"I think I'm a little past 'a little bit'," He murmured wryly, offering her
a small lopsided smile. "But if you really want to see the world, Beleth,
you can always--"
Whatever he was about to say was completely lost, because suddenly she was
kissing him, and he had absolutely no idea what to do with it. Mostly out
of politeness, he pressed back, but it was chaste, and awkward, and he had
absolutely no idea what she was thinking.
She wasn't sure what she expected. Well, she did have an idea of what she expected, those days when she'd watched Pel and Gavin stare at each other like nothing else existed. When they had kissed, and Beleth had felt jealousy stir in her. But awkward teenage jealousy, whether it was out of feelings for Gavin, or simply wanting anything Pel had, faded.
That became blindingly apparent as their lips parted, and Beleth felt...nothing. She could have been kissing one of the halla on the forehead. Kissing her brother on the cheek. She looked confused as she pulled away from Gavin, glancing off to the side as she mulled over this puzzle.
Gavin couldn't help it - he laughed, bemused and helplessly.
"Was that supposed to accomplish something?" He teased quietly, knocking
his shoulder against hers. It had distracted him from the self pity for a
moment, at least, and the earnest confusion on her face was incredibly
endearing. He reached over and ruffled a hand through her hair.
"I thought that it would--I don't know. Be different." It was a difficult thing to try to express, doubly so when Gavin started messing with her hair. She responded with a huff, raising her hands to swat at him. There was no vitriol, though, and she seemed to be trying to hide a smile, even the failure of...whatever that was supposed to be was irking.
"Ugh. You're impossible, you know that? Just--Don't tell anybody I did that. Or at least that it was amazing." She wrinkled her nose at him.
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6/10/15 12:34 (UTC)"I think I'm a little past 'a little bit'," He murmured wryly, offering her a small lopsided smile. "But if you really want to see the world, Beleth, you can always--"
Whatever he was about to say was completely lost, because suddenly she was kissing him, and he had absolutely no idea what to do with it. Mostly out of politeness, he pressed back, but it was chaste, and awkward, and he had absolutely no idea what she was thinking.
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8/10/15 03:20 (UTC)That became blindingly apparent as their lips parted, and Beleth felt...nothing. She could have been kissing one of the halla on the forehead. Kissing her brother on the cheek. She looked confused as she pulled away from Gavin, glancing off to the side as she mulled over this puzzle.
"...Well, that didn't work."
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8/10/15 12:26 (UTC)Gavin couldn't help it - he laughed, bemused and helplessly.
"Was that supposed to accomplish something?" He teased quietly, knocking his shoulder against hers. It had distracted him from the self pity for a moment, at least, and the earnest confusion on her face was incredibly endearing. He reached over and ruffled a hand through her hair.
"Thanks, Beleth."
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12/10/15 04:55 (UTC)"Ugh. You're impossible, you know that? Just--Don't tell anybody I did that. Or at least that it was amazing." She wrinkled her nose at him.
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13/10/15 16:58 (UTC)He chuckled when she swatted at him, and pulled his hand back.
"Your secret is safe with me," he said, solemnly holding his hand over his heart. Or, well, as solemnly as one could manage while grinning.