She feels that tongue and a shiver goes through her because-- no, no, that's rougher than a human tongue. Even in her limited experience she can tell.
Her face and ears go a bit blotchy red as they darken, pulse quick, but she settles in his lap as delicately as she can, deliberately avoiding positioning herself somewhere too risqué, even if she is still wearing clothes. Her voice is a little weak, but she moves that hand from his cheek to lay her palm to his chest instead. ]
I don't know that I can be that good? I can-- try.
[ okay. Ok ok ok ok ok. She ducks her head a little bit, avoiding his gaze, so she can. Indulge a little bit.
She settles both hands against his collar, and gets started-- slowly, very slowly, using her fingers and palms to map out his skin. She follows each little line of muscle, each dip around the edges of bone; her fingertips slot into the dip of his collar before smoothing over to his shoulders and down again, over his chest.
And, listen, it's one thing to know logically that relaxed muscle is soft but it's another entirely to fondle a man's tits and find out for yourself. THIS is decadence ]
[They really are huge tiddies. Turns out that Sett just plain old enjoys being pet. The flush slowly spreads across his face and down his neck. There's a little shiver here and there, but he seems content to just let her, eyes narrowing to contented little slits.]
Ok. Give her a second. She squashes then gently between her hands, completely flustered, and she at least has the sense to brush her thumbs over his nipples a LITTLE bit before she just. Briefly loses confidence.
And what better place to hide your face than a catboy's fat fucking tits. Faceplant. ]
[Which means she gets to rock a little bit as he gives a bit of a laugh. They ripple under her where she's leaning as he flexes for her. HE'S THAT PERSON.]
[ yesssssss she gives a pleased little hum, still burning hot with embarrassment even as she gives them a firm squeeze. ]
It's much appreciated...
[ she shifts her head enough to gently kiss a pec, letting her hands smooth down again to feel over his ribs, then abs, just as slow and delicate as before. ]
[There's times when it's clear why one of them is on Gluttony and the other is on Sloth. Sett just BASKS IN THE ATTENTION, eyes closed and relaxing as her warm fingers trace little trails across his skin. There's a slow, low rumble of a purr that starts as she traces along his flanks.]
Clearly.
You ah.. mind a bit of attention as well, or rather just enjoy the moment?
OH YEAH! DUDE, OF COURSE! [There's another of those flushes of heat and well, if she's not looking up, down is certainly another indicator of interest.]
[ yeah. Yeah she's looking. Or, she is for a second or so before she has to look away, definitely matching that flush of heat. This is exactly why she positioned herself in his lap the way she did, after all.
His excitement is encouraging though, and she settles that hand over his pelvis-- not quite touching him, but clearly hyping herself up for it. There's some nerves in her voice, but it's mostly awe. ]
[ she laughs into the kiss but eagerly meets him, hungry for it.
And since that shuts him up pretty effectively, she takes the chance to gently curl her fingers around his cock, her touch feather-light as she feels up along the length of him.]
[Even expecting it, it's such a teasingly light touch. He breaks the kiss to suck in a bit of air and just goes RIGHT back in. His fingers slide back down over her sides, and then in up under the fabric of her shirt, seeking skin. Encouraging.]
[ Val makes a small noise against his mouth, half-laughing and pleased. She shivers a little under his touch, her skin hot, and rewards that exploration with the whole of her hand curled around him and a firm couple of strokes from root to tip before she goes back to her small exploratory touches of the shape of him. ]
[Like most of him, there's just enough off to be not QUITE human, but not enough to be clearly monster, either. Sett, however, immediately gives a little whine of complaint as the attention turns back to feathery.
He moves down, kissing the corner of her mouth, her neck and the edge of her shoulder, even as his fingers slide up over heated skin, callouses dragging roughly.
He doesn't bother to unzip her sports bra, just scrunch it up out of the way of his own appreciations.]
[ god he's almost as easy as she is. She gasps a little when he breaks the kiss, dropping her shoulder a little so her collar angles enough that he can keep his mouth there, goosebumps raising over her skin. And now that her mouth is free she can get a real look at him. She leans her head against his to watch as her fingers explore, over the curves of the muscle, pads of her fingers soft over the slight bulge of veins or the bits of him she can tell definitely aren't human. Circle her fingers up under the head, brush her thumb delicately over the tip, and delight in the complaints it drags from him. If he wants to beg, maybe like this...?
She eases that a little with another little stroke, slow, as his hands shove her bra out of the way. She makes a faintly embarrassed noise but leans into his touch, squirming under the scratch of this callouses. ]
[He really is, or at least as expressive. Or maybe just as affection starved as she is.
It's a sight, can watch the tensing of his abs, or how the waxing clearly stops below the belly button, or the run of soft spines. But there's more to the heavy twitch at the swipe of her thumb, he breathes out against her skin, another press of kisses and an encouraging, dragging lick along her collar is in counterpoint with the nearly careful way he cups her breasts-]
... Where WERE you hidin' those, really now. [He mumbles with a laugh, against her.]
[ she's startled by that-- but laughs, and just offers a soft "dunno" noise. She's focused on the task at hand anyway. Or in hand. The lick is ticklish and distracting, and she shivers, her pulse quickening.
She leans all of her weight into his hands so she can use the other to brush his fingers through the hair he's got below the belt, even as the hand curled around him length sets up a slow and steady pace-- bottom to top, thumb brushing along the edge of the head on every upstroke, fingers gently squeezing over those spines on the down. ]
[There's a little shudder at that squeeze and yeah, he's just distracted for a moment, sucking a little bruise onto her shoulder and then licking away the sting. It's a little focus, but the motions are steady enough, the little surges of pleasure even and steady...]
You're soooo good to me. [The broad, palming massage stops as a thought of- hey you SHOULD RECIPROCATE and not just soak this up makes it through his horny lil brain.
So he'll just move to kiss her while slipping down between her legs.]
[ She tenses a little but it's quickly forgotten in the rough groan of his voice, the feel of his tongue rasping over her skin. Yeah, they seem pretty well matched on starved for affection, because even that much praise makes her shudder and work her hand a little more firmly over him like a reward.
She makes a soft noise into the kiss-- and a sharper one, when his hand goes between her legs; even with pants on she's hot and it's fairly obvious she's pretty fucking wet and maybe she should have taken those off a while ago. She was busy however. And frankly still is-- she pulls back from the kiss a little to whisper, hasty, without slowing her hand: ]
[That slick heat goes RIGHT to his dick, and he bites his lower lip as she rewards his words. It's a hell of a combination, and he takes a second just to cool to his head. Even so, he can't quite stop the flex of his hips, the play of muscles under her thighs.]
Oh, I know I don't gotta. [He leans up to recapture her lips a brief moment, then ducks his head, the soft fur of his ears brushing her cheek. His fingers disappear under her, the rough texture barely more than an afterthought for how easily they slide over her clit, alternating light and teasing, heavier pressure.]
But you're everything I want... [He catches his breath] want right now.
[ Oh all of that at once is so much. It's almost too much, if all of those feelings weren't tangled up in a little bit of anxiety by default, but god does it feel like her faculties are kind of. Slipping away from her.
The touch is absolutely electric; she jolts under his hand the same way she did when Aphelios first touched her, but different now in a room with just the two of them and her hand's already on his cock and feeling the ways he responds to her with more than just his face and words. His hips lift into her grip, she squeezes him firm and gentle in response, her palm rubbing over the head of him and smearing the pre down, her fingers a little slick with it. The way the pads of his fingers-- a little rougher but more importantly thicker than Phel's between her lips, and how her hips jerk forward to meet him on reflex.
... But speaking of words. She inhales a shuddering little breath at his, and-- can't even respond properly, as she buries her embarrassed face into his hair, her grip faltering on him just a moment. But she does whine, needy, against his ear, because yes yes yes she WANTS this she wants him to want her and touch her and she's so fucking hungry why is she hungry it doesn't matter his fingers are on her and his cock is right there and he's so fucking hot the room is too warm he smells so good and he's barely touched her at all and she needs more. ]
That's good, that's good. [It's a thoughtless little mumble, a little her hungry jerks, a little her hands are making him feel. He doesn't spend long, his middle finger parting her and sliding in, blunt and just a little crooked to massage her walls, palm flat to give her something to grind against.] You're so good, so beautiful, Val.
[ Fffffuck okay. The noise she makes as he presses even just a finger into her is almost pathetic for how strained it is because, fuck, he's in her, and she has to shift her free hand to grip Sett's arm for stability. She eagerly grinds down against his palm, more than a little dizzy with praise and pleasure and her own movements suffering a little for it; she pants against his hair and her muscles clench needily around him, but her hand stutters a little in its stroking. She's certainly making the attempt though, even if her movements pick up a little speed unintentionally.
She's a bit squeaky when she speaks, her throat tight. ]
Those are such good sounds. I love you see you like this. [The words are breathless now, low, a little growl underneath them. He feels like he can hear his own pulse in his ears and the edges of the world matters so much less than how she sways and squeaks. The way she squeezes him, he can't help but think about how fucking good that would feel, even as her fingers slide over his skin.
His breathing hitches, and the thought nearly drives him over. It's really not going to be long.]
Lil more? [Even as he rolls his palm against her next thrust, he pulls his finger out- enough to slide two in.]
[ he keeps saying words and it's driving her a little crazy with how hot and tight and restrictive it makes her skin feel. And he growls-- and it shudders down her spine in a way that's a simultaneous and sharp mix of fear-pleasure-arousal-PLEASURE because it's just enough to feel inhuman, too be a reminder.
She almost whines a complaint at the loss of his finger and then Holy Shit there's two of them. Sir you have VERY large hands. The stretch sends a shock through her, and she barely manages to even attempt to say "yes" before it melts into a wordless, high moan. Her thighs tremble with the effort of keeping herself up enough to allow him access AND the building pressure.
Frankly, all thoughts are gone. She shifts her head to lean against his shoulder, panting, and tightens her hand around him, pumping over the head of his cock with quick, shallow strokes. ]
[Yeah, that's it. He curls into her- for all he'd been so vocal THIS is where he gets quiet, breathing harsh and ragged, forehead pressed hard against her shoulder as he comes, jerking in her hand.
He doesn't have the sense right now to keep moving his fingers to meet her, there's just a little reflexive jerk, pressing them a little more thoughtlessly against her walls.]
[ She doesn't have the experience to know the signs before it's already happening, and thus can't save her front from being splattered but-- honestly, oh well. The closeness and his large body curling over her makes her shudder either way, the way he goes taut and silent against her. She doesn't seem to mind that his hand doesn't move into her, because she keeps grinding down against him either way, the slightly jerky rolls of her hips matching the short little strokes she's still dragging over his length.
And frankly, it doesn't take much more than that to push her over either, as close as she already was: the tight pressure of his fingers and the solid warmth of his palm firm against her bring her to shivering orgasm, a little louder for her part; she crests the waves each time with a low groan, her muscles-- both in and out, her thighs reflexively trying to squeeze shut-- gripping tight around him. ]
[Those little strokes go from just right to a little too much quickly, wringing a sound from him. Not that he doesn't LET her keep going for a little, enjoying that edge of pleasure and pain, before gently pulling her hand away from his softening cock.
The rest of Sett is all focused on her as she uses his hand to take herself over. The rippling contractions and the muscles compressing his hand. He dusts kisses over her skin as she comes down, sloppy, happy, open mouthed ones down anywhere he can reach.]
[ At that point she was mostly just moving out of habit so she lets him pull her hand away. unfortunately probably smeared with cum so. good job buddy.
That said she just kind of... gradually sags against him, boneless, breathing a little hard as she comes down and slowly relaxes. She makes a small noise at the kisses, but it's genuinely hard to tell if it's appreciation or complaint-- though what isn't hard to tell is she way she shakily and slowly nudges Sett to draw his fingers out of her. Now that the post-nut clarity has settled in so too has the ache of penetration for a woman who is very unused to it.
Aside from that, though. She does not move. Her turn to enjoy the pampering a little. ]
[Her wrecked, pliant and messy is the BEST thing he's seen, maybe ever so far. He'd stayed as carefully as possible to let her enjoy but now is his time. He pulls the towel off.
His hands are mostly clean again by the time one arm curls around her to support her, and he really only interrupts his attention to her collarbone to help with some of that mess.]
[ yknow what she just lets him help clean her up, still a little hazy-eyed. This is affectionate grooming or whatever.
She cleans her own hands off too, before weakly flopping back against his chest, shifting her legs out from under her with QUITE some difficulty so she can sit sideways in his lap and stretch the cramps out of her calves AND remove her pants because. Well. It's a bit too late to salvage them after all that. ]
Ha... Your hands are way too big to be doing that with no warning.
[ says it kind of fussily, but doesn't actually look like she's complaining... or inclined to move away from him at all. ]
[He still has the grace to look a little chagrined. The moment she's in his lap again, he wraps his arms around her, thumb drawing lazy patterns over her shoulderblade.]
[ a little baffled by how umm. not crazy she feels now that she's cum but maybe this is just what sex is like for people??? this is normal surely? the idea of just immediately going for his dick like that NOW makes her want to die a little from embarrassment but ???????
... at length, she nods against him, though. because she really can't deny that it felt great and even the soft ache is really, really good in its own weird way. like a mark. oh that's so weird to think of no no. moving on, ]
[ somehow that's even more embarrassing... she huddles a little more against him, but. also affectionately smooths a hand against his chest, before curling the arm around him as much as she can in general. ]
I don't-- mind if you want to ask, or something... Whenever you want to, too.
[ She does... and pouts just slightly, but takes it, using it to help haul herself up... with a little effort, because she sways a bit on her feet. but that's fine. ]
[ maybe her clinging to him is a little at odds with that thought, but who's to say. it doesn't ease the nerves any for her, though. ]
R... right. So it's...
[ trails off a bit, searching. how to phrase this in a way that doesn't sound-- you know. Stupid? Needy? Desperate? Maybe she is desperate. God, that's a terrifying thought and if her heart goes any faster she might actually have a panic attack, no thank you. Just say it. The worst he does is leave, right? There's nothing wrong with going back to square one. You were there less than a week ago. You literally just let him fingerfuck you just fucking TALK. ]
... You really don't have to force yourself to do-- something like that. Like me, I mean. Especially when I'm not-- mmm. Not... very good, as a person...
[Oh... OH. There's a part of him knowing that giddy relief isn't the right response when she's clearly struggling hard just pushing the words out. But somehow, the worst case was moments ago, not anything near this.
His voice is warm when she hears it, and he lifts a hand from where it was holding her to run down through her hair.]
[His ears twitch back, and he shifts a little under her. Not enough to try to move or get her to leave, just idle in the way he'd be pacing if he didn't have a lap full of ????girlfriend????]
Y'know? I don't actually have any details on what's gone on with Phel, but I gotta feel or two, just by how he aint blinked about what I told him about me.
... And you're probably followin' where this is going for. But aint none of us have 'good' taste. And thank any god you care t'yell at about it.
[ She listens quietly at that, forehead resting against his chest.
... She's kind of realizing she doesn't know too much about Sett. That's normal, having only met a few days ago, and with how magnetic his personality has been for her. Which feels weird in itself until she thinks about the people she calls her "friends" back home, who actually know anything anything about her. Not a single human among them.
She is surprised, however, to hear that Sett isn't aware of Phel's background, maybe? But... he did only tell her because of that game in the first place... She's quiet for another moment before she speaks, hesitant. ]
Aphelios... is a little similar to me. Or-- he used to be.
[ an awkward pause. ]
Even with the things you may have done in your past, from what I've gathered both of you have moved on to do better things. That's commendable, I think.
Yeah. We ah... we got somethin' actually pretty good. Everyone we got doing it is ah... a bit messed up I think. One way or the other. I don't try and get on anyone's business.
[ huffs lightly, but keeps petting-- there's a palpable relief in her at that, her whole body letting go of tension she didn't realize she was holding on to. ]
[... She still wobbly legged? Would be funny to find out, but probably rude. LETS JUST PICK HER UP!! He'll walk them both over to the bed. ALSO its a great view of her rack. Win Win.]
[ Probably less wobbly by now except for having been sitting a while but is VERY grateful to be carried anyway. once she's down though she'll just flop sideways onto the mattress and stretch aaaaaall the way out with a tiny, strained noise of effort (for an even greater view of her rack. win win!) ]
[WIN!! WIN!!! He crawls onto the mattress beside her, immediately just enjoying her radiant warmth. He settles a hand over her ribs and strokes along her side, the other hand scrunching a pillow under his face.]
