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 Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:22 pm
It had been kind of a spur of the moment decision but it wasn’t one that Karone thought she would regret. She loved Gently...a lot. Like...more than was necessary...and honestly, more than the other woman really deserved...though that thought was shoved to the very back of her mind and chained there.
This was not the time for doubts. There was good in her girlfriend...and she was going to do her very best to bring it out.
Sighing heavily, Karone walked into the living room where Gently sat once again, and flopped down beside her, resting her head on the other woman’s shoulder. It was almost with a feeling of deja vu that she once again nuzzled close. “Hey...Gently. I have to talk to you...again. It’s uh. It’s kind of important.” She chose her words carefully...not wanting to push Gently to the edge...but kind of wanting to see how the woman would react to the stress...she knew she was playing with fire but…
But if she had to poke the sleeping dragon to see how far she could push, she would. At least the burns might be covered up by kisses eventually.
...She hoped.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:09 am
Gently looked up from her game, which she tended to always be playing when she was home. Or some other game. It was the easiest way to keep her mind busy, without needing to be powered up. She put the controller down, though, when her girlfriend told her she wanted to talk again. The last conversation had been... strained. Difficult. Gently regretted some of the things she said and did, but could never bring herself to admit those kinds of faults.
"What do you want to talk about, babe?" she asked as calmly as she could, though she was immediately on edge. She put her arm around Karone affectionately. She already felt like she did not want to hear whatever was coming.
More talk of purification? Or something worse? Maybe she had found where that traitor she wanted to kill was, and they would be able to go out and remind themselves how great they were together by taking care of that problem side by side. They were best, after all, when they were working together, for the same goals, without any doubts or confusion.
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:58 pm
Good. At least Gently seemed as though she was trying to stay calm…that was good. Karone shifted a little, putting a hand in her pocket and leaning up to kiss at the other woman’s neck. “I’ve just…been doing a lot of thinking these past few days…I…our last conversation…I don’t know…it got my mind thinking of some things…and there’s something I think…I really want to change between us.”
She fell quiet, still moving her lips against Gently’s neck with a tenderness that couldn’t be feigned. “I love you…you know that. And…”
Slowly she pulled away and withdrew her hand from her pocket at the same time, clutching her fingers around something small.
Drawing in a deep breath she slid off the couch and bit her lip rather coyly, holding up the box as she opened it, revealing a beautiful ring with a small diamond in the center. “I don’t want to be your girlfriend anymore. I want to be your wife.” It sounded so cheesy but…all of the phrases that she had rehearsed earlier in front of the mirror seemed to have vanished and this was the best she had…but…
But hopefully it was enough
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:44 pm
Gently hummed as Karone nuzzled her neck, smiling and tilting her head to the side to encourage the affectionate gestures. She was relieved, really, that Karone wasn’t holding what happened the last time they spoke against her. Gently had just… lost her temper, a little, but no one ended up hurt, right? Sure, she’d pulled Karone’s starseed, her life’s essence, out of her but it had only been for a few seconds and she put it right back.
No harm done.
“Change?” Gently said, her voice soft and fearful. She gripped Karone’s arm, shaking her head slowly. Tears immediately began to sting her eyes, thinking that the worst was happening. She could not bear the idea of being left alone, not now, not when she’d finally found a purpose for her otherwise uselessly damaged heart. “P-please, I… I’m sorry…”
She looked at Karone as she pulled back and away from her, but was surprised to see the ring being held out to her. She paused, stopped still from surprise, and blinked in a futile effort to clear her head.
“My… you…” Red faced, and now in an even deeper emotional toil as her brain tried to switch gears from break up mode to proposal mode, she lifted a shaking hand to her mouth in surprise. Tears came rushing back, even harder than before, and she threw her arms around Karone, tackling the other woman to the floor. She kissed her passionately, clinging to her until she broke the kiss to speak. “I love you so much, Karone. I thought… I thought you were going to leave me. I… I don’t deserve you, I know I don’t. I’ll do better. I promise I’ll do better for you.”
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:57 pm
The tears had alarmed her at first, but there had been no way to stop to reassure Gently in the middle of the proposal, though when they increased in strength, Karone did start to feel a bit worried. Perhaps this had been the wrong move? Should she have waited? Talked her idea over a little first?
Karone let out a little cry as she hit the floor and then laughed, returning the kiss with a hunger that she had no desire to curb. Her arms squeezed Gently with all of the strength she had in them and when her girlfriend...no—fiancé began speaking once again, Karone only clucked her tongue.
