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stelle muttering "step on me" 2 seconds into meeting yinlin

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stelle a lot in the privacy of her room after penacony events.

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⋆｡‧˚ʚ💋ɞ˚‧｡⋆ 𝐢'𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮

❝ you don’t have to say anything just let me stay with you. ❞

❝ i’m here, and i’m not going anywhere. ❞

❝ you’re not alone. not while i’m around. ❞

❝ want me to hold your hand for a while? ❞

❝ i noticed you’ve been quiet lately. do you want to talk or just sit together? ❞

❝ you don’t have to pretend around me. i see you. ❞

❝ even when it feels like no one cares i do. always. ❞

❝ i brought your favorite snacks and something soft to wear. ❞

❝ let’s watch something silly and forget the world for a while. ❞

❝ you don’t have to be strong for me. i’ve got you. ❞

❝ can i just hold you for a little while? ❞

❝ i don’t know the right words, but i’m not leaving. ❞

❝ take all the time you need i’ll still be right here. ❞

❝ you don’t have to carry this alone anymore. ❞

❝ your feelings are valid. every single one of them. ❞

❝ just rest. i’ll stay until you fall asleep. ❞

❝ even in silence, you matter to me. ❞

❝ let’s take it slow, okay? i’m with you. ❞

❝ you are so deeply loved even when you can’t feel it. ❞

❝ i see how hard you’re trying, and i’m so proud of you. ❞

❝ lean on me tonight. i’ll carry the heavy stuff for a while. ❞

❝ want to lay your head in my lap and breathe for a bit? ❞

❝ you don’t have to explain. i just want to make you feel safe. ❞

❝ no matter what your mind tells you you’re not a burden. ❞

❝ i can’t fix everything, but i can be here. and i am. ❞

❝ i’ll sit in the dark with you until you’re ready for the light again. ❞

❝ i don’t need you to be okay right now. i just need you to let me stay. ❞

❝ i’ll be the one who stays, even when it gets heavy. ❞

❝ i know it’s hard to ask for help. so don’t. i’m offering. ❞

❝ there’s nothing wrong with needing someone. i need you, too. ❞

❝ you don’t have to fix yourself to be worthy of love. ❞

❝ if it hurts, you can tell me. if you can’t speak, i’ll still stay. ❞

❝ you’ve made it through every hard day so far. and i’ll help you through this one. ❞

❝ i’m not scared of your sadness. you don’t scare me. ❞

❝ let me hold you until the world feels less loud. ❞

❝ we don’t need to talk. let me just be here with you. ❞

❝ your existence makes the world better, even when you feel like it doesn’t. ❞

❝ i love you. not in spite of your sadness, but including it. ❞

❝ i know you feel like no one sees you. but i do. i always do. ❞

❝ you mean more to me than you’ll ever know. ❞

❝ i’m not expecting a smile. i’m just staying close. ❞

❝ i know you’re hurting. i’ll keep showing up anyway. ❞

❝ you don’t have to feel okay for me to love you. ❞

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couldn't sleep. just gonna... progress on wuwa ig.

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'Deeply' thinking. Silence. Then ━

"I think if society collapsed I would thrive."

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@proxiism sent: ❛  what  was  i  supposed  to  do ?  ❜ - from wise ! / prompt

She's unsure how to comfort him in the moment, part of Stelle wants badly to reach out to him ━ but she doesn't feel she knows him well enough. Instead a moment of silence hangs in the air between them before Stelle thoughtfully breaks it. "She's your sister . . . I'm not mad at you if that's what you think, or disappointed. I'm proud of you for doing what had to be done and saving her." Whilst speaking, Stelle has given a small flick of her wrist, a small smile starts to form. Something to lighten his spirits, if she can.

