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You'd better relax, it's your birthday! [CLOSED]

Dec 29, 2009 14:55

Characters: L and Vash
Content: It's L's birthday, and Vash is also determined to help him relax. The only question is, how successful will he be?
Setting: The captain's cabin
Time: The Long Night, in the evening
Warnings: PG rated slash, might even stray towards PG-13 this time!

( It had been a rough time for everyone, that much was painfully obvious )

≠ vash the stampede, ≠ l lawliet

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sugarforteatime December 29 2009, 21:02:19 UTC

He was, as most of the crew had likely noticed, not in the best of moods. Everything had been weighing down on him more than he was used to. If anything it made it more obvious how vulnerable he had become over the last year, almost a year and a half now. He was not by any means an emotional person, but these emotional things were effecting him more often.

Loss hurt more than he expected, happiness felt sweeter, he might not be the best at expressing it, but he though the understood emotions more now too. It was disconcerting, though.

"You may come in, Vash." He tucked his journal away where he'd been setting down his thoughts and slid it into a drawer. "Did you bring cake?"

stampeded December 29 2009, 21:35:42 UTC

He opened the door and slipped in with a smile, "No... I guess I should have, huh?" Vash knew he had forgotten something... well, he could always see about raiding the kitchens with him later. There was bound to be some sort of cake in there.

"I didn't forget what day it is, though... so happy birthday, Ryuzaki!" Vash stepped up to his desk, extending the hastily-wrapped present to him. "So how old are you now? Would we still be able to see the cake under all the candles?"

sugarforteatime December 29 2009, 21:44:09 UTC

"It is twenty seven. There is still sufficient room to see the cake." He definitely didn't have to ask Vash the same question. It would be enough to cover a table. He stretched, standing in his chair and then stepping down and taking the present. He didn't open it yet, instead placing it on his desk and then he leaned forward and gave Vash a rare, soft, peck on the cheek.

It was Long Night, after all, and, well, he supposed certain crew members wanted him to be more affectionate, even if they didn't know what they were encouraging exactly.

"Thank you. Should I open it now?" He picked the present back up and inspected it from both the top and the bottom.

stampeded December 29 2009, 22:19:14 UTC

He broke out into a smile when Ryuzaki kissed him, his face even flushing a bit. Ah, that was why it paid to remember important dates! It was even more special today, since they had been fairly busy lately. This was their first night alone in a while... they hadn't even been going to dinner lately, which was something Vash was going to change.

"Yeah, go ahead! I just hope you don't already have one." It was hard finding a good gift for him, but Vash was counting on this one at least being decent. He edged in closer as Ryuzaki took a look at the present, putting a hand on his back.

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sugarforteatime January 1 2010, 05:13:07 UTC

"But you wanted my back to be cold?" He winced as he got up on his elbows, turning to look at Vash. His spine was not used to bending that way. "That seems to be unfair."

It wasn't even that cold in the bedroom, so Vash's answer seemed even more like a silly excuse. Any possible glare was dulled by the fact that he was contorted and feeling good from the backrub.

stampeded January 1 2010, 05:23:00 UTC

"No, that's not it! ... You're not getting cold, are you? I can warm you up~"

Without even waiting for a reply, Vash slid an arm around Ryuzaki's waist and pulled him in against his chest. He nuzzled his nose against his bare shoulder, but didn't do anything else, other than holding him close. Though they did hug often enough, hugging like this was ten times better, and a lot more romantic.

sugarforteatime January 1 2010, 06:35:43 UTC

He sat there, dragged into the hug with something of a shell shocked look on his face, not positive what he was supposed to do.

"Is that some form of innuendo?" He stared somewhere in the neighborhood of Vash's neck, frowning and then leaning into the hug. It was different to hug Vash like this, but only slightly different, but for some reason it was more awkward than he thought it would be. It did feel rather nice when he got over the strangeness though.

"I -- thought this was a backrub."

stampeded January 1 2010, 08:50:07 UTC

"...It's a little innuendo."

Vash hugged Ryuzaki tighter for a moment before reluctantly letting go of him. He was right... hugging wasn't what they were supposed to be doing right now. It was a nice hug, though. It just felt more intimate than their usual hugs, comfortable and warm.

More serious now, he said, "If you lie back down, I can finish that backrub."

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