Stuffy and Eluuna's 1 on 1!

“Oh, don’t worry, Craw,” she teased. “I’ll always come up with good comebacks for you.”

 

She kissed his cheek before stretching out, looking up at the ceiling.

“Do you have another mission tomorrow?”

 

She frowned before turning on her side to look at him.

“I know you have to, but... I wish you didn’t.”

 

She scootched closer to rest her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat and reflecting momentarily on how precious it had become to her.

“You’re going to be fine,” she said quietly, sounding as if she were trying to reassure herself.

 

“Sometimes,” she corrected, “but I’m definitely right on this.”

 

She nodded slowly before turning her face into his chest.

“I sure do love you, Francis Craw.”

 

She was quiet as more people streamed into the room.

“You know, I used to think that guys like you didn’t work well for girls like me and vice versa,” she told him thoughtfully.

 

“Yeah,” she said. “I just... I thought we wanted different things.”

 

“And then you told me otherwise,” she replied, looking up at him.

 

She laughed lightly.

“Is that so? No coffee?”