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[nobleleader]

who ; Carter, Kat, ?
what ; l-lol morning after
where ; Spartan base!
when ; Morning after Space Prom
warning(s) ; uh okay maybe a rating of pg-13 coz kat's getting handsy and carter's not exactly telling her no.

Comments

open to kat.

[nobleleader]

[ as soon as he's physically able, Carter's escaping the kitchen and heading back to his room, because years of not being able to sleep in means that the one morning he's got this big of a headache and no patrol to do, he's taking advantage of it.

Carter slips back into his room, sets the glass off to the side and very, very carefully crawls back onto his side of the bed, lifting the covers up and slides under them, pressing tight against Kat's back with a quiet yawn, not taking long to sleep at all ]

[nobleleader]

[ his lips quirk up a little bit when she blinks at him like that, and he's about to shift onto the bed again when she crawls across and laskfafj oh, god, his brain just kind of shuts down. ]

Kat, I'll hand you your--

[ except she's not going for the tea, she's winding her arms around him and fsaghfklmf yep, brain function gone when he feels lips pressed against his stomach. Goddamnit, and he'd finally gone fully soft again 8( ]

Kat--

[ LMFAO IT'S KIND OF STRANGLED, and his hands are raised like he's warding off an attack, kind of awkwardly not touching her, just staring down at messy bed hair. ]

You. [ ah, clearing his throat, trying again. ] Do you remember last night, then?

[nobletwo]

[ She turns her head, eyes closed, cheek pressed against his stomach. Her cheeks were a little warm and her heart beat was picking up at the question, since she's not sure how she should answer besides well-- ]

You weren't expecting me to, sir?

[nobleleader]

I wasn't...sure. None of us have done that before.

[ he feels awkward keeping his hands up, though, so one settles on her shoulder, smoothing along the seam between metal and flesh, and the other runs through her hair at the nape of her neck, blunt nails scratching lightly as he messes her hair up further by stroking through it. ]

[nobletwo]

We kissed. How scandalous, Commander.

[ Not what he meant and she knows it, but she takes the opportunity to dig into him anyway. Kat makes a soft noise, then shifts again to reach for her tea. Yeah, she better drink that way from Carter's crotch. ]

[nobleleader]

I mean the drinking--

[ lmfao just shuts up and strokes his hand through her hair, tracing it down the nape of her neck, drawing back. ]

Your tea.

[ pressing it into her hand as he backs away and goes to stretch out on the bed again, this time behind her while she drinks. He keeps his hands to himself for a moment, before giving up-- they've already done a lot more than simple touching, and it won't kill either of them.

One large hand slides up the back of her shirt, rubbing gently. ]

[nobletwo]

[ Kat leans on one arm, propping herself up so that she can drink the hot tea without spilling everywhere. She blows on it, smiling faintly at the feeling of Carter's hand slide up her shirt, and makes a quiet noise of pleasure. ]

Are you with me?

[ Hello, dropping the bomb there since Kat is tired of pussyfooting around. She sips her tea quietly, turned slightly to look at him. ]

[nobleleader]

[ Gghghsnf god, his heart is going a million miles a minute like in the middle of a battle, and hfssj he's just. Stupidly happy, even if that question makes his hand pause. ]

I-- you'll have to elaborate.

[ treading so carefully. ]

[nobletwo]

[ Haha, oh, god. Carter and his cautiousness. She wished, just once, he'd tune in and click on what she was hinting or implying right away without clarification. ]

You're always with me, sir, but are you with me?

[nobleleader]

[ oh god, awkward. ]

I don't know.

[ long pause, and then, a little -- well, not hesitant, but cautious: ]

You want me to be.

[ IT'S NOT A QUESTION, LOOK, HE'S LEARNING ]

[nobletwo]

[ Kat is just like. Her expression says it all: WHY ARE YOU SO DURRR. ]

Would I be asking otherwise?

[nobleleader]

What would even change?

[ :\ s-so unsureface. ]

We can't let anything have any sort of effect on the team.

[nobletwo]

[ gjfdkh Not what she was expecting or hoping to hear. Makes her chest hurt a little. Kat silences a moment, trying not to stiffen and just appear casual, drinking her tea and setting it aside. ]

If that's how you see it, sir.

[ She settles back down, back to him. Kat wants to ask about his phrasing and uncertainty, she wants to propose opinions, but she also doesn't want to fight with him right now. ]

[nobleleader]

[ Oh, baby, he knows you better than that.

Carter exhales quietly, and shifts, curling an arm loosely around her waist, leaning up, daring to press a kiss to the nape of her neck, awkward, awkward, constantly feeling like he's overstepping boundaries. ]

I'm not.

[ God, how does he even -- ]

You know I'm not opposed to this.

[ OR WELL HE THINKS YOU DO ]

[nobletwo]

[ She's got half a mind to tell him no-- but well, that's not exactly what she wants. Kat shift back against him, curling her head downward a little, exposing more neck but hiding her expressions better. ]

I know, sir.

[nobleleader]

I still said the wrong thing.

[ murmured kind of wryly, his fingers stroking over her stomach a little awkwardly, the motion not smooth, because she's still not sure how to do this for her, with her.

Carter leans in closer, fitting his back against her chest, kissing a mark he'd made last night, just now noticing it. ]

You want for us to be dating?

[LMFAO. SAID. SO. AWKWARDLY. fucking civvie things 8( he hasn't dated in forever. ]