Eggs. [Sima]

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Lilith jumped, though didn't let him go, when his fist his the counter. Her breath caught in her throat, and her worry intensified by quite a lot. Lilith tightened her grip, not knowing what else to do. She could feel him shaking, no, trembling, and she knew if she could see his face, it would be wet with tears. But she wouldn't turn him around- she had a feeling he'd rather she didn't see. She simply held him, letting him know she was here, he could talk if he wanted to.

Please don't lie to me Sima... If it has you upset, I don't care what it is, it's not nothing. Her voice was desperate, willing him to understand. She was holding her hands, keeping them locked with her arms around him, and she nuzzled her face against his back- there was nothing more she could possibly do. She felt helpless, but she pushed that aside- she would be here for him, even if it meant standing there all day, holding him.

[Sima Oratio]

Sima wasn't sure how he was supposed to adress this situation. She knew it was nothing, and he didn't wnat to lie to her, but he didn't want to speak about it, he didn't want to cry infront of her . He stood there silent for a moment taking his drink and calming down. He sighed lightly, looking down at her hands stretched over his body. "I'm fine now, Lilith, thank you.." Sima spoke rather monatone, this was to keep his feelings from spiking up again. "I know your awlays here to talk to, and I do trust you, but I'd rather not discuss this right now if that is ok?" Sima looked down at her hands, he wanted to turn around and hold her, hug her. Sima found the way she comforted him to feel quite amazing, yet he knew for the time being it would drain him emotionally. He did not want to think about what had entailed in his dream. 

"How about those pancakes now?.. You can learn what it's like to cook topless with me," Sima tried to ease the situation with a joke of some sorts, it was a real invitation for her to join however. 

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Lilith nodded against his back hesitantly, deciding not to push him about it. She slowly released him, her hands grazing his sides as she pulled away. She draped the sheet back over her shoulders, concealing her chest. She remained behind him, but not directly anymore, giving him his space. Whatever it was that was bothering him, it was big, and though she wanted to do everything she could to help him, she knew she had to leave it alone for now.

That sounds great, though, the topless part not so much. Her modestly was starting to kick in more, and she tightened the sheet around her, trying to cover everything, even though she was wearing pants. Even though he was in his underwear, she doubted she could just walk around him topless- she didn't even do that when she was alone.

Sorry to disappoint hun, but I think I'm going to put something on. She chuckled lightly and walked to her closet, dropping the blanket back on the bed. After a moment she found a tank top like shirt, and shrugged into it. Minimal coverage, but she was still covered. She walked back into the kitchen, determined to bring up his mood.

So! Where do we start?

[Sima Oratio]

Sima grabbed two bowls, throwing a few ingredients in one. It consisted of powders, and a bit of a milk. "Whisk this like so," Sima grabbed a utensil to show her the proper way of mixing it. "You want to do larger circles because we want to keep as much air in the batter as possible. Sima left the utensil in the bowl and handed it off to Lilith. Sima then headed over to the strawberries. He grabbed a few and plopped them into a pan. He began heating the pan, while adding a tad bit of sugar, and began to mush the strawberries on the hot pan. He occasionally hit his hand and got a burn, but Sima was used to getting burnt. After doing this Sima managed to create a syrupy strawberry sauce, similar to the type you would top ice cream with. He then looked at Lilith, assuming she would still be whisking. He then began to pour the syrup into the batter. Upon Lilith mixing the batter, it would quickly change to a pink. 

Sima grabbed a few extra strawberries and casually cut them with a rather large knife, doing so rather elegantly, similar to a professional chef. While Lilith was mixing he cleaned off the pan and let it sit on the heat source for a few moments, and cleared a path for Lilith. "When your ready just pour some of the batter into the pan, and wait until cooks and becomes solid, when your done one, repeat the process." Sima spoke calmly, feeling a bit better.

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Lilith did as she was told, stirring hesitantly at first, but not taking long to get the hang of it. She remained focused, not wanting to mess it up. She wanted to prove to Sima that she could do this. Stirring may not be hard, but regardless, she felt it was implied. She moved her hands out of the way when he poured in the sauce, and smiled as it turned the batter pink. She continued to stir, as he had shown her, and glanced over at Sima when he spoke. She was more hesitant to pout it in the pan, but again, she wanted to prove herself.

