Kissing!
Answers to the kissing meme! Oh, these were so much fun to write.
For starcrossed: Lilah/Linsdsey (Angel)
Lindsey knocked on the doorframe to Lilah’s office. "You asked to see me?"
Lilah looked up from her computer. "Ah, yes." She stood up, pushing her chair behind her, and began walking toward him, in that slow, measured gait he was sure she had practiced in front of a mirror. "I know we’ve had her differences in the past" she said, and Lindsey just barely stopped himself from snorting in amusement at the understatement. "But--" And she reached him and trailed a hand along his arm. "I think we could find certain . . . uses for each other."
Lindsey wanted to protest, knew that if there was one woman in the world he should most definitely not trust, it was Lilah Morgan, wanted to walk away, maybe even from Wolfram & Hart itself and never look back.
But instead he grabbed Lilah and kissed her. Maybe some things were worth your soul.
For wings4music: Barney/Robin and the laser tag place (How I Met Your Mother)
Barney told her to suit up and meet him at the laser tag place for her "welcome back" celebration. She’d accepted his offer at once. She could only take so much of Ted moping around (she felt sorry for him, but it turns out watching your ex mourn another woman sucked), and a night out with Barney was always a guarantee of fun.
Now, two hours after he called, she was crouched beside him, behind a wall that just barely concealed the two of them. They’d been running from a couple of twelve years olds and dived behind the wall, pressing against each other to ensure that no stray leg or arm could be seen. Robin reached her hand up to rub her face. Her cheeks hurt from smiling so much. How could she have ever left New York? Barney whispered something in her ear.
"What?" she whispered back, turning her face to his. They were so close, so much closer than they’d ever been . . . well, not ever. But Barney was just staring at her now, so she asked him "What?" again.
And he leaned forward. All it took was two inches and then he was kissing her, so quick and so soft that she almost thought she imagined it.
Before she could process it, any of it, they heard shouting and Barney was giving her rapid fast instructions on how to take out preteens.
Later, when Robin replayed the evening in her head as she drifted off to sleep, she decided that, yes, it had been her imagination. Anything else would cause too many problems. But her hands drifted up to her lips, and her last thought was of the smell of Barney’s cologne and the sound of distant laser tag guns.
For torigates: Lily/Marshall and the kitchen (How I Met Your Mother)
Lily was in the kitchen of their--no, just Ted’s--apartment, making her famous chocolate chip comfort cookies. She could hear the murmuring coming from Ted’s bedroom. Only a few words came through clearly ("bitch" and "evil" were the ones she heard the most), but she recognized Marshall’s tone as his, "it’s really for the best, but I’m not going to tell you that right now" voice.
Finally, the voices ceased, and she heard Marshall shut the door, and cross the living toward her. When he reached her, he leaned down and kissed her.
"What was that for?" Lily asked.
"Just glad I have you," he said.
Lily smiled. "Me, too." She wrapped her arms around him, and they stayed like that, just holding each other, until the oven timer went off.
For someonescomet: Pacey/Joey and the night Joey lost her virginity (Dawson's Creek)
Joey had kissed Pacey thousands of times before. She thought she knew every one of his kisses. "I'm sorry." "I love you." "I forgive you." Each one had just a slightly different placement, a slightly different pressure, and she knew every one down to the last detail. But this kiss! Oh, this kiss was so much more.
All her fear disappeared as his lips moved to her neck and he pulled her onto the bed, and OH!, she hadn’t known it would be like this . . . .
For nevermore199: Chuck/Blair and a janitor’s closet (Gossip Girl)
"A janitor’s closet? Really?" Blair could hear the disdain in Chuck’s voice, as he looked at their surroundings.
"Oh, like you haven’t dragged girls into worse place."
Chuck tilted his head. "Well, there was that time--"
"Shut up." Blair yanked his head down to hers, and kissed him with every ounce of passion (but not love, never love) that she could muster up. He kissed her back, and she wanted to shout for victory. She knew Chuck Bass couldn’t resist for long. She pressed herself against his body, reached for his pants and---
"Not so fast, Waldarf." He shoved her away, his breath coming in gasps. "But it was a valiant effort." He gave her a slight bow (oh, she could see the mocking in his eyes) and slipped out the door.
