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[ Even though she said this, even though Lapis confident and sure about her feelings, she can't help but feel... a little nervous about his reaction. At the very least, she wanted him to know this. She's pretty sure it would have been impossible to hold back, after this.

But that smile tells her everything she needs to know - her breath leaving her in an almost bashful chuckle, before she finds herself pull into his arms. The kiss is one she returns eagerly, and she can't be sure if the dizziness is from needing air when it lingers or just the surge of emotions rushing through her. She loves him, she is completely and utterly in love with him, and she was finally able to say it. To let the most important person in her life know how much he means to her.

For such a long time, she thought something... someone like her didn't deserve this. To feel anything like this. But Jinwoo has proven her wrong each and every time, and she couldn't be more grateful. There will never be a day that goes by, where she doesn't think about how he made her life better by simply being by her side.

She takes a moment to catch her breath when he pulls back, eyes focused on his. And at his request, she can't help but chuckle again - hand reaching to rest on his cheek, as she gives him that adoring smile once more. ]

I love you, Jinwoo. I'll say it as many times as you want. [ Over and over and over again, because she knows she'll never get tired of saying it. Her words are a little breathless still, but still warm and genuine as she keeps expressing her feelings for him. ]

I love you so much... I love you more than anything else.

[ of course her loudest, most negative thoughts were wrong. When he'd come to Kaisou, met his new co-workers, he'd settled in for the idea that he'd only ever be a benchman again. Quietly reserved to do only the bare minimum field work--and yet, his first job on arrival had been with her.
And then ever since, he'd never had to... go Solo. It was so different for him, how could he not be smitten with the person who stuck by his side, regardless of how many times he made a fool of himself, how many times he could have messed up even the easiest of jobs?

She'd made herself so... important in his every day life that hearing those simple words--they're elation in spoken form. He holds her tightly to him, shifting to take one of her hands, to hold it over his chest--where his heartbeat is actually comfortably notable under her fingertips. He raises his head to look at her with bright blue eyes. a small squeeze of her fingers and another breathless little laugh. ]

I.
I almost can't believe I'm hearing it. But I believe you.
I--
I love you, too. I love you so much--I've been so. Nervous about telling you all this time. Even after a conversation with Husk, the one thing that pulled me through was being determined to prove that my heart was set on you.
And only you.

I --wondered if it was too early, but.
If you feel that way, too.
Then.

I don't have any worries anymore.
I can say it as many times as I hear it.
I love you, too. My beautiful Lapis de Fiore.

[ Lapis lets herself lean against him as he holds her tight, blinking when she holds her hand over his chest - and when she can actually feel his heartbeat, actually feel it, her breath catches in surprise before her eyes meet his. The sound of his laugh makes her smile all over again, and she finds herself almost... nervous all over again, for his response.

It's a giddy sort of nerves, one that has her heart racing as her other hand clenches the necklace to her own chest. And actually hearing him say it back, hearing him say all of that...

She can't stop her own breathless little laugh, the blurring of tears in her eyes an almost familiar feeling now. I love you, too he says and it takes so much not to just sob from the sheer joy that those words fill her with. For so long she had convinced herself that love wasn't something she could have, that she never deserved, and now here she is - in the arms of the man she adores the most, as he tells her he feels the same.

It's almost overwhelming, enough so that she feels almost shaky - but that does stop her from beaming brightly at him, from leaning close enough to gently press her forehead against his. Such simple words have made her so overjoyed that she hardly knows what to do with herself. ]

I love you too, my precious Sung Jinwoo. [ And since she hasn't said it in Korean yet; ] I love you so much.

[ The words trail off into another breathless giggle, heart still pounding and cheeks still burning from the sheer rush of it all. ]

I'm never going to get tired of saying that. So if you ever need to hear it again, I'll be more than happy to tell you.

[ he hasn't loved anything in a long time. If there's something about being with lapis has taught him it's that he forgot what it felt like to truly care about someone. He'd been living life in what felt like third-person, going through the motions because what else was there?

No family, very few friends--she was what he was missing. The start of something that was his, again, someone to protect and care for. It's easy to love her, he had long ago decided. And being loved back was just... what an amazing feeling.

He could hear her say it for hours and not get tired. But at the same time. He has to laugh. This--was this really someone the Order wanted to turn into a weapon? Someone with so much empathy and kindness? They were fools. ]

I might have to ask you to say it a few more times just so I'll remember it in the moments we're not together. [ inoften as that is, lately. ] Especially in Korean. Your accent has gotten so much better. [ he gives a bit of a cheeky smile, but. It's lost, as the pinkish color rises in his cheeks for the first time in a... long time. Probably the first time they'd gotten intimate. ]

I'm going to become a real pest, you know.

[ Part of her wonders if she's dreaming - she spent so long telling herself that she would be alone, that her life would only ever be what the Order commanded of her. And then in comes in this shy, quiet and incredibly kind man to show her that her life is worth so much more than that.

And she knows once they're free, Lapis knows it's a freedom she wants to spend with him. Even if it's... honestly a little frightening, after years of telling herself otherwise, but she knows she can face it with him by her side.

For now, though, she'll have to keep making sure he knows just how much she loves him. ]

I'll say it at least five times everyday. [ There's a pause, before she chuckles sweetly once more. ] In English and Korean. Luckily having an amazing teacher made it easier for me to know exactly how to say 'I love you'.

