distressedude | Appointments Post

[Not completely. Or rather, not yet at least.]

[He nods, still following along behind Kohan, his face flushing a bit as he can't help but recall the last time they came to one of the community buildings like this alone.]

Does this have something to do with my present?

Of course.

[ Going inside, and Kohan goes to the elevator. He presses the call button and realizes he's started shaking a bit. ]

I'm... really glad they put in these things. Most of the lower floors are completely occupied... It's not a problem if we go up, is it?

[Yeah, that shaking isn't exactly hard to miss -- his nerves carry in his voice. As they stand and wait for the elevator, Ion takes a step closer to Kohan, intertwining their fingers.]

Of course not. I'm the one following you, aren't I? [With a soft chuckle.] Though it's a good thing they did install these elevators. I wouldn't want to tire myself out walking up all those stairs.

Maybe I'd have to carry you. [ He says it teasingly, trying to dispel his nerves. It doesn't work as well as he'd hoped. Luckily the elevator is here, so they can step inside and Kohan can hit the '6'.

And thus begins the longest elevator ride this side of KH2. ]

[He laughs softly, giving Kohan's hand a gentle squeeze.] Oh, I couldn't possibly ask you to do that. You might hurt your back lifting me up all those steps.

[This is not a crack at Kohan's strength -- Ion just feels it necessary to point out that he is not as light as a bag feathers. ~~...anymore. Now it's closer to two bags of feathers.~~]

Ion, how old do you think I am?

[ And besides, he works out. He could probably bench press at least one and a half Ions. ]

You don't have to be old to hurt yourself lifting something heavy. I'm not as light as I look.

[He's been putting on some weight/muscle lately okay!!]

[ Ion just gets this look.

And then the elevator opens, at which point Kohan scoops Ion up, tosses him over his shoulder sack-of-potatoes style, and makes his way down the hallway.

He is the most mature shut up. ]

[Kohan what is that look]

[Kohan]

[Kohan]

[shfbksfk AND NOW HE IS BEING LIFTED INTO THE AIR]

[wow]

[such muscle]

[very strength]

[And so, he struggles for all of 3 seconds before just accepting his fate, though not before laughing quite a bit. This is ridiculous and completely undignified, but honestly? He doesn't care.]

A-All right, all right! You've proven your point! Put me down!

[He doesn't sound very convincing when he still can't stop giggling.]

Too late. I have lots of stairs to make up for.

[ And this is actually helping diffuse his nerves. Which is a good thing, considering he's almost at the critical point here.

Kohan carries Ion partially down the hall, then into an unoccupied room and closes the door behind the two of them. Even though it's unoccupied, the heat has been turned on so the unit is nice and warm. He doesn't set Ion down until he's standing right outside one of the bedrooms.

Kohan had considered going for romantic decorating, but he hadn't read nearly enough of those books to have any real idea what to do, and what little idea he had all seemed cheesy whenever he considered going through with them. So instead the only decorations are a fresh set of sheets on the bed and a semi-opaque set of curtains hung on the window, enough to let in plenty of sunlight while still offering them privacy. Not that there was much danger given how high up they were, but hey, some residents of Luceti can fly.

Kohan was sure he'd come up with something special to say at this point, but all his words had vanished at the hands of his nervousness. So all he gets out is a warm, if slightly timid, ]

Merry Christmas.

[Naturally Ion is relieved once he's set down on the ground again, but before he even has a chance to comment, he catches sight of the room, now well aware of just what Kohan's gift was supposed to be. He stares at the room only a second longer before looking back up at Kohan, a smile and a blush both prominent on his face.]

Oh, it's perfect! It's just what I wanted...

[He takes Kohan's hands in his own and leans up, pressing his lips gently against Kohan's for only a moment before pulling back again.]

...you!

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[ Aaand cue blush! ]

Y-you... don't really have to put it like that...

[ But he starts slowly unwrapping the scarf from Ion's neck. ]

Come on, it's kind of warm in here, isn't it?

[ he's trying to be smooth ok please don't laugh ion ]

[He's not laughing, but that stutter is so cute that it brightens the smile on his face even further. As Kohan pulls his scarf away, he nods, reaching up to start undoing Kohan's jacket.]

Yes, you're right. Perhaps we should make things a bit more comfortable for the two of us?

[...which may take a bit more time for Ion, seeing as he wears about 5 layers of sweaters and whatnot.]

[ Sounds good to Kohan. After all, maybe he'll take so many layers off of Ion that he'll stop paying attention and not have his nerves get the better of him when he's finally on the last one.

So getting started on Ion's coat at least. ]

[Oh, that coat is coming off. Ion lets it fall off his shoulders and onto the ground, before reaching down to start pulling his first sweatshirt off over his head -- and taking a second one with the first while he's at it. But the next one is a button-down, so Kohan can work on that while Ion reaches up to tug on Kohan's shirt.]

[He's still being patient and taking things slow, but he's starting to get excited for this -- something likely very evident by the look on his face.]

[ How is that slow, you just took two shirts off at once.

Kohan does set to work on the buttons! It's a lot easier given that his fingers have warmed up from the cold outside, but he's still a little clumsy and needs to pause when Ion pulls his shirt over his head. All that remains beneath that is just his loose workout shirt.

There we go, buttons undone. ]

[Never underestimate how many layers Ion wears. Two shirts at a time is still pretty slow.]

[With the buttons undone, he shrugs the sweater off and onto the ground, revealing... another button-down sweater. But this time he helps with the buttons from the top as well, with a soft chuckle.]

I guess I prepared for the cold a little more than necessary.

Seems like it, [ he agrees, chuckling a little as well. ]

It's better than if you got sick, though.

Yes, that's true. [Aaand the sweater is off.]

[But that was the last one, okay. All he has left on is his shirt. But rather than pull that off, instead he takes a step forward, resting his hands up on Kohan's shoulders and standing on the tips of his toes to lean up and kiss him again.]

[ Noooooo Ion you killed the momentum!

But... a kiss is pretty nice. We can interrupt for that. And maybe Kohan nudging the two of them towards the bed, because they've got to head that way sooner or later... ]

[Hey now, they've got to the establish a bit of mood first before just stripping everything off! And besides, Ion likes kissing and this is his present okay.]

[But he pulls back just enough to head towards the bed, leading Kohan by his shirt before gently pushing against him -- trying to push him down onto the bed.]

[ Oh Ion are you topping this time?

But Kohan follows along, going down onto the bed and scooting back a little to give Ion room to join him. ]

["This time"? Kohan, please.]

[Ion follows, crawling onto the bed and kneeling over Kohan. He rests back on his knees and reaches down, running his hand along Kohan's cheek and brushing a strand of hair away from his face.]

[And then he leans down and resumes the kiss from before -- yes, this was definitely the best way to spend the day.]

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