Was she saying yes? Was she agreeing to this? Finn was just about to ask for clarification before a tentative celebration, when Rey leaned forward and pressed her lips to his.
He had never kissed anyone besides Poe before, certainly didn't feel those same things either. So her kiss basically short-circuited his thoughts. Finn's hand wrapped around to her back, cradling her gently near Poe's touch as he tried to take the kiss a little deeper despite how slow he was about it.
Poe's heart felt so full it was fit to bursting, sliding his arm over Finn's and grasping his elbow, the two of them locked around Rey like a single embrace.
He'd never actually considered having anyone outside of the two of them, but watching Finn and Rey kiss was like unlocking a part of his heart he didn't know existed. Like unravelling a piece of fate he'd never managed to understand, before. Regardless of what the other two felt, he knew he'd just stepped completely off the deep end.
He chuckled, happily, leaning in a little to press his lips to Rey's hair while the two of them kissed.
He and Finn had never technically been married. They existed in a strange sort of pseudo state, where the gods couldn't quite decide if they were one or two beings. If they were one, why be married? If they were two, that was a different story.
He realised, now, that it could be both. And with Rey in the picture, he could marry both of them. A three-part union.
Even if she never kissed him again, she'd carved out a space in his heart in a matter of days.
"I guess I'd better head to Olympus," he mused happily, completely expecting to be ignored as Rey and Finn discovered each other.
Rey’s heart was beating loudly against her chest. If she were a mortal, she would be concerned but as it stood, she felt....elated? Excited? A wave of emotions and feelings she hadn’t felt before and it awoken something inside of her. Both of them were filling a hole she didn’t know existed until she kissed them.
So yes, she was willing to marry them if they had her.
She felt Finn’s arms come around her, nestled between two men who were doing a wonderful job of leaving her breathless. Finn’s attempt to deepen the kiss was successful, her tongue shyly seeking his out before her nerves got the best of her. Rey pulled back slightly, if only so she could reach behind her and brush her digits over any part of Poe she could reach.
“Maybe not yet?” She asked, lips bruised from kissing both of them and a flush creeping over her cheeks.
“I’m sorry for earlier...and I feel really guilty for it,” she began, referring to the slap she served him.
“I want to nurture what we have...and I want time with both of you. So yes...” a smile bloomed over her face as she lifted the fruit Poe made for her up to Finn for him to bite.
Finn laughed, quickly moving forward to press another bruising kiss to her lips. She said yes! He should be concerned, shouldn't he? After only knowing each other for a short time? Wasn't this too fast?
Or maybe Poe had something with this moving too fast thing.
He made himself move away from her lips, taking a playful bite of the fruit she offered him, but he had to catch the juice down his chin as he started laughing.
Time meant nothing to them, and perhaps that’s what they took for granted. Mortals only had a limited number of years before they were floating down the River Styx. They learned to cherish time....or at least some of them did.
Finn’s kiss did little to stifle the giggle that left her. Rey kisses him back, feeling so hopeful and....happy? When was the last time she felt this way? She didn’t know, but she didn’t want to lose it. This would take work, but she was willing to fight for it. Fight for them.
“Ah, here..” her hand wasn’t holding the fruit anymore and wiped a small spot beneath Finn’s lower lip. A small spot he missed, or maybe she was yearning to touch him again.
“Better, and as for you...” she craned her neck to look at Poe, a flash of guilt in her eyes.
“I still want to make it up to you. Maybe when you come back from seeing Zeus, we could try again?” Another kiss, maybe not in the hallway, but she’s want to take her time with him.
They were really actually going to do this. Or had their shared fruit been symbol enough for them all? Finn didn't care. He was beside himself with nervous energy and joy, smile threatening to split his face.
He kissed Rey's hair before turning to Poe to take his lips for a deeper kiss. "Do you want company?" Poe shouldn't have to go alone and there was no telling how that conversation would really turn. So, despite Finn's bountiful happiness, the question was serious.
