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 Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:47 pm
He had narrowly escaped being knocked from his lizard or worse, and it seemed to have been a popular story, telling his comrades about how he had recovered from being blind-sided by an incredibly angry surface-dweller. He had endured a nasty gash on his side, but it hadn't been deemed to be too serious an injury. He had to keep an eye on it of course but it hadn't been enough of a burden to stop him from being dragged, willingly, for drinking and embellishing said battle-tales.
It had exhausted him very successfully, and he had been more than relieved to come back to his temporary home, the barracks of his squad, quarters hewn right into the walls of one of the larger tunnels of the UnderDark. They were fairly.. Snug quarters, simple, but they served their purpose in providing security and privacy, the privacy was something Kalan was enjoying all the more since his commander had relented at last and replaced the door to Kalan's quarters with a much sturdier one. One that came with several heavy bolts to keep out his crazy friend.
He'd been much happier settling back into his old sleeping habits since it had been replaced, his night of drinking and recovering from battle however had left him less than willing to strip completely which would waste time getting into bed, instead he opted for mostly stripping. This left him curled up in a thin pair of trousers he wore under his heavier clothes for chilling morning raids.
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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:33 pm
The diversion had gone better than Zakn and Nath could have ever hoped. Luckily for them when they had arrived on the scene the settlement had been utterly unprepared for any such raid. It was earlier than the parties usually attacked when they did, hence the use of the streeakh. They worked in the most dreadful conditions, and never had the chance to complain, but that was what they had come to expect, they knew the dangers when they signed up after all.
They'd hit the settlement swiftly, and before long much of the leadership branch had been well and truly taken out. They suffered, as usual, a fair number of casualties, one or two fatalities as well, but that was just how it went, they never all returned, but they always returned in far greater numbers than they were expected to. Zakn, was, once again, one of the living, though he had taken a bit of a slice to his arm in an attempt to try and stop his brother receiving a blow to the back of his head.
By Lloth though did his arm ever hurt like hell....
By the end of their attack they had fled about two hours away from the camp they had hit, leaving most of it in disarray behind them for the warriors and the raiders to pick their way through. The trip back to the Underdark was cheerful enough, no one of great value had been lost, a couple of rookies that didn't make up the main 'squad' as a whole... they would not be missed as they probably deserved to be.... it wasn't good, but there were very few actual close ties among their group as it was.
Zakn had spent a couple of hours with his brother, checking him over, being checked over in return, and Nath had quite grouchily stitched up the wound in his brothers upper arm, amidst Zakn's complaints that he was sure Nath was making it hurt a damn site worse that it had done before he started tryin to stitch it up, but Nath was apparently not planning on listening to him. He wanted the wound fixed, and that was that.
Sometime after that Zakn found himself laying in bed, staring up in the darkness at his ceiling wondering why he was feeing a little strange... he wasn't sure why.... he had no idea... but there was something... nagging... it was a strange sensation... why did he feel he was missing something... what was he...By LLOTH! That was it! Kalan!
He sat up very very quickly, and promptly lay back down again as he clocked his head resoundingly on the frame of the bunk above him. "By the Goddess!" He cursed, pushing himself up again in a hurry, how could he had forgotten! How! Ugh! This wasn't like him! Okay... so it was, it was totally like him.. he was always forgetting things and then getting in a state over them. And.. yes... there was the fact that he'd not actually told Kalan he'd try to see him tonight... but... the memory of those lovely lips on his chin and the look of worry in those lovely blue eyes were going to haunt him constantly until he saw them again... he had to see him again, he needed to make sure Kalan was okay... and he wanted to see him as well just in general...
So, thus began his slightly crazed quest. The G'eld house gave him directions to another, then to another, then elsewhere, then they told him to go somewhere else from there, that house told him another place to check, and a random Drow he met in the tunnels told him he had it all wrong and sent him right back to the G'eld house.... who finally told him where the raiders were usually housed... of which he was actually very glad, because by this point his arm was throbbing, and he was absolutely exhausted.
A few enquiries at the barracks took him tot he correct door at long last... and honestly, no matter who the door was answered by he planned to give them a damn good hug and beg them to let him stay the night.. he just wanted to sit down. He did bang on the door however, quite firmly as he fully intended to wake Kalan up, if indeed it was his room, as cruel as that seemed... he just... couldn't help but hope that the more petite Drow was wanting to see him... as much as he wanted to see Kalan...
And he really did want to see him... really quite badly...
