J made sure to wait for Tessa to leave the room before she sighed, placing her head in her hands as she propped her elbows up on a nearby table, staring off into space dreamily.
"Oh, Tessa…" J breathed, smiling, enraptured in a daydream before she heard V speak.
"Oh, wow," V blinked as she made herself known, "I uh… hi, J."
"V!" J spun her head around, "How… how long have you been here?"
"A while…" V shrugged, "Long enough to… see what you would be embarrassed by."
"Do not-" J hesitated, "Do not tell anyone about this."
"Okay, okay," V held her hands up, "Do you… wanna talk about it, though?"
"I…" J sighed, "She's just… so amazing. I've thought about using the rest of my life to make her happy. I can't think of anything better."
"Maybe… you should tell her that?" V suggested, raising an eyebrow.
J rolled her eyes before fixing her gaze on V, narrowing her eyes at her as she crossed her arms.
"Alright, alright," V held her hands up, "I'll uh… go sort out the library or something, but… you shouldn't be swallowing your feelings."
J stared at her as she left, her mind stewing. All those things she daydreamed about, did they have to stay daydreams?
…
…
Tessa yawned as she sat on her bed, stretching her arms out as she fell down on the bed, spreading out on the comforter.
"Welp, I'm beat," Tessa smiled, how 'bout you, Jaybird?"
"I still have a few tasks to finish up," J lied, "But I think I have enough time to tuck you in."
"You're too good to me, Jaybird," Tessa momentarily blushed, which, J thought, could mean nothing.
"What I do for you is nothing," J insisted, pulling up the blankets and moving to tuck Tessa into bed, "You deserve so much more…"
"J…" Tessa wrapped one of her hands around J's. "Don't go."
"Tessa… I…" J grimaced, not wanting to pull away, but at the same time, terrified that if she stayed any longer, she would cross some line, ruin the friendship she had with Tessa.
"J, please, sit with me?" Tessa offered, keeping her grip on J's hand. J considered bolting, but ultimately, she couldn't say no to the human she cared for so dearly.
So J sat down on the bed, taking care to make sure she didn't ruffle the sheets.
"J… I can tell you have something you need to share," Tessa said, "Please, I don't want you to keep secrets from me."
"It's… It's not that easy, I can't just…" J put her face in her hands, groaning, "It could change… a lot, between us."
"Nothing could make me stop caring about you," Tessa insisted, scooching closer to J and placing another hand on her shoulder.
"I really should learn how to say no to you," J sighed, "Tessa, I… I…" J squeezed her eyes shut before she spun around to face Tessa, "I love you!"
J didn't have any breath to hold, but if she did, she would've been all but suffocating. She stared at Tessa's face, trying to gauge her reaction. Tessa's mouth was slightly agape, her eyes having slightly widened, a blush slowly spreading across her cheeks. Which was good, right? Right?
"J, I—" Tessa started, being cut off by J as she abruptly stood up, staring down at the floor.
"I knew it!" J blurted out, "I— it's fine, it couldn't have—"
"J, could you please look at me?" Tessa asked gently, once again taking J's hand in hers.
J turned, painfully slowly, to face Tessa, staring at her once again. She was smiling, now.
"J… I love you, too," Tessa said, bringing one of her hands up to cup J's cheek. J leaned into the touch, unable to smile due to the sheer disbelief she felt.
J simply couldn't believe that this was happening; it was too good. What in the world did Tessa see in her, a random maid drone she'd fished out of a dump?
"Really?" J asked softly.
"Of course. Do you think I'd lie to you?" Tessa asked.
"No… I just… I can't believe it," J said, "It sounds too good to be true."
"I-!" J squeaked, nodding eagerly as Tessa leaned forward, kissing her and cradling her head with one hand, rubbing her cheek softly.
After a few moments, the two pulled apart from each other. J raised her arms to hold Tessa, with her doing the same. The two spent a moment holding each other, simply savoring the moment, the intimacy.
"So, what now?" J asked simply.
Tessa took a step backward, leading J along with her as she made her way into the bed.
"How about we snuggle?" Tessa suggested.
"I… really?" J blinked, "That… are you sure?"
"Of course I am," Tessa said, pulling J fully onto the bed, "I bet you're a great snuggle buddy."
"I wouldn't know," J blushed.
"Well, let's find out," Tessa kissed her again and pulled her under the covers, snickering as she did.
J smiled as Tessa wrapped her arms around her. It seemed that she owed V a thank you, for once.
