( lo and behold, the king himself arrives in a fluster of excited energy, nearly overshooting the blanket she's sitting on entirely; he makes it, though, flops on the ground and inadvertently kind of uses audrey as a way to stop himself, leaning against her.
1. he's definitely out of breath. 2. he's definitely pressing a kiss to audrey's cheek, laughing sheepishly as he greets, ) Hi.
( ben reaches for audrey's hand across her book, links his fingers with hers, more than a little starry-eyed as he meets her gaze. that little boop is sweet, makes him scrunch his nose in return. )
This might sound cheesy, but I didn't even kiss you yet and I'm already feeling about a million percent better.
[Audrey squeezes his hand- but as he admits he's already feeling better her smile gets a little bigger and she ducks her head. She has an answer for that- psychology wise- but she likes it a lot better when it sounds like she's the entire reason.]
It's okay, I like cheesy. I'm glad- [She pauses and shifts her weight to rest on her free hand- leaning closer to him.] Just think of how much better you'll feel when you do kiss me, then.
( heat radiates from ben's cheeks — from running all the way here, duh, no other reason, he's the king, he's refined, it's fine — as audrey leans in closer, closes the distance between them for him. )
— Yeah. You're totally right.
( which definitely warrants a kiss, a soft breath of laughter muffled as he finally closes that last inch of space between them, pressing his lips against hers, soft and warm and inviting and tasting a little like bubblegum. )
[she knows how to get what she wants- her smile remains coy as she looks up at him through her lashes. She barely gets an "I know" in before he's finally kissing her.
She smiles and runs her thumb over his, pressing back into the kiss with closed eyes.]
( ben's maybe a little bit of an overeager kisser, but that's okay; he sits up a little straighter so his other hand can cup her cheek — gosh, her skin is so soft — and continue the kiss, head starting to swim a little.
when he finally lets their lips part, he straight up falls back against the ground, head against the blanket and tilted up so he can watch the clouds pass by, a giddy exhale of breath matching the smile on his face. ben squeezes her hand, asks, maybe rhetorically and maybe for real, ) How'd that work so well?
[It was easy enough to let him get carried away, she was all too happy to follow his lead. Her heart flutters as he grasps her cheek and when they finally part? She giggles and watches him fall back on the blanket.
Audrey squeezes his hand back, watching him watch the clouds.] I don't know, but now that we know it does...
[She leans over him, hair falling over her shoulder and brushing against his before she leans down and kisses him slowly. She has to shift her weight from her hand to her forearm to do so, but it's worth it.]
( solid plan, audrey, a+, 100%, ben's all on board with this, the way she takes the initiative here.
he looks up at her with about a thousand hearts in his eyes, sheer admiration for this princess, strong-willed and forward, who knows what she wants and takes it. like another kiss, capturing his lips slowly as she leans her weight against him, and how could ben ever want anything more? his eyes flutter closed as her lips meet his and he kisses her in return, warm and slow.
maybe he should get overwhelmed by stress more often, if this is where it leads him. )
[If he starts getting overwhelmed by stress more often, she'll start realizing what he's up to.
Not that she'll care, necessarily. She was happy to make him happy- especially if this was the way to do it. Especially if he looks at her like he was just now. She let's go of his hand, albeit a little reluctantly, to instead move that hand up to his cheek. Her thumb traces over his cheek as she keeps her kisses soft and brief- there's just a lot of them.
She breathes out a short sigh after a moment, lips hovering over his, before she speaks softly:]
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Date: 2017-07-29 08:17 pm (UTC)don't judge me if i'm out of breath when i get there because there are a LOT of stairs between my study and the gardens.
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Date: 2017-07-29 08:30 pm (UTC)Too much. ;D See you soon!
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Date: 2017-07-29 08:54 pm (UTC)1. he's definitely out of breath. 2. he's definitely pressing a kiss to audrey's cheek, laughing sheepishly as he greets, ) Hi.
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Date: 2017-07-29 09:15 pm (UTC)In fact, she looks up just as his lips meet her cheek. She brightens and turns her head towards him, laughing with him more than at him really.]
Hi.
[She reaches up and brushes some of his hair from his eyes... And boops his nose.]
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Date: 2017-07-29 09:28 pm (UTC)This might sound cheesy, but I didn't even kiss you yet and I'm already feeling about a million percent better.
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Date: 2017-07-29 09:41 pm (UTC)It's okay, I like cheesy. I'm glad- [She pauses and shifts her weight to rest on her free hand- leaning closer to him.] Just think of how much better you'll feel when you do kiss me, then.
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Date: 2017-07-30 02:05 am (UTC)— Yeah. You're totally right.
( which definitely warrants a kiss, a soft breath of laughter muffled as he finally closes that last inch of space between them, pressing his lips against hers, soft and warm and inviting and tasting a little like bubblegum. )
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Date: 2017-07-30 02:20 am (UTC)She smiles and runs her thumb over his, pressing back into the kiss with closed eyes.]
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Date: 2017-07-30 03:24 am (UTC)when he finally lets their lips part, he straight up falls back against the ground, head against the blanket and tilted up so he can watch the clouds pass by, a giddy exhale of breath matching the smile on his face. ben squeezes her hand, asks, maybe rhetorically and maybe for real, ) How'd that work so well?
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Date: 2017-07-30 03:45 am (UTC)Audrey squeezes his hand back, watching him watch the clouds.] I don't know, but now that we know it does...
[She leans over him, hair falling over her shoulder and brushing against his before she leans down and kisses him slowly. She has to shift her weight from her hand to her forearm to do so, but it's worth it.]
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Date: 2017-08-13 06:50 pm (UTC)he looks up at her with about a thousand hearts in his eyes, sheer admiration for this princess, strong-willed and forward, who knows what she wants and takes it. like another kiss, capturing his lips slowly as she leans her weight against him, and how could ben ever want anything more? his eyes flutter closed as her lips meet his and he kisses her in return, warm and slow.
maybe he should get overwhelmed by stress more often, if this is where it leads him. )
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Date: 2017-08-15 04:31 am (UTC)Not that she'll care, necessarily. She was happy to make him happy- especially if this was the way to do it. Especially if he looks at her like he was just now. She let's go of his hand, albeit a little reluctantly, to instead move that hand up to his cheek. Her thumb traces over his cheek as she keeps her kisses soft and brief- there's just a lot of them.
She breathes out a short sigh after a moment, lips hovering over his, before she speaks softly:]
Is it still working?