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[Already regretting her decision to share more details than she'd wanted, Rey's flushed face heats up even more. It's almost getting to the point where her physical body is starting to radiate hot waves of energy.

[Not that Rey is aware of it yet. She's too distracted scrambling for a better way to explain her predicament without being showy about the whole damn thing.]

It... It's not normal. As in... Have both parts. Male and female. And, um...

[Oh dear. Is that blanket starting to smoke?]

[Rey was scrambling and Mikasa's brain was scrambled. Though the sudden warmth was a slight comfort, making her untense, the ruff of thick fur at her neck puffing up.

Both parts..? Well she knew what both parts were, but on the same person. She'd not thought that was possible, though nor had Rey by the sounds of it. Rey's flush was unnoticed on her red skin, but Mikasa was a little preoccupied with her own thoughts. As messy as they were.

...She sniffed again. Nose giving a little twitch.

Yeah, that weird musk was there again and...smoke? She stilled at the scent, shoulders hunching as it reached the dumb animal brain.]

Fire-! [And what proceeded was the most awkward backpedal. Her hands shoving at the ground to push her body back even as her legs were rooted to the spot. The result was her just tumbling backward. Blunt little claws scrabbling for purchase on something, tangling in fabric.]

[Somehow, at some point, that fabric Mikasa became entangled in was part of the blanket covering Rey. Which, as she attempts to scramble away from the smoke, inevitably sends her pitching forward.]

FU--!

[Forced to abandon her efforts to cover her body, Rey flails to keep from eating dirt.

[Instead, she lands on top of Mikasa. What little that had been hiding her naked body now drapes loosely below her waist.]

[Her own skirt, the blanket. Mikasa was tangled in everything in her mad frenzy to move. Her movements slowed after a second, leaving her prone and crouched as her human brain cells started to bring logic back into the equation.

That moment of stillness was enough for Rey to completely bodyslam her. She fell into the ground, landing with a grunt. Starting to lift herself again without thinking. Bumping straight into Rey again.]

Huh?

[That bump turns into a straight up headbutt, as Mikasa moves to get up with Rey still on top of her. A pained, irritable noise yelps out, barely sounding like her own voice.

[Eyes squeezed shut through the spinning pain, Rey composes herself for a moment. It hasn't quite sunk in that she's more or less naked on top of Mikasa, more exposed than she's ever been. Or that Rey has been supporting herself over the ground on either side of Mikasa's head.

[A compromising position, if one has ever seen such a thing.]

Ow, fuck...

[In turn, Mikasa grunted. Flinching back slightly, a hand trying to come up to rub at her forehead...Only to prod Rey in the ribs and give up with a huff.

A huff that she felt. The warm breath bouncing off of Rey's face. For a moment, Mikasa just stared, head tilting as she looked at the face that was so close to her own. Confused at why it was there. Not moving away, still partly stuck in a tangle of limbs. Then...

...She blepped. The very tip of her tongue poking out, then retreated again. Then again. Her head slowly coming up to just...press her cheek into Rey's cheek.]

[That prod immediately shoots Rey's awareness back to reality, if only because she realizes just how close Mikasa is.

[And then she's even closer. Really close. In a way that Rey isn't used to most people being.]

What're you...?

[As if the blep wasn't confusing enough. Now Mikasa moves to her cheek, and any words Rey meant to say screeches to a halt.

[It also probably doesn't help that she's sporting a raging erection, now made worse by Mikasa's warmth and face, pressed to her own. If she were to move now, she can kiss any hope of hiding it goodbye.]

[It was only a tiny blep-! Mikasa didn't enough notice as her eyes slid shut and nuzzled. Only gently. Just the lightest brush as she sniffed. Not doing anything else, just chilling.

Then the arm she'd been using to hold herself gave way. Not because she couldn't hold her own weight, but because her body had gone slack. She flopped to the ground, wiggling and squirm under Rey, brushing against her arm, just getting comft-

She froze. Feeling something press against her stomach. Her eyes opening as she blinked up at Rey.] Huh? [It took another second for her lips to part in a silent 'oh' as she remembered just what Rey had.] Is that..?

[She cause boner??]

[Sorry, Mikasa. Rey's sex drive has been cranked up to 11 ever since she woke up this way. It'd been easy to ignore at first, but...

[Not so easy to ignore now. Rey's face turns beet red when she realizes her "new addition" is also brushing Mikasa. Now would probably be a good time to scramble off, but for whatever reason... Rey can't bring herself to move.

