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 does her best to investigate them, but she's back into trembly puddle mode again herself pretty much.

[cardistry]

That is not a condition Brilliance could possibly manage to regret.

Mmmmmmm he loves her. He loves her so much.

[incanted]

Bella hugs him tight and enjoys and is enjoyed and enjoys being enjoyed and breathes out all her air in a long moany sigh.

[cardistry]

Brilliance cuddles her and loves her and enjoys everything about this experience.

[incanted]

"Brilliance," sighs Bella.

[cardistry]

He grins and kisses her.

[incanted]

Kisses, kisses kisses kisses -

[cardistry]

Kisses kisses kisses kisses he is getting all kinds of pleasantly shivery now.

[incanted]

Shivers! Bella suspects that's a good sign. She slides her face past his and nibbles at his neck.

[cardistry]

He shivers lots more, and also makes some very expressive sounds.

Bella is correct about what kind of a sign it is!

[incanted]

Kisses. Hugs. Hugs and kisses.

[cardistry]

Kisses and hugs and some gasping and random movements and assorted noises -

- and, finally, a lengthy extended shudder, and he goes mostly still and tries with mixed success to catch his breath.

[incanted]

Bella holds him and watches his face in fascination.

[cardistry]

Slowly, radiantly - brilliantly - he smiles.

[incanted]

+Good?+ she asks, glad she doesn't have to decide between asking that and kissing him.

[cardistry]

+So good. Way better than ice cream. I love you so much.+

[incanted]

+You're adorable.+

[cardistry]

+I am!+ he agrees cheerfully.

It's cuddle time, right? Brilliance strongly believes that it is cuddle time.

[incanted]

Bella agrees! Cuddle time. Yes.

[cardistry]

Cuddle tiiiiiiime. It's so cuddly!

[incanted]

That is why it's called that.

+That,+ says Bella, +was pretty swell.+

[cardistry]

+It was awesome! We're awesome. I love you.+

[incanted]

Bella kisses his temple.

[cardistry]

He makes a happy humming noise and snuggles up.

[incanted]

Eventually, Bella says, "We should probably put on our clothes and do some magic."