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Post by Skylar Constantine on Sept 25, 2015 20:54:25 GMT -5
Skylar's lips curved further. "You know there's some truth to what people say," he told Lani. "I can play by the rules, but I'm no innocent." And whatever she may think, she most definitely was. With that spark he saw in her he'd be surprised if she hadn't been kissed, but her experience of the world seemed to be that scene kid and a couple weeks of school.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 1, 2015 22:18:00 GMT -5
"Hmmm," Lani hummed as she considered what to say and how to say it. "What I've seen of you so far, generally in hints and glances, mind you, say you will do little to nothing I would not approve of and, should I disapprove, it likely would not continue. Somehow, Skylar, you have the air of Society, if not the look." Perhaps a bow and a kiss on the hand was too little to make a true judgement, but she had grown up around Society lads and, thanks to her brother's interference and despite her attempts to break free from it, she still tended towards believing the best of people.
Even if her last suitor had run off with her brother to elope.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 2, 2015 15:29:10 GMT -5
She was right, but Skylar's brow arched at her assessment all the same. If she wasn't Society though, and if he wasn't thinking about the long run for once, it would all be iffy. He'd kissed more than one girl who didn't want to be kissed, been slapped some times and accepted others, and he'd done quite a bit worse when he was younger. Now was not the time to reveal his past. Perhaps never would be more appropriate.
"You've got me," Skylar assented with an almost sheepish nod of his head. "I intend to behave tonight for as long as you want me to." This last was said with gleaming eyes and a quirk of the lips.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 4, 2015 4:54:44 GMT -5
Lani smiled and lowered her eyes, and did Skylar suddenly become more warm next to her? Her fingers shifted slightly against his arm. "We shall give this little town a taste of Society, whether it realizes it or not," she said, then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "And I will secretly enjoy imagining the reactions my parents would have if they knew of this."
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 4, 2015 12:44:42 GMT -5
Skylar's lips curved further as he looked at the little blonde angel beside him. This girl was itching for a good time, for a fall from her lofty heights, and Skylar itched to give it to her.
They reached the restaurant without incident, the conversation hovering temptingly around the flirtatious. Skylar liked it there, where he could pretend innocence while still putting that blush on her cheeks. Let her think it was her imagination, or that he didn't know how he affected her. Or, better, let her realize he knew exactly what he was doing.
They were seated in a room off the main restaurant with a view of the water, with the sunset blazing its last vivid breath. A small table with a dark linen tablecloth awaited, a candle at the center giving a comforting glow small enough not to ruin a breathtaking view with shadows or reflections. The other patrons here were quiet and elegant magical folk, murmuring over supper or dancing slowly to the light tinkling of the piano.
Skylar seated Lani before himself, ordered drinks, and soon they were left alone again.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 5, 2015 14:07:49 GMT -5
Lani couldn't help but fidget just a little with the cloth napkin in front of her as she tried to keep herself from speaking her thoughts. The feeling of doing things that would certainly be against both her brother's and her parents' wishes made her want to smile. "So, do you typically go to book shops to get dates?" she asked instead of letting her mouth run as wild as her imagination.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 5, 2015 14:15:00 GMT -5
Skylar's lips curved at the unexpected question. "No," he said, a hint of laughter in his voice. "That was my first time." Apparently he had some firsts left that he'd never thought about. "I haven't dated in a while actually. Life gets in the way of things sometimes, you know?" He paused when the waiter returned with a nice pre-supper wine, pouring each of them a glass and leaving the bottle.
He didn't so much as glance after the waiter, but kept his gaze on Lani, on the gentle angles of her face and the teasing fall of her hair. "To firsts?" he asked, and lifted his glass.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 5, 2015 18:28:13 GMT -5
Lani gently raised her glass and angled her head slightly toward Skylar. "To firsts," she agreed, and gently clinked her glass against his before taking a conservative sip. "Especially elder brothers wouldn't agree with." There, she'd let out a little of her thoughts. She'd done so before, and he hadn't seemed to have any problem with it. She couldn't help that it excited her.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 5, 2015 19:24:09 GMT -5
Skylar gave a brief, easy chuckle. "If you want to push the line, I wouldn't say no to helping you out." He took a sip of wine, then set down his glass. He leaned forward slightly and dropped his voice. "Just tell me how far you want to push it." He got to his feet and offered her his hand. "Dance with me," he said. A moment later his lips quirked. "Please."
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 5, 2015 20:40:46 GMT -5
Lani smiled and nodded as she reached placed her hand lightly in Skylar's and stood. "Dancing is one of my weaknesses," she said. "Well, music in general, to be entirely honest." Sadly, she hadn't been able to bring all of her instruments with her, but she had a good memory for the skill and had been able to keep up with her favorites. She could always call on the elf to pick something up for her.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 5, 2015 21:36:01 GMT -5
"Then I'd better not disappoint you," Skylar said. He hadn't done any kind of formal dancing in years, but apparently it had been drilled into him enough to stick. The posture came easily, the steps came easily, and the knowledge of exactly how low he could put his hand without any likelihood of getting slapped came easily.
He didn't start there, of course. His hand started in the proper position as he led her into the dance. It would, perhaps, slip a bit as he turned her at the edge of the dance floor. Maybe he pulled her a bit closer, too.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 5, 2015 22:27:28 GMT -5
As soon as her foot took its first step in beat, Lani realized how much she had missed dancing, and if she was surprised at Skylar's skill she did not allow it to show. "You are quite the skilled dancer," she commented after a minute. She recognized a little of his actions, thanks to thinks Eros had shown her or done and what she'd noticed in the months afterward, but wasn't interested in calling him out or stopping it.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 5, 2015 22:35:58 GMT -5
"As are you," Skylar said gracefully. God, if his hand got any lower the non-Society folk watching would start to notice. "You're tempting me," he said. "You know I won't take it too far." So she wasn't stopping him. She wasn't saying a word, wasn't getting bashful in the least. She was giving him free reign, and that was the kind of temptation he loved giving in to.
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Post by Lani Berwyn on Oct 8, 2015 18:43:39 GMT -5
"Are you telling me you shouldn't be trusted?" Lani asked, raising an eyebrow at her partner. "Am I to be whisked away?" The Lani of a year or two before would never recognize this variation, though she had always been a little bit more free around her friends when alone and away from her brother's prying eyes. Living with Cat and Evelyn would naturally only bring it to the surface.
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Post by Skylar Constantine on Oct 10, 2015 15:44:04 GMT -5
"If you can't behave yourself, Miss Berwyn, then why should I?" Skylar's eyes gleamed down at her. She hadn't said a thing that was any worse than table conversation, but she knew very well what she was doing. Or did she? He wondered, and he took the time to correct himself before she could be offended. "My apologies, I think I'm getting carried away myself." He wasn't going to whisk her away, no matter the teasing set of her mouth or the sleek curve of her neck. Apparently proper courting would be more difficult than he'd thought.
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