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Zooble was lying in their bed when someone rang the doorbell, frustrated, they got up and answered it.
-What do you- when their eyes land on the ribbon girl, they quickly flush off the stress in their body.
-Gangle, uh, what brings you here?- their voice were mixed with confusion and curiosity, but the person standing in front of them doesn’t answer.
-Do you want to come in? - it seems weird, the girl is usually very talkative towards them, so whatever is bothering her it’s not good.
Without hesitation, Gangle crosses through the door in a calculated movement, as if she were in a minefield. She lets out a sigh before gathering the courage to speak first, the tension in her shoulders is obvious, and all Zooble wants is to help with whatever is bothering Gangle.
-After that happened, i wanted to talk to you. You seemed stressed and angry, and i thought maybe i could help you, like talking or drawing, we can do a lot to distract ourselves, if you want to.
Gangle's eyes gleam with worry, and her words echo in Zooble's room. And maybe, thought Zooble’s heart, just maybe. They always find it cute when she watches them or when her eyes squint a little, it just shows how observant she is, how much attention she keeps on Zooble's words and actions and how much she takes them seriously. It always made Zooble's heart raced a little bit more than usual, but they try to ignore the sudden heat on their face.
-Yeah, we could talk - Zooble's mind would like more than just talking, but it disturbs them a little, friends, they are just friends.
- How are you, i mean, what are you feeling ? - The fact that the Gangle took the initiative to speak first and try to help them relieved some of Zooble's nervousness. They sighed and realized how important it could be for their friendship to be honest, and suddenly, opening up didn't seem like such a bad idea.
- It's still hard to accept that we wouldn't be able to leave even if we pressed the blue button, but a part of me couldn't believe that it was going to work, like i knew it wasn't real. I hate to say this, but i agreed with Jax, he was right the entire time, we may not be close but i could see the panic in his eyes when we realized it was an adventure all along, and i know that we all felt the same way as him. I wanted to escape this, i wanted to go back to my life in the real world, life isn't perfect but it's way better than here; i have people waiting for me, at least i had.
- One thing i know, is that life isn't perfect, but we could still be happy with it; we could still be satisfied with our life even when things don't go the way we expected, i always felt like i wasn't doing enough, but here with you, i realized the we're always enough, we're trying our best and that's enough. So i believe you have people waiting for you out there, and i believe we could still be happy here, we are together and that's all that matters, we need eachother to remember why life feels so good out of nowhere, i thought that people didn't like me but you do, you help me and you're there when i need, and the truth is, i always need you, and somehow, i know you feel the same for me.
Gangle's speach made Zooble's cheaks blush a little, it made their heart beat faster, god, everything that she said echoed in Zooble's mind, it was true everything that she said, she was right, and that made their head thing about them, their friendship, their bond, it is so especial, and that time, Zooble realized that maybe was worthy to risk it, the worst thing that could happend was a bad climate. Then, calmly, Zooble moves closer to Gangle and gets close enough to share the air between them. Gangle's breath is caught when they move their right arm and make circles on the girl's mask; it was soft but hard.
- Can i ? - Zooble's voice was like a whisper but it was full of desire and honesty, it made Gangle shiver a little.
Without answering the question Gangle approaches and leaves a small kiss in Zooble face, her hands wander around their body, carefully as if seeing what makes them feel good.
They slowly break the kiss and pull into a hug, tight and desesperate but strong. Zooble felt happy and in peace, it was all they wanted, at least for now.