[ You can't just tell a guy that he has pretty eyes like that, Jane. He doesn't know what to say or do. He's just quiet, staring intently at her with warm cheeks and ears and blinks at her. It takes him a few moments before he speaks again. ]
O-oh. Thank you.
[ He bites back the temptation to turn a compliment towards him into a joke or self deprecation. It's difficult, and it's probably clear by the momentary fumbling before he says anything else. ]
No one's said something like that before to me.
[ He realizes that she probably has no idea what she does to him. How he feels so good with her. Like he feels so complimented and undeserving, but she's still here. His thumb moves over her cheek, a soft and affectionate motion. ]
I don't think I've ever been this close to anyone. You know... that's why I picked a blue flower, right?
[Jane has quickly gained the impression that Hypnos has been, if not outright poorly treated, certainly ignored and overlooked. If not always, then at least for long enough to manifest these behaviours and reactions that show themselves so clearly when she says something nice about him or shows interest in him as a person.
It prods at a soft, tender part of her heart. Already, she feels that he is so deserving of every kind word she gives to him. She wouldn't give them if he wasn't.]
I think I can guess. [The flower does match her eyes, now she thinks about it.
Still buoyed up by his kinetic magic, she uses the arm draped over his shoulder to carefully move in closer to him. She almost pushes flush up against him, separated by barely enough of a gap to pass a hair through in some places, and her heart races.
Her fingers push into his hair again, curl, and lightly grip it.
And then, despite being so sure she would do it only once today, and once again against all propriety, she kisses Hypnos again.]
[ A hand moves through strands of her hair so it can settle on the back of her head as he looks at her. But then, she kisses him, and oh - he's surprised. He's surprised, and glad that he has a good control on his magic, so at least he still has her. He's nervous, though. He didn't think he was as nervous as he was until she's pressed up against him like this. He hesitates for a moment, before his hands drift because they have nowhere to go, and settle on her hips.
He leans into that kiss, more than happy to return it. She makes him feel --
Really good. Good about himself, good about being here with her, happy to know her. He was just -- delighted. He lingers longer than he did before but not much longer. Even though when he pulls back, he doesn't really. He plants a soft kiss on the corner of her mouth, and leans forward, resting his forehead against hers. ]
[She feels... fluttery, and she might just die of embarrassment on the spot if Aurora walks in at this moment. Her fingers brush through his hair again, up to the feather-like curl sweeping upwards above his ear. She touches it curiously, though never takes her eyes away from his for even a moment.]
It's very flattering, to know you've been looking at me so closely.
[Jane gives him another kiss, just a gentle one, brief and a little off-set towards the corner of his mouth.]
[ Huh - oh. He lets out a small sound of surprise at her comment. Really? She's flattered? His eyes stay locked on her. She definitely doesn't know what she does to him, or how she makes him feel. Or how different it is from how he's always felt around others. He's always been so bothersome and lazy and unmotivated -- no one who works hard and has goals really wants to spend time with someone like that. And he's not really inclined to change himself or who he is because he doesn't dislikehimself for that.
But she seems to notice the fact that he's got some good. And she's lucky? He doesn't really know how to accept compliments directed at him. ]
Don't be silly.
[ He doesn't know what to do with that, either. Thank you hardly seems like it will cut it. Jane could be anywhere, with anyone. She's kind and attractive and -- she talented and strong. And -- she's here with him and by choice. Because certainly she'd tell him to back off if she didn't want him here. Certainly she wouldn't kiss him twice. Certainly, if she didn't meant that, they wouldn't be standing here right now. ]
There's nowhere else I'd rather be right now.
[ A soft, easy little laugh. ]
You found my wing. I have no idea if this was by design [ from Nyx, of course ] or if it's just how I am.
Still, would you like me to set you down? I'll ask next time I lift you up like that -- [ presumptuous ] so not to surprise you.
[The wing, that is. She runs her fingers over it again then leaves it alone.]
Ah... yes, you can set me down. [Jane chuckles as she answers that, having not minded his presuming to lift her up like this at all. She unhooks her arm from around his shoulders but lets her hands stay there as he sets her feet back on the floor, lightly trailing them down to his chest when the height difference becomes more pronounced.]
