Pastries and Play

[fluffymcsnuggles]

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There was a silence again that made her begin a cold sweat. Was that not the right thing to say or? The sigh made her more alert but she let out a small noise of exclamation as he squished her face. She looks confused for a moment before she begins laughing at the gesture. Her smoosh face makes her cheeks puff up. Her eyes scan all of his features which can see so clearly now without the shadows. Louise could feel her brain rolling around in her skull as her head was given a gentle shake. It wasn't hard given the addled and flustered state she was in.

"Why are you shaking me?" she whines for a moment before he replies with his comment. It has her cheeks glowing rosy red and she's fritzing out with the way he's looking at her. She has to admit either outcome would be entertaining. Actually the heart attack not so much... She grins dumbly at him when he reaches out to touch her again. Her head tilts forward into his hand and the space between them feels smaller than before. This is just for a closer look Ahah.

Aw, cmon his words make it so hard for her to come up with her own. Does he have to be this sweet and cute and shit? Her smile only grows wider, the joy reflecting in her fluttering blue gaze. "I mean you're already doing a pretty good job of all those things you just listed," she chuckles out. "I'll be by your side as long as you want me there," she says.

There is a small pout when his hand pulls away. It feels so cold now. A little dramatic but it does feel colder. She takes a step back to give him more room. Seems like they're done with their food anyways. Her eyes dart over to the cashier who has a smirk on their face. Upon eye contact, though they roll their eyes, feign disgust, and go off to clean something or another that doesn't really need cleaning. She snaps back to Ty though at his question. Her mouth opens and closes before she gives a small shrug and a nod in response before rocking back and forth on her heels.

She has to admit she has absolutely no clue what to do after this. All media is fucking useless now. Dammit, those romance novels are for nothing. NOTHING. Thank god for Ty though and his chill attitude and ability to think rationally. More so than her anyways but that wasn't a hard thing to do. "Yeah let's get out of here," she says. She let her fingers entwine around his and gently tug him up to stand.

She feels giddy holding his hand. The fact that she can really feel it all too was amazing. She really hopes this isn't a dream she's suddenly gonna wake up from. That would both be confusing AND it would suck. She begins to lead him outside. Staff will clean up the dishes they left on the table it's fine. Louise wastes no time making her way outside with Ty for some fresh air to get rid of all that tension.

"Do you have anywhere, in particular, you wanna go now or...?" She asks as they reach the door.

[Sparky]

[Refs]

    Having someone else's hand intertwined with his own felt comforting. Even if it was made of metal, that wasn't the point. Because who it was attached to was warm and soft enough to make up for all the metal and wires. Grabbing his bag first, the punk let Louise haul him up. She really did have a good bit of power in those arms of hers. Ty gave the hand a gentle squeeze and smiled, thankful that Luke helped the girl feel that sort of touch again. How weird this was. The day started off with them as friends, and now at the drop of a hat they were something more. Or, rather the lift of a hat. Fuck you that was funny. The boy perked up as they stepped back outside and onto the sidewalk. 

    "Huh, good question, I didn't think this far ahead. Honestly I just wanted to see what a dork's hand felt like in mine." The uneasiness was slowly unknotting itself out of his stomach. This was nice. It was going to take a moment for him to really come to grips with this new reality, but the young punk liked it. He liked the change. Humming, the boy continued. "Well, there's a few places we could head off to." His free hand tapped his chin, thinking hard on some spots that could be nice to chill at. Food was definitely out of the question, they'd already gotten some. Now they needed new scenery.

    "We could head to the skatepark and fuck around there for a bit, show off each other's skills and shit. Could go to a park-park, relax under a tree, look at the clouds. Cuddle a bit. Or we could head back to my place, play some video games, let you look at me without my ballcap. Cuddle more than a bit." Ty grinned down at Louise with that last comment. He gave the girl a slight nudge before continuing. "Think about it. Either we're doing some schmooves and showing off your new limbs for other people, or we're laying together in the grass. Your head on my chest, my arm around your shoulder-" he gently swayed himself against her side "-or, we're sitting together on or against the couch, you in my arms and leaned up against me. Close together and lounging as we kick each others asses playing smash bros." 

    All Valid arguments. 

