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About an hour and a half later, Alex had made her way to the festival via Uber. Otto had went back to the hotel after the duo finished their dinner, claiming he was too tired to ride any carnival rides. Thus, leaving Alex standing alone at the entrance of the festival waiting for Hana. The girl had already managed to buy herself a ticket inside and an armband that allowed her to get on any ride she wanted without having to pay the carny any tickets. Deciding to wait for the Japanese woman at the entrance, Alex whipped out her phone and shot the brunette a quick text.

19:14: I’m waiting at the entrance for you. I somehow managed to tell the man at the front that I wanted an armband and I’m proud of myself because I know absolutely no Japanese. Let me know when you get here :)

The blonde sat down at one of the benches outside the festival and exited out of her messaging app and going right to the camera app. Might as well get some good photos for Instagram while I’m here, she thought, turning so her body was facing the festival lights and the sunset capturing the background. She clicked the small white button at the bottom of her phone and captured the scene, the twisted arrays of pink, yellow and orange being the highlight of the picture.

Temptation growing too much, the blonde turned the camera around and took two selfies: one with a full-blown smile (the one that she would send to her family group chat) and one with her signature smolder. She quickly exited out of the app and went back to her messages, clicking on her family’s group chat and sent the picture of her smiling and the sunset with the caption of “At a festival in Osaka, Japan!”. Then, she clicked over to her solitaire app to kill some time while waiting for her other half.

( good god i think i’m in love with hana sumeragi )

The blonde’s head shot up from her phone once she heard the familiar voice, her thumb hovering over the card that she was about to move as she shifted in her seat. It’s something about her voice that always gets me.. Her eyes widened just the slightest whenever she saw Hana walking up to her. The initial shock of finally seeing the beautiful Japanese woman in person subsided and she looked up to her, staring right into her deep brown eyes. Alex bit her lip for a second as her eyes gazed over Hana’s outfit before they made their way back up to the woman’s face. “Well, I guess I’m just a rarity. Might want to collect me up before someone else does,” she retaliated, sending a playful, if not flirtatious, wink toward Hana.

“You dress up nice,” Alex hummed appreciatively as Hana sat down on the bench beside her, green eyes watching the brunette’s every move. Also like Hana, the blonde changed her outfit. After her and Otto were finished eating dinner and talking to Yuki, they had made their way back to their hotel where Alex changed into her current outfit, which was a simple black jumpsuit with classy black and white loafers with a nice tan coat to ward off the nightly chill.

Alex felt her cheeks heat up at the compliment, the blush no doubt obvious against her lightly tanned skin. She shuffled a bit in her seat so her body was facing Hana, her full attention on the other woman as she spoke. “Not even comparable to how pretty you are, though,” the blonde said, her head tilted in just the slightest way with a lovely, soft smile on her face. Then, suddenly, the small bubble of affection popped as Hana shot a reference to her height. Her jaw dropped in delightful shock, definitely not expecting the remark. “You did not just make a reference to my height, sasquatch.” Alex said, letting out a light laugh. “You’ve stepped over a line, Sumeragi,” she said playfully, shooting the brunette a small smile.

At the mention of the armband, Alex looked down toward it, twisting her wrist to look at the designs on the paper bracelet. She returned her attention to the brunette woman before she replied. “It wasn’t that difficult. I just pointed at what the person beside me was getting and gave him money. He understood what I was trying to say, thankfully,” she explained, thinking back on the encounter and how it was surprisingly easier than what she had been expecting. With Hana offering to translate for her from now on, the blonde smiled. “My hero,” she murmured, patting Hana’s thigh with her hand before she gave it a light squeeze as an acception to the girl’s apology for being late. “Don’t worry about it, love. It’s completely understandable.”

Her fingers dragged against the jean material of Hana’s pants as she removed her hand from her thigh, stuffing it back into the pocket of her tan coat as she stood from the bench and turned to face a still-seated Hana. She held out her hand to the Japanese woman with a smile on her face. “Time to get you an armband so we can enjoy whatever the festival throws at us, yeah?”

