BBRAE Week 2017
Day 5: Casual Love
Garfield was sitting on the common room couch, watching lazily as the television played a documentary called, Wolfs of the Arctic. The wolf was one of his more demanding animal personalities, so it was natural for him to want to learn more about the social creatures. His reason for spending his free Saturday lounging on the couch instead of enjoying the beautiful spring day, was for learning purposes. It had nothing to do with the beauty sitting beside him.
Raven was sitting with her back gently leaning against the changeling's side. Her legs were bent in front of her, as she used her thighs as a place to prop up the book she was currently reading. Garfield could not make out what the genre of the book was, but he noted that it was not in English. Over in the kitchen area, Richard was shifting through some paperwork, a glass of water and a sandwich sitting out beside him. His fiancé, Kori, was sitting on his left, eating her own sandwich or more accurately, sandwiches. She had a pile of ham, cheese, and mustard sandwiches sitting on a plate in front of her. Over by the fridge, Victor could be seen rummaging through the appliance in search of his own lunch. Neither of the three said it out loud, but they all took notice of the closeness between the shapeshifter and the enchantress.
It was rare for the empath to be so close to him in a public area, but he assumed it was only a matter of time before she became more comfortable around him. Although, he wondered if she was even aware of their current position. Very carefully, as not to spook the normally shy women, he turned his head down to better observe her.
She was lost in her own world. He could not see it, but he was certain her pupils were quickly moving from left to right as they breezed through page after page. She only moved when she was required to flip a page. Her breathing was steady, and she had yet to notice his staring. All signs that her attention was now stolen by whatever book she was engaged in today.
Suddenly, without hesitation, Raven reached behind her and grabbed hold of a large, rough, green hand. In one swift motion, she brought the hand to her mouth, and planted a sweet and loving kiss on the back of it. As quickly as it happened, it ended, and his hand was soon dropped back down to his side. Garfield went as still as stone. A crimson blush creeping up his cheeks. It took him a few heartbeats to recover from his shock, but once he did, he looked up past Raven to meet the surprised faces of their three friends. All three had of course caught the little display of public affection.
The sight of them was quite comical. Richard's mask was wide, indicating his eyes were as well. His mouth was slightly ajar and the paperwork he had in his hands was hanging loosely from his hands. Kori was holding one of her sandwiches, mustard dripping from the end of it. She too wore a stunned expression on her face. Victor had just gathered all the ingredients he needed to make whatever he was craving for lunch. He had all the supplies in his large arms, but he was stopped dead in his tracks as he openly gawked at the couple on the couch.
Raven acted like nothing had just happened. She simply continued reading her book, an unreadable expression on her face. Garfield stared back at his friends, then forced his attention away from them and back to the wolfs playing on the television screen. He decided he would take his girlfriend's lead.
"Just stay casual."