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Tweak says, "And you'll always be beautiful"

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

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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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	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.]

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	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 01:02 am UTC (link)
	[ Normally he's good with need and a part of him really wants to sweep her up and take her home to their bed and just kiss her until his lungs ache. Luckily a much larger part of him realizes that this shouldn't happen, especially since he knows that it's organic and not just something in the water. He pulls back, but not away. Swallows. ] Euphie... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:08 am UTC (link)
	[Yes, her cheeks are definitely very warm when he pulls away. They are pinker than normal too, fighting her hair for dominance!] I meant the eating when I said we could take care of one now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 01:10 am UTC (link)
	[ Like a walking strawberry- no no don't think about strawberries, that can't end well. ] Heh... sorry. I don't know what's up with me lately. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:13 am UTC (link)
	[She takes a step back, slipping her hands away from his waist.] It...was nice. I wasn't expecting it. [And it's only now her thoughts turn to Helix.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 01:21 am UTC (link)
	[ He misses the closeness the moment she steps away and for a brief moment he wants to at least take her hand, which is why he shoves his own into the pockets of his jeans. ] Yeah, it uh... it was. [ Clearing his throat. ] Don't worry, I uh... I won't do it again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Oh... [She's not sure what to think or say to that now. To suddenly be kissed and in such a way that made her feel...wanted. And now being told it won't happen again while she's still not sure what happened in the first place.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2014-03-16 01:28 am UTC (link)
	[ Somehow he thought she'd be relieved but now that she's not, he feels so bad for even saying it. It's supposed to be reassuring, not... whatever that ended up being. ] You know I'm still... [ Sigh. ] I'm still with him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:30 am UTC (link)
	[Her lips part before she remembers how to make words. Once it comes back to her, it comes out quickly.] Yes, of course! I mean, of course you are. I wasn't... [It's strange suddenly feeling like you've done something wrong when you were just being kissed.] I know how much Helix means to you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-16 01:33 am UTC (link)

[ He really wishes that he could sit her down and explain what's going on in his head lately, how he's started to question what he and Helix even had and that maybe he should try and let go sooner rather than later, but words were never easy and so he ends up mangling them into something that isn't quite what he wanted it to be. ]

Yeah... yeah, I mean. I love 'im. He was always here, but... now he ain't an' I just. [ Hn. ] I don't know. He ain't here.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:38 am UTC (link)
	[He's not making any of this any less confusing for her.] You're lonely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-16 01:41 am UTC (link)

[ You know that feeling when you're trying to untangle a mess but with each explanation it just gets a little more messed up? Yeah. ]

No... I mean, yeah. I guess, but it ain't just that. Please don't think I just... I just kissed you 'cause I'm lonely. [ That would be a disaster. ] Back home... I ain't seen him for almost a year an' I never... not even once did I do anythin' with someone else. Not even a kiss. Nothin'.

It's not... that I'm lonely. It's that I'm lonely with you.

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	friendly_fire 2014-03-16 01:47 am UTC (link)
	[She wasn't sure where he was going with all this, but that really, really wasn't it. She even gives him another moment once he rests in hopes that he'll correct himself somehow. He's lonely with her? Does she make it worse somehow? Like sleeping?] Aidan? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redclayheroics
2014-03-16 01:52 am UTC (link)

Hnrgh, okay lemme... lemme try that again. [ Deep breath... and go! ]

Sometimes when I look at you I think... wow, if I'd met her before Helix came along, I would've fallen for her so quickly. An' sometimes I wonder... [ Awkward little breathy laughter. ] I wonder what it would've been like, if we'd gone to the same school back home. If you'd liked me. If we would've gotten together. [ He doesn't mention the daydreams on marriage or kids. Doesn't need her to think he's completely bonkers. ]

I'm with Helix, but he ain't here. He may never come back, but that don't mean I'm ready to let 'im go yet. At th' same time. [ Okay, here we go. ] I think I'm fallin' for you, Euphie. Have fallen for you and that just makes it so damn hard because I want to-

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friendly_fire
2014-03-16 01:59 am UTC (link)

[At this rate he may never stop surprising her. She had no idea he felt that way. None. And even with her head spinning from it, she's trying to sort out what she feels for him. She never really let herself think about it because of Helix. She was okay with that. Aidan was there for her. He was kind and caring and strong and good. He was her friend. Her knight. That was enough. But then she was kissing him and she wasn't really ready to stop.]

Kiss me? [She's trying to just finish his sentence but maybe there is something else in it—an invitation.

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redclayheroics
2014-03-16 02:03 am UTC (link)

[ He won't kiss her right now, partially because he said he wouldn't but mostly because he still has something left to say. He will however step a little closer, hands moving to brush lightly over her arms. ]

That's th' real reason why I can't sleep. I mean, it's not just that but everything else I can kinda deal with. Sleeping next to you an' knowing that I can't hug you, even though I really want to? 's... drivin' me crazy.

[ He swallows, hard. Tries and fails to keep his voice from cracking. ]

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