residentflorist

That's not better. [ does he scream virginal... is that what everyone thinks... they're right and he doesn't actually care but is that what they think!!!

answering all the kisses despite his complaining this is stupid she's massaging his neck ]

[slooooowly raising an eyebrow.]

Then what would you prefer I have said here? [no she just thinks this is so funny. cloud. please. you big baby. her hands will slowly move down his neck toward his shoulders while kneading into him a little, but it's okay.]

You didn't have to comment on my experience at all.

[ you chose to do that!! >:T the change of touch means he kind of rolls his shoulders reflexively, not to remove her but because. new touch. he has to get used to these. he hesitates but he's the one who kisses her first this time, brief, because he has decided to be cheeky to match her energy: ]

Coulda just said thank you. [ FOR THE KISS? ]

[hehe? she just grins because it's still cute, sorry to say. but she is surprised by the sudden initiation on cloud's part to kiss her first this time. it gets her to slow down a little and appreciate the gesture, thinking this through.]

Coulda. But I did kiss you first.

Mm. [ yes, technically. that is true. he kisses her again. ] Then... thanks.

[ he will put his money where his mouth is, which is thanking someone for kissing you while you are kissing them. it's fine. ]

[cloud...it's okay, she accepts both the thank you and the kiss, leaning closer so they're more chest to chest and she's up against him to half-cuddle from her position in his lap.]

...this was one of the little things I wanted. But that doesn't mean it's something I'll stop wanting now that I have it.

[ she leans closer and he moves his other hand from her hip to having his arm wrap around her waist, securing her there. there is the slightest hint of a smile on his lips ]

... The kisses, or me?

[ is this alpha week or is it him being a little emboldened by kisses. yes. ]

[on the bright side she's not drunk enough to obsess about his biceps again. anyway, unfortunately she kind of likes when he's like this.]

Hmm...both! Two little things. [they are a package deal but she will in fact clarify she wants both. cloud is doomed to giving her kisses forever...oh no....so sad...]

[ he would probably be more flustered if she was doing it when not drunk tbh. he should be offended at being called a little thing but he kind of huffs instead, tucking some hair behind her ear ]

Greedy much? [ very serious not at all teasing. but: ] Guess I've got no choice. I said you could have little things.

[ oh no... what a nightmare.... ]

Mmhm. [a little hum of affirmation, like she's proud to be greedy for once. it helps that he's teasing. i mean not teasing. very serious.] You did say that, so no going back on it. Any other little thing I can think of, too.

[she can think of a few, but again, baby steps.]

You've already got a list, haven't you?

[ baby steps, sure, but he. knows her. ]

[the hands slowly glide over his shoulders and up over the sides of his neck.]

Maybe. It's not that long though. [that's debatable.]

[ no one is shivering look away ]

Yeah? Maybe I should be the one to judge that.

[no this is interesting, let's keep doing this.]

Hey, you can't just ask a girl for her whole list in one go. What if you don't remember them all?

[ stop ... he's weak to touch.... ]

If you don't have that many, I shouldn't have any trouble remembering them all. [ COUNTERPOINT. ]

[what if...we try a fun little experiment where she removes a hand and presses a lil kissy to his neck. what then.]

But if I give you the list now, what if you won't let me add to it later?

[ well he wears a turtleneck usually but sure they can be in different clothes i wasn't thinking about this too hard until now. the lil kissy gets a little gasped out ah, more surprise than sensitivity, though. there is definitely that. ]

... You'd have to start a new list instead.

[you say that like she wouldn't have forced it down a little anyway, but it's fine. we're not thinking about it because she kind of likes that reaction? even if it's just surprise, because it's a little funny. so of course she's doing it again, and she's letting her mouth travel a little over his neck where she can reach.]

Would you let me have all of the little things on that one, too?

[ whatever clothes he is wearing she is all over his neck which means his hand kind of has to be in her hair "he can move it" no he is forced to run his finger through her hair at gun point by neck kisses, and she can probably feel him swallow. ]

Depends what's on the first. [ he settles on that as an answer and. very lightly tilts his head to give her more space around his neck DON'T @ HIM ]

[no, no, he's allowed to keep his fingers in her hair.]

This and that. [teasing, because when has she ever made things easy for him? she feels the way he swallows and the way he tilts his head, which means he can probably feel the way her lips brush against the skin of his neck before she bites down a little. like a test. also because bite week. but mostly because she wants to, it's the top energy.]

[ well good because he is keeping his fingers in her hair. running through it. she has a lot of hair. ]

You're not giving me much to work with.

[ he complains while letting aerith do whatever she wants so it is his own damn fault. in this case, whatever she wants it a little bite on the neck, and that gets another little breathy ah, his fingers curling a little at their spot on her back, eyes half-lidded. bottom energy, but. yeah, he does not dislike that. ]

[cloud your bottom energy...not that she didn't already know he had it, but this is fine by her. she's aware of his fingers curling against her, and she breathes out a little sigh over him even when she bites down slightly harder since he seems okay with it. it means she also has a free hand to run up along cloud's side just because she can.]

Little thing number one. Your time. Little thing number two. Your attention. Little thing number three. You with me. And little thing number four...[a nip.] We'll see.

You've already got all those things.

[ it is surprisingly easy to say things like this when aerith is in his lap biting at his neck, it turns out. she's probably never going to get a lot of noise out of him, but she's close enough to hear it, the hitches in his breath and the way it catches when she bites down harder. she's also close enough to feel how he tenses and relaxes immediately at the touch at his side; unexpected but not unwelcome. he trails his hand to the back of her neck, messing with the short hairs at her nape. as if to compensate, his other hand goes down a little lower, back to the small of her back, pressing her closer even though they are pretty damn close already! ]

[honestly she'd be more startled if he was loud about it, actually, so this suits her fine because normally cloud has resting bitchface about most things anyway. besides, this really is just for her. it's a private, coveted thing, something she can keep for her own memories and know exactly what affects him and what he might like.

she's aware that she should maybe slow them down and little and stop pushing him, but she's also aware she kinda doesn't want to? cloud can hit the breaks whenever he wants, and there's a surprised little sound when she feels him drag her closer. they really are extremely close already. there isn't exactly a ton of space for her to go closer now that she's very much settled on top of him, but she's also not going to discourage his hand from wherever it's going right now. she's more or less mimicking motions at this rate. or, perhaps, setting an example for cloud to follow.]

Sometimes...it was hard to tell. [because cloud's so focused on their mission. because aerith has her own problems to focus on. because there's a sixteen year old out there waiting for them. because there's a whole team of their friends they're missing. a multitude of reasons to be unsure, but this does make it much more clear.] Like you weren't sure if you were ever interested.

[ it is resting there for now, just above her butt, while they have a very serious discussion about attraction. ]

It wasn't like that. [ well. it was, and it wasn't, but it's more complicated than not knowing if he was interested or not. a little closer to not knowing if he should be, or even if she was, and then all the other factors he is refusing to think about right now. and they had been-- busy. always busy, since they met. with shinra, with sephiroth, with the cult. ] Never had any issue telling people when I wasn't interested in something, have I?

[ it is practically his catchphrase, he knows. but. honesty for honesty: ]

I wasn't always sure you were... serious.

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