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:18 am
The sharp bangs to the door startled Kalan awake with the impending thought of, 'By the Goddess! He's going to destroy this one as well!' And he sat up so quickly with the shock thought of Shi'n bursting through a new and fairly costly door, he stretched the wound on his side out a lot more than was comfortable at all and gave a muted cry of pain as he eased himself back down for a moment.
It was quiet for a moment.. Then the bangs again, making his eyes widen considerably and he sat up again with a lot more care, eyeing the door.
It didn't really sound like Shi'n now that he thought about it. They were spaced knocks, not the continual rapping of fists against a door in impossibly quick succession. Nor was the person on the other side just throwing himself at the door, which he was fairly sure that Shi'n had not decided to stop doing as he still inadvertently reacted in a very volatile manner to that, which Shi'n still found to be a most incredibly amusing scene.
Curious now, he swung his legs over the edge of his bed and gingerly touched a hand to his side as he pushed himself up to creep closer to the door as the knocking stopped again. Bracing a bare foot against the back of the door to prevent it flying open more than he wanted it to he quietly pulled back the bolts and opened the door just a fraction to peek outside.. Then a little more so he could properly see who it was lurking outside in the gloom.
"Z.. Zakn..?" he queried in a tired, confused little voice as he recocnised the mane of dark spikes and those dark, bright eyes.
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:01 pm
"That would be me." The taller male stated, leaning forwards to rest his face against the gap that the slightly open door had made to smile at his friend. "I had a bit of a run around trying to find you though... I was sent all over the place!" He gave a brief account of the places he was able to claim to have visited during the night with a grin on his face all the while...
He must had seemed mad for going through such a lot of hassle, he supposed, especially as they were due to meet in a few days anyway... it seemed a little desperate now that he looked back at the occupation that had filled the last hour... oh well... it was too late now.
"So you see... eventually they sent me back here... and well, here I am... I figured... I dunno... you looked a little worried when we parted ways, and I didn't like the thought of you being distressed, or sad, or worried or unhappy in any way... so I figured I'd just come and find you so that... if you were worrying... which I guess might be a little presumptuous of me to presume... but just in case you were, then I'd be able to let you know I was alright... as... well... I wouldn't want you to worry when there was noting wrong with me... I'm find you see..." he paused, the sheepish look back on his face.
"So... are you okay..? I will admit we didn't off as many from the outset as I'd hoped, but we had to take out the leader so... we had to leave them... you're not hurt right..? Or if you are you got it sorted.. right...?" He was genuinely worried, exhausted as well, and worried.
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:56 pm
The smaller drow just smiled a little sleepily up at Zakn as the other recounted all the places he had been to, just to find him. It did seem.. A little elaborate and it made him feel. Well, embarrassed but special which made him smile just that little bit more dotingly, but only a little.
"Seems like you had.. Quite the task.." He stifled a bit of a yawn and removed his foot from the back of the door to allow it to open a little more, "I'm really not sure I was worth all the hassle.. But all the same, I.." He looked just a little embarrassed for a moment, averting his eyes, "I really appreciate.. Seeing you all in one piece.." He was suddenly thankful he had been all too tired to strip right down like he normally would have done. Even in the thin trousers he felt.. Unnaturally self-conscious all of a sudden without his shirt and goggles.
"I'm fine though," he continued eventually, peering up at Zakn again slowly, "I got blind-sided but.. Well my comrades thought it wasn't serious enough to stop them dragging me away to go drinking with them after it was looked at. A couple of stitches is all." He touched a hand to the bandages around his midsection.
"You.. Didn't have to come out to find me right now though, Zakn.. I mean, you look exhausted.. Are you okay?" He stated looking right up at him again, a touch concerned, "You did a great job though, it was a breeze getting through the camps forces.." He reached out to touch his fingertips to the other males wrist.
