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Jewel sat sipping her tea at a small table on the upper deck of the house she and Tangle shared. Sitting across from her was Whisper, who was waiting for her own tea to cool. Tangle was, unfortunately, out of the house, something that Jewel could tell Whisper was feeling down about. Ever since the Metal Virus, the two were almost inseparable. So Jewel decided to try and take Whisper’s mind off of pining for their Lemur housemate by having a nice, pleasant talk over tea. However thus far Whisper had been living up to her name, which is to say, silent.
“So…” Jewel said, setting her teacup down on the table. “How long have you two been… together?”
*hm?* Whisper looked up from her tea. *what do you mean… together?*
“Y’know. Dating.”
Whisper’s eyebrows raised in confusion, despite the fact that her eyes remained closed. *tangle and i aren’t dating.*
This was not the reacting that Jewel was anticipating. “What do you mean you aren’t dating?”
*we’re not.*
“But you’re constantly spending time together.”
*so?*
“You’ve been spending every night cuddled up in the same bed.”
*what about it?*
“I’ve literally seen you two kissing.”
*and your point is?*
Jewel took a deep breath. “Whisper, you do know you’re gay, right?”
*no i’m not. i just really care about tangle a lot. she makes me happy. it’s not gay to kiss her, right?*
(Great Chaos, she’s really that oblivious.) Jewel put her hands together, and her elytra started twitching. “Whisper, honey, I’m sorry to break it to you, but if you’re a girl… and you kiss other girls… that’s Gay. That’s literally the textbook definition of Gay.”
*oh.* Whisper’s eyes opened a smidge wider. “Oh.”
Jewel got up, flying over to Whisper and putting a hand on her shoulder.
*wait. is tangle…*
“I’ve been her best friend since we were kids. I knew she was gay before she even knew.”
Whisper started blushing. There were several billion thoughts running through her brain, as she began to put the puzzle pieces together. And all signs were pointing towards the fact that she was, in fact, madly in love with Tangle.
And, with impeccable timing, Tangle chose that exact moment to arrive, knocking on the door below them. “Halloo~” She called out. “I’m home!”
Jewel stuck her head out over the railing. “We’re just having tea up here, you’re welcome to join us.”
“Don’t mind if I do!” She replied as her tail grabbed the railing, slingshotting her to the top where she landed in an Epic Action Pose. She quickly stood back up and leaned towards Whisper, giving her a quick peck on the cheek.
Jewel flew over to the door to the kitchen. “I’ll get you some tea,” she said. Of course, this wasn’t the only reason she had for leaving the two alone to talk, but she wasn’t going to say that out loud.
Tangle grabbed a third chair with her tail, sitting down right next to Whisper, who had put her mask on to disguise how much she was blushing. “So, what were you two talking ‘bout, luv?”
*…girl talk*
“Gotcha,” she said, finger guns a’blazing.
*hey uh… can i… ask you something?*
“Fire away, Whis.”
*so i… recently realized that… i um… i kinda…*
Tangle grabbed Whisper’s hands, staring into the thin slits where she could her light blue eyes.
*i… i’m…* she took a deep breath, taking her mask off and setting it down on the table. “I’m in love with you, will you please be my girlfriend?”
Tangle stared at Whisper for a couple seconds. Then she started to chuckle. And then it turned into laughter, the same laughter that made Whisper’s heart soar every time she heard it. “Whisper love, I thought we were already dating?”
Whisper’s cheeks turned redder than a Power-Type Energy Core. Before she could try and hide her face in her hands again, Tangle put her left hand to her cheek, moving in for a kiss. Whisper accepted, wrapping her own arms around Tangle’s back.
Jewel looked on from inside the house, smiling to herself. (Chaos, those two are so adorable.)