psl post: hell is round the corner

[coldestsummer]

we're hungry, beware of our appetites
distant drums bring the news of a kill tonight
the kill which i share with my passengers
we take our fill, take our fill, take our fill

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[wincon]

[ For a moment he's silent, processing, before giving a nod. ]

I thought you just... saw my approach as wrong the whole time. I got annoyed.

[ He already explained why, so he doesn't get into it again, just cops to his reaction. As much as a lighthearted gesture of comfort it might have been, Tomura wasn't exactly kidding about not apologizing so—this is his version of admitting fault. ]

If I'm gonna be wrong about something I guess this is a good time.

... You... don't think I'm just holding back for stupid reasons, right?

[ What does feel stupid is this ask for reassurance, but it's important to know, he thinks. ]

[coldestsummer]

[Apologies aren't important. Zero's just glad Tomura was willing to admit his side of the misunderstanding so they can move past the whole thing.]

I think it's never been any of my fucking business why you're holding back, but no, they're not stupid reasons.

[After a pause, he has a question of his own.]

Are you gonna get someone to look into me?

[wincon]

Sometimes people still want to get their say in anyway.

... No. The information would've been more useful to me when I didn't know who the fuck you were or what you wanted anyway.

[coldestsummer]

[Disarmingly honest, like so many things Tomura says. In that case...]

My name's Todoroki Natsuo.

[wincon]

... Do you want me to call you that?

[coldestsummer]

No. Fuck, no.

Just wanted to tell you.

[wincon]

[ A nod. ]

Zero, then.

[ He makes to push himself back up, but stops midway, leaning in close to Zero's face. There's only a split second before he presses their lips together, firm but chaste, and then he's gone, righting himself and patting down his clothes. ]

[coldestsummer]

[motherfucker whAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN

Colour him newly confused but much better equipped to deal with whatever happens next...]

[wincon]

... You seem surprised. Was it unwelcome?

[coldestsummer]

[Oh shit, he was hoping Tomura hadn't noticed that reaction.]

I, uh - when you usually fuck and run, it means you don't exactly get kissed like that much. Or kissed like anything much.

But no, not unwelcome.

[His face is on fire.]

[wincon]

Hmm.

[ With an answer like that, of course Tomura's tempted. Plus Zero's pretty cute like this, and it's sort of refreshing to be the one to initiate something unusual. Bending at the waist again, Tomura raises a hand to lightly hold Zero's chin and slots their lips together again, nice and slow. ]

[coldestsummer]

[Their long, turbulent dance has made it unfairly easy for Tomura to electrify Zero's body with small moments of light contact like this. It's a completely dry kiss and yet the simple fact of Tomura's papery lips on his makes Zero's heart race.

But he doesn't want to do anything that could be construed as aggressive, so he can't just allow himself to react according to his body's wishes. When Tomura doesn't immediately break the kiss, Zero softens his lips and lets them part the slightest bit as an invitation deeper inside, not a demand. One hand drifts up to Tomura's face and he catches a lock of light hair between his fingers, then tucks it gently behind Tomura's ear.

Tender. Unusually tender. It makes his chest and stomach flutter in the weirdest way.]

[wincon]

[ He hadn't meant to fully push Zero out of taking initiative, but he's not going to complain right now. This is pleasant too, despite his own slightly vacillating movements, the drag of their mouths together, Zero's lips soft and warm against his own.

Zero may not do this much, but Tomura has no experience either, he's working purely on instinct as he dips his tongue out briefly, brushing against Zero's parted lips. That's where he winds up at a loss though, and after a moment he pulls back a little, slightly flushed, but he doesn't back away, his eyes instead tracing over Zero's face. ]

[coldestsummer]

[It's not too hard to tell that Tomura's wavering on technique, not eagerness. When he pulls back with that slightly dazed look, Zero can't help but grin.]

Let me take over? [The pad of his thumb brushes over the mole just under Tomura's lower lip.] You say stop, I stop.

[wincon]

[ That grin on Zero is so attractive it's unfair, and that annoys Tomura, just enough to huff, petulant. It isn't what makes him pull away, he does that to think, backing away a little more as his eyes drift towards the ceiling. With each of their misconceptions cleared, he feels less hesitant to let things move forward, but...

He glances back to Zero. ]

If we go any further, just to let you know, I'm in the mood to be spoiled.

[ Matter-of-factly. He was the one who approached Zero about it, but after expelling those thoughts on everything, he feels tired. Definitely too tired to take the role of pushing them onward. ]