miracle crystal dancing jewel, spin!

[incanted]

Bella goes to bed, happily exhausted. She can make stuff! Not a lot of stuff, not yet, but still. She will be able to solve Brilliance's food problem and if she can figure out how to scale up she will be able to solve the world's food problem.

The next day is, alas, also a school day. She bids Brilliance good morning while she brushes out her hair. +Hey you.+

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[incanted]

Bella is slowly and steadily melting into a mumbly smiley puddle.

[cardistry]

Puddle-Bella is one of the best flavours of Bella!

+You're so cute,+ he says, nuzzling under her ear.

[incanted]

+I am so so glad you think so,+ purrs Bella, squirming. +Maybe I should take my shirt off.+

[cardistry]

+That would be awesome,+ says Brilliance.

[incanted]

Bella wriggles out of her shirt, although she pauses a couple of times to steal more kisses. Then it is off!

[cardistry]

Brilliance knows what that means!

That means more fun places to put his mouth is what that means!

[incanted]

Bella turns out to be ticklish in some of those places!

[cardistry]

"You are cuuuuuuuuute," he giggles.

[incanted]

"You're tickly!" she exclaims, squirming.

[cardistry]

"Is tickly good or bad?" he inquires, hugging her lightly.

[incanted]

"It's good but it makes me try to get away anyway," she laughs.

[cardistry]

"Okay," says Brilliance, and he goes back to treating Bella like she is all-over ice cream.

[incanted]

Bella wriggles and laughs and reaches out to touch whatever bits of him come nearest her hands as they do so.

[cardistry]

Mainly those are the shirtless parts! Brilliance appreciates her attention very much.

[incanted]

Oh good.

And it seems only fair if she tries kissing his neck, too, doesn't it?

[cardistry]

That causes him to immediately transform into happy puddly moaning Brilliance!

[incanted]

Nnnnnf. Definitely a call for ongoing neck-kisses, then. Kiss kiss kiss snuggle kiss kiss.

[cardistry]

"I love you," he sighs, tipping his head back.

[incanted]

"Wait," says Bella, "what?"

[cardistry]

"I love you," he repeats with a sunny smile. "You're my favourite person and you give me all kinds of nice happy feelings. I like you, I love you."

[incanted]

"Okay, now I'm vaguely worried that you've got some kind of emotional dependence on me that I should be worrying about, like, am I taking advantage of you?"

[cardistry]

He shrugs.

"I dunno, maybe there's millions of people out there who're more awesome than you, it's a big universe, but you're the one I've actually met, so you're the one I've got feelings about. I don't think you're taking advantage of me. I think we're making out because we like each other and it's fun. You do like me, right?"

[incanted]

"Yeah, I like you," agrees Bella.

[cardistry]

"Okay," he says contentedly, and he snuggles up and kisses her on the cheek.

[incanted]

Snuggles and kisses and a satisfied conscience. All good things.