twolouises | Cordy and Dom

luckydom posting in

A few weeks after this

So for some fucking reason Dom and Cordelia had decided to try being a thing? Again? It was such a risky proposition and it was so tied up in trauma. Moreso for Cordelia, yes, but Dom had her own shit from that time, particularly the things that had led to her being hospitalized, and diving back into something, no matter how tentative, was like a reckoning.

So Dom had gotten herself a therapist. And she still wasn't sure how to pay for it, though she knew if she asked Johnny she would help, but that was fucked up. But anyway, that was a problem for next week's Dom - this week, she was doing it.

She was quiet and broody after the first session, but still wanted to see Cordelia, so Dom headed to Cordelia's place without asking first. Still just taking a moment to enjoy the reassuring feeling of knowing where Cordelia lived. She slipped into the building behind someone else who buzzed in, and made her way to Cordelia's door, knocking.

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From:

luckydom

"Maybe I'll just sniff it. Just get really gross." She flashed Cordelia a grin. Dom was so wary about everything, but part of her just lit up around Cordelia. She couldn't help it.

From:

frostyfeelings

"The Barneses have a cat who like, loves sniffing the crotches of all your dirty laundry. I'd get home and find him rolling around in a pile of my jeans. Little perv." Cordy laughed brightly. "And please, as if you could actually gross me out."

From:

luckydom

"Cordelia and a pet. That's a cute image. You're so functional now. As a human." It was strange - but it was nice. Dom picked up a particularly ridiculous show and made a face at it.

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frostyfeelings

"Oh, the cat hated me. He just loved my clothes. I'm pretty sure he was plotting to murder me and eat my face." Somehow she could babysit her own kid, but pets were beyond her. "And, you know, I try to be."

From:

luckydom

"Cordy," Dom said dryly, "Who hasn't plotted to murder you and eat your face?" But really, Dom was proud of her. Dom herself had grown up a lot, of course, but she'd been closely involved in that process. With Cordelia, it was all new.

From:

frostyfeelings

Cordy pretended to think about it for a second. "Yeah, no, I've got nothing. The Dalai Lama, maybe? Though only because he's a vegetarian."

From:

luckydom

"Yeah, but he hasn't met you, so there's still time." She winked.

From:

frostyfeelings

"If I turn the Dalai Lama into a meat-eater just so he can murder and cannibalize me, I win the universe, right?" Cordy laughed and flopped gracelessly back onto her bed.

From:

luckydom

"You already won the universe. Ever seen your face?"

From:

frostyfeelings

"Nope. Every time I look into a mirror, all these rainbows and unicorns and kittens shoot out of it and totally block my view."

From:

luckydom

"Gross." Dom grinned, sitting on the edge of the bed - reaching over for Cordelia's hand, lacing their fingers together.

From:

frostyfeelings

She gave Dom's hand a little squeeze, glad for the contact. "I know, it's like Lisa Frank barfs wherever I go. It's a curse."

From:

luckydom

"I hope your kid is into really pink things and you have to participate in Lisa Frank branded stuff."

From:

frostyfeelings

"My kid is into pink stuff. But she's also into literally everything else. Like, she thinks every single thing is the best thing ever and it's kind of awesome."

From:

luckydom

"That's... actually kind of cool." It's kind of a radical act to love everything, right? "She seems great."

From:

frostyfeelings

"She is a really cool little person," Cordy agreed. She took credit for almost none of it.

From:

luckydom

"Cooler than you, probably."

From:

frostyfeelings

"Give her a couple years, and definitely."

From:

luckydom

Dom smiled, lifted their joined hands to her lips, kissed Cordelia's fingers. "I feel like I don't know you at all, but I also feel like I know you perfectly well."