#And a few silly little doodles as well :D The first one's just a random chibi lol he's cute! ♪

[sysig]

Someone’s looking out for you ♥ (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #Crackship #Wally West this time! :D #Their flirting is the cutest <3 <3 #But first! ZEX's uniform!!!!! JKFLdhsafjdf <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 #I've always liked his uniform - he looks beautiful in it it's quite fun to draw it's pretty it's flowy - very good piece of clothing do like #How something as simple as missing it for a week makes such a huge impact <3 Hhghh gods the way he describes getting it back ♥♪♫ #I've never appreciated the Feeling of his uniform on his body before now and hhh what a difference it makes! #Genuinely like a tactile understanding to complement the emotional <3 Feeling and feelings! It's so lovely! Ahh <3 #It goes back to being a question mark over everything once he starts to really think through the implications but for A Moment #And he gets to snuggle a human the same night :D Everything going so well! #Wally's so funny lol he's got ZEX making The most obvious come ons he possibly can flirting his little alien heart out #And he's just like ''But do you actually want to? Do you /really/ want to??'' Haha ♪ #It's very sweet honestly! Very attentive and careful <3 I'm always appreciative of anyone who treats ZEX well ♥ #But no he definitely Does Not mean pretty much anything platonically lol #What was it how did I describe him in my notes and haven't been able to stop laughing about lol - #Ah yes - Wally doesn't need to worry because ZEX is a ''hedonistic pleasurebeast'' lol #I also like how Wally is the first(? if I remember correctly) of ZEX's Type starting to develop haha ♪ #Sure he likes all humans but if he happens to lean one way more than another hehehe ♫ #I'm doubly fascinated by his self-awareness (and lack thereof) around submissiveness - he's very sensitive as a human! #He's still quite aggressive but also easily overwhelmed ♪ It's a very interesting combo to me :3c #And any further insight into his proclivities delights me hehe <3 #Heart eyes ZEX >>>>>> ♥♪♫ #And a few silly little doodles as well :D The first one's just a random chibi lol he's cute! ♪ #The second is of him trying a Starburst hehe he's so cute <3 I was so curious as to how he'd react to candy/sugar so lovely to see! #And thus far he hasn't had any alcohol - good Max has had enough - but I got my favourite Catawba so tipsy doodle it is lol #All the cutests <3 <3

[call-me-the-cassie]

Between the Lines

Written for @liiilyevans for the Potterverse Gift exchange. This got out of hand and developed into a multichapter fic, but I'll try to post a part every day. Happy holidays!

No one could reasonably expect to meet their soulmate in Introductory Mechanics, mused Lily halfway into her first class of the semester, but the boy with messy hair sitting two rows ahead of her would do quite well as the star of her daydreams for a while.

If she were the sort to lie to herself, Lily would have pretended that he hadn’t caught her attention the moment she walked into the lecture room and saw him already there, looking unduly excited about what was supposed to be the toughest class that year. As someone who considered such deception beneath her, however, Lily freely admitted that she was instantly attracted to the bloke, his enthusiasm for lectures scheduled at 8:00 AM notwithstanding.

Dear bloke in grey hoodie, she started writing absentmindedly as Professor Flitwick went on about the quality of work he expected from his students,

You must really love Mechanics, to be so awake. You’re hanging on to Flitwick’s every word, it’s almost sickening. I would not have thought you’d be a teacher’s pet. Can you not feel the boredom in the air? Does it not lull you to sleep? I’m no mechanics hater myself, but it’s simply too early for this. You’re not an early morning person, are you? I thought you were cute, but this might be a deal breaker. I can’t daydream about a guy who likes doing things at 8:00 AM, it would never work.

I’ll wait till the next lecture to judge you harshly, but you’re on shaky ground. You’re lucky I like your hair.

Later, Lily.

As far as letters went, that was probably not her best effort, but Lily had no intentions of sending the grey-hoodie-messy-hair dude her silly little note. No, she’d just been trying to stay awake while Flitwick went on an unrelated tangent, that was all.

I’m already tired of this class, she texted her roommate after the hour was finally over and she left the depressingly dull room.

That’s why I’m not there:), Mary texted back, and how Lily envied her new friend’s ability to skip classes without the slightest bit of guilt. She, however, didn’t work that way, so she resigned herself to the long, exhausting semester looming ahead.

Two days later, Lily had almost forgotten about the messy haired boy when she walked into her second mechanics lecture, determined to not let her mind drift away from the topic at hand, no matter how sweet sleep may seem.

Her good intentions lasted all of twenty minutes, before Flitwick started a brief recap and her attention wandered away.

She glanced lazily around the room, her eyes brightening a little when she saw the boy who had caught her attention a couple of days ago.

Dear grey hoodie bloke, she wrote again,

I can’t tell if you’re still listening to Flitwick, but you seem suspiciously awake to me. What’s your secret, grey hoodie bloke? Is it those doodles you’re doodling right now? At least, I assume you’re doodling, because there’s nothing to write here. Unless you’re so much of a swot that you’re taking notes of a RECAP. You’re not, are you? I mean, I admire due diligence towards work, but this is just pointless. It’s okay to zone out a bit, really.

Oh crap, he’s moved on to the next topic. Later, grey hoodie bloke.

Lily had to admit that Flitwick was a good teacher, but it was pointless trying to deny that no matter how hard she tried, she simply couldn’t maintain her focus through his slow paced teaching, not so early in the day.

She also had to admit that her missives to the boy she had christened grey hoodie bloke certainly made things more interesting. Her notes were interspersed with random observations written to him, and it kept her attention centred in the lecture room.

His name was James Potter, she found out a week later when they both hung back after class to ask Flitwick a few questions about an assignment. He seemed a pleasant enough fellow, she decided, despite the fact that he was almost annoyingly perky in the early morning classes.

I’ll look past your morning chirpiness, she wrote another day,

But only because I’m planning on asking to borrow your notes later, so your state of alertness works to my advantage, really. You’re an unwitting minion in my diabolic plots, Potter.

She caught him before leaving, and he relinquished his notes with a smile that made Lily’s heart beat a little faster, but he seemed to be in too much of a hurry to stay and chat.

“You can return them tomorrow, yeah?”, he asked, and when Lily nodded in reply, he rushed out the door with a friendly wave in her direction.

If Lily was disappointed with the length of the conversation, she at least had no reason to complain when she found that his notes were thorough enough to suit her purposes.

#potterversegiftexchange2021 #liiilyevans #jily fic #i hope you like this

[stormhawksplanb]

Alphabet Headcannon With Nova and Stork!

(I know I said I wasn’t gonna turn this blog into a romance between Nova and Stork but people are requesting me to do Alphabet challenges so here- List created by @houndofjustice-imagines​ <3 )

A for Arguments - How often do you two argue? Who apologies first? How do they make up? etc

They rarely Argue unless it’s over something that was miscommunication. Who ever misunderstood is usually the one to apologize first. But Stork has a bad habit of avoiding, and giving Nova the silent treatment when he’s mad, or thinks she’s done something that hurts him. This usually ends in her having a break down, and him feeling guilty. The after effect of this can continue for a couple days, and it makes everyone on the ship concerned.

B for Bedtime Routine - Do they prefer to be the big spoon or little spoon? Favorite sleeping position? etc

Nova likes to curl up and cuddle his side, usually with one leg over his waist. This is usually what happens when stork wants to have a personal furnace since she gives off a lot of heat. He will sometimes pull her closer onto him and surround them in blankets. If it’s too hot stork will get on top of her with his arms tucked under her back.

C for Cook - Do they cook? Can they cook? What type of food do they like to cook for their partner?

Nova is trying to teach him to cook, and it’s not going well. She winds up doing most of the cooking, and he’s doing the cleaning up part. Stork will also try and eat the food in the process. Even if it’s something like cookie dough. Nova tried to stop him by pointing out how he could get sick from eating raw eggs and he’ll shrug it off. “At least I’ll die happy” or a “It’s slightly romantic and twisted if I die from you’re cooking.” is usually his retort. Stork can’t cook. But he can kind of bake, or make french toast.

D for DIY - Do they like to make gifts for their partner? Are they good at general DIY around the house? Do they enjoy doing it?

100% They both do it, but not all the time. Usually if one or the other is upset or depressed they’ll make something silly, or charming to cheer the other up. Stork tries to teach Nova about mechanical stuff, but it usually doesn’t stick, word wise. She can do the thing, but can not explain it nor keep the technical terms. They both enjoy it and stork likes the sensation of being proud whenever she randomly pulls his little tricks out of her hat and shows off. They both have a habit of buying random junk to try and fix anything broken. It’s ‘quality’ time for them, but it’s really just an excuse for them to be together without drawing too much teasing from the others.

E for Effort - How much effort do they put into their relationship?

It’s 100% give and take. They’ve both been in pretty rough relationships with other people, friends and/or potential lovers, and they both have trust issues. Even though they seemingly get along like their already married, they made a rule to be honest with each other. The only one who struggles with it is Nova. She likes to keep things bottled up because she thinks her high energy will scare him off. Stork on the other hand is sensitive to this and thinks it’s because she doesn’t want to put in the effort. They eventually clear this up and things start to go smoother than before. Every now and then one of the other storm hawks will catch them sobbing or consoling each other, and will let the others know to give the couple some space for a bit.

F for First Date - Where do you go on your first date? How does it go etc?

They didn’t have an official date until they became official, which was a really weird, slow, conversion of just silently accepting each other. It just kind of happened, but once it was agreed they’d be official, and tell everyone, Stork woke Nova up in the middle of the night to show her the migration of the shimmering locus (a locus that’s wings are covered in colorful crystal dust) that was feeding on the flowers on Terra Fauna. He also brought with him a late night snack. Nova declared it, be accident, as “The best date I’ve ever been on” while slowly falling asleep again. Stork silently agreed and that’s what they considered their very first date. It was a quiet, and soft date.

