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One person felt enough at ease to jump on Ziva, and that was Stelara. Hanging from Ziva’s shoulders, the girl couldn’t quite reach the ground. Proudly five-foot-seven at the age of twenty, Stelara’s blonde hair and bright green eyes caught everyone’s attention. It’s how she met Ziva, after all. Captivated by her faerie-like appearance, Ziva tried to sneakily draw her while she was at The Loaf one day. For better or worse, Stelara noticed Ziva’s attention and marched right up to them. She sat down and told Ziva to continue, coaxing them back to calmness after jumpily grabbing their sketching supplies. Stelara made a point of visiting the bakery every day after that. Eventually, they started courting each other. They couldn’t tell anyone, since homosexuality was illegal.
“No binder today, love?” Stelara whispered in Ziva’s ear.
“You’re not very good at being subtle,” they murmured.
“She’s not paying attention anyway.”
Fortunately, Stelara has always been clingy. At this point, Madam Cohen didn’t bat an eye at the girl’s antics.
“But-”
“Madam Cohen, can I steal Ziva for the day?” Ziva’s body swayed as Stelara swung her feet,
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