FILL: Team Murder Drones
J made sure to wait for Tessa to leave the room before she sighed, placing her head in her hands as she propped her elbows up on a nearby table, staring off into space dreamily.
"Oh, Tessa…" J breathed, smiling, enraptured in a daydream before she heard V speak.
"Oh, wow," V blinked as she made herself known, "I uh… hi, J."
"V!" J spun her head around, "How… how long have you been here?"
"A while…" V shrugged, "Long enough to… see what you would be embarrassed by."
"Do not-" J hesitated, "Do not tell anyone about this."
"Okay, okay," V held her hands up, "Do you… wanna talk about it, though?"
"I…" J sighed, "She's just… so amazing. I've thought about using the rest of my life to make her happy. I can't think of anything better."
"Maybe… you should tell her that?" V suggested, raising an eyebrow.
J rolled her eyes before fixing her gaze on V, narrowing her eyes at her as she crossed her arms.
"Alright, alright," V held her hands up, "I'll uh… go sort out the library or something, but… you shouldn't be swallowing your feelings."
J stared at her as she left, her mind stewing. All those things she daydreamed about, did they have to stay daydreams?
…
…
Tessa yawned as she sat on her bed, stretching her arms out as she fell down on the bed, spreading out on the comforter.
"Welp, I'm beat," Tessa smiled, how 'bout you, Jaybird?"
"I still have a few tasks to finish up," J lied, "But I think I have enough time to tuck you in."
"You're too good to me, Jaybird," Tessa momentarily blushed, which, J thought, could mean nothing.
"What I do for you is nothing," J insisted, pulling up the blankets and moving to tuck Tessa into bed, "You deserve so much more…"
"J…" Tessa wrapped one of her hands around J's. "Don't go."
"Tessa… I…" J grimaced, not wanting to pull away, but at the same time, terrified that if she stayed any longer, she would cross some line, ruin the friendship she had with Tessa.
"J, please, sit with me?" Tessa offered, keeping her grip on J's hand. J considered bolting, but ultimately, she couldn't say no to the human she cared for so dearly.
So J sat down on the bed, taking care to make sure she didn't ruffle the sheets.
"J… I can tell you have something you need to share," Tessa said, "Please, I don't want you to keep secrets from me."
"It's… It's not that easy, I can't just…" J put her face in her hands, groaning, "It could change… a lot, between us."
"Nothing could make me stop caring about you," Tessa insisted, scooching closer to J and placing another hand on her shoulder.
"I really should learn how to say no to you," J sighed, "Tessa, I… I…" J squeezed her eyes shut before she spun around to face Tessa, "I love you!"
J didn't have any breath to hold, but if she did, she would've been all but suffocating. She stared at Tessa's face, trying to gauge her reaction. Tessa's mouth was slightly agape, her eyes having slightly widened, a blush slowly spreading across her cheeks. Which was good, right? Right?
"J, I—" Tessa started, being cut off by J as she abruptly stood up, staring down at the floor.
"I knew it!" J blurted out, "I— it's fine, it couldn't have—"
"J, could you please look at me?" Tessa asked gently, once again taking J's hand in hers.
J turned, painfully slowly, to face Tessa, staring at her once again. She was smiling, now.
"J… I love you, too," Tessa said, bringing one of her hands up to cup J's cheek. J leaned into the touch, unable to smile due to the sheer disbelief she felt.
J simply couldn't believe that this was happening; it was too good. What in the world did Tessa see in her, a random maid drone she'd fished out of a dump?
"Really?" J asked softly.
"Of course. Do you think I'd lie to you?" Tessa asked.
"No… I just… I can't believe it," J said, "It sounds too good to be true."
"Well, it's not," Tessa smiled, leaning forward, "May I…?"
"I-!" J squeaked, nodding eagerly as Tessa leaned forward, kissing her and cradling her head with one hand, rubbing her cheek softly.
After a few moments, the two pulled apart from each other. J raised her arms to hold Tessa, with her doing the same. The two spent a moment holding each other, simply savoring the moment, the intimacy.
"So, what now?" J asked simply.
Tessa took a step backward, leading J along with her as she made her way into the bed.
"How about we snuggle?" Tessa suggested.
"I… really?" J blinked, "That… are you sure?"
"Of course I am," Tessa said, pulling J fully onto the bed, "I bet you're a great snuggle buddy."
"I wouldn't know," J blushed.
"Well, let's find out," Tessa kissed her again and pulled her under the covers, snickering as she did.
J smiled as Tessa wrapped her arms around her. It seemed that she owed V a thank you, for once.