I was painting a picture [closed]

[alwaysme]

Who: Vi, Jack Kline, Jonathan Strange
Where: various
When: Throughout the month
What: TDM threads continued

Warnings: suicidal ideation, self-worth, and possible mental instability, marked on thread



And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, down
And all this time I have been lying
Oh, lying in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf
And I was running far away
Would I run off the world someday? ♫

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[viceps]

[ For the first time since she arrived in this forsaken place, alone and scared and angry, something finally feels... good. Like it really might be okay, after all.

Something in the pit of her stomach loosens up. The tension in her shoulders eases, just a little.

Vi laughs. It's soft and breathy, but it's there, and it's real, and the look that crosses her eyes is equal parts relief and surprise.

She can't believe Jinx is actually asking her this. Vi won't waste this chance. ]

Absolutely. To be honest, I haven't really found a place... just been staying in a literal hole that's got a mattress shoved inside. Worst hotel I've ever seen.

We'll find somewhere a little bigger.

[ Are they really going to be... together? ]

[alwaysme]

[Relief.

They're not home. There's no Vander, no Silco, no Caitlyn. No Undercity, no Piltover.

There's a weird lanky cosmic horror and his human soft-spot but she's not going to talk about them. Besides, they're supposed to be leaving each other alone. 'Second chances' that they don't deserve or whatever.

This might just be their best chance yet to be together.

For once.] I hear that. The motel I've been in wasn't bad, I guess. I think they have some bigger spaces than what I had. Sure, the power does go out all the time. [And then there's the weird knocking when no one's at the door. And the occasional break-in.

But! Really! What place around here doesn't have that!] But I hear some of the units have a coffee maker. [Or. You know. A mini kitchenette. (She'd prefer the coffee maker.)

Her gaze drifts back towards the building they fled from, like it's trying to grab her attention.]

[viceps]

That sounds nice. We can look for something when we get back to the city.

[ Together.

Her heart is still pounding. She's scared to look away from Jinx for too long, just in case she disappears and it was all a dream.

When Jinx looks away from her, Vi reaches out -- gently, this time -- to take her hand again. ]

Hey. Let's get out of here. I don't like this place.

[ Though she doesn't ask again, Vi is carefully looking her over to make sure there are no injuries, that she really is okay besides being a bit soggy. ]

My bike's around the other side. We'll drive back together.

wrap here or on yours?

[alwaysme]

Right... [She puts that strange place behind her, physically and mentally, nodding to herself--or maybe to Vi.] Okay. Yeah. Let's go. See if my old boat can keep up with you. I haven't gotten to do much maintenance work to eek something out. [She grins.]

🎀❤️

[viceps]

[ Vi gives her hand one small squeeze before, reluctantly, letting go. She tries not to show her anxiety in stepping away, looking away even for a little bit.

Vi flashes teeth instead, a crooked little grin and a wave. ]

Okay. I'll go get my ride and meet you here. We'll figure the rest out.

I promise.

[ There's more than just the lodgings, of course. There are questions. Lingering fears. So much lost time to make up for.

But maybe it'll be different here. Maybe-- if she holds on tight enough this time. ]