[Bigger and bolder, letting the want of his seep in through that kiss as some low growl rumbled in his chest. Catching a bit in his throat, all the more encouraging that anything else with that noise. Hips pressed in against Jack's as a leg moved enough that a paw set in just behind Jack's heel.
Definitely growing bolder in his actions, even as eyes kept close and letting himself feel it, relying more on touch than anything else to know what he was doing.]
[Maybe this was some trick of the plant wrapped around them. It happened before, and why wouldn't it happen again? This time felt different, but he was willing to just give in now that they had started. Would they go back to being awkward and not willing to bridge the gap that held them back when not under the influence? He had no idea.
Right now, he was living the moment. Finally, it was a moment that wasn't combat.
Kissing was not something he did often, though apparently more here and with this man in particular. He deepened the kiss as his hand moved to the back of Gabe's head, and he teased his tongue against the tip of Gabe's lips, sounding off with another growl.]
[The vine was wrapped securely around one hand each, keeping them held together in a way, linked in more ways than that press of lips. More a loose and encouraging wrap than anything forceful.
Somehow Jack was going to be pressed back against the ground, starting in some low dip as Gabriel took that tease of tongue as an open invitation when paired with that growl. Returning his own and positioning himself partially in the other's lap. Ho did they get down on the ground?
Didn't matter. didn't matter at all. What did matter was Gabriel straddling Jack's hips and keeping up that kiss. Parting his lips with a tease of his own tongue and a low growl in his throat.]
[The fact that he found himself on the ground after a lean was surprising, but in a good way. They had never been gentle with each other physically, so if Gabe wasn't pulling some kind of physical contest with him at some point, it just wasn't them. He didn't even contest, not yet anyway.
No, his hand remained firm on the back of Gabe's head, not allowing the older man to escape as they changed positions and kissed. There was a heat in his belly he hadn't felt in years, and he was not letting that go until that damned plant let them go, but right now... he was living this to the fullest.
He bucked his hips under Gabe's weight, feeling the press of those thighs on his hips. He growled louder and with more demand, then tried to get his tongue into Gabe's mouth to ravage it.]
[That tail of Gabriel's was practically thumping just between Jack's thighs with the way he was straddling him. Seated in his lap with hips firmly planted against his, keeping the other man sat up just enough this was easy for them both. Sitting there on the ground of the greenhouse, warm and in such perfect privacy, really.
Hips rolled against that buck, grinding in some teasing reply and a lower rumbling growl to go with it. A little challenging, but more so encouraging.
Hell, lips parted gladly in welcome of Jack's tongue. Letting his own curl to meet it, sucking it further in to his own mouth with a groan as it turned in to an open mouthed kiss. Claws dragging up Jack's spine as Gabriel soon curled fingers in to hair at the back of his head.]
[His tail had less room to move around, but it was definitely under the gentle whapping of Gabe's, which was an interesting sensation and one he didn't realize he would like until it actually happened. His own tail more brushed up against Gabe's, making contact where he could but sometimes just bumping against the older man's ass.
Sitting up as they were, his hands finally shifted so he could stroke his hands up and down Gabe's back twice and then gripped in, leaving bruises of his fingertips without even caring. He should, but this was all natural feeling and he wanted.
His tongue swept around Gabe's mouth, teasing tongue that came at him and moaning as they kissed like they were trying to steal one another's breath away. Those claws in his back? Definitely something he enjoyed receiving as well as giving.]
[Bruises would fade, but that didn't mean that something bout the feeling of Jack' fingers digging in their grip didn't send a shudder along his spine. A very good shudder that had him groaning into that kiss with something of a needy whine near the end of it. Almost some unspoken plea in that muffled noise.
Thighs squeezed against Jack's sides as Gabriel simply pressed himself that much more firmly against him, fitting them together as his tail thumped continuously then. Against Jack's own tail and the insides of clothed thighs without a care in the world, all of his focus more on mouths and where hands were going.
Rough and messy, full of a mix of need and want as Gabriel practically lapped the inside of Jack's mouth. Catching that tongue in his own to suck on and tease, letting teeth graze a little as his head tipped to keep that kiss deep.]
[His hips rocked up against Gabe's ass as they sat there in the dirt, and his hands continued to alternate between stroking and gripping on Gabe's back. There was hair to protect, but with his strength, he was barely holding himself in check, plunging deeper and deeper into this whole change of pace.
