[No matter what he's saying, Elijah doesn't legitimately want to ruin the moment anyway. It's...almost unnerving to him- just how comforting all of this is. All of the contact...and hearing Agreas's humming while his fingers keep on moving along the other's neck. He never would've imagined himself enjoying any soft scene like this at all...and yet, here he is.
Although...being compared to an animal probably wouldn't be his favorite thing in the world, by contrast. But if it can get him a moment like this, he could at least tolerate hearing it. Maybe that's because, even if it's through Agreas seeing some animal-like qualities in him, it still ends up with Agreas being able to treat him like this. Even when he normally doesn't get so close to humans.
Elijah still doesn't move his head, but he nestles a little more into the other's neck when he feels the kisses and the gentle bite on his earlobe. The hand on Agreas's neck moves to blindly run up along the side of his face, and then through his hair.]
You do have the makings of a decent pillow.
[If he's going to be teased, he can at least give some minor teasing back. And there's no denying that Agreas is very comfortable to lay on. It's exactly why he couldn't get up now, even if he tried.
Honestly, as much as Elijah likes this, he still loves the idea of Agreas laying on top of him too. The other man is taller, and it creates the sense of him being completely covered by a warm embrace...which is exactly why he won't ask for it plainly. But he's happy enough just staying exactly the way they are too.]
[ Too bad that Elijah has ended up at a point where it's very, very hard for him to tease Agreas with something that actually gets to him. It's really odd compared to what he thought of the other before, but everything the other guy does is just so endearing at this point that it'd be really hard for Elijah to have even the slightest bit of impact on Agreas - well, it'd be hard as long as he doesn't go back to the way he used to treat Agreas before, anyway.
But like this.. he just loves all of this. Lying here with Elijah on top of him, gently touching him, teasing him just a little bit. Even though it's definitely not where he would ever have imagined himself being, he likes it. He always thought he'd just be by himself, never too interested in romance or anything of the sort and just content with fighting for the things he believed in. But by now he wouldn't give this up for the world. Living with Elijah like this is too nice to give it up for anything, for going back to the way he used to be. The kind of grumpy faces Elijah makes when the weather gets colder, the way Elijah sometimes suddenly touches him like he's either asking for attention or reaffirming that Agreas is really there with him.. it's all small things, but it's exactly the kind of stuff that makes Agreas' chest feel oddly light.
That's what it means to be in love, huh? It feels kind of ridiculous, but he likes it anyway. He feels a little ridiculous acting like this too, but it doesn't stop him from pressing a few more small kisses to the side of Elijah's head, happily humming in amusement at what the other is saying, before moving his head back down again to rest it against the couch and closing his eyes without actually falling asleep.
For a moment he just lies there silently, but then he slowly speaks up again. ]
Hey, Elijah. [ His hand moves across the other's back for a moment. ] If you could have anything right now, what would you want?
[ Not that the other hasn't made it very clear in the past what sort of stuff he expected from Agreas. But things have changed between the two of them since then - a lot - and he finds himself much more compelled to actually go the extra mile to help the other out now he isn't constantly forcing things Agreas doesn't want on him. (And part of it probably is still lingering after-effects from the training, but it's not like Agreas himself realises as much consciously.) ]
[To be fair, Elijah doesn't tease Agreas because he's expecting to get a reaction...but it feels like the only appropriate response to his teasing. But either way, he likes it too...everything about this.
Being in love with another person...isn't something he'd ever pictured for himself either. Doing anything romantic, or going out of his way for someone, or...just anything to do with it. But now that he does have it, he wouldn't trade it for anything. He'd never go back to the way he was before...and he'd never want Agreas out of his life.
He actually laughs softly against Agreas's neck at the question. It's funny if only because he can remember how badly he would've wanted to hear that not too long ago...He still does like hearing it now, but...it feels so much lighter.]
Nothing...I have everything I want already. Really.
[Which is true, honestly, and it even sounds sincere when he says it. He's always been content living in this apartment on his own, with a freelance job...But now his life really feels fuller with Agreas in it. Agreas is all he could ever want or need....And it's made him feel even happier with the way things are too...even sharing the apartment with their little kitten.
Except he knows why Agreas would ask him something like that...and it makes him feel a little warmer just thinking of it. Enough that he's glad his face isn't in plain view right now, since it's still at least a little embarrassing. But it gives him that same feeling from when he'd noticed Agreas doing little favors for him before...even just helping him around the house, or giving him a jacket when he was cold. And if Agreas wants to do something now for him too, Elijah can't turn it down.]
