[Clive finds it a little difficult to breathe as Jill reassures him. He doesn't doubt her interest in him, of course, but hearing it definitely helps calm his own hesitancy.
But Founder, those last words. I wanted to kiss you.
A whine traps itself in his throat and Clive's hand at her back clutches the fabric tighter.]
Jill...
[He presses forward and captures her lips again, his kisses still gentle but a little more confident now. He's still new to this, but a diligent learner, and if any lesson is worth mastering, it's pleasing Jill.
To make her happy. To see her smile again.
Clive pulls away again, a little breathless.]
If...it would not be disagreeable, I should like to kiss you every day.
[It's still so much to take in - the fact that he is kissing her at all, the fact that they apparently spent a night together - but it didn't matter. Any worries about the fact that she didn't remember melt further away each time they kiss. When his mouth meets hers again, her hands move automatically to frame his face, thumb tracing the old scar on his cheek. It was embarrassing how much she wanted to just spend the night kissing him.]
Every day? I think I could agree to that. I hope it's at least more than once a day?
[She's definitely teasing, but mostly because his earnest request made her happy. Fondly, she brushes her fingers through his bangs before placing a soft and lingering kiss to his lips.]
[Clive ducks his head, feeling a flush spread up his neck. How is it that it takes him so long to work up the courage to say such vulnerable things, but then Jill can answer him so easily with her own? But they've always been like this, haven't they? Clive unable to really open up for fear of rejection or simply not knowing how to express himself, Jill being much more grounded and willing to face things head-on.
It isn't bad. Her suggestion holds a certain appeal, as well. He raises his head for her, though, and welcomes the touch and the kiss, giving her as much time to instigate as she likes. The next chance he gets to breathe, however, Clive finally answers.]
[While the words do come easy, it is only with him and right now that she is mustering up the courage to say them. He may not see it, but there are some nerves involved. She knows that perhaps she should leave for the night but now that she is here, now that he has told her about Shiva and their spending the night together, it feels impossible to tear herself away from him. She wants to keep touching him and kissing him because that would make it all real.
While she has given him some distance to speak, it's far too much for her liking, so she leans in once more to kiss him. She has no experience to draw on, but it's not without showing him how much she does desire him. even if she doesn't know what that moment with him felt like, she does know she wants it eventually.
There was no rush, no fear of impending death here. It felt as if time stood still and maybe they could take their time. She just wants him to know, even if it's with a heated kiss and her fingers tracing his jaw, that she does want him. In the back of her mind, she knows she should probably leave, if only so they both could sleep. Would she even be able to sleep after this?]
[Jill's desire is very clear and that makes it difficult for Clive to do anything except pin her to the bed and keep her there. He's pretty sure she would let him, too.
They could. They could do just that. Jill has confessed she's willing to be with him and Clive...well. His own thoughts and actions are no longer secret, not that they should be with Jill. They have no reason to hold back.
Still, Clive doesn't feel as if they should fall right into it. He's given her two life-changing pieces of information, back-to-back, and even if she has taken them well, these things take time to sink in. Clive intends to give Jill all the time in the world. For this, for them, for anything.
...That doesn't mean he isn't unaffected by her affections, though. With each new kiss, he grows more and more breathless and he wants, he wants her so terribly. He finally moves his hand from her back and rests both of them on her waist, holding her steady even as his thumbs rub along her sides over her thin nightgown. The thought of parting and letting her go back to her own room for the night leaves him feeling empty.]
[His hands on her waist are distracting enough that she wonders if that is a wise decision, but she also doesn’t want to go back to her room either.]
I hated giving you space and I hated feeling like it would only be a bother to you the longer I waited to ask you about everything.
[It is that desire to just be with him that makes her say yes in the first place. It could be more responsible to just say no. She can’t bring herself to do that at present.]
[Clive nods, his lips turning up in a tiny smile. Being near Jill is what he desires most right now. If he ends up not being able to keep his hands to himself, or Jill does the same, then that's a sacrifice he'll have to make.]
You're never a bother, Jill.
[He raises a hand to brush his fingers over her cheek and presses a chaste kiss to her lips.]
I will always be here for you. When you need to talk or...or anything. Just as you have been here for me.
