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originalaccountname · 7 months

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My turn to be skk-posting

in my ideal vision, when they finally get in something resembling a relationship (as adults, they were Not There as teenagers), it's because they both want it, which means they unlock previously forbidden features with each other like sharing a bed instead of a couch (you all know about my weird obsession with skk and couches), but also freely touching.

Dazai is a rather tactile person; my guy is freed after 2 weeks in prison and the first thing he does is dance, poke at, lean/hug and play with the hair of the first non-evil person (a stranger) he meets. Being with Chuuya, he constantly finds himself in Chuuya's bubble, and indulges in ways he usually can't with others. That often means direct skin contact, not even with ulterior motives, but really just because he is allowed and he wants to.

Chuuya on the other hand has never done something gently ever: he is fierce, he cares and loves intensely, and he never lets go, but he barely knows the concept of a reassuring gesture (working on it). Dazai being in his bubble wouldn't bother him at all by that point, but the handsy part? it's awkward. needs some getting used to. It's a learning opportunity.

And when Chuuya gets used to it and finally makes a move to return the favour? it's Dazai who short-circuits.

#probably a mix of it being someone else initiating touch instead of him and said contact being (finally) gentle #we're getting off-subject but i'm convinced there's a difference for dazai between casual or violent touch and purposefully gentle touch #after all his way of showing affection is primarily by being a menace and being annoying to those closest to him. which tends to come with-#-threats of violence if not attempted/executed violence (kunikid.a repeatedly choking or drop-kicking him for his repeated offences)#AND a difference between being touched with and without bandages (it's like a second skin) where *with* bandages it's mostly whatever #this man flirts off-screen like his life depends on it he does not mind physical touch BUT (<- your cue to make some headcanons)#on a tangent do you think dazai's fingers would be cold asking for chuuya's sanity #bsd #skk #soukoku #apparently i talk sometimes

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the-broken-pen · 6 months

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“You’re a super villain.”

“And you’re gorgeous.”

“What?”

“Oh, sorry love, I thought we were stating facts.”

“You—“

“Called you gorgeous? Yes.”

“No—that’s not what I—god, you collapsed the bridge this morning.”

“Ah yes. I did that too. In more pressing matters, do you have a preference towards wine?”

“I don’t—“

“I’ll pick, then.”

“All those people—“

“Were unfortunate casualties. Look. Stop trying to call for help under the tablecloth, I can see you. Look at me. I am a villain, yes, but I would give you the world. A hero? They would give you up for the world. Do you really want to love someone who will never put you first?”

“…no.”

“Excellent. Now, do you like pasta?”

“Um. Yes?”

The super villain smiled.

In the end, loving them was easier than the civilian had thought.

#villain x civilian #writing #writing community #creative writing #snippet #heroes and villains #fic writing #ficlet #writing prompt #writblr #flirting #dialogue #writer #original writing #gentle #happy ending

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bubba-draws · 5 months

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Woe, grollow wip be upon ye

#bubba doods #hollow knight #grollow #radiance vessel au #hollow knight au #the hollow knight #grimm hk #nightmare king grimm #hollow hk #i really wish i could make these into stickers #also love their differences like. normal grollow: gentle. flirty interaction #rv au hollow: i am holding u but im also very close to biting you. somehow biting does count as flirting #sorry for the lack of activity here fellas. holidays been wack

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tequiilasunriise · 1 year

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I am so in love with this volume because I am so in love with the way Blake Belladonna is finally allowing herself to love Yang, you feel me?

Blake has always had this love fer Yang, we all watched their slowburn unfold over several volumes, but she kept this love close to her heart and only let that affection slip through cracks of her walls and/or during dire life or death situations. The simple, domestic, everyday ways to express love? Holding hands just because and softer words spoken freely and casually? Blake couldn’t do it because she was still afraid.

Afraid to hurt Yang and scare her away with her affections, because she had hurt Yang so much already and couldn’t bear to risk burdening her even more. She had left, she had abandoned the one person who she trusted most, and she had to prove she was staying for good this time. They still had to repair their friendship first and foremost.

