'cause it's better than nothing

[thespaceopera]

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ROOMS BY CHARACTER

N - P Otono-Tachibana Makie Pavel Chekov Peter Parker Pidge Gunderson Prompto Argentum Psycho Mantis

Q - S Randolph Lyall Remy LeBeau Sandalio "Biffy" de Rabiffano Sanza Stark Shin-Ah Sorey Steve Rogers

T - V Taako Thor Tim Drake Tyrion Lannister Ulaz Vash the Stampede Victor Frankenstein The Vision

W - Z Wanda Maximoff Zaveid

(last updated: 1/25/19)

Comments

[this_loser]

Yeah.

[She'll find him standing behind her, clutching his right wrist and biting his lip. The bracelet isn't there - maybe because he trusts her with what it hides.]

[axi]

[His sudden presence startles her, and she turns faster than she might have normally. Most of the time she'd try a smile first. After what she felt, she doesn't even bother trying before simply stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his neck.

It's a tight hug, one meant to convey her feelings as she rests her forehead on his shoulder.]

[this_loser]

[He wraps his arms around her and holds on tight. It almost sounds like he tries to say something, but he honestly doesn't know what. Sorry? Thank you? Don't worry? His breath hitches and he decides it's okay to not have words right now.]

[axi]

[A few moments and one more squeeze later, Kaname slowly releases him and steps back.]

Let's... go have a seat, all right? I'll see what's on the stove, then we can talk.

[Stepping over to the cooktop, the singer reaches for the can.]

[this_loser]

[The scene shifts to another haven, this one bare of everything but the campfire. This haven is nestled under an outcropping of stone, sheltered from the snow drifting down. Under the moonlight, a heavy blanket of white stretches as far as the eye can see, broken by the occasional twiggy tree or hill.

Prompto sit hunched by the fire. A half-eaten can of beans sits by his feet, and in his hand is a glowing branch plucked from the fire.

He's desperate, and scared, but works up the nerve to press the red-hot wood to the barcode exposed on his wrist.

It doesn't work. The black lines run deeper than is normal - and really, he should have known. They'd glowed when he touched the scanners in the facility. But he had to try.

He feels another breakdown coming, but Aranea strides in, all leather, heels, and sarcasm, and the scene fades away.]

[axi]

[The can hits the rock under her feet with a tink. Kaname steps back and ends up backing right into Prompto. She spins and looks at him, almost as if he's foreign to her. Seeing him do that to himself, even with knowing how he's feeling... it's a lot for her to take in.]

[this_loser]

[He takes a step back, hands going up. His lashes are wet, and he sniffles.]

I wasn't keeping it a secret. I just didn't know how to...say... Or when...?

[He knows she's seen the scar. The explanation is simple - I did it to myself - but everything leading up to it is so much more complicated and painful.]

[axi]

[There's a long moment where Kaname says and does nothing besides looking at him. Eventually, she simply nods and reaches out for his hands. Later, once she's able to sort through things, it'll dawn on her that a lot of this is processing feelings she's never had herself.]

I know. [Now she does. Her heart hurts, but none of this diminishes or changes any feelings she has regarding him.]

[this_loser]

[Her lack of reaction makes him nervous, but he eagerly clutches her hands like a lifeline. Apologies sit on the tip of his tongue, but he swallows them. He nods to the chairs nearby.]

T-try something else?

[axi]

[In a moment. Before that she needs to do something.

Kaname moves closer to him and wraps her arms around his torso, kissing him on the cheek.]

You tell me which.

[this_loser]

[He practically melts into the embrace. There's probably more to talk about, but it'd be better face to face. Real face to real face.

He skims over the collection of items, and zeros in on his favorite.]

Can't go wrong with a camera.

[axi]

All right.

[After a moment, she releases him then heads to his chair again and takes hold of the camera.]

[this_loser]

[In retrospect, the camera was probably not a good choice. There were a lot of memories wrapped up in it. A lot.

Including the day he convinced Noctis to wake up early just so he could take a photo of the Hammerhead garage ... for Cindy.

Cindy, who suddenly appears while Prompto in the middle of a grand proclamation. It's immediately apparent he has no idea how to talk to her, and spends most of the conversation stuttering through whatever Noctis whispers to him, up until the prince suggests they pose together for the photo. He has to wave Prompto closer when he stands several feet away from her. It's an awkward thing all around, but Prompto is stupidly happy as the scene fades.]

[axi]

[Back in the campsite, she places the camera back on the chair and turns to him with a raised brow. Kaname's not one to get upset or jealous or anything silly like that, but still. Really?]

Really?

[It has to be said.]

[this_loser]

Uuuuuuuuuuuuummmmm...

[Well, crap. At least this was a distraction from the other stuff?]

That was ... a long time ago?

[axi]

You... really like her, huh?

[It's a silly question, since she definitely felt his feelings.]

[this_loser]

Kinda. Yeah. I mean, I used to.

[Look, she was pretty and good with machines, and he's a dumb boy.]

It's not like that any more.

[axi]

No?

[She trusts him, and while she'd understand if feelings still lingered, his statements make her curious.]

She is really pretty. [... and a little teasing.]

[this_loser]

No.

[Sure, he'd always have a soft-soft for Cindy, but he'd also come to realize she would never look at him the way she looked at the Regalia.]

Well ... yeah. She is. [He shrugs.] I don't wanna be with her, though.

[axi]

[A nod. She gets it, in a way.] It's all right. You don't have to explain anything.

[And she means that. Kaname smiles.]

What about something else?

[How about the book?]

[this_loser]

[Welcome to Lestallum, where women are in charge, and everyone is okay with that.

It's also stupid hot and crowded as Noctis leads the way down narrow cobblestone streets to the hotel, with its fans and glorious shower.

Prompto, enamored by the ladies coming off their shifts, some of them with arms thicker than his, feels the need to pipe up.

Noctis paps him on the back of the head and the scene ends as they trek onward.]

[axi]

[Coming out of the scene, Kaname lifts the book to her face to hide her impending giggles.]

I take it Gladio had more luck than you in that area of things?

[this_loser]

Tsh. Yeah. Have you seen the guy?

[He looks a little disgruntled by that.]

[axi]

I did, yes. He is handsome.

[She's not going to sugarcoat it. Prompto's words do ring true.]

[this_loser]

Yeah, yeah.

[Handsome, all muscle, and no matter what smarmy crap he spouted, the ladies swooned over him. Ugh.

He tugs the book away.]

No more of that.