"Belle's going to live because you made a difficult choice, whatever aftermath is to come? I'll have your back." Maybe it is because Stelle knows that out there, somewhere she has a brother. A twin. Maybe it's her empathy. It's always there. This time she does reach out to Wise, a hand resting upon his shoulder, and the smile upon her lips lifts further up. "I know we don't know each other very well ━ but you have my word. From what I saw back there, you did what you had to do. And . . . If no one else is in your corner, you have me, and you have Belle."

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›       TENSION   LINER   PROMPTS     

"I   dare   you   to   try."

"Do   you   always   get   close?"

"You’re   pushing   my   limits."

"Stop   looking   at   me   like   that."

"I’m   losing   control   here."

"You   have   no   idea,   do   you?"

"I   can’t   resist   you   anymore."

"Stay   back,   or   don’t."

"I   know   what   you   want."

"This   is   getting   dangerous   now."

"You’re   too   tempting   for   me."

"I   shouldn’t   want   this,   but…"

"I   don’t   play   fair,   remember?"

"Careful,   you’re   testing   me."

"You’re   just   making   it   worse."

"You’re   too   close   for   comfort."

"Do   you   always   push   buttons?"

"Stop   before   I   kiss   you."

"You’re   making   it   too   hard."

"I   can’t   stop   thinking   about   you."

"I   want   you   too   much."

"You   know   exactly   what   you’re   doing."

"I’m   not   playing   games   here."

"You’ve   crossed   the   line   now."

"Keep   pushing,   and   you’ll   regret   it."

"This   is   dangerous,   isn’t   it?"

"I’m   trying   not   to   care."

"Don’t   make   me   regret   this."

"You’re   playing   with   fire."

"You   don’t   know   what’s   coming."

"I   shouldn’t   be   this   close."

"We’re   getting   dangerously   close   now."

"I   can   feel   the   heat."

"Don’t   test   me   right   now."

"I   want   you   too   badly."

"Don’t   make   me   chase   you."

"You’re   distracting   me,   you   know."

"I   won’t   fall   for   this."

"I   want   you,   but…"

"What   do   you   want   from   me?"

"I’ll   never   give   in."

"I’m   trying   not   to   care."

"You’re   playing   with   my   patience."

"Don’t   make   this   harder,   please."

"I   can’t   stop   this   feeling."

"I’m   already   in   too   deep."

"You   won’t   walk   away   unscathed."

"You’re   walking   a   fine   line."

"I��m   trying   to   stay   calm."

"What   are   you   doing   to   me?"

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@ofamess sent: ❛  my goal in life is to make you squirm like never before.  ❜ from gall / spicy prompt

suggestive below the cut!

His hot breath hits her ear and spark of attraction flutters, her cheeks redden to it. All the casual flirting, touches, it had been building between her and Gallagher for some time. Seated atop the bar with his his face leaned close, whispering dirty words to her ━ Stelle struggles some with keeping her composure, but a hand comes up to land behind his neck, cupping, and pulling him closer so he cannot dip away. His torso rests between her legs, Stelle loosely resting them against his figure. She returns in a whispered voice to his ear. " . . . Actions speak louder than words, and I don't see anyone else here."

They'd closed up the bar together, locked it up and had the place to themselves. Heartbeat is fast now and she has to do anything to convince him she doesn't want fleeting words, she grabs him by his vest and pulls his lips to her own and kisses him. It's clumsy, she fumbles it a little at first. Capturing more the side of his mouth before he brought a hand to guide them into a better position. She liked that. That he knew what he's doing. After having no memory, and frustratingly confusing thoughts of intimate encounters, this was something Stelle needed. But would it hurt them to be intimate? She felt his hand come to rest at her leg, the kiss smoothly breaking. "J-just your hands ━" Muttered in a raspy voice, her own hand landing over the one he'd placed at her bare thigh. "Tonight, I ━" She can feel the nerves flutter forward, but Aeons she wants him. "Uh, make me squirm like never before, but . . ." Stelle takes comfort in how he listens to her, watches her as she speaks. She knows she is probably taking it slower than he's used to ━ at least she has to assume! Someone that handsome and flirtatious is certainly more experienced than someone who isn't even sure about their past or preferences.

