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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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[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...]

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[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.

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[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.]

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[...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?]

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[... 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.

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[...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.

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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.

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