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It was moments like these that made Texas consider why she kept going along with these schemes that her partner kept coming up with.
She could have said no, /should/ have said no…
…Yet here the two of them were sat on the bonnet of their delivery van, side by side, watching the worst movie Texas could ever imagine projected on a screen in front of them.
Sure, it was relatively deserted but maybe it was the wrong day of the week for a public movie night, or the citizens just knew how god damn awful this was going to be. And somehow she still allowed herself to be dragged along… The things she did for this girl. Especially on their day off
Whilst Texas would be sitting with her legs dangling, it was easy to note the more carefree attitude of Exusiai as she sat cross legged and leaning back slightly. That was enough to remind Texas this was supposed to be a… fun… event; and so she would end up copying that pose though god forbid they damage the van or have to clean it for the nth time. Maybe they should take their shoes off…
“Hey… Are you watching?”
Orange eyes would find themselves glancing over at the redhead, the distractions immediately forced away by the mere presence the Sankta gave off. She seemed more than happy with this little arrangement considering Texas had provided the snacks consisting of sweets, chips and of course pocky sticks that Texas was loathe to share, they would be kept practically on her lap as she placed on between her lips and raised a brow in response to Exusiai’s little comment.
“Of course I am…” Would be the simple reply, turning her attention back to the screen that she actually had no idea what was going on. From the snippets she remembered it seemed to be a cheesy romcom. Star crossed lovers, lame villains, tragedy. It was the whole works. It felt somewhat nice seeing how invested the other girl could get though.
“Couldve fooled me~” The chirpy voice would reply back, earning a little annoyed glance from the Lupo that would make the angel hold her hands up in mock surrender. “S-Sorry! You just looked a little far away…” A teasing smile would flick across her features before fading as a small shiver went through her that would make her instinctively shuffle closer to the other. “Don’t you think it’s a little cold…” A pause. “Hmm… If you’re cold you could have my jacket you know~” Ignoring the fact she was shivering like it was winter just a moment earlier.
“Are /you/ watching this?” Came the more taciturn reply, slightly muffled by the pocky stick hanging from her mouth, biting down once as she ignored Exusiai’s presence inching closer to her own. “Or just talking?” The only sign of Texas enjoying the company would be the subtle movements of her ears folding back slightly, of course that and her palm absentmindedly brushing the back of Exusiai’s just to make sure she wasn’t actually about to freeze to death. Dramatic as usual. She loved it.
“Hey!” Exusiai would automatically pout and close the distance between them, resting the majority of her weight against Texas whilst simultaneously leaning in to take a bite of that pocky stick with a cheeky laugh. Food was much better when shared with friends — or more, whatever they were at this point. The past few years had secured that they were coworkers… acquaintances… even friends… And of course she was satisfied with that, but a tiny part of her wanted to acknowledge that sometimes this felt all just a little too perfect. She was scared sometimes, scared that Texas might just run away and leave her. That all of these years meant nothing and that in the end…
It seemed that whilst Exusiai was caught in her own thoughts, she had missed Texas subtly moving just a bit closer, the warmth emanating from the Lupo was enough to make Exisiai audibly sigh and begin to rest her head on her shoulder, ignoring the slight tensing of muscles Texas tended to do absentmindedly whenever it came to moments like these. It was even clearer now the two of them just needed each others company more than they really wanted to watch a movie.
But they both remained staring straight ahead with all the unsaid words between them.
Minutes would feel like hours as they passed with Exusiai resuming the sitting up position just so poor Texas’ shoulder didn’t get too sore for the drive home, there wasn’t long left of the movie by this point and most of the sweets between them had basically disappeared. At some point, Exusiai had found herself loosely holding onto Texas’ hand to conserve a piece of that warmth, that simple touch alone would bring her plenty of serotonin for the next few years and although Texas wouldn’t show it outwardly, part of her body temperature was the pure warmth that came with being so sentimental towards the other.
Yet in a rare show of emotion, Texas would copy suit and end up resting her own head against Exusiai’s shoulder, positioning herself so she was at least comfortable. If she had to suffer through this, the Sankta would have to suffer through being a human pillow. Even if… Texas was getting a little /too/ comfortable…
It wouldn’t take long for her eyes to slowly drift off. It was strange how safe she felt just being within orbit of her partner, the first one she would go to for support and somehow one of the few that could instantly make her moods improve. As different as they were, sometimes it was like Exusiai was the only one who could calm her racing thoughts, the fears that haunted her; she was really the only one who she willingly allowed to see her in a vulnerable position like this.
But as unpredictable as Exusiai was, Texas was even more so with her little displays of affection in the form of hand holding, or the way she would begin to gently rest her weight against her angel and in return the angel would move her arm to hold Texas around the shoulders, the warmest smile plastered on her face that she would never be able to hide no matter how hard she tried.
And just like that, the movie would end. The hero would save the day. The villain would be defeated. The guy would get the girl. It was almost enough to make Exusiai consider that she had everything she wanted right here, in the form of a rather stubborn, stoic, best-partner-she-could-ever-ask-for. Speaking of, she’d been rather quieter than usual.
“Hey Tex… That was pretty good don’t you think~”
Pause.
“Hm…?”
The redhead would be met with the sight of Texas sleeping on her shoulder, the only sign of consciousness would be the movements of her tail whilst she spoke, a tiny little detail that was way funnier than it should have been. But also one that gave her another idea, at least one way to preserve the memory of this little ‘date’ of theirs. Slowly, she would produce her phone from her pocket, ignoring the countless notifications from Sora about how it was going (and of course about whether Texas was drinking, eating, breathing).
Taking it ever so slowly so she wouldn’t wake her up, she’d open up the camera, move her head a tiny bit closer into the frame, flash that trademark grin and a little peace sign before clicking the button that would cement this as part of history — until she needed to buy a new device… but that was a story for another day.
For a few moments, Exusiai would sit there in silence, feeling the soft movements of Texas breathing against her jacket whilst the designated guardian angel would find herself glancing up at the sky, just a little… dumbfounded about how they ended up this way. Was this a kind of happiness that she deserved… or would it just end the same way as before?
For a brief moment she’d purposefully whisper out loud in the darkness, smiling just a little more. “Tex…?”
No response.
That was all the confirmation she needed that the two of them should stay here a little longer like this.
And so the angel would simply lean down and press a kiss to the top of Texas’ hair, careful not to disturb those sensitive ears. “Love you…” She’d whisper aloud once more, and although there would be no response… it just felt good to say it out loud at last.