it's a small party, small enough that she was able to convince dan heng to come along with her as company. there's no more than thirty people here, scattered across a few different dorm rooms, so it doesn't feel quite as packed as others might.
she's been drinking, naturally, perhaps overimbibing a little bit because dan heng is here, and ren wants to be fun for her, but it also means that when dan heng leaves to use the restroom briefly, ren is left to her own devices, and easily swayed by two older men - grad students? townies? - to have a drink with them. just one drink is fine, before dan heng returns.
but soon enough, her arms begin to feel heavy, her movements sluggish - had she really had so much to drink? one of the men scoops her in close, and ren blinks blearily, then shakes her head. maybe if she were alone, she might be willing to have some fun tonight, but dan heng is with her, which means her attention is fully fixated, and she absolutely won't leave the party without her.
but the men are persistent. the one holding her begins to guide her through the room, and ren stumbles, dizzy, only to be caught by the second man, her body feeling boneless, sluggish, like she isn't in control. ]
[ Parties like this one—small or not—are really not Dan Heng's style, but Ren has asked her out to them so many times since they became roommates that after a certain amount of time it just felt rude continuing to say no. So she agreed. Just the once. Just the once, and to one of the quieter parties, with a promise extracted from the other that they'd be home in time that Dan Heng wouldn't need to sleep in tomorrow, would have the time she needs on the weekend to study for her anthropology exam.
It really isn't her scene. Ren flits around, all swaying hips and curved lips, promises given with her inviting hands and warm laughter drawing people to her side. She's easily the center of attention, and so it's easy enough for Dan Heng to excuse herself for a trip to the bathroom.
It's when she gets back to find the other gone, though, that she starts to worry—a worry that only increases as sharp eyes spy her quickly through the small groups of people, jostled between two men as they practically drag her towards one of the bedrooms.
Fuck.
Dan Heng takes off across the room and into the next, fury and fear alike driving her footsteps. When she skids to a halt in front of the two men holding Ren, it's right in front of a bedroom door; the petite woman holds her arms out to cover the whole of the frame, blue eyes glowering up first at one man and then the other. ]
Thank you for looking after my friend, [ she says, and her voice is like ice; it's clear she means no such thing. ] I've got her from here.
[ ren groans, dizzy, tripping over her own heels when suddenly the men come to a halt, though they're quick to keep her from falling, one of them tugging her right against his side. under any normal circumstance, ren wouldn't allow herself to be handled like this by someone she doesn't know, but she isn't thinking properly, her mind feels like soup, foggy and thick. who are these men, again..?
oh, but dan heng.. she knows dan heng. she can't leave dan heng alone, here.
Your friend, hm? She's our friend, not yours, and we're just going to make sure she gets some rest, so why don't you get out of our way, little girlie?
ren's hooded eyes flicker, her lips parting as if to speak, but nothing comes out. her eyes on dan heng only half recognize her through the blur, but one hand twitches toward her.
I'm not going anywhere without Ren, [ Dan Heng argues back, insists, and not a single iota of hesitation forms on her face before she does, despite the threat offered in her direction. In fact, it only serves to make her hold her ground more firmly, eyes flashing in anger. ] So either you hand her over to me, now, or I'll call the campus police and see what they have to say about it.
And let me tell you that even a stranger would be able to tell you that the woman you're holding upright is drugged out of her mind.
Is that a threat? Little girls shouldn't threaten boys much bigger than they are. You can't prove she didn't take them on her own. But if you're going to be stubborn..
the man holding ren tightens his hold until her weight is fully against him, while the other strides forward, making to shove past dan heng, to move her bodily out of the way so they can get by. the other man, meanwhile, is beginning to look nervous, his eyes glancing from his friend, to ren, and back again, gauging whether or not it's worth it.
Dude, let's just go -
No way. This little girl is pissing me off.
he reaches forward, toward dan heng, and ren makes a soft whining sound - it's like she can see what's happening, but she can't move her limbs, can't make them stop, and dan heng.. ]
[ She doesn't say anything, nor does she move; the idiot's first warning, perhaps, should be when he tries to shove her out of the way and finds he can't, the "little girl" successfully holding her strength against his as his friend's eyes dart nervously between them all.
She'll need to remember to thank her brother later for his insistence on proper self-defense training.
Over the next few minutes, a crowd forms. Dan Heng, sporting a brand new black eye, instructs a nervous onlooker with pink hair to call the campus police. By the time they arrive, both men are on the floor hunched over in pain. Mostly just bumps and bruises left in self-defense, she informs the officers, although it really was a pity that the mouthy one tripped and landed on his own wrist, leaving it broken—clearly—in at least two places.
No one argues with her retelling of the events, and Dan Heng is able to slip herself under Ren's arm. An offer to get them to their own dorm gently but gratefully rebuffed, the smaller woman drags her friend back alone, and when Ren wakes in the morning, she'll find painkillers and water on her sidetable. ]
[ if asked about the previous night, ren wouldn't be able to recall much. she remembers arriving, of course, but partway through the party things become a blur, and when she wakes up in the morning with a pounding headache, she's not sure how she managed to get home. did she really drink that much? she remembers having a few, enough to feel loosened up, but..
well, with dan heng there, she wouldn't have wanted to get blackout drunk. not only would it not be a good look, it would've been irresponsible to do, once she finally convinced her roommate to come out to a party with her.
ugh. she fucked up. how could she have lost track of how much she was drinking? was dan heng okay? she'd probably be pretty pissed that ren got herself deep enough in her cups to completely forget the previous evening.. and ren couldn't blame her, either. with a groan, she makes to sit up, but she still feels a little dizzy, her head aching, and blinking blearily through the misty morning sunlight she spies the water and bottle of ibuprofen on the nightstand.
well.. dan heng can't be all that angry if she left some things for her, right?
gulping down several mouthfuls of water with some pills, ren sits up a little more slowly, turning until she's able to set her feet on the floor. another several long, satisfying gulps before she finally has the wherewithal to get to her feet. she's even in a long sleeping shirt - had dan heng gotten her out of her dress, too? man, ren owes her big time..
hair mussed and last night's makeup smudged, ren meanders out of her room and into the living area, looking sheepish as she rubs the back of her neck. ]
.. hey. [ she murmurs, abashed. ] Sorry, I - I guess I ended up drinking way too much.. my bad.
[ Despite the events of the evening and the alcohol in her own system, Dan Heng doesn't sleep that well. She stations herself on the couch, for one, as if guarding her drugged roommate, and the couch is far from comfortable, typical dorm room fare. Then there's the headache pounding at her brain where she was hit, something that even a dose or two of ibuprofen doesn't want to send packing. It's probably best then that she doesn't sleep too much, to make sure she's not concussed or something...
and of course once that thought surfaces, sleep becomes even harder to reach.
Before she knows it, it's morning, and Dan Heng hears Ren's door open, hears the other woman come padding out of her room, hears the shame in her voice as she starts to talk, and... ]
No. No, you didn't.
[ Dan Heng turns to look at her, expression gentle and concerned, a quiet smile meant only for Ren's eyes even as she searches the other woman's face. Ren will notice something even Dan Heng hasn't yet in the dark bruise spread over her left eye socket. ]
Actually, you were drugged.
[ A sigh as she gets up from the couch, moving around to peer into the other's face, as if searching for signs of sickness or discomfort. ]
[ wait. so much information is bombarding her at once, here. she was drugged? and dan heng - dan heng's face.. ]
What? No, but - Dan Heng, your eye..
[ ren's brow tightens with fierce concern, and thoughtlessly she lifts her hands to cradle dan heng's face, thumbs smoothing over her cheeks as she looks over the dark bruising surrounding her eye. it looks painful, raw and angry. ]
Just - wait, what happened?
[ she has a hundred questions and no idea where to begin. ]
[ Before she can say anything at all, Ren all but charges across to her, and when the woman's fingers find her cheeks, Dan Heng realizes just how much damage has been done. One cheek feels perfectly normal under her roommate's touch; but the other hurts enough to make her wince, to make her eyes widen momentarily before she tries to force a more stoic face once more.
What happened—
Dan Heng sighs. She'll probably need ice... ]
I went to the bathroom, and by the time I got back you'd gone from tipsy to wasted. You were flanked by these two idiots who were trying to drag you to one of the bedrooms...
[ the way dan heng winces infuriates her. who the hell hurt her? who had the audacity to put their hands on her? and the fact that she's apologizing - no, ren can't abide that, can't have her thinking that any of this was in any way her fault. ]
Hey, no. You went to the bathroom, you didn't leave me alone. Guys like that, they.. they wait for opportunities. Fuck, I thought I knew everyone that was going to be there..
[ maybe they were just party crashers, showing up where they didn't belong. ren can't remember their faces to know any better. aeons, she feels like a complete idiot for letting this happen, and when dan heng was there, too. she was supposed to be enjoying the first party she'd ever agreed to go to, not.. not cleaning up after ren's mistakes.
she draws back, turning to stride to the tiny little kitchenette so she can snag some ice to place into a ziploc. ]
[ Dan Heng can't quite help the hint of a smile that tugs at her lips, even as she stands up to follow Ren into the kitchenette. Of course she doesn't know what the other is thinking, but if she did, she'd be quick to tell her it's not her fault, that those guys were clearly clever enough to sneak their way in...
Her arms fold over her chest as she sighs. ]
If you want to see if you know them or not, the campus police picked them up. [ She gets out her phone to turn on the camera, peeking at her own face—and wincing. How did she not realize that was there...? ] They should have names by now.
[ Either that or they look for the only two people at the college beat up worse than Dan Heng herself is. ]
[ campus police involved, too, ugh.. what a mess. poor dan heng had to deal with so much on her behalf, ren can't help but to feel embarrassed about it even if she shouldn't be. zipping up the baggie of ice, ren turns back toward dan heng again, carefully lifting it to hold it against her cheek and eye. ]
I'll worry about that later. Right now, it's you that I'm concerned about.
[ her brow pinched, ren uses her free hand to push some of the dark fringe away from dan heng's brow. ]
How did you get this? Don't tell me they put their hands on you..
[ ren is going to knife the shit out of them if so. ]
[ Dan Heng sighs again. Up until now, she's kept her martial arts training on the down-low, something mostly for her and no one else... but now everyone at the party has seen her in action, and Ren...
She doesn't want Ren to see her as some sort of hero, either. She just did what she needed to do, so... ]
I got between you and the bedroom. I wasn't going to let them do something you couldn't come back from, Ren.
[ A small smile, although it's one that's more serious than anything else. ]
I'm okay. They took me by surprise, that's all. In the end, they made out far worse than I did.
ren's still feeling a little dizzy, a little disoriented, so it takes her a moment to piece the entire scene together from beginning to end. her jaw tightens, fire flashing in her eyes. ]
I'm going to fucking rip them both a new one.
[ she hisses through her teeth, but right now her anger isn't what dan heng needs or deserves, so she takes a breath, cradling her jaw with the opposite hand. ren's expression smooths out and softens, the tight furrow between her brows lightening. ]
.. you're amazing, Dan Heng. [ she says softly, her scarlet eyes meeting dan heng's. ] I'm lucky you were there.
[ Dan Heng shakes her head—the motion making her hiss as it jostles the ice against her face, reminding her of just how cold it is and of how much she's hurting. ]
You don't have to worry about them, [ she insists, her voice soft. Truthfully, she thinks she'd rather Ren stay as far away from them as possible. Especially since now they're likely just angrier from the whole thing, perhaps wanting revenge of some sorts—it's the reason she stayed on the couch overnight, after all, illogical as it may be. ]
Anyway, I'm glad I was there.
[ She reaches up, a little awkward in how she pats the hand cradling her jaw. ]
[ and for the first time since waking up this morning, ren smiles - it's a warm, soft, easy smile. ]
So am I.
[ she murmurs, her smile curling a little when dan heng's hand covers her own. it's no real secret that ren has been chasing her tail pretty much from the moment dan heng arrived on campus, a fresh new face at the university, bright-eyed and ready to face her future. she'd been so cute, then.. ]
I could kiss you, you know.
[ apparently, a little brush with something terrible hasn't changed how easily she flirts with dan heng; she meant it when she said that she was lucky to have had her there. ren will need some time to fully comprehend and work through what happened to her, and what almost happened to her, but right now.. right now she's just happy dan heng is here. ]
[ No secret, perhaps—to everyone except Dan Heng, who somehow has not noticed the special attention Ren always pays toward her.
...Well, no. That's not entirely true, is it?
She's noticed the flirting, yes. How could she not? But the truth is that Ren is flirty with everyone, that that such things don't exactly make her special in the way she would want to be, in the other's eyes.
And why wouldn't she? Ren is everything Dan Heng didn't realize she wanted until they first met. She's striking, confident, bold in everything she does.. even now, Dan Heng's cheeks flush, the younger woman quick to shake her head. ]
..Seriously? With everything you went through, you're still saying silly things...
[ of course ren pays her special attention. yes, she's a bit of a flirt by nature, has that sort of haughty, arrogant charisma that people latch onto easily, but dan heng is different. dan heng makes her chest tighten up when she's close, her heart racing. dan heng drives her crazy.
but ren doesn't even know if she's into women at all. or into anyone. ]
What's so silly about it?
[ ren grins, flashing her teeth, her gaze dropping down to dan heng's lips then up again. ]
I always want to kiss you. But I should probably shower, first.
[ I always want to kiss you, Ren says, and Dan Heng blinks. It's true that her roommate often says silly, playfully flirtatious things, but an addendum like always is a little different, isn't it?
It makes her wonder, and wondering is dangerous.
What's worse though is that she's usually good at hiding her own embarrassment and attraction in moments like this, but between the exhaustion and the pain, there's no helping the way her teeth worry at her lower lip, eyes avoidant as a pink flush comes to her cheeks. ]
I—
[ Damnit. She would kiss Ren in a heartbeat, but— ]
You're still under the influence of the drug, Ren. [ That's all. That's all this is. ] Why don't you drink some water, take a shower... try to feel better?
[ oh, now that's a bit of a shame. dan heng used to get flustered in the beginning, when they first met, and ren flirted openly with her, but dan heng soon grew accustomed to her behavior, and stopped reacting. a shame. she's so very cute when she blushes like that.
but now, she's blushing again, all soft pinks, biting her lip and glancing away with a demureness that makes ren's heartrate spike. ]
I feel better just knowing you were there for me.
[ she says simply, her thumb smoothing over the soft, tempting bow of dan heng's lips, her voice pitched a little lower. but she meant it - she's a mess right now, her makeup smudged from sleeping on it, her hair and skin smelling of stale alcohol. she'd rather flirt with dan heng at her best. although.. ]
[ Despite all her best efforts, a shudder runs down Dan Heng's spine. Between the insistence in the other's words, the affection so clear in her voice as her thumb smooths over Dan Heng's lips, it's so tempting to—
Fingers tighten in the fabric of her slacks. She can't let herself get swept away in this, not right now...
And then, Ren asks if she'll shower with her.
Dan Heng sucks in a breath.
The answer has to be no, right? And yet... her friend is a mess, still. Last night she couldn't even walk, and Dan Heng doesn't know how long it takes the drug to leave the system, so... ]
Okay. Let's take a shower. I don't want you getting hurt.
[ ren doesn't expect dan heng to accept, so when she does, her brows lift high - but then she grins, and takes dan heng by one hand, allowing her other to be free to continue holding the ice. ]
C'mon.
[ her knees still feel a little wobbly, but ren doesn't have trouble walking, really, aside from some weakness. she doesn't think she needs the supervision. but she also won't cast aside the opportunity to shower with the girl she's head over heels for.
it only takes a moment for ren to snag some towels and their shared shower caddy before she's sliding into her slippers and tugging dan heng out the door into the corridor. she's not wearing any pants, but her oversized tee is enough to cover her panties, and that's good enough for her. she's hardly afraid of flashing some leg. ]
[ Well, Dan Heng can't deny that it's nice to see Ren smiling, especially after the night she had. She's quick to step into her slippers as well, allowing the other to lead her out into the corridor even as her free hand keeps the ice held against her face. Her own sleeping clothes are somewhat more demure than Ren's, so that's one less thing to worry about, too, given she's wearing not only a sleeping shirt, but pants as well.
At this early hour, the shared bathrooms are, thankfully, quiet. Stopping in front of one of the cubicles, Dan Heng lowers the ice from her face for long enough to reach for her towel, unthreading her fingers from the other woman's. ]
Is this good? I'll be right here if you start to feel dizzy again...
[ into the showers they go, where ren sets down their shower caddy on the bench in the cubicle, then hangs her towel on the hook outside of it, before she begins to undress. it doesn't exactly take much. sweeping her shirt over her head, she drapes it over her towel on the hook, then looks toward dan heng, puzzled. ]
What do you mean?
[ of course she'll be right here. they're showering together.
hooking her thumbs into her black lace panties, ren rugs them down over her thighs and down her calves, leaving her entirely nude, as well as entirely comfortable with it, all of her curves on easy display. reaching into the cubicle, ren starts the water, testing it with her fingers. ]
[ But. Oh. Ren has clearly decided that the cubicle is meant for both of them, not just one, if the way she steps in and starts to strip is any indication. Dan Heng's lips part, color flaring on her cheeks as she looks away, because... gods, she's not sure where to look right now. Her own fingers still on the hem of her shirt, all of her stilled actually as she desperately seeks a response in her own mind. ]
You... meant together, together.
[ Aeons help her, she sounds ridiculous. ]
Unless you'd prefer me to go into the next cubicle.
[ There are plenty of them, right? They don't need to share the space... ]
[ oh, look at her, she's so cute and awkward. ren smiles. ]
Come here.
[ reaching forward, she snags dan heng and tugs her in closer, though not beneath the water, not while she's still clothed. her hands then drop, toying with the hem of dan heng's shirt, beginning to pull it upward, though only a little. if she's really uncomfortable, ren won't force it, of course - she's seen dan heng in different states of undress, but never entirely nude, after all, even if dan heng has seen ren naked likely hundreds of times. scars and all. ]
I'll wash your hair for you, if you want.
[ she says around a smile, her eyes fixed on dan heng's. ]
[ She blinks—and for a moment, balks. She really isn't expecting Ren to suddenly reach for the hem of her clothing. Underneath, she has panties and that's all, and... well, it's true she's seen Ren naked a lot, even though she tries desperately not to look. But she... she's always managed to stay at least partially clothed around the other, so...
(And yet, as tired and in pain as she is, the idea of her friend and roommate washing her hair for her, soothing the tiredness away with firm yet gentle motions...)
This time, the motion she makes in silence, alone, is a swallow. ]
I... okay.
[ She's still hesitant when it comes her to her clothes, though, still kind of just standing in place as she bites her lip, hands lifting to her waistband. ]
[ poor dan heng, always so abashed, and ren just shamelessly steamrolls over her.. she feels a little guilty, but dan heng does agree in the end, and ren knows that if she were really uncomfortable, she would decline. she's shy, sure, and a bit demure, but she's very capable of setting her boundaries as well - as last night surely exemplified. ]
Hey, I don't bite, you know.
[ she says softly, her smile gentling a little around the edges even if her eyes are still sharp, her tone still flirty.
tugging further at the hem of dan heng's sleeping shirt, ren pulls it entirely upward now, helping dan heng to remove it, careful of her delicate horns. once off, it gets tossed aside with her own clothing heaped in the basket beside the cubicle. ]
[ But she's still flushed, still embarrassed as she lets Ren removed her shirt, reaches to strip herself of her pants in turn. Her panties folllow too, and before long she's naked too, her clothes heaped up with the other's. ]
...Sorry, I just wasn't expecting... I thought we'd have our own cubicles.
[ And perhaps that's where the rub lies—she does know how to set boundaries, and she would, if there were any part of her that truly, truly despised this. But as embarrassed as she is, her heart is pounding in her breast with excitement. To be so close to Ren like this... ]
[ ren chuckles, then steps back beneath the spray of the water, pulling dan heng along with her, and reaching to close the curtain. shameless though she might be with her own body, she knows that dan heng is not the same, and besides, she doesn't necessarily want anyone else laying eyes on her beautiful crush, anyway. not only that, but the closed curtain makes this space feel a little more intimate. ]
Well, you can go to your own if you want.
