Valla wants more than just vengeance (the_nephalem) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2017-11-29 20:12:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, ahsoka tano, li-ming |
Who: Ahsoka and Li
What: A new home and a proposal.
When: Recently
Where: Their apartment
Warnings: Pretty low, though a slightly botched proposal on the first try!
It was exciting to have a place of their own. It would be strange not having Yang there, but it also would be freeing as well. They had their own space, and could pursue their sexual life as they wished without fear of a roommate interrupting them.
Li took pride in getting her recording equipment and such set up in the spare room they’d use for meditating and her practicing. Eventually, she’d want to add some panels to the room to help with the acoustics, but that wasn’t a priority now. But she did enjoy their kitchen, and she was currently taking a break from unpacking some stuff to do some cooking. She was hungry, and she was making enough for both her and Ahsoka. Plenty of meat included, of course.
Li was humming as she cut up some chicken and threw it in the pan on the stove. She had rice cooking in a pot on the stove as well. All in all, the sounds and smells in the kitchen were undoubtedly enticing.
It was exciting, as exciting as the first time she’d moved out, only more so, because it was their place. Just them. She leaned on a counter and watched Li cook. A good kitchen had been one of the deal breakers, naturally. It was twice as big as the old one. “You look really cute right now.”
“You think so?” She asked, glancing at Ahsoka as she shifted the meat in the pan so that it could cook evenly. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail, but several strands had slipped loose to frame her face. “Maybe I should invest in an apron,” she suggested.
“Adorable,” She replied, taking a picture with her phone. “We have to get you an apron, then you can wear only that without anything else.”
Of course, dinner wouldn’t actually get done then.
“Is that so? Well, it is something to think about,” Li smirked. “The only thing it wouldn’t cover would be my ass.” That would be hot, she had to admit.
Ahsoka licked her lips. “Don’t have a problem with this.” She reached over and pinched Li’s butt, grinning at her. She liked that Li could joke about this stuff, she knew she was self-conscious about her scars.
Li yelped a bit and laughed when Ahsoka pinched her butt. Her scars did bother her, but she knew there wasn’t anything she could do about them except for learning to live with them and accept them. Knowing that they were signs that she’d survived so many encounters did help, but as they were still fresh it was hard for her to accept them. “I’m glad to hear that. You know, it is kind of freeing to actually be able to do something like that without worrying about if a roommate is going to unexpectedly come home and interrupt us.”
That they didn’t bother Ahsoka probably helped. Oh, there’d been a transition, not that she hadn’t thought Li was still beautiful, but she’d been particularly into the smooth silkiness of Li’s skin. That was still there, but now there were rough edges, and she loved them too. There was probably something symbolic about that.
“I’m loving it. I kind of miss Yang, but this might be good for her too. Spending time with her friend without us around.”
That certainly did help. Especially when Li had been recovering from the burns. She knew she was a terrible patient, and even with the healing Morrigan had provided, it had been difficult. She was getting through it, and so long as she didn’t have new dreams which gave her new scars, she’d be happy.
“Yeah me too, but it’s not like we won’t see her ever again. But I agree, I think it’s good for all of us.”
“We’re officially adulting as a couple.” Ahsoka made an alarmed face. “I’m not sure how this works actually, in my dreams I was always alone, or in a big dorm. Never with just...one person.”
Let alone one she got naked with for fun.
“We’re in this together because I’ve never done this before either. In my dreams I never really had a permanent home. After I left the Yshari Sanctum, I simply drifted, following the fallen star and the demons where they went.” In fact, the Yshari Sanctum was the only home she’d really known. She didn’t remember much about her family there. Probably for the best considering how her family here had turned out.
“You didn’t really have a home. I at least had the Temple. Not that many of us decorated,”Ahsoka replied. Anakin’s had been filled with machinery and posters, but thinking of him only hurt.
She wrapped her arms around Li. “Your home is here now. with me.”
“The Sanctum was the closest to a home that I had.” After that, it was wherever she made camp. Smiling warmly, Li leaned into Ahsoka, wrapping her arms around her. “Yes, it is, and I couldn’t be happier about it.”
Ahsoka kissed the back of her head, inhaling deeply. Li smelled fantastic. “I have a crazy idea. And I wouldn’t suggest it if I didn’t love you.”
“And what is this crazy idea of yours?” Li asked with a smile as she turned the meat over in the pan again before managing to turn down the heat on it without pulling away from Ahsoka’s embrace.
