[ Ah. The wandering kisses to Inigo's throat stop when he feels the tease of fingers to his nipples, a breath hitching in his lungs at the sensitive treatment. Or not treatment, but simply him, what he likes. Paused in the moment where he wants to enjoy the sensation, the hand exploring his body and the spark of embarrassment that isn't quite sincere, but quickly turns so when he hears the muttered direction. Hard to miss, even as soft as it is, with his ears close to the lips that speak them. ]
Oh-- okay. [ Tidus takes the guidance like a child, placing the curve of his hand and thumb at the side and nudging, a soft massage to disturb the muscle, catching against the nipple to brush into it. He's moved his head to watch and give it focus, feeling rather clumsy, dumb; like this should be obvious, but it really isn't. Hesitant eyes moving onto Inigo's face, and it feels like the first time in a while he's really looking at him - acknowledging him proper. ]
Are you... is this okay? [ What we're doing, he means, though what this exactly is -- he couldn't say. He's lost sight of what this was meant to be from the first moan, and the way Inigo's touch to his stomach left felt lower than it was.
But for the uncertainty that's been given room to exist, he looks at Inigo's lips and finds them compelling, an urge to kiss them that he holds back on. ]
[ Maybe it was a mistake to speak up. Even if it was just two words slipping out of his mouth before he really thought about them, it still brought forth more words in the end. Tidus speaking up as well, asking him that question.
It's surprisingly considerate, but Inigo's cheeks just flush in response. Maybe because of the question, but most likely in part due to Tidus's ministrations too. ]
.. yeah. [ He finally manages to say, a near soundless agreement. More air than sound. ] I.. I want to be close to someone too.
[ Even if it goes a little beyond that for him, but Inigo can fall back on his usual habit and shove that all down. Not even think about it too much for now.
His hand is still moving across Tidus's abs, drawing idle shapes on them as he talks. ]
It feels safe with you. [ Maybe he can at least admit to that, in lieu of the full picture. ]
[ Inigo's touch tickles him without the humour. The way it sticks to you, senses high and skin alight. It's a lot, what a simple touch, and Tidus rests his head against the smooth of Inigo's shoulder, running his own hand down along the length to his waist, meeting water. ]
You can't make fun of me if I get things wrong, [ he jokes, as light as a joke can be conveyed. Head lifting again to tilt into the side of hair, rubbing gently into it. ] Guys are a lil' different from girls.
[ A lot different.
Or maybe not, not really. There's still a mouth that he can kiss, a body he can hold, and he turns his face to Inigo's, planting a kiss on his cheek. Another higher, another by his temple...
He doesn't even think about it until he's done, and he wonders, looking back at Inigo, a furrow to his brow. ]
[ The final question is immediately met with a small shake of Inigo's head. Almost too quickly, like he wants to make sure the idea leaves Tidus's mind before it can settle there in the slightest. ]
No. I like it this way..
[ Even if it's just a temporary thing. That doesn't mean he can't still enjoy it, right? Just being close with someone, soft with someone - especially when it happens to be the very specific someone he has a crush on in the first place.
Inigo completely lets go of Tidus for a moment, but it's just so he can put his hands on the other guy's cheeks and pull his mouth towards his own, pressing their lips together in a brief, relatively chaste kiss this time before pulling back. ]
I'm a bit more worried about.. erm. Making this weird, because I'm a guy.. [ And since Tidus, just like he's admitting again now, isn't used to that. ] You'll let me know if anything is too much, right?
[ It's a bit more communicating out loud than he'd like to be doing right now.
But his care and worry over Tidus take priority over that. ]
[ The kiss is soft and short; the kind that makes Tidus want to fall back into it, have it last longer. But this display of communication has broken a certain spell too, or allowed in the reality they were ignoring. His hands rest on Inigo a little more shyly now, his uncertainty having a voice outside his head. ]
Uh, well, it should be okay. Guys have the same kind of mouths. You know -- like girls? So it's not that weird anyway!
[ SMART BRAIN THINKING. And that smart brain is still going, as Tidus glances down between them, then looks back up with a unsteady gaze. ]
Unless you're talking about anything like-- you know. [ You know. Said in a lower voice. ]
[ If Inigo's face was already red before, it's now positively starting to look like a complete tomato. Just the thought of that is enough to make him feel like exploding on the spot, and he quickly shakes his head. Please, no more of this smart brain! ]
I-I just.. meant.. you know, I don't have any.. [ .. Boobs. He means boobs, okay. But saying that out loud like this feels weird! Besides, there's so many other possible worries when he thinks about it. Maybe all of this feels different with a guy than with a girl? Maybe kissing a guy is different than kissing a girl, even when mouths are the same? Who knows. ]
But as long as you like the kissing..
[ Inigo's gaze momentarily drops - but thankfully more off to the side, rather than down to Tidus's shorts - before shyly looking back at the other.