Afraid to be the one hurting for exposing herself, because love had burned her once so throughly before. She trusts Yang with her life, but that haunting nightmare that is Adam makes it hard fer her to trust the brightest thing in her life with her heart. Blake had to overcome the bullish knife hanging over her head before she could be in another relationship.

And then when these issues were slowly getting resolved, Blake still held back. Sure, there were more tender moments between them, but they were more brief and far between. Blake was still holding back because this slowburn slowdance was all she knew when it came to Yang. They had to focus on the threat of Salem, of Atlas falling, of all that. It was better to play it safe, now was still not the right time.

But then? But then Blake watched Yang die, and suddenly all those cautious moments of ‘playing it safe’ racked up to an indescribable amount of missed opportunities and regret. Suddenly waiting all this time for the ‘right’ time didnt matter at all anymore because Blake completely ran out of any time.

Blake isn’t going to hold back anymore, she’s finally comfortable enough to be who she always was deep down under those trauma walls, this openly affectionate silly goofy little book nerd who just wants to make her beloved smile, and she’s going to absolutely s h o w e r Yang with flirty tones and dumb jokes and longing touches and be such a dorky romantic because she doesn’t want to waste anymore time. As Weiss spoke fer all of us, it’s, “About time”. The ‘right’ time is right the fuck now screw that ‘not concerned with sands of time’ bullshit she wants to kiss this stupid pretty face and she WILL let Yang know. I think about Blake this volume and I’m just SO PROUD OF HER. Nothing like a little taste of death to push a slowburn along, huh? Seriously though, witnessing Blake’s arc come full circle to open up and be the person she once was before Adam crushed her into taking up as little space as possible, before she deemed herself as nothing but a coward and a fool, seeing her laugh and smile openly and shoot every damn shot she can- it’s so, so damn good.

Anyways, I am also in love with Yang Xiao Long having no idea how to handle Blake being incredibly openly in love with her. 10/10 watching experience, truly.

#those fanfics that had Blake being a smooth flirt are O U T. Canon silly goofy dorky romantic Blake Belladonna is IN #shes so in love she cant contain it anymore she can hardly even LOOK at Yang without those soft eyes and gentle touches #she keeps having these brief soft moments of physical contact with Yang and its DRIVING ME NUTS #stolen moments of sunshine bc shes so drawn to yang she cant stop herself from indulging even if its a quick little touch im so fucken ill #lord save me im so ill IM SOOOO IIILLLLLL #GODS. GODS IM HAVING SUCH BIG FEELINGS OVER BLAKE BELLADONNA RN.#rwby #bumbleby #bumbleby bumblebabes #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #rwby spoilers #rwby v9

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lunarharp · 4 months

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wanted to adapt the google search results a gay woman got in a japanese drama "tsukuritai onna to tabetai onna" which is good btw.

#witch hat tag #orufrey #the most light and gentle version of flirting-like behaviour of all time - a mutual passing thing - a peaceful dance through the long years #a way to work you out.. a way to express something about myself. all these steps are leading up to that beautiful magic #that you read about once. but actually we've been making it all this time... many many steps to this wonderful recipe.#the only non-perfect & non-fated thing about them is that oru is gay but (imo) qif could easily be transfem at any time. don't test him #oru being a woman wouldnt change anything for qif but oru is gay as hell.. However if qif was a woman then it'd be fine anyway no doubt.#oru would give in his membership to the Gay Men's Picnic Club group he goes to and embark on this life instead..many such cases #also i was typing “am i gay” into google when drawing tsukutabe fanart to check what google looks like #and “am i depressed” was the autofill for “am i”. qif's life is like: maybe he would have looked up something like oru did #but he got a bit distracted and started reading about cptsd instead which seemed more pertinent. sometimes childhood goes this way <3 #anyway Tsukuritabe..Kinou nani tabeta...And witch hat kitchen.... the trio of gentle silly 30+ gay couple situations..ohh..#orufrey are the combo of those. like tsukutabe they aren't together yet. like kinou nani tabeta they are a long-term couple. beautiful #i will never let go of them. drawing this has cheered me up. they are with me

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fadedrainbowbookshelves · 1 year

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I'm not saying this method of flirting isn't working, just maybe next time skip the fact he could be outrun by sharp-eyed butterflies, Frank.

