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ataraxionlogs2013-10-21 09:18 pm
onetouch) wrote in ataraxionlogs2013-10-21 09:18 pmEntry tags:
onetouch) wrote in ataraxionlogs2013-10-21 09:18 pm
[ for chuck ]
Ned didn't like seeing Chuck with another man, even when that man was another him. It was all terribly confusing and he didn't like it. Nor did he like the nearly 20 floors that separated their rooms. He fully intended to address both of those things when he went to track her down.
What he worried over more than his own petty jealousies or even Chuck herself, was her reaction to the memories she had surely received in return. Would she be jealous, as well? Angry; scared? Ned had been through a lot in his city of Not New York. He had rebuilt the Pie Hole, seen waiters and waitresses come and go, he'd had two arch nemeses and even been arrested once. And through it all, Zatanna had been there for him. He would be lost without her, a fact he had rather glossed over when talking of the City before to his girlfriend. Not because he had anything to hide, but out of his own selfishness to keep the two worlds as separate as he could.
It seemed, now, however, that he had no choice in the matter. The pie maker jumped as his door creaked, Digby poking his nose in first; followed by Chuck herself. Ned scrambled to rise from his bed, a hand raising to his chest as he attempted to compose himself. No matter how mixed up his emotions were just now, it was always so devastatingly wonderful to see her. He couldn't help the smile that tugged at his lips as he told her, "I was just thinking about you."
Which really wasn't much of an admission, given that he thought of her all the time.
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The moment Ned's memories hit Chuck, she knew who they belonged to immediately because it featured a lot of the things Ned talked about of the place he was in before arriving on the Tranquility. It was a bit overwhelming at first and maybe she felt a bit jealous but overall she was just excited to talk with Ned about what she saw. She made her way to his room with Digby at her side and soon enough she just entered him room, a smile on her face as she saw him. "Yeah? I was thinking of you too so I thought I'd just come over"
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"Everyone knows," he blurted, so happy to have someone to talk to. And yet so terrified she wouldn't be sympathetic. Zatanna, while an excellent confidant, could also deliver some pretty tough love when all Ned wanted was for someone to listen; to care about his own cares and concerns as he voiced them. It was so selfish to confide in Chuck now, of all times, but at least the pie maker knew some comfort was forthcoming.
"About my finger," he clarified, holding it up as if she didn't know which one he meant. He knew she did, of course, but it was merely for illustrative affect.
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"Everyone?" Chuck knew how he was worried about people finding out so she couldn't help but look at him with concern on her face about the whole situation. "Were people asking you about it?"
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Only, he wasn't so sure he believed that himself. And yet his fear was very very real.
"...You saw them? My friends?" He was both hopeful and frightened of her reaction as well.
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She just smiles when she hears his question since he was right about what she did see from his memories. "I did— it was all just like you were telling me"
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"...What did you think?" he managed, finally; breathless.
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She saw a lot of his memories from his time there so the specification was more so that she would know which aspect to focus on before she started talking.
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