He doesn't continue the sentence, but hopefully the implication is there. If Tidus likes the kissing, then Inigo does too. ]
[ Doesn't have any...? Perhaps in reflection, it takes Tidus an embarrassingly few seconds longer than it maybe should to know what Inigo means. Speaking in the plural, and Tidus's thoughts down below, and what exactly does Inigo think girls have two of down there?
--but oh. Oh, he maybe means breasts, but more importantly is that Inigo doesn't seem too bothered by keeping it to kissing to now. He feels that lingering suggestion -- an invitation, even. At least, that's the way it rests with Tidus, with his eyes returning on Inigo's empty lips one second, moving in to kiss them by the next. A chaste kiss despite his earlier disappointment, if lingering a few seconds more.
Mouth breaking away by only inches, face kept close. Hands resting on Inigo's waist. ]
I like kissing, [ he confirms. A beat passing, and then- ]
...Do you wanna go back to our room? Might be more private.
Inigo just stares at Tidus for a moment. Only a moment, since he realises that staring for longer than that may be taken badly in a situation like this, like he doesn't really want to go back to their room. And that's not it at all, it's just--
Tidus wants to keep kissing with him. Even if they switch locations right now, he doesn't just want to stop entirely the moment they leave the spa. Even if they go to their cabin, he wants to keep kissing there for now.
It's an incredibly startling thought, and Inigo can feel his heart beating so rapidly that for a moment he wonders if he may just pass out right here and now in the water and end this in the dumbest way possible.
But he doesn't. Thank Naga. His hands move to Tidus's shoulders, landing on there, and this time he leans in for a small kiss. Like he can't really get enough either. (Like he has to confirm, once more, that this is real.) ]
Y.. Yeah. I guess it would be a lot to explain if someone suddenly did show up..
[ It was easier to dismiss the rest of the train in the heat of their kissing, but now... it's not entirely on his mind, but Tidus knows what privacy here is like. Sometimes you can grab it for moments; most of the time, you're lucky to experience it. He only figures that so many people being younger than they should has afforded them this spare time. After all, who's going to think to bring kids to a spa? Or even to hide out in one?
(Other than they did.)
So, maybe not getting caught and giving the wrong impression's the best idea here. His voice comes out a note higher, a bit giddy, a bitty elated as he moves back in the pool. ]
Okay! [ Okay! Cool! He knows how to do this, he knows how to act. At least the pool is fairly simple to move out of, though there's almost something that makes him want to stay. A dumb something that Tidus ignores, wet patches left around his feet on the tiling. ]
I could spend all day in that thing. [ He's gotta admit, the hot water's pretty nice. ] Remember the one on that island? The hot springs. Man, I could go for a vacation!
[ He's not talking simply to fill in any potential silence as he walks over to his gear. Nope, you can't prove it. ]
[ Tidus's saving grace in this situation is that Inigo is just as nervous right now, which makes him completely unable to pick up on any tone in the way Tidus talks. No, to him it just comes across as Tidus having a tight grip on the situation, even as Inigo still feels kind of weirdly fluttery in his stomach, his hands shaking a little as he moves some damp hairs out of his face as he climbs out of the pool.
.. they're still shaking a little when he grabs two of the towels and throws one over at Tidus. By Naga, this feels so weird. Not even necessarily a bad kind of weird, just.. weirdly exciting and nerve-inducing all at the same time. Like a kid on Christmas Eve. ]
I don't think-- I don't think they'll give us one again this soon. [ Even though that island feels like so long ago now. But in train terms, it's the first real vacation they've had. Not counting the winter faire, since that was only for a day, more a day out than a real vacation..
Also no, that's totally not him stuttering and stammering a bit. He's so cool. He's totally cool as he starts drying himself off enough to be able to put his clothes back on. ]
Maybe we should just come here more often. [ In the spa. Then again, usually there's more company than this, and Inigo isn't so fond of that idea.. ]
Hmm, that wouldn't be bad. How about... --after practices? Relax in a hot pool? We're getting closer to a mission. We should start doing more regular. Rol still knows how to knock me to the ground. [ Pah! Or so he starts, but then quickly turns more amused: ] Wouldn't mind seeing him try that now!
[ Tidus's saving grace is also another factor: He knows how to keep his mouth going, on and on and on. He's dried and dressed as he keeps on talking, his body temperature stuffy with the clothing, but he doesn't think about that as he heads to the door, fiddling first with the controls to shut off the sound. Good bye, nature pee noises.
He lingers by the door to wait for Inigo, likely catching his eye, and delaying in looking away. Or at least, trying to make it seem natural. Sure, he's brought up about the whole friends doing more than friends do doing thing in the past, but... it doesn't mean he's ever done it before.
Is this what they're doing now? Is this for real?