[ the benefit of that at least is due to her ambient heat the blanket warms up VERY fast.
But also due to (everything) that's happened Val is like. Very very quickly drifting off, like finally putting her head down took all the energy right out of her.]
[ There's a brief pause when he pushes up against her, her cheeks coloring darkly, but she doesn't move to stop his wandering hands. She focuses instead on slowly rucking up his shirt, letting her wrists drag it upwards while her fingers instead trace the lines of muscle and bone from his stomach to his ribs.
He likely didn't get a good look the last time but now he'll find her skin loaded with smooth white scars, scratches and punctures, when he pushes her shirt up. ]
Slow.
[ The reminder is a soft murmur, more commentary than scolding. ]
[ he nods, at the reminder. but his main focus is really on looking at her-- touching her, fingertips running over those scar lines, curious, turned on --
he licks his lips, and aims to push the shirt further up, get it off her if she'll cooperate by moving her arms. ]
[ She's definitely ticklish at least, the lighter touches make her stomach flutter and her breath catch in her throat, and when he pushes her shirt up to her breasts she flusters deeply. She's hesitant, a moment of very visible internal aaaaaaaa before she reluctantly draws her hands away from him so she can pull her shirt over her head.
Of course she's a good polite girl so she is wearing a sports bra, but it's one of those fun ones that zip up the front. Easy! ]
[ easy! he'll definitely take advantage of the zipper providing easy access -- it's still slow, steady, and his eyes meet hers just for confirmation it's alright before he continues, trying to pull that off her too. ]
[ When their eyes meet she kind of looks like she's going to explode! Honestly! But she ducks her head and nods, her breath a little shallow as he slowly unzips her. She shrugs her shoulders to help him slip that off. Aside from the scars her freckles also extend down much of her body, contouring the lines of her shoulders and chest, marred a little by the tattoo Mouth.
Which is something of a point, actually; she marvels a little at Aphelios' touches, and her allowance of them, and the hunger that's coiling slow and warm in the pit of her stomach and the somewhat baffling thought that she wants more. She hesitates, then leans forward a bit over him, so she can push his shirt up and off as well. ]
[ he didn't get a good, proper look at her before -- she kept her clothes on, mostly, and it was dark and busy -- and he's definitely relishing in being able to see more of her, his hands lingering as she finishes pulling that bra off. the only reason he (reluctantly) pulls his arms away is to help get his own clothes off.
he's not Sett but he's definitely muscled, himself, just leaner with it. he has scars too, faint, but the sort that correlate with what he's told her of his background. just as quickly as that shirt's been removed though his hands back on her, groping her chest. ]
[ She's much in the same way; lean and fit, but she's not exactly working on gains. Even so though she seems more than happy to feel along Phel's muscles once he's shirtless, her cheeks pink but interest clear in her eyes.
She does make a small noise of embarrassment when he feels her chest, though-- they're pretty big handfuls for him-- but she presses forward encouragingly, both for him to touch and so she can smooth her palms up to grope him. Her turn. ]
Edited (what the fuck was "shirtly") 2023-12-17 02:07 (UTC)
[ her turn! he pushes up against that, again encouraging, with a soft little sigh as he squishes and feels soft flesh in his hands. he really, really doesn't mind taking it slow if he gets to linger in this. ]
[ She watches his face for a moment, shivering as he fondles her. It's... nice? Maybe it's because his hands are warm, or the way his skin feels against hers. All of it's good. The way his fingers squish in when he squeezes even feels good.
She brushes her thumbs over his nipples, idly, as she curls over him so she can kiss him. ]
[ he kisses back readily, a soft encouraging noise against her mouth at the touch to his nipples -- it's warm, she's very warm, and he's just getting hotter too as a side effect.
he'll respond to her by lightly pinching a nipple between his fingertips -- just with the soft pads of his thumbs, rolling it gently. ]
[ The noise drives a shiver through her, and she can't help the reflexive response in kind against his mouth. There's something about Aphelios' noises, when he's normally silent...
-- And a slightly sharper noise, at the pinch, his fingers rolling it to pert attention. She obliges him by mimicking the action on his own, if somewhat distracted, pressing her hips down against his as she presses into his touch. ]
[ there's a soft gutteral sound - - his noises are all rough but hr wants to show her when he feels good and her fingers on him do. when he presses up against her next his stirring cock will become more evident, a firm bulge against her as he squeezes her nipple again. ]
[ god. the noises really do get her going. it feeds into the burning warmth tingling at all of her extremities and everywhere they're in contact and makes her breath shudder out, strained with want. she doesn't really have time to think about her desires-- is grateful, even, that the squeeze jolts a sharp pleasure through her and washes away anything more complicated than her next movements.
She feels that bulge, the heat pressing up between her thighs. She gives a little noise-- a whine, maybe-- and breaks the kiss so she can instead nuzzle her lips up under the edge of Phel's jaw. Her hands move restlessly against him, gently dragging her nails down against his chest. And more importantly she grinds needily down against him, chasing that brief pressure. ]
[ there's a hiss out -- with his lips free he can be noisier still, head tilted to give her more access to his jaw and neck as she pushes down against him. his pants feel like a constraint now but he also doesn't want to move her to be able to remove them, just -- needily grinding up against her instead.
his hands get a little less coordinated on her -- squeezing, pinching again lightly with just his fingertips, maybe an edge of nail but never anything too rough. ]
[ God that's good. She can feel the heat from him even through his pants and that, the heat and the swell and the seam of his fly rubbing up against her, even through her own pants, is very good. She presses her lips to his neck, gentle, and groans. Either she doesn't take notice of the roughness or likes it, because it drags a sharp noise out of her, a more forceful grind.
And it's good, great, but on the cusp of just not enough. She exhales roughly, frustrated, one of her hands sliding up to Aphelios' neck and up to sink into his hair.
[ -- there's a little nod, affirmation. like yes. pants removing is a good idea, at this point. reluctantly he leans a bit back from her, room for him to move his hands between them and try to push her up just enough he can undo his fly and begin to slide his pants down his hips. ]
[ She very reluctantly lifts herself up onto her knees so she can do that, instead concentrating on his neck-- kissing softly, open-mouthed, sucking lightly on the skin as he works his pants down. He seemed to want to do something similar, so-- he probably likes it too?
She does pause though, to look down and watch him free his cock, her whole face down to her neck coloring dark and hot to the touch. When he does get his pants off, finally, she murmurs. ]
[ he does like it! there's a soft exhale when he feels his lips on her, but he somehow manages to remain on task.
-- when she asks her questions he turns a bit redder, a rare moment of fluster from him, before he nods and leans back a bit. to watch her, curious, eager. ]
[ she looks at his face-- and laughs a bit, delighted by his blush.
But with his allowance she turns back to her goal, shifting herself down a bit to sit on his thighs instead of straddling his hips, so she can better reach him.
There's a bit of hesitance and more than a little awe before she collects herself and curls her hand delicately around him, her hands hot to the touch. ]
[ Aphelios hisses out -- it's quiet, a lot of his reactions are understated in their own way but he expects that Valencia is listening for them, paying mind to them. his cock twitches in her grasp and there's a little rise of his hips, not to force the pace but to encourage her to touch more. ]
[ the encouragement is nice-- she makes a soft noise at the feel of the twitch, and his subsequent movements, her face red but kind of. Enraptured?
It's weird. It's weird and kind of fun and he's warm in her grasp and soft and firm all at once, and her hand moves gently along him in careful exploration from base to head. And she's always listening for his noises, as soft as they are-- especially then-- and when his breath huffs out or something rougher leaves his throat she looks back up at him through her hair, either for guidance or assurance that her touch is pleasurable for him. ]
[ Aphelios licks his lips as he watches her -- his throat feels dry, an odd sort of ... nervousness he's not accustomed to. it's a combination of excitement and just -- nerves at doing this particular thing with her for the first time, but she's taking the initiative which helps a lot with that.
there's an encouraging hum again -- tuneless, like before, rough but in a way that shows how he's being affected even by such a light touch. his hands go -- to her hair, slide down to her neck, her sides, whatever he can reach of her from the position, and the roll of his hips is a bit more urgent this time. ]
[ She glances up at his face, and-- the nerves are pretty plain to see, and it makes her flustered too, like. After all that last time you're gonna act all shy like this??? But she doesn't stop her motions. She's already in this far, so... she can't stop. She doesn't want to stop, either.
She ducks her head a little when his hands go through her hair, and she leans forward into his touch to make it easy for him to reach. Her hand, meanwhile, continues its smooth repetition, tightening her grip a little at the tip when she slides it back, dragging the pad of her thumb down along the central muscle.
[ he's being attacked. slaughtered in this streets, by his own girlfriend (? label in progress).
Aphelios does the silent equivalent of a sputter -- tightens his fingers in her hair for a moment; he's not exactly denying it though because who in this position would. he does aim to get some sort of ... revenge, though, as she moves her hand over him, his free hand sliding to her bare back and down her spine, into her own pants to get a handful of her ass. ]
She does laugh a little at his expression, red herself, and leans into his grip a bit without thinking about it.
She does shudder though, her flash deepening as his hand finds purchase, and kind of. Duck her head a little... but scooches herself a bit closer so he can do that, encouraging. It does put her in the position of his dick being much closer between her legs and having to stroke him at an angle, but surely he doesn't mind the ambient heat. ]
[ he definitely doesn't mind it. it's a bit more awkward of an angle in general but it's highly worth it to be able to get his hands on her and to be able to be stroked at the same time. he sighs out, pleased, getting more of a handle on himself as he adjusts to that.
his hand does move -- groping, squeezing her ass in a completely inappropriate way! then shifts around to her front, feeling for her panties to rub his fingertips against her through them. ]
[ YEAH. If he wanted to embarrass her it's working because she's kind of curled over into his shoulder by that point, face burning hot. She has a GREAT ass though. Very squeezable. She gives him a kind of rough squeeze as she strokes, maybe as her own revenge, but it's half-hearted.
When his hand migrates though she stiffens with a small gasp... and rocks slowly into that touch. She's easy so obviously her panties are already a little damp. ]
[ it's what he expected, but -- that's still satisfying too, to feel her react. he exhales; the roughness is good in its own way, he's not protesting it, and in turn he rubs against her a little more firmly. he really, really wants to get her pants off and just go to town on her but he's doing his best to keep things slow as she requested, building her up to it. ]
[ she shudders, pressing against his fingers-- since his reaction was good to the squeeze she does it again on the upstroke, her repetition a little stuttered now that her attention is being divided.
She gets her mouth on his neck again, sucking gently at his neck-- at where Sett's bite mark remains-- a soft groan in her throat. This is great but there's the background temptation for more, closer that she doesn't know how to reconcile except to press more firmly against him, even if it effects the movement of both of their hands. ]
[ there's a hum, acknowledgement, head tipped for her again -- inviting, and his own attention is split now between his pleasure and hers. his fingers shift from rubbing her through the cloth to playing with the top of her underwear, tugging lightly before he aims to just get her pants down her hips too, aiming to get better access to her.
She gives a small noise of complaint before acquiescing that, yeah, sure, he's right and the pants gotta go. She reluctantly draws her hand away from his cock-- gives him a firm little rub over the tip with her thumb as she parts-- so she can pull back and help him remove her pants, using him a support while she pushes off each leg.
... the panties get a little more debate, though, her face flushed red with embarrassment, but even she can tell that it'll be too late for them if she waits any longer for her slick to soak through. She peels those off as well. And hey, if you were curious, the carpets DO match the drapes.
That done though she climbs back onto his lap, hand curled around him without missing a beat. ]
[ his eyes are basically locked on her as she strips down for him -- he's been eager ever since they ... escalated the relationship and that eagerness shows in his face. he'll hold her waist as she takes her pants off to help support her, but his hand is quick to move, palm smoothing against her bare thigh before it goes back between her leg.
he wants to sign to tell her how beautiful she is but also he doesn't want to stop touching her. problems.
he'll opt for touching her for now, since he has a much better angle for it. he'll hum at the contact to his cock again and in turn he'll bring his hand back against her, between her legs, pressing a finger inside of her to start with. ]
[ well maybe you could have grown a third hand if you didn't go for TENTACLES. That said though the touches don't go unappreciated, carefully leaning into them even if she doesn't look at his face for more than a glance because being watched like that (and his expression) makes her want to expire EXTRA hard. And she's red enough to prove the thought even without having to say it.
She does gasp softly when he his hand returns to her crotch, though-- and she's more than slick enough for his finger to easily press in. Her hand's stroking slows a little bit as he does that, though, head bowed and watching his hand disappear between her legs as if entranced by it... or just by the feeling of it, as she very slightly cants her hips forward to press him deeper. ]
he breathes out, steadily. it's amazing to feel her in this way, to, not just her skin but to feel inside of her, his free hand sliding to her spine to stroke. he's hoping it's not uncomfortable -- guessing it's not, if she's not tensing or protesting, so he'll venture enough to try to press a second finger into her cunt, both sinking till they hit his knuckles. ]
She does tense a little-- but it's in response to the way he pets her back, as she arches carefully under that. Which of course only serves to drag his fingers against her.
She's distracted now, though, so while her hand remains warm and solid on his cock she seems to be concentrating mostly on his hand. Her muscles squeeze around him on reflex as he pulls out, as if trying to keep him in place, and-- well. While both fingers have no problem pressing in, and she groans from it, she does wince just slightly... not because Phel did anything wrong, but. Because she's a bit sore from the local catboy, you see.
Regardless, she sinks down against his hand to meet him, until he's pressed fully in. ]
[ at the wince there is some hesitation -- but because she keeps moving he doesn't pull his fingers out, lets her settle and get used to them filling her, breathing out, head shifting to kiss her hair.
since that seemed alright -- he'll begin to move those fingers, curling them, straightening them and beginning to rock them into her. he's not at all focused on his own pleasure right now, but -- that's fine, since having her react like this is its own form of satisfying. ]
[ It's... actually quite weird, to experience this with a clearer head. Only just, though-- there's still the haze of lust and desire that coils warm in her belly as she twitches under the press of Aphelios' fingers, but she can think about it now in a way she couldn't earlier.
More importantly, think about Phel's reactions, now that she's adjusted to it. Slowly, her hand starts to move again in time with his, only a little stuttered when he hits the mark; she reacts positively to just about anything he does, her cunt squeezing around him when his fingers threaten to pull too far out and when he curls and moves them in against her. She makes some soft, almost shy noises as he continues, but her face burns red again under the little kiss most of all.
She leans in towards him again, just enough to reach his neck so she could kiss it delicately under his jaw. ]
[ he exhales -- keeps his head tipped to the side for her, allowing that to continue, while his main focus is on the gentle rock of his fingers in and out of her, eased by how wet she is. on the next move of his fingers in his palm pushes to grind up against her clit, too, like before -- rubbing to give her the friction before he pulls them mostly-out, then pushes in again.
it's slow -- honestly slower than he'd like, but he's making himself slow down still, keeping his attention on her and if it seems like she's ready for more. ]
[ She feels that-- eagerly grinds down against the heel of his palm, her fingers squeezing firmly around him-- and when he pulls back, almost pulls out, she makes a-- surprisingly frustrated noise. On reflex her teeth scrape against his skin, and she seems to freeze for a second, embarrassed by her own reaction.
She didn't think she wanted it that badly but. god, she kind of does. And when he does the same motion again she gives a short, low groan, pressing herself more firmly into his hand, needy. ]
that's intriguing! and also very hot! Aphelios' breath hitches, a moment, fingers stilling inside of her -- maybe it is okay to keep going. to push forward, for more than this.
it's with a great reluctance that he does slide those fingers out, just get enough space between them to sign; ]
[ when he pulls them out again she makes a low noise of disappointment, drawing back to see what's wrong-- oh, he's signing?
It doesn't parse, for a moment, what he's asking. And then it manages to permeate that cloud of lust all at once, running hot-- cold-- hot anxiety-excitement-confusion through her veins and to her face, cheeks darkly colored but eyes worried.
He wants... that?? No, of course he does, why shouldn't he? Isn't that normal for people in a relationship? They're not in a relationship though, not really; if anything she'd just fallen in between Aphelios and Sett by complete accident and for some reason they were okay with that. Sure, people do this for fun all the time, maybe Aphelios does back home and this is normal for him but it's far from that for her. Is she wrong for feeling like it's too soon? Something in her wants him, too, whatever that means. She's not one of their groupies, though. She hopes he doesn't see her that way. He said he liked her. Does he? Wanted her. Only like this? He's being a little bit of an asshole, she thinks, and regrets it instantly. He's been good to her. Kind. Taken care of her and worried about her even only knowing her a couple of days. Can she repay him back, with something like this? Is this even enough to show the depth of her appreciation? Would he accept that? Will it hurt? Perhaps worse, would it feel good?
