[ Henry, on the other hand, is definitely getting used to the downtime. He isn't lazy by any means, and he enjoys diving into work to forget about any pressing matters at hand. Speaking of pressing matters... ]
Guess we just never got past the door. Too eager, maybe?
[ Whether he means Arthur or himself or both, he doesn't say as he presses an open-mouthed kiss to Arthur's skin, wherever his mouth can reach. The heat wafting off of him leaves a pleasant tingling sensation on his lips and he can't get enough of it. His hands are already roaming, kneading deep into the curves of his hips, half submerged in the steamy water. ]
[By now, Rey has accepted that the hot springs are somehow an endlessly supplied sort of thing, that it won't run out just because it's being used, and while it still makes her head spin a little to think of something so excessive as a pool of hot water meant just to relax in, she's accepted that it's a thing.
She's also accepted that it's widely understood you get in naked. She's gone by herself a few times and has no problem with the concept, but on her walk up she's got a towel wrapped around herself for the warmth if nothing else, hair down from the usual half up thing she's gotten used to lately, and when she arrives in just a towel with her hair down she doesn't expect company. She doesn't expect anyone to see her looking so soft, without her staff on her back, ready to take a nice, long soak.
She also doesn't expect her spring to be already occupied... by two people. Who seem to be very invested in their time together.
That doesn't stop her, though, and she stands over them at the edge of the pool with her hand on one hip (the other holding the towel securely around herself, thank you) with a look of consternation on her face.
There's a grin trying to break though, though, so it's not a very good attempt at pretending to be annoyed.]
[ He admits it readily, mostly because Henry's hands are wandering and very distracting. Not something he's going to complain about, not at all. Half the reason he agreed to come out here was for this. No strings, just pressure relief. Arthur skims his palms along Henry's shoulders, lightly drags his nails down to his chest, leaves quickly fading pink marks in their wake.
There's barely an inch between their mouths when someone's voice cuts straight through the haze.
Resisting the urge to sigh, Arthur pulls away enough to angle a look at whomever's caught them very red handed.
Oh. ]
I'm indulging my exhibitionist streak.
[ It's deadpan, dry as a twig in a desert. ] Is that gonna make two of us?
[ Like Arthur, Henry also turns his head slightly to greet the voice that just interrupted them. There's a sigh on his lips from the lingering heat left by Arthur's nails, and he doesn't bother hiding the heady expression it leaves on his face as he sees Rey.
Ah, yes. He knows her. They had quite a moment during their spider etiquette training. He looks from Arthur, then to Rey, then back to Arthur. ]
Don't you mean voyeuristic? Or...
[ Then back at Rey, a small creeping smile forming on his face. ]
[Wow, that's... not what she expected. She thought they'd stop, move apart, or at least look even slightly apologetic. She's used to the sensibilities of people from Earth keeping them from doing embarrassing things like this, but these two don't seem to mind that they've got a spectator for what's supposed to be an intimate thing.
Then again, maybe she's the one that's gone crazy. That almost sounded like Arthur trying to invite her to join in. Thankfully, that tone leaves her fairly certain he doesn't mean it.
Fairly. It's that smile Henry gives her that makes her eyebrows start to creep up, changing her amused look into one of surprise.]
I don't think we'll both fit on his lap.
[She goes with that, with answering Arthur's question about two of us, because it seems the least confusing route to go.
[ Something itches to fight Henry over the verbiage, a streak of his argumentative side flaring up. It isn't worth it, especially not when he's heavy in his lap, steam relaxing all the tension and subsequently the aggression out of him.
Considering Rey's answer, he studies her for a few seconds, expression calculating. There's a couple ways this could go, but he's thinking about taking a potential risk. Could be a payoff here for all of them. ]
No, but there can be room in here. If you want.
[ The offer is nonchalant, easy. As though he participates in threesomes all the time (maybe he does they don't know his life). ]
[ Henry can practically feel that little pause in the air hanging between them as he decides whether to argue or not (he thinks they've been around each other enough to know some of their idiosyncrasies). Fortunately, he could easily agree with it being both. It really could've been either or when it came to a third party joining the fray, whether they were planning on watching or joining. It's not an important point though and he watches Rey carefully to gauge her reaction.
