Strangetown: Close To You

[strangetomato]

"What are you doing out here, Phi?"

"Just watching the sun set." She gestured at the colourful sky off in the distance, where the sun was passing below the horizon. "Have a seat, if you like." He did like, so he lowered himself down to sit on the step and edged his way over to her. He leaned into her back, and she turned around to look at him. "Well, hello there. Getting closer, are we?"

"MmmHmmm... That's the plan." He slid one leg past her and then the other. "If that's okay..."

She smiled. "Did you expect me to say no?" He completed the move by slipping his arms around her.

"Perfect."




"When's Johnny getting home?" he asked.

"I'm not sure. Pretty soon, I think."

"He works too much."

"He's Johnny."

"True... I'd expect no less." Ripp rested his head on her shoulder. "But he misses out. The best things are like this... just doing nothing."

"Yeah..." She stared off into the reddening sky. "Just look at that... Isn't it beautiful?"

"Yeah... so beautiful." He nuzzled into her neck.

"You're not even looking."




"I can't help it. You're too distracting." He took a deep breath. "Mmmm... are you wearing perfume?"

"A little."

"Smells like candy..." He kept sniffing. "Or chocolate... something tasty."

"It's just my lotion. There's cocoa butter in it."

"Does it taste as good as it smells?"

"I've never-" She squealed as his tongue moved across her neck. "Ripp, no! It tickles!"

"Sorry, I couldn't resist..." He grinned, thinking about how great it would be to move his tongue over her entire body... and his lips... and his hands. "It does have a bit of a taste, you know. Or maybe that's just you." He wanted to taste it all. Ophelia knew this too; it was hard not to notice.

"You're too silly," she said. They continued to sit there, in silence, for a couple of minutes.

"Phi?"

"Yeah?"

"I..." He searched for the words. Just three little words. It wouldn't be so hard. "I like this."

"Yeah." She had expected something else, just for a second. "I like it too."

"Sitting here... being close to you... what more could I want?"

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Note: I'm fighting a chest cold (and losing), so you get this romantic fluff. It helps the pain. I was thinking about the new romantic interactions I'm looking forward to in AL last night, and decided to create some new "interactions" of my own. This was the most successful one so far.

You can think of this like the drabbles, as something that happens "off camera" from the regular chapters, but does actually happen (and it might actually end up in a chapter, but I doubt it). This take place at about this point in the story, maybe a little later.



 

Comments

[kin-thalas.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Though I should disagree with this kind of relationship they´re so damn adorable.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I find them hard to resist too, which is why I focus on them so much. The threat of possible problems to come just draws me to it even more.

[hannahspring.livejournal.com]

Awww, so so so cute! I love them together! So much! Yay for Phi and Ripp! I just feel so sorry for Johnny. :( And you're taking wonderful pictures. But I think you know that. And also that I love your graphics card. :P And also that this makes me want to continue with my story. Thanks!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Ahh, yes... Johnny. We'll get to that part of it soon enough. I've been working on the chapter which details their final year of college (when I should be doing the next one instead, but such is the way inspiration works).

I was pretty happy with the way these pictures turned out. Those poses fit together so well. :) I like doing the screencap thing, because I can use different formats (I like squares - can you tell?).

Always happy to provide inspiration! (Isn't it great to feed off other people like that? I do it all the time.) I'm glad it got your wheels turning.

[franwi.livejournal.com]

I'm having the worst week at work, but this totally has me smiling and giggling now. SO CUTE!! I love how you fit them together in that shot. It's adorable.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm very happy to hear that. I know how it is to have weeks like that, and I'm not feeling so hot myself. It's nice to have a pick-me-up.

Isn't it sweet, though? Those modeling poses are so useful for casual scenes like that.

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

My heart skipped a beat when I refreshed my Friends page and saw two familiar faces :) So adorable it puts a big smile on my face :D I hope he finds the words (before it's too late?).

(squee)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Before it's too late? What ever do you mean? ;) Do you sense some urgency there?

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

Yeah, whatever do I mean? It's not like you've dropped any hints or that I've read too many 'impossible love stories', nooo, not at all ;D (Not that I have a clue exactly where you'll go with it, of course. So many possibilities!)

