( closed ) life like the unplumbed sea;

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WHO: Elysium & friends(?)
WHAT: This is now just a catch-all for everything
WHERE: Everywhere
WHEN: 2024
WARNINGS: Blanket warning for possible explorations of dark themes in general, please tread at your own risk. I will, however, endeavour to include specifics in headers if applicable.

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[wheft]

[ what the hell. he has no right being so sappy like that. clicking her tongue, she immediately elbows his side like a kneejerk reaction. ]

You're already doing that right now. There's not a single romantic bone in my body, you know.

[ romance is usually flowers, poems, kissing under the moonlight -- right? she said nothing about those things just now. elysium's being an idiot as usual. just because she wanted to explore the world with someone does not mean it's all sugar and rainbows. ]

But... I kind of get what you're saying.

[ she thinks of the unfinished sketch she made in her head, of walking down the pier with queequeg with books or weaponry in their arms. that too is romance, isn't it? just being with someone you love and/or adore is romantic in and of itself.

she exhales, leaning her head sideways till she lightly bonks elysium's head. ]

Thanks for kidnapping me, by the way. I had fun.

🎀

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[ He scowls back, a faint flicker of annoyance crossing his face—but it's the kind of scowl that doesn't reach his eyes. It's mild, almost playful, more reflex than genuine emotion, as if he's reacting simply for the sake of it rather than out of any real offense. ]

So you say. But who's the one who ended up in a relationship between the two of us? Don't think I don't remember all your reactions back in Vegas.

[ Their countless shared moments, etched in memory: her fiery anger in his defense during and following the bachelor party, the stolen glances exchanged under the desert sky during trailer nights. The subtle ways they tried to shield each other, unable to conceal the affection that lingered between them. The fragments of joy that she was too embarrassed to admit to, to counter the influence of the Alitta Virens.

Elysium's expression softens, his lips curving into a quiet smile as he sifts through those memories, letting the warmth of them settle over him. Eventually, he does take to a stand, laughing even as he's bonked on the head. No scowl this time. ]

C'mon. Let's head back before I get in trouble and really get put under medical confinement. [ An extension of his hand for her to take. ] I don't think they've realised it'll take more to stop me than being five floors up from the ground.

I had fun, too.