“Yeah, I think that’ll be fine,” he replied, a hint of a tease in his voice. Did she seriously think he didn’t want to kiss her again?
He wasn’t expecting Finn to kiss him, but he clearly didn’t mind. It was distracting enough that when Finn asked his question, Poe needed a second to remember what they were talking about.
“Ah- I should be alright. I won’t stop you if you want to come, but... I think I can handle it.”
Well, Rey didn’t know if Poe would want to be near her again, considering they ended up fighting, or becoming physical in a way that left marks.
She watched on as Finn kissed Poe, feeling warmth, happiness and something else stir in her. Was it arousal? Possibly, but she didn’t want to dwell on it for long. There were things they had to do—important things.
“I’m fine here, I can tend to the garden and keep working on a few things.”
Whether Finn went with Poe or not was fine with her. She would have plenty to do...and maybe find time to take a relaxing bath. She more than earned that.
He didn't want to leave Rey alone right now, too happy to leave things be right now. There was also the problem of the Underworld itself and at least one of them needing to be there.
But if things went bad and something happened to Poe while Finn was overcome with bliss so far away from him, he'd never forgive himself.
"I want to go with you," he told Poe before returning to Rey and giving her another deep kiss. He was getting used to this. "We'll be right back. I promise. Beebee's around here somewhere if you wanted company, but I promise we'll be right back."
Poe gave a sharp whistle and the dog in question came bounding up to them - clearly it hadn’t been very far off.
“As long as we get there before Demeter does, everything should go smooth as silk,” he said, giving Beebee a firm pat on the head and a rub. “If something goes wrong here, tell him, and he can come fetch us. He can find me anywhere.”
He was brimming with hope and happiness, a wide smile on his lips.
She’d said she wanted to try again later, so he didn’t make a move for her lips - but he did lean on and press a warm kiss to her cheek, only a scant centimetre away.
More kisses, from Finn and Poe that we’re enough to make her heart ready to burst. More love and affection that she’s had in all her years of being alive. It was sad, that Demeter hadn’t done the same to her, or maybe she had but Rey couldn’t remember. Regardless, things were looking up.
She wouldn’t be alone, having Beebee would definitely help. Besides, the pup was sweet and energetic. Not what she was expecting for a guardian of the Underworld.
“I won’t touch anything, except the garden. No need to worry,” she assured the both of them, unable to stop smiling. She forced herself to move, breaking away from them otherwise they wouldn’t be able to leave. Too distracted by touches and kisses.
With a smile and a wave, Finn and Poe vanished into smoke.
They were gone for quite some time, longer than it should have taken, and they were both frustrated when they arrived back in the Underworld.
Put simply, they had been too late. Demeter had gone straight to Zeus, who refused to completely side with them. To satisfy all parties, because he was an asshole like that, they struck a deal that pissed everyone off. Rey would spend six months in the Underworld and six months on the surface in exchange for their marriage. No exceptions.
Finn had been angry initially, but there was nothing to fight against now. No, now he was just depressed. They had to break the news to Rey when they were supposed to be coming back home to a celebration. Maybe they shouldn't have gone at all or refused a deal outright. They should have more power than this, right? They could start a war.
But that's the problem. They could start a war.
He squeezed Poe's hand and silently looked over to him, not having much left in himself to do anything except feel sad and exhausted.
It had started boiling from the moment he'd seen Demeter and had only gotten worse and darker.
He'd thought - he'd honestly believed - that he'd come up with a solution. One where he could help Rey, and also do something to make Finn happy. It was a good plan. Now, still covered in black steel armour, he gripped Finn's hand tightly as they walked back into the palace, but didn't dare look at him. Finn didn't need to know the rage that was bubbling behind his eyes.
He gave a sharp whistle for BB-8, whose head immediately sprung up from where he had been taking a nap next to Rey. He gave a sharp single bark and then got up, looking in the direction where he had heard Poe, and then glancing at Rey as if to get her to follow.
