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maybe he would even carry her out like a princess in a bedtime story.

[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-21 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Cassian always knows when it's Jyn coming to his door, not just because he's come to recognize her hoppy steps so much as his dumb dog perks up immediately from wherever she is, wagging her tail in a very specific way. It's the Jyn Wag (tm). It always serves to make Cassian smile, even before they started dating.

Sometimes he can't believe he and Jyn are actually dating. It's been a great few months of it. He was always happy to be her friend, but this is much better.

Even if the holidays are coming up again. Summer was different. They'd only just started dating, it was a little easier to miss her. He already knows it's going to be even worse this time, simply because he doesn't even get to go visit his sister to offshoot it while Jyn heads back to Denmark, and even Kay is headed out of town for a research trip, though he offered to cancel when he realized his roommate wasn't headed back to California for Christmas. It's fine, his neighbors Baze and Chirrut will have him over - they always invite him for all the major holidays he doesn't get to go home for.

Chantico hops off the sofa and beelines for the door. It isn't locked, and he already told Jyn to let herself in when she texted earlier about wanting to hang out. As soon as the door opens, the dog happily whines. Attention now please!

"She has been waiting for you!" Cassian calls out, very very fondly towards the both of them. He's been waiting too, obviously.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-22 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
He laughs, because she is definitely talking to the dog, but he'll take it. "She was pining for you all day!"

Maybe he was too. But he knows Jyn and he knows his dog so he climbs off the couch and makes his way over upon the announcement of donuts. He scoops them off the floor two seconds before Chantico's big paws stomp on the lid, holding it up out of reach while he leans down to steal his own smooch from his girlfriend. "You have to share, pequeñita."

Yes, one of his nicknames for his very large fluffy monster is calling her an adorable small thing. Stop hogging Jyn!

Chantico whines, licking briefly at Cassian's chin before she goes back to Jyn. Hers now.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-22 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"You, obviously. I would like some kisses from you too."

He doesn't care at all how much attention dog and girl lavish on each other, it's always a delightful sight. He steps away if only to set the donut box up on the kitchen's island table before his dog decides she wants to eat them, then he moves back to sit down on the couch.

His dog is very big, it will definitely take a while for Jyn to wrestle herself free, until Chantico decides to lay on them on the couch instead.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-23 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
He is very needy! He wants to kiss his girlfriend and be kissed in return, let him live! It doesn't mean he isn't content to wait while Jyn lavishes attention on the dog for a little while, because it'll be better in the long run. Chantico would never stop demanding it.

"She is not going to eat your shoes, Jyn." He can tell she is pausing to watch, but the dog won't move away until Jyn does. He pats the spot beside him on the couch. Please come over and let him snuggle you. "No, I have just confirmed it with Shara for sure. There is no one to watch Chantico, and I cannot bring her this time. Not that I can really bring myself either. Besides, I would feel too awkward having Christmas with Kes's family."

They're perfectly nice people, he's sure, but Cassian hasn't met them yet, and he doesn't want to do that over such a big holiday. He doesn't blame his sister for spending time with the Damerons this year; it isn't like they have anyone to go to themselves. It'll be a nice good first Christmas for Poe, even if Cassian is trying not to let himself be upset over missing it. "I promise I will not spend it alone, Baze and Chirrut have already told me I am coming over."

Not invited. Told him.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-24 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
He sets his hand on her knee without thinking when they press into his legs, simply for the sake of touching her. It surprise him sometimes how very tactile he is with her, but she never seems to mind.

"No. They offered that too, but I would be away longer than they could take her in. Though it is not just that. I went to see Shara so many times after Poe was born that I blew through most of the usual expenses. She said she is going to try and come see me in January."
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-26 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
"There is still Chantico to consider." A beat, before he briefly squeezes her leg. "Don't get me wrong, I would love to go, and I appreciate the offer, but I do not think California is on the cards this season."

He could board his dog, but that's more money he doesn't particularly have at the moment, and he isn't sure he wants to spend Christmas in a house full of strangers. His sister will be there, sure, but she'll be busy with her baby and her partner's family. It's not the first time they've spent the holidays apart, and fortunately Poe won't remember it anyway. Next year he'll make it.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-26 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Hold please.

He recognizes that she just invited him to Denmark, but it still takes him a moment to catch up to the reality of it. Mostly it's because she always gets a little... cagey about her family, preferring not to talk about them too much, always keeping his meeting them to a minimum vagueness. He always just chalked it up to the Ersos being across the ocean.

