post of shame

[psycholawgy]

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[psycholawgy]

[ she closes her eyes when he kisses her and actually stops and lets go of him to take a deep breath. she's fine. she's stressing herself out which is stupid, so she should probably just let it go for now. ]

You go first.

[sortileges]

[ He pauses there though and doesn't go, instead his hands cup her face. He leans so he can whisper instead, murmuring softly: ] I told you I wouldn't leave you behind again, didn't I?

I'll work something out with you when we get home, so you feel safer about it. I don't want you to worry.

[ He leans back then, hands shifting to brush his thumbs over her cheeks, touching her lips gently. ]

...Come with me?

[psycholawgy]

[ it's a good thing the other aliens are relaxing and not watching this drama.

she blinks up at him, worried, but she nods eventually. this'll be fine. . . ]

I'll follow you.

[sortileges]

[ Well... they were more interested when they were kissing to be honest.

Still, he waits until she says 'I'll follow you' for him to reach up to help unravel the towel from her hair so that doesn't get wet, movements gentle. He hooks it on number '6', and carries on talking. ]

I mean, even if you ask me to start boxing with Yu, I'll listen. I want you to know, I'll do anything for you. [ It's still murmuring so no one else hears how embarrassing he's being right now. ]

Though I'll probably be covered with bruises most of the time. [ He laughs faintly. ] That's okay.

[ Then he's reaching for the collar of her robe. ] ...May I?

[psycholawgy]

[ god, the mental image of him boxing. she just shakes her head nervously. ]

It's- Don't do that. It's weird. [ at least she's honest... and when he asks about her robe, she slowly slides it off her shoulders to hand it to him. ]

Just... oh, I don't know.

[sortileges]

[ He'd get beaten to a pulp, but Yu is the only person he knows as a trainer so there you go.

But he laughs faintly at her reaction. ] That's what I thought. Now... [ He slips her robe onto number '8' then reaches for her hands. ] Empty your mind as much as you can, and let's use the Jacuzzi first, it looks like one section is open?

[ In fact everyone has moved around while they've been talking this out. The individual back Jacuzzi's are taken, along with the cubicles, but the tub style one is free now, so he'll start leading her to that. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ deep breaths. inhale, exhale. she's really trying her best to clear her mind now, and she concentrates on his heart instead. maybe that will help her calm down.

jacuzzis are fun, though. not that she's tried it at the waterpark before, and it was one of the most calming things ever. she could even fall asleep just sitting there. ]

[sortileges]

[ She'll hear his heart buzzing like a little bee honestly, which is probably embarrassing, but it's so nice to sit down in the Jacuzzi and feel the jets pushing into his back and legs and ah... ]

This is nice. [ Okay, yes he's definitely going to tip his head back and stretch out in here. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ meanwhile, she's going to relax her own way by resting her head on his arm and closing her eyes. between the buzzing of his heart and the sound of the water, it's calming to hear. and she's slowly losing herself in the sounds she's hearing. ]

How long can we stay here?

[sortileges]

[ He nuzzles his cheek against her head, hand staying closed around hers. She might hear his heart pounding louder when she leans against him, but he doesn't move away or say anything. ]

This one you can stay as long as you want. Though we might wrinkle if we stay too long.

[psycholawgy]

[ one thing that merlin probably doesn't know about athena is how much she values silence. not that anything can ever be totally quiet with her when she can hear heartbeats and the like, but not talking and just enjoying the moment together is just as important as talking and having a conversation. ]

Shh, it's relaxing time now.

[ she takes a deep breath and tries to go to sleep. (athena why) ]

[sortileges]

[ Well no it'd make sense, when you hear so much you'd want it to be at least quieter but she asked him a question??? He peeks at her when she says that, mouth twisting a little.

Considering he's trying to do a Good Thing today though, he keeps his mouth shut and instead shifts his arm to pull her in against himself.

It really is comfortable though, so even if he isn't ready to fall asleep (he didn't fucking wake up at 5am?????) he is more than ready to relax. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ oh no merlin by all means say something

she probably does doze off, resting on him, and her head moves down until she wakes up and then she rests again on his shoulder and then it happens again... she wants to sleep but doesn't want to at the same time THIS IS HARD, OKAY??? ]

[sortileges]

[ He'll save it for in a bit, like now when her head starts ducking and she keeps waking up. Slowly, while she's still leaning on him, he moves his hand to gently pull on her calf and spin her a little so her side is against the bubbles and her legs are over his lap. This way she gets the best of both worlds. ]

I think it's alright if you want a nap.

[psycholawgy]

[ this is definitely more comfortable and it doesn't take her more than a split second to rest her head back on him again.

it's probably the bubbles but she feels like she can say anything to him now, too. nobody else but him would be able to hear it. ]

Mm, but I want to sleep with you, too.

[sortileges]

[ This is nice, enough that he nuzzles his nose against her, holds her in close. His eyes flutter, even though he probably would be dying inside if there wasn't a lot of water with bubbles hiding the fact that she really isn't wearing much at all dskjgndsg ]

You can sleep on me. I don't mind.

[psycholawgy]

[ gosh merlin get over it :'(!! ]

she closes her eyes and shifts a bit to get comfortable but she's mostly resting on him now. god, this feels so good. ]

Mm, okay. You can sleep on me later if you like.

[sortileges]

[ He can't... she looks so good--a-any....way....

He cuddles her close when she rests even more on him, smiling at how content she seems. ]

I already did this morning, didn't I?

[ He rubs her shoulders gently, kissing her hair. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ merlin pillow uwu she wraps an arm around his back, and hugs him and gets even more comfortable. ]

Well, you can do it again. I like it when you're near me.

[sortileges]

[ Okay... he arches his back a little before he slides forward enough to give her space to hug on. He chews on his lip a bit. ]

I like that too. If I had the choice, I'd never let go.

[ Which is why his other hand is going to just trace patterns on her calf, drawing a flower, hearts and swirls onto her skin. ]

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[ a soft laugh, then she opens her eyes again and looks at him before planting a kiss on his lips. it's just a soft and short one, but one filled with love nonetheless. ]

I love you so much.

[ why are they so sickeningly sweet to each other this is gross ]

[sortileges]

[ He melts a little into her at the kiss, his forehead resting against her. ]

I love you too. [ So sickeningly sweet... an old alien lady is probably cooing in the corner and pointing it out to her alien husbando. You never know. ]

You're the best thing that's ever happened to me.

[ This is getting too gross now can i abort... liah whispers into her hands ]

[psycholawgy]

[ well better that than the eavesdropping aliens they've encountered before...

she laughs a bit at what she says though, kissing him again before saying-- ]

I dunno. Are you sure about that?

[sortileges]

[ DSGKSDGKG WELL... they'd definitely think of him as a pervert with his hand on her leg tbh--

Though he licks his lips after she kisses him this time, keeping eye contact with her. ]

100% positive.

[psycholawgy]

[ sorry, that totally wakes her up and she just smushes her palm against his face.

sorry............... ]

Stop it. [ she's laughing though?! ]