He certainly had no objections to it. Like Arthur, and apparently Rey, he's more than interested in taking this to another level. Seems they're all relatively on the same page. ]
Water's nice, at least. Come join us.
[ Just don't crush him with your combined weights please. Not that he thinks they will. The invite is about as casual as one can get, as if he and Arthur weren't just about to get it on in a tub. ]
[They're serious. She can tell by the steadiness to their gaze and the fact that they haven't actually stopped at any point that her options are get in with them or get lost, and now that the offer is out there she can't help wondering what would happen if she did.
What would that be like? Would they really involve her in their partnership? Is it that easy to just add a third person to the mix?
She can't help her curiosity, her natural desire to want to try everything under the sun now that she's left Jakku behind and decided to live for herself rather than a family that never wanted her, was never coming back. Now she wants to be greedy, to take what's offered with both hands and take more if she can, and if they're offering... if it's not about to be them teasing her for taking it seriously...
The months away from Jakku have done her some good, but she knows she's not much to look at when it comes to the curves department. She's wiry and thin, strong muscle instead of soft curves, and she knows her chest leaves... well, quite a lot to be desired, if what she'd heard around the cleaning stations on Niima outpost is true. But she thinks looks alright when it comes down to it, and if they've been sleeping with other men for very long she doesn't think they'll be all that bothered by the fact that she might not exactly measure up.
She drops her towel and takes her time stepping down into the pool, not ashamed to let them see her and far more interested in not getting bad footing and cracking her head open because she's slipped and fallen in with them. The warmth of the water makes her shiver a little as it slips up her legs, and while she hadn't intended to really get in Henry's lap there isn't a whole lot of room, now that there's three people in this hot spring. She's got no choice but to crowd in a little too close for it to be just friendly, but at this point she doesn't think any of them mind.]
[ While she's deciding, Arthur watches her expression for a second. Wheels are turning, though he isn't as familiar with her to know what exactly is going on behind it all. Instead of worrying overmuch, he slides out of Henry's lap after Rey drops her towel– seems like she's made up her mind.
Maybe a little unashamedly, he takes in her shape. She's not curvy, not like Mal. Rey has muscle though, honed and shifting along her arms and legs. If she wanted, he's pretty sure she could give them a a run for their money.
(Or maybe she'll pin them down without flexing a finger; it's enticing). ]
[ Henry barely notices Arthur sliding out of his lap, distracted by the casual way Rey drops her towel and climbs into the tub. While true that she isn't curvy, she holds herself confidently and he likes that as much as he admires her physique. It's also true that he isn't used to being with a woman that's about as built as he is, but that isn't anything of concern to him. Just different.
Arthur's brand of straightforward asking is something he's familiar with, and figures it's best to lead in with that for now. Unabashed in asking for something he wants, and still makes it feel natural enough, Henry admires that about his technique.
While she settles in and Arthur inquires, Henry just leans against the edge of the tub. Elbow propped up on the ledge, he lets his head tilt lazily in her direction, getting used to the coziness of the tub with all three of them in it. For now, he watches, waiting for a good time to join in once it gets started. ]
She didn't think they would shift to make room for her, make it feel like she was supposed to be exactly where she is so easily. She thought maybe she'd hover around their edges, contribute in some way to them being with each other, not somehow accidentally end up in the middle of everything.
Are they even a couple? She isn't sure now, thinking back, if she's ever heard anything about them being romantically involved, if she's ever seen them together standing too close or holding hands, stealing a kiss here or there. When Arthur asks to kiss her her eyes immediately settle on Henry, waiting for some sign he doesn't like that, but all she sees is a relaxed kind of interest as he watches this unfold.]
Yes. [Like she'd said no. But-] But I don't want to do this if it'll mess things up between you two. If you have something already...
[ At her hesitance, Arthur casts a glance over to Henry, who looks as laid back as ever. He likes to think he knows the man well enough to consider this a good indicator of whether he should keep going– which is to say, things are looking up. He gives her a half-shrug, more like a shoulder raise. ]
We're not committed, it's sort of a no-strings arrangement. That alright with you?
