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[psycholawgy]

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[psycholawgy]

What? [ she laughs just as well. and presses her forehead against his. ] No, it's nothing.

[ how can she say something is fun without it sounding like it's all it ever is? there's a lot more to kissing than it being fun, of course. it's because she likes him and each kiss shows how much she does. . . ]

You're fine.

[ was that it? ]

[sortileges]

[ He bites his own lip then, looking up at her as though that will make this any weirder. Not a bad weird, by all means, but it's strange how sensitive your mouth can feel when it's someone else digging their teeth into the skin. ]

Good. [ He exhales and lets his hand slide down along her back, palm flattening out.

This time when he tries to lean up to kiss her it's slightly open mouthed, capturing her lower lip in a soft kiss, pressing down then slowly peeling his mouth away. ]

Are you-- [ He clears his throat, swallowing at the strange tone to his voice when it gets a little louder than before. ] --comfortable enough?

[psycholawgy]

[ she shifts down further until she's flopped on top of him again... similar to how she was when they went stargazing. what does this say? she's definitely comfortable enough. ]

I am. Don't worry too much about me.

[ she's not the one adjusting. ]

[sortileges]

[ His arm shifts to curl over her shoulders, his other hand moving to slide through her hair instead. It's a lot warmer like this, with little space between them, but it's still peaceful. He's content. ] I could fall asleep like this. [ He says it with a bit of a laugh, just happy now. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ truth be told, she could fall asleep like this as well. it would be hella uncomfortable upon waking up, but just being near him is so much worth it.

she pokes his nose, though, unable to hold back a smile. ]

Except you can't.

[sortileges]

[ In turn, he scrunches it and tries to twist his head away. ]

Because you said so. [ MORE LIKE THE PLANETARIUM PEOPLE SAID SO ]

[psycholawgy]

[ aw don't look so disappointed, merl. ]

There's always next time, yeah?

[sortileges]

[ isn't it a good thing he looks disappointed??? ]

Next time. [ He peeks back at her. ] ...Rooftop?

[psycholawgy]

[ she doesn't like it when he's disappointed!!! ]

Exactly.

[sortileges]

[ Well, true... It's for a good reason though at least and not because they did something dumb again. Instead he rubs he hands along her back, shifts to kiss her forehead and sighs. ]

It's almost time to go.

[ Why isn't there ever enough time....... ]

[psycholawgy]

[ she rolls to the side careful no to hit him or anything before sitting up again. ]

This was fun, though.

[sortileges]

[ He pushes himself up after, rolls his shoulders a little to stretch out his spine and pulls up his knees. ]

It was. We should turn everything off before we leave though, right? Can you...?

[ Hopefully the staff will never know they were there. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ she gets up, dusting off her skirt before nodding. ]

Yeah, I can do that. [ well, their bubble's been popped so no use being silent now.

she heads to the machinery. ]

Ready? It's going to be dark.

[sortileges]

[ He holds up his palm, quietly casting a spell for a small light that just hovers there. ]

Only a little. Go ahead. [ He stands up then, keeping his hand in place so she can make her way back once it's all turned off. He'll have to drop the light when they leave the room to exit, but his eyes should be used to the darkness by then. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ she counts to three, and switches the planetarium's machinery off.

goodbye, galaxies. you were beautiful to look at.

she's drawn to the light like an insect (a beautiful insect, mind you) and she clings to merlin. ]

Let's go.

[sortileges]

[ As someone very alright with this, he even offers his arm for her as he lights the way to the door. ]

Now it's going to get dark. [ His hand closes as he lets the light go out, leaving them in the pitch black room. He opens the door easily enough, trying to remember the way out of the building. Once they're out he locks it all back up again, making it so it looks like no one was ever inside. ]