[ Nate responds with a grin, and reaches up to turn that forehead kiss into a real kiss, on the mouth. His hands curl against Thorn's sleeves and pull him down. ]
[ Nate slides down the bed to rest against him, and one of his hands slips onto Thorn's hip. That smile means that he has to lean down to kiss him again, and it lingers.
Nate had a lot of stress before he got to this point. He had to talk to a lot of people before this, and now that they're all on board, he's relaxed. ]
Will you move in with me?
[ He's maybe an inch away from Thorn's lips when he asks. ]
( mm it should be illegal to distract him with a kiss then end it so suddenly. especially with that warm hand on his hip.
Thorn laughs at the question and shakes his head. ) Only if you want us both cited and thrown in the human zoo.
( he reaches up to brush a strand of hair away from Nate's eyes. ) It's against the rules. And as much as I don't care for rules, I do find their ability to actually punish us irritating.
[ Nate's smile widens. His head turns to let him kiss Thorn's hand, and he presses closer to line their bodies up. ]
Well, you know how I like to annoy them...
[ His nose nudges Thorn's, before he kisses him again. It's much harder to stop this time, and he makes himself in large part because he knows he has to get this out. ]
Anyway, that's easy. They wouldn't throw us in jail if we were contracted, would they?
Nate's far too close not to simply breathe in his warmth. the faint smell of magic on his skin. Thorn drapes an arm over Nate's waist as he leans into that kiss. As Nate speaks, Thorn barely let's him lean away to get the words out. )
[ Nate settles against him, warm and getting warmer. Thorn's hands feel good, and his body feels good, and he tastes good.
And they could have this all the time, and that's all Nate can imagine wanting right now. ]
Yes, twice. [ Thrice, until recently. But that wouldn't have mattered, not for this conversation. ] But I've been here a long time. I own four businesses, there's plenty of space.
I mean...so long as you wouldn't mind sharing a house with Caleb, too.
( Thorn realizes in that moment he's been locking hope away the whole time he's been here. not daring to let himself hope that Nate night some day ask him this question.
and now he has... and he means it... and it's like a wave of relief washing through him.
he cups Nate's cheek again and presses his forehead against his. ) Nate... I want nothing more than to be with you. Contracted to you. Living with you.
[ Nate's eyes close, just briefly. He leans in, and feels Thorn's breath on his lips. ]
It's what I want. Thorn, I love you so much. I hate leaving you, every day, and I just don't want to do it anymore. I want us to be together and I...don't want you to contract with someone else. I know you only have a month left.
Then I'll be nowhere else. ( Thorn murmurs before taking Nate's face in both his hands to pull him close. he kisses him deeply, letting him feel just how much he wants this. how much he wants nothing more than to be contracted to Nate and never have to leave him again. )
[ Nate's smile disappears into the kiss he sinks into. His hand slides up Thorn's side, running up to his chest to settle on his neck.
His lips part and he tastes Thorn's tongue. The sweetness draws a sound from him, soft and yielding and eager.
He wants this every single day, and after today they can have it. It's the right thing. It feels right, it feels like it's what they should've been doing all along. ]
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See? Better this way.
I have a question for you.
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he climbs onto the bed with him, curling around Nate and resting on his elbow to look up at him. )
Well this doesn't look like bad news... ( he smiles up at Nate. )
Ask me anything.
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Nate had a lot of stress before he got to this point. He had to talk to a lot of people before this, and now that they're all on board, he's relaxed. ]
Will you move in with me?
[ He's maybe an inch away from Thorn's lips when he asks. ]
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Thorn laughs at the question and shakes his head. ) Only if you want us both cited and thrown in the human zoo.
( he reaches up to brush a strand of hair away from Nate's eyes. ) It's against the rules. And as much as I don't care for rules, I do find their ability to actually punish us irritating.
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Well, you know how I like to annoy them...
[ His nose nudges Thorn's, before he kisses him again. It's much harder to stop this time, and he makes himself in large part because he knows he has to get this out. ]
Anyway, that's easy. They wouldn't throw us in jail if we were contracted, would they?
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Nate's far too close not to simply breathe in his warmth. the faint smell of magic on his skin. Thorn drapes an arm over Nate's waist as he leans into that kiss. As Nate speaks, Thorn barely let's him lean away to get the words out. )
Aren't you already contracted?
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And they could have this all the time, and that's all Nate can imagine wanting right now. ]
Yes, twice. [ Thrice, until recently. But that wouldn't have mattered, not for this conversation. ] But I've been here a long time. I own four businesses, there's plenty of space.
I mean...so long as you wouldn't mind sharing a house with Caleb, too.
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and now he has... and he means it... and it's like a wave of relief washing through him.
he cups Nate's cheek again and presses his forehead against his. ) Nate... I want nothing more than to be with you. Contracted to you. Living with you.
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It's what I want. Thorn, I love you so much. I hate leaving you, every day, and I just don't want to do it anymore. I want us to be together and I...don't want you to contract with someone else. I know you only have a month left.
I want you here with me.
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His lips part and he tastes Thorn's tongue. The sweetness draws a sound from him, soft and yielding and eager.
He wants this every single day, and after today they can have it. It's the right thing. It feels right, it feels like it's what they should've been doing all along. ]