He made a lewd sound at the sucking on his tongue, a sensation of wet warmth creating a shive down his spine. Like Gabe wasn't playing fair. He responded by shoving their lips together harder, well aware they would probably bruise in the process. He then dragged hand back to tangle their fingers together, the mistletoe still wrapped around both of them.
It was him who pulled away first, eyeing Gabe with a sort of lusty look as if devouring the other with his eyes. He licked his lips.] You never make anything easy. [Then he was leaning in to seal their mouths together again, a touch gentler this time but maybe not for long. Letting emotion show through where words could be messy.]
[Knees soon planted against the dirt like a brace as Gabriel all but forced Jack down on his back, a hand planted firmly against his chest, but he didn't allow that kiss to break. Still pressed up against him, as if using his body to help pin him down. Just needing to get closer somehow, made it that much easier to rock his hips with a bit of a bounce to the movement.
Let sharp teeth nip and press against teeth, even bump against Jack's as the kiss bounced between aggressive and needy. Panting for a moment when it finally broke, that damned tail still going at it—]
You wouldn't have me any other way. [Falling in to that kiss with a lower noise in his throat, a muffled moan as claws dug in against Jack's shoulder.]
[Jack resisted the pressure of the push, but he eventually gave way to lay on his back, though he growled and shifted his legs as if threatening to kick Gabe forward onto him. Instead, an arm curled around Gabe's back to hold the older man down, to let their chests press together.
His hips rolled and rocked in reply to the other's, and he responded in kind to that kiss as well. He was breathing harder, gripping at Gabe with his other hand, not yet thinking about the fact that their hands were free of that plant life which had caused this to start in the first place.]
No, I wouldn't. [It was something easy to admit. Gabe was maddening but perfect as he was.]
[Hands rested on either side of Jack's head, not to keep him in place, but to curl fingers n to his hair to the point claws grazed over his scalp. Fingers even brushing against and behind ears, more for the contact than trying to gain any sort of control or advantage.
Taking that kiss, however, and lapping in to his mouth again before taking the kiss somewhere between sweet and rough as teeth pressed and nipped a little. Half challenging to take it back as Gabriel just... enjoyed it all without worry. Felt wanted, corner of his mouth twitching a bit.]
You're enjoying it all.
[Of course that tail thumped away, adding something to that rolling grind of his hips.]
[With Gabe's hands on either side of his head, it was a secure there, mouths connected and working against each other. His fingers dragged down Gabe's back then gripped the back of that shirt and tugged it up to allow his hands to slip underneath. Skin-on-skin contact was good, fingers massaging and dragging into flesh.
He groaned and flicked his tongue against Gabe's, tasting the man and feeling hot as this progressed. He was clearer of mind than the pollen, which he could appreciate as they continued. His tail swished and batted against the older man's ass and tail.]
So are you.
[And if he was starting to show a physical reaction to the grinding and kissing, he wasn't going to deny it.]
[His back arched against fingers with a louder groan, tail stiffening for a moment before it went right back to that thumping and steady wag. A full body shudder produced as Gabriel couldn't help himself, sitting back up and dragging Jack in to a sitting position with him.
All the better to feel just how much Jack was enjoying this, and who was Reyes if not a man who would slowly rock his hips to bring that more attention to it. While keeping fingers curled in to hair and against ears. Catching lower lip between teeth with a little tug.]
[His hands contracted as he was pulled back up from laying on the ground, using Gabe's body as a way to haul himself back up into position. He shook his head a little, letting his ears flick around and having to shift his hips so that his tail wasn't getting completely squished under their combined weight.
He groaned sharply at the increased friction, rocking his hips up against Gabe's ass in reply as his eyes closed as liquid pleasure curled in his guts. His fingers clawed up and then down again.
He couldn't help but felt himself flush at the comment, shifting almost uncomfortably.]
You're such an ass. I wished that plant wrapped around your neck. [Speaking of... where was that plant?]
No you don't, take it as a compliment if I can manage to get that reaction, and can't say you're not enjoying it. [Long, long gone. At least from being attached to either of them.
Did have his forehead rested against Jack's, ears slightly flicked back and eyes closed. Nothing wrong by the way his tail was very much still wagging a bit as he sat straddling Jack's lap. Hips shifting a bit and still pressed close against him, a slow but steady rock of his hips still going to keep up that friction and pressure without much thought.
Another nip at Jack's lower lip, some brush of his tongue over the same area-]
Can keep going.
[Did not notice any plant missing, mind entirely elsewhere.]
Sometimes I do. [But he didn't mean it. They both knew it. He was flushed bright red and damn his pale skin showing it off so easily, even in the growing dark.] You're enjoying it too, right?
