[ This time it's his turn to be bewildered, enough that he ends up sucking his lower lip into his mouth because okay, that's a lot more honest than he expected.
And he doesn't know what to say when his heart is pounding as it is, so all he stupidly says is: ] My room is pretty warm?
[ If she's still keeping count as she probably is, yes... she gets the point. Instead of holding out that macaron out any longer though he puts it back into the box, nudging that aside for now.
Instead he slides his hand to her face, rubs his thumb over her lip (it probably tastes of macarons at this point) and just quietly considers her for a minute. It's weird when he isn't trying to take control of the situation.
But it's nice. That she's say that. So he offers: ] I want that too. I mean, you're warm too.
[ does she really only get two points? she has a lot to catch up with so two points definitely isn't enough... why is merlin so unfair in the first place?
she bats her eyelashes as she looks up at the ceiling in response, though. . . ]
[ He's too hungover to be as unfair as he normally would be okay. It's a good time to catch up.
What she says definitely manages to fluster him a little further though, because she's clearly more forward with this than he is, even with the dumb macaron moment. But he isn't going to wait around all day either.
He isn't slow when he leans down, but it feels like it takes forever to finally kiss her properly. They both probably taste of chocolate and fruit. It isn't exactly soft either, as he lets part of his weight push into it. His mouth lingers. ]
[ it's good that he's the one initiating it because if athena did, she might do something wrong again and make things worse. this is better for the both of them, really.
a hand raises to cup merlin's cheek softly as she kisses him back. there's hint of spaghetti and the soup too, but there's definitely more chocolate and berries this time around.
[ His eyes flutter as soon as her hand touches his face and he melts into it a little. It's just soft little kisses in between, taking his time for each one to be felt between them, and to let the taste sink in. Sharing macarons was definitely a good idea.
Carefully he shifts his arm to get a better grip on the bed then lets the hand behind her move to press against her waist, holding on there so he doesn't topple, but also to hold her ]
[ she shifts to give his hand a bit of space just so she doesn't crush it or anything, but that's all she does about it for now. her hand moves to his hair, brushing through it softly, and a finger softly traces his earlobe to tickle him.
sharing macarons was definitely a good idea, and a sweet one at that. both literally and figuratively. her lips curve into a smile even as they kiss each other, really unable to hide what she's feeling right now. ]
[ Carefully he twists a little more so they're closer, but he's careful enough to ensure he isn't resting on her or anything. It's when her hand moves into his hair that he makes a soft noise in the back of his throat though, letting her know that it feels nice--or it does until his head jerks to the side with a faint laugh. His shoulder jumps up to protect his ear, but he only mumbles a soft: ] Tickles [ before he's leaning to kiss her again. Leaning to kiss the smile on her lips and how comfortable this feels, even with his dumb headache.
Like he knew that was the reason why she did it either?? ]
I didn't mind it. [ If she's worried, and all, considering what happened before.
He takes that pause to move his hand from her waist, sliding it up into her hair instead. His thumb strokes over her ear in return, only moving slowly and only a faint brush. ]
[ He has to try and tone down the smile that follows, mostly because of how she came back just as quickly as well. His hand shifts again then, sliding down the side of her head until his hand is curved against the side of her neck, staying there as he leans to kiss her again.
It's still slow, still with small kisses, though after 5 or 6 long seconds he presses his mouth down harder, pretty much capturing her lower lip between his until his teeth can graze over it. Just like she's initiated in the past. ]
[ it's then that athena pulls him closer, totally enraptured by the moment. her other hand moves to his back, gripping tightly on his shirt. her kisses probably get a bit more passionate than his, in hopes of making him feel better. this isn't about her. this is about him. ]
[ He can't think. Sure, part of that might be because it feels like someone took a sledgehammer to his skull, but it's also because he's getting just as caught up in this feeling too. This time, this time, he isn't as caught up in the what if's, in how this should be saved until things are more cemented between them and instead he gives into feeling.
It's when he feels the grip on his shirt, her pulling him in that he finally gives in to shift that little bit further to lower himself onto her. His forearm presses into the bed so he doesn't have to let go of her neck, though his fingers do slide up until they can curl into her hair, gripping tight but no where near enough to hurt--but definitely more than enough to be felt. Like he's gripping on for dear life once the space is closed between them.
His knee even shifts to dig into the bed in the hope he doesn't put too much weight on her, but it probably is still more than he expects when his other hand moves to clutch at her hip as well, fingers digging in.
