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knock, knock

Catra walks over to the door in her batman pj pants, she still remembers the day Adora came up to her, wearing hello kitting pjs with a beautiful toothy smile and asked her to be the batman to her hello kitty, sure it was the cliche TikTok thing, but she still found it cute, plus they had already been together a year and she was only asking Catra to be her valentine. (Adora-ble)

She opens the door to a very tired girlfriend, slumped against the doorway in her student nurse uniform. "I forgot my keys again," she said as she yawned. "hey princess, c'mon," Catra grabbed her hand and walked Adora into the house, to their shared bedroom. They moved into the cottage together 7 months ago after Adora couldn't bare to sleep alone once her grandmother passed away, Catra to this day can't bear thinking about the screams of her lover over the phone that night. It was heartbreaking.

Catra settled Adora down on the bed and grabbed her own matching pj bottoms from their shared wardrobe, "How was it?" Catra asked, already knowing the answer would be, yeah, it was good. But Catra knew better than that. "Better than yesterday at least?" She popped in before Adora could. "A-an older woman died today, you know the one that told me I was a beautiful young girl who looked like her daughter, Mara? And was crazy like Razz?” Adora then replied quietly, as she took the clothes from Catra and started to strip, "Oh yeah.. crazy lady, baby I'm sorry." 

Adora hummed and gave a weak smile as she unbuttoned her uniform, "Comes with the job, right?" Catra replied with a weak nod as her eyes glazed over her partners pink lacy bra, come on Catra! A woman's just died, be there for your girlfriend! 

Catra walked over to her girlfriend and kissed her gently as she was left in her pink bra and white underwear, "You're so beautiful, and your doing so well... your going to be a wonderful nurse, Adora." Adora nodded, leaning down to pull up her hello kitty pants, after doing so she wrapped her arms around Catra, burying her head in her neck, "I just didn't know it would be this hard." she mumbled into her future wife's neck as she ran her claws through her golden locks. "I know kid, I know."

Adora breaks the hug and reaches behind her as she unclasps her bra, her full breasts bouncing at the sudden action, "This has been digging into me all day, ugh I need to go bra shopping." Catra chuckles, finding it EXTREMELY hard to not stare at her pink nipples pebbling over due to the breeze, she shivers. Catra leans up and lets Adoras blonde hair out of it’s ponytail, the beautiful golden strands fall down her shoulders past her waist, draping over her plump breasts. Catra smiles, brushing her fingers through the hair falling in Adoras cleavage, "So pretty."

Adoras smile widens a little more as she starts to come out of her sorrow, "Catra.." Adora said quietly, leaning her head back as Catra starts to kiss her neck, down to the top of her breasts. "R-red light," Catra immediately stops as Adora used their safeword, raising an eyebrow with a concerned expression, "Okay, okay, you alright?" Adora nods and sighs, "It just, feels wrong? I guess.. I'm sorry." Catra smiles and hands Adora a hoodie, which she is pretty sure was hers in high school. 

"It's okay, don't be sorry, I'm sorry, that was.. insensitive, sorry princess." Catra apologies as she lifts up Adoras hello kitty pj shirt from their dresser, "Can I touch you baby girl?" Adora nods, her hands covering herself up as if Catra hasn't seen her more times than she's probably seen herself. Catra smiles sweetly at the girl she loves as she pulls the shirt over Adoras head and helps her loop her arms through the holes. 

Catra has always loved taking care of Adora, it hardly ever happens because Adora is such a people pleaser and doesn't let people see her weaknesses, as much as Catra wished Adora could be more open with everyone else she can't help but feel a little selfish at the fact that she's the only one Adora trusts to be vulnerable with.

Catra sits down on the bed once Adora is fully dressed again and pats her lap, offering Adora a seat, asides from Adora being taller than Catra, she sits down on her lap and looks so small and fragile, Catra now seeing her face up close she can see her red puffy eyes and tear stains down her rosy cheeks. "Adora?"

Adora hums into Catras chest as she scoots up to lean her back against the pillows, "Crazy lady really meant a lot to you huh?" Adora shoves her face into Catras chest and nods and then scoffs and mumbles, "It's so stupid.. this is gonna be my future career and I'm acting like a baby. I knew from the day I was d-diagnosed with autism id never be able to do anything like this! its just s-so overwhelming." Catras heart broke for the openly exposed girl sitting on her lap as she heard her voice crack.

"Sweetheart.." Catras never been good at this whole 'feelings' thing, but ever since meeting Adora she's found herself wanting to be all soft and gross. "You know that none of that is true, your autism doesn't stop you from being a wonderful nurse, so what you get a little overwhelmed and care more than others? You have empathy princess, I and many others admire that about you. You can do this, and i'll be here with you every step of the way." Catra lifts Adoras chin off her chest so she can look into her beautiful, watery blue eyes. Adora sniffled as she looked up into her favourite persons soft, caring heterochromic eyes that she could spot from miles away. Catra looked at her with determination, not pity. "I love you Adora, we can do this."

Adora let a tear fall.

"I love you too."

They fell asleep, and Adora woke up determined and hopeful for the first time in a while.