Author: Nathalia
Rating: G
Challenge: Pumpkin Pie #11 - in the shadows
Extras / Toppings: caramel, gummy bunnies (500themes: unguarded touch), sprinkles
Word Count: 217
Story:
MisfitsSummary: a secret.
Notes: I don’t know where I’m going with this. The prompt just wasn’t working for anything longer than this. This would work for pretty much every pairing though I have one specific in mind. Sorry about the secrecy.
“Pssht,” he hisses and covers her mouth with his hand. It feels rough against her skin and chaffed lips but she doesn’t protest.
They both freeze and start to listen carefully to the noises that seem to be coming from nearby. They hold eye contact, not moving away from each other, waiting to do that at the last second if they have to so as to not make any noise.
They stand like this for several minutes, listening as the noises come closer and her heart starts racing but then, unexpectedly, they cease completely. Nobody can be in the next room, can they?
He gives her a tiny nod and removes his hand when they are both sure that whatever they heard is gone. Instead, she edges closer to him and their lips collide forcefully. Their hands travel over each other’s bodies hungrily while their lips never part for long.
When the door to the room is suddenly thrown open, they jump apart, startled, not having expected it but still fast enough, apparently because Leo doesn’t say anything about it -- and he would, had he seen what was going on.
They start talking to him as if everything’s in perfect order, try to act innocently, only exchanging a look that says, “We can’t keep doing this.”