[ He's really asking if she would consider them all exclusive. If she even wants that. Or if she wants the same thing they've already had; nothing concrete, just the freedom to occasionally keep beds warm and company. ]
[ He meets Rey's glance with an expectant one of his own, as if he didn't expect her reaction either. Sometimes he forgets that only they know that they're in a no-strings attached relationship here. There's only a small nod in response before Arthur moves onto his explanation.
Her hesitation is reasonable though, as the idea of just joining two dudes you've only known for a short while for something so intimate (and with both at the same time, no less) would make anyone a little cautious at first. ]
I just don't want to be the cause of any tension between you.
[That seems like an obvious thing to her, but looking between the two of them...]
There isn't any, though. So I guess-
[Might as well just start? And clear up the question of what's okay, who can do what. She takes it upon herself, reaching out to put a hand on Henry's shoulder for balance as she leans in, fits her lips to his in a careful, almost tentative kiss.
It's more of a brush of her lips to his at first, gauging how that feels and if she likes it before she presses a little harder, demands a little more from him. Her hand drifts up to his jaw to angle his head back, make sure their lips find the right angle, and by the time she pulls back she's a little flushed and fairly certain she's got the basics down.
Without much of a beat after that she's leaning towards Arthur and catching him up in her second kiss, using what she'd picked up in practicing on Henry to get things heated a little faster, lips parting, hand in his hair rather than on his jaw. She could use it to tug him closer and doesn't, aware of how put together he usually is and not wanting to muss him up too badly just yet.
She figures that can be something she and Henry do together.]
[ Some part of him relaxes some once Rey makes up her mind. He wouldn't have stopped her if she decided she didn't want any part of this. It was just the hanging tension that passes and passes quickly.
Arthur had asked, but it's Rey that makes the overture. Her mouth meets Henry's and he feels his heartbeat speed up. It's one thing to think about three people being involved and quite another to see it happening. He can't even begrudge them for the lack of attention, especially not when Rey pulls away with a flush across her cheeks. It's a good look, he notes.
That's all he really has time to think about before her hand slides into his hair, tugging him into a kiss. Arthur goes easily, slides his tongue over hers and along her bottom lip. His hands slide to her waist first, easing his palms up her sides and just barely skirting her chest. ]
[ While he'd expected her to go to Arthur first since he asked, he easily falls into place as she presses into a kiss. It's tentative, soft, and while his baser instincts want to deepen it right away, he lets her set the pace. As her kiss demands more, he complies, parting his lips ever so slightly until she's gotten used to it. She pulls away and he's left wanting more, a slight tinge of pink creeping on his ears (with some help of the sauna, it's hard to say what's causing the flush).
As she's kissing Arthur, his eyes roam over the pair of them, how Arthur is brushing against her sides and he follows the trail with mounting interest. Not one to be idle, he figures it's as good a time as any to slide right against her. He wants to press flush against her, but sitting sideways in the tub doesn't exactly allow for much maneuvering fully seated. So instead, he leans forward and presses a breathy kiss to her shoulder before making a slow trail up her neck. Beneath the water, his fingers glide around her hips and experimentally press into the sharp curves. ]
[She hadn't really thought that she'd be one for being touched like this, soft and slow and gentle, but the way they both explore her the way they do is something she can't help but like. It feels nice, Henry's lips working up her neck, their hands working in tandem to hold her close and make her feel supported between them, and she smiles a little against Arthur's lips at the idea that she could actually be the sort of person who let people in rather than chasing them off.
She'll probably manage it eventually, but for now she feels entirely comfortable parting her lips for Arthur's tongue, reaching back a little blindly for Henry to pull him in closer to her.]
In the past his hookups have been either 1. furtive or 2. driven, neither situation granting him the desire to slow things down at all. Someone he'd slept with once called him "bossy" and he'd almost walked out right then.
(They might've been right).
That tension he usually carries with him is absent here now that Rey's joined them. He knows she wouldn't want to be coddled or treated like she's fragile, but he's still going to draw back, take it slower. There's something enjoyable in taking the time. Henry's pressed in closer as well, kissing along Rey's neck; Arthur's hands connect with his when he slides them back down. He follows the strong line of his wrist and up the inside of his arm with the tips of his fingers, feeling the flicker of his pulse. Arthur drops his other hand, traces Rey's inner thigh as he kisses her, purposely skirts away where the vee of her legs meet– just a tease. ]
[ This is honestly a big step up for Henry, even if he exudes a sort of calm confidence, like he'd done this all before. He was experimental, adventurous, sure, but there was always a constant: Sylvia. His ex definitely introduced him to a much more stimulating world, and perhaps it's her influence as well that allowed him to be in a situation like this at all.
