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It’s been a week since Joanna first came here, to Lux. It’s been a week since Wendy came home and instantly chose Charlotte over staying at home forever. It’s been a week since Maze’s world changed completely.
Thoughts and questions ran through Maze’s mind like water but she doesn’t talk about it, doesn’t ask, focuses in on Joanna and the constant need to be sure she’s okay. The woman’s already slightly risky drinking habits are getting worse and she makes a choice at last.
“Come on, I’m taking you home.”
Joanna tries to protest, of course, but Maze cuts her off, gently. Kisses her silent, then leads her out, almost half-carrying the already tipsy woman. She spends the night, watches Joanna sleep, hopes that somehow, somehow, she will find the way to help her.
Joanna wakes to dark eyes focused on her, a hand closing at her wrist when she makes to bolt, keeping her there. She wants so badly to run. She’s always been so careful, but then she hears what Mazikeen, the barkeeper she’s come to care about so much, is saying.
“Nothing happened Joanna. Nothing happened…”
“Then…”
“I wanted to make sure you were alright.”
It's honest, so honest it chokes her a little but Maze knows she has to risk it.
“I don’t think I’ll be… alright… for a while.”
“Your sister?”
“Yeah. That.”
It's a lie. Mazikeen knows that instantly in the way Joanna pulls free and crosses to the window of her room. She follows, turns Joanna and looks her in the eyes.
“You can’t kill me Joanna. I’m literally a demon. They can’t kill me… no matter how they try.”
“Maze…”
“Just shut up for once.”
Mazikeen mutters, tangling a firm hand into soft brunette curls, pulling Joanna’s lips down to her own and kissing her deeply, passionately, she can’t tell her what she’s feeling but she can show her, she can always show her.
Joanna’s breath catches and Maze smirks, letting the kiss deepen before pressing closer, backing Joanna against the glass. For now, for now it’s enough to kiss her, to want her so much it burns. For now she can wait, she won’t rush this one.