His heel taps against the ground, until they're ready to go through into the corridor, heading back to their cabin. ]
[ It takes Inigo a bit more to get dressed. Mostly since he's so nervous that he keeps making dumb little mistakes - like trying to shove both of his legs down the same pipe of his pants. That's obviously not going to work. And the most he screws up and delays them getting out of here, the more flustered he's becoming.
It really is a good thing there's just Tidus's running commentary as background noise. Even though Inigo feels a little guilty for having taken longer, considering he can see Tidus playing out his idle animation by the time he finally is done putting everything back on. ]
Okay-- Ready, I'm ready!
[ Eager to prove He Is Ready, Inigo quickly moves past Tidus, opening the door to leave. Bouncing on his feet with nervous energy as he heads through the corridor, in the direction of their cabin - though he turns to actually look at Tidus as he's walking, making sure the other is still following him.
And that all of this - whatever this is right now - is not just a weird hallucination he's having. ]
.. you're not really going to make Roland fight you while he's all old, are you? [ Thank Naga for a Safe Topic while they make their way back. ]
[ Wow Inigo, you're gonna overtake him? It surprises Tidus briefly, but he's following anyway, walking the line somewhere between being on automatic, and being sure this is some big crazy dream they've found themselves in. People are turning into kids, and they've decided to make out now?
Or maybe they woke up, and now they're ignoring what happened in said dream. But he's the one who decided not to make a deal out of it, isn't he. ]
Why not? [ And continues to go for, with the opening he has. ...so he thinks, but there's a follow-up that he hesitates to bring out - shoves his hands into his pockets, and pretends it isn't weird at all, when- ]
You gonna keep me distracted?
[ If you know what I mean.
But it doesn't come out as teasing as Tidus usually is, and his cheeks feel a pinch of warmth for even saying it after all. He won't take it back though - can't take back what's been said. ]
It's a miracle that Inigo doesn't suddenly stop walking, or even worse, trip over his own feet with how startled he is at those sudden words. You gonna keep me distracted? Does Tidus mean that in the sort of way Inigo thinks he does? Usually he would assume it's not the case, that it's just some innocent teasing, but considering what they just did and what they're about to continue when they get to their cabin, it feels like the words suddenly got a very, very heavy double load.
Inigo can absolutely feel that blush starting to creep up his cheeks now. ]
W-Well..
[ What does he even say to that.
It has to be something cool! He can't make Tidus think he's lame now!
Come on, Inigo. Think. Think. ]
I, uh.. if you want me to..? [ DAMMIT, NO, THAT'S SO LAME. HE'S MENTALLY SCREAMING INTO A PILLOW RIGHT NOW. It's like he's doing an accidental speedrun on how quickly he can get Tidus turned off on the idea of ever sharing even a single kiss with him again. ]
[ --Ugh. He said something really uncool now, didn't he? He didn't sell it at all, and Inigo doesn't even sound like he knows what he's on about. Great job, Tidus, good work!
If he could shove his hands deeper into his pockets, he would. ]
Nevermind. Just a joke.
[ He's so glad Inigo can't see him right now, making the job more difficult by him pretending to have an interest in the side wall away from the row of doors. Wow, good thing their cabin is only one car away!
(Will Inigo still want to make out with him? ughhh) ]
[ Is he this bad at this? Oh no. He's this bad at this, isn't he. Just look at Tidus - every single inch of him a very, very sulky teenager right at this point, to a point where it's causing Inigo quite some mental panic. This definitely isn't the kind of mood he wanted to put the other in, even if it happened accidentally.
So Inigo's nervous, panic-filled brain is trying to think up more as quickly as possible. A way to deal with all of this. A way to make Tidus feel better. Think, think, think--
Oh, look. It's their cabin. Inigo quickly pulls out his ticket to open the door, glad to find that neither of their roommates are currently present.
It gives him an opportunity to make up for this awkwardness. By shoving his ticket back into a pocket on his pants as quickly as possible, and instead tug on Tidus's arms until his hands appear out of the pockets. So he can grasp those instead, tugging the other along into the room as the door shuts behind them. ]
Don't make that face.
[ You know the one. The sulky one. But Inigo says it with a tone that's weirdly warm, almost a tad vulnerable as he releases one hand to instead touch the side of Tidus's face, pulling him a bit down and closer for a kiss. ]
Or-- Is that what I need to distract you from? [ A semi-awkward callback to the joke gone wrong, but it's cute in that incredibly dorky sort of way. ]
[ Tidus doesn't mean to come off any one way. If any, he'd want to think he comes off casual, unaffected, but Tidus has never been great at completely masking his feelings. The pout on his lips, chewing on the inside of his cheek; to him, he's just making his resting face, obviously.
But Inigo reads him better, even if Tidus doesn't agree as they walk through the door - or as Inigo tugs him inside, a colour of light next to the boring wall he'd been casually viewing. Smiling, but Tidus is ready to protest that accusation, before his lips are put to another use.
