"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Alice’s fifth scream forced its way up from her belly and lungs and ripped out of her throat. Her brown eyes were giant saucers and her brow was arching to the heavens. As her breath ran out she let her neck go and her head fell against the fucking mediocre quality carpet she was crumpled on. She began to steady her desperate gulping of air and instead tried to focus on the letting go of the clenching tension that was coating her chest. Her solar plexus burned like acid was being brewed in it, and just as the white feedback blaring through her head started to overwhelm her, her jaw unhinged to release another-

"…………Alice?" Helena’s voice cut through the blonde’s wild behavior with honest concern. The comely Peabody stood with her slender fingers lightly touching the doorway for a tick, uncertain as to what brought about the scene before her.

An unexpected stillness hung between the hallway and the apartment for a second.

Alice’s expression relaxed and her breathing returned closer to normal, as she brought herself up to kneeling and closed her eyes. "Ugh. Ugh!. Fuck."

She let out a soft exhale at the softness of her friend, who’d taken the liberty to quietly level with her and pull her in safe. Helena bit a portion of her bottom lip and lifted endless blue eyes to wait for her gaze to be met. After a beat, it was, and the normally bright, easy brown eyes confirmed Alice’s return. Ever chivalrous, she continued to search Alice’s eyes, now with a fond smile gracing her features.

"Ookay," Alice broke the moment and pulled Helena up with her suddenly, then threw her arms around the taller woman’s neck, laughing. "You are so weird. Good friend though, seriously." Helena rolled her eyes and patted Alice on the back. "I don’t think it’s quite fair to discuss who is being queer– ‘weird’– right now, but I appreciate your, ah, affection."

"Helena, you’re totally in love with me, it’s cool. As long as you control yourself around me." Alice was rewarded with a yelp, when she trailed her fingers slyly down Helena’s side and ended with a pinch, on her way to the loveseat. Alice’s huge grin made Helena smile in spite of herself.