But...if I had to come up with something, I guess... Maybe I'd like it if we could.....I don't know. Go somewhere together? On a trip, I mean. I don't really know where, but...It might be nice.
[For some reason it feels embarrassing as hell- almost like he's some blushing newlywed asking his partner where to go on their honeymoon. But he really doesn't need it. He'd be just as happy staying exactly where he is right now...just on the couch on top of Agreas.]
[ It's almost a little weird to hear that answer to that specific question from Agreas. From Elijah of all people - the guy who would have been dying to get Agreas to do anything at all voluntarily for him before. But if anything, it's just proof of how much the other has grown, and one more reason that Agreas honest to god fell in love with him. It's not that Elijah is completely without his childish tendencies by now, but they've reduced so much that he can't help but feel oddly fond of the other when he thinks of that growth, to a point where Agreas plants a light kiss on top of the other's head, into his hair.
The next part makes him feel equally fond, and at least definitely not as embarrassed about it as Elijah feels right now. Ever since they've grown this close, Agreas hardly feels shame anymore at displays of affection - it's like once they broke through the barrier of him just thinking the other was an asshole and instead fell in love, all he wants to do at times like these when they're so close is display his affection for his grumpy kitten of a boyfriend. ]
Hmm. That'd be fun. [ Not that he doesn't agree with the sentiment that them staying like this is honestly just as great as them going somewhere far away or anything, but Agreas does like the idea of travelling. There's a lot of places he'd still like to see around the world, and although he always thought when he was younger that he'd just travel around the world someday by himself, by now he finds the idea of peeling himself away from Elijah for that long difficult. The other's training did have lingering effects, and feeling odd when Elijah isn't there is one of them, even though a big part of it is fuelled by love more than anything else by now.
Not that he intends to drag Elijah everywhere he wanted to go around the world.. he wouldn't do that to the other, at least. But making some trips together, just the two of them to some place where a lot of people might not even live.. he likes that thought. A lot. ]
Although we might want to avoid cold areas, huh?
[ Come on, he can't not make fun of Elijah when it comes to the other's disdain for the cold. It's not like Agreas likes the cold - although it's more like he's just indifferent to it, honestly - but the way Elijah starts grumping when the temperature starts dropping is oddly cute. And funny. It still makes him feel just as fond as anything else the other does, though, and it is true Agreas has sacrificed his jacket for Elijah plenty of times because of it. And it means he at least has enough common sense to not put the other through that kind of nightmare.
(His lips curve upward a little at the thought, though.) ]
[There are some childish tendencies about Elijah that'll never go away completely. They're just too ingrained into who he is as a person, and he's not exactly hellbent on changing them...He'll always be possessive more than any of the other traits though. But since Agreas is already his...and even loves him, no less...it's managed to tone that part of him down a lot.
Still, even as they're planning a trip together, and even though the thought of going somewhere cold makes his nose scrunch up in annoyance at the though, Elijah would still insist on going with him there too. The idea of Agreas going on a trip without him, even if he'd go by himself just...makes a twinge of jealousy pass through him.
Not because he's dying to go to some snow hell part of the world. It's simply that he wants to be wherever Agreas is...he doesn't want Agreas experiencing something major without him being there too. It's not like he can't ever handle being apart from him at all, but...that's more from a few hours to a couple of days at the most. When it's something that would be this much time? He'd endure the cold for it.
Elijah rolls his eyes though- knowing Agreas will never stop making fun of him for how much he hates the cold. Why wouldn't he hate it? Who likes being cold? The only thing even remotely good about it...is getting Agreas to warm him up.]
I could deal with it, if there's somewhere you really wanted to go.
[Except...maybe somewhere like the actual arctic. He'd have to legitimately bury himself in warm clothes.]
But I'd still definitely vote for someplace warmer for our first trip.
[Because there's no need to limit themselves to just one anyway, even if their second one couldn't be for a while...He likes the idea of looking forward to more of them.]
[ Agreas can't fully help himself when he hears that. He can even feel Elijah's face start to scrunch up a little with the way the other is resting against him - he doesn't even have to see it to know exactly what the other looks like right now. It's almost like his trademark expression everytime summer ends and the cold days start to kick in. And Agreas... well, he can't help but let out a soft laugh at the thought.
It's just way too cute. Honestly, it's almost ironic that Elijah was so intent on only showing his worst sides to Agreas at first and try to win him over with force when nothing could ever have worked as well as just having shown this from the start, just him being this cute. He's aware to a certain point though that his attitude towards Elijah isn't the only thing that's changed - Elijah himself has changed as well during their time together. He can't even imagine the Elijah who looked so smug whenever he knew he had the upper hand over Agreas being willing to cuddle with him on the couch like this.