    Truthfully, Ty knew exactly which one he preferred to do, but all of the ideas were fun. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that they were both setting up their very first date. Sure, the beginning could probably be argued as a date, but neither of them knew the other liked them up until five minutes ago. At that point, they could still consider it a hang out. But now they were actually dating, and wherever the two picked was going to set that in stone. Make it official, so to speak. With the knots in his stomach free, butterflies now rushed in full force and made his gut their home. Fuck, if this is how it felt to be in love, why the hell did Luke and Luna keep trying to dodge around one another? Those two were majorly missing out. 

    Ty's gaze stayed on the road for a few beats, then shifted to Louise. The boy pursed his lips, studying her features up close. He was dating her. She was his girlfriend now. How the hell did this all happen? Him of all people? Fucking wild and unheard of. And yet here they were, two completely strange individuals making the combined decision to be strange together. 

    He leaned down and kissed Louise's cheek. 

[fluffymcsnuggles]

[Refs]

Thank goodness her hand isn't fleshy. Because if it was she is sure it would be clammy as fuck right now. She can't believe that she's actually holding someone's hand right now. It felt nice and warm and grounding. Also definitely kept her from wandering off if anything caught her eye. Unlikely though since the only thing she's focused on at the moment is Ty. If inviting people to do stuff ends this unexpectedly well she should do it more often. She needs to come up with more places though... A process to address later.

She finds herself going back to her typical blushing messy state. "If you wanted to hold my hand coulda just asked~. Comments and feedback on this dork's hand? Always looking for updates," she says with a grin. She could feel the rapid beating of her heart finally begin to slow down a little. Thank fuck, though she wonders if her heart actually took any damage from all that speedrunning it did.

It's so weird how this is both super familiar and super different at the same time right now. She finds herself blanking on suggestions so she's open to hearing all of Ty's. She finds herself giggling as he nudges her slightly. Damn, they all sounded like good options. How the fuck can she pick just one? On the bright side though, now that they're dating they could get around to all of them at some point. She giggles and echoes the word "Schmooves," to herself and laughs again. Funny word just make her laugh ok?

She finds herself crawling back to crimson shades as he begins to elaborate on the other two options. Well shit, those were beginning to sound really nice. She chewed on the inside of her cheek and her brows furrowed as she went deep into thought. Decision-making is hard ugh. Then wait is this a date? Now it HAS to be considering they are dating. Was the cafe a date though? The world may never know and most certainly not her. Going on her first date ever? Wow.

Finally, her eyes brighten as she settles upon a plan. Though the spark quickly bursts into flames as he goes and kisses her cheek again. She can only let out a squeak of surprise before hiding her face under her free hand. She nearly stops walking but remembers that she kinda has to keep going when she's holding someone's hand. Right she's holding Ty's hand. Oh boy, the racing heart is back how nice.

"U-Um..." Right! Decisions need to be made right now. She doesn't think she's in any state to skate properly without falling on her ass thanks to Ty's teasing and general cuteness. "Video games sound good I think o-or the park? Uh...whichever you prefer." Goddammit Louise make a decision. Though she did try. Maybe she can pull up a random number generator...hm...

[Sparky]

[Refs]

    Ty looked down towards Louise, her response stammered out with a blush. Gods she was too fuckin adorable. The young man gently leaned himself up against her, closing the distance between them. She received another gentle squeeze on her hand. An action purely meant to comfort, as well as show his affection. Maybe public displays of that were best kept to a minimum for the time being. Louise didn't look as though she could handle it otherwise. Counter argument, it was really cute to see her get flustered and know that it was him that caused it. Man, this lovey dovey mushy shit was actually really fun. The sort of stuff that made his heart feel warm and... honestly really happy. Maybe it was just him still being giddy over the start of a new relationship. If so, the young man never wanted this feeling to end. 

    "Maybe we should just head back to my place. That way no one has to see you publicly turn into a tomato." Ty laughed. Now they had a direction, and the young man led the way. The trip to the pastry shop certainly took less time, but then again Ty skated his way there. The journey didn't take too much time, however. In fact, the sun barely seemed to move by the time they arrived back at the apartment complex. 

    Fourth floor, room fourty-eight down at the end of the hall. 
    
    It struck Ty that this was actually the first time he'd invited anyone over to his home. And the first person to finally see it wasn't Luke or Luna, but it was Louise. For some reason, that thought made it all feel much bigger than it actually was. Clicking his key into the lock, a small click met their ears. Callahan wasn't home. Thank the gods. That gave the two of them a bit more privacy to hang out and be themselves. 