G for Gifts - What kind of gifts do they gift their partner? What kind of gifts do they receive? etc

Stork recently build a glass case for her gifts, and has sacrificed space on his wall for her drawings. He’s even got a few of her doodles he’s stolen from her sticky note pads and stuck them to the fridge. Nova has a jewelry box contained of the little gadgets and chokers stork makes her. Jewelry is her biggest weakness, and he 100% knows if it’s got little moving parts or shiny things she can fiddle with, she’ll be over the moon about it. There is the occasional buying of the gifts, but that’s usually books, or something they other really wants, or needs. Examples are: Nova hunting down and buying stork that Brain worm helmet, or stork catching glimpses of dud crystals or crafty related things he finds at a cheap price since Nova already has enough time making profit off of commissions.

H for Honeymoon - Where do they go on Honeymoon? Details on the honeymoon etc.

They spent their Honey moon during one of Terra Merbia’s Blackout Festivals. Once a year the Terra’s storms stop completely and the sky becomes engulfed in colorful rays from the crystal energies, and it covered everything in saturated blended colors. Stork never got to see it due to the damage caused by war, and him running off into the waste lands. Both Stork and Nova cried that night, but it was happy tears. The rest of the week they spent just being together. One day they almost forgot to eat breakfast because they were both physically, and emotionally tired, but in a good way. They were just in a lazy mindset.

I for Intimacy - What do like they like? Where do they like to be intimate? Are they experienced etc?

Both virgins, and when it comes down to where and when, it’s in privacy and with no one around, and as little chance of getting caught. On the rare occasion they can’t get ‘alone time’ on the ship they will go camping, or out to a Bed and breakfast to get away. They will also take the opportunity as soon as the others fly off for training or a mission. When they do have intimate moments it’s usually planned, and sometimes it has nothing to do with sex/making love. Most of the time it’s them just being in the same room reading, or being goofy. Stork and Nova have the most fun when they act out old fashion plays.

J for Jealously - How jealous are they? How often do they get jealous? How they react? etc

Stork is a long distance jealousy guy. Nova becomes unwanted pray. He’ll observe his dark beloved from afar. If he sees anything he doesn’t like, or if Nova seems uncomfortable he’ll swoop by and come up with some bizarre excuse to take Nova away from the situation. Nova is the type of jealous that will wait to be alone and breakdown and cry if she thinks she’s endanger of losing stork. This usually ends when stork realizes she’s been avoiding her. She gets better about expressing it after a while.

K for Kink - Do they have any particular kinks?

Yes. Funny thing is it’s constantly changing. Neither of them like lewd kinks, it’s usually just small things that make it more sensual. It could be the way one of them moans, or wiggles. Nova, however, enjoys sensitive play after her climax, and it’s especially a turn on when Stork holds her wrists above her head. He does it so firm, but loose enough to where she knows she can stop him if needed. Storks kink is the aftermath of their passion. He likes it when she twirls his piercings or lightly scratches behind his neck, and ears. He has one kink he’ll never admit to her about, but it flips a switch in him when she snorts, so yes, he tries to get her to laugh during sex, and knows exactly how to do it. And if he times it just right with her release it’s his favorite sound in the world.

L for Long Distance - How do they cope with Long Distance? How they prefer to keep in contact? etc

They don’t keep in contact when they’re apart. They are both really good when it comes to being on time when leaving, and coming back. They love each other dearly, but they aren't dependent on one another. They can still live their lives so long they know they’re ok and safe. They might send a carrier pigeon to be like “I made it, but there’s a chicken and it wants to eat my noodles” Usually light hearted letters. Stork keeps those in a box under his bed to read when he does miss her. Nova is usually so busy when she leaves the condor she usually forgets, but she makes sure to carry something to cuddle when she gets lonely. When they return, it’s over the top and dramatic. Mostly to annoy anyone within ear shot. A few attempts of foreplay, or reunion sex is attempted, but it’s rather quick, and they try to be as silent as possible about it. The others, of course, don’t know where they went for those handful of minutes.

M for Marriage - Do they want to get married? Their wedding etc.

They never really thought of getting married until one day a letter from Terra Merbia came saying stork was to marry someone else. It was just a miscommunication, stork never told Nova, and then proceeded to give her a heart attack after proposing to her once he realized he ‘Didn’t want to give any other person the chance to taker her away. Even if that makes him selfish- he’s only selfish for her’. It was a traditional Merbian marriage. Yet with Nova around there was a few tweaks. Stork was grateful of the whole ‘The groom’s outfit is practically a dress, and that ain’t happening’ edit Nova made. The ceremony usually starts out with announcements of the soon to be married lives, written by their family or friends. There’s also, a rather potent, drink they both take a sip from, to signify their willingness to sacrifice and share in hard times. Nova cringed at the taste and it made everyone giggle. The thing that ties the knot is the drawn lines painted on their wrists, to signify their unity as one and their effects on each other. No two symbols are the same since it’s a one time, improvised moment. Stork gave Nova a heart with a sideways infinity symbol, and Nova drew a tight swirl that had A large dot leading to a smaller dot going out towards the end. Merbs are not an outwardly intimate species, all that stuff is saved for in the bedroom just because Merbs are the type to be quiet and keep to themselves to avoid conflict. So any kissing or anything too ‘show offy’ is out of the ceremony, but not unwelcomed. Merbs are also pretty understanding and relaxed about their won rules, given it won’t get anyone hurt, or killed.

N for Night’s Out - Where do they take their partner on nights out? How often do nights out happen?

Night outs happen whenever they get the chance. The others leave for a week to screw around- I mean train with the Absolute Zeros? Let’s take a much needed nap, and drink coffee out on the deck. Stork will have something planned for them as soon as he catches whiff of a vacation. they travel off during vacations and the others just know better to not go looking for them.

O for Often - How often do you see each other? How many times a week? etc

Well they live on the condor together, but know full well not to be too clingy or else they get bored and wind up doing whatever. It’s actually pretty simple the way they function. Eventually it just all becomes a comfy habit to do what they want when they want, and if either wants attention they are more than allowed to seek each other out.

P for Public Displays of Affection - Do they like PDA? Do they have boundaries etc.

Stork surprisingly shows more PDA than Nova. Mostly due to the fact he enjoys embarrassing her when ever he gets the chance. Much play fighting btw. Nova is more spontaneous, and usually only shows her PDA if he’s been close to death, Stork gifts her with something neat, or get excited, and uses him as an outlet. Other than that it’s a game of who can sneak more kisses with out anyone seeing. This makes for some interesting teasing when caught. Stork is currently winning, 32 to 12. The count starts over when wolf whistles are heard, or the “aawwwww” comment is made. Stork has a high score of 456 kisses.

Q for Quiet - Why do they get quiet? How does their partner solve it?

Nova gets quiet when she get depressed or over stressed. Stork kind of just, suddenly realizes it and doesn’t care how long it’s been, he just wants his overly excited, bouncy nova back. This will probably end in a sob session if it’s something close to heart, and if not a cuddle session or a mini nap. When stork get’s quiet it’s usually because of frustration, or if he decides to overwork himself. He will also go quiet all day if he has flashbacks, or night terrors from the war. No one else realizes this, but Nova suffers from those things as well, but get’s over it as soon as it comes. Stork likes to beat himself up. And these always end in sob sessions because he’s so sensitive. Thankfully all it takes is a few minutes of back rubs, and ear kisses to get him back to where he needs to be. Nova’s narcissistic, pessimistic, oddball self.

R for Reunion - How they like to reunite with their partner?

Dramatic. Very dramatic. They do it to annoy the others, and Nova gets the most kicks out of it. But later on there will be lots of cuddling, and kissing. Sometimes they go further than that, but keep it on the down low. Stork will 100% try and break Nova at least once in the more intimate moments. He’ll only stop once he gets at least, one sound from her.

S for Surprise - Do they like surprises? What kind of surprises do they like to get etc?

Nova loves it, and stork only likes it in the form of food. Fried Merb cabbage and mushrooms is his favorite. Nova likes it when stork comes from behind her and hugs her, those are the best surprises. It’s even better with a light bite of her upper cartilage ear piercing. so long there’s no earring. Stork choked on one of her backings once so he’s more careful about it.

T for Texts - How often do they text? How do they react when they receive texts from their partner?

Changing this to messages, but Nova likes to paper air plane drawings and little “You did an awesome job! Show the enemy no mercy!” notes for stork to chuckle at. Stork, on the other hand, loves leaving her poetry. Dark, sexual, playful, romantic or ironic poems. Stork has her wrapped around his finger in whatever mood he wants to see from her with his writing and takes 100% pride in it. If he wants something specific from her he knows how to get it. But doesn’t care if she says no.

U for Unity - How well do they work with their partner? Do they make a good team?

Deadly team. Don’t be at the wrong side of the dagger if you piss off , or hurt, either of them. They have that stupid, unspoken understanding with each other. It’s more of a “do you have an idea” look, followed by who ever nods first is the leader, while the other is the back up to make sure the ‘leader’ stays unharmed. There was one time Dark ace fucked stork up pretty badly and if it wasn’t for The others showing up, and accidentally giving him an escape route, Nova would have killed him.

V for Vacation - Favorite vacation spot to take their partner?