Oh-- Hmm. [Abruptly, she realises what she's doing with her hands and lets them drop, a light flush rising to her cheeks.]
[ He sets her down gently, easily. He leans a little so he can kiss her forehead, moving a hand gently over her hair. He doesn't seem to mind the gentle, easy touches from her that almost feel like they're second nature. There's something to appreciate about just doing something because you wanted to at that time, with little hesitation. If anything, his smile is clear indication that he seems to like this. ]
That's good. It was a risk I wanted to take.
[ And he figures she'd have said something at the time, but he's still glad he knows that she doesn't. ]
I think I agreed to help with some dishes, yeah?
[ As much as he'd like to just stand here and give and get kiss upon kiss -- He did offer. ]
Oh, well... I suppose I don't mind if you want to take more. Risks, that is. Um. With me.
[Help.
Red to the roots of her hair she turns away and busies herself with the sink, still feeling the tingle on her lips where his had touched. Or-- where she'd touched his, because she'd really been making all the moves up there hadn't she. The thought sends a little tingle up her spine.]
Yes, the dishes. I'll hand them over so you can dry them, then just stack them on the side.
[And then she plunges her hands into the water, keeping her head down so he - hopefully - can't see how red she's gone.]
[ She's blushing. And it...looks nice on her. He could almost sit and watch her her with that flush. Of course, for him, it'd probably be better called admiring instead of watching. He takes the towel, glancing sideways at her so he can help doing as he was initially instructed, helping dry the dishes, and going to be careful about it all since he doesn't want to make mistakes. ]
I think I'd...like to take more risks with you.
[ He already feeling a small bit bolder by the suggestion. He's pretty happy, and it's clear on his face. ]
I'm --
[ He focuses on his plate. ]
I've never really been interested in someone before. So for me -- I'm still...
[She doesn't want to source too much of what she thinks she knows about Hypnos from the myths she's read about him. It seems like a disservice, when his personality is just so much more than the stories she's heard.
As they're stood next to one another, she gently bumps her shoulder into his arm.]
I've... been interested, but it never went very far. [Jane chews her lip for a moment after she admits that, then looks up at him with a bright smile.]
Really. I think because it'd take someone pretty special to catch my eye. I've always known I had a very long time to figure myself out, so I guess I'm taking my time.
[ He says the words so easily and freely. He chuckles a little at it. ]
I think mortals should be interested and experience things.
[ He doesn't harp on the fact that it's because they have less time - but that's part of it. ]
It's okay. Just know that I want to do my best and right by you. And if you think I've messed up, it's okay to tell me. I'm not a god who holds grudges. At least not for long.
[She passes him another plate to try off as she thinks about what she's saying. Jane doesn't think it's going to be insulting, but still...]
I'm not really thinking of you as a god at all.
[With the plate handed over she picks up a glass and dunks it into the water, washing that too.] It feels very big to me, to think about that, and... I think I'd prefer to know you as a person.
[But she has a feeling that other people may not see him that way if they know his background, and she supposes... she just wants to reassure him that she has no intentions of treating him like a god.
Though she thinks that he's quite happy with that.]
[ How is he meant to react to such a compliment. Well, he smiles, blushes a little, and he feels words catch in his throat for a minute. He glances towards her. If he had his hoodie, he think he might try to disappear into it. ]
I -
[ He's trying. ]
Thank you. I think I believe it most when you say it.
[ She's so honest. And to be honest, he's not deflecting - so it's a step. ]
I think you're pretty great. And I feel really lucky. I mean, you could spend time with anyone, but you're here with me.
[She does notice that he doesn't deflect her compliment. She had called him out on it rather bluntly before and it does warm her a little to realise that he'd listened. He deserves to hear nice things, she thinks, and to be able to believe them when he hears them without trying to make a joke out of it.
Jane hands him up the last plate and drains the water from the sink, then grabs a towel of her own to dry her hands.]
There, that's all done. Um... would you like something to drink? We can sit down and talk.
