehead and her nose before he kissed her again, slightly sharper than before, but still somewhat messy.
"I'm doing just fine," he said, and grinned. He liked the feeling of her hands against his skin, absently running his fingers along Stormy's back. "I am doing great and I i]feel great and I'm just doing so great all the time."
He took a step back, tugging Stormy with him. He continued to walk backwards, his expression amused, eyes still red, until he reached the couch, and then he flopped backwards onto it with a giggle, trying to pull Stormy down into his lap.
"Come sit with meeee," he said, lacing their fingers together and squeezing. "Come on, come sit with me Stormyormyormy."
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:10 am
It wasn't that she didn't welcome how affectionate he was being--on the contrary, Stormy was enjoying that part immensely and wasn't bothering to put up resistance to any of it--but it was unfortunately clear that he had come across something that had altered his state of mind. Led easily to the couch, she flopped into Gale's lap with a soft "oof", her head still reeling from the initial encounter while her fingers instinctively kept ahold of his as if to keep from tipping over.
She still had issues getting past the charming and shirtless part, though. It was so against who Gale was as a person that she felt guilty for liking it at all.
Her face was still very warm, but Stormy tried to find her will power again. She gave a small laugh over the way he cooed and stretched her name. "Okay, Galeywaleywaley~" she said just as sweetly, kissing his forehead. "But I want you to tell me what you've been up to."
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:56 pm
Once she was in his lap, Gale's hands let go of Stormy's and his arms immediately went around her waist instead, hauling her closer. He snuggled close and pushed his face into the space where her neck slid into her shoulder, happily breathing in her scent.
"Nothinggggg," he said, his voice slightly muffled. He kissed her neck and then her cheek, beaming at her. His head felt oddly light, like he hadn't a care in the world, Gale beginning to rock gently back and forth. His hair had fallen free of its little ponytail, falling down in thick locks just past his bare shoulders now.
"Oh, but there was this - this stuff in Mark's office," said Gale enthusiastically. "And there was this guy selling cookies and I thought that they would taste good, so I tried one, and they totally taste amazing, they make me feel so nice."
He squeezed Stormy happily, turning his head sideways and laying his face against her chest, a sigh escaping him as he hugged her. Jinhai might have been saying something to him, but if he was, he didn't hear it, Gale closing his eyes.
"You're so nice. I love you soooooo much."ol-j-man I don't even know anymore
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:54 pm
Yup, definitely guilty about enjoying the affection. It wasn't that Gale didn't give her attention (on the contrary, he was very good at letting her know just how much she meant to him), but having so much contact at once was both a little overwhelming and very welcomed. She remembered what had driven her in her lapse of judgment in his room, the need to be touched and wound around until she forgot herself. Coupled with the unabashed proclamations and the easy going smile, and she could have decided to melt right there from the sugar overload.
But it was just as she had suspected--and weirdly, that was surprising. Weed on the island? Either someone up top didn't care, or she had really been oblivious to the ongoings of others. Stormy sighed goodnaturedly, trying (failing) not to blush much harder as he rested his head on her chest. "And you didn't get me one?" she teased him gently, her fingers skimming through his hair while her other hand slipped and rested behind his shoulder blade. "Aww. Well, hey, how about this? Let's cuddle and nap together, that'd make up for it. I'm a little tired," she lied, then truthfully added, "and I missed you, too."
As much as she wanted to keep up the affection high, she was sure she had gotten enough embarrassing material to poke Gale with for ages to come with just the past five minutes. And even that she wouldn't even bother holding over him, because Stormy just wasn't mean-spirited enough.
Cuddling with a shirtless Gale was enough anyway.
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