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"It's Stefan. Leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can."
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"It's Stefan. Leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can."
text | audio | video | in-person
"It's Stefan. Leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can."
text | audio | video | in-person
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[He's so teasing, so he leans over to brush some of her hair out of her face.] Not that it was a big deal. ["Or anything."]
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Yeeeah, I kind of already told Allen how I feel about you, and it turns out he told Clay and Ino. That's what I meant that day I told you not to listen to anything weird they said.
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[He squirms, pulling his jacket tighter over him as if that'll hide him from the outside world better. Stefan was honestly talking about their CREW, but Allen and Clay too??]
That... that actually explains why Allen was acting so weird for a while.
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Not the extent of it. Just that I had a thing for you, and it couldn't happen. But even though they helped me get a date, I couldn't go through with it. I didn't want what I thought I wanted.
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[He furrows his brows at her, out of worry this time rather than the usual sass that would accompany such an expression.]
I don't care that they know. It's just... when people hear that you're boyfriend and girlfriend, there's this expectation, and I'm not going to be able to live up to that.
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[A lovingly exasperated smile.]
And it's not gonna matter to them. Like, that's our business anyway, so if anyone thinks it's weird then that's on those losers.
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Yeah. Those losers don't know what they're missing out on.
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[She reaches to wrap an arm across his shoulders, and rests her chin on his shoulder.]
... I almost forgot this started out with me crying.
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You were pretty wigged out by your--["nightmares"] dreams. Even if it didn't end like this, I'd still be here.
[Just like he had been these past few months.]
Honestly? I'd been on edge too. I haven't slept this long since... well, in a long time.
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[She gives a dramatic yawn, and stretches out her legs and toes.]
... The castle gave me pretty sick insomnia. I woke up with the sun every morning, and couldn't go back to sleep until it was dark. And then after I died, it wouldn't let me wear pajamas. So that's why I sleep so much here. I'm catching up on three years of no rest.
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[He makes a slightly displeased sound as he leans into her. Stefan closes his eyes, thinking of something - anything - that wouldn't remind him of that stupid castle.]
I'm sorry it was for something like that, and not... [Not what he'd been guessing. Still, he makes a mental note about the pajamas. Maybe the next planet would have something.] Just don't sleep the whole day away, okay?
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[She gives his shoulder a teasing nudge, then closes her eyes contently.]
It turns out I've got something pretty nice to wake up for.
[Holy shit that was the sappiest thing yet. She disgusts herself.]
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Is that so? Maybe you should tell him more often.
[Kiss her, some small part of his brain's saying, and it's the part of his brain he furiously wants to beat down. Salvatore would kiss her, but Salvatore's not the only decision-maker.
So he takes a breath and listens for her heartbeat, and how soothing it is - and wow, for the first time in forever, his guard's completely down.
It's weird, letting every mental defense go - but it's worth it.]
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Yeah?
[She makes a production out of leaning over and cupping her hand around her mouth, as if she's about to whisper a secret.]
I guess you're alright and I sort of like you.
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And he can't. He can't hold it in. His laughter's so warm and rich and loud that the poor souls across the hall probably heard it.]
Only sort of? In that case... [He wrinkles his nose, as if his smile weren't betraying how he felt] I guess you're alright too.
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... I love you. And I'm basically gonna say that all the time now that I can.
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[The rest of their crew might, after a few weeks (or days, depending on how schmoopy they get) - but in this moment, he feels like he could hear this all day every day.]
You know I love you just as much.
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[It will probably take the rest of the Paisley crew about thirty minutes to get entirely sick of this behavior. But Alex can't make herself care right now. She hasn't actually been happy in a ridiculously long time, and it's intoxicating - enough so, in fact, that she finds herself starting to drift off to the feeling of a dopey smile still on her face. She catches herself after a moment though, and stifles a yawn.]
Okay, we can make gross moon eyes at each other some more tomorrow. I need to get some sleep before I start to, like, drool on your shoulder.
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[Gently, so as not to disturb her, he kisses her forehead again and scoots closer to the edge so he can get up. They've only just established their relationship; he can't exactly ask to stay with her, no matter how much he wants to curl up at her side.
Just before he leaves, he murmurs something under his breath in Arabic, and pulls up the collar of her shirt so he can blow in it once, twice, and then again. It's such an unconscious action that his cheeks don't even turn red as he pulls back.]
That should protect you until morning. Sleep well.
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You too.
[They've already visited each other's dreams, so she knows she won't see him until morning. But somehow that's alright - they've shared enough this evening, and she doesn't want to pry any further. She wants to give him a few hours to himself, to make sure he's comfortable.]