04.Feb.19, 04:05 AM
“Aww, sounds like you guys have a crush,” Nerreh grinned, gently shoving R’dal with her elbow, “Cute.” It really was, even if her tone was mostly teasing. That’s just what friends do — give each other shit. And sure, maybe he wasn’t actually head over heels crushing on the guy, but considering Halomirth was the first green Edath thought of as his ‘favorite’ and R’dal went from frowny and embarrassed (haha, success) to absolutely beaming at the mention of the greenpair, Nerreh felt fairly confident in her assessment. “You need to tell me more details, you know, because I’m your friend and I care about your happiness and shit,” Nerreh told R’dal very seriously. And she did! She was just also very nosy and had no love life of her own to focus on, so she had to live vicariously through her friends.
Not that she was hopeless about relationships and sex and stuff, but it wasn’t something she did a lot of, especially since Faxx had shown up (though apparently the weyrlings were old enough they could all get laid again, according to a recent lesson that had made a number of people’s days). It was just a lot more complicated for Nerreh than other people made it out to be. She liked guys, but every time one started treating her like a girl when it came to flirting, Nerreh wanted out. It just made her stomach twist and throwing up on a boy wasn’t conducive to kissing him, it really wasn’t. It was a little better with girls, and Nerreh had some experience there, but there were a lot fewer women that were into women than men into women, even in a place like the Weyrs, so girls who were into Nerreh back were harder to find. At least she wasn’t a virgin? Didn’t make the fear of Faxx Flying go away, really, but it could have been worse.
At almost the same time Nerreh spoke, Faxxonth sat up straighter and nodded her head excitedly. I’ve met Halomirth! She’s come to say hi to us before! she told Edath. ‘Us’ being the young dragons of Faxxonth’s clutch. The big green liked visiting them, making sure she met them all it least once. Edath was right, she was sweet. Faxxonth had never seen her rider with her, though, she seemed to stop by on her own, but it seemed like he was nice too. Maybe next time Halomirth came around Faxxonth would have to get to know her better. She mentally noted the rest of the names too, in case she ever had a chance to meet them.
R’dal’s question had Nerreh making a face. She gave a halfhearted shrug, not really sure if she had a good answer. “Dunno? ‘Tay’s in the class, and he’s a good kid, even if Faxx thinks Xyxyth is a bit full of himself. Bronzes, am I right? And there’s the Healer — he’s alright, and Faxx likes his dragon. And then my cousin’s ex-boyfriend is in the class, a blue, so that’s a little weird, considering I know way too many details of that relationship, but he’s decent and I sorta know him a little. But no one’s like, my super-amazing-awesome-bestie or anything.” Nerreh shrugged again. She had a hard time getting close to people, alright? Friends, sure, she had those, but there wasn’t anyone in the class Nerreh considered herself especially close to. Other than Faxx, obviously, but that was a given and not the question.
“Position’s still open, if you want it, but you’ve already got R’dare for that,” Nerreh said with a smile, shaking off any not so nice thoughts about having friends. She didn’t mind at all that she wasn’t R’dal or R’dare’s best friend — forcing a best friend just didn’t work, though maybe she should start taking applications.
Not that she was hopeless about relationships and sex and stuff, but it wasn’t something she did a lot of, especially since Faxx had shown up (though apparently the weyrlings were old enough they could all get laid again, according to a recent lesson that had made a number of people’s days). It was just a lot more complicated for Nerreh than other people made it out to be. She liked guys, but every time one started treating her like a girl when it came to flirting, Nerreh wanted out. It just made her stomach twist and throwing up on a boy wasn’t conducive to kissing him, it really wasn’t. It was a little better with girls, and Nerreh had some experience there, but there were a lot fewer women that were into women than men into women, even in a place like the Weyrs, so girls who were into Nerreh back were harder to find. At least she wasn’t a virgin? Didn’t make the fear of Faxx Flying go away, really, but it could have been worse.
At almost the same time Nerreh spoke, Faxxonth sat up straighter and nodded her head excitedly. I’ve met Halomirth! She’s come to say hi to us before! she told Edath. ‘Us’ being the young dragons of Faxxonth’s clutch. The big green liked visiting them, making sure she met them all it least once. Edath was right, she was sweet. Faxxonth had never seen her rider with her, though, she seemed to stop by on her own, but it seemed like he was nice too. Maybe next time Halomirth came around Faxxonth would have to get to know her better. She mentally noted the rest of the names too, in case she ever had a chance to meet them.
R’dal’s question had Nerreh making a face. She gave a halfhearted shrug, not really sure if she had a good answer. “Dunno? ‘Tay’s in the class, and he’s a good kid, even if Faxx thinks Xyxyth is a bit full of himself. Bronzes, am I right? And there’s the Healer — he’s alright, and Faxx likes his dragon. And then my cousin’s ex-boyfriend is in the class, a blue, so that’s a little weird, considering I know way too many details of that relationship, but he’s decent and I sorta know him a little. But no one’s like, my super-amazing-awesome-bestie or anything.” Nerreh shrugged again. She had a hard time getting close to people, alright? Friends, sure, she had those, but there wasn’t anyone in the class Nerreh considered herself especially close to. Other than Faxx, obviously, but that was a given and not the question.
“Position’s still open, if you want it, but you’ve already got R’dare for that,” Nerreh said with a smile, shaking off any not so nice thoughts about having friends. She didn’t mind at all that she wasn’t R’dal or R’dare’s best friend — forcing a best friend just didn’t work, though maybe she should start taking applications.