SHE winks.
SHE winks.
It's so easy to tease him, so easy to laugh and feel like a froth of bubbles ~
It's so easy to tease him, so easy to laugh and feel like a froth of bubbles ~
A smile that only threatens to dawn again, softly this time, a fingertip hooking her hair back behind her ear as she leans back toward him with a strawberry scented mischief.
"Pretty.....distracting?" There's a thread of laughter in her voice, but its not mocking. ~
A smile that only threatens to dawn again, softly this time, a fingertip hooking her hair back behind her ear as she leans back toward him with a strawberry scented mischief.
"Pretty.....distracting?" There's a thread of laughter in her voice, but its not mocking. ~
Beautiful and dark and brooding, splashed crimson in shy embarrassment, heavy onyx eyes magnetized to the ground as if hiding ~
Beautiful and dark and brooding, splashed crimson in shy embarrassment, heavy onyx eyes magnetized to the ground as if hiding ~
He winked and her eyes went wide, that bright red flush streaking down her throat and up to her ears.
She twitches, eyes snapping away as she fidgets with her bracelet.
GoodNESS.
He winked and her eyes went wide, that bright red flush streaking down her throat and up to her ears.
She twitches, eyes snapping away as she fidgets with her bracelet.
GoodNESS.
Though those hands whip down to reveal a ferocious (adorable) frown moments later.
"Bad Stormcloud. No! There's nothing WRONG with anyone. You are who you are, and that's okay. We all learn to work with ourselves."~
Though those hands whip down to reveal a ferocious (adorable) frown moments later.
"Bad Stormcloud. No! There's nothing WRONG with anyone. You are who you are, and that's okay. We all learn to work with ourselves."~
"I'm sorry! I'm just smiling! I didn't think it would be so bad!" Granted, he can probably barely hear her with the ~
"I'm sorry! I'm just smiling! I didn't think it would be so bad!" Granted, he can probably barely hear her with the ~
"Huh- wha? Fix- what?" If she leans in ever so slightly closer, well, she's unaware of it. Spare her, please-
Or don't. She's already burning. ~
"Huh- wha? Fix- what?" If she leans in ever so slightly closer, well, she's unaware of it. Spare her, please-
Or don't. She's already burning. ~
All that from one single look.
Oh. Oh no. Well that's........new.
Sky has to look away, clear her throat, so she has no idea what ~
All that from one single look.
Oh. Oh no. Well that's........new.
Sky has to look away, clear her throat, so she has no idea what ~
It burns. Like fingertips of pure flame up her spine, along her jaw, zinging to her fingers like pure electric fire, and in it's wake ~
It burns. Like fingertips of pure flame up her spine, along her jaw, zinging to her fingers like pure electric fire, and in it's wake ~
This time she beamed up at him with the full force of the sun, hot and bright and wild.
This time she beamed up at him with the full force of the sun, hot and bright and wild.
"I'm warm too." One fingertip coated in fine shimmer polish tapped her own red cheek before both of those hands slid behind her back to right her posture, leaving her once again staring up at him as she rocked softly back and forth on her toes.
"I don't think there's ~
"I'm warm too." One fingertip coated in fine shimmer polish tapped her own red cheek before both of those hands slid behind her back to right her posture, leaving her once again staring up at him as she rocked softly back and forth on her toes.
"I don't think there's ~
A prized possession, blazing in the sun.
"Don't worry Stormcloud," Comes the quiet, ~
A prized possession, blazing in the sun.
"Don't worry Stormcloud," Comes the quiet, ~
Eyes squinted shut in glee, cheeks rosy, little hand hiding laughing lips. And its the hand that had been hidden behind her back, so its as if her whole body joined in to express her ~
Eyes squinted shut in glee, cheeks rosy, little hand hiding laughing lips. And its the hand that had been hidden behind her back, so its as if her whole body joined in to express her ~
Was he hungry? Or- she glanced around, curious. No, probably just. A distant car, or something..
Was he hungry? Or- she glanced around, curious. No, probably just. A distant car, or something..
"Okay, you're not blushing. You're just....warm. It's warm." A short, decisive nod, and those eyes glittered with warm understanding- and the softest teasing edge.
"Well- sure? You asked, and it costs me nothing to be helpful. Why wouldn't I?" Again that adorable ~
"Okay, you're not blushing. You're just....warm. It's warm." A short, decisive nod, and those eyes glittered with warm understanding- and the softest teasing edge.
"Well- sure? You asked, and it costs me nothing to be helpful. Why wouldn't I?" Again that adorable ~
A slight flinch twitched slender shoulders as his words snapped out like a whip, but her face never changed- like she absorbed the verbal blow, transmuted it, swallowed it away. Drew it out of him ~
A slight flinch twitched slender shoulders as his words snapped out like a whip, but her face never changed- like she absorbed the verbal blow, transmuted it, swallowed it away. Drew it out of him ~
She can't always say people are wonderful, but she's known enough good, kind souls to be able to say with ~
She can't always say people are wonderful, but she's known enough good, kind souls to be able to say with ~
"Hm..well, you blush like me, so I think you're well on the right track!" Sky. Sky don't poke the bear-
"But...I can try? I mean if that's what you REALLY want, I'd be happy to..help." Her teeth dig into her lip, thoughtful and shy.
"Hm..well, you blush like me, so I think you're well on the right track!" Sky. Sky don't poke the bear-
"But...I can try? I mean if that's what you REALLY want, I'd be happy to..help." Her teeth dig into her lip, thoughtful and shy.
"O-oh, I don't know about all that- there are plenty of nice people like me!" But its such a sweet compliment she can't help but sway again, leaning forward and down, head tilting up as if to try and capture ~
"O-oh, I don't know about all that- there are plenty of nice people like me!" But its such a sweet compliment she can't help but sway again, leaning forward and down, head tilting up as if to try and capture ~
"Mhmm~" Comes the teasing giggle, though it's quick to fade as his words register. It's a good thing he's ~
"Mhmm~" Comes the teasing giggle, though it's quick to fade as his words register. It's a good thing he's ~
"Now who's stuttering, Fen?" Cheeky minx, tongue-tip between her teeth. "So you want me to..teach you? To.....be me?"
"Now who's stuttering, Fen?" Cheeky minx, tongue-tip between her teeth. "So you want me to..teach you? To.....be me?"