[ she says, her gaze flickering down dan heng's body briefly, then back up again. she's just as beautiful as ren had expected she would be. skinner, less thickly curvaceous than ren, but no less lovely, her skin soft, her breasts perky perfect handfuls, her legs miles long.
releasing dan heng's hands at last, ren lifts her own to push them back through her hair to wet it. ]
[ "you can go to your own" Ren says, and there's no hesitation, no disappointment in her voice—but her eyes do take their time to skim down Dan Heng's body, a brief flicker that would perhaps be missed if the shorter of the two weren't so sensitive to.. well, everything right now. The red on her cheeks only creeps higher, and now that she's pulled under the water, she distracts herself by wetting her hair too, trying not to think about what went through Ren's mind when she glanced over her.
Did she find her attractive? Dan Heng's body is nothing compared to Ren's, but...
She tries not to think about it, offers the other a smile that feels more helpless than anything else, and shakes her head. ]
It seems like you really want to do that, so I won't take it away from you.
[ Terrible reasoning, but perhaps the best she has right now. ]
[ attractive? dan heng is gorgeous. they have different body types, sure, but that doesn't make dan heng any less beautiful from head to toe, just as ren knew that she would be. of course, she might be viewing her through crush-goggles, but even still, dan heng is objectively lovely, she would argue. anyone would think so.
chuckling, ren watches her through hooded eyes as the water sloughs down their bodies, warm and wet. ]
You're so cute when you're shy.
[ she says softly, before leaning to pluck dan heng's shampoo up from the shower caddy, squeezing a generous amount into her palm. ]
You don't have to be. It's just me. I won't let anyone else look at you.
[ She blinks at that, at the borderline possessiveness in Ren's words, and a soft laugh comes to her lips, something half disbelieving and... admittedly, half pleased. She offers a shake of her head even as she looks up at her, and her teeth press into her lower lip once more.
She doesn't even know what to say to that, and yet...
A huff of breath over her lips. ]
I'm not.. it's not that I'm shy.
[ ...Yeah, that wasn't what she was looking for. Is she always going to be so abjectly terrible at this? ]
[ with her hands well lathered, ren steps in closer to dan heng, close enough that their bodies nearly touch when she reaches to begin gently working the shampoo through dan heng's beautiful silky hair. ]
.. no?
[ ren's smile softens a little, though there's still something a little playfully predatory in her eyes. ]
Not shy.. nervous, then?
[ her thumbs rub slow circles around the bases of dan heng's horns, careful and delicate where they branch from beneath her hair. ren's head dips, and her hands slide through dan heng's hair, pushing the shampoo through it, down her back. ]
[ Nervous. Perhaps that's a good way to put it, as loath as Dan Heng is to admit it. People tend to make her nervous in general sometimes, not to mention people like Ren who are so calm and confident and effortlessly beautiful in everyhing she does... Ren, whose fingers are in her hair, circling the base of her horns in a way that makes Dan Heng's head tilt back, visceral shivers coursing down her spine.
How would those fingers feel on her body? Brushing over her skin, tantalizing each nerve? ]
Yeah—
[ she starts, a quiet admission—though she cuts herself off abruptly when Ren continues, asks if she's nervous around her, and...
Aeons help her, that's even more truthful, but... ]
You're being mean, [ she complains after a moment. ] Talking like that. I'm sure there aren't many people you don't make nervous.
[ she teases, while she finishes working the shampoo through the ends of dan heng's long hair, making sure she's thoroughly lathered. how does she look cute even like this, with her hair all full of shampoo? ]
You're mean to me every day, looking as cute as you are, but resisting me every time I flirt with you. You're cruel, Danbao..
[ Dan Heng turns, her head tilting as she watches Ren lather up her own hair—and then silently reaching forward to take over. It's not easy, with the other woman being so much taller than her, but she wants to try, after Ren did it for her.
(It gives her something to focus on, too, instead of the long, curvy, naked body right in front of her.)
Her teeth worry at her lower lip. The truth is, she... ]
It's just... If you're flirting with me, you might be... you might miss out on flirting with the people you really want to flirt with. Right?
[ she chuckles, lowering her head a little bit to help dan heng work, while closing her eyes to better enjoy the attention. it's a shame that she doesn't remember the night before. did dan heng tuck her in sweetly? did she mop the sweat from her brow?
her insides twist. she's trying very hard not to think about last night, about what happened, and what almost happened as a result. her eyes flutter open again, and she touches their brows together. ]
Or is it that you would rather only be flirted with someone willing to take you on a date?
[ What if there's someone Ren really likes, but they see her flirting with Dan Heng? Or one of the other people with whom she tends to flirt? Wouldn't they assume that her interest lay elsewhere? Or at least wasn't as strong as they would like? Or...
What does all this have to do with dates?!
She sighs and keeps working the lather through her roommate's hair, although her fingers pause as their foreheads come to rest together, blinking. ]
But... if you're putting it that way, then... I guess so? I mean... I suppose sometimes it's hard for me to read the intentions of people who flirt a lot.
[ ren is thoughtful for a moment, humming as dan heng's fingers work through her hair so gently, but soon enough the lathering is done, and ren pulls back to rinse her head beneath the raining water.
finally, it's time to address her messy face. squeezing some scrub into her palm, she massages it onto her face, cleaning away all of that smudged makeup at last. ]
I think that's fair. I'll keep it in mind.
[ ah, but how dan heng has clearly not noticed that ren flirts with her more than anyone else, by a large margin. ]
[ She smiles at that, allowing herself to take a step back while Ren starts to scrub at her makeup. Dan Heng should probably remove her make up too, but the bruises...
With a small sigh, she picks up the ice pack and presses it to the side of her face. It's melting fast, but she should still be able to get a little benefit out of it... she can worry about the remnants of her own previous night's make up a little later.
That's where her brain is until Ren mentions that she'll "keep it in mind", and her brows raise.
[ ah, dan heng is reaching the end of her rope, is she? fair enough. ren knows when to stop pushing, for a little while. so she rinses her face under the water instead, then reaches for dan heng's face wash. ]
All right, all right. I'll stop.
[ a warm chuckle, and lathers up her hands. ]
Here, let me help you. I'll be careful.
[ she says softly, her tone less playful than before, more gentle. ]
[ Dan Heng sighs again—this time, internally. The truth is that despite her complaint, she's not really sure she wanted Ren to stop. It's not bad when the other flirts with her, just... overwhelming. And confusing. Just like it's confusing that she can just as easily stop, move on like none of it ever happened.
She nods, a little too stiffly, when Ren offers to help with her face, and after a moment she lets her eyes close. It will be easier if she can't predict where the other's hands will touch, if she can't anticipate the pain on her skin. ]
[ it's not as if ren is unaffected - as if halting her flirting means she's uninterested. she just knows that she can be a lot sometimes, that dan heng can easily become overwhelmed by this behavior, and the last thing she wants is to frighten her away and ruin their friendship. so she backs off a little, sometimes. for a bit.
more importantly though, she's helping dan heng clean up, and she needs to be careful not to hurt her. ren's touch is exceedingly gentle as she begins to scrub dan heng's face clean, rubbing away last night's makeup with cautious fingers, taking extreme care around her poor swollen eye. it's impossible for it not to hurt a little bit, but ren is sure not to apply too much pressure.
her thumbs rub slow circles, and she smiles to herself. dan heng is so sweet. so soft in many ways, even if she's also one of the toughest people that ren has ever met. ]
[ Ren's touch is so gentle. Where it doesn't hurt, it ghosts along Dan Heng's skin like the softest thing, enough that her traitorous mind wanders, wonders what it might feel like elsewhere. There's another bite of her lip that Ren will certainly catch, something that can't be explained away by pain when the pain itself is met with a soft, inward hiss.
The pain is quick, though, replaced again by that soft feeling, and Dan Heng sighs, tilts her face into the water to rinse the suds off.
She rests for a few seconds longer than she needs to, and then pulls back, blinking the water from her eyes as she opens them. ]
Thanks, [ she says. Her voice is still quiet, barely audible above the pounding of the water on their skin. ] It didn't hurt as much as I was expecting it might.
[ dan heng's eyes open again, and ren smiles warmly, nodding. ]
Good. That's the last thing I would want.
[ and, last but not least, ren begins to lather up her bath puff with a musky scented body wash, before she begins the process of scrubbing herself down, water sliding down her curves and suds sticking to her skin as she works, humming. ]
I'm glad there's no classes today.. I knew we just woke up, but I'm still so beat.
[ given the drugs likely still working their way through her body.. though she's trying not to think about that. ]
It's impossible, but she tries anyway. The best distraction is to take up her own body wash, something lighter called "sea breeze", to lather up her own bath puff and start washing herself too. It helps too when the other begins to talk—although in answer to her words, Dan Heng finds herself frowning, her gaze drawn up in the end to Ren's face.
And unfortunately for Ren, for all she's trying not to think about it, the smaller of the two women remains concerned for her roommate's health, and... ]
You need to rest more. Are you still feeling weak? You could barely stand upright last night.
[ ren doesn't go out of her way to stare, but she, too, is sure to steal a glance or two while they're washing themselves down, filling the cubicle with the clean scent of their body washes. at dan heng's words, she grimaces a little, but pushes past it. ]
A little, but I'm fine. I'm hardly about to keel over or anything.
[ she flashes a smile, then wrings her puff out beneath the water, tossing it into the caddy again. ]
Just a little more sleep and I'll be fine.
[ stepping back into the spray of water, she rinses off the fragrant soap. ]
[ She sighs. Unable to see inside Ren's mind, she can only hope that the other woman is telling her the truth, and not trying to appear stronger than she's really feeling. Perhaps it's not a fair thing to be feeling, but Dan Heng can't help herself: after what happened last night, she's worried, and perhaps it's more than she should be, but...
She keeps seeing it, keeps seeing her roommate and friend helpless and in danger, and... ]
I'll stay with you.
[ She'd been planning to do some study today, but somewhere along the line her priorities have shifted, and... ]
That way if you don't feel well, we can deal with it then and there.
[ she asks, lightly teasing, but mostly looking forward to getting so much attention out of dan heng. they spend a lot of time together, sure, but classes and homework and projects keep them busy - it isn't often that they both have free time together to do nothing but enjoy each other's company.
rinsed off now, ren steps out of the water's path and wrings out her long, thick hair, reaching out past the curtain to snag a towel. ]
[ Her friend might be teasing, but there's a faint smile on Dan Heng's lips when she replies. ]
Yeah. I'll make sure you're feeling okay before we get back to classes on Monday.
[ Her tone is serious, nowhere near the light teasing her friend employs. But it's genuine all the same as she reaches across, up to squeeze Ren's shoulder briefly just before the other steps out of the shower's spray.
Once she's out, Dan Heng then takes the opportunity to rinse off as well, cooling the spray just enough to let it wash over her aching face. ]
[ it's nice, the idea of letting dan heng take care of her. ren is a fiercely independent person, and wouldn't allow just anyone to look after her like that, to fuss over her, but when it's attention from dan heng, there's nothing better. ]
I think I can manage an ice pack.
[ since, yeah, the poor baggie of ice is long expired, now.
wrapping her towel around her body, ren waits for dan heng to finish rinsing and shut off the water, before she's taking the second towel and hugging it around dan heng's body, smiling as she touches their brows together. ]
[ She's not quite expecting Ren to be so quick in the way she comes forward with the second towel, wrapping it around Dan Heng before she can even think about reaching it for herself. There's something caring about the motion that has that little smile remaining in place, the younger woman relaxing as Ren's brow presses to hers. ]
Okay. We can put on fresh pyjamas and watch a movie in bed or something. I think there's still some popcorn in the pantry.
[ She flashes her friend a brief smile as she takes a step back again, reaching to pick up her things. ]
We can even watch one of those silly action movies you like so much.
[ leaning, she plucks up the shower caddy and together they step out of the cubicle, refreshed and clean, and make their way padding back to their shared dorm. ]
Don't you enjoy the adrenaline? The big explosions? The sense of urgency?
[ laughing, ren closes the door behind them, and they're once more back to privacy. ]
[ She finds herself laughing as they walk back down to their dorm. She wouldn't usually go through the hallways in just a towel, but apparently something about the moment is infectious, and here she is, side by side with Ren. She doesn't even let herself flinch or look away the way she normally might as someone else walks past them. Perhaps she can borrow a little of her friend's confidence after all.
Inside, she shakes her head, still laughing as she goes into the kitchen. She'll get the popcorn on first, and then go change into something comfy... ]
I'd much rather a movie I can think about. Something with a puzzle to solve, or some sort of mystery... the urgency doesn't do much for me.
[ dan heng gets the popcorn started, so ren slips into the bedroom and removes her towel, rubbing it through her hair a little more before hanging it on a peg behind the door. ]
How does it not get your blood pumping?
[ she calls through the open door, then begins to get dressed, in long loose cotton pants with a red plaid print, and a sleeveless white top. very thin. not hiding much of anything.
pulling a brush through her hair, ren pads back out to the kitchenette. the buttery scent of popcorn is already filling the air. ]
[ Once the popcorn has started, Dan Heng too moves into her own room. Unlike Ren, she closes the door—mostly, anyway, leaving it open a crack so she can still talk to the other, shaking her head in amused fondness. ]
Don't you think they're sort of predictable? It's always the same. Guy goes up against impossible odds, gets beaten, finds some way to overcome the odds. Gets the girl along the way.
[ She emerges again, laughing to herself. Her pyjamas, once again, cover significantly more of her than Ren's do, but they're comfortable, and Ren will certainly enjoy the view of her long legs emerging from the satiny teal night shorts. A long-sleeved white sleep shirt makes up the rest of the ensemble, and her hair is pulled back, contacts—which she definitely shouldn't have slept in, whoops—changed over for glasses. ]
Is brainy a bad thing?
[ She gives Ren a quizzical look as she pads over to the microwave to check on the popcorn. ]
[ and there's dan heng, looking cute as always in her comfy clothing with her long hair tied back. and those glasses - gods, she drives ren crazy and she doesn't even know it.. ]
Not at all. It's cute.
[ the microwave beeps, so ren turns to fetch a plastic bowl from the small cabinet. ]
And predictable they may be, but you never know how they're going to get through it - that's the fun part. It makes me want to be that guy that gets the girl.
[ she sets the bowl down, so that dan heng can fill it up, then gets a couple cups down too, so they can have some water. ]
[ With Ren handling the popcorn, Dan Heng gets glasses out for the two of them, pouring them each a generous helping of water. They have plenty of juice, but between her need for pain meds and Ren's need to wash the drugs from her system, water is their best option, in her opinion.
When her friend speaks, she tilts her head, a thoughtful look crossing her features. ]
Maybe that's why you like them so much. You're strong, and fast. You're like those guys already. I can fight too, but I'd rather not, if I can avoid it. I'm... [ There's a pause as she laughs. ] I'm the sidekick friend who talks to the hero over a headset while watching through the cameras.
[ careful of the steam, ren opens the popcorn bag and dumps it into the bowl while dan heng pours them some nice cold water, and together they carry the snack and drinks to her bedroom, setting them down on the nightstand beside her bed.
ren's room is a little messy, but not too terrible - just sort of disordered. she knows where everything is, even if those things aren't where you might guess they were, but she tries to keep as clean as possible. these rooms aren't very big after all, mess can build up fast.
flopping onto her bed, she takes a handful of popcorn. ]
I can see that. The techie friend that runs logistics and finds out all the secrets the hero needs to win. [ smiling, she pops some popcorn into her mouth. ] That suits you.
[ Following Ren to her bedroom, Dan Heng doesn't quite flop down the way her friend does, but she does go ahead and make herself comfortable, stretching out on the bed once they've sat down. It's only once they've taken their place that she remembers she forgot to get an ice pack—but now she's comfortable, and Ren looks so content, that she figures she'll just go ahead and get it later.
She does, though, take the pill she brought with her with a sip of water and some popcorn, before she grabs one of her friend's pillows and curls into it. ]
It would be my honor. [ It's said with a slight, playful smile before she indicates the TV. ]
[ ren is going to remember that ice pack in approximately twenty minutes, probably, and leap up to go fetch it. for now, she's enjoying dan heng in her bed. wriggling in closer, ren smiles, plucking up the remote in her free hand to begin navigating the television. ]
Time for a classic, then.
[ she says, and turns on the mummy.
then she makes herself comfortable right in dan heng's space, tossing some more popcorn into her mouth as she rests her head back against dan heng's chest, trying to look at the television instead of those long, pretty legs. ]
Have you seen this?
[ everyone has seen it, but dan heng isn't everyone. ]
[ It's difficult, but Dan Heng tries not to focus on the way Ren squirms around to get comfortable, eventually settling with her head resting against her chest—giving the younger an all-too-splendid view of her tall, curvy figure as she splays out on the bed, barely-there clothing and all. The movie starting up is a nice draw of her attention in that way, and as the title screen comes up she shakes her head—and then voices her answer aloud too: ]
I haven't. I've heard of it, but...
[ But it's an action-adventure film. Not really her kind of thing.
However, as the movie's plot starts to pick up, she finds herself watching more closely than she thought she would, to the point where she's a little surprised when Ren suddenly presents her with the ice pack she needed. Yes, there's a lot of that same action she complained about before, but the movie is clever too, and she finds herself liking Evelyn a lot for being both the nerdy sidekick and the girl all in one. And of course, it's easy to see Ren in Rick, clever and brave and a little—a lot—brash.
She doesn't really realize how dangerous that is until the tension between the two leads starts to pick up, leaving heat in her cheeks as she struggles not to look too closely at the other woman. ]
[ who hasn't seen the mummy? but she thinks that dan heng might like it. it's an action film, sure, but there's a tongue-in-cheek cleverness to it that is right up her alley. nevermind that dan heng reminds her quite a lot of evie..
anyway, the movie plays on as they chew through their popcorn, before ren remembers to fetch the ice pack, and they settle in again. the popcorn is down to unpopped kernels by the time they're really in the thick of it, and the romance begins to lean in. glancing upward, she catches the soft blush on dan heng's cheeks and can't help but smile, looping an arm around dan heng's waist. ]
[ She does like it. More than she could have anticipated. The cleverness of the script makes for an intelligent movie despite its action base, and besides, how can you not enjoy something when you find yourself so quickly relating with one of the lead characters?
It's just unfortunate that she keeps mentally likening Ren to the other lead, especially when Evie turns to him and asks for a kiss, only making Dan Heng's slow embarrassment all that much worse.
Worse yet, Ren catches her mid-blush and asks if she's too warm.
Damnit.
"Too warm" is just about the only acceptable reason that doesn't make her want to die with mortification, and so after a moment of hesitation, Dan Heng nods. ]
A little.
[ It has nothing to do with the tension between the pair on the screen and Ren's closeness to her, not at all... ]
[ oh, look at her.. she's so beautiful right now, blushing sweetly, her hair soft from being freshly showered, framing her lovely face..
even ren can't help a little flush on her cheeks. ]
Mm. Me too.
[ but she doesn't move away. she stays close, her hand on dan heng's waist, feeling the warmth of her skin through her shirt, thumb rubbing slow, idle circles. eventually, she rests her head on the pillow beside dan heng's so she can better look into her eyes, the movie now currently ignored, for the moment.
not for the first time tonight, ren's gaze drops briefly down to dan heng's lips, then back up again. ]
[ "Me too," Ren says, and it seems normal, seems like a perfectly average conversation. Doesn't it? Except for the part where Ren stays close to her despite both of them claiming to be warm, where Dan Heng doesn't pull away either, where the older of the two is shifting so she can look better into the other's face, where the movie plays on but Dan Heng can't bring herself look away from Ren, watching as those eyes drop to her lips for the barest of moments, and... ]
..Always?
[ It's the barest of whispers, hesitant and sweet on her lips. "Always" doesn't sound like silly flirting. It sounds like something else, something that trembles in the way her heart does when she looks at Ren. Something serious.
