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betterthanaplanAs tempting as it was to just stay in their little vacation bubble at sea, Duke and Octavia did have things to do back in Fandom now that the school break was over, so the Cape Rouge chugged back into port in the late afternoon to dock at her usual slip.
It was immediately beset by porgs.
"Alright, alright," Duke said, a laugh underlining the exaggerated annoyed tone of his voice. "I know, I know, how dare I exile you from your homes. I'm a cruel, cruel man."
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It was immediately beset by porgs.
"Alright, alright," Duke said, a laugh underlining the exaggerated annoyed tone of his voice. "I know, I know, how dare I exile you from your homes. I'm a cruel, cruel man."
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Date: 2020-03-09 09:57 pm (UTC)Bellamy was unlikely to see it that way.
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Date: 2020-03-09 10:18 pm (UTC)Not an accusation, but... She knew the nightmares were probably coming, again. And she would like to pretend she could somehow avoid them by not thinking about it.
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Date: 2020-03-09 10:22 pm (UTC)Their time after Haven had been one long, relaxing distraction, after all.
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Date: 2020-03-09 10:30 pm (UTC)Her voice stayed quiet, but it softened again, and took on something faint that sounded like she was smiling a little. Hard to know for sure, though, with her face still half buried against his shoulder.
"Anyway... If we hadn't been there, both of us, I wouldn't have gotten to hear you say you love me."
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Date: 2020-03-09 10:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-09 10:43 pm (UTC)She shrugged one shoulder. "Thought I could... just kind of feel it."
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Date: 2020-03-09 10:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-10 07:46 am (UTC)"Not gonna say the rest of you catching up didn't feel good," she admitted quietly. Because it had, it had felt so good.
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Date: 2020-03-10 02:06 pm (UTC)Look, no one had ever exactly accused him of being stoic.
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Date: 2020-03-10 05:49 pm (UTC)Octavia tilted her head until she could smile up at him, crooked but warm. "I know, jaka," she murmured. "But it's out in the open now."
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Date: 2020-03-10 05:59 pm (UTC)Part of him, deep, deep down, the part that usually spurred on the running in the first place, wondered if that was part of the plan. If this had all been a long con to draw him in and ruin his life.
That part would probably never go away completely. But he was getting a lot better at ignoring it.
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Date: 2020-03-10 06:23 pm (UTC)But it was buried so deep you couldn't see it when she smiled up at him and said, so soft it almost came out sounding reverent somehow, "Yu hod ai in, deimeika."
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Date: 2020-03-10 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-10 06:40 pm (UTC)Just as she was fine murmuring her words against his lips. "I really need to pick up calling you 'kitten', too."
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Date: 2020-03-10 07:04 pm (UTC)You know, something Gloria would disapprove of.
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Date: 2020-03-10 07:31 pm (UTC)Or maybe it was because of the name.
"I meant it's me with no added frills." A beat. "And trust me, I know you like me without... anything."
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