He tucks a strand of loose hair behind her ear and places a soft kiss to her forehead. The action itself causes Stelle to relax. "I'm not ready for you to see all of me yet . . ." Another short pause as she takes his hand within her own and draws it upward, inching under the hem of her skirt, but only some. "Is it okay if we do this slow?" He smiled, warmly to her, caressing her face with his other hand. "My sweet girl, whatever makes you comfortable." He speaks assuringly, hand gently rubbing circles upon her inner thigh now. His lips come to her ear once more. "I just want to make you feel good, okay? Any time at all you want me to stop, you tell me." His words bring a smile to her lips, a comforted one. She trusts him with everything she has but she does have one quick question. "You're positive you locked the doors, right?~" She smiled a bit teasingly but scooted herself forward. "I always return my favors, Mister Gallagher. And I ━" Shyly "Really want to see what those hands of yours can do to me."

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The grin only widens at his responses. Stelle gave a firm squeeze of said toned arm, letting a long moment pass. Yellow hues locked onto him before closing them into her smile and finally placing the Doctor back upon his feet safely. "It's way too easy to get on your nerves.~" Teasing voice reserved solely for bothering him.

" . . . By the way I only dropped in because you said you needed some kinda assistant or test subject, can I help?~" Despite the tone, she's having a wonderful time here. Something about getting on his nerves was fun, and seeing him fluster? Oh. Stelle enjoyed that.

"Can I do what----" the moment he was lifted off his feet, the more annoyed he got with the other. " Are you kidding me right now. Put me back on my feet!" the man let out an annoying sigh to the other. Hearing her comment, he sorta of got flustered a little bit. " So what, I work out. Sometimes a man needs to --"

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a tender glimpse beneath the surface

❝ i'll always protect you. ❞

❝ i never meant to get this close, but now that i have i can't let you go. ❞

❝ i live for the moments when you look at me. the rest of the time i'm just existing. ❞

❝ i don't like how you make me feel. but i like not being around you even less. ❞

❝ i wish you wouldn't look at me like that. when you look at me like that i...it makes me wanna do things i shouldn't ❞

❝ there's no line i wouldn't cross for you. don't you realize that? ❞

❝ i did this for you. no one else. ❞

❝ i don't like it, but i'll do it for you. ❞

❝ i wonder how much of myself i'll have to give to you—how much i have to lay bare—before you realize how much you're taking. ❞

❝ i'm not trying to fix you. i'm just trying to be your friend. ❞

❝ i'm not um, real good at thank yous. or sorry's. but if you ever need me, i'm there. i owe you one. ❞

❝ i've seen you at your worst and i'm still standing here. ❞

❝ you've seen me at my worst but you're still here... ❞

❝ you can be mad at me, i can take it. i'd rather you be angry than shut me out. ❞

❝ i'm not angry, i'm just scared. ❞

❝ i know you love me, but do you like me? ❞

❝ do you think i'm a good person? ❞

❝ do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference? of course i'm helping you. ❞

❝ tell me what i can do to show you how i love you. i will give you anything you ask for. ❞

❝ you don't have to keep apologizing. just be here. day in and day out and prove that you're gonna keep showing up. that's all you have to do. ❞

❝ i only sleep well when you're next to me. ❞

❝ i don't want an apology i just want to understand. ❞

❝ i could actually use a hug right now. ❞

❝ i want everyone else to go away, but you can stay. ❞

❝ i actually do care what you think about. you're probably one of the only people whose opinion matters to me. ❞

❝ you always seem to know what i need. ❞

❝ you always seem to know just what i need to hear. ❞

❝ i want you to call me when you need someone. i want to be here for you. ❞

❝ you're the one i wanna call when i need someone. ❞

❝ seems like i always want you around when everything feels all fucked up. guess that means something. ❞

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Stelle isn't one easy to intimidate ━ no, not since the power of the stellaron resided within her, she had died a few times she thinks. It's all she remembers at the start anyway, that and the mysterious woman who placed it there. She'd come to an unfamiliar land once again, and truth be told? She likes it here. Even set up with a temporary small apartment. She'd gotten in close with a few people ━

"Lighter, that's what they call you?" ignoring the question at first on purpose.

