@mirrorballwon sent: finally kissing the friend you've been yearning for. [ ACCEPTING. ]
a high like this has to last forever. it's natural, self - made, no substances needed . . . just ilona and a stage and some cameras that feel like second nature now. paris' spirits are in too pristine a condition to be dampened by the fact that the competition is over now. it's only over, of course, because they won the damn thing. and they want to revel in it before succumbing to what will soon be classified as nostalgia.
having gotten used to her constantly being at their side, paris refuses to let go of ilona. their arm has been around her since before they stepped onstage much earlier in the evening. it's something they'd slowly been reading further into as the weeks passed . . . whether or not it was just proximity that had their stomach in knots every time they'd execute a routine. such is the nature of the sport, yeah, but still : ilona's just as alluring off the dance floor as she is on it.
this was something paris could never jeopardize during the show. but the show's over now, and while they don't want it to look like they've been waiting to pounce on her, they really want to kiss her.
❝ can't believe i'm sayin' this, but the celebratory shots are getting kind of old . . . ❞ they're as tucked away as they can be in a place like this, the bathroom close by. paris' tone implies there's something else she'd like instead. they've been eyeing each other in a different way for the past few minutes, as if there's no one else in this very crowded club.
the similar wavelength they perfected over the course of the show proves useful yet again, as ilona seems to pick up what they're putting down. paris resists the urge to start off sporadic, to just crash into her . . . and opts instead to rub a circle or two on her hip first while they gradually lean in. finally, paris makes the major move, their eyes fluttering shut as they lean in to tease her for just a second [ lips merely ghosting over ilona's, ] before fully catching her.
what starts off as curious and soft quickly evolves into that haste paris held back from earlier. before they can really comprehend it, they're trying to pull ilona to the bathroom without losing a second of contact.