#roisin;

[tittyfixation]

Roisin was a liar. She wouldn’t be able to swindle money from men at the rate she does if she couldn’t lie like a rug. There was a part of her that was surprised that Johnny could ever trust her so easily. But Johnny was always too trusting of her, of anyone that he ever met. She would always muse that it was his biggest strength and his biggest weakness. It was a trait of his that she envied ever so deeply.

Nights like these, bluish and purple but too cloudy for any stars to be seen, her mind would roam. To dark places, darker than the sky above her head. Flashes of grief would pass through her head, making her throat tighten with each memory. Her eyes would water as the mean voices in her head would get clouder. All the awful things she thought of herself clawing its ways through the wall that she built up over the years. Roisin gripped the railing of the ship, trying to steady the shaking through her body.

She was a lying, money stealing bitch, right? A traitor to her own village. Why would she deserve any shred of kindness? 

“Rosie, why’re you crying?” A warm voice would break her thoughts and she looked behind her to find Johnny walking over to stand beside her. Roisin would always be able to forgive the silly nickname when it came from him. She always wondered if her mind would play tricks as she would always see Johnny glow around her. Maybe that was just him and who he was. 

“I…I’m just tired.”

“No you’re not,” Johnny said softly, Roisin irritated at him being able to see right through. The two of them sat in silence and Johnny slung an arm over her shoulder. Roisin glanced over at him and her entire body relaxed as he rested the side of her head on top of hers.

“You were trying to save your family. It wasn’t your fault.”

Roisin’s lips wobbled at the simple but life altering words and a loud sob echoed through the ship. She clung to Johnny like he was her lifeline, her body shaking as he hugged her tightly. But he was her lifeline, wasn’t he? And she had no plan to let go any time soon.

[tittyfixation]

“You are staring at me a lot, Roisin,” Asha would point out with a curious expression on her face. Roisin’s face heated up at the very accurate statement, clearing her throat as Asha would step closer to him. By most standards, Roisin herself was not short by any means. She held her 5’7 height like a badge of honor against her chest. But right now, at Asha’s very own 6’1, she was definitely feeling small, especially with the uncharacteristically heated stare towards her. 

Like a cat to a mouse. And a part of Roisin hoped that Asha liked to play with her food.

“I-I don’t mean it to be weird or anything,” Roisin stumbled, her face turning as red as her hair as Asha’s tail gently crawled up her side. Asha hummed in acknowledgement, tucking a strand of her curly red hair behind her ear. 

“I never said that it was weird,” Asha clarified for her, a purr to her voice. She cupped her face in both of her hands and Roisin felt dizzy at the sensation of Asha’s claw-like nails brushing her cheek “In fact, I am extremely flattered.”

The two of them stared into each other’s eyes for a silent few minutes, a heat forming in Roisin’s stomach at the intense stare. Asha licked her lips as her eyes darted down to her lips. She began to purr as her tail lightly twitched from side to side. Roisin bit her lip, wondering if she could blush any harder at Asha’s intense stare. She was also surprised Pierre of all people could keep himself composed around her.

“You’re always so pretty,” Roisin says in a daze and Asha giggled at the straightforward response. She leaned down, her lips brushing against Roisin’s ear with a grin. 

“You too, Roisin,” Asha whispered in response, a shiver running up her spine at the sultry tone. 

“We’re alone on the ship, by the way.”

“Yes, I can see that.”

“Um,” Roisin began, the heat traveling down to her neck as she realized that she would have to be very direct. She shifted one foot from the other and took a deep breath to soothe her beating heart. “Do you wanna have sex?”

Asha raised her eyebrows at the question and hummed softly, gently tapping her fingers on the side of Roisin’s face. She gently let go of Roisin’s face and Roisin had to stop a whine from bumping out of her. A bubble of anxiety began to grow in the pit of Roisin’s stomach, wondering if she’s crossed a line. Was this going to mess with their friendship? Was Asha just being friendly? She was always pretty touchy so this shouldn’t be something out of character for her, right? And why did she have to say it so crudely?

Asha began to rub her tail against Roisin’s side, the gesture less suggestive and more soothing. Sighing softly, Roisin looked up at her. Out of all the things she would’ve thought to see, Asha seemed nervous herself. A small frown was on her face, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to, I don’t want you to feel pressured,” Roisin clarified quickly and Asha’s worried expression softened. She shook her head at her, tightening her lips.

“It’s not that, I’ve just never had sex before.”

“With a girl?”

“With anyone.”

