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an awkward first time travel-y kiss
Date: 15/01/2020 14:20 (UTC)“It is,” Dick said. “Lewis, can I ask you something?”
“Sure,” Nix said, running his finger along one of the plaques on the wall.
“Why are you naked?”
Nix grinned. “Funny you should ask,” he said, turning around. “We were just in the middle of something.”
“In the middle of something?”
“You were about to have your sordid way with me, Maj - Mr. Winters.”
Dick was blushing, and Nix’s heart swelled at how adorable his lover was. He took a few steps toward Dick to close the distance between the two of them, and took Dick’s face in his hand. Nix kissed him, rather sloppily, because he was still drunk from VE Day champagne and usually Dick led the way. Dick’s mouth was hard under his for a moment.
Nix pulled back. “You don’t want to do this with your parents here?” he asked.
“No -- well, yes -- I, um,” Dick cleared his throat.
“Is everything okay?”
“Yes,” Dick said, and then looked down at the floor. Nix studied him. “Yes, it’s alright. It’s just, you’ve never kissed me before.” Dick glanced up at him and caught his eye.
Nix filled with a familiar self-loathing, one he never felt with Dick around.
“Oh. Fuck.” He scratched the back of his neck. “I’m sorry, Dick.”
“Don’t -- no -- can we just try that again? I didn’t think I was very good.”
“You can kiss me as much as you want. I’m yours.”
“Are you?”
“Mmm hmm,” Nix said.
This time Dick took Nix’s face in hand. Dick ran his thumb across Nix’s cheek. The pad of his thumb caught on his five o’clock shadow. On Dick’s face was the same soft look that was always there, but there was apprehension too, as though Dick didn’t know what to do. Nix wasn’t used to that. It had always been Dick leading the way. But Dick had to learn how to do that somehow. It took a few moments before Dick got the nerve to lean over and kiss him, and when he did, the kiss didn’t feel right. Nix did his best to make himself pliant, he closed his eyes and opened his lips. Dick was still stiff, though, and Nix wanted to pull him out of his own head. He nibbled on Dick’s bottom lip, and then when Dick’s mouth was open, pressed his tongue to the tip of Dick’s.
Dick didn’t take charge like Nix had wanted, instead he pulled away. “Thank you,” he said, the picture of politeness.
“You’re welcome,” Nix responded. “You know, you’re taking all of this very well. A naked man appears and steals your mom’s apron, and you kiss him.”
Dick flushed red, making Nix grin, as it always did. “One does not refuse a gift of god,” Dick said.
Nix just nodded, because what could one say to that? Dick would find out soon enough that Nix was no angel.
“Can I get you some clothes?” Dick asked.
What Nix really wanted was Dick to get out of his clothes, but he didn’t want to push his luck. “Sure,” he said.
Re: an awkward first time travel-y kiss
Date: 15/01/2020 16:06 (UTC)This is so sweet with just enough of Nix's sharp edges, ugh. I really want to see the finished product!!!
Re: an awkward first time travel-y kiss
Date: 15/01/2020 17:50 (UTC)I put chapter 1 up two days ago. I will probably post chapter 2 tonight or tomorrow, depending on if I have time to revise it.
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Date: 15/01/2020 15:47 (UTC)It's as if the story is a bit detached, like missing some warmth despite the fact that it was supposed to be fluffy?
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Date: 15/01/2020 16:02 (UTC)maybe the characters' motivations/emotional setting aren't in the right spot to start the story off where you want it?
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Date: 15/01/2020 16:50 (UTC)"Dick slipped in Lewis’ foxhole at the end of his day, hoping the boys would be safe for at least a few hours in their holes, that the Krauts would let them at least sleep for a single uninterrupted night.
Lewis grunted, not too happy about the cold that followed Dick inside before the Captain could fix the tarp securely once more. Dick gave his friend an apologetic smile and tried lying down on his bedroll beside his friend, his thin blanket covering his long frame but not really managing to warm him up, not as much as Lewis beside him, a small warm form rolled in blanket and coat.
Instead of going back to sleep, Lewis surprised him by moving to his side to leave Dick a little more room to move, so he could lie on his back. Before Dick could say anything Lewis had unwrapped himself from his own blanket to cover Dick with it too, one arm slung across his chest with a grunt. Dick couldn’t help a little smile at that, and spread his own blanket over the both of them.
Lewis burrowed better against Dick’s side, making possible for him to wrap one arm around Lewis’ shoulders and tuck the blanket well behind his back. If Dick had expected to be able to take his arm back and get to sleep, he was stopped by Lewis actually snuggling against him in his doze, the man only half asleep but apparently set on pressing Dick’s heat even if that meant throwing one leg over Dick’s.
Dick shivered when Lewis pressed his face against the crook of his neck, sighing happily at the warmth they were sharing, and suddenly Dick had to close his eyes, his heart hammering in his chest as he wondered if they could stay in that position for a bit more, enough for him to fall asleep pretending they were more than friends.
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Lewis sighed deeply at feeling the heat seep through the fabric of both their uniforms, and for once he thought he could have been content in just staying still in his friend’s arms, least Dick would change his mind and not only let him go but deprive him of the so sought after warmth.
Instead of moving away from Dick, Lewis let his hand travel from his friend’s shoulder to cover his heart as nonchalantly as he could, trying to pretend he was too asleep to be able to do something on purpose. He had to open his eyes though when he finally felt the fast beat of his friend’s heart under his palm despite the coat and uniform in between."
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