WHO: Lyra & Thanatos WHEN: Sunday night WHERE: Thanatos' place WHAT: Dead bodies yay! WARNINGS: talk of dead bodies, maybe sex? (... not together, you creepsters.)
Lyra had been fitted in to go to the body farm in January but when they called and asked if she'd like to come down this week and be shown around there was no way she was going to turn it down. She'd caught a flight and spent four hours at the farm, being taken around the property and then learning about all the techniques they used inside the labs. It was all incredible and Lyra found it fascinating to see the bodies in their different states of decay. She couldn't do that at school. The bodies they used in dissection had to be fresh.
But now she was back in New York and knocking on Thanatos' door. She'd been texting him in the cab on the way back from the airport but her fingers were so much slower than her mouth and it was frustrating. When she door opened she grinned at him. "You're the best because that was so good!"
He had missed Lyra and her cheer, but she'd seemed to enjoy her stay. He was glad to have been able to do this for her. It wasn't very standard or romantic, but it was what she had been so eager about.
So he grinned back at her and let her in, "I'm glad you had a good time. Small advantages." Then he greeted her with a soft kiss before closing the door behind her, "but it is good to see you again. Tell me of your trip."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-19 01:05 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Amazing!" Lyra declared after they kissed and after she'd hugged him quickly. She walked into his apartment but didn't sit down, because explaining how great things were was harder if she sat. "So it's this huge place and not only did they take me for a walk around to see a lot of the bodies and they explained about the differing rates of decay and I got to see the science behind it all and it was the best place I've ever been to." She beamed at him. "Screw Disneyland, I've found my favourite holiday destination!"
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-19 01:14 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He liked her enthusiasm about this. It wasn't normal, but then again neither was he. He did sit down and smiled. "Well whenever you want to return I will arrange it for you." If she had enjoyed it that much he wouldn't begrudge her that. "Do you not want to sit down? Have something to drink perhaps?"
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-19 01:26 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "They said I can come back in January," Lyra grinned at Thanatos. "They said they always enjoy showing around people so enthusiastic about it all."
Lyra said down on the couch, taking his hand as she did so to drag him to sit with her. With a smile she snuggled her cheek against his chest. "Drink later," she told him. "For now I just want to be here with you."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-19 01:30 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Good, I'm pleased. If they like you well enough I'm sure they will put you on a list for a position there if you'd want them," or he could make sure of that. It would be really up to what she would want.
Smiling he set his arms around her, enjoying the warmth she had. "I cannot help but agree. I did miss you."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-19 01:40 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "I've been thinking about not going into funeral directing anymore," Lyra admitted. "I thought it was what I wanted but... I think maybe this is more me? It's not helping people like I would be doing, but forensic pathology helps people too, right?" she raised her head just enough to look at him, wanting reassurance. "Finding out how their loved ones died and putting away whoever did it? It's just that that place fits me. Being there was like... it was like I'd found my home." She sighed and dropped her head back onto his chest. "Don't know, brain hurts from thinking."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-19 01:47 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Idly he toyed his fingers along her hair, "you will do well with whatever you choose. But yes, in both cases you will be helping. In one you would help others put their loved ones to rest, in the other you will help them find whoever killed them. Let them see justice." Smiling he kissed her temple, "both have their benefits. You decide what would suit you more. One is more active then the other. And there is time."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-19 01:50 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Plenty of time," Lyra agreed, smiling up at him and kissing his lips softly. If she decided to go into forensics it meant getting into medical school. It meant fifteen years of study. She watched Thanatos face for a moment and wondered if he'd still be there in fifteen years. She forced the thought away as well as the expression that had accompanied it and said, "missed you."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-19 01:56 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He watched her and traced his finger along her features. It had only been a few days, but she'd become a fixture. He knew they could hardly spend every moment with one another, but he'd still missed her cheer. The holidays usually did very little for him, but now with her here he looked forward to them.
