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Whenever she saw her, she could always smell the oud.
On most people, it came off too strong; a mismatch of character, where the oud seemed as a pretentious way to make themselves alluring or enigmatic.
But on Adena, oh god it worked so well.
It amplified her personality, made her so captivating, so irresistible, that Kat just couldn’t get enough of her.
So whenever she smelled oud, memories and emotions with and about Adena flooded her mind.
Everytime she was in her presence, Kat could feel that adrenaline rushing through her, a frantic energy spreading throughout her body. And yet, it was accompanied by this warm familiarity when she was with her, because it was just so easy to be with her. The laughs, the banter they shared, even the personal moments where you would think there’d be awkwardness but there isn’t any.
When she saw Adena with Coco, nothing can describe the devastation she felt. That sinking feeling, the heart slowly breaking apart, fragment by painful fragment. Maybe it’s because she never saw it coming, trying to convince herself she was as hetero as they can get. That moment, however crushing, definitely cemented one thing.
She was fucked.