[ 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. ]
[ It's a relief when Baein doesn't pull away. He swallows a little and squeezes Baein's fingers as he keeps holding him close. ]
I know I probably made it awkward and weird for you the last time but... I'm sorry I know you probably didn't want me doing all that. But... you should drink. I'll behave.
[ Lennon says quietly, his ears burning but at least it's hidden by his hair. His tail is actually not taped under his clothes since he'd been in his and Daeshim's room and it flicks behind him. ]
And Daeshim will be back soon so, it'll be okay if you drink some now.
Mm... it's all right. Everything was... odd. For me too.
[ he looks up at the way lennon's voice sounds, at how baein can feel the slight flush to his skin because he's just attuned to that even if it's hidden. for once, he blinks as he sees the appendage behind lennon, and he's reminded that lennon also has a tail. not a cat tail, like his own, but still. it's... it's kind of solidarity because baein's own tail is doing whatever the fuck it wants, which currently seems to be curling up against his own and lennon's backs. ]
[ Lennon's not totally sure he buys that it's alright but he will do his best to accept what Baein's said and not belabor the point too much. He swallows as he feels the other's tail and it's a sort of ticklish feeling. He shifts just a little closer and tucks his hair behind his ear. ]
[ baein can't help his glance to lennon's neck, as most of the times he's fed, which technically hasn't been very many yet. this time it's so different, charged in a way because of what they've all just talked about or... decided? baein doesn't want to assume too much, but something inside him has unraveled a little more because of it.
his eyes flicker up to lennon's as the human reassures him with a smile, and baein's shoulders relaxes more before he leans in to sink his fangs into the base of his neck. ]
[ Lennon can remember how it felt when the other fed from his neck, it'd felt a lot different from his wrist, their bodies had been pressed close and... he mentally tries to shake off the memory. He's not trying to get another boner and make things awkward for Baein again. He half thinks he's going to say no but then ... Baein's close and he feels the pain of those sharp fangs that blossoms into pleasure, that weird towing the line between that Lennon's so fond of in general -- but it's also different with feeding Baein.
He makes a soft noise, something like a moan but he's trying to hold back. His hand lifts to curl into the other's hair, eyes closed as he focuses on it. ]
[ baein is definitely echoing that soft noise, almost a keen as he tilts his head into lennon's hand, chasing the touch. he's feeding slowly rather than hurriedly, seemingly less hesitant about it now when he's actually drinking, and his fingers clench and unclench on lennon's shoulders, not quite holding him there, but still holding him.
time almost slows down for him like this, but at least he keeps himself aware of how lennon feels, if he seems weaker or anything like it the longer time passes. ]
[ Lennon doesn't feel the limit where he's not comfortable anymore coming up so fast. He has more time to relish the other's bite, the way it feels to be drank from and how Baein's fingers grasp his shoulder. He presses his fingertips against the other's scalp as his other hand comes up cupping the side of Baein's neck his thumb brushing over his adam's apple and resting just above it.
He doesn't want the other to stop and he's glad it's lasted longer this time even if he's more than half hard and the scooting closer without a thinking about it, trying not to jostle Baein too much in the process. His breath is uneven and despite blood loss his cheeks are pink. ]
Kiss me...
[ Lennon tugs gently at Baein's hair and he's ready to be ignored in favor of his blood or for Baein to stop drinking and just pull away from him in rejection of the soft, breathy request. ]
[ the vampire feels a little dazed as lennon tugs at him, but he goes easily, relief flooding his system everytime he realizes he's still lucid, still able to stop in a reasonable amount of time after being asked.
still... himself.
lennon's fingers trace gentle heat over his skin, and he swallows along with the thumb over his throat, letting out a small noise as he's tugged back to look at the other, eyes a dark glowing red.
the question takes him off guard, and a voice at the back of his mind wants to protest if only because his mouth tastes like blood and he won't be very pleasant to kiss. but it takes a backseat when he sees and hears lennon's please and baein just leans in, tilting closer, mumbling through the soft blanket like state of his mind, eyes half lidded. ]
[ Lennon says quietly and he really doesn’t mind that the other
would taste like blood, it’s just the remnant of him being able to give
Baein something he needs. His thumb hadnt moved from where he’d left it on
the others throat and his lips are parted, breath uneven. his gaze lowers
to the others lips and then return to his eyes. ]
Kiss me.
[ He wants Baein to be the one to close the distance, so he really…
really knows that Baein is choosing it if he does. ]
[ baein only hesitates for a moment, more out of the knowledge that it might not feel pleasant. but when lennon asks again, looking at him like that, the vampire closes the distance without thinking, pressing his lips against lennon's.
it's soft, chaste as a start, and he leans into lennon's hand, feeling the faint pressure against his throat in an almost grounding way. ]
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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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I know I probably made it awkward and weird for you the last time but... I'm sorry I know you probably didn't want me doing all that. But... you should drink. I'll behave.
[ Lennon says quietly, his ears burning but at least it's hidden by his hair. His tail is actually not taped under his clothes since he'd been in his and Daeshim's room and it flicks behind him. ]
And Daeshim will be back soon so, it'll be okay if you drink some now.
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[ he looks up at the way lennon's voice sounds, at how baein can feel the slight flush to his skin because he's just attuned to that even if it's hidden. for once, he blinks as he sees the appendage behind lennon, and he's reminded that lennon also has a tail. not a cat tail, like his own, but still. it's... it's kind of solidarity because baein's own tail is doing whatever the fuck it wants, which currently seems to be curling up against his own and lennon's backs. ]
... are you sure?
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Yeah. I'm sure.
[ He smiles, tilting his head. ]
It'll be okay.
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his eyes flicker up to lennon's as the human reassures him with a smile, and baein's shoulders relaxes more before he leans in to sink his fangs into the base of his neck. ]
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He makes a soft noise, something like a moan but he's trying to hold back. His hand lifts to curl into the other's hair, eyes closed as he focuses on it. ]
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time almost slows down for him like this, but at least he keeps himself aware of how lennon feels, if he seems weaker or anything like it the longer time passes. ]
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He doesn't want the other to stop and he's glad it's lasted longer this time even if he's more than half hard and the scooting closer without a thinking about it, trying not to jostle Baein too much in the process. His breath is uneven and despite blood loss his cheeks are pink. ]
Kiss me...
[ Lennon tugs gently at Baein's hair and he's ready to be ignored in favor of his blood or for Baein to stop drinking and just pull away from him in rejection of the soft, breathy request. ]
Please.
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still... himself.
lennon's fingers trace gentle heat over his skin, and he swallows along with the thumb over his throat, letting out a small noise as he's tugged back to look at the other, eyes a dark glowing red.
the question takes him off guard, and a voice at the back of his mind wants to protest if only because his mouth tastes like blood and he won't be very pleasant to kiss. but it takes a backseat when he sees and hears lennon's please and baein just leans in, tilting closer, mumbling through the soft blanket like state of his mind, eyes half lidded. ]
I taste like blood...
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That’s okay. It’s mine.
[ Lennon says quietly and he really doesn’t mind that the other would taste like blood, it’s just the remnant of him being able to give Baein something he needs. His thumb hadnt moved from where he’d left it on the others throat and his lips are parted, breath uneven. his gaze lowers to the others lips and then return to his eyes. ]
Kiss me.
[ He wants Baein to be the one to close the distance, so he really… really knows that Baein is choosing it if he does. ]
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it's soft, chaste as a start, and he leans into lennon's hand, feeling the faint pressure against his throat in an almost grounding way. ]
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