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[motherloving]

WHAT in person for maximum wish power
WHERE by the lake or anywhere
WHEN night of day 140
NOTES it's a tanabata post!

[ Bamboo trees line the shore of the lake tonight, trailing papers from their branches. Each one is inscribed with a wish mysteriously left by...someone. Some of them are generic, like "world peace," and others are kind of weird and random, like, "fishes with candy scales."

But if you touch one, the text on it might turn into one of your wishes. Maybe it's something innocuous, but maybe it's one of your deepest secrets.

Well, maybe you don't go to the lake tonight. In any case, the stars are luminously bright overhead, and looking at them instills you with a strange sense of nostalgia... ]

Comments

[starspangledman]

What's got you confused?

[coldhand]

Just... seems weird for you to be happy for us.

[starspangledman]

You're two of the most important people to me here. I want you to be happy.

[coldhand]

[why does everyone keep talking about being happy? she nudges him with her shoulder, sighing]

We're doing all right. Promise.

[starspangledman]

[maybe because people care about you, Buck]

[he smiles a little, kissing her forehead]

So it's not that weird, is it?

[coldhand]

[some people just aren't happy]

Maybe... [shaking her head and smiling to show the next part is a joke] Maybe I'm just worried your hoping for a threesome.

[starspangledman]

[he flushes]

Didn't I just say that's not what it is?

[coldhand]

Did you?

[the blush is cute]

[starspangledman]

Pretty sure I did.

[he's definitely thinking about it though]

[coldhand]

My mistake. [not what it sounded like to her] So you're not interested in something like that.

[starspangledman]

I—[pause]—You're not interested in it, are you?

[coldhand]

I didn't say that.

[starspangledman]

[he's really red right now]

I didn't say it either...

[coldhand]

[well, that's true]

I haven't really thought about it.

[starspangledman]

[he pauses, shakes his head a bit]

I'd be lying if I said I haven't, but that's not what matters here.

[coldhand]

I'm still figuring out what's gonna happen after the kissing.

[starspangledman]

Fair enough.

[coldhand]

[pulling at his shirt idly]

Other than you, I haven't actually slept with someone here.

[starspangledman]

[slides his hand against her waist, stroking]

Not Dana? Or T'Challa?

[coldhand]

Dana has her own issues. I don't want to rush anything. T'Challa...

T'Challa's sister is a good wingman, but hasn't happened yet.

[starspangledman]

Makes sense...

[squeezes, pulling her a little closer]

Don't let me hold you back, if that's what you want.

[coldhand]

You're not holding me back. Believe me.

[starspangledman]

Just wanted to be sure.

[coldhand]

I know.

It's easier with you.

[starspangledman]

Well, I'm glad it is.