[It wasn't that he was new at pleasing another man - he was gay - but it had been a good long while, and his skills were rusty. That didn't stop him from rolling his hips up against Gabe's ass, keeping that friction going as well. It felt good, warm and welcoming, better than it had any right to.
He nipped back then nuzzled Gabe's face with his nose before planting a kiss on the older man's forehead.]
[Brushed his nose against Jack's affectionately-] I am, or else I wouldn't still be in your lap like this.
[Lightly teasing with just a little roughness to his voice, corner of his mouth twitching, hand catching under Jack's jaw just after that press of a kiss to his forehead. Gabriel catching him in a sweet sort of kiss-]
In the house, unless you want dirt rubbed in to more places.
[His hands tightened on Gabe's back, even if he reasonably knew that there was no way that he could keep the older man here if Reyes wanted to be away from him. That whole 'turn to smoke' ability was hard to counter honestly.
His eyes closed at the kiss, a soft hum leaving him even if he was still rolling his hips under Gabe's weight to keep that brief friction happening. He hadn't felt this good in years.]
I seem to be the one on my back so... I can vote for the house.
[His hands dropped to Gabe's ass, pulling the older man against him and then rolling them both forward and then to his feet, leaning in to kiss Gabe's lips sweetly.]
[The fact that Gabriel was still there should have spoken volumes with how hard it could be to keep a hold of him. Literally going up in smoke if he didn't want to be somewhere, yet he remained so very solid and real right there.
Maybe it was the softest kiss of the evening, but there was still something in it that whispered promises of more. Need only be taken, or given.
Gabriel wrapped arms around Jack at being pulled closed and basically lifted, fingers curled as hands rested against the back of his head. Returning that kiss in full as ears flicked back and... of course, that tail wagging away behind him.]
Yeah, let's. Got something to take care of and we've finished up in here.
[Even when they were apart here and back on their world, he was searching for Gabriel. It was like an obsession back home, and here he had enough of the older man where he wasn't concerned where Reyes was at. The guy was practically settled into routines and had something of a 'normal' civilian life. All the same, he understood that Gabe was still here because they were mutually involved and wanting this.
He closed his eyes in that little kiss, a sigh leaving him as he stroked his hands up Gabe's back then tugged the older man's shirt into some semblance of order again. On their feet, it seemed like the power of the moment that brought them together had lessened, and he was able to step away.]
Alright, we finish up here and go inside then.
[He finally eased his grip and allowed some distance between them, having to take a moment to readjust his trousers more comfortably. Thank God it was dark, or the tenting would be rather obvious, and he cleared his throat awkwardly.]
[Ways to get by, try and not get so restless while stuck in a place like this, whatever would keep him busy at whatever time. Too much waiting for them, but- this wasn't a vacation, yet it didn't meant that they couldn't—
Lessened, but it hadn't left them. Some want to still linger close enough to touch and want to be closer. Really, all of that couldn't be blamed on a bit of plant-life when it felt as if it had let go long before the end there.
He took Jack's hand, rather than just leaving him to keep up on his own. For them to grab their coats and lock the greenhouse up behind them-]
Did mean it when I said I've wanted to do that countless times. [Quiet, and almost a whisper that could be caught in the cold air outside, hood pulled back up over ears for the walk between the greenhouse to the back door of the house itself.]
[He grunted, and he had settled in here better than he expected. Yeah, he had been put through the ringer emotionally for a few weeks and he was still dealing with it, but beyond that, he knew he could and would come back to the farm. He would make certain they both came back.
He blinked when his hand was taken, tangling their fingers together for the walk around the greenhouse to the door. He only let Gabe's hand go long enough to slip back into his jacket, but he also didn't bother to zip it up either. Gloves on but then he was holding hands again, which felt so damn domestic and strange for them, but then again, they tended not to have many typical physical boundaries with each other.]
Never the right opportunity, right? And... fear of rejection. And we aren't allowed to have nice things, am I right? [He tugged Gabe along in his wake back to the house through the tracks they had been forced to make in the snow to get place. Up to the back door and then pulling the older man inside where he locked the door and made certain the dog-door was in good working order.]
[As much denial and protest as there could be, the farm house was a home.
Needed and wanted to keep some physical connection with Jack, as if worried letting too much distance would let something creep in. Push things far apart again, the worry enough that his tail was mostly still under his coat, letting fingers interlace as he let out a breath and a few butterflies crept out of the shadows in his wake.
