[In the back of his head he wonders if maybe emotional honesty was worth it if Rin was so affectionate afterwards. It's a tough dilemma. The ideal would be to just enjoy a moment like this without the strange emotional itchiness that came from having to seriously confront his feelings.]
You're thinking of taking advantage of little, innocent me? You're a real nasty piece or work, Rin!
[he kicks her leg a bit in their intertwined mass, then lets out a breath,]
No wonder I like ya'.
[They both have terrible taste, something they can hopefully agree on.]
[Tohsaka really isn't good with words. She can't just say, "I like you back," but what she can do is make sure he knows it in other ways. His confession brings out her playful side without too much predatory intent behind it.
So when he kicks at her legs, Rin isn't bothered by it. Instead she holds him in her arms even tighter and rolls them around the floor of the (now joined) pods as she can.]
Innocent, are you? I don't think so! We're too much alike for that to be the case.
[He can accept what she can give, right now. They were too alike, they were both nasty pieces of work, they weren't innocent, and they liked each other.]
[The two of them lay there and Aak can feel his heart beating as they rest on the floor. It's cozy in its own way.]
Then why don't you show me what vile sorta things you wanna do?
[Vile, is what he wants? Well, then. Rin moves them about. Adjusts the way their limbs tangle together. She places Aak on his back. Straddles him for the upperhand. Reminiscent of a certain springtime game. Calling back to their first meeting. Does she always push him down like this? Hm.
In the end what he gets is simple. A hand cupping his furred cheek. A gentle kiss to his his lips.]
[What was his question, if not a show of submission? Rin seemed to love crawling on top of him and he didn't hate it either. She could hurt him and he could hurt her... albeit not in his usual way. Abandoning her to her own devices seemed like the most painful thing to inflict.]
[(Although, he hopes she knows that being the target of his affections is no protection against his concoctions. No one had immunity.)]
[It's a gentle kiss and he doesn't push it further, if only to have a teasing moment when their lips part,]
Did'ja really need to be on top for that? [her vile, terrible nature!]
Of course. If I'm on the bottom then you could have just leaned away from me. Or even got up, and left me all alone on the floor. Unless you'd like to prove me wrong?
[In fact she pulls well enough away from him that he'd be allowed to grip her and flip their positions if he'd like.]
When have I ever stopped you from kissin' me? [her rolls his eyes playfully]
[Admittedly, it would be a little funny to see Rin with her eyes closed and leaning in like a romance comic heroine and just leave her hanging. She'd probably get mad and her face was real cute when screwed up with anger.]
[Given the opportunity to flip her, of course, he does. Once she's below him he lays flat down on her chest, completely leisurely. Their faces are close enough together that he'd have to scramble quite quickly to avoid a kiss. And he gives her a small one on the lips, then another, then another, little kitty kisses.]
[The brief kisses tickle and entice her. After the first two she begins trying to reciprocate them. Pursing her lips against his for the short time they're together. Eventually she begins trying to chase him. Following him back as he pulls away.]
When have you ever skipped an opportunity to give me a hard time, hm?
You're a big brat, you know? Who knows what kind of inappropriate things you'd do if I let you have your way. That's why I always bully you, you know.
[She kisses back. Honestly? Just by sheer numbers she has probably kissed Aak now, in this pod, more times than she probably had total in a year at the Golden Peacock. Kissing was simply never her priority, but with Aak holding his insecurities on his sleeve she felt like he deserved some 'normal' affection.
Yet even though she says, "always" right now she's letting him have the upper hand. Allowing him to tease her and pull away and have the position of looming over her.]
[Kisses weren't usually necessary to how this place functioned. He'd only started doing them because of a certain insistent romantic and still didn't offer them often. He can't help but think that it is kind of nice, though.]
That's how you're justifyin' it? [he laughs, rolling over so they're curled up next to each other.]
[It's comfy to lay on top of Rin but just as comfy to curl up side by side, like they were laying in bed, like they were swapping some kind of dumb romantic pillow talk.]
It's not like you're protectin' anyone else from my nonsense. Or are you hopin' I'll pick someone off in your honor?
[Just like Rin had for his honor. And her honor, really. Her kittyfucking honor.]
[Her expression twists as a bit of color and warmth rises to her cheeks.]
No. You're trouble, and if I pin you down you'll be less trouble. It has nothing to do with anybody else. Just you and me.
[As in: letting him have his way with her would probably end incredibly embarrassing. For now she cants so that her forehead meets with his. A soft press hoping that if they're so close together he won't see her as clearly.]
[It's an optimistic thought Rin has there. Her forehead touches against his mess of bangs and while one eye may be covered the other is perfectly capable of seeing it.]
... well, considering you're invitin' trouble home with you, don't you wanna get used to it before I'm sleepin' on your couch?
[you wouldn't invite him to your world and then not house him, right? he won't even demand the bed right away!]
