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The Ties that Bind - Ylva's Family
PatchR
The time had come. Ylva had worked up the courage and found time with Klaire to come home. Inside would be the other Mrs. Theodulus. Today would shape the rest of time to come.
Ylva
Ylva had been nervous all morning, she had been waiting a long time to see Astrid and Jenny. It had taken too long but now she was here. On her arm was Klaire.
She was wearing a longer than normal skirt, that meant it actually covered her butt. Black stockings, that werent ripped and her regular leather jacket. Her hair was braided going down to her tail bone.
For those that could see her Mein she has made sure that her fur is brushed out and shining.
Klaire
Klaire was there to support her. She adored Astrid, and while Jenny was...forward...she was glad for her too. She was dressed in jeans and a comfy but nice shirt, and squeezed Ylva's hand when she needed it.
Her mind link was active with Ylva, but upon request Rook was not there. She was there to support her partner and be there for the hard points.
PatchR
A raven cawed from the nearby trees and the wind blew through the branches with a chill for the women as they looked at the home. It was very much like the last time they saw it (which if you could describe would be lovely for me).
A calico cat sat in the window, watching the pair.
Ylva
It was the house they had bought together, it was a town house, four stories. Paint fading, a few windows cracked and some tagging around the bottom floor. But it was theirs. Or it had been. The garden out the front was unkempt, that makes sense, it was always Ylva's love.
The main path to the doorway had been recently shoveled clear of snow and sat waiting for them to approach. A metal door knocker on the door. Which Ylva shakily knocked with a few times.
Klaire
Klaire stayed right by her side. She had been here plenty of times in the past, even a few times since Ylva dissapeared to check on Astrid and Jenny. She stayed just behind Ylva as support, a calming smile.
PatchR
Cawing seemed to turn to a mocking laugh at Ylva as she knocked. The calico jumped from the window down and out of sight behind the curtains.
After a few moments, the door swung open with Jenny behind it. The cat curled between her legs, green eyes looking up through the new arrivals.
Jenny's outfit was a little more mild than they'd expect, wearing khaki slacks, nude colored heels and stockings, and a white tee that accented but didn't show off her form. It would be the perfect level of saleswoman for the counter at the shop.
Her ink was on clear display from the elbow down and she just froze, jaw hitting the floor.
Ylva
Ylva was smiling or doing her best to. There were hints of tears in her eyes as Jenny opens the door. Taking a moment to look her up and down, eyes lingering on the tattoos that she had done.
"Hey." An awkward wave of her right hand and a few tails. Squeezing Klaires hand.
<Hey! Really thats what you started with Ylva. Fuck.>
PatchR
The cat is normal. The bird? That laughter seems sentient.
Jenny sighed, and shook her head, "You know that I've never been able stay mad at you Vava..." a deep sigh and shake of her head, "It's the Missus that ... well... you didn't even come say a word to her when she had to go to the police station and talk and give reports and footage and just... "
Klaire
Klaire gives a small squeeze to Ylva's shoulder. <"Hey isnt the worst thing. She seems happy youre here. Is the bird new? It seems...off">
Klaire gives Jenny a large smile. "Once again, I'm super glad it all got cleared up Jenny. I know that hit us all hard. Are you two holding up better now that its clear?" She offers a hug to her metamour.
Ylva
"Jen. I know. Im sorry. I. Is she home?"
Her hand reaches out for Jenny's leaving it up to her if she wants to take it or give a hug.
PatchR
Jen took both of them into a huge hug, nearly squeezing the life out of them, if they weren't hardened by their life experiences.
"Mi pequeno amor.... mi metamour. It is so nice to see you both. I love you both. I hate what has happened over the last few months, but I... you... it... " she starts crying.
Klaire
An OOF escapes the woman, and she hugs back gently.