After a moment, she carefully tipped the batter into the pan, creating a medium sized circle of pink, smiling when it seemed to turn out alright. She watched as it bubbled lightly, slowly forming into a solid piece, rather than a gooey substance. When it looked done to her, she grabbed a utensil and picked it up, placing it on a plate. She did another just the same. Now the third time around, she felt more confidant and wanted to do something sweet to cheer him up more. This time, when she poured the batter, she poured it far more slowly than she needed to, trying to make a shape out of it. After filling it in, it expanded more than she hoped, but it didn't look too bad. Once it solidified she pulled it out, and placed it on top of the other two. She made the rest the way she had the first two times, regular circles, only making one special one for Sima. When she was done, she placed them on separate plates, placing the shaped one on top of his stack. She announced that she had finished, presenting them to him- one plate of regular alright looking circle pancakes, and another with a heart shaped one on top. It was a little messy, the heart, but she had tried, and that's what mattered.

I-I told you... I'm really no good at this...

[Sima Oratio]

Sima watched as Lilith cooked. She was reallyy doing quite good! It was something super simple that he knew Lilith would get right. He watched her pour in the pancakes one by one, but decided to sit down. She had most of it covered after all, and im a did help make it, but he was not the chef this time. When Lilith was done and placed down the places, showing that of the heart in front of him. Sima felt that he did not deserve all of this heart. He took a knife and cut the heart in half.  He took one piece and handed it off to Lilith. He still spoke rather lowly, yet his words slowly became more passionate. "You hold one piece of my heart," Sima tapped the half of the heart he placed on her plate. "and I hold half of yours," Sima tapped the half still on his plate. 

After speaking this Sima began to eat, finding the heart rather cute. He was quickly forgetting about the nightmare he had, it was something that shocked him, yet the longer it was over the less he worried about what it meant. Lilith certainly seemed worried, and he felt back for making her do that. He longed for the next time he would be able to hold her like that, the next time he would be able to kiss her. Sima was curious now tooo, what would their future together hold? Sima knew Lilith was thinking of getting a bigger house. Sima didn't complain about the small size, it only meant that he could be closer to Lilith, in theory, yet a larger house would make things more lively wouldn't it? Sima loved country houses, he always had a lot to do. This was different however, at least he had a endless time with Lilith. He ate the pancakes rather quickly, finding the syrup in it had kept it a nice moist, making it relatively easy to eat without actual syrup on top. 

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Lilith waited nervously for his reaction to the heart, and for a moment her heart sank as he cut it in half without a word. That soon ended as he spoke and a slow grin spread on her face, her eyes lighting up. She looked down at her half -well his half- of the heart on her plate, then back up at him. Here she was trying to make him feel better and yet somehow, it was turned to make her feel amazing. Before eating, Lilith leaned across the table and kissed him quickly, needing to get that out of her system. She couldn't control herself sometimes around him, and she really needed to.

She ate the food just slower than he did, and was full by the end. She was quite proud of herself, they tasted quite good, though she only mixed and poured- he actually made them. Once they were both done, she collected the plates and cleaned them, putting them away. After that, she spun on her heals, and leaned on the counter, looking directly at Sima. They had gone to the festival the day before and it had been wonderful. Today, she deemed, would be a relax, lazy, cute day, and she was determined to see it though. Sima needed to relax and enjoy himself, and she intended to to everything she could to make sure he did.

Siiiiimmmaaaa.... She said his name in a cute whinny voice, pouting. She didn't know where she was going with this, but she was sure he'd end up at least laughing a little because of it.

Can we just stay home today? And do... absolutely nothing. Just good lazy fun? She didn't realize that could be taken in more than the way she'd meant it, but if it ended up back where they were before their nap, she couldn't actually say she would object. There was a gleam in her eyes, and she wanted to surprise him with her plan, but now wasn't she time. Soon... Soon she would tell him, and she had a feeling what his reaction would be, but she wasn't going to give him a choice. Soon...

[Sima Oratio]

Sima looked at Lilith when She called his name. The way she said it was quite comical, and it made him smile faintly. When she spoke of wanting to stay in for the day Sima had no objections. "I don't think I have anything to do anyways," Sima usually didn't have anything to do, other than looking for areas for the restaurant, or potential suppliers for decent quality food. It was safe to say that Lilith was his life right now, and hif she was staying inside he probably would be too. Not to say Sima didn't leave to do things, he often found exploring the forest, or other adventurous fun. Sima made sure to set up the table correctly before standing. The memory of that nightmare faded rather quickly and he was feeling better now, but he felt that if anything would scared him taht deeply it would be Lilith's death. Lilith was all he had here in this world and he didn't want to lost her. "So, yes we can do whatever you want to do Lilith, I don't really have a preference today." Sima foudn that she was acting strange, but he was glad. 