She pulls her hand away from his dick, wondering when this sort of thing became such a difficult choice. ]
[ at the question he tips his head. he can't imagine why she would ask if he wants to fuck her, so... maybe it's about the condom specifically? there wasn't really any other birth control that he could see so that just seemed safest... and cleanest, to be honest, thinking about the stains they had to take care of before.
But he would really rather be clear on it. so he signs back at her. ]
Stares at him for a moment. The misunderstanding is so stupid but of course he's thinking something like that. It's really absurd. Something holding those stressful thoughts in check snaps.
She just starts to laugh, her breath hiccuping with a slight sob. ]
[ he - - frowns, light, rubbing just under her eye with his thumb. He can't really sign like this but he can nod, understanding. he can't imagine exactly what she feels in this situation but... he saw how she acted before with him and Sett.
he wants to ask if she's okay with - - well, the step he was implying, but he doesn't want to stop touching her either. he'll wait a moment, seeing if she has more to say, or ask. ]
[ goes very red, of course, and carefully reaches down to set both of her hands against his hips. ]
I-- do...
[ thought she kind of says it like she's not sure she's allowed. She's been asking herself this a lot today-- what does she want? Is it okay to want this? Was it okay to want Sett's fingers and mouth on her? If not now, when? Did it matter?
After a beat, she looks back up at him. ]
... If-- If I'd said no, or "maybe next year", would you have waited...?
[ there's a palpable relief at that, and she leans into the kisses needily, desperate for that warmth. But she reads his hands when he talks, her cheeks flushed. ]
It has been fun...
[ she can't deny that, despite her reservations and anxieties. She looks over his shoulder at the pile of stuff on his floor. ]
she blushes pretty deeply too because, yknow, it's not like she hasn't seen enough anime to Get The Idea. not to mention, yknow, certain pieces of classical art. She carefully glances at Phel's face though, noting the blush with... some surprise? as she curls her fingers around it, softly squishing them in. ... they're certainly more muscular than the ones on Tartaglia's dragon form... ]
[ - - Aphelios covers his mouth for a moment, as if surprised himself the degree to which he CAN feel it. he nods, the second tentacle tip shifting as if with a mind of its own to skim her arm. ]
[ She-- stiffens, uneasily, but lets the tentacle smooth over her skin, watching them carefully. It raises goosebumps along her, the weirdly.. almost velvety texture, the way the outer layer of skin slides over the muscular core.
It's freaking her out a little bit, tense, but there's enough color in her face to make that unease a little-- complicated...? At least until she shudders, shaking that arm a little and letting it go. ]
[ Aphelios nods - - honestly she handled that better than expected - - and the tentacles don't disappear but they do pull back. he brings his hands to her hips, thumbing at them gently, before he lifts them to sign again - - ]
[ STOP MAKING HER THINK ABOUT CHOICES... CAN'T YOU JUST THROW HER DOWN OR SOMETHING... which she knows is a frankly insane thought but the Choice is making her a little crazy, too. How would she know what positions she prefers... what is she supposed to prefer? What do women with real experience like?
She leans into his touch a little and-- she's already made him wait so long, it feels... Cruel? to make him also go through the trouble of getting into bed with her, when they could just... oh, but she's so nervous. She's so tense with it. Isn't she supposed to relax?
She hesitates, just making a noncommittal noise as she scoots forward and (with GREAT bravery, please praise her) angles to rub the length of him up along her lips instead of just going for it entirely. Even cooled off a bit emotionally she's still fairly slick but more importantly she's very, very warm, and the action makes her shudder atop him. ]
[ look he's a monster. he's trying to be nice in the worst way possible.
what she's chosen is a good start, though - - her rubbing up slick against him, and even through the condom it feels amazing. he hisses, rocks, pushing up against her, cock hard as it pushes against her folds, providing that friction. he rolls his hips - - not aiming to press inside her yet but getting her used to the feeling, aiming to get her worked back up again, using a hold on her hips to help with the motion. ]
[ fortunately it's pretty easy to get her worked up again-- mostly because once Aphelios gets going she's completely enamored with his expression, eyes wide and her cheeks dark. The hiss, the way he instantly moves against her, his hands on her hips; she follows his lead, shivering, her own hands curling over his arm and shoulder to help with that leverage.
The feeling is something else too-- smooth and firm against her slit, thicker and less intent than the press of his fingers when it slides easily over her clit. Her mind briefly laments the lack of skin friction, what if NO condom, before she has to mentally beat that back as absolutely fucking insane no we will NOT be doing that you horny monster.
She breathes a bit heavily, but after a moment-- and maybe more nervously than she really intended-- she presses in to kiss his lips. ]
[ Aphelios kisses back readily, eager and firm to counter act her nervousness - - groans, raw and rough against her mouth as she presses against him. it would be easy to angle himself just a little differently, to push all the way inside of her in one solid thrust, but - - he resists that urge.
instead, he drops his hand down between them, holding his cock - - bracing it so the tip presses against her, and just that tip sinks inside. he doesn't pull her down onto it, doesn't push more - - his eyes flick to watch hers for any discomfort. ]
The kiss was lovely enough that she'd almost forgotten, the heat of his mouth reassuring and solid against hers. So when he presses against her entrance she goes stock still for a second, like-- right. Right, we're doing this.
She's still got good leverage, holding his shoulder. She's-- embarrassed, more than anything, that Phel is still caring so much. So she hides her face against his shoulder and just urges her hips down, sinking more of him into her and marveling at the feeling. It's not so different from fingers. It's totally incomparable to fingers. It aches-- in a good way, a painful way, an INCREDIBLY good way and oh, god, she was right. Liking it is worse than being scared of it hurting. She wants him.
She opens her mouth to say something, but all that comes out is a breathless whine. ]
[ he can't sign to ask if she's okay, so - - he just has to watch her, trust if that she's uncomfortable she'll tell him. his breath is rough, and when she opens her mouth he kisses the edge of it, over to the line of her jaw. she feels amazing - - it's hard not to push up and sink as deep as he can in her but he wants to make sure she's more than ready for it.
so it's steady, the pace at which he pulls, lets gravity do most of the work - - inch by inch into her, his breath hissing out of him. ]
[ he won't have to wait long, because she takes the plunge herself, presses down until he's solidly hilted in her. She's still pretty tense, tight around the whole of him, but for now-- for now the aching stretch is absurdly good, more than a little confusing. She can feel her pulse around him, muscle twinges as she slowly does her best to relax, her fingers dug tight into his shoulder.
She gives a soft little noise at the kiss-- acknowledgement or desire for more it's hard to say, but she does shakily shift her free hand down along his spine to his lower back, encouraging. ]
[ Aphelios gasps when she fully rests down on him - - hips twitching up into her, grinding for more friction, head ducked some to press little kisses onto her shoulder as if to vent how - - good it all feels.
it's not his first time but it's different with her, with Valencia, so hot and stretched around him. his fingertips dig into her skin, not too hard but enough to leave indents, as he struggles not to move in more than little pulses up into her. ]
[ oh, the grinding is nice. She shudders as he kisses her and tries to mimic it, but all of her attention is elsewhere and she mostly just gently mouths against his skin, panting softly. She's focused on the solid heat within her, unrelenting, how it nudges a little deeper and back again with each tiny movement. How her clit rubs against the base of him each time he barely separates. How his fingers dig into her skin, urging himself into and against her, as hers do the same.
It's still-- tight. She can't relax like this, holding herself up in his lap, back arched into his touch. It takes a second for her mouth to catch up to her mind before she manages to speak, her voice rough with effort. ]
I-- If I could... lay down.
[ on the bed. On the floor. She doesn't care, honestly, as long as he stays against her. ]
[ ah - - Aphelios nods; he really hadn't given much thought to the position but he's ready to move just as easily as soon as she requests it. he shifts, biting into his own lip for a moment as he feels himself shift in her.
he doesn't want to pull out so he keeps inside of her as his arm loops against her back, keeping her close as his knees lift and he rotates to let her rest down in the bed, his own hips settled between her legs. he rests on his elbows for a moment, still quite close to her, and signs - - ]
[ The movement is-- worse. Better. She openly groans as he shifts her, fingers briefly tightening in his back and shoulder.
As he lays her back though the difference is almost instant: with her back flat she exhales all of that tension in her shoulders, and her whole body just... relaxes. She lets go of him to rub her face, taking long, slow breathes as little electric currents jolt up through her belly with each of Phel's little situating movements, one of her legs loosely curled behind his thigh.
She almost doesn't see his signing, but she nods, shifting her red-faced gaze down to where they're joined now that she can see better-- and carefully reaches down between them, brushing her fingertips against the base of him where he's pressed into her. ]
[ he shudders - - it gives him a better view of her, too, able to look down and see her and where they're joined. it gives him better leverage to start to move, pulling his hips back then rocking shallowly forward into her.
he does have to brace his hands on the bed so he can't sign for that, but he doesn't want to focus on signing for now - - he just wants to watch her react to that, to feel her around him. ]
[ it's a good view, her hair all mussed on the sheets and her chest heaving with each breath, each move he makes. Her eyes are hazy as she watches him move, feels it in her, feels her own wetness on him (or on the condom, rather) with her fingertips when he draws back.
She's quiet, for a bit, just... enraptured by it all before she begins to lift her hips a bit to meet him. She gets the rhythm quickly, her whole body shuddering, tightening around him as he pulls out and accepting him smoothly when he pushes back in again, shivering out a soft, short little noise of pleasure. Her hand leaves it's place so both of them can smooth against his hips and stomach, just... touching him. ]
[ he can't be vocal in a traditional sense of it but he can in his own quiet way. as he moves his groans come out of him rough, raw, especially when he's able to hilt fully inside of her. her touching him just adds to it, and...
with a spark of realization his tentacles (still there) move, not to touch her but to help keep him upright, pushed against the sheets beside them. that frees his hands to skim his fingers down from her shoulders to her chest, thumbs brushing over her nipples, pinching lightly, just further adding to the stimulation as he rocks more fully inside of her. ]
[ His voice. It stokes that fire hotter, even as quiet and rough as they are, because it's from him, it's showing he's enjoying this. Enjoying her. She gradually catches on that his noises are-- stronger, more raw, when he presses in deep, so she presses up to meet him, squeezing as best she can. It has the double effect of feeling really fucking good, of course, but that's secondary.
The tentacles-- go ignored, actually, because by this point she's closed her eyes, focusing entirely on the physicality and noise of it all. So when Phel's wandering fingers pinch her nipples she jolts, involuntarily tensing around him and gripping his hips, and releases a high gasp. ]
[ he breathes out in a rush - - like laughter, but not mocking, more happy, ecstatic that he can have her make that sort of sound, that she can say his name that sweetly. it just encourages him, attention split now between roughly groping her chest and fucking into her, picking up his space. it's still not rough, or too fast, but it's steadier than when he started, letting her really feel when he bottoms out in her. ]
[ It's-- a lot. Too much. Not enough. His groping hands and the pressure of his hips and the obscene wet noises she can just barely hear under Aphelios' rough breathing and her own noises, grown sharper with the consistent pace. The aching stretch, almost entirely gone under the intense pleasure of the friction. The build of pleasure, almost imperceptibly slow for her at first--
-- Suddenly rocketing up on a thrust, coiling, condensing somewhere hot and tight in every muscle between her thighs. She doesn't say anything-- can't-- but her hands claw blindly for his shoulders to haul him down against her. Something in her is desperate, needs him as close as possible, wants him in her and wrapped around her and pressed against every inch he can reach-- and she cries out when comes, her whole body convulsing under him. ]
[ Aphelios' breath stalls when he feels her tighten around him - - with the effort not to move, at first, feeling her climax, but in the end he can't resist and he fucks he through it. his thrusts are rougher now, not careless but wanting, chasing his own completion - -
and the clench of her around him helps push him over that edge. there's a soft, rough cry, as rough and raw as his other sounds, and something, very, very quiet and strained as he slumps on her, pulled close - - ]
[ The noise she makes is shaky and raw as he keeps going, and logically she knows he's likely close as well. Emotionally and physically though holy shit this is a lot. Pushed past her limit isn't something she has any experience in and it feels almost so good it hurts; she grips his skin firmly, gasping when he finally succumbs atop her.
And then he says her name.
Val's frozen, for a second. Then she loosens her grip on him, but only so she can shift her hands up, into his hair and over his shoulders. With a pathetic wavering noise in her throat she peppers his neck-- or anywhere she can reach, without moving him-- with warm, affectionate kisses. shivering as they both come down. ]
[ he's catching his breath - - it's uneven, muffled as his head tips down to press lips against her hair, hand lifting to stroke the side of her face. he doesn't pull out, quite yet, wanting to linger in this as long as he can, both of them coming down from their high, only the tentacles stopping him from just resting his full weight on her. ]
[ well, she doesn't seem to mind much, content to just hold Phel against her until "pulling out" becomes less of an option as he softens.
By that point she's come down and starting to feel the after effects more clearly. But it's warm and comfortable and the idea of leaving Aphelios even just to briefly clean up right now makes her heart hurt a bit. Her hips ache though.... ]
[ his head tips to be able to meet her gaze again, somewhat bleary,letting out a questioning sound. he still doesn't seem intent on moving, the tentacles caging them in. ]
[ -- that does pull a slightly overstimulated noise out of her, so enjoy that. But once he's pulled back she just kind of. Oozes against the sheets for a second with a long sigh, watching him with half-lidded eyes.
Her expression twists a little at the sweet expression, but she lets him finish that up before she scoots in close to him again, leaning her head on his shoulder. ]
her eyes abruptly get a little damp, lips tight, but she mostly manages to hide it before it gets too much by shifting instead to bury her face into the sheet, hiding under the crook of his arm. ]
her shoulders huddle a bit, but she does accept being held, taking a shuddering breath to stop herself from actually crying. It takes a minute, before she can finally respond, her voice shaky: ]
[ he's still somewhat sweaty but. Val is warm and he doesn't want to move. moving is for suckers. he nuzzles a bit against her, exhaling out, seeming to get quite comfortable in the position. ]
[ sweaty is the least of her concerns when she is also kind of sweaty, given.
She seems happy to cuddle for a while at least, though, a little too energized after all that to fall asleep straightaway... and it's too early besides. and she had a nap earlier...
she strokes along phel's spine, voice soft-- more or less just checking if he's awake. ]
god this rules. she presses a distracted kiss against his neck-- her bite mark--, curling her free arm comfortably around him; she presses her leg up a bit to meet him as he rocks forward, helpfully!! as her tail just keeps wagging despite his pets. Her other hand gently rubs the fingers up along the edge of his ear and down again, rubbing gently at the base. ]
[ it's very very good. hums, raw, and nods -- it's a bit wrecked sounding already but that's probably not a surprise -- rocking against her, stiffening against the front of his pants, especially as he pushes back against her. his hand strays towards the base of her tail, rubbing gently. ]
[ hums out an appreciative groan at the feel of his hand at that sweet spot, trailing kisses along his pulse point...
Since he's being so cooperative and getting hard for her she takes that opportunity to roll her hips forward-- for more pressure against his front, for more pressure to rub herself against his leg as well, slow and easy and casual. ]
[ a soft huff, at the compliment -- he can't sign or he'd make some sort of comment about what noises of his she disliked? -- and he's quickly distracted from that internal comment by the roll of her hips. he makes a hungry sound, wanting as he pushes back, gripping more firmly around her tail as he ruts. ]
[ Really really good... She kisses along his neck, ears perked with interest as she grinds against him-- but she makes a sharp little noise as he grabs her tail, curling against him with a full-body shudder. ]
[ She curls her fingers over his tail and into the fur, trapping it against his lower back so she can use the grip as purchase to keep steadily rubbing herself against him-- or the fabric separating them, at least. And she a while she seems pretty content to just do that, shifting her thigh to press more firmly against his bulge, to arch her back a bit more into his squeezing hand.
She exhales, hot, against his neck-- and manages to collect herself a little to push herself up, her whole face flushed, to look at him; hazy-eyed with pleasure but clearly making an attempt at staying at attention. ]
A-- Aphelios. Do... Is this good? Do you want more?
