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[personal profile] sonicstriker 2024-02-15 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ She sighs, staring off into some empty corner of the restaurant's dark interior, face pinched. ]

I know, but...not for now.

[ She doesn't like thinking about it either. Will it all be like that first time, but...with people she doesn't feel okay about like Cloud? Will it make her want people she doesn't? How is she going to find a way for her first time be, well, okay?

And what about him? He's...well. Delicate. Not everyone is going to be patient and gentle like she is. She doesn't want him being overtaxed and, and...

She bites her lip when he brings up that night. Was that...so bad for him? She really...wouldn't have minded, outside their patron.
]

You too, okay? I'm not that delicate, Cloud. [ It comes out colder and snappier than she means. ] I just ... I've lived in the city on my own for a long time. I can handle myself, okay? You don't have to worry.

[ She wishes he didn't know she was a virgin so she could just lie and say she knew what she was doing. Maybe that was why he hadn't wanted to--

She can't think like that. They're here as friends. They're here to spend time together. Why does it feel like they're fighting?
]

I didn't meant to get my nose in anything. I just meant, if you were, or if you do find someone...it's okay to keep good people close, even if it's here, okay? I'm glad you found someone worthwhile, whatever they are to you. I won't push into your private life. That's your business.

[ She hates the way she skates over his compliment, the way it sticks in her stomach and makes her eyes feel tight. Maybe this hadn't been a good idea. Maybe she wasn't ready for this. Which is ridiculous. She had no claim on Cloud. She barely knew him, really. ]
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[personal profile] sleepyone 2024-02-16 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods along to his comment about discretion, because yeah. She's trying. Sorta. Marina really doesn't want this place blown up or gone, she wants to stick around. It's better for Daan, too. No going back to Prehevil or Termina. Her heart would break if she let anything like that happen to her best friend...]

Before here? Oh, for a couple days. [only that] I mentioned at breakfast, we met because of a really bad train ride.

[and now they're thick as thieves, must have been pretty bad to inspire that kind of kinship.]
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[personal profile] sleepyone 2024-02-20 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He did, huh? Well... no way I'd want to go back. Nothing left for me or for Daan...

[Marina smirks at his little offer, but instead of going full gremlin to tease him, her lips pout a bit. Seriously, she cares about Daan, she can tell Cloud is on her side with that.]

We can't let him go back. He needs us. So, let's scheme to keep him here for good! We can do it. [she bumps her head into a little into him, like, go team! They got this!]

You need help with him I got you right back. He's seriously my best friend, got a pretty good read on that guy. You have anybody like that around here, hotstuff?

[resign yourself that nickname here and now, Cloud. It has been decided.]
Edited 2024-02-20 22:54 (UTC)
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[personal profile] sonicstriker 2024-02-21 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She always does this -- finally decides to fight back and regrets it instantly. Why does she always do it with him? She knows he means well. It makes her stomach feel leaden, the way he curls in on himself. ]

Cloud, I didn't -- [ She didn't what? Want him to back off? Mean to hurt him? ] I wish we had been in the same place, but it's neither of our fault. You don't have to be sorry for something you didn't even know about. [ She's unaware how much firmer her tone is, or the way her hands clench.

That image, of him comatose in the alley, comes unbidden. Why is he apologizing to her? They were both victims here. And...

He was the only one who ever cared about what happened to her. She just...didn't want him thinking of her as this brittle little girl who couldn't do anything herself.

Like everyone else did.

She sighs rubbing her head and shaking it.
] You're right. About this place. I'm not mad at you, at all. And I'm glad you're meeting people too. We both deserve that.

[ She puts on a much better smile, aware it's a lie but -- she wants to get back to that nice place with him. ]

Let's finish up here and take a walk? I've been wanting to see the gardens. I don't think there's monsters here, but if there are, we can take them.
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action; idk sometime while cloud is still staying in daan's room

[personal profile] limbical 2024-02-22 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[One of the skills Daan hadn't really gotten around to really learning is cooking. He can make an okay sandwich, but that's not really substantial enough for two sad guys, and on top of that he does want to do something special for Cloud.

And so, he had called in a favor, and Daan eventually returns with a hot container of beef stew.]


Not sure how hungry you are, but you should probably eat something. [It's the first thing he says when he comes back, setting the pot onto the table.

He isn't sure how much Cloud will be able to taste it. Is reminding Cloud of a lost home and a lost parent even a smart idea? He genuinely isn't sure; this is territory he's unfamiliar with himself. Daan doesn't really have those kinds of associations after all, and Cloud might not even be able to entirely taste it.

...But maybe the smell will be enough. That's what he hopes.]
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[personal profile] redlines 2024-02-23 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
How long are you going to keep me waiting, my friend? I've been rather patient but you know it's rude to toy with a man's heart like this!
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[personal profile] limbical 2024-02-24 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
[The gaze in Cloud's eyes remind him of a boy, wide-eyed and unsure. It makes Daan feel all the more determined to help him, to protect him however he can.]