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:14 pm
"I'm fine... really..."“I am fine, really, I am a little tired admittedly, but its nothing major…” Zakn stated, looking down at the fingers that had just connected with his wrist, a small smile tugging at his lips once again. “I mean.. yeah.. and.. it was important that I came to see you. I didn’t want you worrying… so… I had to… wanted to… both… kinda thing…” hr grinned again then, shifting his hand to take a hold of the slightly smaller on in his. “I am sorry you got hurt though… I’d have helped if I could.” He really would have as well if he could have done, he didn’t like the idea that Kalan had been hurt… it made him feel like he’d let him down horribly…
“I got out of it all pretty well on the whole… got a cut to my arm, it aches a little, nothing I can’t deal with though…” He had let himself into the room when the door was opened, though he was making a point of standing pretty close to Kalan… soon the hand that wasn’t already occupied lifted to rest gently on the others shoulder. “I am real glad you didn’t get hurt either… not too badly anyway… I was a little worried I will admit, its not that I didn’t have faith in you… I just… really wanted you to be okay.” He gave the others shoulder a very gentle squeeze, the soft smile back on his lips, he could barely take his eyes off of Kalan…
As he stood there, looking at the other male, he was, for the second time, over powered by the urge to kiss him… was everything Zakn had ever even thought of looking for…beautiful without being overly effeminate… amusing, lively… he seemed to have some sense of adventure, he was committed to what he did… he was… he was almost a perfect match.. and he could just feel it. The amount of a struggle he’d had getting Kalan out of his head the last time was a testimony to how he obviously felt about the surface warrior… but… oh it was just bizarre! You couldn’t like someone this much so quickly… it wasn’t the done thing…
Regardless of whether it was the done thing or not, the hand that had been on Kalan’s shoulder had slowly shifted its way up onto his cheek, just like before, the palm gently resting there as the fingers arched back towards the elegant elfin ear…Gosh Kalan was lovely to look at… He really was….
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:30 pm
Kalan couldn't help but look amused as Zakn more than happily invited himself into his quarters as he caught his hand.
"It's not your fault at all, Zakn.. No one's at blame for my injuries except myself.. And that disgusting surface creature.. But well, he's paid more than enough for it by now.." He mused a little, looking down to the hand that had made it's way onto his shoulder. It felt oddly comforting, making him smile just a little more softly back up at the other before he dared to glance down to look for the wound that his.. COmpanion, yes.. Companion had recieved.
"Hmm.. Looks nasty but, if it's not bothering you too much.. Not that much can be done about it regardless now, hmm..?" He peered up a little more shyly, reaching his other hand up to curl over the larger hand that was resting on his shoulder, "And.. I suppose it would be horribly cruel of me to turf the invalid out of my quarters after he's had such a long and arduous journey out here..?"
Almost as soon as he'd offered that to the taller male he'd wanted to curl up out of embarrassment, what was he thinking? His bed was well. Tiny.. Zakn didn't seem the type to allow him to give up the bed entirely.. And it wasn't a large bed by any means.. Which would mean, if he accepted of course.. He'd be very very close to him. Very close. Very very close to the disgustingly handsome streeakh..
Didn't seem like such a bad thing, in hindsight.
Embarrassing as hell though.
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:38 pm
"It's not bothering me at all, you do not need to worry Kalan..." he stated, his hand still resting lightly on the others cheek, thought the smile on his own lips broadened considerably at the offer of 'bunking up' with the other Drow for the night....
"You know..." he mused quietly... dwelling slightly on the fact that Kalan wasn't pulling away from him, as he spoke.. "I think... I would actually rather like to stay here.. if you're sure its okay with you.. I mean.." He leant forward slowly, just leaning down enough to brush his nose over the other Male's cheek bone... he didn't know how deep the feelings he had for the warrior were, or even could be... but for the moment he knew one thing... Kalan was perhaps one of easiest on the eyes people he had ever met... and damn he would not say no to prolonged time with him...
Very gently he let his lips just brush over the cheek, just below where he'd nuzzled it previously... yes it was very forward behaviour... but that was just how he was, and the sight of Kalan mostly in a state of undress, was not one that was going to dampen his wanting of the other... he was attractive... very much so... and Zakn already knew he liked the way he felt when he was held in his arms... so there was definitely no complaint there...
"In fact.. Kalan..." I can't think of anything I would like more... than to spend the night here with you..." He carefully reached a foot back behind him, giving the door a sharp nudge to swing it closed before shifting his lips to kiss down to the others jaw line... still forward, still presumptuous... but if you never took a risk.. you'd never know..
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:35 pm
Kalan hummed gently in response, nodding to Zakn to let him know he was okay with it causing him to snuggle against the taller males palm. It felt pretty good really so he was more than happy to turn his face a little and nuzzle it properly, blushing away.
"It's.. Fine.. I do want you to.." He admitted, closing his eyes a little and fighting the urge to tip his head down and away shyly.
He lost a a little, tipping his head ever so slightly away as Zakn brushed his nose and lips over his by now very warm cheek. He made a very very little happy sound, he didn't know why he was finding it so embarrassing, it certainly wasn't the first time he'd been kissed by someone.. It just felt.. Really different with Zakn, like it was.. More serious, it had more meaning.. Like when he'd been with.. Well.. He certainly didn't need to dwell on that at a time like this, it gave him a little pang of sadness whenever he did.
He stepped closer to Zakn as he kicked the door closed, quashing the sad little moment inside as he reached past him, under the taller males arm to draw one of the bolts across.
