✮

(  eyes  softening,  she  took  a  beat  to  think  before  patting  she  spot  beside  her.  )       come,  then.  you  can  rest  over  here  with  me.  
            
            &&.                     ( @coIdeyes ) 

⠀ ⠀ [  his  eyes  flutter  close  for  a  moment,  as  he  lets  out  an  exhausted  sigh.  luka  looks  are  her  through  low  eyes,  ]  just  need  to  rest.  training  went  longer  than  expected. 

but—  you  don’t  look  okay,  luka.  i’m  worried. 
            
            &&.                  ( @coIdeyes ) 

(  her  grin  falls  to  something  softer;  questioning.  )        do  they  ..  do  you  think  they  like  me?  like  at  all?
            
            &&.                  ( @coIdeyes ) 

⠀ ⠀ [  luka  smiles,  proud  ]  they  are,  aren’t  they.  but,  trust  me,  my  moms  can  be  overbearing  at  times. 

ignore  them?  but  they’re  so  lovely! 
            
            /      aweeeeee
            
            &&.                        ( @coIdeyes )

but  i’m—  ..  fine.  okay.  sure.      (  stumbling  back,  her  eyes  fluttered,  palms  finding  the  nearest,  softest  surface  to  sit  atop.  ) 
            
            &&.                      ( @coIdeyes ) 

⠀ ⠀ you’re  not  fine.  lay  down  while  i  get  a  rag. 

i’m  fine.  i  don’t  need—  i’m  fine.  
            
            &&.                    ( @coIdeyes ) 

yes.  not  everyone,  but  the  majority. 
            
            &&.                     ( @wolfhoods ) 

@coIdeyes         /   ignore the lateness plss 

(  her  eyes  took  embarrassingly  long  to  meet  his  gaze,  taking  in  his  appearance.  )     hm?    (  she  blinked,  stepping  inside.  )        oh,  no.  she  [ did ]  ask  me  to  come  get  you  though.  but  that’s  not  why  i’m  here. 
            
            &&.                     ( @coIdeyes ) 

@bcrnflor ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ❲  ❄︎  ❳
            hey  [  he turns to fully face her,  a soft smile blooming onto his face almost instantly.  he fiddles with the collar of his suit.  ]  no,  not at all,  come in.  i just thought you were my mother coming to drag me down to the ball. 

you  don’t?  oh.  i  can  teach  you,  if  you  want! 
            
            &&.                      ( @coIdeyes ) 

i didn’t do anything.  [  he crosses his arms across his chest,  eyeing the white tail peeking from under the bed,  flicking back and forth.  ]  she doesn’t want to trim her claws. 

awee,  poor  kitty.  what  did  you  do?
            
            &&.                         ( @coIdeyes ) 

*     his cat, lumi, is under his bed 

(  she   made  a  point  to  not  look  at  him  or  her  bag  where  said  hoodie  was  totally  not  stuffed  in  when  she  replied:  )      nope,  i  don’t  remember  that.  not  at  all. 
            
            &&.                    ( @coIdeyes ) 

[  he turns from his closet,  raising an eyebrow.  ]  you sure  ?  i swore i gave it to you last. 

uhh—  ..  no  ..  ? 
            
            &&.                      ( @coIdeyes ) 

good.        (  a  giddy  smile  tugged  at  the  corners  of  her  mouth.  she  rummaged  through  a  bag  of  hers  as  she  continued.  )        we  deserve  a  break  from  studying.  to  relax  before  we  start  wrinkling.  wanna  do  face  masks  with  me? 
            
            &&.                        ( @coIdeyes ) 

i don’t believe that.  [  he smiles despite his words.  his notes were already long forgotten,  scattered across the table,  they probably worth them again today.  ] 

and  we  will.  later.  :)
            
            &&.                         ( @coIdeyes ) 

i  appreciate  you  coming  all  the  way  over  here,  really.  but  i  don’t  need  protection.  i  can  take  care  of  myself  just  fine,  so  you  can  just  go  home. 
            
            &&.                            ( @dragonsflames ) 

@bcrnflor 
            
            “ I’m not exactly thrilled about it either, I’ll try to watch from afar unless you truly want my protection ”

oh  great.  [ another ]  babysitter.  how  fun.  :/
            
            &&.                  ( @dragonsflames )