( fun fact: the woman in the outfit pic is actually my faceclaim LMAO )

"It depends on if you want it to be a challenge or not. Both of us know that I'm the best temptress around," Alex said, one of her brows raising slightly as she smiled. She watched Hana for a few seconds, watching the girl tilt her head up and reveal the most beautiful smile that Alex had ever seen. Needless to say, the blonde felt her heart jump out of her chest at the sight. Once again, a faint blush painted her cheeks as Hana complimented her for the second time that night. "You're too sweet," she murmured. This most definitely had do be the most amount of compliments she's received in a five minute time span. She wasn't complaining, though. She chuckled at Hana's sarcastic remark before she actually responded. "Yes, everything I do is for you, Hana. All of it," she replied playfully.

Alex hummed at what Hana said about her height, purposefully ignoring the fact that the brunette called her short stature "cute", though it was all out of playfulness. She watched as Hana pulled the sleeve of her sweater up her arm just a tad to reveal the armband that she had just mentioned. "Yeah, let's go inside!" She said, excitement evident in her tone. Of course, this wasn't her first festival experience. There were tons of festivals in Germany that Alex attended over the years. This one, however, was different and very special due to the simple fact that it was her and Hana.

The blonde walked side by side with the Japanese woman into the festival, and though she was tempted to reach over and grab the woman's hand, she stuffed it into the pocket of her coat instead. She knew that public displays of affection were considered taboo in Japan, so she settled with gazing up to look at Hana, who was way taller than her at the moment thanks to her heels. She noticed that Hana kept looking in the direction of the food stands before she finally told her to wait where she was and walked over to one that seemed to be selling mainly pastries. She definitely seems like the type to eat something sweet for breakfast, Alex thought as she watched Hana order food. Not even two minutes after the brunette left her to order, she came back with two Japanese style crepes in her hands, handing one to Alex.

Alexandra took a bite of the pastry and as soon as it hit her tongue, she let out a rather loud moan. "Oh my god," she mumbled, holding her hand over her mouth as she chewed. "This is so good. I think they're better than the ones in Germany that I get whenever I stop for coffee." She swallowed what she had in her mouth and took another bite, getting a mouthful of strawberries and whipped cream. She gave Hana a rather serious look although she was playing around and said, "If you don't want yours, I'll take it." It was a few minutes later before the blonde finished her treat and threw the paper cone into a nearby trash bin. She swiped her thumb across the corner of her lips, collecting a bit of whipped cream that had gathered there and gently sucked the last bit of the treat off of the pad of her finger.

She took a few seconds to look around and see what the festival had to offer. Right now, all she could really see were food stands and booths, though the lights on the ferris wheel and what she assumed were roller coaster tracks were lit up in the sky in the distance. "Do you want to go ahead and get on a few rides or walk around and let the crepes digest first?" Alex had to admit, the last time she went to a festival with Otto and Adelaide, the two demanded to eat before they got onto a ride, claiming that they were going to puke while Alex was yelling that she had a stomach of steel. After the ride, however, Alex was the one that ended up hovering over a trash bin while Otto laughed and Adelaide held her hair back. So, it was safe to say that the blonde was a bit nervous that she was going to end up in the same position except with Hana being her Adelaide this time around.

"Either one works for me, so it's up to you, love."

Alex had to agree with Hana on the fact that Osaka definitely lived up to its name when it came to food. The crepe was absolutely delicious, just like her salad had been earlier. So far, Osaka was her heaven whenever it came to foreign cuisine. Alexandra laughed as Hana pulled her own crepe closer to herself, taking a bite out of it to ward of any advances that Alex might have made to snatch the pastry from its owner. "Poor baby," she said with a soft laugh, watching as as Hana began to eat the sweet in her hand.

After Hana threw the paper from her crepe away, the blonde woman agreed that walking around may be the best idea right at the moment. She definitely didn't want a repeat of her last festival experience, and this seemed to be the best way to ward off what could have been impending doom and lifelong embarrassment (so she thinks) for Alex. Her attention fell to the taller woman in front of her as she began walking away. Hana tilted her head back in what Alex knew as the universal gesture to follow, and before she knew it, Alex's feet were pulling her after the brunette. "I'll let you know," she said, green eyes looking around at the various booths and games surrounding them. She spotted a few game booths that had teddies and made a quick note to come back after her and Hana were finished with some of the attractions and with the festival overall. Otto had asked her to win him a teddy, and though it was only said jokingly, Alex took all seriousness to it.