[ the way she bites her lip, the way she says me too, confirming what ren had thought and hoped for but never dared to fully believe.. gods, dan heng has no idea how crazy she drives ren, does she? no idea how just one look, just one sigh, can make her feel dizzy and out of her mind? ]
You know..
[ she starts, feeling her heart flutter, her dark eyelashes lowering. her palm slides a little further up, counting the frets of dan heng's ribs. ]
.. people think I'm a slut. That I'll sleep with just anyone. That I like to date around and break hearts, but.. it isn't really true.
[ sure, she enjoys her parties. she likes to flirt, likes to kiss, even occasionally enjoys a fling if the chemistry is good, but she doesn't sleep around nearly as much as people think. she certainly doesn't sleep with anyone, and she doesn't date. hasn't gone on a single date since enrolling. there's a little truth to the rumors, but most of it is exaggerated based on ren's charisma and flirtatiousness, and she lets people believe it because it's fun. ]
I'd only date someone I really, really like, and then.. they'd be it for me, you know?
[ For a long moment, Dan Heng looks up into Ren's face in silence—a soft, breathy little flutter of air over her lips the only real clue that she's responding. There's a part of her that wants to protest, tell the other she never thought she was a slut, even if she did buy into the rumors, allowing them to be her shield and armor both in a constant battle against her attraction—
But she never, would never...
Her breath trembles as Ren talks. The things she says, the way she says them, it... ]
It sounds like you know what you want.
[ Her voice is softer than she would like, but the words come where she fears they won't, even as her hand reaches to cover that playing along her ribs, linking fingers loosely together. ]
What's stopping you from going ahead and taking it?
[ ren? afraid? she's fearless, isn't she? always doing whatever she wants no matter what, never letting anything stand in her way. but liking someone this much, being this vulnerable.. it's not something she's ever really had much experience with. high school dating can feel intense, but in the end, it's usually just that. the hormone fueled desire for connection and acceptance. she's never liked anyone the way she likes dan heng. ]
This girl I like, see, I've liked her for a long time. Sometimes I think she likes me too, but sometimes I worry, since she's not the type to fall for my flirting and charms. She doesn't show her hand too easily.
[ their fingers intertwine, and ren shifts closer, closer still, their noses rubbing alongside one another. ]
So, what if I'm wrong? What if I mess up something good because I asked for too much?
[ She's never once considered Ren as someone to be scared of anything. She's always seemed to go for what she wants, regardless of who might talk or what they might say. It's something Dan Heng has always both envied and admired in her, wondering what it would be like to be so confident that nothing shakes you—
Except it's clear that some things do shake Ren after all. Or rather...
Dan Heng's breath catches in her throat.
She's smart, logical. Always has been. And even with her propensity for self-doubt, there's no denying what Ren is saying right now, dancing around her words in a way uncharacteristic of her even as her nose and her fingers tell the truth of her feelings. "This girl I like"... Dan Heng has always tried not to allow herself hope, but this isn't even that, it's... ]
But what if you're not wrong? [ Despite how nervous she feels, her voice is steady. ] What if she does like you too?
[ the film is all but forgotten. nothing more than background noise now, and flickering light playing over dan heng's soft, pretty features. it breaks ren's heart - how beautiful she is. how smart and sharp she is. how loyal, and kind, and brave. ren smiles. ]
Maybe she does. Maybe I'm the luckiest person in the world.
[ she says softly, so softly, the words almost lost between them. ]
So you're saying I should just go for it.
[ a tremble runs through her hands, ren's pupils dark in the red-orange wreaths of her irises, never leaving dan heng's eyes. for so long she'd thought that dan heng just put up with her flirting out of kindness, out of the desire to maintain a good relationship with her roommate. dan heng never reciprocated, after all, only ever rolled her eyes or sighed, and ren, someone who is generally quite good at being able to tell when someone is into her, faltered.
you see, everything is different when you want someone beyond just a kiss. beyond just a playful time together. but there's no denying it anymore, not when dan heng's hand is in her own, not when they're so close, and dan heng isn't pushing her away. ren's hand lifts from dan heng's side to her face, brushing the hair from her unbruised eye, cupping her cheek. ]
[ It's tempting, when Ren seeks confirmation once more, to take things into her own hands. After all, it's clear now that they both understand what's happening, what the true meaning of this moment between them is. But something about taking the lead right in this moment feels wrong, and so Dan Heng just smiles.
Ren always has been the more forward of the two of them, anyway. ]
I am.
[ Somewhere nearby, a movie is playing. As far as action movies go, it's not bad—but Dan Heng has forgotten to care about it. She leans her head into the soft touch of her roommate's hand, and once again where Ren trembles she's somehow steady, her own free hand lifting to the other woman's shoulder.
The luckiest person in the world... surely that's her. Right? For someone as beautiful and striking as Ren to even glance her way, let alone stay looking... ]
[ a puff of breath leaves her, shaped around a grin. ]
No taking it back.
[ she whispers, barely heard between them, before ren does as she's asked and takes a chance, takes the initiative, closing the now infinitesimal distance between them in a kiss.
it isn't a shy kiss. it's bold and forward, just as ren herself is, her lips pressing firmly to dan heng's, tasting her for the first time since they've met. oh, her mouth is just as pillowy soft as ren had known it would be, her lips warm and silken, her breath a delicate gust. the hand at her cheek remains, while ren's opposite arm slides around her from beneath, scooping her in near, close, flush.
eyes closed, ears buzzing with the thrum of her pulse, ren's hand slides from dan heng's cheek into her hair, tangling in the soft silken waterfall of her cute high ponytail. ]
[ If there were room to talk, Dan Heng would tell Ren that she has no intention of taking anything back. But before she can do that, she's scooped in close, her roommate's mouth finding hers with a firm forwardness that has Dan Heng's breath rush from her lips, her own hand sliding from where it rests against Ren's shoulder to wind instead behind it, wrapping around her back.
Yes. This is what she's wanted for longer than she can count, now. Finally...
Humming lowly, she winds herself in close to answer the kiss, her lips parting ever so barely as her body comes flush to Ren's, her pulse spiking in her veins and her head thrumming with knowledge and curiosity and thousands more things that she can't put into words. Cautious, curious, her tongue skates past her lips to brush over Ren's, tasting the fullness of her lower lip, the remnants of salt from the popcorn. ]
[ aeons, dan heng feels incredible. she's so warm and soft, her lips sweet and her body pliant, fitting perfectly, wonderfully against her own. they're both wearing flimsy sleepwear, so she can easily feel the heat of dan heng against her, legs tangling, arms winding around one another.
ren feels dizzy. she's kissed plenty of people, but never anyone she's wanted this badly, never anyone who meant so much to her, never anyone she could see herself spending every moment of every day with. what an incredible feeling, freeing and intoxicating in equal measure. when dan heng is bold enough to tease her lip, ren parts them without hesitation, tilting her head to lock their mouths more perfectly together.
her heart pounds against her ribs. her body feels hot all over. the movie is nothing but noise. dan heng wants this. she really wants this. ]
Go out with me.
[ she whispers against those delicate, perfect lips between hot kisses, her tongue gliding past to taste her, to trace her shape. ]
[ Ren isn't the only one who feels dizzy. Dan Heng hasn't kissed that many people before, and it's easy to find herself swallowed up by the sensations, to kiss until she can't breathe (because she's forgotten to), to gasp for air when the other whispers against her mouth.
The question is molten against her lips, earning a nod, a breathless little sound of agreement. Later, she'll tell her that there was never any question, that she was always going to say yes—that Ren was always going to be hers the moment she wanted to be, just like Dan Heng has always, always been Ren's—but for now, that breathless sound is all she gets as the younger woman shuffles in closer, sighs at the taste of her tongue, curls her arm tighter around her shoulders even as the fingers of her other hand hold tight.
Dan Heng really wants this. She's really wanted this for a while. And Ren...
Well, if there were any lingering doubts left, they're gone now. Dan Heng finds herself smiling into their kiss, content even as her blood pulses hot through her veins. ]
[ ren can't get over how dizzyingly good dan heng tastes and feels, how amazing she sounds, breathless and gasping like that, sighing between every kiss as she holds tightly to ren's shoulders like she needs her to breathe. this is all she's wanted since not long after they met, since ren was immediately enamoured with her - her cute looks first, then all the rest of her soon after.
and somehow, they're still not close enough. still not near enough.
the kiss deepens, intensifies, the two of them devouring one another whole. ren laps at her mouth, tracing her teeth and tasting her tongue, humming low in her chest as her entire body shudders.
at last, her hands begin to travel. she tries to behave herself as best as she can, but she needs to touch dan heng, even just a little. ren's hands map out her shape, sliding down her sides and over the swell of her hips, one slipping beneath the back of her shirt to palm at her skin and gods, it's just as soft as she knew it would be. ]
[ Dan Heng sighs once more against Ren's mouth, her arms wrapping that little more tightly, not realizing what each of her breaths and movements is doing to the other woman—neither possessing quite enough presence of mind to control her situation even if she did. With her own relative inexperience in mind, she's terrified of getting lost in this, and the last thing she wants is to lay there like a deer in headlights while Ren pleases her.
No, Dan Heng wants Ren to know just how much she also is wanted. Which means that for these first few moments, perhaps ironically, there's little for her to do but cling and grasp like Ren is the only person in her world... and breathe, desperately trying to get herself grounded. ]
Ren—
[ It's gasped out just as the other woman's hands start to move, sliding down over Dan Heng's sides and her hips, touching bare skin in a way that makes the younger feel like she's being shocked by pure electricity, in the best of ways—
Is there even a good way to be shocked by electricity? Aeons, she's going insane...
With a soft, shaky sigh, Dan Heng pulls back just enough to shift herself atop Ren, legs caging the other woman's in as she looks down at her in silence for just a moment. ]
In case you didn't know, I'm already yours. I have been for a long time now.
[ when dan heng whines her name like that it's like an electric shock down her spine, but she worries for a moment that she's gone a little too far, that she's pushed too fast by touching her, but then dan heng is turning her onto her back, straddling her hips and looking down at her -
she looks like a goddess, flush-faced and needy, her dark hair wreathing her beautiful face. ren stares, slack-jawed for a moment, desirous and in awe.
but then dan heng speaks, and she exhales softly around a smile. ]
.. you have no idea how long I've wanted to hear that.
[ ren's hands smooth over the tops of dan heng's bare thighs, before one rises to cup her cheek, looking into her beautiful teal eyes that shine brightly even in the afternoon light. ]
[ She won't explain. It's obvious enough, probably, what it was that's been holding her back all this time—what has been, it seems, holding both of them back despite both wanting the same thing. She smiles, the expression soft and shy, and leans down over Ren, brushing her lips against the other woman's in a brief kiss. ]
Should we turn the movie off? The truth is, I'm kind of crazy about you too. I'd rather not find myself distracted by one of those silly action scenes when I should be focusing on you...
[ Her cheeks warm again even as she says it. She's not good at this, but... she also wants to make sure that Ren knows she means it, really means it. After seeing her nervousness earlier, her worry her feelings wouldn't be returned... ]
[ ren's hand scrambles across the bedding, finding the remote control where they'd left it, and quickly shutting off the television, plunging the room into silence punctuated only by their heavy breathing. ]
I'm all yours, now.
[ no distractions. nothing else. just the two of them, and the breaking of this tension that's been hanging on too long. ]
[ With the room in silence again, Dan Heng unwinds her leg from Ren and moves to lie next to her again, reaching out to run fingers down the side of the other's face. ]
You look beautiful, Ren.
[ It's a sweet whisper, one that Dan Heng follows by reaching to remove her glasses, putting them aside before she moves to rest her head against the other woman's, forehead to forehead once more. ]
I'm sorry I made you wait. I just... I was afraid to hope you might mean it.
[ dan heng settles down beside her again, and ren misses the warm weight of her, and the excellent view, but this is excellent, too - just having dan heng close, warm and soft and pliant and perfect..
grinning, ren runs her thumb along dan heng's lower lip. ]
Hey, you don't have to be sorry. I know how I come off.
[ she chuckles, wriggling in closer, tangling their legs together. ]
[ Dan Heng just smiles, shakes her head as Ren's thumb runs along her lower lip, as the older girl tangles their legs together. In hindsight, maybe Ren was obvious, but... ]
Now that I look at it, maybe. But I...
[ She shakes her head. ]
I'm more of a coward than you. I was too scared to risk it. You're so beautiful and popular, I couldn't imagine how you'd...
[ And Dan Heng trails off, wrinkling her nose in embarrassment and frustration. How does she explain it? ]
[ ren shakes her head, unable to hold back a soft laugh. ]
You're not a coward, Danbao, you're an idiot.
[ she says helpfully, grinning, then leans in to kiss her again, one hand smoothing down her back while the other slides into her hair, her knee pushing between dan heng's warm thighs. she hums, low and soft and appreciative, nipping at dan heng's lower lip, whispering against it. ]
You're smart, brave, loyal, gorgeous.. what more could I ever want?
[ Her lips part, a protest on her tongue when Ren calls her an idiot, but any form of complaint is ended by the press of the other's mouth to hers again, Dan Heng answering the kiss with a sigh, legs parting a little to give Ren the access she seeks with the press of her knee. A shudder of pleasure runs down her spine as the other woman whispers into her mouth, nipping at her lower lip, her own hands moving to rest at Ren's sides. ]
Mmn. You can say that, but you, Ren... you're so perfect. Haven't you seen the way everyone looks at you?
[ How would someone like Ren look at her, when she had some of the most amazing people on campus eyeing her, chasing after her? ]
Every time I saw you with someone, it was someone else as perfect as you are. I didn't think I could even start to measure up.
Pfft. I have big tits and a nice ass. That's why people look at me the way that they do.
[ and anyone can look good if they try - the right clothes, the right makeup - but it's all physical. dan heng has that and more. ]
And hey, don't talk about my girlfriend that way.
[ she teases, smiling as she rubs their noses together, kissing the corner of dan heng's mouth, then along her jawline, slow and soft, savoring each kiss. ]
[ Dan Heng looks up at Ren in quiet shock when the other scolds her, teases her. The blush still ever-present on her cheeks since their first kiss, darkens, and she closes her eyes against those kisses, tilting her head back with a soft, embarrassed whine on her lips. ]
Girlfriend...?
[ Her fingers reach, stroke down over Ren's cheek, eyes searching the other's face. ]
That was kinda sudden of you, huh...
[ But it's a smile on her lips, curling the corners despite herself even as she tries to hide it. ]
Well, I mean, you said that you were mine, and that you'd go out with me..
[ ren hums, lifting her head to meet dan heng's eyes, much as she wants to keep kissing her, her mouth, her jaw, her throat - she looks into her face instead. ]
.. unless you're saying you meant that in a besties, girls being girls sort of way, hmm?
[ you know, besties who kiss and shower together. ]
[ Ren repeats words that Dan Heng barely remembers saying. Her cheeks catch fresh heat, and she looks up at the other, biting her lower lip as she slowly starts to put two and two together, to realize what she agreed to in the midst of...
Shyly, she laughs, and turns to press her head into Ren's shoulder. ]
I... I'm not unhappy about it. Somehow I just didn't quite... realize we agreed to that. I was... I was caught up in the whole thing. In... in you, I guess. So I didn't... ah.
[ She blinks as she watches the look on Ren's face change, recognizes the concern and the worry starting to settle on her features—this time, it's Dan Heng's heart that sinks in her chest. ]
Wait, no—
[ The last thing she wants is for the other to think she's doubting this, that she's hesitant. She might be awful at this whole thing, but she's not doubting anything, as much as it might sound like she is, so... ]
You're not pushing me. I want this.
[ The fingers of both hands reach up, cupping Ren's cheeks in answer. ]
I'm sorry. I haven't... I've never really... done anything like this before. Been... involved with anyone. So I'm... I guess I'm out of practice.
[ relief spreads across ren's features just as quickly as the worry had set in. ]
.. okay. Heh.
[ her smile blooms warm across her face when dan heng's hands cup her cheeks, her fiery eyes soft around the edges. she hums, low and easy, and turns her head to press kisses into dan heng's palm. ]
I'll make it clear, then. I want you to be my girlfriend.
[ she says softly, nudging their noses together with warm affection. ]
Exclusively. No one else. No more flirting. Just you and me.
[ Ren reacts with relief, with sweetness, and Dan Heng finds herself smiling at the relief on the other's face, a soft sigh on her lips as kisses are pressed into her palm, as their noses are nudged together. ]
Okay.
[ It's a simple answer, whispered in response as her fingers curl around Ren's. ]
I'll be your girlfriend, Ren.
[ Exclusively. No one else. Just the two of them. ]
[ she says, then grins and surges forward, pushing dan heng down onto her back and rolling on top of her with a laugh, before seeking her mouth in another kiss. a warm, wanting, forward kiss, with her arms tightly around dan heng's slim body, hugging her close. ]
Oh.. and -
[ she pauses, pulls back to look down at dan heng, her face flushed warm, hair wild around her shoulders. ]
.. that goes for everything physical, too. Anything beyond kissing, hugging - that's all yours to tell me your comfort level, okay? If I'm your first.. I want everything to be in your hands.
[ She finds herself laughing, a natural response to the bright warmth in Ren's voice as she surges forward and rolls onto her. Her arms circle the other woman's shoulders, holding her close as she responds to the kiss with a warm press of her own mouth, sighing against her lips.
It's enough that there's a slight jut of her lower lip when Ren pulls back, although the words that follow explain, make Dan Heng tilt her head with a tender understanding, fingers lifting to brush that wild hair back as she smiles, fond. ]
Yeah, [ she says. ] You're my first. And... when it comes to that, you will be my first, too. But... I trust you, Ren. If something's too much, I promise I'll tell you. Is that okay?
[ ah, that cute little pout. ren could kiss it right off of her mouth. ]
Yeah. That's okay.
[ whatever's easiest for dan heng. whatever makes her comfortable. if she would rather ren take the lead for now and speak up when it goes too far, then that's fine, that's what they'll do.
so she dips down again to pick up where she left off, kissing dan heng fully and completely, humming quietly as she parts her lips to deepen the kiss, confident now as she coaxes dan heng's lips apart to taste her again. ]
[ She's feeling more confident now. In herself, in knowing that Ren knows what she wants...
Dan Heng's lips part under Ren's, a sigh on her mouth as she wraps her arms more tightly around her, as she curls her fingers through the other's beautiful, wild hair. There's still the salty taste of popcorn on her lips, but more than that there's something sweet, something Dan Heng doesn't think she'll be able to get enough of chasing after. ]
You're... mn.
[ A soft sigh of pleasure as Dan Heng relaxes, sinks into the mattress. ]
[ and just like that, the mood shifts from light and playful to something a little deeper, more warm and thick and sensual. they kiss slowly, but deeply, exploring one another's mouths unhurriedly, learning their shapes, their textures, their flavors. dan heng tastes just as ren had thought she would, gentle and sweet, but crisp, like fresh rain, and she can't get enough of it. ]
I'm.. what? Mmm..?
[ she hums between kisses, smiling, kissing her again, again. ren's hands move, smoothing down dan heng's sides, over her hips, up again, thumbing beneath the hem of her shirt as their bodies settle comfortably together, hips aligning.
she won't push too much. she shouldn't. dan heng is a virgin, and gods, ren has wanted her for so long now, but she doesn't want to spook her, doesn't want to expect too much too fast. but some touching.. that should be all right. if it isn't, dan heng will tell her so. breaking the kiss, ren drags her mouth along dan heng's jaw, kissing a line down the side of her tender throat while her hands slip beneath her shirt. not high. just feeling her sides. her warm skin. ]
[ Dan Heng sighs in content, in pleasure in response to the way Ren deepens their kiss, the way things slowly change from playful and sweet to something more. Their explorations may be unhurried, but they're enough to take her breath away, leaving her gusting short, breathy sighs against the other's mouth as their hips come together.
She's... something. Dan Heng knew she had something to say... but she forgets, and she's not sure it matters in the wake of this anyway. She's not sure anything matters compared to the feelings of those hands sliding over her sides, slipping under her shirt so Ren's fingers can touch bare skin—
(A shudder of pleasure, Dan Heng's head tipping back slightly, allowing the other all the more space to kiss along her jaw, her throat.)