Rey was still where they had left her. Time had gotten away from her, crafting, creating more things for them. Fields of various flowers, and grass--even more shrubs and bushes. Something that looked like it was plucked from the surface itself. However, in creating so much, she had exhausted herself. She knew she could push herself further, felt like she was starting to finally scratch the surface of her abilities, when a nap called to her.
She had been asleep for a few minutes at most when that whistle caught her attention. She stirred as well, looking over at Beebee to see that he was up already.
"I'm up, I'm up.." she murmured, rising to her feet and addressing her appearance a little. This should be a happy occasion, right? The pair had finally come back and now they would be fine? As much as she wanted to believe that, she was apprehensive about it. She followed the hound's lead, going back to Poe and Finn...
Her stomach dropped.
Poe was still in his armor and Finn wasn't smiling.
"...She was already there, wasn't she." Not a question, just an observation.
Finn just frowned back at her for a long moment, gripping at Poe's hand. He didn't want to say it but one of them had to.
So his shoulders dropped a little, and he tried. "He agreed to our marriage but only with terms. You can only stay with us for six months out of the year. Then-" Then she had to go back to the surface. Back to Demeter, and neither of them could do anything about it without incurring Zeus' wrath.
"Then you have to go back," he finished and didn't elaborate further.
"I'm sorry," Poe bit out, his anger and frustration clear with every word, even though it wasn't directed at the two of them. He wasn't looking at them at all, glaring out onto the horizon.
"I thought it would work. Who the hell arranges a marriage contract where the bridge goes back to her mother half of every year? It was-- I was trying to make things better and I'm afraid I made them worse."
Rey wasn't surprised. It seemed too good to be true that she found a way out of this mess. She thought she would be freed from Demeter, but she would be between two worlds for half of the year. Demeter could do a lot in six months...but there had to be another way?
"Marriage...isn't his domain though. I thought it was Hera's?" Not that she was the most sensible goddess around, but, still Zeus was King of them.
She could feel a headache forming behind her eyes and by her temples. They had created a mess, but she...she didn't want to leave. She didn't want to leave the one place that felt like home. Poe was pissed, and Finn looked tired form arguing, there had to be another way!
"No, I refuse. I'm not spending half the damn year with her. She can try to drag me out from here, but I won't go. She cannot take me away from both of you."
But it wasn't right. This should be Rey's choice. She should have a voice to tell them what she wanted, what she deserved from them.
He couldn't bring himself to tell Rey that it was impossible, that her trying to stay would only cause more harm. He wanted to stand with her and fight against this somehow.
Instead of saying anything, he released Poe's hand and stepped forward to close the distance, wrapping his arms tight around Rey.
"She's stripping the fertility from the land for every month you're gone," Poe said tightly, the rage brimming in his voice. His fist clenched around empty air when Finn's released it.
"I calculated it out. Six months is about the maximum that the humans can sustain themselves, without the plants growing. More than that, and the animals start dying off and there's nothing to eat. Trust me, I was - I very much wanted to spit in her face and say you were staying with us anyway, but I couldn't do it. I can talk big all I want about not giving into to that kind of manipulative bullshit, but with Zeus backing up her claim..." He trailed off.
"... Hera wouldn't plead for us. Of course she wouldn't. She's as happy to pretend we don't exist as the rest of them are."
Rey was trying to stay strong, she was trying to bury her sadness, her frustration down in her being. She wanted to fight, she itched for a fight, to scream and shout how unjust all of this was. But they couldn't let the mortals take the blow for it. They couldn't let them suffer because of their--Demeter's selfishness.
As hard as she tried to bury those feelings, Finn's presence caused her to unravel. He held her, and she felt her world slipping from her fingers. Her heart ached, crying out for the wrongness of it all.
"Then I'll fight her!" Rey yelled, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.
"I will not go back to her and have her talk down to me. I'll make Hera listen and negotiate my own damn freedom!" It was completely irrational for her to say she would make the Queen of the Gods listen, but she was damn willing. She would move the heavens, the earth, and everything else to have her own freedom.
