[Owl letter to Albus] [Letters ---> action]

[darklycharming]

[A scruffy-looking grey owl delivers a letter, tapping at Dumbledore's window

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[wasneverfree]

Gellert,

I will meet you there shortly, then. Give me one moment to make sure my siblings are asleep and I will Apparate there right away.

-Albus

[Only about five minutes later, Albus Apparates to where Gellert instructed him to be.]

[darklycharming]

[The owl returns to Gellert not long before Albus appears and he shoos it away shortly afterwards. He grins when he sees him. The street is quiet and there are very few lights still burning in windows.]

I do hope you hadn't planned on an early night.

[wasneverfree]

[Albus smiles when he sees Gellert in the dim light of the street, and immediately steps closer. He shakes his head at Gellert's words, grinning slightly.] Not at all. I certainly don't mind, though I'm curious to hear what you've called me for.

[darklycharming]

[He beckons him to sit on a nearby bench. It's shadowy here but he doesn't seem to mind the dark and creepy atmosphere.]

I think that you are the only person who understands me.

[He sighs then adds.]

Well, Herr Crocker does but he is not from this world.

[wasneverfree]

[Albus sits next to Gellert, not minding the atmosphere in the least. He smiles a little at the statement.]

Well, our thoughts are very similar, I think. And we want many of the same things.

[darklycharming]

I am happily surprised by that. The people at school were not very open to new ideas.

[He gives him a smile. In this light it seemed that his eyes and teeth and lips were gleaming.]

[wasneverfree]

[Albus likes the way Gellert's face seems to light up when he smiles, how the lighting seems to brighten his expression. It doesn't cross his thoughts to think it's strange that he finds Gellert to be very handsome.]

Well, they're the fools for it. I think you're rather brilliant, really.

[darklycharming]

Oh, really?

[He exaggerates an egotistical pose then breaks the look with a cheerful laugh. He doesn't take himself all that seriously at most times.]

[wasneverfree]

[Albus laughs as well, chuckling hard at his antics.]

I take it back. You're brilliant but completely mad as well.

[darklycharming]

Isn't that a sign of genius?

[He grins even more.]

[wasneverfree]

[Albus' voice is teasing.]

Possibly. In your case, I can't be too sure.

[darklycharming]

[He leaned closer to him, his eyes sparkling with merriment.]

Did you want to test me?

[wasneverfree]

[Albus flushes the slightest bit of red at Gellert's sudden closeness.]

And how would I do that, exactly?

[darklycharming]

[Slowly, Gellert looks down to his lips then back up to his eyes.]

Anyway you wanted to.

[wasneverfree]

[There's a moment where Albus stays still, frozen with his face still flushed red. Because...he hadn't expected that, hadn't suspected when he'd come over that this might have been the reason. And while there is a needling, nagging part of his brain that wonders if perhaps he's misreading Gellert's intentions…

…well, the rest of his brain is smacked with the realization that he would really like to kiss Gellert.
And Gellert is right there, looking at him expectantly.

He's hesitant as he leans in, pressing his lips to Gellert's, slow and soft.

[darklycharming]

[Albus may feel Gellert's lips curl up into a smile before he kisses him back, just as slowly but without any hesitation.]