It's not that anything is better, magically fixed, or that things will be better. It's that they've gotten out of an entire day of an extremely stressful situation, and they've got to have hope that things will work out. And they should smile, and laugh -- because they're alive, and there's hope. That's worth celebrating --
even if it's just the two of them celebrating it, stealing just one moment to feel like things could turn out alright.
She's pretty as she twirls, he thinks; there's something wonderful about watching the way her hair moves with her. What he's not expecting is when she takes the lead, tripping him back into a dip before he can even really process what's happening.
.... utterly despite himself, the tips of his ears turn pink.
Visibly flustered, if only a little bit, he'll huff a laugh once she pulls him back up. ]
You swept me off my feet ... literally. I might swoon.
[She shifts to make it easier for him to stand up straighter as the music starts to fade, her smile growing a little devious. That teasing tone is reflected in her voice as she speaks, too.]
I'll totally catch you if you do.
[Beyond the joking, there's... something like gratitude. She needed this, and she hopes it's helped him, too.]
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It's not that anything is better, magically fixed, or that things will be better. It's that they've gotten out of an entire day of an extremely stressful situation, and they've got to have hope that things will work out. And they should smile, and laugh -- because they're alive, and there's hope. That's worth celebrating --
even if it's just the two of them celebrating it, stealing just one moment to feel like things could turn out alright.
She's pretty as she twirls, he thinks; there's something wonderful about watching the way her hair moves with her. What he's not expecting is when she takes the lead, tripping him back into a dip before he can even really process what's happening.
.... utterly despite himself, the tips of his ears turn pink.
Visibly flustered, if only a little bit, he'll huff a laugh once she pulls him back up. ]
You swept me off my feet ... literally. I might swoon.
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I'll totally catch you if you do.
[Beyond the joking, there's... something like gratitude. She needed this, and she hopes it's helped him, too.]
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Thanks, Zoe.
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[Although, she has to laugh—]
Maybe next time we can pick a song that isn't about killing.
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Can't argue with that.