Mmhmm. Oh, if only this world had PowerPoint. I'd run wild.
( spoken with a broad smile, Ruby delighted by the exchange, by the playfulness of it compared to that raw, painfulness of a minutes earlier.
Adelaide grazing Ruby's fingertips may not be intentional, and especially not intentionally coy, but there's a quiet hitch of her breath that she ignores, exhaling slowly.
Wait. Focus. ) The Qun has designated cuddlers? ( Pro...bably not exactly. ) What's the problem?
( No, it's fine, she's just shaking her head a little, eyes shut, embarrassed by her own thought of cuddling rather than what was probably the more logical conclusion. ) That— makes more sense.
( And eyeroll at herself, bemused by her own conclusion, as her fingers stroke through Adelaide's hair. )
No? But what about the research? A larger pool of hugging data? ( She doesn't bother to hide her smile, so ridiculous is her teasing. )
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( spoken with a broad smile, Ruby delighted by the exchange, by the playfulness of it compared to that raw, painfulness of a minutes earlier.
Adelaide grazing Ruby's fingertips may not be intentional, and especially not intentionally coy, but there's a quiet hitch of her breath that she ignores, exhaling slowly.
Wait. Focus. ) The Qun has designated cuddlers? ( Pro...bably not exactly. ) What's the problem?
no subject
[ She leans up to press her lips against Ruby's cheek, arm looped comfortably around her waist. ]
I have no desire to share you with anyone. Someone else would have to stand in for research purposes.
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( No, it's fine, she's just shaking her head a little, eyes shut, embarrassed by her own thought of cuddling rather than what was probably the more logical conclusion. ) That— makes more sense.
( And eyeroll at herself, bemused by her own conclusion, as her fingers stroke through Adelaide's hair. )
No? But what about the research? A larger pool of hugging data? ( She doesn't bother to hide her smile, so ridiculous is her teasing. )