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Tweak says, "Ralph, can I ask you something"

Cathal Bhattacharya (seams_and_scars) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2021-08-14 22:20:00

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cathal bhattacharya, marcella bellini

WHO Cathal & Marcie
WHEN Saturday
WHERE Burlington
WHAT [Milhouse eyebrow wiggle]

Cathal made his way around to Marcie's house.

He had a great excuse. His excuse was that he was here to work on the car, maybe check in with Marco, see how Kaden was doing with Animorphs... And if he happened to see Marcie - Marcie who was an excellent kisser, Marcie who had promised she would still be into him by the light of day - well... that would just be fine and a coincidence and he certainly wasn't trying to make it happen.

To say that he'd dreamed about her would be ridiculous. He hadn't had any dreams about her, how silly. He was a grown man.

Celeste let him in, and Cathal cast a glance around as he made his way to the garage. No sign of Marcie in those moments, and so he popped the bonnet and got down to working. She might be out, it was possible. She might not even be around, and she might not (he had to admit) actually be interested while sober and in the light of day, no matter what she'd said.

In that case, no one could prove he was here for anything but the car.

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-16 09:24 am UTC (link)

"From where I'm sitting," Cathal said, smiling warmly at her, "you're lookin' like the lovely one." She was truly beautiful and a man could surely drown in those eyes of hers, and that dark hair.

Cathal had chosen the roast duck and pumpkin, and as they ate he told Marcie stories about the town since she'd left - a lot of it the silly gossip of small towns, about how he got himself involved with community events and liked to bake for them, how he liked to do yoga and rock climbing, and his great love of insects. (He didn't go into details about how much he liked and appreciated bugs, since a lot of people didn't consider that either dinner or first date talk.)

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born_greater
2021-08-16 10:33 am UTC (link)

Marcie wasn't so excited about the insects, but she liked the yoga and rock climbing, telling him how she went to the gym and did a bit of boxing now and martial arts and gymnastics and cheerleading when she was younger; she couldn't cook or bake for shit but she'd love to try whatever he wanted to put into her mouth; some stories of the big city and working for a fucking rich and powerful lawyer, and how tiny her old apartment was compared to the four bedroom house her parents owned. She definitely steered away from anything about gods or nearly dying or her sordid history in this town. She was just enjoying Cathal's company so much that she didn't want to bring up anything that might lower the mood.

Somewhere during the meal, she slipped off her shoe and found his ankle under the table with her toes, and rubbed against it lightly just to keep things interesting.

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	seams_and_scars 2021-08-16 01:04 pm UTC (link)
	"You're such an easy person to be around," Cathal told her they had finished eating and during a lull in their conversation. He'd been enjoying their back and forth over the meal, and he was also enjoying her foot beneath the table. It felt very cute to be playing footsies. (Cathal didn't mind that. He could get on board with cute.) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

born_greater
2021-08-16 01:29 pm UTC (link)

"I haven't always been. Lucky you got me on a good day." Marcie smiled and finished her glass (lemon lime and bitters this time, all non-alcoholic and above board). "So. Dinner is over, dessert has been had... what do you suggest we do now?" There was a definitely suggestive edge to the way she quirked an eyebrow, and reached across the table to cover his hand with hers.

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 06:47 am UTC (link)

"I thought," Cathal said, turning his hand to hold Marcie's on the table, rubbing his thumb softly across it, "that I might invite you back to mine for a drink, as the old suggestion goes." Her smiled at Marcie a little playfully, eyes slipping for a moment to her lips.

If this had been a first date with anyone else, Cathal never would have suggested they go home together. But- well, Marcie had been interested the other night and still seemed interested now.

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born_greater
2021-08-17 07:04 am UTC (link)

Tragos never did this. For a moment, Marcie felt a pang of something quite complicated, but then she shook it off and smiled. "I think I'd like that," she replied, slipping her shoe back on. "I'd like that very much."

She gathered her bag and got up, keeping her hand in his as they paid the bill and headed for the car, lacing her fingers through his. Letting go of him to get in wasn't something she wanted to do, as she playfully held onto his hand for as long as possible, their arms stretched across the bonnet.

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	seams_and_scars 2021-08-17 07:11 am UTC (link)
	She was unbelievably cute, really. Holding his hand until the last moment and making him smile so brightly across the top of the car at her. Inside the car he looked at her and then said, "I hope you'll excuse me for this, but I can't stop thinking about it." Then he leaned across the space and kissed her, his thumb brushing her cheek. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

born_greater
2021-08-17 07:21 am UTC (link)

Oh, it was a good kiss, a satisfying kiss, and if they didn't already have to drive back to his, she would've gotten much more into it.

