[ That makes sense. It's a good thing that Cloud and Ayaka had enough sense in them to finish their little "stipulation" outside. ...even if he caught most of it. But as they pass through the front gate, the wind chimes signaling the return of their master and beau, the two remove their shoes at the front door, with Cloud temporarily leaving Tsubaki in its scabbard at the entrance. He can come back and retrieve the sword at another time. He doesn't have the ability to dissipate it in the same way Ayaka or her brother were capable of. ]
I'll be quick. [ And since they're behind closed doors now... ] We both got a little dirty.
[ Fact? Or a rare tease? Or both? Either way, he's just glad that they made it inside in time. Even when he feels the urge to turn right back around and wait outside for another thrilling hunt to begin, being in Ayaka's presence helps him stay focused. Even if the curse was bound to leave him feeling bolder than usual tonight. As long as he didn't turn? That's all he could ask for. He wants to stay with her. No matter what.
And before he can take his leave and lend her the bag he carried so he can go undress? His hand slides up the side of her arm after letting go of her hand, hoping for her attention and eyes on him when he leans down to take a short kiss from her. ]
Right. Be right back.
[ Taking his dirty sweater with him, he steps into the spacious bathroom down the hall, throwing his top into the nearby hamper for it to be washed later. Alternatively, he'll remember to grab it when he leaves tomorrow and wash it at home. Loosing a sigh from his lips, he can feel the tension leaving his shoulders as he prepares to run the bathwater, stripping the chef's kimono off his person before taking the pants, socks and everything else with. Until he was buck naked, flush with the visuals from the teahouse still very fresh in his mind.
"You'll hold me, won't you?"
The weight he feels in his chest from defying the Lunar Curse feels less difficult to fight against now... ]
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[ That makes sense. It's a good thing that Cloud and Ayaka had enough sense in them to finish their little "stipulation" outside. ...even if he caught most of it. But as they pass through the front gate, the wind chimes signaling the return of their master and beau, the two remove their shoes at the front door, with Cloud temporarily leaving Tsubaki in its scabbard at the entrance. He can come back and retrieve the sword at another time. He doesn't have the ability to dissipate it in the same way Ayaka or her brother were capable of. ]
I'll be quick. [ And since they're behind closed doors now... ] We both got a little dirty.
[ Fact? Or a rare tease? Or both? Either way, he's just glad that they made it inside in time. Even when he feels the urge to turn right back around and wait outside for another thrilling hunt to begin, being in Ayaka's presence helps him stay focused. Even if the curse was bound to leave him feeling bolder than usual tonight. As long as he didn't turn? That's all he could ask for. He wants to stay with her. No matter what.
And before he can take his leave and lend her the bag he carried so he can go undress? His hand slides up the side of her arm after letting go of her hand, hoping for her attention and eyes on him when he leans down to take a short kiss from her. ]
Right. Be right back.
[ Taking his dirty sweater with him, he steps into the spacious bathroom down the hall, throwing his top into the nearby hamper for it to be washed later. Alternatively, he'll remember to grab it when he leaves tomorrow and wash it at home. Loosing a sigh from his lips, he can feel the tension leaving his shoulders as he prepares to run the bathwater, stripping the chef's kimono off his person before taking the pants, socks and everything else with. Until he was buck naked, flush with the visuals from the teahouse still very fresh in his mind.
"You'll hold me, won't you?"
The weight he feels in his chest from defying the Lunar Curse feels less difficult to fight against now... ]