Why?
Well... it's not as though she's actually making this easy. The tempo has definitely been raised already when she starts kissing him more passionately and between one time when he pulls back to take a quick breath and the next kiss he loses himself in her. No matter what beliefs he's been brought up with, what she's told him and what he's seen here erase that feeling until all he can think about is returning that feeling. His head tilts and this time the kiss is hard, kind of like he's snapped into getting waaay too caught up in this as well. ]
[ her eyes open wide and just look at him when he turns into something—somebody else. she's surprised, of course, she is. it's not everyday that merlin acts this way, nor was it in her psychological reading of him that he could be this way--
not that it's a bad thing. athena might try to come off as easily flustered majority of the time, but she's still a teen with wants. and at this moment, for moments that have already passed, she wanted and wants to be with him. the connotations of being with him don't have to be discussed, but athena's letting her heart just do its thing while detaching it from her brain.
besides, what's the worst that could happen?
not this.
the kiss has definitely become deeper, and she doesn't mind it despite her inexperience. she's only ever made out with ryuko for prom but that doesn't count... technically, she's never done something like this before. but she can try. and that's what she does. her grip on his hair probably gets a bit tighter but not enough to actually hurt him, and that's coupled with a soft moan when he does kiss her hard. ]
sweats... this is what happens when you corrupt innocent men athena
[ To be fair, he's not as honest as she is. She can hear his heart, but even then it's often a mess of different emotions. Like before, when she took it as a bad thing when he really was just trying to figure things out for himself.
They're both learning, though it may be different aspects to this anyway.
Now his heart feels like it's pounding so hard it'll break out of his chest, a gasp falling out of his mouth when she grips his hair and his eyes feel like they're rolling up at how nice that suddenly feels. It isn't too soft to fulfill the purpose like when she'd touched his ear earlier, it brings something heavier to the moment that has his mind flashing back to something else and--
God his hands are shaking when he pulls back for another breath, swallowing down the groan that's close to slipping out at the feeling. It doesn't help when she moans and he definitely feels flustered now, breathing hard when he leans to kiss her again, starting with two or three softer kisses before his lips pull on her lower lip.
His hand flies from her hip to grip at the bedsheet instead, twisting the fabric so he couldn't bruise her from how hard he needs to grip on now because his head is spinning too much, too quickly. That's when he lets his tongue flick out to tease her lower lip, testing waters even if he feels like he's going to have a heart attack here. ]
[ god SHE'S the one having the heart attack right now. and it even shows with how widget's light has gone and its screen is as dark as the abyss. but she's still conscious - that's the difference here. merlin might not know how widget works in his full extent, but athena does. and if she knew that he's switched off, then she'd know that even the robot programmed to reflect her emotions couldn't.
can't.
it's not a malfunction or anything on widget's end. this is just something so uncalculated and unprecedented that something who works with data can't. work with it.
not with this... whatever this is.
being so close to merlin, he might even be feeling her heart pounding so quickly, or is that his? she's lost the sense of feeling for this moment, and can barely even think. ]
Um. Are you— [ comfortable enough, okay, still feeling sick— she could ask a million questions here, but words are so difficult right now.
she blinks, finally becoming more and more conscious. she didn't even notice that her hand that's on his back is gripping into his shirt so tightly. ah... ] Can you-- [ a pause. ] kiss me some more?
[ so much for this being about and for him... athena, you little brat. ]
how else was he going to know what kind of kiss that's supposed to be?!?!
[ He's breathing heavily when his mouth pulls away this time, eyes hazy when he glances down at her. They're so close like this that it's hard to keep his eyes open for too long lest he end up all the more flustered over this. He forces his grip on the bed to relax, palm flattening there as he concentrates on breathing while she tries to find words again.
Really he isn't much better off--if at all.
He shifts slightly, not even noticing when her grip on his shirt ends up pulling the material up a little because of how tightly she's holding on there. He leans back enough to look at her without going cross eyed, taking in her appearance. Their lips probably look a little swollen at this point, don't they? They're both probably a little flushed, or at least he feels hot enough right now that it's quite probable.
