AN:
I do not own league. I'm poor, don't sue.
Not my first time tackling a fanfic, but the first time that I can say that I've completed one. I don't really care if you are kind or abrasive with your reviews, but I like seeing them, so please if the story leaves you with something to say, let me know.
Rated M for my dirty, dirty mouth.
This always happened.
I always ended up coming back to her, head hanging low as I tried desperately to keep my aching heart from breaking me. Even though coming to her was a very sound admittance to how shattered I really was. But she always accepted me with open arms and a wide smile, like family she always welcomed me back and I always searched for that warmth she provided. She was home to me even if the only time I showed her as much, is when we were fucking.
"Viiiiiiiii! Water!" Jinx whined prodding me in my side roughly to get my attention, which was definitely required because I was starting to nod off, that after sex glow lulling me to sleep like a full stomach on a warm day. "Viiiiiiiii!" Jinx groaned. I mirrored that groan, mostly to mock her and secondly because I really didn't feel like getting up, I was so comfortable like this, flat on my back bare as the day I was born, I would also like to grudgingly admit that Jinx being pressed against me added to my comfort, I would like to clarify however, only marginally don't get the wrong idea. "Vi!" Her voice was a bit sharp now, but I had been ignoring her so it was understandable.
"What?" I replied, not at all ashamed that my voice was as whiny as hers had been, I didn't have to put up a cool front with her, I could be as much of a brat around her as I wanted.
"Waterrrrr." She moaned again and I sighed, debating on refusing, I knew it would spark a debate and that I would lose, but it would be worth it for a few more comfortable moments in the bed, with Jinx pressed against me, which only made me slightly more comfortable.
"Well get your ass up and go grab a bottle." I returned with a yawn, I moved the arm that I had wrapped around her so that she could get up easily, in response to that she tightened her hold on to me, as if she wouldn't have to release me if she wanted me to get up and get her water. "You get it! I'm tired" Jinx whined again, now she was pushing me away, towards the edge of the bed, how quickly she changed, like fire and ice she was. Traitor.
"You're tired? I'm the one that did all the work!" I argued, which was a total lie and I knew it, it had only been up until recently that I started to reciprocate for jinx when we fucked, yes fucked, because making love was too romantic to describe anything that we did together. Usually it was me returning home to her broken and her utilizing her fingers and mouth to make me feel whole again, dreadfully pathetic on my part, but it helped me feel better about how fucked up my day had been, and when I started to return the favor for her recently, it made me feel even better. Besides her brow furrowed in the cutest way when she was cumming
"Oh and I just laid there and took it? Last time I checked Vi, we fucked each other, and I'm the little spoon! I'm to be catered to." Jinx said with a royal humph that brought a snort of laughter from me, only she could try and act so privileged when speaking with such a vulgar tongue, but how could I judge? I was no better, but that was nothing to be ashamed of, I liked hearing her cuss, I liked watching her lips move when she did it, curse words always sounded big no matter who said them or how they said em, so hearing them from Jinx who looked so delicate was kind of unreal. I needed to get out more.
"Alright Little Spoon" I said with a laugh finally rolling out of the bed, I hadn't given much of a fight before conceding maybe that's why it didn't feel like I had lost anything. Hell I even got a surge of pride, from knowing that Jinx was watching my naked back side as I exited my room in the apartment we shared, her confirmation only made it better. "I love watching you go!"
League High School
I always thought that name was particularly stupid, too damn open, League, bleh. League of what? If I had to guess I would say a League of delinquents, that's all this school had turned into after it had opened its doors to students outside of the immediate city of Piltover out of necessity. Mysteriously, Noxus and Demacia high had burned down within two days of each other, with Demacia being the first to burn. Everyone knew how it had happened, the Schools were fierce rivals in more than just sports and competition, fighting was too be expected at any sporting event between the two, so the fires were more than likely caused by the students, but without any evidence to back the claim, people decided to just keep their mouths shut.
So now the Noxian and the Demacians, yes we refer to them by their school of origin, were flooding into League High, and making a muck of things, seriously making me regret my decision to come here instead of going to Piltover high like Jinx had wanted to. You would think she would use this sudden surge in delinquency and rub it in my face, give me the ol' "I told you so" But she didn't. The little freak loved every minute of it, I've lost count of how many times she's instigated a fight or spread false rumors just to raise tensions it was bad, but as long as she was happy I guess.
