[ she could give him something reckless or risque — i dare you to kiss me comes to mind, seductive and flirtatious — or something silly. she could dare him into pumping the brakes, or maybe another cold shower.
instead, though, caroline goes for something soft, something sweet; a gentle exhale of breath and a smile. ]
Tell somebody I'm your girlfriend.
[ and then her breath, held in her throat, waiting for the response. ]
[ it takes him a second to figure out how to call someone and bring caroline onto the call with him. implants are strange but he's glad they've retained some of the same capabilities as the cell phones he's used to.
he connects with jyn easily enough and then tells her exactly what Caroline's requested. ]
Hey, Jyn. Sorry to bother you. I'm here with Caroline, and we're just hanging out — [ sort of half nakedly ] and I just wanted to let you know that we've decided she's my girlfriend and I'm pretty happy about that.
[ jyn was relaxing in bed reading a plant book to prepare for her farm life and platonically playing with cassian's hair, but now she is having a phone call. jyn erso would prefer texting. ]
Congratulations?
[ a beat before a distracted: ] No, Cassian, why would I be saying congratulations to you? For, what, your face? I'm talking to Marcos. Apparently Caroline is his girlfriend now and this is news.
[ caroline doesn't realize what he's doing until it's too late, until he's connected the call and jyn's given her slightly confused greeting — everything okay? because, well, it could not be — and then it's really too late to do anything but laugh.
awkwardly, a bit embarrassed; her face buries into his chest as she pulls him down over her, but it does nothing to hide the warmth and joy in her voice when she finally manages to put together words. ]
It's news to me, [ is caroline's very astute statement, followed up by one in a (still entirely audible, because brain implants hushed whisper. ] I didn't mean right now.
[ well, too late to do anything about it now. jyn was in on the news and marcos wasn't going to do anything ridiculous like taking it back. he peers down at her, amused and almost certain that she was probably blushing. ]
Besides, of course it's news. We just decided it. That makes it news.
[ thanks for the cameo, jyn. at least when she hangs up, the line fades, and caroline can focus her attentions on rolling her eyes at the man currently smothering her. ]
[ he's innocent. he's totally and utterly innocent. and he can't help but laugh at her and how she's still trying to use him to hide. ]
That was the dare though, wasn't it? Tell someone you're my girlfriend? And besides you, Jyn's my closest friend here. I would have told her anyway even if it wasn't a dare.
[ well. that is basically what she dared him to do, isn't it? she just hadn't expected him to take advantage of the whole immediate-access concept of the implant. ]
I didn't know if you'd say 'Yes, Caroline, you're my girlfriend' or if you'd argue with me about it!
Well, I think by calling Jyn that I pretty much did the first one. Why would I argue with you about something like that?
[ it was something he wanted her to be. he wasn't very good at being a boyfriend as evidenced by his last relationship but that doesn't mean he didn't want this with her.
that doesn't mean he didn't want to try. and if he failed, if it went up in a blaze of glory again, he'd grieve and then go on once more. ]
[ so, yes. because she wanted to be. it's all she really wants in life: to be loved, to be cherished, to be put first and celebrated and cared for the way she cares about other people. to feel someone love her so intensely it swallows her whole.
[ that's why he hadn't hesitated when he'd told jyn what he'd told jyn. maybe they should have talked about it, made sure they were on the same page but at least it looks like it worked out. ]
That's what I want. [ so, believe him, caroline, because he means it. ]
[ her smile's going to be permanently etched on her face at this point, seared into the dimples of her cheeks like burnt in pixels on a television screen, a permanent reminder of how absurdly happy this one small thing has made her. ]
Me too.
[ she definitely won this round of truth or dare, that's for sure. ]
No. [ he definitely does not need to make any more phone calls. ] I think she'd kill us if we interrupted her again.
[ the tiniest of yawns, stifled by a hand fluttering up to cover her mouth, echoes between them; caroline's nose wrinkles a bit, but she doesn't move. far too comfortable for all that. ]
I'm still gonna make you pancakes in the morning, though. I promised I would.
You can go to sleep, you know. [ he's not going to force her to stay up and do anything she's too tired for. he just leans up and kisses her forehead before moving to slide off so he can lay beside her.
he sighs and closes his eyes, moving closer to her by draping an arm around her waist and tangling one of his legs with hers. ]
If you wake up and feel like cooking, you can make me pancakes. But you don't have to if you wake up and don't feel like cooking. Close your eyes and stop thinking about things you have to do. All you have to do is relax with me.
