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Lightly tracing the floral design on the side of her teacup, Lisanna waited for her companionโs response with great interest. Curiosity played along her lips in a smile, part of her thoughts drifting back and wondering when the last time had been that she had talked with someone on such topics. With everything that had been going on (the finding of new paths to take since Fairy Tail had disbanded), she supposed it had been quite some time.
Ordinarily, she might have talked with Lucy, Levy, or Mira, about โtypesโ and things that interested them in terms of relationships, but even with the growing using of MCLs, they hadnโt really had the occasion to really chat (and it was always better in person anyway). To find herself in such a discussion with Evergreen wasโฆstrange, but not in a bad way, not at all. Gaining even a small amount of insight into the woman was rewarding in some way, and Lisanna wondered if Evergreen had many close female friends to turn to.
โClinginess?โ Lisanna hummed thoughtfully; head canted on a delicate angle. No, she supposed she couldnโt imagine Evergreen with a clingy partner, someone constantly in her personal space or wanting her time and attention every minute of every day. Yes, she could imagine Evergreen with someone who had their own hobbies and interests, sharing a sort of โexisting separately but togetherโ sort of dynamic where they could do their own thing in each otherโs company perhaps. Someone who wasnโt pushy or needy and who could enjoy their own company just as well as she could her own, and who would show interest and support in the things she was drawn to. It sounded healthy, balanced. Was it warm enough?
Lisanna sighed a wistful note, even as her smile took on a trace of sheepishness. She tucked a part of her fringe back behind her ear as she admitted, โI wouldnโt mind a bit of clinginess. I mean, I would still want my own space and time of course, but I think the idea of someone wanting to be around me all the time, staying closeโฆitโs nice.โ
Resting her elbow on the table and her head in her hand, her gaze drifted across the room and became rather unfocused. โI suppose thereโs some sort of difference between physical clinginess and emotional or mental clinginess, do you think? I know physical affection or any sort of closeness like that isnโt for everyone, but I think Iโd like that.โ She didnโt know for sure, of course, and could only base the thought around platonic experiences butโฆa girl could dream.
โItโd be nice to have someone there, always within reach, or already right there, holding you like youโre the most precious person in the world to them... Youโll never be alone, never be forgottenโฆโ Never be taken away from them. Youโll be safe.
Sometimes, it felt as if she would drift away, disconnect from her body and fade into nothingness. Sometimes, it scared her. Sometimes, it didnโt, which was perhaps more unsettling than anything else. It was touch that grounded her, tethered her to the world, reassured her that she was real, present, that someone had her, chose her. She wasnโt lost.
She blinked, pulling herself back to the moment, face beginning to turn a faint pink, hoping she hadnโt revealed too much or worse, completely missed something Evergreen had said. โUm, but yeah, would youโฆconsider yourself an affectionate person?โ
