𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐃 from her, and before she knew it Vina was covering her mouth to settle her giggles. “ Bean poles! Don’t be so mean to yourself. ” she chastised, ignoring the remainder of his words. While he wasn’t the most physically bulked individual, Vina could remember the way he used to trash her about when they rough housed. Or the tight hold of his arms around her when she attempted to get away from his tickles. The feel of his abdominal muscles when he tightened his grip around her frame. The way his… “ I can actually. ” Vina commented, pressing her lips together to hold back more laughter. “ Ok, well, did you at least try to get your case heard? You didn’t just let the teacher get away with devaluing your potential and spontaneous interest. ”
It was all probably nothing, but her flesh warmed at the heat from his touch. Her eyes danced over to his face, but seeing nothing there, she swallowed and moved with him. Allowing him to pull her along to the counter where she glanced up at the menu she’d yet to take in despite having spent a good ten minutes awaiting his arrival. “ Ooh, that does sound so good. Maybe we get that and we can share? ” she asked, turning to face him for a moment before turning back to the menu, “ Then perhaps just a choccy? Salted caramel sounds really nice right now. ” Warm and inviting just like she hoped this encounter ended up being.
There was no denying how much she had missed him, and while it’d only been a couple of minutes, Corvina couldn’t help but yearn for more. More time for them to catch up, more time for them to be fine, just more time with him. But she couldn’t really ignore his disappearing act, and wasn’t confident that after this day he wouldn’t go back to ignoring her for months at a time. Go back to ignoring her calls and messages until she was out of his space again. It was a cycle she had allowed to continue for years now simply for the momentary high that getting his attention put her through.
“ No, I uh- ” Vina flushed at the question, knowing just how odd her resolve probably was to him, “ I kind of… looked up a lot about the town and the school and all of this months in advance. I uh- had more than enough free time to really dig into the culture and learn the varying slangs and daily life of a Palladian student. ” Got herself ready to focus on her school work and not too much her desire to learn, explore, and live in a new country and new atmosphere. “ I made a little binder, it’s actually rather cute. Maybe I’ll show you one day. ” she said, adding in a desperate attempt at future plans, “ I brought it with me. What’s your schedule looking like this semester? Anything fun and exciting there? ”