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 Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:11 pm
"We'll get there soon." He smiled giving the other man a gentle squeeze before nudging him onward so they could continue making their way through the village. He was enjoying the almost snuggling but he also wanted to make sure they got to see everything. It was the one thing about the holidays in DC he'd missed when he'd gone to school. Being able to share it with Almandine was nice and Arachne had a feeling that getting to share a lot of things with Alma was going to feel that way as well. The warm fuzzy feeling of getting to show someone something new, getting to see that initial reaction, was wonderful. "if we get lucky I might be able to take time off work too so you don't have to worry too much about being lonely that first week."
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:26 pm
He let Arachne lead him down further through the village, glancing around every now and then at the little houses, the lights that winked pleasantly at them from every angle. It felt a little magical, which was strange, because Almandine had never been the sort of person to believe in magic before awakening as a senshi.
"That would be nice," he said, shifting his hand so that his fingers were laced more securely with Arachne's. "I don't....I don't even know your name. Are you allowed to tell me your civilian name..? Or where you work, or..."
A feeling of panic slid through Almandine, heart thudding. What if Arachne didn't care for him as a civilian? It wasn't like he knew everything about him even powered; what if this all fell apart and it turned out they were too different after all?
He didn't want to think about that.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:38 pm
"I could, at least some of it." He nodded slightly. "But I wasn't sure if ... i mean we're hoping you forget your civilian side and I don't quite know how the whole magic thing works keeping our identities a secret so I don't want you to feel like you lost something if I tell you and you don't remember." The last thing he wanted to do was make the transition harder on Almandine. Or on himself if he was honest. Given how much he got around there was always the chance he knew Almandine already, or the other man knew him, and he wasn't sure that was something he could handle. Even more so if Almandine wasn't someone he got along with. After everything with Mag Mell he didn't think he could do that again. "Plus there's something stupidly romantic about powering down after everything and getting to meet each other for the first time."
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:43 pm
Almandine's feet left booted footprints in the thin layer of snow as they made their way through the village. He could feel the cod pressing in around them, breath visible in the night air as he listened to what Arachne was saying, his heart still in his throat.
It was helping to soothe the uncertainty in his heart that he hadn't realized was there before now. Almandine took a few steps forward and then turned so that he was standing in front of Arachne, reaching out to take hold of his other hand, both of them now twined together as he looked up at him.
"If I forget you," he said quietly. "Will you help me remember?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:18 pm
"Of course I will." Arachne smiled as Almandine stopped them and caught his hands. They were under a small arch and he'd noticed something hanging from the beam that he had a feeling the other Senshi hadn't seen. "Even if you don't remember I'm sure I can charm you again ... and you do realize you stopped under some mistletoe right?" He leaned in, brushing their noses together lightly. "Means I have to do this." He tilted his head just enough to press their lips together. He wasn't even going to try to resist the temptation when it was right there. Arachnes hands tightened around Almandine's, giving them a reassuring squeeze as he leaned into the kiss.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:34 pm
Almandine hadn't noticed the arch, or the mistletoe. He frowned at Arachne, head tilted a little as he tried to figure out the purpose of the segue into talking about a plant he had little knowledge of. The idea, however, that Arachne would still want to - as he put it - charm him even if he forgot, sent a flutter of happiness through him.
"What?" he asked, brows furrowing together, and then felt his heart skip a beat as Arachne's lips met his, warm in the cold night air, Almandine's lashes falling shut. He leaned into Arachne, hands squeezing Arachne's, and felt himself melt into the kiss, in everything that was Arachne.
He was a little flushed as he pulled back - but not far.
"What does kissing have to do with mistletoe?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:42 pm
"You've really never heard the story about mistletoe?" Arachne raised a brow as Almandine leaned back. He'd at least expected the other senshi to know what that was. Everyone knew what mistletoe was. Or so he'd thought. Laughing softly he leaned in to brush their noses together. "It's tradition. When two people pass under mistletoe they have to kiss. Goes back to a really old norse tradition about not forgetting about it." It was a story he liked and having a fun excuse to kiss random people at Christmas parties was fun too. Someone always stuck some up somewhere just to mess with people.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:48 pm
He shook his head. "My parents weren't into holidays, and I didn't really talk to many people at school," Almandine admitted. "I've heard of mistletoe, of course, but only in plant form, I never particularly considered anything more than that."
His stomach gave a peculiar flutter as Arachne brushed their noses together. Almandine's brows were still drawn, trying to process this.
"So every time you pass under it, you're supposed to kiss? What if you don't like the person you're with when you pass under it? Although I suppose you're not required to like someone to kiss them, but it seems ill advised to go around kissing someone you wouldn't want to."
