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...What the hell is wrong with the plaza?

[Seriously, what. Giant tree out of nowhere, what. Not that he doesn't have more important things to be dealing with right now. Speaking of which-

...Man. This is going to be crazy-awkward, he just knows it. But hey, it has to be done- you can only dodge someone living in your own house for so long. Thankfully he hasn't had to deal with Luke very much. And Guy has been kind of preoccupied too, actually... strange. Oh well.

Either way, he'll be seeking out said housemate, hoping to talk before he heads off for the day.]

[Locked to Stella]

Can we meet today? [Okay, maybe they've been meeting more often than usual lately, but he can't really help himself...]

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[Stella notices that movement, too, so she slides out of his embrace to hold his hand and let them swim back to shore faster. She'll even go slowly, so that he can keep up and maybe not feel so useless in the water.]

Changing matter itself... [That's even more powerful than she was thinking. She looks back at him with curiosity.] It sounds dangerous... Is that why you've never used it around me before?

Well... that, and... I never had a reason to. [He's very rarely around her when there's fighting going on, so the idea of it... it would just be strange. He dislikes the thought greatly, actually, now that it's come to mind. He wants her away from danger or any sort of combat. He wants her safe.] It's supposed to be a weapon.

[Actually, this... is the first time he's ever used it that hasn't been either for some sort of mission, or just practice. It's a strange feeling.]

I see. [A weapon... She can certainly see how something like that can be used in such a way.

Stella looks back ahead of her with a thoughtful look, then smiles a little to herself as she keeps swimming forward.] It's amazing that you can turn a power like that into something... like this. Gentle.

[Asch blinks at that, brows lifting, but he merely nods in agreement, continuing to move with her. As they swim, something catches his eye, and he scoops it up out of the water- a flower. The selenia from Stella's hair had come loose, probably when she jumped. With a quick glance at the sky, he keeps moving until they reach the shore, and he gently nudges Stella onto the ledge before lifting his hand to offer out the flower again. With the sky the way it is, it should open soon.]

[Once she gets onto the shore, Stella turns to help him out of the water - only to see the selenia instead. She widens her eyes and lifts a hand to her hair; had it fallen out? Oh, no... That must've looked disrespectful...

She reaches out to take the flower in a somewhat subdued fashion, running her fingers along the closed petals once more.]

I'm sorry... That was careless of me, wasn't it? I didn't-

[And then, just as she passes her fingertips along the flower... The petals open. Stella lifts her hand away and blinks, surprise taking over once more as the flower blooms right in her hand, and it gives off a dim glow as night falls around them.

Few things can make Stella absolutely speechless, but this is one of those things.]

[And very few things make Asch laugh- but her reaction does give him a reason to set free a soft chuckle as he pulls himself out of the water to sit beside her, shoulder bumping against hers.]

I was hoping it would still bloom, even though it was picked. They only do it at night.

[Please hold, Asch. Did that flower just... bloom right in her hand? That has never happened before, and it's... it makes her feel a little humble, very impressed, happy... and most of all, grateful. Asch, who says you aren't a romantic?

Finally, her expression turns into a little smile, and... she honestly looks kind of touched.]

It's... beautiful, Asch. [Stella leans her weight against his shoulder, unable to take her eyes off of the flower.] It reminds me of a flower back home... Harriet. They'd only bloom at night, and they'd glow just like this, though they were pink instead of white.

... I always wanted to hold one like this. [And for obvious reasons, though maybe not to Asch... She couldn't. She could only watch as they'd bloom and give such a beautiful glow. So, him giving her a flower like this, the selenia, it's...]

[Asch responds with a faint "hmm", leaning in and resting his cheek against her hair. After a moment, a bit shyly, his arm lifts to wind around her shoulders, the smile remaining on his lips, soft and content. This is nice. Really nice. Honestly, the evening couldn't have been any better.]

Maybe it'll show up here, too- just like the selenia. You should check the flower shop, I wouldn't mind seeing it. [He turns his head slightly to inhale the scent of her hair, though he's trying to be subtle about it.] We could plant them... wherever we decide to live.

[Asch, you're about as subtle as a neon sign. But that's all right, Stella doesn't call any attention to it. She just shares that same smile - soft and content, while she brings her free hand up to hold onto his arm, fingers brushing there affectionately. To decide where to live...

Moving somewhere with Asch, just the two of them... It would mean leaving behind the house she's moved into, the place she's very slowly considering a home. Moving away from memories of Shirley, from the only other Ferines in Luceti...

But Stella doesn't have a problem with this. She started out hating that house, after all, and she still had issues with it that would never be solved. Unless she moved with Asch, of course...

The idea honestly makes her a little giddy, and she widens her smiles and lifts her shoulders a bit with excitement.]

Oh, we'd have plenty of time to decide, too; Spring is still relatively far... And by then, I'll surely find the flowers I'm looking for. [Maybe by then, they'd even be... oh, she has to blush.]

[...Actually... much as he hates to kill the mood, this is something they'll really have to address before they start making major plans. After all, it's Stella's life...]

Stella... what about Sophie?

[He's not exactly prime dad material, and that's... someone else's kid, not his. Won't it be weird for all of them?]

[... Oh. Oh, jeez, Stella'd thought about all of this and didn't even think about Sophie. So, she pauses in her admiration of the flower for a moment, then lets out a soft groan and hangs her head. Stupid, stupid.

And, well... What does she do about her? Even after a few months of Sophie constantly calling her "mom", Stella still can't look at her as anything more than a little sister. It's unfair to the both of them... and to drag Asch into it would be even more unfair.

It's a complicated thing to think about. And this is supposed to be a happy moment, too... After some time of twirling the selenia and staring down at it in deep though, Stella shuts her eyes and lets out a long sigh.]

I'll figure it out later.

[...Yeah, he figured that wouldn't help things. He wraps an arm around her shoulders, tilting her head enough to rest it on him.]

I shouldn't have asked. Don't worry about it now.

Then I won't. [Aaah, this is much better. Stella keeps her eyes shut as she rests her cheek against his shoulder for a moment, then opens them halfway as she leans over to give him a kiss on his jawline.]

I love you, you know. There might be a few complications... But we'll work through them.

...Yeah. [R-red, red. It's okay, it's okay...] I love you, too. I'm glad I'm with you.

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