Nova likes being taken to Terra Neon, but mostly for the games and plays at the theater , which they both enjoy. Stork also showed off his skill on the bull ride to Nova, and it was one looong night after that. Stork likes going to Terra Fauna for a vacation. Simply because it’s a nice refreshing place to just be lazy with Nova. They have a wicked nice hiding spot when ever they wanna ‘get it on’. It’s a little cave that has glowing water that shimmers when the moon hits it, and they try and go there when ever they pass by the Terra. Needless to say the spot was picked out because Nova really likes the reflection of the colors, and will get distracted, giving stork the opportunity to give her little nibbles and surprises.

W for When - At what point do they move into together? What kind of place? etc

Welp- Nova was originally just bumming a ride from the storm hawks but due to wanting to learn to be a sky knight ‘from the best squad ever’ she got stuck with them. It started to become more and more permanent when Nova learned that her home Terra was slowly becoming inhabitable. She was then slowly taken on as a storm hawks because no one wanted to say goodbye. Nova even saved Aerrow a few times and got major points for it. Stork was happy, and it showed, when she was written down in the books at Terra Atmosia. He even cried a bit, and then she started up.

X for X-ray - What is their favorite body part on their partner?

Stork loves Nova’s hands, and feet. Not like as in a fetish, it’s just she’s so small, and her hands and feet are just as tiny. also he sometimes does this weird ‘foot holding’ with his feet and hers when they play footsie. It’s not ever really discussed, and it just happens. It mostly happens because her feet are her tickle spot, and he loves her silly snorting. Nova is over the moon about storks ears. If his ears twitch, or droop, chances are you will get a verbal response from her. Stork doesn’t get the obsession about it, but enjoys the foreplay, and piercing twirls.

Y for you - A random head canon about your relationship.

They can’t take a bath alone. Stork started this habit waaay before they got married, and it was really relaxing, and now they can’t relax without each other. Same thing with sleeping, but Nova got stork into the habit of sleeping naked. Not for sexual reasons but because she has silk bedding and they both really like the feeling of sleeping in pure silk.

Z for Zoom - Zoom into the future, what does your future look like?

Nova eventually is taught everything she needs, and these two become makeshift monster hunters. Nova is stork’s damage control, and they’re a force to mess with. Nova even knows how to navigate all of storks traps on the condor. They eventually move into one room together. They never have kids, but they do wind up adopting a ‘guard dog’ for the condor.Nova cries when the other storm hawks hit the ‘official’ minimum age to be a squadron. Stork has no problem leaving the condor, and eventually actually sells it for scrap, and nova and him make the ultimate Ship they dub the Vulture. Stork says it’s his proudest work and makes Nova his first mate. Slowly but surely they separate from the rest of the storm hawks as Aerrow, Piper, Finn, and Junko return to live on their home Terra that Cyclonis took at the start of it all. Stork and Nova stayed for the ceremony of the newly Raised flag, and they rename their Home Terra, Terra Argonia, after Nova’s destroyed Terra. Stork and Nova don’t leave the team, it’s just now that everything is where it should be, and everyone is learning how to fully defend themselves, and rebuild their lives, there’s no major need for the storm hawks. Terra Argonia is now the home base of the team, but Nova and Stork still have a whole world to explore, and they do so. Piper and Raddar eventually get a second ship in case Stork and Nova are gone, and the others want to head out on an adventure. Every now and then the team fully assembles to fight against retaliation, but in the end the world of Atmos is left in capable hands. Especially now that Piper is the head leader of teaching the future fighters, along with the skills taught by the others. Nothing could have prepared them for the end as life is given a steady pace.

(FUCK- THE LAST ONE MADE ME CRY A BIT FUUUUUUCK- Please! ASK ME MORE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS, I’M HAVING FUN WITH THISIIIISISISIS~~~)

#storm hawks #stormhawks #stork #finn #junko #aerrow #Piper #Radarr

[my-creative-hell]

Firt day (Grave child au)

“Sweetie…” Iden sits gently on Grave’s bed, softly placing a finger on her nose as he hushes his voice to not scare her.

“Mmm… not here.” Grave protests, her voice and slanted smile sleepy on her face as she shifts.

“But if you aren’t here you cant go to school and learn and make friend…” Iden smiles as he encourages Grave to get up.

“…Okay, I’m here.” Grave relents, opening her eyes as she giggles, feeling sleepy and happy.

“That’s good! You excited for your first day of school?” Iden questions, smiling as he helps Grave sit up in bed, making her wake up more.

“Yeah! Gon meet people and do things.” Grave smiles happily, Iden returning it with a smile of his own.

“Exactly!” He agrees with Grave. “Do you know what you wanna wear?” Iden asks, his face curious.

“Mmm… different pyjamas.” Grave explains, giggling at her own joke a she speaks, voice light and happy.

“Mhm, don’t know if they’ll let you wear pyjamas kiddo.” Iden explains, smiling warmly at Grave.

“D… dad shit and… yes.” Grave elaborates, her brain lagging slightly behind her as she wakes up, Iden laughing as he gently picks her up from the bed.

“You want a big dad shit hm?” Iden clarifies, looking down at Grave as he holds her carefully.

“Yes!” Grave exclaims, her brain catching up to her now as she wakes up fully, looking happy and excited.

“Okay, well you get changed and I’ll make some breakfast before we go, okay?” Iden smiles as he puts Grave down gently.

“Sounds good!” Grave smiles as she gently presses their foreheads together, Iden smiling as he leaves the room. He heads downstairs, Grave able to hear Misty running around in the kitchen as he prepares food for her.

Grave changes quickly, brushing her teeth and making sure she looks presentable before going downstairs, running down the stairs happily into the kitchen.

“Eat your breakfast and then we’ll be off, I packed your bag for you last night so that’s all done.” Iden explains as Grave sits down, placing a plate of toast and eggs in front of her as he feeds Misty, preparing himself a cup of coffee.

“Okay!” Grave happily digs into her food as Iden smiles, finishing his coffee quickly as he walks away, getting out their shoes and coats for when they leave.

“Food is dead now, I killed it.” Grave makes a silly joke as she finishes her breakfast, getting up from the table.

“Its very dead, well done.” Iden laughs at her joke. “You ready?” He questions, putting his coat on.

“Yeah!” Grave grabs her own shoes and coat, putting them on swiftly as she picks up her bag.

“Okay lets get you in the car and then I have something we need to walk about on the way, okay?” Iden opens the front door for Grave as he speaks.

“Okay!” Grave blows a kiss to Misty as she leaves, Iden following behind her, locking the door before moving to the car and opening it for Grave, getting behind the wheel.

Grave gets in beside him, buckling herself in as she smiles up at him, watching him do the same before he begins driving them.

“So… we gotta have a chat sweetie. Its kinda important.” Iden explains, his tone more serious than it was before.

“Okay! What is it?” Grave questions, listening to Iden intently as he thinks through what to say next.

“We both know you have… abilities. Amazing abilities you should be proud of. But… they shouldn’t be shown to anyone, do you understand that?” Iden begins to explain, voice serious and calm.

“Yes, sir.” Grave’s voice is quieter as she responds politely, taking in the words said by Iden.

“Other people might not understand the things you can do. I don’t want anyone trying to hurt you.” Iden explains, voicing his concerns as he smiles gently.

“That makes sense.” Grave bounces slightly in her seat as she gets excited, agreeing with Iden happily.

“Just be aware, but don’t let it stop you from making some friends, okay?” Iden smiles gently as he drives, looking at Grave for a moment.

“Okay!” Grave bounces in her seat happily as Iden pulls up outside the school, stopping the car.

“Now, go in there and have some fun!” Iden smiles warmly as he looks at the school in front of them.

“Bye, I love you!” Grave plants a soft kiss on Iden’s face before running quickly out of the car, being aware not to use her powers as Iden drives away. The classroom is easy for her to locate, clearly labelled as she walks down the hall.

Grave enters the classroom quietly, a large smile on her face, feeling happy. The classroom is empty, aside from the teacher, who sits quietly at her desk.

“Grave?” The teacher notices Grave, getting up from her desk to go and speak with her.

“Hi!” Grave exclaims, her face happy as she bounces slightly on the floor in excitement.

“Its very nice to meet you! I’m Mrs Jewell, and I’ll be your teacher from now on.” She explains, smiling gently as Grave giggles.

“That’s good!!” Grave plays with her fingers as she looks at the empty classroom. “Where’s everyone else?” She questions quietly.

“They aren’t quite here yet, you’re a bit early.” Mrs Jewell explains, her face gentle. “But you can wait with me for a but and we’ll sort some things out before class starts.” She offers.

“Sounds fun.” Grave’s feet tap happily against the floor as she speaks, smiling widely. Her smile is returned as Jewell leads her to the teacher’s desk, sitting down.

“So, you are entering the year a little late, so we will accommodate for that in the coming lessons with some extra work for you to do at home.” She explains. “Bur I’m sure you will get on just fine, you seem like a very intelligent girl.” Jewell compliments Grave, her expression warm and open.

“Thank you!” Grave smiles, trying her hardest not to let her cheeks glow out of happiness as Mrs Jewell returns the smile.

“That’s okay kiddo. Okay, so we only have one free seat in the class right now, and that’s at the back with another female student, who you will get to meet.” She explains, looking at Grave.

“Who is it?” Grave questions, curious and excited as her feet tap against the floor more.

“Her name is Rose and she normally gets in a little early, so I’m sure you’ll see her soon if you wanna go and set up at the desk.” Jewell explains, pointing the back corner desk out to Grave.

Grave complies, walking to the desk as she smiles. She sits down as she begins to set up her materials. Rose enters the classroom after a few minutes, her curly hair tied up in pigtails. A galaxy hoodie is hanging over her torso, a black skirt and space leggings on her legs as she walks over to the desk, freezing slightly when she see’s Grave.

“Hello!” Grace smiles, waving happily as she see’s Rose. Her voice is quiet despite the obvious excitement on her face as she speaks, radiating off of her.

