║ sixty-eighth stanza ║ video

[mumbled_truth]

[Hello, City. Here's Todd Anderson, looking just a bit less modest than usual. Surprise - the few years he's been in the City mean he's old enough to grow a little bit of facial fuzz (and maybe the curse is helping). His hair has also grown out a bit, and while he generally keeps it neat... today it's not. In fact, he looks like a lot like this, just a bit younger.]

Well, you do know what they say.

[His outfit, by the way, is a white button-down shirt he's neglected to button the top few buttons on, and a very nicely tailored pair of black pants with light pinstriping.]

It's the quiet ones you have to look out for.

[He smirks, winks, and cuts the feed. This boy is hitting the town. Yeah, he'll hate this tomorrow.]


[ooc: Slightly placeholderish for curse purposes! Will be getting this and also all my old tags & also ilu ♥]

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action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

I've had a few. I was very gracious, I think.

[His smile's widening - it is an accomplishment, making Neil the shy one, and it's one that he's enjoying. So he leans in a bit. Still not touching.]

Of course, I haven't heard what you think.

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

Can't you guess?

[Near enough that Neil can't help straining forward a little, his hands pressed against the wall behind him. It's still a bit embarrassing, in spite of everything, being so physical. Not an entirely unpleasant discomfort, exactly, but it makes him a little less self-assured than usual.]

It suits you.

[Finally he moves, reaching up to run one hand though Todd's hair, breaking out in a grin.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

[Todd returns that grin as he moves forward, aiding Neil's hand on its way through his hair.]

I'll have to tell Teddy. He was curious.

[And then he snakes an arm around Neil's waist.]

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

Don't tell him too much,

[He breathes. Not that Teddy doesn't know about them-- it's probably why he asked, making sure Todd's not too cursed-- just that Neil doubts he needs the details.

Curling his fingers in Todd's hair he pulls the other boy in, lips parted to kiss him, letting himself be drawn off the wall by the arm around his waist.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

I'll let him know you don't object.

[There is, of course, a heavy teasing quality to that tone. And he pulls Neil in with that arm, very lightly pressing their hips together.

Of course he leans forward, taking that opportunity to meet Neil's lips, a light touch first from which he pulls back before going in again for a deeper, intense kiss. As he does, his free hand makes its way to Neil's jaw.]

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

[The kiss saves him from having to say anything in return, which is a blessing because he's far too distracted to think. Neil is happy (to say the least) to let Todd take the lead, leaning into the other boy's hands and motions, hips wriggling slightly in spite of himself as he drapes his other arm over Todd's shoulder, arching his back a bit to steady himself and almost laughing at the fact that he actually feels weak in the knees, trembling slightly with too much sensation and too much desire.

No, he does not object.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

[Neil is welcome to lean on Todd for support all he likes. In fact, Todd encourages it, as he tightens that arm, pressing them together. He pulls his lips back from the kiss, moving the attention Neil's jaw and then down his neck. On the other side of Neil's jaw, his fingers follow the same path, tracing small, light circles as they do.

When his lips reach Neil's collarbone, he pauses, lifting a bit so that just his breath hits the skin there. He murmurs softly from this position.]

I wonder if we should move.

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

[He leans his head back when Todd's pulls away from the kiss, arm wrapping tighter, hand clutching aimlessly for the other shoulder but landing between his shoulderblades instead. Now he does laugh-- shortly; breathy and elated-- letting his own shoulders fall back against the wall for support, fingers completely tangled in Todd's hair. It takes him just a moment to get the breath to answer.]

We should,

[He affirms, swallowing hard to steady himself for just a few moments more. Long enough to walk to the bed should do just fine. He looks back down at Todd. The problem is he's not in much of a position to move.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

[He watches Neil from his position, with a grin that is perhaps just visible from that vantage point. After a moment, he arches a brow and shifts, moving his mouth back up along Neil's neck, then bringing their lips back together again. He presses into the kiss, shifting the hand from Neil's neck to bury itself in dark hair.

At the same time, he pulls at Neil with the arm that remains about his waist, hand pressed against the small of the other boy's back. His intended destination is obvious: off the wall and towards the bed.]

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

[Neil pushes back, leaning into that kiss at least as eagerly as Todd, slipping his arms down, draping one loosely around the other boy's neck, the other hand on his hip, fingers curling under his waistband to tug lightly; not resisting the movement but pulling back to tease, to keep a little tension between them.

Towards the bed is exactly where he wants to go, and he'll be happy to tumble onto it.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

[Todd does press forward at Neil's tug, clearly more than he needs to, with an amused murmur before pulling back at him, guiding him toward that bed they're both so willing to reach. He does pause to kick the door shut behind them, at least.

He doesn't break off the kiss or move his hands from their present locations. His fingers are certainly moving, however, simultaneously working their way under Neil's shirt on his back and fussing at the hair along the base of his skull.]

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

[Risking an awkward tangle of limbs, Neil shifts his hand to Todd's chest, trying to undo some of the buttons the other boy did bother with. It's difficult in close quarters, not least of which because he doesn't want to pull away even a little to make space to move in.

Honestly even he's a little surprised by this fervor-- not that it's abnormal, obviously, just... exceptionally intense.]

action, because aw yeah.

[mumbled_truth]

[He's as eager to have those buttons undone as Neil is to undo them, though his newfound exhibitionism is clearly not all that's at play there. He shifts just a bit as Neil's fingers grasp at each button, slightly moving his torso - but not his hips - to accommodate the other boy's movements.

Though it's not coming all the way off yet - not with his arms still occupied the way they are. The hand under Neil's shirt keeps creeping up his back, fingertips brushing against his spine, and the one on his neck is tangling itself in hair, all as Todd seems to be trying his best to find some way to make the kiss deeper and more passionate.

Right up until they reach the edge of the bed.]

action, because aw yeah.

[had_not_lived]

[Backed carefully up to the bed he lets himself sink slowly onto it, legs splaying a bit as he pulls Todd down along with him, probably on top of him if the other boy overbalances but again, Neil doesn't care. Making short work of the few buttons he runs his fingers down and up the bared skin, then presses his palm briefly on Todd's stomach, turning his wrist smoothly so his fingers stretch downward. Deliberately slow he keeps sliding that hand down, shamelessly slipping one fingertip after another below the other boy's waistband.]