THEM FANCY LADS, CONT. (Nikolas/Winter)
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Well, here they are, on the world's most introverted date, the one that only the extravert between them realizes is a date.
Which is to say, that evening, when he'd normally be retiring to his rooms, Nikolas makes his way to Winter's little private study instead for all that reading Winter seems to think can be a social activity. Maybe he isn't wrong. It can at least be a comfortable one, between the two of them, at this point; that counts for a lot. It's been so very long since most things between them were comfortable. If sitting together in amicable silence, maybe even leaning on one another, can join that list, Nikolas is more than happy to make the first move in adding it.
He raps lightly and quickly on the door, as if worried he might be overheard. It's quite unlike his usual way of being.]
Well, here they are, on the world's most introverted date, the one that only the extravert between them realizes is a date.
Which is to say, that evening, when he'd normally be retiring to his rooms, Nikolas makes his way to Winter's little private study instead for all that reading Winter seems to think can be a social activity. Maybe he isn't wrong. It can at least be a comfortable one, between the two of them, at this point; that counts for a lot. It's been so very long since most things between them were comfortable. If sitting together in amicable silence, maybe even leaning on one another, can join that list, Nikolas is more than happy to make the first move in adding it.
He raps lightly and quickly on the door, as if worried he might be overheard. It's quite unlike his usual way of being.]
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Date: 2018-11-09 04:20 am (UTC)[ He says it like it's a surprise. How could it be, that people might accuse him of foolishness? But as good as he might be with his studies, he's at least aware that he's at least somewhat sheltered.
(He's much more than he realizes, but at least there's some self-awareness there.)
But the way Nikolas smiles distracts him in turn; he lights up further, nervous and eager. ]
But I do. I trust you, and as long as you give me reason to, I will continue to do so.
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Date: 2018-11-18 05:46 am (UTC)[He begins to lean in, seized by a moment of reluctance, warring visibly with the current of desire he can't fight off. Can he trust himself? He isn't certain. But if not in this, in what? And he hardly wants to think he can never trust himself in anything again.]
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Date: 2018-11-22 02:24 am (UTC)But when Nikolas hesitates, Winter cocks his head, reaching up to settle his hands lightly on Nikolas's shoulders. ]
I'll do what I must, if I must. But -- for tonight, at least, I'd much rather not assume the worst. Tomorrow, we can be more serious about it, but for tonight... I'd like it very much if we could both be happy.
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Date: 2018-11-25 04:23 am (UTC)[His expression and tone both soften under Winter's gaze and touch like a fruit ripening under the sun. How can he not be? And how can he not lean in for the kiss, soft but hungry, his lips meeting Winter's in a slow motion crash of spreading warmth?]