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Hibiki Fujiwara [藤原 ⸱ 響 希] ([personal profile] windsongs) wrote2022-09-29 12:56 pm
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knightof: ([lelouch] in a distant wood)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-19 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
You say that like I could stop you.

[ Spoken fondly, because that same stubbornness is what’s led them this far. Maybe he doesn’t deserve this, but he can't bring himself to begrudge it either.

He lifts up an arm to wind around her shoulders, finally returning some small portion of the embrace. It’s… a little awkward, for reasons that have less to do with the situation and everything to do with their choice of location. Turns out swings aren't the ideal location for emotional revelations and snuggles. It doesn't stop him from pulling her a shade closer, tightening the hold before starting to shift away. ]


Anyway, I wasn't trying to chase you away. [ Mostly. ] I just... I don't want you to avoid asking questions. If we're going to be friends or—[ This is so not the time for that conversation. ]—Or anything else, I want us to be honest. Even when it's ugly.

[ He's learned the consequences of building a relationship out of convenient lies. It's not pretty. This particular level of baggage is probably left for a fifth (or fiftieth?) date in most cases, but it's not like anything about them has ever been typical. ]
knightof: ([smile] wistful remembrances)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-20 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Suboptimal cuddling position or not, Suzaku almost regrets pulling away as soon as the words I’d have come running after you leave her mouth. Displays of devotion are hard to handle at the best of times. Following a conversation that’s left him as raw and untethered as this one has, it’s a miracle he hasn’t already teared up. As it is, the blink that follows is suspiciously watery. ]

Me too. I’m not saying we need to talk about everything right now. That’s impossible.

[ Knowing someone in their entirety is a nice dream, but… That’s all it is. He rejected a world without lies once, after all. Whether it’s secrets that don’t belong to anyone besides yourself or truths that can only be revealed over time, promising honesty is just a starting point. He’s not expecting her to bare her soul immediately anymore than he’s ready to do the same. Besides, between her abilities and his sins, they’ve probably reached a proverbial limit on sincerity.

Smiling takes effort and his attempt is small, subdued in comparison to the usual expressions Hibiki provokes. ]


But it goes both ways. If there’s ever anything you want to say, I’ll listen. No matter what it is. You’re important to me too, Hibiki.

[ And this time, the lapse in formalities is completely intentional. ]
knightof: ([smile] maximum fluff)

1/2

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-23 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If there’s one thing that surprises him about this conversation, it’s how much less painful the experience has been compared to his expectations. It hurts, of course, but Suzaku finds it more reminiscent of a wound in the process of lancing than a fresh one being inflicted. Bracing and freeing in equal measure. Exhausting but necessary, almost refreshing despite the raw nature of it.

A feeling that grows, along with his smile, at her request. ]


In that case… [ After a pause, just long enough to tease. ] You’re important to me, Hibiki.

[ Words emphasized as he leans in, resting his head more firmly against hers briefly, before he speaks again. Sure, he could follow along to the letter and leave it there, but where's the fun in that? ]

I’ve never met anyone quite like you. You’re an amazing person. You're beautiful, strong, and... I'm just. So grateful that we got to meet. I know I've said that before, but it's true.

[ Look, he could keep going. But considering her usual reaction to praise, he's already a little worried what reaction he's going to get. ]
knightof: ([smile] just kidding)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-23 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
So, did you hear me this time?
knightof: ([smile] so glad you're here)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-25 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's not quite oblivious enough to miss where this is going — experience has taught him that much, at least. So there's no excuse for how long it takes him to react. Besides the desire to indulge in a look of his own. She's gorgeous, of course. He said it a moment ago in complete sincerity, has known it from the very first time they met, but proximity makes that fact no less striking.

Especially with her hair fluffed up, courtesy of the hat's removal, and her eyes closed in concentration before the approach. Looking for all the world like a regular teenager when she's anything but. Or maybe, in this moment, she is. Maybe they both are.

Suzaku reaches up to rest one hand alongside her cheek, cupping it as he leans in to meet her a little shy of halfway, head titled to keep their noses from colliding. It's gentle, almost cautious. She's the one who started this, after all. He's got no problem letting her decide where it leads. ]
knightof: ([smile] peaceful afternoons)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-27 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As if this night hasn’t been enough of a rollercoaster. It’s been a long time — like, years long — since he’s kissed anyone. And, well… Even if that wasn’t the case, it still wouldn’t be the same. It can’t be. Not when he’s never been with anyone like Hibiki before, no one who he’s felt this much towards. He assumed it would be different, but. Maybe he underestimated just how true that would be.

Let’s just say she’s not the only one left feeling giddy, or a touch more breathless than the activity warrants.

Suzaku keeps his hand where it was for another few seconds, thumb stroking against soft skin, before he speaks with a laugh of his own. ]


I’m not complaining.

[ In the end, he is a teenage boy. Hard as that may be to believe. ]

If you’re fine with it, so am I.
knightof: ([smile] fun and games)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-10-31 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This time, Suzaku's the one to lean in, closing the miniscule gap between their faces, inching nearer and nearer... before he bumps his nose against hers playfully.

He can't remember the last time he felt this light. It's easy to let the the feeling wash over him, in spite or because of how disparate those emotions are from the rest of the evening. As if they're from two different worlds. ]


I don't know. Can you?

[ Hibiki's not the only brat in this relationship. He's happy to match her beat for beat. Even if he has to resist the urge to lean back towards her touch, far from unaffected by the gentle path of her hand. As contact goes, it's less intense than the previous embraces, but made just as overwhelming by the casual intimacy behind the gesture. ]
knightof: ([lelouch] as it passes a sun)

[personal profile] knightof 2022-11-04 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With another quiet huff of laughter. ]

That'd be a shame.

[ Maybe the previous parts of their conversation weren't quite as painful as expected, but it's impossible to deny how much easier slipping into playfulness is. She's always brought out this side in him, since the very first day they met, and he's never been more grateful for it. Considering everything else they've covered, this is downright refreshing. Even if it is uncharted territory in its own right. ]

Then I'd just have to be the one to kiss you, isn't that right?

[ And if she allows it, that's exactly what he'll do. Without jokes this time around. ]