#seanxcal

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He always felt this way around him. A feeling of - oh, how could he even put it into words?

From the first moment that there had been that knock on his door, an unexpected arrival, a conversation over tea, and there he was - holding himself back, trying to push down the instant feeling of connection, but it was hard to deny that he had felt drawn to him.

There was just something about him that had him imagining a moment just like this, where Cal had closed the distance between them and pressed his lips against his.

                                                                                       Was this permission?--

There was a shock that didn't last, because the moment he felt his lips against his own, he was kissing him back. Slender digits took their hold of the fabric of Cal's shirt, pulling him even closer as his other hand lightly stroked a feather touch against the back of Cal's skull, gripping the back of his neck to cradle his head as Sean's velvet tongue deepened the kiss even further. He had held that kiss, his tongue finding Cal's own, savouring the moment and his taste before the kiss had been broken and both his hands had slipped away.

"--- I hope you realize how hard it is, to not push you up against the wall and make a kiss more than just a kiss, Cal ---" Sean swallowed hard, only realizing at that moment just how heavy his breathing was, how quickly the zipper beneath his belt had become strained. He had forced his own breath to steady, trying to push down the one thing that was on his mind.

”So I've been told. Comes with the ability of being able to read the emotions of others just a little TOO well.” ... but it was more than that, wasn't it? Sean had always been perceptive, the kind of perceptive that had gotten him into and out of a lot of bad and good situations. Though, this particular situation was hard to judge, considering Cal's hesitancy to tell him the truth from the beginning.

The next few moments had been quite pivotal, as Cal showed him the staff, shaking his head as Cal asked him if he had known what it was. He couldn't help the way he had jumped back when the ends of the staff crackled with lightning. ”Bloody Wonderland's - no getting lost in the dark with that thing huh?---”. The lightning had reminded him of the power Darla had, right at her fingertips.

Right. Cal's training that he had taken upon himself in the forests of Wonderland after deciding to stay with the Hare for an undetermined amount of time. Sean had already given him the rundown of what kind of creatures he could expect to run into, along with their strengths, weaknesses, and habits didn't stop him from being a little on edge whenever he had left his house to train alone. Nor did it stop him from checking in on him through the mirrors from time to time, considering Sean's ability to be able to see past and present events through the mirrors, as well as travelling through them. ”So, you are telling me that little weapon there, isn't yours?”

The colour had drained from Sean's face right then, he had always known there was a possibility that the people after Cal would come to Wonderland for him - and if Cal could get to Wonderland, so could they. ”So wait, you are telling me that there are still inquisitor troops here? Right now? We have to find them before they find you.”

"Oh, Luv, you couldn't get a refund anyway on something that is priceless."

---- he couldn't hide his smile, and he couldn't possibly put into further words just how much Cal's proclamation had meant.

"I'm not even sure what to say to that, but I can't help to think that it wouldn't be so bad."