forgeabettertomorrow: (I don't really get it but...)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Without missing a beat.]

Because before I wound up here, as Master Skywalkers peacekeeper...

I was a blacksmith.

And a good blacksmith is useless without the right fire.
forgeabettertomorrow: (Don't know how to quit)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[He's a little more prepared for it this time and when she falls towards him, he at least as the presence of mind to wrap an arm about her waist and reel her in.]

[Now that he's not wary of some sort of follow-up attack or a nuclear fireball descending on him, she'll find his muscles noticeably relaxing at her touch. His fingers curl around her hand, holding it to his cheek, needing that steadying force there as his eyes flutter shut.]

[When at last he breaks the kiss, he doesn't pull away. His voice is soft with that lilt of teasing he's known for having.]


You keep calling me an idiot but you haven't exactly proven me wrong yet, you know.
forgeabettertomorrow: (I think I know where I belong)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[As she presses the assault, he falls backwards pulling her slender frame atop him. At this rate, he's warming up considerably between the fire and his hostess. And while this certainly wasn't the intent of his visit, he's not about to stop himself from indulging in this sensation.]

[He meets each kiss with a fevered one of his own. Maybe this was a mistake in some manner, but people have gambled with far more, haven't they? There's nothing wrong with allowing themselves this momentary respite, this moment in time of overwhelming feelings and needed comfort.]

[Finally, when he has a moment to respond as he combs a free hand through her hair.]


I don't do regrets, Cecelia...[The first time he's addressed her so familiarly. Why not at this point?]

And so far I haven't felt anything of the sort...
forgeabettertomorrow: (Don't fail me now beautiful wings)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[He had long since closed his eyes, though he wasn't asleep. No, his heart and his mind were at odds. The truth of the matter was that being here lit something long dormant within him. It was so much more than just having a job to do...being here felt like he was actually needed. That his purpose had outgrown the Empire's and now he was on the precipice of something new.]

[Holding her against him, losing his thoughts to the crackling of the fire, the scent of her shampoo, the steady rise and fall of her back as she breathed against his bare chest...]

[He doesn't answer right away, and when he does, his voice is soft.]


Do you want me to go?

[And before she can respond.]

I want the truth...not what you should do.
forgeabettertomorrow: (We can fly if you believe)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I'll stay.

And I'm happy to do so.
forgeabettertomorrow: (Back to my carefree days)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs.]

I guess so.

It helped that you just looked so happy for a change. I couldn't take that away from you.
forgeabettertomorrow: (Don't know how to quit)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, for the longest time I thought you were insulting me. Who knew it was a pet name this entire time?
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Then what am I to you?

[See that, Cecelia? That's called a trap and you walked into it.]
forgeabettertomorrow: (come on trust me!)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[He props himself up on an elbow so that he's a little closer to her. So that when he speaks, he doesn't have to go much further above a whisper.]

...You know, you make it sound like a knot. But you know what it sounds like to me?

It sounds like I'm a lot less tangled and more woven together along with you.
forgeabettertomorrow: (I don't really get it but...)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
But aren't things worth having more difficult to attain?

[At least his usual boundless optimism still seems to be in tact.]
forgeabettertomorrow: (aw man...)

[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
...You know, I used to think that stuff wasn't for me.

[He tilts his head, leaning into her touch. It felt...comforting. He'd never had his hair stroked like this before. It made him surprisingly affectionate. Not only does he lean into her touch but he gathers her closer and nuzzles his head into the crook of her neck.]

I used to think a lot of things weren't for me. But...I suppose since you know me...er...knew me. You know all about where I come from...

[A thought occurs:]

...Does that mean you know what I am? What I was supposed to be...?
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-15 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
And...even despite that...you still love me...?

[He couldn't fight the hope that found its way into his voice. This world's Darin...he may have known respect and purpose unlike what he'd known in his world...but that one thing still eluded him.]

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