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Stelle thinks it’s a little silly when she looks back on it now. Falling for the first two people she saw the second she woke was silly to her. Here she is though, head over heels for two of her fellow Astral Express Crew members. Their journey through Belobog did not help these feelings and had only made them stronger. The time that the crew is taking off after leaving Jarilo-VI isn’t helping either. Stelle has spent the majority of her resting time with March 7th and occasionally Dan Heng. Usually he’s in the archives, keeping to himself.
Currently, Stelle is laying on her back, on the floor, with her legs resting on her bed. She thinks it’s a comfy position, okay? Laying on her bed fully wasn’t comfortable at the moment.
She’s deep in thought about her feelings for the other two and is thinking about how to approach this. Recently it’s been hard to hide how she feels and she knows Himeko knows. The red haired woman gives her knowing looks all the time.
A sigh leaves the ashy haired girl's lips as she looks up at the ceiling of the express. If she were to tell them how she felt, who would she tell first? Would either of them share the same feelings? She knows she loves them, at least she thinks these feelings are love, but she can’t outright say I love you to either of them. Stelle is sure she’d scare at least Dan Heng off. She can at least say that she has feelings for them and go from there. She knows she can come off as straightforward and blunt at times but now isn’t the time.
March’s room is closer to hers so maybe she should start there. She pulls her phone out of her pocket, her eyes squint from the brightness, and she brings up the messages between her and March.
Stelle: Are you in your room?
March: mhm i am!! what’s up?
Stelle: Are you busy? Can I come in?
March: i’m not and ofc!
Stelle slips her phone back into her pocket and proceeds to get up. She exits her room and walks three feet to March’s room. She gives the door a light tap before entering. Her nerves start to act up a little as her eyes land on the pink haired girl. Said girl is sitting at her makeup vanity, doing skincare.
March’s eyes light up as they meet Stelle’s. The shorter girl can instantly tell there’s something wrong since there is a slight emotional change in Stelle’s eyes. She has picked up on certain things regarding the newest express member after spending months with her.
“Are you okay?” Her voice comes out softly. She stops what she is currently doing to look at the other girl properly.
Stelle’s eyes widen in shock a little as she stops walking towards the bed. “You noticed?” she asks, her voice above a whisper.
“Of course I did silly, we spend every day together!” A smile forms on March’s face and she continues, “Care to tell me what’s bothering you? Only if you’re comfortable.”
“It’s… kind of hard to talk about,” Stelle says, frowning slightly. “I don’t even know how to start explaining what I’m feeling.”
“It’s so weird seeing you like this, you’re usually so stoic!” March says, laughing a little. When she gets a look from Stelle, she begins to panic as she thinks she offended the other girl. “Not in a bad way though! I swear! I like seeing new sides of you!”
The ashy haired girl’s cheek flush at March’s words. “Thank you?” she says, her response sounding more like a question.
“Sorry,” March starts with a sheepish smile, “You can go on.”
“What if you don’t like me after what I say?” the taller girl suddenly asks after a moment of silence.
“Stelle, there is nothing that could ever make me dislike you.”
Stelle takes a deep breath in and slowly lets it out. “March I-I… really, really like you. I have since the moment I woke up in Herta’s space station,” her words come out almost like a whisper. When the pink haired stays silent, the other girl continues, “That’s not the only thing though. I… also like Dan Heng and have no idea how to tell him at all. I feel so silly for these feelings…”
“Stelle.”
“… but I can’t help it, that’s how I feel. It’s okay if you hate me. I’m sure you look at me as a sister more than anything else.”
“Stelle!” March says with a slightly raised voice.
The ashy haired girl looks up and says, “Yes?”
“You are silly but not for the reasons that you think,” the shorter girl starts as she gets up. She makes her way to the other girl, who is giving her a hopeful look. “You’re silly for thinking that I’d hate you and not feel the same way.” She is now standing in front of Stelle, feeling taller even though she knows she isn’t.
“You feel the same way?” the ashy haired one asks, her voice above a whisper.
March nods with a grin. She brings her hands up to Stelle’s face but doesn’t touch her just yet. “Is this okay?” she asks.
“Yes.”
The shorter girl cups the other girl’s face, causing Stelle to lean in the touch. “You’re so pretty,” she whispers.
“Says you,” Stelle replies back immediately. This causes March to giggle. “Can we kiss?” she then asks.
Another giggle leaves the pink haired girl's lips and she says, “Yes, of course we can.”
The two girls pull each other close and their lips connect in a short, sweet kiss. They pull away seconds later with smiles on their faces. “So soft,” Stelle mumbles, making March blush.
“So are you!” the shorter girl replies with a joking huff. “I think you should tell Dan Heng about your feelings as well. I can message him to come in here if you want me to?”
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
March pulls her phone out and sits beside Stelle. “There,” she says as she sends the text. “He should knock on my door any minute now.” When they hear a light tap seconds later, the shorter girl tells him to come in.
“You two needed me?” he questions as he steps into the room.
“Mhm! Come sit!” March says as she pats the space beside Stelle. The male makes his way over to the bed and sits beside the ashy haired girl. He leaves a few inches between them, unlike March. Said girl is practically sitting on top of the other girl. “Go on, Stelle. Tell him!”
Dan Heng gives his attention to the girl in the middle. “Tell me what?” he asks, head tilted to the side a little.
Their eyes meet and Stelle blushes deeply. “I like you, a lot. I have since the moment I woke up. I like March as well but I’ve already told her that and she didn’t react negatively. So I hope that’s the case with you. I know it might be silly to have a crush on both of you but I do.” She doesn’t break eye contact with the male in front of her, wanting him to know that she truly means what she says.
