puppycrush2 | week three

Okay, okay! I get it! Sheesh, you're so much.

[ but

she really does love it. it's everything she'd ever dreamed of and more.

... can she really be so lucky? but she is, even if it feels unreal; anna stares at will in such close proximity and wraps her arms around his neck, just to make sure he's not just a dream. oh, like he ever was. ]

Will-kun. I know you don't remember a lot about your childhood, but... did you have any dreams? Something you wanted to do or be when you grew up.

[a questioning noise, and Will's eyes flutter open a few moments later, bemusement flickering in the backs of his irises]

Dreams. . .?

[the idea strikes him as. . . strange. dreams. . . something he wanted to do or be when he grew up. . .]

[. . . nothing really springs to mind, does it?]

No. . . not really, actually. Why. . .?

'Cause I always wanted to be a bride growing up.

[ steve had told her that kind of intensity scared guys off. but it's still the truth. there's additions, now. but it's still something she wants. ]

Don't promise me anything, but that's... the sort of future I'm looking towards, that I wanna share with the person I love. Pretty simple, huh? Just like the rest of my life.

[ but it isn't said in a self-deprecating way, it's just. fact. ]

[oooooh my god. his face LIGHTS UP like a Christmas tree, bright red visible even in the poor night lighting. but. . . he knows she isn't bringing this up because she as expectations. they may have fallen fast, but. . . she knows he has things he needs to accomplish bac home, and he knows they are young]

[but that doesn't stop him from imagining her in a white dress, smiling up at him with a beautiful bouquet in her hands, the sunlight bouncing beautifully from her deep blue locks--]

[. . .]

[a few sakura petals begin to descend upon them from above. WHERE DID THOSE COME FROM?? at any rate, he clears his throat and smiles]

Perhaps. . . it is a bit simple. But. . . [a small shake of his head] It's still a beautiful dream, Anna.

And you should keep believing in it until the day it comes true.

[ hahaha he's so

she loves him, god. she loves him. if only... it could last a little longer than two more weeks. maybe her wish will come in handy for that. but she doesn't want to think of it, exhales her worries, and sways on her feet. ]

I will. I just thought you should know in advance the serious girl I am, since Steve-kun said that stuff like that scares guys off.

I've known that from the very first day we met.

[like. she asked him out almost immediately. she is VERY serious, and he knows it!!]

But it doesn't scare me at all. You're kind. . . and thoughtful. Even if your dreams are big, you'd never use them to make me uncomfortable.

[she had waited patiently until he had figured out what the warm ache in his chest meant, after all. even if it meant she had to break things off at first to protect herself because she didn't he felt the same. . . she never forced him into anything. and he doesn't think she ever would]

[ mmmmmmmmm she really made an impression day one huh,

but it's one he liked, one he continued to like, one he fell in love with, so. it's not so bad. ]

My dreams are big? [ laughing. ] Right, like becoming king and unifying the tribes is nothing. You've got a lot on your shoulders, Will-kun, and... one good thing about my worries and stuff being so much smaller is that I can take a little bit off yours.

[ well. a shrug. ]

Not that I really know what I can do to help, but... I'm here for you anyway. Even if it's just to like, take a break for a bit off the campaign trail.

[MISS GO-GETTER!!!]

[and you know. . . Josuke had asked him a similar question. wanting to know how he could help in such a grand and ambitious cause. Anna is going to get the same response]

You can help just by being kind to those around you. [SO IN HIS MIND. . . keep doing what she is doing!] Changing the world. . . doesn't happen in a single night, or through the actions of a single person.

Those who live in the world must change with it.

[a beat]

[and then, more lightly]

But more personally speaking, you can help me just by. . . being you.

[and being with him! and making him smile! and giving him the warm fuzzies! that helps in more ways than he can put into words, too]

Spoken like a real revolutionary. And a romantic one at that.

[ fine, he earns himself a kiss. ]

Will you write me more poetry? I really did like it -- but ones I can keep, since I wanna read them over and over again.

[uuuugh wow his heart is SO FULL in this moment]

. . . of course.

[she needn't even ask. he probably would have done it, anyway. those words had come to him so easily, once he had played quill to parchment]

I'd be happy to, Anna.

And I'd like to eat more of the foods you did when you traveled, too. So you should learn to make do with the ingredients we have in the kitchen.

[ oh, she's laying on demands now. ]

[!!]

Oh. . .! I know a good meatball recipe. Hulkenberg taught it to me. We can make together, if you'd like.