[ He's gentle when he dries the plate, and quietly wipes and pats it dry to ensure that it is fully dried and watches her for a moment as he does. It's hard to resist, though. And he's sure he'll slip up sometime, but the moment has passed without flaw so he can be happy about it for now. ]
Oh - yeah. Thanks. I'd like to sit and talk. But if I get too bothersome, just tell me to go away. It always works with me.
[ Far be it for him to overstay his welcome in her house. ]
It's not awful. It just means you're done with my company today!
[ Maybe it's that he doesn't mind being told when his company is no longer desired. He considers that it's just a him thing, in general. But if someone is sick of his company, he figures the best thing to do is be honest about it!
He follows her, and then when offers, takes a seat right next to her. ]
Anytime you'd like.
[ He'd probably follow her wherever she wanted to go. ]
I'm sure I'll be far more polite about it when I want you to leave. [She tells him with a fond roll of her eyes. When they're seated, she eyes the space left between them and then moves into it, sitting close by his side.
It makes her skin tingle to be so close by him, but she's in a mood to push her own boundaries at the moment (as if she hadn't done that already).]
... By the way.
[Jane clears her throat softly, leaning her shoulder against his arm.]
You might kiss me any time you like. I won't mind at all.
[ It gives him butterflies, having her sit that close to him. He's happy to have her nearby and in his bubble because she's -- well, she's Jane. He likes her. He's going on another date with her. It's exciting. She says it and only about half of his brain processes the words and he flushes a little at them. ]
Oh? Can I?
[ He's -- going to have to do that, then, he thinks. He's not great at taking initiative, and never has been. He's always just gone with things to see how they go. But seeing Jane's face makes him want to kiss her. He wants to be close to her. He likes her. She's helped motivate him in some ways, too. ]
I'll have to, then. So you must be someone who likes surprises.
[She does flush pink when she says that, but it comes out quite boldly regardless. She likes to be kissed, so surprised that happen to be kisses shouldn't be too bad at all.]
That is, I should say, I like being kissed by you.
[Because she can't just let it go without making him more embarrassed about the entire scenario.]
[ He's not sure what to say to that. She kicked up her ability to fluster him a few notches, didn't she. He'll probably never fully get used to the idea that someone as great as her likes him. And now that she likes being kissed by him. Part of him hopes to not ever get fully used to it. He hopes she's always able to make him blush and fluster a little with her compliments.
Maybe he'll get used to it without making a joke. He's not now. ]
Well...I like kissing you. And I am going to try and I mean that.
[Jane's turn to fluster, though not because of anything Hypnos said and rather because of her own sudden evaluation of just what she'd been saying to him. How had she managed to be so--?
But no. No, she's not going to think like that. This isn't 1912. This isn't even England. She can... do what she likes.]
I suppose I am as well, but... I thought it was important for you to know that you don't need to ask me for permission.
[ He was going to sincerely try but he doubted he'd do it right, right away. It was hard to imagine him doing it successfully right away. It's not that he's shy or doesn't want to kiss Jane... well, basically all the time, it's that his confidence in everything is gradually getting better.
And with that, he thinks he'll be more confident with her, too. ]
And I'm glad - I mean that you want to. Or like -- me to.
[ He sounds unusually awkward. ]
Thanks for telling me that it's okay. I'd probably ask you every time otherwise.
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O-oh. Thank you.
[ He bites back the temptation to turn a compliment towards him into a joke or self deprecation. It's difficult, and it's probably clear by the momentary fumbling before he says anything else. ]
No one's said something like that before to me.
[ He realizes that she probably has no idea what she does to him. How he feels so good with her. Like he feels so complimented and undeserving, but she's still here. His thumb moves over her cheek, a soft and affectionate motion. ]
I don't think I've ever been this close to anyone. You know... that's why I picked a blue flower, right?
[ Because it matches her eyes, of course. ]
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It prods at a soft, tender part of her heart. Already, she feels that he is so deserving of every kind word she gives to him. She wouldn't give them if he wasn't.]
I think I can guess. [The flower does match her eyes, now she thinks about it.