"Of course of couse. Hey, look at me Jen." Klaire was always the empathetic one of the group. "If you ever need me, to talk or whatever else, you have my number and Ill make time for you. Even if its over text, I'm here for all three of you."
Ylva
Ylva holds Jenny scooping both of them up in her arms. "My Loves."
Tears running down her cheeks as she puts them both down. A hand holding each of them.
"Can I come in hun?"
PatchR
"You've gotten stronger..." she said with thick Puerto Rican Spanish, "Wow...! Careful of Tinta. She doesn't usually run out, but ..."
SHe slipped out and headed into the door to scoop up the cat.
Klaire
"Shes gotten bigger. Is she helping? And did you two get a bird too?" She puts a hand on Ylva's back. "I'm glad you two are taking care of yourself."
Ylva
"Im glad you found something to fill that hole. Sorry. It wasn't me."
She watches Jenny with a forced smile trying to understand everything.
PatchR
"No? Bird? Why would we get a bird with Tinta around here... and yes, she's my little cuddle bug," Jenny walked further into the home, clearly wiggling her ass at the pair.
She starts calling "Aaaassssstrid. Aaaassssssstrid. Ass! Trid! We have... not vistors..." and then she trailed off
Ylva
There is an almost impulse to ass slap but she hesitates long enough for it to be out of reach.
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Klaire
Klaire's brow furrows, but she doesn't say anything out loud.
"From experience, having a pet to take care of helps a great deal. Rook misses you both as well."
<"Something is off. I can't put my finger on it. Have you seen ravens around at all?">
PatchR
Astrid, all graceful and legs, and shorts and sports bra comes at first slithering down the stairs at the wya Jenny was calling . THen they froze at the halfway point of the stairs.
"What. The. Fuck. DO. YOU! WANT?!" and then she about faced and stormed upstairs to the bedroom.
Ylva
She watches Astrid approach then grimaces.
"Tree." She looks down at the floor. "Well, fuck. Okay."
Klaire
Klaire puts a supportive hand on Ylva's back.
"Astrid...could you give us a chance to talk?"
A look to Ylva, sympathetic. <"It worries me, yes. Just...keep an eye out. Would you like me to try to talk to her? I would prefer not to read her mind for this if possible.">
PatchR
Silence from Jenny and Tinta as they walked to the other side of the house.
Silence from upstairs.
Ylva
She takes a long time staring at Jenny and Tinta. Staring up the stairs.
Then she walks up those stairs, that she has walked so many times but today they seem never ending.
Sitting at the bottom of their door she knocks.
"Please Tree, I just want to talk."
PatchR
"IT's been... what, five, six months? You haven't talked to me at all. You went misssing, and you've clearly been with Klaire. You've been at the shop. You fucking sweep it at night when no one else is there."
THere was a slam against the door, "And not. One. Fucking. Word. When WE WERE WANTED!"
Ylva
"I know."
Another pause.
"Klaire found me, its her job. I, fell in with a bad crowd. I was using again, something new."
PatchR
"You promised. You promised that you would tell us. WHy did you BREAK YOUR PROMISE?!"
Ylva
"I got scared. He had me and by the time Klaire found me it was. I. I couldnt. I couldnt face you."
There are tears streaming down her face and all three of them in the house would recognize her anxious rambling.
Klaire
Klaire steps forward, careful and putting herself between the Theodulus's. "Astrid, I know you are angry. You have every right to be, but yelling won't help right now. Can you take a deep breath for me so we can talk about this?"
PatchR
The door opened a crack, and then she plopped to her knees, bringing her level with Ylva. Mrs. Astrid Theodulus moved her eyes between her wife and metamour, tears obviously soaking her face, red across her face and body from the amount of emotion. Looks like with her yelling she even managed to cause her eyes to pinken.
"...Where'd you go baby? What'd you get hooked on?"
Ylva
She just stares at Astrid talking to Klaire.
<How do I even answer that?>
Klaire
Klaire kneels down next to her, beckoning Ylva with her. Offering support.