The corners of Dan Heng’s lips twitch up into a small smile. “I like you too, Stelle. I also like March and March likes me.”
“Wait… really?” Stelle questions, looking between the two.
“Mhm!” March hums. “Dan Heng and I told each other about our feelings ages ago but we didn’t want to explore much into it until we knew how you felt. Him and I agreed that we wanted you to come around first because we felt like a relationship between us wouldn’t feel right without you.”
Stelle’s breath hitches at the pink haired girl’s words and she feels butterflies swarm in her stomach. She can feel the stellaron inside her vibrate, in a non-threatening way, as she feels herself grow even fonder of the two beside her.
“I never knew that my feelings could grow stronger just from a few words,” she mumbles. Dan Heng chuckles and March giggles at this. Stelle then turns her head to the male beside her. “Dan Heng, can we kiss? I kissed March so it only seems fair.”
“I’d be more than happy if we did,” he says.
Dan Heng brings his hand up to cup Stelle’s cheek as he leans closer. Both of their eyes flutter shut as their lips touch. Stelle feels just as good as she did when her and March kissed, making her lean into the male more. Never in her life would she have thought she’d be able to kiss both of them in one night.
“Oh.” The two pull away from each and look at March. The pink haired girl’s cheeks are flush and her pupils look blown out. “Watching you two kiss… felt good,” she looks at Dan Heng, “I wonder if she and I kissed, you’d feel the same way.”
Stelle gasps as March turns her around to face her. The shorter girl connects their lips with force, making Stelle’s head spin. This kiss felt more passionate than the first one they shared. Both girls hear the male beside them sharply breath in as he watches them. Stelle’s body feels like it’s on fire, it’s not from the stellaron inside her for once.
“You two are… something else,” he mutters.
March pulls away from the kiss, giggling softly. “Do you think you’d feel the same way if Dan Heng and I kissed?” she asks.
“Maybe,” Stelle replies.
The pink haired girl pulls away from the other girl completely and leans over her body, making eye contact with Dan Heng. “Come on, kiss me,” she taunts.
The dark haired male playfully rolls his eyes and he lightly grabs March’s chin. He leans in to connect their lips. Stelle watches them, her breathing picking up in pace as she squeezes her thighs together.
“Yes,” she breathes out, “I feel the same way.” She places a hand on each of their thighs, squeezing lightly.
“You know March,” Dan Heng starts as he pulls away from the kiss, “you’re playing a dangerous game having us do this.”
“Hmm, I think it’s exciting though. Don’t you?”
“March.” Dan Heng and Stelle say in unison.
“What? I just want to play with you two,” she says with a pout. The other two give her a look.
“Stelle looks like she’s going to pass out if we continue,” Dan Heng says.
The ashy haired girl huffs and says, “Am not.”
“I think it’s cute,” March says with a smile.
“Again, you’re something else.”
“Having you two all to myself feels too exciting now, okay,” the pink haired girl says. “It makes me want to touch and kiss you both.” Stelle’s hands squeeze both of their thighs tighter at March’s words.
“We should only leave it at that. Don’t want to overwhelm Stelle more than she already is,” Dan Heng says.
“Fine,” March mumbles.
“I’m not,” Stelle whines. “This is just new to me. I’m enjoying myself, I promise.”
“Oh! I have an idea,” March says as she pulls out her phone and begins typing. Seconds later, Dan Heng’s phone goes off. He takes it out of his pocket and instantly gives March a disapproving look.
“That will overwhelm her if we do that.”
Something stirs in Stelle’s stomach as they talk about her like she isn’t there. It has her breath stuttering a little.
“But it’s in the limits of touching and kissing!”
“That’s true… but still, March. We will overwhelm her.”
“I’m not overwhelmed though,” Stelle mutters.
“Please Dan Heng, please. I just want to see her reaction!” March says with the best puppy eyes she could muster.
Dan Heng sighs deeply, “Fine.”
March squeals and then looks at the taller girl. “Lean back for us a little,” she softly commands. Stelle does so, resting her upper body on her elbows.
“Okay… but why do I need to le — oh!”
Both of them had drawn closer to her and kissed each of her cheeks. They don’t stop there, though. The both of them kiss a trail down Stelle’s neck slowly, leaving her panting. Even though she is starting to feel a little overwhelmed, it still feels really good. Both of them linger on her skin a second longer before pulling away.
“How was that?” March whispers in her ear.
“That was… great. I-It makes me want to do more but it probably isn’t the best idea if you two don’t want to go further.”
Dan Heng and March give each other, regretting that they agreed on only to touch and kiss. But before either of them could say anything, there’s a knock on March’s bedroom door. “Who is it?” the pink haired girl asks.
“It’s Pom Pom! Himeko and Welt want you three in the parlor car for a meeting!” Pom Pom says.
“We’ll be there in a few minutes,” Dan Heng replies.
“Okay!”
The trio wait until they can no longer hear their conductor's footsteps before one of them says something.
“Maybe we can continue this later,” March says as she grins. The dark haired male shakes his head as he chuckles. Stelle only nods her head.
“We should get going and not leave those two waiting,” he says.
“You’re right,” Stelle says.
“Before we get up though!” March quickly gives the both of them little pecks on their lips. “There!” she says as she gets up. The other two get up, following behind her, as they chuckle at the girl. When they enter the parlor car, they don’t notice the looks that they are getting from the older Astral Express members. March is wrapped around Stelle’s arm and Dan Heng is staring at the two girls fondly as he walks beside him.
“Do you think they all confessed to each other?” Himeko whispers.
“Oh, definitely,” Welt replies.