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unarmored. ([personal profile] wraithes) wrote in [community profile] timewasting2020-09-27 05:30 pm

modern au kanej.

a cute gif will go here eventually.
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-11-29 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

[ She wouldn't ever do anything intentionally to make him uncomfortable. And he knows this would be easier if she knew the story, they why behind he can't stand certain things.

Just. Perhaps not right now. Maybe soon, because it feels like they might be treading into more unsure territory. He doesn't know specifics, but he has a feeling that the further they go, the more likely it is that damp skin will be involved. Even if it's simply from exertion.

He brings her hand up, kissing the backs of her fingers. ]


I'll tell you if it's too much. [ And aside from that small blip, it's been fine. Leaning in, he presses another kiss, this time to her cheek. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-11-30 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't doubt it.

[ She hasn't backed off on a promise yet and this is one more. Besides, it's as she said: she's just trying to make sure she doesn't set him off by accident. Just as he is so careful about how he touches her.

There's not nearly as much carefulness in the kiss she presses in with, though he has no qualms about it. Not with her fingers threading through his hair and her body pressed so close. Her chest is against his and it sends a significant spark of interest straight between his legs. Another thing he's careful not to push against her with, even if he instinctively wants to.

His hands slide to her waist and then up and around to her back, fingers tracing the wings of her shoulder blades as he returns her kiss eagerly. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-01 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She leans into him a bit more and it warms him through. Not just because of the obvious reason, but also in that he likes holding her like this. Having her close, with or without the current configuration of her top off. He returns her sigh with a content hum of his own, slowly smoothing his hands down her back.

Of course, their moments don't always last long. Her weight drops more into his lap and she goes still, muscles tensing. Undoubtedly he's pressed against her and it's forcing her out of a comforting space. He can't help the sting of disappointment, but he understands. And he sets his hands on her waist where the ties of her robe are, avoiding skin. ]


Need to stop? [ It's felt good. More than good. But he doesn't want to push if it will stop feeling that way. There's also the fact that he won't say no to simply crawling back into bed and holding her without any pretense. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-02 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A flicker of frustration darkens her face for a moment and he gets it. Knows she isn't annoyed at him for asking the question. It's a look he's sure she's seen mirrored in his own expression before. Disappointment in themselves, for not being able to do something that seems so normal. So easy, for just about everyone else.

Before Wylan, Jesper had always mentioned the fun he'd get up to at parties or bars. Short lived mutual flings. Kaz never understood how he could do it. Now he at least has some idea of why. And shares Inej's frustration that they've got so many limitations to jump over.

Before she gets off his lap, he presses a soft kiss to her cheek, reassuring. ]


Did you want to change? [ Though she hasn't pulled the robe fully back up. It just might be more comfortable for her in something else, even if it's pajamas. ]

Come lie down, I'll call for breakfast.
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-03 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ It seems like she's still here, in the moment, rather than being sucked in by her bad memories. That's good. He watches, briefly, as she tucks herself back under the blankets, the robe on loosely. There's nothing more he wants to do than to turn over and hold her.

First though, breakfast. Sitting up in bed, he reaches for the phone and calls down an order, sifting through a few minutes of pleasantries. It won't be too long, probably because he'd woken up beyond the typical breakfast rush.

That done, he refluffs his pillow before sliding back under the covers, shifting so he's close to her. Out of habit, he loops an arm around her middle, letting out a slow sigh after he settles. ]


We can keep trying. [ He'd wanted to keep going too. But not without her being completely there. It just means they'll have to work at it as they've been doing, little by little. He doesn't imagine either of them will be miraculously getting over their hang ups in the space of a day. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-03 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She tilts her head against his shoulder and it's comforting in its familiarity. This, they can do. And this he's more than happy to indulge. It's nice to come back to after they try something new, pushing at the boundaries their memories have drawn up.

There's something about the warm intimacy that also helps take away the smarting disappointment when something doesn't go the way either of them were hoping. ]


Coffee, eggs, fruit, toast. Which apparently has some kind of famous plum jam. [ Kerch farm markets are famous for their jams, though usually they're a berry of some kind. Figures Shu Han has a different set, considering their weather patterns. It's typically warmer, for one. Sunnier, for another. He's going to have to be careful while they're out or he's going to be as red as a lobster by the time they get back. ]

You still want to stay in?
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-04 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ At her answer, he glances towards the windows, seeing only bright sun shining through the curtains and sheets. Reaching over, he picks up his phone to double check and sure enough, they're in for good weather. Such a change from Kerch, where the sun only holds for hours at a time on most days. ]

They say it takes a few visits to see it all.