“H-Hi…” Rose replies quietly, sitting down next to Grave at the desk. “You’re from the bakery, right?” She clarifies, looking at Grave curiously.

“Yeah! Its nice to see you again.” Grave’s feet tap happily as she confirms Rose’s suspicions.

“I-Its nice to see you too…” Rose smiles, feeling calmer as she looks at Grave. “You’re joining this class?” She continues softly.

“Mhm!” Grave exclaims, playing with her shirt absentmindedly, feeling happy as she looks at Rose.

“Did Mrs Jewell tell you what we’re doing today?” Rose questions, pulling out a container of coloured pencils from her bag, placing it on the table carefully.

“Uh… no, I don’t think so.” Grave thinks for a moment, trying to remember as she speaks to Rose, who smiles as she opens the container of pencils.

“We’re doing a drawing and colouring session first! Then we have some English and PE… and some other stuff.” Rose explains as she sets up her side of the desk.

“Oh!!!” Grave looks happy at her explanation, pulling out her own pencils as she tries to prevent her cheeks from glowing happily.

Rose smiles as the rest of the class begins filing into the room. Jewell takes the attendance quickly, everyone answering swiftly before the lesson begins, the class being handed colouring sheets to complete.

Grave starts on her work happily, going into autopilot as she colours in her sheets. Rose colours beside her, finishing faster than the rest of the class. As she waits for the nest lesson to begin, she begins colouring in the blank areas on the sheets, filling them with galaxies and stars.

“That looks pretty.” Grave comes out of autopilot to compliment Rose’s work, observing the galaxies as she smiles, Rose looking surprised for a moment at the words.

“Y-Yeah, sorry. I’m just doodling random stuff…” She justifies quietly, smiling nervously.

“You don’t have to be sorry! Random stuff is cool.” Grave explains, her feet tapping slightly as she continues colouring, staying alert in case Rose wants to talk.

“D-Do you like space?” Rose questions as she continues colouring, a tentative smile on her face.

“Yeah!” Grave smiles happily as her brain whirs ahead of her, thinking of ideas to come as Rose light up in front of her.

“Me too! Its like my favourite thing!” Rose exclaims, smiling brightly as she gets more excited. Grave blushes slightly as she watches Rose light up, her heart feeling strange as she forgets to say anything in response. Rose bites her fingers gently as she continues talking, eyes bright.

“I-I-I read a book that said the moon doesn’t actually light up, its reflecting sunlight! I thought that was so cool…” Rose rambles excitedly as Grave watches her, her cheeks glowing slightly as she listens, not even drawing any more as she focuses on Rose, smiling.

“I also learned that some stars are so old that by the time we see them, they’re already dead! That’s so weird and cool…” Rose smiles as the class transitions into English, Rose hushing her voice as she speaks.

“I think you’re cool… almost as cool as space…” Grave replies quietly, smiling as Rose looks at her.

“T-Thank you… I think you’re cool too.” Rose returns the sentiment genuinely, smiling sweetly as Grave blushes, smiling more.

“Aw, thanks!” Grave giggles quietly as the class continues around them, Rose smiling as she packs away her pencils, paying attention to the English class as Grave goes back into autopilot, not controlling it as the class continues.

The English class finishes soon enough, Mrs Jewell getting up from her desk as the class packs away, getting ready to lead them outside. Grave packs up with Rose, using all her will power to prevent herself from glowing happily.

Rose smiles as Jewell gets the class to stand up, leading them to the changing rooms for PE, Grave’s cheeks lightly glowing as she walks, tapping her feet in happiness.

They enter the changing rooms, Rose dumping her stuff besides Grave’s as they change quickly. Grave changes as well, her glow slightly more visible as she does. Mrs Jewell leads them all outside, standing still to address all of them at once.

“Okay today we’re practicing throwing and hand-eye coordination. Everybody find a partner!” She orders, the rest of the class looking around as Grave looks at Rose, her cheeks no longer glowing.

“R-Rose?” Grave questions quietly, her voice quiet as she looks at her, Rose turning to face her curiously.

“Yeah?” Rose questions curiously, looking at Grave with bright and happy eyes as she speaks.

“Do you wanna be partners?” Grave feels nervous as she asks, though she smiles happily anyway.

“Really!” Rose looks excited as she bounces slightly, her face lighting up happily at the offer.

“Yeah!!!” Grave smiles, close to glowing, though she prevents it as Rose bounces happily.

“Okay!” Rose exclaims in agreement, running to quickly grab a ball for them to throw, returning to Grave once she gets it.

Grave taps her feet happily, knowing that if you listened closely you would be able to hear her buzzing as Rose smiles, tossing the ball to Grave carefully.

Grave passes the ball back as her feet tap happily against the floor, though she puts one on top of the other to silence them. Rose giggles as she catches the ball, swiftly tossing it back as Grave notices they are being watches by one of their classmates.

Grave catches her eyes for a moment before she refocuses on Rose, throwing the ball back as she moves her feet, allowing them to tap. Rose catches the ball, nearly dropping it as she does, making her laugh as she corrects the incident.

“You okay?” Grave questions, not knowing why she asks but doing so nevertheless, smiling happily.

“I’m fine!” Rose reassures her, smiling as she passes the ball back to Grave, though they get interrupted when Mrs Jewell calls Rose away from the lesson to talk with her momentarily.

Grave frowns slightly as she plays with the ball by herself, waiting as Jewell talks to Rose quietly, seemingly just checking in on her. The girl Grave caught watching her stops playing with her partner as Mrs Jewell moves away from Rose, their brief conversation over.

Grave looks at the girl, smiling slightly as she pins the ball around. The girl ignores Grave, wandering over to Rose and cutting her off from her as she talks to her.

Grave feels confused as she watches, disappointed that she cant see Rose. The girl moves Rose away slightly, out of view of the rest of the class as she talks to her.

Grave grows more confused, moving slightly as worry starts to settle in. She can see the other girl’s hands as she moves, but there’s a darker colour on her palms that wasn’t there before.

Grave gets closer, feeling more and more confused as she holds the ball in her hands. As she gets closer, she can see the girl holding Rose against the wall by her shoulder, Rose hiding her face as the girl smiles at her menacingly.

Grave approaches them, too worried to know what to say to either of them, a noise of concern escaping her mouth. Rose doesn’t answer, sliding down to sit on the floor as the girl lets go of her, looking at Grave.

“Go away.” Rose’s words are surprisingly harsh and blunt as she speaks to Grave, seeming aggressive.

“Make me.” Grave responds snappily, her hands shifting to hold the ball as if she were going to throw it at the girl.

“Don’t test me.” Rose warns, shaking as she sits on the floor below her, not moving an inch.

“Oh no, I’m so scared!” Grave mocks, her voice only sounding angry as she gets closer to Rose, concerned for her.

“Back off or I kick Rose in the face.” The girl threatens, sneering at Grave angrily. That makes Grave angrier, leading her to throw her ball into the girls face very hard.

The girl screeches in pain as she falls down, alerting Mrs Jewell to the situation, who quickly rushes over to stand behind Grave.

“What is going on over here?!” She questions incredulously, looking down at Grave with wide eyes.

“She was trying to hurt Rose and I-” Grave looks at Mrs Jewell as she stands behind her, feeling nervous as she surveys the scene around the children before kneeling down next to the shaking Rose, who continues to hide her face. Jewell sighs quietly before looking at Grave.

“Okay, here’s what we are going to do. You, me, Lola and Rose are going to go to the office together so Rose and Lola can be tended to. and we will sort this mess out, okay? My assistant will cover the rest of the lesson.” She explains, her voice clam despite being authoritative.

“Oh, okay.” Grave feels slightly worried at the idea of going to the office, but her concern for Rose outweighs that feeling as Jewell smiles, moving to gently pull Lola up from the floor, helping Rose up in the same breath. Rose continues to cover her face as she is helped up, shaking as Jewell begins to walk them all to the office.

“Sorry, Rose…” Grave walks beside Rose as they head to the office, looking slightly sad as she speaks, her voice quiet and soft.

“F-f-fine…” Rose mumbles in response as Jewell brings them inside the office. Grave is left alone for a moment as Jewell walks Lola and Rose inside the nurse’s office, out of view. She comes back a moment later, walking back over to Grave.

“Am I in trouble?” Grave questions, feeling more scared as Rose isn’t with the teacher anymore, though she knows she’ll be fine. She looks Mrs Jewell in the eyes as she talks to her.

“Why don’t we sit down and we can talk, okay?” Jewell questions gently, a soft smile on her face as she leads Grave to an area of the office with chairs for them to sit in. grave sits down in one of the chairs, looking worried as she thinks about Rose.

“Hey, Rose is okay. She’s just fine, don’t worry.” Jewell reassures Grave, smiling gently. “You wanna tell me what happened?” She asks, looking at Grave inquisitively.

“Um… when you moved away from Rose, Lola stopped playing with her partner and went over to her. She was saying something but I didn’t know what.” Grave begins to explain, playing with her fingers as she speaks. “She moved her away and I got a bit closer to see what was going on and I saw some weird stuff on her hands…” Grave continues, getting more nervous.

“Weird stuff?” Jewell questions, a look of confusion on her face. “Can you describe it for me?” She pushes gently, wanting the details of the situation.

“Uh… it was much darker than her. Like um… it was Rose’s skin colour.” Grave explains, looking at her feet as she taps them nervously.

“Oh…” Jewell frowns as she hears those words. “Okay, that explains a lot to me. What happened next Grave?” She continues, wanting the full story from the child.