"It's pretty nice. I mainly stay in Frankfurt but sometimes I'll drive out to the countryside with Max. He enjoys running in some of the fields. People are a bit more open about their relationships than here in Japan, I suppose. Usually in Germany, you'll see a couple holding hands or something similar. I guess it's like a way of saying that your significant other is yours? Fynn always held my hand and walked close to me whenever we were out together, so I suppose that's what it was really about," the blonde said, noticing a few seconds later that she had drifted away from the topic of Hana's question. "Oh! We have a really cool festival in Germany. You've probably heard of it. It's called Oktoberfest and if I'm being honest, it's really just an excuse to skip work and get drunk before five o'clock. It's really just a big party, but it's pretty fun. And maybe it's just me, but we really love our soccer matches. It's hardcore during the World Cup. I really just watch the women's league, though. It's more interesting and in my opinion, most of them are more talented than the men's team." That, and all of them are so very gorgeous.

Alex laughed at the mention of cultural shock. "Actually, that reminds me of something funny that happened at the airport while we were waiting on our Uber. I guess Otto and I were standing too close to each other while we were talking because a woman had come up behind us and mumbled something about an "exquisite husband" to me. I couldn't really catch it since her accent was too heavy, but Otto thanked her and laughed while I was entirely confused," she chuckled. "He explained to me that she was actually telling me that I had an exquisite husband because, in Otto's words, he's "too spicy and gorgeous even for the Japanese" or something." Alex had a good laugh after her brother had explained the incident to her.

While she had been speaking, Alex was glancing around at the booths and other things that the duo could do, nearly missing the look that her counterpart had given her over her shoulder. But, whenever she did lock eyes with Hana and she saw the Japanese woman's sweet, alluring smile, the blonde German couldn't help but melt into a puddle. How can this girl be so beautiful? Finally, she snapped out of her thoughts as she realized that she had been staring and not responding.

"I'm really enjoying the city right now!" She paused, tilting her head just a tad and sending her own sweet smile to Hana before she continued. "I'm especially enjoying my company and the view she's offering. It's astoundingly beautiful."

Alex nodded in agreement. “Sometimes Germany even seems a bit modest to me whenever I watch western shows. I think people are starting to not care about public displays of affection as much, though. Of course, you’re not gonna see people having a love fest on the bus like you might see in the U.S., but I guess it’s more acceptable to be able to kiss your partner or something in public,” she said, thinking back onto some of the times that her and Fynn received weird looks after giving each other a goodbye kiss after a date or a day spent together. Now, though, people would just ignore it and continue on.

“I think I may tell people I love them way too much,” Alex started. “I just think that sometimes people need to hear it and know that someone loves them. You never know if they’re going through a rough patch or something.” She had to admit, there were a couple of times whenever she fell into a depression and those three words had helped her climb her way out. It wasn’t anything dramatic, either. No one knew that she had been feeling pretty down and had been very doubtful of how everyone actually felt about her, but before hanging up from their phone calls, Adelaide and Otto would always tell her that they loved her. It was a small achievement, but definitely helped her realize that people genuinely cared about her nevertheless.

As the topic slowly transitioned over to popular sports, Hana mentioning baseball definitely caught her attention. “Y’know, I’ve never actually watched a baseball game. I’ve watched some of the kids at my family’s reunion play but I’ve never seen a professional league game. Not even on television. It seems pretty cool, though,” the blonde said. Of course, Alex could already say that she would most likely never attempt to play it because her hand-eye coordination was horrible whenever she attempted to throw or hit something. On the other hand, her foot-eye coordination was outstanding, which is why she was a forward for her high school’s soccer team, and a damn good one at that. “I remember that I was watching the U.S. vs. Japan women’s soccer match at the Olympics a few years ago and I don’t remember her name, but she was on the U.S.’s team and she took an elbow right into the nose and only touched her nose a few times to see if it was broken before she ran off down the field to try to get the ball back in possession with blood dripping right onto her kit. It was definitely iconic and I totally look up to her.” If there was one thing that Alex was completely certain about, it was that women athletes are both way more talented and badass than the men.