#welcome home #welcome home fanart #frank frankly #eddie dear #eddie x frank #frank x eddie #Frank *desperately flirting by dropping horrifying facts about insects to someone who is wary of them*#Trying to decipher his body language to see how this conversation is going. Is this working??#Sort of is. Eddie loves and supports Frank's interest of course and thinks he's very very smart!#Later on tho he will voice a plEASE don't tell me about how they can smell me from miles away #Frank went from finding him slightly annoying to liking being around him to having a crush pretty quickly #Eddie's a hard worker a great person to rely on and an excellent listener #Gentle and helpful in ways where Frank is more sharp. He couldn't help it really.#Unaffiliated with the incredible Welcome Home creation I'm just a fan having fun!

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dent-de-leon · 28 days

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Always thinking of Kingsley seeing Caleb and immediately dropping the whole Plank King persona. Tealeaf seeing his Magician and warming up immediately, all fond, playful teasing and open affection. King telling Caleb just how adorable he is, taking him by the hand and insisting he stay for drinks. Sharing the wildest stories and singing drunken sea shanties, reveling in the way it makes his Magic Man smile and laugh--

The way King's heart just melts when Caleb still calls him Circus Man. Tealeaf cradling his Magician's cheek and giving him the most tender forehead kiss. Stolen little moments of affection that are worth more to the Plank King than all the treasure in the sea--

#the way tealeaf is still happy to let caleb call him circus man and still cant help flirting with him immediately makes me feel some #kinda way--#caleb widogast #widomauk #kingsley tealeaf #they need the chance to share some more gentle forehead kisses and also try to tease and fluster each other as much as possible--#caleb coming to visit and a part of king always wishing he would stay--#the neins tower feeling more like home than anything else he's ever known--

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sysig · 6 months

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Some Betty highlights from her way-too-long comic roughs (Patreon)

#Doodles #Adventure Time #Betty Grof #Simon Petrikov #Can you tell I like her intense expressions #Betty's so cool I really like her character #I like how she's set up in AT and how she's further explored in Fionna and Cake :)#Right from the get-go she's just so ready to take everything in stride and I like her! She's cute and charming and funny and interesting #She's just a really well-rounded character for how little screentime she gets :D #And she's quite fun to draw so that's just a bonus haha #Obviously a mix between Adventure Time and my own style - sharp hair swoops aren't really on-model but I just like them lol #But I really like AT's eyes - they're so simple but they can be so communicative!#And Betty gets two eye styles which is Very cool >:3c #It really makes her stand out :D #I dunno if you can in her blank/wide-eyed style but she's meant to be wearing her Magic Woman getup I just forgot her hair kerchief #She's not As fun to draw with it on but I want her to be accurate as well!#It was fun to draw her interacting with Simon as well <3 Them flirting just makes me so 💕💖❤️💞💝#I'm /still/ not over his little lovehearts from Broke His Crown like fjdslafdshfdf it's so cute #Them being silly and gentle with each other gets me so bad ♥#I imagine just from these even removed from context you can tell this doesn't go particularly great for them tho haha #Also lol @ myself - I wrote this caption before finishing Part 3 which uhhhh #Part 3 ended up being well over 150% as long as this so-#They're just too fun and interesting!

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ingravinoveritas · 7 months

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Follow-up to this post and a point-by-point recap of last night's events:

- Definitely thought I would be nervous, but as soon as I saw Neil waiting backstage from the vantage of my fourth row seat, all that went away.

- The event was a tribute to Ray Bradbury, with Neil and several actors reading different short stories and Neil talking about them in between. He started off the night by talking about being a TikTok meme ("Neil Gaiman, why are you in my falafel?") and how his time as a meme was almost up.