“She held her against the wall and Rose was hiding her face, so I went over there and Rose told me to go away.” Grave explains, her voice getting quieter as she picks at her fingers. “I said ‘make me’ and she was like ‘don’t test me’. U-um…” Grave trails off, feeling scared. Mrs Jewell gently places a comforting hand on her shoulder.

“Hey, its okay. Rose didn’t mean any of it, don’t worry…” Jewell reassures quietly, a soft smile on her face. “You’re okay.” She continues, her tone calm and quiet.

“I’m not worried about me, I’m worried about Rose…” Grave explains, sighing softly.

“She said she was gonna kick her in the face if I didn’t move so I um… I threw the ball at her face.” Grave explains, her voice hushed.

“Rose will be okay, I promise.” Jewell reassures Grave, smiling gently. “So you threw the ball at her because she threatened to kick Rose?” She clarifies, using a calm tone with Grave.

“Yeah… I-I know you’re not supposed to hurt someone unless they actually hit you or somebody first so um… sorry.” Grave apologises, curling into a ball slightly as she speaks.

“You will need to be suspended for a few days since you did hit a student, but given the circumstances that should be all the punishment you get, I shall see to that.” Jewell reassures Grave quietly, smiling. “But we do have to talk to the principle about this, okay?”

“Mhm.” Grave answers, thinking about Rose as she realises she wont see her for several days.

“Okay, lets go talk to the principle and we can call your dad to come and get you, okay? Is he available?” Jewell questions as she stands up from her chair.

“Yeah, I think so.” Grave murmurs, feeling more scared as she thinks about going into the principles office.

“Hey, it’ll be okay.” Jewell reassures her as she leads her through the office, past the now shut nurses room and into the principles office. He sits at his desk quietly, looking up at them as they enter the room, Mrs Jewell shutting the door behind them for privacy.

“Hi…” Grave’s voice is quiet as she latches onto Jewell’s hand, feeling scared as she speaks.

“Hello Grave.” The principles voice is soft and calm as he speaks, smiling gently as he gets up from his desk. “How we feeling?” He questions the child in front of him.

“I’m good… what about you?” Grave returns the question quietly, attempting to smile.

“I’m okay… do you know why you’re in here?” The principle questions, though he doesn’t sound angry with her.

“I-I um… I hit Lola.” Grave explains, keeping her voice low as she speaks, feeling nervous.

“You did, yes. But you did it for a reason, didn’t you?” The principle pushes further, leaning down to get on Grave’s level.

“She said she was gonn hurt Rose…” Grave continues, feeling slightly scared as she speaks.

“So you threw the ball at her because she threatened another student?” The principle questions, sounding gentle as he pushes for more information.

“Mhm…” Grave agrees quietly, trying to look calm as fear runs through her. The principle nods before walking back to his desk, beckoning Jewell and Grave to come closer.

“Okay, so that does warrant a three day suspension, which is necessary, but given the circumstances I see no further action as necessary, and the situation will be explained to your father so he can understand why you did what you did.” The principle smiles gently. “But other than the three days your time here is in no jeopardy.” He explains kindly.

“Oh! Okay…” Grave feels more nerves at the thought of them calling Iden, worried that he would be angry with her, the principle able to see the shift in her face.

“Grave, don’t worry. This isn’t Luna’s first situation with Rose, so I have no concerns about you, and that will be explained to your dad.” He reassures her calmly.

“Okay…” Grave feels slightly calmer at this, her voice small as she answers the principle.

“You wanna sit in here while I call him? Mrs Jewell is going to go and talk to Rose right now and get Luna’s punishment sorted out…” He explains, Jewell nodding. Grave sits down in the office, putting her head down.

“Lola kinda sucks.” She didn’t intend to say it out loud, but the words leave her mouth as she sits.

“As the head of the school I’m not allowed to agree.” The principle explains, winking as Jewell leaves the room. “But I can say that she’s getting suspended longer than you.” He smiles as he calls Iden for Grave.

“Good, she cant mess with Rose if she’s not here.” Grave miles slightly as she speaks, the principle not answering her as he puts the phone to his ear, though a tiny smile is present on his face as he gets Iden on the phone, explaining the situation to him calmly.

Grave feels slightly nervous as she listens to the principle talking to Iden, staying silent as the principle calmly speaks to Iden. The phone call is wrapped up quickly, the principle hanging up the phone.

“When is he coming?” Grave questions, feeling nervous as she watches the principle, her heart beating loudly in her chest.

“He should be here in around ten minutes or so.” He explains, smiling gently. “He seems to understand what happens.” He continues calmly.

“Oh! That’s good, I think…” Grave feels slightly less nervous now as she speaks, the principle smiling.

“Its very good I believe. Shall we go and fetch your bag while we wait for him?” He questions quietly, getting up from his desk and approaching Grave.

“Y-Yeah.” Grave stands up from her chair, her feet tapping against the floor quietly as she does.

“Alright, lets go then.” The principle smiles as he opens the door of the office, walking outside with Grave. Mrs Jewell stands outside the nurse’s room, handing Rose her bag.

Grave looks at Rose, waving as concern and anger flows through her, directed at Lola as Rose waves back shyly. She looks okay, everything seeming normal, though she’s slightly more subdued as the principle continues to walk by her.

Grave continues to walk after him, still feeling slightly worried, though the feeling has subsided somewhat as she keeps up with him easily, being lead to the now empty changing rooms.

Grave grabs her bag from the changing rooms, feeling more nervous as she leaves the changing room, the principle noticing the change in the mood.

Are you alright Grave? You know no ones upset with you…” The principle reassures her gently, slightly concerned for her.

“I-I’m fine.” Grave lies quietly, her feet tapping nervously against the floor as she speaks.

“I know you aren’t Grave.” He reasons with her quietly. “It’s okay to feel nervous or scared.” He reassures her softly.

“Thanks…” Grave’s cheeks glow lightly in a mix of positive and negative energy as she speaks.

“That’s alright… how about we go back to the office and wait for your dad? Everything’s gonna be alright.” The principle reassures Grave gently, his voice soothing.

“O-Okay…” Grave feels calmer as she talks now, her voice quiet and hushed.

“Okay then.” He smiles, walking back to the office with Grave, who plays with her fingers gently as they walk back inside, thinking. The principle waits with her inside the office as they watch Iden come inside, looking slightly concerned as he see’s Grave.

“H-Hi…” Grave feels scared as she see’s Iden, worried of his reaction as she lowers her voice.

“Hey Gravey, you okay?” Iden questions, enveloping Grave in a gentle and soft hug.

“I-I’m fine.” Grave reassures him, returning the hug gently as she starts to feel better.

“Your principle explained what happened…” Iden continues softly, sounding worried as he hugs her.

“I know…” Grave curls in on herself slightly as she gets slightly more scared, waiting to be yelled at.

“Hey, its alright sweetie. He explained why and what happened. I’m not mad kiddo.” Iden reassures her gently, smiling gently.

“You’re not?” Grave questions, unused to that kind of reaction, feeling confused as she looks at Iden.

“No I’m not mad sweetheart. I understand what happened. Its okay.” Iden holds her gently as he speaks, voice soft and calm. Grave hugs him tighter, feeling surprised by his reaction.

“Its all okay.” Iden reassures, returning the hug softly as Jewell brings Rose into the office, handing a phone to the principle quietly. Grave smiles as she see’s Rose, the principle frowning slightly as he gets the phone, walking away from the group to talk into it, Rose dipping her head down.

“Rose?” Grave questions, voice soft in her concern as Jewell puts her hands gently on Rose’s shoulders.

“There’s been a small situation with Rose’s aunt that’s complicated some things…” She explains quietly.

“What happened?” Grave presses, her feet tapping against the floor in worry as Iden let’s her go.

“Her aunt is unable to take her home and her usual babysitter is unavailable…” Jewell trails off, Rose looking slightly upset as she explains for her. Grave thinks for a moment before turning to look at Iden.

“Can she stay with us?” Grave questions, a small amount of excitement building inside her at the idea as Iden looks at her.

“If her aunt agrees I have no problem with it.” Iden explains, the principle coming back over to quietly hand him the phone upon hearing that, Iden moving away to talk to Rose’s aunt.

Grave looks at Rose as Iden moves away, silently opening her arms in an offer of a hug, wanting to make her feel better. Rose hesitates for a moment before accepting the hug silently.

“Sorry…” Grave apologises quietly as she wraps Rose in a warm and comfortable hug.

“Why are you sorry?” Rose sounds confused as she replies to Grave, Iden calmly talking to her aunt behind them.

“That Lola s u c k s.” Grave explains, pressing her forehead against Rose’s in a soothing touch.

“Not your fault.” Rose reasons quietly as Iden comes back over to the group, no longer talking on the phone.

“I know, but she still sucks.” Grave looks at Iden as he approaches, waving slightly as she continues to hug Rose gently.

“Okay, so Rose’s aunt has agreed for her to stay at ours tonight and she’s gonna pick her up tomorrow after her shift is over.” Iden explains, the principle nodding in approval of the plan.

Grave smiles happily as the principle and Mrs Jewell leave them alone to figure out their next moves together, Rose seeming calmer now.

“Shall we head home sweetie?” Iden directs the question to Grave, smiling gently as he speaks.

“Yes!” Grave exclaims, feeling more excited now that she was going to get to spend time with Rose.

“Let’s go then.” Iden smiles as he walks slowly out of the office, Grave following him happily, holding Rose’s hand softly. Rose blushes slightly at the contact as Iden leads them outside to the car, unlocking it for them and getting in the drivers seat.

Grave slides into her own seat, buckling herself in as Rose follows her lead, securing herself into the car beside her. Iden drives off once they are all inside, Rose fiddling with her fingers quietly as the car begins to move away from the school.

