[ well it really doesn'f have to be any time soon, in fact they really should wait a few more years but she's really never felt like this before. she's never been in love before. who knows what the future will bring but right now she does believe that merlin is the only one for her and it's why she thinks marrying him is okay. ]
I just know I want to spend my whole life with you. [ she kisses him again then, but it's a short and sweet one. then she takes his hand and places it over her heart. ]
[ What if he wants it to be soon!!! But ah, really... this is Too Sweet. His heart feels like it's bursting--at least until he glances down to look at where his hand is, only to see her nightdress all over again.
It's a split of love and lust that makes him tilt his face away, skin flushed with embarrassment because she's adorable, but also... really hot.
His heart won't be the only thing bursting at this rate. Ah. ]
[ Her heartbeat is definitely soothing, but it's the only thing that is when he looks at her out of the corner of his eyes. She's stunning, really. It's a wonder she'd think he wouldn't like her like this. Wouldn't like the nightdress when she looks ravishing.
Why aren't the blankets covering more of her tbh... because while she says that he squirms slightly only to end up freezing in place when it means he's practically rubbing up against her. ]
Sorry ...I might have to. [ jesus, please save him... after the kiss and her getting him to feel her heartbeat? nope. ]
[ to her, it's happened a couple of times already that she doesn't even care?? but if he does then okay? it does make her frown though, because that really did ruin her mood this time. not a mood for anything specific, but she was feeling happy and now... ]
Oh, [ she'll just inch away and let go, i guess. ] That's okay.
athena just stares at the ceiling again to watch the fish. there's more light now and she can see the fish better. it'll take her mind off things, at least. ]
Does your boyfriend act weird sometimes, too?
[ or she can talk to the yellow fish just hovering above her. that's fine too ]
[ Nah... he's just from way further in the past, Athena. Things worked differently, even sharing a bed like this would be a taboo, but he doesn't want to give that up either.
The water running this time isn't for the shower though, and it's for a much shorter time before he comes back out. His hair is a bit wet from where he's washed his face and he looks a bit... windswept but it's all!!! fine!!!
He definitely seems less awkward now when he flops down on the bed on top of the covers and leans to kiss her cheek. ]
Did you want to go out for breakfast or order room service?
[ she'll try not to be awkward about this, at least. she just wishes he didn't have to kill the mood like that. talking to the fish didn't really help her much because it didn't talk back. ]
Let's just eat here.
[ the menu for room service is on her bedside table so she checks that out. ]
[ things have been kind of weird when merlin got back. athena's put herself in this box of negativity and has been having difficulty getting out of it despite merlin making a promise. it's why everything she does or says when she's with him seems a bit... reserved now, as if she's distanced herself from him a bit. she's trying, though!
she just feels that she doesn't deserve to be close to him now after snapping at him the way she did when he got back. that she just has to win him back again. it's a stupid way of thinking, but it's what she's come up with.
it's a few hours after dinner time now (9:30), but not too late. she spent the afternoon making (not baking!) a cake following an easy recipe she got from one of the kitchen staff at the cosplay cafe. the cake should be hard enough to eat by now so she takes it out of the fridge and puts it in a red box, and ties a ribbon around it.
she's also bought a present for him. she isn't even sure if he's seen something like it before, but it's a good way of documenting things and getting it printed out right away. hopefully he'll like it. it's in a bigger box along with a couple of boxes of film, too. just so he doesn't have to buy film first!
once the two packages are put in a bigger bag, she's out the door and into the elevator.
hopefully he isn't already sleeping or is out, or even busy. ding dong! ]
[ It's fine because while he's tried to slip back into things like they're normal, he hasn't found it easy either. He doesn't have any pessimistic thoughts or anything, but there are a lot of memories to sort through and some are... less than pleasant. He is at home after just finishing dinner late (he's been working to make up for lost time okok) when she buzzes the door. When he answers, he's still dressed from work. He looks a bit surprised to see her, but quickly moves aside to let her in. ]
I didn't realise you were coming over.
[ Thankfully the apartment is always clean tbh. ]
Do you want a drink or anything?
[ While he doesn't outright ask what those boxes are, he definitely looks curious. ]
Oh, um-- [ this is awkward. she just holds out the bag for him to see what's inside. she doesn't even take a step in yet. ] Sorry, I should have called. I got excited.
[ orz ]
I was hoping to have a bit of your time. [ when did she become so polite... ] I got you something.
It's fine, I can do it. Just relax. [ He curls up on his side and reaches for the menu now, looking at the options. Really he's hungry enough to have a couple of things but he'll try and behave dkjgsdg ]
Probably the omelette too, but maybe with a set breakfast.
[ He didn't even say it was a bad thing... which is why he ends up feeling awkward when she doesn't step inside and he moved out of the way for her already. ]
...Then come in?
[ It stings a little when she acts differently too, when she lingers at the door like she isn't welcome there anymore. She is, always will be. He even picks at the door frame from the side of it, shifting his eyes away now that she's being awkward.
[ it's with him actually telling her to come in that she enters, but she doesn't go all the way in and instead waits for him to close the door before walking in further. ]
I told you I'd make you a cake, right? I also got you a present.
[ Nah he doesn't need to put on anymore weight wow. ]
Good. [ Absent mindedly he shifts his hand to curl his finger around a section of her hair, twisting it between his fingers. He reaches for the phone with his other hand, ordering the food and drinks before he closes it off. ]
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