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I heard this really juicy rumor today.

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what kinda rumor?

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A very distinguished bird told me a little something about you, actually.

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like what?
haha i haven't been doing anything

[ he honestly has no idea what she's talking about. ]

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I heard you like me. Like-me, like me.

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[ why is his heart suddenly racing... ]

oh

well uhhhh

yeah

i mean yeah
of course i like you ivy
i think you're really great

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Good.
Because I'm pretty sure you're the best thing that's happened to me since we were all brought here.

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what no way
there's gotta be other things too
like uhhh

[ he really can't think of anything because he's embarrassed. ]

forget that
i'm really glad i met you
idk what i'd do without you around

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No, I mean it.
I should tell you in person but the words just sorta...
wanted to come out of me right now.

There's so much darkness here, in me, in you too I suspect. But whenever we're together it's just brighter.

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[ it's really a lot when he thinks about it, and prompto can't help doing just that, staring at the words and wondering if all this normalcy is too good to be true. ]

maybe it's just this place?
there's a lot of weird stuff here and all the time it's like
i dunno
i just know it's better to not be alone and i like being with you

you're the best thing that's happened to me

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[ she chooses her words carefully, wanting him to fully understand what she's been feeling for a while. ]

It's kinda silly but I'm not mad that I was brought here because then I wouldn't have met you.

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[ she's going to have to spell it out a lot clearer for him to get more than the general vibe. ]

nah it's not silly
i was just thinking the same thing really
like i'm pretty sure i'd go anywhere with you

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Can we stay like this as long as possible?
I mean, contracted

Is that too much to say?

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[ it takes him a little longer than usual to type something back. ]

you wanna be with me that long?

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[ she doesn't hesitate at all. ]

Yeah, I do.

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[ her lack of hesitation makes him nervous, and even if he wants to say yes, his fingers betray him before he can stop them. ]

why?

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[ text feels wrong in this instance so she sends him a video of herself, earbuds in, bundled up somewhere with her hair peeking out from under a hood. what she says comes quietly, earnestly, her eyes locked on her camera and never once even glancing at her own appearance. ]

Because I like you. A lot. Like, if we weren't here, I'd ask you out a lot instead of worrying about ... scary class differences. I ...

I want to protect you from all of that and I want you to protect me. If you'll have me for that long. You're funny and kindhearted and you care so much about those birds and your friends and you don't think I'm strange or aggressive or slutty. And I love being with you and sleeping with you and, like, whenever you reach for me first.

Not everyone – well, no one back home really saw me even if I wanted to be the at the center of it all for my entire life. But you see me. That's it. [ her smile is nervous as she speaks to the camera and for a second she looks like she's considering retaking it but doesn't. ]

That's why.