[ Aphelios manages to catch her gaze, brought to attention by the sound of her directly speaking to him -- doesn't seem to comprehend for a moment but then his brain catches up and he nods, but --
after a second gestures to their clothes, picking at the fabric. it's too hot with them on. tasukete ]
[ she smiles a little, and hums, sitting up-- lets herself grind down a little against his thigh as she straddles him, stretching a little as she pulls her shirt and bra up and off, over her head. It's not meant to be a show but worth the positioning it's a bit unavoidable.
She does look down at him though, considering, her ears perked upright with interest and her tail curled before she leans over him again with one hand against the sheets. The other goes to palm warmly over his bulge, feeling the shape of him. ]
[ even if it's not meant to be a showing he is staring with Appreciation, his hands drifting up to skim fingertips against bared skin as it's revealed -- hisses as he feels the contact over the bulge of his cock again, rolls his hips up for that ...
tips his head, with a curious little ear perk at the words. he takes his hands away to sign; ]
The rabbit thing is really good too. It makes you look sweet... I could get used to it.
[ Massages him firmly through his clothes, her tail wagging.
Can he finish like this, she wonders? Is she good enough to make that happen? It wasn't a challenge before but it kind of is now-- she presses down to kiss him, leaning down on her elbow with her cheeks hot and her mouth eager. ]
[ whatever though he was going to sign is interrupted; his knees curl, another attempt to stop the reflexive kick, kisses back -- and really, he's worked up enough from everything it seems like he could finish like this, pre staining his pants ]
[ yes actually i do. if i wash them for him later it's fine and good right no harm no foul!!!
she hums against his mouth, huffing a laugh through her nose at the obvious disrupted twitch of his leg, as she squeezes and palms the outline of his bulge. but she breaks the kiss so she can lean down... and evidently is a bit too lazy to sit up again so she can use her other hand to push up his shirt, because she just starts pressing warm kisses over the fabric covering his chest until she finds a nipple-- and gently pinches it between his shirt and her teeth, glancing up at him to check. ]
his hands shift -- move to her, one hand to her hair, the other hand to her shoulder, and -- when his nipple gets pinched there's a sharp inhale. he doesn't feel the pain, just the pressure, the light pleasurable jolt that gives too, so the sound he makes is more than approving. ]
[ flushes, pleased, her ears forward and at attention at each of his rough sounds. So she repeats the motion, pulling a little and applying firmer pressure against his bulge as she massages-- not enough to pin him, though, so he can still rock up into it.
she hums lightly at the hand in her hair, closing her eyes-- she doesn't want to stop what she's doing, except to move to the other nipple, but she does subtly try to lean into his hands. ]
[ -- he makes a soft, urgent sound -- at her mouth, at her hand -- and he's trying warn her that's she's close, his whole body tensing in anticipation of it, hips pressing forward, pants almost painful with how tight they feel against him ]
The urgency just makes her ears perk in clear interest, tail lifting. But rather than leave off so she can free him from his pants she squeezes, rubbing more insistently, dropping her head down to his stomach where she can nudge his shirt up enough to gently sink her teeth into the skin over his hip. ]
Valencia: Is this about what you did to Miss Megumi? Valencia: You can try making a card. Valencia: I do recommend just apologizing, though. With your mouth. If you truly feel badly you need to understand why what you did was wrong in the first place and say so. Valencia: Which I doubt. I hope you aren't thinking of apologizing just because she has something you want and you're angry you can't have it now.
Imbibitor Lunae: How did you know? Imbibitor Lunae: You are right though I did think we were playing. Jing Yuan said it is only playing if we both know we are playing but how was I to know she did not think it was playing Imbibitor Lunae: She does not have something I want at the moment but I do not want to break her like that? You know?
Valencia: No, I don't know. I don't ever think of people as toys to be broken. Valencia: If you want to play, you need to learn how to do it more gently and match the energy of the person you're playing with. Not everybody is able to withstand you in the way your peers might have. Valencia: Sett is capable of holding his strength in check while playing with others. You could too.
Imbibitor Lunae: You are right about the playing. I will take that into consideration... Imbibitor Lunae: I really did want to kill her too. I was angry Imbibitor Lunae: Should I put that in the card
Imbibitor Lunae: This is so different from drafting legislation Imbibitor Lunae: Okay what should I put in it then? Should I tell her I will endeavor to play nicer next time?
Valencia: If you are truly sorry you apologize, acknowledge your wrongdoing, and make an effort to do things differently in the future. I won't write it for you.
Valencia: I believe in your ability to be kind, so please do your best.
megumi: Oh don't come back if you're out- we're in the laboratory and each wrong input of a code has been triggering the appearance of those spore-zombies! megumi: we're getting our heads together to figure out the right code but those zombies are falling easily at least. megumi: I've gotten the flowers for an antidote out to Envy's greenhouse, but the vaccine is still locked. megumi: if you're out there, please stay safe. I don't want you to get sick. We'll be down as soon as we get the vaccine.
megumi: aye, we've found some. putting them together- I think we're just overlooking something obvious, it's a four-digit code. megumi: how are things where you are? are the zombies still docile? the ones here are behaving aggressively when they show.
Valencia: They're pretty docile, and not swarming like they usually do. I assume it's the effect of the spores. Valencia: It looks like it's been manifesting quickly here. I was here only a few days ago.
megumi: aye, so was I. I made it out safely, but Leon wasn't so lucky then... megumi: He's handled zombies in his world too, but it was overwhelming. megumi: You've already seen what those wall pods can do. I've seen similar on mine Star. The spores linger after they explode. megumi: We've three people who may have been infected... so I'll get back to trying to helping with the code. megumi: let me know immediately if you feel off at all, alright?
[She is trying to slip a crayon map under a Gluttony door. One of these sites is not like the others...not very subtle.
If Val finds it, if she ever goes to investigate, she may find an old coffee can with a piece of paper glued to the outside, and Nora glyphs spelling out Val's name (the glyphs are stark black lines, predominantly patterns of V's. It rattles when picked up - within, are a Foodland multitool/pocketknife and a couple of bone arrowheads. A hunter's gift.
There's also one more sheet of paper, crayons again, this time looking like someone attempted to trace over reproduce a picture. At the bottom, an unpracticed hand has written in English:]
[ she has NO idea how to read those glyphs but she'll open it anyway bc it feels like it'd be weird for someone to leave something that was like, super private outside
possibly against her better judgement (and quickly growing directional issues thank you fever) she DOES head out to the marked spot to pick up the gift, looking over it with confusion at first and then-- oh! This is from Aloy. She's a little amused that she didn't just drop it off like a normal person but this sort of thing is fun too.
Sometime much later Envy will get a knock on the door and hopefully Aloy's the one who checks because the same can is sitting on the porch. Inside there's a carefully wrapped pack of cold-smoked meat (both elk and fish) and a handful of stone arrowheads, along with a note; her handwriting is steady and clear.]
I'm not sure that I did anything to deserve thanks. But thank you for the gift.
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[Aloy will be collecting that can and taking it inside! When she peeks inside, the elk and fish can be stored for the team. But the rest is kept to herself, hustled off to her room. The note could have been a text, but it's not, so she thinks - she'll just have to think of another one, time allowing.]
Eventually if she comes around the house she'll probably get to witness very ill looking Valencia struggle to open the window and drape tiredly against the sill. ]
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Then 'tis hopefully that you're not that far progressed, love. Quick, drink first, talk later.
[ She'll wait, returning the smile though with her nose covered and the spores, she can't immediately smell the infection in Val like she did with Adrien. ]
Sett and Jing Yuan have remained careful and are fine in their chambers. We've been very careful at Sloth, so you don't have to worry. This will pass soon...
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i remember when i brought you in half dead looking for them and you said you didn't tell them so you should and you should spend as much time with the people you really
[ she just kind of watches those all come in but like she's already in the middle of a panic attack so really it can't get much worse. better now than later. It's fine, anyway-- she knows her importance, in the grand scheme of things, is objectively lower in the rankings-- whether it's Dan Feng or Sett. She's not going to fight that.
At length, she just texts him back with: ]
he left i wiont stay long. not doing anything Sorry
[Since Dan Feng has had any scrap of emotional intelligence put into a mara blender, he literally just ends the call. He's on his way back to the Gluttony cabin, but it will take him about thirty minutes to get there.]
[ she figures he's going to do something stupid, probably. Or come back and yell at her, or something to that effect-- she doesn't have the thought process to think about this logically, really. Her head is so full of thoughts she can't breath.
So when Dan Feng does return home and come through the door it's soon enough that she's startled by it-- and she scrambles up, skirting around him so she can quickly leave without getting in his way.
(There IS one of her scarves on the bed, as well.) ]
[He's going to clothesline her by the shoulders (via arm) and by the knees (via tail), and immediately bend down to try and pick her up with his arms around her waist, over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.]
[Tossing her into his recently-upgraded, massive bed which he had assumed would contain some sort of amorous germs but only has, like he'd asked, one of Val's scarves.]
[ the dirt is-- weird. Out of place. She watches him remove his shoes with unblinking focus, confused.
... why is there dirt? Why are his shoes on? He wore his shoes inside? Why? In the bed? Why? How? He must have run back. Came inside quickly. Why would he do that? He never does that.
The insult doesn't even parse, as she slowly looks back up to his face as he turns back to her. ]
[He stills, staring at her for a moment, before turning away, giving her his back, and - and - focusing on his shoes damn it. He didn't even notice, on autopilot until he physically saw her, because she sounded so distraught and small and Dan Feng disliked not being the cause of it. That was all. Wasn't it.]
[ a beat, as her breathing slowly evened out, even if her heart still fluttered like a nervous bird. He told her too leave. Now he wants her to stay? Ah.
[Is he angry? He is, yes, at her, but not just at her; he doesn't like the feeling of having to give back a toy he'd grown to like. Because that's what definitely this is.
Dan Feng had never really had his affections focused on someone else other than Jing Yuan, and now that he had it here, in this place, he doesn't know what to do with the realization that he can, in fact, like other people. (Dan Heng didn't count because they belonged to each other even across universes.)
He has this entire monologue in his head while staring at Val, unblinking.]
I do not know. But you are not to touch me. [He lets her go, and rests his elbows on his knees, staring sightlessly at the dirt on the ground.] I don't want to touch you either.
[Like two entire days late to help with headspin feelings, someone has left at Gluttony's door a tin of peppermint tea from the teashop, a little note with those Nora glyphs drawn on it tucked under the tin in an attempt to declare who it's intended for.]
Aloy: Strange how? Aloy: It’s taking me a little while to work through what they have. Aloy: A lot of it must be either things that don’t grow in my region, or I’m having to learn new names for them.
Valencia: By leaving strange effects on the body. It's a bit embarrassing so I won't get too into it, but I do suggest exercising care when tasting. Valencia: The kinds of tea stored in that place probably wouldn't be growing wild in America, so I doubt you'd have found it even if you had the same names for things.
[Whenever Val comes back to her room, there'll be a small pile of clothing neatly folded, in front of her door. A shirt, or two, socks, some of her scarves, the one she left behind in Dan Feng's bed, all freshly laundered. A note, attached to a piece of cheap candy, reading:]
[He won't be in his room - it's locked, for the first time since he'd arrived here - but if she looks into the hot springs, he'll be sitting at the shallow end, barefoot but otherwise fully clothed.]
[ She did try his room first, intending to put the scarf back if it wasn't there-- and sighs, just tying it to his doorknob instead before going to search.
When she finds him, though, she carefully pads barefoot into the spring, still clothed herself. ]
Stares at him for a long moment before reaching down to roll up her pants, so she can sit at the edge closest to him and dip her feet into the water. ]
I wasn't worried in the first place, because I like being with you, otherwise I wouldn't have pushed for answers yesterday. But are you deciding to-- break up because you don't like me anymore? Are you going monogamous with Jing Yuan? Am I-- boring? Or not enough...? I don't understand what's going on.
This is absolutely not a hallucination! If you expect me to just-- sit here, and write off all the times you'd hurt me, or bitten me, or fucked me or all the sweet things you'd done and said despite that-- just because you're having some sort of breakdown--
[ Gripping the stone, but leaning close, her shoulders trembling and her mouth set in a tight frown. ]
You do know I was just using you, right? I did not mean any of it... [He trails off, face softening, turning to look at her, hesitant and sad in a way that makes him look like he's about to cry.] Go. You deserve better. You deserve a world that sees you more than a sacrifice. You deserve...
-- I don't have that luxury any more than you have the luxury of curing your mara.
[ Seething, but it twists in a way that looks more close to angry tears, when he turns to give her that face. The pushes herself into the water, standing, fists trembling.
Maybe he was using her. Maybe he was right, and he didn't care for her at all, but saying it with that face made her as angry as anything ever has. Maybe he was using her, and that was fine, but he doesn't get to tell her that she didn't want this. ]
You don't get to decide whether or not I deserve you! Why-- when I finally decided to allow myself to be selfish do you act like-- like this? You are a terrible, terrible liar, and I won't allow you to treat me this way!
What happened? What did he tell you to make you think this way? Who?
Why would someone I hunted for centuries, whose life I ruined, want to be my betrothed? Why would someone whose life I'd destroyed, simply because he inhabited my body next, want to stay with me?
Why would someone who I'd hurt over and over again, never learning, want to share in my miseries? [He looks down, and away, holding one hand to his temple.] So you see. It was a lie; to you; to them, to myself, for a happiness I had never sowed. Kaine was right. [Mumbling.] I did not think I would hallucinate you this angry.
Because they love you, despite your awful behaviour, and because I--
[ She pauses. Kaine, huh.
Grits her teeth. Then circles around him to grab his shoulders, firm, to push him back against the stone. ]
Clearly there is something deeply wrong with me to care about you, after all you'd done to me and others I care about, and maybe it's just the way this place brings others together after they'd been deeply hurt. But your attention, and your touch, and when you are kind and soft and when you cared for me when I was low and unwilling to leave the bed-- all of it I wanted. All of it made me happy.
If this was nothing but a lie, or an illusion, that is the greatest hurt you could give me right now. Look at me and tell me I'm not real, touching you right now.
[He curls his fingers tentatively around her wrists, petting down the length of her arm gingerly, hands retreating to rest on hers, where they're over his shoulders.]
I don't know. I can't tell. I have lost myself in these fugues for decades at a time. [He sounds frightened.] I had your scarf, I slept with it, and you lingered like a dream. You had freckles like a constellation on your shoulders. I saw a rabbit and I wanted to tell you about it. I - tell me something only us would know. A secret.
[ ahh... she softens a bit, exhaling. And for a long moment she's lost in thought. ]
... Back in the beginning, Aphelios ate a piece of you when he was afflicted with terrible hunger. He told me that night, because I was worried for him.
When we went to the hospital for my task, you got bitten in the shoulder, and we were both feverish the whole night despite-- sleeping together.
When you tried to stop me from searching for Sett and Aphelios when they disappeared, I bit you on the chest, because I couldn't reach anywhere else. You called me a monster. I'm still sorry for that.
[He lifts a hand to press over where she's bit him- it's bruising spectacularly, thanks to her blunt teeth - but he can feel the ache when he presses down.]
If I was dreaming, this would have healed already. [Murmured, before reaching out to cup her jaw, stroking her cheek.] You're real... and you've decided to stay with me...?
[He cants his head to the side, like a puppy, the disbelief cut with a smile.] You're so stupid.
[There's a little of his arrogance back, still fragile, but he finally relaxes in her hold. Dan Feng tips her chin up, presses a kiss between her eyebrows.]
Because you are a menace, presumably And also my lover Also. How dare you? I thought you were over this not finding me attractive thing or at least shut up about it
[He's sitting at one of the long tables, ensconced in a little fort of books. Half of them are open with pages shredded. He also keeps on looking around like he's expecting someone, and he stares at her unblinkingly as she comes in. Is this the 'delicious eat later' creature?]
Your name is Dan Feng. You used to be the High Elder of your people, before something happened... I don't really know the details.
... I know you as a man who is often ill, because of the effects of your past. You're often violent and impossible to reason with. But you've cared for me at my worst, and been kind and sweet to me with no expectation of anything in return, so I want to do the same for you. You called me your lover, once. But there are those you care for far more than me.
[He has zero idea who he is or what he is as a person, but what she says fits with the temperament he found himself to have, with the cravings of seeing people hurt, interspersed with the urge to care for them warring with it.
