pretty guardian attorney athena cykes ☾ (
psycholawgy) wrote2015-01-16 01:02 am
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What are macarons? [ An adventure for another day, probably. But it doesn't mean he can't ask. ]
Anything's fine. It's all new to me anyway. [ He sits down next to her, stretching out to get comfortable. ]
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the lights are still bright, and it doesn't set a good atmosphere for a movie, so she gets up again to dim them. she doesn't switch it off, but just lowers the light's brightness. the lights in the kitchen are still on, so there's a bright light emanating from the side of the couch.
and then she sits back down, grabbing the pillow again, as well as the remote. the tv makes a humming noise as it switches on, and there's suddenly a wide selection of shows and movies available on screen.
time for some legally blonde. hope you like chick flicks, merl... ]
Okay, okay-- it's starting!
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[ When she moves to turn down the lights he watches her go, lasting only a second before he draws his knees up, hands awkwardly hooking around his legs to stay like that. It's when she finally sits back down that he leans back and lets go, shifting to cross his legs instead like he can't get comfortable.
At least he keeps his eyes on the screen though. ]
Why is it so...pink? [ Well it'll be a little touch and go at the start, that's for sure. ]
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Well, if you're such an expert, then maybe you already know what a macaron is!
[ yeah, ace deflection!!!
she'd like to draw her legs and fold them so she can hug them, but she's wearing a skirt so... you know, bad idea. she just squishes the pillow she has to get more comfortable instead. then she pulls the bowl of popcorn and puts it in between them. ]
She's a sorority girl. Of course it has to be all pink.
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[ Why does she put up with this...]
So if a sorority girl has pink... What were you? [ His eyes look towards her, dipping to the yellow of her dress. Someone tell himhe's being rude. ]
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[ also?! that is rude, and she wasn't particularly the social student back in college, so... ]
I was that girl who was always alone in her room, studying. That's who. [ she purses her lips as she looks away, kind of disappointed in herself. of course, she was in a hurry to graduate and finish law school, so she nerded it out. she didn't even socialise much and solely focused her time on studies. it's only after finishing law school that she became the social butterfly that she is now. ]
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I have no idea what that's like. I've never been to what you call a school. Everything I learned I did from my mother or from studying book. A lot of the newer things I learnt was from Gaius. [ He shrugs. Unphased. ] It isn't always a bad thing. Besides... You had a goal to complete, didn't you?
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I did, and I've done it. [ and she sinks further into the couch. ] So now I'm trying to catch up on the fun school things I've missed.
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So he just picks at the material of her sofa next to the bowl of popcorn. ]
What kind of school things?
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Stuff like prom... it's a kind of ball. Then there's school festivals, fairs, and everything else.
There was a prom here in Cerealia last month. It was fun, and I wanted to be crowned prom queen, but they didn't declare a winner.
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[ Only saving one awkward moment probably means he can't save them all, considering his mouth seems to work too quickly when he says: ] You should have been, then.
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[ she grumbles then looks back at the movie, watching elle as she tells her friends that she's probably going to get engaged soon. ]
I did so many things... [ embarrassing things. . . shameful things. . . things she'll never tell merlin, probably. ] It was a disappointing night.
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It gives him the time to ask a rather terribly timed question anyway. ] What, didn't find your King to join you on stage?
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instead, that night was full of tears and disappointments. ]
I didn't take any photos... I wasn't in the mood to.
[ she doesn't mean to ruin the moment, or the jolly (so far) mood of the movie, but ah... ]
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He isn't even facing the movie. ]
...Did something happen?
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she buries her face on the pillow, and then nods. in a muffled voice, she says: ]
Some bad things happened to me before the prom. [ are you understanding this, merlin? fear not, she lifts her head soon after and just looks at her feet. ] Somebody I liked disappeared, and he showed up as an illusion later on... And I-- [ she holds back another sob. ] died.
The prom was a surprise event in ViViD, and I wanted to be happy because I didn't go to prom back in high school, but. [ she stops to laugh, then looks at merlin as a few tears roll down to her cheeks. she wipes it immediately though, letting the pillow fall to the floor with a soft thud. ] But I couldn't, because I couldn't even dance or walk around the gardens with someone I liked. I also wanted to be prom queen, to cheer myself up. That didn't happen, either.
I just wish my prom experience was more fun. I just thought that that night was something that's supposed to be romantic, you know? Something that you'll remember forever. And I still will, just in the wrong way.
[ it sounds like such a childish thing to be upset about, but when you do have fantasies of what something should be like and it doesn't happen, you'd be disappointed as hell, as well. ]
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Where he's from prom doesn't exist, but banquets do and he knows how Morgana had looked that night then when she'd clearly tried to make tongues wag. How Gwen had chatted to him about it, too. If prom king and queen existed for them back home, there's no way anyone but Arthur and Morgana would have won it.
Looking at Athena even now, it's hard to imagine anyone else winning it... even if she can be an idiot at times. He doesn't say anything while she explains herself, waiting patiently for her to get the words out.