“Sometimes I think that you don’t listen to me at all, Gent.” Her voice was soft but there was just a hint of reproach behind it. “If that was a yes, and I think it was, then you and I have a lot of work to do. You have to trust me, Gently. You have to trust that I am never going to leave you. Nothing can make me forsake you and our love. Not the White Moon, not the Negaverse, not you ripping out my starseed.” She gave a wry smile and pulled Gently’s hand up, slipping the ring on.
“Though...I would really appreciate talking next time you get angry at me. I normally have good reasons behind what I do or say, and if you could stay calm enough to listen...maybe you’d know that.” Karone grinned, teasing a little, but not completely.
“That ring looks perfect on your finger. Right where it was meant to be.”
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:20 pm
Gently looked at the ring on her shaking hand, smiling and doing her best to gather herself. She rarely fell apart, but she supposed that was just another part of her that belonged only to Karone. Whatever human that was left in her, it was only seen by her now fiance. She smiled, wondering why, for the first time in ages, she suddenly was not looking forward to going out and gathering energy.
Probably because when she powered up, the beautiful ring would disappear, and no one would know.
"I put it back," Gently said, looking away from her hand for a moment to frown at Karone. She then looked like a guilty puppy, sighing as her shoulders sank. "But I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. It's hard for me to stop, when I... you know. Get going."
Usually that was fine, because she directed it at people she hated. White Moon losers who deserved it. But there was no reason to ever hurt Karone, and she was still kicking herself for allowing it to happen. If she could not control the Chaos inside her, the dark impulses, when they were the most important, she really hadn't grown at all. She just tricked herself into thinking she was the master of her fate, and that the Chaos in her starseed didn't impact her in the day to day.
Except she'd given up having a day to day, except living with Karone between hunts and missions.
"I'm never going to leave you, either," she resolved, looking at Karone. "No matter what. I won't ever hurt you again, either. I promise. My beautiful future wife." She grinned ear to ear, throwing her arms around Karone again and tackling her back to the floor playfully.
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:59 pm
Karone liked watching Gently looking at the ring. She loved the expression on the other woman’s face…she loved knowing that she had caused this.
“You did put it back and…I’m glad about that.” She laughed lightly, leaning over to kiss Gently’s nose. “I forgive you, my love. I’ll forgive you for everything.” That might have been a dangerous promise but…
But she meant it.
“I…” She broke off, her heart melting at Gently’s grin, another laugh bursting from her as she was knocked back down to the floor. “You goofball. Let’s go on a date tonight. A real, normal date. Dinner and a movie, no patrolling…just…let’s just love one another tonight. We deserve that.”
If she could heal some of the hurts in Gently’s heart…perhaps she could start to allow some…some light to shine through again.
Perhaps she could prove to that old smug knight that there was still plenty of goodness in her fiancé, because she believed it. And if she believed it…it had to be so.
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:54 am
Gently smiled, taking a breath to gather herself. She had not really been in control of her emotions for a long time now, and she was unsure if that was a good or a bad thing. Being evil, as she easily accepted was the proper name for herself, made things simple. She knew that the worst thing she could think of was usually the right thing to do.
Except when she was here, in little, quiet moments of civilian life. Something she thought she could live without, but found herself wanting more and more of. Time with Karone. Feeling warm and loved and special. Not feared or hated, which she treasured so much when she powered up. Or hid behind, because she knew, at the end of the day, no one could ever love her without betraying her. And yet here she was, with someone promising her life to her.
How had she ever earned this?
"I'd love to go on a date with you, my beautiful fiance," she purred, thinking they both had more than enough energy for a thousand quotas at this point. And really, she did not care about the Negaverse tonight. For the first time in years and years, she just wanted to be a normal person.
She let Karone up off the floor after stealing a long, loving kiss.
"I know I'm not the easiest person. I'm barely a person. But you make me feel... everything. All these things I thought I lost or couldn't feel. Wasn't made for. I will make good on my promise, Karone. I think a movie is a good first step."
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:21 am
Karone reached up and stroked Gently’s cheek. “I knew you were made for me the moment you chose me to be your minion. I’m pretty sure I fell in love with you then, Gently.” She thought back to that night in the bar…perhaps she had chosen Gently…well, she had.
“And if I recall…I came to your table…I sought you out so…I guess you called to me even before we knew each other. Your soul called to mine…and I answered.”
It sounded so sappy, but Karone was beyond caring. Her arms were looped loosely around Gently’s waist and her lips were back on the other woman’s throat, kissing gently.
“You’re made for loving, my sweet angel.” The words came out as a purr and for a moment, Karone wasn’t sure that she still even wanted to go out…staying in sounded just…so good. But, she finally pulled away. “You’re a wonderful person, and I will love you with everything I have, for as long as I live…so…don’t ever worry. Don’t ever doubt me.” Karone slipped her hand into Gently’s and gave a squeeze. “Come on, my love. The world awaits.”
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