Roisin hummed softly with a small nod, embarrassment beginning to form on Asha’s face. She threaded her fingers through her hair and gently scratched behind her ears, letting out a shaky breath as Asha gently arched her back. Her chest popping out so close to her face, With a bite of her lip, Asha looked down at Roisin with a flushed expression on her face.

“That’s not a problem for me,” Roisin said softly and stood on her tiptoes to whisper in her ear “I’ll show you everything you need to know.”

[tittyfixation]

Whenever Jai was set to do a task, he put his all into it. His heart, his mind, and especially his whole body. Even when it came to innocuous tasks, he would put his all into it. Having a large number of (adopted) sisters really helped him in his lady friends who wanted to have their hair braided. At this very moment, Roisin sat cross-legged in front of him while he threaded her hair. Pierre and Asha hung out around them, too.

“For such a lunk, you’re very gentle,” Pierre commented with genuine surprise. Jai rolled his eyes and was about to open his mouth before Asha’s tail moved to tap Pierre’s shoulder.

“He takes care of his hands very well. I have fallen asleep when he has petted me in my cat form,” Asha stated and Pierre’s jaw slackened then closed very quickly. Jai smirked at him being rendered speechless but continued to braid Roisin’s hair. Her body was beginning to slack against Jai’s knee and Asha reached over to lightly tap her shoulder. She jumped at being woken up and sighed.

Nobody continued to say anything as Jai finished braiding her hair and he hummed lightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he felt Pierre staring at his moving hands. Throughout their time of knowing each other, Pierre was always very particular of who he would let touch him. When a stranger has hit Pierre with unwanted contact, it would never be missed the way he would tense up. 

Even in their verbal fights, Jai never went out of his way to make it physical, like he would with Roisin or Johnny. There were just some lines Jai would never cross. He would never say it outloud, but he was very happy at seeing Pierre be so open to touch from Asha. But it did tug at his heart that Pierre still feels iffy about letting Jai touch him.

“I think Pierre wants you to brush his hair,” Asha pointed out and Pierre stammered, his face darkening at her straightforwardness. But instead of a forming smart-ass comment, it was just plain stuttering. His eyes were red and they were watering back. Pierre thought Jai was going to make fun of him. Who the fuck hurt this guy?

Roisin’s back tensed against his legs and Asha’s tail wrapped around his waist in a gentle hug. Jai looked up to find Pierre’s eyes formed into a glare but it was half baked. 

“Are you okay with me messing with your hair?” Jai asked, his voice uncharacteristically soft in his own ears. It was a voice he would always use for the younger girls, never for any of his crew mates. Pierre’s eyes slightly widened at the response and he nodded slowly. Roisin switched places with Pierre with Pierre getting closer in between Jai’s legs. 

“Your hair’s getting so long, it’s getting to your shoulders,” Roisin pointed out as Jai began to brush through Pierre’s hair with his fingers. He felt a shiver run up his back and Jai smiled as he felt Pierre physically relax against him. 

Jai’s heart warmed at knowing his crew mate was beginning to trust him more and more.

[tittyfixation]

Pierre would never get tired of the wide smile that spreads across his friends’ faces after they ate his food. Especially when they ate any of his baking. The wide grin that lit up Roisin’s face brightened up the semi-lit women’s quarters more than the one light bulb ever could. She squealed once again after taking another bite and swallowed.

“This has been the best birthday ever!” Roisin exclaimed, hugging Pierre, Asha, and Dahlia all at once. Pierre let out a light laugh at the group hug, nuzzling the side of Roisin’s cheek. He would never admit it out loud, but it’s become a habit he picked up from hugging Asha. It’s his favorite thing to do. Roisin pulled a part to grin over at Pierre.

“I love my cake a lot too,” she said to Pierre, giving him a kiss on the cheek. Pierre blushed lightly at the contact. “I love the dress and jewelry you got me, Asha. Must’ve cost you a lot of money.”

“Not really. I got a man to pay to buy everything for me by seducing him. Even though I did not do a lot,” Asha explained to her and Roisin held her hand to her heart with a proud sigh.

“Manipulating a man to buy you expensive jewelry and clothes for me..the student has become the master,” Roisin declared in a silly voice, making the room burst into a fit of light giggles. She then pulled out the bouquet of pastel pink roses and took a sniff out of them.

“And thank you for the flowers, Dahlia, I didn’t even know they made this shade of pink roses,” Roisin explained to her and Dahlia blushed as her round cheeks became redder. Her petals shrunk in on themselves to almost hide her face.