It was easy to say that no one had ever made Alexandra blush so much in so little time. Yet again, the Japanese woman had managed to made the blonde’s cheeks redden due to another compliment. “I wouldn’t go so far to say that,” she murmured, ducking her head whenever she felt the heat on her cheeks. She looked back up once Hana began speaking again and laughed. “Go ahead and touch it so you’ll be able to brag,” Alex said, playfully tilting her head toward the brunette, her silky blonde locks moving over her shoulder and settling around her face.

Alexandra hummed at Hana’s comment. “Even if I do, I think I’ll still prefer the view I already have.” She smiled whenever Hana laughed, her green eyes taking in the sight. It was definitely easy to say that the brunette wasn’t beautiful, even more so whenever she was smiling or laughing. Overall, she radiated joy and was so very enchanting. Though some people considered brown hair and eyes to be basic and unappealing, Alex found out the day she saw Hana that they were, in fact, the most alluring characteristics anyone could have. They definitely suit the Japanese woman, as well. Alex could already tell that she would have a difficult time keeping her compliments to herself. Hana was just too gorgeous for her to not shower her with compliments.

“Let’s go ahead and wait until later to win some bears so we don’t have to carry them with us everywhere we go,” the blonde offered. It would be easier to do everything that they wanted to do first and then on their way out, stop by a booth or the gift shop and pick up a bear. In all honesty, she preferred to win one over buying one through the point system. It would definitely be a bit more special, but if the duo was too exhausted to attempt to win one, she would certainly be walking right into the shop and cashing in her points in exchange for a teddy.

“You played baseball, hmm?” The German without a doubt had a cheesy pickup line shoot straight to the front of her mind at the opened opportunity, and one could already tell that she was ready to shoot it out. She easily leaned in closer to Hana, close enough that their shoulders were brushing together as they walked. In a hushed voice and a bright smile displayed on her face, she spoke. “Well, in other words, I hope you’re good at catching because I think I’m falling in glove with you.” Not even seconds after she had said the ridiculous line, she chuckled at her own nonsense, watching Hana and gauging what the other woman’s reaction would be while she collected herself after receiving a few looks for her loud laughter.

Alex nodded, understanding the cultural differences between their two countries. It was a bit crazy to realize that different countries were more accepting of many different things. Of course, she knew that different countries had different cultures and were accepting of different things. Perhaps it was just because Alex was used to the level of acceptance in a Germany that made Japan’s differences seem so odd. Nonetheless, it was still a bit weird to her.

Once again, a joke popped into her mind and she didn’t hesitate to say it aloud to her companion. With a smirk on her face, Alex turned to look at Hana before she said it. “Well, I suppose we’ll have to find a dark place somewhere tonight.” The words were said with the most serious tone and expression that Alex could muster. The only thing that truly gave her away was the small smile that had formed on her lips seconds after she said the line. Though perhaps she was a bit more serious this time. In all honesty, she wouldn’t mind hiding somewhere to kiss Hana. That would definitely be the most thrilling thing tonight, the blonde thought as she stuffed her hands deeper into the pockets of her coat as a breeze made its way through the crowd.

As she listened to what Hana had to say about her country’s views on the three words that usually freaked a person out, she nodded along. It made sense, really, and it was even slightly more romantic than she had been expecting. Only saying “I love you” to someone that you genuinely cherish and couldn’t live without? Alex had to admit that if things in Germany were the same as here and someone told her that they loved her, she would certainly melt and cry. “Actions do speak louder than words. Perhaps not saying it often is better. It puts a bit more meaning behind it,” the blonde said, her head slightly tilted as she took what Hana said into consideration. Well, they definitely have a point.

Alex sighed contently as Hana brushed her fingers through her hair. She loved it whenever people played with her hair or just touched it in general. It was such a soothing feeling and she loved it, even if it only lasted for a few seconds. She sighed once more whenever Hana pulled her hand away, though this time it was out of disappointment. “I use some sort of fruit shampoo that Adelaide bought me. It has a bunch of mixed berries in it and smells like a fruit stand. She forced me to put coconut oil in my hair instead of conditioner a year or two ago and I’ve done it ever since. It makes it really smooth,” Alex explained, reaching up and running her own fingers through her hair as she spoke about it. She twirled a lock around her finger before tucking it behind her ear, a soft smile appearing across her face as she noticed Hana’s tender one. She chuckled whenever the Japanese woman spoke of when she had longer hair. “Sounds like it must have been some pretty dark times,” she said jokingly, biting her lip to keep back another laugh.

