find gainful employment

[mrmage]

The following day, Sadde goes to town at a reasonable time to buy a tiny cactus with some of the proceeds from his terribly tedious job, and sneaks it into the bag with his clothing he brings to Isabella's room. It is inside a cute little box, which he offers Isabella the following morning when she wakes up, saying, "Happy three-month anniversary!"

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[eclipsi]

"...We're celebrating our three-month anniversary? I didn't know we were doing that," she says, blinking at the box. She takes it. "And accordingly I didn't get you anything."

[mrmage]

"It was just a convenient excuse for me to give you a present. Open it!"

[eclipsi]

"Okay, pet." She pecks him on the forehead and opens the box. "...Aww."

[mrmage]

It is one of the cacti Isabella liked in the museum! It is very smol.

He grins.

[eclipsi]

"It's so teeny. How often am I supposed to water it?"

[mrmage]

"There should be a little paper thing inside the box with instructions on how to care for it."

[eclipsi]

"Oh, so there is." She puts the tiny cactus on her windowsill and looks at the instructions and then kisses him.

[mrmage]

Kiss! "I love you."

[eclipsi]

"Hmmm," she says, and then she kisses him again and says, "I love you too."

[mrmage]

He squirms.

[eclipsi]

"Pity it's Thursday," she purrs in his ear.

[mrmage]

He squirms more and a soft noise escapes his throat.

[eclipsi]

"When is your first class on Thursdays?"

[mrmage]

"Eleven."

[eclipsi]

"And how strongly do you feel about having breakfast today?"

[mrmage]

"Much less strongly than I feel about the way you're looking at me right now."

[eclipsi]

"Oh good. On your knees, my lovely."

And they proceed to skip breakfast.

[mrmage]

And Sadde has not been this happy since she actually collared him. Best. Dom. Ever.

[eclipsi]

And they make their eleven-o-clock classes and then are both quite hungry come lunchtime.









Oh look it's Jackson looking like he's going to fall asleep in his casserole or burst into tears or both.

[mrmage]

"Not again," Sadde sighs, running a hand through his hair.

[eclipsi]

"Not ag-" She looks. "Oh."

[mrmage]

"I keep hoping something will get through to him. If anything he's more miserable now than before."

[eclipsi]

"...It's more intermittent. And doesn't leak to anyone except you anymore."

[mrmage]

"Yeah, I suppose. So, I mean, maybe the social welfare's higher, but it's still not an optimum solution." Well, look who's been studying his econ.

[eclipsi]

"Yeah. What're you gonna do?"