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Equal Ground
May. 3rd, 2019 08:00 amWord Count: 1,928
Summary: A predictable slew of flirty shenanigans ensues while Ren and Nova are out on an afternoon stroll.
*Author’s Note*: This turned out…quite differently than I anticipated, but I ended up not even following the plot I had planned. That’s alright though, because while I was editing this I realized…idk, it just sounded so. Genuine lol. So sweet. It’s the first piece in a while that’s actually made me feel good about one of my selfships, and just thinking about Ren’s smile only lifts my spirits more. We really are a mess when it comes to reassuring each other, though. I hope you enjoy!
The afternoon sun was bright and pleasant, but nothing could compare to the warmth in the hand she held. She knew it would have been more fitting to compare him to the moon or stars, the nighttime phenomena that reflected his mysterious, misleadingly reserved personality. But even when he was being coy and enigmatic, his eyes never failed to blaze with the blinding light of his conviction. Whether it be in the real world or the Metaverse, his expression often betrayed a hint of something fiercer, a chained beast kept subdued with the potential to wreak havoc at the slightest lapse of composure. It was an ambitious and driven and decisive flame, the confident air of a leader. Even if he hadn’t asked for such a role, that’s what he’d always been, suppressing a dormant desire that required just the right circumstances to be kindled. He’d managed to lead her into this new chapter of her life with ease, minus the road bumps she’d foolishly curated for herself, and she wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to make things up to him in the way he deserved.
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Summary: A predictable slew of flirty shenanigans ensues while Ren and Nova are out on an afternoon stroll.
*Author’s Note*: This turned out…quite differently than I anticipated, but I ended up not even following the plot I had planned. That’s alright though, because while I was editing this I realized…idk, it just sounded so. Genuine lol. So sweet. It’s the first piece in a while that’s actually made me feel good about one of my selfships, and just thinking about Ren’s smile only lifts my spirits more. We really are a mess when it comes to reassuring each other, though. I hope you enjoy!
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The afternoon sun was bright and pleasant, but nothing could compare to the warmth in the hand she held. She knew it would have been more fitting to compare him to the moon or stars, the nighttime phenomena that reflected his mysterious, misleadingly reserved personality. But even when he was being coy and enigmatic, his eyes never failed to blaze with the blinding light of his conviction. Whether it be in the real world or the Metaverse, his expression often betrayed a hint of something fiercer, a chained beast kept subdued with the potential to wreak havoc at the slightest lapse of composure. It was an ambitious and driven and decisive flame, the confident air of a leader. Even if he hadn’t asked for such a role, that’s what he’d always been, suppressing a dormant desire that required just the right circumstances to be kindled. He’d managed to lead her into this new chapter of her life with ease, minus the road bumps she’d foolishly curated for herself, and she wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to make things up to him in the way he deserved.
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