fandomhigh | Library, [02/06]

Amorous. Books.

Jono narrowed his eyes at the sight that was presented to him when he came in for his library shift today.

Books. Books upon books upon books, all tucked away in little nooks and corners and crannies, wherever they thought that they could get a bit of privacy, and snuggling. And they weren't even romance novels, which Jono might have at least been able to get his head around. No, no, there was a Western, cuddled up against a Thai cookbook. A book on knock-knock jokes and a do-it-yourself carpentry book had claimed a nice little spot behind one of the doors, and when Jono made his way to the desk, he nearly sat on a carefree couple consisting of William Shatner's autobiography and an outdated Webster's Dictionary.

The romance novels, meanwhile, were quite well-behaved, sitting on the proper shelves and, if Jono was any judge of the character of books, all quite pleased with themselves for enabling such anarchy.

//Yer a week and a day too bloody early,// Jono grumped, tossing the dictionary and Up Till Now onto the book cart with a roll of his eyes. //Plonkers.//

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//... Does Vail count?//

Yes, Jono totally remembered the schnapps. He'd been drunk-by-proxy at the time, himself, after all.

Raven laughed lightly, nodding. "I know I was intoxicated," she said. "It made me looser with my tongue than I intended. But I did not lie."

Thinking about Jono had long made her warm and tingly.

"And that has not changed," she added.

Jono glanced around once again, taking in the light gold glow surrounding them, and then nodded, faintly.

But then, he'd been around her when it had been terrifyingly cold in here, too. Closer than he'd been, since. He really sincerely doubted that he was the important link in the change that had come about, here.

//That's... good to hear,// he answered, regardless. Because that much was true enough.

She wasn't trying to imply he was the sole reason. She was just sayin'.

She hesitated for a moment, then said quietly, "Before we go back -- may I take your hand again? It is all right if you are not comfortable, but you do not need to fear harming me here. You cannot, I promise."

She wasn't entirely certain of that, given the nature of his powers, psionic as opposed to ordinary fire, but she was convinced enough that he couldn't.

//Raven...// A note of apology drifted into his voice, then. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but the moment the request had been given, it felt like his flames were lurching up in some freak psi-equivalent of a terrified pressure, grabbing at his chest.

It was one hell of a toss-up. On the one hand, she'd said that he couldn't hurt her, here. On the other hand, the entire situation had an unfortunate air about it, in that there was a vast expanse of space around them, and yet there still wasn't anywhere for him to retreat to, if he felt the need to.

He balled his hands for a moment, staring down at them quietly. She'd been back for a week. A week and a day. There were still too many fresh wounds, seething too near to the surface.

//Next time?//

"I understand," Raven said, ducking her head to hide any disappointment that might have reached her eyes. She really had no idea if she should not make these requests or continue to try, and it was hard not to when she ached so much to be with him. But she didn't want to cause him any additional distress with her own neediness.

She willed them back to Fandom then, and they appeared right where they'd been standing when she'd taken him into herself. The books didn't appear to have noticed or cared about their absence.

Edited 2011-02-06 20:39 (UTC)

Well, the books had been occupied. Really, the children's section of the library was woefully underpopulated, wasn't it?

He needed space. He'd been up-front about that, and he was trying. He'd warm up to contact again in his own time. It wasn't just Raven that he'd been shying away from, after all.

//Thank you, luv.//

"You are welcome," she said, taking a step away.

She glanced about, seeking out a different topic. "How was the rest of your week?" she asked. "I saw you in class Wednesday but I did not have a chance to talk to you then."

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//Not too bad,// Jono settled on. //Wednesday's class was... a nice change of pace, I think. And th'rest has been pleasantly... quiet.//

No rescue missions, nobody getting hurt, minimal panic attacks. Jonothon was totally going to consider that a win.

"I have been attempting to get back into a routine," Raven said, grateful for the same had she known what Jono was thinking. "I did drop one of my classes, however, and I must speak to Lady Aphrodite soon."

//Oh? About yer job?//

It kind of seemed like the logical follow-up to her mentioning that she'd pulled from a class.

Raven nodded. "But more so because she is my friend," she said. "She has been away from the island, so I have not had a chance to speak to her since I returned."

She wasn't sure if Karla had passed on word to her either.

Jonothon nodded a little bit. Yes, he supposed that was as good a reason as any, to want to track somebody down.

... Jono was still a little bit of a beginner all over again, when it came to getting the hang of this 'friendship' thing.

//I hope that works out well for you, then, luv. I'm certain she'll be thankful to know that yer doing alright again.//

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