[ i'd ratshake hoshino but she'd probably crumble into dust with how delicate her health is and i'm not that mean.
his nose crinkles briefly as he realizes the drink tastes really good, which feels like a trick, but it's too late. yoru has handed it to him and he has partaken in it.
it really means a lot, actually, that lavi decided to do something like this and share it right off with him? after putting in all that hard work? he's already about to look up at him, to take him in, the contrast of fiery hair and green eye, when he sees the hand enter his line of vision, errant hair out of his face. ]
Oh yeah? [ giving him a crooked grin ] And what sort of interesting people have you run into, then?
[ no one can be more interesting than lavi, though. ]
[Hmm, weird how Kon looks even better when he's looking straight at him. Or is it weird? This feels a lot like... well, whatever it is, it doesn't feel bad. It feels a little like reading a book, like he's on the cusp of learning something new and exciting.]
Oh, all kinds. Back home's a given, but there's a bunch of people here who make the cut too.
[So many, but now that Lavi thinks about, they all pale in comparison to Kon. Not very neutral of him to think, but... can he really help it, if that's what his heart thinks?]
Think you're my favorite out of all them though.
[this would be smoother of a line if the heat crawling up Lavi's neck wasn't so visible. sometimes, you read a lot of books and interact with a lot of people, but you're still not a master flirt.]
[ oh, that's cute. the immediate desire to see if lavi can blush the same color as his hair strikes him, and he's not one to ignore that sort of urge.
especially not with someone that he finds so fascinating, so easy to talk to. someone full of mysteries he just wants to unravel, the kind of person that just sits down and writes a book from memory and speaks off the tip of his tongue but hides everything else.
it looks like kon's about to return the favor, reaching for some of lavi's hair - but it turns out that he's touching skin, instead, falling right (back) into flirting with ease. his fingers brush against a bit of flush that he can see at the side of his neck, just barely, an obvious tease and excuse to touch. ]
But can I beat the most interesting person that's seen it all and then some..? I don't know, Lavi, the bar's set pretty high with you.
Flirting is good. Flirting is fun! Sure, Lavi doesn't really get to the point where the person he's flirting with flirts back, because he just hits on people like a freak and then goes on his merry Exorcist way, so the rest of this is very new to him. He doesn't often flirt people he actually likes beyond a physical attraction, either. Because this is definitely beyond physical, his heart wouldn't be beating this fast if it wasn't.
The ghost of Kon's touch makes him shiver -- just a bit, his hand going up to intercept before he realizes. so now they're holding hands, that's fine too. his thumb grazes the center of Kon's palm,]
You're gonna make me blush. [his neck is red -- well that doesn't count,]
I might have seen it all, but I still feel pretty inexperienced next to you.
[which is fine, because he's used to being taught!]
[ lavi's idea of flirting is to hit on them and then run away like a weirdo. what a commitmentphobe. (this would, actually, kind of remind him of toki in a lot of ways? hm. i'm going to have to dissect that later.)
oblivious to what's going on, yoru continues to merrily occupy himself with a gel pen and one of the bar ball pit balls, scribbling a face on it while kon accepts that they're now holding hands. he adjusts his hold almost absently, that little thrill from touch and number nine happening. ]
I've heard I can make a pretty good teacher, if you want to find out. [ leaning in closer to him, easy and with a fox-like smile on his face as he brings their hands up and brushes his lips against the skin of his fingertips. ]
[help toki and lavi both have `the smiling face that everyone can tell is fake` thing going for them too
Lavi doesn't exactly blush, but his gaze does sharpen -- moving from Kon's face to the lips he can feel against his fingers, riveted. That's... as good a signal as any, isn't it? Maybe the drink's giving him a boost, a shot of courage to go a little further, press a little closer. the pad of his thumb presses against Kon's lip, sliding down so he can feel his pulse.]
I'm real good at following along.