And then - Tidus knows there's a reference being made here, but his mind stays a muddled mess as Inigo pulls away, trying to figure out how to respond, and quick. ]
I-- Sure?
[ Got it.
(does this mean inigo's going to kiss him again...!) ]
[ It means exactly that, since Inigo draws him in for another kiss.
If only most things in life were as easy as earning kisses from Inigo. Then again, he's quite eager to kiss Tidus - the butterflies in his stomach tell him as much every time their lips meet - so it's not like he needs much of an excuse to do so, no matter how good of an excuse Tidus's cute face when he responds so hastily is.
He lingers a bit longer this time too. Taking the lead this time, gently tugging on Tidus's (perhaps still faintly pouty) lower lip.
It lasts long enough that Inigo feels a little out of breath when he finally does pull his head back. ]
Um, if you want more, you should tell me.. Or-- Or maybe we should set some boundaries. On all of this, I mean. [ On what they're doing here. Especially since Inigo wants to know what Tidus wants out of this - he's very well aware of his own feelings, and that they don't fit as neatly into this situation. ]
[ It's the most uncoolest he sounds, but Tidus can't help it. When Inigo kisses him again, taking his bottom lip between his teeth and tugging it like that, it warms his skin that the less heated air started to cool. Or is it his nerves, the rush of them alighting in his body?
This isn't how it felt back in the spa pool. It's a different kind of feeling, than when he had taken the lead before. Now that Inigo's doing it...
Ah--but wait. Boundaries? ]
Um- [ Tidus looks around him, searching, though it's inside his own head he should be doing that. This isn't where he can just start kissing at Inigo, is it? But for the clumsy moment, Tidus makes up his mind to go to his bed, using their joined hands to lead Inigo over (wondering if he should let go, but then he isn't sure how Inigo would take it, so--).
His shoes kick off before they climb on the bed, folding under him; facing the space set for Inigo to take. A hand pushing through his hair.
Right. Talking. ]
Soo...kissing's cool, right? [ --ugh, he wishes he hadn't already dropped his hand from his head. Time to lace them together, to stop himself from fidgeting. ] Uh...
This is just between you and me, right? I mean, you can kiss other people if you want - it doesn't have to be just me!
[ Not that Inigo's confidence makes him believe people want to, but he wants to be clear here!! ]
[ Yeah, look at Inigo over here. Smoothly letting himself being lead along to the bed. Smoothly taking off his shoes. Smoothly sitting down on the bed, and totally not internally vibrating and screaming over the fact that they're actually talking about this.
He and Tidus are sitting on a bed together. And talking about kissing.
Inigo is mentally freaking out so much about the thought that it registers a moment too late with him that the other guy is actually talking to him. ]
I-- No, it's just between us! I'm not.. I don't have anyone else I want to kiss.
[ Which is the truth, but for a moment the thought slips through Inigo's mind that shit, maybe that made it a little too obvious that he's feeling a little more here-- but then he realises it could also just be interpreted as him not being interested in anyone here at the moment.
Right? Right. Hopefully. Maybe he should just quickly speak on to distract from it. ]
But is it.. Is it something you'd want to do more often? I mean-- I.. never mind doing this. [ If that isn't obvious, even with his ultimate flustering over here. He puts his hands on top of Tidus's, either to make the other guy stop fidgeting, or to keep himself from fidgeting in the first place. ] And.. you know. Why go without if we don't.. have to? Does that make sense..?
Ah, Inigo's hands are on his. Should he do something with them? Tidus lets his thumbs slip out rest over the hands now there; second guessing the move (like he is everything right now), but ultimately leaving them there, telling himself not to think about it.
And let him not think about it by waving both his and Inigo's hands up some in his hurried answer. ]
That makes sense to me! That's cool! That's what you asked back in the pool, didn't you?
[ Didn't he? ...he can't really remember a lot before the kissing, now.
ANYWAY. ] Kissing's fun! So... we can keep kissing, and if one of us doesn't want to, we'll back off. And we'll stop altogether if we don't want to do it anymore.
[ That's reasonable. Nothing Tidus would really imagine they'd need to voice, but might as well if they're talking about this like proper adults (!!). ]
[ Inigo is truly amazed at the casual way Tidus is talking about this with - not realising at all that on the inside, not even all that deep down, the other guy is feeling exactly like him right now. Everything feeling like it's jittery, a feeling somewhere between excitement and nerves as they explore this new territory.
But right now it does seem to him like Tidus says this so easily. Like it is just that easy. Like it's been that easy all along.