But he can't get words out right now, instead just lets his eyes flicker down to her mouth before he moves to kiss her again. It's slower and much more gentle to start, teasing the corners of her mouth first, going back and forward until he slowly makes his way to the middle again. ]
[ the hand that's on merlin's back lifts from his shirt and she just raises her fist into the sky—
no no. oh my god.
but she does move the hand to his shoulder to squeeze as he kisses her teasingly at first, her breathing having gotten louder now. probably as loud as her heart. and it's even more evident when he kisses the sides of her mouth. but she does kiss him back when he kisses her properly this time around. ]
after she already mentioned it?!?!?! at least he only looked up the kissing and not the Rest
[ This time he doesn't hold back the faint noise that slips out between their mouths as she squeezes his shoulder, mostly because of how strong it is when he feels weak at the knees and in his head. His head isn't banging quite as much now, but he feels light headed when she kisses him back.
His hands move away from her then, the one in her head accidentally brushing her neck and ear as he pulls it away, to press both down to the bed to grip tightly. It's hard to keep anchored to earth like this. ]
[ it should feel less warm with his hands not on her, but this is still okay. she has her hands on him, and she can feel and hear his heartbeat as they kiss. it's nice like this...
[ To be fair it only lasts so long before he's reaching with both hands to cup her face. His thumbs brush over her skin, and the kiss almost crosses into another territory as he drowns in her.
When he pulls back the next time, weight on her with his hands still holding her face, he just softly mumbles: ] Beautiful.
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no........ ;n; i meant the church included!!!!
And he doesn't know what to say when his heart is pounding as it is, so all he stupidly says is: ] My room is pretty warm?
[ help ]
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oh, right. this isn't a competition. (it is.) ]
I guess it is.
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Instead he slides his hand to her face, rubs his thumb over her lip (it probably tastes of macarons at this point) and just quietly considers her for a minute. It's weird when he isn't trying to take control of the situation.
But it's nice. That she's say that. So he offers: ] I want that too. I mean, you're warm too.
[ Maybe she gets 2 points ]
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she bats her eyelashes as she looks up at the ceiling in response, though. . . ]
So are we just going to talk about it?
[ ah... so forward. . . ]
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What she says definitely manages to fluster him a little further though, because she's clearly more forward with this than he is, even with the dumb macaron moment. But he isn't going to wait around all day either.
He isn't slow when he leans down, but it feels like it takes forever to finally kiss her properly. They both probably taste of chocolate and fruit. It isn't exactly soft either, as he lets part of his weight push into it. His mouth lingers. ]
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a hand raises to cup merlin's cheek softly as she kisses him back. there's hint of spaghetti and the soup too, but there's definitely more chocolate and berries this time around.
it tastes good. ]
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Carefully he shifts his arm to get a better grip on the bed then lets the hand behind her move to press against her waist, holding on there so he doesn't topple, but also to hold her ]
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sharing macarons was definitely a good idea, and a sweet one at that. both literally and figuratively. her lips curve into a smile even as they kiss each other, really unable to hide what she's feeling right now. ]
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Honestly? This is helping a little bit. ]
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that said, there's a faint giggle when he speaks, and when their lips are parted again, she whispers: ]
Sorry-- Don't like it?
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Quietly he leans to press his forehead against hers, tongue licking the corner of his mouth before his teeth dig in there. ]
It was just... different? It's more sensitive when someone else does it.
[ Or at least he hasn't felt the difference when he does it to himself???? ]
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Well, yeah... that was the point.
[ to hit your sensitive spots and stimulate you. . . but ah... shhhh (blush) ]
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Like he knew that was the reason why she did it either?? ]
I didn't mind it. [ If she's worried, and all, considering what happened before.
He takes that pause to move his hand from her waist, sliding it up into her hair instead. His thumb strokes over her ear in return, only moving slowly and only a faint brush. ]
What about you? [ If only he knew......... ]
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Tickles... [ she says guiltily. ah... look what you've done, merlin. ]
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It's still slow, still with small kisses, though after 5 or 6 long seconds he presses his mouth down harder, pretty much capturing her lower lip between his until his teeth can graze over it. Just like she's initiated in the past. ]
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It's when he feels the grip on his shirt, her pulling him in that he finally gives in to shift that little bit further to lower himself onto her. His forearm presses into the bed so he doesn't have to let go of her neck, though his fingers do slide up until they can curl into her hair, gripping tight but no where near enough to hurt--but definitely more than enough to be felt. Like he's gripping on for dear life once the space is closed between them.
His knee even shifts to dig into the bed in the hope he doesn't put too much weight on her, but it probably is still more than he expects when his other hand moves to clutch at her hip as well, fingers digging in.
