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He looks at the cup, brows furrowing. Ansem glanced back up at her, crossing his arms over his chest.

unprompted:  he is good at cheering her up somehow . even just watching him with the others , she supposes his mirth && easy-going demeanor has a certain contagious nature to it that almost makes it difficult to dwell . it's a bittersweet appreciation however . she knows he's able to see past her fronts to an extent && likewise he isn't perfect at covering his own . or perhaps she simply sees it too easily in others now , when their heart is pulling them elsewhere despite efforts to keep their mind in the present , with the people they care about . && for that , now alone with him && midst the signature laugh that would normally put an end to most prodding , she places a gentle hand on his shoulder . ◟ lea , are you okay ? ◞ her expression is only a subtle read of different emotions : skepticism && determination , concern most of all , barely seen in the shape of her brow && bright eyes .  ◟ really ? ◞            //   from @stormdive​

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when he first made that offer to take aqua around twilight town to get her mind off of her ruminations, he never could’ve foreseen how easy it would be to spend time with her ; easy enough these trips had almost turned into some kind of tradition,  something beyond mere distraction,  a simple companionship lea couldn’t help but look forward to every time they had time to hang out together ----- whatever wariness dictating their first tentative interactions now changed into something far more genuine and affectionate.  he’d never truly imagined counting aqua among his closest friends,  always too hung up on the image painted of her as the keyblade master he should strive to be but could never hope to achieve,  but now that he’d gotten to know the woman behind that image, he was more than grateful for it.  differences aside,  these moments together taught him they had a lot more in common than first met the eye,  from that playful,  mischievous streak he never would’ve expected from her to both being ( deceptively, in his case ) good at reading others.  

the latter being the trait coming to bite him in the ass today. 

slightly forced laughter abruptly cut short by the hand on his shoulder, a gentle, comforting weight that kept hackles from immediately rising as he turned to meet her kind yet determined gaze with a wide - eyed one of his own. brows knit together, lips thinning slightly as his expression shuttered ; part of him wanted to brush it off, tell her he was fine, what was she talking about,  but something in those blue eyes stopped him short.  

though never really much for introspection,  lea could admit he’d been lost in thought, attention elsewhere more than he would’ve liked throughout the duration of their walk.  he thought he’d been managing to pass it off as simple tiredness from their earlier sparring session easy enough ----- more fool to him, really.  a small, self - depreciating quirk tilted his mouth.  “ that obvious,  huh?  don’t worry,  though,  “ he was quick to tack on,  reaching up to pat her hand before taking it off his shoulder ( yet conveniently forgetting to let go ),  “ it’s nothin’ . . . bad, just.  a lot on my mind.  i mean,  there’s always a lot goin’ on up there,  some days it’s just harder to ignore than others,  y’ know? “ 

@stormdive​ asked: ❛ in my dreams last night , i saw your face . you held me and washed away my tears . ❜

SENTENCE PROMPTS // accepting!

      TO SAY THAT the earth goddess looks confused would insinuate that her expression changed in some easily perceivable manner -- it hasn’t. a mere twitch of the brow is all that accounts for the slight shift in emotion towards aqua, and other than this, she is as calm and unreadable as ever.

stormdive asked:  ✿

⚔️ *:･ﾟ✧┆pre-established relationship meme. ❪ always accepting! ❫ send me a  ✿  and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒𝚮𝐈𝐏.  childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other .

𝐑𝐎𝐌𝚨𝐍𝐂𝐄.  childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other .

𝐅𝚨𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝚨𝐋.  siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other .

𝚨𝐍𝐓𝚨𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂.  dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other .

❪ @stormdive​​ ❫