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.+

Comments

[incanted]

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

[cardistry]

"You are cuuuuuuuuute," he giggles.

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

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

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"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.

[cardistry]

Yes. Yes indeed.

Mmmmmcuddlycuddly he is finding it hard to understand why humans do things other than eat and touch each other.

[incanted]

At some point their stated plan will involve removing their pants, too, but Bella's not in a hurry. Snuggles and petting and kisses.

[cardistry]

Snuggles and petting and kisses! Bella is totally made of ice cream and you are never going to convince him of anything different.

[incanted]

Brilliance is pretty yummy too. Although not in an icecreamlike way, really.

[cardistry]

Well, no. And Bella does not taste like ice cream. It's just that she is equally enjoyable to put his mouth on.

[incanted]

He is very very welcome to put his mouth on her.