so. she raises an eyebrow up at the mistletoe and then looks slightly less up at north and chuckles.] Doesn't strike me as your kind of thing, North. Or did you just walk into it on accident? [teasing? her? naw...]
have a sheepish little grin.] Didn't notice it, actually. At least not until it smacked me in the forehead. [but why would you be teasing him .. no matter, he can just do it right back.
[she chuckles again at his sheepishness, head tilting to the side as she regards him. most of the ceilings around here seem high enough but she had to agree, this one was a little low on him.] How did you not see it coming in that case, hrm?
[but she pretends to think over something, still all amusement.] But if it wasn't you hanging it up, then who's got you matched in height?
[he's about five seconds away, he's almost sure, from her seeing right through him - but he's going to play this through until it happens. he shrugs, tilting his gaze upward and taking in the sprig hanging just in front of him.] I have my moments of not paying attention to where I'm going just as much as the next guy ..
[tiny grin.] Not sure .. but who says they didn't have a stool, or something? [because this is a valid point to be made.]
[now that's bullshit, because if there's anyone who pays anywhere near as much attention to their surroundings as her, it's north. she's not sure if she should be offended that he doesn't think she knows him that well. she sounds amused, though, which probably means she didn't put much stock in it.] I think I can count on one hand the times I've seen you caught off guard.
[and this makes her hum, a considering noise, as she contemplates this.] They could have, but that's a lot of work to hang up a mistletoe and then not wait around to use it.
[he should have known it wasn't going to work for very long - because she's right. it's more than a part of his training to be aware of his surroundings at all times. and of course, if this had been anyone else? there wouldn't have even been a question of why the mistletoe was there in the first place.
still, north raises his eyebrows in quiet thought, humming a bit himself in the back of his throat.] Maybe someone just wants to be a bit of a troublemaker around here - [there's a pause, a bit of a gleam in bright blue eyes as he shrugs, glances up again at the mistletoe. there's a small moment in which nothing at all happens, and then he's leaning down to kiss her lightly on the cheek, almost at the corner of her mouth.]
Can't let it go to waste, though, right? If they went to all that trouble?
[she wasn't about to let anything slide and north just wasn't the kind of guy to let something like this happen by accident. carolina wasn't stupid, after all, and even if she decided to play along she wasn't going quite that far with it.
her brow quirked a little more at his contemplation of it, damn near snorts at this suggestion, and wonders just how long north is going to play this up. the look in his eyes speaks for something she can't put her finger on and she's looking at him, not the mistletoe, as she tries to figure him out.
she doesn't have to wait long before there's a bare amount of pressure on her cheek. a small flush of warm spreads under her skin and she's reaching up to cover the place he just kissed. looking up at him with no small amount of surprise and...just a tiny bit of amusement.
well. that wasn't quite what she'd expected.] We can't, huh?
[and there's a hand at the back of north's neck as she gets up on her tiptoes and leans up to kiss him on the mouth, something soft and slow that has her warm in all the
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[he's wondering just how long she's going to let this go on without calling him out on it. wondering just how much of his bullshit she's going to take before she tosses it back at him with that little smirk of hers, and when he kisses her - he'll be quite honest with himself. it's a subtle thing, of course, but he means to do it, even if the curve of her lips is much more inviting, he doesn't want to push his luck. he thinks this is enough, that this will do and -
well. that isn't quite what he'd been expecting, either. of course, maybe he'd been too fixated on the tiny flush of pink that had spread over her the bridge of her nose and the rise of her cheekbones when he'd pulled away to notice that she might have had an idea of her own. and while she'd been the one to point out that he's always on the ball with things, it should go without saying that carolina seems capable of catching him off-guard
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[it would please her, of course, to know she'd caught him off guard. that she'd managed to surprise him. she's always doing it on the battlefield but doing it in this fashion... it's a little different. it's a nice kind of different though, something she thinks she rather likes, and even if there's still warmth under her skin she's feeling pretty good about this.
probably for the best that he leaned down for her, because it was a bit of a stretch as it was. she doesn't let anything stop her, least of all their height difference, but it's definitely more comfortable to have him coming down to her level. the hand at the small of her back has her taking another step closer, more into his space, an unfamiliar but pleasant warmth coming over her.
her tongue flicks against her bottom lip where he nipped it with a thoughtful hum, narrowing her eyes at him but looking far too pleased.] Must be a lousy day- since when is your aim off?