Them going off to flutter around the lantern near the front of the house, of course. Enough were still around the back.] Yeah.
Easy to... make excuses that it's not real, or something. [Much of a lie as that would be.
His coat was being hung back up on the hooks by the back door, scarf and gloves tucked away as well, only letting go long enough to put it all where it wouldn't fall and what moisture from the snow and cold would dry easily.]
Personal excuses have always been a strong suit for us.
[They took too many risks in their professional lives that they had held back when it came to their personal one. He also figured both of them had had enough heartbreak in their lives that it was easier to shy away from the potential of it again. Not just that, but what if acting on urges and feeling ruined the deep, comfortable friendship that they had with each other? A risk better not taken, or so he thought.
Once the place was secured again, he shed his gloves to go in the pockets of his coat before removing that as well. He bent carefully to remove his boots so he wasn't tracking snow into the rest of the house.
Then, recklessly, he was moving to catch Gabe around the waist so he could step in for a quick kiss on the mouth.]
We going to continue with excuses, or are we willing to take the risk?
[Too many things to lose if something wasn't mutual, too easy to believe that the other didn't want anything like that- especially with how poorly things had gotten between them in the end. No effort made to pull together and instead allowed that drift and rift to open wide and destroy the both of them in a way.
This was all a risk, especially when it was just something on the mend, stepping around each other here and there. Even with feelings admitted.
Snow was knocked out of the for on paws, letting toes warm up like that, before a hand was catching against Jack's shoulder when he was caught. Falling in t that quick kiss and following after lips to turn it in to something more—]
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Date: 2019-12-14 03:27 am (UTC)Definitely growing bolder in his actions, even as eyes kept close and letting himself feel it, relying more on touch than anything else to know what he was doing.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 03:39 am (UTC)Right now, he was living the moment. Finally, it was a moment that wasn't combat.
Kissing was not something he did often, though apparently more here and with this man in particular. He deepened the kiss as his hand moved to the back of Gabe's head, and he teased his tongue against the tip of Gabe's lips, sounding off with another growl.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 03:47 am (UTC)Somehow Jack was going to be pressed back against the ground, starting in some low dip as Gabriel took that tease of tongue as an open invitation when paired with that growl. Returning his own and positioning himself partially in the other's lap. Ho did they get down on the ground?
Didn't matter. didn't matter at all. What did matter was Gabriel straddling Jack's hips and keeping up that kiss. Parting his lips with a tease of his own tongue and a low growl in his throat.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 04:05 am (UTC)No, his hand remained firm on the back of Gabe's head, not allowing the older man to escape as they changed positions and kissed. There was a heat in his belly he hadn't felt in years, and he was not letting that go until that damned plant let them go, but right now... he was living this to the fullest.
He bucked his hips under Gabe's weight, feeling the press of those thighs on his hips. He growled louder and with more demand, then tried to get his tongue into Gabe's mouth to ravage it.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 04:12 am (UTC)Hips rolled against that buck, grinding in some teasing reply and a lower rumbling growl to go with it. A little challenging, but more so encouraging.
Hell, lips parted gladly in welcome of Jack's tongue. Letting his own curl to meet it, sucking it further in to his own mouth with a groan as it turned in to an open mouthed kiss. Claws dragging up Jack's spine as Gabriel soon curled fingers in to hair at the back of his head.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 04:29 am (UTC)Sitting up as they were, his hands finally shifted so he could stroke his hands up and down Gabe's back twice and then gripped in, leaving bruises of his fingertips without even caring. He should, but this was all natural feeling and he wanted.
His tongue swept around Gabe's mouth, teasing tongue that came at him and moaning as they kissed like they were trying to steal one another's breath away. Those claws in his back? Definitely something he enjoyed receiving as well as giving.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 04:40 am (UTC)Thighs squeezed against Jack's sides as Gabriel simply pressed himself that much more firmly against him, fitting them together as his tail thumped continuously then. Against Jack's own tail and the insides of clothed thighs without a care in the world, all of his focus more on mouths and where hands were going.
Rough and messy, full of a mix of need and want as Gabriel practically lapped the inside of Jack's mouth. Catching that tongue in his own to suck on and tease, letting teeth graze a little as his head tipped to keep that kiss deep.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:03 am (UTC)He made a lewd sound at the sucking on his tongue, a sensation of wet warmth creating a shive down his spine. Like Gabe wasn't playing fair. He responded by shoving their lips together harder, well aware they would probably bruise in the process. He then dragged hand back to tangle their fingers together, the mistletoe still wrapped around both of them.