He turns his head out of her hand- to dig somewhere into his side, pulling out a small pouch. He then proceeds to dump all of the pieces on the table, all of which have some sort of cartoon animal on it - one with a lion, a dragon, a cat, another dragon, a fox, and so on - including one that may look familiar - and pulls out the unsolved base of it from under one of the books.]
[ she blinks at the puzzle pieces... picks up the lamb, staring at it for a moment. ]
... it may be that these are representative of people you know. I think this one's me.
[ she sets it on the base, picking through the others. ]
This one may be you, or Dan Heng-- the Elder who came after you, I believe. This one... I think is Miss Megumi? She's another woman you care for. This one may be the little dragon... I believe her name is Bailu, but I don't know her personally. I don't know the fox... Tartaglia, maybe...
[ holds the lion out to him. ]
This one's Jing Yuan. You love him more than anything, I believe.
[There's a long pause, then a sudden inhale as she presses the piece back into the base. He takes the lion piece - sets it down, on the table - and then wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her close so he can bury his face in her stomach.]
[There's an attempted bite at her ribs - foiled by the angle and fabric and Dan Feng's general confusion - before his grip tightens painfully.]
You should not have gone. [Unfortunately she's the only one he remembers, so she gets the entire horrifying focus of his affections.] Never leave me again.
[ ack. She tries to squirm off of him again, tail lashing. ]
I didn't-- it's the effect from the game! If I'd wanted to leave I wouldn't help you with the puzzle-- you left it back there! Dan Feng, what are you doing?
[Fuck the puzzle, he's busy! The cabins are in sight - but Dan Feng veers off, into the woods surrounding them, and if it didn't feel like a horror movie before, it sure does now.
She does manage to annoy him enough that he sets her down, but as soon as her feet touch the ground he's going to try and make a grab for one of her wrists.]
-- You cannot hurt me. If you hurt me, I cannot stay. You know this.
[ eyes his knife hand; both in her wrist and with his heightened hearing he can tell her heart is pounding, nervous.
Even so, her voice remains relatively steady, pleading. ]
You don't have to do this. I've never given you reason to believe I would abandon you. You know I care for you. I've never run before. Dan Feng, think.
[That gives him pause, and he stops to visibly think.]
No - you haven't. In all my memories of you. You-
[He yanks her close, curls over her - and drops the knife; it disappears into the grass as he tries what seems to be like physically merging them together.]
[ she doesn't relax, just yet-- but she does exhale some of that tension as he drops the knife. She grunts, displeased with the yank, but just shifts enough to let him barnacle her, an arm firm around his back. ]
[ well. She stares at that for a long time before she finally responds. ]
No, I understand what I've done wrong. I don't think it needs to be talked over.
I'm very sorry, sir, for what happened earlier. I did not know Aloy would try to involve you, and she wasn't aware of what had happened. Things have been cleared up and I'll be certain to be more careful in the future.
Valencia: I understand I must have hurt you deeply and I am very, very sorry, but I couldn't have known who that man was or even that you knew him, and my feelings were not as they should have been regardless after Randy was killed. Even so, I know what I did, and I'm sorry for it, and I understand very clearly how it is you feel about it, and me.
I remember quite clearly how you think of me now and I have no wish to have that said to me again, sir. Of course it is your right to do so regardless but if I can have just one thing from this past amicable relationship we had before, it would be not to hear it again. I'm sorry. I cannot be more sorry. I cannot blame you at all.
Gambler; And my head, heart, and feelings were not where they should have been either. I was driven mad on death, but that doesn’t entirely excuse the things I said, which is why I wanted to apologize.
I don’t blame you for what you did. Even if you weren’t ‘mad’ you still had to endure seeing your teammates fall, which couldn’t have been easy. It would definitely be hard to be okay after that.
Do you really think that’s what I think of you, and that I would want to say any of that again? I really hope not… but I know I hurt you deeply too, Valencia, and I wouldn’t have reached out if I didn’t think it was worth apologizing.
Valencia: I don't know what you think of me. Or anybody else, for that matter. Nothing that happened that I did during that event was excusable or forgivable.
Gambler; You might not think so… but I’m choosing to forgive you.
And, yes, I do… but whether or not you want to acknowledge my wrongdoings and accept my apology for them is obviously on you.
Try to enjoy the rest of your evening and I hope that, together, we can move past this…
[ he’d much rather try to rekindle their budding friendship, but if it really does make her uncomfortable, then he won’t push her, since the last thing he wants to do is exacerbate things. ]
valencia hello sorry to disturb you but this is very important i need you to keep an eye on dan feng and make sure he doesnt leave gluttony right now or check his phone not until im sure
[ she is still very much in shock and trying her best not to freak out ]
[ ah... she checks herself, of course, but confirmation doesn't exactly ease the sinking pit in her stomach. ]
I see now
If he wants to search we should let him search. He will be impossible to deal with if we don't. I can afford him the same time limit he afforded me, when the same thing happened
You know I cannot force him to do anything he truly does not want to listen to, and neither can you. Keeping this from him longer than necessary will only be a detriment to him and the rest of us as well
He doesn't know yet, but I know when he does, he will be impossible to handle. I'd rather he not learn of it while around anyone that could be harmed, though. That's why I need you to keep an eye on him and inform me right away if you realize he has.
You know how he is. He will spare no one else the moment he discovers it. And I will do what must be done whenever it happens.
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day 4
hey
i heard you were back
seems stupid to ask how you're doing but
how are you doing
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Yes I'm doing relatively well all things considered
Aphelios said everyone was unharmed. Are you okay?
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all your injuries are gone right?
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I cannot speak for the moment however but it's preferable to permanent monster maiming by a significant margin
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i'm really sorry that happened to you
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I only regret I could not kill it tonight
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it sounds cool at least but i hope it wasn't as hard as this was
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[ ... This seems almost like it's meant to be a joke, given... ]
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i would also hope you've never seen anything like that before
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Most of my targets were more naturally sized, in any case.
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i mean
obviously not today
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Yes. Very much.
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Monsters, mostly. Spirits, apparitions. Anything that harmed humans and did not belong.
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but it sounds cool. kind of like something i'd see in a movie or read about in a fantasy novel
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If only things were so charming in truth
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I was very good at what I did.
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not just cool, SUPER cool
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Yeah it was pretty cool sometimes
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it's nice to meet you despite you know uh
everything
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She feels that tongue and a shiver goes through her because-- no, no, that's rougher than a human tongue. Even in her limited experience she can tell.
Her face and ears go a bit blotchy red as they darken, pulse quick, but she settles in his lap as delicately as she can, deliberately avoiding positioning herself somewhere too risqué, even if she is still wearing clothes. Her voice is a little weak, but she moves that hand from his cheek to lay her palm to his chest instead. ]
I don't know that I can be that good? I can-- try.
...
I want to-- touch you. Please.
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Yeah, start right there?
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She settles both hands against his collar, and gets started-- slowly, very slowly, using her fingers and palms to map out his skin. She follows each little line of muscle, each dip around the edges of bone; her fingertips slot into the dip of his collar before smoothing over to his shoulders and down again, over his chest.
And, listen, it's one thing to know logically that relaxed muscle is soft but it's another entirely to fondle a man's tits and find out for yourself. THIS is decadence ]
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Ok. Give her a second. She squashes then gently between her hands, completely flustered, and she at least has the sense to brush her thumbs over his nipples a LITTLE bit before she just. Briefly loses confidence.
And what better place to hide your face than a catboy's fat fucking tits. Faceplant. ]
I really really really like your muscles.
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Oohhh?
Even more reason to keep in shape here...
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It's much appreciated...
[ she shifts her head enough to gently kiss a pec, letting her hands smooth down again to feel over his ribs, then abs, just as slow and delicate as before. ]
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Clearly.
You ah.. mind a bit of attention as well, or rather just enjoy the moment?
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Ah...
[ ... the answer is "yes" but... ]
I don't mind. I like touching you? And I thought I could... um.
[ hesitates. Does NOT look at him but does make a subtle jerking motion with one hand when she lifts it. ]
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I mean- Anywhere you want. All yours~
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His excitement is encouraging though, and she settles that hand over his pelvis-- not quite touching him, but clearly hyping herself up for it. There's some nerves in her voice, but it's mostly awe. ]
... You're very big.
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HE IS KEEPING THE STRAIGHTEST FACE AS HE SAYS:]
Wasn't easy to manage those pushups in the routine, but it paid off.
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Immediately curls over, laughing into his chest. Sorry the handy is gonna have to wait you killed her ]
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Eventually she sits up again, face red but delighted. ]
If you keep doing things like this I'll never get to it!
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There is ALWAYS time to laugh. [And still is even as he leans down to kiss her.]
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And since that shuts him up pretty effectively, she takes the chance to gently curl her fingers around his cock, her touch feather-light as she feels up along the length of him.]
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He moves down, kissing the corner of her mouth, her neck and the edge of her shoulder, even as his fingers slide up over heated skin, callouses dragging roughly.
He doesn't bother to unzip her sports bra, just scrunch it up out of the way of his own appreciations.]
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She eases that a little with another little stroke, slow, as his hands shove her bra out of the way. She makes a faintly embarrassed noise but leans into his touch, squirming under the scratch of this callouses. ]
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It's a sight, can watch the tensing of his abs, or how the waxing clearly stops below the belly button, or the run of soft spines. But there's more to the heavy twitch at the swipe of her thumb, he breathes out against her skin, another press of kisses and an encouraging, dragging lick along her collar is in counterpoint with the nearly careful way he cups her breasts-]
... Where WERE you hidin' those, really now. [He mumbles with a laugh, against her.]
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She leans all of her weight into his hands so she can use the other to brush his fingers through the hair he's got below the belt, even as the hand curled around him length sets up a slow and steady pace-- bottom to top, thumb brushing along the edge of the head on every upstroke, fingers gently squeezing over those spines on the down. ]
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You're soooo good to me. [The broad, palming massage stops as a thought of- hey you SHOULD RECIPROCATE and not just soak this up makes it through his horny lil brain.
So he'll just move to kiss her while slipping down between her legs.]
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She makes a soft noise into the kiss-- and a sharper one, when his hand goes between her legs; even with pants on she's hot and it's fairly obvious she's pretty fucking wet and maybe she should have taken those off a while ago. She was busy however. And frankly still is-- she pulls back from the kiss a little to whisper, hasty, without slowing her hand: ]
Y-you don't-- have to. Sett.
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Oh, I know I don't gotta. [He leans up to recapture her lips a brief moment, then ducks his head, the soft fur of his ears brushing her cheek. His fingers disappear under her, the rough texture barely more than an afterthought for how easily they slide over her clit, alternating light and teasing, heavier pressure.]
But you're everything I want... [He catches his breath] want right now.
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The touch is absolutely electric; she jolts under his hand the same way she did when Aphelios first touched her, but different now in a room with just the two of them and her hand's already on his cock and feeling the ways he responds to her with more than just his face and words. His hips lift into her grip, she squeezes him firm and gentle in response, her palm rubbing over the head of him and smearing the pre down, her fingers a little slick with it. The way the pads of his fingers-- a little rougher but more importantly thicker than Phel's between her lips, and how her hips jerk forward to meet him on reflex.
... But speaking of words. She inhales a shuddering little breath at his, and-- can't even respond properly, as she buries her embarrassed face into his hair, her grip faltering on him just a moment. But she does whine, needy, against his ear, because yes yes yes she WANTS this she wants him to want her and touch her and she's so fucking hungry why is she hungry it doesn't matter his fingers are on her and his cock is right there and he's so fucking hot the room is too warm he smells so good and he's barely touched her at all and she needs more. ]
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She's a bit squeaky when she speaks, her throat tight. ]
Sett--
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His breathing hitches, and the thought nearly drives him over. It's really not going to be long.]
Lil more? [Even as he rolls his palm against her next thrust, he pulls his finger out- enough to slide two in.]
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She almost whines a complaint at the loss of his finger and then Holy Shit there's two of them. Sir you have VERY large hands. The stretch sends a shock through her, and she barely manages to even attempt to say "yes" before it melts into a wordless, high moan. Her thighs tremble with the effort of keeping herself up enough to allow him access AND the building pressure.
Frankly, all thoughts are gone. She shifts her head to lean against his shoulder, panting, and tightens her hand around him, pumping over the head of his cock with quick, shallow strokes. ]
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He doesn't have the sense right now to keep moving his fingers to meet her, there's just a little reflexive jerk, pressing them a little more thoughtlessly against her walls.]
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And frankly, it doesn't take much more than that to push her over either, as close as she already was: the tight pressure of his fingers and the solid warmth of his palm firm against her bring her to shivering orgasm, a little louder for her part; she crests the waves each time with a low groan, her muscles-- both in and out, her thighs reflexively trying to squeeze shut-- gripping tight around him. ]
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The rest of Sett is all focused on her as she uses his hand to take herself over. The rippling contractions and the muscles compressing his hand. He dusts kisses over her skin as she comes down, sloppy, happy, open mouthed ones down anywhere he can reach.]
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That said she just kind of... gradually sags against him, boneless, breathing a little hard as she comes down and slowly relaxes. She makes a small noise at the kisses, but it's genuinely hard to tell if it's appreciation or complaint-- though what isn't hard to tell is she way she shakily and slowly nudges Sett to draw his fingers out of her. Now that the post-nut clarity has settled in so too has the ache of penetration for a woman who is very unused to it.
Aside from that, though. She does not move. Her turn to enjoy the pampering a little. ]
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His hands are mostly clean again by the time one arm curls around her to support her, and he really only interrupts his attention to her collarbone to help with some of that mess.]
Mm, thhhhhat was a great way to warm up.
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She cleans her own hands off too, before weakly flopping back against his chest, shifting her legs out from under her with QUITE some difficulty so she can sit sideways in his lap and stretch the cramps out of her calves AND remove her pants because. Well. It's a bit too late to salvage them after all that. ]
Ha... Your hands are way too big to be doing that with no warning.
[ says it kind of fussily, but doesn't actually look like she's complaining... or inclined to move away from him at all. ]
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Nnnot too sore? Got a lil excited..
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Mm. We'll see tomorrow.
[ a pause, then a bit sheepish herself: ]
... Felt really good.
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... at length, she nods against him, though. because she really can't deny that it felt great and even the soft ache is really, really good in its own weird way. like a mark. oh that's so weird to think of no no. moving on, ]
I'd-- yes. Yes. I'd like to. Soon.
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Yeah, me too. You make the calls, bosslady.
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I don't-- mind if you want to ask, or something... Whenever you want to, too.
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sputters a little, pushing back to look at him. ]
I-- no?? What? Why?
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Why what? You're great?!
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It-- it was only a handjob? I barely--
[ a pause. ]
Oh. Oh, you're exaggerating. Okay.
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[He pokes her in the side. Where she's ticklish.]
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her legs are jelly though so. fwump. onto the floor ]
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SNERK. HE TRIES TO HIDE IT. TRIES TO KEEP IT IN.
BUT SNERK.]
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Sett...
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It's your fault!
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Here... lemmie help you up. [If she opens her eyes, Sett will already have offered a hand.]
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I'll resist, I promise.
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Lets him do this with zero resistance, curling her arms over his shoulders so she can hug him, tightly. ]
...
It's... okay if you don't. Sometimes.
1/2
[There's that pause and then, he nuzzles the top of her head.]
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I wasn't exaggeratin'. I mean, it's not just the sex though I definitely like that a lot.
... I do like you, you know.
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she goes... pretty still, though sett will obviously hear her heart rate pick up, especially this close, a little anxious.
She seems to chew on that for a long moment (or just really fighting for what to say) before she finally answers. ]
It's-- um. We haven't... known each other long, so it really is fine if it's mostly the. The sex. I do like seeing you happy so I really don't mind.
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Well ... good to have it early, he supposes. Fuck it, he'll cuddle her anyway. This is fine.]
Aint nothing wrong with wanting to see each other happy.
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R... right. So it's...
[ trails off a bit, searching. how to phrase this in a way that doesn't sound-- you know. Stupid? Needy? Desperate? Maybe she is desperate. God, that's a terrifying thought and if her heart goes any faster she might actually have a panic attack, no thank you. Just say it. The worst he does is leave, right? There's nothing wrong with going back to square one. You were there less than a week ago. You literally just let him fingerfuck you just fucking TALK. ]
... You really don't have to force yourself to do-- something like that. Like me, I mean. Especially when I'm not-- mmm. Not... very good, as a person...
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His voice is warm when she hears it, and he lifts a hand from where it was holding her to run down through her hair.]
Yeah? Still aint feeling forced at all.
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I-I'm just saying. You could stand to have better taste.