And yes, she'll tell her if it's too much, but how can anything be too much? Dan Heng wants everything, wants to experience everything Yingxing wants to give her— ]
[ the room is quiet save for the soft sounds of their kissing, and the whisper of fabric as they move. ren soaks it up, enjoys the sounds, enjoys the scent of dan heng's clean, soft skin, and the wonderful warmth of her body. dan heng is pliant beneath her, so incredibly soft, and it's taking everything ren has in order to hold back, to not tug off every scrap of dan heng's clothing and kiss every inch of her, like she's wanted to for months now. all year.
but this is still good. dan heng isn't pushing her away or telling her to stop, she's only holding on more tightly, making soft, sweet little sounds that make ren's insides clench up with desire, her hips pressing gently downward, grinding slow and easy along dan heng's.
ren's breath catches, warmth blooming between her thighs, her mouth pressing to dan heng's pulse.
slowly, carefully, her hands slide higher, palms smoothing over dan heng's ribs, rucking up the fabric of her shirt around her wrists until she pauses just below her breasts, ren's thumbs gliding just beneath them, skirting, teasing, testing the waters. ]
[ When Ren's hips press down against hers, a slow grind of body to body, the sound Dan Heng makes is a little too sharp as her body answers with heat. Between the touches and the sensation of the other's mouth, she's already so lost in her, and that slow movement just makes it all the better still, leaving her to writhe and sigh and arch under the ministrations.
She's wanted this for so long that she's let herself think about it some nights alone, but it's so much better with Ren's actual hands and Ren's actual mouth and not just her imagination working in desperate overtime. Ren is learned where Dan Heng is not, but also unpredictable in that she's led by her own desires, so...
Dan Heng's breath catches when Ren's palms skate over her ribs, teasing and testing, and after a few short gasps for breath, she nods, even though Ren can't see. ]
You can. Please.
[ She wants to touch her too, explore her too, but... right now she's feeling a little overwhelmed, a little swept up in so many sensations that she doesn't think she could quantify even if she tried... ]
[ please, dan heng asks so sweetly, and ren's body flashes with heat.
immediately, her hands slide higher, long fingers and hot palms sliding over the soft swells of dan heng's breasts, feeling their shape, learning her, appreciating her. ren's thumbs roll over the pert peaks of her nipples, and she groans against dan heng's skin, her hips hitching, thighs squeezing around one of dan heng's, arousal spiking in her belly.
it does not matter that she's seen dan heng nude only hours earlier - touching her is entirely different, entirely new. ren's mind spins, her mouth moving back up, dragging along dan heng's jaw to her mouth so she can kiss her again, deep and hot and wanting. this time there is no gentle, furtive exploring - ren's kiss is all heat, fierce and needy, as she rolls her body downward again, their hips grinding more firmly together.
gods, she's already so wet that it's almost embarrassing, would be were this anyone but dan heng. ]
[ Dan Heng's voice escapes her this time in a soft, shaky moan, trembling over her lips as she feels the movement of Ren's palms over her skin, squeezing and exploring in a way that has the younger woman's back arch—a sharper sound following when she kisses her again, a visceral shudder of pleasure working its way down Dan Heng's spine.
Gods, it's embarrassing, the way Ren can pull sounds from her lips so easily, the way she's quickly heating between her legs, becoming wet from something so simple as kissing and touching, and—
She whines, and maybe she shouldn't but she reaches for her own nightshirt, peeling it off to give Ren more of what she wants. To give herself more of what she wants. ]
[ dan heng might be embarrassed by those sounds, but to ren, they're the best thing she's ever heard, each little whine a hot spark of arousal that twists up her insides and drives her wild. ren groans into the kiss, low and soft, her heart pounding as they move together with increasing need.
fuck. if dan heng doesn't want to go far enough to get off, ren might need a few minutes in the bathroom after this..
for now, she doesn't worry about it. she'll cross that bridge when they come to it. she's far more focused on the way dan heng is squirming, how she boldly removes her shirt before ren can think to do it herself. swallowing thickly, ren pulls back enough to do the same, snagging her flimsy sleeveless top by the collar and sweeping it over her head, baring flushed skin and full breasts. ]
You're so beautiful..
[ she whispers, eyes glazed as she looks down at dan heng, then takes her wrists and guides dan heng's hands to her body, along her ribs, urging her to touch her in return. ]
[ A fresh rush of pink creeps along her features, Dan Heng watching in silence as Ren removes her top too, her eyes daring to travel the other woman's curvy form before darting up again, tongue wetting her lips as Ren's hands take hers up to guide them, encouraging her to touch.
Her fingers splay, one hand ghosting over the underside of one of Ren's breasts, the other moving up and over, teaching herself the other's shape, teasing over the rounded, firm skin of her breasts. ]
You too. I'm always... I'm always so amazed by how stunning you are, Ren... I... hnn...
[ Her breath is short on her lips as she presses them briefly to the corner of Ren's mouth, then catches her in a renewed kiss, determined and seeking more from her. ]
[ ren didn't call her beautiful to garner a compliment in response, but she likes to hear it anyway, likes to know that dan heng finds her attractive, that dan heng wants to touch her, and kiss her, just as she wants to touch and kiss dan heng. with equal fervor.
so when those soft, sweet hands move over her, touching her, ren breathes a soft moan that is soon swallowed by the kiss that dan heng steals, that ren pushes into without hesitation. she could kiss dan heng for hours and never tire of it, until her lips chapped and she was breathless - and honestly, it's tempting to do just that. ]
Mm.. so sweet.
[ she whispers, her hands moving back to dan heng's body now, touching her between hot, needy kisses, thumbing over her nipples just to feel her arch and hear her sigh and whine softly. ]
I want to touch more of you. [ she murmurs, nipping at dan heng's lower lip. ] Is that okay?
[ Dan Heng sighs against Ren's mouth once more, answering the soft moan with a teasing flick of her tongue over the other woman's lower lip, her fingers continuing to skate and brush over skin, exploring her in every way she can. Hesitant and shy as she may be, it's like that encouragement lit a fire under her, awakening her curiosity and inspiring her to search, to see which places make Ren respond the most...
This time, when Ren thumbs over her nipples, making Dan Heng arch and whine, the younger woman responds in kind, fingers smoothing over Ren's left breast, thumb and finger taking the nipple between them to roll, pinch, tease, even as her mouth answers the other's with hungry, needful kisses.
And she's so wet already, but then Ren murmurs those words, and she feels herself throb in desire, a pulse of heat aching between her legs. ]
[ in her search for sensitive spots, dan heng will find that ren's chest is very tender, the roll of her fingers over her nipple enough to make ren groan, her hips grinding down again, arousal spiking.
yes, dan heng says, and ren wastes no further time.
rolling them onto their sides to make it easier, ren's left hand slides down dan heng's body, over her belly, feeling how warm and soft she is. dragging her mouth down dan heng's throat, she paces herself, and rather than plunging her hand right into her roommate's little teasing shorts, ren takes her time. her fingertips dance around dan heng's navel and down, tracing the hollow of her hip before sliding smoothly down her waistband, dipping between her thighs. ]
Fuck - [ she whispers, hot against dan heng's skin as her fingertips swipe through the warm, wet, puffy folds of her cunt. ] - you're so wet already for me..
[ The sound of Ren's groan is music to her ears, sending another wave of pleasure through her; it's enough that she's almost entirely focused on that when the other's fingers start to move, when she's rolled on her side for Ren to reach, to touch her, teasing over her navel and her hip in a way that has the younger woman squirming in frustrated anticipation. ]
Ren...
[ She's sure she's about to say something, but it gets lost quickly when the other's fingers dip under her waistband, between her thighs, dragging hot against her cunt in a way that has Dan Heng's eyes roll back in her head, a curse on her lips that she bites back. ]
Ngh, of course... of course I am. You feel... you're so good—
[ touching dan heng like this, knowing that no one has ever touched her this way before - it's exhilarating, intoxicating, has ren's heart slamming in her chest. how lucky she is, to be the first, to be permitted the privilege of bringing pleasure to this exquisite, beautiful person.
dragging her teeth over dan heng's pulse, ren allows herself to explore, her fingertips just barely dipping into dan heng's body, just enough to gather the slick there, before she's using them to rub at her clit. gods, it's so swollen and hard already, and ren knows she's just the same - just touching dan heng has her rutting against her thigh, sighing and tensing, the friction not enough to satisfy her. ]
You feel so good, baby.. [ she murmurs, opening her lips over dan heng's shoulder to suck a soft bruise there. ] So warm..
[ The sound Dan Heng makes when Ren's fingers rub against her clit—it's like no sound she's ever made before, something sharp and wanton that surprises even herself as she gasps in the wake of it, one of her hands shifting to the other woman's hip just so that she can grip at the material of her slacks. Her head tips back to allow Ren access to her shoulder, and it's all she can do to keep touching her in return, to rub and tease at the nipple still just under her fingertips.
The only person who's ever touched her there is her, and even then not all that often, but Ren's fingers feel molten and sparkling all at once, making her hips jolt and arch, all but rutting into her fingers the way that Ren moves against her thigh. It's dizzying, and she wants more of it, wants to please Ren too, wants everything— ]
[ hearing dan heng swear makes ren grin, sharp and catlike. she's never heard dan heng say fuck before, and to be able to elicit that now, of all times - it makes ren purr against dan heng's shoulder, nuzzling the damp skin there. ]
So do you.. [ she whispers, breathless. ] You're so sweet..
[ rubbing slow circles around dan heng's clit for a few moments, ren soaks up the sweet, wonderful sounds she is making, her cunt pulsing with arousal as she grinds against dan heng's thigh.
but soon enough it isn't enough, and ren has to slide lower, her fingers pressing between those puffy folds again and this time she doesn't tease. this time she carefully, slowly slides two fingers into dan heng's cunt, sinking to the first knuckle, then the second. ]
[ Dan Heng isn't sure how she can say that with so much certainty—how she can say anything at all as Ren presses two fingers slowly into her—but she does. She knows that the other will never hurt her, that it would be the last thing Ren ever dreamed of doing. Still, her hips jolt and arch at the sensation, pleasurable in a similar way to the rubbing and yet entirely different, making her toss her head back into the pillow with a moan.
Fuck, it feels so good, and she wants Ren to feel that good too, and... ]
Tell me... tell me what I can do... mn, to make you feel this good. Aeons... can I. Can I touch you too?
[ ren smiles, lifting her head to look into dan heng's face again, to kiss her, then kiss her again. ]
You can touch me anywhere you want, any time you want.
[ and it's all she wants, especially right now, when they're pressed so close, so deeply in need. after a moment, however, ren slides her fingers free of dan heng, but only so she can pull back to take the waistband of dan heng's shorts and panties together in her hooked thumb, and begin sliding them down her thighs. better that theyre off, and out of the way.
[ Dan Heng hums into their kiss, and then pulls back just enough that she can watch Ren strip herself of her own slacks and panties, revealing herself to her roommate once more. It's the second time today that she's seen her naked, but this time she's not trying to avert her eyes, allowing herself to watch even as it makes her cheeks flush. ]
Any time? You should be careful with how you say these things, Ren.
[ Not that Dan Heng would ever take advantage. But she still can't help the teasing tone in her voice as she skims her hand down, leaving the other's breast behind to dip between her legs. And for a moment, she watches, almost as if to make sure she's getting it right, eyes glinting as she strokes two fingers over Ren's slit, dipping slightly between her folds. ]
[ oh. her words are cut off when dan heng's hand slides between her thighs, touching her furtively, but boldly still, those slim fingers sliding through the puffy folds of her soaking cunt. dan heng will easily be able to tell, now, how much ren had wanted her, too.
she moans, the rest of her sentence swallowed up by pleasure, and rolls her hips, parting her thighs. ]
Yeah - mm.. like that. Have you touched yourself before? It's not too different..
[ "Have you touched yourself before?" Ren asks, and Dan Heng's cheeks burn. Not because of the question itself—well, maybe a little because of the question itself, but mostly because...
She sucks in a breath, continuing to slide her fingers against the other's wetness, shuddering in pleasure at just how wet she is. ]
I have. A little. Not that often.
[ It's strange in so many ways to be going from someone who doesn't find herself that attracted to people in general, to be deep in this moment, wrapped up in pleasure with the one person who has always drawn her attention—and left totally wanting for experience. ]
[ ren hums, rolling her hips, her eyes half-closed as she looks into dan heng's face. ]
Enough to know what feels good to you?
[ breath hot, ren drags her mouth along dan heng's jaw and chin, pressing wanting kisses to her lips, over and over again. her hands begin to wander again, dan heng's body all bare for her now, and it's difficult not to treat her like a playground, like a delicious buffet laid out for ren and ren alone. gods, she wants so badly. ]
Try that with me.
[ she whispers, rolling her hips again to grind her clit against dan heng's hesitant, exploring fingers. ]
[ She nods in response to the question, smiling at the half-closed eyes on her roommate—friend—girlfriend's face, the pleased expression she wears as she rolls her hips, grinds her clit into Dan Heng's fingers. Ren's own hands and lips are a distraction, but... ]
Mmmn.
[ Dan Heng's other hand lifts, pressing gently against Ren's hip, nipping at her lower lip as if to scold. ]
If you want me to try, you need to stay still a little.
[ It's fond, playful, as her fingers lift, the pair rolling into Ren's clit in just the way Dan Heng knows she likes herself, strokes starting slow, light pressure growing as they quicken. ]
[ staying still is much easier said than done. dan heng is touching her in ways that she has only dreamed of, in ways she has wanted for so long, and ren is squirming with arousal, eager and wanting and excited to be touched. but she reins herself in, at least a little bit, to make it easier for dan heng to explore.
and when those fingertips move over her clit, dexterous and deliberate, ren moans, her thighs twitching further apart. ]
Mmn.. Dan Heng..
[ she whispers the name, watching dan heng's face with lidded eyes, her lips parted around every soft exhale. pleasure unfurls like the petals of a flower in her belly, and ren's hands begin to move again, sliding over dan heng's skin, trying to touch her without interrupting her own work. ]
[ The moan, the whisper of her name, the twitch of Ren's thighs, it all serves to make Dan Heng bite her lower lip, whispers of pleasure running down her spine. It's clear too that the other woman wants to enhance that pleasure, wants to give her more, but she can't allow that right now—she needs to focus, needs to be able to pay attention to what she's doing, and she knows that if Ren touches her again, she'll struggle to do that.
and so her free hand lifts, catching one of Ren's wrists as she shakes her head. ]
Wait—please. Just... let me.
[ And with that said, she continues to rub against her, creating a rhythm that she changes up a little too often, pleasuring but also teasing, drawing Ren deeper and deeper into her pleasure. ]
[ dan heng stops her, and ren looks surprised, but after a moment she understands. she wants to focus, and ren is nothing if not distracting - so she'll allow it, let dan heng explore her all she wants. afterward, she can make sure dan heng gets what's coming to her, too.
so rather than trying to touch her, ren instead slides her arms around dan heng's shoulders, hooking her thigh over dan heng's hip to keep them spread comfortably open.
one hand dives into dan heng's hair, and ren stays close, allowing dan heng to touch her easily, rubbing along the folds of her cunt and her swollen clit with ease, her slender fingers inexperienced but still clever as she learns what it is that ren wants, how she likes to be touched. ]
[ And learn she does; Dan Heng finds herself changing things based on the pitch and volume of Ren's moans, on the tightness with which she's held, on the way her body trembles and quivers under each movement. She wants her to feel good, amazing, perfect, wants Ren to understand just how closely she sees her, wants her, and this is the best of starts for that.
So she continues to rub along her clit, right in that same spot that Ren says she likes, switching it up though so that her thumb does the majority of that work as her fingers dip under, slipping through her folds and skating over her entrance, a single fingertip teasing inside as teal eyes search that expressive face. ]
[ it's a struggle not to come too quickly. not only does it simply feel good to be touched like this in the first place, the fact that it is dan heng attached to the fingers touching her makes all the difference. ren has wanted her for so long, been so desperately falling for her that every touch is like fire, liquid heat burning inside of her.
but she wants this to last, so she paces herself while dan heng learns her body, stroking her aching clit in ways that make her tense and tremble. when ren feels the slide of dan heng's finger just barely beginning to enter her, ren groans through clenched teeth, her nails scraping dan heng's scalp. ]
Yeah - please.. [ she whispers, their lips brushing, sharing air. ] There.. please.
[ Oh, the scrape of nails at her scalp is a delightful thing. Dan Heng groans even as she nods, that finger pressing more, slipping into her, moving increment by increment, exploring her, enjoying the way she pleads for more. Dan Heng is selfish, wants more of it; she lets herself start to slowly, slowly slip that finger into her deeper, joins it with a second one and starts to fuck her shallowly.
Slow. Enjoying each whimper, each scrape of her nails. ]
You feel so good, Ren. [ It's a soft, shaky whisper against the other's lips. ] Does this feel good for you?
[ dan heng might have never touched anyone before, but she has a cunt just like ren does, and though their sensitive zones might vary, they still work similarly enough, so dan heng has a leg up already, in being familiar with the anatomy. when her slim fingers slide in deep, ren groans, arching her back, the walls of her cunt twitching and tightening, inviting her deeper still. ]
So good, baby.. please don't stop..
[ she gasps, swallowing thickly, feeling the way dan heng's fingers fuck into her carefully, her hands in dan heng's hair tightening as she struggles not to snap her hips. overcome with easy pleasure, ren presses their mouths together, tasting those sweet, soft lips again. ]
[ Dan Heng's whisper sounds as pleased as she feels, shivers of pleasure running down her spine in response to the way Ren arches and groans, the way the older girl's fingers tighten so sweetly in her hair. And when the other's mouth finds hers again, she responds by increasing her speed, fingers working into Ren's cunt as she feels it twitch and throb against her.
And her own cunt aches; she's so wet she can feel it on the insides of her thighs, aroused beyond belief just from making the other girl feel as good as she is right now, from being able to do this with her... ]
Mmm... you feel so good, Ren...
[ Her fingers curl and rub, seeking to drive her girlfriend over the edge with her pleasure. ]
[ ren's body feels so tight, heat flashing up and down her spine as dan heng's fingers sink in deeper, moving faster, harder, until ren is all but trembling and gasping, slick shining against her thighs, coating dan heng's palm. ]
I can't - I'm close..
[ she whispers, her hips twitching forward, rutting against dan heng's delicate hand, each swipe of her thumb against ren's clit like a piercing knife of pleasure with into her gut. whining, ren moans against her mouth, her kisses sloppy now, less kiss and more simply pressing their open mouths together, lips parted around sharp gasps. ]
Please, please -
[ dan heng's fingers curl, and ren cries out sharply as she comes, her back arching, hips thrusting downward to keep dan heng's fingers in deep, pushing down onto them as she rides out the roiling waves of her orgasm, pleasure ripping through her body. slick gushes, running down her thighs and dan heng's wrist alike. ]
[ "I'm close," Ren whispers, and it only makes Dan Heng redouble her efforts, fingers working more firmly against her, thrusting in harder and faster, thumb caressing and pressing against her clit, determined to bring her to the edge she's so desperately seeking.
And where Ren writhes and kisses with parted lips, through gasps, Dan Heng seeks to keep them grounded, to stop them from getting fully swept away; her free hand soothes through the other's hair, lips press gently to soothe, a smile tugging at her mouth even as the other jerks and thrusts down, as her slick gushes over Dan Heng's hand and wrist. ]
Good...
[ It's a whisper, another sweet kiss to the corner of Ren's lips .]
[ trembling from crown to toe, ren gasps for breath, her hips still working, chasing after every last sweet aftershock that she can. her body feels tight, hot all over, but after a few moments she instead falls slack, humming softly as she nuzzles into dan heng's throat, breathing her scent, the smell of her own slick thick in the air, salty and musky.
exhaling softly, ren lifts her head, nudging their noses alongside one another. ]
Mm.. you have good fingers.
[ she says with a smile, her words half-slurred with pleasure. ]
[ Dan Heng smiles to herself as Ren works to come down from her high, trembling and gasping as her hips work, humming and nuzzling as she starts to settle, sighing and praising once the immediate heat is over.