[He touches her face tenderly again, then breathes out and stands up so he can turn out the light. When he comes back, he turns down the blankets on the bed and gestures for Jill to make herself comfortable.]
[For such a simple kiss, it made her want to melt into him. The small smile, the way he sighed, the way he touched her - all of it made her feel like it could be so easy to want and to ask him for more. He was Clive. He always put her feelings first. She was grateful for the fact of being allowed to make choices or voice her feelings at all.
She watches him move about, turning off the light and then pulling back the bedding for her to get in first and when she does, she finally whispers back to him, almost afraid of breaking the moment as she settles into bed and looks up at him.]
It’s the same for me. I shouldn’t have thought to avoid you before.
[She hopes that he won’t reject her when he decides to join her as she fully plans to move into his arms.]
[Clive joins her under the blanket, taking a few moments to settle in more properly. At least, until Jill closes the distance between them. He allows it without argument, shifting so they both can lie comfortably.
Jill's weight against his chest feels right, too, and it gives him the opportunity to run his fingers over her hair, playing with the ends that frame her face.]
[Laying like this, she can hear his heart beat, feel his chest rise and fall when he breathes. It was comforting, even if it also took getting used to. His fingers in her hair were the same. Why had they waited five years to be like this? It didn't matter now. As he said, We're here now.]
Mm. I feel like I’m finally getting used to you being here after being alone. Seeing you unharmed… I’m glad.
[Her hand rests on his chest and she can't help but relax in his arms while he touches her. Laying on top of him should be embarrassing but it isn’t. She does shift to get more comfortable, until she feels something against her stomach. She gasps softly and immediately closes her mouth. Hoping he didn’t hear, she moves back to the way she was, the evidence of his obvious arousal very much noticed. Maybe laying on him is a little embarrassing.]
[Clive thinks very little of their arrangements up until Jill shifts, even just that little bit. Because while his...excitement never reached full mast, it still exists. Being with Jill, kissing and touching her, has made sure of that.
He grunts when she moves back, hoping she doesn't hear him, but knowing there's very little chance of that. They could lie here and not mention it. Maybe that would be better for their embarrassment. But instead, Clive moves so he lies on his side, facing her, so she'll be less likely to repeat such actions. He presses his face into her hair, whispering.]
Sorry.
[He kisses the crown of her head.]
Your company is...pleasing to me.
[...Obviously. He should have kept his mouth shut because that sounds so stupid.]
[Lucky for him, she is used to his occasional awkward way of explaining himself. She would laugh but that would be rude, wouldn’t it? He’s still touching her, still kissing her, even if it’s just her head and hair. She missed laying on him already.]
It’s alright. Really. Do you need me to- I could leave if you need me to. Not that I want to.
[She is asking, if only so he might take care of it if he needs to. She can’t imagine it’s very comfortable. She won’t pull away from him unless he asks, of course. She even tangles her fingers in his hair, not wanting him to pull away. The thought that she has that effect on him is embarrassing for so many reasons but it also makes her feel strangely exhilarated. Maybe that isn’t the right word. It makes butterflies happen all the same.]
[Clive exhales, his eyes falling shut as he gives into the feeling of her fingers in his hair. Such a simple touch and yet it leaves him nearly incapacitated.]
I want you to stay.
[Just ignore his body's reaction. Ignore it, ignore any ridiculous thing he might say. Clive reaches out to gently run his fingers up and down her back. It's all right. He'll be all right.]
[His fingers on her back really are making it difficult for her to argue in favor of going back to her own room. Her breath catches in her throat and the hand not idly running her fingers through his hair holds fast to the front of his shirt. She isn't going anywhere.]
Clive... [She breathes out his name, biting her bottom lip. She loosens her hold on his shirt, sliding her hand up his chest to rest on his shoulder. Her breaths are a little shaky and there was no way he could miss that any more than she missed the tension in him. He was holding himself back and she was bit by bit melting in his arms.]
I'll stay. We can stay like this.
[She knew his self control - and hers as well, really - was hanging by a thread, but she didn't want to leave things like this. She wanted them to stay her in his bed, even if the smart thing might be to leave. She didn't want to leave things like this, with the tension between them that felt heavy enough to steal her breath.]
