❝ ——— A “MEATBALL”? I don’t think you’ve ever sounded more like my dad than you just did. I mean, my dad probably would’ve said “potato”, but— ❞
None of this is probably helping Casey feel any better, though — if she even … needs to be made to feel better? To be honest, Coby isn’t entirely certain of what she’s upset about, or apologizing for. ( She said that she wants this, which quells all of the butterflies that had begun to revert into regret. ) Is she apologizing because she ———
( Ze can’t even think about the sound that she made without becoming too aware of the fact that zir mouth is swollen and hungry for more! )
( You’ll have to bear with zir. That really is the most articulate thing that ze can say right now. )
❝ Do you really think I’m pretty? That’s so sweet! I—I, uh, think you’re gorgeous, too. H—Hah. Uh, hopefully that’s not weird. ❞
Does “turning zir off” imply that ze was turned on in the first place? Is that what it means for zir stomach to spin like a wash cycle, bubble up, spill over zir mouth in this way that ze laughs, breathless?
❝ So, uh ——— are we gonna do the— the bed thing? Because, like, I want to, obviously, but— I don’t really know, uh— I mean, I don’t … know … how … to make a girl, um— to make that sound you just made. I mean, I don’t even … really … do that to myself. Like, I get the gist of it, but— I just, uh— I mean, I … want that … with you. You know? ❞
Again, ze pulls zir bottom lip between zir teeth and chews it.
COBY MIGHT NOT THINK IT, but the humor does make it easier for casey to breathe ( she’s always been terrified over the prospect of people getting weirded out when she starts to panic over the most insignificant things, although casey would agree that this scenario in particular is far from insignificant ------------ but coby’s not getting weirded out. coby is still here ).
her laugh is more of a nervous giggle, a sound that flutters at the height of her throat, although if you brought it up to casey she’d equate it to an angry dolphin. “ n - no, y’know, actually, potato is faaaah more accurate. ” breathe in ; breathe out. follows this routine once, twice, and as she exhales that second time, she lets out a quiet, “ ohhhhhh - kay. i’m good. i’m good. ”
except she’s certainly not given herself enough mental preparation to hear coby compliment her ( gorgeous is not a word that’s been used to describe casey, ever, though she remembers how often she heard it in reference to sophia ). it doesn’t quite knock the wind out of her again, thank god, but it sends blood rushing to her neck, upwards her face, the tips of her ears. and there’s that nervous laugh again.
“ h - hah ------ ! y - you think so ? i don’t think that’s weird, i --- i mean, not if you don’t think me thinking you’re the prettiest person i’ve evah met is weird, s - so --- i mean, i mean, i’m pretty --- uh, i mean, nevermind. ” i’m pretty plain in comparison ------ but that’s a whole mess of issues of self confidence that casey’s not quite ready to approach.
“ you’re really pretty, ” she finally continues. “ and i really like you, and i really want this, with you, a - and i keep telling myself that i’m not gonna ... y’know, royally screw up, but then i also keep asking myself, like, what if i do ? ” and she pauses, and there’s another laugh. she probably sounds stupid. “ anyways, i ------ that’s not weird, either, i promise. i - i, uh ... i’ve never done this with anyone else. just, um, just myself. so, i mean, i think i know what to do. but, but, uh, worst case scenario, right, we just wing it. right ? ”
she inhales, slowly, raises herself to cup zir cheeks again with both hands, the pads of her thumbs brushing the plane of them. it’s moments like these where casey realizes just how smitten she is. she catches zir lips in another kiss, something soft and sweet, and more confident. “ it’ll, uh ... it’ll be fun. ”
areudirty
ellievsbear
romaincrisis
gracieabrams
dailybridgerton
amandla
theartofmadeline
izzy806
andulkaphoto
yousharknotpass
s-u-f-j-a-n-s-t-e-v-e-n-s