Still, keeping my fingres crossed that they'll be OK in the end. Hope you feel better soon :)

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Aw, they're being so cute! I've always thought sims should be able to sit on their front steps. I mean, *everybody* sits on front steps, you know? And Ripp is just adorable, as always! :)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I know! They should be able to do more idle things like that, but since it's a game where the player is expected to actually DO stuff, I can see why they didn't include a lot of things like this. It could have been something like talk-hang out, though, but as a romantic interaction.

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

wonderful!!
Awesome work with the poses! It looks perfect! :)
And lovely scene, too ... just awww
:D

[zepheera.livejournal.com]

I got my version of AL on digital download, and I have to say it's AWESOME!

I love the new social interactions... and I think the one called "cuddle under clouds" will be very interesting to you.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

You had me wondering for a minute if you'd changed the way you're doing your chapters (using titles intead of numbering). Threw me off.

Hope you feel better soon!

(and you're motivating me to get moving on Peculiar--I had a great idea yesterday)

[abbycat900.livejournal.com]

I was grinning and giggling :D Ripp is just so funny.

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Aw, damn. I'm beginning to love them together even more now.

Haha, that's definitely something I'd Ripp do, just taste something because it smells good. Jessica Simpson has this line of lotions that you can actually eat or something. I'm not sure if it REALLY does that, but that's what I thought of. XD

I hope you feel better! Chest colds are pretty bad, especially when you breath and you FEEL all that phlegm inside there. D:

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

That was so damn sweet. And I love how you made a pose I hated work so well. ::is jealous::

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

He was totally gonna say 'I love you'! But then he didn't. :(

That was sweet, though. What'd you do to set up the poses? *curious*

[simfinite.livejournal.com]

"Yeah..." She stared off into the reddening sky. "Just look at that... Isn't it beautiful?"

"Yeah... so beautiful." He nuzzled into her neck.

"You're not even looking."

I love this. It's actually a very subtle thing for Ripp to say, but Ophelia catches on right away. How very Ophelia of her. ;)

Maybe it's because Johnny wasn't present here to remind me that I'm supposed to be feeling bad for him, but at the moment, I'm saying screw Johnny! I want Ripp/Ophelia! I'm sure that'll change the moment Johnny's back in the picture, though.

[a-gates.livejournal.com]

How can something with this much beauty be wrong?

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

They are adorable together, but I'm still iffy about the whole "Lulz We love each other and Johnny and we're all one big happy family" thing. But, as you know, I'm a prude, so, whatever. :)

[swhedonberry.livejournal.com]

It's weird, because I get the feeling that Johnny is sort of unconsciously allowing it to happen, possibly because he hopes that Ripp will get Phi out of his system romantically like he has with so many other girls, making things go back to normal. There's also a possibility that he's simply letting her go because deep down he's seriously considering the aliens' offer.

What I don't think he's necessarily counting on is how multidimensional the trio's relationship is. It's adapting and if Johnny's not careful, it might adapt without him.

I swear, the three of them are a freakin' trainwreck in so many ways, but the relationship still maintains this feeling of beautiful unrequited passion. You can't hate any of them for what's happening even though you know that it's the calm before the storm.

[tanathir.livejournal.com]

I'm really getting into this! Need to go back and read previous installments so I know the backstory.

Being a huge romantic sap, I really want things to work out happily. It is possible to have a three-way love, but given society and these characters' families I'm all sad and worried that it probably won't turn out well...still, I love me some Ripp/Ophelia/Johnny!

[indigoleo.livejournal.com]

Aww, so sweet. :)
Sorry to hear you're sick. I hope you feel better soon. Bad time of year to get a chest cold. (Oh, who am I kidding? There's never a good time to get a bad chest cold.)

Coco butter does have a sweet smell, doesn't it? It reminds me of cotton candy.

[soniabigcheese.livejournal.com]

Do you know, I just love those 'puppy dog' eyes that Ripp makes, whenever the two of them are together. When he's not swearing, drinking and making a total ass of himself, he's a real sweetheart. Phi brings out the best in him, that's for sure.

Anyway get yourself all rested up and hope you're feeling better soon.

[leskuh.livejournal.com]

Gahhh, so cute. I love all the Ripp/Phi bits and he's such a fuckin' romantic sometimes.

[draggingbluelake.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

The look on Rip's face is just too precious!

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Why do you have to make them cute? SIGH. It just makes hating them so much HARDER. But! I manage. Barely, but I do. :)

[simsbarbie.livejournal.com]

So freak'n Hot !

[foxy-princess.livejournal.com]

This pleases me greatly!! lol