Probably Overthinking Things
Tiny Way Of Life
chapter 49
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"...but since you look like you have things figured out, I think he can sleep in your room after all." Tien says, with confidence, to your complete surprise.
And, as it turns out, to Sora's delight. "Really!? Than- okay!" She hops up at first, then quickly tries to cover up her excitement, in true childlike fashion.
Obviously, her mother sees through the cover-up - as could anyone who's more than a few years old, really - but she smiles wanly and lets it go, nonetheless, in a manner somehow serene enough to remind you in that moment that no matter how stone-cold ruthless she could be where you were concerned, when it came down to it, the woman really was fond of her daughter. It was... cold comfort, but at least there was that reason to explain why she'd basically kidnapped you all of a sudden.
"Just behave with him, or I'll take him away. Okay?" She says, not really asking.
"Mhm!"
Sora nods, and then Tien pats her on the head and turns to leave. You stand there on the floor, dumbstruck, still coming to terms with the fact that all of this was discussed as if you weren't even a factor, when:
"W-wait!"
Sora calls out timidly, stopping Tien just as she reaches the door. "Hm?" She turns, surprised. Craning your neck to look up her ridiculously tall, slender form, you're amazed to see how the innocent look on her face mirrors one you've seen on her daughter's face so many times.
As you're thinking this, Sora says, with a nervous tone: "S-stevie, do you want to sleep in my room, or...?" Suddenly she's looming over you, crouched down, offering out a hand. Having been thrown for yet another sudden loop, you step on it, almost unconsciously, to be raised up to her face as she stands again. "Um..."
Be careful what you wish for. The thought pops into your head, as you look back and forth between mother and daughter. You'd just been annoyed at having not been given a choice; now, you're afraid making the wrong one could have potential long-term ramifications concerning your future. Sora, the one who unexpectedly thought of your perspective in this situation, looks at you with ill-disguised hope, while Tien, the one you're really afraid of disappointing, simply lifts and eyebrow and cocks her head, folding her arms and leaning back against the doorframe, as if settling in to find out what you'll say out of sheer curiosity.
As for your own preferences, well...
Tien's manipulative, even something of a serpent, but she does at least talk to you like something of an equal when Sora's not around. Part of you just wants to talk with a fellow adult from time to time, and frankly, there's no telling when next, or how often, you'll get that chance, if you're stuck with Sora both night and day from now on. She's been threatening and coercive, yes, but she's never talked down to you or tried to demean you for her own sake. Only in front of her daughter...
(...plus, if you said your teenage mind wasn't at least somewhat fixated on picturing her and her apparently-hot wife in bed together, you'd have to be some kind of huge, huge liar. If there was an upside to your recent case of modern-day enslavement, it'd be that. Though, you're not sure telling them you want to sleep in her room is something you have the guts for, or that it'd help you get there. Would it?)
Sora's actually kind and caring, but she's still just a kid. You don't actually want to sleep in her room - though logically, it's probably some kind of a toss-up whether you'd rather spend the night with her, or the woman who basically abducted you under threat of imprisonment. You kind of have to hate Tien, at this point - and, well, that's the problem, really. She's smart, kind, and generally manageable, at least so far. At least, for her age. But do you really want to spend your nights sleeping with a child, at your age? You do not. You think you can probably do something to manage her... er, recreational oddities, at some point, but still.
But, Tien said you should - would she be mad if you said otherwise? Should you even care if she got mad? Would that be worse than if, say, she didn't get mad, but rather looked for some opportunity to get more blackmail on you without proper context, like when you (apparently) drunkenly stumbled your way into Sora's mouth just last night? Telling them you wanted to sleep in Sora's room might make things better for you in the short term, as it goes along with both of their expressed preferences, but that doesn't make it a good call long-term...
As the moment you pause in stretches slightly longer than seems appropriate, a bolt of what might just be inspiration hits you: You could just play along with the charade from earlier, keep playing the good pet, and deflect the choice onto your 'owners'.
