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The Strange Case of Starship Iris, Arkady Patel/Violet Liu. Arkady and Violet have to attend a party to meet with a contact. This, of course, involves dressing up, dancing, and stumbling over their feelings.
G, ~1100 words. AO3
“Someone tell me again why we're doing this?” Arkady asks, slightly louder than usual so the sound will get picked up by the microphone masquerading as a jeweled pin in her hair. “And why I'm wearing more sparkles than a drunk unicorn?”
Sana sighs, the rush of air like static over the comms. “Because this contact won't talk unless we go to his daughter’s big ‘sixteenth-birthday bash.’” Arkady imagines the air quotes Sana’s used every time she's said those words, and she's a little less frustrated as she and Violet walk up the driveway to the contact’s ludicrous mansion.
“And,” Violet says, not looking in Arkady's direction in a way that feels very pointed, “that dress looks really nice on you.” She hurries ahead, dress shoes snapping against the asphalt.
Something warm sparks in Arkady’s chest. She tries to ignore it, but there's no denying that the dress and heels are somehow less aggravating if Violet thinks they look nice. Outwardly, she just rolls her eyes. “Violet could've worn the dress. I'd look damn good in a suit.”
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