Alexandra smiled whenever Hana complimented her, and the huge grin remained even as the brunette called her pickup line lame. It was lame, but she was taking pride in the fact that it made Hana blush and smile. “It was worth it despite how terrible it was,” she said, her full attention on Hana as they walked through the crowd. It seemed that more people were gathering around the larger attractions like the Ferris wheel and the roller coasters, which was expected. Her green eyes looked from Hana to the rides and people surrounding them. She was so interested in what was going on around her that she had barely caught what Hana had said, but her eyes widened and her head shot around to look at the brunette with a shocked yet gleeful expression. Her opened mouth slowly transitioned into a smile before she laughed. “I’ll definitely let you know whenever I am. I’m not gonna pass up a woman like you. Charm my pants off and I’ll be yours,” she said, not bothering to clarify if her words were meant to be taken as a sexual innuendo or not. Shortly after, her attention was caught by a large roller coaster that she had to ride.

“Hana! Do you want to go on that one or do you want to wait a little longer?”

Alex raised one of her brows as she heard Hana’s response to her little kissing joke she had made. Although she was just messing around with the brunette, she was genuinely considering running off to a more secluded place with the older woman to steal a kiss or two. “Well, if you’re up for it later...” she said, green eyes drifting over to Hana as a tiny smile came over her face. Maybe she was still joking and maybe she wasn’t. In all honesty, Alex didn’t even have any idea if she still were or not. All she knew is that she wasn’t completely against the idea.

Alex nodded in agreement. Both ways definitely had their advantages. It all just depended on the person saying the words and whoever they were saying they to. To Alex, it didn’t really matter if someone told her often or not. It really just depended on if she needed to hear the three-word statement. Other than that, she was okay with people’s actions speaking louder than their words.

Alexandra smiled whenever she heard Hana’s chuckle. She looked over to the brunette as she began telling her about whenever she first cut her hair. “My mom would totally be upset and overreact if I cut my hair as short as yours,” she said, subconsciously running her fingers through her own hair. “I cut it once and she hated it. She went into a full rant about why she liked it long and it was pretty funny to watch her overreact. I wouldn’t have been surprised if she made a PowerPoint over it.” Alex chuckled at the thought. She wouldn’t put it past her mother to make an entire PowerPoint over why her hair looked better long. “You look pretty with short hair. I mean, I haven’t seen you with long hair but short hair definitely suits you,” the blonde said with a small smile.

It was really easy to say that she hadn’t been expecting Hana to grab hold of her wrist. It was also easy to say that she didn’t mind it at all. The touch made her heart race and she quickly gazed down to their hands before looking back up toward Hana. Alex slipped her hand upward and grabbed hold of Hana’s palm, quickly lacing their fingers together as the brunette pulled her toward the roller coaster’s line before it got too long. The blonde smiled back at Hana, her heart rate rising even more as her cheeks flushed pink.

Whenever they reached the line to the roller coaster, Alex loosened her grip on Hana’s hand in case she wanted to pull away now that they were standing still and waiting for the line to move up. A bit flustered by the small but monumental touch, Alex replied. “Um, I’ve been to a few amusement parks. I went to one as a child and now Otto, Adelaide and I make it a tradition to go to either a water park or amusement park every summer,” she said. Her thumb gently moved over Hana’s hand, almost like a caress. “What’s the craziest ride you’ve ever been on?”

Alex felt the shiver come from the older girl she was holding hands with, but decided not to tease her about it. If she were being completely honest, she felt that anything Hana could do would definitely make her squirm in that kind of way. And if one thing we’re certain, it was that she wouldn’t want to be teased about that, so she was pretty sure that Hana wouldn’t want to be teased either, even if they were for completely different reasons.

Alex’s eyes lit up as the brunette told her about the coaster she had rode while visiting in America. It seemed really fun and she was already planning out a trip to the States in her head. None of the rides she had ever rode had fire and it seemed intense and thrilling. “I think the scariest ride that I’ve been on was Taron at the Phantasialand park in Brühl. It’s nothing compared to what you just described to me, though. It’s the fastest and longest multi-launched coaster in the world but not all that fancy. You’re sitting still and then out of nowhere, you just launch down the tracks. I didn’t think that it could have went faster than what it was already going but we went through another launching section and it went even faster. It scared the shit out of Adelaide and she passed out. Otto and I both hit our heads on the back of our seat because we didn’t pay attention to the person who told us to keep them on the seat. It was so worth it, though. Maybe we can go if you ever come to Germany,” the blonde said, green eyes flicking up to look into brown ones.