Personally I didn't care either way, the school falling to shit was annoying, but I hadn't exactly come here for a good education, the only reason I even decided on continuing my schooling here instead of Piltover was because, well…. Caitlyn was here.
Her and I had been together since grade school, I've only known Jinx longer than her, we grew up together and I've always had a soft spot for her, she was my second recorded crush, Jinx being my first, though I've never told her that, her ego would spiral out of control if she ever found that out, it's bad enough that we have sex. Very bad, considering that Jinx is like a sister to me, I tell her everything, and her too me. She knows about my crush on Caitlyn, hell she was the one that figured out I had it, and she helped a lot. She played matchmaker, finding ways to persuade Caitlyn to hang out with us on the weekends just so I could spend more time with her. The only sour spot was Jayce, her friend yep, just her friend, a very close friend that she has known almost as long as I've known Jinx, yep just a close- He's her fucking boyfriend alright? Or at least, that's the rumor, that's been spreading for about a year now. Multiple supposed sightings of them kissing and hanging out with each other are hard for me to ignore, and whenever I ask, she doesn't give me a straight answer and I can't push her for info because I have no legitimate reason for why I should care.
It's funny, the first time I heard this rumor, was the first time me and Jinx ever banged, I had been near tears at that point and she had just been trying to comfort me, like a best friend should, and as the saying goes, 'one thing lead to another'. We were kissing, rubbing, and everything just stopped mattering.
Say what you want about casual sex, nothing makes for a better antidepressant.
Seeing as it was the first week of school, teachers liked to take it easy, get students situated, only giving out homework on the third and fourth days, that kind of goodness. Well at least most of the teachers did. Not Professor Heimerdinger, in his words exactly. "This is an honors science class, so I am going to treat you like an honors student." Lame I know, but it was an astronomy course, something I didn't think would be too hard to pass; besides I had plenty of friends in this class. Jinx, Caitlyn, Lux a ditsy Demacian girl who had taken a liking to Jinx, and…. Jayce. There was also a wild card, that being a Noxian by the name of Katarina, it was strange that the girl was here in this class by herself when usually the Noxians stuck together. It wasn't as weird that Lux was alone, but still strange. Even stranger that the two sat right besides each other, Lux sitting with that wide grin of hers enjoying the lecture while Katarina just crossed her arms and glared like she didn't want to be there. The feeling was mutual I might add, fuck this class, and the annoying fucking teacher. I was in here because I had ulterior motives, and that was being close to my person of interest Caitlyn, though maybe Kat was here for Lux, I wouldn't put it past them.
"What are you looking at?" Jinx whispered beside me.
I turned to her and shook my head to let her know that it wasn't important and that she should probably pay attention to class before Heimerdinger got on her for talking in class which he was famous for doing, but it was too late.
"Jinx!"
"What!?"
Oh god.
How she didn't get detention I would never know, Jinx was just lucky like that I suppose, personally had it of been me, I would have spent the rest of the day in the principal's office. But again, luck.
"So Kat, you going to the dance this Friday?" Lux asked Katarina in what I assumed she thought was in a smooth manor; I of course, instantly knew what she where she was going with this. Katarina seemed to have a clue where Lux was going with this as well because she gave Lux a look that simply said "Don't"
"Well…?" Lux urged, now a bit more nervous since Kat was just staring back at her, Katarina sighed. "Wasn't planning to." Katarina replied, and that was all the encouragement Lux needed, because Katarina's answer meant that she was willing to her mind even if she wouldn't admit it. "Want to go with me?" Lux asked excitedly nearly jumping out of her seat with excitement; Katarina gave her a glance out of the corner of her eye and shrugged. "We'll see."
Welp if Lux had luck that good maybe mine wouldn't be so terrible.
Caitlyn was at the table, the dance was coming up, I might as well ask her now, while Jayce was away doing Jayce things. "Hey cupcake," I knew she hated that nickname, but she had started to responding too it some time ago and I never let it die. "Yes?" Caitlyn asked, looking up from the lunch she had been steadily eating. "You going to the dance this Friday?" I asked. Believe me I wasn't looking for points on originality.
"No."
Welp that plan fucking crashed, and burned. "No?" I asked hoping that somehow I had heard wrong.
