[ baein looks between them, still smooshed against them both and not sure he wants to move at all. the idea of going swimming has the little warmth in his body rise to his cheeks, but he nods then. ]
[ Lennon can't help it, he reaches out and strokes Baein's cheek. He bites his lip. ]
We'll make sure you get fed beforehand too.
[ Because he thinks... it would be nicer with Baein having some warmth for himself. His hand caresses a little, thumb brushing over Baein's bottom lip and he swallows before dropping his hand, the tips of his ears a tell-tale pink. ]
[swimming does come naturally to him. can he even drown? perhaps if a mer dragged him to the bottom...
the fae blinks suddenly, looks back at lennon, following the line of his arm to where his fingers stroke bae's cheek. his lips curve down at the corners.]
[ lennon's touch is so gentle, and a shiver runs down baein's spine before his eyes land on daeshim. he's not sure who the fae is talking to, but... the way he is pouting clenches at baein's heart, and he feels guilty all over again for making dae feel like that. ]
Notice you? Daeshim... how could I not?
[ baein shifts a little so he can reach more for daeshim's hand instead, swallowing quietly. this entire situation is so strange to him, but lennon kissed him, and daeshim pulled him in and— ]
Can I kiss you?
[ the vampire hitches his non!breath after he's blurted that, but he gives daeshim a little smile and reaches up with his free hand to rub the almost dried tears from his cheeks. ]
[ Lennon tilts his head to look at Daeshim when he says that, swallowing a little and he bites his lip again but he lets Baein respond as he tightens his arm around Daeshim's middle holding him close.
As the other asks to kiss Daeshim, Lennon lowers his head to press a soft kiss to Daeshim's neck, right over the flower there, letting his tongue flick out against it as he nuzzles him after.
He knows that Daeshim will want to kiss Baein but he'll make sure Daeshim knows that Lennon notices him too. ]
[not only is he short, but lennon is quite beautiful. deashim things it would be very easy to not notice him, all things considered. and that's what scares him.
he's childish. but also like a child, he's easily soothed most of the time. lennon's nuzzle gets him halfway there, making him tilt his head to expose a little more of that spot. and baein's question takes care of the rest.]
Yes. You don't have to ask ever again. You can kiss me whenever you want.
[that's also a little scary, the thought that he might look for one every day and never receive it. but it's not up to just him. dae'll be sure to initiate his share as well.]
[ baein honestly feels like he's intruding, that he shouldn't be here. but they're holding onto him and that in itself feels a little like an anchor keeping him from floating away. ]
It just... I just wanted to make sure.
[ it's quiet, subdued, but daeshim's words are like a promise, and baein glances at lennon, afraid to see if there'll be any kind of objection from his side. but if daeshim wants it, then... baein leans in to give the fae a gentle kiss. it's not the first time he's kissed him, obviously, but it feels a little different like this, as if it is the first time. ]
[until the day comes that the contract is broken, a day that daeshim can't imagine. the fae waits, a little more patient now, eyes closing right before bae's lips touch his. he remembers the flowers that bloomed on his birthday - they bloom again now in a perfect outline around the three of them. it's soft and gentle, and then-
lennon should maybe warn the new boyfriends that daeshim can be a bit...unpredictable at times. because maybe then bae would be prepared for the way that daeshim all but crawls into his lap for a more eager kiss.]
[ it's all baein gets out before the kiss steals the rest of any spoken word he might utter. and baein sighs into the kiss, though he muffles a confused noise into it the moment he suddenly has a lapful of fae climbing on him, and it's all baein can do to adjust to the new position. honestly, he should be surprised, but he settles pretty fast and and hesitantly cups the fae's cheeks with his hands as he kisses him back.
the vampire is going to tip over if daeshim pushes any further, if there's nothing to keep baein upright after all. ]
[there will be times when the fae tips him right over with his sudden affection. daeshim could tumble off the bed with him right now and keep on kissing. but he catches himself before that can happen, and bae with him. he doesn't want him to get hurt.
his face underneath bae's fingertips grows even warmer. he scoots back again once the kiss breaks, though there's never much distance between them when dae takes his hands and draws him back, resuming his place as the cream in this cookie.]
The next time we go shopping for slutty clothes, you should pick out something you want to see me in.
[do the others know that that was a thing that actually happened? no, they probably don't.]
[ Lennon would have reached out to steady Baein had it been needed but Daeshim manages to control himself at least a little bit. He'd been quiet while they kissed, staying close but not interfering because they deserved to have a moment between them he thinks.
He relaxes as Daeshim settles back again, raising a brow at the other's comment to Baein. ]
[ when the kiss breaks baein can only blink a few short confused moments at dae when he mentions their little excursion, and suddenly he feels his cheeks heat up (though they don't go very red at all), and his eyes widen a little. the vampire opens and closes his mouth a couple of times as lennon chimes in and questions it and baein kind of both wants to sink into the floor and also feels a little... off about it. ]
That's— I thought...