[Also she can't seem to look Mikasa in the eye as she casts a sidelong look away.]

Y-yeah, it's... that.

[Her shoulders tense. An awkward silence follows, as her claws curl over the earth.]

Sorry, um. Can get off. [phrasing, Rey] Just... need a moment.

[Well it was time for Mikasa to turn into a tomato as well. Her breath uneven as she tried and failed to keep still. Trying not to move so she wouldn't press against Rey-Rey's...that.

Even if Rey was looking away, Mikasa kept looking straight ahead, her eyes focused firmly on the other woman's forehead. Just silently waiting. Then she shivered, her eyes glancing at the sound of claws ripping up dirt. Head-turning slightly to look, her body accidentally shifting.]

You can't get off..? [A smart person- A person who was better at these things might have been able to point out the bad phrasing. But Mikasa just mumbled Rey's words back at her. Then she jolted, twisting to try and meet Rey's eyes again.] ...A moment to do wha- [Only to freeze when her nose bumped Rey's. Foreheads almost touching.

...So close. So warm.] Uh...

[Oh. Shit. They're close, aren't they? A little too close...

[So then why was there a part of Rey who kept feeling that they weren't close enough?]

Y-you're not uncomfortable, are you?

[Even with her sex drive cranked up to eleven, Rey still feels the strong need to make sure that Mikasa isn't doing what she's doing out of anxiety or whatever. She seems like someone who's even less versed in these kinds of encounters than Rey is these days.]

[So close that Mikasa could feel Rey's breath as she spoke. She swallowed.]

No. I feel fine... [Despite her words, her face scrunched up. Biting her lip as she inhaled, trying to reign her flushed cheeks back.] Is that...w-weird? To like this... [She cringed at her own clumsy words. It felt like this was something she should be uncomfortable by, to want to get away from but... She didn't. If anything she felt more comfortable, snuggled up close like this. Their bodies pressed close.]

Do you?

[Did she say "like this"? As in... Mikasa actually likes this? This thing that Rey is doing right now, whatever it is?

[It was one thing when it has just been herself feeling weird, but hearing someone else struggling gives Rey something else to focus on. She turns her head back to Mikasa, studying her features and body language. Looking for any sign of discomfort.]

You... like this? [Rey inches further in, their lips brushing.]

[Yeah...There was a reason Mikasa wasn't sure what to do. But she wasn't lying, she liked the closeness. It made her feel warm and safe in ways she couldn't put into words.

When Rey neared, Mikasa didn't back away. Only giving a stifled squeak. She wasn't sure what she'd been expecting, not a kiss. So she stilled, only pressing her forehead against Rey's, letting her lead.]

I do... [She frowned, still not sure what to make of that. Her words coming out in a whisper, almost silent. Her lips moving softly, not pressing, just glancing.] What about you? [Because she really didn't want to be alone in this. Whatever this was...]

[Rather than trying to find the answer in words, Rey does the next best thing.

[With how close they are already, it doesn't take much movement before her mouth finds Mikasa in a tentative kiss. It's soft at first, not wanting to linger for too long in case it turns out to not be something that the other woman is into.

[Afterwards, Rey pulls back just enough to give Mikasa an earnest look. Her catlike eyes dilating with growing interest and lust.]

Is that answer sufficient?

[Mikasa was a big advocate for actions speaking louder than words.

So instead of speechless, she was still. Staring back, not even blin-oh wait, there was a blink. Just looking back at Rey blankly, lips parted. Then she moved to return the kiss, but in her daze...She didn't think to slow down.

Terrible. She was that eager that she was literally going to smash her face into Rey's.]

[...And smash her face, Mikasa did.]

Ah! Shit... [Rey grunts, a hand coming up to her lower lip where their faces bonked with each other.

[It's fine. They're fine. No one is bleeding. Probably.]

[For what it was worth, Mikasa hardly moved away. In fact, Miss hardhead here drifted closer, headbutting the hand. The puca blinked when she was blocked.]

Huh? [Staring blankly. Then she fell back, shuffling slightly. Getting comfortable.] Oh... [Oh... Her face couldn't flush anymore. She's just- She's just going to tighten her grip on Rey, pulling the other woman close enough that Mikasa could hide her face in the crook of Rey's neck. It was safe here, out of sight.]

[Oh, she's... not trying to scramble away, thinking that this whole thing is one big mistake. Mikasa is still here. That's good. How nice.