    The apartment was a fairly standard fair. Clean blueish-gray floor, and the kitchen immediately on their left. The living room was decorated nicely, with a soft looking couch settled in front of a big-screen television. A glass coffee table settled itself in the space between. A few potted plants filled the corners and empty space, alongside a few shelves and a book case. Unlike Luke, whose apartment was relatively sparse, Ty and Callahan looked to fill the empty space with fairly reasonable decorations. 

    "Welcome to my home." Ty stated. The boy let go of Louise's hand and kicked off his shoes, then placed them in a special rack for them. Simple, but effective at keeping the floors clean. "Boots off at the front door." The carpet was soft and plush under foot, while the maroon colored couch was equally comfortable. The punk hopped his way over the back of the couch and landed on the right side. "I got a few games other than Smash, but I'm pretty sure those are both taking second stage to-" Ty opened his arms towards Louise "-a chance to see how nice cuddling is. I heard it's pretty dope."

[fluffymcsnuggles]

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The squeeze given to her hand felt both comforting and also made her more flustered. Giddy maybe was the better word here? Something along those lines. It helps make this day feel more fucking real. "My face wouldn't be this red if you stopped!" she said now nudging him again and adding a poke for emphasis with a smile. Stopped what Louise? Gotta get specific here you nerd.

With a click of her heels, she was gliding alongside Ty hand in hand. Her heart squeezes from just how cute this shit is to her. All of it felt shockingly easy too. Or maybe that's just Ty helping make all of this feel less scary than before. Only a little bit, questions are gonna haunt her later it's fine.

She can't help but feel a little dizzy when they begin to approach his apartment. Just breathe Louise. That is an important thing you have to do. "Oh! Right... thanks!" Her eyes dart around the apartment as she slips off her shoes. It's really neat compared to her place that's for fucking sure. She realizes she might have to try and clean it up like this at some point if she wants people to come over.

She's immediately distracted by the feeling of carpet, however. She lets herself twirl around on it a little curiously. Wait no too much, static shock is a thing and that is not fun with fleshy limbs. It's significantly less fun with tech limbs. She quickly reaches out to touch the wall and sighs in relief that there is no pop or shock.

Louise looks over at the couch at smiles at Ty when he opens his arms up. "Yeah... we can always pick a game later.  Your place is very nice by the way," she says before practically skipping over to him and settling down on the couch with him right in his arms. She finds her face going pink again and she wraps her arms around his shoulders. Then she lets her head fall forward and rest in the crook of his neck. "I'm already liking this," she says with a giggle. It's been like five seconds calm down. Her arms were firm but gentle, definitely had a weight to them but it danced the grounds of comforting rather than overbearing. Her fingertips may or may not be also tracing some lines on his back.

What? Like she was gonna pass up the opportunity to do that? Fuck no.

[Sparky]

[Refs]

    Peaceful. That was the word that popped to mind as Ty wrapped his arms around Louise. He pulled her close and flicked his cap off. It flipped onto the couch, and Ty's head was free. The scar that ran up his forehead was barely a tiny notch. If his dark hair was longer, it could easily cover it up. The style itself was short and shaved around the sides and back, while the top was just a bit longer. Unlike Callahan, there were no hints of white in it. Free from the constraints of the ballcap, his bangs popped up off his head, naturally spiking themselves. Similar in some ways to his older brother, but rather than forming along the scalp, Ty's hair liked to jut out. 

    Snuggled into the warmth of Louise's body, her weight against him was a comfort. A declaration that everything was real. That it really happened. That the young man wasn't dreaming. As if to seal the deal, Ty leaned down and gave her a small peck to her forehead. 

    Despite his rough and tumble appearance, Ty had always come off as gentler than he let on. Now that was on full display. The young man let her mechanical hands explore his body, allowing her to get as much of a feel as she wanted. He wasn't ticklish, so he didn't fear any repercussions for allowing her to do so. "I'm already liking this myself..." Slowly, his firm hands began to wander as well. His left tucked itself under the nape of her neck, fingers laced in the back of her scalp. The right settled in the small of her back, thumb tracing circles ever so gently. 

    The air in the room was still, calm, quiet. As though the world itself was holding its breath, anticipating where the new lovebirds would go next. Ty sure as fuck didn't know. Ok, right, maybe he had a few ideas. Maybe there were some things he'd like to do, some things he would like to try. Not like that. 