- There was an after party in the bar following the show, and the ticket I had purchased allowed me to attend. I didn't even realize Neil was there yet because he was so low profile and just chilling while a line began to form at his table.

- When I went up to him, he was very smiley and kind and soft-spoken. I mentioned really enjoying the Bradbury story he read ("The Homecoming") because it felt like an allegory for autism, for an autistic person in a family full of neurotypicals, and it really resonated with me. So we talked Ray Bradbury and writing and it was lovely. - I also mentioned the tweets from a few years ago (here and here) that involved him commenting on a photo of me in a red bikini and me offering to cook him dinner if he came to New Jersey, and he remembered! Haha. He also still seemed very interested in the offer and said, "It's a date" and "We'll do dinner." Oh, Neil... - At the end, I somehow finally remembered to tell him my name and said "I'm Amy" as we shook hands. To which he replied, "It's lovely to meet you, Amy. I'm Neil." - After we took the picture, I wished Neil a good flight (the venue staff said they were trying to hurry up the queue because he had an early flight today) and safe travels, and he said "Thank you!" and was again so sweet and lovely and just a person. - Didn't talk to Neil about anything Good Omens, but I did end up chatting with a woman who knows Rob Wilkins (someone waiting in the queue asked Neil how to get in touch with Rob and he pointed to this woman, so that was how I first became aware of her). Later on in the evening, after Neil left, we were on the other side of the bar and struck up a conversation about all things GO, Terry Pratchett, fandoms, Michael and David's chemistry, and much more. She also told me to follow her on Instagram and message her if I ever needed tips for navigating the overwhelm that is NYCC. A totally unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable conversation overall. - Also got to talk with Yetide Badaki (who was in American Gods and one of the actors who performed last night) and she was beyond lovely. I complimented her performance and said how it was "like Siri, but less creepy" and she burst out laughing and asked if she could put that in her résumé. Haha. The topic of autism came up and she said how it was so important to her and how there needs to be more awareness. I mentioned being a professional speaker and that I've done a TED talk on autism, and she said she wanted to watch it. Again, completely unexpected interaction, but so delightful and so much fun.

My overall thoughts and takeaway from this is that real life is very, very much different and not the same thing at all as online fandom. It was incredibly refreshing to see Neil and talk to him in a non-fandom context, and to see how gracious he was with every person in line (adults, kids, couples, all of it). He signed books, took pictures with people, and hugged fans who seemed to be sharing particularly emotional moments. I feel like the fandom tends to treat Neil like some kind of god, but for me, I truly enjoyed seeing and getting to meet him as a person--charming, intelligent, funny, polite, and just a bit awkward...

#neil gaiman #ray bradbury #symphony space #nyc #selected shorts #good omens #recap post #gentle British flirting #a term coined by the Rob Wilkins lady that i enjoy very much #personal post #thoughts #discourse

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raihyeon · 1 year

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Aw, you must like me! ❤️

#overwatch #kiriko #kiriko kamori #dva #hana song #fanarts #raiarts #tokkitsune #mekafox #I think kiriko is the type to be cool with outright flirting but short circuits at the soft gentle genuine moments

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atths--twice · 8 months

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Passing the Time

While waiting for labs at the hospital, Scully helps Mulder pass the time.

Fictober day 6. Prompt: That's All? Easy.

For my dear friend Ingrid. 💓

February 7, 2018 George Washington Memorial Hospital

“How much longer did they say?” Mulder asked Scully as she closed the door and rejoined him in the hospital’s waiting area.

“Twenty minutes at least,” she replied and he sighed heavily.

“We’ve already been waiting for two hours.”

“Lab work takes time. You know that.”

“I do,” he said with a nod. “I also know that we’ve been out of the game for a while. Maybe there were advancements while we were away.”

“Excuse me?” she asked, picking up a random magazine as she sat down. “We haven’t been away from anything. You have. I worked in a hospital until very recently, remember? I am aware how long labs can take.”

“You know what I meant,” he said, rolling his eyes and she hummed. Glancing at the pages before her, but not finding much interest in them. “I guess I just forgot about the waiting part.”