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It's true. Smell an' hearing's way sharper for me.
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boy ]
In people. Better taste in people. Or women, specifically, because Aphelios is great.
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Y'know? I don't actually have any details on what's gone on with Phel, but I gotta feel or two, just by how he aint blinked about what I told him about me.
... And you're probably followin' where this is going for. But aint none of us have 'good' taste. And thank any god you care t'yell at about it.
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... She's kind of realizing she doesn't know too much about Sett. That's normal, having only met a few days ago, and with how magnetic his personality has been for her. Which feels weird in itself until she thinks about the people she calls her "friends" back home, who actually know anything anything about her. Not a single human among them.
She is surprised, however, to hear that Sett isn't aware of Phel's background, maybe? But... he did only tell her because of that game in the first place... She's quiet for another moment before she speaks, hesitant. ]
Aphelios... is a little similar to me. Or-- he used to be.
[ an awkward pause. ]
Even with the things you may have done in your past, from what I've gathered both of you have moved on to do better things. That's commendable, I think.
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... She shifts her hands a bit up, to his hair, to pet him. ]
I'm sorry. For making this awkward.
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Ahhh, that's good.
And... I don't mind talking, if you ever wanna. [He doesn't have enough shame for awkward to have much meaning.]
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About what?
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... I don't... want to mess this up again. Talking about myself.
[ a pause. then, with some amusement: ]
It seems to upset people, for some reason. And I've already told you what I do back home for my church, which is really the most important thing.
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I would be on my BEST behavior with your mom, but yeah, seems like that would not go over well.
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If nothing else, she has the same manners she trained into me. So she would still serve you coffee or tea.
... I think Dad would like you, though, once he talked to you a bit.
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Ohh? He a friendly sort then?
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... Could we lay down for a bit? My thigh is starting to cramp.
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[... She still wobbly legged? Would be funny to find out, but probably rude. LETS JUST PICK HER UP!! He'll walk them both over to the bed. ALSO its a great view of her rack. Win Win.]
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Thaaaank you, Sett...
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Annnnny time.
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... If you've got things to do, don't let me keep you too long.
[ she says, while curling an arm over him to absolutely do just that. ]
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[ she moves to get comfortable, smiling and happy and--
And then freezes, hearing the soft ding! of the dryer as it finishes its cycle. ]
...
[ perhaps the most miserable sett has ever seen her. She gets up to go get that first. ]
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... yknow what he's right. If she gets up she has to stop cuddling AND put clothes on.
Okay. Burrows herself into him again. ]
Mm. Trapped.
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[He laughs and pulls up the corner of the blanket they'd settled on and flops it over the two of them.]
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[ the benefit of that at least is due to her ambient heat the blanket warms up VERY fast.
But also due to (everything) that's happened Val is like. Very very quickly drifting off, like finally putting her head down took all the energy right out of her.]
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He just takes a deep breath in, enjoying the smoky tinged air around her, and then nuzzles his face against her and lets himself drift off as well.]
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[ There's a brief pause when he pushes up against her, her cheeks coloring darkly, but she doesn't move to stop his wandering hands. She focuses instead on slowly rucking up his shirt, letting her wrists drag it upwards while her fingers instead trace the lines of muscle and bone from his stomach to his ribs.
He likely didn't get a good look the last time but now he'll find her skin loaded with smooth white scars, scratches and punctures, when he pushes her shirt up. ]
Slow.
[ The reminder is a soft murmur, more commentary than scolding. ]
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he licks his lips, and aims to push the shirt further up, get it off her if she'll cooperate by moving her arms. ]
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Of course she's a good polite girl so she is wearing a sports bra, but it's one of those fun ones that zip up the front. Easy! ]
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Which is something of a point, actually; she marvels a little at Aphelios' touches, and her allowance of them, and the hunger that's coiling slow and warm in the pit of her stomach and the somewhat baffling thought that she wants more. She hesitates, then leans forward a bit over him, so she can push his shirt up and off as well. ]
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he's not Sett but he's definitely muscled, himself, just leaner with it. he has scars too, faint, but the sort that correlate with what he's told her of his background. just as quickly as that shirt's been removed though his hands back on her, groping her chest. ]
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She does make a small noise of embarrassment when he feels her chest, though-- they're pretty big handfuls for him-- but she presses forward encouragingly, both for him to touch and so she can smooth her palms up to grope him. Her turn. ]
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She brushes her thumbs over his nipples, idly, as she curls over him so she can kiss him. ]
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he'll respond to her by lightly pinching a nipple between his fingertips -- just with the soft pads of his thumbs, rolling it gently. ]
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-- And a slightly sharper noise, at the pinch, his fingers rolling it to pert attention. She obliges him by mimicking the action on his own, if somewhat distracted, pressing her hips down against his as she presses into his touch. ]
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She feels that bulge, the heat pressing up between her thighs. She gives a little noise-- a whine, maybe-- and breaks the kiss so she can instead nuzzle her lips up under the edge of Phel's jaw. Her hands move restlessly against him, gently dragging her nails down against his chest. And more importantly she grinds needily down against him, chasing that brief pressure. ]
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his hands get a little less coordinated on her -- squeezing, pinching again lightly with just his fingertips, maybe an edge of nail but never anything too rough. ]
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And it's good, great, but on the cusp of just not enough. She exhales roughly, frustrated, one of her hands sliding up to Aphelios' neck and up to sink into his hair.
She's hungry. ]
... Pants.
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She does pause though, to look down and watch him free his cock, her whole face down to her neck coloring dark and hot to the touch. When he does get his pants off, finally, she murmurs. ]
... Can I touch you?
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-- when she asks her questions he turns a bit redder, a rare moment of fluster from him, before he nods and leans back a bit. to watch her, curious, eager. ]
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But with his allowance she turns back to her goal, shifting herself down a bit to sit on his thighs instead of straddling his hips, so she can better reach him.
There's a bit of hesitance and more than a little awe before she collects herself and curls her hand delicately around him, her hands hot to the touch. ]
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It's weird. It's weird and kind of fun and he's warm in her grasp and soft and firm all at once, and her hand moves gently along him in careful exploration from base to head. And she's always listening for his noises, as soft as they are-- especially then-- and when his breath huffs out or something rougher leaves his throat she looks back up at him through her hair, either for guidance or assurance that her touch is pleasurable for him. ]
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there's an encouraging hum again -- tuneless, like before, rough but in a way that shows how he's being affected even by such a light touch. his hands go -- to her hair, slide down to her neck, her sides, whatever he can reach of her from the position, and the roll of his hips is a bit more urgent this time. ]
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She ducks her head a little when his hands go through her hair, and she leans forward into his touch to make it easy for him to reach. Her hand, meanwhile, continues its smooth repetition, tightening her grip a little at the tip when she slides it back, dragging the pad of her thumb down along the central muscle.
She does manage a murmur, a little strained. ]
You're-- really cute. Aphelios.
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Aphelios does the silent equivalent of a sputter -- tightens his fingers in her hair for a moment; he's not exactly denying it though because who in this position would. he does aim to get some sort of ... revenge, though, as she moves her hand over him, his free hand sliding to her bare back and down her spine, into her own pants to get a handful of her ass. ]
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She does laugh a little at his expression, red herself, and leans into his grip a bit without thinking about it.
She does shudder though, her flash deepening as his hand finds purchase, and kind of. Duck her head a little... but scooches herself a bit closer so he can do that, encouraging. It does put her in the position of his dick being much closer between her legs and having to stroke him at an angle, but surely he doesn't mind the ambient heat. ]
Mm...
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his hand does move -- groping, squeezing her ass in a completely inappropriate way! then shifts around to her front, feeling for her panties to rub his fingertips against her through them. ]
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When his hand migrates though she stiffens with a small gasp... and rocks slowly into that touch. She's easy so obviously her panties are already a little damp. ]
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She gets her mouth on his neck again, sucking gently at his neck-- at where Sett's bite mark remains-- a soft groan in her throat. This is great but there's the background temptation for more, closer that she doesn't know how to reconcile except to press more firmly against him, even if it effects the movement of both of their hands. ]
A-- phelios...
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he's patient but even he has his limits!! ]
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She gives a small noise of complaint before acquiescing that, yeah, sure, he's right and the pants gotta go. She reluctantly draws her hand away from his cock-- gives him a firm little rub over the tip with her thumb as she parts-- so she can pull back and help him remove her pants, using him a support while she pushes off each leg.
... the panties get a little more debate, though, her face flushed red with embarrassment, but even she can tell that it'll be too late for them if she waits any longer for her slick to soak through. She peels those off as well. And hey, if you were curious, the carpets DO match the drapes.
That done though she climbs back onto his lap, hand curled around him without missing a beat. ]
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he wants to sign to tell her how beautiful she is but also he doesn't want to stop touching her. problems.
he'll opt for touching her for now, since he has a much better angle for it. he'll hum at the contact to his cock again and in turn he'll bring his hand back against her, between her legs, pressing a finger inside of her to start with. ]
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She does gasp softly when he his hand returns to her crotch, though-- and she's more than slick enough for his finger to easily press in. Her hand's stroking slows a little bit as he does that, though, head bowed and watching his hand disappear between her legs as if entranced by it... or just by the feeling of it, as she very slightly cants her hips forward to press him deeper. ]
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he breathes out, steadily. it's amazing to feel her in this way, to, not just her skin but to feel inside of her, his free hand sliding to her spine to stroke. he's hoping it's not uncomfortable -- guessing it's not, if she's not tensing or protesting, so he'll venture enough to try to press a second finger into her cunt, both sinking till they hit his knuckles. ]
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She does tense a little-- but it's in response to the way he pets her back, as she arches carefully under that. Which of course only serves to drag his fingers against her.
She's distracted now, though, so while her hand remains warm and solid on his cock she seems to be concentrating mostly on his hand. Her muscles squeeze around him on reflex as he pulls out, as if trying to keep him in place, and-- well. While both fingers have no problem pressing in, and she groans from it, she does wince just slightly... not because Phel did anything wrong, but. Because she's a bit sore from the local catboy, you see.
Regardless, she sinks down against his hand to meet him, until he's pressed fully in. ]
Mm...
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since that seemed alright -- he'll begin to move those fingers, curling them, straightening them and beginning to rock them into her. he's not at all focused on his own pleasure right now, but -- that's fine, since having her react like this is its own form of satisfying. ]
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More importantly, think about Phel's reactions, now that she's adjusted to it. Slowly, her hand starts to move again in time with his, only a little stuttered when he hits the mark; she reacts positively to just about anything he does, her cunt squeezing around him when his fingers threaten to pull too far out and when he curls and moves them in against her. She makes some soft, almost shy noises as he continues, but her face burns red again under the little kiss most of all.
She leans in towards him again, just enough to reach his neck so she could kiss it delicately under his jaw. ]
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it's slow -- honestly slower than he'd like, but he's making himself slow down still, keeping his attention on her and if it seems like she's ready for more. ]
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She didn't think she wanted it that badly but. god, she kind of does. And when he does the same motion again she gives a short, low groan, pressing herself more firmly into his hand, needy. ]
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that's intriguing! and also very hot! Aphelios' breath hitches, a moment, fingers stilling inside of her -- maybe it is okay to keep going. to push forward, for more than this.
it's with a great reluctance that he does slide those fingers out, just get enough space between them to sign; ]
"Condom?"
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It doesn't parse, for a moment, what he's asking. And then it manages to permeate that cloud of lust all at once, running hot-- cold-- hot anxiety-excitement-confusion through her veins and to her face, cheeks darkly colored but eyes worried.
He wants... that?? No, of course he does, why shouldn't he? Isn't that normal for people in a relationship? They're not in a relationship though, not really; if anything she'd just fallen in between Aphelios and Sett by complete accident and for some reason they were okay with that. Sure, people do this for fun all the time, maybe Aphelios does back home and this is normal for him but it's far from that for her. Is she wrong for feeling like it's too soon? Something in her wants him, too, whatever that means. She's not one of their groupies, though. She hopes he doesn't see her that way. He said he liked her. Does he? Wanted her. Only like this? He's being a little bit of an asshole, she thinks, and regrets it instantly. He's been good to her. Kind. Taken care of her and worried about her even only knowing her a couple of days. Can she repay him back, with something like this? Is this even enough to show the depth of her appreciation? Would he accept that? Will it hurt? Perhaps worse, would it feel good?
She pulls her hand away from his dick, wondering when this sort of thing became such a difficult choice. ]
... Do you-- want to?
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But he would really rather be clear on it. so he signs back at her. ]
"I don't mind if you don't want to use one."
[ this is clearly the crux of the issue here. ]
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Stares at him for a moment. The misunderstanding is so stupid but of course he's thinking something like that. It's really absurd. Something holding those stressful thoughts in check snaps.
She just starts to laugh, her breath hiccuping with a slight sob. ]
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Aphelios lifts his dry hand up to touch her face, concern plain on his own. is she ok?? ]
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N-no, no, I'm sorry, it's okay, I just--
[ he wants her. Right? He likes her, she can trust him? Maybe she can trust him. Maybe being honest is okay, here...? Ahh, it's scary. But...
She's still smiling a bit though she's dried her damp eyes, but she doesn't look at him when she speaks, instead gently covering his hand with hers. ]
... I'm sorry. I got-- scared. Before.
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he wants to ask if she's okay with - - well, the step he was implying, but he doesn't want to stop touching her either. he'll wait a moment, seeing if she has more to say, or ask. ]
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But, ]
... I'm sorry. If I've made this too...
...
You'd-- go slow. Right?
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"Of course.
I don't want to scare you."
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[ exhales, doing her best to force a little more confidence. ]
It's scary no matter what! I've never done this before! But I-- I just.
... I want you to-- be happy, with me. I want you to know that I care about you. So if this helps-- If you actually... want me, I want you too.
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[ Aphelios signs without a hint of shame. ]
"But I only want this if you want it too."
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I-- do...
[ thought she kind of says it like she's not sure she's allowed. She's been asking herself this a lot today-- what does she want? Is it okay to want this? Was it okay to want Sett's fingers and mouth on her? If not now, when? Did it matter?
After a beat, she looks back up at him. ]
... If-- If I'd said no, or "maybe next year", would you have waited...?
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[ it's signed without hesitation. he leans forward - - kisses her cheeks, brief, before he can pull back to sign again. ]
"There's lots of things I want to do with you. Not just this.
But sex is really fun."
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It has been fun...
[ she can't deny that, despite her reservations and anxieties. She looks over his shoulder at the pile of stuff on his floor. ]
... Where'd you put them? The-- condoms.
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sorry Valencia because there's an octopus tentacle sprouting from his back so he can lean over and fish for the box of condoms. ]
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[ makes a weak noise, eyes wide ]
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sees her face
Oh.
signs to her : ]
"Sorry. You don't like them?"
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[ as if to prove they're fine. She gently grabs one. Doubles as distracting her from watching him open a condom, frankly. ]
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blushes, when she grabs a tentacle. it curls around her hand. it's warm and dry despite the appearance of it. ]
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she blushes pretty deeply too because, yknow, it's not like she hasn't seen enough anime to Get The Idea. not to mention, yknow, certain pieces of classical art. She carefully glances at Phel's face though, noting the blush with... some surprise? as she curls her fingers around it, softly squishing them in. ... they're certainly more muscular than the ones on Tartaglia's dragon form... ]
... You can feel that?
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It's freaking her out a little bit, tense, but there's enough color in her face to make that unease a little-- complicated...? At least until she shudders, shaking that arm a little and letting it go. ]
O-okay. Okay... that's enough...
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"What position do you prefer for this?"
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She leans into his touch a little and-- she's already made him wait so long, it feels... Cruel? to make him also go through the trouble of getting into bed with her, when they could just... oh, but she's so nervous. She's so tense with it. Isn't she supposed to relax?
She hesitates, just making a noncommittal noise as she scoots forward and (with GREAT bravery, please praise her) angles to rub the length of him up along her lips instead of just going for it entirely. Even cooled off a bit emotionally she's still fairly slick but more importantly she's very, very warm, and the action makes her shudder atop him. ]
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what she's chosen is a good start, though - - her rubbing up slick against him, and even through the condom it feels amazing. he hisses, rocks, pushing up against her, cock hard as it pushes against her folds, providing that friction. he rolls his hips - - not aiming to press inside her yet but getting her used to the feeling, aiming to get her worked back up again, using a hold on her hips to help with the motion. ]
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The feeling is something else too-- smooth and firm against her slit, thicker and less intent than the press of his fingers when it slides easily over her clit. Her mind briefly laments the lack of skin friction, what if NO condom, before she has to mentally beat that back as absolutely fucking insane no we will NOT be doing that you horny monster.