Still buoyed up by his kinetic magic, she uses the arm draped over his shoulder to carefully move in closer to him. She almost pushes flush up against him, separated by barely enough of a gap to pass a hair through in some places, and her heart races.
Her fingers push into his hair again, curl, and lightly grip it.
And then, despite being so sure she would do it only once today, and once again against all propriety, she kisses Hypnos again.]
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He leans into that kiss, more than happy to return it. She makes him feel --
Really good. Good about himself, good about being here with her, happy to know her. He was just -- delighted. He lingers longer than he did before but not much longer. Even though when he pulls back, he doesn't really. He plants a soft kiss on the corner of her mouth, and leans forward, resting his forehead against hers. ]
You think?
[ He says finally. ]
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[She feels... fluttery, and she might just die of embarrassment on the spot if Aurora walks in at this moment. Her fingers brush through his hair again, up to the feather-like curl sweeping upwards above his ear. She touches it curiously, though never takes her eyes away from his for even a moment.]
It's very flattering, to know you've been looking at me so closely.
[Jane gives him another kiss, just a gentle one, brief and a little off-set towards the corner of his mouth.]
I feel terribly lucky, you know?
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But she seems to notice the fact that he's got some good. And she's lucky? He doesn't really know how to accept compliments directed at him. ]
Don't be silly.
[ He doesn't know what to do with that, either. Thank you hardly seems like it will cut it. Jane could be anywhere, with anyone. She's kind and attractive and -- she talented and strong. And -- she's here with him and by choice. Because certainly she'd tell him to back off if she didn't want him here. Certainly she wouldn't kiss him twice. Certainly, if she didn't meant that, they wouldn't be standing here right now. ]
There's nowhere else I'd rather be right now.
[ A soft, easy little laugh. ]
You found my wing. I have no idea if this was by design [ from Nyx, of course ] or if it's just how I am.
Still, would you like me to set you down? I'll ask next time I lift you up like that -- [ presumptuous ] so not to surprise you.
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[The wing, that is. She runs her fingers over it again then leaves it alone.]
Ah... yes, you can set me down. [Jane chuckles as she answers that, having not minded his presuming to lift her up like this at all. She unhooks her arm from around his shoulders but lets her hands stay there as he sets her feet back on the floor, lightly trailing them down to his chest when the height difference becomes more pronounced.]
Oh-- Hmm. [Abruptly, she realises what she's doing with her hands and lets them drop, a light flush rising to her cheeks.]
But I did enjoy it.
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That's good. It was a risk I wanted to take.
[ And he figures she'd have said something at the time, but he's still glad he knows that she doesn't. ]
I think I agreed to help with some dishes, yeah?
[ As much as he'd like to just stand here and give and get kiss upon kiss -- He did offer. ]
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[Help.
Red to the roots of her hair she turns away and busies herself with the sink, still feeling the tingle on her lips where his had touched. Or-- where she'd touched his, because she'd really been making all the moves up there hadn't she. The thought sends a little tingle up her spine.]
Yes, the dishes. I'll hand them over so you can dry them, then just stack them on the side.
[And then she plunges her hands into the water, keeping her head down so he - hopefully - can't see how red she's gone.]
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I think I'd...like to take more risks with you.
[ He already feeling a small bit bolder by the suggestion. He's pretty happy, and it's clear on his face. ]
I'm --
[ He focuses on his plate. ]
I've never really been interested in someone before. So for me -- I'm still...
[ His voice trails off in a poor explanation. ]
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[She doesn't want to source too much of what she thinks she knows about Hypnos from the myths she's read about him. It seems like a disservice, when his personality is just so much more than the stories she's heard.
As they're stood next to one another, she gently bumps her shoulder into his arm.]
I've... been interested, but it never went very far. [Jane chews her lip for a moment after she admits that, then looks up at him with a bright smile.]
I'm still figuring it out, too.
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[ He says the words so easily and freely. He chuckles a little at it. ]
I think mortals should be interested and experience things.
[ He doesn't harp on the fact that it's because they have less time - but that's part of it. ]
It's okay. Just know that I want to do my best and right by you. And if you think I've messed up, it's okay to tell me. I'm not a god who holds grudges. At least not for long.