[ his cat ears lays back against his skull without his consent as the prince pulls back slightly, fiddling with his fingers. ]
I can do that. But—
[ he thought it was kind of their little secret thing. or something. maybe he just assumed that daeshim didn't want to tell anyone (of course he did, he never asked, after all), and technically he'd feel bad for keeping secrets like that anyway, it wouldn't be right. (he has no right) and now it feels suddenly more charged. ]
[ baein forces a small smile, unsure about his own emotions in the middle of all this, because it feels so sudden. he's still trying to speak around a lump in his throat, the thought of his home still dancing along the edges of his mind like a taunting specter, jumbling around his emotions already, and he still feels a little raw and exposed. it's not a spectacular feeling, but then again, baein hasn't felt spectacular in a while now. ]
It's all right. I did not say it was a secret. I... I should have asked, if it was.
[ maybe he wanted something that was only his with daeshim, but the prince tries to remind himself that it would be greedy to want that here. watching lennon curled around daeshim like that, finally smiling on a laugh, it at least helps assuage baein's guilt a little bit. ]
No. I should have asked if you wanted a secret with me.
[he didn't think, he just assumed that baein wouldn't want something like that with him - something that was just theirs. a part of him also feels like he has no right to it, because there is a jasper and a daeshim for him, wolfy knotty creature that he is. he knows that baein must miss them, and that he would probably return to them if he could.
but he's here instead, and he's very loved. and daeshim's greed is making it impossible for him to keep it from him. he will find something that's just theirs too, create it if he has to. it would be good for all of them to have that.]
[ Having special things between two people is good, it's needed especially when things are as complicated as they are in this house. Lennon is quiet still, just nuzzling Daeshim and looking at Baein periodically. ]
[ baein bites back a petty emotion (why do hey even need a secret for? it's not like baein needs one. he's always been open and perfectly fine with that, and this shouldn't be any different? just because it's daeshim. right? ...right?) before he can voice it, immediately inhales on it and feels bad because he hasn't expressed that kind of feeling with daeshim (or lennon), before. and daeshim is being really considerate and... well, daeshim. and baein can't help but love this part of him too, enough that his eyes burn a little again.
so he just ducks his head and resolutely swallow the tears down before they can form because he's kind of tired of crying. maybe he should... just voice his thoughts instead of keeping them at bay. daeshim did say he could tell baein kept doing that. it takes him another moment before he opens his mouth to continue. ]
But I... I do kind of want that.
[ it's hesitant when he says it because lennon is right there, and baein has no idea what he'd think about it, if he'd be upset or not—- ]
[daeshim still looks unsure. that's another one of those phrases that he really doesn't understand - you don't have to. he doesn't and he knows that. no one could or would force him to do anything that he doesn't want to do. everything is offered with an open heart.
but when baein voices his honest thoughts, he blooms like one of his flowers. he even smiles.]
I would like it too! Very much!
[he smiles back at lennon as well. daeshim doesn't think of this as being just for him. he knows that closeness will come between the two of them as well, has already seen the signs. he's just there to help, and happy to be the bridge between them.]
[ it isn't just for daeshim, but baein still doesn't know what he'd have with lennon... or if lennon would even want something like that with baein at all. for now, his heart is tight in his chest (which is a feat, it's still a dry husk), and he stutters a little on air as he looks up just in time to see daeshim's smile with his words.
it's beautiful and baein can only stare for a second, lips parted. ]
All right.
[ it's breathed rather than spoken, and baein chances a wobbly smile at the face before he turns to glance at lennon too. ]
[ Lennon looks confused when the other sits up like that and declares it hot chocolate time because... one, there isn't a specified time for that and two Lennon hasn't asked for any... But his brow just raises at the comment to Baein and he thinks he might be seeing what Daeshim is doing.
He bites back a snort and glances at Baein. He feels a little hesitant, because Baein probably prefers Daeshim between them... He shakes it off and shifts to close the distance between them as Daeshim gets up. ]
[ baein feels a little out of place. dae and lennon are all snuggled up and the vampire is only holding daeshim's hand, but he's burning to ask for more but finding the words hard to utter.
he opens his mouth to speak but then dae jumps up and baein almost startles and blinks at him in confusion, looking between the fae and lennon. take his spot...? ]
Ah...? Should I...?
[ but lennon is already settling in closer to him and daeshim is already leaving and baein can't help how he tilts against lennon in turn. the heat from the other is palpable and the prince tries to hold back the slight shiver down his spine once he focuses on how cold he is.
that, and... well. he'd be lying if he said he didn't want this kind of thing with lennon too, even if it's more hesitant, more careful. ]
[ Once Daeshim had made sure they were comfortable and Lennon has his attention on Baein he had noticed the shiver. He frowns a little and swallows as he wraps an arm around the other. He can never tell exactly where he stands with Baein. ]
Are you hungry?