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[Now that she's here with him, Clive doesn't want her to leave. They've said too much at this point and been too close for him to turn her out. Even if he spends the rest of the night in relative discomfort, he doesn't care. Jill is here, with him, with her hands in his hair and all over him and that's really all he wants. To just be.
He raises his hand from her back to her chin, gently lifting it so he can find her lips again. The kiss isn't insistent, not asking Jill for anything, simply appreciative of her presence.]
Like this. That's all I need, Jill.
[Does he want more? Of course. He's tasted what a night between him and Jill is like and it was incredible, but he can keep himself in check. He can and he will, as long as he needs to.]
[Her upper arms both settle around his neck to pull him close when he lifts her chin to kiss her. The kiss is soft, slow, not forceful or impatient at all. She relaxes into it almost immediately, her mouth exploring his as she tries to find what he likes.
She is careful not to move too close to him unless he decides to pull her close, if only to avoid making his discomfort worse. She settles for one hand tangled in the hair at the nape of his neck and the other resting on his shoulder. Kissing him made her toes curl and the butterflies flutter in full force. She was careful not to ask for too much either, though her imagination was quite detailed this evening.
She doesn’t speak, preferring to explore what she likes as well. She leaves a kiss to his cheek, smiling against his skin. It was hard to know what she was doing, so she ran instinct.]
[Clive wants to kiss every inch of her skin. The longer he lies in her presence and the more she kisses him back, the harder this all becomes. His hand goes back to her hair, threading through it for a moment before he holds the back of her neck and kisses her again, but this time a little more desperate.
He knows the moan he gives won't go unnoticed, but he also doesn't care as much. Asking Jill here is something Clive doesn't regret, but this isn't going the way he thought it would.
There's no reason to be surprised, though. Clive's only human.]
You're beautiful, Jill.
[His lips drag along her jaw, then down her neck, and Clive shifts a little further down the bed as he breathes in against her collarbone and finally presses his face to her chest. She's soft and warm, despite Shiva's presence, and welcoming, and Clive starts to give in.]
[The desperation goes both ways. It had been agonizing when she had first come here, not knowing if he was alive or safe. When he had turned up here a week after her, it had brought on relief. The confusion over all of the things she didn't remember was secondary to that relief and more still to this. They had danced around this for years. She had told him that she wasn't even surprised that it had eventually culminated to the two of them sleeping together on the beach. She shouldn't be surprised now either.
When their kisses become more heated and desperate and his fingers touch her hair it pushed any thoughts that they should slow down out of the window. His moan makes her heart skip a beat and his voice in her ear calling her beautiful actually makes her blush. When his lips descend down to her throat, he'll be able to feel her pulse racing. If that isn't enough to prove to him how desperate she also is for him, his mouth on her collar bone draws a soft moan from her as well.]
I'll have to take your word for it. [She hopes he catches on to the fact that she is joking, though her words are slightly delayed by how distracted he's making her. She laughs, though it's soft and breathless and when he kisses lower and reaches her chest, she exhales. Dimly she was very aware of how thin her gown was and when his face reaches her chest one of her hands immediately threads through his hair. That should be a sign of encouragement if he is paying attention.]
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[...Oh. Clive probably shouldn't have let himself get carried away like this. Now he's so close to her and the noises he draws from Jill go straight between his legs. If she had been surprised by what she felt before...
But Jill keeps him near and the way her hands tangle in his hair feels incredible. He moans against her chest, a hand coming up to splay across her back and hold her steady as he breathes her in and tries not to be painfully aware of how thin her nightgown is.
Except it really is thin amd leaves little to the imagination, even in the dark. Then again, Clive has the advantage here of knowing. His hand moves up to her side and slides up and down, the fabric of her gown bunching up slightly.]
You are.
[He presses a kiss to the swell of one breast, then the other.]
More than that, you are my rock. You have been, for a long time, now.
[She can't help it. What he is doing to her is new and unfamiliar, even if it isn't to him. His touch leaves her wanting to be close to him. She didn't care if he was aroused. She was too, at this point. The more he kisses and touches her, the less she is able to suppress her responses to it. His kisses to her breasts draw a moan from her. Somehow she is able to keep herself quiet for now. If he planned to kiss her body more she might not remain so.]