[reasonable demands considering they are all RIGHT UP HIS ALLEYWAY OF INTERESTS]

[ she knows. that's why she's making them. ]

Sure! I'd like to learn how to cook all of your friends' favorites, actually -- gotta make a good impression when I meet them, after all. Not that it'll be hard.

[ she is

~wonderful~

after all. ]

When'd you get this, by the way? [ patting his outfit... ] I wanna take you shopping too, but it looks like someone beat me to the punch.

[ yes she's still jealous. she wants to dress him up... tf... this is her own fault but she wants find his style with him... ]

[SHE'S RIGHT!! THEY'LL LOVE HER!!! at least, that's what Will thinks. Anna and Junah would be best friends and that thought is actually a little terrifying, but it's fine. it's fine?? he can handle them! . . . maybe!]

[he blinks at her next question, glancing down at the trenchcoat and scarf as Anna pats his chest. if a little bit of pink decorates his cheeks at that. . . don't worry about it]

Ah. . . Ritsuka helped me pick it out earlier in the week. [a bit sheepish] She seemed like she was having a rough time, and she wanted to be "normal." So I asked the crew to let us go shopping somewhere.

[and that is how he discovered what a "food court" was]

[ tch!!!!!! ]

Ritsuka-chan's always stealing my thunder. [ puffing her cheeks a bit with a little pout.

and then curling her fingers into his scarf, letting them deflate. ] I made her curry for the same reason -- Tsukasa-kun said it was her favorite, but it turns out she likes it with coffee, not chocolate. I mean, I totally missed whatever made the mood weird, but she caught me up.

[ and

it's fine. it's okay. apparently. ]

[. . . it's okay, huh? he smiles at that, and a thought crosses his mind, sudden and quick]

[I still haven't told her. . . how I'm going to break the Prince's curse, have I. . .?]

[but that is not a conversation for now. the only thing he wants to focus on is her, and how things have changed between them-- for the better. another day. another week. it's something they'll have to discuss before this competition ends, but it doesn't have to be now]

I'm really glad you and Ritsuka are such good friends. She deserves to have someone supporting her. . . through everything she has been through. [genuine! and then, lightly teasing. . .] But we both had to ask the salespeople for help.

So you still have a chance.

[to help him find his style, since he is VERY BAD at it]

[ if he goes this whole time without telling her she'll only be mad he didn't say so sooner. let her help. ]

Jeez, you're hopeless.

[ but it's fond, moving her gloved hand from his scarf to caress his cheek instead. ]

I have some ideas. And some things I'd like to try out. [ then, lightly as he'd been: ] As long as you're fine with being pushed around a little by a bossy lady like me.

[NO HE 100% IS GONNA TELL HER!! WE HAVE ONE MORE WEEK AFTER THIS!!!]

[her hand on his cheek. . . his breath shudders in the back of his throat at how tender it is, and on instinct, he tilts his head into her fingers to seek out more. gods. and to think he had almost lost this]

. . . I don't mind at all.

[because! to him! it isn't being pushed around!!]

It'll be. . . fun.

[ he's like the cats at the cafe... turning his head into her hand like that. anna indulges him, because she wants to, and rubs her thumb fondly against the apple of his cheek the way he does to her. ]

It will be. I'll let you pick something out for me too, since... I'd like to wear something you think I'd look good in. We'll start small though, with jewelry.

[oh my god, thank goodness she clarifies, because for a moment he looks a bit panicked. there is no way he could pick out something nice for her?? his taste is not as impeccable as hers? but jewelry. . . well, that's not so hard]

[. . .]

[it should be a sapphire, right. . .? something that matches her eyes. . .]

Then I can ask Tsukasa to send us back to the. . . [a beat. what was the word?] "Mall" next week, if you'd like.

[unless she has a better suggestion?]

[ she'll have to make him do an outfit sometime. that face is too good. ]

How about an actual jeweler? They've usually got a pretty good selection of gems.

[ and

heehee

they'll be correctly seen as a couple...♡ ]

[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Wouldn't that be expensive. . .?

[how rich do you think he IS, Anna, he ain't king YET]

All jewelery is expensive, Will-kun.

[ matter of fact... ]

Besides, production'll handle it. Dori-chan and I went on a real spree when we went shopping. ♪

[. . . hey, wait a minute. . .]

You did?

Ritsuka and I could only afford a few outfits and lunch.

[he senses FAVORITISM]

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