"Excuse you? I wouldn't have forgiven you if you hadn't," she said a little breathlessly, once she came up for air. She bit her lip, feeling the heat turning up a notch between them. "I hope you're place isn't too long a drive, I'm absolutely parched for that drink."

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 07:41 am UTC (link)

"Impossible for anything to be a long drive in this town," Cathal reminded her with a slightly giddy grin, feeling high on the anticipation of all of this and of Marcie's kiss.

He started up the car and drove the less than two minutes to get back to his, pulling into the garage and letting it seal behind them. He looked at her, in the shadowy car beside him, and smiled again.

Inside the apartment Cathal tried not to feel nervous. Marcie had been in here before, but it was different this time. They both knew this was something else.

"Would you like an actual drink while we're here?" Cathal asked, nodding towards the kitchen. "There's a white wine in the fridge." He and Jesse had opened it last night and only had a glass each. God, they were getting so old. He could have made her one of the handful of cocktails he knew, but he didn't want Marcie drunk. That had been part of the whole problem the other night: she wanted her to be into his sober.

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born_greater
2021-08-17 08:23 am UTC (link)

It was different, coming in here with Cathal instead of rolling in drunk with Jesse. Marcie was seeing the place in a new light. She'd seen herself throwing herself into his arms the moment they were inside the door, but instead she clutched her handbag and looked around as if she hadn't been here before.

She really was used to men who made their desires very clear to her, and expected her compliance with them. One or two had been a bit different, but it was easier not to grow attached when you didn't like a guy that much in the first place. Cathal was... not that. It was a glimpse into the sort of relationship her parents had, and she hadn't really envisioned that for herself, once her naïve dreams had been shattered in high school.

"Sure," Marcie said in reply to the wine, setting her bag down on the sofa. She followed him though, catching his hand. She needed... something, and right now it was him. "Or, we could-"

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 10:37 am UTC (link)

"Or we could," Cathal found himself agreeing, not really interested in making a drink happen if they'd like something else to happen instead. Marcie's hand in his was soft - Cathal, a mechanic, never had soft hands.

Something better than wine was sliding an arm around Marcie's lower back to draw her close, and then leaning down to kiss her, this time knowing he didn't really need to pull away.

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born_greater
2021-08-17 11:19 am UTC (link)

Marcie reached up to wind her arms around Cathal's neck and kiss him back passionately, and this was exactly what she needed, to lose herself in touching and kissing and sex, focusing on the present instead of letting her mind wander. The wine could happen after, once the edge was taken off. She wanted to see what he looked like under those nicely pressed clothes, and feel his rough hands on her soft skin, and smell the hint of car oil under his cologne.

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 11:34 am UTC (link)

Cathal was letting Marcie lead this at whichever speed she liked, but he couldn't pretend he wasn't thrilled that she was so into it.

It hadn't just been because she was drunk and feeling swept away by the moment! They'd had dinner together and talked and now she'd come back to his home and wanted him. Cathal's last girlfriend had been four years ago, and since then there had only been a single one night stand (that Cathal had hoped would turn into something more, but it never did.) So to have some gorgeous woman now in his arms, kissing him, making (more than just) suggestions of what they should do next... that was almost as much of a turn on as Marcie's warm body against his, and he made a small sound of pleasure against her mouth.

When he broke the kiss it was only so he could kiss her throat instead, the desire to do so almost overwhelming. She smelled amazing and against her throat her whispered, "you're so beautiful."

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	born_greater 2021-08-17 11:50 am UTC (link)
	She hummed a reply, his lips on her neck sending a shiver through her. Her fingers twirled in the hair at his nape, and she turned her head so he had better access. "I hope you don't think I'm too forward," she said a little breathlessly, "but I really want to kiss you a lot, maybe on your bed?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 12:15 pm UTC (link)

"I love forward," Cathal admitted, also a little breathless. "Forward is my favourite." Then he stopped kissing her throat so that he could lead her down the hall by the hand, smiling back at her as they walked.

In his room, Cathal tried not to get too focused on what it would look like to Marcie. The posters on the walls were all vintage style animal identification charts (one of moths, one of beetles, one of reptiles) and the two bookcases in the room were completely stuffed full of various novels and popular science books. There was also a neat pile between them of ones that didn't fit. (And, okay, another pile on his computer desk of more.) As he'd told Marcie, it was tidy, but the orange and red bedspread made the room seem warm and inviting.

