A Little Unsteady [Closed Log]

[warped_replica]

Date: February 20th
Characters: Benjiro and Sadie


The quiet sound of the engine cuts completely as Benjiro pulls off the street and up the drive of his great aunts’ house. Rolling up to the door of the storage shed, Benjiro plants his feet on either side of his motorcycle to steady it as he waits for Sadie to dismount from behind him. He follows after, sweeping his foot to pull out the kickstand and lean it to rest momentarily. He reaches up to unlock the strap under his chin, and pulls off his helmet with a shake of his head to free his hair from sticking down after the drive. Helmet under one arm, he walks over to the shed to pull up the door, then rights his bike to walk it inside.

Motorcycle parked for the night, he hangs both his helmet and Sadie’s, and then moves to unstrap their bags from the back rack. As he starts to undo the straps while speaking to her, his words trail off briefly as his eyes fall on the blanketed heap in the back corner left untouched since they visited the mouth of Moss River, “So, for dinner, do you want....um...” He shakes his head and finishes as he picks up the bags, “Sorry. A-anyways, I was thinking noodles.”

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[dragoonrouge]

"If that is the case, then it is a price that I am willing to pay," Sadie swears solemnly, the cheeky grin quickly slipping back on to her face as they lie on the bed together.

"You know, if someone had told me even a year ago that this is what life would be like I would have told them that they were insane but...I'm definitely happier now than I was before, and so much of that is because of you. Even with the Numbers, changes, and strangeness, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but here with you."

[warped_replica]

The sheets of the bed are now open and waiting for them to transition into bed rather than on it, however Benjiro is delayed from maneuvering that way when Sadie confesses unexpectedly.

Instead, he looks quietly at her, studying the details of her eyes and face as if they were new, “Sadie...” Despite his failings, one such happening this very day, she wants to be with him. Not merely content, but honestly happy. A warm color paints his cheeks as he brings a hand around to cup her cheek as he struggles for words that barely touch the depth of what hearing that means to him, “...that’s all I could hope for.”

[dragoonrouge]

Sadie leans into Ben's hand, eyes sliding closed as she purrs happily, "That's all I want for you too, Ben. Your happiness is my happiness." She mirrors Ben's gesture and brings their foreheads together, "You deserve happiness, Ben, and I want nothing more than to help you find that happiness."

[warped_replica]

The sound of her purring permeates her voice, and it makes her desire to share that happiness with him all the sweeter to hear. Foreheads touched together, his eyes close and his breathing softens automatically. His smile spreads as he replies with confidence, “You already have... I am happy with you.” His thumb brushes over her cheek as his eyes barely open and he continues, “Everything started changing when I moved here, but for the first time in my life, I feel like I have a home. With you.”

Between moving, expectations for school, and his distance from most peers, he had every expectation to remain transient. Then, he met Sadie.

[dragoonrouge]

Sadie's chest feels fit to bursting at Ben's words and all she can really do is bask in them and the private perfection of this moment.

"That makes me so happy to hear. So, so happy."

[warped_replica]

“I love you, Sadie Moore,” the quiet words carry with them the weight of the emotion, every syllable clear and adoring in spite of his fatigue. His love has deepened ever since he first uttered the words, and the future still lies ahead.

Parting their foreheads, he lifts his head to meet her in a light kiss that last for a patient moment, then he lowers his head back down to speak again, “…there is only one thing that could make me happier right now.” Waiting only for any sign of curiosity, he states with a touch of humor, “Falling asleep next to you.”

[dragoonrouge]

Sadie melts into the kiss, short as it is, before regarding Ben curiously. His real request gets a laugh out of her, "Oh I don't know, Ben, that might simply be a request too far for me to fulfil...But I'm feeling magnanimous so I suppose just this once."

[warped_replica]

Smiling further when she laughs, he chuckles at her response and manages, “I shall not to impose any further tonight.” Hand sliding from her cheek, he separates from Sadie to roll over and reorient with the length of the bed to then slip beneath the covers. Benjiro waits for Sadie to follow, then pulls the turned covers up, and sinks both into the mattress and towards Sadie alike, simply grateful for the comfort as he snuggles in with her.

“…thank you, Sadie,” he whispers before his eyes close, face nuzzling into her hair. He barely settles before the boy is out like a light.

[dragoonrouge]

Letting Ben settle down, she happily gets underneath the covers and cuddles up against Ben and is quick to follow Ben into the land of sleep.