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Kate Gregson ([personal profile] vanillajello) wrote2010-08-08 08:39 pm

Room 324, Sunday Evening

Kate felt weird. As if she... was supposed to feel kind of dizzy, but everything was completely clear instead. With a vague buzzing, somewhere in the background. It was probably shock.

She was just going to run with it, for as long as it lasted. Then collapse. Maybe cry. She wasn't thinking about any of that right now. Someone else was her priority.

And that someone was Bod, who'd been using her as a walking aid on their way up from the lobby.

"So, what do you need?" she asked when they'd made it to her room.

[ooc: For the poor, poor boyfriend.]
therewaslife: (→ | questioning)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm trying," he assured her, breathing slowly and closing his eyes. He ached physically and mentally and forcing that away was difficult. "Do you have a happy thought?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"They are," he said and did smile this time, unable to stop it from briefly crossing his face. "You smell nice too. Your bed is very comfortable. I feel better than I did."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"We can still kiss while I'm healing," he said, liking that particular happy thought. "You'll have to show me your new shirt sometime. I don't have any new clothes of my own. If the week goes by quickly, we'll have a weekend to relax soon enough."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"True. We'll see if I can go to any of mine this week," he replied quietly. Right now, it didn't look all that likely. "I might spend all week in your bed."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know you won't but it's still somewhat of a disruption for you," he insisted quietly. "And I know you're exhausted."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will get better," he said and he was decisive on that. He'd push himself and make certain of that. "Everything on me will heal."

Physically, that is.

"I'll just..." He trailed off and rubbed his eyes, using it as almost a stall tactic now. "...be more aware of the island's machinations now."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Bod nodded but didn't know what else he could say. He knew that she disliked what the island did sometimes and trying to convince her otherwise (not that he was planning on doing that) wasn't going to work.

So, he didn't talk, unable to come up with words once again.
therewaslife: (→ | bedroom eyes)

[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's over," he said even if he knew that was little help. "Happy thoughts? We could do something to take your mind off things?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't...know." He shook his head apologetically. "I'm exactly thinking clearly. It was just a suggestion, fruitless as it seems to be."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably." He was pretty certain of that, in fact. "I don't know what else to say or do. I wish I did."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever he'd been expecting her to say, it wasn't that and, for a moment, he didn't know what to say. His mouth didn't work and his brain was too busy recovering from those three little words.

Bod knew his parents loved him and he suspected Silas and Miss Lupescu did too even if they never said as much. This...was very different and Bod couldn't really identify what he was feeling though he knew it was good. Warm. Comforting. Soothing.

"You..." He sounded surprised but not in any sort of bad way. He just hadn't expected her to say that. "Really?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2010-08-10 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"No one's ever -- " He stopped and wondered why his throat felt tight and his eyes were all itchy again. He knew he was at a weak spot as far as emotions went so the sudden desire to cry didn't really surprise him.

Bod managed to fight that off but the ragged breathing was still there. He tightened his hold on her some more, trying to find his voice again. It was somewhere, getting buried under terrible mental images and declarations of love that were giving his heart a boost.

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