closed 🌠⚡ only you can be my light

[starshower]

Who: Eustace & Tifa Lockhart.
Status: Closed.
Where: Eltrut.
What: Eustace and Tifa paint the town ROYGBIV.
Warnings: idk more fluff??

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[flamekthunder]

Elah I can understand, but... How do you know about the Naughtilust?

[Just going to look at her with a slight arched brow.]

[starshower]

Well... You may or may not be surprised to know how much I hear serving drinks to people.

[Her smile turns soft as she finishes up the streak of yellow and now moves on.]

They're mostly musicals and dances there.

[flamekthunder]

Hmm... And I was starting to wonder if you've been there yourself.

[Just a teasing look before he starts painting the blue.]

But that should be fine. I know the Naughtilust has more of a night life just by its nature... So if that's something you want to do, we can set a date for it.

[starshower]

We'll have to look into it a little more first, but... I'm sure we can figure something out.

[She's catching up to him in the paint, at least! One colour behind him!]

Just make sure you pick out something nice to wear.

[flamekthunder]

[He's on purple!! Should they do pink?]

How "nice" should I be aiming for?

[starshower]

[Do rainbows have pink—?]

Hm. Well, if we're going out for a night on the town, then I'd say as nice as you can make it... while still being comfortable. A suit?

[flamekthunder]

[Photoshop rainbow does—]

Suit, huh... When was the last time I wore one in this world... Ghoul's Moon? That ball?

[starshower]

Think so, yeah.

[And that was the last time she got to wear some super elegant dress, too!]

Even the last date we went on, it was more casual, wasn't it? And I'm not about to have you wear a suit out camping.

[flamekthunder]

[A wry grin.]

Definitely not. But we can do something different like that... I could try and look into what else is there, too.

[Small pause.]

Would you want to spend the night there?

[starshower]

[...

.....

She hadn't even thought of it, but after a moment of not hesitation but to let that feeling of warmth sink into her:]

Yeah. I think we should. I know there are some nicer places around the leviathan that we could find. Not like the last time we were there.

[flamekthunder]

[There's a small exhale of laughter at that as he finishes the blue and reaches for the purple.]

Leave that to me, then.

[starshower]

What, the place to stay?

[And now she's onto the blue—! Still always one colour behind.]

If you're sure... Do you even know where?

[flamekthunder]

Not yet, but I'm sure I'll be able to find something.

[And this one is going to be pretty short given that it's on the inside, so just one quick sweep and he's done. But he is going to go back and smooth out some of the lines.]

Do you have any particular preferences?

[starshower]

Of where to stay?

[A shake of her head and a shrug of her shoulders.]

Not really. Someplace nice? And some thicker walls would be good... I-I mean, because of what happened last time!

[flamekthunder]

[There's a slight arch of the brow before there's an almost wicked, wolfish grin as he leans down closer to her, his body completely overshadowing her as he speaks lowly.]

So we don't hear others or... They don't hear us?

[starshower]

[That almost makes her mess up the streak that she's painting, a line of blue going up into the green when she feels the heat of his body loom over her. She should have expected it, and a part of her did, which is why she said that and yet, he still found a way...!

She responds at first with a soft clearing of her throat, and pretends that didn't just happen.]

Hm... a little bit of both?

[In spite of her efforts to keep her voice steady, she fails.]

... It's not that loud, is it?

[Wait no, she's totally going to regret saying that—]

[flamekthunder]

[That smirk deepens.]

Not sure...might have to try again to see. But even if it's not...

[With a movement as if he's bringing the paintbrush down, it actually brings him right down to her head and his lips are now by her ear as he speaks quiet and low against it.]

I'll make it so.

[starshower]

[With him this close now, right near her ear and against her back, he'll no doubt feel her body stiffen at the contact and see the goosebumps that prickle the skin along the back of her neck. Terrible day to have put her hair up into a ponytail...

And when she speaks, she doesn't mean to sound so breathless.]

... That sounds like a challenge.

[flamekthunder]

Thought you liked those.

[starshower]

I never said I didn't, did I?

[She tries so very hard to focus on the paint, but with him so close, he makes it difficult for her. She has one colour left...! And so she'll do a quick streak of purple before he does something else—

So with that done...]

There. All finished!

[Just going to pretend that her cheeks aren't burning.]

[flamekthunder]

[He just watches her before she'll feel that breath of laughter against her before he sneaks a kiss on her cheek, as if a reward before straightening back up.]

Looks good.

[Both the painting and her own expression.]

[starshower]

[She would have gone for a full kiss if he hadn't gotten up, so when he stands, she's halfway to turning around to meet his lips before she awkwardly blinks at his leg instead of his face.]

Does it really?

[She raises a hand, searching for his to use to pull herself up. Not that she needs it, but it's a good excuse to take it.]

Messed up a little at the end...

[flamekthunder]

[And that is exactly why he snuck away—

Seeing her reach up, he'll take her hand to help her up, but doesn't let it go. Instead he'll hold her close against him.]

Got distracted?

[BULLY.]

[starshower]

[THE BIGGEST BULLY.]

Mm-hm. No thanks to you.

[She slides up to him, her arms slipping around his waist when he holds her closer, and as she rests her head against his chest, she looks at the finished mural.]

... But even with the distractions, I'd say we did a good job. Perfect, even.

[flamekthunder]

[His arm tightens a little around her, a soft, warm smile forming.]

Almost... It's missing one thing.

A signature.