"I do that when - there isn't a universe to save or I don't have other duties." He was close now, and she was close to him, and he wasn't sure if he ought to panic or relax and lean into it like he wanted.
He kissed her hair and then her head, again. "Not many people get to come in here."
Cloak moved slightly away near the chair, making their presence less obvious. Stephen felt embarrassed and not because of inexperience. They always had just leaned into wherever the moment happened to take them - but this was different. It wasn't with this Christine, and she had ... a different Stephen. "It's okay, you know, if we have this one time. And if we can't have others. That is if - that's what you want, and if you don't. Er. I'll respect that."
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Date: 2022-05-22 12:12 am (UTC)From:He kissed her hair and then her head, again.
"Not many people get to come in here."
Cloak moved slightly away near the chair, making their presence less obvious.
Stephen felt embarrassed and not because of inexperience. They always had just leaned into wherever the moment happened to take them - but this was different. It wasn't with this Christine, and she had ... a different Stephen.
"It's okay, you know, if we have this one time. And if we can't have others. That is if - that's what you want, and if you don't. Er. I'll respect that."