Two minutes later, Blair emerged from the closet, headband perfectly in place, and a new plan to put into motion. She always got what she wanted.
For i_am_girlfriday: Luke/Lorelai in a furniture store (Gilmore Girls)
"But I don’t need an armchair," Luke protested, as he and Lorelai entered the furniture chair.
"Of course you do! Every man needs a big comfy armchair to chase the kids out of."
"What kids?"
"Ours! Or maybe the grandkids."
"Would it do any good to point out that we don’t have kids or grandkids?"
"Nope. Here, try this one." Lorelai stopped in front of a brown leather chair.
"It’s ugly."
"Yes, that’s the third rule. The man’s armchair must be big, comfy, and ugly."
"You realize I know you make these rules up," Luke said, as he sat down in the chair.
"What do you think?"
"Hm." Luke shifted in the chair and then pulled Lorelai onto his lap. "I think it’s absolutely perfect."
"Mmm, me, too," Lorelai murmured, right before he kissed her.
For dizzy4411: Ryan/Taylor and Seth & Summer’s wedding (The OC)
Summer told Ryan he had to ask Taylor to dance because he was the best man and she was the maid of honor, but she smirked as she said it, and elbowed Seth when he started to say something, so Ryan knew what she was really thinking.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but he knew dancing with Taylor at a wedding would just open a discussion on marriage and the future that he wasn’t ready to have. But Taylor, as she always did, surprised him by talking instead of how pretty Summer looked, and how Seth managed to get through his vows without a single misstep
"I always knew they’d get married," she said.
"Didn’t you try to break them up once?"
"Well, I was young and stupid then."
"You were never stupid," Ryan said, smiling a little.
"What about when I pretended to be a sleep therapist?"
Ryan laughed. "Misguided, maybe, but never stupid." And, because he’d been thinking about doing it all day anyway, he leaned forward and kissed her. When they broke apart, he added, "And maybe just a little crazy."
“Hey!”
For starcrossed: Lilah/Linsdsey (Angel)
Lindsey knocked on the doorframe to Lilah’s office. "You asked to see me?"
Lilah looked up from her computer. "Ah, yes." She stood up, pushing her chair behind her, and began walking toward him, in that slow, measured gait he was sure she had practiced in front of a mirror. "I know we’ve had her differences in the past" she said, and Lindsey just barely stopped himself from snorting in amusement at the understatement. "But--" And she reached him and trailed a hand along his arm. "I think we could find certain . . . uses for each other."
Lindsey wanted to protest, knew that if there was one woman in the world he should most definitely not trust, it was Lilah Morgan, wanted to walk away, maybe even from Wolfram & Hart itself and never look back.
But instead he grabbed Lilah and kissed her. Maybe some things were worth your soul.
For wings4music: Barney/Robin and the laser tag place (How I Met Your Mother)
Barney told her to suit up and meet him at the laser tag place for her "welcome back" celebration. She’d accepted his offer at once. She could only take so much of Ted moping around (she felt sorry for him, but it turns out watching your ex mourn another woman sucked), and a night out with Barney was always a guarantee of fun.
Now, two hours after he called, she was crouched beside him, behind a wall that just barely concealed the two of them. They’d been running from a couple of twelve years olds and dived behind the wall, pressing against each other to ensure that no stray leg or arm could be seen. Robin reached her hand up to rub her face. Her cheeks hurt from smiling so much. How could she have ever left New York? Barney whispered something in her ear.
"What?" she whispered back, turning her face to his. They were so close, so much closer than they’d ever been . . . well, not ever. But Barney was just staring at her now, so she asked him "What?" again.
And he leaned forward. All it took was two inches and then he was kissing her, so quick and so soft that she almost thought she imagined it.
Before she could process it, any of it, they heard shouting and Barney was giving her rapid fast instructions on how to take out preteens.