"Hmm.. I think I most definitely like the company tonight, Zakn.." He mumbled a little, tilting his head a little more to the side, sneaking in a gentle, slightly less shy little kiss back to the corner of the other males jaw. He rested his free'd hand against the others back and stepped a little away, giving him a little tug to ask him to follow.
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:08 pm
Its was very strange wanting so badly to spend time with someone you barely knew, but as far as he could see that was exactly what he wanted. Each little nuzzle made him smile. He let his arms curl nearly around Kalan as the male stepped closer to him to lock the door, and chuckled quietly in response to the comment and the tug.
"I am glad the companny is appealing to you..." he stated quietly, stepping after Kalan with next to nothing in the way of resistance . I can honestly say I have never been more pleased that one of my slightly harebrained schemes actually played out for me for the best... I was really just expecting to see you tonight and nothing ore... but... its far nicer to actually get to spend some time with you.. I mean... yeah..." he grinned, rather sheepishly once and forced himself to fall quiet just for now, he babbled when he was a little nervous.
After the returned kiss to his cheek Zakn spent a few moments thinking.... he had a feeling he knew where tonight might well lead, and he didn't mind the thought of cuddling Kalan all night at all... but did he want to push his luck...? Did He really.....?
He thought he probably did.
Carefully he leant down again, his lips once more finding Kalan's cheek, then his jaw... then very gently the corner of his mouth.... after the briefest pause he finally shifted his lips again, just a little, and just enough to touch them gently, but fully against the lips of the other... he wanted to kiss him.... he really... really wanted to ikiss im.
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:55 am
Kalan smiled a little, shyly snuggling against Zakns shoulder as he was pulled closer to the taller male. He felt.. Pretty warm actually, and it was nice to be in such close proximity to someone who seemed to be.. Well, particularly interested in you.
The kiss.. It was very welcome and he couldn't stop the happy little sigh at the attentions he received from Zakn as he more than obligingly tilted his head to the side for him, curling his fingers against the others back, his other hand moving up to rest square on his chest. He.. Wasn't sure he was expecting to be kissed ye, and was about to protest it, but as the other so gently kissed at the corner of his mouth.. His resolve all but crumbled, and he was so much more than happy to just go with it. He didn't move away from the kiss, instead he even returned it gently with the smallest of smiles, breaking it after a little while to nuzzle at Zakns neck and draw him a step further into his room.
"Hmm.. Strangely yes. Very appealing, I'm not sure why but.. It really really is nice," he mumbled against his shoulder, tipping his head back to peek up at him going a little wide eyed for a moment and pushing back to babble a little, "Not that I mean to offend you.. It's not that it's you that's a problem at all.. You're really nice to look at and feel great but.." his cheeks heated up as he got all wound up, "But it's more that I think it's weird for me to like.. Well like anyone since the last time. I haven't been with anyone for a while, I mean to say and I wasn't sure I wanted to again afte the last time it ended and.. Well that's.."
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:02 am
"Kalan... Shush..." the taller Drow stated with a quiet chuckle, "You're not offending me at all..." he leant down, pressing his lips gently to Kalan's again, very gently, just for a brief moment, a light kiss just to silence the other's protestations and attempted explanations. He stepped into the room quite contentedly now, keeping Kalan held close against to him as he made his way across the room over to the bed. Once there he settled himself down on the edge of it and held his arms up to Kalan, hoping that the other would just curl against him, settled on his lap maybe or at the very least settled down beside him so that he'd be able to cuddle him some more...
He was liking the fact he was able to hold the other Drow so close to him. He already found himself stupidly attached to the other Drow... he'd not known him long, that was for certain... but he was already finding himself worrying over him... wanting to see him, and now that he was with him again... well, he just didn't want to leave him again. It was really quite pathetic.... but he guessed thats what he got for having some of the most horribly impure blood available. Ridiculous height and dark hair. He knew he wasn't right.
"You know Kalan..." he mused quietly, his arms still held out to the smaller male.. "A couple of times now... you... alluded to something that happened in the past... another... relationship I presume... and... well..." he fumbled, the words not seeming especially keen on making themselves available to him. "If you wanted to... talk about it... with me... I wouldn't mind you know... I'd be happy for you to vent a little if it would help..." he smiled very slightly up at the pale haired male then. "I'd actually like to know about you, as it happens... a little more anyway as... well... I know we don't know very much about each other yet..." he smiled.
The fact they were still in all honesty near strangers to each other should probably have bothered him to some degree, but it just didn't... he felt so naturally comfortable around Kalan, and he really hoped Kalan felt the same about him.... it was so unusual... but it was utterly wonderful all at the same time.
