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Reneé climbed out of her car, Towa mirroring her actions on the passenger side. Luggages were hauled from the boot as they walked to the entrance hand in hand.Towa was carrying her entire life in the form of two suitcases and a backpack. She had to head back to The Philippines and while Reneé would’ve loved to join, she had back-to-back writing sessions for a few days.At the gate, Reneé wrapped her arms tightly around Towa. “Don’t go?” She pleaded, words muffled by Towa’s shoulder. Towa chuckled softly, caressing the back of Reneé’s head.“It’s only 5 days, Nae.” She pulled back to look at Reneé, who pouted slightly.“I just don’t like the idea of being away from you.” Her eyes shifted away from Towa’s face and instead on the curls, fingers interlocking with dark hair.“You’re acting like I’m going to war.” Towa rolled her eyes, British accent infuriatingly present. “Besides, we can still call.”“I mean, I guess so.” Reneé mumbled, burying her head in the taller girl’s shoulder. “But then I can’t do this.” She leaned back, grabbed Towa’s face with so much tenderness it hurt, and kissed her softly.After what felt like 10 years (which was more likely 5 seconds), the pair pulled apart. Towa looked at Reneé with a stupid smile on her face.“Damnit, Nae. Did you really have to make it even harder for me to go?” Towa sighed, arms resting on shorter shoulders.“That’s, like, my job as your girlfriend. I don’t make the rules, baby.” Reneé shrugged, that stupid cheeky smile on her face. (Towa would and has fallen in love with that smile time and time again.)Towa held Reneé’s face in an attempt to stop the blonde from kissing her again. “If you kiss me again, I can guarantee that there will be a missing passenger from the plane.”“I…could not care less.” She broke past Towa’s grip to kiss the girl on her cheek, head tilted to overcome the height difference. She tiptoed slightly, eyes closing.“Nae, for fucks sake…” She mumbled into the kiss. She gently leaned away, putting blonde locks Reneé’s ear.Eventually, Reneé begrudgingly stopped. She hugged Towa as tight as dhe could, squeezing the Filipino until she couldn’t physically squeeze any harder.“Have a safe flight, Tow. Take care of yourself, and message me when you land, alright?” She smiled softly. Towa wondered how this was the same person who wrote Poison Poison. How could someone so kind write something so-“And don’t you fucking watch a single second of Gossip Girl without me, or you will not have a head anymore.” Ah. There it is.Reneé watched Towa through the glass until she disappeared into a sea of people. She trusted her girlfriend to stay safe. Her phone buzzed, and she smiled at the text.Towa had sent a 0.5 selfie of herself walking on a travelator, eyes focused on the path ahead. Her headphones dangled around her neck, her face completely expressionless.She reacted with a small heart emoji, one last reminder to stay safe, and pocketed her phone to leave the airport.After getting off the plane, the first thing Towa did was take her phone out. She waited for her phone to receive any signal at all to text her girlfriend.The moment she got data, one weak flickering bar of it, she shot a text over.
Towa: Hey, I just landed.
She prayed it would send, tucked a melody to the back of her mind, paired with a few lyrics that cycled through her mind. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, debating whether or not she should send it to Reneé. The lyrics were about her anyways.Nerves got the better of her, and she held back. Instead, she tucked her phone away once the message was through, heading off in the direction of baggage claim.***Towa hit the end recording button with a heavy exhale. The song ended up at about 3 minutes, nearing 4. Tentatively called May Flower, a play on Reneé’s favourite nickname, Nae. She set her guitar by her side. The song was a little softer acoustic compared to what her music sounded like, but it still felt fitting.She smiled to herself, sending it to Alexander. Her eyes flickered to Reneé’s numbers, and she paused before clicking on it and sending the video to her as well. Her heart was beating in her ears and part of her wanted to delete the video but the little grey Seen popped up and she groaned, flopping onto the bed helplessly.5 minutes later, her phone started ringing. She picked it up, and Nae flashed across her screen. She picked up the phone, her girlfriend’s face flashing across the screen. There were tears in her eyes, and Towa panicked. Was it too much too soon? Was it-“Holy shit, Towa.” Teary laughter came from her girlfriend. “No warning, no nothing. That was beautiful, Tow, seriously, But holy shit.” She was blushing, red in the face and tears streaming down as she smiled. Towa breathed a sigh a relief. She wasn’t mad.“Have you sent it to Alexander?” Reneé asked. The look of love in her eyes made Towa want to giggle and kick her feet like a teenage girl. Towa nodded instead, smile on her face that made her look like the lovesick fool she’d only ever be for Reneé.“It’s good, Tow. Really. Will you play it for me when you get back?” The request made Towa falter. “I-I don’t-”“Please, Towa. I’ll play Linger with you if you do.“ Reneé‘s pleading eyes made Towa weak in the knees. She nodded without even realising it, but the way Reneé’s eyes lit up was worth it. And, the deal of playing Linger with her girlfriend on stage was too good to pass up on. She’d been trying to convince the blonde for ages.The pair ended up talking until 2am Reneé’s time and 6pm Towa’s time. They hung up when Towa noticed the blonde’s eyes starting to shut on their own. With a sweet goodnight and a blessing of sweet dreams under her belt, René hung up, a content smile on her face.When Towa played May Flower for Reneé, the smile on Reneé’s face made Towa’s mind go blank. She ran off muscle memory, fingers and mouth moving on their own. All her mind was thinking about was the blonde sitting in front of her and how utterly in love she felt.At the start of the next leg of the Snow Hard Feelings Tour, they played Linger sitting side by side. Towa with her guitar, and Reneé with her ever charming voice. Reneé not-so-subtly smiled at Towa, and the clip went viral within their fandom. When Towa saw it, she truly wondered how people couldn’t tell they were dating.As Towa jumped around the stage, guitar in hand, Reneé watched in pure, loving, awe. Her girlfriend was breaking from a shell, opening for one of the biggest artists of their time.”Turns out all I needed was my pretty little may flower.” Towa pointed at Reneé with lovesick eyes, and Reneé melted. She could fall in love with Towa over and over again, no matter where or when.