"No, I am going to be busy on Friday."
I nodded my head dumbly, not really having an answer for that, I opened my mouth to try and say something else, but still couldn't form a proper response so I just let out a disappointed "Oh." And turned back to my food, but I didn't continue eating, no I was little to disappointed to eat now, so I just sorta stared off into space until Jinx spoke up. "Well guess you won't be getting a break then, eh Vi?" jinx said innocently, I looked at Jinx quirking a brow because I honestly had no clue what the fuck she was talking about.
"Huh?"
"What? You don't remember?" Jinx asked, feigning shock, a hand placed over her chest, I gave her a look that said "No I don't remember, but you better start fucking reminding me you little twerp." Jinx just grinned back at me, trying to milk me for a verbal response, I relented.
"No Jinx, I don't remember." I sighed I really hated her sometimes. "Please, enlighten me." I added for good measure, I mean, I said "Please" that counted for something.
"Well when you asked me to go to the dance the other day," What the fuck? I didn't invite her to shit! Lies! I detect blatant lies! "I said I would only go if you danced with me and only me the entire night." That doesn't even sound like something I would agree to…. "And you said that you would only agree to those terms if I allowed you to dance with Caitlyn, as a sort of a break, but since she isn't going, I get you all to myself." She said with a wink, the innuendo clear in her words. Now while I love, and I mean love when she talks to me like that, that didn't mean I was suddenly just going to be forced to go to some dance that I didn't want to go to, on some bogus fucking terms that I never agreed to. If Caitlyn wasn't going, I could give two fucks about this dance, and I was going to let Jinx know just that, without telling about the Caitlyn stuff of course, until I saw Jinx nod her head towards Caitlyn slightly and realized that the girl in question was watching me closely. I waited a beat, because there was honestly no way in hell that she believed this bullshit but after a moment, Caitlyn just made a confirming noise, a sort "humph" as if she had just confirmed something in her mind.
'Oh my god' I blanched 'She is believing this bullshit'
"Maybe..." Caitlyn started as if she were going to say something that she would later grow to regret. The brunette was never one to go along with things she didn't want to so this was an expression that I've never seen on her before. "Maybe, I can find time. Just to show my face." Caitlyn spoke as if it pained her to do so, her eyes shifting from me over to Jinx, and then I began to truly understand the expression on her face as something both dark, and nasty. Jealousy.
"Oh, well I guess I might just have to hand her over to you, just for one little dance though." Jinx said holding up her hand and holding her index finger and thumb a small distance apart to represent just how little the dance would be. I gave her a dirty look, my eyes narrowing and my jaw setting. I knew what she was doing, and I didn't like it. Jinx was always very supportive of me in my attempts to get closer to Caitlyn, at least on the outside, but there were times when she got like this and would start taking jabs at Caitlyn egging her own, and Caitlyn always took the bait.
"We'll just see about that won't we." Caitlyn bit back bitterly. Her tone made me feel uncomfortable, awkward where I sat so much so that I fidgeted around a bit, looking at the others hoping for a bit of an escape, but both Lux and Katarina were watching both Jinx and Caitlyn. Lux looking as if she wanted to leave to give the two privacy, while Katarina looked as though she wanted to kick back and grab some popcorn. Both reactions did absolutely fuck all for me at this moment.
"Yo Cait!" A voice called from the other side of the cafeteria we all turned towards it, it was Jayce, standing just away from the lunch line holding his tray. "Come sit with us," he added nodding his head towards a table where more of his friends sat. I looked from him to Caitlyn to see what she would do, I only found her looking back at me. A silent invitation in her eyes. She was asking me to leave my and go with her. I should have been happy with this request honestly, she was showing me attention that I usually had to fight her to get, but I knew it was only to spite Jinx, honestly, I couldn't let myself be used like that. I shook my head, and watched mutely as she walked away, over to that square jawed fuck that I so despised.
As soon as she was out of hearing range I turned on Jinx. " . .That?" I near erupted on the girl who was acting as if nothing had just happened.
"That was me getting Caitlyn to come to the dance. For you. You're welcome."