[ Lennon asks softly, wondering if that's why Daeshim went to get hot chocolate. He always had hot chocolate after feeding Baein.
His brushes one hand over one of Baein's and slowly interlocks their fingers, a part of him holding his breath and waiting for rejection there. ]
[ when lennon wraps his arm around him, baein relents and sags against him, soaking up the heat of the human. the question feels like a regular thing at this point, so baein only hesitates for a second before he replies. ]
...just a little.
[ he feels ashamed to admit it because somehow everyone always manage to ask when he is, and not when he can deal. that, or he just is incapable of lying to them, because he feels guilty if he does. when lennon takes his hand, baein lets out a quiet noise of affirmation and curls his fingers with his in turn. ]
It's... mm, almost always, if I haven't, in a few days.
[ he doesn't like that part, that he's always hungry in some way, though he wonders if some of it is because of the cold and the longing for any kind of touch. from whoever matters, that is. ]
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I'm not a very good swimmer... but... yes.
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We'll make sure you get fed beforehand too.
[ Because he thinks... it would be nicer with Baein having some warmth for himself. His hand caresses a little, thumb brushing over Baein's bottom lip and he swallows before dropping his hand, the tips of his ears a tell-tale pink. ]
And we're good swimmers.
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[swimming does come naturally to him. can he even drown? perhaps if a mer dragged him to the bottom...
the fae blinks suddenly, looks back at lennon, following the line of his arm to where his fingers stroke bae's cheek. his lips curve down at the corners.]
Notice me too.
[it's not to one or the other, it's to both.]
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Notice you? Daeshim... how could I not?
[ baein shifts a little so he can reach more for daeshim's hand instead, swallowing quietly. this entire situation is so strange to him, but lennon kissed him, and daeshim pulled him in and— ]
Can I kiss you?
[ the vampire hitches his non!breath after he's blurted that, but he gives daeshim a little smile and reaches up with his free hand to rub the almost dried tears from his cheeks. ]
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As the other asks to kiss Daeshim, Lennon lowers his head to press a soft kiss to Daeshim's neck, right over the flower there, letting his tongue flick out against it as he nuzzles him after.
He knows that Daeshim will want to kiss Baein but he'll make sure Daeshim knows that Lennon notices him too. ]
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he's childish. but also like a child, he's easily soothed most of the time. lennon's nuzzle gets him halfway there, making him tilt his head to expose a little more of that spot. and baein's question takes care of the rest.]
Yes. You don't have to ask ever again. You can kiss me whenever you want.
[that's also a little scary, the thought that he might look for one every day and never receive it. but it's not up to just him. dae'll be sure to initiate his share as well.]
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It just... I just wanted to make sure.
[ it's quiet, subdued, but daeshim's words are like a promise, and baein glances at lennon, afraid to see if there'll be any kind of objection from his side. but if daeshim wants it, then... baein leans in to give the fae a gentle kiss. it's not the first time he's kissed him, obviously, but it feels a little different like this, as if it is the first time. ]
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[until the day comes that the contract is broken, a day that daeshim can't imagine. the fae waits, a little more patient now, eyes closing right before bae's lips touch his. he remembers the flowers that bloomed on his birthday - they bloom again now in a perfect outline around the three of them. it's soft and gentle, and then-
lennon should maybe warn the new boyfriends that daeshim can be a bit...unpredictable at times. because maybe then bae would be prepared for the way that daeshim all but crawls into his lap for a more eager kiss.]
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[ it's all baein gets out before the kiss steals the rest of any spoken word he might utter. and baein sighs into the kiss, though he muffles a confused noise into it the moment he suddenly has a lapful of fae climbing on him, and it's all baein can do to adjust to the new position. honestly, he should be surprised, but he settles pretty fast and and hesitantly cups the fae's cheeks with his hands as he kisses him back.
the vampire is going to tip over if daeshim pushes any further, if there's nothing to keep baein upright after all. ]
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his face underneath bae's fingertips grows even warmer. he scoots back again once the kiss breaks, though there's never much distance between them when dae takes his hands and draws him back, resuming his place as the cream in this cookie.]
The next time we go shopping for slutty clothes, you should pick out something you want to see me in.
[do the others know that that was a thing that actually happened? no, they probably don't.]
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He relaxes as Daeshim settles back again, raising a brow at the other's comment to Baein. ]
The next time you what?
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That's— I thought...