“They don’t, really..I made them myself,” Dahlia mumbled out and Roisin scooted forward to kiss her on the cheek as well.

“Thank you for making the most beautiful roses for me. I will make sure to take good care of them,” Roisin said to her, the smile a lot softer for Dahlia. Pierre looked over between the two of them and looked over at Asha. Asha’s left ear twitched, the normal sign of curiosity from her. So even she was noticing it.

“I have never been to a sleepover, what happens?” Asha asked and Pierre shrugged.

“Whatever we want, but we should definitely let the birthday girl decide,” Pierre said and both Asha and Dahlia nodded in agreement. Everyone looked towards Roisin as she contemplated what to do next.

“Got any more of those cupcakes left?”

[tittyfixation]

The light was raining down on Jai and Roisin, the heat of the sun blanketing the both of them. Summer climate was always their favorite, their own personal reasons never having to be shared. All they needed to do was change into their swimsuits, lay their towels next to each other, and lay right down. Right across from them, Asha laid on her side in her human form on a purple towel. Jai didn’t think he'd ever seen Asha look so agitated. 

“You don’t seem happy over there, Asha,” Jai pointed out with a teasing tone. Asha lips puffed out into a pout, her ears twitching. 

“I hate hot weather,” she grumbled, even while she’s wearing a solid black bikini that even Jai could admit flattered her toned figure. 

“Shevon’s setting up the pool and I think he’s finishing up,” Roisin said to her, the both of them watching Asha’s ear perked up at the mention of the pool. A giggle bubbled out of Roisin and she looked at Asha who stared at the both of them.

“Are you two coming?”

“Nah, me and Jai are gonna sunbathe for awhile. We’ll join you in a bit,” Roisin said to her and Asha nodded before trotting off to the direction of the pool. The two of them laid back down and they enjoyed their silence together. Roisin bounced her knees up and down while also lightly tapping her feet together. A thought popped into Jai’s mind and he narrowed his eyes up at the sky before glancing over at Roisin. 

“Ain’t it weird that she’s a cat that likes water?” Jai asked her, genuinely perplexed because of everything he knew about cats. Even old Manami hated the feeling of water on her. 

“She’s someone that can transform into a cat. Are you really questioning cat biology here?”

“Well, I mean…most of the cats I knew hated water.” “They told you that themselves?” “Sure did.”

“Wild,” Roisin stated nonchalantly, looking back up at the sky. Thankfully, she was able to pocket some sun glasses from the last island that they took. It made their sunbathing sessions a little less painful on their eyes, even if they should’ve thought about sunglasses earlier. 

“I kinda wanna go swimming now,” Jai said and Roisin raised her eyebrows at him, surprised that he actually wanted to go to the pool. “I haven’t played tag in awhile. I sorta miss it.” 

“I’m so gonna kick your ass,” Roisin teased and lightly smacked Jai’s shoulder before she hopped up away from.

“Wait! We’re not even in the pool!”

“Catch me then, sore loser!”

[tittyfixation]

Johnny first found Dahlia at Roisin’s burial site. With how she hung around the place, he would at first think that she was the one that killed her. But as his mind slowly cleared, the sound of leaves would fill his ears and down to his chest. At first, he thought that it was just the sound of the woods behind him. But as he stepped closer to her, the noise became more intense. His body shook like a leaf in a hurricane.

“You have one of them too?” Johnny asked her, knowing his body was radiating the heat and sounds of crackling flames. She shot him a glance to the side as the palms of her hands never left the ground below them. At that very moment, daffodils grew in the spots around it. Well, that answered his question. 

“I can make more than just flowers,” Dahlia explained to him, a part of Johnny wondering if that was even her real name. Flower-esque name for a flower power girl? As Jai would put it, it sounds like bullshit. 

“Like what?” “This sweet orange tree here.”

She pointed upwards at the tree that they were standing under. The tree would’ve kept her protected from the sun, Johnny smiling as he remembered how much she complained about hot islands. The two of them stared at the tree in silence and Johnny cleared his throat, a lump forming in his throat. Dahlia stood up to face him, her plant green eyes boring into him with a look of pity. A look that Johnny hated more than he did himself as he thought more about Roisin. 

Dahlia opened her palm as a pink carnation bloomed out of it and she handed it to Johnny. At that moment, he realized that it was the first time since he cried. Tears streamed down his face as he held the pink carnation to his chest while he stared down at Roisin’s grave.  Dahlia wrapped an arm around his shoulders and leaned her head on his shoulder. 

“I loved her too. It wasn’t your fault.”