Right... [ he sighs. Frankly, he's not keen on having a repeat of any of those events. But he knows that as the night draws near, he may not be able to resist the call of the dark. Until that time came, he needed to protect Ayaka. Keep her safe. Make her feel safe for as long as possible. And believe in her should anything fall out of their control.
Right now, she's absolutely right. But when she leans in, moving inward from the top of his lap, Cloud's other hand suddenly moves atop hers. ]
Wait.
[ He's not pulling it away, either... But. He just needs a second or two. Looking into her soft grey gaze, his breath catches in his throat and he swallows thickly before closing his eyes. As he takes a deep breath in through his nose, so too does he apply a little more pressure upon her hand on his thigh, pressing it a little more firmly against the inside as he exhales.
When he opens them again, his face is still burning red, but his gaze is more intent on her. Away from the ambiance of the teahouse and its patrons. As brave as he's been for her in the past, during the daytime, he was not the same werewolf that so hungrily stalked and took her into the wee hours of the morning. That's not the man that she fell for. He's shy, but when he was prepared, he could do anything. She believed in him.
And if they were going to do this? He wanted to make sure she knew who his eyes were on today. He wanted her to know that if they were indeed protected by this "curse" and no one could see or hear them, ]
Just us.
[ Then she can continue. She can continue for as long as she lets him do the same as he leans closer to steal away a kiss. A kiss he otherwise wouldn't have given her with so many potential eyes on them. It's soft and chaste...yet lingering. And as he breathes against her soft and inviting lips, feeling waves of heat and suppressed shame...it's gradual, but she'll start to feel some excitement depending on where her hand winds up. Just...don't ask if he's secretly getting turned on. He'll verbally deny it. ]
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Right... [ he sighs. Frankly, he's not keen on having a repeat of any of those events. But he knows that as the night draws near, he may not be able to resist the call of the dark. Until that time came, he needed to protect Ayaka. Keep her safe. Make her feel safe for as long as possible. And believe in her should anything fall out of their control.
Right now, she's absolutely right. But when she leans in, moving inward from the top of his lap, Cloud's other hand suddenly moves atop hers. ]
Wait.
[ He's not pulling it away, either... But. He just needs a second or two. Looking into her soft grey gaze, his breath catches in his throat and he swallows thickly before closing his eyes. As he takes a deep breath in through his nose, so too does he apply a little more pressure upon her hand on his thigh, pressing it a little more firmly against the inside as he exhales.
When he opens them again, his face is still burning red, but his gaze is more intent on her. Away from the ambiance of the teahouse and its patrons. As brave as he's been for her in the past, during the daytime, he was not the same werewolf that so hungrily stalked and took her into the wee hours of the morning. That's not the man that she fell for. He's shy, but when he was prepared, he could do anything. She believed in him.
And if they were going to do this? He wanted to make sure she knew who his eyes were on today. He wanted her to know that if they were indeed protected by this "curse" and no one could see or hear them, ]
Just us.
[ Then she can continue. She can continue for as long as she lets him do the same as he leans closer to steal away a kiss. A kiss he otherwise wouldn't have given her with so many potential eyes on them. It's soft and chaste...yet lingering. And as he breathes against her soft and inviting lips, feeling waves of heat and suppressed shame...it's gradual, but she'll start to feel some excitement depending on where her hand winds up. Just...don't ask if he's secretly getting turned on. He'll verbally deny it. ]