Apartment Above the Boards, Monday Night

[intraspective]

It would be a damn dirty lie for Ino to even pretend she wasn't really into what was out of Taylor Swift's new album. She totally was. No shame.

"My castle crumbled overnight," she sang while scrubbing the floor. Cleaning the kitchen wasn't very glamourous but it was pretty important. "I brought a knife to a gun fight."

Ino was pretty sure she'd win in a case like that. She was also reasonably sure Taylor would too, if she cared enough.

Still, misdirection was a useful tool. She leaned back on her heels and stretched, smiling at where Silly watched her from the counter.

"And I know I make the same mistakes every time
Bridges burn, I never learn, at least I did one thing right
I did one thing right
I'm laughing with my lover, making forts under covers
Trust him like a brother, yeah, you know I did one thing right
Starry eyes sparkin' up my darkest night
My baby's fit like a daydream
Walking with his head down
I'm the one he's walking to
So call it what you want, yeah, call it what you want to…

She was possibly going to sing this song until the kitchen sparkled. It was catchy.

[For ze boy, please!]

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[intraspective]

“A handshake’s the usual way to seal a deal,” Ino said, not taking her eyes off of him. “But I’d prefer a hug right now too, if that’s okay?”

[puppy_fair]

"Of course it's okay," Zack replied, and held open his arms.

He had just asked for it himself, after all. He could be fickle, but not that fickle.

[intraspective]

She was. Sometimes.

But not now.

Ino crossed the space between them and flung her arms around his waist and held on tight for dear life.

[puppy_fair]

And Zack wrapped his arms around her and held her close, in one of those strong, firm hugs that he hadn't given her in years.

"We'll figure it out," he murmured. "It'll be hard. But we will."