[ it's no pants time ]

[powerisyours]

[ continued from here ]

Anything Shan Shan wants.

Comments

[ridestherider]

Agree to disagree, I guess.

[powerisyours]

Try it. Just once. Thinking positively, I mean. For me.

[ridestherider]

You make it sound like I don't try.

[powerisyours]

That isn't what I mean. I know you do, and I know you try very hard. All I'm saying is try a different way sometime. If it doesn't work, that's okay.

[ridestherider]

It must be nice, being so optimistic whenever you want.

[powerisyours]

It's the only thing keeping me from falling apart completely.

[ridestherider]

And I'm already a mess, so no wonder I suck at it.

[powerisyours]

Well, if you're a mess, at least you're my mess. I like this mess.

[ridestherider]

[Twisting around in his arms so she can hug him, bless.]

[powerisyours]

[ Curling his arms back around her waist and rubbing a circle in the small of her back, pulling her tight against his chest and he's all but radiating affection ]

Besides. I've discovered I don't tend to get along very well with people who are too similar to me.

[ And a kiss to her forehead ]

[ridestherider]

You and Kotoha end up in an infinite loop, don't you.

[powerisyours]

Mmm... we do. And with men it's usually that our situations were far too similar, and we had different ways of dealing with it.

[ridestherider]

And boys are dumb.

[powerisyours]

I've had too many people tell me I'm too nice, or I don't understand a situation when I do, because I've chosen to look at the silver lining.

[ridestherider]

Well, don't stop being nice. They'll get over it or they won't.

[powerisyours]

Meaning mean and rude takes so much energy. I don't understand why people do it. Or, well, I understand if it's because they're hurting, but otherwise ...

[ridestherider]

Some people get a kick out of it.

[powerisyours]

It's a completely foreign concept to me.

[ a pause ]

Can we get back in the tub, now? It's cold.

[ridestherider]

[Laughing a little.]

I guess so.

[powerisyours]

[ This is going to be some very creative lifting and setting of girl in tub, and then he's going to follow because ew outside is cold and yay water is warm ]

[ridestherider]

[Settling into the water and lazily resting her head on the side of the tub.]

[powerisyours]

[ Settling himself right up against her side, tipping his head to rest against her shoulder ]

[ridestherider]

[I could get used to this.]

[powerisyours]

[ bath snuggles are awesome and he's shifting so he can wrap his arm around her waist ]

Feeling better, now?

[ridestherider]

A little, I guess.