#brooks.

this was nehir's first valentine's day spent with brooks, and it was already going as smoothly as it possibly could. of course, there was the fear that a familiar face would spot the two together while the two still weren't public yet, but she didn't want to think about that. all she wanted to do was spend time with the person who knew how to give her butterflies without even trying. lacing her roller skates up, sat at one of the benches within the rink, she had a nervous but excited smile on her face. "is it too late to tell you that i've never actually gone roller skating before?" / @gccdwitch

" . . . what's this , the little slut back for more already ? thought you said you hated me . "

Romaine Brooks, Dame en Deuil (c. 1910.)

"Probably me," Brooks shrugged. "I've heard it's pretty big."

" you're so fuckin' pretty , sweetheart . . . cummin' that hard for me in front of all these people . " chin juts forward , lidded optics drinking her in like fine wine , " ─── lead the way . let's go inside . i don't want an audience for the shit i'm gonna do to you . "

she nodded her head in agreement at his first observation, soft smile planted on her features. but once she noticed his reaction to her joke, a slight pout appeared on her lips, reaching out to place a hand on his shoulder. "no need to. i think the amount of good things you've done fully outweighs them," she tried to reassure him, hand running up and down his shoulder in a comforting gesture. she knew that the situation with sutton was still raw, especially because she still wasn't talking to nehir much, at least not as much as she was to brooks. she knew that things like this would take time, but she couldn't help but miss the friendship she once had with her. it was worth it, though, especially because she still got to be with brooks. she couldn't help but eventually break out into a chuckle at his pleads, shaking her head before finally giving in. "you know what---fine. how about you take me out on a fancy date soon and then we can call it even?" she asked playfully, gleeful smile written on her face. / @lcveloop