Sima perhaps was greedy, but he found himself wanting Lilith all to himself. The way she spoke when it was just the two of them, her personality that seemed to only shine when it was just him. Something alone for the two of them to share. Sima felt enlightened to have these experiences with her. Sima walked over to Lilith briefly grabbing a hold of one of her hands. "So what's on agenda then?" 

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She grinned once again as he agreed, and looked up at him with a quirky smile as he held her hand, asking her what they were to do. She didn't really have a plan for that, but she was sure they'd be just fine.

Actually, I was going to ask you what you wanted to do. I dragged you back to bed, and we napped, now you pick something to do. Anything works, as long as it's inside, doesn't require us getting dressed, aaaaaand, that's about it. She stuck her tongue out at him, enjoying how easily she could be goofy around him. This was her purpose, to keep him smiling and happy, and she was going to make sure she did, even if she made a fool of herself in the process. Lilith went up on her tip toes, unawares that her tank top was lower than she remembered, and kissed his nose, barely reaching it do to her height.

I'm up for anything. Internally, she was excited to tell him her plan, but this wasn't the right moment. She had to wait.

[Sima Oratio]

Sima wasn't sure what exactly to do. Lilith's conditions were not exactly easy to follow. There was not a lot to do in such a confined space. There was no television, or internet, so what exactly could they do? Sima looked around the house from where he stood. The bed still wasn't exactly made, but that was the least of importance really and wasn't considered 'something to do'. He looked over to the only thing remotely interesting about the living room. The couch, Sima thought it was really the only thing interesting, but if they did sit down on it he found that they would probably return to doing what they were in bed. Sima wasn't sure he wanted to continue to that trend, he was feeling stressed. When Sima was stressed he wanted nothing more then pleasure, and he didn't want to look so barbaric in front of Lilith, especially when it seemed they had already decided to wait. That was the beauty of their relationship, he got the vibe by simply how much she reacted to him when they were close. 

So what else could they do? "Your an artist right Lilith? Why don't you do me." Sima stopped briefly, his heart racing realizing his words could misinterpreted. He paused a moment trying to figure a way to recover his social blunder. "You know.. like a portrait.." Sima sighed trying to alleviate how embarrassed he felt by saying that. He sauntered over to the couch and sat down, looking over at the unlit fireplace. 

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Lilith looked at him when he sat down, frozen. She's never drawn around Sima, shown him her drawings, let alone tried to draw him! Okay, that was a lie. Lilith had multiple sketches of the man hidden in her book. That's what made her so frightened now- she knew he would ask to see when she was done, and for one, she wasn't all that confidant in her work, and two, she didn't want him to find the various other pieces in the book. They varied, from profiles, to full bodies with him shirtless- she'd seen that enough times to memorize it. She never drew with him around, always on her breaks at work.

u-um yeah. Sure! She maintained her smile, and goofy exterior as she went to her bag and pulled out her book and some left over charcoal. This would be interesting. Mentally, she decided she wanted to draw him in a way she already hadn't. It was always portraits, or pieces from the torso up, standing. So now, if she was going to do this, she might as well go all out. She put her supplies on the floor in front of the couch and walked over to Sima, already having a pose in mind.

Do you mind if I...? Without waiting for an answer Lilith pushed his shoulder so he was laying down, making sure he put his feet on the couch. She lifted one of his knees so only one leg was fully down. She then put one of his arms on his stomach, and the other draped over his forehead with that hand dangling in the air. It would only be a profile of his face looking up, shadowed by his arm, but this would be a good time to work on her proportions body wise, so she was going to.

After placing him where she wanted, she walked back over and sat down leaning against the wall. Please don't move, and remember, you asked me to do this... She shook her head with a sigh and began her work, sketching him out in full form first, the going in with shadows- details were last. She knew this would take at least half an hour, and she only hoped he could hold this pose for that long, it was why she made him lay down in the first place.

While she worked, she subconsciously hummed a soft tune to herself, her hand rising and falling with her chest and the music she was making. It was soft and flowing, and she had no idea she was doing it- she always did when she was sketching, unless she was speaking as well.

