That evening, Fontaine gathered an armload of blankets and pillows. She'd gotten away with spending several hours with Finn -who'd been oddly quiet, the result being Fontaine had rambled about the surrounding seas- and so assumed no one would notice.
"Fontaine."
The girl nearly leaped out of her skin upon hearing Kaiko behind her. She spun, frantically trying to keep her bundle from falling while smiling in a way that hopefully didn't look too guilty.
"It's not laundry day," Kaiko said, gesturing to the bedding.
"I'm not washing it, I'm just... taking it to my other room," Fontaine said, figuring it to be a safe excuse. Kaiko was the only other person who knew about Fontaine's little hideout.
"You need to sleep in your bedroom, Fontaine," Kaiko said. Her brows creased. "I haven't seen you very much today. Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Fontaine said, lifting a hand to wave off the concern. "And don't worry, I'm sleeping in my own room. This is just for... comfort. You know, for when I'm alone..."
"I'm here if you need to talk," Kaiko said. Fontaine stared at her. "Are you still upset about Finn's trick yesterday?"
Oh, boy. Well, not really anymore, but only because Finn was serious and was hiding on the Aronnax...
"It's fine, Mom," Fontaine said, shrugging and making her face as uncaring as possible. "Really."
Luckily, Kaiko wasn't one to fuss over her kids. She simply waited for a moment, then reminded Fontaine that it was lights off in an hour before leaving.
Fontaine hurried for her hideout, wondering why she hadn't just told Kaiko about Finn.
"It's too soon," she decided.
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Interning on the Aronnax
Fanfiction(AU starting on S1E7; mostly drabble-sized chapters) Finn makes his choice, but somehow gets kicked off of the Aronnax and the Dark Orca. Joining the Nektons is still his hope, but first he has to convince them that he's a good guy. Luckily, he's go...
