gracefuldance | MAILBOX

umm

olivia-san

if someone had some kittens and they needed homes

would we be able to take one?

(this is totally hypothetical!!!!!!)

maybe
it depends i guess, if we have the money to look after it.

( Olivia will find this in the mail, all wrapped up in delicate paper and a ribbon, with a tag on it. )

I wasn't sure if you have long hair or short hair but I hope you like it anyway. Merry Christmas, Olivia-san!
- Your Secret Santa

[ She feels a little puzzled by the present, only because back in Ylisse they don't have 'Christmas', but after a while she manages a smile. ]

It's beautiful... [ and it will be a gift that she will cherish forever. ]

[ true to his word, Henry has done the best job he can at staying near Olivia as much as possible. The apartments collapsed, which was less than great, but in the end, it only meant that they were back to camping; considering that was how the whole army had lived for quite some time, he got used to it pretty easily. The one difference is that he gets to share a tent with his family this time.

It's some early rainy morning - they've managed to avoid getting killed in the night by Pyramid Head, for now, and Henry's laying back on his cape, spread out across the few pillow and clothes they could scrape together into a makeshift cot. Staring into space, probably, and thinking about things. But after a moment, he turns to look at Olivia. He has an important question to ask. ]

Hey, Olivia, do you think I'm cute?

[ YOU KNOW WHO TO BLAME ]

[ Since they have collapsed, Olivia has been a little more on edge than she usually is. But she was happy to be able to live with her family and it wasn't too different from what they'd travel from battlefield to battlefield.

His question had caught her off guard and she sat up, blinking as she looked at Henry. ]

H-Huh?! [ Really, what was he doing asking a question out of the blue like that and she wasn't sure how to answer it either. It didn't help her cheeks became red and she had to glance away. ]

[ aww look at her getting embarrassed! Not that he expected anything else, really. Rolling over onto his stomach, he props his head up on his hands, smiling at her impishly. ]

Y'know, cute! Like a wiggly puppy, or a squirmy maggot! Curious minds want to know! Someone else said I was cute, so I wanted to hear what you thought. Hee hee.

[ Henry, puppies are cute, but maggots are not. She makes a face for a few seconds and then relaxes her shoulders with a faint sigh. If only he was more aware. ]

Well... I-I suppose so! I mean... you are very handsome.. [ she could feel her cheeks become hotter. ] So then you'll be cute too, right?

[ hey, that's an intolerant viewpoint!! henry will love both puppies and maggots equally...

He's not sure what he was expecting, but somehow, actually hearing her call him good-looking makes him start blushing, too, and his hands slip up to hold his cheeks instead. It's not that he's embarrassed, exactly, just... flattered, perhaps. ]

You really mean it? Aww... No one ever says stuff like that to me. [ smiling warmly, he squishes his face a bit. ] I can't believe a lady as pretty as you really likes me like that!

[ Olivia has a lot to work with. at least he's not going to ask for a pet maggot, right? ]

Uh-huh! [ Her cheeks turn red when he calls her pretty. It was something that even she needed to adjust to. ]

I think a lot of wonderful things about you. It's why I ... love you after all.

[ he'll keep it a secret, along with his pet risen arm... i mean what ]

Hee hee... [ pleased, he chuckles to himself, then moves closer to her, enough to loop his arms around her midsection and lean his head against her. It's an odd thing to hear, an honest 'I love you' in his direction, and it kind of makes his innards feel like spaghetti. But in a pleasant way. He just doesn't think anyone else has ever said it to him before. For good reason, of course; Olivia's brave, he thinks, taking on someone like him. Or, alternatively crazy. ] I love you too! Even if you are crazy. Are you doing okay in Haven, Olivia?

[ olivia cries herself to sleep at night if she ever see's that.

there was a faint squeak at the contact and olivia felt her body stiffen, but it did relax pretty quickly. it was still odd for her to get touched, and even allow it, too. she managed a small smile and leaned closer to him. ]

I-I'm not crazy! [ she appears to be a little hurt by his words. ] And I'm managing.. somehow.

[ get used to it, Olivia, he's a cuddler. Henry makes a little noise of contentment when she lets him do it, nuzzling into her even more. She's so delicate and soft. A lot of girls looked that way, of course, but Olivia is the only one he's touched like this, and certainly the first woman he's really appreciated those traits in. Being with her gave him a feeling of comfort similar to that he'd felt when he was with the she-wolf years and years ago - similar, but not quite the same. This was something else.

Her line of defense only makes him giggle. ]

Aw, I'm teasing, you big goof! But I'm glad you're all right. [ he sighs against her lightly. ] I know you're kinda used to doom and gloom from being in the war, but Haven's different! I worry about you a lot. It's weird. I'm not used to worrying about anything!

[ Pursing her lips, she was smiling faintly and rested one of her hands on his. Her fingers trailed along his skin and then circled a little around the ring he wore. It was the ring that proved their love for each other, and bound each other together. ]

W-Well... it does make sense to worry here because anything can happen. Back home we would be able to stay away from danger if we could help it. But here? [ Olivia closes her eyes and sighs. ] It's impossible to tell.

[ his eyes idly follow the movement of her fingers to his wedding band. Man, he got married. Life sure is unpredictable. ]

Yeah, I guess that's it! It's easy to protect you from stuff like the Risen and bad guys, but those Yao guys can show up and yank you away any time without a peep. I was pretty mad when that happened.

Ah.. that's right.

[ It nearly slipped her mind that she had been here before and that she must have gotten her memories wiped before returning, or maybe when she did return home. Moving her hands, Olivia clenched them at her chest. She wished she could get those memories back now. ]

[ unsurprisingly, he doesn't read her reaction completely correctly; he glances up at her when she moves her hand away from his, narrow eyes looking faintly apologetic. ]

It's okay! I'm gonna pay 'em back for what they did to you ASAP! It's gonna be a real bloody affair, yup... So don't be sad.

Edited 2014-02-25 05:22 (UTC)

Ah, no! Don't worry about them, or me. I don't want you to get hurt and... it's hard to know what they could do to you if you went directly to them.

[ sighing, olivia has a feeling he wouldn't give up so easily on that though. ]

[ she's got that right. He doesn't reply directly, only responding with a skeptical hum. ]

Maybe, but I betcha they can die, too! Otherwise they wouldn't be hiding from us. That's all that really matters.

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kawaii husbando

he's so lame

and she knows it, too

thank goodness she puts up with it...

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