With the remaining waves of tension dissipating, Henry can sense all of their bodies relaxing into place, getting comfortable with each other and the space they occupy. Rey shifts slightly in her seat when Arthur's hand dips beneath the water, and the way she reaches for him only encourages him to scoot forward. Pulling her into his lap, he sighs when their heated skin press flush against one another. His fingers brush against Arthur's as they both tease around her hips and continues to kiss at her neck.
He watches through heavy-lidded eyes, just relishing this heated exchange for a moment. ]
[She's so sure that Arthur's hand is going to end up where she wants it that when it doesn't, when his fingers come so close to touching her and then slip right back down her thigh ineffectually, she comes very close to growling at him and demanding he fix the mistake he's made.
But then there's Henry, hands on her waist and putting her in his lap, and he distracts her with something new before her patience can wear thin. When he sighs like that she pulls away from Arthur, turns her head to catch Henry's lips when he tries to go on kissing along her neck. It should feel taboo, she thinks, to switch between them so easily, but she's too lost in how good it feels to be wanted to get too worked up by what's right and what's crossing a line.]
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Date: 2018-05-04 02:32 am (UTC)Guess we just never got past the door. Too eager, maybe?
[ Whether he means Arthur or himself or both, he doesn't say as he presses an open-mouthed kiss to Arthur's skin, wherever his mouth can reach. The heat wafting off of him leaves a pleasant tingling sensation on his lips and he can't get enough of it. His hands are already roaming, kneading deep into the curves of his hips, half submerged in the steamy water. ]
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Date: 2018-05-04 02:47 am (UTC)She's also accepted that it's widely understood you get in naked. She's gone by herself a few times and has no problem with the concept, but on her walk up she's got a towel wrapped around herself for the warmth if nothing else, hair down from the usual half up thing she's gotten used to lately, and when she arrives in just a towel with her hair down she doesn't expect company. She doesn't expect anyone to see her looking so soft, without her staff on her back, ready to take a nice, long soak.
She also doesn't expect her spring to be already occupied... by two people. Who seem to be very invested in their time together.
That doesn't stop her, though, and she stands over them at the edge of the pool with her hand on one hip (the other holding the towel securely around herself, thank you) with a look of consternation on her face.
There's a grin trying to break though, though, so it's not a very good attempt at pretending to be annoyed.]
You know this isn't a private area, right?
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Date: 2018-05-04 03:43 am (UTC)[ He admits it readily, mostly because Henry's hands are wandering and very distracting. Not something he's going to complain about, not at all. Half the reason he agreed to come out here was for this. No strings, just pressure relief. Arthur skims his palms along Henry's shoulders, lightly drags his nails down to his chest, leaves quickly fading pink marks in their wake.
There's barely an inch between their mouths when someone's voice cuts straight through the haze.
Resisting the urge to sigh, Arthur pulls away enough to angle a look at whomever's caught them very red handed.
Oh. ]
I'm indulging my exhibitionist streak.
[ It's deadpan, dry as a twig in a desert. ] Is that gonna make two of us?
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Date: 2018-05-04 05:51 am (UTC)Ah, yes. He knows her. They had quite a moment during their spider etiquette training. He looks from Arthur, then to Rey, then back to Arthur. ]
Don't you mean voyeuristic? Or...
[ Then back at Rey, a small creeping smile forming on his face. ]
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Date: 2018-05-04 10:52 am (UTC)Then again, maybe she's the one that's gone crazy. That almost sounded like Arthur trying to invite her to join in. Thankfully, that tone leaves her fairly certain he doesn't mean it.
Fairly. It's that smile Henry gives her that makes her eyebrows start to creep up, changing her amused look into one of surprise.]
I don't think we'll both fit on his lap.
[She goes with that, with answering Arthur's question about two of us, because it seems the least confusing route to go.
Mostly.]
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Date: 2018-05-04 12:31 pm (UTC)[ Something itches to fight Henry over the verbiage, a streak of his argumentative side flaring up. It isn't worth it, especially not when he's heavy in his lap, steam relaxing all the tension and subsequently the aggression out of him.
