🗱 Sara/Barnham

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[ For all levels of shenanigans, there will probably be a picture here at some point CUT ME SOME SLACK IT'S LATE ]

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[alcobrawlic]

I've been told I've made other people's lives hard, so maybe I've improved a little.

[ No, she's still going to drive people like the Vice-Principal and Neithardt crazy. ]

Or maybe you're just a natural? [ She likes it when he's this close, when she can soak in the warmth of another person. ] You just never had the chance to learn that fact for yourself.

[moraled]

... I unfortunately am far from the sort.

[A natural, that is. Trust him. He knows. He Knows.]

However, things that were once difficult are far simpler, I'm finding, around you.

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That's because you always think too hard, and you're finally learning to relax.

[ Sara almost sounds proud. ]

Which means getting you to melt completely is going to be fun.

[moraled]

I would have preferred another way to learn to--

[....

.....???????]

Sara?

[AHH??]

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[ IT NEVER GETS OLD and she's so happy to see him blush-- even if she snorts slightly under her breath, but keeps their foreheads pressed together. ]

It's okay. I'll behave until you don't want me to.

[ At his own pace, this time. ]

[moraled]

... It is not a matter of want, but...

[He's red even just admitting that, but...hey, he's a healthy adult male who is healthily attracted to Sara and everything she chooses to be but...

He's also still responsible, and he's aware too that they might not be ready for that when he's still piecing himself back together.

He sighs.]

I shall endeavor to recover. [Emotionally--so they can enjoy themselves without concerns.]

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We're partners, remember?

[ Sara draws back, not by much-- and gives his hair a teasing ruffle. It's gratifying to know that he's not just worried about chastity, but... ]

From now on, whatever we deal with, we'll do it as a team. You won't be facing things alone.

[moraled]

[... That seems like her. With his hair ruffled, it's not quite so spiky and ridiculous, which means it hangs in his face a bit more.

It's probably fine though, he just snorts.

He's been through 7 weeks of murder, being worried about chastity is long out the window.]

... Indeed. I believe in--both that, and in you.

[Partners... it has a nice ring to it.]

And I shall be counting on your assistance in this as well. [his emotional hardships are things he fully intends to fix as soon as possible, it's just...going to take some time.]

[alcobrawlic]

Definitely! I did say you were stuck with my support, Zach.

[ A brief pause to nudge his hair away from his face, and then she smiles crookedly. ]

So for now, just focus on resting. If you need to talk, I'll be here.

[moraled]

[It's ridiculous just how fond of her he feels in this moment--but all he can do is loosely wrap an arm around her waist and make an acknowledging noise.

It's fine.

Everything is fine.]

... I know. I am growing less and less concerned with that.

[Sara is too vibrant and warm to be anything but alive.]

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[ In response, Sara releases a soft noise of her own-- one of relief and contentment, and squirms a bit to get comfortable against his side as she closes her eyes. There's something to be said about being this close to someone you trust-- and she can't remember the last time that had happened, that she hadn't drifted off alone, thoughts kept carefully tucked to herself. ]

One day, you won't be concerned at all.

[moraled]

... One day.

[He won't deny that. He knows that if he keeps waking up next to Sara, keeps being able to hold her just like this... he won't have any reason to worry about her.

It'll be just fine.

He rests his chin on the top of her head gently, and is perfectly content to hold her just like this.

Really... in moments like this, that's when he knows it will all be just fine.