For Sonya

[athelstanthescribe]

Athelstan is holding Sonya's hand as they walk up to her room, and occasionally when the urge strikes him, he stops to kiss her.

After all, he doesn't have to worry about who might see him if it's a woman he's with.

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[lt_blade]

She smiled, a mix of embarressment and afterglow as he wiped the tear away. "Hoping you didn't see that."

Sonya felt her body cooling off and snuggled deeper under the blanket. She wanted to tell him how she felt: that she may've started to fall in love with him and feeling more than just a friend-but she didn't want to risk ruining the mood by talking. A shower was also needed, but the required another minute or two of rest before she felt she would be able to pull away.

[athelstanthescribe]

"I think no less of you for it", he promises, taking her in his arms again.

[lt_blade]

Her hands found his shoulders and she rested her head on his chest, feeling his breath and hearing his heartbeat.

"Making it a little hard to go and clean up." She voiced, a soft smile on her face. His arms felt nice and she was a little loath to leave them. "You feel too nice."

[athelstanthescribe]

"Then cleaning up can wait." He smiles slightly against the top of her head. "I don't want to move either."

[lt_blade]

"I'll take that as a compliment." Her fingers skimmed over his torso, tracing the slight lines along his belly. While still on the thin side, Sonya found he had a lean built that seemed to suit him.

Slowly, Sonya felt her breath grow steady. "What if..what if I told you I think I may've fallen for you..."

She worried at his answer, but thankfully the sex seemed to leave her mellow enough to take the answer.

[athelstanthescribe]

Athelstan goes still.

"Sonya, I... I would be flattered, and I... you know I care for you very much, but..."

He won't lie to her, just to make things easier for himself.

[lt_blade]

She let out a deep breath. "But things are complicated back home." She wasn't sure if she should've felt hurt or not: she felt disappointed, but..least it was out there, and the sex wasn't 'one-sided'.

"It's alright." She lifted her head up to look at him. "Doubt it'd work out anyway."

He knew atleast. Even if he didn't return her feelings, she would rather him know and get a response than keep it hidden.

[athelstanthescribe]

"Things are complicated for both of us, I think." His hand finds hers, and squeezes. "I hope we can still go on as we have been...?"

[lt_blade]

Her hand returned the squeeze and she tilted her head to give a small, chaste kiss on the side of his mouth. "We're fond of eachother, I can live with that."

So there were some feelings between them, not romantic, but there. Thinking on it, she just felt relieved to know at all.

[athelstanthescribe]

"Yes", Athelstan says firmly. "We are, and I never meant to hurt you."

[lt_blade]

She sighed, forcing herself not to think of past relationships. "I'm not hurt. We both wanted this and we're still friends, just now we know where we stand with eachother."

She would've been more hurt if he'd just done this for her benefit, or was using her. She was an adult, they both were-they could have sex without being romantic and still care for eachother.

As to reassure him, she reached up with her free hand and ran her fingers through his hair.

[athelstanthescribe]

He smiles at that, and runs a hand down her face.

"Then I'm glad we did this."