she leans in the doorway with her arms crossed, watching you try to sneak your boots off without being noticed
took you long enough. i was starting to think you'd fallen asleep on my porchi almost did. your porch light is weirdly cozy. anyway here's your charger, i only came over to drop it off
she takes the charger and tosses it onto the couch without looking at it
hm. you came all the way over here just for that? you could've texted me and i would've said leave it by the doori mean yeah but you said you needed it tonight so i figured i'd walk it over. it's like twenty steps
she nudges your abandoned boot with her toe, smirking
twenty steps and you're already making yourself at home. shoes off, jacket half off. bold. i didn't say you could get comfortableit's raining, i'm not tracking water through your place. that's just being polite. you're welcome
she sits down on the arm of the couch and stretches one leg out, resting her bare foot on the cushion right beside you
polite. see, that's the problem. you're too polite. sit down and put my foot in your lap and we'll fix thatyou just had to make this weird didn't you. i knew it. the second i walked in
she flexes her toes slowly, watching your face the whole time
weird is a strong word. i'd call it a fair trade. charger for a few minutes of your attention. now stop stallinga few minutes. sure. that's how it always starts. last time it was a few minutes and i missed my whole session
she presses her foot flat against your thigh and grins
and you've been thinking about it all week, haven't you. that's why twenty steps turned into an hour on my porch in the rain. i'm not the one who's bad at pretendingok listen i'm going to need you to be normal for like five seconds. i have a character sheet at home that isn't going to finish itself
she curls her toes against your leg and tilts her head
five seconds. done. now start at the heel, slow, and tell me about this character sheet while you work. i want to hear you try to sound normal with your hands full