Finn couldn't foresee any of this going well. What power did Hera hold over Zeus, really?
"If you go, then I'll go back with you," he answered, leaning back to hold her arms. "But Demeter has the upper hand. Hera may not be able to get her or Zeus to listen..."
There just wasn't much he could offer for all this. He was at a loss, already bled out all of his anger and still trying to think, only to continue hitting walls.
"If you go now, you'll annul the entire thing," Poe said, his voice dark and low even in the face of her anger. He was glad she was angry. So was he. But there was nothing either of them can do.
"We have six months. We can - we can figure out how the hell to fix this in six months. If you don't want to be here at all - - Look, Rey, I know this isn't what we promised you. Or what we offered. And if it's not enough, then I get it. I'll open the door to Olympus and you can go yourself. You can even take Finn. But I won't be able to open the door back up again."
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He had never kissed anyone besides Poe before, certainly didn't feel those same things either. So her kiss basically short-circuited his thoughts. Finn's hand wrapped around to her back, cradling her gently near Poe's touch as he tried to take the kiss a little deeper despite how slow he was about it.
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He'd never actually considered having anyone outside of the two of them, but watching Finn and Rey kiss was like unlocking a part of his heart he didn't know existed. Like unravelling a piece of fate he'd never managed to understand, before. Regardless of what the other two felt, he knew he'd just stepped completely off the deep end.
He chuckled, happily, leaning in a little to press his lips to Rey's hair while the two of them kissed.
He and Finn had never technically been married. They existed in a strange sort of pseudo state, where the gods couldn't quite decide if they were one or two beings. If they were one, why be married? If they were two, that was a different story.
He realised, now, that it could be both. And with Rey in the picture, he could marry both of them. A three-part union.
Even if she never kissed him again, she'd carved out a space in his heart in a matter of days.
"I guess I'd better head to Olympus," he mused happily, completely expecting to be ignored as Rey and Finn discovered each other.
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So yes, she was willing to marry them if they had her.
She felt Finn’s arms come around her, nestled between two men who were doing a wonderful job of leaving her breathless. Finn’s attempt to deepen the kiss was successful, her tongue shyly seeking his out before her nerves got the best of her. Rey pulled back slightly, if only so she could reach behind her and brush her digits over any part of Poe she could reach.
“Maybe not yet?” She asked, lips bruised from kissing both of them and a flush creeping over her cheeks.
“I’m sorry for earlier...and I feel really guilty for it,” she began, referring to the slap she served him.
“I want to nurture what we have...and I want time with both of you. So yes...” a smile bloomed over her face as she lifted the fruit Poe made for her up to Finn for him to bite.
“My answer to both of you is yes.”
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Finn laughed, quickly moving forward to press another bruising kiss to her lips. She said yes! He should be concerned, shouldn't he? After only knowing each other for a short time? Wasn't this too fast?
Or maybe Poe had something with this moving too fast thing.
He made himself move away from her lips, taking a playful bite of the fruit she offered him, but he had to catch the juice down his chin as he started laughing.
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What the hell did too fast or too slow mean to Gods anyway? They were what they were.
He laughed when Finn bit into the fruit, the dark red juice spilling down his chin.
He pressed a warm kiss to Rey’s cheek, then reached out and took the fruit, taking a bite himself.
“There. Settled, then.” He grinned and wiped the juice from his lips with the back of his hand.
“Though I still say that the faster I go to Zeus the easier it will be to convince him that’s why I kidnapped you.”
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Finn’s kiss did little to stifle the giggle that left her. Rey kisses him back, feeling so hopeful and....happy? When was the last time she felt this way? She didn’t know, but she didn’t want to lose it. This would take work, but she was willing to fight for it. Fight for them.
“Ah, here..” her hand wasn’t holding the fruit anymore and wiped a small spot beneath Finn’s lower lip. A small spot he missed, or maybe she was yearning to touch him again.