<Half truths. Experimental drug, maybe mixed with some old ones youve had, a spot just outside the city. Its easier the closer to the truth you are.">
"I'm here for you Astrid. You know I am. Deep breaths for me."
Ylva
"I don't really know. It was something new. A mixed thing. I'm clean now. But. Just still shaky from that time."
PatchR
She leaned over, resting her forehead against Klaire's forehead, "You've always been so good at keeping the peace between this polycule..."
And then to Ylva, "Really? Fuck. Just... did it ... You look different. THere's... you are scary... you're ... it... what the hell happened to you?"
Klaire
"I'm glad...I really am. You are all a blessing."
She holds both their hands. "The dealer was an abusive asshole." Shes not usually one to curse, so it added extra weight. "She's...been struggling since. The case didn't make it any better. It's taken some work to get her stable again, but she's working hard Astrid. We should be proud of her." A steady nod, helping guide Ylva and giving her some basis to work with.
Ylva
"I don't know. Its all a blur. It. I was scared and alone for so long."
She reaches her hand out to Astrid for her to hold.
"Working in the shop at night was easier. It was helping without having to tackle this."
February 1, 2023
PatchR
Astrid took the hand hesitantly, but kept looking between Ylva's pleas and Klaire's peacemaking capabilities.
"...So you ... you still want this?"
Klaire
Klaire looks to Ylva, letting her speak, and trying to keep up that peacemaker vibes.
Ylva
Ylva squeezes the hand.
"More than anything. You. You kept me going."
PatchR
"I want couples therapy, and for you to see a drug councilor. We're not kids anymore, and we were can't lose the business or any of us again ..."
Klaire
Klaire squeezes both of their hands, but remains silent. Listening to the both of them, and still subtly worrying about the bird outside.
Ylva
Ylva nods. A squeeze to both hands.
"Okay. I'm sorry I put the shop at risk. I'm sorry I put this at risk. We can, we take it slow."
Then she calls out for Jenny and Tinta.
"Mommy can you and Tinta come up?"
PatchR
Jenny and Tinta had been just around the corner, eavesdropping, and blushed as she came around, "My family... mi familia is back together..."
Ylva
There is a wild smile that spreads on Ylva's face as Jenny comes around the corner. Still responding to her pet names. Indicating for her to sit in her lap. She is out of hands but does still have a lap.
PatchR
Mommy and Tinta curl on the lap of Ylva, and the cat starts batting at the beasts chin.
"This is Tinta," said Astrid, "Means Ink in Spanish, of course."
Ylva
She pokes at the cat feeling a little amused that they replaced the beast with a cat.
"Ink. Thats fitting."
Then she nods. "Couples counselling and an addiction counselor. Promise. We can do that. Can. Can I stay here tonight? Ive missed you both so much."
There is a blush. "Both for your own reasons."
PatchR
"It is your home," they said at the same time as they all embraceYlva and Klaire into a big cuddle puddle.
Ylva
She smiles and crys happy tears at that. "My family."
Klaire
Klaire smiles, hugging them back. There's still that slight bit of hesitation she's always had. They were YLVA's partners after all. She knew she had a room here, and they were always welcome at her place...but she couldn't help but feel like she was just on the outside of the three of them.
"I have some resources if you want them? Places I recommend to others" in my line of work is silent. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
PatchR
"We would love whatever you have to share, Klaire," said Mommy Jenny, "To go forwards, together."
Ylva
She drags Klaire closer.
"You could move into your room? That would always help." She says with a bit of hesitation.
"Thank you Jen, for listening and Tree. Thankyou." Her forhead touches Astrids.
Klaire
Klaire looks at the other two women at that. "I'm not sure yet. I'll think about it and...I do miss you both as well. We can talk about that when emotions aren't as strong, if that's okay?"
PatchR
They nod and that night, the polycule took their first steps, reunited.
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