Jessica Drew [Spider-Woman] (screwedover) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-10-13 15:28:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, carol danvers (captain marvel), jessica drew (spider-woman) |
Who: Carol and Jess
What: Nosebleeds
When: About a week or so ago.
Where: Their place
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Carol dabbed at her nose, wiping some blood away as she concentrated on the task before her. Her shoulders were tense. “Hah! Got you!”
On the screen, her jet veered away from the remains of it’s target. Sure, it was absolutely unrealistic, but it was a hell of a lot of fun. And the joystick had cost a pretty penny.
Jess was worried, she was always worried about Carol but especially lately. Nosebleeds? Not being able to fly? She had no idea what to do about that. Except to get her to a doctor. She marched down and put on her best ‘listen to me’ face.
“You. We’re going to the doctor. Now.”
“Jess, I’m fine. I’ll go tomorrow.” She looked down at her fingers and sighed, grabbing a tissue. “It’s only really bad if I use my powers.” Which was an hourly occurance for her, but Jess didn’t need to know that.
In response to that, Jess put her hands on her hips and frowned. “Then don’t use your powers until you figure it out. I’m sure that a bleeding nose isn’t the indicator of anything good.” She was clearly not happy about this.
“I don’t want to be grounded.” Carol sounded like a child, and she didn’t care. She had to push herself as hard as she could, as constantly as she could.
“So what you’re saying is that flight and all of that is more important than keeping yourself healthy, and thus by being with me?” Because that’s what it sounded like to Jess.
“What? No!” She turned around in her chair and looked up at Jess. “No, of course not. Flight is just...it’s who I am and the thought of being grounded absolutely terrifies me. I don’t know what I’d do if it’s something that’s permanent.”
“I get that. I really do. But you don’t know that it’s permanent. What if they could fix whatever it is? Isn’t it better to fix things then wait until it actually permanently damages you?” Jess so didn’t understand her thinking. “That’s like me saying that no I won’t take chemo because there’s an off chance that if I wait around, the cancer will just go away by itself.”
Carol’s expression shifted, and she sighed. “We just better hope no supervillains decide to show up.” She was giving in. Dream!her wouldn’t have given in, at least not secretly. But she was giving in. She just hoped she could keep up to it. “We’ll know more tomorrow, I guess, if the machines even work.”
“If they do, I’m sure you’ll manage without flying for two minutes,” Jess assured her. She just wanted her to get looked at. That couldn’t hurt right? It could only make things clearer. “We’ll figure it out. If they don’t, then we’ll ask someone. I mean heck, I healed myself of cancer, I think we can manage. One step at a time.”
“I love you. You put up with my bullshit. I don’t know why or how. But you do.” Carol took Jess’s hand and squeezed it. “You’re like the best friend ever.”
She squeezed Carol’s hand back in return. “I love you too, and it’s because I love you that I put up with your bullshit. I am, aren’t I? But you’re pretty good, when you’re not the stubbornest person on the planet.” She leaned forward and kissed her.
Carol smiled against Jess’s lips, and then tangled her fingers in her hair. Her voice was sweet as syrup, “Let me make it up to you…”
Jess grinned and kissed her lightly again. She pulled in really close. “You can when you go to the doctor,” she murmured and then gave her a Look.
“Oh god you’re really going to hold that over me?” She stared at Jess, her expression horrified.
She snorted with laughter, and then shook her head. “No. But let me tell you the very big shit storm you will get if you don’t go through with it.” Then she grabbed Carol and kissed her soundly.
Carol decided that she was the luckiest woman in the world. She kissed Jess soundly, then wrapped her arms around her and refused to let go. “I’m sorry. You just got better.”
“Really? And here I thought I was perfect,” Jess teased. She really hoped that Carol would be okay. If she wasn’t, she’d still be there with her. “We should have sex.”
Stepping back, Carol held her arms out. “That is the best idea I’ve heard all day.”