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:23 pm
Kalan hesitated for a moment as he watched Zakn move away and settle on his bed then extend his arms out to him. It wasn't a situation he was willing to fight, the other male was offering him comfort, and as much as he didn't really want to rely on a stranger, the gentle contact, the affection and the security on offer was not something he could pass up on even if he had wanted to. He bit his lip just a little as he moved forward and did indeed just curl against the lager drows chest, closing his eyes for a moment and holding a hand over his side. He'd remember eventually that he shouldn't move around too too much, but there were honestly other, more important things on his mind.
"I can't say.. I'm usually all too keen on opening up like that to strangers.. But I did leave myself open to questions with that.. Rambling, huh..?" He answered a little feebly after a small pause.
"It makes me feel very.. Vulnerable." He peeked, one eyed, up at the tall males chin and curled his fingers against his shirt.
"Which isn't a very becoming statement coming from a warrior, huh..?"
He was nervous. He hated that he had made himself into such a self-conscious creature around someone that he barely knew, it shouldn't have mattered. It didn't matter what this guy thought of him, did it..?
"Part of me does want to tell.. I know it's utterly moronic of me to say this but.. I don't want you to think badly of me if I do. I mean, I'm not one-hundred percent sure I know what you think of me right now anyway."
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:41 pm
As soon as the smaller Drow curled against him, Zakn curled his arms around him with a quietly contented noise, and gave him a very gentle little squeeze. Kalan was, undeniably, nice to hold.... he really was. "If you don't want to talk about it... I won't make you..." he said quietly, leaning down to snuggle his nose into the soft spiky hair. "You can... trust me though... if that counts for everything, its silly, really silly, but I kinda want you to be able to talk to me if you want to...dunno way..." he was mumbling, his face still buried in the others soft pale hair.
"If... you're feeling vulnerable though... well... I'll keep you safe..." he said, his voice falling quieter still, "though... I think its fine, for a warrior honestly... I mean... for you... you're not just... any warrior after all..." he was mumbling and babbling a little, and he knew he was... but it was very true... Kalan wasn't just any old warrior, Kalan was... special... really special... and he was beginning to make a real impression on Zakn's feelings right about now.
"As far as it goes I don't think there's much you could say right now that would make me think badly of you... I mean... you could tell me you liked to do the moonlit dance for Eliastree and I still feel I'd probably... want to be here... holding you like this...." he tightened his arms around the smaller male again, loving the feeling of the way his slighter form fitted against him... "You're... I don't know... there's something about you Kalan..." he stated quietly, trying as best as he could to give the other the answers he didn't seem to know at the moment, his feelings... how he felt about Kalan... "As silly as it is I want to keep you... well... safe... some how... maybe... I dunno..." he grinned slightly sheepishly.
"I like you Kalan... you're... I know I've not known you very long at all, but I already like finding myself in your companny.."
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:36 am
Kalan stayed quiet for the time being, continuing to peer up at Zakn with one eye, listening to him ramble more.. And more.. And more.. And more..
He slowly turned his face up a bemused, affectionate smile slowly spreading across his features as Zakn continued further. He didn't seem to be able to stop!
He thought he'd give him a bit of a hand, he seemed to want to end his little tirade on a good note but.. He seemed to be struggling to find the words for said note, so reaching up he gently tapped a finger against the taller males lips and stretched up to press a lingering litle kiss to the underside of Zakn's chin.
"I understand what you're getting at.. Well, I think I do at least. YOu just feel.. Well, I think right is the word.. I think anyway." He spoke up to him softly.
Zakn seemed like he had a very big heart, though Kalan would have otherwise thought it would have been a very foolish sort of thing to have, he couldn't help but find it appealing. He seemed like he genuinely cared already, and still.. Like the other had said, they hardly knew each other.
"Hearing that does make me feel better though. I promise I'm not fool enough to hold any divinity closer to me than Lolth, so you don't have to worry about my heathen antics." He chuckled in a teasing tone, rubbing the bridge of his nose against Zakn's chin and over his throat.
He couldn't seem to stop himself once he was comfortable, snuggling and nosing at the other male.
"The gist of.. What happened.. It's incredibly moronic of me but it still worries and hurts me to think about it, and it happened a good many years ago now.." He trailed off for a moment, lipping a little nervously at Zakn's cloth covered collar-bone.
"My previous lover.. My first.. The gist of it, in short, he promised me the metaphorical world, loved me, had his way.. And then almost like that he was gone again.."
He caught the fabric between his teeth for a moment, frowning a little.
"I loved him. I really really loved him, you know."
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