[ people have always been easy for alison. she's an extrovert and a conversationalist. understanding people and getting along with them is something she's always had a knack for. and the people that she didn't quite get along with? well, they rolled off her back like water. but loving people and caring about them enough to let them closer than arms length away... that's been difficult for her over the years. especially after trespasser.
that's a big part of why yancy's death and raleigh leaving has shaken her up so much. in the aftermath, she's not sure if she wants someone to hold on to or if she wants to push everyone away. having tendo around has been a blessing in that she doesn't really have to make that decision. alison gets the feeling he wouldn't leave her alone for too long if she pushed, and she doesn't feel right just leaving him to his grief. the give and take between them is keeping her afloat. ]
Will you come over tonight? [ if he's going to be around, she wants to take advantage of the fact that she can actually hold on to him. cuddle time is something she could use right about now. ]
[ damn right, he'd go after her if she pushed him away, because tendo's good at reading people if they mean enough for him to want to. and alison? she really means a whole lot. ]
Do you want me to come over tonight? [ he looks down just then, his arms still wrapped around her. because if she wants him to, he's there in a heartbeat. ( she's not the only one who needs someone to hold onto in an attempt to right the world again. ) ] How is this even an actual question? [ the words are light, joking. ]
Yes, I want you to come over. [ it feels a little bit like a confession. or maybe a little like standing on the edge of a cliff and looking down. and if her fingers tighten over the fabric of tendo's shirt, well. she trust that he gets it. he certainly knows her well enough that he should. ]
I just-- [ she pauses, bites her lower lip. there's probably no need to elaborate on this, now that she thinks about it. she can just say "come over" and he's obviously going to come. but since she's started, she sort of needs to continue and say something. ] It's nice. Waking up with you. [ she could get used to it. ]
[ he gets it. and he's game to go however slow she wants.
tendo presses a kiss to her forehead, lingers a little, because holding her has always been very, very nice. ] It's nice waking up beside you. [ it's a confession right back, and if you need to back up from that cliff, darling, all you need to do is hold his hand. he's got you. ]
[ the tension she's been carrying around since she broke raleigh out of the hospital slowly seeps out of her as she leans into tendo's embrace. the clock on the wall says she's doesn't have much more time before she's going to have to get back to work, but she's going to enjoy every minute she's got left with him. ]
Maybe I should buy you a toothbrush. [ to keep in her room, she means. since he's over there quite a bit. ]
[ he feels her sink into his arms and he follows suit in terms of relaxing. because he always takes his cue from her. he's got this one, odd favorite song ( recommended by one of his j-tech buddies based in hong kong who'd moved there after it was pretty clear that there wouldn't be a shatterdome set up in manila ) that went something to the effect of 'she's the heroine and i would love to be her leading man'. cheesy shit. you know, the kind that he likes. it's like that with alison sometimes. ]
Maybe you should. [ it's not a push, per se. just him testing the give. ]
[ after a long pause, she quietly says, ] Maybe I will.
[ it'll take her some time to actually do it--it feels a little too much like real commitment. like a bond she could lose. but whether or not she gets him a toothbrush, the relationship is still there so better to take the plunge than pretend that this thing with them isn't happening. ]
I need to get back to work in a minute... [ but she really doesn't want to go. ]
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[ people have always been easy for alison. she's an extrovert and a conversationalist. understanding people and getting along with them is something she's always had a knack for. and the people that she didn't quite get along with? well, they rolled off her back like water. but loving people and caring about them enough to let them closer than arms length away... that's been difficult for her over the years. especially after trespasser.
that's a big part of why yancy's death and raleigh leaving has shaken her up so much. in the aftermath, she's not sure if she wants someone to hold on to or if she wants to push everyone away. having tendo around has been a blessing in that she doesn't really have to make that decision. alison gets the feeling he wouldn't leave her alone for too long if she pushed, and she doesn't feel right just leaving him to his grief. the give and take between them is keeping her afloat. ]
Will you come over tonight? [ if he's going to be around, she wants to take advantage of the fact that she can actually hold on to him. cuddle time is something she could use right about now. ]
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Do you want me to come over tonight? [ he looks down just then, his arms still wrapped around her. because if she wants him to, he's there in a heartbeat. ( she's not the only one who needs someone to hold onto in an attempt to right the world again. ) ] How is this even an actual question? [ the words are light, joking. ]
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I just-- [ she pauses, bites her lower lip. there's probably no need to elaborate on this, now that she thinks about it. she can just say "come over" and he's obviously going to come. but since she's started, she sort of needs to continue and say something. ] It's nice. Waking up with you. [ she could get used to it. ]
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tendo presses a kiss to her forehead, lingers a little, because holding her has always been very, very nice. ] It's nice waking up beside you. [ it's a confession right back, and if you need to back up from that cliff, darling, all you need to do is hold his hand. he's got you. ]
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Maybe I should buy you a toothbrush. [ to keep in her room, she means. since he's over there quite a bit. ]
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Maybe you should. [ it's not a push, per se. just him testing the give. ]
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[ it'll take her some time to actually do it--it feels a little too much like real commitment. like a bond she could lose. but whether or not she gets him a toothbrush, the relationship is still there so better to take the plunge than pretend that this thing with them isn't happening. ]
I need to get back to work in a minute... [ but she really doesn't want to go. ]