[seasonality] catchall for rupert

[wtfox]

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[heartlands]

I...

[screams internally]

Yes. Accurate. Anyways. Everything is fine now.

[wtfox]

[this is cheering her right up. i'm sorry.]

Good for you! So when's the wedding?

[heartlands]

[okay, he does smile a little at that.]

Well, we literally just got engaged on the day I came here, so. If we get out of here okay, probably a couple months down the line.

[wtfox]

Depending on how long we're stuck here, the entirety of your engagement period might pass before you get back. So, you should get married as soon as you return.

[heartlands]

Ha. I'm pretty sure my mom would kill me if we didn't plan some kind of ceremony, but it's a nice thought.

[wtfox]

You could always go to Vegas!

[a beat.]

Wait, they don't have Vegas where you're from.

[heartlands]

They definitely do not! What's Vegas?

[wtfox]

It's a city in the United States. It's known for all kinds of things, but like, quick weddings are one of them! You can have a wedding ceremony ready to go in, like, an hour.

[heartlands]

Yeah, but then... Where's the party? Do they have that ready in an hour, too?

[wtfox]

In Vegas, they could have a party ready in minutes. They're just like that.

[heartlands]

Huh! That's neat.

[but, after a second:]

Okay, your turn. What's the guy you're dating like? I think his name was - Adrien?

[wtfox]

Oh, he's wonderful! He's such a sweetheart... we're in the same class, and I recently got work modeling for his father's fashion brand, so we see a lot of each other.

[she looks so het. this tag is gross. i hate it. goodbye.]

He's always super nice to everyone... which I guess is why a lot of girls fall for him. Handsome and sweet? Usually you have to settle for just one!

[heartlands]

[despite how het this is, he smiles.]

He sounds pretty great. I'm happy for you.

[wtfox]

[no. don't smile. it's not good.

lila is smiling, though.]

...I'm gonna make it back for sure, so I can see him again.

[heartlands]

[well. how can he disagree, when she says it like that?]

Yeah. We both will.

[wtfox]

Right.

[she smiles!


and then remembers she's supposed to be mad at him. but also, they've had a good talk? argh! god, complicated moments like this are exactly why i always make sure to have at least one icon where it's just the back of my character's head.]

[heartlands]

[he blinks.]

What is it...?

[wtfox]

...I keep not being mad at you.

[and she's frustrated by that!!


then again, if she was well and truly dead because of him, she wouldn't even be around to be frustrated, so. maybe that's why - because although the execution sucked, dying doesn't really feel real.]

[heartlands]

[he hesitates for another moment, but:]

Is it that bad...? Not being angry is a good thing, right? I mean, I don't like being mad, it's not a good feeling.

[wtfox]

I was so mad before you were here, though. I was sure I wasn't ever going to forgive either of you, but...

[here they are!]

[heartlands]

...You still don't have to if you don't want to.

[but...]

Just - I didn't want any of this, either.

[wtfox]

...

[mmmmgh. her brow furrows, and she fiddles with her necklace.]

...I know you didn't. That's probably why I keep catching myself acting like it's before we both died.

[heartlands]

...I wish I could have said something the first time I had to hurt someone without risking something worse happening. Honestly, sometimes I kind of wish I had said something even with the risk.

[he takes a breath.]

People were really upset about what happened, you know? I was, too. We all care about you a lot.

[wtfox]

...I wish you'd told me. I - I would have helped.

[she's still fiddling with her necklace.]

I would have helped if I'd known we needed saving. [...] Instead, now everyone's just upset because of what happened to me. That's not what I wanted...

[heartlands]

I...

[holy shit. he looks - pretty surprised for a second, actually, but after a second:]

We couldn't tell anyone except the people we wanted to invite. That's kind of how it works. [...] And even if we could have, it's... different than you think it is, I can almost guarantee. I knew it had to happen, and I knew that it would make the both of them safe, but I still - actually doing it is so much worse than you could imagine. I wouldn't have wanted you to do that.

[but, after a beat:]

But I didn't want what happened to you to happen, either.