doesn’t matter. i shoulda been the first to know.

dunno. woulda been nice if you found a way，though. anyway! congrats. it seems like he really likes you. don’t hurt him or i’ll make you regret it，‘kay?

i’m not joking around.

〝 No way you’re starting this again … 〞 groaning，pinching the bridge of her nose. she keeps a firm hold upon the other，not wishing to get lost amidst the darkness. 〝 It wasn’t your Op to begin with! I paid for it. It’s mine! 〞

〝 As if you’d—— ?! 〞 immediately shutting up，now coiling both arms around tala’s frame. if she wasn’t protective before，well … cue a hushed， 〝 … Hear what? 〞

pursing her lips，clearly disgusted by the description. still，she remains silent，only speaking up moments later. 〝 Use … Use your radiance again? I don’t know what you’re talking about. 〞

nearly losing her footing，wobbling about. she finds her balance against the nearest wall，temperature dropping as her radiance activates. 〝 Yeah，sure … THAT’S small? Grab onto me，now! 〞

〝 You’re so dramatic! I bet it’s—— 〞 SHRIEKING?! IMMEDIATELY UPDRAFTING AWAY. nope，the op is all his now … he can keep it. 〝 WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?! 〞

〝 DON’T RUSH ME，I’M TRYING?! 〞 updraft after updraft，clinging onto tala all throughout their ascent … until they reach their starting point，of course. she collapses onto the floor，breathing ragged，the entirety of her form coated in sweat.

simply laid out，fists clenched. quite the frustrating predicament，but there isn’t much for her to do，really. 〝 Don’t … Don’t care … It can have it. 〞

〝 You saw that thing! 〞 grumble，grumble. she heaves a breath，clutching at her stomach as she rolls onto her back，proper eye contact made. 〝 I’m just gonna stay like this right now. 〞

〝 Stupid thing made me waste my credits … 〞 sunwoo huffs，stretching both arms overhead. composure regained，one eye shut as tala pokes her cheek. 〝 Yeah，well … I wasn’t gonna let you get hurt. Even if you did drop MY Op down there. 〞

eyes rolling —— not worth wasting the energy on this back - and - forth，cheek pressed against the top of tala’s head as she draws in close. 〝 They’re fine. If something was wrong，we woulda heard it on comms by now. 〞

〝 Yeah … Floor’s oddly comfortable ‘cause I’m with you. 〞 grinning toothily，resting both hands beneath her own head. a little too relaxed for an ongoing mission，truly. 〝 C’mere. My lap’s empty. 〞

〝 You screamed louder than me，mind you. 〞 lowering her arms，cupping tala’s cheeks. squishing once，then a second time. 〝 You’re welcome for the save，by the way. You wanna kiss me sooo bad. 〞

〝 I was shrieking because … Yeah，that’s irrelevant right now. 〞 no objections on taking the initiative，as per usual —— leaning forward，brims pressing to tala’s own.

／ muse is kinda at rock bottom here BUT!! if anyone has a league acc let me know, i’d love to write w yall there 🫶