Jake Christie, “A Subtle Kind of Love”

(Source: aseaofquotes)

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               i never told you
                           i needed you, darling,
                                    like a rose needs the rain

▌♚ viinter​

               Elsa paused for a moment where she stood, half way to the door, vision blurred and distorted by the haze of sleep. One hand was on the wall, supporting her, as she attempted to tug her shoe onto her left foot, but she figured he could see as well as her that it wasn’t happening. She was too tired, too sleep deprived; it would take her an hour at least to cross town, even in a taxi and they only had another five hours until they ought to be in the office again.

                              “Are you sure?”

              Her words were less precise than usual, a little slurred from exhaustion, and on the same strain her decisions weren’t quite what they would usually be. For more reasons than one the idea of staying the night seemed like a pleasant one; more than pleasant, really. Besides, it wasn’t like it could ever be awkward between them. The only real difference between a possibly morning following her sleeping at his place would be that maybe he would come with her to buy his own coffee for once.

                             “A-alright.”

              Swaying a little on her feet she placed her shoe back on the floor and stood, removing her hand from the wall and turning to face her partner with a hesitant but sleepy grateful smile. It was nice to know she could rely on him; not just as a partner, but a friend.

                                                           “Thank you, Jūzō.”

♚ —— ❛ YEAH, I’M SURE. ❜ _{he nodded, pallid arms 
                 raising above his head as he stretched, barely stifling his
                 yawn as he kicked off his shoes.}

_{It had been a long day. Although killing ghouls in the the 11th ward
took over half the day, what had them thoroughly spent was the 
hours of documentation & paperwork that followed, not to mention
the other two ghouls they had run into on the way when he was
walking her home, which lead him to taking her to his place. It
was obvious that they had to stick together & the area around 
her house was crawling with ghouls that were possibly the ones
that had escaped the CCG attack.}

         _{He was more tired than he looked, considering how scarcely
         there was any time to sleep. & he knew that she was most
         likely minutes away from collapsing where she stood. Not
         that he was any better. Pale fingers fumbled with the lock,
         a sigh of relief escaping his lips as the chain slid in before   
         dragging his feet to the bedroom, halting midway across the
         living room.}

❛ –— WE NEED TO BE _{up in five 
hours, Elsa. C’mon, lets go to sleep, ❜}

▌♚ viinter

              Elsa blinked as he cut off his own explanation half way through speaking and his eyes to her project, which lay mostly in pieces on the work bench. It was complex enough, but nothing a student attending the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology couldn’t understand; that was their reason for being there after all.

              “Ah — “ Still a little thrown by his sudden appearance and even more sudden conversational switch, it took her a moment to catch up, and she took an almost protective step towards her work. “That’s my project — I-I’m still working on it, but-”

                 It took her a moment to realise that he had successfully distracted her from his original unannounced presence in her work room; whether on purpose or by accident she couldn’t tell, but either way she needed to get him away  from her work and out of her room.

                              “Hang on  — what did you say you were doing here?”

♚ —— CRIMSON OPTICS _{landed on the said project, 
visage displaying only mild curiosity. It looked like something related   
to Cryokinesis, but it wasn’t really his area of expertise. But it looked
interesting & learning new things was one of the rare few things he
actually liked to do. The abrupt way in which she cut off her response
made it evident that she was the kind that liked to work alone, just
like him, except when he happened to stumble upon interesting things.} 

              ❛ –— I WAS… LOST, _{I guess. I mean, I’m new here & 
                     I’m looking for Professor Callahan, so he can assign me a lab. ❜}

_{pallid digits buried themselves into his pockets, shrugging as he
spoke. He didn’t see the point of hurrying. He gave her a  
fleeting glance before sitting on an empty chair beside the door,
tapping his prosthetic foot on the floor impatiently as orbs 
bored into her own,}

             ❛ –— SO, ARE YOU _{going to help me ? Unless you’re
                    fine with me staying here, of course. That works too… ❜}

▌♚ viinter

               She watched in confusion as the boy entered her lab. With wide eyes and long hair he looked almost girlish, his short stature meaning she mistook him for a child at first glance. Caught up in trying to decipher his age ( she knew they admitted younger pupils based on talent, but she didn’t think they would be that young ) it took her a moment to approach him; wondering what he was doing wandering into her work space.

              “Excuse me?” She took a step closer in an attempt to attract his attention. “Is there…something you need?”

♚ —— THE FIRST DAY OF _{college was something 
he had mixed feelings about. He had never officially gone to school,
but working in mama’s labs had proved to be useful to him long after
the organization had been dissolved. & that’s how he ended up in
the hallway, completely lost. Of course, if he hadn’t been late, he 
would have caught the receptionist before she went out on a tea
break, but punctuality & discipline wasn’t really his forte.}

               _{Crimson optics landed on the only slightly open door in the 
               hallway, hesitating only momentarily as he stepped inside,
               the room’s lighting was slightly dimmer & the temperature  
               was slightly colder, & for a moment he thought there was
               nobody there, only to let out a yelp of surprise as he 
               suddenly heard a voice, eyes landing on a platinum blonde
               haired girl.} 

❛ –— UH, YEAH. _{I’m new here & I think 
             I’m los     wait, what’s that ? ❜}