[The relief that sweeps through his body is palpable and visible. His shoulders unstiffen and his posture seems to relax a little bit. He squeezes Falco's hand and leans forward.]
[ oh, thank god. just that alone takes the ease off of falco's shoulders as well. so tense! with a relieved sort of exhale that comes in a woosh at around the same time it comes for jun, he bows his head, arranges his thoughts, and leans in the rest of the way, up until the heat of the other's temple weighs on his forehead.
he breathes in, holds, and breathes out when he's ready. ]
I could be asleep for a long time, or not— the sun might hurt, garlic and running water will be . . . Really uncomfortable. I might even get hungry. For blood.
[ there is part of falco that is a bit surprised, but in a touched way. out of all the things he was expecting— it honestly wasn’t to accompany him to his biting ceremony or whatever you call it. ]
Of course. I want you to be able to feel like your life is as normal as we can get it here.
You... you're important to me. The most important person in the world. And I want you to not have to worry about things. You've had to worry about enough in your life already.
[ oh, jun. the fuzz that rises in the boy’s chest is fluttering and sticky. ooey, gooey. everything about his face has gone green, and his hands, warm. it takes some bubbling courage to ask, but only because it encompasses everything he wants to say and do for the other boy. ]
Can I, [ his heartbeat quickens with a skip, and his gripping hands welcoming when he finishes asking, ] kiss you?
[He laughs a little weakly and leans in. He's never even really seen people kiss except in movies where he really didn't care to watch. So this is going to be... interesting.]
[His face is warm and he wraps his arms around Falco's middle, pulling him close. He smiles a little shyly, resisting the urge to duck his head. There's no need to be embarrassed - the only ones around are their omens.]
[ this is going to be his first actual, non-peck kiss. with arms around him to lessen the distance even further, falco is hit with the internal flip-flops. a heated, nervous, and giddy energy overrides him as his face flashes up to his ears and down his neck. that moment you can hear your own heart beating in your head was wild— but he’ll do what he’s always seen, read, in movies, in books. what was it going to be like? was he going to suck or would it be . . .
falco pushes through the array of young thoughts to truly lean, tip his face a little to the side, make sure he nose is close to the other boy’s so that his lips could press to his, puckered and lingering just as his eyes keep closed.
it’s awkward, and silly, and featherlight and absolutely boyish, but it’s his first real kiss.
[He closes his eyes and feels the fluttering in his chest, trying to keep himself calm. It feels so exciting it hurts, but it's a good kind of hurt in a way? He presses his lips to Falco's and lets out a slow breath. His face is red and the other's is greening... but he doesn't mind.]
[He pulls back a little bit, cupping Falco's cheek in his hand. It's... wonderful, and he can't really feel anything but a fuzzy warmth.]
[ it's that aching little delight that made him hot all over, and it was so very bewitching that even as he too, felt it was time to pull away as jun did, wow— oh wow! he wanted to do it again. and again! and all the time— if that were humanly possible. he could sit in his eagerness and implode in it. his face feels so hot in the other's hand that his palm felt cool against it, like a balm for burns and heat.
he's smiling so stupidly right now! if he could cover his face . . . !!! he would, but while grinning. ]
I love you, too. [ all starry-eyed and what-not, he squeaks to ask with his hands now squeezing jun's, both of them in his, ] I can, erm— do that more times?
[All words are fleeing him. He feels stupid - but not in a bad way? He leans in and presses his lips to the other's once again, his thumb moving along the other's cheek. Is this what love feels like? He's not... sure. He's never felt this way before.]
[He's so glad that he met Falco. His life has changed for the better, and he has no regrets.]
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Date: 2023-05-13 02:26 pm (UTC)[ which was the lighter good news, but it didn't make the rest come smooth. he takes jun's hand in his and cups it with both his own. ]
There are just some . . . Risks. I wanted to talk to you about.
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Date: 2023-05-14 09:34 pm (UTC)How? What kind of risks? Let me hear...