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[She passes him another plate to try off as she thinks about what she's saying. Jane doesn't think it's going to be insulting, but still...]
I'm not really thinking of you as a god at all.
[With the plate handed over she picks up a glass and dunks it into the water, washing that too.] It feels very big to me, to think about that, and... I think I'd prefer to know you as a person.
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I like that.
[ He says it so simply. ]
I mean, I am well - Just a person.
[ Sure, he's a person who has stories and myths and things attached to his name. But here? He's just a person. He's some guy with a crush on a girl. ]
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[But she has a feeling that other people may not see him that way if they know his background, and she supposes... she just wants to reassure him that she has no intentions of treating him like a god.
Though she thinks that he's quite happy with that.]
And I think you're a delightful person.
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I -
[ He's trying. ]
Thank you. I think I believe it most when you say it.
[ She's so honest. And to be honest, he's not deflecting - so it's a step. ]
I think you're pretty great. And I feel really lucky. I mean, you could spend time with anyone, but you're here with me.
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Jane hands him up the last plate and drains the water from the sink, then grabs a towel of her own to dry her hands.]
There, that's all done. Um... would you like something to drink? We can sit down and talk.
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Oh - yeah. Thanks. I'd like to sit and talk. But if I get too bothersome, just tell me to go away. It always works with me.
[ Far be it for him to overstay his welcome in her house. ]
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[Jane shakes her head and ushers him out of the kitchen to the adjoining room, where she sits down on the couch and gently pats the spot beside her.]
Come and sit with me.
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[ Maybe it's that he doesn't mind being told when his company is no longer desired. He considers that it's just a him thing, in general. But if someone is sick of his company, he figures the best thing to do is be honest about it!
He follows her, and then when offers, takes a seat right next to her. ]
Anytime you'd like.
[ He'd probably follow her wherever she wanted to go. ]
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It makes her skin tingle to be so close by him, but she's in a mood to push her own boundaries at the moment (as if she hadn't done that already).]
... By the way.
[Jane clears her throat softly, leaning her shoulder against his arm.]
You might kiss me any time you like. I won't mind at all.
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Oh? Can I?
[ He's -- going to have to do that, then, he thinks. He's not great at taking initiative, and never has been. He's always just gone with things to see how they go. But seeing Jane's face makes him want to kiss her. He wants to be close to her. He likes her. She's helped motivate him in some ways, too. ]
I'll have to, then. So you must be someone who likes surprises.
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[She does flush pink when she says that, but it comes out quite boldly regardless. She likes to be kissed, so surprised that happen to be kisses shouldn't be too bad at all.]
That is, I should say, I like being kissed by you.
[Because she can't just let it go without making him more embarrassed about the entire scenario.]
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Ah -
[ He's not sure what to say to that. She kicked up her ability to fluster him a few notches, didn't she. He'll probably never fully get used to the idea that someone as great as her likes him. And now that she likes being kissed by him. Part of him hopes to not ever get fully used to it. He hopes she's always able to make him blush and fluster a little with her compliments.
Maybe he'll get used to it without making a joke. He's not now. ]
Well...I like kissing you. And I am going to try and I mean that.
[ But -- ]
I'm still getting used to the idea.
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[Jane's turn to fluster, though not because of anything Hypnos said and rather because of her own sudden evaluation of just what she'd been saying to him. How had she managed to be so--?
But no. No, she's not going to think like that. This isn't 1912. This isn't even England. She can... do what she likes.]
I suppose I am as well, but... I thought it was important for you to know that you don't need to ask me for permission.
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[ He was going to sincerely try but he doubted he'd do it right, right away. It was hard to imagine him doing it successfully right away. It's not that he's shy or doesn't want to kiss Jane... well, basically all the time, it's that his confidence in everything is gradually getting better.
And with that, he thinks he'll be more confident with her, too. ]
And I'm glad - I mean that you want to. Or like -- me to.
[ He sounds unusually awkward. ]
Thanks for telling me that it's okay. I'd probably ask you every time otherwise.
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