Jinx had been a little distant lately. Ok a lot of distant lately, and at first I just chalked it up to another one of her socially awkward traits. Because admittedly even after knowing the girl for half of my life as well as sharing a home with her for half of half my life, I still wasn't 100% on top of her many varying idiosyncrasies. She was like a goddamn rubix cube I swear; I get farther and farther just to find that I am farther and farther behind. But if Jinx were a normal girl, metaphorically speaking of course because I could categorically state that this is in fact not true, but if jinx were a normal girl I would think she was avoiding me. Well avoiding me as effectively as one could avoid someone that they lived with, which was pretty damn effectively as if turned out. It's like the saying goes, "you never realize what you have until its gone." And Jinx absence was something that I have noticed. However, while she seemed ever so absent she still remained relevant enough that I was hesitant to voice my concerns because the way she acted at some points made it seem like I was only working things up in my head and making a whole lot of something out of nothing.
But my mind begged to differ at every turn insisting that something was off, and honestly the signs had started to get more obvious. Her perfect act was shattered a bit because she kept mentioning the dance and Caitlyn. Reminding me to stay focused on my goal and how this coming Friday was probably the best chance I would have to get things to go my way. This insistence was what gave her away, Jinx had always been supportive of me, always backing me up while I went after Caitlyn, and she had always been there to pick up the pieces when I failed, but despite all of the support she gave me, Jinx never pushed. No she merely guided, held my hand and patted me on the back, giving me little boost to my ego, assured me that I was indeed good enough when I had lost all confidence in myself. She had never created a scenario for me such as this one, she never seemed so invested. It was not only weird, but a little concerning.
The worst part of it all was that I didn't get to tell her that I was worried for her, because again she was avoiding me, and when we were together I didn't get the chance to bring it up. It was driving me fucking nuts I swear. But I guess how I felt, didn't really matter too much. It was obvious that somewhere along the line that Jinx had been hurt. Whether it was by something I had said, or something that I had done I don't know, but it had happened, and I was really regretting it.
I don't really tell her enough, but I know how lucky I am to have her around. She is the only real family that I have with me, even if she isn't related to me by blood or law, or anything else outside of genuine emotion. But none of that has mattered because she has always stuck with me, even in times that I have taken her for granted. Even now when's she's mad at me, and avoiding me, I know that it is within my ability to call her up on her cell phone, and ask for her to support me in some random endeavor. I also know that she would probably complain about it for a brief moment before showing up to have my back.
Knowing this made me feel like a piece of shit human being because I would never be able to return this type of commitment to Jinx. Not for lack of wanting or even trying, it's just that Jinx would never ask me to. She used to tell me that she was just "happy to have me around", and I've forgotten about that little statement some time ago in my chasing after Caitlyn and begging Jinx to help me. Now that it was all coming back, I realized that there was something that I needed to change, and that it was super important that I did so. I needed to talk to Jinx, I had to tell her.
The dance set up was actually quite impressive if I were to be totally honest. It is famously known that dances of the past had been dreadful, between over protective staff cramping the style, leaving all the lights on and interrupting dances that they deemed too inappropriate, to pg music and bad dj's that copied play list off of YouTube and didn't know how to read a crowd. This dance however was set up and closely watched by the ASB, and they had took note of all of the complaints that students had in the past, and tried to make it better, of course things couldn't go completely unregulated, one light nearest the door had to stay on, and said door had to stay wide open, but it was a start.
Jinx seemed very excited about it that was for sure. While I myself didn't really care, I only went to the dances that Jinx forced me to attend. I can dance, just a little, I can count a rhythm and move my hips just fine, and I've had to hit the floor on more occasions with Jinx than I would like to admit but it's not my favorite activity. Speaking of Jinx, it seemed she was better, well better not exactly being the optimal word. She was never worse for wear in all actuality, just not on good terms with me. I still hadn't been able to work that out with her, not even as we commuted to the dance today. This, was my fault however. I hadn't had the guts to talk with her and had instead stayed quiet while she gushed over the dance, clearly trying to erase the feeling of growing awkwardness that she must have been starting to feel from me, and now that were here, it seemed almost inappropriate to bring it up. I didn't want to ruin any of the fun, she deserved better.