That's - ah - my line. We saved one another.
[She sweeps her fingers through his hair, affection softening the gesture when she tucks a strand behind one of his ears. She had never imagined being able to touch him like this, a day when she could be touched by him. It was enough to drive a person near to madness. Her hand moves on from his hair, tugging lightly on the back of his shirt while he indulges in her body with his mouth and hand.]
Clive... [She sighs his name, eyes fluttering closed and hold on this shirt tightening so that she bunches up the fabric in her hand. She didn't know how to articulate what she wanted, but she wanted him to do much more of what he was doing, so the only thing she can think to do is beg.]
[His blood sings with need and affection, both equal parts. The desire to relish in her presence mirrored by the adoration he wants to lavish upon her. Clive groans against her and his hand moves from her side to cup her breast, his thumb rubbing back and forth across her clothed nipple.]
Then may nothing budge us. Not fire, nor ice, nor the whims of fate.
[His touch lingers for a moment, but then Clive pulls away so he can hold himself above Jill, carefully straddling one of her legs, lest his growing interest become even more apparent. Even in the dark her silhouette is known to him and he leans down to kiss her slowly, as if doing so will calm him down.]
[Her heart races and she bites down on her lip when he touches her breast, only to draw a soft noise of disappointment when he pulls away. She looks up at him in the dark and responds immediately when he kisses her, easing some of the urgency she feels. One of her hands reaches for his upper arm while the other frames his face. She speaks softly once she has to come up for air eventually.]
Fate brought us together again.
[She is completely sure of that. It did 5 years ago and it had done so again when he had appeared in this place with her. She would take all of the good fortune she could get her hands on, after thirteen years of hell.]
You always come back to me. Always.
[She kisses him again, deeper and yet with no urgency behind it, letting them take their time. She is very much aware of his state of arousal when he straddles her leg. If it hadn't been apparent before, she can tell he's carefully trying to avoid letting her realize it now. She takes one of his hands in hers, threading their fingers together.]
[It's turning into the easiest thing in the world, kissing her. With how she initiates it this time, Clive relaxes and sighs into the kiss, appreciating every second of their embrace. He relaxes just enough, in fact, that he lowers himself slightly and his hardness presses against her thigh.
The act causes Clive to break the kiss and moan into her neck.]
Oh, fuck.
[He doesn't have the strength to pull away again, but he holds himself more stiffly against Jill and grips her hand a little tighter. Not that she didn't already know how his body had reacted to her presence, but now it's even less of a secret and he simply cannot do anything about it.]
[Her fingers return to his hair as he lowers himself against her more. The fullness of his arousal was pressed against her thigh and the sound he makes accompanying it sent arousal through her to mirror his own. His hand gripping hers tighter was met with her thumb stroking the back of it, a small attempt to ground herself.]
You don’t have to be so stiff. It’s alright. Don’t hold yourself back.
[She whispers to him encouragements, her hand moving from his hair to slide her fingers down his back. She could feel each muscle as she explored, trying to take note of his responses.]
[While her touches do nothing to quell his desires, they, along with Jill's encouragements, do get him to relax a little. Clive lies more heavily against her leg and shifts so the bulk of his weight falls to her side, careful not to crush her.]
Jill, I...
[He tugs on their joined hands, bringing them to hi lips once again so he can kiss her knuckles.]
I'm sorry. For putting all this on you.
[He's somewhat breathless, both because of his traitorous body and the effect she has on him, and it's only going to get worse. Clive desperately wants to take comfort in her body and rut against her thigh, if nothing else, but even if Jill says it's okay, it doesn't feel quite right. It would be selfish at best and baseless behavior at worst.
Another sigh escapes him and he nuzzles along her neck.]
I fear I have become a liar. When I said all I needed was you here with me...
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Date: 2023-09-22 11:09 pm (UTC)But Founder, those last words. I wanted to kiss you.
A whine traps itself in his throat and Clive's hand at her back clutches the fabric tighter.]
Jill...
[He presses forward and captures her lips again, his kisses still gentle but a little more confident now. He's still new to this, but a diligent learner, and if any lesson is worth mastering, it's pleasing Jill.
To make her happy. To see her smile again.
Clive pulls away again, a little breathless.]
