Room 413 [morning]

[remember5th]

When Evey woke, she wasn't immediately aware of anything but the nice, cozy bed she was in, and the nice, warm boy she was snuggled up against.

She was really almost getting used to this.

Of course, when she cracked her eyelid, thoughts of pink wigs and tiny...fringey bras and -- oh god, she really had danced provocatively like that for a whole

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[vkandis_son]

Karal hadn't actually meant to be snuggling her, but his sleeping self had obviously had other ideas. He was too used to having her with him while he slept, now.

Or at least, having who she was without the gremlin bite.

He shot back away from her so fast he whacked into the wall, staring wide-eyed at the noisy lump. "Evey?" he said cautiously, hopefully, reaching out to try and lift the edge of the blanket so he could see her. "Please tell me it is you?"

[remember5th]

"It was...you're remarkably good at -- if you'd said that to me and not her...." Evey stuttered, and composed herself. "It worked."

[vkandis_son]

Karal bit his lip, not sure he should voice his thoughts, then tossed caution aside. "If I had been saying it to you, I would have meant every word," he said softly. "But she was not you. No matter what she looked like or how she acted, how much she threw herself at me, she was not you. I could never say those things to her and mean them." He slid one hand over hers, twining their fingers together. "It's you who I love."

[remember5th]

Evey blushed to the roots of her hair, and smiled.

"If you'd said that to me," she said very softly, squeezing his hand, "we'd be having a very different sort of morning right now. I can promise you that."

[vkandis_son]

Eyes wide, he froze, holding tight to her hand, briefly revisiting his deer in the headlights expression of last night.

Karal was as red as Evey. "That," he said very quietly, heart beating faster, "sounds better than I have words for." His voice grew even quieter, partly a question. "Not yet, but," he took a deep breath and touched her cheek. "Soon."

[remember5th]

She swallowed, her own eyes huge and on his. "No pressure."

[vkandis_son]

Karal couldn't quite believe he'd just said that, and he swallowed, eyes going even wider. But he'd meant it, it felt right, and he traced the line of her cheek. "No, I know," he said softly. "You never have."

He leaned forward to kiss her, palm against her cheek.

[remember5th]

"There's a few things I have to tell you," she murmured, between kisses, "um, before we -- before."

[vkandis_son]

"There is time, Evey." He rested his forehead against hers. "All the time either of us need. I just wanted to, umm," he smiled a little, "make my intentions clear," he finished, meeting her eyes. "What do you need to tell me?"

[remember5th]

She smiled, shrugging a little. "It's part of that long story I owe you. There's just something you deserve to know before we're, um, any more intimate than we are."

[vkandis_son]

"I very much want to hear your long story." He blinked then went pink. "Umm, for its own sake, because I want to know your stories, not for any other reason," he added hurriedly. "There is no pressure from me, either. And this is not the place I'd choose for us, in any event and perhaps I could stop talking now?" You babbling idiot.

[remember5th]

Evey started laughing softly. "What, you don't think that your bed, after you've saved me from my burlesque dancing, and we're both utterly mortified the next day is the most romantic and ideal location?"

[vkandis_son]

Karal gaped at her then started to laugh. "Oh yes, it's incredibly romantic. Glory, why wait!" He pretended to pounce on her, moving to wrap his arms around her and bury his face in her shoulder, just happy to have her here and have her happy.

[remember5th]

She laughed, sliding her arms around him and feeling so much better. "Oh yes. The mood's impeccable."

[vkandis_son]

All his nerves and his nervousness, all his embarrassment and apprehension, ran away like water and he simply laughed again, relaxing against her. "I love you," he said on a deeply content sigh, and added teasingly, "So a shared dorm room is perfect for our first time together."

[remember5th]

"Maybe we'll get really lucky and your roommate'll come in and threaten me again," she said, teasing. "Right in the middle."