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@luciferlechat asked: "Today's just…one of the harder days." (Rogue)

'....'Oh suga'...'

Her hand hovered indecisive between wanting to reach out to offer comfort and unsure if that's what the child wanted. It was what she wanted, to pull him close and tell him it would be okay. But the dark days hit young and old alike, and it was hard to see the light when it pressed all around you.

'Why don't we grab a couple stacks of paper and find a patch of sunlight to curl up and draw in?' Fingertips grazed the now familiar strands, barely shifting them, a pale shadow of the comfort she wanted to offer. 'I'll even get you a big ol' glass of that sun tea I made yesterday.'

Forcing herself to pull her hand back, Anna Marie smiled and shoved her own concerns down where he wouldn't be able to see them. She could pour them out to Remy later, watching the small child for any tells that would give her an insight.

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@rcliicta sent a raven: ✦ 05 — "God, you're so blind! Everyone can see it but you—I've been in love with you for years!" - remy to anna marie

       The  southern  belle  was  too  stunned  to  speak,  she  could  hear  Kitty's  voice  in  her  ear  as  if  she  weren't  across  the  room  currently  toying  with  her  curls  while  Piotr  grinned  like  a  fool.  And  of  course  her  brother  was  nowhere  near  close  enough  to  borrow  his  powers  in  order  to  get  away  from  this  conversation  as  quickly  as  she'd  have  liked. 

       She  didn't  know  what  to  do  with  a  serious  Gambit,  he  was  always  the  playful  swamp  rat,  the  flirty  cajun.  He'd  used  the  word  I  instead  of  his  name,  she  was  one  shaky  breath  from  a  panic  attack.  This  was  not  what  she'd  been  expecting  when  she'd  teased  him  saying  What,  like  you're  in  love  with  me?  As  if  she  hadn't  said  it  a  bajilion  times  before  when  she'd  asked  for  something  and  that  was  after  he'd  given  her  a  look  when  she'd  tacked  on  an  If  you  loved  me  you'd  do  it.

"Keep  yer  fool  voice  down!'

       Why  was  no  one  ever  close  enough  for  her  to  borrow  a  useful  power?!  She  could  just  fly  them  out  of  the  room,  or  throw  him  out  the  window.  Both  were  viable  options.  But  she  was  also  half  terrified  that  if  she  reached  out  she'd  touch  bare  skin.  Might  accidentally  snag  surface  memories,  get  backhanded  by  thoughts  she  was  not  ready  for.  But  then  when  had  Remy  ever  listened  when  she  needed  him  to  shut  the  hell  up? 

       Tugging  the  sleeve  of  her  shirt  down  over  her  hand,  Anna  Marie  covered  the  lower  half  of  his  face  with  her  hand  and  used  her  other  hand  to  shove  at  his  chest  to  get  him  to  move.  Away  from  the  five  people  she  could  see  intently  not  listening  to  their  conversation  after  that-  that-  Ooh  God  her  face  was  hot,  she  just  knew  she  was  blushing  to  her  damned  hairline  all  because  he'd  had  to  be  so  loud! 

"This  ain't  the  night  for  your  foolin',  Gambit.  You  know  Kurt's  gonna  ask  Grace  to  go  steady!'

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@luciferlechat sent a raven: "Mama?" Jackson said quietly as he poked his head into the master bedroom, knowing that Rogue was feeling unwell. Coffee always seemed to make adults magically feel better in his young mind. "Guess what? I made coffee for you cause Dad's out on a mission." Jackson announced proudly as he carefully brought over the mug, spilling a bit onto the floor as he watched his feet move across the carpet. Once Jackson had made it to the bedside, he looked up with a smile. He'd taken some coffee grounds and stirred them into some water. "I did it so you could sleep in later cause he said last night you didn't feel good." A few plastic army men floated inside. "But I did it like the TV said to. The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup."

She wanted to throw the blankets back hearing him call, quiet as it was but it must have been replaced by steel plating. Fingers pinching and tugging in increments, Rogue managed to expose her face enough to see Jackson's careful steps as he moved closer. Bless him, wincing as she tugged the blanket a bit lower and got hit with a reflected sun beam for her arrogance.

"Thank you, sugah. Ah really don't feel goo-'

She paused, attention lowering the cup in his hands, levering her body high enough to look over the rim. Oh. Oh, no... It was a struggle not to laugh, allowing herself a small smile as she gingerly positioned herself to sit against the headboard. Taking the cup, she eyed the toys and weighed the pros and cons before putting her lips to the rim and pretending to take a sip. The cold fluid bumped against her lip, and she could tell by scent it was the good stuff Remy prepared fresh each morning.

"So thoughtful.' She added, lowering it to pull out one of the soldiers to eye the ground bespecked plastic. "Ah'm definitely awake now...'