Not that it's a bad thing, if it really means Inigo can just get all the kisses he wants. ]
That sounds-- good. Really good. [ He adds the last two words a little hastily, as if he was worried that his initial 'good' didn't sound convincing enough. ] Kissing is fun, and.. um, I know I tend to get slightly freaked out on days the train stops at a platform, so doing it on those days might.. help? Or.. at least be nice? [ The suggestion is done kind of shyly, since Inigo still feels weird about just being able to ask for this now. Something he's wanted for so long, even if it's not quite all the way, as far as he wants it to go.
[ He doesn't mean it in any particular way, how the word - both a question and surprise - hangs in the air for the moment that it does. The raised eyes, how he looks at Inigo as he digests the request.
And then a smile slipping on his face, their hands (that he's still holding, don't mind him) being taken down by his knees as it grows. ]
We're setting up make out appointments? When do we start? When the train hits the platform? After?
[ He shuffles forward, towards Inigo. Not up to anything, how about we knock knees, bro?? ]
[ Inigo whines. After maybe being the one to make it weird by setting up a make out appointment in the first place. But calling them that is just..
Well, whatever it is, it's enough to make Inigo's cheeks glow a bright red as he looks down at their downward moving joint hands rather than Tidus's face - the latter is much more daunting to look at, after all.
Especially now it's this close. And now Inigo knows he can just go ahead and kiss it if he'd want to, earlier barriers taken away. ]
Maybe.. after? Or. Um. I don't know. [ The way he speaks is obviously shy, but he's trying! He doesn't just want to fully clam up here, no matter how flustered he feels. ] Maybe you want to go out on the platform? I've been avoiding that for a while already now, so any time is fine with me..
[ Is it a bit too mean to tease Inigo this early on? But Tidus gets exactly what he wants, that flushed and embarrassed face shyly hiding itself from him. He rubs his thumbs once against the skin of Inigo's hands, this odd hold they have on each other right now. ]
So we find each other. Then what do we do? [ Maybe when Inigo's like that, he won't notice Tidus leaning his head in, slowly. Like he's creeping up on a rather distracted prey... ] Do we give each other a signal? A look? [ Voice lowering, thickening sweetly. ] Do we have a secret code we say, then sneak off back in here?
[ He's pushing further than he should, he knows, but he's got his reasons: to get that face to look up. ]
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Oh-- okay. [ Tidus takes the guidance like a child, placing the curve of his hand and thumb at the side and nudging, a soft massage to disturb the muscle, catching against the nipple to brush into it. He's moved his head to watch and give it focus, feeling rather clumsy, dumb; like this should be obvious, but it really isn't. Hesitant eyes moving onto Inigo's face, and it feels like the first time in a while he's really looking at him - acknowledging him proper. ]
Are you... is this okay? [ What we're doing, he means, though what this exactly is -- he couldn't say. He's lost sight of what this was meant to be from the first moan, and the way Inigo's touch to his stomach left felt lower than it was.
But for the uncertainty that's been given room to exist, he looks at Inigo's lips and finds them compelling, an urge to kiss them that he holds back on. ]
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It's surprisingly considerate, but Inigo's cheeks just flush in response. Maybe because of the question, but most likely in part due to Tidus's ministrations too. ]
.. yeah. [ He finally manages to say, a near soundless agreement. More air than sound. ] I.. I want to be close to someone too.
[ Even if it goes a little beyond that for him, but Inigo can fall back on his usual habit and shove that all down. Not even think about it too much for now.
His hand is still moving across Tidus's abs, drawing idle shapes on them as he talks. ]
It feels safe with you. [ Maybe he can at least admit to that, in lieu of the full picture. ]
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You can't make fun of me if I get things wrong, [ he jokes, as light as a joke can be conveyed. Head lifting again to tilt into the side of hair, rubbing gently into it. ] Guys are a lil' different from girls.
[ A lot different.
Or maybe not, not really. There's still a mouth that he can kiss, a body he can hold, and he turns his face to Inigo's, planting a kiss on his cheek. Another higher, another by his temple...
He doesn't even think about it until he's done, and he wonders, looking back at Inigo, a furrow to his brow. ]
Uh-- am I being...too soft?
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No. I like it this way..
[ Even if it's just a temporary thing. That doesn't mean he can't still enjoy it, right? Just being close with someone, soft with someone - especially when it happens to be the very specific someone he has a crush on in the first place.
Inigo completely lets go of Tidus for a moment, but it's just so he can put his hands on the other guy's cheeks and pull his mouth towards his own, pressing their lips together in a brief, relatively chaste kiss this time before pulling back. ]
I'm a bit more worried about.. erm. Making this weird, because I'm a guy.. [ And since Tidus, just like he's admitting again now, isn't used to that. ] You'll let me know if anything is too much, right?
[ It's a bit more communicating out loud than he'd like to be doing right now.
But his care and worry over Tidus take priority over that. ]
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Uh, well, it should be okay. Guys have the same kind of mouths. You know -- like girls? So it's not that weird anyway!