Grave gently leans against Rose as the car drives away, buzzing softly as Rose flushes slightly. Grave closes her eyes happily, gently interlocking her hand with Rose’s as Iden smiles from the front of the car. Grave and Rose watch the world go by them as Iden drives them back home, parking the car outside for them.

“Here we go.” Iden smiles as he parks the car. Grave unbuckles herself quickly, Rose following as she gets out of the car, Iden locking it behind them as he walks to the house, opening the door for the two children.

“Wow, what a tiring few hours of school.” Grave giggles at her own joke as she walks inside, flopping down onto the couch, Iden laughing as he hangs up their coats.

“Well now you two get to hang out here for a while.” He reasons gently, smiling as he enters the living room.

“Yay! That’s good.” Grave pushes herself up from the couch, hanging her own coat up before returning happily to her spot. Rose watches as she stands quietly, unsure of what to do with herself in this new environment.

Grave flops off of the couch onto the floor, patting the space next to her as an indication for Rose. She hesitates slightly before sitting beside Grave, a small smile present on her face. Grave gently lays her head in Rose’s lap, making Iden laugh as he walks in, able to see how flustered Rose has become.

“Hey Gravey why don’t you show Rose your room?” He questions, walking over to the two children. Grave smiles, getting up off of the floor and holding a hand out to Rose, who takes it gently, looking nervous and curious as Grave leads her upstairs into her room.

“Comfort place!” Grave exclaims as she walks inside her room, giggling as she does.

“Your room is nice…” Rose mumbles quietly as she follow Grave in, closing the door behind her softly.

“Thank you, I picked it myself.” Grave sits down on her bed as she speaks. “It was a very hard choice between this and the bathroom, but after an hour I decided this would be the one.” Grave jokes, making Rose giggle as she joins her, sitting on the bed beside her.

“That’s silly…” Rose smiles as she sits next to Grave, her eyes crinkling softly as she looks at her.

“Mmm I know, but I like being silly!” Grave feels happy as she sits next to Rose, her cheeks close to glowing.

“Its fun.” Rose smiles more. “Sorry I got you kicked out on your first day…” She apologises quietly.

“Its fine! I’d rather be kicked out than have you get hurt.” Grave explains kindly as she looks at Rose.

“I would’ve been okay…” Rose tries to argue, fiddling with her fingers gently as she speaks.

“She said she was gonna kick you in the face! I-I don’t think you’d be okay.” Grave explains, laying down on the bed, wiggling her feet gently.

“She’s done it before, its fine.” Rose justifies, biting her lip between her teeth nervously.

“That still doesn’t make it okay…” Grave holds Rose’s hands gently, trying to make her feel calmer.

“But you got in trouble.” Rose feels a little calmer as Grave holds her hands softly in her own.

“That doesn’t matter.” Grave insists, her voice calm and soft as she speaks to Rose.

“Thank you for letting me stay here tonight.” Rose changes the subject as she calms down more.

“You’re welcome!” Grave smiles happily, felling better as Rose smiles gently in response.

“Am I sleeping in here with you?” Rose questions softly, looking at Grave with a curious expression.

“Uh… yeah!” Grave smiles, wiggling slightly in excitement, though Rose looks slightly nervous at that. Grave can see something that looks like freckles poking through a weird layer on Rose’s face, though she chooses not to say anything about it. “You okay?” She questions instead.

“Y-Yeah… just nervous about sleeping over I guess.” Rose explains vaguely, laughing quietly, though it sounds slightly forced.

“That’s fine!” Grave smiles, playing around with Rose’s fingers gently. “Do you wanna make a blanket fort? That might make you feel a lil less nervous.” She explains.

“I’ve never made one…” Rose admits, looking intrigued as she watches Grave mess with her hands.

“Wanna make one now?” Grave looks excited as she asks the question, feeling happy.

“Yeah!” Rose’s face morphs into excitement as well as Grave gets up, grabbing a bunch of blankets.

“It’s fort time, babey!” She exclaims, Rose giggling as she slides off of the bed, standing up carefully.

“How do we make it?” She questions as she approaches Grave, standing beside her curiously.

“Hmm…” Grave tries to think of how to put her explanation into words. “I dunno how to explain it!” She admits, Rose nodding.

“You can show me then!” Rose compromises, smiling gently as she watches Grave quietly. Grave smiles, beginning to make the fort for Rose, though its quickly noticed that she isn’t picking up anything with her hands, surprising Rose.

“H-How are you doing that?” Rose questions, confused as she watches Grave with widened eyes.

“Doing what?” Grave returns the question, unaware of what she is doing as she continues to do it.

“Y-You’re not using your hands…” Rose clarifies, looking and sounding surprised as she speaks.

“Oh! Sorry about that.” Grave corrects herself quickly, using her hands as she continues to make the fort.

“B-But…” Rose struggles to think of words as she stands still in shock. “How…?” She repeats her question, trying to understand.

“I-I um…” Grave’s voice drops quieter. “I-I wasn’t supposed to do that…” She explains quietly.

“You didn’t use… what?” Rose sounds and looks confused as she struggles to make sense of the situation presented to her.

“I-I… I um…” Grave’s voice gets quieter as she thinks through her words. “I’ve got… powers.” She reluctantly explains.

“Powers?” Rose questions, confused. She steps closer to Grave, picking up one of her hands carefully, curious as Grave blushes from the touch.

“Yeah… I’m not supposed to use them in front of people other than my dad, so… don’t tell anyone you saw.” Grave pleads quietly.

“I wont tell.” Rose reassures her quietly, looking at her hand as she gets closer, Grave blushing more at her proximity, her hand glowing slightly, making Rose look at it more intensely. “Pretty…”

“T-Thank you.” Grave’s face blushes red at the compliment as she looks at Rose, who smiles gently. Grave leans forward carefully, planting a soft kiss onto Rose’s face.

Rose freezes, her eyes wide as she looks at Grave, who is now able to see her eyes are two different shades of blue, making her smile as Rose blushes intensely. Rose places her hands on her cheeks to hide the blush, something coming off on her hands as she moves them again, revealing cheeks littered with soft freckles.

“You have freckles!” Grave gasps softly as she sees them properly, her voice quiet in surprise.

“W-What?” Rose looks surprised, looking down at her hands and seeing the foundation covering them.

“Freckles! T-They’re cute…” Grave compliments quietly, smiling gently as she looks at Rose.

“I-I-It came off.” Rose stammers quietly, looking slightly scared as she looks down at her hands.

“Yeah…” Grave looks down at her feet as she answers, holding Rose’s hands in an attempt to calm her down, unsure of what else to do to help.

“Its supposed to hide them…” Rose explains, her eyes tearing up as she gets upset.

“Sorry…” Grave pulls Rose in for a gentle hug, wanting her to feel better as she envelopes her in warmth.

“N-Not your fault…” Rose sniffs gently. “S-Should put more on now…” She explains, wanting to cover her face again.

“Okay, that’s fair.” Grave presses their foreheads together gently, closing her eyes.

“Y-You don’t think I look weird?” Rose questions quietly, sounding confused by Grave’s reaction.

“You don’t look weird at all! You look very pretty actually…” Grave explains quietly.

“B-But freckles make you look funny…” Rose argues gently. “And I’m disfigured…” She continues quietly.

“I still think you look cute, Rose…” Grave insists quietly, a small and comforting smile on her face.

“But Lola says freckles and scares make you look like a monster…” Rose explains sadly.

“Well Lola is a stupid yucky liar!” Grave exclaims in Rose’s defence, feeling mad at Lola.

“B-But she’s right…” Rose sniffs gently, wiping her eyes, taking more foundation off as a result, a sliver of a scar being revealed to Grave.

“She’s not right, she’s a bitch!” Grave curses, pressing another soft kiss onto Rose’s face. Rose twitches slightly, frowning as she wipes away her tears more. “Sorry…” Grave apologies, her cheeks glowing negatively.

“N-Not you… my scar hurts.” She explains, wiping her eyes carefully, a sad smile on her face.

“Oh no…” Grave presses a soft kiss to the scarred area she can see, pulling more makeup off as she pulls back, now able to see a scar running over Rose’s nose as she watches her, confused. “Huh… that usually works.” Grave ponders as she looks at the scar.

“W-What works?” Rose questions, looking and sounding confused as she watches Grave quietly.

“It’s a healing thing!” Grave explains, sounding happier. “Are you hurt anywhere else?” She questions, sounding more serious.

“Healing…?” Rose thinks for a moment. “I think I hurt my shoulder when Lola pushed me in the wall?” She offers, looking confused.

Grave presses a soft kiss to Rose’s shoulder, healing the small wound up quickly, smiling happily as Rose blushes.

“T-Thank you…” Rose sounds flustered as she talks, her face red as she looks at Grave.

“You’re welcome!” Grave giggles, smiling happily as Rose blushes more, going red.

“D-Do you think I should put more makeup on?” Rose questions, genuinely curious of Grave’s thoughts.

“Mmm… no!” Grave smiles, wiggling slightly in excitement as she looks at Rose.

“D-Do you think I should take it off?” Rose questions, looking down at the floor as she feels a bit more nervous.

“Yeah!” Grave exclaims, Rose biting her lip as she gets her bag, rifling through it to bring out a pack of makeup wipes.

“You wanna help?” She offers, sitting down on the bed quietly as she prepares to take the rest of her makeup off.

“Mhm!” Grave looks happy as she sits down beside Rose, pulling a wipe out and gently rubbing it against her face, watching the makeup come off as Rose does the same, revealing her freckled skin underneath it all. Grave blushes more as Rose wipes the makeup off of her scarred nose, looking nervous.

“Hhh you look so pretty I think I might d i e.” Grave’s cheeks glow lightly as she speaks.