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anonymous sent a raven:

98_mightymorphin_89 wants to know "rogue do you have to use restraints in the bedroom to keep that cajuin's hand off you?" // mention; @rcliicta's gambit

     The broad smile on her lips wilted ever so slightly at the edges, staring at the question in the chat. Her eyes narrowed as she looked first at the handle, and then to the Cajun in question. When his gaze met hers Anna Marie felt her cheeks flush before reaching for the glass of moonshine tea near the keyboard and taking a large drink.

"A-actually sugah, it's the other way 'round.' Watching the way her husband's body leaned her direction, Anna Marie tossed her hair to block her face, and then cupped the side of her mouth with her hand. That may be her second glass of tea, and the Gambit did not pour light handed. "When we're... you know, havin' fun? I get worried I might hurt 'im while he's... puttin' in the work, if you know what I mean.'

     Stage whispers were softer, but when she didn't feel Remy's hands on her she got a little more confident.

"And I'll tell y'all for free, Remy don't mind doin' overtime, or a lil bit of weight.' The giggle that escaped her was a little too delighted. "I told him last night to get my seat clean? Y'know, to... to "sit" and when he went to wipe my chair at the table. But I made him stop then poked his cheek."

     A long drink, tilting her head to look in Remy's direction as she set the now empty glass onto the desk. Seeing his slack jawed expression, and slight shaking of his head, her focus shifted to him slightly offended.

"Well I ain't over here makin' myself hover over this chair cause my pants are on fire, Remy! You were the one that took me seriously and spent over two hours eati-'

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It was clear from the way she sagged against the door rather than push it that she wasn't feeling well, but her gaze was locked on the tray in hand. She was about ninety percent sure that she'd gotten him sick, she felt like an old hound dog in mid summer chained to a front porch. Everything felt sticky and miserable.

'Hey, you 'wake yet, sugah?' Maybe he'd believe her if she told him that it was a Southern take on pain perdu... That's why it was dark, not because she'd burned more than a few slices when she'd gotten fuzzy standing over the stove. 'I got breakfast.'

@rcliicta's gambit's been called to tourney

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@rcliicta asked: ❝ well, i mean, because… i mean, just look at you. you’re very beautiful! ❞ - kitty to rogue

'You think so?' Shoving a handful of her hair back, Anna Marie rubbed away the tear she could feel running down her cheek even as the hair fell forward again as her head fell back to her knees. 'But am I pretty enough?'

The bout of self pity had been brought to the party by Mr. Daniels and the fact her neighbor had unfortunately seen her before she'd done her face, hair, anything as she'd been chasing a half dressed toddler down the corridor. Ugh. He'd been sweet, possibly too sweet, maybe he hadn't meant it when he'd said she was prettier than the sunrise.

'Do ya think I'm sunrise pretty?' She mumbled against her joints, barely lifting her head to peer through the curtain of her fringe. ''Cause that's what he said, and I had a rat's nest the size of a blackberry bush in summer, and I know I still had those pillow case wrinkles on my cheek!'

That was it, she was going to move, and hope he never came to the diner again.

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@ncverdie asked: you're safe now, okay? just breathe. - ( Scott to Anna Marie )

Everything hurt, shaky fingers taking hold of the tattered clothing that was doing its best to preserve some semblance of modesty. It would have been smarter to take the time to put on her old uniform, but this was her team. A little free spirit didn't hurt much. Usually... God but her head was ringing, pounding with each beat of her heart and that was racing like its name was Seabiscuit.

'Scott?'

That had been the flashes of red she'd seen out of her peripheral as she'd dove bomb into clusters of whatever those things had been. Her skin burned from the slew of lacerations, trying to keep herself levitating just shy of the ground, her legs felt broken by that thug that had grabbed them and swung her about like a hammer throw. Her move, and she'd taken personal umbrage, hence the crater she'd made with his body... Still not laughing, swiping at her face to clear the tears that kept coming.

She'd been genuinely scared, people were depending on her and she just kept fucking it up. Blinking to clear the haze away, she saw his face and tried to step towards him. To say thank you, to shake his hand for a job well done, but instead her body took that relief and turned it to a sort of morphine that sent her limp against him.

'Ah'm tryin', Ah swear but there was so much happenin' and Ah could only do so much...' The first sob almost jerked her away from him, curling into a tight ball. 'If anyone died Ah'll... Tell me everyone's okay today, please. Just lie if you gotta.'

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@luciferlechat asked: "have you ever tried this one?" (Rogue)

Anna Marie eyed the candy held up for her inspection and felt the hairs on the back of her neck shift. Not a full rise, but a response to the bitter core that had wreaked havoc on a younger girl who'd been cocky enough to shove seven into her mouth and assume she could just take it.

She had.

But at what cost...

'I used ta eat them a lot, it's been a hot minute.' Since shoving a handful of them into her mouth and chomping down to expose sour cores. 'Have ya tried the blue ones? They're even worse than those green ones...'

War flashbacks...