The Photo Hut - Thursday

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So Liz had a key now to give Prompto and she was both nervous and excited about the prospect of giving him the key so he could stay with her while he was at Fandom.

She never imagined a few months ago that any of this would be possible, because she realised it was actually a bit over a few months since she had moved back to Fandom and she was still here and the last few months had been a lot, especially the events of the last month.

Despite everything, it felt strange to think how normal everything had started to become for her.

Today’s task was to start unpacking and putting away the new stock that had arrived, which gave her something to focus on and not think about the key she had made for the apartment that she was going to give to Prompto the next time she saw him.

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Well, imagine that. The next time Liz saw Prompto just so happened to be not too long after his class let out and he had a chance to swing back around to his soon-to-be old apartment (!!) and the Perk, and hoping that this time turned out much better than the last time he showed up with treats and coffee.

"I swear," he said, holding up the bag with the nice box from the Insomnia bakery he'd gotten the sweets from with a grin as he came into the shop and headed directly over to Liz, "if you faint again, I promise, I'll take the hint that you clearly are not a fan of moogle cakes."

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Liz hoped this time would also go a lot better than last week, mostly because she didn’t want to end up in the clinic again.

“Well hopefully this time I’ll at least get to try them.” Liz laughed as she smiled at him, “hi,” she said,

At least she was looking a lot better than she did last week?

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She was looking much better than last week, and a laugh and a smile was a good sign that she wasn't thinking of backtracking or breaking some bad news to him in regards to what they talked about earlier that week, so all of this right now was very encouraging.

"Hey," he said back, grinning broadly, and he was not going to let his hands being full just then prevent him from swooping in to plant a swift kiss of greeting on her forehead. "How are you feeling?"

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“I’m still a little tired but compared to last week I do feel a lot better,” she said, grinning shyly at him.

She bit her lip, “um…I also have something to give you as well,” she blushed and her hand went to her pocket where she had Prompto’s key, “if …if you still want to move in with me that is,” she took out the key and held it out for him.

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"Oh, no," Prompto assured her, with a grave sort of tone that he managed to keep for maybe about a second before his grin and a little blushing of his own took over, and he set the drinks and food on the counter so that he could take the key. And kind of marvel at it a little. "I'm already locked in. You're stuck with me now."

Which was not at all true, if she said even one word of doubt or of having changed her mind, he'd be respectfully devitstated, but respectful of it all the same, and maybe not even really all that surprised, honestly...He would not blame her at all...

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Liz gave a laugh that was both a mix of nerves and relief, “I’m glad to hear that because i had the key made especially for you,” she grinned up at him, her blush deepening as she said it.

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"Good," Prompto chuckled, "because this could get real awkward if it turned out you'd had it made for someone else!"

But the joking and the laughing couldn't really chase away the warm feeling that was filling not only his reddened face, but also his chest, looking down at the key in his hand, rubbing it a little with his thumb. After all, it was just a dumb key, right, not a big deal, they were really just being practical about all this, there wa no reason just some little thing should make him feel all warm and fuzzy and wanted...

...but it did, and all at once, and how could something so small also feel suddenly so heavy in his hand, and with all of that hitting him, all he could do was just look up from the key, over at Liz for a moment before leaning in to kiss her.

"Thanks," he then said, somewhat awkwardly in the emotion of it all.

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Liz’s smile was wide as she looked up at Prompto, happy that this seemed to be going really well. She had never done anything like before so she had no idea what to expect.

“You’re very welcome,” Liz smiled and happily leaned into the kiss.

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Okay, so Prompto had intended for that to have just been a quick kiss of graditude, but with a reaction like that, there was no way he wasn't going to just sort of linger on it a little bit, especially since he knew when he pulled away, he'd probably just look like a complete dork with his grin the way it was going to be. But pull away he did, eventually, but mostly so he could add his new key to his keyring with his others. Knowing his luck, after all, he would probably manage to lose it even in that short span of time while they were kissing.

It looked good there, really, with all his other keys, and he grinned over at her.

"Well," he said, "I guess that makes it official official, huh?"

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Liz laughed, “I guess it does, doesn’t it?” she said, “but I do have an emergency key as well, just in case, I haven’t figured out where to put it yet but I’ll let you know when I do,” she grinned.

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"Smart," Prompto complimented, with a pleased grin,, but he was feeling a little distracted by the odd jumble of nerves twisting in his stomach all of a sudden. Why should he be nervous? Maybe it was the finality of it, that official officialness, like if this didn't work, then...it really wouldn't work.

Like, a weekend with him probably wouldn't be that bad, but not consecutive weekends, from here on out?

That was so much room for him to completely fuck this up...

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Liz noticed that Prompto seemed distracted l, “are …are you okay?” was he having second thoughts about this…”did…er…” her voice trailed uncertainly as she realised she wasn’t sure if she wanted to ask if he was having doubts.

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"Hm?" Prompto really shouldn't have been surprised that Liz might have noticed that he seemed to drift off a little there; he'd never really been that great at hiding his emotion, but that also didn't stop him from trying. So he chuckled a little, ducking his head sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, yeah, I just...you know, wondering where to even start, I guess. I mean, I don't really keep a whole lot of stuff here...on the island, I mean. Not exactly going to need to hire movers or anything, y'know?"

And also just generally not knowing where to go from here. This wasn't exactly anything he'd really done before, either.

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"Oh," Liz nodded, understanding, "this is all ...a lot, isn't it?" she gave a shy smile, bit of an understatement there Liz, "but I can help you with the moving and making sure we find the right spot to put everything ...if you'd like me to help that is," she blushed as she said it.

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"It...is a lot," Prompto found himself admitting with a soft breath like a laugh and an almost apologetic smile over at Liz, "but...I mean...it's...it's good. I just...don't want to...mess it up, I guess." There was another one of those laughs and a self-depricating roll of his eyes, as if him not messing something up was like expecting water not to be wet or something. He shook his head. "It's all just a little..." He lifted a hand, danced it in the air as if that would help him find the right words for it, "...surreal, I guess."

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Liz smiled softly at that, “it is definitely surreal ... I never thought this would ever happen when I moved to Fandom but I’m … I’m glad it is and that we met and I’m … I’m really glad that you’re moving in me with," her blush got deeper then.