She breathes a bit heavily, but after a moment-- and maybe more nervously than she really intended-- she presses in to kiss his lips. ]
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instead, he drops his hand down between them, holding his cock - - bracing it so the tip presses against her, and just that tip sinks inside. he doesn't pull her down onto it, doesn't push more - - his eyes flick to watch hers for any discomfort. ]
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The kiss was lovely enough that she'd almost forgotten, the heat of his mouth reassuring and solid against hers. So when he presses against her entrance she goes stock still for a second, like-- right. Right, we're doing this.
She's still got good leverage, holding his shoulder. She's-- embarrassed, more than anything, that Phel is still caring so much. So she hides her face against his shoulder and just urges her hips down, sinking more of him into her and marveling at the feeling. It's not so different from fingers. It's totally incomparable to fingers. It aches-- in a good way, a painful way, an INCREDIBLY good way and oh, god, she was right. Liking it is worse than being scared of it hurting. She wants him.
She opens her mouth to say something, but all that comes out is a breathless whine. ]
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so it's steady, the pace at which he pulls, lets gravity do most of the work - - inch by inch into her, his breath hissing out of him. ]
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She gives a soft little noise at the kiss-- acknowledgement or desire for more it's hard to say, but she does shakily shift her free hand down along his spine to his lower back, encouraging. ]
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it's not his first time but it's different with her, with Valencia, so hot and stretched around him. his fingertips dig into her skin, not too hard but enough to leave indents, as he struggles not to move in more than little pulses up into her. ]
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It's still-- tight. She can't relax like this, holding herself up in his lap, back arched into his touch. It takes a second for her mouth to catch up to her mind before she manages to speak, her voice rough with effort. ]
I-- If I could... lay down.
[ on the bed. On the floor. She doesn't care, honestly, as long as he stays against her. ]
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he doesn't want to pull out so he keeps inside of her as his arm loops against her back, keeping her close as his knees lift and he rotates to let her rest down in the bed, his own hips settled between her legs. he rests on his elbows for a moment, still quite close to her, and signs - - ]
"Like this?"
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As he lays her back though the difference is almost instant: with her back flat she exhales all of that tension in her shoulders, and her whole body just... relaxes. She lets go of him to rub her face, taking long, slow breathes as little electric currents jolt up through her belly with each of Phel's little situating movements, one of her legs loosely curled behind his thigh.
She almost doesn't see his signing, but she nods, shifting her red-faced gaze down to where they're joined now that she can see better-- and carefully reaches down between them, brushing her fingertips against the base of him where he's pressed into her. ]
Mm... good.
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he does have to brace his hands on the bed so he can't sign for that, but he doesn't want to focus on signing for now - - he just wants to watch her react to that, to feel her around him. ]
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She's quiet, for a bit, just... enraptured by it all before she begins to lift her hips a bit to meet him. She gets the rhythm quickly, her whole body shuddering, tightening around him as he pulls out and accepting him smoothly when he pushes back in again, shivering out a soft, short little noise of pleasure. Her hand leaves it's place so both of them can smooth against his hips and stomach, just... touching him. ]
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with a spark of realization his tentacles (still there) move, not to touch her but to help keep him upright, pushed against the sheets beside them. that frees his hands to skim his fingers down from her shoulders to her chest, thumbs brushing over her nipples, pinching lightly, just further adding to the stimulation as he rocks more fully inside of her. ]
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The tentacles-- go ignored, actually, because by this point she's closed her eyes, focusing entirely on the physicality and noise of it all. So when Phel's wandering fingers pinch her nipples she jolts, involuntarily tensing around him and gripping his hips, and releases a high gasp. ]
Aph-- elios!
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-- Suddenly rocketing up on a thrust, coiling, condensing somewhere hot and tight in every muscle between her thighs. She doesn't say anything-- can't-- but her hands claw blindly for his shoulders to haul him down against her. Something in her is desperate, needs him as close as possible, wants him in her and wrapped around her and pressed against every inch he can reach-- and she cries out when comes, her whole body convulsing under him. ]
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and the clench of her around him helps push him over that edge. there's a soft, rough cry, as rough and raw as his other sounds, and something, very, very quiet and strained as he slumps on her, pulled close - - ]
Val.
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And then he says her name.
Val's frozen, for a second. Then she loosens her grip on him, but only so she can shift her hands up, into his hair and over his shoulders. With a pathetic wavering noise in her throat she peppers his neck-- or anywhere she can reach, without moving him-- with warm, affectionate kisses. shivering as they both come down. ]
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By that point she's come down and starting to feel the after effects more clearly. But it's warm and comfortable and the idea of leaving Aphelios even just to briefly clean up right now makes her heart hurt a bit. Her hips ache though.... ]
... Aphelios...
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... Should probably take the condom off. Before things get too sticky.
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Aphelios SIGHS. accepts defeat, pushes himself up with his tentacles to pull out, slow and careful. ]
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... god, he's pretty. ]
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It's only after that he actually shifts to take the condom off, wrapping it up. ]
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Her expression twists a little at the sweet expression, but she lets him finish that up before she scoots in close to him again, leaning her head on his shoulder. ]
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Did you-- enjoy it?
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Pushes herself up onto her elbows, bright red. ]
--You're laughing at me. Aphelios. Hey.
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"Of course I enjoyed it."
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[ ... well. Since she's already up here.
She leans in to press a kiss to the corner of his mouth, soft. ]
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...
Thank you.
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i should thank you
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... Mm? Why?
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its not easy for you, right?
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... No, it isn't. I, um. I meant it, when I said I has no experience at all, prior to all of this...
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thank you for trusting me
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... and
her eyes abruptly get a little damp, lips tight, but she mostly manages to hide it before it gets too much by shifting instead to bury her face into the sheet, hiding under the crook of his arm. ]
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wraps his arm around her, pulling her close, kissing her forehead. ]
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her shoulders huddle a bit, but she does accept being held, taking a shuddering breath to stop herself from actually crying. It takes a minute, before she can finally respond, her voice shaky: ]
I-- of course I trust you.
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She seems happy to cuddle for a while at least, though, a little too energized after all that to fall asleep straightaway... and it's too early besides. and she had a nap earlier...
she strokes along phel's spine, voice soft-- more or less just checking if he's awake. ]
Aphelios...?
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I meant to... tell you before, but, um. Earlier-- me and Sett...
[ trails off a bit. ]
-- We didn't. Um. I mean, it was just-- fingers. I hope that's. Okay.
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moves his hands ]
"Of course that's okay."
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[ pauses, thoughtfully ]
He's... more yours? Right? Or-- I guess we're just... it's fine for anyone to do whatever, since we're three people...?
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[ that's how it works. they solomon's babied the sett ]
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I see...
[ a beat. ]
And-- you're...?
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[ relationship math ]
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R... right. Okay.
[ so completing this weird shape means, ]
So I'm-- yours and his, too.
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That said she does blush pretty deeply, pressing her face against his chest. Being 'someone's' feels really... ]
Okay. Thank you...
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Aphelios nods, with a little happy huff of air out again, going back to wrapping his arms around her ]
Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
god this rules. she presses a distracted kiss against his neck-- her bite mark--, curling her free arm comfortably around him; she presses her leg up a bit to meet him as he rocks forward, helpfully!! as her tail just keeps wagging despite his pets. Her other hand gently rubs the fingers up along the edge of his ear and down again, rubbing gently at the base. ]
... Good?
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
[ hums out an appreciative groan at the feel of his hand at that sweet spot, trailing kisses along his pulse point...
Since he's being so cooperative and getting hard for her she takes that opportunity to roll her hips forward-- for more pressure against his front, for more pressure to rub herself against his leg as well, slow and easy and casual. ]
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She exhales, hot, against his neck-- and manages to collect herself a little to push herself up, her whole face flushed, to look at him; hazy-eyed with pleasure but clearly making an attempt at staying at attention. ]
A-- Aphelios. Do... Is this good? Do you want more?
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
after a second gestures to their clothes, picking at the fabric. it's too hot with them on. tasukete ]
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She does look down at him though, considering, her ears perked upright with interest and her tail curled before she leans over him again with one hand against the sheets. The other goes to palm warmly over his bulge, feeling the shape of him. ]
Mm... it's okay if you stay like this, I think.
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tips his head, with a curious little ear perk at the words. he takes his hands away to sign; ]
"Clothed
or a rabbit?"
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
[ Massages him firmly through his clothes, her tail wagging.
Can he finish like this, she wonders? Is she good enough to make that happen? It wasn't a challenge before but it kind of is now-- she presses down to kiss him, leaning down on her elbow with her cheeks hot and her mouth eager. ]
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
[ whatever though he was going to sign is interrupted; his knees curl, another attempt to stop the reflexive kick, kisses back -- and really, he's worked up enough from everything it seems like he could finish like this, pre staining his pants ]
1/2
keeps kissing him, but feels that wet spot and. do i want to ruin his pants though. ]
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she hums against his mouth, huffing a laugh through her nose at the obvious disrupted twitch of his leg, as she squeezes and palms the outline of his bulge. but she breaks the kiss so she can lean down... and evidently is a bit too lazy to sit up again so she can use her other hand to push up his shirt, because she just starts pressing warm kisses over the fabric covering his chest until she finds a nipple-- and gently pinches it between his shirt and her teeth, glancing up at him to check. ]
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
his hands shift -- move to her, one hand to her hair, the other hand to her shoulder, and -- when his nipple gets pinched there's a sharp inhale. he doesn't feel the pain, just the pressure, the light pleasurable jolt that gives too, so the sound he makes is more than approving. ]
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she hums lightly at the hand in her hair, closing her eyes-- she doesn't want to stop what she's doing, except to move to the other nipple, but she does subtly try to lean into his hands. ]
Re: Day 10 NSFW you know the drill
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The urgency just makes her ears perk in clear interest, tail lifting. But rather than leave off so she can free him from his pants she squeezes, rubbing more insistently, dropping her head down to his stomach where she can nudge his shirt up enough to gently sink her teeth into the skin over his hip. ]
DAY 15 1:30PM
Imbibitor Lunae: Extremely short lifer, if I remember correctly
[2 minutes later]
Imbibitor Lunae: Valencia why aren't you replying
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Valencia: It's been two minutes.
Valencia: Yes, I am. Why?
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Valencia: Why?
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Imbibitor Lunae: what if I made a card
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Valencia: You can try making a card.
Valencia: I do recommend just apologizing, though. With your mouth. If you truly feel badly you need to understand why what you did was wrong in the first place and say so.
Valencia: Which I doubt. I hope you aren't thinking of apologizing just because she has something you want and you're angry you can't have it now.
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Imbibitor Lunae: You are right though I did think we were playing. Jing Yuan said it is only playing if we both know we are playing but how was I to know she did not think it was playing
Imbibitor Lunae: She does not have something I want at the moment but I do not want to break her like that? You know?
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Valencia: If you want to play, you need to learn how to do it more gently and match the energy of the person you're playing with. Not everybody is able to withstand you in the way your peers might have.
Valencia: Sett is capable of holding his strength in check while playing with others. You could too.
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Imbibitor Lunae: I really did want to kill her too. I was angry
Imbibitor Lunae: Should I put that in the card
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Imbibitor Lunae: Okay what should I put in it then? Should I tell her I will endeavor to play nicer next time?
Re: DAY 15 1:30PMtwo
Valencia: I believe in your ability to be kind, so please do your best.
« Day 20 - At the lab »
megumi: valencia, are you still at the hospital?
megumi: please let us know where you are. I'm worried!
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
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Valencia: Shall I make my way to you?
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
megumi: we're getting our heads together to figure out the right code but those zombies are falling easily at least.
megumi: I've gotten the flowers for an antidote out to Envy's greenhouse, but the vaccine is still locked.
megumi: if you're out there, please stay safe. I don't want you to get sick. We'll be down as soon as we get the vaccine.
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
megumi: how are things where you are? are the zombies still docile? the ones here are behaving aggressively when they show.
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Valencia: It looks like it's been manifesting quickly here. I was here only a few days ago.
Re: « Day 20 - At the lab »
megumi: He's handled zombies in his world too, but it was overwhelming.
megumi: You've already seen what those wall pods can do. I've seen similar on mine Star. The spores linger after they explode.
megumi: We've three people who may have been infected... so I'll get back to trying to helping with the code.
megumi: let me know immediately if you feel off at all, alright?
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Valencia: I will. Be safe in there.
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Megumi: I'll see you when we're out too.
[ Sadly, she too, has lied, she's going to pass out when they're out! ]
Day 21
If Val finds it, if she ever goes to investigate, she may find an old coffee can with a piece of paper glued to the outside, and Nora glyphs spelling out Val's name (the glyphs are stark black lines, predominantly patterns of V's. It rattles when picked up - within, are a Foodland multitool/pocketknife and a couple of bone arrowheads. A hunter's gift.
There's also one more sheet of paper, crayons again, this time looking like someone attempted to trace over reproduce a picture. At the bottom, an unpracticed hand has written in English:]
Thanks for listening.
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possibly against her better judgement (and quickly growing directional issues thank you fever) she DOES head out to the marked spot to pick up the gift, looking over it with confusion at first and then-- oh! This is from Aloy. She's a little amused that she didn't just drop it off like a normal person but this sort of thing is fun too.
Sometime much later Envy will get a knock on the door and hopefully Aloy's the one who checks because the same can is sitting on the porch. Inside there's a carefully wrapped pack of cold-smoked meat (both elk and fish) and a handful of stone arrowheads, along with a note; her handwriting is steady and clear.]
I'm not sure that I did anything to deserve thanks.
But thank you for the gift.
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« Day whatever you want the antidote (21/22) »
megumi: dan feng told me you were unwell. I have an antidote for you! can you get to your window?
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Valencia: yjes
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megumi: there's an antidote in the flask I have, drink it right away!
[ She's ready to nyoom to her, but she's taking care to watch herself now that she's feeling better. ]
Re: « Day whatever you want the antidote (21/22) »
Eventually if she comes around the house she'll probably get to witness very ill looking Valencia struggle to open the window and drape tiredly against the sill. ]
Re: « Day whatever you want the antidote (21/22) »
I'll open it for you- please drink it, love. You should have called me sooner...
Re: « Day whatever you want the antidote (21/22) »
It came on pretty quick... thank you, Miss Megumi.
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Let's not waste time, then. Drink all of it, don't leave a single drop.
[ Watching her with concern... ]
Have you felt any changes? 'tis probably not too far advanced...
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[ Gives her a reassuring smile, brief. ]
... Just don't feel well. My head's all foggy. Hopefully it's just a bad cold.
Re: « Day whatever you want the antidote (21/22) »
[ She'll wait, returning the smile though with her nose covered and the spores, she can't immediately smell the infection in Val like she did with Adrien. ]
Sett and Jing Yuan have remained careful and are fine in their chambers. We've been very careful at Sloth, so you don't have to worry. This will pass soon...
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Mmm... I'm glad. I can't fulfill my duty in this condition, anyway...
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[ Huh. ]
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[ Val you have her activated!! ]
DAY 26 whenever!! !
get dressed and get out of my bed ive seen uuuuour cat arou ndRe: DAY 26 whenever!! !
Re: DAY 26 whenever!! !
Don't tell me what to do. I'll sleep where I want when I want.
Re: DAY 26 whenever!! !
I'm staying in your room until you get back.
1/7 2 seconds later
2/7
no3/7
a aaaare you IKLLITERATTE I have told yuo to leave i have bEEN LENIENTT you disgusting littLE CAT4/7
i remember when i brought you in half dead looking for them and you said you didn't tell them so you should and you should spend as much time with the people you really5/7
LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE
LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE
LEAVE LEAV LEAVE LEAVE
LLL LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE
LEA VE LEA L LEve LEAAAV
USE YOUR EYES TO READ
6/7
DO NOT HAVE PREMARITAL RELATIONS ON MY BED VALENCIA I WILL KILL BOTH OF YOU GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT G ET OUTdone.... I.. yea
leave one of your scarves on the bed when you abscond.no subject
At length, she just texts him back with: ]
he left
i wiont stay long. not doing anything
Sorry
no subject
What? What do you mean he left?[HER PHONE STARTS RINGING PICK UP PICK UP PICK UP]
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She picks up, almost before it rings out. She doesn't say anything though-- she doesn't think she can even if she wanted to, throat tight. ]
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Look for-- Aphelios. In your room. I'll leave soon. Sorry.