[Although he is a little curious. Most of the times they've slept together, surrendering a certain amount of control has just seemed like the toll he has to pay. What sort of things was she envisioning if she let both of them loose?]
And my own lab? [Some part of him may recognize he's getting swerved away from the topic. But he's never said he's above being bribed.]
Or the room can be the lab and then I'll sleep with you!
[Or he'll just fall asleep in his lab, something that wasn't uncommon when he actually had the space. Still, he has to threateningly flirt. While he does think of himself as extremely cute and cuddle-able he also knows he can use cuddling as a threat on hot, summer nights.]
[Tohsaka sighs in an attempt to seem undeterred by his little "friendly" threats.]
I bet you'd try and crawl your way into my bed whether I gave you a separate lab or not. Besides, if you'd be following me to Clock Tower we'd probably be sharing a space to save on money anyway.
[Hope you like being a pirate in Singapore over the summers.]
[It's strange. He's only recently rediscovered the idea of plans for the future. For such a big chunk of his life he couldn't expect anything. Then there was a kind of disbelief when Hung or Lee would mention that something needed to be done before a trip or that something might happen next year. Now here Rin was talking about something as mundane as the two of them sharing a room to save money...]
[... is this feeling happy? Who gets fluttery feelings over mundane travel plans?]
Weren't you just bragging about your big house? Just admit you wanna keep me in cuddling range instead of scrimpin' and saving.
Don't get ahead of yourself. Any of my family's assets that weren't physical all got sold off by my legal guardian because he thought it would, "build character". I inherited a mansion, but that doesn't mean I have the cash to support some fancy lodging in London.
[In fact she reaches over to pinch his cheek. Though she is glad to see him in such a good mood. With Rin's track record of struggling to relate to others, she was pretty worried she was going to completely ruin all of this.]
[Don't worry, Rin, Aak's also the type to just say things that might ruin a conversation. He maybe meant to keep that one inside but what else could he think about a guardian that sold all the good stuff and left a kid with nothing?]
I didn't get scammed! I was eight! My father left me with a no-good priest as a "god father"! That man is a hack and a fraud as a priest, but he did it all legally because it was all left to him when my parents passed!
[In fact her anger just means she pinches Aak's cheek HARDER.]
Skrew'd of'er then. ["Screwed over, then," he amends his words, muffled by the chunk of his cheek she's tugged on.]
[There's a minute difference between the two but he gets how it's important. No amount of being clever is gonna protect someone from that when they're eight. What a bastard, though, Aak thinks. He can't just steal from a kid, he has to turn around and say it's good for her?]
[With a sigh of exasperation she lets him go, and rolls over onto her back. Eyes gaze up at the ceiling of the pod as Rin wonders if 'just this' is enough to satisfy things.]
Are you sure you'd actually want to come back with me? It'd also mean not seeing anyone else around here too.
[He pauses to rub his cheek, looking over her features as she stares at the ceiling.]
Ain't it better if they go home? If they've got nowhere better to go... well, guess I can't go inviting just anyone.
[There was only one person he had sincerely offered before this, and only one person who had made an offer to him. Everyone else... well, it was probably better that way.]
Together, hm? I wouldn't be surprised if some people eventually decide to stay here. Their worlds unappealing to return home to, and not really caring to join someone else back where they're going. Would you rather stay or go back to your place?
[She turns her head slightly to look at him while waiting for his reply.]
I was really gung ho about stayin' here when I first showed up.
[His recollection isn't exact- it wasn't until another person he cared for told him that he pivoted to the idea of staying here. If certain people were here, he could thrive in this chaos-rich environment.]
Like, y'know, plenty of people move to new cities when they become adults. What's so different about moving to a new world?
[his tail leisurely curls over the edge of his leg,]
... at least if I go back with you no one's gonna get spirited away... turned into a stupid statue with nothing to do about it.
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[In the back of his head he wonders if maybe emotional honesty was worth it if Rin was so affectionate afterwards. It's a tough dilemma. The ideal would be to just enjoy a moment like this without the strange emotional itchiness that came from having to seriously confront his feelings.]
You're thinking of taking advantage of little, innocent me? You're a real nasty piece or work, Rin!
[he kicks her leg a bit in their intertwined mass, then lets out a breath,]
No wonder I like ya'.
[They both have terrible taste, something they can hopefully agree on.]
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So when he kicks at her legs, Rin isn't bothered by it. Instead she holds him in her arms even tighter and rolls them around the floor of the (now joined) pods as she can.]
Innocent, are you? I don't think so! We're too much alike for that to be the case.
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[The two of them lay there and Aak can feel his heart beating as they rest on the floor. It's cozy in its own way.]
Then why don't you show me what vile sorta things you wanna do?
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In the end what he gets is simple. A hand cupping his furred cheek. A gentle kiss to his his lips.]
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[(Although, he hopes she knows that being the target of his affections is no protection against his concoctions. No one had immunity.)]
