beautiful darkness

[ order ; ACCEPTING ]

"...wait, what?

W-Which council are we talking about?! I wasn't aware we had one! I sure as heck did NOT vote!!!!

HOW THE HECK ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET A BATH IN HERE ANYWAY?!"

. . .

"Hmph. Guess it was only a matter of time before you Alchemists turned your backs on each other. Humble egos have never been a strong suit of your lot."

Lea had heard whispers of the organization being up to no good, as it even involved her former adoptive father. And when Lea heard a familiar name, the first to come to mind was Carlo. The same person whom Markiona apparently looked up to. She could only think to herself where everything went wrong for the person before her. Was her overzealous ambition the outcome of grief? That transcending humanity was the only path worth seeking from then on? Alas, she knew those answers would never see the light of day.

"Turned on eachother, or finally get a change they deserve to grow.

You can't reach perfection without breaking a few skulls." you really needed to explain everything to Stalkers, eh...? "No matter which ones."

The only problem in this whole plan was who weanted to commit the coup, really. Simon wasn't as passive as Valentinus, but he was just as blindsighted than their previous leader. Everything will collapse with either of them as the leading man of the operation. She just needed to put an end to this little squabble, and after that she'll have all the time she needed to take over.

Just a little longer, Markiona. Just a little more patience. Push away conflicting thoughts, focus on the present.

Especially now that she had Lea's full attention, she couldn't allow herself to get distracted. She gave the other a smile, one that could be mistaken as sweet, as she returned to plafully move around the strings of her puppets. Lea's eyes were on her. She wouldn't notice the Ergo working its way to rebuild her precious puppet until it was too late.

"Oh, darling. And here I thought you weren't enjoying our encouters as much as I did."

Nevertheless, as much as he would like for time to stop so they could enjoy this longer, Romeo had to remember that this was a "demonstration"; an answer to a question. Somehow, a part of him had a typical definition of it, when it was clear that it could be more than that. He only felt regret as soon as his lips had to part with P's, wishing that he could turn off a certain switch inside of him.

...this said, the promise of trying again a second time, somehow, made him blush even more than before, making his heart beat hard enough for Romeo to hear quite clearly. Sigh. He loves him. He truly does.

"...you're nice."

"Gemini didn't believe me when I said we kissed and told me to do it again"

It sounds like an excuse, and yet for once he's being absolutely serious. Aaand he's pulling him down to get another kiss. Hehe.

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"But we kiss all the time?" Romeo blinked. "...Oh, right. He isn't with us when we do, as a courtesy and, er, obvious reasons." The last thing that Gemini would want was see and listen to these two expressing affection to each other. Nevertheless, it made sense why Gemini would think that way. Because of their slow start, he might be thinking that they were still awkward, barely making any progress. It wasn't completely wrong, but these two had also been testing the waters lately.

Thus, he let himself get pulled down, more than happy to comply with P's request. Even before their lips touched, he placed a hand on the other's waist, pulling him close, as that action became second-nature for him at this point. His lips parted into a smile as it made contact with P's, his other hand cupping his cheek. The kiss lingered for a bit, until he pulled away, his thumb caressing P's cheek, his expression that of unadulterated mirth and love.

[ despite all the time he now spent as a human, there's plenty P still doesnt understand about Being Human. more specifically:

money. he understands that he has to pay to get goods and food, by now, but for the life of him he doesn't understand how money work, why some things that are apparently the same cost more francs than others, or who decided you had to pay to begin with.

anything that has something to do with sexuality, from actual sex to anything involving his queerness. he has his preferences and his desires, but he doesnt fully get either yet nor would really give himself a label even if he did. this also goes for his gender btw. he's more than comfortable with his pronouns and i don't think he'd change em but he's not 100% cis. that much i know.

this... isn't my bed.

i'll make us breakfast.

wait, how long have you been here?

did you stay the night?

you're so beautiful like this.

did i give you that hickey?

don't get up. stay right here.

kiss me again.

nice bedhead.

are you... wearing anything?

this was a bad idea.

i've wanted to do that forever.

did you enjoy it?

i did a number on your back. sorry about that.

is this your shirt?

maybe you should go.

i had a great time.

if you stay, i'll make us coffee.

i shouldn't have stayed over.

come back here. please?

i've never been like that with anyone before.

there's a bra on the ceiling fan.

did we... actually...?

we could do it again, if you want.

you made me feel... incredible.

was it... okay?

you look beautiful in my bed.

what do you remember?

was i too loud?

you can borrow my shirt.

i guess this makes us more than friends.

this can't be happening.

i could spend the day just like this, right here with you.

is that a hickey?

this was just for fun. it doesn't mean we're together.

this wasn't supposed to happen.

should we talk about it?

what time is it? i'm late for work.

how long have you been awake?

i remember... everything.

we should do that again sometime.

i think we cuddled.

that was the best night of my life.

what parts do you remember?

why don't you stay for breakfast?

was it good for you?

the sex was great.

how do you like your eggs?

are we still friends?

sorry, i've got morning breath.

i'd really like to keep seeing you.

i'm glad i invited you in.

finally... fucking finally.

please don't leave the bed.

don't make fun of me if i walk funny.

this doesn't mean anything.

my friends are never going to believe this.

i don't even know who i was last night.

no one's ever taken care of me like that.

let me help you clean up.

maybe we should forget this even happened.

i'm just going to... leave.

you said some wild things last night.

you're wearing my shirt.

maybe we could make this a regular thing.

am i blushing? i'm blushing, aren't i.

where did i put my glasses?

your clothes are in the living room.

i need a shower.

your hair's a mess.

you make a great pillow.

i thought we agreed this would ruin our relationship.

did i do something wrong?

we were pretty loud.

do you want me to leave?

i asked you to stay the night.

i bet your neighbors hate us.

stay like this.

well, that's one way to bounce back.

what about round two?

don't let go of me.

why don't you join me in the shower?

we can't keep doing this.

we're fucked, aren't we.

how long have i been asleep?