Vertin: So, What Made You Attracted To Windsong?

Vertin: So, what made you attracted to Windsong?

Vila: Her girl loser energy. She's pathetic, in a cute way! :>

(*for angst: windsong overhears but just hears her name, loser and pathetic)

Not the Anime timing 😭

Let's flesh out on this by the sheer fury I have over not communication, the worst part? It could be a fr thing

Windsong Is very easily discouraged, as we saw in Farewell Rayashki, but having Vila and Rayashki by her side strengthened her little confidence. Although Rayashki is not there anymore, she still counts on Vila's words.

So, when she walks out of their shared room with eyes filled with stars and very excited, she wouldn't have seen what comes next. An accident on her part, that's for sure.

"Windsong is quite a loser, stubborn, pitiful and pathetic-" Vila's easily recognizable voice saying such words about Windsong, and it hurt.

Windsong held her breath, feeling heavy, and her stomach dropping, giving her nausea. The annoying ringing in her ears prevented her from listening to anything after those words. She tried not to cry, it felt hard to hold back when all those words used to describe her, to denigrate her, were said by her lover.

So she ran to her room, closing the door after her and dropping everything in her hands to the floor. Had she not been quick to conclusions, maybe she would have heard the full conversation.

"-and she is brave, strong and determined. My comrade Windsong may be a little pitiful, but that's what makes her so charming. Her sad eyes and string determination are what I love about her. She's not one to give up on the things she loves, even if people turn against her. That, is what I love about Windsong. Everything."

It doesn't take long for Vila to notice, however, since they do share a room. It wasn't hard to notice the sheets formed into a ball and sobbing sounds coming from it.

Of course that's Windsong, her shoes are by the side, and she didn't even try her best to hide. Vila would have smiled at this silliness, however, she found herself concerned by the sobbing.

She sat by the edge of the bed, placing her hands carefully where she believes would be Windsong's shoulders, trying to comfort the sobbing girl. "Comrade Windsong, why are you crying? Care to tell me what upsets you?"

There's a moment of silence before she receives an answer, a trembling, insecure and... Dare I say pitiful, reply.

"D-do you really love me? Am- am I too-" Sobs "pitiful and, and, and a loser? Did you date me out-" sobs again "out of pity?"

"What do you mean, Comrade Windsong? I would never date you of pity!" Vila's voice is filled with concern. She tries to pull down the sheet covering Windsong's face, and she lets her, revealing the tear-filled, messy sobbing face.

It melted Vila's heart.

"But, I- I heard you say that to Vertin..."

And that's when they actually start talking. Vila ends up having a long talk to Windsong about how much she loves her, and also about assuming which is a conversation they had a long time ago and gets reinforced.

In the end, Windsong still has trouble with assuming the worst of herself, but Vila is always there to lift her up. And they did cuddle for the night, Windsong needed the emotional support.