InsaneJournal

who v and theo^swap
what just being 'friends'
when a few hours after their conversation
where v's unit
rating a for adorable

Nothing was going according to plan. In fact, everything had gone so terribly unaccording to plan since her arrival on the Compound that Theo had long since discarded it. She was flying by the seat of her pants, trying in vain to avoid the obstacles inexplicably being set in her path by the scientists. And she wasn’t doing a very good job at it, either. She wasn’t at all sure why they seemed to have such an invested interest in seeing her reconciliation with V. She doubted it was out of compassion, though.

Still, in spite of the means to the end, nearly every idiotic thing they’d done so far had served to prompt a serious, much-needed moment. Though the letters and the video and the trip back in time had made her livid, it had also forced her to have that conversation with V, one that both further complicated things but also made them significantly more understandable. They could move forward now, instead of just treading water.

It was strange to be in her position, though, where it was V who was holding back and saying that he couldn’t manage more than friends. She was okay with it, to be sure, but it was still odd. She couldn’t help but reflect on the journey she’d taken from her 19th birthday onward. Still, she was willing to accept that bit of awkwardness if it meant keeping V close. They’d figure it out. They always did.

There had been a little awkwardness at the start of their movie marathon, but that was understandable given their recent conversation. By the second episode, they were laughing and poking at each other, and by the third, they’d curled up against each other as usual. They missed four and five entirely, suddenly unable to avoid each other, and she fell asleep curled up against him during the start of the sixth.

Some time later (as she was no longer able to follow the track of the continuing show as it flashed before them), she blinked her eyes away, yawning. She shifted a bit, a few little cracks sounding as her joints unstiffened, but she didn’t move much beyond that, trying to collect her thoughts on the situation, but overwhelmed by the warm feeling that made her feel so comfortable.