yumemigaoka | Theater Kid's March Comes in Like a Lion

Theater Kid's March Comes in Like a Lion

⭐ Who: Junna Hoshimi... and you!
⭐ When: Throughout March!
⭐ Where: In Yumemigaoka!
⭐ What: March catch-all!
⭐ Warnings: Junna's grappling with some heavy stuff, so... threads could get into parents not being great, some homophobia, and other things. There's also some implicit sleeping together (nothing NSFW though) in the Lisa and Junna thread, if that's a thing you prefer to avoid!

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[It takes every ounce of willpower Lisa can muster at the moment (which isn't a whole lot, mind) not to object when Junna says she's not messed up. She... she is, but that's not exactly at issue here - she won't get better if she doesn't work at it, so she lets it pass. And again at being perfect - but wait, that's. That's not what Junna said. She said she doesn't need her to be perfect....... that. That she can. She can probably do. The rest is within her abilities, even like this. Even as a total mess, she makes an okay support.

So Lisa takes a long, slow breath, letting it out softly. It still sounds rough, but maybe not as rough as she's sounded for the last five minutes. Her words are slower, though.]

Mm. You... know just about all of it, now, huh? I feel like that should terrify me. But... I think I'm okay? I trust you. I've trusted you... for a long time. So I can put my heart in your hands. [She smiles; it's faint, but it's something.] We... we can do this. Together. [Another breath, before her smile widens.] And... thank you, for hearing me out. I know this hasn't been easy. For either of us.

[Junna smiles a little when Lisa exhales. This is... this is good, right? It's good. Maybe they have more to figure out and work on. Maybe they're not totally eye-to-eye on things, yet. Maybe they see each other in a better light than they seem themselves, still. But they can do this.]

I'm... I'm glad. I--I guess... it's the same. You know what's going on with me, too. And I trust you, too. [She leans forward, her forehead resting against Lisa's for a second.] I'm glad I heard you out. It...it wasn't easy, but I--I didn't want to play guessing games. And it makes me think...

We can do this. [She reaches both hands up, cupping her girlfriend's face, and she smiles wider, too.]

[She knows that much. There's always more to work on. Always something you don't know, some little thing you didn't think was important, something that doesn't bother you nearly as much as it bothers someone else. So... having shown everything behind the curtain (ha), and Junna not having run away screaming - or worse - is a huge relief, and something that makes Lisa all the more confident she made the right choice. She doesn't have the strength to handle all this alone. But together... together with someone that knows her fears and her weaknesses and her lack of dreams, she can push herself forward, and she can figure out the positives she hasn't been able to see. Make new dreams for herself. For the both of them.

Lisa lets herself relax into Junna for the first time in a bit. She's... okay. Not entirely, but enough to cope for tonight.]

I wanted to tell you the truth. I don't... want to make you ask other people about me, or guess, or assume. Even if it's hard. The truth... will set you free, yeah?

[She looks exhausted. Wrung-out. Happy, but don't ask her to do anything emotionally charged for the rest of the night. Weakly, she wraps her arms around Junna, and lets out a content sigh.]

I needed this. I hated doing it, but I needed it. I feel... lighter.

[Junna sighs softly, when Lisa sinks into her. That helps her relax, in turn. Lisa's okay. Maybe not great, but--but right now, she's okay. Her arms come around her, and for a second, Junna is happy to just get the chance to hold her. She's feeling exhausted, too; it was a lot to hear. But, she's glad she did.]

It will. I needed to know. And... and you did too. [She kisses Lisa's cheek, then leans against her, too.]

I'm glad. I'm... really glad. I know it wasn't easy, but... I'm glad you feel lighter. I... [She hugs her a little tighter.] ...I do too. But I think I'm ready for a good cuddle. And a snack.

Mm. I... yeah. I like talking through my problems, but I tend to go on for a while, you know?

[She chuckles dully, her heart not quite in it; it's true enough, but. She's trying. Lisa tucks her head in against Junna's shoulder, tone soft.]

