The Roof, Wednesday Afternoon [12.9]

[icecoldfrost]

Between this weekend, the Rescue Rangers events of the previous week, and the whatever-the-heck was going around at the play last night, Emma needed a smoke.

Honestly, she could kill off an entire carton repressing the events of last weekend, but she was going to sit on the roof ledge and be good and stick to one or two cigarettes. Maybe three, if she felt like indulging.

Four, if anyone gave her any crap, but Emma wasn't anticipating needing to deal with anything that couldn't be solved with a glare and judicious unethical use of her powers. Or mocking. Mocking solved everything.

[Open roof. SP disclaimer applies, as I haven't been getting notifs for anyone since Friday. Poke me over email if I don't answer.]

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[icecoldfrost]

Not-laughing at Jono had been easier than this!

"Thank you, darling, that's very sweet," she answered, patting the ledge next to her. "Come have a seat with me, and tell me what mischief you've been up to the last few days. I barely got to see you at the show last night."

[glacial_queen]

Karla practically skipped over to sit next to Emma--perhaps a little closer than she was wont to do before. "I've been pretty boring recently," Karla admitted a little hesitantly. She knew how much Emma hated boredom and boring people. "After the weekend of crazy, I was pretty quiet yesterday and Monday. I got bitten by a goblin yesterday," she said, holding out her injured wrist for Emma to see and kiss and make better? "but I don't really remember what happened. I didn't come back to myself until we were bowing after the play. You were magnificent, by the way. I'm sure of it."

Even if she couldn't remember. Karla had no doubts anyway.

"Afterwards I took Leda out to dinner," she said, waving her hand dismissively. "I'm sure I had a good reason why, but it isn't important now." How could she ever have thought she was in love with Leda? She wasn't Emma at all!

[icecoldfrost]

Emma made a dismayed sound and took Karla's wrist, running her fingers over the bite. "Those things are a menace," she sighed. "Don't worry, you did a wonderful job anyway. I didn't even notice you weren't yourself, except for the rhyming when you dropped off the treats, and I just thought you were being silly."

Except that Karla was still acting strange, and Emma was rather sure gremlin bites were supposed to wear off after a few hours.

[glacial_queen]

I totally wrote gremlin before. Anyone who sees otherwise is crazy

"You did?" Karla asked, beaming. "I'm so glad! I...think I was Puck," she said, trying to sort through her hazy memories. "It's hard to remember. I think that between the bite and my body's reaction to poisons, I'm having trouble remembering what happened. Most of what happened after going to 'Dite's and meeting Bliss is all...foggy."

[icecoldfrost]

Hey, same family tree, right?

"Bliss?" Emma was going to smirk in amusement. "That's an unusual name. Does he, she, or it live up to it?"

[glacial_queen]

"He," Karla said, grinning. "'Dite's grandson, not that she likes the word at all. And yes, he was very, very handsome. I...kind of stuttered like an idiot when I spoke to him." She smiled fondly at the memory, then gave Emma a guilty look. "Not that I cared for him at all the way I care for you! But he was handsome. And I thought about you a lot when I was talking to him!"

Mostly thinking about how much facepalming Emma would be doing if she'd been there to witness Karla's failed attempts at speaking, but details.

[icecoldfrost]

"Karla! Are you trying to set me up with strange boys?" Emma teased. "For shame! I'm not that easy!"

[glacial_queen]

"No!" Karla gasped with something akin to horror. "Not at all! I wasn't trying to hook you up with anyone at all! I mean--just no!"

Not unless that someone was her! If Emma fell in love with someone else, Karla would...well, she wasn't sure what she'd do, but it'd be drastic.

[icecoldfrost]

"I'm teasing, darling," Emma soothed, reaching over to pat her leg. "I know you wouldn't do anything like that, not unless we were being naughty together."

Honestly, this was adorable and hilarious. Emma could be forgiven for encouraging her.

[glacial_queen]

Karla's face got so red so quickly, it might have looked like she had burst into flame. "I--we--naughty?" she squeaked, unable to form complete sentences. "Really?"

Karla would see the amusement value of this someday. Some very far and distant day.

[icecoldfrost]

"Well, tag-team flirting can be just as satisfactory, if not moreso, than solo work," Emma replied, letting innuendo drip off her words.

[glacial_queen]

"But flirting doesn't really count, right Emma?" Karla asked a little desparately. "It's just something you--we do for fun and games. It has nothing to do with who you truly care about, right?"

Karla was starting to wibble. Just a bit. And was working up the nerve for a Declaration.

[icecoldfrost]

Emma glanced at her, actually slightly concerned. It really wasn't like Karla to be this emotional, even if she was just gremlin-bit-crazy. "Of course it's all play, you know that," she replied. "What's gotten into you?"

[glacial_queen]

"I just realized how fervently I'm in love with you!" Karla blurted. "You must let me tell you how ardently I admire and love you! Emma, you're my everything! You give me reason for existing. I want nothing more than to be with you forever!"

How Karla would cringe on Friday, thinking back to this speech.

[icecoldfrost]

Oh god, hopefully Emma and Rose hadn't sounded that horrible this weekend.

"Karla, darling, you've had a long weekend," she soothed, shifting to wrap her non-smoking-arm around the other girl. "Everyone's a bit on-edge. I want you to sleep on that, and if you feel the same way tomorrow, then we'll talk about it. Okay?"

[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't hesitate to snuggle into Emma's embrace. Mmm...Emma.

"Of course I'll feel the same way tomorrow," she protested. "Love doesn't just suddenly appear or disappear, you know." Except for how it totally did. "But I don't want to push you, Emma. I know if I wait, you'll come to accept my love for you."

And hopefully even return it. But Karla wasn't going to push for that. Her love was patient. And kind. And stuff.