#ca!cass

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Pleather

CA!Talia and Cass -- My character has no recollection of the night prior. Send me a single word and they will have a hazy memory of an event involving it.

"There was definitely... pants."

Cassandra groans. "That's a relief, considering Garrett was there."

"Oh--oh, wait." Head still beneath her pillow, Talia reaches across the bed to blindly reach for Cass and taps her arm. "Garrett. You said Garrett."

"It was his party."

"No -- the pants." The previously hazy party from the night before slowly begins to piece itself together in Talia's mind. "Garrett spilled his drink on you and since we were at Lel's place she let you borrow some pants."

She groans again. "I can't fit into her pants, Talia."

"They were pleather," Talia remembers with a laugh. "You looked really hot, and that's why they're probably still in the kitchen."

Beneath her breath, Cassandra mumbles, "I'm surprised you made it to the kitchen."

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Movie Night

borrowing iflip4dolphins Rosaia and Zevran!

The opening music was already playing when the microwave shut off. "Pause it! Pause it!" Talia called, grabbing the popcorn from the microwave and dumping it into a second bowl.

The music paused and Cassandra called, "Hurry up, then."

"You could make your own popcorn next time," Talia shot back.

From beside her, Zevran laughed. "It seems the two of us are always doing favors for grumpy girlfriends, hmm?"

"Yeah. But -- Oh! Remember Cass doesn't want marshmallows in her cocoa." Plucking out the single marshmallow that had tumbled out of the bag and into Cassandra's mug, Talia popped it into her mouth and continued, "But they need some reason to keep us around."

"Yes, I'm getting the feeling that Toy Story was your choice, not Cassandra's."

Picking up the two bowls, Talia grinned. "You would be correct." Zevran followed her into the other room, handing out the mugs of cocoa and taking a seat next to Rosaia on the couch. Handing one of the bowls to Zevran, Talia plopped down on the floor next to Cassandra, fluffing the pillows around her until she was comfortable and pulling a blanket up around her and Cass before taking her own mug of cocoa.

Cassandra unpaused the movie, then leaned over to whisper, "I know this is your favorite movie, but the Buzz Lightyear boxers are a bit much."

"Why don't you come take them off, if they bother you so much?"

Cass and Rosaia groaned in unison, while Zevran stifled a laugh.

Talia took a sip of her cocoa and snuggled back against her girlfriend, letting her head rest on her shoulder. "Complain all you want, but we both know this is better than studying."

"I'm sure my grades agree."

"I'm sure they do," she agreed innocently, already calculating how best to convince Cass to watch Toy Story 2 with her.

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takes place way before these two are dating

Rubbing her eyes tiredly, Cassandra stepped out of her car, stuffing the keys in her jacket pocket. Six thirty was far too early, but at least there was Starbucks.

A welcome rush of warm air hit Cassandra as she opened the door to the shop, followed closely by the rich smell of coffee. It wasn't often that she stooped quite this low, but she had to stay awake through two more study groups, an exam, and rugby practice; she had little choice. Stepping up to the counter, she searched the menu, not familiar with any of the various cappuccinos or lattes.

A short girl with a wide grin and curly hair that was falling out of a loose bun greeted her, her smile far too bright for this early in the morning. "What can I get for you?"

Letting out a low sigh, Cassandra ventured, "Do you still have the... the pumpkin thing?"

"Ooh, sorry," the girl apologized, tapping a colorful display on the counter, "you're a day late. We've got peppermint mochas now. They're not pumpkin spice, but they're pretty good."

Cassandra made a face. She'd been skeptical about the pumpkin and coffee mixture, and peppermint and coffee didn't sound appealing, either. Then again, she'd been wrong about the pumpkin. "Umm..." She searched the menu again. "I'll take a vanilla latte, then."

The girl behind the counter grabbed a cup and a marker. "And your name?"

"Cass."

She scribbled down the name on the cup, and as she began making the latte, asked, "You go to school here?"

Cassandra nodded. "Just started this August. You?"

"Um, no." She looked away. "Well, I... I go to school up the road. I'm a senior in high school."

"Oh."

There was a moment of silence between the two, the only sound coming from the quiet music and the distant highway traffic. The girl behind the counter broke it with a short, "Your latte is done."

Grabbing the coffee, Cassandra headed back outside. She took a sip, and immediately regretted her choice.

Next time, she would take the cute girl's suggestion and get the peppermint.

[ohlawsons]

so cassandra willingly leaves a royal family, right?

so what if ca!cass comes from a wealthy foreign family who made their money investing. instead of going to a fancy private school and all that

she works her way through school at F.U. balancing rugby and a prominent presence in the church