So I was ready to keep quiet and dance it out, I wanted to have fun with Jinx tonight something I hadn't been able to do much of lately since the plan to come to this dance was set in motion, but Jinx didn't seem so eager to hit the dance floor as she usually was, instead she seemed to want to sit down in one of the darker corners of the room with Lux and Katarina. I greeted the two with a smile, Kat gave me a board nod, Lux seemed as cheery as could be, though I couldn't help but laugh just a little at her attire. She was dressed as though she were expecting to treat this dance like a grand ball, wearing a snow white dress and sparkling heels that I personally could not for the life of me imagine her walking in without busting her ass. Katarina was dressed more similarly to myself jeans and button up shirts, only difference is that I had a hoodie. Plain, plain, plain. Jinx to her credit was wearing a skirt with her shirt, though it wasn't tucked in. Minus 10 points. I guess neither were Kat's or mine, but we weren't wearing skirts.
"This is so amazing!" Lux sounded excitedly, nearly shouting over the music, her eyes bright accenting her joy. "I've never seen anything like this before, so many happy people, and the music too, it's so great." I looked around the auditorium at her statements, I'd admit everyone seemed to be having fun, though I don't know what she heard that was so special about the music, heard one heavy based rap song, heard em all. But I let her have it, she seemed to be having a bucket load of fun.
"Did they not have dances back at Demacia or something?" Jinx asked, seeming to share my sentiments that some of these things that Lux found so amazing, weren't very amazing at all.
"We did, but my brother never went to them so I wasn't allowed to go either." Lux explained sounding rather disappointed by that fact.
"So that means your brother is here?" I asked looking around, it didn't take me long to spot Garen, sitting in an opposite corner chatting away with Jarvan the fourth another Demacian. Everyone just calls him J4, besides Jarvan was Jayce, I made a face upon seeing him. Of course he would be here. I started to turn away when I noticed that besides Jayce there was another addition to the group, making their number four. Caitlyn.
Caitlyn was looking dead at me, and the way her eyes stayed upon me when I noticed this fact, unwavering, made me wonder just how long she had been watching me. I stared back at her, not knowing what else to do, she jerked her head, beckoning me with her chin and I stood dumbly looking back to my group of friends. "I'll be right back." I managed before walking over to Caitlyn without a looking back. That was intentional on my part. I knew I wouldn't be able to handle the look that Jinx was probably burning into my back.
"Yo." I managed as nonchalantly as I reached Caitlyn and her group, a quick scope of the situation revealed to me that I had missed a couple of Demacians, Quinn and Shyvana. The latter of whom was looking at me expectantly. Shyvana was a bit of a jock, she was just as dominating in the sports she played as both Darius a noxian, and Garen, that and she was trying to recruit me for the basketball team. Someone had convinced the girl that I could dunk, and I was pretty sure that someone was Jayce, and ever since then I'd been trying to convince the girl that I wasn't at all suited for the basketball court. Though for the record I can totally dunk.
"Taking your break already?" Caitlyn asked when she noticed that I wasn't going to say anything to her and that I seemed more than content to look at everyone else in the group that wasn't her.
"Something like that." I muttered, I had just got here, a point that I was suddenly very sure that Cait knew this.
"Sit down, talk to me." She said nodding to the seat that was empty between her and Garen and the rest of the boys. Quietly I did so, noticing as I moved that her eyes briefly went across the floor, I knew who she was looking at. It fueled my decision for what must be said, I just had my tongue of this weight.
"Look Cait-"I started with more strength, but I quieted when she looked at me her eyes scanning my face. I bit my lip, mustering my courage once again, so that I could speak. "Do you even know that I'm gay?" I asked, I had to yell to be heard over the music and this caused everyone sitting around us to be able to pick up on the music, I noticed that they quieted down. I swallowed heavily. "Did you know about the feeling that I had for you?" I asked now more urgently, trying to keep my voice from carrying too much.
"Had?" Caitlyn asked, not missing that. I sighed looking away again, a frown coming to my lips. "I still like you a lot. But it's no longer romantically cupcake." I said using her pet name to soften the blow. Funny how that works huh? I'd spent forever in fear of this woman, afraid that she'd crush me with a simple denial, yet here I was, trying to soften the blow for her. I had to smile just a bit.