A smile perks up, she'd been in awe of the scene before her. Nothing like the fella her contact had informed her to be aware of. Softness, a kind heart towards a darling creature. Stelle had fought the urge to join in on feeding and caring for the pup, only because she feared she'd want to bring them home. She never stayed in one place long enough to do such a thing ━ in a way, it was too lonely.

She approaches the man casually, it was a perfect way to meet someone. "You don't really LOOK friendly." Replied whilst crossing her arms at mid-section, head gave a quaint little tilt to him. "I think it's all the bad-boy gear." Teasing lightly in her tone.

Maybe she should be more forward. "I . . . Actually had someone mention you could be a threat, but their information hasn't been too reliable. Thought I'd check you out myself." Just an alien girl on a new planet. She thinks to herself. "I'm ━ recruiting a small team actually, or at least looking for some backup. Are you, . . . for hire?" A pause but she adds on. "Stelle, by the way." Hopefully the contact was still on the money about his worth in aiding her search. He'd be willing to help people, surely.

　 ❛ i knew there was a big softie under all that tough exterior. ❜ - @battingchaos

𝐭𝐡𝐞   𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲   𝐝𝐨𝐠   𝐨𝐟   𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡   𝐡𝐞   𝐡𝐚𝐝   𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧   𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠   𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥   𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐬   𝐭𝐨   throttled   away   the   second   a   new   person   came   into   the   picture   ⸻   it   was   only   behavioral   for   an   animal   growing   in   the   streets   to   be   weary   of   the   big,   scary   unknown.   behind   darken   shades,   a   docile   flame   burned   within   the   confines   of   emeralds   as   the   champion   eyed   the   creature   the   entirety   of   its   departure   before   it   vanished   around   a   corner.   

if   he   had   the   means   to,   he   would   definitely   house   every   single   stray   he’d   come   across.

𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫   𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝   𝐡𝐢𝐬   𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞   𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦   𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠   𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧   𝐜𝐫𝐨���𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝   𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧   𝐭𝐨   𝐚   𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧   𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞,   habitually   fidgeting   with   the   cuffs   of   his   gloves   before   setting   his   focus   down   on   the   individual   presenting   face.   despite   his   “bad,   mysterious   boy”   persona   he’d   like   to   put   on   display   like   a   crown   on   top   of   his   head,   he   was   not   shy   to   showcase   a   softer   side,   especially   when   it   comes   to   something   as   impactful   as   a   sight   of   a   stray   without   a   home.

he   could   relate.

❝   you’d   have   to   be   a   cold-hearted   bastard   to   not   feel   something   towards   those   poor   creatures.   ❞

a   single   finger   rose   to   set   his   glasses   into   place   before   proceeding   &,   while   he   tried   to   play   it   off   as   cool,   there   was   a   hint   of   hesitation   towards   the   woman’s   comment.

❝   do   i   .   .   .   give   off   the   impression   of   being   an   asshole   .ᐣ.ᐣ   ❞

𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲   𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠,   but   he   was   completely   serious.   yeah,   he   liked   to   play   the   role   of   the   big,   tough   guy   to   not   fuck   with,   but   he   also   didn’t   want   to   purposely   push   others   away   if   they   had   no   ill   intent   towards   him.   there   needed   to   be   a   balance,   &   he   hoped   he   was   accomplishing   it.

