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Date: 2020-10-20 03:32 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (lain)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ She's not wrong, about the practice. It's a bit embarrassing though, how bad his accent is. But she's been through the process in reverse, learning Kerch while living there under Heleen's thumb. She'll understand.

He feels a small flush when she asks why she'd want to do homework while he's here. It's a gentle reminder that he takes work too seriously as compared to virtually anyone else. Which he knew, a bit, since Anika frequently tries to shoo him out the door. Inej has pointed it out on many occasions. He'd gotten better about coming home earlier to catch a movie with her.

Then she'd gone off to school and it's like he reverted back. Well no, he absolutely did. Coming home to Lizabeta was nice, but he still felt the strange gap of where Inej used to be. ]


Wasn't sure if you had something due or important.

[ He says, as she finishes the popcorn and puts a movie on; something quintessentially Ravkan, he's told. A historic drama of some sort. He's busy watching the words go by at the bottom of the screen but has apparently started to lean towards her out of habit. Since he soon feels his shoulder touch hers. Drowsily, he settles back against the cushions some more, the earlier tension finally starting to fade. ]

Date: 2020-10-21 01:22 am (UTC)
ketterdamn: (huddle)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ Really, he shouldn't be so tired. He's used to going to bed late and it isn't even the strange morning hours over in Kerch just yet. But having to deal with the airport and being on a plane had been a tiring ordeal. He'd also psyched himself up with nerves the entire time and he's feeling the downswing from it now.

Because he is comfortable. And likes the familiarity of Inej so close by. It almost sounds weird but while her apartment smells different than his, she still carries the same scent. Another thing that puts him at ease. So he finds himself jerking slightly and blinking when she taps her head to his. ]


Don't wanna get up.

[ He's just going to doze off right here, honestly. Definitely a first for him-he always makes it through a movie. ]

Date: 2020-10-21 10:41 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (think about it)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
Hmm.

[ It's true, he'd probably be more comfortable if he stretched out on the bed. But then that would interrupt his current drowsiness. He'd just be lying there, mind spinning again. Here he has the sounds of the movie floating in and out.

Most importantly, Inej is here, leaning against him as a counterbalance. The familiarity of it puts him at too much peace to want to disturb. She tugs on his hand and he lets her. In fact, he follows the tug and carefully lays sideways, head on her lap. ]


Long hours, lately. [ Partially his fault. And partially the workload. He hadn't wanted to think too much about things to be done while he was here in Ravka. Curling his fingers around hers, he gives them a squeeze, eyes half open as he stares at the screen. ]

Missed you, Inej.

Date: 2020-10-22 12:21 am (UTC)
ketterdamn: (what)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ Truthfully, he's doing—well, he's not doing terrible. Sorta. At the very least, there's usually an effort to come home and enjoy some time with Lizabeta, so she isn't just stuck in her cage all day. It's nice to let her roam free and listen to her chirp excitedly as she went from room to room.

He definitely isn't coming home as early (or perhaps...on time) as he usually was when Inej was there. But he hasn't totally backslid. Mostly. Maybe.

She squeezes his shoulder and he sighs, trying to release more of the tension he's been holding onto. It works, because he blearily wakes up enough to get ready for bed at her gentle urging. The jet lag has fully caught up. His short nap barely made a dent and he crashes almost as soon as his head hits the pillow.

Even stranger, he doesn't wake up in the middle of the night like he was worried he would. Instead, he sleeps through until an early hour of the morning, right around dawn, the pale light from the sun starting to creep in around the edges of her curtains. He's used to this hour but only from the side where he's usually stayed up until now, not waking with it. Unlike Inej, who typically gets up with the birds.

Rubbing some sleep from his eyes, he glances over at her, met with the sight of her still sleeping peacefully. Her mouth's dropped open a bit, soft breaths making some of her undone hair flutter near her cheek. He has the strongest urge to reach over and tuck that lock behind her ear. It fights with how much he wants to roll closer and curl an arm around her middle.

Fuck.

He really shouldn't have argued about sharing the bed. Because he can't unsee her like this, completely relaxed and so beautiful it almost hurts to look. ]


Date: 2020-10-22 01:25 am (UTC)
ketterdamn: (leather)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ She stirs a bit and he freezes, wondering if he's woken her up with his movement. Part of him wants her to be up so he can at least be distracted by conversation. Or by her getting to her usual morning routine. Which is...distracting in its own way. Those stretches.

Okay, he needs to not be thinking about that right now, when she's so close. Already, he can feel his pulse speeding up a little. So he glances over one last time, catching her quiet mumble, before he carefully flops back and turns over to look at the wall instead. The wall is safe. It's not his roommate and best friend who he's finding way too attractive lately. ]

Date: 2020-10-22 03:47 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (lain)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ There's a brief respite, when he turns over. The blank of her wall makes it easier for him to focus. Or rather, not focus so intensely.

Except it doesn't last long, because he hears her sigh and then feels her move around. Which wouldn't be a problem, normally. But her bed is smaller than his and any turn puts them closer together. She's turned towards him, curled up close, her forehead pressed between his shoulder blades. He freezes, feeling that vague skin crawling shiver go through him. She's real and alive and not a horror of his past. It takes a few tries before he gets over that mental hurdle, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly.