What do you do?
And, as it turns out, to Sora's delight. "Really!? Than- okay!" She hops up at first, then quickly tries to cover up her excitement, in true childlike fashion.
Obviously, her mother sees through the cover-up - as could anyone who's more than a few years old, really - but she smiles wanly and lets it go, nonetheless, in a manner somehow serene enough to remind you in that moment that no matter how stone-cold ruthless she could be where you were concerned, when it came down to it, the woman really was fond of her daughter. It was... cold comfort, but at least there was that reason to explain why she'd basically kidnapped you all of a sudden.
"Just behave with him, or I'll take him away. Okay?" She says, not really asking.
"Mhm!"
Sora nods, and then Tien pats her on the head and turns to leave. You stand there on the floor, dumbstruck, still coming to terms with the fact that all of this was discussed as if you weren't even a factor, when:
"W-wait!"
Sora calls out timidly, stopping Tien just as she reaches the door. "Hm?" She turns, surprised. Craning your neck to look up her ridiculously tall, slender form, you're amazed to see how the innocent look on her face mirrors one you've seen on her daughter's face so many times.
As you're thinking this, Sora says, with a nervous tone: "S-stevie, do you want to sleep in my room, or...?" Suddenly she's looming over you, crouched down, offering out a hand. Having been thrown for yet another sudden loop, you step on it, almost unconsciously, to be raised up to her face as she stands again. "Um..."
Be careful what you wish for. The thought pops into your head, as you look back and forth between mother and daughter. You'd just been annoyed at having not been given a choice; now, you're afraid making the wrong one could have potential long-term ramifications concerning your future. Sora, the one who unexpectedly thought of your perspective in this situation, looks at you with ill-disguised hope, while Tien, the one you're really afraid of disappointing, simply lifts and eyebrow and cocks her head, folding her arms and leaning back against the doorframe, as if settling in to find out what you'll say out of sheer curiosity.
As for your own preferences, well...
Tien's manipulative, even something of a serpent, but she does at least talk to you like something of an equal when Sora's not around. Part of you just wants to talk with a fellow adult from time to time, and frankly, there's no telling when next, or how often, you'll get that chance, if you're stuck with Sora both night and day from now on. She's been threatening and coercive, yes, but she's never talked down to you or tried to demean you for her own sake. Only in front of her daughter...
(...plus, if you said your teenage mind wasn't at least somewhat fixated on picturing her and her apparently-hot wife in bed together, you'd have to be some kind of huge, huge liar. If there was an upside to your recent case of modern-day enslavement, it'd be that. Though, you're not sure telling them you want to sleep in her room is something you have the guts for, or that it'd help you get there. Would it?)
Sora's actually kind and caring, but she's still just a kid. You don't actually want to sleep in her room - though logically, it's probably some kind of a toss-up whether you'd rather spend the night with her, or the woman who basically abducted you under threat of imprisonment. You kind of have to hate Tien, at this point - and, well, that's the problem, really. She's smart, kind, and generally manageable, at least so far. At least, for her age. But do you really want to spend your nights sleeping with a child, at your age? You do not. You think you can probably do something to manage her... er, recreational oddities, at some point, but still.
But, Tien said you should - would she be mad if you said otherwise? Should you even care if she got mad? Would that be worse than if, say, she didn't get mad, but rather looked for some opportunity to get more blackmail on you without proper context, like when you (apparently) drunkenly stumbled your way into Sora's mouth just last night? Telling them you wanted to sleep in Sora's room might make things better for you in the short term, as it goes along with both of their expressed preferences, but that doesn't make it a good call long-term...
As the moment you pause in stretches slightly longer than seems appropriate, a bolt of what might just be inspiration hits you: You could just play along with the charade from earlier, keep playing the good pet, and deflect the choice onto your 'owners'.
What do you do?
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