And yet her words are still slurred, her smile still drunk with pleasure.
Dan Heng presses a kiss to the corner of her lips. ]
They'll get better. [ It's a promise. ] I'm still learning.
[ dan heng's smile lights up ren's heart, and she smiles in return, dropping kisses across the bridge of dan heng's nose. ]
Mm.. don't worry, I'm happy to teach. [ she chuckles. ] But you're pretty good already, for a beginning.
[ one arm uncurls from around dan heng's shoulder so she can touch her, dragging her knuckles along her soft cheek and jaw, down the side of her neck, while looking into her eyes. she's so impossibly, irresistibly beautiful, ren is captivated, fully wrapped around her finger. ]
[ It's hard not to smile. How can she not smile, when Ren is looking at her like this, like she's the only person in the whole world worth seeing? It makes Dan Heng's heart soar, a silly little expression tugging at her lips as she looks up at her, as those kisses are pressed across her nose.
Aeons, it's hard to believe that this is really happening.
And yet, it is. Ren's knuckles are dragging down her skin; the other woman is looking at her as she promises to show her something new, and Dan Heng shudders in delight. ]
[ and ren's fingers alone won't cut it, not after dan heng gave her such a lovely orgasm. she must pay it back in kind. so ren pushes forward, easing dan heng onto her back so she can climb over her, meeting her mouth in a warm, sweet, lingering kiss.
and then she's moving downward, dragging her mouth along dan heng's throat and chest. ]
I'm going to make you feel better than you've ever felt..
[ Dan Heng chuckles as she's moved onto her back, a curious tilt of her head as Ren climbs over her, although the expression doesn't last long as the other's mouth finds hers in such a sweet kiss, the taste of Ren's mouth lingering against her own even as she drops her face away, starts to move lower.
And Dan Heng is clever enough to know what that means, for her face to flush and her teeth to press into her lip as Ren's kisses start to trail lower. She can feel the wet heat between her legs as her cunt throbs in antipation. ]
Aeons, Ren... how can I reject that sort of offer?
[ she grins, mouthing over dan heng's nipple, eyes shining, smiling like the cat that got the cream. gods, ren has daydreamed about kissing dan heng a thousand times, has woken up wet and needy after dreaming of her, or allowing herself to shamefully imagine what it might be like to go down on her.
now she has the chance to do just that. ]
So just lie back and let me take care of you, baby.
[ she whispers, her mouth traveling now down dan heng's belly, over her navel and lower, dragging her tongue along the seam of dan heng's thigh, where the skin is thin and sensitive. ]
[ Oh, someone help. There's something so hot about being told to lie back, to let Ren take care of her—she nods, wordless, fingers drifting down over the other woman's cheek, coming to a rest on her shoulder. ]
Okay, [ she finally manages to eke out, a tiny gasp of her voice right before Ren's tongue strokes over the seam of her thigh in a way that makes her hips judder and jolt. Her fingers lift instead to tangle in that long, beautiful hair. If the other's mouth just here can feel this good... ]
[ ren chuckles, smiling up at dan heng as she rests her head against her thigh. ]
I'm just warming you up, hmm? So impatient..
[ yes, she's teasing. it's difficult not to. gods, dan heng is so cute..
but ren moves again, pushing dan heng's soft thighs further open so she might get a good look at her - of course she's beautiful here, too. she's beautiful everywhere. the soft, pink folds of her pussy are plump and inviting, and those lovely teal scales where hair would normally be.. ren exhales hard. ]
Gods, you're beautiful.
[ she murmurs, then dips her head to kiss along those scales, mouthing over her mound and along her outer labia, dragging her tongue over soft scales and inhaling her scent. ]
[ Her nose wrinkles, and she makes a face down at Ren as the other smiles up at her. It's the look on her face that settles it—she's definitely teasing, even as she calls her impatient—and she thinks perhaps that she should say something about that—
but before she can, her roommate is nudging her thighs open, taking a moment to look at her, a rush of breath over her lips the sound that makes an answering shudder run down Dan Heng's spine.
"—you're beautiful—"
And maybe she'd think to say something, anything, but the other's mouth is on her, making her cry her pleasure out. ]
[ ah, that soft cry is sweet, sweet music to ren's ears, and she's barely even begun. she can only imagine how much more she can pry from dan heng's lips, how she can make her squirm and beg and arch.
but she'll be kind, for now. she won't tease. not when dan heng is so needy, when she's put off her own pleasure for ren's. so after she's had her fill of kissing every inch of those scales she possibly can, ren finally parts her lips to drag her tongue through dan heng's slit, the flavor of her slick blooming in her mouth, salty and sweet. groaning low in her throat, ren closes her eyes and laves at dan heng, keeping her thighs pushed apart as she feasts, lapping at her plump, sensitive folds like a woman starved.
then, after a few moments of this treatment, ren wraps her mouth around dan heng's aching, neglected clit and sucks, rolling her tongue against the sensitive bud, feeling how hard and hot it is, eager to hear dan heng moan for her. ]
[ As much as she complained about the teasing, there's a part of her expecting it to go on for longer. Ren might have more experience than she does, but she's also working out quickly that the other has wanted this for a long time, just like she has—which means she surely won't be able to give into the temptation to explore a little, just like Dan Heng did herself.
So she's a little surprised—but certainly not unhappy—when Ren goes from pressing soft, sweet kisses to her scales, to all but diving into her, dragging her tongue along her slit and groaning as she starts to drink from her, hungry and wanton. It makes Dan Heng cry out, her fingers tightening in the sheets and in Ren's hair alike, hips arching—
But nothing compares to what comes next, another rounded curse falling off Dan Heng's lips as the pressure of Ren's mouth on her clit has her tensing up, arching and thrashing. ]
[ dan heng swears so incredibly rarely, it's so exciting to push it from her, to take her so close to the edges of pleasure that she can't keep it inside. ren would chuckle, if her mouth were not so busy.
instead she intensifies her efforts, working dan heng over with her tongue and lips, lapping at her pretty pink folds, at her sensitive clit, turning away to sink teeth into her thigh before starting it all over again. she hums a muffled moan, her body tight and warm, despite the fact that she reached orgasm not too long ago. women aren't as useless as men when it comes to multiple orgasms.
so ren shifts, one hand remaining clutched to dan heng's thigh, while the other pushes down her own body and between her legs, stroking her clit to the same rhythm that she laves at dan heng's, groaning against her when the pleasure surges, her hips rocking down into it. ]
[ It's not that it's too much, but oh it's quickly becoming so, Dan Heng finding herself unable to do much but writhe under the influx of sensations that have her gasping and moaning, yelping as teeth sink into a sensitive thigh, all but sobbing at the muffled moan that vibrates through her cunt.
What makes matters even worse/better is that she can feel the movement of the bed as Ren shifts, as her own hips start to rock against the mattress, and Dan Heng knows what she's doing, can hear it in the pleasure of her voice. If she wasn't already close from the sensations offered so delightfully to her, the knowledge on its own would do it, her cunt pulsing and fluttering around nothing as her fingers tangle in Ren's hair. ]
I, ah... I—
[ She doesn't even get a chance to warn the other woman. She comes abruptly, slick spilling over the other's tongue as her hips arch, her fingers tighten. Her lips form around a moan of the other's name, and she slumps back to the bed with a whispered sob of pleasure. ]
[ oh, that's good, that's perfect. the way dan heng sounds when she's coming is exquisite, ren can hardly stand it, and those moans combined with the rush of slick is more than enough to get her off again too, ren's own fingers slick as she rubs hard at her poor abused clit, shuddering as she groans against dan heng's cunt, still lapping at her, mouthing at her, kissing all over those trembling, pretty pink folds.
shifting between her thighs, ren lifts her head and licks her lips, slick shining on her chin, her face flushed and her hair wild. ]
You're incredible.
[ she murmurs, kissing along the inside of dan heng's thigh, breathless and drunken, before she finally slides back up her body, mouth dragging up her stomach and between her breasts. ]
[ It takes Dan Heng a long few seconds to come down from her high—enough time, in fact, that she barely notices Ren has come once again despite the groan on the other woman's mouth. Her smile is dizzied, pleased, as the other shifts to look up at her, beautiful despite the flush on her face and the wildness of her hair—beautiful for it.
She's not willing to wait for long, she finds; Ren only makes it halfway up her body, leaving kisses in her wake, before Dan Heng reaches for her and grabs her more solidly, tugging her more abruptly upward so that she can kiss her again. ]
You're incredible, [ she argues as her mouth seizes Ren's, a shudder on her spine as she tastes herself on the other woman's lips. ]
[ dan heng pulls her up into a hot kiss, and ren goes willingly, so willingly, licking into her mouth with a low, appreciative groan, exhaling hotly as she catches her breath. skin slides against sticky skin as they collapse into one another, ren's elbows pressed into the bed, her cunt still throbbing, sensitive as it rubs against dan heng's.
when the kiss breaks, ren nudges her nose to dan heng's, smiling around quick, rough breaths. ]
Mm.. I've wanted this for a long time.
[ she murmurs, nuzzling along dan heng's cheek, breathing in the scent of her skin. ]
[ A shudder passes down Dan Heng's spine when Ren tells her how long she's wanted this for. She's always been attracted to Ren too, but it's still so wild to her that it's a mutual feeling, that it's been a mutual feeling for as long as it has. She always sees Ren as someone so bright, shining, out there, compared to her quieter self, and...
She sighs, nuzzles back against her. ]
Me too, [ she whispers. ] I had... I really had no idea you saw things the same way, Ren.
[ at that, ren laughs softly, the sound bubbling against dan heng's jaw - but then she pulls back, looking down at her. ]
Well.. I know I flirt with people a lot, but I thought I was being pretty obvious.
[ dan heng may not have noticed it, but ren was laying it on 100% thicker with dan heng than she was with anyone else. smiling softly, she brushes the hair from dan heng's beautiful eyes, tucking it behind one delicately pointed ear. ]
But the more I got to know you, the worse it got. I don't think that you know how amazing you are.
[ She sighs, self-deprecating, and shakes her head with a soft laugh. ]
No, I... I mean, I noticed it. I noticed you flirting— [ Shyly, she runs her fingers through her own hair, looking up at Ren, only stopping when the other reaches to do the same, tucking her hair behind an ear. ] I knew you were flirting with me, but I just thought.. I can't explain it.
[ She presses a soft kiss to the corner of the other woman's mouth. ]
I just didn't.. I couldn't imagine you'd really pay that much attention to me.
Hey. You're talking like you're not worth my time.
[ ren frowns, then weaves their fingers together at the side of dan heng's head, cupping her cheek in her warm palm. ]
I wish you could see what I see, when I look at you.
[ dan heng doesn't know how incredible she is. beautiful, yes, that goes without saying, but she's so, so smart, so strong, so capable and brave.. she's a good person, standing up for what is right. she's dedicated, studious, loyal. what more could anyone want?
dipping her head, ren catches dan heng's mouth in another soft kiss, searching, but not needy, at least not yet. ]
[ She blinks, and she's just about to protest when Ren's mouth finds hers, soft and searching. Dan Heng smiles, answering the kiss with one of her own, arms circling the other's shoulders as she hums into the space between their mouths.
Only when she breaks it does she shake her head, one hand drifting to brush through Ren's hair in answer to the other's soft touches. ]
It's not that. I know...
[ But... does she? She likes to think she's worth Ren's time, but... ]
You know what everyone sees when they look at you, though, right? You're a superstar, Ren.
[ Dan Heng hardly thinks she's worthless. She knows that she's popular and likeable in her own right. But Ren... Ren is something special. ]
I'm just noise and boisterous. People notice that. Squeaky wheel, and all that.
[ sure, she knows she's charismatic and easy on the eyes, it makes her popular, but that doesn't make dan heng anything less for her quieter nature. ]
Dan Heng, you.. [ she starts, then touches their brows together. ] .. you really saved me, last night. You were brave, for my sake. That's.. it's incredible.
[ She's not sure why, but it bothers her when Ren refers to herself as the squeaky wheel. For her to be sitting there accusing Dan Heng of not valuing herself enough, and then to talk about herself that way...
Her lips part, ready to argue, but then Ren brings their brows together, reminds her that she saved her, and despite herself she finds a smile on her lips. Her fingers lift, and she's gentle as she brushes the other woman's hair back from her face.
Maybe, they just have the same problem as each other. ]
I've got an idea, [ she says, her voice soft. ] How about we start by each of us accepting that the other one finds us amazing?
[ ren's eyebrows lift in mild surprise, and then she chuckles, her smile soft and affectionate. ]
Right. I think we can do that.
[ a good compromise. ren nudges their noses together, kisses dan heng on the lips, kisses her again, then finally rolls off of her and onto her side - though she still keeps dan heng in her arms, scooped close. ]
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it's a small party, small enough that she was able to convince dan heng to come along with her as company. there's no more than thirty people here, scattered across a few different dorm rooms, so it doesn't feel quite as packed as others might.
she's been drinking, naturally, perhaps overimbibing a little bit because dan heng is here, and ren wants to be fun for her, but it also means that when dan heng leaves to use the restroom briefly, ren is left to her own devices, and easily swayed by two older men - grad students? townies? - to have a drink with them. just one drink is fine, before dan heng returns.
but soon enough, her arms begin to feel heavy, her movements sluggish - had she really had so much to drink? one of the men scoops her in close, and ren blinks blearily, then shakes her head. maybe if she were alone, she might be willing to have some fun tonight, but dan heng is with her, which means her attention is fully fixated, and she absolutely won't leave the party without her.
but the men are persistent. the one holding her begins to guide her through the room, and ren stumbles, dizzy, only to be caught by the second man, her body feeling boneless, sluggish, like she isn't in control. ]
But.. Dan Heng..
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It really isn't her scene. Ren flits around, all swaying hips and curved lips, promises given with her inviting hands and warm laughter drawing people to her side. She's easily the center of attention, and so it's easy enough for Dan Heng to excuse herself for a trip to the bathroom.
It's when she gets back to find the other gone, though, that she starts to worry—a worry that only increases as sharp eyes spy her quickly through the small groups of people, jostled between two men as they practically drag her towards one of the bedrooms.
Fuck.
Dan Heng takes off across the room and into the next, fury and fear alike driving her footsteps. When she skids to a halt in front of the two men holding Ren, it's right in front of a bedroom door; the petite woman holds her arms out to cover the whole of the frame, blue eyes glowering up first at one man and then the other. ]
Thank you for looking after my friend, [ she says, and her voice is like ice; it's clear she means no such thing. ] I've got her from here.
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oh, but dan heng.. she knows dan heng. she can't leave dan heng alone, here.
Your friend, hm? She's our friend, not yours, and we're just going to make sure she gets some rest, so why don't you get out of our way, little girlie?
ren's hooded eyes flicker, her lips parting as if to speak, but nothing comes out. her eyes on dan heng only half recognize her through the blur, but one hand twitches toward her.
Now, before we make you leave. ]
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And let me tell you that even a stranger would be able to tell you that the woman you're holding upright is drugged out of her mind.
[ Her arms fold over her chest. ]
Well?
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Is that a threat? Little girls shouldn't threaten boys much bigger than they are. You can't prove she didn't take them on her own. But if you're going to be stubborn..
the man holding ren tightens his hold until her weight is fully against him, while the other strides forward, making to shove past dan heng, to move her bodily out of the way so they can get by. the other man, meanwhile, is beginning to look nervous, his eyes glancing from his friend, to ren, and back again, gauging whether or not it's worth it.
Dude, let's just go -
No way. This little girl is pissing me off.
he reaches forward, toward dan heng, and ren makes a soft whining sound - it's like she can see what's happening, but she can't move her limbs, can't make them stop, and dan heng.. ]
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She'll need to remember to thank her brother later for his insistence on proper self-defense training.
Over the next few minutes, a crowd forms. Dan Heng, sporting a brand new black eye, instructs a nervous onlooker with pink hair to call the campus police. By the time they arrive, both men are on the floor hunched over in pain. Mostly just bumps and bruises left in self-defense, she informs the officers, although it really was a pity that the mouthy one tripped and landed on his own wrist, leaving it broken—clearly—in at least two places.
No one argues with her retelling of the events, and Dan Heng is able to slip herself under Ren's arm. An offer to get them to their own dorm gently but gratefully rebuffed, the smaller woman drags her friend back alone, and when Ren wakes in the morning, she'll find painkillers and water on her sidetable. ]
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well, with dan heng there, she wouldn't have wanted to get blackout drunk. not only would it not be a good look, it would've been irresponsible to do, once she finally convinced her roommate to come out to a party with her.
ugh. she fucked up. how could she have lost track of how much she was drinking? was dan heng okay? she'd probably be pretty pissed that ren got herself deep enough in her cups to completely forget the previous evening.. and ren couldn't blame her, either. with a groan, she makes to sit up, but she still feels a little dizzy, her head aching, and blinking blearily through the misty morning sunlight she spies the water and bottle of ibuprofen on the nightstand.
well.. dan heng can't be all that angry if she left some things for her, right?
gulping down several mouthfuls of water with some pills, ren sits up a little more slowly, turning until she's able to set her feet on the floor. another several long, satisfying gulps before she finally has the wherewithal to get to her feet. she's even in a long sleeping shirt - had dan heng gotten her out of her dress, too? man, ren owes her big time..
hair mussed and last night's makeup smudged, ren meanders out of her room and into the living area, looking sheepish as she rubs the back of her neck. ]
.. hey. [ she murmurs, abashed. ] Sorry, I - I guess I ended up drinking way too much.. my bad.
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and of course once that thought surfaces, sleep becomes even harder to reach.
Before she knows it, it's morning, and Dan Heng hears Ren's door open, hears the other woman come padding out of her room, hears the shame in her voice as she starts to talk, and... ]
No. No, you didn't.
[ Dan Heng turns to look at her, expression gentle and concerned, a quiet smile meant only for Ren's eyes even as she searches the other woman's face. Ren will notice something even Dan Heng hasn't yet in the dark bruise spread over her left eye socket. ]
Actually, you were drugged.
[ A sigh as she gets up from the couch, moving around to peer into the other's face, as if searching for signs of sickness or discomfort. ]
How are you feeling?
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What? No, but - Dan Heng, your eye..
[ ren's brow tightens with fierce concern, and thoughtlessly she lifts her hands to cradle dan heng's face, thumbs smoothing over her cheeks as she looks over the dark bruising surrounding her eye. it looks painful, raw and angry. ]
Just - wait, what happened?
[ she has a hundred questions and no idea where to begin. ]
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[ Before she can say anything at all, Ren all but charges across to her, and when the woman's fingers find her cheeks, Dan Heng realizes just how much damage has been done. One cheek feels perfectly normal under her roommate's touch; but the other hurts enough to make her wince, to make her eyes widen momentarily before she tries to force a more stoic face once more.
What happened—
Dan Heng sighs. She'll probably need ice... ]
I went to the bathroom, and by the time I got back you'd gone from tipsy to wasted. You were flanked by these two idiots who were trying to drag you to one of the bedrooms...
[ She shakes her head. ]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone.
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Hey, no. You went to the bathroom, you didn't leave me alone. Guys like that, they.. they wait for opportunities. Fuck, I thought I knew everyone that was going to be there..
[ maybe they were just party crashers, showing up where they didn't belong. ren can't remember their faces to know any better. aeons, she feels like a complete idiot for letting this happen, and when dan heng was there, too. she was supposed to be enjoying the first party she'd ever agreed to go to, not.. not cleaning up after ren's mistakes.
she draws back, turning to stride to the tiny little kitchenette so she can snag some ice to place into a ziploc. ]
Come here, you need this.
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Her arms fold over her chest as she sighs. ]
If you want to see if you know them or not, the campus police picked them up. [ She gets out her phone to turn on the camera, peeking at her own face—and wincing. How did she not realize that was there...? ] They should have names by now.
[ Either that or they look for the only two people at the college beat up worse than Dan Heng herself is. ]
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I'll worry about that later. Right now, it's you that I'm concerned about.
[ her brow pinched, ren uses her free hand to push some of the dark fringe away from dan heng's brow. ]
How did you get this? Don't tell me they put their hands on you..