Considering Rey's answer, he studies her for a few seconds, expression calculating. There's a couple ways this could go, but he's thinking about taking a potential risk. Could be a payoff here for all of them. ]
No, but there can be room in here. If you want.
[ The offer is nonchalant, easy. As though he participates in threesomes all the time (maybe he does they don't know his life). ]
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Date: 2018-05-04 09:20 pm (UTC)He certainly had no objections to it. Like Arthur, and apparently Rey, he's more than interested in taking this to another level. Seems they're all relatively on the same page. ]
Water's nice, at least. Come join us.
[ Just don't crush him with your combined weights please. Not that he thinks they will. The invite is about as casual as one can get, as if he and Arthur weren't just about to get it on in a tub. ]
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Date: 2018-05-04 09:42 pm (UTC)What would that be like? Would they really involve her in their partnership? Is it that easy to just add a third person to the mix?
She can't help her curiosity, her natural desire to want to try everything under the sun now that she's left Jakku behind and decided to live for herself rather than a family that never wanted her, was never coming back. Now she wants to be greedy, to take what's offered with both hands and take more if she can, and if they're offering... if it's not about to be them teasing her for taking it seriously...
The months away from Jakku have done her some good, but she knows she's not much to look at when it comes to the curves department. She's wiry and thin, strong muscle instead of soft curves, and she knows her chest leaves... well, quite a lot to be desired, if what she'd heard around the cleaning stations on Niima outpost is true. But she thinks looks alright when it comes down to it, and if they've been sleeping with other men for very long she doesn't think they'll be all that bothered by the fact that she might not exactly measure up.
She drops her towel and takes her time stepping down into the pool, not ashamed to let them see her and far more interested in not getting bad footing and cracking her head open because she's slipped and fallen in with them. The warmth of the water makes her shiver a little as it slips up her legs, and while she hadn't intended to really get in Henry's lap there isn't a whole lot of room, now that there's three people in this hot spring. She's got no choice but to crowd in a little too close for it to be just friendly, but at this point she doesn't think any of them mind.]
So I'm in. Now what?
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Date: 2018-05-05 04:36 am (UTC)Maybe a little unashamedly, he takes in her shape. She's not curvy, not like Mal. Rey has muscle though, honed and shifting along her arms and legs. If she wanted, he's pretty sure she could give them a a run for their money.
(Or maybe she'll pin them down without flexing a finger; it's enticing). ]
Can I kiss you?
[ It's a start. ]
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Date: 2018-05-05 06:25 am (UTC)Arthur's brand of straightforward asking is something he's familiar with, and figures it's best to lead in with that for now. Unabashed in asking for something he wants, and still makes it feel natural enough, Henry admires that about his technique.
While she settles in and Arthur inquires, Henry just leans against the edge of the tub. Elbow propped up on the ledge, he lets his head tilt lazily in her direction, getting used to the coziness of the tub with all three of them in it. For now, he watches, waiting for a good time to join in once it gets started. ]
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Date: 2018-05-05 11:44 am (UTC)She didn't think they would shift to make room for her, make it feel like she was supposed to be exactly where she is so easily. She thought maybe she'd hover around their edges, contribute in some way to them being with each other, not somehow accidentally end up in the middle of everything.
Are they even a couple? She isn't sure now, thinking back, if she's ever heard anything about them being romantically involved, if she's ever seen them together standing too close or holding hands, stealing a kiss here or there. When Arthur asks to kiss her her eyes immediately settle on Henry, waiting for some sign he doesn't like that, but all she sees is a relaxed kind of interest as he watches this unfold.]
Yes. [Like she'd said no. But-] But I don't want to do this if it'll mess things up between you two. If you have something already...
[Don't let her mess them up.]
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Date: 2018-05-06 11:08 pm (UTC)We're not committed, it's sort of a no-strings arrangement. That alright with you?
[ He's really asking if she would consider them all exclusive. If she even wants that. Or if she wants the same thing they've already had; nothing concrete, just the freedom to occasionally keep beds warm and company. ]
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Date: 2018-05-06 11:57 pm (UTC)Her hesitation is reasonable though, as the idea of just joining two dudes you've only known for a short while for something so intimate (and with both at the same time, no less) would make anyone a little cautious at first. ]
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Date: 2018-05-07 12:07 am (UTC)[That seems like an obvious thing to her, but looking between the two of them...]
