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† OUT OF THE CITY † / Re: Reconnection
« Last post by Trillian on December 07, 2020, 06:46:12 PM »Ben closed the door behind them and they fell into step together. When Kerr breathed in and turned towards the sky, Ben glanced up as well. Millions of stars sprinkled the sky like pinpricks. He thought if a child had dropped their silver glitter from a great height upon a black sheet of paper, it would look something like this.
Ben's musing of the night sky went on for a much shorter time than Kerr. He smiled at Kerr's description of the stars putting on a 'show' even though he didn't agree with the word. He was of the opinion that the stars were the most basic form of romance. The moon, sure. Stars? They were just more suns that belonged to other planets. Huge balls of gas and fire that could kill him if they shared their light. Or they were already dead and he and Kerr were looking at the last tinge of their memory. Stars were more likely to make him feel insignificant and melancholy. Not a lot of room for romance there.
"I'm not big on running anyway," Ben said with a shrug, the light smile still playing about his lips. He'd tapped into his celerity a few times now but still found it difficult to control unless he was holding hands with Kerr. He'd also been disappointed by the quality of it; celerity was amazing to the observer but nothing special to the one doing it. Ben liked the wind on his face but that was all. The same effect could be achieved driving with the windows down. They both messed up his hair.
The declaration of love came as a surprise. Enough of one that he could feel it on his face. It was mostly in the way Kerr had said it, the way it had tumbled out of his mouth like the words had never been said before. The nature of his expression and tone summoned forth a broader smile on Ben's face and a brief, indulgent chuckle. "I love you too, you weirdo."
Ben took a side step so he could butt his shoulder against Kerr. It was meant to be smooth enough that they could continue walking but he faltered and stopped. Taking advantage of the tiny delay, Ben reached up to wrap his arms around Kerr's neck, linking fingers just past his nape. His sober expression searched Kerr's face before he spoke.
"Thank you for..." everything, he wanted to say, but it was about Kerr letting Ben be who he was, waiting for him to sort himself out, giving him space and time when it would've been difficult to relinquish control. "For this moment. Being where we are right now, I'm grateful."
Ben's musing of the night sky went on for a much shorter time than Kerr. He smiled at Kerr's description of the stars putting on a 'show' even though he didn't agree with the word. He was of the opinion that the stars were the most basic form of romance. The moon, sure. Stars? They were just more suns that belonged to other planets. Huge balls of gas and fire that could kill him if they shared their light. Or they were already dead and he and Kerr were looking at the last tinge of their memory. Stars were more likely to make him feel insignificant and melancholy. Not a lot of room for romance there.
"I'm not big on running anyway," Ben said with a shrug, the light smile still playing about his lips. He'd tapped into his celerity a few times now but still found it difficult to control unless he was holding hands with Kerr. He'd also been disappointed by the quality of it; celerity was amazing to the observer but nothing special to the one doing it. Ben liked the wind on his face but that was all. The same effect could be achieved driving with the windows down. They both messed up his hair.
The declaration of love came as a surprise. Enough of one that he could feel it on his face. It was mostly in the way Kerr had said it, the way it had tumbled out of his mouth like the words had never been said before. The nature of his expression and tone summoned forth a broader smile on Ben's face and a brief, indulgent chuckle. "I love you too, you weirdo."
Ben took a side step so he could butt his shoulder against Kerr. It was meant to be smooth enough that they could continue walking but he faltered and stopped. Taking advantage of the tiny delay, Ben reached up to wrap his arms around Kerr's neck, linking fingers just past his nape. His sober expression searched Kerr's face before he spoke.
"Thank you for..." everything, he wanted to say, but it was about Kerr letting Ben be who he was, waiting for him to sort himself out, giving him space and time when it would've been difficult to relinquish control. "For this moment. Being where we are right now, I'm grateful."