forum The Hero shows up at the Villain's doorstep one night // One on One // CLOSED

Started September 13, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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”What is it?” she asked, intrigued. ”I promise, I won't laugh. You can tell me.” she encouraged.

He blinked. "It's nothing, Jade . Don't worry about it."

”I wasn’t worried until you said that…” she said, looking at him with a slightly concerned expression. ”Is there a problem?”

He blinked. "No." He said, shaking his head at her a little.

“Is something bothering you, then?” she asked.

"No." He replied. "It's fine."

She frowned a little but nodded. “If you’re sure…” she trailed off softly. She was starting to hate not knowing what was going on in his head. Almost wish I was a telepath…

"I am." He said softly. "I'm sure." He kissed the top of her head.

She smiled softly at the kiss and hummed quietly, still a little disappointed that she didn't get a straight answer. Then again, when they were in costume he didn't give her many answers then either.

He closed his eyes, not speaking.

She looked up at him before starting to sit up a little.

He looked at her, raising his eyebrows a little.

She smiled softly at him as she gathered their dishes from earlier. ”I’ll be right back.”

"Alright." He let go of her, letting out a faint breath.

She nodded a little and took the dishes to the kitchen.

He was quiet, rubbing his face with a hand.

She stayed in the kitchen for a while to rinse everything off before putting the dishes in the dishwasher. She refilled the cups with water and came back into the living room.

Killian had closed his eyes, leaning back against the couch.

Jade smiled softly at the sight and quietly sat beside him, setting the cups on the table.

He opened his eyes, looking over at her.

”Hey.” she smiled at him.

He smiled back. "Hey." He greeted.

She smiled and leaned back against the couch.

He hummed for just a moment.

She looked back at him, and started signing. ’You know you can tell me anything. I won't judge.’

He looked at her, smiling faintly.

She smiled back, blushing a little even though she was fairly sure he didn't know ASL. Most people didn't even bother to learn unless they knew someone who was hard of hearing, though there were some commonly known signals…

Killian was lazy, of course he didn't know ASL. He probably could have learned, had he chosen to, but he hadn't. So he didn't know it.

Jade remembered him mentioning his lack of motivation back when she spoke Chinese at her favorite restaurant. It actually gave her a little idea for the next time she felt the need to say something but without him understanding… at least until he was ready to hear whatever it was she wanted to say.

Killian was quiet, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.