"Everything makes sense now." Caitlyn muttered, looking at Jinx again. "What are you talking about?" I asked, looking over at my blue haired roommate suddenly very suspicious, I noticed that Jinx had made a very obvious effort to look away when my eyes found her, I was noticing these tendencies now however. She no longer had that distant aura about her, it was if she knew what Caitlyn and I were talking about and it was making her feel better, I sighed. "She came and got on my case two days ago." Caitlyn informed me, and I must have looked horrified, because she had to laugh just a little bit. "Something about leading you own with my actions. I'll admit, maybe I wasn't very considerate of your feelings when I acted the other day, and maybe I wasn't so oblivious to what you have been trying to do for all this time." I frowned a little at that. Of course I had known that she had been purposely ignoring the elephant in the room for all those years, it hurt just a little bit. "I'm sorry." Caitlyn said softly. It wasn't in me to hold onto hurt or grudges or any negative feelings, so I let it go. "Yea well, all in the past. Just glad there is some closure here." I said, before pushing myself to my feet. I was getting tired of the others eavesdropping, and I was also getting tired of seeing Jinx failing horribly at pretending she wasn't watching me. "See you around cupcake." I waved before I walked back across the floor to where I belonged.
"Hey trouble." I said as I reached Jinx standing in front of her evenly as she pointedly tried avoiding my gaze, finally showing a little backlash to my recent actions, and perhaps even backlash to all of my actions leading up to this point over the years. "Not even going to look at me?" I asked, smiling softly.
"If I do, you won't learn." Jinx argued, pouting. I snorted at that. "What if I apologize?" I negotiated, squatting down in front of her, resting my elbows on my knees, my hands hanging idly between my legs. "What if I swear that I've learned from this huge mistake that I've made?" I tried again, I noticed her peaking at me out of the corner of her eye and gave her my best puppy dog eyes. She humphed at my attempt, "Words are cheap, Vi." I nodded, bowing my head a bit. I really wanted her to give me the chance to apologize, but I also wanted to deserve that chance. "But you may say them anyway." Jinx relented after a moment. I brightened at that, and I leaned forward and kissed her knee, showing my gratitude. I heard Lux practically squee at my gesture, and though I didn't look I was sure that even Katarina was raising a brow at my actions. I guess I couldn't do anything without an audience tonight. I was willing to bet that the group across the floor was watching us now.
"I'm sorry." I got that out of the way first and foremost. "Over the years I have taken you for granted, and it took me so long to realize just how stupid I am for doing so." I stated, hoping that she would look at me, but she wouldn't even turn my way. I looked down, and closed my eyes before continuing "You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for. You've had my back for more years than I can count, and for far more than I deserve." I spoke softly now, Now that I was really thinking about it, I was reminded of how much of a piece of shit I truly felt. "You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You are amazing in so many ways, and I'm sorry for never telling you how I've felt before." The end of my statement of desperate, again I was begging for her to look at me. I needed her to look at me. I didn't know if we were okay. "You are the best thing in my life, and I'm sorry for every moment that I made you feel like you weren't. Jinx, I love you." I whispered the last bit, it was something that we'd said to each other before and never in this context. Again Lux piped up awing at my confession, I felt myself blushing ever so slightly, glad that Kat shushed her shortly after.
Jinx still wasn't looking at me and it was slowly starting to break my heart, but I swallowed my emotion and kept quiet, I guess I was getting to feel how she felt for all these years. "Please." I whispered again, and I saw her visibly sigh, and I felt hope for the first time since I returned to this side of the auditorium. Jinx rocked back and then forth right out of her chair standing on her feet, taller than me now in my squatted position, she rolled her eyes and reached down and grabbed my hands pulling me up. "Get up you lug." She grumbled, and I did rather quickly not wanting to get back on her bad side. She gripped my hands rather tightly in hers, and I smiled softly looking down at her. Her eyes still weren't meeting mine, locked down on our joined hands. Gently I used my much large hands to cover hers, kneading her skin. "Fat hands." She grumbled again and I laughed aloud. "Shut up they are not fat." I argued, happy that we could have our little banter.
"Vi."
Or so I thought. I swallowed heavily. "Yea?" I asked my heart pounding suddenly, I noted that she still hadn't met my eyes, not until this very second, not until she is pushing herself onto her toes and banking on my automatic response which is to lean forward to accommodate her, our lips meet in the most sincerest of kisses, and she leans back and just looks at me for a while, before finally continuing.
"I love you too."
AN:
Thinking of adding a chapter for a aorta of after party post, maybe everyone goes out for food, or maybe I explore Katarina and Lux's budding relationship. No promises though, I'm bad at these kind of things.