    Pervert. 

    On her neck, the hand moved and drifted off. Fingers combed and danced through her soft hair, soaking up the sensation of it. Thumb and forefinger both traced under her ear. Down along her jawline. Took hold of her chin. Carefully and gently, Ty lifted the girl's face to meet his. Blue eyes met the mixed blue-green. There was no more uncertainty or fear within, instead they were warm. Compassionate. A nervousness certainly laid inside, but nothing like before. The young punk's mouth parted slightly, eyes darted down to her lips. Back to meet her gaze.

    His mouth closed, swallowed, then parted again. Yeah. Tyler was definitely nervous, but didn't want to back down now. Not after everything. The young man leaned in closer, eyes lidding, head tilting. Closer and closer still, until their lips were dancing dangerously close. Ty could almost taste the lip balm she had applied to them. He stopped there. Waited to feel a response from Louise and let her decide if she wanted to pull back. Above anything, her comfort was the most important thing to him. If she didn't pull away, he pushed forwards and allowed their lips to connect.

[fluffymcsnuggles]

[Refs]

Slowing down was something she didn't do very often. Her brain goes a mile a minute but now it's actually decided to take some fucking time. She looked absolutely delighted that he flicked off his cap and let her see him with his hair down. Oh Gods he looks really good like this. She already wants to run her fingers through it, is that bad?

Her hands freeze in place as he gives her a kiss on the forehead. She finds herself dissolving and squirming in his arms. She uses this as an excuse to let one of her hands trail up into his hair. He's really going to kill her and honestly, she is ok with this. If this is how she dies it's so worth it. She's able to calm down and still herself but not without her own retaliation smooch on the cheek.

Louise always knew that Ty was a soft tough guy. No, she will not elaborate further, it just makes sense. She lets out a pleased hum when his fingers settle themselves in her hair. She lets out a sigh and relaxes further into his embrace. Silence is something that drives her crazy. This time though, she doesn't really mind it. There are a few faint sounds if she decided to tune into them, Ty's hands have grabbed her full attention. The slow circles he rubs on her back have her in a practically hypnotized state of chill.

When his hands began to drift down her hair to her jaw her skin raised from chills and she felt a current of emotion surge through her. Louise didn't resist any of Ty's movements, letting her gaze be lifted to meet his. Gosh, he really does have such wonderful eyes. She can't help but smile every time she's staring straight at him. She notices his gaze flick down and she feels like there is no more air left in the room.

Her eyes begin to flutter when he began to pull her closer. Louise was sure her heart was flopping all over the place inside her ribcage now. Her hand that was tangled up in his hair drifts down to his shoulder as if to hold herself steady. The closer they got the more the anticipation was eating at her. She almost whined when he stopped pulling her in. What a fucking tease. She resists the urge to roll her eyes in desperation. She moves in to close the last gap but finds his lips already on hers.

Praise be to flavored lip balm. She is so glad she put it on today. His lips tasted faintly of strawberry and lemonade. Sweet. Enough to get her hooked for life. Even though this is her first kiss Louise isn't half bad at it. But that's also because she isn't overthinking for once. She can feel her grip tighten just slightly so she can deepen the kiss.

[Sparky]

[Refs]

    Despite the excitement of the first kiss, Ty tempered his excitement. Wise words of Callahan and Io echoed in the back of his head, telling him to keep a slow pace. His lips parted, and he pressed closer to deepen the kiss. The girl's lips tasted sweet. Past the lip balm, there was a faint taste of cupcake and coffee. Drifting from her chin, the young man's hand instead cupped her cheek. He was tangling himself up with her, trying to feel more of her warmth against him. The punk's heart hammered in his chest, each beat sounded like thunder in his ears. 

    While they kissed, Ty fell to the side, pulling her down with him. He could only hold the kiss for so long until he had to break it for a desperate gasp for air. "Fuck." He muttered. The boy's chest heaved, slowly catching his breath. It was best to pump the breaks while they could, lest the two went a bit too far. Kissing was a wonderful sensation, and by the gods was he tempted to dive back into her lips all over again. But, for better or worse, the young punk resisted the urge to do so. Instead, he nestled her close and held her against him with his chin resting atop her head. "Let's just lay here for a bit." The boy whispered out. "We can play something later, I just wanna enjoy this for a bit." 