[ SMART BRAIN THINKING. And that smart brain is still going, as Tidus glances down between them, then looks back up with a unsteady gaze. ]
Unless you're talking about anything like-- you know. [ You know. Said in a lower voice. ]
...maybe we can wait on that?
[ (still low) ]
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[ If Inigo's face was already red before, it's now positively starting to look like a complete tomato. Just the thought of that is enough to make him feel like exploding on the spot, and he quickly shakes his head. Please, no more of this smart brain! ]
I-I just.. meant.. you know, I don't have any.. [ .. Boobs. He means boobs, okay. But saying that out loud like this feels weird! Besides, there's so many other possible worries when he thinks about it. Maybe all of this feels different with a guy than with a girl? Maybe kissing a guy is different than kissing a girl, even when mouths are the same? Who knows. ]
But as long as you like the kissing..
[ Inigo's gaze momentarily drops - but thankfully more off to the side, rather than down to Tidus's shorts - before shyly looking back at the other.
He doesn't continue the sentence, but hopefully the implication is there. If Tidus likes the kissing, then Inigo does too. ]
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--but oh. Oh, he maybe means breasts, but more importantly is that Inigo doesn't seem too bothered by keeping it to kissing to now. He feels that lingering suggestion -- an invitation, even. At least, that's the way it rests with Tidus, with his eyes returning on Inigo's empty lips one second, moving in to kiss them by the next. A chaste kiss despite his earlier disappointment, if lingering a few seconds more.
Mouth breaking away by only inches, face kept close. Hands resting on Inigo's waist. ]
I like kissing, [ he confirms. A beat passing, and then- ]
...Do you wanna go back to our room? Might be more private.
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Inigo just stares at Tidus for a moment. Only a moment, since he realises that staring for longer than that may be taken badly in a situation like this, like he doesn't really want to go back to their room. And that's not it at all, it's just--
Tidus wants to keep kissing with him. Even if they switch locations right now, he doesn't just want to stop entirely the moment they leave the spa. Even if they go to their cabin, he wants to keep kissing there for now.
It's an incredibly startling thought, and Inigo can feel his heart beating so rapidly that for a moment he wonders if he may just pass out right here and now in the water and end this in the dumbest way possible.
But he doesn't. Thank Naga. His hands move to Tidus's shoulders, landing on there, and this time he leans in for a small kiss. Like he can't really get enough either. (Like he has to confirm, once more, that this is real.) ]
Y.. Yeah. I guess it would be a lot to explain if someone suddenly did show up..
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(Other than they did.)
So, maybe not getting caught and giving the wrong impression's the best idea here. His voice comes out a note higher, a bit giddy, a bitty elated as he moves back in the pool. ]
Okay! [ Okay! Cool! He knows how to do this, he knows how to act. At least the pool is fairly simple to move out of, though there's almost something that makes him want to stay. A dumb something that Tidus ignores, wet patches left around his feet on the tiling. ]
I could spend all day in that thing. [ He's gotta admit, the hot water's pretty nice. ] Remember the one on that island? The hot springs. Man, I could go for a vacation!
[ He's not talking simply to fill in any potential silence as he walks over to his gear. Nope, you can't prove it. ]
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.. they're still shaking a little when he grabs two of the towels and throws one over at Tidus. By Naga, this feels so weird. Not even necessarily a bad kind of weird, just.. weirdly exciting and nerve-inducing all at the same time. Like a kid on Christmas Eve. ]
I don't think-- I don't think they'll give us one again this soon. [ Even though that island feels like so long ago now. But in train terms, it's the first real vacation they've had. Not counting the winter faire, since that was only for a day, more a day out than a real vacation..
Also no, that's totally not him stuttering and stammering a bit. He's so cool. He's totally cool as he starts drying himself off enough to be able to put his clothes back on. ]
Maybe we should just come here more often. [ In the spa. Then again, usually there's more company than this, and Inigo isn't so fond of that idea.. ]
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[ Tidus's saving grace is also another factor: He knows how to keep his mouth going, on and on and on. He's dried and dressed as he keeps on talking, his body temperature stuffy with the clothing, but he doesn't think about that as he heads to the door, fiddling first with the controls to shut off the sound. Good bye, nature pee noises.
He lingers by the door to wait for Inigo, likely catching his eye, and delaying in looking away. Or at least, trying to make it seem natural. Sure, he's brought up about the whole friends doing more than friends do doing thing in the past, but... it doesn't mean he's ever done it before.
Is this what they're doing now? Is this for real?
His heel taps against the ground, until they're ready to go through into the corridor, heading back to their cabin. ]
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It really is a good thing there's just Tidus's running commentary as background noise. Even though Inigo feels a little guilty for having taken longer, considering he can see Tidus playing out his idle animation by the time he finally is done putting everything back on. ]
Okay-- Ready, I'm ready!