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So when Dan Feng does return home and come through the door it's soon enough that she's startled by it-- and she scrambles up, skirting around him so she can quickly leave without getting in his way.
(There IS one of her scarves on the bed, as well.) ]
no subject
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Don't-- I'm leaving! I said--
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[Tossing her into his recently-upgraded, massive bed which he had assumed would contain some sort of amorous germs but only has, like he'd asked, one of Val's scarves.]
I told him to go to you.
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I-- we talked and then-- Aphelios--
[ stops, aware she's not making much sense and tries to take a breath to steady herself with mixed success. ]
I can't. Stop him from wanting to look. If he didn't believe me-- he had to. It's fine. I'm fine!
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He'll be back soon. I checked the morgue, he will have gone to the graveyard. [Dan Feng turns to her, clicks his tongue.] You're useless. Stay here.
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... why is there dirt? Why are his shoes on? He wore his shoes inside? Why? In the bed? Why? How? He must have run back. Came inside quickly. Why would he do that? He never does that.
The insult doesn't even parse, as she slowly looks back up to his face as he turns back to her. ]
... Why did you come so quickly? Your shoes...
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[He stills, staring at her for a moment, before turning away, giving her his back, and - and - focusing on his shoes damn it. He didn't even notice, on autopilot until he physically saw her, because she sounded so distraught and small and Dan Feng disliked not being the cause of it. That was all. Wasn't it.]
That does not matter. Be good for me.
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Am awkward stretch of silence, then: ]
... I'm sorry.
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I will stay with you until he returns and then I want you both out of my sight.
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[ a pause. And then a longer moment again, just watching him.
... but she shortly shifts across the bed to him, reaching to carefully stroke his tail. ]
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You should not be doing that.
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... Why? You don't want me to touch you?
[ a pause. ]
Are you angry with me?
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Dan Feng had never really had his affections focused on someone else other than Jing Yuan, and now that he had it here, in this place, he doesn't know what to do with the realization that he can, in fact, like other people. (Dan Heng didn't count because they belonged to each other even across universes.)
He has this entire monologue in his head while staring at Val, unblinking.]
I do not know. But you are not to touch me. [He lets her go, and rests his elbows on his knees, staring sightlessly at the dirt on the ground.] I don't want to touch you either.
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She stares for a moment-- then looks away, uneasy, and slowly curls herself back into the corner. To wait. ]
Day 27
Re: Day 27
Valencia: Thank you for the tea.
Valencia: I would be careful sourcing anything from that shop, though. Many of the blends have strange effects.
Re: Day 27
Aloy: It’s taking me a little while to work through what they have.
Aloy: A lot of it must be either things that don’t grow in my region, or I’m having to learn new names for them.
Re: Day 27
Valencia: The kinds of tea stored in that place probably wouldn't be growing wild in America, so I doubt you'd have found it even if you had the same names for things.
Re: Day 27
Aloy: Guess I’ll try noting some of them and checking them in the library.
Aloy: Or ask Megumi. She’s a good herbalist.
[COUNTDOWN TO INFERRING WHY VAL WOULD BE EMBARRASSED STARTS?]
Re: Day 27
Re: Day 27
Aloy: I’ll see what she recognizes.
Aloy: I would expect the one I left to just keep your head and stomach settled, though.
Re: Day 27
Day 27 / late
Sorry.
Re: Day 27 / late
Stares at the note, confused for a time, before picking up both it dms the scarf and going to find Dan Feng in person. ]
Re: Day 27 / late
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When she finds him, though, she carefully pads barefoot into the spring, still clothed herself. ]
Dan Feng? Are you well?
Re: Day 27 / late
It's all right. No need to be pleasant. I'm awake now.
Re: Day 27 / late
Stares at him for a long moment before reaching down to roll up her pants, so she can sit at the edge closest to him and dip her feet into the water. ]
Not well at all, then. Did something happen?
Re: Day 27 / late
[He lolls his head to the side.]
We can stop this- whatever this is. Should. I do not remember if that was all of yours that I have taken, but I will give things back as I find them.
Re: Day 27 / late
Huh? Why?
Re: Day 27 / late
Re: Day 27 / late
[ Ah, something's gone wrong... A pause, then reaches over to gently settle her hand against his head. ]
What do you mean "awake"? I'm not sure what you mean by "stop this", either.
Re: Day 27 / late
We can stop seeing each other now, is what I am saying. I'm sorry for being unclear. For other things, too.
Re: Day 27 / late
You're leaving me? Already?
Re: Day 27 / late
Re: Day 27 / late
I wasn't worried in the first place, because I like being with you, otherwise I wouldn't have pushed for answers yesterday. But are you deciding to-- break up because you don't like me anymore? Are you going monogamous with Jing Yuan? Am I-- boring? Or not enough...? I don't understand what's going on.
Re: Day 27 / late
I've already told the General the same thing. I'd - hallucinated. That we were together. That we were to be wed. Like Dan Heng...
Re: Day 27 / late
This is absolutely not a hallucination! If you expect me to just-- sit here, and write off all the times you'd hurt me, or bitten me, or fucked me or all the sweet things you'd done and said despite that-- just because you're having some sort of breakdown--
[ Gripping the stone, but leaning close, her shoulders trembling and her mouth set in a tight frown. ]
-- You are not leaving me. Not for this.
Re: Day 27 / late
You do know I was just using you, right? I did not mean any of it... [He trails off, face softening, turning to look at her, hesitant and sad in a way that makes him look like he's about to cry.] Go. You deserve better. You deserve a world that sees you more than a sacrifice. You deserve...
Re: Day 27 / late
[ Seething, but it twists in a way that looks more close to angry tears, when he turns to give her that face. The pushes herself into the water, standing, fists trembling.
Maybe he was using her. Maybe he was right, and he didn't care for her at all, but saying it with that face made her as angry as anything ever has. Maybe he was using her, and that was fine, but he doesn't get to tell her that she didn't want this. ]
You don't get to decide whether or not I deserve you! Why-- when I finally decided to allow myself to be selfish do you act like-- like this? You are a terrible, terrible liar, and I won't allow you to treat me this way!
What happened? What did he tell you to make you think this way? Who?
Re: Day 27 / late
Why would someone who I'd hurt over and over again, never learning, want to share in my miseries? [He looks down, and away, holding one hand to his temple.] So you see. It was a lie; to you; to them, to myself, for a happiness I had never sowed. Kaine was right. [Mumbling.] I did not think I would hallucinate you this angry.
Re: Day 27 / late
[ She pauses. Kaine, huh.
Grits her teeth. Then circles around him to grab his shoulders, firm, to push him back against the stone. ]
Clearly there is something deeply wrong with me to care about you, after all you'd done to me and others I care about, and maybe it's just the way this place brings others together after they'd been deeply hurt. But your attention, and your touch, and when you are kind and soft and when you cared for me when I was low and unwilling to leave the bed-- all of it I wanted. All of it made me happy.
If this was nothing but a lie, or an illusion, that is the greatest hurt you could give me right now. Look at me and tell me I'm not real, touching you right now.
Re: Day 27 / late
I don't know. I can't tell. I have lost myself in these fugues for decades at a time. [He sounds frightened.] I had your scarf, I slept with it, and you lingered like a dream. You had freckles like a constellation on your shoulders. I saw a rabbit and I wanted to tell you about it. I - tell me something only us would know. A secret.
Re: Day 27 / late
... Back in the beginning, Aphelios ate a piece of you when he was afflicted with terrible hunger. He told me that night, because I was worried for him.
When we went to the hospital for my task, you got bitten in the shoulder, and we were both feverish the whole night despite-- sleeping together.
When you tried to stop me from searching for Sett and Aphelios when they disappeared, I bit you on the chest, because I couldn't reach anywhere else. You called me a monster. I'm still sorry for that.
Re: Day 27 / late
If I was dreaming, this would have healed already. [Murmured, before reaching out to cup her jaw, stroking her cheek.] You're real... and you've decided to stay with me...?
[He cants his head to the side, like a puppy, the disbelief cut with a smile.] You're so stupid.
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[ She exhales a bit, leaning into his hand. ]
Not as stupid as you? Let's at least give it more than a day before you decide I'm that easy to dump. Okay?
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I thought you would have let go. You are nothing like I have expected.
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... Why would I do that. You have a lot to learn about me.
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[There's a little of his arrogance back, still fragile, but he finally relaxes in her hold. Dan Feng tips her chin up, presses a kiss between her eyebrows.]
... why are you wearing clothes?
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There's still a bit of a tremble to her, now that the adrenaline has died down some. ]
I didn't exactly plan to come in here. Why are you wearing clothes?
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[What kind of disrespectful person would wear - he looks down on himself.]
Oh. [Frowning.] I am not entirely sure I am not dreaming. [A hand crawls up her head to - pinch one of her ears.]
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You're definitely not dreaming. But I get you're out of sorts...
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This will not be the last time this happens. There will be more times that I am- disoriented. You can just hit me unconscious if you want.
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[ Grumbles at the poke, but just settles in to rest against him. ]
You're still stronger than me on average, so I'm not going to be stupid enough to hit you without cause.
Day 33 / 2PM
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She does, just a normal nice selfie with a slightly perplexed smile. ]
What for?
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This phone has this number saved as 'delicious eat later'I am not seeing why
Do you know why
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Because you are a menace, presumably
And also my lover
Also. How dare you? I thought you were over this not finding me attractive thing or at least shut up about it
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I am? Really?[Long typing bubble.........]
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Dan Feng, do you know who I am?
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delicious eat later?I am assuming this is a code name?
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Where are you
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I have met others who have the same affliction, so perhaps?I am at a library. Is that enough information?
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[ and she is, after a bit-- she walks in to look around for him, ears perked. ]
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Are you injured at all...?
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Hand.
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He can probably tell his own scent's all over her at this distance, but. ]
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And then turns it over to lap wetly at her wrist, contemplatively.]
You smell like me. Who are you?
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She just looks-- sad, a bit. ]
... I'm Valencia. We're-- I'm one of yours.
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I am very lucky, it seems. Can you tell me who I am?
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Your name is Dan Feng. You used to be the High Elder of your people, before something happened... I don't really know the details.
... I know you as a man who is often ill, because of the effects of your past. You're often violent and impossible to reason with. But you've cared for me at my worst, and been kind and sweet to me with no expectation of anything in return, so I want to do the same for you. You called me your lover, once. But there are those you care for far more than me.
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[He has zero idea who he is or what he is as a person, but what she says fits with the temperament he found himself to have, with the cravings of seeing people hurt, interspersed with the urge to care for them warring with it.
He turns his head out of her hand- to dig somewhere into his side, pulling out a small pouch. He then proceeds to dump all of the pieces on the table, all of which have some sort of cartoon animal on it - one with a lion, a dragon, a cat, another dragon, a fox, and so on - including one that may look familiar - and pulls out the unsolved base of it from under one of the books.]
Do you recognize any of these?
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[ she blinks at the puzzle pieces... picks up the lamb, staring at it for a moment. ]
... it may be that these are representative of people you know. I think this one's me.
[ she sets it on the base, picking through the others. ]
This one may be you, or Dan Heng-- the Elder who came after you, I believe. This one... I think is Miss Megumi? She's another woman you care for. This one may be the little dragon... I believe her name is Bailu, but I don't know her personally. I don't know the fox... Tartaglia, maybe...
[ holds the lion out to him. ]
This one's Jing Yuan. You love him more than anything, I believe.
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Valencia. [Muffled, with great feeling.]
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She startles a bit, ears upright-- then relaxes, smoothing her hands over his hair. ]
Have you come back to me? I'm bl glad it was that easy.
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You should not have gone. [Unfortunately she's the only one he remembers, so she gets the entire horrifying focus of his affections.] Never leave me again.
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She goes very still in his arms, grip firm in his hair. She takes a slow breath, though, keeping her voice even. ]
I didn't go anywhere. And I'll stay as long as you need. But you need to loosen your grip.
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Dan Feng!
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Did you do it? The amnesia? How could you want to leave me. That isn't very nice of you.
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I didn't-- it's the effect from the game! If I'd wanted to leave I wouldn't help you with the puzzle-- you left it back there! Dan Feng, what are you doing?
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[Fuck the puzzle, he's busy! The cabins are in sight - but Dan Feng veers off, into the woods surrounding them, and if it didn't feel like a horror movie before, it sure does now.
She does manage to annoy him enough that he sets her down, but as soon as her feet touch the ground he's going to try and make a grab for one of her wrists.]
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Making sure of what?
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[The grip on her wrist tightens as he bends down - to slide a small hunting knife out of a boot.]
No more running. No more leaving. [His tone shifts to plaintive.] I don't want to be alone.
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[ eyes his knife hand; both in her wrist and with his heightened hearing he can tell her heart is pounding, nervous.
Even so, her voice remains relatively steady, pleading. ]
You don't have to do this. I've never given you reason to believe I would abandon you. You know I care for you. I've never run before. Dan Feng, think.
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No - you haven't. In all my memories of you. You-
[He yanks her close, curls over her - and drops the knife; it disappears into the grass as he tries what seems to be like physically merging them together.]
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... It's scary, isn't it. I've got you.
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[His hands come up to fold over her back and shoulders, holding her there as he starts to tremble.]
I am still missing memories, but - I - let me stay with you like this.
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[ rubs his back, soothing, and tucking his head under her chin. ]
... Neither do I, though. I think. ... We should put the rest of your puzzle together soon, but we can stay here for a bit.
Day Carnival, later that night or something
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No, I understand what I've done wrong. I don't think it needs to be talked over.
I'm very sorry, sir, for what happened earlier. I did not know Aloy would try to involve you, and she wasn't aware of what had happened. Things have been cleared up and I'll be certain to be more careful in the future.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
I liked to think we were amicable prior to this game and that it might worth trying to salvage that budding relationship.
This isn’t entirely on you. Some of the blame is mine too.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
I remember quite clearly how you think of me now and I have no wish to have that said to me again, sir. Of course it is your right to do so regardless but if I can have just one thing from this past amicable relationship we had before, it would be not to hear it again. I'm sorry. I cannot be more sorry. I cannot blame you at all.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
I don’t blame you for what you did. Even if you weren’t ‘mad’ you still had to endure seeing your teammates fall, which couldn’t have been easy. It would definitely be hard to be okay after that.
Do you really think that’s what I think of you, and that I would want to say any of that again? I really hope not… but I know I hurt you deeply too, Valencia, and I wouldn’t have reached out if I didn’t think it was worth apologizing.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
Valencia: I don't know what you think of me. Or anybody else, for that matter. Nothing that happened that I did during that event was excusable or forgivable.
You have nothing to apologize for.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
And, yes, I do… but whether or not you want to acknowledge my wrongdoings and accept my apology for them is obviously on you.
Try to enjoy the rest of your evening and I hope that, together, we can move past this…
[ he’d much rather try to rekindle their budding friendship, but if it really does make her uncomfortable, then he won’t push her, since the last thing he wants to do is exacerbate things. ]
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
Valencia: If you truly want to, I would like that.
Re: Day Carnival, later that night or something
I like you, Valencia.
I enjoy your company.
And I'd really hate to lose all that.
We can start small... maybe tea or coffee?
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day 41 night - day 42 early morning »
hello
sorry to disturb you
but this is very important i need you to keep an eye on dan feng and make sure he doesnt leave gluttony right now or check his phone
not until im sure
[ she is still very much in shock and trying her best not to freak out ]
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Did something happen to Jing Yuan?
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Re: day 40 night - day 41 early morning »
I see now
If he wants to search we should let him search. He will be impossible to deal with if we don't. I can afford him the same time limit he afforded me, when the same thing happened
You know I cannot force him to do anything he truly does not want to listen to, and neither can you. Keeping this from him longer than necessary will only be a detriment to him and the rest of us as well
Do what you need to, for now
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I'd rather he not learn of it while around anyone that could be harmed, though. That's why I need you to keep an eye on him and inform me right away if you realize he has.
You know how he is. He will spare no one else the moment he discovers it.
And I will do what must be done whenever it happens.
Blade is still here, but Bailu is gone too.
This is going to do more than just kill him.
[ It may kill them too as collateral :') ]
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Thank you.
Be careful yourself as well.
I guess this is day 41 late morning actually
he knotws
cant kewep him here
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trying to get him outside
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Alright
Don't try and fight him just get him out where he can't hurt you all
I'll warn the others