It was the first Valentine’s Day that Asha had spent at Phalanx where she actually felt a genuine connection with someone. She wasn’t going to curl up in the living room and watch cheesy rom-com movies while laughing her ass off and internally wishing that she had someone who cared about her enough to John Cusack outside of the house and hold a boombox over their head blasting Peter Gabriel.

It was a notion that she had considered to be fantasy - until she and Jude started casually seeing one another. They found ways to spend time together in small ways, usually in the form of Taco Bell dates and taking a trip to the coast for the day where they could just relax. Asha was never concerned about what they were doing, as long as they were together. Admittedly, there was a part of her that wondered exactly where they stood but, for the most part, she figured that it went without saying.

So when Jude arrived at the door to the room that she shared with Cora, the blonde was surprised. ”A surprise?” Green eyes lit up as a smile dimpled her cheeks. ”Yeah, of course!” She would have gone for a walk with him even if a surprise hadn’t been involved, but her curiosity had been piqued and that meant that going for a walk was absolutely necessary.

Moving down the halls and down the stairs before stepping into the outside, Asha took in a refreshing breath before her gaze fell towards the picnic table that Jude had gestured to. ”Oh! Jude, that’s so sweet,” she said brightly, turning her gaze from the table towards him - only to be met with the gleam of a silver chain and the charm that was dangling from it.

An audible gasp fell from her lips as she looked back up to him. ”I love it,” she said, reaching out to take the necklace, her fingers brushing over the geometric patterns. Pulling her hair aside, Asha lifted up either side of the necklace and pulled it around her neck before clasping it.

”...be my girlfriend?”

The blonde froze and, ever so slowly, her gaze rose to look at the boy across from her. ”For real?” There was a nervousness in the question, an uncertainty that she hated to hear. ”I… yes, of course,” she quickly said, reaching out for his hand. ”Definitely.”

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