“Better, and as for you...” she craned her neck to look at Poe, a flash of guilt in her eyes.
“I still want to make it up to you. Maybe when you come back from seeing Zeus, we could try again?” Another kiss, maybe not in the hallway, but she’s want to take her time with him.
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He kissed Rey's hair before turning to Poe to take his lips for a deeper kiss. "Do you want company?" Poe shouldn't have to go alone and there was no telling how that conversation would really turn. So, despite Finn's bountiful happiness, the question was serious.
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“Yeah, I think that’ll be fine,” he replied, a hint of a tease in his voice. Did she seriously think he didn’t want to kiss her again?
He wasn’t expecting Finn to kiss him, but he clearly didn’t mind. It was distracting enough that when Finn asked his question, Poe needed a second to remember what they were talking about.
“Ah- I should be alright. I won’t stop you if you want to come, but... I think I can handle it.”
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She watched on as Finn kissed Poe, feeling warmth, happiness and something else stir in her. Was it arousal? Possibly, but she didn’t want to dwell on it for long. There were things they had to do—important things.
“I’m fine here, I can tend to the garden and keep working on a few things.”
Whether Finn went with Poe or not was fine with her. She would have plenty to do...and maybe find time to take a relaxing bath. She more than earned that.
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But if things went bad and something happened to Poe while Finn was overcome with bliss so far away from him, he'd never forgive himself.
"I want to go with you," he told Poe before returning to Rey and giving her another deep kiss. He was getting used to this. "We'll be right back. I promise. Beebee's around here somewhere if you wanted company, but I promise we'll be right back."
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“As long as we get there before Demeter does, everything should go smooth as silk,” he said, giving Beebee a firm pat on the head and a rub. “If something goes wrong here, tell him, and he can come fetch us. He can find me anywhere.”
He was brimming with hope and happiness, a wide smile on his lips.
She’d said she wanted to try again later, so he didn’t make a move for her lips - but he did lean on and press a warm kiss to her cheek, only a scant centimetre away.
“I promise we’ll make this worth it.”
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She wouldn’t be alone, having Beebee would definitely help. Besides, the pup was sweet and energetic. Not what she was expecting for a guardian of the Underworld.
“I won’t touch anything, except the garden. No need to worry,” she assured the both of them, unable to stop smiling. She forced herself to move, breaking away from them otherwise they wouldn’t be able to leave. Too distracted by touches and kisses.
“Be safe.”
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Oh, actually- His face grew warm. "I- I didn't mean it like-... Okay, I meant it like that. Poe, you ready?"
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He gripped the man's hand tightly, black and purple smoke curling around him until he was once more dressed in the armour he'd gone to see Rey in.
He had a reputation to uphold, after all.
"I'm ready."
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They were gone for quite some time, longer than it should have taken, and they were both frustrated when they arrived back in the Underworld.
Put simply, they had been too late. Demeter had gone straight to Zeus, who refused to completely side with them. To satisfy all parties, because he was an asshole like that, they struck a deal that pissed everyone off. Rey would spend six months in the Underworld and six months on the surface in exchange for their marriage. No exceptions.
Finn had been angry initially, but there was nothing to fight against now. No, now he was just depressed. They had to break the news to Rey when they were supposed to be coming back home to a celebration. Maybe they shouldn't have gone at all or refused a deal outright. They should have more power than this, right? They could start a war.
But that's the problem. They could start a war.
He squeezed Poe's hand and silently looked over to him, not having much left in himself to do anything except feel sad and exhausted.
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It had started boiling from the moment he'd seen Demeter and had only gotten worse and darker.
He'd thought - he'd honestly believed - that he'd come up with a solution. One where he could help Rey, and also do something to make Finn happy. It was a good plan. Now, still covered in black steel armour, he gripped Finn's hand tightly as they walked back into the palace, but didn't dare look at him. Finn didn't need to know the rage that was bubbling behind his eyes.
