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[ There's a gentle nudge of his knee against hers. ]
I'm listening. Do your best, and we will figure it out.
I'm listening. Do your best, and we will figure it out.
Well, I feel so often that...
[her guilt is strong and immediate, but she tries to push through.]
...that when i want things, and I ask for them--which is hard enough--I am told that i have to compromise in some way. It would be nice to, um, have to feel less like I'm compromising all the time, in a relationship. You know?
[her guilt is strong and immediate, but she tries to push through.]
...that when i want things, and I ask for them--which is hard enough--I am told that i have to compromise in some way. It would be nice to, um, have to feel less like I'm compromising all the time, in a relationship. You know?
[ Caleb is clearly sympathetic, giving a strained smile. ]
I don't think I have ever experienced a relationship, romantic or otherwise, where compromise was not necessary.
But I understand what you are saying. If I could give you what you asked for today, I would.
[ He shakes his head ruefully. ]
There are things that I can't rush, and trying would only hurt us both. I am sorry. Truly.
I don't think I have ever experienced a relationship, romantic or otherwise, where compromise was not necessary.
But I understand what you are saying. If I could give you what you asked for today, I would.
[ He shakes his head ruefully. ]
There are things that I can't rush, and trying would only hurt us both. I am sorry. Truly.
I know.
[she immediately regrets it, and is sort of looking for an exit strategy. running away and never speaking to Caleb again is looking more appealing by the second.
she stays.]
I meant...I meant if it gets to that. To a relationship? It would just be nice to...to feel like...never mind. I'm sorry. I know you--I'm happy to wait for you. That isn't what I meant.
[she immediately regrets it, and is sort of looking for an exit strategy. running away and never speaking to Caleb again is looking more appealing by the second.
she stays.]
I meant...I meant if it gets to that. To a relationship? It would just be nice to...to feel like...never mind. I'm sorry. I know you--I'm happy to wait for you. That isn't what I meant.
Then I am sorry to have misinterpreted.
[ He is, genuinely. This isn't a conversation where he should be assuming he knows anything. ]
I don't want to promise things I am not sure I can fulfill. But I do want to...to do what I can to make sure you are happy and content, no matter what sort of relationship we have.
[ He is, genuinely. This isn't a conversation where he should be assuming he knows anything. ]
I don't want to promise things I am not sure I can fulfill. But I do want to...to do what I can to make sure you are happy and content, no matter what sort of relationship we have.
It's okay.
[she's quiet for a little while. She still kind of wants to bolt, but again suppresses the urge. Stays.]
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Is there anything you need from me?
[she's quiet for a little while. She still kind of wants to bolt, but again suppresses the urge. Stays.]
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Is there anything you need from me?
Ja, there is. I need your reassurance that we will continue to spend time together as we have been. How else will we know each other better?
[ Caleb offers a thin smile and a squeeze of her hand, fingers threaded together. He also glances significantly toward the ray of warm sunshine stretching across the floor from the open window. ]
For a start, that seems like a good spot for a catnap.
[ Caleb offers a thin smile and a squeeze of her hand, fingers threaded together. He also glances significantly toward the ray of warm sunshine stretching across the floor from the open window. ]
For a start, that seems like a good spot for a catnap.
[she smiles. The anxiety is leaving her a little at a time, and it's a warm, genuine smile.]
Yes, of course. That's easy--I planned on it anyway.
[her eyes follows his toward the sunbeam]
Oh, how'd you know, cat naps are my favorite.
Yes, of course. That's easy--I planned on it anyway.
[her eyes follows his toward the sunbeam]
Oh, how'd you know, cat naps are my favorite.
[ Reassured, Caleb nods. This has gone about as well as it could have, he thinks. Things are clearer now, at least. ]
I guessed. [ It's so easy, as usual, to return her smile. ] They're mine too.
I guessed. [ It's so easy, as usual, to return her smile. ] They're mine too.
[she leans over, kisses him on the cheek.]
big cats or little?
big cats or little?
[ His stomach definitely flips a little. All of her casual affection is so sweet. ]
Little, definitely. There's only so much sunbeam.
[ With a gesture and a few murmured words, Caleb's form shifts. A cat that could be Frumpkin's twin but for a pair of bright blue eyes rather than amber jumps down from the couch, tail up and trotting to the square of warm sunlight washed across the floor. ]
Little, definitely. There's only so much sunbeam.
[ With a gesture and a few murmured words, Caleb's form shifts. A cat that could be Frumpkin's twin but for a pair of bright blue eyes rather than amber jumps down from the couch, tail up and trotting to the square of warm sunlight washed across the floor. ]
Good idea.
[the cat that she transforms into is surprisingly not orange--she's always liked a sort of dilute tortie look, probably because they're as spicy as she wants to be. Cat-Keyleth nuzzles affectionately against Cat-Caleb before following him, tail twitching, to the patch of sun, stretching out peacefully.]
[the cat that she transforms into is surprisingly not orange--she's always liked a sort of dilute tortie look, probably because they're as spicy as she wants to be. Cat-Keyleth nuzzles affectionately against Cat-Caleb before following him, tail twitching, to the patch of sun, stretching out peacefully.]
keyleth i need your help
on a matter most fashionable.
[ she doesn't even wait for a response, there's just two pictures of legs sent, with---stockings on. two different pairs. one set is entirely lace and black, the others are a cream, opaque color. the picture perfect presentation of demure v. overtly sexy. ]
i can't choose. :(
on a matter most fashionable.
[ she doesn't even wait for a response, there's just two pictures of legs sent, with---stockings on. two different pairs. one set is entirely lace and black, the others are a cream, opaque color. the picture perfect presentation of demure v. overtly sexy. ]
i can't choose. :(
[!!!! good thing this is text and she can't see keyleth blushing over text]
I, well, I guess it depends on what for but, um, black, I like, oh, definitely black.
I, well, I guess it depends on what for but, um, black, I like, oh, definitely black.
Thank you ♥
I've been trying to see which goes well with this outfit I'm planning for a dinner date night, and while I want to be unassuming about it....
[ No she doesn't. ]
I also don't want to be underprepared, you know?
I suppose they match the garters this silly place gave me too, so.
How are you feeling?
I've been trying to see which goes well with this outfit I'm planning for a dinner date night, and while I want to be unassuming about it....
[ No she doesn't. ]
I also don't want to be underprepared, you know?
I suppose they match the garters this silly place gave me too, so.
How are you feeling?
a date with Percy or a date with someone else? That actually does make a difference, but you can't go wrong with the black in general.
...I've been...I've been pretty good, actually. Not bad. I think maybe i'm learning how to be good here.
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