“R-Really?” Rose questions, looking surprised by Grave’s words as she looks at her, blushing slightly.

“Yeah!” Grave smiles widely as she looks at Rose, watching her put the wipes away in her bag again.

“N-No ones ever called me pretty before…” Rose explains, feeling flustered under Grave’s gaze.

“Well you deserve to hear it because it’s true!!” Grave insists, holding Rose’s face gently in her hands.

“Y-You’re pretty too…” Rose’s face feels warm under Grave’s hands, covered by a blush.

“T-Thank you!” Grave giggles happily as she blushes at Rose’s returned compliment for her.

“Y-You’re welcome…” Rose smiles gently as she looks at Grave. “D-Do you wanna keep building the fort?” She questions.

“B l a n k e t s a n d p i l l o w s.” Grave gets off of the bed, nodding as she moves towards the fort.

“This looks cool!” Rose giggles as she helps Grave build the rest of the fort.

“Thanks, I think it’ll be cooler cuz you’re helping me!” Grave smiles as she smiles, continuing work on the fort.

“Thanks… but I dunno how cool I’ll make it…” Rose smiles as she lays more blankets on top of the fort.

“It’ll be very cool!” Grave exclaims, not using her hands anymore as she builds the fort.

“What do you wanna do once we have a fort?” Rose questions, giggling as she looks at Grave.

“We get inside it and do stuff! Like watch movies!” Grave glows happily as she explains.

“What movies do you like?” Rose sounds curious as she asks the question, watching Grave intently.

“I like 80’s and 90’s movies!!! What about you?” Grave flips the question onto Rose, watching as she thinks.

“I don’t get to watch a lot of movies, but I guess I like animated ones… and ones about space!” Rose smiles widely as she answers.

“Um…” Grave thinks over the potential choices for them. “I’ve got Space Battleship Yamato!” She smiles happily.

“That sounds cool! I don’t think I’ve seen it.” Rose sounds happy as she agrees on the choice of movie.

“I haven’t seen it either, so it’ll both be our first time seeing it!” Grave explains as they come close to finishing the fort.

“That sounds fun!” Rose smiles as she watches Grave work on the fort in front of them.

“Tis f i n i s h e d.” Grave finishes the fort off, stepping back slightly to look at it happily.

“Yay!” Rose bounces in excitement as she looks at it. “It looks cool!” She exclaims happily.

“That’s cuz we made it together!” Grave explains, looking at Rose happily as she speaks.

“Should we sit in it?” Rose questions, looking happy as she bounces gently on her feet.

“Mhm!” Grave holds Rose’s hand gently, pulling both of them inside the fort and sitting down carefully.

“Y-You sure like holding my hands a lot…” Rose blushes at the contact as they sit inside the fort, mumbling quietly.

“Because it feels nice to do! Makes me feel happy!” Grave explains, smiling brightly as she talks.

“I-I like it too…” Rose blushes more as she responds quietly, hiding her face slightly from view.

“Good!” Grave giggles as she puts her head against Rose’s shoulder gently, leaning there comfortably.

“D-Did you wanna watch a movie?” Rose feels warm as she blushes more, her face red at the contact from Grave.

“Mhm!” Grave slots the DVD into the player without moving, Rose bouncing gently as the movie starts to play, feeling excited as Grave wiggles beside her happily.

Rose smiles as she watches, feeling comfortable and happy beside Grave. She is wrapped in a cuddle by Grave, which she accepts happily, leaning against Grave as she watches the movie. Grave closes her eyes, feeling comfortable as she hears Rose getting excited whenever space comes onto the screen, making her smile.

Rose leans on Grave more as the movie plays, feeling calm and happy as Grave glows happily, a small noise of happiness escaping her. Rose is quiet as the movie plays, relaxing more as Grave reaches her hand up, stroking it gently through Rose’s curly hair.

Rose hums quietly as she leans into Grave more. Grave giggles at that, continuing as Rose relaxes more, failing to keep her focus on the movie as Grave starts to feel sleepy.

Rose tries to keep her eyes open as her own sleepiness catches up to her, Grave beginning to glow calmly. Rose smiles as she leans into Grave more, feeling sleepier with every passing second. Grave covers them both in blankets gently, Rose unable to keep her eyes open any longer, curling up slightly to get more comfortable.

Grave gets closer to sleep as she continues to stroke Rose’s head, Rose falling asleep happily beside Grave, her breathing calm and quiet as Grave too falls into sleep comfortably.

 Grave wakes up a while later, feeling confused as she notices that Rose is no longer right beside her.

“Rose?” Grave calls out quietly, her voice groggy from sleep as she looks for her. She is able to see her a little bit further away on the bed in the fort, her curled up position preventing Grave from seeing her face.

“Rose?” Grave wiggles closer carefully, tapping the other girl gently. Rose whimpers slightly at the contact, her body shaking lightly as she sleeps.

Grave moves even closer to Rose, softly shaking her in an attempt to wake her up from whatever dream she is having. Rose whines slightly as she is shaken, her eyes spilling some small tears as they open halfway.

This only increases Grave concern for Rose. She gently kisses away the tears on her cheeks, holding rose gently in her arms. Rose flinches at first, sniffling as she begins to come out of her dream and into reality, Grave squeezing her gently.

“G-Grave…?” Rose questions quietly, her voice small and sleepy sounding as she looks at her.

“Mhm…” Grave hums her response softly, still feeling concerned as she watches over Rose quietly.

“I work you up didn’t I… I’m sorry…” Rose apologises quietly, sniffing her tears away as she speaks.

“It’s fine!” Grave reassures her gently, smiling as she tries to make Rose feel better about the situation.

“I-Its annoying… shouldn’t wake you up because I’m having a bad dream…” Rose protests, rubbing her eyes carefully.

“What was the dream? Y-You don’t have to answer if you don’t wanna…” Grave’s voice is quiet as she speaks, trying to calm Rose down.

“M-My parents… when they gave me this…” Rose explains, looking down as she touches the scar spanning over her nose.

“Oh no…” Grave frowns as she hears the explanation. She thinks for a moment before pressing their foreheads together gently.

“It’s okay… I don’t live with them anymore.” Rose calms down at the touch, a small smile appearing on her face.

“That’s good… they suck tho.” Grave insists, feeling angry with Rose’s parents, though she feels happy that Rose smiled.

“I hope I didn’t scare you…” Rose snorts slightly as she relaxes more, looking at Grave with soft eyes.

“You didn’t, don’t worry.” Grave reassures Rose softly, her feet wiggling gently.

“W-Whats the time?” Rose questions, still sounding slightly sleepy as she speaks to Grave.

“Its um… 12 am.” Grave answers, sounding happy now as she replies to Rose, smiling happily.

“Mmmm…” Rose rubs her eyes gently, quiet as she hums her response to Graves answer.

“We could watch a funny movie and drink hot cocoa if you want…” Grave offers, thinking of what Iden would do for her in this situation.

“That sounds nice…” Rose smiles a bit more as se looks up at Grave with bright eyes.

“Gotsa go downstairs for got cocoa!” Grave smiles, getting up off of the bed, floating slightly as she doesn’t want to walk. Rose follows her, getting off of the bed carefully.

Grave gently holds onto Rose’s hand, leading her downstairs quietly, glowing lightly to replace the absence of light as they move. Grave pulls Rose into the kitchen, Rose blushing as they hold hands.

Grave begin to make the drinks for them, using her abilities so she doesn’t have to let go of Rose’s hand as she does it. Rose giggles as she watches the cool sight, smiling brightly.

“It’s done!” Grave finishes the drinks quickly, keeping her voice low as she speaks, sounding happy.

“T-Thanks…” Rose smiles as she blushes red, feeling happy as she holds hands with Grave.

“You’re welcome!” Grave makes the drinks float beside them as she leads Rose back to her room. Rose gets on the bed once inside Grave’s room again, pulling her knees into her chest gently.

“You can pick the movie if you want.” Grave offers as she sits on the bed beside Rose, handing her her cup of cocoa carefully.

“I-I don’t mind what we watch…” Rose explains quietly, feeling cosy as she curls into a ball more, holding her warm drink.

Grave makes a small happy noise as she picks a kids film for them to watch, putting it on quietly as she wraps them in a blanket, Rose leaning into Grave as she sips on her drink.

Grave blushes as she drinks her own cocoa, watching the movie quietly beside Rose, pressing a soft kiss onto her face, making Rose blush more.

“W-Warm…” Rose mumbles quietly, feeling comfortable as she leans against Grave.

“That’s good…” Grave smiles as she finishes her hot cocoa. Rose leans into Grave more as she finishes her own, putting the mug away, hugging Grave gently, Grave blushing as she returns the gesture.

“You’re comfy…” Rose mumbles, smiling happily as she hugs Grave, making her blush more.

“I sure hope so…” Grave giggles at her own words as she holds Rose gently, not paying attention to the movie.

“Mhm…” Rose hums, uncurling out of her ball to get in the hug more, Grave closing her eyes as she lays them both, sure she would melt if Rose got any sweeter.

Rose closes her eyes as well, feeling sleepy again as she is enveloped by Grave’s warmth and comfort, surrounding her gently. Grave gently plays with Rose’s hair again as she gets sleepier, Rose humming softly as she falls asleep easily, Grave smiling happily as she follows along, both of them sleeping calmly with one another.

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[littlecrookedheart]

Fluffy Alphabet

Pairing : Tom x Clove

Word Count :

Rating : Fluff! A teensy bit of suggestion, nothing more.

Template courtesy of @pixelburied

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A – Anger (What was their first fight about? Any big or recurring arguments?)