[Bad idea, bad idea!!!! and yet. Lavi bridges the rest of the distance between them, stopping right before his lips touch Kon's, just a hairsbreadth away.]
[ STOP STOP STOP don't let this be his TYPE in hell
they've barely drank anything, but it's good, seeing that attention sharpen to a point. seeing lavi up close like this. whatever was in that drink, it's amazing for the moment. he doesn't ignore the drag across his lip, and it's obvious, considering he inhales, brief and sharp, but he also doesn't drop that little bit of slyness.
especially not when that distance is so close. ]
Good to hear. [ his skin prickles, and - ] Nothing worth having comes easy.
[ one last nerd-on-nerd action, before he closes that scant distance to kiss him with a brief brush of noses. ]
[not lavi like "wait where's that quote from...... never mind i'll ask kon later"
I wish I could say that Lavi is a decent kisser, but he's really had zero opportunity to explore beyond a few curious pecks, kisses he's only ever done to test himself as an aspiring Bookman, and then zero after while out on missions for the Order (because every smile directed his way could be an Akuma's, every soft hand could be the muzzle of a gun pressed to his heart).
So he's less decent and more new, but he thinks he's making up for lack of experience with enthusiasm. his hand slides to the back of Kon's neck, as much as to keep in place as it is for support. His knees are pressed against Kon's too -- If he moves any closer then he might just slip off his seat entirely, or end up in his lap, and wow wouldn't that be interesting?]
[ at least he's not interrupting to ask... imagine if that happened... stupid.
by contrast, kon has some experience. not leaps and bounds of it, but enough that he can account for it and they can figure out the rest of it together. there's no real time, for him. flirting and kisses, every now and then, but his mind is absorbed by his data, his projects, his goals. his hands just on the brink of being stained in blood for what he unwittingly allowed to happen, through letting a mad scientist take yoru.
here, it's fine. already dead and all that. (the drink helps tenfold.)
his good hand comes up to frame lavi's jaw, fingers slipping into the tease of hair there. books and drinks go forgotten - and so does an occupied yoru - as he presses closer, gives an encouraging squeeze where his hand is settled. wouldn't it be wild if there were lap kisses damn. ]
[stop don't punch me with yoru feels and with horny in the same tag soots you
Lavi really has no idea of Kon's backstory, the reason why he's here in hell -- though asking people 'hey so how did YOU die' is a question that even all of Lavi's charm can't quite pull off at the first meeting. that, and it's something he's willing to leave alone, that's not something he has to know.
but it is with Kon? He wants to know everything, he wants to peel apart each and every layer, metaphorically. also physically........ but yoru is here...... thank god. kon squeezes and lavi takes that as permission to continue, boots finding purchase on the floor as he stands up from his seat, maneuvering himself around so he can bracket Kon in against the counter, using the height difference to tilt his chin up. which is very nice, but also, he's kinda hunched over to enjoy this properly...
a problem he decides to solve by sliding into the very convenient space in front of him, aka kon's lap. he plants one foot on the floor to at least hold up some of his own weight because this binch is heavy? he just wants the closeness. he has a Greed.]
[ YOU STARTED THIS WITH BOOKMAN FEELINGS PUNKASS soots YOU!!!
sometimes, you decide to make out with someone that you find absolutely, intellectually fascinating? lavi is full of secrets and history, and kon would like to know more - about him and what makes him tick. what's being hidden. my crime is that of curiosity, after all. but, sometimes, you also make out with someone that is the same height as you.
so it does make it a little funny, when lavi gets up and crowds his space more directly. an amused smile spreads across his mouth briefly in the kiss, but his other hand comes up to help support him. it's not a hard thing to control, especially as he settles on his waist and pulls him in closer.
if his fingertips are under the hem of his shirt, don't worry about it.
yoru continues to entertain himself, completely unaware that it's gone quiet with the two nerds. ]
Also, kissing is so strange? Like, he should care more about being good at it, the perfectionist in him always wanting to excel, and yet, he doesn't. He doesn't care about the right angle or the amount of pressure or whether or not he's supposed to nip at Kon's bottom lip with his teeth. He is just fully engaged in the moment, letting himself enjoy this closeness to this person who matters so much to him.
like the hand on his back! he enjoys that! a lot! enough to pull back a little, as curious to see how Kon looks after being kissed as he is at continuing to kiss him,]
I'd say something about hands to yourself, but...