It was him who pulled away first, eyeing Gabe with a sort of lusty look as if devouring the other with his eyes. He licked his lips.] You never make anything easy. [Then he was leaning in to seal their mouths together again, a touch gentler this time but maybe not for long. Letting emotion show through where words could be messy.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:12 am (UTC)Let sharp teeth nip and press against teeth, even bump against Jack's as the kiss bounced between aggressive and needy. Panting for a moment when it finally broke, that damned tail still going at it—]
You wouldn't have me any other way. [Falling in to that kiss with a lower noise in his throat, a muffled moan as claws dug in against Jack's shoulder.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:28 am (UTC)His hips rolled and rocked in reply to the other's, and he responded in kind to that kiss as well. He was breathing harder, gripping at Gabe with his other hand, not yet thinking about the fact that their hands were free of that plant life which had caused this to start in the first place.]
No, I wouldn't. [It was something easy to admit. Gabe was maddening but perfect as he was.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:34 am (UTC)Taking that kiss, however, and lapping in to his mouth again before taking the kiss somewhere between sweet and rough as teeth pressed and nipped a little. Half challenging to take it back as Gabriel just... enjoyed it all without worry. Felt wanted, corner of his mouth twitching a bit.]
You're enjoying it all.
[Of course that tail thumped away, adding something to that rolling grind of his hips.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:48 am (UTC)He groaned and flicked his tongue against Gabe's, tasting the man and feeling hot as this progressed. He was clearer of mind than the pollen, which he could appreciate as they continued. His tail swished and batted against the older man's ass and tail.]
So are you.
[And if he was starting to show a physical reaction to the grinding and kissing, he wasn't going to deny it.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:55 am (UTC)All the better to feel just how much Jack was enjoying this, and who was Reyes if not a man who would slowly rock his hips to bring that more attention to it. While keeping fingers curled in to hair and against ears. Catching lower lip between teeth with a little tug.]
Not just your tail happy to have me sitting here.
[Of fucking course.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:05 am (UTC)He groaned sharply at the increased friction, rocking his hips up against Gabe's ass in reply as his eyes closed as liquid pleasure curled in his guts. His fingers clawed up and then down again.
He couldn't help but felt himself flush at the comment, shifting almost uncomfortably.]
You're such an ass. I wished that plant wrapped around your neck. [Speaking of... where was that plant?]
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:17 am (UTC)Did have his forehead rested against Jack's, ears slightly flicked back and eyes closed. Nothing wrong by the way his tail was very much still wagging a bit as he sat straddling Jack's lap. Hips shifting a bit and still pressed close against him, a slow but steady rock of his hips still going to keep up that friction and pressure without much thought.
Another nip at Jack's lower lip, some brush of his tongue over the same area-]
Can keep going.
[Did not notice any plant missing, mind entirely elsewhere.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:23 am (UTC)[It wasn't that he was new at pleasing another man - he was gay - but it had been a good long while, and his skills were rusty. That didn't stop him from rolling his hips up against Gabe's ass, keeping that friction going as well. It felt good, warm and welcoming, better than it had any right to.
He nipped back then nuzzled Gabe's face with his nose before planting a kiss on the older man's forehead.]
Here... or in the house?
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:51 am (UTC)[Lightly teasing with just a little roughness to his voice, corner of his mouth twitching, hand catching under Jack's jaw just after that press of a kiss to his forehead. Gabriel catching him in a sweet sort of kiss-]
In the house, unless you want dirt rubbed in to more places.
[Then, mumbled softly against lips.]
Bed is softer, too.
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Date: 2019-12-14 05:29 pm (UTC)[His hands tightened on Gabe's back, even if he reasonably knew that there was no way that he could keep the older man here if Reyes wanted to be away from him. That whole 'turn to smoke' ability was hard to counter honestly.
His eyes closed at the kiss, a soft hum leaving him even if he was still rolling his hips under Gabe's weight to keep that brief friction happening. He hadn't felt this good in years.]
I seem to be the one on my back so... I can vote for the house.
[His hands dropped to Gabe's ass, pulling the older man against him and then rolling them both forward and then to his feet, leaning in to kiss Gabe's lips sweetly.]
Let's head in?
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:31 pm (UTC)[The fact that Gabriel was still there should have spoken volumes with how hard it could be to keep a hold of him. Literally going up in smoke if he didn't want to be somewhere, yet he remained so very solid and real right there.