He gave a sharp whistle for BB-8, whose head immediately sprung up from where he had been taking a nap next to Rey. He gave a sharp single bark and then got up, looking in the direction where he had heard Poe, and then glancing at Rey as if to get her to follow.
lets do the time wrap again?
She had been asleep for a few minutes at most when that whistle caught her attention. She stirred as well, looking over at Beebee to see that he was up already.
"I'm up, I'm up.." she murmured, rising to her feet and addressing her appearance a little. This should be a happy occasion, right? The pair had finally come back and now they would be fine? As much as she wanted to believe that, she was apprehensive about it. She followed the hound's lead, going back to Poe and Finn...
Her stomach dropped.
Poe was still in his armor and Finn wasn't smiling.
"...She was already there, wasn't she." Not a question, just an observation.
"...what did Zeus say?"
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So his shoulders dropped a little, and he tried. "He agreed to our marriage but only with terms. You can only stay with us for six months out of the year. Then-" Then she had to go back to the surface. Back to Demeter, and neither of them could do anything about it without incurring Zeus' wrath.
"Then you have to go back," he finished and didn't elaborate further.
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"I thought it would work. Who the hell arranges a marriage contract where the bridge goes back to her mother half of every year? It was-- I was trying to make things better and I'm afraid I made them worse."
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"Marriage...isn't his domain though. I thought it was Hera's?" Not that she was the most sensible goddess around, but, still Zeus was King of them.
She could feel a headache forming behind her eyes and by her temples. They had created a mess, but she...she didn't want to leave. She didn't want to leave the one place that felt like home. Poe was pissed, and Finn looked tired form arguing, there had to be another way!
"No, I refuse. I'm not spending half the damn year with her. She can try to drag me out from here, but I won't go. She cannot take me away from both of you."
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But it wasn't right. This should be Rey's choice. She should have a voice to tell them what she wanted, what she deserved from them.
He couldn't bring himself to tell Rey that it was impossible, that her trying to stay would only cause more harm. He wanted to stand with her and fight against this somehow.
Instead of saying anything, he released Poe's hand and stepped forward to close the distance, wrapping his arms tight around Rey.
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"I calculated it out. Six months is about the maximum that the humans can sustain themselves, without the plants growing. More than that, and the animals start dying off and there's nothing to eat. Trust me, I was - I very much wanted to spit in her face and say you were staying with us anyway, but I couldn't do it. I can talk big all I want about not giving into to that kind of manipulative bullshit, but with Zeus backing up her claim..." He trailed off.
"... Hera wouldn't plead for us. Of course she wouldn't. She's as happy to pretend we don't exist as the rest of them are."
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As hard as she tried to bury those feelings, Finn's presence caused her to unravel. He held her, and she felt her world slipping from her fingers. Her heart ached, crying out for the wrongness of it all.
"Then I'll fight her!" Rey yelled, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.
"I will not go back to her and have her talk down to me. I'll make Hera listen and negotiate my own damn freedom!" It was completely irrational for her to say she would make the Queen of the Gods listen, but she was damn willing. She would move the heavens, the earth, and everything else to have her own freedom.
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"If you go, then I'll go back with you," he answered, leaning back to hold her arms. "But Demeter has the upper hand. Hera may not be able to get her or Zeus to listen..."
There just wasn't much he could offer for all this. He was at a loss, already bled out all of his anger and still trying to think, only to continue hitting walls.
I FORGOT WHAT ORDER WE WERE IN
"We have six months. We can - we can figure out how the hell to fix this in six months. If you don't want to be here at all - - Look, Rey, I know this isn't what we promised you. Or what we offered. And if it's not enough, then I get it. I'll open the door to Olympus and you can go yourself. You can even take Finn. But I won't be able to open the door back up again."
LOL ITS OKAY.
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last post before bed! I'll tag in the morning <3
sleep would be amazing ;; gnight!
and then I did fall asleep and had class this morning lol
:hugs:
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