#v. stranded.

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kiss prompt! - sender kisses receiver's forehead.

it was almost like they'd sworn an oath to each other. bellatrix protects taissa and she does the same for the other woman. without question and without expecting anything else. taissa guesses that it's what happens when two people share the worst thing possible - a constant loss of control to the point of complete destruction.

taissa had been sleepwalking again, something that had become a bit of a routine for bella and van to look out for. it just so happened that it was bellatrix's turn today. the way that tai wakes up is always fast, as if there's a literal flick of a switch ... and the last thing she expects as she comes back into reality is her teammate placing a kiss on her forehead.

her eyes widen as the other moves closer, shifting slightly on the balls of her feet as she feels lips against her skin. she doesn't say anything for a second after she pulls away, a part of her feeling both a mixture of confused and comforted. there's a defensive laugh bubbling in her throat, unable to be completely in the moment. "uh? hi. what was that?" another beat, taking a small step back. changing the subject quickly, her voice becomes teasing, a small smile on her face as she tries to push down how scary it always was to not know what she was doing prior to now. "is that how you're going to kiss misty?"

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doomdays asked: ❛ can’t sleep? ❜ / akilah

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fingers move away from rubbing her eyes, glancing up at the girl in front of her. was it really that obvious? but at this point it wasn't even that she couldn't, more so that she didn't want to. normally with most everyone else, this is where she'd lie and deflect the question back to them. like obviously yeah no one could sleep - it's not like they were at a five star hotel. but this was akilah. taissa really did have a soft spot for her. she holds back a yawn before she speaks, eyeballs burning. "how could you tell? the deep eye bags or the fact that i've been staring at that wall for ten minutes?"

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doomdays asked: ❝ you’ve never stood for bullshit. it’s one of your better qualities. ❞ / akilah

it's an ego boost and yet she still raises her eyebrows. they were doing chores together again, probably the best part of taissa's day. hanging out with akilah more often was definitely the only perk of being stuck in the wilderness. "yeah, well...." she starts off, grabbing another piece of clothing to fold. "i'd hate to hear my worst qualities, then."

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doomdays asked: i've always believed in you. / akilah

there's a small pit in her stomach. belief was always such a strange thing to her - it was always such a push and pull of so many different ideals. but hearing akilah say it, was almost something different. "you're not so bad yourself," she says with a small smile. she doesn't want to get too emotional - too real. so she makes a small joke, "so, you believe in me more than lottie, huh?"

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continused from here @likehaunting101

it took a lot for taissa to open up to someone like this. the last person she expected to be telling about her feelings was jackie. but at this point, she was one of the only other people there who understood. she doesn't think they would have been this close if they wouldn't have crashed, there's no way that her pride would have allowed it. she softly smiles as she feels jackie's hands, clearing her throat as if that would suddenly push all of her fears away.

there was a reason why jackie was the captain of the soccer team, some people just had a gift of comforting other people. "i'm just worried that we aren't ever going to get out of here. do you really think they're still looking for us?" she places her hand on top of jackie's, nodding her head. "i think i need to get out of this cabin. it's suffocating, let's go."

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ofvalor asked: i didn’t imagine it could be so beautiful out here . - from laura lee

"yeah, beautiful but deadly." taissa couldn't ever just sit in the moment and completely enjoy something. she was so hyper focused on how they were going to survive. she finally sighs, looking back at the blonde. "would be better if we were just on a camping trip, though."

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wildkissed asked: [ goodnight ] — sender kisses receiver goodnight. from van <3

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it didn't matter how many times they kissed, taissa still felt like she did the first time. (which feels so far away now) in her mind they were still those girls who quickly clung to each other at soccer tryouts. being stuck in the wildness was terrible, but she honestly couldn't imagine what their relationship would have been like if they would have been stuck at home. maybe this was the better timeline for them. plus she didn't know what she'd do if she didn't have van by her side every night at this point. a smile spreads on her face as they pull away, softly bringing her hand up to touch the side of van's face without her scars. "let's stay up. it's not like we're going to get much sleep anyways - we never do." (she'd never tell van that she feels guilty waking her up every night to roam the forest in her sleep) "why bother ?"

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absolutionabsolved asked: ❛ it’s better with you here. ❜ (from van!)

she smiles, running her thumb against van's palm as she speaks. she can't imagine what it would have been like if either of them weren't on that plane. on one hand, she wants both of them to be safe, on the other hand if she didn't have van to experience this with - she might as well be dead at this point. "i don't know what i'd do if you weren't here."