[ charlie's just recovering from goosegate, hanging out with yves, when they're unfortunately close to a reflective surface and a memory plays out ]
[ she always did wonder, deep down, if yves was like her. aggressively focusing on other people's problems so she doesn't ever have to think about her own situation. and seeing this tragedy play out, it doesn't dissuade her from thinking it. ]
Yves...
[ she looks stricken. maybe he's long over this, maybe not, but she starts to reach towards him, only stopping long enough to ask permission (because boundaries are important!) ]
I want to give you the biggest hug. Is that okay?
[ she's barely restraining herself for going for it ]
[ it sure is a rough one the island sure is crazy. but well. yves knows his own life. he's not too caught up over it, given that sometimes he tells people about it himself if they end up asking about his mask. for the people who are too polite, there's memshare.
but he smiles softly when charlie asks and he opens his arms wide ]
Of course it's okay. For me, you don't have to ask.
[ he'll always welcome touch and if he doesn't then he's probably hiding for a reason,, ]
[ she immediately sweeps him up into a huge hug as soon as she gets permission, holding him tightly. she's got ridiculous cartoon thinness but her hug is warm and encompassing, maybe surprisingly so ]
Do you have people who cherish you, Yves?
[ it's a bit forward for her, but, it will break her heart if the most kindness he's known is pity and also that random merchant who isn't an important character or anything ]
[ soooooo cute. yves will just happily welcome this hug, giving her an embrace right back. it's probably just the comfiest hug in the world between the two of them ]
... I do. [ softly, and with a little bit of awe ] Somehow, I do.
I believe that now. I think not believing it would be rather rude to them.
[ absolutely. as long as he doesn't pull away, she won't, so this is going to be a very long and comfortable hug ]
I'm so glad. [ she's tearing up, just out of happiness that he's loved, cherish, and not alone ] And I'm so glad you believe it. After all of that, it must have been difficult to believe in people again.
I'm one of them, so you know. Someone who loves you.
[ 110% sincerity even if they don't really know each other that well ]
it's yves, who truly does know what this is like. yves, who will tell someone he loves them in their first or second conversation without fear. so it's something that he does believe so easily, and his expression softens ]
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week 6, tuesday
get hit by a memory! ]
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[ she always did wonder, deep down, if yves was like her. aggressively focusing on other people's problems so she doesn't ever have to think about her own situation. and seeing this tragedy play out, it doesn't dissuade her from thinking it. ]
Yves...
[ she looks stricken. maybe he's long over this, maybe not, but she starts to reach towards him, only stopping long enough to ask permission (because boundaries are important!) ]
I want to give you the biggest hug. Is that okay?
[ she's barely restraining herself for going for it ]
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but he smiles softly when charlie asks and he opens his arms wide ]
Of course it's okay. For me, you don't have to ask.
[ he'll always welcome touch and if he doesn't then he's probably hiding for a reason,, ]
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Do you have people who cherish you, Yves?
[ it's a bit forward for her, but, it will break her heart if the most kindness he's known is pity and also that random merchant who isn't an important character or anything ]
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... I do. [ softly, and with a little bit of awe ] Somehow, I do.
I believe that now. I think not believing it would be rather rude to them.
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I'm so glad. [ she's tearing up, just out of happiness that he's loved, cherish, and not alone ] And I'm so glad you believe it. After all of that, it must have been difficult to believe in people again.
I'm one of them, so you know. Someone who loves you.
[ 110% sincerity even if they don't really know each other that well ]
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it's yves, who truly does know what this is like. yves, who will tell someone he loves them in their first or second conversation without fear. so it's something that he does believe so easily, and his expression softens ]
Mm. I love you too, Charlie.