“Uhm.” Ahsoka let go of Li, running her fingers down her lekku. “I’ve been thinking about what could happen, especially if Trump pulls some shit with Korea or China. Like if you got deported. What if we got married?”
That was definitely not what Li had anticipated Ahsoka was going to say, and she was more than a little taken aback by it. Though while she may be open to marrying Ahsoka, the way she’d phrased it struck a chord with her. “I am here legally, so I can’t be deported.” Li turned to look at Ahsoka. “If we’re going to get married, I don’t want it to be brought up because of the deportation topic. I want it brought up because you love me and it’s what you want to do, not what you have to do.”
Shit.
“I do love you. And I do want to marry you.” Ahsoka dropped her hands to her side. “Okay, can we start this conversation over?” She’d been worried about the student visa and other issues, but obviously, wrong track to take..
“Then don’t bring it up in conjunction of things that make it sound like you’re proposing out of necessity.” Li responded. She took a breath and swiped some strands of hair out of her face. “Yes, we can start the conversation over.”
“Okay, hold on. I really am not the most romantic person in the world.” Ahsoka moved her hand in the direction of the bedroom, and a moment later a small box floated in. If nothing else could prove she meant it, the fact she actually had a ring could. She hoped. She opened the box. “But I’ve...honestly been thinking about this for like..a year now. And I’d be honored if you’d marry me.”
Li looked at the little box as it floated out to Ahsoka’s hand. When the box was opened, she blinked a little, not having expected a ring. Or the fact that Ahsoka had been thinking about this for a year. “Wait, you’ve been thinking about proposing for a year?” Which was...totally not an answer to the proposal, but Li was suddenly finding herself in that state of shock that most probably found themselves in when a proposal was given.
It wasn’t a huge diamond, but it was a real diamond, with a band of gold. Simple, traditional, not usually Ahsoka’s thing, but it had felt appropriate in this case. “Uhm. Yeah. I’ve almost brought it up a few times but then I guess I chicken out.”
The ring was simple, but that’s what Li liked about it. Sure, she may have really liked when Shen joined her little party in the dreams because he did gem work, and she liked gems. However, she didn’t need ornate jewelry in either life. It was more the sentiment behind the gift that she liked the best. She looked at the ring, then looked up at her girlfriend. Instead of answering in words, Li instead reached up and pulled Ahsoka’s head down to kiss her.
Ahsoka wrapped her arms around Li, lifting her up as they kissed. It was like a storm breaking inside of her, everything suddenly felt good and calm. She hadn’t even realized she’d been conflicted until the conflict vanished. “I love you.”
“I love you, too,” she responded, her arms wrapping around Ahsoka’s neck. This was entirely unexpected, but Li felt lighter than air right then. She wasn’t even in her Archon form where she hovered, but she felt like she was floating.
Fighting back a fit of the giggles, Ahsoka used the force to put the ring on Li’s finger, then hugged her again. This was just… it wasn’t perfect, but it was them. And that meant everything.
She looked at the ring as Ahsoka slid it onto her finger, and she smiled wider. She returned the hug. This probably wasn’t the typical kind of proposal most got, but Li didn’t care. She’d just wanted it to be from Ahsoka’s heart. “The ring is beautiful.”
“I saw it and thought it would be perfect for you. Neither of us are all that big on ornamentation.” She ran her fingers through Li’s hair. “But it’s kind of nice. Showing you’re mine.”
“I prefer ornamentation on my armor, in how it looks. But I like the look of this ring.” Li even preferred the gold band to a silver one. She’d always preferred gold to silver. “And it is nice, yes.”
“Not that I own you. You know what I mean.” Ahsoka winced. “Attachment, the good kind. Compassion and love, and everything else.”
And she’d do it right, unlike certain people.
“I know,” Li said with a smile. She brushed her fingers along Ahsoka’s cheek. “Definitely the good kind. I hadn’t really expected much of anything when I first came here, but I’m very happy that I met you.”
“We should invite your parents,” Ahsoka said. “Maybe they’ll have a change of heart.”
It would be nice, anyway.
“I very much doubt they will. Once they make up their mind, they don’t change it.” Li knew they would never accept her again, and she wasn’t going to try. That was something she didn’t want to pry open again.
“Okay.” She’d just wanted the option out there, if Li wanted it. She kissed her again. “That’s fine. It’s our day, and they lost the right to be there anyway.”
“Yes, they did. I want it to be a day of happiness for us.” Not to mention there would probably be far too much in the way of stress leading up to the big day anyway. Li didn’t need to add parental stressors into the equation.