The thought makes him pull the other a little closer against him. ]
I won't go anywhere you can't follow me without suffering. [ "Suffering" in the Elijah sort of way, anyway. Agreas rubs his nose against Elijah's head a little, like a small affectionate gesture that's way too soft for someone who looks the way Agreas does. ] Promise.
[ As funny as it would be, he's not actually going to drag his boyfriend over to the Artic. Elijah probably would never even want to get off the boat or plane. ]
I don't even want to think about how much you'd whine at me if I went off on my own.
[ Elijah is still possessive to that degree, anyway, and even though Agreas doesn't mind it, he's still aware of it. There's no way Elijah wouldn't clog up his phone's inbox with whiny messages about Agreas not being there - in a way that'd almost be kind of endearing to Agreas anyway. Elijah really acts like some sort of pet when you don't give him enough attention, maybe it's what Agreas ended up falling for with that soft spot in his heart for animals. ]
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Although...being compared to an animal probably wouldn't be his favorite thing in the world, by contrast. But if it can get him a moment like this, he could at least tolerate hearing it. Maybe that's because, even if it's through Agreas seeing some animal-like qualities in him, it still ends up with Agreas being able to treat him like this. Even when he normally doesn't get so close to humans.
Elijah still doesn't move his head, but he nestles a little more into the other's neck when he feels the kisses and the gentle bite on his earlobe. The hand on Agreas's neck moves to blindly run up along the side of his face, and then through his hair.]
You do have the makings of a decent pillow.
[If he's going to be teased, he can at least give some minor teasing back. And there's no denying that Agreas is very comfortable to lay on. It's exactly why he couldn't get up now, even if he tried.
Honestly, as much as Elijah likes this, he still loves the idea of Agreas laying on top of him too. The other man is taller, and it creates the sense of him being completely covered by a warm embrace...which is exactly why he won't ask for it plainly. But he's happy enough just staying exactly the way they are too.]
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But like this.. he just loves all of this. Lying here with Elijah on top of him, gently touching him, teasing him just a little bit. Even though it's definitely not where he would ever have imagined himself being, he likes it. He always thought he'd just be by himself, never too interested in romance or anything of the sort and just content with fighting for the things he believed in. But by now he wouldn't give this up for the world. Living with Elijah like this is too nice to give it up for anything, for going back to the way he used to be. The kind of grumpy faces Elijah makes when the weather gets colder, the way Elijah sometimes suddenly touches him like he's either asking for attention or reaffirming that Agreas is really there with him.. it's all small things, but it's exactly the kind of stuff that makes Agreas' chest feel oddly light.
That's what it means to be in love, huh? It feels kind of ridiculous, but he likes it anyway. He feels a little ridiculous acting like this too, but it doesn't stop him from pressing a few more small kisses to the side of Elijah's head, happily humming in amusement at what the other is saying, before moving his head back down again to rest it against the couch and closing his eyes without actually falling asleep.
For a moment he just lies there silently, but then he slowly speaks up again. ]
Hey, Elijah. [ His hand moves across the other's back for a moment. ] If you could have anything right now, what would you want?
[ Not that the other hasn't made it very clear in the past what sort of stuff he expected from Agreas. But things have changed between the two of them since then - a lot - and he finds himself much more compelled to actually go the extra mile to help the other out now he isn't constantly forcing things Agreas doesn't want on him. (And part of it probably is still lingering after-effects from the training, but it's not like Agreas himself realises as much consciously.) ]
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Being in love with another person...isn't something he'd ever pictured for himself either. Doing anything romantic, or going out of his way for someone, or...just anything to do with it. But now that he does have it, he wouldn't trade it for anything. He'd never go back to the way he was before...and he'd never want Agreas out of his life.
He actually laughs softly against Agreas's neck at the question. It's funny if only because he can remember how badly he would've wanted to hear that not too long ago...He still does like hearing it now, but...it feels so much lighter.]
Nothing...I have everything I want already. Really.
[Which is true, honestly, and it even sounds sincere when he says it. He's always been content living in this apartment on his own, with a freelance job...But now his life really feels fuller with Agreas in it. Agreas is all he could ever want or need....And it's made him feel even happier with the way things are too...even sharing the apartment with their little kitten.
Except he knows why Agreas would ask him something like that...and it makes him feel a little warmer just thinking of it. Enough that he's glad his face isn't in plain view right now, since it's still at least a little embarrassing. But it gives him that same feeling from when he'd noticed Agreas doing little favors for him before...even just helping him around the house, or giving him a jacket when he was cold. And if Agreas wants to do something now for him too, Elijah can't turn it down.]