[ Eager to prove He Is Ready, Inigo quickly moves past Tidus, opening the door to leave. Bouncing on his feet with nervous energy as he heads through the corridor, in the direction of their cabin - though he turns to actually look at Tidus as he's walking, making sure the other is still following him.
And that all of this - whatever this is right now - is not just a weird hallucination he's having. ]
.. you're not really going to make Roland fight you while he's all old, are you? [ Thank Naga for a Safe Topic while they make their way back. ]
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Or maybe they woke up, and now they're ignoring what happened in said dream. But he's the one who decided not to make a deal out of it, isn't he. ]
Why not? [ And continues to go for, with the opening he has. ...so he thinks, but there's a follow-up that he hesitates to bring out - shoves his hands into his pockets, and pretends it isn't weird at all, when- ]
You gonna keep me distracted?
[ If you know what I mean.
But it doesn't come out as teasing as Tidus usually is, and his cheeks feel a pinch of warmth for even saying it after all. He won't take it back though - can't take back what's been said. ]
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What did Tidus just say.
It's a miracle that Inigo doesn't suddenly stop walking, or even worse, trip over his own feet with how startled he is at those sudden words. You gonna keep me distracted? Does Tidus mean that in the sort of way Inigo thinks he does? Usually he would assume it's not the case, that it's just some innocent teasing, but considering what they just did and what they're about to continue when they get to their cabin, it feels like the words suddenly got a very, very heavy double load.
Inigo can absolutely feel that blush starting to creep up his cheeks now. ]
W-Well..
[ What does he even say to that.
It has to be something cool! He can't make Tidus think he's lame now!
Come on, Inigo. Think. Think. ]
I, uh.. if you want me to..? [ DAMMIT, NO, THAT'S SO LAME. HE'S MENTALLY SCREAMING INTO A PILLOW RIGHT NOW. It's like he's doing an accidental speedrun on how quickly he can get Tidus turned off on the idea of ever sharing even a single kiss with him again. ]
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If he could shove his hands deeper into his pockets, he would. ]
Nevermind. Just a joke.
[ He's so glad Inigo can't see him right now, making the job more difficult by him pretending to have an interest in the side wall away from the row of doors. Wow, good thing their cabin is only one car away!
(Will Inigo still want to make out with him? ughhh) ]
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So Inigo's nervous, panic-filled brain is trying to think up more as quickly as possible. A way to deal with all of this. A way to make Tidus feel better. Think, think, think--
Oh, look. It's their cabin. Inigo quickly pulls out his ticket to open the door, glad to find that neither of their roommates are currently present.
It gives him an opportunity to make up for this awkwardness. By shoving his ticket back into a pocket on his pants as quickly as possible, and instead tug on Tidus's arms until his hands appear out of the pockets. So he can grasp those instead, tugging the other along into the room as the door shuts behind them. ]
Don't make that face.
[ You know the one. The sulky one. But Inigo says it with a tone that's weirdly warm, almost a tad vulnerable as he releases one hand to instead touch the side of Tidus's face, pulling him a bit down and closer for a kiss. ]
Or-- Is that what I need to distract you from? [ A semi-awkward callback to the joke gone wrong, but it's cute in that incredibly dorky sort of way. ]
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But Inigo reads him better, even if Tidus doesn't agree as they walk through the door - or as Inigo tugs him inside, a colour of light next to the boring wall he'd been casually viewing. Smiling, but Tidus is ready to protest that accusation, before his lips are put to another use.
And then - Tidus knows there's a reference being made here, but his mind stays a muddled mess as Inigo pulls away, trying to figure out how to respond, and quick. ]
I-- Sure?
[ Got it.
(does this mean inigo's going to kiss him again...!) ]
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If only most things in life were as easy as earning kisses from Inigo. Then again, he's quite eager to kiss Tidus - the butterflies in his stomach tell him as much every time their lips meet - so it's not like he needs much of an excuse to do so, no matter how good of an excuse Tidus's cute face when he responds so hastily is.
He lingers a bit longer this time too. Taking the lead this time, gently tugging on Tidus's (perhaps still faintly pouty) lower lip.
It lasts long enough that Inigo feels a little out of breath when he finally does pull his head back. ]
Um, if you want more, you should tell me.. Or-- Or maybe we should set some boundaries. On all of this, I mean. [ On what they're doing here. Especially since Inigo wants to know what Tidus wants out of this - he's very well aware of his own feelings, and that they don't fit as neatly into this situation. ]
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[ It's the most uncoolest he sounds, but Tidus can't help it. When Inigo kisses him again, taking his bottom lip between his teeth and tugging it like that, it warms his skin that the less heated air started to cool. Or is it his nerves, the rush of them alighting in his body?
This isn't how it felt back in the spa pool. It's a different kind of feeling, than when he had taken the lead before. Now that Inigo's doing it...