[of course it would please her to know that she'd managed it. because north, as a general rule, is about as stable as a damn boulder. not easily shaken. he takes that into consideration every time he prepares for a mission, because it's his job to be unshakable. he can't afford to make any mistakes.
but this? this is a decidedly different situation. he doesn't want to make any mistakes here, either.
when carolina steps a bit closer to him, it just serves as incentive to curl his arm around her a bit more, tug her even closer to him as he practically grins against her mouth, unable to keep the tiny shudder he feels at the flick of her tongue at bay. as long as she's pleased, he could give a shit less about the banter.
even if it is just a tiny bit amusing.] Lousy day, yeah .. I think I'll go with that. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night ..
[it would definitely please her- because she was good at catching people off guard. she liked to surprise people, and north was no different. in fact, it was almost better to catch him off guard when she knew he was usually so collected.
she's happy to go along with his pull, to stay in his space now that he's condoning it. she's smiling, no more than a curl of her lips, and that little shudder she feels... well. she can't help but feel a tiny bit smug about it.
why not? she thinks its an accomplishment.] No? That's a shame. Maybe we should stop, if you're too tired. [she apparently found the banter plenty amusing, her fingers threading in the hair at the nape of his neck, rubbing in small circles.]
[welp.]
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so. she raises an eyebrow up at the mistletoe and then looks slightly less up at north and chuckles.] Doesn't strike me as your kind of thing, North. Or did you just walk into it on accident? [teasing? her? naw...]
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have a sheepish little grin.] Didn't notice it, actually. At least not until it smacked me in the forehead. [but why would you be teasing him .. no matter, he can just do it right back.
in the form of making jokes about his height.]
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[but she pretends to think over something, still all amusement.] But if it wasn't you hanging it up, then who's got you matched in height?
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[tiny grin.] Not sure .. but who says they didn't have a stool, or something? [because this is a valid point to be made.]
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[and this makes her hum, a considering noise, as she contemplates this.] They could have, but that's a lot of work to hang up a mistletoe and then not wait around to use it.
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still, north raises his eyebrows in quiet thought, humming a bit himself in the back of his throat.] Maybe someone just wants to be a bit of a troublemaker around here - [there's a pause, a bit of a gleam in bright blue eyes as he shrugs, glances up again at the mistletoe. there's a small moment in which nothing at all happens, and then he's leaning down to kiss her lightly on the cheek, almost at the corner of her mouth.]
Can't let it go to waste, though, right? If they went to all that trouble?
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her brow quirked a little more at his contemplation of it, damn near snorts at this suggestion, and wonders just how long north is going to play this up. the look in his eyes speaks for something she can't put her finger on and she's looking at him, not the mistletoe, as she tries to figure him out.
she doesn't have to wait long before there's a bare amount of pressure on her cheek. a small flush of warm spreads under her skin and she's reaching up to cover the place he just kissed. looking up at him with no small amount of surprise and...just a tiny bit of amusement.
well. that wasn't quite what she'd expected.] We can't, huh?
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well. that isn't quite what he'd been expecting, either. of course, maybe he'd been too fixated on the tiny flush of pink that had spread over her the bridge of her nose and the rise of her cheekbones when he'd pulled away to notice that she might have had an idea of her own. and while she'd been the one to point out that he's always on the ball with things, it should go without saying that carolina seems capable of catching him off-guard ( ... )
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probably for the best that he leaned down for her, because it was a bit of a stretch as it was. she doesn't let anything stop her, least of all their height difference, but it's definitely more comfortable to have him coming down to her level. the hand at the small of her back has her taking another step closer, more into his space, an unfamiliar but pleasant warmth coming over her.
her tongue flicks against her bottom lip where he nipped it with a thoughtful hum, narrowing her eyes at him but looking far too pleased.] Must be a lousy day- since when is your aim off?
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but this? this is a decidedly different situation. he doesn't want to make any mistakes here, either.
when carolina steps a bit closer to him, it just serves as incentive to curl his arm around her a bit more, tug her even closer to him as he practically grins against her mouth, unable to keep the tiny shudder he feels at the flick of her tongue at bay. as long as she's pleased, he could give a shit less about the banter.
even if it is just a tiny bit amusing.] Lousy day, yeah .. I think I'll go with that. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night ..
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she's happy to go along with his pull, to stay in his space now that he's condoning it. she's smiling, no more than a curl of her lips, and that little shudder she feels... well. she can't help but feel a tiny bit smug about it.
why not? she thinks its an accomplishment.] No? That's a shame. Maybe we should stop, if you're too tired. [she apparently found the banter plenty amusing, her fingers threading in the hair at the nape of his neck, rubbing in small circles.]
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