#coiins

❛ I'm looking for someone. I've heard that you might be able to help me... are you taking anything new ? ❜

          sneakily kisses her on the head. maybe she won't notice.

                                                  -- @coiins

         "..." Of course she noticed. How could she not? Nicole heard Summer's steps, knew he was close to her and felt his presence. He might be able to go past other people without drawing attention to himself, but Nicole sought him out each and every time. Even when it was just the two of them at home together.

          Today was one of those days where she sat and was writing down all her plans for the week. At least, in terms of content she was going to produce and post, and then meal prep plans for she and Summer. His footsteps were naturally silent (so were hers), but there was no way she didn't feel the feather light kiss on the top of her head. The fleeting second of his breath as he stood back up. There was just a soft little flush of her cheeks, but she didn't move and turn around.

          Nicole figured she'd let him have his little sneaky moment.

          Just as quietly as he came, he kept walking as if he didn't stop for that moment. Going back to doing whatever he was planning on doing, and leaving her to her planning.

          A beat passes, then another, and she gets up with the excuse to get water. He's in the kitchen himself, and as she grabs a bottle, she stops by Summer. "--Oi, ya fergot somethin'."

          She couldn't think of anything out of the ordinary, Nicole remembers being approached, and remembering this pit in her stomach. There wasn't even properly time to register it before she got attacked. It took quite a bit of effort once she got over the shock, but she teleported. For a small moment, it was simply 'get away from the house'. She knew they'd be looking for blood traces.

          If nothing else, leaving her little trail on the opposite side of the town left she and Summer a little more breathing time.

          Especially since to sell it and make it believable, she had to allow herself to get caught again. This resulted in another injury, one deep into her thigh. She was able to cover it for the most part and limp somewhere that would leave them confused. It was only when she was sure she could get away proper that she made her way back to Summer.

          He had reacted exactly as she thought, and while she was capable of speaking, she couldn't get a word in with how frantic he had gotten. Not to mention, the pain of everything was leaving her rather speechless from shock and consistently in pain. It was only when he remindered her of her healing capabilities that she even remembered them hself. The sharp stinging and throbbing sensation she's getting from her wounds needed to be cared for first.

          Numbing the nerves so she didn't feel the pain would be it, but the healing would have to be done over night so she could sleep through a lot of it.

          Nicole wanted to answer Summer, but she was drained, in pain, and possibly in mild shock as she found herself unable to answer properly at the moment. First she could blame it on him speaking too rapidly, but now that she had a moment, she just couldn't. When he looks into her eyes he can see it, the fear, the confusion, the pain, the shock and the fatigue. All she can manage is a gentle shake of her head when he notioned needing to move. They were fine, at least, she thinks they're fine.

assorted dialogue | @coiins shows concern for chiyo!

chiyo's gaze shifts back to summer, an apology pressed in the curve of her smile. " yeah, just... thinking too much, like i tend to. "

she's supposed to visit her parents in a few weeks, and she's looking forward to it -- she really is! she misses her mother's teasing and her father's horrible jokes, and she misses eating meals with them and watching bad horror movies together. chiyo misses her family, more than she'd like to admit sometimes, so it isn't like she doesn't want to see them. that's not what she's overthinking.

she's overthinking the part that comes after the happy hugging and catching up. she's overthinking the part where her parents ask about something other than work, about her social life, and she struggles to think of what to tell them because if she's honest, there's not much to tell. chiyo has her work, her dog, and a few friends. that's it. that's enough. for her, at least ( for now, at least ).

it's convincing her parents that that's true, convincing them that they really don't need to worry, that has chiyo spacing out more and more the closer the date approaches. god, she's worried they're gonna worry. it sounds like a joke.

send ❥ to hug my muse from behind || accepting !!

what's better, a beautiful lie... or the ugly truth ??

the version of herself that she showed the world was nothing more than a lie. the words she'd shout out to the crowd... the way she'd carry herself.... to be the perfect idol was to carry out the perfect lie - and it was something that she took pride in. people loved her - they adored her, and ai hoshino did everything in her power to keep it that way.

if the world knew of how ugly she really was on the inside... they wouldn't love her anymore. everything she built up... it would all be for nothing.

she sits at the edge of the hotel room bed, scrolling through her social media feed. whatever information summer gave on her... it wasn't enough to give her any bad press ( or if there was, it was such an insignificant amount that it may as well not exist. )

the idol takes some form of comfort in that. she was popular enough that the only information that would truly make waves would be about her children. but she figures that such information wouldn't be sold for cheap...

( if it ever got out on any terms that weren't her own... she'd drag him right down to hell with her... that was something she decided long ago. )

he had to do what he had to to make ends meet. this was something she understood - though she was upset in the heat of the moment when she found out... this was part of what it meant to lie with him.

summer knew both sides of her, the lie and the truth... and yet he still kept coming back. and despite everything, she kept coming back to him, too. maybe a part of her felt like he'd be the only one that could ever really love a people hating liar like her. maybe that was because he had a similar ugliness of his own on the inside....

ai couldn't really say for sure.

but she liked the feeling of his lips on her skin, and she liked how she felt when the times were good. there were times when he pushed her too close to the edge for comfort, and yet she still came back every time.

she feels his arms wrap around her, and its like a warm embrace. she very well could melt into the feeling if it prolonged long enough. he was soft and warm, she could feel his heart against her back and she thinks to herself how nice the feeling is.

it's been so long since she's felt a feeling like that.

she leans into it, allowing herself to be held tightly like she was.

❝ eheh, did you miss me ?? ❞

her fingertips dance along his arm as she speaks, tracing small circles as she loops up at him.

❝ our show tonight was a hit, were you able to catch it ?? ❞

the fact that the venue was close to where he was was an accident, ensuring that he had a key to her hotel room wasn't.

maybe she had missed him too.

kiss meme || accepting.

34. A kiss after a bite.

i love you - three words that leave the woman's mouth with ease, it's a lie... they both know it. it's a pretty little lie, much like most of the words that leave her lips.

ai wasn't sure just how she felt about him. did she hate him... or was there a part of her that really did like him ??

...whatever it was that she did feel, it was intense enough that she let him this close to her, she wanted him to be near her... she wanted to feel his lips on hers. ( so maybe it was something closer to affection, then. ) in the quiet of the room ai finds her head nestled between his neck, she knew better than to bite in places that were easily seen ( but oh, how she'd like to leave his neck covered if she could ).

❝ don't worry, ❞ she begins. ❝ i'll make sure to leave it in a spot that only i'll be able to see~ ❞ though she may have been a being of lies, it was something she was being honest about ( or she was trying to be honest about, at least, ) in the event that she miscalculated where she'd left her mark...

...well, at least there was always makeup to cover it up with.