forum Alien Apocalypse // Private

Started July 15, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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(lol samee. But idk what to do lol)

Jay sat down with a book, the puppy braced between his knees. "We need a leash for you." he said fondly, petting Leo's head gently.

(Same lol, I'll think of something eventually tho)
Leo's tail just wagged and he tried for a little bit to wiggle out from his legs before giving up and settling in. Delia was still stuck in her book, reading and seeing the book play out in her mind.

(lol)

Jay started to read, making sure to keep his legs firmly clamped around the puppy. He didn't want to have to chase the little dog through the library.

It took a few minutes, but Leo eventually seemed to settle down, just looking around curiously instead and exploring that way. With the puppy settled down, the library went back to the normal quiet, with footsteps or pages turning being the only sources of noise.

Jay kept reading quietly, soon becoming completely absorbed in his book.

After a while, standing became uncomfortable and Delia pulled herself away from her book to make her way over to a chair. She saw Jay and Leo a little ways away and smiled, going over and tossing her book next to them as she sat, "Found a good book?"

Jay looked up. "Yeah." He replied. He still had Leo pinned between his knees, though the little puppy had fallen asleep now.

(Sry i was gone so long I was skiing all weekend and didn't have free time)
"Whats it about?" She asked, sure to keep her voice down so they didn't get scolded by the librarian. Delia picked up her book again and opened it to the page she had dog eared, not reading right away though.

(It's fine!)

"Dragons." Jay replied childishly, smiling at her. "What about yours?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

She smiled and looked down at the book, "Adventure and battles." She fiddled with the side of the page for a moment as she found her place again and then went silent, getting sucked back into her book. After a few minutes though, her head dropped to Jay's shoulder as she tried to make herself more comfortable while reading.

Jay smiled. "Oh, nice." he replied. He shifted a little when her head rested on his shoulder, but soon returned to his book, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

It was nice, being able to do something as normal as reading again, even with the ever present thought in the back of her mind that something this normal would never last. As she poured into her book her mind slowly began to wander away from the story and to what the plan would be after her leg healed. She knew Jay didn't find it as nice as she did here, mostly because he could be found out at any time, but maybe this could be the place that she could help bring down the ship in the sky and get her world back. Who knew what Jay would think of that plan though.

Jay leaned his head on hers lightly as he read, shifting to get more comfortable. He was nearly completely absorbed in the book, though part of him was still watching out for any dangers.

She tried to focus her thoughts back on her book several times, rereading the same paragraph over and over but not being able to focus. Eventually she just sighed softly and gave up on reading, abandoning herself to her thoughts and leaving her book open in her hands so it looked like she was reading. To an extent, it was safe here and she felt safe, but she still felt antsy as well, almost like she wanted to leave even though she knew that if she did it would be back to scavenging. Plus getting out of here would be tricky. They didn't let anyone out unless you escaped.

Jay kept reading. His pale hair poked out from beneath the hat a little bit, and he sighed quietly, a few stray curls falling onto his forehead.

Delia closed her eyes as she told herself to give it a few days, messing with the edge of her page while she relaxed. It was nice, being this close to Jay. Her mind strayed to thinking of him then, of how helpful he had been since the moment they had met, about the fake kiss back in the building she fell through and about how he had changed her thoughts of the invaders.

Jay continued to read, unaware of Delia's thoughts as she sat beside him. He let out a soft hum.

The thought of even just the fake kiss made her cheeks flush slightly and she couldn't help but smile though at the thought of it. She knew it was just to keep them from getting attacked, but it still made her wonder what he thought of her and what she really thought of him.

Jay continued to read, shifting a little bit. He was careful, though, not to jostle her or Leo too much.

She didn't know what to do now that she wasn't reading, she knew that she didn't want to move from where she was though. And if she kept thinking about Jay her cheeks would just grow more flushed.

Jay sighed softly, eyes drifting shut tiredly. He opened them again, and kept reading.

Delia slowly closed her book and set it beside herself, closing her eyes as well and yawning. She was tempted to fall asleep on his shoulder, but she didn't know how he would react to that so she tried to stay awake, even if she was only slightly awake.

Jay let out a breath, and kept reading despite the way his eyelids kept drooping down.

As the minutes ticked by, she didn't even notice herself falling asleep. Soon she was sleeping comfortably on Jay's shoulder, her book by her side and crutches laid across her lap.

Jay eventually fell asleep too, leaning his head on hers and the book tumbling into his lap.