Quietly, he reaches out with his hand towards the floor, and before the pillow can get dirty he's making it hover in the air and flinging it back onto the couch. It isn't even while he's fully concentrating on it either, but it helps him digest things in some way, spreads out his response to this. ]
...Sorry. [ It's all he can say at first, before he gathers his thoughts. ] I um... obviously haven't been to one of those events, but if it helps at all--I think you would have deserved it.
[ He bites the inside of his cheek as he looks at her, finally reaches for the popcorn between them to put it on his other side for now. It's a question of whether it'll stay in place or not, but eh... who cares. It probably cost very few credits. Instead he shifts himself, his other arm that's closest to her reaching out and pulling her into him gently by the shoulder. ]
Some things don't always work out the way you want them to, but it just means that next time, with something else, you try again.
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the touch makes her hairs in her body stand up, and a small percentage of her was terribly surprised by the contact, but it was easy enough to let go. for someone who talks a big game about strength and protecting people, she herself can be so sensitive. but at least she's true to herself in times like these.
merlin's always been warm, and it's something that she really likes. she hasn't had a chance to take in how warm he can truly be, but this might seem like a good opportunity to. and she needs the warmth of somebody right now, too. especially after talking about her death again. she's been good at keeping it a secret from some people, but she knows that she should be more open about it.
so she lets herself get pulled, and she even moves an inch closer just so twisting her body slightly wouldn't hurt her side. she lets silence permeate the room for a bit until she speaks in a whisper: ]
That's true... Though I probably won't try anymore. [ lies. she's way too competitive to not try and win anything. ] I'll just try and do things my own way.
I think I might be happier that way, anyway.
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His head moves to rest on top of hers, hand sliding across her back as he tries to not think about how weird this is. This isn't weird, is it? Maybe it is in some ways, but from what he's read of stories while here it might not be anymore. Close friends might do this, but usually it was someone you were courting back in his time.
Not that the line wasn't often crossed. Wobbled on top of.
It makes it easier when she says that she won't try anymore and a laugh bubbles up, one she can probably feel vibrating in his chest as he tries to hold it back. ] Sure you won't. Even if you'd be happy that way, you're too stubborn for that.
[ Just like him really... If he thinks something should be done he won't stop until it's finished. ]
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the joke is appreciate, as she lets out a soft giggle. one hand was tracing the outline of merlin's back as she pulled herself closer to him. though whatever sentimental moment they were about to have gets interrupted by athena lightly slapping him on the chest with her other hand. this jerk! ]
Jerk! I have self-control! [ so she says.
she should probably pull away now, but she's actually liking this half hug. so instead of being the one to initiate-- ] You're missing a good part of the movie, by the way. [ even though she might not know what part it is. (the break up scene.) ]
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His hand reaches up to catch hers, keeping it locked against him, his own arm twisting to keep her trapped there. It's funny, because he can definitely still see the screen if he wants to. ]
This is a good part? You're paying even less attention than I am. [ The hand against her back shifts to her side, fingertips grazing as if searching for something (yes, he sure is trying to tickle her for slapping him as she did). ] You're short enough that I can see like this anyway, you know.
Oh god i've made so many typos..gomen
she stays in place for a few moments, eyes open wide, thinking about what to do or say next. she doesn't want to make things awkward once again. this is... really weird, but maybe he's just naturally like this? she had better stop her high school-level assumptions about what this really is. ]
Of course it's a good pa-- [ she had a small speech prepared so she can bluff her way and say that the break up scene is truly a good part, but the tingling sensation on her side distracts her and she starts wiggling. she can't even break away.
and she ends up laughing really hard, squirming at the same time. ] Cut it!
me too ... it's ok .. while phone tagging earlier i tried to fix one but you replied too quickly
He definitely isn't making the situation any easier to understand, but neither is she by holding onto him. It's when his hand pulls away from her side to pluck at her hair (a little uneasily, really, considering she's ended up so close now and his own skin feels like it's on fire from the contact) that he finally lets go of the hand that slapped him earlier. ]
I hope you aren't going to tell me any old excuse.
So it's my fault now
ruin so many momentsjust be so rude. but it's an endearing kind of rude. the kind that makes her remember home, for some reason.she straightens up again, even fixing her skirt as she looks back to the tv screen. ]
Okay, maybe it's not a good part, [ she even cried when she first saw the scene a long time ago. but she won't tell him that, of all things. ] But it does tell you that that guy is the worst!
only that time ... [tsuns]
He really is a moment ruiner though, considering he dryly tacks on: ] You don't find him attractive at all or anything then? I presume you're only talking about his personality, after all.
[ And well, Elle must have been attracted to him even if he's a butt... ]
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you're being so rude after all the effort vietnam put into this (nottalking)
oh really
sweats
sweats just as much...
lays down
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62 hrs later i fix this tag smh...
smh?!?!?!?
I DO WHAT I WANT
FIGHTS YOU
Senpai don't....
a-ah.... how can i resist a plea like that /)///////(\
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