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Tweak says, "Eat my shorts."

Pavel Chekov (candothat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-10-12 23:31:00

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kitty pryde (aoa), pavel chekov (au)

Day 397 [action | closed to Kitty]
[Chekov wakes up on Day 397 in a room that isn't his and with his arm draped over Kitty, who isn't usually in a bed with him. Usually no one's in bed with him. Usually he doesn't even bother sleeping in a bed. It's a disorienting way to regain consciousness for a number of reasons.

But he's quick to remember yesterday. Specifically the part of yesterday that involved Kitty asking him (with notecards--it was a strange day) to come over. She had seemed sad, but communication issues prevented him from learning why. Why hadn't really mattered once she'd curled up next to him.

He snuggles closer to her even though it would be wisest to get up. On one hand, he'd determined that giving her space was the best thing to do. On the other hand, they had ended up in bed together--fully clothed, but in bed nonetheless--and that had been her decision, so he can tell himself that Kitty doesn't want that much space after all.]

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	candothat 2016-10-26 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	[It's like all of his nerves are concentrated in the skin under her fingertips and the last thing he wants to do is make her stop. That would be the smart thing to do. It's the only thing to do.] Kitty... [He draws back only the smallest bit, so so reluctant.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-26 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Don't say it. [Because she knows. She knows they can't, but she still wants to keep going without thinking about where they have to stop even if that will just make it harder. There are still things they could do. She has a red band. But just thinking about the particulars is enough to cool her down. Because it's too formal. Too much.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-26 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	I won't. [He wishes he hadn't said anything at all because now something that they had a moment before is gone. Maybe whatever punishment the wardens would give them (he doesn't even have a red band) would have been worth it if they could have gone just a little farther. He smooths her hair back and tries not to analyze the warm, tight feeling in his chest.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-26 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	[She was breathing harder and she works to calm herself even as she leans in for another kiss, softer this time.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-26 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	[Soft is good. So is taking a moment to breathe. Chekov cups her cheek and lays back, looking at her like she's the moon, the sun, and a few other stars besides.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-26 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	[He might notice a blush forming in her solar system at the way he's looking at her. She drops her eye line for a moment.] Did they teach you to kiss in Star Fleet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-26 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	No... I think that Engineering is the only division where that's taught. I had to study on my own time. [And he didn't get around to studying in earnest until the City. Kitty can thank his first girlfriend for teaching him so well.] Do I pass? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-26 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	I'll say you do if you say I do. [Of course he did. She was pretty into it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-27 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Then I say that you do. [As if that was ever in question. His arms settle around her again.] What if we never leave this bed? [He sounds like he's genuinely considering the possibility in spite of his earlier concerns about starving to death.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-27 12:15 am UTC (link)
	[Then they'd end up with black bands for sure.] Mmm...muscle decay, starvation, chapped lips? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-27 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Ah, starvation. [The other two sound like reasonable prices to pay.] I want you to know that there is no one I would rather starve with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-27 12:23 am UTC (link)
	That is the sweetest thing I've heard all day. [He was his only other competition and she's not even sure what she just said is true.] Why haven't I trained Chicago to bring me food? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-27 10:58 am UTC (link)
	Only all day? [He'll have to try harder to say sweet things, clearly.] Because you have been a negligent dog owner. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-27 11:04 am UTC (link)
	Maybe longer. No promises. [Is this okay? Just being close. Touching him gently. Teasing back and forth. It feels more than okay.] Clearly. It almost makes me want to get out of bed to fix it. Almost. [No signs of moving. If she moves—if either of them move—there's no guarantee they'll get back here. Back to this easy, intimate whatever they have going.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

candothat
2016-10-27 10:54 pm UTC (link)

You can fix it later. [He doesn't really have excuses to keep her here and they're going to have to move eventually, but he wants to stay in this moment as long as possible. Everything is okay with this, right here, right now. He's happy, and he hopes she is, too. (There are still doubts. Chekov is sure of himself and his feelings, but uncertain about Kitty's.)] Everything can happen later.

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-27 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Everything ever? What about the other things happening now? [Just idly talking and watching him, fingers brushing back his hair. This is pretty great right here and now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-27 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	What other things? Nothing else is happening. [Anywhere, ever! But that's not true.] ...Breathing is happening. Autonomic bodily functions, also. Those things can't happen later. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-27 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[Cute.] I was thinking with other people who aren't us. They probably didn't just freeze in time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-10-28 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, yes, them. I'm sure that they have things that are happening. Are you worried about their things? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-10-28 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	Not even a little. [As evidenced by the way she starts kissing him again.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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