catchall for emma

[leaberator]

Comments

[foodbin]

And?

[stares!! at him!!]

[leaberator]

[ alright, that takes him a bit for a loop, and he looks away. ]

... I dunno what you want me to say. I don't regret doing it.

[ but he's already said that. ]

[foodbin]

...Do you have something to go back to, after this?

[read: is he super dead.]

[leaberator]

[ he blinks. why...

oh. oh! he smiles, a bit soft. ]

Yeah. I've been living in this place called Twilight Town with my friends. Sun never sets there.

[foodbin]

...Okay.

[Judging from the way she relaxes slightly, that might have been what she wanted to hear.]

Speaking of a place to go... I mean, I’d have to check with Naminé, but if you ever feel like not sleeping in the library...

[leaberator]

[ he winces, a bit. ]

Thanks, but... I don't want him around her. [ a beat ] Around you, either, but I think you've managed to stay under his radar so far.

[foodbin]

I mean, I wasn’t planning on telling him, but... It’s up to you.

[leaberator]

[ god. he hates that he has to admit to this. he looks at the ceiling. ]

He's kinda been following me.

[foodbin]

[bad? bad.]

What? Why?

[leaberator]

The memory thing, I guess?

[ well. he was doing it before that, but. ]

[foodbin]

Why would that make him follow you around?

[leaberator]

Guess what he saw got him interested.

[ he crosses his arms, a bit tense ]

It's nothing I can't handle.

[foodbin]

Are you sure? Didn’t you say he threatened to light you on fire?

[leaberator]

Oh, nah. He wanted me to light him on fire.

[ THAT'S WORSE? ]

[foodbin]

[Yeah!! It is!!]

—That’s worse, Lea!

[leaberator]

I'm not gonna.

[ that is CLEARLY not the problem ]

[foodbin]

...Yes. I know you won’t.

[leaberator]

Then it's fine.

[ no. ]

[foodbin]

No, it isn’t! He’s terrifying!

[leaberator]

And I can handle him. He's not gonna do anything to me when our lives are tied together.

[foodbin]

[She sighs softly.]

As long as you’re sure.

[After a second, she reaches forward to take one of his hands in hers.]

Just be careful. Okay?

[leaberator]

[ he's surprised at it and it shows-- and it's one thing to hold hands with little kids, and another entirely when it's...

but she's just worried about him, he shouldn't be getting so flustered about it. he squeezes back, rubbing the back of his neck with the other, not really meeting her eyes. he's a little bit flushed. ]

'Course. Don't worry about me. I'm a big boy. [ ... why would he say that. ] --You be careful, too.

[foodbin]

[She gives another squeeze, her expression tender, before she lets go.]

I don’t have to worry about my partner stalking me or wanting to be set on fire.

[leaberator]

[ he huffs out a laugh ]

That's 'cause Naminé hasn't hit her rebellious phase yet.

[ nor will she ever ]

[foodbin]

Somehow I feel like she won’t ask anyone to set her on fire during that phase.