softlyfalling | DATEPOST

[ she'd be beet red if her blood wasn't a slightly too-dark color; her eyes slide down to focus on their hands, but she also doesn't... let... go... ]

I... might've gotten a little carried away, but...

[softly, his voice almost a murmur]

If I had known reciting poetry would induce that kind of reaction in you... I would have done it sooner.

Edited 2020-04-28 06:03 (UTC)

I'm being personally attacked.

[ it's said with the slight cadence of a joke, though, and she squeezes her eyes shut and... very gently bonks her forehead into his. ]

It was very smooth.

I suppose I got lucky.

[gently strokes his knuckles along her cheek]

... Shrike, look at me.

[ breathes in, breathes out, opens her eyes. though her breath kind of hitches at his knuckles against her cheek. ]

...mm.

... you're really alright with this?

...I mean, ah. I don't kiss people I don't want to kiss, and.

[ wheeze ]

You're quite likable, actually.

When you... put it that way, it sounds so simple. So easy to understand.

I can't afford to be complicated in all aspects of my life or otherwise I'd never stop panicking.

[ just going to casually... brush some of his hair out of his face. ]

[his eyelids lower]

... I should warn you away. But I'm... selfish. And I crave... this. I want to be held and touched and cherished the way one would a lover. But I also know that I am... a greedy, jealous man. I should tell you this was a mistake, but I... can't.

[ she gives a slightly lopsided smile— ]

...well, if having made some really truly egregious mistakes in my time’s done anything for me, it’s that it’s given me a bit of a sense of scale as far as mistakes are concerned.

I, er, just—well, I’ve been a lonely person, too, with the good fortune to find people I care a great deal about, and I suppose I’m confident enough in my footing to say I wouldn’t mind kissing you again.

...

I definitely... wouldn't mind it, either.

...

...how about right now, then?

[chuckles and leans in to brush his lips against hers again, soft, while he lets go of her hand and draws his arm around her waist to pull her close]

[ this time she doesn't hesitate, letting herself be pulled in and cupping his face in both her hands. she kisses him slowly, lips parted, exploratory—feeling this out. ]

[he's much the same, cautious but curious, and savoring every moment. a low noise escapes his throat between kisses, clearly pleased and relaxed, not unlike a cat purring]

[ ...cute.

she brushes one thumb over his jawline, lightly, and her other hand combs back into his hair as she sighs into him, pushing forward a little to deepen the kiss. ]

[a palpable shiver runs through him at all these soft, gentle touches and he parts his lips with an eagerness to feel more.

his hands at her hips tighten, tugging her as close as she can get, one hand dragging up her spine]

Mn—!

[ it's half surprised squeak, half pleased noise, and her back arches a little into the touch. she didn't exactly need encouragement to get more into this, but she'll take it; her teeth nip lightly at his lip as her arms tighten around his shoulders. ]

[there's a thrill at the way shrike reacts to his touch, and he's very distracted by the thought of what else he could elicit from her like this--but he has to break the kiss again to gasp for air]

... ah...

[ well, for better or for worse no one here is alone in having a little bit of an imagine spot—

deeeeeeep breaths. ]

...ah. How's, er. How was that...?

... more than... satisfactory.

...well, successful date on all fronts, already, even though we've still got a lot of museum to look at.

Though I could be convinced to save the rest of the museum for another day under the right circumstances.

[/////]

... well... we're already here. So we might as well take a look around.

[he is still a shy boy, shrike!!]

[ TURNABOUT'S FAIR PLAY, BUDDY

but also, legit. she pulls back to let him go, but offers him her arm in a gentlewomanly fashion. ]

It's true. Well—shall we, then?

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