violet-light

I nearly choke on my water. "What?"

"I said it's cute how gesture-trained you are."

"But I'm...not...?"

She giggles and holds out her hand, palm up.

Before I realize what I'm doing, I've walked over to her and laid my chin on her palm. She scritches my neck. Blushing, I wait for her to pull her hand away and then I straighten.

"...oh. But that—that doesn't count! It's just one—"

She holds out her hand, palm to the side. I lean forward again, mid-sentence, and press my cheek into her hand.

I look up at her, startled, and her eyes have nothing but love and ownership in them.

I didn't even notice it...but all those times she praised me, all the pets and scritches...

I like to think then that Cara Mia Addio was a song created by Glados in a foreign language that Chell wouldn't understand so that way she could tell her how much she meant/means to her without being too direct because she's scared of attachment

In conclusion, happy pride month to whatever the fuck they had going on

and by it, well, let's just say

I wanted to make a gifset ... but nothing would do this scene justice.