So rather then repeat himself he just kissed her again.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-19 02:00 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra shifted her position on the sofa so that she could move to straddle him as they kissed, her fingers sliding through his curls. She was kissing his throat when she asked, "can I stay tonight?"
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-19 11:05 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He hardly minded the new position and set his hands on her waist, leaning his head back into the kiss. At her question he smiled and leaned down, "I was rather hoping you would."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-20 02:37 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Mmm," Lyra murmured against his throat in reply. "I need to go have a shower though," she said, but didn't actually make a move to do so. Her bag was somewhere near the door and there was tempting clean clothes in there. Lyra was sure she must smell like plane.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-20 05:59 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He didn't really care nor was inclined to let her go just yet. She was close and she was warm. "Probably," smiling he leaned down, "I could go with you?"
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 03:25 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra drew back enough to smiled at him almost deviously. "I don't think I'd get any cleaner with you there," she told him and then, as though she'd never noticed it before, she said, "god, you are so devastatingly hot."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 03:32 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He returned the grin, sneaking his fingers under her shirt. Because he was allowed now, "I think that's the point." He chuckled, "you know Greeks and ego. You shouldn't feed that. But what I do know is that you are beautiful. Amazingly so."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 03:54 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra's smile in response to his compliment was still embarrassed and shy and she kissed his lips again. She liked when he called her beautiful.
"I think a shower might be in order," Lyra whispered teasingly against his lips. And then, after taking only a few seconds to consider it, she drew back so that he could see her face. "I love you." It had only been a couple of months, but Lyra already knew. She'd fallen madly for Thanatos.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 04:01 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select She was truly adorable when she blushed like that. He tried making her do so as often as he could because of it. He doubted anyone can blame him.
He gave a devious grin, tracing his fingers along her ribs, "one I can join in?" He leaned back before giving her a brilliant smile at her words. He gave her a happy kiss before drawing back, "you know I love you. You are a bright light, and I don't know what sort of luck I have to be able to see it."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 04:13 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra stroked his cheek and wanted to be his bright light forever if he'd allow it. Now that she'd said it and meant it, Lyra sort of wanted to keep saying it. She'd been like that the last time she'd fallen in love as well. With lovers Lyra was open with her feelings and affections, sometimes to the point of annoyance she thought.
Again came that shy smile. "I can't hide in the shower," she told him with cute embarrassment, but it clearly wasn't a direct no.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 04:21 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He frowned for a moment before smiling again, "why would you need to hide? You're perfect." At least he felt so. He would tell her until she believed him though. It wasn't even a bother to him. Smiling he kissed her again before gently nudging her off his lap. "Must I beg?"
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 04:32 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra ducked her head beneath her hair with an self-conscious laugh. "Stop that," she said and chewed on her lip to kill the smile there. Perfect? Far from it. Especially in the eyes of a Greek God! "I'm all awkward and stuff." She'd only been completely naked in front of Thanatos once and that had been the night of the love spell when nothing else had seemed to matter. Since then her insecurities with herself had return.
"I don't think Gods are allowed to beg mortals," she reminded him with amusement. "I'm sure that's got to be a rule."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 04:39 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He gave her a grin, "never." He kissed her lips as she chewed on them. "and no. You aren't. You're gorgeous and perfect. I'll keep saying that too." Smiling he ran his fingers through her hair. "And the only way you can stop me is by agreeing with me."
