 be curious, not judgmental
Heeeehehehehe. "Uh huh, I do. Thanks." Sophie nuzzled against Cat at the kiss on her head, then once they were settled and she had shared her news, Soph promptly stole a cookie after the Slytherin dropped the lid. She took a large bite, grinning a crumb-filled grin at her reaction, and shrugged. Totally casual and calm and everything. The worst part was over, now that she'd come right out and said it.
"Kissed. Me and Tobes. New years." Heheheheheh. She wasn't hiding at all that she was so, so proud of herself, and she went right into her explanation without prompting, especially because she was suddenly a little worried Cat would have a heart attack if she didn't explain soon, "We rang in the new year together at midnight, y'know, at the skate park by his house. Really cool place, really - the local kids there set off some Muggle fireworks. Nothing like ours, but really cool all the same - and we were sittin' together, y'know, cuddlin' in a blanket all casual and stuff, and then... it was midnight, and the fireworks went off, and we hugged, and..."
She trailed off for a moment, finally stealing a glance at Cat for the first time to check that she was still breathing before finishing, "Then he started to lean in, so I leaned in, and that was that." Wasn't she so happy for her? Soph took another bite of her cookie. "...It's about time, right?"
The more Sophie had explained to Cat, the less confident she became that it was a good idea to tell her - when the last words crossed her lips, she sounded less than certain. WAS it about time? Did Cat think it was too soon? Soph and Tobes been friends for a WHOLE year and a half pretty much and SHE was fourteen and HE was fifteen. They were totally old enough.
Weren't they?
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