Their first big fight, the one that really matters, stemmed from miscommunication. Clove was feeling insecure, which snowballed into an exchange of cruel words on both of their parts. Thankfully, they worked through and made up. You can read the whole thing here.

B – Best (What would they say is the other’s best trait?)

Tom's absolute favorite thing about Clove is that, despite her back story, she is soft. This just so happens to be her favorite thing about him, too.

They are able to fight anything that stands in their way and do so almost fearlessly, but when it comes to their moments - the moments in between and after, they have one another. Whether that's tickles on the couch or stuffing their faces full of cookies and pizza, whispering sweet nothings or their closest form of intimacy, they cherish their ability to get rid of walls when they're together.

C – Camera (How do they document their relationships? Who likes to take pictures? Or videos?)

They both have a tendency to reach for their phones and document things. Tom loves taking selfies with her and requires multiple each time, and Clove likes taking pictures of him to scroll through later. He was pleasantly surprised when finding that she has an entire album dedicated to random candid moments of his, and sometimes does things she'd think to be cute while she's holding her phone, just to give her a little something extra.

D – Dates (What are their dates like?)

They've never really been a couple who plan anything even kind of elaborate, though Tom does try. He knows she prefers nights in, so he likes to surprise her with her favorite foods and snacks and either a pile of blankets or a cute pillow fort. They both consider these nights, “date nights,” and it's kind of an inside joke.

E – Early (What was the first month of dating like?)

Awkward. Much of the first month consisted of Clove flirting, Tom missing her advances, and fighting the supernatural. Not the grandest of times.

F – Friends (How is their relationship with each other’s group of friends?)

Amazing. Andy and Clove get along super well, which makes Tom over the moon. He loves when Andy visits and they all play Mario Kart or go on walks together and thinks their sassy personalities go hand in hand. He doesn't even mind when he becomes the butt end of their joke.

Tom and Clove's bestie, Ricky, didn't meet in person for a few months, but they quickly became buddies and they even have their own group chat with Elliot for when Tom has some...plans... about doing something special for her. 😉

G – Gifts (Do they like giving each other gifts? What kind?)

Tom always wants to pay for things because he thinks it's chivalrous, but Clove couldn't care less. Truth is, it's always kind of a battle with these two. They love to spoil one another and do so very often, no matter if it's a new item or something hand made.

Clove spun and sculpted an entire collection of MCU mugs for Tom’s first birthday when they were together, which inspired him to start sketching again as he did in middle school (inspired by one of his heroes, Ben Park.) He draws her cute little doodles on the mirror in dry erase marker and she swoons every single time.

H – Hugs (All things involving hugs)

Clove is a laying down hugger. So in other words, she likes to face Tom, wrap her arms around him, and simultaneously hold each other. Tom doesn't hug people too often apart from his family and close friends on occasion, but he absolutely adores her hugs. He often comments on her scent and softness, and she melts in his warmth.

I – Inside Jokes (Do they have any?)

Too many. Like, actually too many. Sometimes it's hard to keep track.

J – Jealousy (Who gets jealous easier? How do they show their jealousy?)

Tom surprises himself at his lack of jealousy now that they're together. At first, he second guessed himself more than he should have, but now he knows how solid they are. Clove, however, tends to harbor a bit of jealousy when others check him out. She never says anything and she doesn't make a show of it, but he notices the look in her eyes when she catches someone admiring his looks. He'll jokingly elbow her and wiggle his eyebrows, mouthing, “Love you,” and she holds his hand a little tighter as if to thank him for that gentle reassurance.

K – Kiss (How do they kiss? Who usually initiates?)

They both initiate in their own ways, very distinctly. Tom starts slow, usually gently swiping his fingers across her waist as he pulls her in, sweetly rubbing his nose with hers before he kisses her. He prefers pecks in public, but when they're in a safe place, he drinks her kisses like fine wine. Slow, steady, loving, almost as if he's afraid he'll run out of her. Kissing Tom is an experience, one that fills her entire heart with butterflies no matter how many times she's done it.

Clove's kisses are just as gentle, but mix in a heap of sensuality. She doesn't care who sees, but respects Tom's aversion to too much PDA. She kisses him with fire, whether slow burning or fierce flickers, leaving lingering love marks on that special place just behind where his hair falls on his neck. Not too dark, but enough for him to hold onto in moments of her absence. He is a big fan of this.

L – Love (How do they first say those three words?)

You already know the canon version, but in my fic universe...the night they finally become intimate. He's so nervous for her to say it, and it's almost a fight to fit it in, but it's a tender and beautiful moment.

M – Movies (What kinds of movies do they watch together? Is it a regular Netflix ritual?)

Clove is a horror girl at heart, even after the wild experiences they have in Pine Springs. Tom is okay with this, and he happily binges films with her, but he really loves anything related to the MCU and anything funny or action packed. When they can't decide what to watch, they put Bob's Burgers on and snuggle, which genuinely is their routine nowadays. They love it.

N – Nicknames (Things they call each other)

Tom's nicknames for Clove, in order of his most to least fave : Love, Angel, Babe, Baby

Clove's nicknames for Tom, in order of her most to least fave : Tommy, Baby, Babe, Honey, Sweetie, Dear

O – One (Tell us about the moment they realized they were with the one.)

Clove will argue that she's always known, and stands by that. In truth, it was one moment soon after meeting him, after their first kiss in Westchester, when he was falling asleep while they'd gone out for pizza. He jolted up to pretend he wasn't asleep, hair falling in his face. He said, “I'm awake! You're pretty.” She knew.

Tom knew she was the one very early on but doesn't have one moment pinpointed. She reminds him each morning that she kisses his cheeks and every time she calls him, “Tommy.”

P – Pizza (What is their favorite food to eat together?)

Pizza, specifically pizza from the good bread place down by the spice market. They have the best cheese pulls and Tom is a huge sucker for their jalapeño breadsticks on the side.

Q – Quit (Do they break up? Almost break up? What happened?)

No. Even during their biggest fight, neither of them could fathom leaving the other. This would have been catastrophic for them, as both of them have their hearts and minds set on only loving one another.

R – Rainy Days (How do they comfort each other on dark days?)

Tom is very nurturing, as taught by his grandparents at a young age. She loves when he sings, and though he doesn't do it often, he will always delight her ears when she's down. He likes to light her favorite candles, prepare her bath water, he warms her towel and makes her snacks. He's even sat on the bathroom floor and held her hand during one of said baths, which has quietly become one of her most treasured memories of their relationship.

Clove knows exactly what Tom needs in all of his moods, especially the down ones. He thrives on positive affirmations, so much of the time, she will spoon him and brush his hair with her fingers while telling him how wonderful he is and how much she loves him. He gets tingles when she plays with his hair and sometimes he'll give her puppy dog eyes and sit on the floor in front of her, leaning his head back into her lap. She loves it too and doesn't mind the extra practice for if they ever have a long haired baby one day.

S – Soft (Something one of them did that turned the other into absolute mush)

These two are the epitome of soft for one another. Just this morning, Tom was pouring a bowl of cereal after Clove had gone to her studio. He noticed her lipstick stain on the mug she'd left on the counter, and it almost made him tear up. He just really loves her, okay? On her way to the studio, he sent her a good morning selfie and she felt her insides go melty. She pulled into the parking lot and held her phone to her chest, smiling, before sending one back. She just really loves him, okay?

T – Texting (Do they text each other a lot? What do they usually talk about over the phone?)

They text each other random things all day long, which usually consists of memes and bad jokes, but Tom loves her studio selfies. She'll even use clay scraps to spell out silly messages and send them to him, while he sends her scrunch faced pictures in return. They're ridiculously sappy and even more cute.

As for phone calls, they don't have those very often, and the ones they do...well, this is meant to be SFW...so let's skip it.

U – Unique (Tell us about some of their odd habits that surprised one another.)

Clove was shocked when Tom revealed himself to be very, very clean. He doesn't leave things around, he does his dishes as he uses them, and his apartment always smells as clean as it looks. Sometimes he misses laundry, but for the most part, he's a clean guy. She differs from him a little, meaning she will leave things in the living room (like books, magazines, makeup) creating a little clutter. Tom secretly likes this, because it makes him feel like his place is becoming a home. Their home.

V – Vanity (Something they’re proud of in themselves and their partner)

Clove's art skill is way more than she'd ever let on, so much so that her only job is her art - and it's enough. She is mad talented and very self sustaining, and this is her point of pride. She loves what she does and she knows she's among the best.

Tom’s great at anything technical and can figure things out very quickly. This enables him to essentially breeze through college and also maintain his new job position at a tech firm. He's an excellent learner and a fast one at that, and he is very proud of where he's headed.

They are proud of one another for these things, sure, but more so, they are proud of one another for the strength and fire they each hold.

W – Wedding (Tell us about your wedding head canon if they’ve gotten that far. Or if not, have they talked about it?)

You'll just have to wait and see.

X – X (Something they hate about the other)

Hate is a strong word, but Clove really does wish he'd remember to put the seat down. He usually laughs and calls her, “little wet booty,” but she really, really doesn't think it's funny. On the other end, Tom wishes she'd stop leaving bobby pins and matches everywhere. The girl loves candles and the sound a match makes when it strikes, but he's sick of picking them up all the time.

Y – Youtube (What are they like online? Do they post about their relationship constantly?)

They post about their relationship on special occasions and extra sappy days, but they do frequently post updated photos together.

Z – Zoo (Are they into animals? Do they want pets? What kind?)

They're both dog people and they'd love one or two, but they're waiting to get a house instead of Tom's little apartment and her studio. Clove also wouldn't mind some kind of rodent, but when she held a mouse up to him at the pet store, he may have shrieked a little. No rodents for Tom.

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