[he's straddling kon, the moment of mock-pearl clutching is over. he still laughs though,]
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his nose crinkles briefly as he realizes the drink tastes really good, which feels like a trick, but it's too late. yoru has handed it to him and he has partaken in it.
it really means a lot, actually, that lavi decided to do something like this and share it right off with him? after putting in all that hard work? he's already about to look up at him, to take him in, the contrast of fiery hair and green eye, when he sees the hand enter his line of vision, errant hair out of his face. ]
Oh yeah? [ giving him a crooked grin ] And what sort of interesting people have you run into, then?
[ no one can be more interesting than lavi, though. ]
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Oh, all kinds. Back home's a given, but there's a bunch of people here who make the cut too.
[So many, but now that Lavi thinks about, they all pale in comparison to Kon. Not very neutral of him to think, but... can he really help it, if that's what his heart thinks?]
Think you're my favorite out of all them though.
[this would be smoother of a line if the heat crawling up Lavi's neck wasn't so visible. sometimes, you read a lot of books and interact with a lot of people, but you're still not a master flirt.]
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especially not with someone that he finds so fascinating, so easy to talk to. someone full of mysteries he just wants to unravel, the kind of person that just sits down and writes a book from memory and speaks off the tip of his tongue but hides everything else.
it looks like kon's about to return the favor, reaching for some of lavi's hair - but it turns out that he's touching skin, instead, falling right (back) into flirting with ease. his fingers brush against a bit of flush that he can see at the side of his neck, just barely, an obvious tease and excuse to touch. ]
But can I beat the most interesting person that's seen it all and then some..? I don't know, Lavi, the bar's set pretty high with you.
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Flirting is good. Flirting is fun! Sure, Lavi doesn't really get to the point where the person he's flirting with flirts back, because he just hits on people like a freak and then goes on his merry Exorcist way, so the rest of this is very new to him. He doesn't often flirt people he actually likes beyond a physical attraction, either. Because this is definitely beyond physical, his heart wouldn't be beating this fast if it wasn't.
The ghost of Kon's touch makes him shiver -- just a bit, his hand going up to intercept before he realizes. so now they're holding hands, that's fine too. his thumb grazes the center of Kon's palm,]
You're gonna make me blush. [his neck is red -- well that doesn't count,]
I might have seen it all, but I still feel pretty inexperienced next to you.
[which is fine, because he's used to being taught!]
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oblivious to what's going on, yoru continues to merrily occupy himself with a gel pen and one of the bar ball pit balls, scribbling a face on it while kon accepts that they're now holding hands. he adjusts his hold almost absently, that little thrill from touch and number nine happening. ]
I've heard I can make a pretty good teacher, if you want to find out. [ leaning in closer to him, easy and with a fox-like smile on his face as he brings their hands up and brushes his lips against the skin of his fingertips. ]
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Lavi doesn't exactly blush, but his gaze does sharpen -- moving from Kon's face to the lips he can feel against his fingers, riveted. That's... as good a signal as any, isn't it? Maybe the drink's giving him a boost, a shot of courage to go a little further, press a little closer. the pad of his thumb presses against Kon's lip, sliding down so he can feel his pulse.]
I'm real good at following along.
[Bad idea, bad idea!!!! and yet. Lavi bridges the rest of the distance between them, stopping right before his lips touch Kon's, just a hairsbreadth away.]
So don't go too easy on me, yeah?
