can't relax at all these days [temp closed]

[hauntedsavior]

Who: Anna Amarande and you!
What: February event catchall
When: February
Where: Anna's house, more locations as they come in

Content Warnings: Violence, violence a second time, sexual content, more as they come in

a. a dream plays a song out of tune [closed to satoko and kainé]

Well, texting a witch who looks several years her junior for 2AM cuddle sessions is not necessarily Anna's best plan, but she doesn't really know anyone else who's good for it. She could ask her new roommate, sure, but... ha. Yeah, right, like K is interested in cuddling. She'd probably just call Anna a fucking loser and tell her to go hug a pillow. Which leaves this text hanging in the air.

Satoko.
You wanna come over?

And, because she can't just leave it at that, she sends something else that should probably already be obvious a moment later. It must be something about the moon this month that's making her chest ache for physical contact. Maybe it's just February. She hasn't had a reason to celebrate the 14th in a long time and doubts anyone around here celebrates it either, but that doesn't stop her mind from wandering.

Having another rough night.

Now to wait. Should she warn Satoko about anything? Probably not.

((right now this is closed but i will add more open prompts as my brain begins to work better))

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[hauntedsavior]

[it wasn't about anyone owing anyone anything. it was just about being people with emotions. existing in this world together. at least, that was how anna wanted to look at it, but she knew there was definitely going to be some time later when she thought she owed kainé more for doing less.]

[the immediate thing she notices once kainé gets up is the emptiness of it. how much it felt like her body belonged against her, their weights pressing down on the mattress together. how cold it was without her. she looks up, her eye tracking kainé slowly, and it's the weight of that "ah" that gives anna her opening. she phrases it like an offer, not an answer.]

You can come back here when you're done if you want. [she carefully pulls herself to a half-upright position while she talks.] Long way back to your room.

[foulhussy]

[ Kainé doesn't say anything in response. She just gives a quiet, almost imperceptible nod. She's glad Anna said it for her. Even extricating herself to wash off the sweat and... other things, feels as though she's going against all of her instincts. In that embrace, she feels whole. She feels like she fits into something. She doesn't even have to doubt that it may have been a mistake.

It wasn't, right?

She only takes a few minutes, just wiping herself clean with a washcloth before drying off. She'll bathe properly in the morning. She returns immediately, going to Anna's drawers and picking a shirt without asking, putting it on. She's naked beneath. Body heat should be enough to keep them warm. Kainé proceeds immediately to the bed, sitting beside Anna. It's hard to pull her gaze away from her face, the whole time. ]

We should get some sleep.

[hauntedsavior]

[in the meantime, anna's just. going to pick up her shirt from off the floor and throw it on over her head. it still smells like her, but she'd love for one of them to smell like kainé one of these days. in the low light she can tell it's her homesick tee, and for the first time in a few months, she doesn't... feel that way anymore.]

[god help her if she starts calling kainé her fucking home or something, but. christ. it sure sounds like everyone is singin' la, la la la, la la la. the point is that she's ready to fall asleep next to her roommate by the time they both get settled again, and the way that kainé is looking at her just begs to be returned.]

Yeah. We can figure out the right names for stuff tomorrow if we need it. [she doubts they will. she drapes an arm over kainé, letting the weight of it hopefully give some additional security just in case she's the same way that some other people anna's known have been.] Let's get some rest.

[there's a long pause while she debates over saying something else, but this one isn't cursed. it's just... embarrassing. but kainé has heard worse tonight.]

Thanks for making me feel attractive.

[foulhussy]

[ Kainé isn't exactly optimistic that they'll have this all sorted out and categorized tomorrow, but that's not really what matters. It's important for both of them to affirm that it will be okay. To pretend that there can be order and stability, even if they know there's no such thing. No haven can last forever, but for now, this belongs to them.

She nestles against Anna, once again feeling their mutant bodies fit together in a way that makes sense. Kainé can't help smiling. She's never experienced this kind of tenderness before, never thought it was possible for her to be held and cared for like this. She's so tired, but this time it doesn't just feel like fatigue forcibly dragging her towards unconsciousness. ]

Yeah. You're a damn knockout.

[ She knows precisely the feelings behind those words. That's why she can answer like that, an answer that comes from those same feelings. Not denying how Anna feels about her body, not telling her how she should feel about it. Just sincerity. That's all Kainé has to give her.

Within a few minutes, she's asleep in Anna's embrace. ]