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Aight, lettuce begin
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>>67263686
>Trish and I have been dating for a couple weeks now.
>At first, we had kept it under wraps.
>Gradually revealing it to our mutual friends, bit by bit.
>Reed somehow knew, he always does.
>Fang seemed shocked, and...Oddly disappointed, but they recovered quickly enough.
>Stella and Rosa were supportive of us, at least.
>Friends accounted for, only then did we feel comfortable to begin going public with our infatuation.
>Or rather, Trish felt comfortable enough. I had been ready from the start, but Trish had seemed hesitant.
>"I just wanna be sure before I have to deal with all of that."
>She never explained what 'all of that' was, though.
>We were on what could be considered our first date, if it counted.
>Trish wanted me to accompany her on some shopping at the mall. I didn't exactly have the cash, but it was a chance to spend time with her, so I took it.
>I never actually been to Volcaldera's Mall either, so it was also a way to explore the local community a little more.
>Trish had wanted to get some lunch from some Herby salad place in the food court and offered to pay for me.
>"So, you -don't- want anything to eat? Just something to drink?"
>"Yeah, just get me a water or something."
>"You're gonna stay scrawny if you never eat anything, y'know that, right?"
>"Shut up, shortie."
>"Monkey."
>Trish's eyes and mine lock as the T word immediately draws itself to my lips. Her gaze thins. She's daring me to say it.
>I stare back down at her, the loaded gun of a slur in my mouth.
>My finger on the....
>Trigger.
>"Fucking smooth, dumbass."
>Trish snorts at my (deliberately) muttered pun, but the way her hand squeezes mine and the look in her eyes tells me she found it funny.
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yoink
>>67263686
>Trish and I have been dating for a couple weeks now.
>At first, we had kept it under wraps.
>Gradually revealing it to our mutual friends, bit by bit.
>Reed somehow knew, he always does.
>Fang seemed shocked, and...Oddly disappointed, but they recovered quickly enough.
>Stella and Rosa were supportive of us, at least.
>Friends accounted for, only then did we feel comfortable to begin going public with our infatuation.
>Or rather, Trish felt comfortable enough. I had been ready from the start, but Trish had seemed hesitant.
>"I just wanna be sure before I have to deal with all of that."
>She never explained what 'all of that' was, though.
>We were on what could be considered our first date, if it counted.
>Trish wanted me to accompany her on some shopping at the mall. I didn't exactly have the cash, but it was a chance to spend time with her, so I took it.
>I never actually been to Volcaldera's Mall either, so it was also a way to explore the local community a little more.
>Trish had wanted to get some lunch from some Herby salad place in the food court and offered to pay for me.
>"So, you -don't- want anything to eat? Just something to drink?"
>"Yeah, just get me a water or something."
>"You're gonna stay scrawny if you never eat anything, y'know that, right?"
>"Shut up, shortie."
>"Monkey."
>Trish's eyes and mine lock as the T word immediately draws itself to my lips. Her gaze thins. She's daring me to say it.
>I stare back down at her, the loaded gun of a slur in my mouth.
>My finger on the....
>Trigger.
>"Fucking smooth, dumbass."
>Trish snorts at my (deliberately) muttered pun, but the way her hand squeezes mine and the look in her eyes tells me she found it funny.
cont