[Sima Oratio]

Sima looked at her as she posed him. He wasn't quite sure what he ahd agreed t, but if this was slightly entertaining than he had picked the right thing. "Don't worry I can do it," Sima was of course referring to the staying still portion of this. To be honest Sima would ahve found this profoundly boring with any other person, but since Lilith was the one doing the drawing he found it quite interesting. Teh quirks she had when drawing, it was enough to keep himself entertained through the process of her sketch. Sima sat there, there wasn't anything he could do but think. She had ordered him to stay still after all, so what other option did he have. Sima could only think about Lilith's odd behaviour today, she had done things today he never thought possible at least for another while. Yet inch by inch Lilith grew out of her shell and became more and more interesting, 

She was surely more bold, but seemignly only around him. This told him that she was vastly more comfortable with him than anyone else. Sima only hoped that things stayed this way, he did not want to know what it felt like to have her enjoy someone else's company more. 

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After about 20 minutes, Lilith stopped for a moment, comparing what she had drawn to how he really looked. She found it did him no justice, though it resembled him. It didn't capture his beauty, his sense of kindness. Sure it looked like him, but the feeling of him wasn't there- that was her problem with all of her sketches of him. She shook her head and continued putting on the details- locks of hair, creases of skin. He was only in his underwear after all, so she was able to once again shade the beauty of his chest- that was her secret pleasure in all of this, and she smiled softly to herself while she worked. She was looking up from her page to him, and page down every few seconds, making sure her hand only moved as fast as her eyes did.

With a small sigh- not wanting to hand over her book- She announced she was finished, stretching out her legs, and closing the book, fully intending to get up and put it away.

[Sima Oratio]

Sima looked at her as she finished. She exclaimed that she had, and closed the book she had brought along. Sima wasn't one to want to pry into her privacy, at least the little she had ever since he entered her life. Sima wanted her to share it with him when she wanted too, not if he had to force it upon her. "That was, interesting" Sima laughed nervously, still laying in the position Lilith had instructed. Sima thought she was a talented artist, and her recluse nature meant she hid things. He was perfectly fine not knowing everything about her, and that was okay. This only meant he would uncover it slowly, learning more and more, as he went along. Sure this meant he might not know all of her flaws as well, but that didn't matter. He was open to her flaws, if any, because he knew he loved her, and that meant dealing with anything, for better or worse. 

"Do you have anything else in mind?" Sima asked curiously. not entirely sure what to do now. 

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Lilith hesitated when she got up. He hadn't asked to see it? She looked down, an unknown feeling in her chest. He respected her privacy enough to not even ask when it related to him. With a tiny smile that went away quickly, she bent down to pick up the closed book, and sat down beside him. With a rather large breath, she opened the book to the very first page.

I-I wasn't going to show you these- not because I didn't want you to see them! But because I was slightly afraid of opening up to you in this personal of a way- which seems stupid after all we've done, but whatever. She blushed and looked down at the first drawing. It was a beautiful scenery of the entrance to the forest done in quick gestures, nothing to concrete. No details. Lilith flipped the page and there was a portrait of a young woman, a girl reading a book at the library, done in more detail, attention to shadows. The next had notes scribbled around it. There was a portrait done small next to some writing, with the name "Kail" on the side, and next to it all was how she envisioned his world to be.

That's a friend of mine. He's fated, and I wanted to try and visualize how I saw his world with how he described it. She felt that one needed clarification. The next was of Aria, Lilith trying to capture the fire in her hair, and the personality in her scar. There were a few more landscapes of the forest, but then, as she flipped to the next page, her heart fell to her stomach in nerves. There was Sima's face, angles and rough, hair covering it with strands here and there, the eyes piercing through the page. Slowly she flipped it again, and he was still there, a larger scale of him shirtless. You could tell she'd paid attention to shadows here, when she'd done his chest. There were three more of him in various poses until she landed on the one she had just finished of him. Laying there, relaxed, underwear alone. She'd known he'd glanced at her from time to time, but she'd drawn his eyes up. This drawing at the most detail in it, out off of them, aside from a landscape or two.

Lilith seemed to be holding her breathe, waiting for his reaction. What if he thought she was crazy? Her heartbeat sped up and her face turned pink. She kept her eyes averted from him, her hair falling between them like a curtain and she placed the book in his lap, open on that drawing.