[ his cat ears lays back against his skull without his consent as the prince pulls back slightly, fiddling with his fingers. ]
I can do that. But—
[ he thought it was kind of their little secret thing. or something. maybe he just assumed that daeshim didn't want to tell anyone (of course he did, he never asked, after all), and technically he'd feel bad for keeping secrets like that anyway, it wouldn't be right. (he has no right) and now it feels suddenly more charged. ]
I didn't think you wanted to tell anyone yet.
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and then he says those words, and the fae's eyes and mouth both go round.]
Oh!
[that's right, it was supposed to be a secret. a surprise. deashim looks back at lennon.]
You did not hear that! You've forgotten it already!
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Yeah, of course.
[ He has not but he'll play along. ]
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[ baein forces a small smile, unsure about his own emotions in the middle of all this, because it feels so sudden. he's still trying to speak around a lump in his throat, the thought of his home still dancing along the edges of his mind like a taunting specter, jumbling around his emotions already, and he still feels a little raw and exposed. it's not a spectacular feeling, but then again, baein hasn't felt spectacular in a while now. ]
It's all right. I did not say it was a secret. I... I should have asked, if it was.
[ maybe he wanted something that was only his with daeshim, but the prince tries to remind himself that it would be greedy to want that here. watching lennon curled around daeshim like that, finally smiling on a laugh, it at least helps assuage baein's guilt a little bit. ]
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[he didn't think, he just assumed that baein wouldn't want something like that with him - something that was just theirs. a part of him also feels like he has no right to it, because there is a jasper and a daeshim for him, wolfy knotty creature that he is. he knows that baein must miss them, and that he would probably return to them if he could.
but he's here instead, and he's very loved. and daeshim's greed is making it impossible for him to keep it from him. he will find something that's just theirs too, create it if he has to. it would be good for all of them to have that.]
We shall make some!
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[ baein bites back a petty emotion (why do hey even need a secret for? it's not like baein needs one. he's always been open and perfectly fine with that, and this shouldn't be any different? just because it's daeshim. right? ...right?) before he can voice it, immediately inhales on it and feels bad because he hasn't expressed that kind of feeling with daeshim (or lennon), before. and daeshim is being really considerate and... well, daeshim. and baein can't help but love this part of him too, enough that his eyes burn a little again.
so he just ducks his head and resolutely swallow the tears down before they can form because he's kind of tired of crying. maybe he should... just voice his thoughts instead of keeping them at bay. daeshim did say he could tell baein kept doing that. it takes him another moment before he opens his mouth to continue. ]
But I... I do kind of want that.
[ it's hesitant when he says it because lennon is right there, and baein has no idea what he'd think about it, if he'd be upset or not—- ]
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but when baein voices his honest thoughts, he blooms like one of his flowers. he even smiles.]
I would like it too! Very much!
[he smiles back at lennon as well. daeshim doesn't think of this as being just for him. he knows that closeness will come between the two of them as well, has already seen the signs. he's just there to help, and happy to be the bridge between them.]
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it's beautiful and baein can only stare for a second, lips parted. ]
All right.
[ it's breathed rather than spoken, and baein chances a wobbly smile at the face before he turns to glance at lennon too. ]
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hmm. this is very delicate, and he's not always good at such things. but.]
Oh! [he sits up straight and sudden.] It's almost time for hot chocolate!
[is there a "time" for it? doesn't he just make it whenever lennon asks for it? moving on.]
Bae, would you mind keeping my spot warm for me?
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He bites back a snort and glances at Baein. He feels a little hesitant, because Baein probably prefers Daeshim between them... He shakes it off and shifts to close the distance between them as Daeshim gets up. ]
Don't forget the peppermint.
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he opens his mouth to speak but then dae jumps up and baein almost startles and blinks at him in confusion, looking between the fae and lennon. take his spot...? ]
Ah...? Should I...?
[ but lennon is already settling in closer to him and daeshim is already leaving and baein can't help how he tilts against lennon in turn. the heat from the other is palpable and the prince tries to hold back the slight shiver down his spine once he focuses on how cold he is.
that, and... well. he'd be lying if he said he didn't want this kind of thing with lennon too, even if it's more hesitant, more careful. ]
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Are you hungry?
[ Lennon asks softly, wondering if that's why Daeshim went to get hot chocolate. He always had hot chocolate after feeding Baein.
His brushes one hand over one of Baein's and slowly interlocks their fingers, a part of him holding his breath and waiting for rejection there. ]
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...just a little.
[ he feels ashamed to admit it because somehow everyone always manage to ask when he is, and not when he can deal. that, or he just is incapable of lying to them, because he feels guilty if he does. when lennon takes his hand, baein lets out a quiet noise of affirmation and curls his fingers with his in turn. ]
It's... mm, almost always, if I haven't, in a few days.
[ he doesn't like that part, that he's always hungry in some way, though he wonders if some of it is because of the cold and the longing for any kind of touch. from whoever matters, that is. ]
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