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ferris wheel

"Did we stop moving?" Kai's voice shakes as their eyes widen, and a hand braces the metal bar on the wall of the ferris wheel car.

"They're probably just letting people off at the bottom," Amelia hums, gently nudging Kai's foot with hers. "You okay?"

"I, uh," they chuckle nervously, "may or may not be afraid of heights." Her gaze snaps away from the view to look them in the eyes.

"Are you joking?"

"I wish I was." They fold their hands in their lap. "And please don't make a joke about how tall I am because I've heard it a million times." Amelia pouts her lip and stands to sit next to them, immediately stopping when Kai shakes their hands rapidly. "You'll shake the car."

"You didn't say anything." She slowly sits back down.

"You were really excited about this Ferris wheel, and it's normally fine, but we've been stopped for a concerning amount of time, so I'm getting a little freaked out." They drop their head into their hands. "I'll be okay," they mutter, "I just really wish we would be on the ground again."

"I'm sorry," she pouts. "Is there anything else you're scared of that I should know?"

"Uh," they slowly lift their head, brushing a hand through their hair, "I used to be a little agoraphobic, mainly from the aspect of social anxiety, but with medication and a bit of exposure therapy, it's not much of an issue anymore. And, public speaking," they laugh nervously, "which you know."

"So, what I'm hearing is that you let me drag you to a fair, which is an incredibly public space, and then you let me bring you on a ferris wheel? Both things you get anxious about?"

"I've had a lot of exposure therapy in the past, which has helped, so I try not to say no to things even if they make me anxious." Amelia cocks her head to the side.

"Okay, but please know that you can always say no, even if I'm excited about something. I'd much rather get ice cream and sit on a bench with you than force you into exposure therapy."

"Ice cream and sitting for a while does sound good for whenever we get off this," they murmur, making eye contact with her. "What about you? What are you scared of?"

"Spiders. Really just bugs in general, which isn't working out well because Scout's currently obsessed with insects. He brought a caterpillar into the house last week, and I'm pretty sure he and Bailey were going to make a home for it and keep it." They chuckle and run a hand through their hair.

"Oh-" Kai sits up as the car begins to move, their eyes wide, and Amelia holds back a laugh at their expression. "They should really do some sort of announcement before we start moving again." Their hand tightens around the rail, their knuckles turning white as they exhale slowly.

"I think it's only fair that I let you pick what's next," Amelia smiles softly.

"That ice cream you mentioned earlier has been getting me through this, so I'm sticking with that." She watches as the tension leaves their face as they near the ground, sighing in relief as they stop at the station. "Thank god," they mutter, standing up and rushing out as soon as the gate is opened.

"Thank you," Amelia waves to the attendant before quickening her pace to catch up with Kai and lacing her fingers through theirs. "Better now?"

"Much better," they shake their head and laugh. "Sorry about that."

"Don't apologize. I'm sure you'll just make it up to me by killing a spider at some point." They squeeze her hand and lead her through the exit of the ride.

"Alright. But for now," Kai bends down to quickly kiss her, "ice cream."

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