Maybe it was the softest kiss of the evening, but there was still something in it that whispered promises of more. Need only be taken, or given.
Gabriel wrapped arms around Jack at being pulled closed and basically lifted, fingers curled as hands rested against the back of his head. Returning that kiss in full as ears flicked back and... of course, that tail wagging away behind him.]
Yeah, let's. Got something to take care of and we've finished up in here.
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Date: 2019-12-14 06:56 pm (UTC)[Even when they were apart here and back on their world, he was searching for Gabriel. It was like an obsession back home, and here he had enough of the older man where he wasn't concerned where Reyes was at. The guy was practically settled into routines and had something of a 'normal' civilian life. All the same, he understood that Gabe was still here because they were mutually involved and wanting this.
He closed his eyes in that little kiss, a sigh leaving him as he stroked his hands up Gabe's back then tugged the older man's shirt into some semblance of order again. On their feet, it seemed like the power of the moment that brought them together had lessened, and he was able to step away.]
Alright, we finish up here and go inside then.
[He finally eased his grip and allowed some distance between them, having to take a moment to readjust his trousers more comfortably. Thank God it was dark, or the tenting would be rather obvious, and he cleared his throat awkwardly.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 07:27 pm (UTC)[Ways to get by, try and not get so restless while stuck in a place like this, whatever would keep him busy at whatever time. Too much waiting for them, but- this wasn't a vacation, yet it didn't meant that they couldn't—
Lessened, but it hadn't left them. Some want to still linger close enough to touch and want to be closer. Really, all of that couldn't be blamed on a bit of plant-life when it felt as if it had let go long before the end there.
He took Jack's hand, rather than just leaving him to keep up on his own. For them to grab their coats and lock the greenhouse up behind them-]
Did mean it when I said I've wanted to do that countless times. [Quiet, and almost a whisper that could be caught in the cold air outside, hood pulled back up over ears for the walk between the greenhouse to the back door of the house itself.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 07:39 pm (UTC)He blinked when his hand was taken, tangling their fingers together for the walk around the greenhouse to the door. He only let Gabe's hand go long enough to slip back into his jacket, but he also didn't bother to zip it up either. Gloves on but then he was holding hands again, which felt so damn domestic and strange for them, but then again, they tended not to have many typical physical boundaries with each other.]
Never the right opportunity, right? And... fear of rejection. And we aren't allowed to have nice things, am I right? [He tugged Gabe along in his wake back to the house through the tracks they had been forced to make in the snow to get place. Up to the back door and then pulling the older man inside where he locked the door and made certain the dog-door was in good working order.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 07:52 pm (UTC)Needed and wanted to keep some physical connection with Jack, as if worried letting too much distance would let something creep in. Push things far apart again, the worry enough that his tail was mostly still under his coat, letting fingers interlace as he let out a breath and a few butterflies crept out of the shadows in his wake.
Them going off to flutter around the lantern near the front of the house, of course. Enough were still around the back.] Yeah.
Easy to... make excuses that it's not real, or something. [Much of a lie as that would be.
His coat was being hung back up on the hooks by the back door, scarf and gloves tucked away as well, only letting go long enough to put it all where it wouldn't fall and what moisture from the snow and cold would dry easily.]
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Date: 2019-12-14 08:01 pm (UTC)[They took too many risks in their professional lives that they had held back when it came to their personal one. He also figured both of them had had enough heartbreak in their lives that it was easier to shy away from the potential of it again. Not just that, but what if acting on urges and feeling ruined the deep, comfortable friendship that they had with each other? A risk better not taken, or so he thought.
Once the place was secured again, he shed his gloves to go in the pockets of his coat before removing that as well. He bent carefully to remove his boots so he wasn't tracking snow into the rest of the house.
Then, recklessly, he was moving to catch Gabe around the waist so he could step in for a quick kiss on the mouth.]
We going to continue with excuses, or are we willing to take the risk?
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Date: 2019-12-14 08:14 pm (UTC)[Too many things to lose if something wasn't mutual, too easy to believe that the other didn't want anything like that- especially with how poorly things had gotten between them in the end. No effort made to pull together and instead allowed that drift and rift to open wide and destroy the both of them in a way.
This was all a risk, especially when it was just something on the mend, stepping around each other here and there. Even with feelings admitted.
Snow was knocked out of the for on paws, letting toes warm up like that, before a hand was catching against Jack's shoulder when he was caught. Falling in t that quick kiss and following after lips to turn it in to something more—]
Never shied from risk before.
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