Note: Canon? Who's that?
Talked. That's all they did for hours. They talked so much that Eda got annoyed out of her own home, deciding instead to go Daemon-treasure hunting. King, faced with the choice between being annoyed or tormented by teenage girls, chose to accompany Eda on whatever psycho mission she was on. Hooty, still more than a little traumatized knew better than to interrupt Amity so she and Luz were left alone. So they sat for hours just talking. Not about anything big, they just… talked. Luz talked about life on earth, her trials with school and fitting in. Amity talked about her troubles with family, and expectations. It was nice. They joked, they cried, they talked.
It was the best morning either of them could remember.
The vibrant morning creeped turning into the lazy afternoon. Amity felt the effects of drinking caffeine for the first time in her life. She usually felt a lull around early afternoon and became more aloof and irritable than usual. But Luz's steady stream of human coffee had Amity feeling as awake as ever. Her heart was pounding and she was more alert than ever. She was taking in every single detail, Luz's nose, her ears, her eyebrows, it all seemed so alluring and so perfect.
The conversation led to Azura. Amity didn't know how human books ended up on the boiling isles or how the library got them, Honestly Amity didn't even know there were more than the four in the library. Well with another mystery in the air Luz moved on. Luz had discovered that Amity had never seen a movie, including the Azura movies. This included Luz's favorite movie, a vital part of the canon and essential development for fan-favorite character Sycamore. One of Azura's closest allies. Luz showed Amity the movie. They cuddled, but just a little bit. For warmth! And comfort. Ok well it was nice. Amity barely focused on the plot. She had another diegesis to focus on. They were together under a blanket, they were hugging each other, Amity felt every one of Luz's breaths and she was sure that Luz felt everyone of hers. Amity had never touched someone for this long before. So close so intimate. Luz had said that this was commonplace on earth but Amity had doubts that anything about Luz was commonplace anywhere, including earth.
After the movie, Amity did her best to pretend she'd paid attention. She really did. But Luz kept asking questions about increasingly obscure, blink-and-you-miss-it type scenes Amity had to divert for fear of disappointing Luz. Amity decided to Show off a nifty trick that combined oracle and illusion magic for an effect that was like watching scenes in 3D with the added knowledge that these scenes either took place in the distant past or of the future. She'd only done this once after reading an especially old book buried deep within the boiling isles' library. Luckily for her she remembered the spell flawlessly.
Sure the scene was great but Amity again was enthralled with Luz. She'd been on the boiling isles for a month but every spell she saw was like her first time again. Her eyes filled with wonder, her hands with curiosity. Her mouth with awful jokes that were just too funny. Amity could barely focus on the magic battle happening around them, but she had no trouble seeing the magical explosions in the reflections of Luz's eyes. Amity sighed, the battle concluded and Amity sat down on the couch in the owl house. Luz sat down next to her.
"It's late" Luz said awkwardly , like anything she said seemed natural. "The sun's down." she added unnecessarily.
Amity nodded. She checked her scroll, nothing. Amity scoffed. The only time in 14 years she went somewhere without telling anybody and nobody was even looking for her. Amity stood up, at ease. That was one benefit of the day, she felt completely at ease with Luz. "well i don't got anywhere to be but if you're kicking me out i'll be on my way" Amity said with mocking coldness.
"No! Wait that's not what i meant!" Luz quickly protested."you can stay as long as you like but-" Luz didn't need to finish, didn't even need to ask really. The scoff earlier had told her everything she needed to know, nobody had even missed her. "You can stay as long as you like" she repeated softly. She felt bad for Amity but Luz really didn't see a way for her to help much.
Amity sat back on the couch "oh no i don't mean to impose" she said teasingly. Amity was very grateful Luz was so understanding. She knew Luz was kind and had a big heart but honestly the way she took everything in stride today…. It was something else.
Luz stretched, "well let's finish up the rest of the Azura movies!" she chirped cheerfully and began to rooted through her 'trash stash' to pull out a stack of movies. She ran over to the shabby movie set up and began loading the discs. "We're going to watch them out of order but trust me it's better this way." Luz returned to the couch and snuggled next to Amity and spread the blanket over the witch's lap. She was excited for an Azura movie marathon.
Amity blew out a breath. "Hey Luz… what are we?"
Luz looked at Amity curiously. "Friends" she replied carefully. Luz has known she was bi since she knew what that was and she knew not everyone was cool with that for about as long. She was never afraid of who she was or afraid in showing that but she understood such things could be delicate.
Amity took another breath, clearly nervous."humans have romantic relationships right?" she asked unsure of how to broach the topic. Amity knew what she wanted now, she wanted Luz to be her girlfriend. It could go poorly, sure. But Amity was now convinced Luz would still be friends and she'd deal with her family some way. Amity had never had such fun or been so happy, she wanted to codify this.
Luz beamed and put her head in Amity's lap. Luz looked upward, she had an inkling of where this might go and she wanted to be comfortable for when it happened. Luz had thought that maybe Amity had liked her a million years ago, last night but after today it would only be natural that they liked each other. "Yeah of course" Luz said smiling.
Amity blushed. That hadn't happened for hours. She realized that Luz was teasing her. The audacity! Amity composed herself, she could manage this. Two could play at that game. Amity nodded in an exaggerated understanding expression. "Interesting" she said academically. "Then maybe you could do me a favor?"
Luz was confused. A favor? Sounds harmless enough. She'd do pretty much anything for Amity. "Yeah sure of course! What's up?" Luz asked casually.
Amity smiled. Her trap was sprung. Even so she couldn't help but blush, lean over her soon-to-be girlfriend and whisper. "I want you to ask me out". It took every ounce of willpower Amity had left to stop from giggling like a stereotypical schoolgirl.
It was Luz's turn to blush. "oh" It took her a second to understand what just exactly had happened. She nodded solemnly. She was trapped it seemed. She respected it, but she also reserved the right to have fun with the situation. She reluctantly rolled off the couch and replied jovially "only since you asked so nicely." she stood up as dramatically as possible and faced away from Amity, years of being overdramatic had prepared her for this moment.
Amity's heart skipped a beat. Maybe this was a mistake, she might have a heart attack and then she couldn't spend any more time with Luz. regardless she was into the dramatic flair Luz was putting into this. Much more exciting than anything she could think of.
Luz turned around and kneeled. "Amity you fair maiden, though we may be quite different in many ways, I hope" Luz then made a light grab for Amity's hand. "That you will accept this as a token of my romantic affections." caught up in the heat of the moment Luz lightly kissed Amity's hand. Luz's heart raced, this was by far the most romantic thing she'd ever experienced. It was like something straight out of her internet fandoms. "And that you will accept me as your girlfriend" Luz finished almost breathlessly.
Amity had planned to stroke her chin and pretend to think about it for a while before accepting, but she'd been so thoroughly woo-ed she immediately gasped, "yes!" in an excited whisper shout. "Of course!"
Luz let out a sigh of relief "oh thank goodness because if that was some sort of cruel prank-" Luz was cut off by a surprise hug from Amity. Their first as official girlfriends.
Amity planted a light kiss on Luz's cheek and whispered something about finishing that movie marathon.