[Makeover, Rey hasn't removed herself, either. She just perks up when Mikasa seeks refuge against her neck. A pretty sensitive spot, mind you, for a scar as fucked up as the one she has there.]

You don't... want to run away or anything, do you?

[The least Rey can do in her position is make sure that Mikasa isn't acting from a place of fear than... something else. Something that she can't quite deny hasn't turned her on in some capacity, and that it would be awkward as fuck if she tried to stand up right now without addressing the elephant on the proverbial room.]

[The silence was so painfully awkward. Then Rey broke it and Mikasa? Mikasa gave a noise that was a mixture of a snort and stutter. She wasn't... Completely comfortable with the situation, unsure of what to think of how her cheeks flushed, her heart pounded. But Rey wasn't the source of the discomfort, that lay with how she didn't feel in control. How no matter how much she tried, she couldn't steady her own heartbeat like she normally would.

Like she couldn't contain the small snort of laughter.]

If I wanted to run, I'd be gone.

[For once, since this whole mess started. Her voice was steady, confident. She was sure of that. She took a breath, slowly regaining herself.

She fell back, giving a feeble wiggle as she tried to get out. But she wasn't rushing.] You okay?

[Has Rey ever seen Mikasa laugh like that before? She blinks, realizing that they're both kind of seeing each other differently in general at the moment.

[Sliding a little further back as Mikasa wiggles, Rey offers an apologetic look. She's a bit of a mess when it comes to these things. But then, they're both probably messes. Mikasa is hardly the first person Rey has met that shares the same issues.]

Yeah! Yeah, am... okay. Kind of.

[Other than the stinging pain reminding her of her predicament, and she hates that part.

[She hesitates, her body not quite catching up with her mind when it comes to withdrawing from her position completely.]

Would it... be okay to move someplace that's... not the ground? And... do some more of that?

[Whichever version of "that" she's referring to, Rey is hesitant to go into. Mostly because she's not even sure what she means yet.]

[A rare sight, the Mikasa giggle-snort, feel blessed.

But Mikasa was free, free to sit up. She kept her legs stretched out, only lifting her top half so she was level with Rey. Giving a soft sigh as she rolled her shoulders, that was better. Sleeping on the ground wasn't unknown to her, but there'd been a lump that'd dug into her shoulders where she was. The relief distracted her momentarily.

Though the slight smile slipped when Rey spoke again. Head tilting. Rey...What did that mean? But she pursed her lips, silently thinking of it.

Then she nodded.]

Okay... [Awkward...But Mikasa remained sat for a moment, waiting for Rey to lead the way.]

[With Mikasa free from under her, Rey slinks back with the blanket wrapped tight over her shoulders. Not because she's embarrassed, but because...

[Actually, she's a little embarrassed, with the way her body is right now. Which makes retreating to where Rey and Kainé had been staying so far that much better than being out in the open. Otherwise she isn't so meek when it comes to such things.

[Unlike the thrown together piles of blankets and pillows, it's a rather modest shelter. Made from the corrugated metal and scrap materials found in the Espera Village, now it's less of a "pillow fort" and closer to a campsite or shack.

[At least there's proper bedding, though still low to the ground.]

Apologies for the, um... this. [She gestures at her current living situation.] Planning to build something better soon.

[She stared for a moment, averting her gaze when Rey tightened the blanket. Being polite. Or trying. She had to look back to see where Rey was shifting to. Blinking as she looked around the little shack.]

...It's nice. [It was. It was off the ground so people didn't get wet while sleeping and was away from the rocks. Out of the wind. She'd sleep in worse places. She didn't get why Rey would be sorry. But Mikasa gave another small snort.]

I'm planning the same. It's too loud in the city.

[Look, Rey wants to try and be a more accomodating host someday, but her current lifestyle leaves much to be desired.

[It's good enough for the likes of them, though. And for Rey, it's been enough. There's some bedding (which is mostly just plush blankets tossed half-heartedly around) and pillows. Already it's more than what she's used to.]

You too, huh?

[Funny how many like-minded Gembonded there are, they aren't too much unlike Rey.

[With the blanket still over her shoulders, she moves to sit down over the platform, cushioned by down comforters. It's cozier than it might look to most. She gives Mikasa a look that silently welcomes her to join.]

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they're both hopeless, so the anime gods have forced my hand.

that fucking icon

i don't get to use it nearly as much as i'd like. (◕‿◕✿)

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