"You are asking me to come home with you for the holidays?" She is, but he wants that part of it specifically to be addressed. Even if he still has to work through the logistics of it being possible, a very small and warm smile slips onto his face simply because she invited him. It makes him feel warm.

"And Chantico." It's the dog that cinches it, how she didn't even consider leaving his child behind. "That is a lot for you to cover. Do you really... have that many miles? I would not want to put a burden on your finances, and I definitely cannot afford getting myself to Denmark."

Sure it's a house full of strangers, but it's Jyn's family, not his brother-in-law's, and that makes it much different. Jyn will have his back, like Kes has Shara's.

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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-24 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
There are still many, many things Cassian cannot quite believe happened and are happening. His girlfriend is an actual princess. It changes absolutely nothing about how he feels about her, but he supposes the reality of continuing to date her with this level of seriousness is much different than he anticipated.

Two, he is in Denmark. He has to admit, it's never been on his list of countries he wanted to visit, yet here he is, in Denmark, riding in a private car from the airport with his dog and girlfriend, who is again, a princess.

A princess whomst he sexted on many occasions. Somehow that keeps being the weirdest part of all this to him?

He can see her nerves come to life, the same as his dog, and he reaches over to tangle his fingers through hers. His own anxiety is churning much more quietly, but it's still there too.

"If I wanted to turn around, I would have done so at the American airport." Chantico takes the opportunity to lick at both their hands, whining again. This has been a very long and very strange day for a dog! "Am I nervous to meet your family? Yes. But I am still happy to be here with you."

He is maybe more nervous now than he might have been a month ago because, again, royalty. But spending time with Jyn is never an issue.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-26 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
She seems to calm down once he takes her hand, which turns out to be mutual, the simple contact making him feel more comfortable.

When she leans up to kiss him, he returns it with the same sort of laziness. Just like how easy it is to spend time with her, it's just as easy to kiss her without thinking. "Teddy is one of your cousins, right? Do I have to memorize everyone right away?"

He may have furiously googled everything about the Danish royal family on wikipedia already, but some of the cousins and more distant relatives don't have much to go on. They honestly all kind of blended together! Save for Jyn and her parents.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-26 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
He grins at the thought of this outsider uncle purposely bringing him a family tree. It's weird solidarity with a man he's never met.

"Good, because you know I would refuse to bow to any monarch." Why yes he will bring up his anti-monarchical views on the way to meet her very royal family. "I would only get on my knees before you, and that is very different."

Clearly the best way to deal with any of this stress for both of them is to just... be normal and light, run with the fact that she's a princess like it's no big deal. "I will remember them all eventually."
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-26 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Cassian laughs, and though he has no idea what the throne room actually looks like, it's a mental image he can't help but conjure. Even if they still have yet to have any kind of real sex.

He leans in to kiss her temple. "I can think of no better way to show how little I value monarchies versus how much I value you."

He respects her! He does not respect the crown! It's honestly perfect.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-27 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
She seems in much better spirits after that, so hopefully it will keep up!! Cassian never lets go of her hand for the rest of the car ride, only letting go when she does as they pull up to her very large home.

Well. At least it doesn't look much like a palace? It just looks like four large buildings with a very large courtyard.

Chantico zooms out of the car before Cassian, ready to move and prance, because it has been a very long day of keeping still! She's practically dancing in place while she waits for Cassian to climb out after her, because as excited as she is to be outside, she won't go far in this strange place without him. She whines, nudging his leg. He feels very underdressed before this palace in his jeans and hoodie (he brought more than one knowing Jyn would steal one), but at least Jyn is matched up.

God, he barely even recognized Bodhi at first. Maybe he's still just in a state of quiet awe about everything. "I am beginning to think you are an expert at looming."

But now that he knows Jyn is a princess, it certainly explains a lot about Bodhi's odd behavior when it comes to his sister.
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[personal profile] evasives 2019-08-27 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Seeing Bodhi so casual makes him feel better. They're all a bunch of casual twenty-somethings! Two of which are part of the Danish royal family. He'll stop repeating that, maybe once he gets used to being in a palace for the next week or so.

Cassian nearly grabs his bag from the driver, simply because his first though his someone is trying to steal it not carry it for him. He's so baffled by the concept of it that he watches the driver take his bag away until they disappear inside.

He turns back to his dog, who zips around in circles, whining out a song before she just... squats over and starts to pee in the courtyard. There's no grass or trees, and she really has to go!

"Chantico!" he scolds, but nature is calling and his dog can't hold it back anymore. Excellent first impression all around! His fluff monster pissing in the royal courtyard!

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