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[Would you mind coming up with something?]

[It had been a long few weeks of work for both of them, but finally during the weekend they had managed to arrange some time for themselves. For that very reason, Eli had invited him over to her house where she currently lived by herself.

Usually the apartment is for her band mates to crash over while traveling, but this weekend she's told everyone to keep away because she has important guests.

Though first, let her sit next to Athrun on the sofa while keeping her head on his shoulder. It has been a long time, after all.]

[Athrun isn't the only one appreciating the other's presence. At the moment, he's relaxed, his arm wrapped around Eli's shoulders. He doesn't blame her if she's tired; he kind of is himself. Plus, simply cuddling is perfectly fine with him.]

Hmm...I could stay like this for ages. It's been too long since we've done anything like this.

Well, we have no need to go anywhere, so we can do anything we want. [She looks up a little and smiles at him.] So just staying here is just fine with me.

I'd say this is a good description of "anything I want" for now. I can't imagine anything I enjoy more than holding you in my arms.

[Athrun turns his head and places a kiss atop Eli's own head. He then leans his cheek against it.]

It's like I can feel all of my stress floating away.

[Eli smiles even more at the kiss and a nuzzles a little at his cheek.]

I feel the same way. Just being like this with you is enough to make me feel content.

[Athrun closes his eyes for a moment. When he opens them, he attempts to pull Eli closer to him and lean toward the end of the couch.]

Like everything is right with the world, yes?

[Athrun doesn't even need to pull her much, since she'll lean toward him contently and kisses his chin from the position she's in.]

Exactly. You make me so happy, Athrun.

You do the very same for me.

[Athrun responds to the kiss on his chin with a kiss of his own to the top of Eli's head.]

Liminal Space is, unsurprisingly, extremely gaudy at the moment. Paper and lace hearts are hanging everywhere, creating small spaces for people to hide in, or more likely get lost in. Unfortunately for the groups, if a couple get stuck in one of the little inlets, they need to kiss to get out of the area.

Naoto is... somewhat lost at the moment, after taking a wrong turn after a bright purple glittered heart. She's glancing around, trying to find anyone that she recognizes.

Jean had been stuck in one of the inlets for far longer than he would have wanted to. No one had really come by where he was, which was kinda making it impossible for him to leave. Not that he would have wanted to meet with just anyone - seeing as he did have a girlfriend - but for some reason communications weren't working.

Luckily enough, Naoto does find him from the right place. There's a smile on his face once he spots the girl. "Naoto."

Her smile brightens as she sees him there. "Hello, Jean. This space seems determined to cut everyone off from each other."

Taking a few steps forward, she walks into the inlet with him. "I am very glad I have found you, however."

She doesn't realize that they're now stuck there. Whoops.

"... just so you know, I haven't been able to leave here for a while."

And you just walked into the very same place. "I didn't get a chance to warn you."

"Oh." She sighs. Damnit Trumps.

"So, er, do you have any idea what we have to do to get out of here?"

Some Things that I like:

Hurt/Comfort
It is Cold for Some Reason
How Do You Kiss Without Breaking Your Nose
Sexy Times*
Your Cuddles are Distracting Me from Important Business
Armin Does Not Understand Romance (I've Kissed Mikasa Before???)
Do You Ever Get Away from Those Two or Are You Attached by the Hip?

*between consenting adults

[Are you trying to do some important work Armin? Too bad, because Jean feels like hugging and he's doing just that even if you'd be writing an important letter to Erwin or whatever.]

[Armin's neat handwriting dips clumsily down into a scratchy blob of ink as Jean embraces him from behind, effectively pulling his arm back. He sighs loudly, puts his pen down to avoid any further mistakes. Looking up makes everything go blurry for a second, and he adjusts his glasses, the need for which was no doubt created by staring down cross-eyed at documents like this one for hours at a time.]

Jean, I have work to do. [He huffs mildly. He heard him coming up from behind, so he's not surprised-- nor is he shocked by his behavior. Jean does this on a semi-regular basis.] It's been a long day.