    After everything the boy had been through in life. All the hardships, all the difficulties, all the loss. After all this time, he was so happy that Louise had popped into his life. That little thing, that one stroke of luck, made all the misfortune suddenly seem worth it. Because it molded him into the right person, set him down the right path, and gave him a chance to start anew. To find his happiness. A comfortable life. A genuine love. 

    For the first time in his life, the anger he kept bottled up deep down seemed to finally melt away.

    He felt at peace with the demon chained inside his heart. Like that final puzzle peace had finally fallen into place. Tyler felt... complete, or at the very least closer to being so. Even a single step forward was still a step in the right direction, and finally it felt as though the stagnancy the boy had been living in finally let up just a little bit. In The City, everyone fought for air, for a chance to breathe. Here in Avalon, wrapped up in Louise's arms, Ty finally knew what that felt like. And boy was the air sweeter than he could have ever imagined. 

    Maybe this was more than just a simple crush. It was too early in their relationship to properly tell, but already the young punk could feel himself falling hard. He hesitated to call it love, but no other word described what he felt for Louise. When did a person know for sure? When was the right time to say it? Ty nuzzled his face into the top of Louise's head, breathed in her scent. He had no idea, but that wasn't going to stop him from enjoying what he had. 

[fluffymcsnuggles]

[Refs]

Louise has no words of wisdom going for her, unfortunately. Only a rampant feeling of emotions and eagerness. Her fingers could feel the faint drumming of his rushing pulse under the skin. She will admit she's imagined something like this time and time again. Imagination does such a disservice to the actual experience. She makes a small noise of surprise when she is pulled down further. She might gladly do this all day if her lungs weren't burning.

Holding her breath earlier did her no favors when they finally pulled away. She gasped softly for air. She found herself almost leaning back in to get another helping. He tasted pretty good and she is a sweet tooth what can she say? "Wow..." she wheezes out with a silly grin stuck to her face. A little sad she can't grab another kiss at the moment but she's not at all complaining about what's happening. She curls up against him and nuzzles in closer. "Not like I'm in a rush or anything. I could lay here for hours." Which is saying something because Louise sitting in one spot for hours is impossible unless it's work or sleep. Or Ty cuddles now I guess.

How is this even possible? A part of her believed for a long time that she wasn't a person capable of being loved- ok well NOT LOVE a bit too soon for that right? What's the timeline on this dating stuff anyway? Is there a timeline? ...Does it matter? Maybe a little.

There is that tiny question sitting in the corner wondering how long all of this will last before it comes crashing down.

Louise is not gonna allow herself to think like that about this. Let her enjoy something for once without fear, please! For the first time in well she's not sure, she actually feels content and happy. Her anxious thoughts stuck around but they too seem to rest in the silence that surrounds them. If she was tired she would happily fall asleep like this. Though that could be a little rude in hindsight.

A part of her wishes she could go running to her childhood self and tell her it's all worth it. That every single moment of misery seems so far away now it's like a different life. Hell, even who she was a year ago feels like a stranger. Her arms give Ty another tender squeeze as he nuzzles her back.

She's not quite sure how to go about this for the future. But she doesn't care about that right now, shocking. She grabs his hand in hers and pulls it up to her lips for a kiss. She's allowed to do this now she will go fucking crazy, bet.

[Sparky]

[Refs]

    A smile crawled over Ty's lips as Louise took his hand to kiss. "You're too fuckin' cute." he cooed, pulling her back against him. With a sigh, the boy leaned in and gave Louise's lips a slow, gentle kiss, then pulled back to return to cuddling her. The world faded into the background. Instead all his thoughts were on her. How nice the moment was, how sweet she smelled. The punk felt content and comfortable wrapped up with the pink-haired techie.  

    By the time Callahan came home, the TV had turned on to give some background noise. But undoubtedly, the two new lovebirds were still tangled up in one another. Even if Ty's eyes went to watch anything, his arms were still around Louise. The older brother stifled his surprise. And though the temptation of an older sibling's teasing instincts were there, he thought better of it. Instead, the two were left to themselves and the comfortable silence they'd cultivated. Callahan mentally made a note of how proud he was of Ty growing up, while Ty was just happy to find someone he could now shower with affection. 

    Huh, what a funny thought. Never before had Tyler thought he had the urge to do such a thing. And yet here he was, happy as could be that he could treat someone with a warmth he never knew he had. Funny how life just kept coming up with new surprises like that. 

    Life was good.