Then he's more concerned with the fact that she's so close. It almost feels wrong. Maybe he's just making something out of nothing though. It isn't like she did it on purpose, she's just sleeping. They're friends. Just yesterday, he took a nap on her lap. So he really needs to ignore the heat that's spiked through his gut over this. And also that whole urge to turn over and hold her. That's definitely not a platonic thing. Nor does he think he could even do it, not when he doesn't even have a shirt on.

Honestly, it might be a good idea to just get up. Then again, he doesn't want to wake her up just yet. He isn't exactly keen to get up either, warm under the covers and away from the chill of the sea air.

So he's stuck here. Until she wakes. Or until he can miraculously fall back asleep enough to ignore everything. Doubtful. ]

Date: 2020-10-22 08:17 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (what)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ He spends the better part of twenty minutes trying to decide whether he should just get up or not. It's alongside the same urge to roll over and hold her, to really cuddle up. There's another niggle of disgust, at possibly having her skin touching his. But there's also a strange desire for it.

A cyclical argument back and forth. The only thing that solves it is he feels Inej move, drawing in a louder breath as she wakes up. Turning, he sits up and glances at her. Which is sort of a mistake, because she's laid back on her pillow, hair a tangle and streaming all across it.

What if he just kissed her? ]


Morning. [ Stop thinking about it. ] Sleep well?

Date: 2020-10-22 09:14 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (think about it)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ Well, at least she hadn't been bothered by any of his sleeping habits. Either she really did sleep soundly or she was better at lying than he thought. Which seems unlikely—she's always been very straightforward with him. Something he appreciates. ]

Went to bed too early. [ He shrugs a shoulder. It's still surprising he managed to sleep in until now. This last week at work must've taken more out of him than he thought. ]

Yeah, didn't wake up in the middle. [ Which could happen pretty often. He traces a pattern on her comforter to stop himself from reaching out to her and curling her hair around his finger. ] Didn't mean to sleep that long.

Date: 2020-10-23 12:49 am (UTC)
ketterdamn: (leather)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ He stops tracing the patterns and mirrors her motion in his own way, raking a hand through his hair. Which probably looks like a disaster. But it's one she's used to seeing, sort of. And one he's used to letting her see without the sense of self-consciousness that usually plagues him when he relaxes in front of someone. ]

Yeah, probably. I was trying to clear as much as possible before I came over. [ So: a lot of work, as he knows she'll read between the lines. He has to admit she's right...he did need the rest. He feels way less strung out and on edge than he usually does. ]

I'll be quick.

[ Really, he never takes super long in showers. He doesn't like being in water for long periods of time, generally. Peeling away the blanket, he gets up and gathers his clothes to change into.

And he doesn't exactly...rush to the bathroom but he definitely doesn't waste time in stepping into the shower after he flips the water on, holding in the hiss at the freezing cold spray. Any strange excitement gets washed away, the chill taking his thoughts from how cute she looked.

He steps out feeling more composed, thoughts reined in again. Drying off and changing helps him focus and by the time he buttons his shirt up, he feels much like his usual self. Which will hopefully hold up when he has to see her in her pajamas. ]


All yours. [ He pokes his head back into the room, adjusting his shirt cuff. ]
Edited (Whoops hit enter too soon ) Date: 2020-10-23 01:13 am (UTC)

Date: 2020-10-23 04:39 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (think about it)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ He tries not to freeze up too much when she comes over and spends a few moments adjusting the collar of his shirt. She's done it before, plenty of times. But there's a different charge to it on his end, since he's still shaking off the strangeness from earlier. Just like earlier, he's torn between wanting to lean into it and wanting to step away.

Instead, he just lets her flatten his collar and head off to the bathroom. ]


Thanks.

[ If he sounds bewildered, well, he can say he's still waking up. She knows how he can be without coffee.

Which is what he busies himself with while she washes up. So by the time she comes out, there's a fresh pot of coffee waiting, as well as some eggs and toast. ]


That's fine. [ Even if it fills him with anxiety. He'd already delayed it once (by mistake) since he'd fallen asleep yesterday. May as well get it over with. ]

Date: 2020-10-23 07:23 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (what)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ She comes out with her hair still damp—not unusual by any means—and looking particularly comfy in her sweater. It's cute on her. Which...most things are. Or maybe he's become completely biased.

All that pales in comparison to the bright grin she gives him before she sits down to breakfast. He's partway through his coffee, phone opened to the financial news back home. ]


Is he? [ Someone being excited to meet him is a weird occurrence. Then again, his reputation usually precedes him. Or he's being introduced by Jesper. It sort of amounts to the same effect. ]

What's he like?

[ She's told him a little bit, because how could she not, but he's still learning about them. Just as much as she is, really. ]

Date: 2020-10-23 09:09 pm (UTC)
ketterdamn: (rare)
From: [personal profile] ketterdamn
[ Her father sounds very patient and level headed, something that appears to have gotten passed to her. Sure, she could be stubborn, but she's not prone to moods or outbursts. Not like he can be.

He gives her a small smile when she repeats what her father had told her, about being more important than sons to carry on the name. Frankly, he feels like he can agree there, though less from an expectation of bloodlines being carried forward and more the underlying sentiment: she's important. Special. He's glad to have met her.

True to form though, he doesn't know how to echo the sentiment without feeling like he's intruding or trying to one-up her father. So he sips his coffee instead. ]


Expectations are boring. [ Especially the ones they're talking about. Outdated nonsense. ]

Seems so. What's your mother like?

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