And I would give all this and heaven too

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Characters: Valdis and specific starters with some open
Date: April
Location: Around Aifaran
Situation: Various
Warnings/Rating: in headers


And the heart is hard to translate
It has a language of its own
It talks in tongues and quiet sighs
And prayers and proclamations
In the grand deeds of great men and the smallest of gestures
And short shallow gasps

But with all my education I can't seem to command it
And the words are all escaping, and coming back all damaged
And I would put them back in poetry if I only knew how
I can't seem to understand it

And I would give all this and heaven too
I would give it all if only for a moment
That I could just understand the meaning of the word you see
'Cause I've been scrawling it forever but it never makes sense to me at all

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"This is so sickeningly sweet," Valdis scoffed, but her eyes didn't match the tone of her voice, "I never imagined I'd be sucked in to something like this."

She stepped back, not letting go of his hand.

"And I'd afraid I don't really know what happens next."

[upshore]

"That depends," he said. "Do you go in for flowers and chocolate?" Oh, crap, it had been forever since he had dated anyone. And Valdis wasn't like most people anyway. No use trying to guess what she wanted, because guessing was pointless with someone as hard to read as she could be. Besides, it usually made a lot more sense to ask someone what they wanted...like a grown-ass adult.

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"I like roses."

Very valentines day, very human. Though she supposed nothing was inherently wrong with acting human. Miles, Pepper and Tony weren't so bad, for humans. She smirked, pulling him around with her as she moved to the couch.

"I'm not human," she reminded him, "And I've never had anything real. Just be real."

[upshore]

"Now, real, that I can do," he said with a winning smile. Miles was many things, but 'fake' could never be one of them.

"Roses it is, then," he declared, letting her drag him...although there wasn't a whole lot of 'letting' involved. "A dozen, and another for luck."

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“Is this what the beginning of it is?” She asked, “Because if so, you’re such a fool to fall.”

So was she, but anxieties couldn’t hold her back in this moment. It felt too refreshing, too light, for her to care. Valdis pushed him onto the couch, flipping her hair over her shoulder, moving to sit down, when a white flash raced past her and jumped into Miles’ lap, blocking her. She arched a brow at Anani, then broke into laugher.

[upshore]

"If I had a nickel--" Miles said as she pushed him onto the couch, because honestly, if he had a nickel for every time someone called him foolish or an idiot or anything within that realm, he'd be able to pay off his student loans.

And then: "Oof!"

Miles glared at the cat in his lap, who looked entirely too smug. "Why? Why would you do this?" he lamented, but gave Anani a scratch behind the ear anyway.

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Anani purred, licking his lips as if he'd just eaten a particularly delicious fish. The cat twisted, bopping Miles on the hand with a soft paw.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think he disapproves," Valdis commented, slipping onto the couch next to Miles since the cat had taken her spot. She leaned in to kiss him again, but Anani reared up and rubbed his face on Miles cheek. Valdsi sat back, staring at the cat. "Or maybe he actually does."

[upshore]

"What? Am I not charming to this soft boy?" Miles said, and held out his hand for Anani to sniff. "Am I not worthy? Have I not passed the smell test? Come on, little guy, give me a break here!"

Pause.

"Did he follow you?"

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"I may feed him, but I don't dictate his day to day activities."

Anani bopped Miles' hand again, still with soft paws. Valdis reached over to stroke the cat, causing him to purr more.

"Come on, Anani," she said softly, "You liked him just fine earlier."