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[notathreat]

Dude, I apologized right after kissing her. Awkward doesn't begin to cover it.

[sparklequeen]

You apologized?

[ Glimmer sounds like she's being overcome with laughter. ]

[notathreat]

She was confused about that part, too.

[A laugh bubbles up through her words, only barely catching at the edges. It's taken a long time to move on, to tell herself that it's okay. It hurts, but it feels good to talk about her, too. Somebody should know about Riley.]

[sparklequeen]

Gods.

[ Glimmer's laughter subsides a little as she sprawls out on the bed. There's a faint sigh. ]

...I haven't actually had my first kiss yet.

[notathreat]

[Ellie laughs under her breath.]

Not for lack of people wanting to, I bet.

[sparklequeen]

I had like one friend growing up. I never thought of kissing him until pretty recently. Besides, he probably never thought of me that way...

[ SIGH. ]

I know I definitely thought about kissing Adora.

[notathreat]

I mean, I don't know him, so I can't make a call on that. But I'm pretty sure tons of people have thought about kissing Adora.

[Hey, Ellie's sparred with the girl. She can admit that she's objectively hot as fuck.]

[sparklequeen]

Right? She's unfairly attractive. Tall, muscles, gorgeous hair, and a total dork all at the same time.

[ SIGH. ]

Annnnd completely in love with Catra.

[notathreat]

Oh shit, did she admit it?

[C'mon, she's see that picture of them looking at each other.]

[sparklequeen]

Uh, she came to my place back before I moved in? They'd had a fight and um.

[ She's not sure how much of this she can share, but... ]

I could feel it. You know what I mean?

[notathreat]

Yeah, I think I do.

They made up okay, right?

[sparklequeen]

Yeah I mean. We're all living together now.

[ Glimmer gives a low groan that turns into a laugh. ]

I was actually talking to Catra the other night? Because I was trying to get advice on like, what to do about. Um. You. Me. That whole thing? And get this: she thought Adora knew that Catra was into her this whole time.

[notathreat]

[Ellie's momentarily hung up on the idea of Glimmer talking to other people to get advice about her, particularly when she hasn't met Catra yet. Fuck.

BUT-]

Oh hrist, really? Did you say anything?

[sparklequeen]

I kinda nudged her in the right direction by pointing out that Adora might not know how Catra feels? I don't want to just, you know, force them to confront each other if they're not ready.

[ Even if she thinks it'd make them much happier, maybe. ]

Oh hrist

[notathreat]

You're so much nicer than I would be.

[Ellie out here having zero chill about these things.]

Re: Oh hrist

[sparklequeen]

What? Would you have just said 'hey idiot, she's really into you' or something?

[ Glimmer has the giggles again. ]

[notathreat]

See? You already know me.

[It's not something she can tell a stranger, but a friend? Fucking sure. Absolutely.]

[sparklequeen]

Pff. Maybe I am too nice.

[notathreat]

Maybe. But I feel like if push came to shove you'd let somebody know where they stood.

[sparklequeen]

Well, yeah. I'm the queen after all.

[notathreat]

Fuck-

[Ellie laughs, a small burst of sound.]

Look, it's not that I don't believe you, because I've seen you act it, but you being royalty is still fucking nuts to wrap my head around.

[sparklequeen]

Really? Did they not have royalty where you come from?

[ This is a foreign concept to Glimmer. ]

[notathreat]

[Ellie snorts aloud before she realizes Glimmer's being serious.]

What? Hell no. There was the military -- FEDRA -- and then there were hunters. Or cults. Or rebel groups that rose up and seized power, like the WLF. And when it came down to it, it wasn't like any of them were all that different.

... I mean, there was Maria. She's the mayor, out in Jackson. A real hardass, but people listen to her. Most people.

[Ellie did not always listen to her.]

And Marlene. The leader of the Fireflies.

[... Ellie doesn't choose to elaborate on that one.]

[sparklequeen]

I mean, we have mayors...

[ Glimmer isn't quite sure what to make of this new information. ]

What do you mean, they weren't all that different?

[notathreat]

Well... mayors are like, people who lead other people because they trust them to lead, right? Maria's like that. People follow her because she's smart as fuck as she's proven herself a thousand times over. She helps people work together, gets them organized, solves disputes, makes sure everything's fair and nobody gets left behind.

... the hunters, and even the military...

[Ellie pauses, trying to figure out how to word it. Because even as she says it she knows it's not always so black and white. Nothing ever is. But it's hard, sometimes. To allow yourself to make it that complicated.]

It was always about who could control people the most, not- y'know.

Lead them.