crescentview | ( autumn catch-all! )

[ No words is right - his climax leaves Alhaitham dazed, drawn out, positively mindless in a way he's never been before, even as his pleasure subsides, leaving him tingling in the perfect afterglow. Their kisses are sloppy and messy, their bodies, too, but Alhaitham can't bring himself to care about any of that in the moment. All he cares about is Kaveh.

Gods...how long has he wanted to do that? Longer than he cares to admit.

As they collapse in a tangle back against the pillows, he peppers kisses to the other man's face and hair as he catches his breath, his heart slowly but surely returning to its customary place in his chest. ]

Mmm...you can say that again.

[ And he's welcome to, if he wants to. Alhaitham certainly doesn't mind the praise either, even if Kaveh's praise kink has definitely been noted... ]

A long time coming, I'd say.

[ Eheh. ]

( Groan (affectionate) )

You sound like Cyno ... ( But, terrible joke aside, this moment is very sweet. Kaveh loves feeling Alhaitham pepper his face with kisses, a gesture which causes him to smile faintly and nuzzle closer to his ... partner? What are they now? Ah, they'll figure it out in time. )

Mmm ... did you know he's with Tighnari now? It seems that we aren't the only pair from Sumeru who have coupled with one another.

[ It's a good thing Kaveh doesn't ask what they are right away, because in the moment, it's a conversation Alhaitham isn't quite ready to have, though he knows what's in his heart. That must mean that the chocolate has worn off for him, too...but even if it hadn't, what does he have to keep to himself anymore? They've said everything that needs to be said.

His kisses slow as Alhaitham nestles close to Kaveh's side, one arm slung across the other's middle, almost protective, almost possessive. ]

Oh? I figured as much. They've been in love with each other since our time at the Akademiya.

[ Neither of them to him this. He just knows these things. ]

( Oh, hell yeah. He loves that hand on his waist. Approvingly, he nestles closer, but dips back his head in surprise. Ever dramatic, even in the afterglow. )

... How did you know that?!

[ It's surreal, for this to just feel so...normal and natural, but that just goes to show how it was a long time coming, doesn't it? ]

Isn't it obvious? [ A beat. ] You really couldn't tell? Never noticed their stolen glances?

[ Then again, Kaveh never noticed his own, so... ]

( Kaveh holds his face in thought. Huh! How the hell did Alhaitham notice those glances between Tighnari and Cyno, but he didn't? )

I ... I'm not sure I did! I was often only ever paying attention to how entertaining it is when Tighnari gives Cyno a disapproving look following one of his dreadful puns.

Perhaps my romantic lens needs adjusting ... ( Since, you know, he never would've guessed in a million years that Alhaitham loved him back. Speaking of - he nestles closer to him, and gives him a kiss. ) Sometimes the most intense love isn't the most obvious. ( ... And he kisses him again. ) Although it's much more obvious now, I'd wager. ( Why, yes! He is talking about their love. )

[ Ah, yes, it’s time to be sappy again…not that Alhaitham seems too horribly put out at the prospect, especially when it comes paired with those nice, warm kisses. He accepts them greedily, savoring the taste of Kaveh’s mouth after so long of denying himself the opportunity to kiss it. ]

I would hope so, after telling you outright I’m in love with you.

[ He teases, his hand lifting to draw aimless patterns over Kaveh’s back and shoulder blades, his bare skin still warm and tacky with sweat. ]

Or do you mean looking back? Are you trying to say I’ve been obvious all along?

( This guy...! Although Kaveh's facial expression wrinkles into a frown, he doesn't bend away from that contact to his back. He welcomes it. )

Obvious? You?! There's no way I would've had an inkling of a clue until today! This is still so surreal, like a dream, it ... mmm.

( There's a shift in his tone here while his voice softens. The blonde man dips his head down, almost in a gesture of shame, while balling one of his hands into a fist. )

... In all honesty, if there's anything I can reflect on, it's why I treated you the way I did in the past. I loved you, I didn't know how to love you, and when we arrived here ... I got scared.

( The argument they had about the intimate squares on Alhaitham's bingo card? Where Kaveh had a completely Normal Reaction to the prospect of Alhaitham getting intimate with someone else? Yeah. ) When I saw the tasks assigned to you by the Goddess ... the thought of you doing them with anyone near killed me inside. ( The argument definitely showed that. )

I realised after my fit of anger that I had some feelings I needed to unpack. I knew I loved you, I never imagined you'd feel the same, and the thought of you pursuing another ... ( His voice hitches - the thought floods him with a sadness so intense that it takes his breath away. )

... Is what caused me to lash out so strongly.

( autumn catch-all! )

light of the kshahrewar. ( kaveh )

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