“No, you’ve never been good at waiting,” she said, turning the pages with a sigh.

“In regard to some things,” he said and she turned her head to look at him. He shrugged and gave her a small smile.

“Hmm,” she hummed again, her attention back on the magazine. His leg bumped hers as he began to bounce it and she pressed into him, silently telling him to stop. “Don’t you have something you can do on your phone? A game to play or something you can read?”

“Not really.”

“You had that one game you were playing. Just do that and the time will go by faster,” she said, feeling as though she was speaking to a large child.

“But it’s boringgggg,” he said, dragging the word out dramatically while he bumped his leg into hers.

“Mulder,” she said, huffing out a laugh. “Twenty minutes is hardly any time at all. You’ll be fine.”

“At least twenty minutes. That’s what you said they said, right? So it could be more.”

“You wanna find a supply closet and make out?” she asked, turning her head and looking at him as he immediately stilled.

“You… you’re… seriously?”

“Of course not,” she said, looking back at the magazine and shaking her head. “We’re working.”

“If that’s the only hold up, I’ll take a rain check.”

“Sure,” she said, turning another page and not giving it much thought.

“I’m gonna hold you to it,” he said, his voice lower and she fought back a smile, enjoying teasing him.

“With or without clothing?” she asked, her voice also low.

“Definitely without,” he answered quickly and this time she was unable to hold back her smile. “Or whatever you prefer.”

She turned her head and held his eyes, seeing the desire within them. Leaning closer, she grazed his cheek with her own as she brought her lips close to his ear.

“I prefer without as well,” she whispered, brushing a kiss to his cheek as she pulled away.

He groaned softly and she smiled as her attention turned back to the magazine.

“Christ, Scully,” he breathed, putting his arm along the back of her chair and looking around the room.

“You gonna make it?” she teased and he laughed as he shifted in his seat.

“Honestly? Sometimes I don’t know, Scully.”

“I do enjoy keeping you on your toes. Or your back.”

“Fuck,” he breathed, shaking his head. She bit her lip to keep from laughing.

“Can I offer any help to alleviate any discomfort you’re presently experiencing?”

“Yeah, you can stop talking,” he nearly growled.

“Or I could offer a distraction.”

“No, that’s how we ended up here.”

“A different kind of distraction,” she said with a laugh.

“I’ll be the judge. Let me hear it.”

“You consider yourself an intelligent man,” she stated, looking at the magazine. Pausing on a page, she considered the pair of pants the model was wearing.

“I do indeed, but I’m not sure I’m liking where this is heading.”

“You have an incredible memory. Some might say it's too incredible.”

“It’s definitely served me well,” he said, stretching out his legs and crossing the left foot over the right. “In more ways than one.”

“Hmm,” she said, trying not to let her mind wander too far, knowing how well his memory had served in their sex life. Even from the very beginning, it was as though he had memorized every spot that made her cry out and beg him for more.

“So what did you have in mind?” he asked and she shook her head, pushing away those thoughts.

Later, she told herself. Definitely later.

“Make a list of all fifty states,” she said and he looked at her.

“A list of all the states? That’s your grand plan to help me pass the time?” he asked, moving his arm and sitting up, his brow furrowed even as he smiled. “List the states? That’s all? Easy.”

“And the capitals,” she said as he stood up, patting his suit jacket, most likely looking for a pen.

“What?” he asked, stopping and staring at her. “The capitals too?”

“You said listing the states was easy. We’ve got time to kill so… capitals too,” she said, turning a page and raising an eyebrow at him.

“Oh… you’re going to regret this. I’ll be done way before the labs are.”

“So you say,” she said, looking at the magazine. “Yet there you stand, writing nothing down.”

“Oh, you… you…” He shook his head, waving his finger at her. “I’m gonna find some paper and then… be prepared to be amazed.”

“I’m all a tingle,” she said with an exaggerated shiver.

“You… ha ha ha,” he said, walking out of the room to hunt down some paper.

She smiled as she put the magazine down and reached for another.

He was back quickly, heading to the small table in the corner of the waiting area, when she stood up and stopped him.