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they've barely drank anything, but it's good, seeing that attention sharpen to a point. seeing lavi up close like this. whatever was in that drink, it's amazing for the moment. he doesn't ignore the drag across his lip, and it's obvious, considering he inhales, brief and sharp, but he also doesn't drop that little bit of slyness.
especially not when that distance is so close. ]
Good to hear. [ his skin prickles, and - ] Nothing worth having comes easy.
[ one last nerd-on-nerd action, before he closes that scant distance to kiss him with a brief brush of noses. ]
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I wish I could say that Lavi is a decent kisser, but he's really had zero opportunity to explore beyond a few curious pecks, kisses he's only ever done to test himself as an aspiring Bookman, and then zero after while out on missions for the Order (because every smile directed his way could be an Akuma's, every soft hand could be the muzzle of a gun pressed to his heart).
So he's less decent and more new, but he thinks he's making up for lack of experience with enthusiasm. his hand slides to the back of Kon's neck, as much as to keep in place as it is for support. His knees are pressed against Kon's too -- If he moves any closer then he might just slip off his seat entirely, or end up in his lap, and wow wouldn't that be interesting?]
also finally crawls back
by contrast, kon has some experience. not leaps and bounds of it, but enough that he can account for it and they can figure out the rest of it together. there's no real time, for him. flirting and kisses, every now and then, but his mind is absorbed by his data, his projects, his goals. his hands just on the brink of being stained in blood for what he unwittingly allowed to happen, through letting a mad scientist take yoru.
here, it's fine. already dead and all that. (the drink helps tenfold.)
his good hand comes up to frame lavi's jaw, fingers slipping into the tease of hair there. books and drinks go forgotten - and so does an occupied yoru - as he presses closer, gives an encouraging squeeze where his hand is settled. wouldn't it be wild if there were lap kisses damn. ]
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Lavi really has no idea of Kon's backstory, the reason why he's here in hell -- though asking people 'hey so how did YOU die' is a question that even all of Lavi's charm can't quite pull off at the first meeting. that, and it's something he's willing to leave alone, that's not something he has to know.
but it is with Kon? He wants to know everything, he wants to peel apart each and every layer, metaphorically. also physically........ but yoru is here...... thank god. kon squeezes and lavi takes that as permission to continue, boots finding purchase on the floor as he stands up from his seat, maneuvering himself around so he can bracket Kon in against the counter, using the height difference to tilt his chin up. which is very nice, but also, he's kinda hunched over to enjoy this properly...
a problem he decides to solve by sliding into the very convenient space in front of him, aka kon's lap. he plants one foot on the floor to at least hold up some of his own weight because this binch is heavy? he just wants the closeness. he has a Greed.]
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sometimes, you decide to make out with someone that you find absolutely, intellectually fascinating? lavi is full of secrets and history, and kon would like to know more - about him and what makes him tick. what's being hidden. my crime is that of curiosity, after all. but, sometimes, you also make out with someone that is the same height as you.
so it does make it a little funny, when lavi gets up and crowds his space more directly. an amused smile spreads across his mouth briefly in the kiss, but his other hand comes up to help support him. it's not a hard thing to control, especially as he settles on his waist and pulls him in closer.
if his fingertips are under the hem of his shirt, don't worry about it.
yoru continues to entertain himself, completely unaware that it's gone quiet with the two nerds. ]
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Also, kissing is so strange? Like, he should care more about being good at it, the perfectionist in him always wanting to excel, and yet, he doesn't. He doesn't care about the right angle or the amount of pressure or whether or not he's supposed to nip at Kon's bottom lip with his teeth. He is just fully engaged in the moment, letting himself enjoy this closeness to this person who matters so much to him.
like the hand on his back! he enjoys that! a lot! enough to pull back a little, as curious to see how Kon looks after being kissed as he is at continuing to kiss him,]
I'd say something about hands to yourself, but...
[he's straddling kon, the moment of mock-pearl clutching is over. he still laughs though,]