[ ren is going to knife the shit out of them if so. ]
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[ Dan Heng sighs again. Up until now, she's kept her martial arts training on the down-low, something mostly for her and no one else... but now everyone at the party has seen her in action, and Ren...
She doesn't want Ren to see her as some sort of hero, either. She just did what she needed to do, so... ]
I got between you and the bedroom. I wasn't going to let them do something you couldn't come back from, Ren.
[ A small smile, although it's one that's more serious than anything else. ]
I'm okay. They took me by surprise, that's all. In the end, they made out far worse than I did.
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ren's still feeling a little dizzy, a little disoriented, so it takes her a moment to piece the entire scene together from beginning to end. her jaw tightens, fire flashing in her eyes. ]
I'm going to fucking rip them both a new one.
[ she hisses through her teeth, but right now her anger isn't what dan heng needs or deserves, so she takes a breath, cradling her jaw with the opposite hand. ren's expression smooths out and softens, the tight furrow between her brows lightening. ]
.. you're amazing, Dan Heng. [ she says softly, her scarlet eyes meeting dan heng's. ] I'm lucky you were there.
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You don't have to worry about them, [ she insists, her voice soft. Truthfully, she thinks she'd rather Ren stay as far away from them as possible. Especially since now they're likely just angrier from the whole thing, perhaps wanting revenge of some sorts—it's the reason she stayed on the couch overnight, after all, illogical as it may be. ]
Anyway, I'm glad I was there.
[ She reaches up, a little awkward in how she pats the hand cradling her jaw. ]
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So am I.
[ she murmurs, her smile curling a little when dan heng's hand covers her own. it's no real secret that ren has been chasing her tail pretty much from the moment dan heng arrived on campus, a fresh new face at the university, bright-eyed and ready to face her future. she'd been so cute, then.. ]
I could kiss you, you know.
[ apparently, a little brush with something terrible hasn't changed how easily she flirts with dan heng; she meant it when she said that she was lucky to have had her there. ren will need some time to fully comprehend and work through what happened to her, and what almost happened to her, but right now.. right now she's just happy dan heng is here. ]
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...Well, no. That's not entirely true, is it?
She's noticed the flirting, yes. How could she not? But the truth is that Ren is flirty with everyone, that that such things don't exactly make her special in the way she would want to be, in the other's eyes.
And why wouldn't she? Ren is everything Dan Heng didn't realize she wanted until they first met. She's striking, confident, bold in everything she does.. even now, Dan Heng's cheeks flush, the younger woman quick to shake her head. ]
..Seriously? With everything you went through, you're still saying silly things...
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but ren doesn't even know if she's into women at all. or into anyone. ]
What's so silly about it?
[ ren grins, flashing her teeth, her gaze dropping down to dan heng's lips then up again. ]
I always want to kiss you. But I should probably shower, first.
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It makes her wonder, and wondering is dangerous.
What's worse though is that she's usually good at hiding her own embarrassment and attraction in moments like this, but between the exhaustion and the pain, there's no helping the way her teeth worry at her lower lip, eyes avoidant as a pink flush comes to her cheeks. ]
I—
[ Damnit. She would kiss Ren in a heartbeat, but— ]
You're still under the influence of the drug, Ren. [ That's all. That's all this is. ] Why don't you drink some water, take a shower... try to feel better?
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but now, she's blushing again, all soft pinks, biting her lip and glancing away with a demureness that makes ren's heartrate spike. ]
I feel better just knowing you were there for me.
[ she says simply, her thumb smoothing over the soft, tempting bow of dan heng's lips, her voice pitched a little lower. but she meant it - she's a mess right now, her makeup smudged from sleeping on it, her hair and skin smelling of stale alcohol. she'd rather flirt with dan heng at her best. although.. ]
Wanna grab a shower with me?
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Fingers tighten in the fabric of her slacks. She can't let herself get swept away in this, not right now...
And then, Ren asks if she'll shower with her.
Dan Heng sucks in a breath.
The answer has to be no, right? And yet... her friend is a mess, still. Last night she couldn't even walk, and Dan Heng doesn't know how long it takes the drug to leave the system, so... ]
Okay. Let's take a shower. I don't want you getting hurt.
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C'mon.
[ her knees still feel a little wobbly, but ren doesn't have trouble walking, really, aside from some weakness. she doesn't think she needs the supervision. but she also won't cast aside the opportunity to shower with the girl she's head over heels for.
it only takes a moment for ren to snag some towels and their shared shower caddy before she's sliding into her slippers and tugging dan heng out the door into the corridor. she's not wearing any pants, but her oversized tee is enough to cover her panties, and that's good enough for her. she's hardly afraid of flashing some leg. ]
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At this early hour, the shared bathrooms are, thankfully, quiet. Stopping in front of one of the cubicles, Dan Heng lowers the ice from her face for long enough to reach for her towel, unthreading her fingers from the other woman's. ]
Is this good? I'll be right here if you start to feel dizzy again...
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What do you mean?
[ of course she'll be right here. they're showering together.
hooking her thumbs into her black lace panties, ren rugs them down over her thighs and down her calves, leaving her entirely nude, as well as entirely comfortable with it, all of her curves on easy display. reaching into the cubicle, ren starts the water, testing it with her fingers. ]
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[ But. Oh. Ren has clearly decided that the cubicle is meant for both of them, not just one, if the way she steps in and starts to strip is any indication. Dan Heng's lips part, color flaring on her cheeks as she looks away, because... gods, she's not sure where to look right now. Her own fingers still on the hem of her shirt, all of her stilled actually as she desperately seeks a response in her own mind. ]
You... meant together, together.
[ Aeons help her, she sounds ridiculous. ]
Unless you'd prefer me to go into the next cubicle.
[ There are plenty of them, right? They don't need to share the space... ]
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Come here.
[ reaching forward, she snags dan heng and tugs her in closer, though not beneath the water, not while she's still clothed. her hands then drop, toying with the hem of dan heng's shirt, beginning to pull it upward, though only a little. if she's really uncomfortable, ren won't force it, of course - she's seen dan heng in different states of undress, but never entirely nude, after all, even if dan heng has seen ren naked likely hundreds of times. scars and all. ]
I'll wash your hair for you, if you want.
[ she says around a smile, her eyes fixed on dan heng's. ]
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(And yet, as tired and in pain as she is, the idea of her friend and roommate washing her hair for her, soothing the tiredness away with firm yet gentle motions...)
This time, the motion she makes in silence, alone, is a swallow. ]
I... okay.
[ She's still hesitant when it comes her to her clothes, though, still kind of just standing in place as she bites her lip, hands lifting to her waistband. ]
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Hey, I don't bite, you know.
[ she says softly, her smile gentling a little around the edges even if her eyes are still sharp, her tone still flirty.
tugging further at the hem of dan heng's sleeping shirt, ren pulls it entirely upward now, helping dan heng to remove it, careful of her delicate horns. once off, it gets tossed aside with her own clothing heaped in the basket beside the cubicle. ]
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[ But she's still flushed, still embarrassed as she lets Ren removed her shirt, reaches to strip herself of her pants in turn. Her panties folllow too, and before long she's naked too, her clothes heaped up with the other's. ]
...Sorry, I just wasn't expecting... I thought we'd have our own cubicles.
[ And perhaps that's where the rub lies—she does know how to set boundaries, and she would, if there were any part of her that truly, truly despised this. But as embarrassed as she is, her heart is pounding in her breast with excitement. To be so close to Ren like this... ]
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Well, you can go to your own if you want.
[ she says, her gaze flickering down dan heng's body briefly, then back up again. she's just as beautiful as ren had expected she would be. skinner, less thickly curvaceous than ren, but no less lovely, her skin soft, her breasts perky perfect handfuls, her legs miles long.
releasing dan heng's hands at last, ren lifts her own to push them back through her hair to wet it. ]
But then I can't wash your hair.
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Did she find her attractive? Dan Heng's body is nothing compared to Ren's, but...
She tries not to think about it, offers the other a smile that feels more helpless than anything else, and shakes her head. ]
It seems like you really want to do that, so I won't take it away from you.
[ Terrible reasoning, but perhaps the best she has right now. ]
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chuckling, ren watches her through hooded eyes as the water sloughs down their bodies, warm and wet. ]
You're so cute when you're shy.
[ she says softly, before leaning to pluck dan heng's shampoo up from the shower caddy, squeezing a generous amount into her palm. ]
You don't have to be. It's just me. I won't let anyone else look at you.
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She doesn't even know what to say to that, and yet...
A huff of breath over her lips. ]
I'm not.. it's not that I'm shy.
[ ...Yeah, that wasn't what she was looking for. Is she always going to be so abjectly terrible at this? ]
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.. no?
[ ren's smile softens a little, though there's still something a little playfully predatory in her eyes. ]
Not shy.. nervous, then?
[ her thumbs rub slow circles around the bases of dan heng's horns, careful and delicate where they branch from beneath her hair. ren's head dips, and her hands slide through dan heng's hair, pushing the shampoo through it, down her back. ]
Nervous around me?
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How would those fingers feel on her body? Brushing over her skin, tantalizing each nerve? ]
Yeah—
[ she starts, a quiet admission—though she cuts herself off abruptly when Ren continues, asks if she's nervous around her, and...
Aeons help her, that's even more truthful, but... ]
You're being mean, [ she complains after a moment. ] Talking like that. I'm sure there aren't many people you don't make nervous.
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I'm the mean one here?
[ she teases, while she finishes working the shampoo through the ends of dan heng's long hair, making sure she's thoroughly lathered. how does she look cute even like this, with her hair all full of shampoo? ]
You're mean to me every day, looking as cute as you are, but resisting me every time I flirt with you. You're cruel, Danbao..
[ she pouts, sticking out her lower lip. ]
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[ But she cuts herself off when Ren pouts in response, argues that Dan Heng is cute but resisting her, calls her...
calls her cruel
calls her Danbao—
Dan Heng's cheeks darken still more. ]
Ren. You... you have plenty of other people to flirt with. You know that.
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Doesn't everybody? There are plenty of people in the world. I could flirt with them all, if I wanted to.
[ with dan heng's hair now thoroughly washes, ren steps back so that she will be able to rinse off, while she begins to lather up her own hair. ]
I'll stop, if that's what you want.
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(It gives her something to focus on, too, instead of the long, curvy, naked body right in front of her.)
Her teeth worry at her lower lip. The truth is, she... ]
It's just... If you're flirting with me, you might be... you might miss out on flirting with the people you really want to flirt with. Right?
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That's a pretty flimsy argument.
[ she chuckles, lowering her head a little bit to help dan heng work, while closing her eyes to better enjoy the attention. it's a shame that she doesn't remember the night before. did dan heng tuck her in sweetly? did she mop the sweat from her brow?
her insides twist. she's trying very hard not to think about last night, about what happened, and what almost happened as a result. her eyes flutter open again, and she touches their brows together. ]
Or is it that you would rather only be flirted with someone willing to take you on a date?
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Is it? It makes perfect logical sense to me.
[ What if there's someone Ren really likes, but they see her flirting with Dan Heng? Or one of the other people with whom she tends to flirt? Wouldn't they assume that her interest lay elsewhere? Or at least wasn't as strong as they would like? Or...
What does all this have to do with dates?!
She sighs and keeps working the lather through her roommate's hair, although her fingers pause as their foreheads come to rest together, blinking. ]
But... if you're putting it that way, then... I guess so? I mean... I suppose sometimes it's hard for me to read the intentions of people who flirt a lot.
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[ ren is thoughtful for a moment, humming as dan heng's fingers work through her hair so gently, but soon enough the lathering is done, and ren pulls back to rinse her head beneath the raining water.
finally, it's time to address her messy face. squeezing some scrub into her palm, she massages it onto her face, cleaning away all of that smudged makeup at last. ]
I think that's fair. I'll keep it in mind.
[ ah, but how dan heng has clearly not noticed that ren flirts with her more than anyone else, by a large margin. ]
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With a small sigh, she picks up the ice pack and presses it to the side of her face. It's melting fast, but she should still be able to get a little benefit out of it... she can worry about the remnants of her own previous night's make up a little later.
That's where her brain is until Ren mentions that she'll "keep it in mind", and her brows raise.
What does that even mean?
She sighs. ]
Ren...
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All right, all right. I'll stop.
[ a warm chuckle, and lathers up her hands. ]
Here, let me help you. I'll be careful.
[ she says softly, her tone less playful than before, more gentle. ]
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She nods, a little too stiffly, when Ren offers to help with her face, and after a moment she lets her eyes close. It will be easier if she can't predict where the other's hands will touch, if she can't anticipate the pain on her skin. ]
Okay, [ she says, voice soft. ]
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more importantly though, she's helping dan heng clean up, and she needs to be careful not to hurt her. ren's touch is exceedingly gentle as she begins to scrub dan heng's face clean, rubbing away last night's makeup with cautious fingers, taking extreme care around her poor swollen eye. it's impossible for it not to hurt a little bit, but ren is sure not to apply too much pressure.
her thumbs rub slow circles, and she smiles to herself. dan heng is so sweet. so soft in many ways, even if she's also one of the toughest people that ren has ever met. ]
All right, rinse.
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The pain is quick, though, replaced again by that soft feeling, and Dan Heng sighs, tilts her face into the water to rinse the suds off.
She rests for a few seconds longer than she needs to, and then pulls back, blinking the water from her eyes as she opens them. ]
Thanks, [ she says. Her voice is still quiet, barely audible above the pounding of the water on their skin. ] It didn't hurt as much as I was expecting it might.
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Good. That's the last thing I would want.
[ and, last but not least, ren begins to lather up her bath puff with a musky scented body wash, before she begins the process of scrubbing herself down, water sliding down her curves and suds sticking to her skin as she works, humming. ]
I'm glad there's no classes today.. I knew we just woke up, but I'm still so beat.
[ given the drugs likely still working their way through her body.. though she's trying not to think about that. ]
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It's impossible, but she tries anyway. The best distraction is to take up her own body wash, something lighter called "sea breeze", to lather up her own bath puff and start washing herself too. It helps too when the other begins to talk—although in answer to her words, Dan Heng finds herself frowning, her gaze drawn up in the end to Ren's face.
And unfortunately for Ren, for all she's trying not to think about it, the smaller of the two women remains concerned for her roommate's health, and... ]
You need to rest more. Are you still feeling weak? You could barely stand upright last night.
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A little, but I'm fine. I'm hardly about to keel over or anything.
[ she flashes a smile, then wrings her puff out beneath the water, tossing it into the caddy again. ]
Just a little more sleep and I'll be fine.
[ stepping back into the spray of water, she rinses off the fragrant soap. ]
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She keeps seeing it, keeps seeing her roommate and friend helpless and in danger, and... ]
I'll stay with you.
[ She'd been planning to do some study today, but somewhere along the line her priorities have shifted, and... ]
That way if you don't feel well, we can deal with it then and there.
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Will you take good care of me, Danbao?
[ she asks, lightly teasing, but mostly looking forward to getting so much attention out of dan heng. they spend a lot of time together, sure, but classes and homework and projects keep them busy - it isn't often that they both have free time together to do nothing but enjoy each other's company.
rinsed off now, ren steps out of the water's path and wrings out her long, thick hair, reaching out past the curtain to snag a towel. ]
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Yeah. I'll make sure you're feeling okay before we get back to classes on Monday.
[ Her tone is serious, nowhere near the light teasing her friend employs. But it's genuine all the same as she reaches across, up to squeeze Ren's shoulder briefly just before the other steps out of the shower's spray.
Once she's out, Dan Heng then takes the opportunity to rinse off as well, cooling the spray just enough to let it wash over her aching face. ]
Mm... In return, I might need another ice pack.
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I think I can manage an ice pack.
[ since, yeah, the poor baggie of ice is long expired, now.
wrapping her towel around her body, ren waits for dan heng to finish rinsing and shut off the water, before she's taking the second towel and hugging it around dan heng's body, smiling as she touches their brows together. ]
Come on, let's get back, then.
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Okay. We can put on fresh pyjamas and watch a movie in bed or something. I think there's still some popcorn in the pantry.
[ She flashes her friend a brief smile as she takes a step back again, reaching to pick up her things. ]
We can even watch one of those silly action movies you like so much.
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That sounds great. And hey, they're not silly!
[ leaning, she plucks up the shower caddy and together they step out of the cubicle, refreshed and clean, and make their way padding back to their shared dorm. ]
Don't you enjoy the adrenaline? The big explosions? The sense of urgency?
[ laughing, ren closes the door behind them, and they're once more back to privacy. ]
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Inside, she shakes her head, still laughing as she goes into the kitchen. She'll get the popcorn on first, and then go change into something comfy... ]
I'd much rather a movie I can think about. Something with a puzzle to solve, or some sort of mystery... the urgency doesn't do much for me.
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How does it not get your blood pumping?
[ she calls through the open door, then begins to get dressed, in long loose cotton pants with a red plaid print, and a sleeveless white top. very thin. not hiding much of anything.
pulling a brush through her hair, ren pads back out to the kitchenette. the buttery scent of popcorn is already filling the air. ]
You're so brainy.
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Don't you think they're sort of predictable? It's always the same. Guy goes up against impossible odds, gets beaten, finds some way to overcome the odds. Gets the girl along the way.
[ She emerges again, laughing to herself. Her pyjamas, once again, cover significantly more of her than Ren's do, but they're comfortable, and Ren will certainly enjoy the view of her long legs emerging from the satiny teal night shorts. A long-sleeved white sleep shirt makes up the rest of the ensemble, and her hair is pulled back, contacts—which she definitely shouldn't have slept in, whoops—changed over for glasses. ]
Is brainy a bad thing?
[ She gives Ren a quizzical look as she pads over to the microwave to check on the popcorn. ]
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Not at all. It's cute.
[ the microwave beeps, so ren turns to fetch a plastic bowl from the small cabinet. ]
And predictable they may be, but you never know how they're going to get through it - that's the fun part. It makes me want to be that guy that gets the girl.
[ she sets the bowl down, so that dan heng can fill it up, then gets a couple cups down too, so they can have some water. ]
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When her friend speaks, she tilts her head, a thoughtful look crossing her features. ]
Maybe that's why you like them so much. You're strong, and fast. You're like those guys already. I can fight too, but I'd rather not, if I can avoid it. I'm... [ There's a pause as she laughs. ] I'm the sidekick friend who talks to the hero over a headset while watching through the cameras.
[ Another brief smile in Ren's direction. ]
You can see why I like the mysteries, then.
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ren's room is a little messy, but not too terrible - just sort of disordered. she knows where everything is, even if those things aren't where you might guess they were, but she tries to keep as clean as possible. these rooms aren't very big after all, mess can build up fast.
flopping onto her bed, she takes a handful of popcorn. ]
I can see that. The techie friend that runs logistics and finds out all the secrets the hero needs to win. [ smiling, she pops some popcorn into her mouth. ] That suits you.
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She does, though, take the pill she brought with her with a sip of water and some popcorn, before she grabs one of her friend's pillows and curls into it. ]
It would be my honor. [ It's said with a slight, playful smile before she indicates the TV. ]
Go on. Your choice, like I promised.
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Time for a classic, then.
[ she says, and turns on the mummy.
then she makes herself comfortable right in dan heng's space, tossing some more popcorn into her mouth as she rests her head back against dan heng's chest, trying to look at the television instead of those long, pretty legs. ]
Have you seen this?
[ everyone has seen it, but dan heng isn't everyone. ]
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I haven't. I've heard of it, but...
[ But it's an action-adventure film. Not really her kind of thing.
However, as the movie's plot starts to pick up, she finds herself watching more closely than she thought she would, to the point where she's a little surprised when Ren suddenly presents her with the ice pack she needed. Yes, there's a lot of that same action she complained about before, but the movie is clever too, and she finds herself liking Evelyn a lot for being both the nerdy sidekick and the girl all in one. And of course, it's easy to see Ren in Rick, clever and brave and a little—a lot—brash.
She doesn't really realize how dangerous that is until the tension between the two leads starts to pick up, leaving heat in her cheeks as she struggles not to look too closely at the other woman. ]
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Well, prepare for a treat.