And I'm glad you're ready to move on, because... that's about it. From there Hibiki shot the thing and then- we found you. Center stage. I was so happy, so relieved I turned into a sobbing mess right there. [Another chuckle, this one a little brighter; it's not like Junna hasn't realized by now what was driving Lisa through the chaos.] And you went down, down into... whatever the end was. I don't care right now, but... Koi-chan yeeted herself off the stage after you, there's no other way to describe it. Jeanne-chan came to reassure me before she hopped down... Zeke-san and. Olruggio-san? Anyway. They came after you, and... you know the rest. They... they brought you back. It's... it's fine now. [She takes another deep breath, pulling herself as tight as she dares, repeating herself, voice stronger, convincing herself along with Junna.] Everything is fine now. You're here, you're safe, and we can. We can figure it out from here, yeah?

[She's silent a long moment. Then, face still buried in Junna's collar, unwilling to move:]

Snack later. Hugs now. Um, hugs later too.

It's okay. [Junna kisses her cheek, as they lean their heads close together. Her arms stay wrapped around Lisa -- and she listens. A smile creeps across her face, though it's distant. Koi threw herself in there; Jeanette thought to look after Lisa. That's enough for Junna. Her arms squeeze a little tighter, then, and she exhales.]

Everything's fine now. We can figure it out. [A beat; a moment of hesitation, before she revises that:] We are figuring it out.

[She leans her head atop Lisa's, eyes closed, her face half-buried in Lisa's hair. She said she needed a hug. She's getting one -- and she feels lighter, but she finds herself clingier than she expected to be. But... she needs comfort, too.]

Hugs now. [It's said quietly.] And later. And as much as we need.

I'm holding you to that. I'm going to be... leaning on you a little while longer.

[Physically and emotionally both. But... she's healing. Slowly but surely. After a moment, though, she lets her tone slip into something very overly dramatic, realizing she needs to start letting the pressure out of the pot before she explodes. Uh, again.]

Spirits, though, I don't want to write the reports for this one. Yoshino-san's going to read me the riot act. I might need cuddles for that too.

It's okay. As long as you don't mind me leaning on you right back.

[She blinks at the overly dramatic tone -- and then a smile comes across Junna's face. She hears that, Miss Imai. And thankfully, Junna knows how to match that. Her tone is very serious -- and thus, in turn, not serious at all.]

Ah, whatever shall I do, getting more cuddles. Maybe you can do two reports...?

Don't you dare, missy, I already don't want to do the one! We'll... make a bundle deal out of it. I'll write a big long report for the both of us, and it'll be a nice cuddle pile with a keyboard in our laps. And if the Director doesn't like, then... then... well, I haven't gotten that far, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to tell her to deal with it.

Okay, okay. [Junna laughs. It feels good to... laugh, make a couple of jokes, and not be thinking about the heavy stuff. For just a little bit, after all of that. She smiles -- then hugs against Lisa again.]

That sounds like a good way to handle it. A cuddle pile, especially, sounds nice.

I figured you'd be in for that. We'll... figure it out together. We've kind of gotten through all the nasty parts, so it shouldn't even be hard. Just annoying.

[Lisa lets out a long breath, smiling a little more naturally.]

I'm okay with annoying. It's better than what we've been dealing with up to now. And I know you've got my back if it gets... overwhelming.

I can live with annoying, too. Besides...

[She leans in against Lisa. There's a smile -- and she looks a little embarrassed.] The cuddling part makes it easier. Speaking of... want to head home?

[Lisa looks confused for a moment.]

Are you sure? I feel a little bad leaving when we... [She nods meaningfully at the table.] Don't get me wrong, I'm wiped out, but this was important to you.

It's okay. [She looks at the table, then back at Lisa. And she thinks about their new life together. Living together now.]

Because we'll be back, right?

[That idea, that they can just. Come back, that this isn't just a one-time date but something they can do together as a couple... it feels weird to admit to herself, but it's kind of a blind spot? Relief flows through her, and Lisa lets out a breath.]

Yeah. We'll be back. Just... just tell me when, okay? I'll make time.

[Being together, rather than just dating -- and being a unit -- is going to take getting used to. In a good way.]

I will. Promise. [She holds a hand out.] Ready to head back home?

[Lisa takes the offered hand, with a soft smile.]

Sure. Let's head home, then. [...she has still not gotten used to home being the same place for both of them and shivers in happiness briefly.] Just don't expect me to cook anything, I'll probably fall asleep at the stove.

Don't worry. I can handle making something. [She squeezes Lisa's hand and smiles -- and there's a moment where she, too, thinks how amazing it is that they're going home together.]

I'll see what I can put together.

I'll be counting on you, then.

[A beat, and she grins.]

Just like always.

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