Ah--but wait. Boundaries? ]
Um- [ Tidus looks around him, searching, though it's inside his own head he should be doing that. This isn't where he can just start kissing at Inigo, is it? But for the clumsy moment, Tidus makes up his mind to go to his bed, using their joined hands to lead Inigo over (wondering if he should let go, but then he isn't sure how Inigo would take it, so--).
His shoes kick off before they climb on the bed, folding under him; facing the space set for Inigo to take. A hand pushing through his hair.
Right. Talking. ]
Soo...kissing's cool, right? [ --ugh, he wishes he hadn't already dropped his hand from his head. Time to lace them together, to stop himself from fidgeting. ] Uh...
This is just between you and me, right? I mean, you can kiss other people if you want - it doesn't have to be just me!
[ Not that Inigo's confidence makes him believe people want to, but he wants to be clear here!! ]
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He and Tidus are sitting on a bed together. And talking about kissing.
Inigo is mentally freaking out so much about the thought that it registers a moment too late with him that the other guy is actually talking to him. ]
I-- No, it's just between us! I'm not.. I don't have anyone else I want to kiss.
[ Which is the truth, but for a moment the thought slips through Inigo's mind that shit, maybe that made it a little too obvious that he's feeling a little more here-- but then he realises it could also just be interpreted as him not being interested in anyone here at the moment.
Right? Right. Hopefully. Maybe he should just quickly speak on to distract from it. ]
But is it.. Is it something you'd want to do more often? I mean-- I.. never mind doing this. [ If that isn't obvious, even with his ultimate flustering over here. He puts his hands on top of Tidus's, either to make the other guy stop fidgeting, or to keep himself from fidgeting in the first place. ] And.. you know. Why go without if we don't.. have to? Does that make sense..?
[ Sweet Naga, is he making it weird?! ]
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Ah, Inigo's hands are on his. Should he do something with them? Tidus lets his thumbs slip out rest over the hands now there; second guessing the move (like he is everything right now), but ultimately leaving them there, telling himself not to think about it.
And let him not think about it by waving both his and Inigo's hands up some in his hurried answer. ]
That makes sense to me! That's cool! That's what you asked back in the pool, didn't you?
[ Didn't he? ...he can't really remember a lot before the kissing, now.
ANYWAY. ] Kissing's fun! So... we can keep kissing, and if one of us doesn't want to, we'll back off. And we'll stop altogether if we don't want to do it anymore.
[ That's reasonable. Nothing Tidus would really imagine they'd need to voice, but might as well if they're talking about this like proper adults (!!). ]
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But right now it does seem to him like Tidus says this so easily. Like it is just that easy. Like it's been that easy all along.
Not that it's a bad thing, if it really means Inigo can just get all the kisses he wants. ]
That sounds-- good. Really good. [ He adds the last two words a little hastily, as if he was worried that his initial 'good' didn't sound convincing enough. ] Kissing is fun, and.. um, I know I tend to get slightly freaked out on days the train stops at a platform, so doing it on those days might.. help? Or.. at least be nice? [ The suggestion is done kind of shyly, since Inigo still feels weird about just being able to ask for this now. Something he's wanted for so long, even if it's not quite all the way, as far as he wants it to go.
But just this much is already so much. ]
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[ He doesn't mean it in any particular way, how the word - both a question and surprise - hangs in the air for the moment that it does. The raised eyes, how he looks at Inigo as he digests the request.
And then a smile slipping on his face, their hands (that he's still holding, don't mind him) being taken down by his knees as it grows. ]
We're setting up make out appointments? When do we start? When the train hits the platform? After?
[ He shuffles forward, towards Inigo. Not up to anything, how about we knock knees, bro?? ]
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[ Inigo whines. After maybe being the one to make it weird by setting up a make out appointment in the first place. But calling them that is just..
Well, whatever it is, it's enough to make Inigo's cheeks glow a bright red as he looks down at their downward moving joint hands rather than Tidus's face - the latter is much more daunting to look at, after all.
Especially now it's this close. And now Inigo knows he can just go ahead and kiss it if he'd want to, earlier barriers taken away. ]
Maybe.. after? Or. Um. I don't know. [ The way he speaks is obviously shy, but he's trying! He doesn't just want to fully clam up here, no matter how flustered he feels. ] Maybe you want to go out on the platform? I've been avoiding that for a while already now, so any time is fine with me..
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So we find each other. Then what do we do? [ Maybe when Inigo's like that, he won't notice Tidus leaning his head in, slowly. Like he's creeping up on a rather distracted prey... ] Do we give each other a signal? A look? [ Voice lowering, thickening sweetly. ] Do we have a secret code we say, then sneak off back in here?
[ He's pushing further than he should, he knows, but he's got his reasons: to get that face to look up. ]
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