[an April morning in the Cabin McAvoy]

[mind_over_metal]

[It's early, not too long after sunrise, when the light begins to glow through the curtains and the nocturnal moaning of the zombies crossfades into rustling of the sentient plantlife. No explosions, no battles -- just an utterly normal morning.]

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[godwinner]

[ into his hair ]

Never said I would.

[ his fingers begin to stroke behind Charles's ear ]

[mind_over_metal]

*a pleased murmur as he just lets himself be petted. he turns his head a little more, part of his face becoming visible for the first time so far this morning -- not too surprisingly, it bears some absolutely ridiculous marks and creases from having been pressed against the combination of his pillow and Erik all night*

[godwinner]

[ not to mention kinda splotchy and red. he grins a bit and pushes more firmly against Charles's head to get him to lift it, moving his free hand to the other side so that he can angle him for a kiss, completely unrepentant about morning breath ]

[mind_over_metal]

*and lets himself be moved with that carelessness of his, though it's been growing less and less characteristic of him. makes kind of a face but doesn't otherwise protest.*

[godwinner]

[ that's love. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*or laziness. or horniness. and/or all of the above.*

[godwinner]

[ something of all those states suffuses his mind along with the warmth of their bodies pressed together. he drops the arm behind Charles down to his back, fingers brushing past the edge of his pajama top and pushing it up with the sweep of his palm over Charles's skin. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*doesn't let that interrupt their kissing, the hand of the arm trapped between them worming its way around so that he can trail the backs of his fingers across Erik's chest*

[godwinner]

[ exhales a bit sharply against his mouth at that ]

[mind_over_metal]

*smiles and presses in to kiss him again, continuing that light caress*

[godwinner]

[ with the pleasure of the touch and further distraction of his mouth, Erik's own fingers have stilled on Charles's side, but he soon begins to stroke over his ribs, not aiming to distract Charles in the least but to add to his own enjoyment at the feel of his skin. his arm is curved around Charles's back and occasionally brushes the line where their bodies meet. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*unlike some of their more intense encounters, where the points of connection between them are like striking fire, if called upon to describe them now, Charles would see each tight press of their bodies as a warmly glowing dot that could be connected, each to its neighbor, drawing a pathway that's something like home.*

[godwinner]

[ pauses and then pulls the kiss apart, though he doesn't go far -- it's not meant to break one of those points but rather create a new one by tipping their heads together. they're still so wrapped up in each other that Charles will be able to feel the ache that welcomes the thought. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*his breath hitches and the fingers of the hand curled around Erik's side tighten*

[godwinner]

[ just stays there like that for a while, aware of their bodies' contact through Charles.

and, of course, through himself, which allows awareness where Charles has none, pathways that go only one way where their legs touch.



he shifts his hand down Charles's side once again, though this time there's no upsweep, instead settling now to grasp Charles low on his hip. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*neither sensing himself through others nor sensing things solely through others without any of his own input is new to him, but the two combined into one still retains some novelty. he sinks into it, still, almost as though going back to sleep.*

[godwinner]

[ there's an ebb and flow to it, as Erik's fingers begin to move over his skin, from where Charles can feel him to where he can't, mapping it in his mind. he starts at his hip and moves around to his back, but aside from this, he matches Charles's stillness. ]

[mind_over_metal]

Don't stop.

[godwinner]

[ he doesn't, his touch lingering but deliberate, looking down with their heads still pressed together to get a visual sense of where he is on Charles's body. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*it's not a complete cut-out of sensation but nor is it some sort of gradual fade -- below the injury, it's like suddenly hitting severe radio static, only where the static is silence that eventually takes over completely. the initial drop-off around the waist is rather precipitous, but feeling actually doesn't truly disappear until about midway down his hips.*

[godwinner]

[ then it will be necessary to push his pajamas down a bit out of the way of his fingers ]

[mind_over_metal]

*his voice is low and a bit rough from disuse as his lips curve into a smile, eyes still closed*

You're going to make both of us very impatient.

[godwinner]

[ his answer is unhurried, a trail of fingertips up to more sensitive flesh, catching the smile out of the corner of his eye but not looking up from the path of his own hand ]

I'm very patient when I want something enough. Now is the time for information gathering.

[mind_over_metal]

Speaking as a scientist, I greatly appreciate your methodology.

[godwinner]

Mm. Less good at impartial observation.