Normal
She no longer had the slightest clue what she was doing. She was 23 years old, attending college…and dating the Easter Bunny. Dating…the Easter Bunny. She wouldn't say it out loud. Saying it out loud might make her realize just how insane she may have been. It might have made her rethink everything. It might make her think that what they had was nowhere near normal.
What would her mother say? What would Jamie say? Not that Jamie could say much, really. Ever since that fateful Easter, the Guardian's had become somewhat of an extended family to them. He and Jack were about as close as two friends could be. Hell, Jamie had taken a cautious foray into having feelings for a Guardian himself, even having gone as far as to steal a few less-than-innocent kisses from Toothiana that seemed only somewhat one-sided. So the leg he had to stand on when it came to criticizing her for what relationship shenanigans she was up to was a very small one.
Still…
Groaning, Sophie stopped staring at her reflection in the bathroom mirror and rested her forehead on the cool surface of the glass.
It wasn't just that she was dating the Easter Bunny…she was spending far too much time wondering what it would be like to take things farther than the long, drawn out kisses they shared. So yes, she was dating Aster and thinking about sleeping with him…a lot…more than she probably should have been. She had missed half of the notes from class the other day because of a particularly relentless daydream that had left her breathless and extremely anxious. She'd skipped the next class, replacing it with a cold shower and a good dose of chocolate.
There were special padded rooms and pill cocktails for people like her.
Disgusted with her train of thought and the doubt that had started gnawing away at her, she pushed away from the mirror and nearly stormed out of the bathroom, angrily swiping at the light switch as she left.
As she walked into the living room, her footsteps fumbled and she came to a stop, a hand rising to cover her slowly building smile.
Aster had fallen asleep on her couch, sprawled over it and taking up every available inch of space. One arm hung off the side, the other lay over his stomach and his ears, those ears she could never get enough of, seemed to flop lazily, one hanging over his face and the other slightly to the side.
The doubt suddenly vanished as she padded softly across the floor and nudged his leg, seeing if she could rouse him. His eyes remained closed but he lifted a paw, wrapping it around her wrist and giving a light tug. With a soft chuckle, she lay down on top of him, rubbing her cheek against the velvet fur over his collarbone and closing her eyes as his arm came around her waist.
With the doubt no longer clouding her mind, Sophie knew she was meant to be with him. When he held her, she felt like she'd finally found her place in the world. It was right there, with him. It may have not been normal by society's standards…but it would always be normal by their standards.
After all, normalcy really was just a state of mind.