If...it would not be disagreeable, I should like to kiss you every day.
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Date: 2023-09-23 04:34 am (UTC)Every day? I think I could agree to that. I hope it's at least more than once a day?
[She's definitely teasing, but mostly because his earnest request made her happy. Fondly, she brushes her fingers through his bangs before placing a soft and lingering kiss to his lips.]
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Date: 2023-09-23 08:05 am (UTC)It isn't bad. Her suggestion holds a certain appeal, as well. He raises his head for her, though, and welcomes the touch and the kiss, giving her as much time to instigate as she likes. The next chance he gets to breathe, however, Clive finally answers.]
If that is your wish, then you shall have it.
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Date: 2023-09-23 03:43 pm (UTC)[While the words do come easy, it is only with him and right now that she is mustering up the courage to say them. He may not see it, but there are some nerves involved. She knows that perhaps she should leave for the night but now that she is here, now that he has told her about Shiva and their spending the night together, it feels impossible to tear herself away from him. She wants to keep touching him and kissing him because that would make it all real.
While she has given him some distance to speak, it's far too much for her liking, so she leans in once more to kiss him. She has no experience to draw on, but it's not without showing him how much she does desire him. even if she doesn't know what that moment with him felt like, she does know she wants it eventually.
There was no rush, no fear of impending death here. It felt as if time stood still and maybe they could take their time. She just wants him to know, even if it's with a heated kiss and her fingers tracing his jaw, that she does want him. In the back of her mind, she knows she should probably leave, if only so they both could sleep. Would she even be able to sleep after this?]
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Date: 2023-09-24 05:56 am (UTC)They could. They could do just that. Jill has confessed she's willing to be with him and Clive...well. His own thoughts and actions are no longer secret, not that they should be with Jill. They have no reason to hold back.
Still, Clive doesn't feel as if they should fall right into it. He's given her two life-changing pieces of information, back-to-back, and even if she has taken them well, these things take time to sink in. Clive intends to give Jill all the time in the world. For this, for them, for anything.
...That doesn't mean he isn't unaffected by her affections, though. With each new kiss, he grows more and more breathless and he wants, he wants her so terribly. He finally moves his hand from her back and rests both of them on her waist, holding her steady even as his thumbs rub along her sides over her thin nightgown. The thought of parting and letting her go back to her own room for the night leaves him feeling empty.]
You could...stay here, tonight.
[His voice has grown a little hoarse.]
If you wish.
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Date: 2023-09-24 07:24 am (UTC)[His hands on her waist are distracting enough that she wonders if that is a wise decision, but she also doesn’t want to go back to her room either.]
I hated giving you space and I hated feeling like it would only be a bother to you the longer I waited to ask you about everything.
[It is that desire to just be with him that makes her say yes in the first place. It could be more responsible to just say no. She can’t bring herself to do that at present.]
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Date: 2023-09-24 09:47 am (UTC)You're never a bother, Jill.
[He raises a hand to brush his fingers over her cheek and presses a chaste kiss to her lips.]
I will always be here for you. When you need to talk or...or anything. Just as you have been here for me.
[He touches her face tenderly again, then breathes out and stands up so he can turn out the light. When he comes back, he turns down the blankets on the bed and gestures for Jill to make herself comfortable.]
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Date: 2023-09-24 01:55 pm (UTC)She watches him move about, turning off the light and then pulling back the bedding for her to get in first and when she does, she finally whispers back to him, almost afraid of breaking the moment as she settles into bed and looks up at him.]
It’s the same for me. I shouldn’t have thought to avoid you before.
[She hopes that he won’t reject her when he decides to join her as she fully plans to move into his arms.]
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Date: 2023-09-26 11:27 pm (UTC)[Clive joins her under the blanket, taking a few moments to settle in more properly. At least, until Jill closes the distance between them. He allows it without argument, shifting so they both can lie comfortably.
Jill's weight against his chest feels right, too, and it gives him the opportunity to run his fingers over her hair, playing with the ends that frame her face.]
We're here now. No harm done.
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Date: 2023-09-27 01:22 am (UTC)Mm. I feel like I’m finally getting used to you being here after being alone. Seeing you unharmed… I’m glad.