It's exactly why you need a break, isn't it? C'mon. You can write that later.

If you have your way, "later" is going to end up being tomorrow. [Armin's mood remains dour, although it's obvious it's an act he's had to perfect.] I don't have that kind of time. This operation doesn't run itself, you know!

[ Again?

Adela can't help but sighing as, for a while now, she's been up in the middle of the night due to constant nightmares. Now that it's afternoon after classes, she can't help but be thankful that it's not Hufflepuff's day for Quidditch practice. It means she can go back to the library, go back to more searching...

It's not like her life is terrible. Even if Zelman hasn't exactly eased up, she's busier with Quidditch and, thanks to Kaoru being a stubborn jack ass, Hikaru. Those aspects are even pretty nice, if she has to admit it to herself. Even so... Even so...

Her head bobs as she continues to try and read, though perhaps picking one of the bigger and comfier chairs to rest in probably wasn't the best move. Eventually she does end up falling asleep entirely though, the book of news articles open in her lap as she ends up snoozing.

Unfortunately, even in that short time it doesn't take long for another nightmare to begin, and she begins twitching and shaking then and there. ]

Edited (adding more) 2016-03-15 21:56 (UTC)

[Hikaru has been looking for Adela for some time, since he misses her company. Of course he probably should have come to the library first, but he had checked the Quidditch pitch since he didn't remember all of the schedules. But now he's at the library and-

There she is, sleeping. Hikaru scratches his head a little, wondering what he should do. It's not a very good place to sleep after all, maybe he should wake her up and tell her to go to take a nap or-

Is she... having a bad dream? Hikaru approaches Adela and watches a little closer over her reactions before shaking her a little.]

Hey? Adela?

[ It's immediate, she jolts at the touch and gasps, wide-eyed. It takes her a second to breathe again, relaxing and raising a hand to rest on his. Damn, another one... Still, at least it's someone she's glad to see who found her. ]

Hey... Sorry. What time is it, Hikaru?

Edited (Correction and adding more b/c I suck) 2016-03-16 02:52 (UTC)

[Hikaru looks really worried at the reaction. It's kinda rare to see him this worried, since it usually only happens with his brother. It shows how much he's already taken a liking to Adela, really.]

It's near five... were you having a bad dream?

... It's that one again. Remembering what happened with the hawk.

[ She can't lie to him about it. She wants to, but she can't. She sighs, her head bowed as she can feel her skin burning with the admission because it's still hard to admit that she's still effected by it. ]

I think I have to ask Professor Flowright for more sleeping draught.

[Of course. The hawk attack was something that left a strong trauma, after all. Hikaru puts his hand on Adela's arm, trying to offer some comfort that way.]

I can come with you. Is there anything else I can do?

... Stay with me a while?

[ Ugh she could feel herself getting more and more red as she asked that. And this was a place where they could get caught too, but it wasn't like they could go to the common rooms or anything and... Well, she felt like she could be just a little more selfish when it was Hikaru. But only a little. ]

It was a long day. One hell of a long day. Their tiny group of three had barely broken the surface of their newest dungeon, and even what little they'd done felt like it took even more time than usual. The Shadows were fiercer, the halls were longer, and everything was just... tiring.

Thus, Naoto had insisted that Yosuke come back to her apartment with her instead of going home. They needed to rant, and an empty apartment is the best place to return to. On the couch is a fuzzy Featherman blanket, and Naoto had gone into the kitchen as soon as they got home to make some cocoa, which she brought out with a smile.

"Here. I've always found that cocoa helps after a long day."

It had been a little hard to convince Teddie to go back home by himself, but it was all worth it. Their parents (which was still weird to say) were used to Yosuke being out later, so he wouldn't need to explain anything. As long as Teddie went home, it was all good.

It was a good idea to come to Naoto's place. They really needed some time together to go over what went on and just in general relax. Yosuke settled down on the couch, using half of the blanket so he could leave so space for Naoto to come under it too.

The cocoa Yosuke takes with a smile. "Thank you. Something sweet for fatigue sounds fantastic."