[ So this can be their first run through.

Flexing his foot, he test the stiffness of his leg, finding it mostly agreeable. They'll see if it stays. Though usually a good start means he has time before it really complains, if at all. ]


Likely. They're in season so they'll be sought after. [ Which should put them near the forefront of any maps or suggested visiting areas. ]

We can get pictures for Sofia.
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-05 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Right.

[ Immediately, a faint bit of color rises in his cheeks at the implication. Because of course he's going to take photos. Just. Not all of them will be for Sofia's eyes. Certainly not if he manages to get one with Inej's top off.

Which feels weird to think of, but she had just slid off the top of her robe. So it's not exactly an unprompted thought. ]


I suppose. [ Though he's currently loathe to move from where he is. Inej helps at least, sitting up as she does. He used the arm looped around her middle to give her a squeeze and leans up, stealing a kiss before he lets go.

Before he can convince himself out of getting up, he rolls out of bed to go collect his clothes for the day and make his way carefully to the bathroom. By the time he finishes washing up and dressing, breakfast has arrived and the two of them take their time with it, not exactly in a rush. They're here for a while, probably, and the gardens aren't going anywhere.

The walk to said gardens is a pleasant one, despite the strong sun, and seeing as it's a weekday, there aren't many visitors. They manage to avoid the group of what's clearly a classroom trip and end up near the orchard, lined with rows and rows of fragrant trees and their fruit. ]


Used to climb trees like this.

[ Before. Well, before everything. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-05 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
All the time. My father had apple trees.

[ Several varieties, he thinks. Not that he knows any of the names or could remember them now. He does remember seeing bright green ones and others that tended towards dark red and even pink. And the smell of the fruit in those early autumn days, when he'd been sitting in the branches.

Some of these trees are shorter and newer, most of their lower branches missing the fruit from the hands of eager tourists. Inej looking to be one of them, though her reach misses the mark by at least half a foot. ]


Not really. [ He says, grinning, as he easily steps in to pick the fruit she'd been aiming for and handing it down. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-06 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Trees probably aren't much of a challenge compared to gymnastics, huh?

[ Especially not one like this, with lower starting branches. A kid with some determination could at least get up to the lowest one, he thinks. Inej has quite good balance, he thinks she could easily get up to the top.

But, at least in this case, it's easier to ask him to grab one. He didn't even have to really reach that much. ]


Now you're sounding like Tomassen. [ In an amusing way. He's taller than Inej, that's certain—almost everyone is. But Sofia is taller than him and her height has also come in handy around their place, especially in the kitchen. ]

Come on, it looks shadier in there.

[ As the rows of trees grow more dense, the branches have blocked out some of the sun. He'd prepared for being out in it but it would be nice to have a break.

And, as he recalls, the sounds around will be dampened, trunks and branches muffling what trickles in. It's not exactly loud in the gardens at the moment, but people are passing through. Other tourists, mostly. ]
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-06 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
He isn't, though sometimes he acts like he is.

[ Occasionally exaggerating how much shorter he is in comparison to both Kaz and Sofia. He's been doing it ever since Kaz passed his height when he was a teenager. Probably he'd been holding out hope that he'd remain an average height, though Kaz had always had a feeling he would be taller. His father, as he remembers, had been quite a big man, tall and broad shouldered. Though he thinks part of that had been due to his occupation. Farming is such a manual task.

Either way, he's ended up one of the tallest in any group he's in, aside from when Jesper's around. ]


Average height in Kerch is about five foot six; you're a few shades under. [ Not that he minds at all, as he allows their hands to swing from the natural sway of walking. ] I just think he's glad he doesn't have to look up to talk to you.
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[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-12-09 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Mhm.

[ A few shades is putting it lightly. Theres at least a foot of difference between them, which should be more awkward than it is. He likes it though, especially when they're laying next to each other. It makes him feel like he can really wrap her up in a tight hug. ]

I forget she's shorter a lot of the time. [ He admits, having been on the receiving end of her fairly powerful judgment. It's never mattered that she only comes up to his chest, at most. Kaz is fairly certain she could frighten a bear back into its cave by simply looking at it with that expression of disapproval she occasionally carries.

Their relationship has certainly improved over the years, once she acknowledged he wasn't some asshole Kerch dating her daughter simply for her looks. Or as some weird power play. He thinks she sees him as mostly positive now. Maybe.

Tugging on Inej's hand, he leads them down a neat and shadier row of pear trees. And once he knows they're by themselves, gives her hand another pull so she's closer and he can loop her in for a hug. ]


Hey.

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