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Soul isn't having a very good day. She received bad news from home in the morning, something which ruined everything to come. A comedy of errors at lunch had led to her not having anything to eat, which enforced the bad feelings. Later on at basketball, Black*Star had decided to tease her for being a girl, something which hasn't upset her since she was twelve. However, since she was already in low spirits, she powwed him right on the nose and got a scuffle in return. He didn't actually care if she was a girl; when it came down to it, he'd beat her up all the same.

Soul opens the door to the apartment very gingerly, wanting to try to sneak in without alerting her roommate. She knows if Maka sees the state that she's in, she'll get yelled at and booked to the head and all sorts of things. Not an enjoyable experience to cap off that already terrible day.

Sneak in, sneak in, channel Tsubaki and be a ninja because she's the coolest and Soul's cool too.

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For a very smart girl, Maka is very stupid about romance and sexuality. Hints are not going to get you anywhere, no matter how obvious they are. She thinks about it too little, other than harping on how men just can't be loyal, and just takes what popular culture feeds her at face value because she has no reason to question it.

It shouldn't be too much of a challenge to convince her it's all garbage, though, at least.

A confused realization does start to dawn on her. "You... like a girl?" Gold fucking star, Maka. "That's a thing you can do?"

"Of course that's a thing you can do. You can like anyone you want, just as long as you don't like, go out and try to kiss a skunk." Does Soul mean metaphorically or literally? Who knows.

"Some people think girls are cute and nice but that's all," she says and subconsciously leans in a little. "But others think they're cute and nice and perfect and want to like, do romance stuff with them." She's not even going to talk about the dirty stuff, the idea alone makes her face go red.

Maka is torn halfway between a thoughtful 'huh' and a disgusted 'humph'. She sort of assumes Soul means metaphorically... but she could be wrong. It wouldn't even be the first time in the last ten minutes. Not a good track record for Albarn tonight.

She feels stupid. She hates feeling stupid. It isn't as if this is something she can argue about though. Even stubborn Maka knows she can't try to deny that there are.. girls who like girls. All she can do is be embarrassed that this is apparently obvious information that she didn't have.

Why is her face heating up and why is Soul so close and why does it make her thoughts go all spinning around and whizzing out of her ears?

"W-who has time for romance anyway?" She's suddenly finding it a lot harder to look for her usual excuses and complaints about romance, when it isn't about boys. There are... a lot fewer things to be disgusted about romance, when one takes 'men' out of the equation, actually. She blushes darker.

"Anyone can make time for romance if they really want to," Soul says. "It's just a matter of finding someone who inspires you." She studies Maka's face and finds it very hard to repress a smile. "Why are you blushing?" Does Maka find the idea of liking girls to be appealing or just embarrassing? Soul hopes not the latter. That would be a let down in more ways than one, though she'd never admit such a thing.

Maka opens her mouth to retort, again to find that her usual complaints don't seem to apply anymore. Who would want to make time for a man who would inevitably be unfaithful? Well, if it isn't a man, then... Maka had always lived under the assumption that she had the power to make time for something worth prioritizing. School, reading, music, meister practice, even friends.

She'd never imagined herself putting the time into romance. But she had also never imagined romance happening with a girl.

"I'm not." Yep, good old-fashioned petulant denial. That'll get her far. Maka puffs her cheeks a bit and crosses her arms. "Why are you bringing all this up anyway? I'm not exactly the love guru."

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