Alex easily blushed at Hana’s comment. If anything, she definitely felt pretty special now. “You could have worked tonight! We could have met up sometime later if you’re too busy.” Her head tilted as she licked her lips, bringing the bottom one in between her teeth as a small bit of worry overcame her. Hana wouldn’t get in trouble for not getting any work done tonight because she was out with her, would she? Alex certainly hoped she wouldn’t. The playful smile that Hana had sent her was enough to allow the sudden worry to pass. If Hana wasn’t worried about it, why should she be? They were here to have fun, after all.

“My childhood was pretty good, thankfully. I actually grew up in the rural part of the city on a farm. My parents hate the city, but my siblings and I loved it so they would take us every few months or so to see and experience something new about it. It’s what really made me fall in love with Frankfurt. I know it like the back of my hand now,” she said, a small smile on her face as she thought about her childhood home.

“I don’t really understand why everyone says that being the middle child is so horrible. I actually like being the middle child. My parents didn’t really spoil any of us and they did a good job of not choosing favorites. They didn’t compare us and pitch us against each other. We were all really civilized. My parents were actually really lenient, as well. By that, I mean they didn’t care if I did certain activities with Fynn. My dad even bought protection,” she said with a short chuckle. “It was embarrassing. I made Fynn start buying his own because I was so embarrassed by my dad coming home and just handing the box to me in front of my mom and my siblings. I think he did it to joke around with me but damn. Talk about traumatized.”

Alex chuckled at the memory, the thought of it causing her cheeks to flush in a bit of embarrassment that came with it. “We joke around a lot. Play fight all the time and “argue”. It’s fun. My parents are both my heroes and my best friends. They’re great and I love them a lot,” she ended. The line grew shorter and shorter throughout her telling Hana about her childhood and before she knew it, they were next in line to get on the coaster. She turned and looked at Hana with a big smile. “Are you ready?”

Alex’s eyes widened in excitement and a smile came over her face as Hana agreed to go with her if she ever visited Germany. She could already see the things that she would show the brunette and the people that she would introduce her to. Although she knew that it would almost definitely be a while before Hana would even be able to think about traveling to Germany, the blonde couldn’t help but already begin to plan some things out while they waited in line to get on the roller coaster. She would totally take her to her favorite cafe and then she would show her around the city, visiting all of Alex’s favorite places. If one thing was certain, the days that Hana would come to Germany would definitely be full of fun.

Alex sighed in relief whenever Hana told her not to worry about her job. She had thought that she pulled Hana away from something majorly important just to go to a festival with her and ride adrenaline-inducing roller coasters. Thankfully, she was wrong. “Oh, well that’s good. I was hoping that I didn’t drag you here with me whenever you had more important things to do,” she said. Although she really wanted to spend as much time as she could with Hana, she knew that Hana’s job and both of their school assignments would most likely get in the way of them spending every minute together. It was easy to say that Alex was slightly disappointed by that fact.

The German woman hummed in agreement. “Rural areas are definitely more peaceful than cities. If I’m being honest, I sort of enjoy the beauty of the city a bit more than the country,” she paused for a moment, taking a second to wet her lips, which were a bit dried from the cool breeze. Her tongue darted out onto her lips before she began speaking again. “That doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate the view of the forest with the sunset in the background, though.” Those kind of views had to be some of Alex’s favorites. She just enjoyed sunsets all together. The blonde agreed that there wasn’t much to do in a rural area, but Alex, Otto and Adelaide had made due with what they had and they made it fun, just like they do with mostly everything else.