[It's a gentle kiss and he doesn't push it further, if only to have a teasing moment when their lips part,]
Did'ja really need to be on top for that? [her vile, terrible nature!]
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[In fact she pulls well enough away from him that he'd be allowed to grip her and flip their positions if he'd like.]
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[Admittedly, it would be a little funny to see Rin with her eyes closed and leaning in like a romance comic heroine and just leave her hanging. She'd probably get mad and her face was real cute when screwed up with anger.]
[Given the opportunity to flip her, of course, he does. Once she's below him he lays flat down on her chest, completely leisurely. Their faces are close enough together that he'd have to scramble quite quickly to avoid a kiss. And he gives her a small one on the lips, then another, then another, little kitty kisses.]
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When have you ever skipped an opportunity to give me a hard time, hm?
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Probably fewer times than I could count on my fingers. [he cedes, grinning lazily. Then he'll lean in again for a teasing kiss.]
You're cute when you get your way but just as cute when you don't, yanno?
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[She kisses back. Honestly? Just by sheer numbers she has probably kissed Aak now, in this pod, more times than she probably had total in a year at the Golden Peacock. Kissing was simply never her priority, but with Aak holding his insecurities on his sleeve she felt like he deserved some 'normal' affection.
Yet even though she says, "always" right now she's letting him have the upper hand. Allowing him to tease her and pull away and have the position of looming over her.]
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That's how you're justifyin' it? [he laughs, rolling over so they're curled up next to each other.]
[It's comfy to lay on top of Rin but just as comfy to curl up side by side, like they were laying in bed, like they were swapping some kind of dumb romantic pillow talk.]
It's not like you're protectin' anyone else from my nonsense. Or are you hopin' I'll pick someone off in your honor?
[Just like Rin had for his honor. And her honor, really. Her kittyfucking honor.]
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No. You're trouble, and if I pin you down you'll be less trouble. It has nothing to do with anybody else. Just you and me.
[As in: letting him have his way with her would probably end incredibly embarrassing. For now she cants so that her forehead meets with his. A soft press hoping that if they're so close together he won't see her as clearly.]
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... well, considering you're invitin' trouble home with you, don't you wanna get used to it before I'm sleepin' on your couch?
[you wouldn't invite him to your world and then not house him, right? he won't even demand the bed right away!]
[Although he is a little curious. Most of the times they've slept together, surrendering a certain amount of control has just seemed like the toll he has to pay. What sort of things was she envisioning if she let both of them loose?]
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Oh, don't be ridiculous. My family's home is much bigger than most of the offerings in this resort. You'd be getting your very own room.
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Or the room can be the lab and then I'll sleep with you!
[Or he'll just fall asleep in his lab, something that wasn't uncommon when he actually had the space. Still, he has to threateningly flirt. While he does think of himself as extremely cute and cuddle-able he also knows he can use cuddling as a threat on hot, summer nights.]
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I bet you'd try and crawl your way into my bed whether I gave you a separate lab or not. Besides, if you'd be following me to Clock Tower we'd probably be sharing a space to save on money anyway.
[Hope you like being a pirate in Singapore over the summers.]
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[... is this feeling happy? Who gets fluttery feelings over mundane travel plans?]
Weren't you just bragging about your big house? Just admit you wanna keep me in cuddling range instead of scrimpin' and saving.
[the fluffiest summer pirate in Singapore]
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[In fact she reaches over to pinch his cheek. Though she is glad to see him in such a good mood. With Rin's track record of struggling to relate to others, she was pretty worried she was going to completely ruin all of this.]
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[Don't worry, Rin, Aak's also the type to just say things that might ruin a conversation. He maybe meant to keep that one inside but what else could he think about a guardian that sold all the good stuff and left a kid with nothing?]
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[In fact her anger just means she pinches Aak's cheek HARDER.]
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[There's a minute difference between the two but he gets how it's important. No amount of being clever is gonna protect someone from that when they're eight. What a bastard, though, Aak thinks. He can't just steal from a kid, he has to turn around and say it's good for her?]
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Are you sure you'd actually want to come back with me? It'd also mean not seeing anyone else around here too.
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Ain't it better if they go home? If they've got nowhere better to go... well, guess I can't go inviting just anyone.
[There was only one person he had sincerely offered before this, and only one person who had made an offer to him. Everyone else... well, it was probably better that way.]
We can miss 'em together.
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[She turns her head slightly to look at him while waiting for his reply.]
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[His recollection isn't exact- it wasn't until another person he cared for told him that he pivoted to the idea of staying here. If certain people were here, he could thrive in this chaos-rich environment.]
Like, y'know, plenty of people move to new cities when they become adults. What's so different about moving to a new world?
[his tail leisurely curls over the edge of his leg,]
... at least if I go back with you no one's gonna get spirited away... turned into a stupid statue with nothing to do about it.
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