Thanks for loving me 'cause you're doing it perfectly

[replicatedcourage]

Who: Sola and Johnny
When: After dark
Where: In the park, near the edge of the bubble
Style: Brackets
Status: Closed

[It's an evening like any other, only Sola doesn't seem to have come back from work in any kind of timely manner. Or in fact, at all. But don't panic Johnny, there's a note on your pillow.



Care to investigate?]

Comments

[not_heavens_adam]

[His gaze softened and he offered a smile.]

Sola, I'm older than most of the people here...in comparison, everyone's a child. The difference is, you're still growing.

[He squeezed Sola's hand and then brought it to his lips.]

And I'll tell you a secret: I know you don't know what it means, but you purify me...you save me...and that makes you my hero.

[replicatedcourage]

[His ears droop further at Johnny's admission of everyone being children in his eyes. It's not what he wants to hear, not at all, but the vampire's lips on his hand brings his attention back to the conversation and his eyes grow wide.]

Y-your hero?

[not_heavens_adam]

[He brought his hand back down to take Sola's other hand and kissed it as well before looking back up at him.]

That's right...you're the knight, the hero, saving the princess this time. And only you could do it, you see, simply by being you.

[replicatedcourage]

[Sola's face turns a brilliant shade but he can't quite quell the smile it draws from him. He turns his face aside and puffs his cheeks to hide it.]

You're not a princess.

[Yet still a sense of pride wells up in Sola's chest and he shuffles his feet in shy pleasure.]

U-umm... do you still want to finish our picnic..?

[not_heavens_adam]

[He smiled and stood, catching Sola's lips in a brief, soft, kiss on his way up.]

Absolutely.

[replicatedcourage]

[Tsunning harder than he has in a long time, Sola deposits himself back on the blanket as he attempts to remaster himself, not quite able to shake the fussy mixed expression of pleasure and embarrassment. He goes back to his sandwich pointedly, trying hard to not warrant any more teasing, yet still moving himself to sit right in Johnny's lap when the vampire chooses to sit down again.

He'd already almost messed this up once. He's not going to do it again.

Or... maybe he can't? He'd tried hard enough, though not on purpose, but Johnny's still here, still staying with him and smiling at him and kissing him.

So maybe it's okay for now that he's not exactly who he wants to be just yet, because Johnny's here just the same. He hasn't gone anywhere, despite everything.

Sola leans in just a bit closer, feeling better just for Johnny's presence.]