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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:43 pm
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Leeroi's breathing hitched and he made a strange noise, as if he started to laugh mid-breath, but it got cut off. His pumpbiscuit threatened to beat out of his chest, and his thinkpan only screamed at him. Closer, closer, it begged. Hemera fulfilled that wish before his body could react. His face reacted accordingly, blush heating up to rival Hemera's.
He half expected an icy chill to run up his neck, but she spared him. Perhaps she was threatening him? In this proximity, Leeroi wasn't sure if he cared. Then again, he wasn't sure how to think straight anymore, either.
"Hot... Anxious..." The answers to Hemera's question fell out of his mouth slowly, between breaths. "Smitten..." he continued, pulling her closer, even if just by a fraction. "Black..." he admitted, sighing like a weight had been lifted off of him. He held his next breath, biting his lip as he waited for Hemera's response.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:20 am
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"That's...a lot of feelings," Hemera observed, trying to act as straight-laced as ever, even though her voice was starting to crack as she spoke. He said he was smitten. God, she could just explode on the spot. How could she keep up her distanced banter in light of such sincerity? She let her wall down further. After all... What was there to be afraid of?
“I feel very spades for you, too." Mera chuckled, averting her half-lidded eyes. Like it was embarrissingly obvious to say out loud. "It is...pretty hard to have red feelings after all your awful teasing. You're the absolute worst," she punctuated with a whine before falling into a brief pause. "But...you are rather charming when you want to be. It's an infuriating combination, you know."
She let her head rest on his shoulder. Partially out of trust, but also to hide her face. "Though I did very well botch my attempts to express the sentiment before…” Mera let out a huffy sigh at herself. The tealblood clearly had the worst time dealing with embarrassing memories. "I don't know what I could have possibly done that was consistently attractive, considering...so many things."
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:27 pm
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The crack in Hemera’s voice affected Leeroi more than those initial words. It was the hint that he had broken through her shell. It felt like success, despite her words being initially cold.
With her confession— the reciprocation— Leeroi’s chest was a fluttering mess, and with her avoiding his eyes he had no idea where to look. Frantically, his eyes darted around for something, anything to focus on. He settled on the fire in the fireplace, looking just over Hemera’s shoulder.
He knew her feelings, after sharing so much affection. What, five kisses? Still then, having it spelled out to him, having it confirmed meant so much. Hearing her agree with him, just on this one thing. Those words meant everything. Leeroi sighed. In this moment, all was right and all was good.
When she started putting herself down, Leeroi faltered. They really were different, weren’t they? Maybe that’s why it worked. Still, Leeroi couldn’t stand the pitifulness of it.
“Hmm...” Leeroi thought about the sentiment, and paused to gain some composure. “Disarming bombs, kicking monster a**, kicking my a**...” Leeroi laughed like a low rumble. “The nagging is cute, too,” He added, smiling to himself.
“But I think you’re at least a little right. If you were as good at flirting as I am, we probably would have gotten to this point a lot sooner,” Leeroi teased, and nudged Hemera’s head with his horn.
"Then again, I think the wait was half the fun,” The chase, the tug of war of emotions, Leeroi kind of liked it. It made the endgame that much more worthwhile.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:18 pm
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"It's not nagging!" She stood back up, eyes turning on his immediately. "I'm just accounting for your complete lack of self-preservation." He had nearly imbibed poison before, after all. Actually, the fact that he didn't think things through, in a way that almost seemed like he took pride in living so dangerously, was part of what frustrated her so badly about him. She could only huff then rest her head on his shoulder again.
"And defusing a bomb and fighting daywalkers..." Hemera's voice lowered considerably, thoughtful and a little somber, too. "I just did what I had to do," she stated. That's all it was. Statement of fact. Even losing her legs... Just seemed a part of the necessary sacrifices, now. You give everything for what you want to protect.
But the one other item on Leeroi's list... Mera couldn't help but smirk a little about that. Kicking his a**, huh? "And maybe I had to knock you down a peg, too."
Clearly a joke; she hadn't expected to win their grappling match, especially as a rookie, and generally chalked it up to beginner's luck. Awkward attempts at flirting notwithstanding.
Feeling unusually impish for the moment, she added, amusement still in her voice, "You talk a big game, Furore, but from where I'm standing I'm the one who always has to initiate the actual kissing..."
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:52 pm
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"I'm not nagging," Leeroi mocked, laughing softly through his teeth. Gently, he pulled his arms around Hemera, hugging her close. Leeroi hadn't forgotten to keep dancing either, but it did just end up crawling to a slow sway.
He grinned at Hemera's little joke, giving her a light squeeze. "Oh, I'm holding back," He explained, voice low and taunting. Hemera wasn't wrong, but Leeroi had his reasons. The first being that for the longest stretch of time, she seemed completely uninterested in him. Now she was living in his hive and relying on him. It was unfair to pressure her under those conditions.
But if she was asking...
Leeroi pressed his hands into Hemera's back, one hand resting high, the other pressing into the small of her back. He pulled sideways to scoop her off her feet, dipping her low to the ground and kissing her hard. When he pulled away, he did it to taunt Hemera more.
"You can't handle me at that level yet," he joked, face still hovering inches above hers. Smirking, he moved to pull the tealblood back to her feet.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:21 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:58 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:21 am
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:57 pm
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