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Tweak says, "nononononononono"

Aidan J. Reilly (redclayheroics) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-03-04 20:26:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, damon salvatore, deanna troi, doctor facilier, euphemia li britannia, helen magnus, kitty pryde (aoa), nathan harris, nico di angelo, number one, piper halliwell, sougo okita

261 — open video//closed action to roommates
[ The video feed comes on early, just after the morning greeting. Aidan is definitely looking worse for wear, perpetually stifling a yawn and doing what he can to drown himself in the first pot of coffee of the day. It's been a few rough nights since Euphie moved in and not for the reasons one may suspect. ~~Or maybe exactly for the reasons one may suspect~~. ]

So, uhm... [ Clearing his throat. ] Anyone got any advice for stayin' awake when coffee don't cut it no more? I've tried cold showers, but uhm... I got a feelin' I'll give m'self a cold if I keep that up.

Anythin' would be helpful. Please.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Why didn't you say anything? [To her that is. Of course he said something publicly.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Didn't want you t' worry... I mean, 's nothin'. 's just... silly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	I like silly things. Won't you tell me about it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)

Not that kinda silly... [ He is not going to tell her about awkward sexual tension. No way. That isn't happening. ]

's just... I don't know, since I met Helix I haven't been sleepin' too good. Lots of stuff happened... but he kinda made it better, y'know? Just, sleepin' with him in th' same bed. It helped. An' then after he disappeared an' I was on my own, I could kinda settle down anyway. [ Enough, at least. ]

Now, with you... I don't know. I just... can't sleep.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Aidan, you should have told me. I don't want to be the reason you can't sleep. [You know where this is going again, don't you?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	[ He knows. ] ...But if I tell you, you'll leave. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	[Big, sad, violet eyes.] But if I stay you'll be tired all the time. ...I know what that's like. I don't want it for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'm already tired all th' time. You leavin' is only gonna make that worse. I just... gotta work through this, okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	[She hesitates, wanting to believe she can stay. Searching for a way to believe.] What can I do to help then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Please let me sleep on th' couch? Just... once in a while, until I'm over this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	...We can take turns sleeping on the couch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ Deep breath... but he is getting pretty desperate. ] Alright. But we gotta sleep in th' bed too, okay? Together. I just gotta get used to it, 's all. [ More like stop crushing on her. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-15 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods, but it's not quite enough so she steps closer and circles her arms around him for a hug.] Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)

[ Whoa okay we're hugging now? He can do hugging, even if there's a slight delay in reciprocation. Sleep deprived and all that, but at least he tries to make up for it in the warm way he wraps his arms around her.

And right then, something just falls into place that eases the dissonance he's been feeling ever since they kissed on mistletoe day. It's something he hasn't wanted to examine too closely but that doesn't make it any less true and now, with his heart beating so strongly, he can't really lie to himself anymore. It's not just that she's a girl who's all warm and soft in bed next to him, it's that she's Euphie. It's that when he hugs her, it feels like everything will be okay. It's that, little by little, he's letting go of the boy he saved so he can save himself and that is the scariest thing of all because without Helix, what is he?

Nothing. A whole lotta nothing.

And that's also why he doesn't say anything. She can't even know, just on the off-chance that she might feel the same way or even more so that she wouldn't. He can't afford to lose any more friends. He can't and so he keeps quiet, just hugs her and fills his lungs with her scent and tries really hard to just let go. ]

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friendly_fire
2014-03-15 11:53 pm UTC (link)

[He doesn't have to try so hard right away. After all, she doesn't mind if the hug lingers. There is a lot of gratitude in these arms of hers for taking her in when it seems that it has been nothing but trouble for him from convincing Sougo to taking up half his room to ruining his sleep. She wants so badly to make things better for the people she cares about. Why does she so often fail at it? Maybe it's just a good sign that she managed this far with no more deaths in her wake. When she finally does pull back she looks up into his eyes.]

You'd tell me if it was something I was doing, wouldn't you? If I was...being restless or making sounds in my sleep? [She's woken up cocooned in blankets or with them tossed away entirely. She knows her rest isn't always peaceful, but it has felt peaceful lately.]

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	redclayheroics 2014-03-15 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	[ He smiles a little, lifting a hand to brush her hair back. ] Ain't nothin' like that, I promise. Some nights, Helix used t' squirm like a cranky puppy. 'm kinda used to it, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 12:04 am UTC (link)
	[There's something so comforting in having her hair touched. It was what she remembered most from childhood when Cornelia would watch over her and brush her hair before bed. It's soothing despite all the worry she has.] Is it something I could change? [Maybe a fragrance she wears or her positioning on the bed.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 12:05 am UTC (link)
	No. You're... [ Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it. ] ...perfect. [ Damnit. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 12:11 am UTC (link)
	[The word surprises her. Even earns him a light laugh. Not in mocking. Just surprise and maybe a little embarrassment.] I'm far from that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-16 12:14 am UTC (link)

[ He shakes his head. Decides to just go with it now that he's started and he doesn't have to say everything but that still leaves plenty to say. Sometimes, being inhumanly tired is a good thing. ]

Nah... 'least I think you're pretty darn perfect. You're just... Euphie. One of th' best friends I've ever had. That's why I want this to work out, someone like you...

You deserve to be happy.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 12:29 am UTC (link)
	[She smiles at a review like that. How could she not? She's so moved he's going to find his cheek kissed in a moment.] You deserve to be happy too. And rested and fed. I think we can take care of at least one of those now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 12:36 am UTC (link)
	[ Whoa cheek kisses. Should've seen that coming but didn't and in this sleep deprived state of his, impulses are strong. Much stronger than he can control, and he wasn't really that good at it from the beginning. Instead of responding verbally, he leans in to kiss her. On the mouth. Yep. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 12:40 am UTC (link)
	[Her cheeks warm when she feels the press of his lips to hers. He catches her by surprise, but she responds just as impulsively, returning the kiss she didn't know she wanted. Her heart beats just a little faster.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 12:45 am UTC (link)
	[ That was not part of the plan he didn't have! She wasn't supposed to reciprocate and now that she is it's so much harder to stop. He pushes into the kiss, a needy little noise spilling past his lips. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

friendly_fire
2014-03-16 12:52 am UTC (link)

[She's not sure what to do with need—his or hers! She hasn't had a lot of experience. There have been many kissed due to bots, but those kisses are always...polite for lack of a better term. Some fond. Some sweet. But they aren't passionate. Even with Gino and Ryoji as they began to date it was so new nothing had gotten very far and yet here she was bringing her arms around Aidan again and parting her lips for him with her own soft sound. If she were thinking right now she might wonder if they were being affected by something in the prison.]