There isn't any, though. So I guess-
[Might as well just start? And clear up the question of what's okay, who can do what. She takes it upon herself, reaching out to put a hand on Henry's shoulder for balance as she leans in, fits her lips to his in a careful, almost tentative kiss.
It's more of a brush of her lips to his at first, gauging how that feels and if she likes it before she presses a little harder, demands a little more from him. Her hand drifts up to his jaw to angle his head back, make sure their lips find the right angle, and by the time she pulls back she's a little flushed and fairly certain she's got the basics down.
Without much of a beat after that she's leaning towards Arthur and catching him up in her second kiss, using what she'd picked up in practicing on Henry to get things heated a little faster, lips parting, hand in his hair rather than on his jaw. She could use it to tug him closer and doesn't, aware of how put together he usually is and not wanting to muss him up too badly just yet.
She figures that can be something she and Henry do together.]
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Date: 2018-05-07 12:33 am (UTC)Arthur had asked, but it's Rey that makes the overture. Her mouth meets Henry's and he feels his heartbeat speed up. It's one thing to think about three people being involved and quite another to see it happening. He can't even begrudge them for the lack of attention, especially not when Rey pulls away with a flush across her cheeks. It's a good look, he notes.
That's all he really has time to think about before her hand slides into his hair, tugging him into a kiss. Arthur goes easily, slides his tongue over hers and along her bottom lip. His hands slide to her waist first, easing his palms up her sides and just barely skirting her chest. ]
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Date: 2018-05-07 03:19 am (UTC)As she's kissing Arthur, his eyes roam over the pair of them, how Arthur is brushing against her sides and he follows the trail with mounting interest. Not one to be idle, he figures it's as good a time as any to slide right against her. He wants to press flush against her, but sitting sideways in the tub doesn't exactly allow for much maneuvering fully seated. So instead, he leans forward and presses a breathy kiss to her shoulder before making a slow trail up her neck. Beneath the water, his fingers glide around her hips and experimentally press into the sharp curves. ]
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Date: 2018-05-07 11:53 pm (UTC)She'll probably manage it eventually, but for now she feels entirely comfortable parting her lips for Arthur's tongue, reaching back a little blindly for Henry to pull him in closer to her.]
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Date: 2018-05-13 01:53 am (UTC)In the past his hookups have been either 1. furtive or 2. driven, neither situation granting him the desire to slow things down at all. Someone he'd slept with once called him "bossy" and he'd almost walked out right then.
(They might've been right).
That tension he usually carries with him is absent here now that Rey's joined them. He knows she wouldn't want to be coddled or treated like she's fragile, but he's still going to draw back, take it slower. There's something enjoyable in taking the time. Henry's pressed in closer as well, kissing along Rey's neck; Arthur's hands connect with his when he slides them back down. He follows the strong line of his wrist and up the inside of his arm with the tips of his fingers, feeling the flicker of his pulse. Arthur drops his other hand, traces Rey's inner thigh as he kisses her, purposely skirts away where the vee of her legs meet– just a tease. ]
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Date: 2018-05-20 03:56 am (UTC)With the remaining waves of tension dissipating, Henry can sense all of their bodies relaxing into place, getting comfortable with each other and the space they occupy. Rey shifts slightly in her seat when Arthur's hand dips beneath the water, and the way she reaches for him only encourages him to scoot forward. Pulling her into his lap, he sighs when their heated skin press flush against one another. His fingers brush against Arthur's as they both tease around her hips and continues to kiss at her neck.
He watches through heavy-lidded eyes, just relishing this heated exchange for a moment. ]
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Date: 2018-05-21 03:48 am (UTC)But then there's Henry, hands on her waist and putting her in his lap, and he distracts her with something new before her patience can wear thin. When he sighs like that she pulls away from Arthur, turns her head to catch Henry's lips when he tries to go on kissing along her neck. It should feel taboo, she thinks, to switch between them so easily, but she's too lost in how good it feels to be wanted to get too worked up by what's right and what's crossing a line.]