“Give me your phone.”

“You don’t trust me?”

“No,” she laughed. “Not for things like this. Gimme it.”

“I can’t believe you don’t trust me,” he said, taking his phone from his pocket and handing it to her. “I would never-”

“Dyspareunia,” she said, putting his phone in her pocket. “Thought of that word on your own to build off of your previous word spare?” She raised her eyebrows and he shrugged with his palms up, a guilty smile on his face. “Yeah, that’s what I thought. I’ll be holding onto your phone. Go on.”

“Bossy,” he said, as he continued past her.

“You love it,” she stated and he nodded, grinning at her.

“I absolutely do. Especially when-”

“Nope,” she said, pointing at the paper. “Get to writing.” He saluted as he sat down as she shook her head as she also sat down.

Quiet fell over the room and she was surprised when she realized ten minutes had passed without any interruptions. Looking over at him, she smiled as she saw how focused he was as he wrote. Suddenly feeling sleepy, she set the magazine beside her, crossed her arms, and closed her eyes.

“Hey,” Mulder said softly and she opened her eyes. “It always amazes me how you can fall asleep anywhere.”

“Are you done?” she asked, sitting up and looking at the paper in his hand.

“Why yes, Miss Scully. I got all my homework done,” he said in a southern drawl, handing the paper to her. She took it with a smile, her eyes running over his words.

“You know,” he said as he sat down. “That was actually harder than I thought it would be.”

“Hmm,” she hummed. “That’s not surprising.”

“What are you trying to say?” he asked and she laughed quietly.

“Nothing about you in particular. It’s just not something we think about in our normal day to day life, so it’s not surprising that it proved to be somewhat difficult.”

“As long as it wasn’t a dig at my intelligence,” he said, sticking out his lower lip.

“I would never. Did I not call you an intelligent man earlier?”

“No. You stated that I considered myself an intelligent man.”

“Did I?” she asked, tapping her finger against the paper as she read.

Juneau, Alaska. Austin, Texas. Olympia, Washington. “You did. Find any mistakes?”

“Not yet,” she said, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

“You won’t. Because, I have a fantastic memory, as I believe you said.”

“Ohhh. You were so close,” she said, closing her eyes briefly and shaking her head. “I said you had an incredible memory, but it looks like I was wrong.”

“Fantastic… incredible. One would say they’re interchangeable,” he said, moving his hands as though weighing the words on a scale.

“Hmm,” she hummed, nodding in agreement.

Columbus, Ohio. Montpelier, Vermont. Bismarck, North Dakota.

“So what’s the word, Teach?” he asked as she folded the paper in half.

“All correct. One hundred percent,” she said, smiling as she turned her head to look at him.

“A hundred percent. That should get a gold star,” he stated and she sighed.

“Unfortunately, I’m all out of gold stars at the moment.”

“Huh…” he said, rubbing his fingers across his chin. “No gold stars? You got anything else of value? I mean… a perfect paper achieved by my incredibly fantastic memory… it deserves something.”

Smiling again as she leaned closer to him, she placed a hand on his cheek and kissed him softly. Then again. Then once more, her lips lingering on his.

“Better than a gold star?” she whispered and he hummed as he kissed her before pulling back slightly.

“Much better,” he whispered back, bumping his nose gently against hers.

She pulled back further, smiling at him, her fingers scratching lightly at the stubble upon his cheek. He smiled and she dropped her hand with a sigh just as the door to the waiting area opened and the lab technician stepped inside.

“Agents, I have the results you’ve been waiting for,” he said and they both stood to their feet and followed the technician down the hall.

Though her focus was on the case and the new evidence they now had, her mind kept drifting to the softness of Mulder’s lips and how she wanted to feel them on hers again.

Without clothing this time, she thought. Most assuredly without clothing.

#fictober 23 #fictober 2023 #xffictober23 #xf fanfic #the x files #msr #x files revival #season 11 #waiting for labs at the hospital #boredom #finding ways to pass the time #teasing #flirting #gentle kissing #falling in love again #story prompt

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