[ he trails off, trying to remember what the heck was on that could be watched. eventually, he chose some ridiculous movie that at least looked funny and shared the choice with her before settling down. ]
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instead, though, caroline goes for something soft, something sweet; a gentle exhale of breath and a smile. ]
Tell somebody I'm your girlfriend.
[ and then her breath, held in her throat, waiting for the response. ]
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[ it takes him a second to figure out how to call someone and bring caroline onto the call with him. implants are strange but he's glad they've retained some of the same capabilities as the cell phones he's used to.
he connects with jyn easily enough and then tells her exactly what Caroline's requested. ]
Hey, Jyn. Sorry to bother you. I'm here with Caroline, and we're just hanging out — [ sort of half nakedly ] and I just wanted to let you know that we've decided she's my girlfriend and I'm pretty happy about that.
[ feel free to interject, ladies. ]
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Congratulations?
[ a beat before a distracted: ] No, Cassian, why would I be saying congratulations to you? For, what, your face? I'm talking to Marcos. Apparently Caroline is his girlfriend now and this is news.
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awkwardly, a bit embarrassed; her face buries into his chest as she pulls him down over her, but it does nothing to hide the warmth and joy in her voice when she finally manages to put together words. ]
It's news to me, [ is caroline's very astute statement, followed up by one in a (still entirely audible, because brain implants hushed whisper. ] I didn't mean right now.
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[ well, too late to do anything about it now. jyn was in on the news and marcos wasn't going to do anything ridiculous like taking it back. he peers down at her, amused and almost certain that she was probably blushing. ]
Besides, of course it's news. We just decided it. That makes it news.
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Well, glad to hear it.
[ fuckin nerds. jyn hangs up on them both, what a good friend. ]
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I can't believe you called her.
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[ he's innocent. he's totally and utterly innocent. and he can't help but laugh at her and how she's still trying to use him to hide. ]
That was the dare though, wasn't it? Tell someone you're my girlfriend? And besides you, Jyn's my closest friend here. I would have told her anyway even if it wasn't a dare.
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[ well. that is basically what she dared him to do, isn't it? she just hadn't expected him to take advantage of the whole immediate-access concept of the implant. ]
I didn't know if you'd say 'Yes, Caroline, you're my girlfriend' or if you'd argue with me about it!
[ don't laugh at her! ]
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[ it was something he wanted her to be. he wasn't very good at being a boyfriend as evidenced by his last relationship but that doesn't mean he didn't want this with her.
that doesn't mean he didn't want to try. and if he failed, if it went up in a blaze of glory again, he'd grieve and then go on once more. ]
So, are you my girlfriend or did I lie to Jyn?
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[ so, yes. because she wanted to be. it's all she really wants in life: to be loved, to be cherished, to be put first and celebrated and cared for the way she cares about other people. to feel someone love her so intensely it swallows her whole.
that's what she wants. ]
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[ that's why he hadn't hesitated when he'd told jyn what he'd told jyn. maybe they should have talked about it, made sure they were on the same page but at least it looks like it worked out. ]
That's what I want. [ so, believe him, caroline, because he means it. ]
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Me too.
[ she definitely won this round of truth or dare, that's for sure. ]
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[ he drops a light kiss against her lips and then pulls back enough to smile at her. ]
Good. I'm glad we're in agreement.
[ even if he was a little worried about being a good boyfriend after last time. people kept on leaving him and that's...affecting to say the least. ]
Do I need to call Jyn back and tell her we're all agreed now?
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[ the tiniest of yawns, stifled by a hand fluttering up to cover her mouth, echoes between them; caroline's nose wrinkles a bit, but she doesn't move. far too comfortable for all that. ]
I'm still gonna make you pancakes in the morning, though. I promised I would.
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he sighs and closes his eyes, moving closer to her by draping an arm around her waist and tangling one of his legs with hers. ]
If you wake up and feel like cooking, you can make me pancakes. But you don't have to if you wake up and don't feel like cooking. Close your eyes and stop thinking about things you have to do. All you have to do is relax with me.
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[ her eyes are closed and everything, limbs slack against the sheets as her head nestles against him. ]
Pick something to watch with me.
[ it's hard to fall asleep in silence when you can hear across a city block. ]
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[ he trails off, trying to remember what the heck was on that could be watched. eventually, he chose some ridiculous movie that at least looked funny and shared the choice with her before settling down. ]
There we go. We'll watch this.
[ at least until she fell asleep. ]