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Wanda Maximoff ([personal profile] seeingscarlet) wrote2024-08-16 08:11 am
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unbearablynaive: (alight)

[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-13 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Vision straightens up and blinks.] You can?

[The thought had never occurred to him. But she has many different uses for her magic, clearly. It shouldn't be surprising that she has some kind of spell that will let her share her feelings - and yet she lives alone. Yes, the presence of multiple guest beds suggests she does get visitors now and then, but it still seems like something that wouldn't be that important for her to learn.

Nevertheless, on consideration? It would help him. He seems to somehow have a good understanding of body language, but some confirmation would be great.]
Yes, if you're certain you'd like to. [He runs a hand down her shoulder lightly, liking the stroking motion and the feel of her firm arms under the fabric.] I imagine if it's anything akin to what I am feeling, it will be pleasant for both of us.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her magic's touch on him is almost so light it tickles, which is an odd sensation given he's never experienced being tickled. He closes his eyes so he can better sense the weave of it through him, picking up on her emotional state gradually until his heart is beating in tune with the pulse of her magic; the runes on his metallic skin glow faintly red for a moment and then fade, and when he opens his eyes it's all there: the love, the certainty that runs as deep as his bones, the parched-dry need for human companionship that she's given a good soaking with her acceptance and care. Cruelty and shock might have stunted his growth, but she'd found him in time to heal the damage with kindness.

Most of all, feeling Wanda so thoroughly puts to rest one doubt he'd had ever since he'd awakened: she feels that soul-deep connection, too, and that means that above all else, it's a surety that he does have a soul.]


Oh, my love.

[His voice is thick with everything he's feeling right now, and before he even knows it he's going in for a hungry kiss. it's a way to express all of this, the only way he even has a clue how at the moment, and if this is any indication of what's to come, the loft will get some thorough use out of it before long.

Earlier he'd been so grateful to know she didn't mind having him around. Now that he knows she wants him--him, specifically--it nearly breaks his heart with happiness.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-19 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[He moves easily from a hungry kiss to a tight embrace when Wanda starts crying, and it's a good thing she's decided to link their emotions together or he would honestly be concerned. But it's not because of something he's done wrong, it's because she's...happy. And if knowing he's right there for her helps with that, why, it's simple to let his body do the talking. You're not alone and I'm here are the easy ones, but there's an undercurrent of you're wonderful in there as well.

But there's a part of him that's not really sure crying is okay, so after a good long moment he pats her on the back, not really sure how to handle this.]


You are quite all right, aren't you? You're, er, leaking.

[Humans, man.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-20 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Then you have my permission to do so any time you wish.

[It's an easy promise to make, and one he intends to keep. He has nothing to hide from her.

Vision smiles tenderly after the kiss and moves his thumb up to wipe at her tear-tracks.]


Come. Let's get you cleaned up, and then finish with this potion. And then perhaps we can try to learn what this means for us?

[Because clearly he's moved into a different space than "itinerant houseguest", but beyond that he's stumbling in the dark, here. Not as literally as yesterday, certainly, but this is all so very new to him.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-21 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be my pleasure.

[He hefts the pitcher easily, certain he could carry many times its weight without straining himself. When Wanda slips the flower into his lapel, he smiles softly at her and catches her hand with his free one, bringing it up to his mouth for a light kiss.

Once he's back inside, he's surprised to notice things looks different, and it takes him a moment while working through the steps of the potion brewing to realize why. It's not just a beautiful home he's permitted to stay at, anymore. It's a place than can be his home now.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-26 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Work first, and then play. And it helps that he finds the work interesting (the play is, he assumes, going to be even more interesting, but at least he has an idea how potion-making goes). He nods along with each explanation, mentally cataloguing each rune until she points out the one familiar one in the bunch so far. When she traces it on his wrist, it glows a bright yellow for an instant - his power, not hers.]

It's certainly been tested, hasn't it?

[He holds out the other wrist and taps its opposite number, power. As if the knowledge has always been there, he has an explanation for it as well as its placement.]

So that my strength might be tempered by a level head.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-28 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[They each hover at the edge of his consciousness, not something he's fully aware of unless he concentrates. So he does for a moment, stepping back and closing his eyes. Across his body, several sets of runes flare yellow in tandem. Finally he nods and opens his eyes.]

All but one.

[He taps the stone in his forehead.]

Under this is set "thought". It's also the strongest of them.

[Which could help explain why he's clearly got a free-thinking mind of at least a human's level, rather than being an automaton.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-11-29 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[How odd. He can actually feel her fingertips there, even though it's a stone. Though he can feel her over the metal bands as well, so perhaps that shouldn't surprise him.]

I don't believe there is anyone like me.

[He says it in a low voice, like he's not really sure how to feel about that. On the one hand, it means others will have a difficult time understanding him or accepting him, a lesson he's learned well already. On the other hand, being the only one of his kind doesn't mean he needs to be alone. Wanda is teaching him that much.

So he smiles and cups her cheek with one hand, gentle.]


Yes, it's quite all right. It's got a great deal of magic in it, though I can't say for certain just what it is.
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-12-04 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that makes him feel better about both his heart and the odd stone, actually. He can hear the truth in what she's saying, and even if he may never know the full story behind his creation, Wanda can at least help him understand who he is now.]

Thank you.

[And it's only natural to give her another kiss, butterfly-light as the first.]

And what shall we do after this potion is finished? Are there any other pressing chores around your home that cannot wait?

[The smile tugging at his mouth says he hopes the answer is no.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-12-04 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[And if he's not quite sure what he wants? Vision has the feeling Wanda will help him find it, as she's already helped him so much.

He takes her hand, searching for "comfort". There aren't a whole lot of memories to choose from just yet, but he settles on the best example he can: being lulled into sleep in Wanda's warm bed, hearing the soft sound of her breathing and being embraced by the friendly darkness of night. he focuses on that contentment, that comfort, and wills it to transfer over their linked hands so she can use it.

The magic energy twines around Wanda's, golden-yellow around scarlet, reinforcing it and strengthening it - she may only need to use a fraction of her normal power for this part.]


Like so?
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-12-04 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[It looks delicate, but like Wanda herself the dance of magical energies is resilient and strong. And this is just a simple working - perhaps once Vision is more practiced they can attempt a larger magical cooperation, and it will be even more intricate and subtle.

He helps with the bottling as much as he can, admiring the end result and holding one of the corked bottles up to the light to watch the interplay of sparkles in the sun. And when they're finished, he gives her hands a gentle squeeze to show he welcomes the contact.]


To be quite honest with you, I am not entirely certain what I want to do. I know I would like it to be with you; beyond that, I have no guidance.

[Sure, he has some vague concepts, like "look into her eyes and feel the shape of her soul" or "practice kissing more", but they're still nebulous.]
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[personal profile] unbearablynaive 2018-12-05 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[He knows she wouldn't suggest it if it wasn't perfectly safe, but Vision is still unsure of what lies outside her wards. The loft sounds like a much better idea, and he certainly likes the idea of holding her again.]

Let's go to the loft, then. And I admit I am curious about your books as well, but I would rather spend time with you first.

[He's unselfconscious about it, clearly, and he doesn't let go of her hand until the ladder makes it an impossibility to climb together. But soon enough they're at the top, and once again he finds himself admiring the place. The pulse of power from the altar is in harmony with the rest of the house, and Vision is slightly surprised to realize he's adapting to that rhythm as well. It's subtle, but the energies of the house seem to be accepting him in much the same way as its mistress has.

Well, not entirely the same way, because he isn't taking the house by both hands and leaning down for another kiss.]

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