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[teambatgirl]

Nothing is so sweet as the days after school ends, never mind that school's optional or that Steph actually likes her classes nowadays. Vacation is still vacation, and it's awesome. She's determined to enjoy it. It doesn't matter if she's seeing Black Mask more and more every day or that Halloween's getting closer. Scared and maybe a little crazy isn't all she is, and Steph refuses to let the spectre of him ruin the good things.

But all that grit and stubbornness doesn't seem to persuade her unconscious mind, so nightmares. She's basically been elected mayor of Nightmare City the past few weeks, no matter how much meditation or clearing of the mind she does before bed. It sucks, but she's coping. Most nights she even manages to fall back asleep. But those early mornings when the sun's already started to come up by the time she sits up with a gasp Steph just throws in the towel and rolls out of bed.

Today's one of those days, and it was a bad one: Black Mask with his knives but this time she was strapped down to a hospital bed and the doctors were just standing there watching, like they knew she was bad, like she deserved it. But she's here and alive, screw you dream doctors, and she's totally earned to start the day with comfort carbs.

It's still relatively early when Steph comes back to her room, where Cass spends most nights now, with a big plate of waffles in hand. "Wakey wakey, my little black bat. I've come bearing delicious goodness," she says and sits on the edge of the bed, then spears a waffle and waves it tantalizingly in front of Cass's sleeping face. It might possibly be a little obnoxious.

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[teambatgirl]

"He's probably got killer abs," Steph says and there's that familiar grin. She tips her head up to Cass's mouth and takes a long slow breath. "Want people to think you're just the badass ninja girl who makes people train until they cry. I get it you don't want anyone to know about your gooey marshmallow center."

[kinesicist]

"But not the legs," Cass replied, a hint of amusement at the corner of her mouth as she took in that smile. Everything might not be okay but that smile promised it would. It was that smile that made Cass sure she had made the right choice. "And puke. You forgot puke."

Her lips smiled against Steph's, brushing a ghost of a kiss against her mouth before turning her head to kiss her jaw and neck. Her body sliding down Steph's as her hands drew up her chest and traced up over her ribs.

"Gooey marshmallow center, I think you have me confused with Dick. What gooey center?"

[teambatgirl]

"No, you're right, he doesn't have your shapely thighs. And how could I forget " she says and huffs a little laugh. Her hand rubs up and down the warm expanse of Cas's scarred, beautiful back and hums in pleasure. "The gooey center that looooves me, obviously. Besides, every Bat has a gooey marshmallow center."

[kinesicist]

"Steph... stop talking about Alfred's thighs when I am kissing you." Cass murmured against Steph's throat, her tongue darting out to swipe a lick against her salty skin. Smiling against her skin, Cass kissed down her throat yawning a little as she went. "Hn, I suppose I do love you. Yes."

Cass smiled as her hand slipped beneath Steph's top, tracing up her sides lightly. "Even Bruce?"

[teambatgirl]

"Hee." Steph giggles, actually giggles and something that's been tight and worried in her chest loosens. She feels more like herself, the person she wants to be instead of the tense, nervous girl she's been lately. Her hands slide up to push through Cass's hair and one falls to the back of her neck to trace a thumb against the soft warm skin there. "Wow, what a declaration of adoration, you've got me swooning."

Her leg hitches up against Cass's waist. "Oh, you mean Bruce 'I am the Night but I've got five kids that I secretly adore' Wayne? The one with more sidekicks than the rest of the league put together? He's the marshmallowiest."

[kinesicist]

Her lips smiled against her skin, thumb brushing down to the hem of Steph's shirt before she tugged it slowly up her body. Cass looked at Steph, pressing a kiss against her pulse before she kissed the swell of her breasts. Tongue swiping against her skin as her fingers slid up to trace slow, lazy circles. She would show Steph with everything how little she had to be worried, how it would be okay but show it without words.

"You're not listening to me," Cass said, flicking her tongue across her nipple. "I will show you adoration."

Cass smiled as Steph hitched her legs up before shaking her head, her exhaled breath unsteady as she nipped at Steph's skin gently. "Green Arrow, much more... squishy?"

[teambatgirl]

She raises her arms and wiggles appropriately so that the shirt is up and off to be tossed with the rest of the stuff on the floor. The skin to skin touch makes her sigh and palm along Cass's shoulderblade. Her body relaxes under Cass's hands; Steph hadn't realized how much tension she was carrying until it starts to ease.

"Alright," she says, her voice is a little husky as her back arches up to meet her mouth. "Show me adoration."

"Mmmm, still going to go with Bruce." Steph reaches down to squeeze Cass's ass, just because. It is a really pretty butt and she likes it. "Scary dark chocolate on the outside, ooey gooeyness on the inside."

[kinesicist]

Her lips smiled at the wiggle, glancing up and letting out a soft annoyed breath as her own hair fell into her eyes. Watching Steph quietly, she smiled against her skin and watched Steph toss the shirt onto the floor. Sighing at the press of bare skin beneath her, Cass traced her hands down her sides letting her lips follow the lines of Steph's body.

"I love you," Cass murmured, kissing Steph's breast before enclosing her mouth around her nipple. Cass leaned back into Steph's hands, smiling as she nipped and tugged at her skin.

[teambatgirl]

She pushed Cass's hair out of her eyes then touched her face very gently. Her chest is warm and sweet and that more than the heat between her legs makes her breath catch. Cass loves her and Steph can feel it in her touch and every place their skin meets just as much as she can hear it. Look at this wonderful thing she has now, look at how lucky she is to have a wonderful person in love with her. It makes her want to laugh or maybe cry or just stay like this forever.

"I love you too." Hands stroking along Cass's shoulder and then a pleased sigh at the attention to her nipple. Steph's back arches to offer herself up to her for more of that sweet pleasure-pain or whatever else Cass wants to do to her. "I love you so, so much. Cass..."