#conv;bibi

"No, I've never been on a camping trip," Bibi repeated while shaking her head and shrugging her shoulders. "Oh, you demand we do?" The sculptor couldn't help but chuckle about her girlfriend's sudden enthusiasm about taking her camping but she liked the sound of it and she figured it would be another way for the both of them to spend some time together, away from the rest of the world at least for a little while. "Alright, let's do it. Best do it soon before it gets too cold. You'll just have to tell me what I need because, well, I have absolutely no idea."

Byulyi felt bad. She was the one who had invited Rose to come to an ice sculpture exhibition with her and it seemed like she had caught a cold there. "You just sit still, I'll go make you some tea." She left no room for arguments and immediately turned on her heels and went to her kitchen, filling up the kettle with water and putting it on the stove. "I have black tea, green tea, white tea, and peach tranquility tea. Take your pick." She calls over from the kitchen while preparing two mugs. "Oh, and do you prefer sugar or honey in your tea?"

"Is there something I can do to help?", Bibi asked, tipping her head to the side while looking at her girlfriend. "I don't care what it is, I'd do anything for you."

“Maybe you’re right but what if you’re simply too scared to try? I mean, not just because of the possibility of failure but any reason. To me, some risks are just not worth taking. For example, if I had an opportunity to do something I’ve always wanted but there’d be a risk involved that could lead to losing you, I wouldn’t do it, ever.” Sure, Rose might be right that you have to take risks to achieve things sometimes but to her, it all depended on what kind of risks she’d be taking and if losing the love of her life would be that risk, there’s no way she would go for it.

“As soft as a baby bird?” Bibi repeated with a small chuckle. “That’s something I’ve never heard anyone say before but thank you, I guess? I hope that’s a good thing. It is, right?” It was nice to hear Rose respond that way after opening up about how people used to tell her that she had a heart of ice simply because of who she was and what she could do. Of course, it wasn’t a lot of people who actually did know about her powers but it hurt even more because they were the ones she thought she could trust enough to share that part of herself with them.

Bibi stood there with a pout and let out a defeated sigh in response to Rose’s request for an explanation. “I was working on a sculpture and was almost done but then I suddenly had to sneeze. I wanted to turn away but it happened so far that I knocked the sculpture over and it shattered in the mess you walked into.” She frowned, not only because of the mess but because it meant that she had to start over because it wasn’t just a random project of hers but a sculpture a client had requested. Since she’d have to deliver it the next day, she’d most likely have to spend the rest of the day and evening working on it to get it done in time. “I was looking forward to spending the evening with you but I guess I’ll have to take a rain check because this damn thing needs to be done by tomorrow. I’m sorry, babe.”

For the longest time, Bibi was kind of afraid to go swim in the ocean but when Rose convinced her that she was going to be okay, she agreed to them going snorkeling together and Rose was right, she actually did enjoy it. It was a whole different world underwater and the reef looked absolutely stunning. “Alright, you were right and I was wrong.” She chuckled as she wrapped herself in a towel once they were back on the boat. “You know me and water don’t always get along but I keep forgetting that I’m not a child anymore and that I actually have control over what I can do now.”