Called in a favor with a chef I met with when the resort kicked off their Open Season. I asked him to make this.

So, it ought to be safe. And... ideally, it'll be comforting, I hope.

[Not that Daan wants to make it a big deal, but he's taken quiet note of those little things Cloud has mentioned, or how he acts. Every little thing that makes him who he is, his vices and virtues both.]
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[personal profile] sonicstriker 2024-02-24 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her eyes widen, lips parting as she stares first at their hands and then his face. She'd known this was a date, but it wasn't really until that moment that it clicked that...maybe...he wanted her, in a way that was different from how they'd been.

That night flashes in her mind, long since tucked away, and she remembers how much she ached for him to touch her. Somehow his hand on hers is more shocking than anything she'd imagined. And much more grounding.

His words shake her from her surprise, features softening into something too soft as heat creeps onto her cheeks, but she doesn't mind. She squeezes his leg beneath her hand, just...happy.

And impressed when he raises a glass. Is that rude? Should she think more highly of him when she cares so much about him. It doesn't matter right now. She lifts her glass too, tipping it to clink lightly against his.
]

We sure have made it a long way, hmm? To us.

[ She pulls her glass back to sip. It's nice champagne, nicer than she's ever been able to afford except sampling for the bar. Maybe...maybe being here wasn't so bad. For now.

Her heart thuds wildly as she sips, Nami's advice about men and dating echoing in her mind. They're stupid. You have to tell them what you want, or they won't figure it out. Just ask.
]

Cloud...Would it be okay if I kissed you?
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[personal profile] limbical 2024-02-25 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I did. It was about you.

[Daan says it with some ease before he feels a hint of embarrassment about it. But it was the truth, and he won't take that part back.

It's still hard to tell if this was a wise idea or not, if it was better to avoid things that could hurt Cloud. He watches him, quietly alarmed that he'd just touch the pot like that, unwavering as he takes a spoonful.

But most importantly is his reaction. Gently, Daan places a hand over Cloud's, touching and trying to turn it over to make sure it isn't too badly burned.]


I can't imagine. [And really, Daan can't; he has no family to miss.] I-- if you need me to, I can remove the pot. I don't want to hurt you, Cloud.

[He'd aimed for thoughtful, but if he's stepped in the wrong direction then he'll fix it.]
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[personal profile] limbical 2024-02-25 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
If nothing else, at least I know Sanji is a man of his word and a good cook, then.

[Not that he had much doubt, but he's quietly satisfied that he's been able to give something to Cloud. Something besides Daan's misery and how he'd lashed out a couple of weeks ago.

He smiles faintly, tracing his fingers over Cloud's palm.]


I would've liked meeting her. [Daan's voice is soft and thoughtful, but sincere.] Do you want to talk about her?
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[personal profile] redlines 2024-02-25 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
What in the world gave you the impression that I didn't care? I thought I made it clear from the start that I was very interested.

[ Should he have patrolled the hallway calling for him like a yowling cat? Maybe. But Cloud did say to not get any "stupid ideas", so... Roche did the rare thing and hit the brakes to wait. ]
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[personal profile] sleepyone 2024-02-27 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Marina will be embarrassing about his stance on protecting her later on, he'll be mercifully spared that for now. She does think it's a sweet sentiment. And agrees that there's no getting rid of her if he's going to be close to Daan! She's looking out for that guy and anybody who might want to isolate him from the little support system he's got would be a bad sign to Marina.

Luckily, Cloud has correct priorities there. Daan needs more people who care about him, not less. So, Cloud has her respect (for now)-]


That is what I'm asking! Who is it? Because I'll look out for them, too.

[like a family should, but Marina won't call it that, too sappy]

We should all keep an eye out for each other.
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[personal profile] redlines 2024-02-27 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
There were a lot of people in Midgar too but that doesn't mean I was chasing everyone down for a race. Just the ones that piqued my interest.

[ People like Cloud, obviously. ]

I still am for the record. Interested, I mean. It's not the first time you've slipped through my fingers but I'm very persistent when I want to be.
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[personal profile] limbical 2024-02-27 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Will do. I'm sure he'd be happy to know you like it.

[Daan leans his forehead against Cloud's, lightly squeezing his hand.]

You were just a kid, Cloud. ...Don't be too hard on yourself. Kids never seem to get enough time to just be one.

[It's sad to him, how often it seems children are robbed of that. Infuriating, really, but it sounds like Cloud's mother did everything she could.

The last bit earns a quiet little noise, close to a laugh.]
Oh, she'd think you nabbed me, huh? [Daan tips his head to brushes his lips against Cloud's forehead.] Well. I'd reassure her that I think you're a catch. Even if you're a little shit sometimes.

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