Later, when Robin replayed the evening in her head as she drifted off to sleep, she decided that, yes, it had been her imagination. Anything else would cause too many problems. But her hands drifted up to her lips, and her last thought was of the smell of Barney’s cologne and the sound of distant laser tag guns.
For torigates: Lily/Marshall and the kitchen (How I Met Your Mother)
Lily was in the kitchen of their--no, just Ted’s--apartment, making her famous chocolate chip comfort cookies. She could hear the murmuring coming from Ted’s bedroom. Only a few words came through clearly ("bitch" and "evil" were the ones she heard the most), but she recognized Marshall’s tone as his, "it’s really for the best, but I’m not going to tell you that right now" voice.
Finally, the voices ceased, and she heard Marshall shut the door, and cross the living toward her. When he reached her, he leaned down and kissed her.
"What was that for?" Lily asked.
"Just glad I have you," he said.
Lily smiled. "Me, too." She wrapped her arms around him, and they stayed like that, just holding each other, until the oven timer went off.
For someonescomet: Pacey/Joey and the night Joey lost her virginity (Dawson's Creek)
Joey had kissed Pacey thousands of times before. She thought she knew every one of his kisses. "I'm sorry." "I love you." "I forgive you." Each one had just a slightly different placement, a slightly different pressure, and she knew every one down to the last detail. But this kiss! Oh, this kiss was so much more.
All her fear disappeared as his lips moved to her neck and he pulled her onto the bed, and OH!, she hadn’t known it would be like this . . . .
For nevermore199: Chuck/Blair and a janitor’s closet (Gossip Girl)
"A janitor’s closet? Really?" Blair could hear the disdain in Chuck’s voice, as he looked at their surroundings.
"Oh, like you haven’t dragged girls into worse place."
Chuck tilted his head. "Well, there was that time--"
"Shut up." Blair yanked his head down to hers, and kissed him with every ounce of passion (but not love, never love) that she could muster up. He kissed her back, and she wanted to shout for victory. She knew Chuck Bass couldn’t resist for long. She pressed herself against his body, reached for his pants and---
"Not so fast, Waldarf." He shoved her away, his breath coming in gasps. "But it was a valiant effort." He gave her a slight bow (oh, she could see the mocking in his eyes) and slipped out the door.
Two minutes later, Blair emerged from the closet, headband perfectly in place, and a new plan to put into motion. She always got what she wanted.
For i_am_girlfriday: Luke/Lorelai in a furniture store (Gilmore Girls)
"But I don’t need an armchair," Luke protested, as he and Lorelai entered the furniture chair.
"Of course you do! Every man needs a big comfy armchair to chase the kids out of."
"What kids?"
"Ours! Or maybe the grandkids."
"Would it do any good to point out that we don’t have kids or grandkids?"
"Nope. Here, try this one." Lorelai stopped in front of a brown leather chair.
"It’s ugly."
"Yes, that’s the third rule. The man’s armchair must be big, comfy, and ugly."
"You realize I know you make these rules up," Luke said, as he sat down in the chair.
"What do you think?"
"Hm." Luke shifted in the chair and then pulled Lorelai onto his lap. "I think it’s absolutely perfect."
"Mmm, me, too," Lorelai murmured, right before he kissed her.
For dizzy4411: Ryan/Taylor and Seth & Summer’s wedding (The OC)
Summer told Ryan he had to ask Taylor to dance because he was the best man and she was the maid of honor, but she smirked as she said it, and elbowed Seth when he started to say something, so Ryan knew what she was really thinking.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but he knew dancing with Taylor at a wedding would just open a discussion on marriage and the future that he wasn’t ready to have. But Taylor, as she always did, surprised him by talking instead of how pretty Summer looked, and how Seth managed to get through his vows without a single misstep
"I always knew they’d get married," she said.
"Didn’t you try to break them up once?"
"Well, I was young and stupid then."
"You were never stupid," Ryan said, smiling a little.
"What about when I pretended to be a sleep therapist?"
Ryan laughed. "Misguided, maybe, but never stupid." And, because he’d been thinking about doing it all day anyway, he leaned forward and kissed her. When they broke apart, he added, "And maybe just a little crazy."
“Hey!”