[ who hasn't seen the mummy? but she thinks that dan heng might like it. it's an action film, sure, but there's a tongue-in-cheek cleverness to it that is right up her alley. nevermind that dan heng reminds her quite a lot of evie..
anyway, the movie plays on as they chew through their popcorn, before ren remembers to fetch the ice pack, and they settle in again. the popcorn is down to unpopped kernels by the time they're really in the thick of it, and the romance begins to lean in. glancing upward, she catches the soft blush on dan heng's cheeks and can't help but smile, looping an arm around dan heng's waist. ]
Too warm?
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It's just unfortunate that she keeps mentally likening Ren to the other lead, especially when Evie turns to him and asks for a kiss, only making Dan Heng's slow embarrassment all that much worse.
Worse yet, Ren catches her mid-blush and asks if she's too warm.
Damnit.
"Too warm" is just about the only acceptable reason that doesn't make her want to die with mortification, and so after a moment of hesitation, Dan Heng nods. ]
A little.
[ It has nothing to do with the tension between the pair on the screen and Ren's closeness to her, not at all... ]
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even ren can't help a little flush on her cheeks. ]
Mm. Me too.
[ but she doesn't move away. she stays close, her hand on dan heng's waist, feeling the warmth of her skin through her shirt, thumb rubbing slow, idle circles. eventually, she rests her head on the pillow beside dan heng's so she can better look into her eyes, the movie now currently ignored, for the moment.
not for the first time tonight, ren's gaze drops briefly down to dan heng's lips, then back up again. ]
.. I'm always warm, around you.
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..Always?
[ It's the barest of whispers, hesitant and sweet on her lips. "Always" doesn't sound like silly flirting. It sounds like something else, something that trembles in the way her heart does when she looks at Ren. Something serious.
She bites her lip. ]
Me too.
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You know..
[ she starts, feeling her heart flutter, her dark eyelashes lowering. her palm slides a little further up, counting the frets of dan heng's ribs. ]
.. people think I'm a slut. That I'll sleep with just anyone. That I like to date around and break hearts, but.. it isn't really true.
[ sure, she enjoys her parties. she likes to flirt, likes to kiss, even occasionally enjoys a fling if the chemistry is good, but she doesn't sleep around nearly as much as people think. she certainly doesn't sleep with anyone, and she doesn't date. hasn't gone on a single date since enrolling. there's a little truth to the rumors, but most of it is exaggerated based on ren's charisma and flirtatiousness, and she lets people believe it because it's fun. ]
I'd only date someone I really, really like, and then.. they'd be it for me, you know?
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But she never, would never...
Her breath trembles as Ren talks. The things she says, the way she says them, it... ]
It sounds like you know what you want.
[ Her voice is softer than she would like, but the words come where she fears they won't, even as her hand reaches to cover that playing along her ribs, linking fingers loosely together. ]
What's stopping you from going ahead and taking it?
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Would you believe me if I told you I was afraid?
[ ren? afraid? she's fearless, isn't she? always doing whatever she wants no matter what, never letting anything stand in her way. but liking someone this much, being this vulnerable.. it's not something she's ever really had much experience with. high school dating can feel intense, but in the end, it's usually just that. the hormone fueled desire for connection and acceptance. she's never liked anyone the way she likes dan heng. ]
This girl I like, see, I've liked her for a long time. Sometimes I think she likes me too, but sometimes I worry, since she's not the type to fall for my flirting and charms. She doesn't show her hand too easily.
[ their fingers intertwine, and ren shifts closer, closer still, their noses rubbing alongside one another. ]
So, what if I'm wrong? What if I mess up something good because I asked for too much?
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You?
[ She's never once considered Ren as someone to be scared of anything. She's always seemed to go for what she wants, regardless of who might talk or what they might say. It's something Dan Heng has always both envied and admired in her, wondering what it would be like to be so confident that nothing shakes you—
Except it's clear that some things do shake Ren after all. Or rather...
Dan Heng's breath catches in her throat.
She's smart, logical. Always has been. And even with her propensity for self-doubt, there's no denying what Ren is saying right now, dancing around her words in a way uncharacteristic of her even as her nose and her fingers tell the truth of her feelings. "This girl I like"... Dan Heng has always tried not to allow herself hope, but this isn't even that, it's... ]
But what if you're not wrong? [ Despite how nervous she feels, her voice is steady. ] What if she does like you too?
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Maybe she does. Maybe I'm the luckiest person in the world.
[ she says softly, so softly, the words almost lost between them. ]
So you're saying I should just go for it.
[ a tremble runs through her hands, ren's pupils dark in the red-orange wreaths of her irises, never leaving dan heng's eyes. for so long she'd thought that dan heng just put up with her flirting out of kindness, out of the desire to maintain a good relationship with her roommate. dan heng never reciprocated, after all, only ever rolled her eyes or sighed, and ren, someone who is generally quite good at being able to tell when someone is into her, faltered.
you see, everything is different when you want someone beyond just a kiss. beyond just a playful time together. but there's no denying it anymore, not when dan heng's hand is in her own, not when they're so close, and dan heng isn't pushing her away. ren's hand lifts from dan heng's side to her face, brushing the hair from her unbruised eye, cupping her cheek. ]
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Ren always has been the more forward of the two of them, anyway. ]
I am.
[ Somewhere nearby, a movie is playing. As far as action movies go, it's not bad—but Dan Heng has forgotten to care about it. She leans her head into the soft touch of her roommate's hand, and once again where Ren trembles she's somehow steady, her own free hand lifting to the other woman's shoulder.
The luckiest person in the world... surely that's her. Right? For someone as beautiful and striking as Ren to even glance her way, let alone stay looking... ]
Take a chance, Ren.
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No taking it back.
[ she whispers, barely heard between them, before ren does as she's asked and takes a chance, takes the initiative, closing the now infinitesimal distance between them in a kiss.
it isn't a shy kiss. it's bold and forward, just as ren herself is, her lips pressing firmly to dan heng's, tasting her for the first time since they've met. oh, her mouth is just as pillowy soft as ren had known it would be, her lips warm and silken, her breath a delicate gust. the hand at her cheek remains, while ren's opposite arm slides around her from beneath, scooping her in near, close, flush.
eyes closed, ears buzzing with the thrum of her pulse, ren's hand slides from dan heng's cheek into her hair, tangling in the soft silken waterfall of her cute high ponytail. ]
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Yes. This is what she's wanted for longer than she can count, now. Finally...
Humming lowly, she winds herself in close to answer the kiss, her lips parting ever so barely as her body comes flush to Ren's, her pulse spiking in her veins and her head thrumming with knowledge and curiosity and thousands more things that she can't put into words. Cautious, curious, her tongue skates past her lips to brush over Ren's, tasting the fullness of her lower lip, the remnants of salt from the popcorn. ]
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ren feels dizzy. she's kissed plenty of people, but never anyone she's wanted this badly, never anyone who meant so much to her, never anyone she could see herself spending every moment of every day with. what an incredible feeling, freeing and intoxicating in equal measure. when dan heng is bold enough to tease her lip, ren parts them without hesitation, tilting her head to lock their mouths more perfectly together.
her heart pounds against her ribs. her body feels hot all over. the movie is nothing but noise. dan heng wants this. she really wants this. ]
Go out with me.
[ she whispers against those delicate, perfect lips between hot kisses, her tongue gliding past to taste her, to trace her shape. ]
I want to be yours.
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The question is molten against her lips, earning a nod, a breathless little sound of agreement. Later, she'll tell her that there was never any question, that she was always going to say yes—that Ren was always going to be hers the moment she wanted to be, just like Dan Heng has always, always been Ren's—but for now, that breathless sound is all she gets as the younger woman shuffles in closer, sighs at the taste of her tongue, curls her arm tighter around her shoulders even as the fingers of her other hand hold tight.
Dan Heng really wants this. She's really wanted this for a while. And Ren...
Well, if there were any lingering doubts left, they're gone now. Dan Heng finds herself smiling into their kiss, content even as her blood pulses hot through her veins. ]
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and somehow, they're still not close enough. still not near enough.
the kiss deepens, intensifies, the two of them devouring one another whole. ren laps at her mouth, tracing her teeth and tasting her tongue, humming low in her chest as her entire body shudders.
at last, her hands begin to travel. she tries to behave herself as best as she can, but she needs to touch dan heng, even just a little. ren's hands map out her shape, sliding down her sides and over the swell of her hips, one slipping beneath the back of her shirt to palm at her skin and gods, it's just as soft as she knew it would be. ]
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No, Dan Heng wants Ren to know just how much she also is wanted. Which means that for these first few moments, perhaps ironically, there's little for her to do but cling and grasp like Ren is the only person in her world... and breathe, desperately trying to get herself grounded. ]
Ren—
[ It's gasped out just as the other woman's hands start to move, sliding down over Dan Heng's sides and her hips, touching bare skin in a way that makes the younger feel like she's being shocked by pure electricity, in the best of ways—
Is there even a good way to be shocked by electricity? Aeons, she's going insane...
With a soft, shaky sigh, Dan Heng pulls back just enough to shift herself atop Ren, legs caging the other woman's in as she looks down at her in silence for just a moment. ]
In case you didn't know, I'm already yours. I have been for a long time now.
[ And she leans down to kiss her again. ]
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she looks like a goddess, flush-faced and needy, her dark hair wreathing her beautiful face. ren stares, slack-jawed for a moment, desirous and in awe.
but then dan heng speaks, and she exhales softly around a smile. ]
.. you have no idea how long I've wanted to hear that.
[ ren's hands smooth over the tops of dan heng's bare thighs, before one rises to cup her cheek, looking into her beautiful teal eyes that shine brightly even in the afternoon light. ]
I'm so crazy about you..
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[ She won't explain. It's obvious enough, probably, what it was that's been holding her back all this time—what has been, it seems, holding both of them back despite both wanting the same thing. She smiles, the expression soft and shy, and leans down over Ren, brushing her lips against the other woman's in a brief kiss. ]
Should we turn the movie off? The truth is, I'm kind of crazy about you too. I'd rather not find myself distracted by one of those silly action scenes when I should be focusing on you...
[ Her cheeks warm again even as she says it. She's not good at this, but... she also wants to make sure that Ren knows she means it, really means it. After seeing her nervousness earlier, her worry her feelings wouldn't be returned... ]
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[ ren's hand scrambles across the bedding, finding the remote control where they'd left it, and quickly shutting off the television, plunging the room into silence punctuated only by their heavy breathing. ]
I'm all yours, now.
[ no distractions. nothing else. just the two of them, and the breaking of this tension that's been hanging on too long. ]
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You look beautiful, Ren.
[ It's a sweet whisper, one that Dan Heng follows by reaching to remove her glasses, putting them aside before she moves to rest her head against the other woman's, forehead to forehead once more. ]
I'm sorry I made you wait. I just... I was afraid to hope you might mean it.
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grinning, ren runs her thumb along dan heng's lower lip. ]
Hey, you don't have to be sorry. I know how I come off.
[ she chuckles, wriggling in closer, tangling their legs together. ]
Still, I thought I was pretty obvious.
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Now that I look at it, maybe. But I...
[ She shakes her head. ]
I'm more of a coward than you. I was too scared to risk it. You're so beautiful and popular, I couldn't imagine how you'd...
[ And Dan Heng trails off, wrinkling her nose in embarrassment and frustration. How does she explain it? ]
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[ ren shakes her head, unable to hold back a soft laugh. ]
You're not a coward, Danbao, you're an idiot.
[ she says helpfully, grinning, then leans in to kiss her again, one hand smoothing down her back while the other slides into her hair, her knee pushing between dan heng's warm thighs. she hums, low and soft and appreciative, nipping at dan heng's lower lip, whispering against it. ]
You're smart, brave, loyal, gorgeous.. what more could I ever want?
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Mmn. You can say that, but you, Ren... you're so perfect. Haven't you seen the way everyone looks at you?
[ How would someone like Ren look at her, when she had some of the most amazing people on campus eyeing her, chasing after her? ]
Every time I saw you with someone, it was someone else as perfect as you are. I didn't think I could even start to measure up.
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[ and anyone can look good if they try - the right clothes, the right makeup - but it's all physical. dan heng has that and more. ]
And hey, don't talk about my girlfriend that way.
[ she teases, smiling as she rubs their noses together, kissing the corner of dan heng's mouth, then along her jawline, slow and soft, savoring each kiss. ]
She measures up, and then some.
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Girlfriend...?
[ Her fingers reach, stroke down over Ren's cheek, eyes searching the other's face. ]
That was kinda sudden of you, huh...
[ But it's a smile on her lips, curling the corners despite herself even as she tries to hide it. ]
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[ ren hums, lifting her head to meet dan heng's eyes, much as she wants to keep kissing her, her mouth, her jaw, her throat - she looks into her face instead. ]
.. unless you're saying you meant that in a besties, girls being girls sort of way, hmm?
[ you know, besties who kiss and shower together. ]
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Shyly, she laughs, and turns to press her head into Ren's shoulder. ]
I... I'm not unhappy about it. Somehow I just didn't quite... realize we agreed to that. I was... I was caught up in the whole thing. In... in you, I guess. So I didn't... ah.
[ Aeons, this is embarrassing. ]
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she pulls back, then gently cups dan heng's cheek, turning her face toward her. ]
.. hey. We don't have to - I mean.. if you don't want to..
[ ren shakes her head, her brow drawn together. maybe she jumped the gun, pulled for too much too fast. ]
I'm not going to push you into anything, okay?
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Wait, no—
[ The last thing she wants is for the other to think she's doubting this, that she's hesitant. She might be awful at this whole thing, but she's not doubting anything, as much as it might sound like she is, so... ]
You're not pushing me. I want this.
[ The fingers of both hands reach up, cupping Ren's cheeks in answer. ]
I'm sorry. I haven't... I've never really... done anything like this before. Been... involved with anyone. So I'm... I guess I'm out of practice.
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.. okay. Heh.
[ her smile blooms warm across her face when dan heng's hands cup her cheeks, her fiery eyes soft around the edges. she hums, low and easy, and turns her head to press kisses into dan heng's palm. ]
I'll make it clear, then. I want you to be my girlfriend.
[ she says softly, nudging their noses together with warm affection. ]
Exclusively. No one else. No more flirting. Just you and me.
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Okay.
[ It's a simple answer, whispered in response as her fingers curl around Ren's. ]
I'll be your girlfriend, Ren.
[ Exclusively. No one else. Just the two of them. ]
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[ she says, then grins and surges forward, pushing dan heng down onto her back and rolling on top of her with a laugh, before seeking her mouth in another kiss. a warm, wanting, forward kiss, with her arms tightly around dan heng's slim body, hugging her close. ]
Oh.. and -
[ she pauses, pulls back to look down at dan heng, her face flushed warm, hair wild around her shoulders. ]
.. that goes for everything physical, too. Anything beyond kissing, hugging - that's all yours to tell me your comfort level, okay? If I'm your first.. I want everything to be in your hands.
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It's enough that there's a slight jut of her lower lip when Ren pulls back, although the words that follow explain, make Dan Heng tilt her head with a tender understanding, fingers lifting to brush that wild hair back as she smiles, fond. ]
Yeah, [ she says. ] You're my first. And... when it comes to that, you will be my first, too. But... I trust you, Ren. If something's too much, I promise I'll tell you. Is that okay?
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Yeah. That's okay.
[ whatever's easiest for dan heng. whatever makes her comfortable. if she would rather ren take the lead for now and speak up when it goes too far, then that's fine, that's what they'll do.
so she dips down again to pick up where she left off, kissing dan heng fully and completely, humming quietly as she parts her lips to deepen the kiss, confident now as she coaxes dan heng's lips apart to taste her again. ]
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Dan Heng's lips part under Ren's, a sigh on her mouth as she wraps her arms more tightly around her, as she curls her fingers through the other's beautiful, wild hair. There's still the salty taste of popcorn on her lips, but more than that there's something sweet, something Dan Heng doesn't think she'll be able to get enough of chasing after. ]
You're... mn.
[ A soft sigh of pleasure as Dan Heng relaxes, sinks into the mattress. ]
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I'm.. what? Mmm..?
[ she hums between kisses, smiling, kissing her again, again. ren's hands move, smoothing down dan heng's sides, over her hips, up again, thumbing beneath the hem of her shirt as their bodies settle comfortably together, hips aligning.
she won't push too much. she shouldn't. dan heng is a virgin, and gods, ren has wanted her for so long now, but she doesn't want to spook her, doesn't want to expect too much too fast. but some touching.. that should be all right. if it isn't, dan heng will tell her so. breaking the kiss, ren drags her mouth along dan heng's jaw, kissing a line down the side of her tender throat while her hands slip beneath her shirt. not high. just feeling her sides. her warm skin. ]
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She's... something. Dan Heng knew she had something to say... but she forgets, and she's not sure it matters in the wake of this anyway. She's not sure anything matters compared to the feelings of those hands sliding over her sides, slipping under her shirt so Ren's fingers can touch bare skin—
(A shudder of pleasure, Dan Heng's head tipping back slightly, allowing the other all the more space to kiss along her jaw, her throat.)
And yes, she'll tell her if it's too much, but how can anything be too much? Dan Heng wants everything, wants to experience everything Yingxing wants to give her— ]
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but this is still good. dan heng isn't pushing her away or telling her to stop, she's only holding on more tightly, making soft, sweet little sounds that make ren's insides clench up with desire, her hips pressing gently downward, grinding slow and easy along dan heng's.
ren's breath catches, warmth blooming between her thighs, her mouth pressing to dan heng's pulse.
slowly, carefully, her hands slide higher, palms smoothing over dan heng's ribs, rucking up the fabric of her shirt around her wrists until she pauses just below her breasts, ren's thumbs gliding just beneath them, skirting, teasing, testing the waters. ]
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She's wanted this for so long that she's let herself think about it some nights alone, but it's so much better with Ren's actual hands and Ren's actual mouth and not just her imagination working in desperate overtime. Ren is learned where Dan Heng is not, but also unpredictable in that she's led by her own desires, so...
Dan Heng's breath catches when Ren's palms skate over her ribs, teasing and testing, and after a few short gasps for breath, she nods, even though Ren can't see. ]
You can. Please.
[ She wants to touch her too, explore her too, but... right now she's feeling a little overwhelmed, a little swept up in so many sensations that she doesn't think she could quantify even if she tried... ]
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immediately, her hands slide higher, long fingers and hot palms sliding over the soft swells of dan heng's breasts, feeling their shape, learning her, appreciating her. ren's thumbs roll over the pert peaks of her nipples, and she groans against dan heng's skin, her hips hitching, thighs squeezing around one of dan heng's, arousal spiking in her belly.
it does not matter that she's seen dan heng nude only hours earlier - touching her is entirely different, entirely new. ren's mind spins, her mouth moving back up, dragging along dan heng's jaw to her mouth so she can kiss her again, deep and hot and wanting. this time there is no gentle, furtive exploring - ren's kiss is all heat, fierce and needy, as she rolls her body downward again, their hips grinding more firmly together.
gods, she's already so wet that it's almost embarrassing, would be were this anyone but dan heng. ]
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Gods, it's embarrassing, the way Ren can pull sounds from her lips so easily, the way she's quickly heating between her legs, becoming wet from something so simple as kissing and touching, and—
She whines, and maybe she shouldn't but she reaches for her own nightshirt, peeling it off to give Ren more of what she wants. To give herself more of what she wants. ]
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fuck. if dan heng doesn't want to go far enough to get off, ren might need a few minutes in the bathroom after this..
for now, she doesn't worry about it. she'll cross that bridge when they come to it. she's far more focused on the way dan heng is squirming, how she boldly removes her shirt before ren can think to do it herself. swallowing thickly, ren pulls back enough to do the same, snagging her flimsy sleeveless top by the collar and sweeping it over her head, baring flushed skin and full breasts. ]
You're so beautiful..