He shrugged, "I'm a Greek. We break our own rules all the time, so I will pout until you let me you know. Besides you can tell everyone you've made Death beg for once." He gave her a wink. He wouldn't press if she really wanted privacy, but he could give it a try.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 04:52 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "You make me blush," Lyra said, swatting his arm and laughing. But at his fingers in her hair she made a sound of pleasure and then kissed him again. "You have a cute pout though. But if I make you beg you might make me push a big rock up a hill forever."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 04:56 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Chuckling he returned the kiss, "stop being adorable when you blush and I'll consider stopping." He gave her a pout and then shook his head, "hardly. He put me in a bag. Totally different. I'm just trying to get your clothes off." He pouted again, "but I suppose I can be good and let you shower."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 05:02 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "That pout is too cute," Lyra complained. "Unfair advantage." But instead of denying him again she slowly undid three of the buttons, trying for her best seductive expression but instead unable to completely stop that shy smile. Lyra had to admit she liked getting a reaction from him.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 05:11 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Smiling he watched her with avid interest, leaning down to kiss the exposed skin before giving her a grin. "I know. Your secret though I hardly ever use it. Reputations and such." He gave her a teasing smile before moving his fingers to the rest of the buttons. "I should help."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 05:23 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra's stomach was flipping over itself, a mixture of nerves and desire, and she smiled at him. "You should," she agreed, attempting to look solemn but completely failing. If he was going to do her buttons, then Lyra decided she'd best help Thanatos instead. Her fingers moved to his trousers.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 05:32 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He shifted a little for her as he slid his fingers along the buttons, slowly undoing them before helping her out of the shirt. He set his eyes on hers and smiled, "Beautiful. Always." He kissed her skin, almost reverently.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 05:41 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra's drawn breath was a shudder and she closed her eyes for a moment to focus on nothing but his lips. With her clothes off Lyra felt like her scars were all anyone could see and she tried to pretend for now that they weren't there. (Tried but, as always, failed.) Even without scars, her body felt awkward - skinny in all the wrong places, all strange angles and shapes that she didn't feel fitted which what she wanted to look like. And she knew that she wasn't the only woman in the world unhappy with her body, but still she wasn't sure how to get past it, even when Thanatos called her perfect.
Their position on the couch made it a little awkward, but Lyra managed to reach her hand into Thanatos' pants as she kissed him, pressing her own body against his, always a little surprised that Death should be so warm.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 05:49 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select His fingers tightened along her skin when he felt her hand and he leaned up to kiss her. His hand moved into her hair to keep her close. The shower seemed far away right now and the couch felt really comfortable.
His hands traced down her spine to her own pants, working his fingers along the button.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 05:55 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra's little whimper of pleasure was caught by his lips and her mind was going blank of all things that weren't him. His fingers, his smell, his kiss. The outside world was far away and unimportant.
Stupid trousers were in the way though and Lyra wriggled against them, reaching down with her unoccupied hand to try and help him get them off. As long as she didn't have to stop kissing Thanatos then everything would be fine.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 06:36 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select A shower could wait, right now he had more important things on his mind. He managed to undo her pants before rising enough to lay her down on the couch so he could push them off.
Then he leaned down again to kiss her her again, tracing his fingers slowly along her skin.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 06:45 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Oh god," she whispered, arching against him with a shiver. She reached out hand behind him back to undo the clasp on her bra, his skin beneath her other hand was hot. "The things you do to me," she murmured.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 06:51 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He smiled against her skin, removing the bra from her so he could run his fingers along her chest. "I haven't even started yet." He kissed under her chin before kissing down along her neck.
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 08:48 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Lyra remembered a shower plan but that had surely been hours and hours ago and now she couldn't remember why it was even going to happen. For a start they'd have to move from the couch. "I love you," she breathed as his lips moved against her skin. She wrapped her fingers in his hair. "god, I love you."
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 08:57 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He smiled against her skin, using the moment to let his teeth graze along it. "I really like hearing that." He raised his head to look at her, brushing his fingers along her lips. "I love you. You have no idea how much."
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[info]gardhouse 2011-12-21 09:01 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "I have some idea," Lyra said to him, running her fingers through his hair as she smiled at him. She adored him as well.
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[info]a_gentle_death 2011-12-21 09:07 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Grinning he kissed her again, moving his hands down to her underwear to remove it. He was glad to have told her how he'd felt, glad she was taking a chance on him. He didn't think he'd ever stop feeling like a lucky bastard over it.