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awful discovery

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"If you needed extra security, you shoulda started with that!" Her composure immediately shifts and she nods to him. "I have an idea." She's always glad to spend more time with Gallagher, and she's always ripe and ready to swing her bat when needed. "I'll keep you company tonight, have my bat at the ready, run security ━ come tomorrow, we can take care of the runners together?" She'd sleep on one of the couches if she needed to, after-all she's got plenty of time to pal around here with him before heading out. "And I know what you're probably thinking; Stelle? THE Galactic Baseballer, Trailblazer herself? That's an expensive payout! But no worries Gall, I'm doing this for the low price of free. You can uh . . . Keep me in mind next time you go to one of those fancy Penaconian parties. I'd love an excuse to get dressed up and let March do my makeup.~ Deal?"

He couldn't help but smile for a moment. There was always something about her that made him laugh. She was always willing to do something for him, at least he didn't have to. Yet, he couldn't help but find her a little more amusing. " Ah, right. Some people have effects with alcohol. -- Maybe I'll just have to drink and not bully someone for me. For now, at least." The man couldn't help but question what he was doing anyway. "Though I did have some people skip out on a bar tab., and I know, why can't I just go and take care of them? Well, I have no one to cover the bar tonight." A soft sigh left his lips for a moment. " But I can do that another night if you want to keep me company on tonight's shift."

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@shouga-nai sent: There's a mysterious package for Stelle. Inside she would find a little silver star charm. A note attached reads: "A little birdie told me today marks a most special occasion. So consider this good luck charm a little something to remember it by. Do you suppose, if I stick to you, some of that good luck would rub off on me? ~K" / stelle's bday shenanigans! 🎂🎈🥳 / accepting!

Birthdays are often spent home with Pops, he always insists on making Stelle a birthday breakfast, and this year was no different. She had requested the day off a while back. When she went to go outside in the morning to head to Wolfe's place, she finds a little box at her doorstep. Seeing the K, she knows immediately who it's from and a smile fizzles unto her lips. He'd never forget her birthday, even if they've never hung out for it. Kaeya is too often her partner to not notice the one day a year she always requests off. That and Wolfe likely nudges him a reminder . . . She opens up the gift to find a lovely silver star. It felt very aesthetically appropriate so she finds a place on her usual garb to attach it. She'd have to be extra careful not to lose it.

"I'll have to remember to take him out for dinner sometime my treat━ . . . thanks Kaeya." Softly spoken aloud, a mental note taken. She certainly hopes he'll always stick close to her, after-all who else could she trust with all her deepest darkest secrets?

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There's a number of emotions that cross Stelle's features ( anger, sadness, more anger, defeat . . . ) as the other spoke ━ of course Astra is correct, and every fiber of Stelle's being knows it but a frustrated groan falls as she peered at the whiteboard once again.

"I know, I know." Voice softening at the repeat. " . . . Can we go get some herbal tea or something? Maybe I can look at this from another angle when I come back. Uh, we can look at it." A smile at the correction. Treasure hunting involved too much puzzle solving, having Rover there is a help, even if splitting the treasure was the deal. Stelle wanted to know how to unlock it. What was inside. How much it might be worth.

" . . . I'll try some sleep soon, promise! I just don't want us to fail, someone else might snatch up the goods. Then all of this'd be for nothing." There's a look of pure dread when she speaks now, the tired blinks. The girl had bills to pay!

@battingchaos - i don’t need sleep. i need answers. / for rover! (uh you can decide if wuwa or hsr verse? i'm not terribly far in wuwa so i don't really have a solid verse but we can wing it if preferred~) \ I CANNOT SHOW ANY WEAKNESS

( ❁ ) A HAND REMAINED sat on her hip as astra looked up at the other woman with an expression that expressed minor frustration. she could understand the desire to learn more of what had been hidden .. but a lack of sleep wasn't it.

  ❝ YEAH ? HOW'RE YOU going to get them if you miss important information from a lack of the sleep you say you don't need. ❞