icarusalsoflew | 003. and in every raindrop... // open post.

[ His fingers tangle with yours as he follows your lead. ]

No, I'm good. But if you have beer, I won't say no to that.

Of course I have beer. What do you take me for, sober?

[Grinning as he's tugging you with him towards the small kitchen in his room. There is a reason why the Blade King has two refrigerators --

-- but you probably knew that already, given the number of times you've been in here.]

Then I've no reason to say no to anything, do I?

[ Yes, he's obediently joining you in that kitchen. Yes, he will stop you from opening the fridge because he wants to kiss you again -- against the fridge. ]

[Well, he's perfectly all right with that. He'll show you as much, with the way he uses his tongue to try to coax yours out to play, and how he lets his hands skim along your arms and down your waist.

Then he's giving you a Look, making an amused noise after the two of you break apart, and opening that fridge. No, he doesn't look away from you, even as he's fetching beers for you both.]

[ There's a quiet smile on his face as he watches you right back.

He's also going to take one of those beers. ]

So how was the rest of your day?

[Casual as ever, as he's opening his beer and moving to lean his back against the counter.]

[ He's turns his gaze down to the bottle in his hand, letting a small smile play on his lips. He's decided that thinking about the Key that is now in Tala's possession is something that will eventually have to come up -- but not today. Not tonight.

Besides. There's your present to consider. ]

Productive. [ He read a bit of that book. That was some pretty beautiful poetry. ] I have half a mind to keep the present I got you for myself.

[ Yes, he is teasing. No, he's not telling just yet. ]

[Blinking at that, and honestly looking a little surprised.]

You got me something?

[Because the closer you are to the Blade King, the less he actually expects you to give him gifts.

Yeah, he is weird that way.]

[ How are you allowed to have that face, seriously. ]

Yeah.

[ Matter of fact and clearly amused. ]

Of course I did. [ You got him one. Granted, there is no way he can actually top the way you kind of took him home to see his boys and yes, that was back when the both of you weren't a Thing yet but come on. ]

You didn't have to.

[...Sorry, bit of a knee-jerk response, this whole "really, you shouldn't bother" thing.

He's touched, though. That much should be obvious in the way he smiles at you now.]

[ And he's canting his head at you before he comes over and sets his beer down on the counter behind you. ]

Yeah, I didn't. [ A shrug. ] But I wanted to.

Thank you.

[Saying that with heartfelt gratitude, as he's tilting his head to look up at you, and catching the side of your face with his cheek.

No, he doesn't even have to know what it is yet. The thought that you went out of your way to get him something in the first place is already a big thing to him.]

You're welcome, [ slanting a kiss over your mouth now and smiling as he does so. ]

Just lend it to me sometime?

[ You probably know him well enough to know that he's mentioning this half on purpose and half because he's excited to see what you think of it. ]

[And he's going still in your embrace because he's putting two and two together now, and --

No. You didn't.

But you did, didn't you?

(Yes, you'll see all of that on his face, and yes, the look on it makes him look his age.)]

How did you...

[Facilis Descensus Avernio was notoriously difficult to find, even for a man like the Blade King. That was precisely why it had been on his wish list for years, ever since his only copy had gotten lost back in the day.]

[ Heh.

That is the look of someone aspiring for perfect innocence. ]

How did I what?

[ Now he's wondering if it would be acceptable to give the Changeling in that boat a thank you present of some sort because the look on your face, Hikaru. ]

How did you find it?

[Yes, he's a bit too overwhelmed to be witty. You have kind of really, really made his evening.

Here is another question that he will probably ask you someday: how is it that you manage to constantly top whatever previous act of goodness you've done for him?]

[ It is so rare to see you like this ( read: looking your age and overwhelmed over somethung he managed ) that he's smiling down at you with a little bit of shyness. ]

I went with the others to Binondo and... well. There was this um, boat.

[Well.]

With a Changeling girl in it? I think I know who you're talking about.

[Still, he also knows that her shop operates on strong desire tempered by an equally strong resolve. Everyone in the Fifth World desired things; few had the strength of will to reach out and take what they wanted.

Yeah, your gift just gained a whole new meaning for him now.]

[ He's still watching you, because sure it's a rare book, but it's a rare book that means something to you and while he knows you'd told him how it was difficult to acquire, he's realizing now that he wants to read more of what he'd been able to skim through. ]

I know it isn't midnight yet but... [ that's him tipping your chin up now so he can look straight into your eyes. ] Happy Birthday.

In advance.

Thank you.

[It seems like he's going to be saying that to you a lot tonight, but --]

Thank you for everything, really.

[For being a part of his life, for being all right with the fact that he was in love with you, for staying, for helping him change.]

[ He's not sure what it is exactly -- maybe it's that he's had a whole bunch of thank yous from people where you're concerned, maybe it's just that when you say it, it's never just words -- but he's humbled by all that.

Forehead to yours now. ] I love you.

The book's at home. I was planning to wrap it up first, but... [ he caved and wanted to tell you. So, yeah. ] I'm glad it makes you happy. I wanted to get you something you'd really like.

To be completely honest, I would have been perfectly content with just having you for the night.

[Chuckling.]

You spoil me.

[And he has no complaints.]

[ What is it with your way with words. ]

The others teased me about that, you know. When I was agonizing over what to get you.

[ There was talk of him and a bow. Just a bow. Why are these people his blademates really. ]

[Chuckling at that. He can think of more than a few possibilities on what they had said to you.]

Ribbing each other does appear to be your blade's language of love.

Well, they also tend to be [ frustratingly ] spot on in some cases.

[ Case and point, what you said. ]

Besides. I'm already yours. [ Yes, that's a smirk right before he leans in and nips at your mouth, hips aligning with yours as he takes another step into your space. ]

For the night. [ Have a kiss, love. ] And tomorrow. [ Have another. ] And whenever you like. [ And that's your lower lip caught gently between his teeth. ]

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