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Date: 2023-05-16 08:23 pm (UTC)he breathes in, holds, and breathes out when he's ready. ]
I could be asleep for a long time, or not— the sun might hurt, garlic and running water will be . . . Really uncomfortable. I might even get hungry. For blood.
[ that might sound familiar from stories . . . ]
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Date: 2023-05-16 08:29 pm (UTC)[Searching... searching... oh.]
Vampire. You're talking about becoming a vampire, Falco.
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Date: 2023-05-18 09:36 pm (UTC)[ but same difference! ]
They think it'll cancel out what I have, because of it being a "curse".
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Date: 2023-05-18 09:50 pm (UTC)Will you need to drink blood? And... those kinds of creatures live for a very long time.
[Of course his mind immediately goes to the worst scenario.]
Are you... okay with... maybe not aging that much? And... watching me age? And...
[He doesn't have to say it.]
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Date: 2023-05-19 03:36 am (UTC)He didn’t say I wouldn’t age . . . Just that I’d have a hole where the bite would be—
[ and the important first one: ]
I think, I’ll feel like I’ll want to, but I won’t need to.
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Date: 2023-05-21 08:02 pm (UTC)[Look, he... gets scared about that. About outliving each other. He's done it once, and he doesn't want that kind of heartbreak again.]
Do you want me to... go with you? When you... do this? For moral support.
[Not like he can do anything about it... but he wants to be there for Falco.]
We can switch to evening classes if you need to... whatever you need that works for you. I want you to be able to be comfortable and happy.
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Date: 2023-05-22 03:07 am (UTC)You’d . . . You’d do that, Jun?
[ even night classes–! ]
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Date: 2023-05-22 03:15 am (UTC)You... you're important to me. The most important person in the world. And I want you to not have to worry about things. You've had to worry about enough in your life already.
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Date: 2023-05-23 02:52 am (UTC)Can I, [ his heartbeat quickens with a skip, and his gripping hands welcoming when he finishes asking, ] kiss you?
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Date: 2023-05-23 02:56 am (UTC)[He laughs a little weakly and leans in. He's never even really seen people kiss except in movies where he really didn't care to watch. So this is going to be... interesting.]
[His face is warm and he wraps his arms around Falco's middle, pulling him close. He smiles a little shyly, resisting the urge to duck his head. There's no need to be embarrassed - the only ones around are their omens.]
[And if they film this, so help him -]
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Date: 2023-05-24 11:13 am (UTC)[ this is going to be his first actual, non-peck kiss. with arms around him to lessen the distance even further, falco is hit with the internal flip-flops. a heated, nervous, and giddy energy overrides him as his face flashes up to his ears and down his neck. that moment you can hear your own heart beating in your head was wild— but he’ll do what he’s always seen, read, in movies, in books. what was it going to be like? was he going to suck or would it be . . .
falco pushes through the array of young thoughts to truly lean, tip his face a little to the side, make sure he nose is close to the other boy’s so that his lips could press to his, puckered and lingering just as his eyes keep closed.
it’s awkward, and silly, and featherlight and absolutely boyish, but it’s his first real kiss.
and it’s magical. ]
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Date: 2023-05-26 12:38 am (UTC)[He pulls back a little bit, cupping Falco's cheek in his hand. It's... wonderful, and he can't really feel anything but a fuzzy warmth.]
I love you. You're... you're the best, Falco.
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Date: 2023-05-27 02:55 am (UTC)he's smiling so stupidly right now! if he could cover his face . . . !!! he would, but while grinning. ]
I love you, too. [ all starry-eyed and what-not, he squeaks to ask with his hands now squeezing jun's, both of them in his, ] I can, erm— do that more times?
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Date: 2023-05-27 09:16 pm (UTC)[All words are fleeing him. He feels stupid - but not in a bad way? He leans in and presses his lips to the other's once again, his thumb moving along the other's cheek. Is this what love feels like? He's not... sure. He's never felt this way before.]
[He's so glad that he met Falco. His life has changed for the better, and he has no regrets.]