[ she whispers, eyes glazed as she looks down at dan heng, then takes her wrists and guides dan heng's hands to her body, along her ribs, urging her to touch her in return. ]
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Her fingers splay, one hand ghosting over the underside of one of Ren's breasts, the other moving up and over, teaching herself the other's shape, teasing over the rounded, firm skin of her breasts. ]
You too. I'm always... I'm always so amazed by how stunning you are, Ren... I... hnn...
[ Her breath is short on her lips as she presses them briefly to the corner of Ren's mouth, then catches her in a renewed kiss, determined and seeking more from her. ]
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so when those soft, sweet hands move over her, touching her, ren breathes a soft moan that is soon swallowed by the kiss that dan heng steals, that ren pushes into without hesitation. she could kiss dan heng for hours and never tire of it, until her lips chapped and she was breathless - and honestly, it's tempting to do just that. ]
Mm.. so sweet.
[ she whispers, her hands moving back to dan heng's body now, touching her between hot, needy kisses, thumbing over her nipples just to feel her arch and hear her sigh and whine softly. ]
I want to touch more of you. [ she murmurs, nipping at dan heng's lower lip. ] Is that okay?
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This time, when Ren thumbs over her nipples, making Dan Heng arch and whine, the younger woman responds in kind, fingers smoothing over Ren's left breast, thumb and finger taking the nipple between them to roll, pinch, tease, even as her mouth answers the other's with hungry, needful kisses.
And she's so wet already, but then Ren murmurs those words, and she feels herself throb in desire, a pulse of heat aching between her legs. ]
Yeah. Yes. [ Aeons— ] Yes, it's okay.
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yes, dan heng says, and ren wastes no further time.
rolling them onto their sides to make it easier, ren's left hand slides down dan heng's body, over her belly, feeling how warm and soft she is. dragging her mouth down dan heng's throat, she paces herself, and rather than plunging her hand right into her roommate's little teasing shorts, ren takes her time. her fingertips dance around dan heng's navel and down, tracing the hollow of her hip before sliding smoothly down her waistband, dipping between her thighs. ]
Fuck - [ she whispers, hot against dan heng's skin as her fingertips swipe through the warm, wet, puffy folds of her cunt. ] - you're so wet already for me..
[ ren is hardly any better. ]
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Ren...
[ She's sure she's about to say something, but it gets lost quickly when the other's fingers dip under her waistband, between her thighs, dragging hot against her cunt in a way that has Dan Heng's eyes roll back in her head, a curse on her lips that she bites back. ]
Ngh, of course... of course I am. You feel... you're so good—
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dragging her teeth over dan heng's pulse, ren allows herself to explore, her fingertips just barely dipping into dan heng's body, just enough to gather the slick there, before she's using them to rub at her clit. gods, it's so swollen and hard already, and ren knows she's just the same - just touching dan heng has her rutting against her thigh, sighing and tensing, the friction not enough to satisfy her. ]
You feel so good, baby.. [ she murmurs, opening her lips over dan heng's shoulder to suck a soft bruise there. ] So warm..
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The only person who's ever touched her there is her, and even then not all that often, but Ren's fingers feel molten and sparkling all at once, making her hips jolt and arch, all but rutting into her fingers the way that Ren moves against her thigh. It's dizzying, and she wants more of it, wants to please Ren too, wants everything— ]
Nngh... Ren, you... fuck, that feels so good—
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So do you.. [ she whispers, breathless. ] You're so sweet..
[ rubbing slow circles around dan heng's clit for a few moments, ren soaks up the sweet, wonderful sounds she is making, her cunt pulsing with arousal as she grinds against dan heng's thigh.
but soon enough it isn't enough, and ren has to slide lower, her fingers pressing between those puffy folds again and this time she doesn't tease. this time she carefully, slowly slides two fingers into dan heng's cunt, sinking to the first knuckle, then the second. ]
Tell me if I hurt you..
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[ Dan Heng isn't sure how she can say that with so much certainty—how she can say anything at all as Ren presses two fingers slowly into her—but she does. She knows that the other will never hurt her, that it would be the last thing Ren ever dreamed of doing. Still, her hips jolt and arch at the sensation, pleasurable in a similar way to the rubbing and yet entirely different, making her toss her head back into the pillow with a moan.
Fuck, it feels so good, and she wants Ren to feel that good too, and... ]
Tell me... tell me what I can do... mn, to make you feel this good. Aeons... can I. Can I touch you too?
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[ ren smiles, lifting her head to look into dan heng's face again, to kiss her, then kiss her again. ]
You can touch me anywhere you want, any time you want.
[ and it's all she wants, especially right now, when they're pressed so close, so deeply in need. after a moment, however, ren slides her fingers free of dan heng, but only so she can pull back to take the waistband of dan heng's shorts and panties together in her hooked thumb, and begin sliding them down her thighs. better that theyre off, and out of the way.
her own come next. ]
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Any time? You should be careful with how you say these things, Ren.
[ Not that Dan Heng would ever take advantage. But she still can't help the teasing tone in her voice as she skims her hand down, leaving the other's breast behind to dip between her legs. And for a moment, she watches, almost as if to make sure she's getting it right, eyes glinting as she strokes two fingers over Ren's slit, dipping slightly between her folds. ]
Like that..?
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I says any time, and I meant -
[ oh. her words are cut off when dan heng's hand slides between her thighs, touching her furtively, but boldly still, those slim fingers sliding through the puffy folds of her soaking cunt. dan heng will easily be able to tell, now, how much ren had wanted her, too.
she moans, the rest of her sentence swallowed up by pleasure, and rolls her hips, parting her thighs. ]
Yeah - mm.. like that. Have you touched yourself before? It's not too different..
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She sucks in a breath, continuing to slide her fingers against the other's wetness, shuddering in pleasure at just how wet she is. ]
I have. A little. Not that often.
[ It's strange in so many ways to be going from someone who doesn't find herself that attracted to people in general, to be deep in this moment, wrapped up in pleasure with the one person who has always drawn her attention—and left totally wanting for experience. ]
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Enough to know what feels good to you?
[ breath hot, ren drags her mouth along dan heng's jaw and chin, pressing wanting kisses to her lips, over and over again. her hands begin to wander again, dan heng's body all bare for her now, and it's difficult not to treat her like a playground, like a delicious buffet laid out for ren and ren alone. gods, she wants so badly. ]
Try that with me.
[ she whispers, rolling her hips again to grind her clit against dan heng's hesitant, exploring fingers. ]
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roommate—friend—girlfriend's face, the pleased expression she wears as she rolls her hips, grinds her clit into Dan Heng's fingers. Ren's own hands and lips are a distraction, but... ]Mmmn.
[ Dan Heng's other hand lifts, pressing gently against Ren's hip, nipping at her lower lip as if to scold. ]
If you want me to try, you need to stay still a little.
[ It's fond, playful, as her fingers lift, the pair rolling into Ren's clit in just the way Dan Heng knows she likes herself, strokes starting slow, light pressure growing as they quicken. ]
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and when those fingertips move over her clit, dexterous and deliberate, ren moans, her thighs twitching further apart. ]
Mmn.. Dan Heng..
[ she whispers the name, watching dan heng's face with lidded eyes, her lips parted around every soft exhale. pleasure unfurls like the petals of a flower in her belly, and ren's hands begin to move again, sliding over dan heng's skin, trying to touch her without interrupting her own work. ]
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and so her free hand lifts, catching one of Ren's wrists as she shakes her head. ]
Wait—please. Just... let me.
[ And with that said, she continues to rub against her, creating a rhythm that she changes up a little too often, pleasuring but also teasing, drawing Ren deeper and deeper into her pleasure. ]
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so rather than trying to touch her, ren instead slides her arms around dan heng's shoulders, hooking her thigh over dan heng's hip to keep them spread comfortably open.
one hand dives into dan heng's hair, and ren stays close, allowing dan heng to touch her easily, rubbing along the folds of her cunt and her swollen clit with ease, her slender fingers inexperienced but still clever as she learns what it is that ren wants, how she likes to be touched. ]
Ah - mmn.. right there..
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So she continues to rub along her clit, right in that same spot that Ren says she likes, switching it up though so that her thumb does the majority of that work as her fingers dip under, slipping through her folds and skating over her entrance, a single fingertip teasing inside as teal eyes search that expressive face. ]
Mm, and this...?
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but she wants this to last, so she paces herself while dan heng learns her body, stroking her aching clit in ways that make her tense and tremble. when ren feels the slide of dan heng's finger just barely beginning to enter her, ren groans through clenched teeth, her nails scraping dan heng's scalp. ]
Yeah - please.. [ she whispers, their lips brushing, sharing air. ] There.. please.
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Slow. Enjoying each whimper, each scrape of her nails. ]
You feel so good, Ren. [ It's a soft, shaky whisper against the other's lips. ] Does this feel good for you?
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[ dan heng might have never touched anyone before, but she has a cunt just like ren does, and though their sensitive zones might vary, they still work similarly enough, so dan heng has a leg up already, in being familiar with the anatomy. when her slim fingers slide in deep, ren groans, arching her back, the walls of her cunt twitching and tightening, inviting her deeper still. ]
So good, baby.. please don't stop..
[ she gasps, swallowing thickly, feeling the way dan heng's fingers fuck into her carefully, her hands in dan heng's hair tightening as she struggles not to snap her hips. overcome with easy pleasure, ren presses their mouths together, tasting those sweet, soft lips again. ]
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[ Dan Heng's whisper sounds as pleased as she feels, shivers of pleasure running down her spine in response to the way Ren arches and groans, the way the older girl's fingers tighten so sweetly in her hair. And when the other's mouth finds hers again, she responds by increasing her speed, fingers working into Ren's cunt as she feels it twitch and throb against her.
And her own cunt aches; she's so wet she can feel it on the insides of her thighs, aroused beyond belief just from making the other girl feel as good as she is right now, from being able to do this with her... ]
Mmm... you feel so good, Ren...
[ Her fingers curl and rub, seeking to drive her girlfriend over the edge with her pleasure. ]
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I can't - I'm close..
[ she whispers, her hips twitching forward, rutting against dan heng's delicate hand, each swipe of her thumb against ren's clit like a piercing knife of pleasure with into her gut. whining, ren moans against her mouth, her kisses sloppy now, less kiss and more simply pressing their open mouths together, lips parted around sharp gasps. ]
Please, please -
[ dan heng's fingers curl, and ren cries out sharply as she comes, her back arching, hips thrusting downward to keep dan heng's fingers in deep, pushing down onto them as she rides out the roiling waves of her orgasm, pleasure ripping through her body. slick gushes, running down her thighs and dan heng's wrist alike. ]
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And where Ren writhes and kisses with parted lips, through gasps, Dan Heng seeks to keep them grounded, to stop them from getting fully swept away; her free hand soothes through the other's hair, lips press gently to soothe, a smile tugging at her mouth even as the other jerks and thrusts down, as her slick gushes over Dan Heng's hand and wrist. ]
Good...
[ It's a whisper, another sweet kiss to the corner of Ren's lips .]
You sound so good likle this, Ren...
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exhaling softly, ren lifts her head, nudging their noses alongside one another. ]
Mm.. you have good fingers.
[ she says with a smile, her words half-slurred with pleasure. ]
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And yet her words are still slurred, her smile still drunk with pleasure.
Dan Heng presses a kiss to the corner of her lips. ]
They'll get better. [ It's a promise. ] I'm still learning.
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Mm.. don't worry, I'm happy to teach. [ she chuckles. ] But you're pretty good already, for a beginning.
[ one arm uncurls from around dan heng's shoulder so she can touch her, dragging her knuckles along her soft cheek and jaw, down the side of her neck, while looking into her eyes. she's so impossibly, irresistibly beautiful, ren is captivated, fully wrapped around her finger. ]
Let me show you something new then, hmm?
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Aeons, it's hard to believe that this is really happening.
And yet, it is. Ren's knuckles are dragging down her skin; the other woman is looking at her as she promises to show her something new, and Dan Heng shudders in delight. ]
Mmm. Okay.
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.. good. Because it's your turn now, beautiful.
[ and ren's fingers alone won't cut it, not after dan heng gave her such a lovely orgasm. she must pay it back in kind. so ren pushes forward, easing dan heng onto her back so she can climb over her, meeting her mouth in a warm, sweet, lingering kiss.
and then she's moving downward, dragging her mouth along dan heng's throat and chest. ]
I'm going to make you feel better than you've ever felt..
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And Dan Heng is clever enough to know what that means, for her face to flush and her teeth to press into her lip as Ren's kisses start to trail lower. She can feel the wet heat between her legs as her cunt throbs in antipation. ]
Aeons, Ren... how can I reject that sort of offer?
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[ she grins, mouthing over dan heng's nipple, eyes shining, smiling like the cat that got the cream. gods, ren has daydreamed about kissing dan heng a thousand times, has woken up wet and needy after dreaming of her, or allowing herself to shamefully imagine what it might be like to go down on her.
now she has the chance to do just that. ]
So just lie back and let me take care of you, baby.
[ she whispers, her mouth traveling now down dan heng's belly, over her navel and lower, dragging her tongue along the seam of dan heng's thigh, where the skin is thin and sensitive. ]
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Okay, [ she finally manages to eke out, a tiny gasp of her voice right before Ren's tongue strokes over the seam of her thigh in a way that makes her hips judder and jolt. Her fingers lift instead to tangle in that long, beautiful hair. If the other's mouth just here can feel this good... ]
You're teasing—
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I'm just warming you up, hmm? So impatient..
[ yes, she's teasing. it's difficult not to. gods, dan heng is so cute..
but ren moves again, pushing dan heng's soft thighs further open so she might get a good look at her - of course she's beautiful here, too. she's beautiful everywhere. the soft, pink folds of her pussy are plump and inviting, and those lovely teal scales where hair would normally be.. ren exhales hard. ]
Gods, you're beautiful.
[ she murmurs, then dips her head to kiss along those scales, mouthing over her mound and along her outer labia, dragging her tongue over soft scales and inhaling her scent. ]
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but before she can, her roommate is nudging her thighs open, taking a moment to look at her, a rush of breath over her lips the sound that makes an answering shudder run down Dan Heng's spine.
"—you're beautiful—"
And maybe she'd think to say something, anything, but the other's mouth is on her, making her cry her pleasure out. ]
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but she'll be kind, for now. she won't tease. not when dan heng is so needy, when she's put off her own pleasure for ren's. so after she's had her fill of kissing every inch of those scales she possibly can, ren finally parts her lips to drag her tongue through dan heng's slit, the flavor of her slick blooming in her mouth, salty and sweet. groaning low in her throat, ren closes her eyes and laves at dan heng, keeping her thighs pushed apart as she feasts, lapping at her plump, sensitive folds like a woman starved.
then, after a few moments of this treatment, ren wraps her mouth around dan heng's aching, neglected clit and sucks, rolling her tongue against the sensitive bud, feeling how hard and hot it is, eager to hear dan heng moan for her. ]
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So she's a little surprised—but certainly not unhappy—when Ren goes from pressing soft, sweet kisses to her scales, to all but diving into her, dragging her tongue along her slit and groaning as she starts to drink from her, hungry and wanton. It makes Dan Heng cry out, her fingers tightening in the sheets and in Ren's hair alike, hips arching—
But nothing compares to what comes next, another rounded curse falling off Dan Heng's lips as the pressure of Ren's mouth on her clit has her tensing up, arching and thrashing. ]
Fuck— fuck—
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instead she intensifies her efforts, working dan heng over with her tongue and lips, lapping at her pretty pink folds, at her sensitive clit, turning away to sink teeth into her thigh before starting it all over again. she hums a muffled moan, her body tight and warm, despite the fact that she reached orgasm not too long ago. women aren't as useless as men when it comes to multiple orgasms.
so ren shifts, one hand remaining clutched to dan heng's thigh, while the other pushes down her own body and between her legs, stroking her clit to the same rhythm that she laves at dan heng's, groaning against her when the pleasure surges, her hips rocking down into it. ]
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What makes matters even worse/better is that she can feel the movement of the bed as Ren shifts, as her own hips start to rock against the mattress, and Dan Heng knows what she's doing, can hear it in the pleasure of her voice. If she wasn't already close from the sensations offered so delightfully to her, the knowledge on its own would do it, her cunt pulsing and fluttering around nothing as her fingers tangle in Ren's hair. ]
I, ah... I—
[ She doesn't even get a chance to warn the other woman. She comes abruptly, slick spilling over the other's tongue as her hips arch, her fingers tighten. Her lips form around a moan of the other's name, and she slumps back to the bed with a whispered sob of pleasure. ]
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shifting between her thighs, ren lifts her head and licks her lips, slick shining on her chin, her face flushed and her hair wild. ]
You're incredible.
[ she murmurs, kissing along the inside of dan heng's thigh, breathless and drunken, before she finally slides back up her body, mouth dragging up her stomach and between her breasts. ]
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She's not willing to wait for long, she finds; Ren only makes it halfway up her body, leaving kisses in her wake, before Dan Heng reaches for her and grabs her more solidly, tugging her more abruptly upward so that she can kiss her again. ]
You're incredible, [ she argues as her mouth seizes Ren's, a shudder on her spine as she tastes herself on the other woman's lips. ]
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when the kiss breaks, ren nudges her nose to dan heng's, smiling around quick, rough breaths. ]
Mm.. I've wanted this for a long time.
[ she murmurs, nuzzling along dan heng's cheek, breathing in the scent of her skin. ]
Since the moment I laid eyes on you.
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She sighs, nuzzles back against her. ]
Me too, [ she whispers. ] I had... I really had no idea you saw things the same way, Ren.
[ Maybe that makes her blind, but... ]
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Well.. I know I flirt with people a lot, but I thought I was being pretty obvious.
[ dan heng may not have noticed it, but ren was laying it on 100% thicker with dan heng than she was with anyone else. smiling softly, she brushes the hair from dan heng's beautiful eyes, tucking it behind one delicately pointed ear. ]
But the more I got to know you, the worse it got. I don't think that you know how amazing you are.
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No, I... I mean, I noticed it. I noticed you flirting— [ Shyly, she runs her fingers through her own hair, looking up at Ren, only stopping when the other reaches to do the same, tucking her hair behind an ear. ] I knew you were flirting with me, but I just thought.. I can't explain it.
[ She presses a soft kiss to the corner of the other woman's mouth. ]
I just didn't.. I couldn't imagine you'd really pay that much attention to me.
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[ ren frowns, then weaves their fingers together at the side of dan heng's head, cupping her cheek in her warm palm. ]
I wish you could see what I see, when I look at you.
[ dan heng doesn't know how incredible she is. beautiful, yes, that goes without saying, but she's so, so smart, so strong, so capable and brave.. she's a good person, standing up for what is right. she's dedicated, studious, loyal. what more could anyone want?
dipping her head, ren catches dan heng's mouth in another soft kiss, searching, but not needy, at least not yet. ]
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Only when she breaks it does she shake her head, one hand drifting to brush through Ren's hair in answer to the other's soft touches. ]
It's not that. I know...
[ But... does she? She likes to think she's worth Ren's time, but... ]
You know what everyone sees when they look at you, though, right? You're a superstar, Ren.
[ Dan Heng hardly thinks she's worthless. She knows that she's popular and likeable in her own right. But Ren... Ren is something special. ]
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I'm just noise and boisterous. People notice that. Squeaky wheel, and all that.
[ sure, she knows she's charismatic and easy on the eyes, it makes her popular, but that doesn't make dan heng anything less for her quieter nature. ]
Dan Heng, you.. [ she starts, then touches their brows together. ] .. you really saved me, last night. You were brave, for my sake. That's.. it's incredible.
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Her lips part, ready to argue, but then Ren brings their brows together, reminds her that she saved her, and despite herself she finds a smile on her lips. Her fingers lift, and she's gentle as she brushes the other woman's hair back from her face.
Maybe, they just have the same problem as each other. ]
I've got an idea, [ she says, her voice soft. ] How about we start by each of us accepting that the other one finds us amazing?
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Right. I think we can do that.
[ a good compromise. ren nudges their noses together, kisses dan heng on the lips, kisses her again, then finally rolls off of her and onto her side - though she still keeps dan heng in her arms, scooped close. ]
I'm going to take you on a hundred dates.
[ she can hardly wait to show dan heng off. ]