[Her hand rests on his chest and she can't help but relax in his arms while he touches her. Laying on top of him should be embarrassing but it isn’t. She does shift to get more comfortable, until she feels something against her stomach. She gasps softly and immediately closes her mouth. Hoping he didn’t hear, she moves back to the way she was, the evidence of his obvious arousal very much noticed. Maybe laying on him is a little embarrassing.]
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Date: 2023-09-28 08:10 am (UTC)He grunts when she moves back, hoping she doesn't hear him, but knowing there's very little chance of that. They could lie here and not mention it. Maybe that would be better for their embarrassment. But instead, Clive moves so he lies on his side, facing her, so she'll be less likely to repeat such actions. He presses his face into her hair, whispering.]
Sorry.
[He kisses the crown of her head.]
Your company is...pleasing to me.
[...Obviously. He should have kept his mouth shut because that sounds so stupid.]
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Date: 2023-09-28 10:50 am (UTC)It’s alright. Really. Do you need me to- I could leave if you need me to. Not that I want to.
[She is asking, if only so he might take care of it if he needs to. She can’t imagine it’s very comfortable. She won’t pull away from him unless he asks, of course. She even tangles her fingers in his hair, not wanting him to pull away. The thought that she has that effect on him is embarrassing for so many reasons but it also makes her feel strangely exhilarated. Maybe that isn’t the right word. It makes butterflies happen all the same.]
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Date: 2023-09-28 10:37 pm (UTC)[Clive exhales, his eyes falling shut as he gives into the feeling of her fingers in his hair. Such a simple touch and yet it leaves him nearly incapacitated.]
I want you to stay.
[Just ignore his body's reaction. Ignore it, ignore any ridiculous thing he might say. Clive reaches out to gently run his fingers up and down her back. It's all right. He'll be all right.]
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Date: 2023-09-28 11:41 pm (UTC)Clive... [She breathes out his name, biting her bottom lip. She loosens her hold on his shirt, sliding her hand up his chest to rest on his shoulder. Her breaths are a little shaky and there was no way he could miss that any more than she missed the tension in him. He was holding himself back and she was bit by bit melting in his arms.]
I'll stay. We can stay like this.
[She knew his self control - and hers as well, really - was hanging by a thread, but she didn't want to leave things like this. She wanted them to stay her in his bed, even if the smart thing might be to leave. She didn't want to leave things like this, with the tension between them that felt heavy enough to steal her breath.]
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Date: 2023-09-29 06:07 am (UTC)He raises his hand from her back to her chin, gently lifting it so he can find her lips again. The kiss isn't insistent, not asking Jill for anything, simply appreciative of her presence.]
Like this. That's all I need, Jill.
[Does he want more? Of course. He's tasted what a night between him and Jill is like and it was incredible, but he can keep himself in check. He can and he will, as long as he needs to.]
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Date: 2023-09-29 02:31 pm (UTC)She is careful not to move too close to him unless he decides to pull her close, if only to avoid making his discomfort worse. She settles for one hand tangled in the hair at the nape of his neck and the other resting on his shoulder. Kissing him made her toes curl and the butterflies flutter in full force. She was careful not to ask for too much either, though her imagination was quite detailed this evening.
She doesn’t speak, preferring to explore what she likes as well. She leaves a kiss to his cheek, smiling against his skin. It was hard to know what she was doing, so she ran instinct.]
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Date: 2023-09-29 07:23 pm (UTC)He knows the moan he gives won't go unnoticed, but he also doesn't care as much. Asking Jill here is something Clive doesn't regret, but this isn't going the way he thought it would.
There's no reason to be surprised, though. Clive's only human.]
You're beautiful, Jill.
[His lips drag along her jaw, then down her neck, and Clive shifts a little further down the bed as he breathes in against her collarbone and finally presses his face to her chest. She's soft and warm, despite Shiva's presence, and welcoming, and Clive starts to give in.]
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Date: 2023-09-29 10:05 pm (UTC)When their kisses become more heated and desperate and his fingers touch her hair it pushed any thoughts that they should slow down out of the window. His moan makes her heart skip a beat and his voice in her ear calling her beautiful actually makes her blush. When his lips descend down to her throat, he'll be able to feel her pulse racing. If that isn't enough to prove to him how desperate she also is for him, his mouth on her collar bone draws a soft moan from her as well.]