[ Of course she has to slide another one in there, her smile curving into something equal parts fond and playful; the pink along his cheeks doesn't go unnoticed, and she reaches up to gently brush her fingers across the flushed skin. ]

I'm not seeing the problem with that. Especially since you'll need to deal with me being a pest too. [ She'll lean in to press her lips to his, letting the kiss linger before she pulls back. And then something almost sheepish passes over her expression, as she lets herself lean against him. ]

... Ah, I know I suggested going to get massages first, but I really don't want to be away from you at all right now...

At least five, huh. [ he does have to chuckle--he wonders if she'll miscount on purpose. Likely, he will too, and try to fool her into thinking she hadn't hit five.

That'd be amusing. He's already smirking a little at the thought of it. ]

You probably could have had a much more effective teacher, but. I'll take the compliment anyway. I taught you more interesting words than an actual teacher would have, anyway. [ he's gonna wink an eye at her with a little rumble in his chest. ]

I don't. Really feel like leaving the room either.

...

We have the whole afternoon and evening to do things at the spa. Checkout isn't until 11am tomorrow morning.
We could just relax in the hot tub until dinner and then go for massages afterwords.

[ he tips his head towards the jaccuzi tub room that's the next room over. ...There's rose petals in the water and he hasn't realised it yet. ]

At least five. [ She repeats back, already having an idea of what he's thinking when she sees that smirk. There is a very, very high chance she will miscount on purpose - but she sees no issues with that. And she doubts he will either.

And she can't help but giggle again at his wink, smile brightening as there's a hum in agreement. But it's a relief to know she's not the only one who doesn't want to leave, and she gives a faint nod before turning her attention to the hot tub room. That would be a nice way to spend the rest of the afternoon... Especially since she knows she's going to be a little clingy for a while. ]

That sounds like an amazing idea. [ Lapis leans back a little now, making sure the necklace is safe and secure around her neck, before forcing herself to pull away to check out the tub. Let's see if it's already been heated up for them -

Oh.

There's a chuckle from Lapis, and she can only send an amused look Jinwoo's way. ]

... I'll assume the rose petals weren't your doing. Or if they are, I'm going to wonder if the season is having an affect on you.

The rosepetals were absolutely not my idea. They weren't here when I checked in. I have a feeling the Spa and Inn staff had something to do with it.

[ he drags a hand down his face. It's a little embarrassing, but. Hey. At least they can laugh about it? ]

I think they're trying to 'help'. [ he's totally averting his gaze away from that look, sinking down a little into his shadow. ]

At least they didn't put glitter or anything in the bath. By the looks of it.

Or anything to change the color of it. Can you imagine if they tried to make the water pink...

[ he's going to move to hang up his blazer on the back of the bathroom door, slowly closing it and flipping the 'occupied' lock on. ]

[ And there's another chuckle from Lapis in response; they can absolutely laugh about it, though she might not help with how embarrassed he feels right now. ]

I think I can safely say we don't need 'help'. [ Lapis.

But she does check for anything else in the water, because glitter on skin is a nightmare and not one she wants to deal with right now. Besides some petals still floating around the surface though, it seems all clear. ]

No signs of glitter. Which is good, because trying to get glitter off of anything is a pain.

[ Though... pink water. There's a slight scrunch of her nose at the thought, before she steps over so she can hang up her own jacket. ]

I think pink water might look more weird than romantic. What if it stained... [ Especially considering how pale he is; at least he always covered himself up.

Though with the door locked and it now securely just being the two of them, it does lend to Lapis being a little more... mischievous. While she was reaching back to unzip her dress, she instead pauses; the smile she gives him all faux innocence. ]

Can you help me with this, Jinwoo?

We definitely don't need help. [ he can at least say this assuredly, even. If. He's currently looking right at Lapis with a slight burning red color in his cheeks.

It isn't his first time being intimate with her at all--but somehow, the coy sound to her voice, the pinkish color of the lights, with the smile on her face is making him feel --

Ah, that's definitely a burning feeling that rises in his neck, and down into his stomach. ...God, he was such a lucky guy, after all. Years of bad luck, and yet, this is where he'd ended up?

He's going to move away from the door and slide up behind her, drawing a thumb along the zipper she's talking about with a hum in the back of his throat. He doesn't undo it--not yet, considering it with a little flicker of a glow in his eye. he slides one arm around her middle. ]

Ah, I think it's caught.

I may need to apply a little more... pressure, here.

[ ...as he presses a kiss to the back of her neck, then to where the zipper is, he grasps it between his teeth. Dragging it down, slowly. ]

[ Even if she's the one not-so-subtlety encouraging things in a certain direction, Lapis can still feel her own cheeks burn up as his arm slides around her middle. And that blush starts to burn to the tips of her ears as he presses that kiss to her neck and drags the zipper down, breath hitching as she flusters for a brief moment.

Only a brief moment, and once the zipper is all the way down, she shifts in his hold so that she's able to more easily curl her fingers into the collar of his shirt; motioning him back up so she can press her lips to his. Even though she lets the kiss linger only for a moment, there's a gentle graze of teeth against his bottom lip as she pulls away - that faux innocent smile back in place. ]

Ah, thank you. [ Though she doesn't shrug off her dress just yet, even as the fabric falls over her shoulders. Mostly because there's something else she wants first, and she punctuates this with another light tug on his shirt. ]

Now lets take this off next. [ She is but a simple women who very much likes seeing her boyfriend shirtless, and she has zero shame about this. ]

Edited (leaves this notif here for u) 2024-05-05 18:38 (UTC)

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