Why?
Well... it's not as though she's actually making this easy. The tempo has definitely been raised already when she starts kissing him more passionately and between one time when he pulls back to take a quick breath and the next kiss he loses himself in her. No matter what beliefs he's been brought up with, what she's told him and what he's seen here erase that feeling until all he can think about is returning that feeling. His head tilts and this time the kiss is hard, kind of like he's snapped into getting waaay too caught up in this as well. ]
the hell is this
not that it's a bad thing. athena might try to come off as easily flustered majority of the time, but she's still a teen with wants. and at this moment, for moments that have already passed, she wanted and wants to be with him. the connotations of being with him don't have to be discussed, but athena's letting her heart just do its thing while detaching it from her brain.
besides, what's the worst that could happen?
not this.
the kiss has definitely become deeper, and she doesn't mind it despite her inexperience. she's only ever made out with ryuko for prom but that doesn't count... technically, she's never done something like this before. but she can try. and that's what she does. her grip on his hair probably gets a bit tighter but not enough to actually hurt him, and that's coupled with a soft moan when he does kiss her hard. ]
sweats... this is what happens when you corrupt innocent men athena
They're both learning, though it may be different aspects to this anyway.
Now his heart feels like it's pounding so hard it'll break out of his chest, a gasp falling out of his mouth when she grips his hair and his eyes feel like they're rolling up at how nice that suddenly feels. It isn't too soft to fulfill the purpose like when she'd touched his ear earlier, it brings something heavier to the moment that has his mind flashing back to something else and--
God his hands are shaking when he pulls back for another breath, swallowing down the groan that's close to slipping out at the feeling. It doesn't help when she moans and he definitely feels flustered now, breathing hard when he leans to kiss her again, starting with two or three softer kisses before his lips pull on her lower lip.
His hand flies from her hip to grip at the bedsheet instead, twisting the fabric so he couldn't bruise her from how hard he needs to grip on now because his head is spinning too much, too quickly. That's when he lets his tongue flick out to tease her lower lip, testing waters even if he feels like he's going to have a heart attack here. ]
she didn't tell him to /watch/ videos smh
can't.
it's not a malfunction or anything on widget's end. this is just something so uncalculated and unprecedented that something who works with data can't. work with it.
not with this... whatever this is.
being so close to merlin, he might even be feeling her heart pounding so quickly, or is that his? she's lost the sense of feeling for this moment, and can barely even think. ]
Um. Are you— [ comfortable enough, okay, still feeling sick— she could ask a million questions here, but words are so difficult right now.
she blinks, finally becoming more and more conscious. she didn't even notice that her hand that's on his back is gripping into his shirt so tightly. ah... ] Can you-- [ a pause. ] kiss me some more?
[ so much for this being about and for him... athena, you little brat. ]
how else was he going to know what kind of kiss that's supposed to be?!?!
Really he isn't much better off--if at all.
He shifts slightly, not even noticing when her grip on his shirt ends up pulling the material up a little because of how tightly she's holding on there. He leans back enough to look at her without going cross eyed, taking in her appearance. Their lips probably look a little swollen at this point, don't they? They're both probably a little flushed, or at least he feels hot enough right now that it's quite probable.
But he can't get words out right now, instead just lets his eyes flicker down to her mouth before he moves to kiss her again. It's slower and much more gentle to start, teasing the corners of her mouth first, going back and forward until he slowly makes his way to the middle again. ]
not knowing AT ALL instead?!
no no. oh my god.
but she does move the hand to his shoulder to squeeze as he kisses her teasingly at first, her breathing having gotten louder now. probably as loud as her heart. and it's even more evident when he kisses the sides of her mouth. but she does kiss him back when he kisses her properly this time around. ]
after she already mentioned it?!?!?! at least he only looked up the kissing and not the Rest
His hands move away from her then, the one in her head accidentally brushing her neck and ear as he pulls it away, to press both down to the bed to grip tightly. It's hard to keep anchored to earth like this. ]
god why
an experience she'll never forget. ]
:c he wants to make her happy why else
When he pulls back the next time, weight on her with his hands still holding her face, he just softly mumbles: ] Beautiful.
YOU KNOW WHAT NVM
DSGSKDGKDG WOW........
>:C!!!!
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no
[lonely]
yeah good
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'u'
:T
i love you... (unsure)
why the unsure?!
bc
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