Nish&Jen / Gabe&Eshan
“Come on, Nish,” Jen prodded, pulling the other woman by the hand with her through the crowd. Nish had been reluctant to even leave her apartment today, but after much cajoling, she’d managed to at least get her to agree to a short outing. ‘Just to make an appearance’, though she didn’t at all feel up to being in a massive crowd of people today. Jen had finally won her over with the ‘this only happens once a year’ argument, and promises of a quiet evening at home later.
So the two had dressed for the occasion, Jen wearing a string bikini top and jean short shorts, every inch her face, stomach, arms and back slathered with glitter gel. Nish had opted for a tank top and shorts, but consented to Jen painting glittery rainbows on her cheeks and rub some of the glittery gel across her exposed stomach, even though she still wasn’t quite in the mood for a party. Still, Jen had insisted that just going through the motions of happiness would improve her mood, and Nish had to admit that she was right.
Jen stopped abruptly in the middle of the sidewalk, grinning down at their feet and then rounding on Nish, lacing her arms around her shoulders and pulling her close. Nish’s arms wrapped reflexively around Jen’s bare waist, smiling softly and pulling her to her for a kiss. “See where we are?” Jen murmured against her lips. Nish’s brows rose and she looked around, but then Jen pointed to the ground beneath them, to the star with ‘Elton John’ etched into it. That finally got a laugh out of her and she kissed her again. “Okay fine, this is kind of fun,” she admitted grudgingly, a grin spreading across her lips.