I'll have to take your word for it. [She hopes he catches on to the fact that she is joking, though her words are slightly delayed by how distracted he's making her. She laughs, though it's soft and breathless and when he kisses lower and reaches her chest, she exhales. Dimly she was very aware of how thin her gown was and when his face reaches her chest one of her hands immediately threads through his hair. That should be a sign of encouragement if he is paying attention.]
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Date: 2023-10-02 09:51 pm (UTC)But Jill keeps him near and the way her hands tangle in his hair feels incredible. He moans against her chest, a hand coming up to splay across her back and hold her steady as he breathes her in and tries not to be painfully aware of how thin her nightgown is.
Except it really is thin amd leaves little to the imagination, even in the dark. Then again, Clive has the advantage here of knowing. His hand moves up to her side and slides up and down, the fabric of her gown bunching up slightly.]
You are.
[He presses a kiss to the swell of one breast, then the other.]
More than that, you are my rock. You have been, for a long time, now.
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Date: 2023-10-02 10:27 pm (UTC)That's - ah - my line. We saved one another.
[She sweeps her fingers through his hair, affection softening the gesture when she tucks a strand behind one of his ears. She had never imagined being able to touch him like this, a day when she could be touched by him. It was enough to drive a person near to madness. Her hand moves on from his hair, tugging lightly on the back of his shirt while he indulges in her body with his mouth and hand.]
Clive... [She sighs his name, eyes fluttering closed and hold on this shirt tightening so that she bunches up the fabric in her hand. She didn't know how to articulate what she wanted, but she wanted him to do much more of what he was doing, so the only thing she can think to do is beg.]
Please.
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Date: 2023-10-02 11:24 pm (UTC)Then may nothing budge us. Not fire, nor ice, nor the whims of fate.
[His touch lingers for a moment, but then Clive pulls away so he can hold himself above Jill, carefully straddling one of her legs, lest his growing interest become even more apparent. Even in the dark her silhouette is known to him and he leans down to kiss her slowly, as if doing so will calm him down.]
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Date: 2023-10-03 12:00 am (UTC)Fate brought us together again.
[She is completely sure of that. It did 5 years ago and it had done so again when he had appeared in this place with her. She would take all of the good fortune she could get her hands on, after thirteen years of hell.]
You always come back to me. Always.
[She kisses him again, deeper and yet with no urgency behind it, letting them take their time. She is very much aware of his state of arousal when he straddles her leg. If it hadn't been apparent before, she can tell he's carefully trying to avoid letting her realize it now. She takes one of his hands in hers, threading their fingers together.]
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Date: 2023-10-08 07:31 am (UTC)[It's turning into the easiest thing in the world, kissing her. With how she initiates it this time, Clive relaxes and sighs into the kiss, appreciating every second of their embrace. He relaxes just enough, in fact, that he lowers himself slightly and his hardness presses against her thigh.
The act causes Clive to break the kiss and moan into her neck.]
Oh, fuck.
[He doesn't have the strength to pull away again, but he holds himself more stiffly against Jill and grips her hand a little tighter. Not that she didn't already know how his body had reacted to her presence, but now it's even less of a secret and he simply cannot do anything about it.]
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Date: 2023-10-08 06:29 pm (UTC)You don’t have to be so stiff. It’s alright. Don’t hold yourself back.
[She whispers to him encouragements, her hand moving from his hair to slide her fingers down his back. She could feel each muscle as she explored, trying to take note of his responses.]
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Date: 2023-10-08 07:37 pm (UTC)Jill, I...
[He tugs on their joined hands, bringing them to hi lips once again so he can kiss her knuckles.]
I'm sorry. For putting all this on you.
[He's somewhat breathless, both because of his traitorous body and the effect she has on him, and it's only going to get worse. Clive desperately wants to take comfort in her body and rut against her thigh, if nothing else, but even if Jill says it's okay, it doesn't feel quite right. It would be selfish at best and baseless behavior at worst.
Another sigh escapes him and he nuzzles along her neck.]
I fear I have become a liar. When I said all I needed was you here with me...
[But Clive brought this upon himself!]
I...overestimated my restraint.
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