But...if I had to come up with something, I guess... Maybe I'd like it if we could.....I don't know. Go somewhere together? On a trip, I mean. I don't really know where, but...It might be nice.
[For some reason it feels embarrassing as hell- almost like he's some blushing newlywed asking his partner where to go on their honeymoon. But he really doesn't need it. He'd be just as happy staying exactly where he is right now...just on the couch on top of Agreas.]
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The next part makes him feel equally fond, and at least definitely not as embarrassed about it as Elijah feels right now. Ever since they've grown this close, Agreas hardly feels shame anymore at displays of affection - it's like once they broke through the barrier of him just thinking the other was an asshole and instead fell in love, all he wants to do at times like these when they're so close is display his affection for his grumpy kitten of a boyfriend. ]
Hmm. That'd be fun. [ Not that he doesn't agree with the sentiment that them staying like this is honestly just as great as them going somewhere far away or anything, but Agreas does like the idea of travelling. There's a lot of places he'd still like to see around the world, and although he always thought when he was younger that he'd just travel around the world someday by himself, by now he finds the idea of peeling himself away from Elijah for that long difficult. The other's training did have lingering effects, and feeling odd when Elijah isn't there is one of them, even though a big part of it is fuelled by love more than anything else by now.
Not that he intends to drag Elijah everywhere he wanted to go around the world.. he wouldn't do that to the other, at least. But making some trips together, just the two of them to some place where a lot of people might not even live.. he likes that thought. A lot. ]
Although we might want to avoid cold areas, huh?
[ Come on, he can't not make fun of Elijah when it comes to the other's disdain for the cold. It's not like Agreas likes the cold - although it's more like he's just indifferent to it, honestly - but the way Elijah starts grumping when the temperature starts dropping is oddly cute. And funny. It still makes him feel just as fond as anything else the other does, though, and it is true Agreas has sacrificed his jacket for Elijah plenty of times because of it. And it means he at least has enough common sense to not put the other through that kind of nightmare.
(His lips curve upward a little at the thought, though.) ]
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Still, even as they're planning a trip together, and even though the thought of going somewhere cold makes his nose scrunch up in annoyance at the though, Elijah would still insist on going with him there too. The idea of Agreas going on a trip without him, even if he'd go by himself just...makes a twinge of jealousy pass through him.
Not because he's dying to go to some snow hell part of the world. It's simply that he wants to be wherever Agreas is...he doesn't want Agreas experiencing something major without him being there too. It's not like he can't ever handle being apart from him at all, but...that's more from a few hours to a couple of days at the most. When it's something that would be this much time? He'd endure the cold for it.
Elijah rolls his eyes though- knowing Agreas will never stop making fun of him for how much he hates the cold. Why wouldn't he hate it? Who likes being cold? The only thing even remotely good about it...is getting Agreas to warm him up.]
I could deal with it, if there's somewhere you really wanted to go.
[Except...maybe somewhere like the actual arctic. He'd have to legitimately bury himself in warm clothes.]
But I'd still definitely vote for someplace warmer for our first trip.
[Because there's no need to limit themselves to just one anyway, even if their second one couldn't be for a while...He likes the idea of looking forward to more of them.]
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It's just way too cute. Honestly, it's almost ironic that Elijah was so intent on only showing his worst sides to Agreas at first and try to win him over with force when nothing could ever have worked as well as just having shown this from the start, just him being this cute. He's aware to a certain point though that his attitude towards Elijah isn't the only thing that's changed - Elijah himself has changed as well during their time together. He can't even imagine the Elijah who looked so smug whenever he knew he had the upper hand over Agreas being willing to cuddle with him on the couch like this.
The thought makes him pull the other a little closer against him. ]
I won't go anywhere you can't follow me without suffering. [ "Suffering" in the Elijah sort of way, anyway. Agreas rubs his nose against Elijah's head a little, like a small affectionate gesture that's way too soft for someone who looks the way Agreas does. ] Promise.
[ As funny as it would be, he's not actually going to drag his boyfriend over to the Artic. Elijah probably would never even want to get off the boat or plane. ]
I don't even want to think about how much you'd whine at me if I went off on my own.
[ Elijah is still possessive to that degree, anyway, and even though Agreas doesn't mind it, he's still aware of it. There's no way Elijah wouldn't clog up his phone's inbox with whiny messages about Agreas not being there - in a way that'd almost be kind of endearing to Agreas anyway. Elijah really acts like some sort of pet when you don't give him enough attention, maybe it's what Agreas ended up falling for with that soft spot in his heart for animals. ]