Alex simply chuckled at Hana’s response to her openness. “It was pretty mortifying at first, but after he did it in front of the family, everyone knew so it wasn’t really bad after that,” she said. Of course, her brother had teased her about not being able to keep her private life to herself, but the teasing didn’t last long due to Otto exposing himself about a week or two later. “Sex hotels? That’s.. interesting.” Her head tilted a bit as she listened to Hana continue her explanation. “Staying in them for some peace and quiet seems like a good idea.” If they were in Germany, Alex would definitely go to one of them to get her homework done. Though during the week, she was typically the only one in her apartment, the weekends were hectic and loud due to her siblings. It wasn’t the perfect environment to get homework done quickly without having distractions. She usually just locked herself on the balcony with her earbuds and her laptop to get her work done.

Whenever they reached the front of the line, Alex was a bit disappointed by the fact that she had to let go of Hana’s hand. Holding hands with the brunette woman had been great and it made her heart beat a bit faster than normal. All in all, it was a strange but comforting feeling and Alex wasn’t ready to give it up just yet. She looked back at Hana as she let go of her hand before she climbed onto the roller coaster, taking a seat and waiting for Hana to get on before pulling the bar down. Within seconds afterward, the coaster started.

—timeskip. after the ride.

“Holy shit, that was fun,” Alex said as she climbed out of the seat. She ran her fingers through her messy hair as they made their way off of the ride and back onto the pavement. She stopped and waited for Hana to catch up, taking a moment to let all of the adrenaline in her body calm. The roller coaster hadn’t been that crazy, but crazy enough to get her blood pumping. Green eyes latched onto Hana as she attempted to comb her hair with her fingers, cringing a bit as she pulled out a tangle in her blonde locks. “What would you like to do?” She asked Hana, eagerly holding her hand out in hopes of holding hands with Hana once again.

elisabeth sloane―

- 27/34

- cisgender female

- bisexual, biromantic

- single

elisabeth is known for being the sweet woman with the cold front. she is simultaneously caring and distant at the same time, and no one really knows or understands why. sometimes she doesn't even know. despite this facade, those closest to her know that she is indeed one of the kindest and most gentle souls to walk the earth. she is a sweetheart and cares, as she says, incredibly too much for others. on the other hand, she knows how to con the richest man in the world of every cent he has on his person. she is immaculate and strategic when it comes to making moves and planning things out, including heists and robberies. though, she did get captured once due to her spontaneous and impulsiveness. and boy, did she serve time for it. that doesn't mean she learned her lesson, though. she had an alias: "maeve,' and immediately started her life of conning and robbing once more to make a living, she was just more careful about it.

- faceclaim: evangeline lilly (hope van dyne, ant man and the wasp)

- voiceclaim: evangeline lilly

- past relationships: aja

© madchen

elisabeth sloane―

The harsh, cold wind was enough to make the brunette pull the thick furs she was using for warmth impossibly closer to her body. She was born and raised where the temperature never dared to get as low as this. Then again, Veold was so completely different from its neighboring areas. Elisabeth shivered as waves of snow barreled down from the grey sky. She had no idea how the horse beneath her was making it through the snow-covered trail. She had stolen him a few days back, knowing that the trip through Veold was going to be one she wouldn't be able to make on foot. Luckily, a farmer in one of the neighboring lands had a horse with a thick enough coat to survive the frozen trip.

Amazingly, Elisabeth could clearly see the mountains, which were growing by the second as she grew closer and closer. Eventually, the fortress that Aja had mentioned in her letter came into view. The architecture was unlike anything Elisabeth had ever seen before. It was strikingly beautiful, but it wasn't enough to make the oh-so sudden feeling of dread leave her tense body. It had been years since she had seen Aja after the White Lions had went their separate ways. Her and Aja hadn't left off on the best of terms, but there was nothing that could be done about that now. What's in the past is in the past. She could only move forward from here, and moving forward included putting everything else aside to get the job done with the White Lions.

The brunette reached the fortress after about half an hour and rode her stolen companion into the stone stalls, taking her time in making sure he was fed and taken care of before making her way to the fortress doors. She sighed in relief once she stepped inside, welcoming the warmth with open arms. She removed the heavy pelts that wrapped around her body, leaving her in a white, long-sleeved tunic, black pants and boots. Elisabeth slowly made her way through the halls, green eyes alert for any sort of movement. Sure enough, she found Rhys and Aja. "Fancy seeing you two here," she greeted, her eyes trailing from the ram resting on Rhys' shoulder, to him, and then to Aja. "Have any of the others arrived?"

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