[continuations]

[mind_over_metal]

[it made me think we might be similarly occupied...]

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[godwinner]

[ looking at him intently ]

I'll be very interested to get the details from you later.

[mind_over_metal]

[ nods, pauses a moment just long enough to start to edge into awkwardness, then takes a step back so he can hold out both hands to Erik, allowing him to pick the position of leading or following ]

Shall we?

[godwinner]

[ leading, of course, though when he takes Charles in his arms and starts to move them, his leading is a little slower than with the others he's danced with tonight; he actually seems a little unsteady on his feet from cognitive dissonance, and he exhales a laugh ]

I use my power to orient myself.

[ he says it like it's something he's never even thought of before ]

[mind_over_metal]

[ his grip on Erik's hand tightens a little ]

Sorry. That was, well, one of things- you know. I probably could, though I hadn't wanted to, I'd need to actually mask your perception of your own power and then recreate it in relation to the presented environment, which, the base concept isn't new to me, of course, but I'd obviously never met anyone with your specific gifts before you-

[godwinner]

Charles.

[mind_over_metal]

[ bites his lip and stares straight ahead into Erik's... chin-ish area ]

[godwinner]

You said you're not trying to fool anyone.

[mind_over_metal]

I'm not.

[godwinner]

So stop.

[mind_over_metal]

*blinks a little bemusedly before exhaling a short laugh and relaxing again into Erik's hold*

Silly...

[godwinner]

No, it's not.

[mind_over_metal]

*goes quiet and, aside from the movement of the dance, still*




It's sometimes easier when it is, you know.

[godwinner]

[ ...pulling him a little closer, cheek brushing Charles's hair ]

I wouldn't know.

[mind_over_metal]

*closes his eyes and leans against him, just slightly*

[godwinner]

[ not feeling the need to say anything else at the moment ]

[mind_over_metal]

*it's a long and longing silence*









Thank you.

[godwinner]

[ pressing his mouth near Charles's temple, speaking into his hair ]

What is it for this time?

[mind_over_metal]

Going along with all this.

[godwinner]

You know I don't do anything I don't want to.

[ but it's fairly good-humoured; he knows what Charles meant. ]

[mind_over_metal]

*smiling into Erik's chest*

I've been known to be very persuasive.

[godwinner]

Mm.

[mind_over_metal]

*turns and tilts his head so that he can brush his lips against Erik's, a gesture of affection*

[godwinner]

[ steals another, deeper kiss before pressing their foreheads together ]

[mind_over_metal]

[ his left hand moves from Erik's shoulder to cup the side of his face. ]

[godwinner]

[ he's had a chance to get more accustomed to the cognitive dissonance, so now he slides his arm more firmly around Charles's back and takes them for a quicker turn across the floor. fancy footwork~ ]