Living alone is fanstastic sometimes, especially because no one cares who comes over or when. If she wanted to have people come over to talk about things, or study, or just be, no one would kick them out at any particular time.

She hands him the cocoa and puts hers down on a side table so she can crawl under the blanket with him. Once she's settled, she leans against him just a bit with a comfortable smile.

"It'll warm you up in all of the best ways." Reaching over, she picks up her drink and takes a long sip.

"Well, having you next to me is also a good way to warm up", Yosuke says with a small smile when she comes under the blanket. "Thanks for telling me to come with you. I think this is just what I need to relax."

"Good. I think we could both use it. That was a... particularly long day." She'd been knocked out once, and it really took a lot out of her.

Smiling a tiny bit, she puts her head on his shoulder, somewhat without thinking.

Yosuke feels a little guilty about letting his party wipe out, but at least they managed to get out of there safe anyway.

Once her head is on his shoulder, Yosuke gentle kisses her hair.

She smiles, letting out a small, contented sigh as he kisses her hair. It's one of the rare moments that she's without her hat, a sure sign that she feels happy and safe.

Wiping out is normal in battle, and not something that she'd ever blame him for, but knowing that he brought her back is oddly comforting. For now, though, she's just enjoying him holding her.

It is blisteringly hot in Ishval and that Riza remembered, but what she had forgotten was how cold it became overnight. A few hours after sunset and the temperature had dropped so much that she was boiling the kettle for tea in the small kitchen, a heavy sweater over her uniform undershirt. Running her fingers through her freshly-trimmed hair, she found herself wishing it was longer if only for the additional warmth.

Time spent relaxing in the apartment after work, however, is limited--because while she was stationed here through the military housing options were 'limited': and limited housing meant she was sharing the apartment with a certain ~~Colonel~~ Brigadier General Roy Mustang.

Placing two mugs on the counter, she turned to the sitting room. As she pours water from the kettle into both she glances to the sitting room. "Sir, may I interest you in a cup of tea?"

Roy considered it a very lucky that the housing options were limited. Normally for people on their line of work couldn't really live in the same apartment. Luckily no one was really in a hurry to fix this arrangement either so he could enjoy his time living under the same roof with Riza.

It really was getting cold that night. It wasn't an ideal temperature in the daytime either, but this was too much of a change. At least they had blankets and extra clothes to help with that... and tea, which Riza seemed to be making.

"That would be wonderful." Roy puts down the paper he had been reading for work before looking at Riza. "Why don't you come over here and sit with me while we drink?"

Bringing the two mugs over, she handed one to him before taking a seat on the threadbare sofa--on the far edge, leaving enough space between them for propriety to rule. While he might be willing to permit a bit of closeness, Riza was still carefully maintaining her distance.

Wrapping her hands around the mug, she fought the chill that ran through her, eying the document on road planning she had brought with her to review with disdain.

"If I'd remembered it got this cold at night, I don't think I would have cut my hair again." Absentmindedly, she raises her shoulders to keep heat in. "Six degrees? I don't think I'll ever be fit for such weather."

[ooc: I'm so fudging actual desert temps....6 degrees Celsius is the low in the colder time of year but whatever I do what I want]

Roy's well aware of Riza keeping her distance. It's not what he'd like, but he can't blame her for being careful either. It's just the two of them, but you never knew what to expect when you lived in military apartments. Still, it was a cold night. They could use with a little more closeness. The problem was how to address that to Riza without making it sound like an obvious hint at anything.

He took a sip from the tea before looking at her hair quietly. And idea passed through his mind, which was worth a shot, at least. He puts down the mug next to the papers on the table before lifting the blanket he had on himself.

"If you're not careful you might catch a cold. Come here. It's fine if we just sit next to each other, right? We need to keep warm, after all." It's not really an order. More of a suggestion. Of course it's more of Roy wanting to be close to her, but he's also worried Riza would be too cold.

Fluffy Open Post

Eli, please!

I hope this works!

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Naoto/Jean AU

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Jean pls

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Hikaru please! Impverse

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Naoto/Yosuke AUness

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