Almandine was still musing through this, in spite of only having kissed for the first time in his life several months ago, with this very man. He was murmuring aloud, lost in thought, trying to puzzle his way through it.
"I suppose also that there are people who could kiss on the cheek, perhaps, or maybe just the forehead, though is there a limit or a proper procedure? A proper protocol for a certain time of kiss? Maybe if you had two pieces you would be required to kiss two people..."
He kept rambling aloud.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:53 pm
"You're overthinking it a bit." His voice was soft but the laughter was still there as he listened to Almandine puzzle over everything. It was one of the things he found endearing about the other man and he didn't even know if Alma knew he did it. The soft talking to himself when he was thinking was absolutely adorable. The way Almandine's mind worked was interesting. The other man didn't just say things he didn't understand were stupid or brush them off. He spent time thinking about it. "No one will really force you to kiss someone if you don't want to. Most people go for cheeks and more 'friendly' kisses rather than romantic ones." Unless they were drunk at parties. "But it's also a good excuse to kiss someone you do like and better if they like you too."
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:31 am
He stopped in his musings and looked up at Arachne, Almandine's gaze tracing the lines of his face. After all that had happened and all that he had said, there was no doubt that Arachne had likely kissed a great many people before. Almandine had only ever kissed his mother's cheek and now Arachne, and it was only the latter that felt real at all.
Almandine untangled his hands from Arachne's, lifting them to slide arms around his neck instead, taking a step closer.
"What kind is this, then?" he asked softly. He thought, for once, he knew the answer, but a part of him needed to hear Arachne say it.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:59 pm
"Very much the sort where I'm kissing someone I like who likes me too." Arachne's voice was soft as he leaned in, lips brushing against Almandine's as he spoke before he caught the other senshi up in another kiss. It was too tempting and too good of a set up for him to do anything else. His arms slid around Almandine's waist, tugging the other man closer, as he leaned into the kiss. It felt stupidly good to be standing under some mistletoe in a tourist trap christmas village kissing the other man.
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:25 pm
He felt a smile spread across his face, joy lighting up Almandine's eyes before Arachne's mouth pressed against his again. Almandine's arms curled around his neck as Arachne's arms went around his waist, and he pressed himself close, losing himself entirely into it.
It was cold, the air frozen around them, but Arachne was so warm and wonderful. Almandine kissed him back slowly at first, then slid fingers into Arachne's hair and tilted his head, deepening the kiss with tentative, shy movements and a parting of his lips, wanting more.
I like you, he thought dizzily, the thought coming to him without much effort, soft inside of his head. I like you.
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:51 pm
It was far too easy and far too tempting to lean into the kiss and give Almandine everything he wanted. His lips parted easily against the other senshi's, tongue sliding against the other man's. The way Almandine responded to him was still addicting and he wanted to see what sort of other reactions he could pull out of the other man. He didn't hold the kiss for long though, pulling back to rub his nose gently against Almandine's. "I really like doing that you know."
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:00 pm
The taste of Arachne's mouth was steadily becoming an addiction, as was the feel of those arms around him, the pressure of his solid body against his own. Almandine felt the heat rising in his face, letting out a small, satisfied sound of need against Arachne's mouth, and there was another sound that escaped a moment later, one of protest as Arachne moved back.
Almandine's lips felt hot. His eyes were still closed, breathing uneven as he nuzzled his face against Arachne's.
"I...me too," he mumbled, voice a little hoarse. Almandine licked his lips, an instinctive gesture. "But..."
He wasn't sure how to ask this. Almandine opened his eyes, though he looked a little dazed.
"Why do you always...pull away early? Do you not want to...continue?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 4:40 am
Arachne reached up, thumb brushing along Almandine's cheek as he shook his head slightly. "Wanting to continue is why I stop." He knew that was going to get him a funny look and probably more questions but it was the right answer. Arachne knew what he was like and how far he'd gone before and he was trying not to be that person anymore. He cupped the other man's jaw with his hands, leaning their foreheads together. "If I had my way I'd strip you down and make you mine right here for all the stars to see. But A, it's way too cold for that, and B, I want my time with you to be different than with anyone else." He'd been trying to put part of that behind him. Arachne knew he'd never completely get rid of it, in either of his lives, because that was just the sort of person he was but he also knew he couldn't keep it up. Even more so if he wanted something long term with Almandine. "I don't really know how to explain it other than I'm a slut but I'm trying to be a better one and 'just this once' is a slippery slope I don't want to fall down until I know I can actually control myself."
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