With both hands, Cathal drew Marcie back towards him.

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born_greater
2021-08-17 12:44 pm UTC (link)

To be honest, right now Marcie was barely interested in Cathal's nerdy bedroom with the cozy bedspread. She was far more interested in the amazingly hot man drawing her back into his arms as he backed towards the bed, and kissing him again at least a few times before his legs hit the bed and he could sit down, and she could crawl into his lap and keep kissing him until they both completely lost all track of time. She worked her hands up underneath his polo shirt, sliding over his waist and then up his back, holding him and kissing him, drawing her teeth lightly over his bottom lip and enjoying how hot he was against her (and honestly, anywhere he wanted to put his hands was alright with her.)

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-17 01:37 pm UTC (link)

At some point Cathal's hands had found their way to Marcie's thighs, the skin gloriously bare beneath the dress and tempting his hands further, his body most definitely reacting to her presence in his lap.

When he moved his hands onto her arse he tried to not get do distracted by it all that he didn't note if she was uncomfortable. But, god damn, that curve of soft lace under his fingers was amazing and he couldn't stop kissing her.

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	born_greater 2021-08-17 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	She wanted to encourage more of that behaviour. Marcie smiled against his mouth and murmured, "unzip me?" as she trailed one hand down his spine. What was that cologne, anyway? She'd have to find out. Later. Not now. She was very ready for there to be fewer layers of clothes between them right now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seams_and_scars
2021-08-18 02:32 am UTC (link)

"Yes," Cathal agreed in a low voice, kissing her throat again as he drew his fingers down the zip at her back. Then he took hold of the bottom of her dress and drew it upwards and over her head, smiling at the sight of her in just her underwear.

"You're stunning," he told her, his hands sliding up along her bare sides and then cupping her covered breasts as he leaned in to kiss her once more.

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	born_greater 2021-08-18 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Marcie tugged at the bottom of his polo shirt, so that she could return the compliment with first-hand information. His shoulders and arms were very nice, she thought, as she ran her hands over them. Working on cars all day must do good things for them. "Gods," she sighed, leaning into his hands. "You're so hot. Keep going..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seams_and_scars
2021-08-18 07:15 am UTC (link)

Gods, Marcie said, and a part of Cathal's brain wanted to get caught up on it, on that use of a plural in a world that so rarely used plurals. Gods, multiple. People didn't really say that unless they had a reason to. People didn't think about 'gods, plural', not in America, not like this.

But far more of him only wanted to taste Marcie's skin, only wanted to make a breathless sound of desire as she ran her hands over his own bare skin.

And suddenly, without really thinking about it, he had grasped her thighs so that he could lift Marcie and lay her down on the bed, one hand reaching behind to unclip her bra once she was lying down. With her lying it would be so much easier to kiss her all over, so much easier to smile down at her and look at her gorgeous body on his bed, so much easier to take her lips with his while his fingers rolled one of her nipples.

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born_greater
2021-08-18 07:26 am UTC (link)

A soft yelp escaped her as she suddenly found herself on her back, a breathless laugh as his mouth moved across her skin, and then a moan against his lips as he kissed her. Her body arched up towards him of its own accord, and she ran her hands down his back to grab his ass and grind up against him, bare legs on either side of his waist. She hadn't felt this good in too long, and she desperately wanted more of it, her kisses getting more insistent.

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seams_and_scars
2021-08-18 07:29 am UTC (link)

Cathal was happily responding to every uptick of intensity from Marcie, his skin on fire to be touched like this after so long. He broke the kiss only so that he could move further down her body, taking her nipple into his mouth and feeling mad with the desire to see her reaction. Already his erection was beginning to strain against his trousers, but he knew that every single whimper or moan from Marcie would make it even better.

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	born_greater 2021-08-18 08:03 am UTC (link)
	"Cathal-" Marcie bit her lip, looking down at him. He had such lovely eyes, she thought, as his tongue on her nipple dragged little gasps from her. With him moving down she couldn't reach his butt anymore, so she ran her hand over his hair. "So good-" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seams_and_scars 2021-08-18 09:07 am UTC (link)
	His name from her lips made it a little harder to breathe, and her hand in hair made him shiver. He slid one hand down to play at the top of her knickers, fingers sneaking beneath the elastic as he moved his lips back up to hers. "You're so sexy," he breathed before kissing her again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)