Rose brushes light fingers through her hair, humming a faint, soothing melody from the back of her throat until Pearl has quieted.
"I don't need you to act like anything you're not, all right?" she says in response, drawing back just far enough to be able to catch her gaze. Pearl doesn't need to be forceful; Pearl doesn't need to be human; Pearl doesn't need to be anything other than Pearl.
"But I want you to be honest with me. Ask things of me, when you want them." When Rose leans in again, her mouth presses right over the center of Pearl's gem. She tilts her head up and down and up again, just by an inch each time, stroking her lips to the beautiful smooth surface. She doesn't pull away to speak:
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"I don't need you to act like anything you're not, all right?" she says in response, drawing back just far enough to be able to catch her gaze. Pearl doesn't need to be forceful; Pearl doesn't need to be human; Pearl doesn't need to be anything other than Pearl.
"But I want you to be honest with me. Ask things of me, when you want them." When Rose leans in again, her mouth presses right over the center of Pearl's gem. She tilts her head up and down and up again, just by an inch each time, stroking her lips to the beautiful smooth surface. She doesn't pull away to speak:
"Okay?"