Third Over || audio

[fiveagainstradley]

[ David wakes up in the middle of the night because something is off. His body feels wrong somehow. It's not til long hair falls in his face that he realises what's happened. ]

What?!

[ The voice is decidedly female, yet still somehow David. ]



[ooc: replies will come from cursedcricket ]

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[justamessenger]

David? Are you alright?

[cursedcricket]

[ David takes the device into the bathroom so as not to wake Luke, leaving the door slightly ajar. ]

Dulcie, I'm a girl!

[justamessenger]

Oooh, really? That's awesome! What are you going to do first? Did you want to go shopping? I bet you don't have any girl clothes in the house.

[cursedcricket]

Do I have to? Can't I just wear my own clothes?

[justamessenger]

You can, but this is the perfect time to try it out!

[cursedcricket]

Why would I want to? I'm not going to be a girl for much longer, am I?

[justamessenger]

Usually it's for the weekend.

[cursedcricket]

I think I can manage in my own clothes for a weekend.

[justamessenger]

Oh well, your loss. Girl clothes are fun.

[infernoandhearth]

[The bed is decidedly less warm. Hey. Where'd David go? Luke checks the time and then sleepily calls out.]

David?

[cursedcricket]

In here. [ The bathroom light is on and there's a young blond woman staring herself in the mirror. ] I'm cursed.

[infernoandhearth]

[Rolling himself out of bed, Luke sleepily ambles to the bathroom and kind of drapes himself over David's shoulders, resting his head beside hers.] So you are. And you look just as nice. Why are you awake?

[cursedcricket]

Because I'm a girl. And going from not being a girl to suddenly being a girl when you're not meant to be one wakes you up! Well... [ He looks at Luke and half smiles despite his distress. ] ...maybe not you. But a usual person.

[infernoandhearth]

Would it help if I matched? Might we go back to sleep, then?

[cursedcricket]

If you like. You're right. I can figure this out in the morning.

[infernoandhearth]

Hm. [Ok, he's Chloe now, but she's still looking considering.] Is it really unsettling you that much, David?

[cursedcricket]

It's alright for you, you can look however you want, but this is new for me. I'm not sure how to react. Do I need a new name, like Chloe? New clothes? What? And I'm just tired and want to go back to how things were before I woke up.

[infernoandhearth]

I'm never really Chloe, you know. [Luke is still hanging off of David's shoulders, even though she's a little short for it, now.] I'm always Luke, no matter what I look like. And you needn't change your clothing unless it's uncomfortable.

[cursedcricket]

I know. You're always you. [ David gives himself another once over in the mirror. His nightshirt is loose on him now, but his breasts aren't large enough to really cause him any discomfort. ] I don't think I'll change.

[infernoandhearth]

[Luke switches back to his usual self, and leans in further to kiss David on his jawline.] Well, you're always you too, even if you're attractive girl David instead of good-looking boy David. [And then he looks thoughtful for a moment.] How uncomfortable are you feeling, like this? Enough that you don't even want to think about it? Or just sort of. You know. Generally unsettled.

[cursedcricket]

You think I'm attractive? [ He doesn't specify "like this" or "normally;" they know how they feel about each other, but they normally don't say it out loud. ]

It's not too bad. I could go back to bed I suppose.

[infernoandhearth]

Well, of course. You are.

[He spins David around by his shoulders to face him, and carefully brushes his hair away from his face.]

I thought it might be a nice sort of distraction to find out what it's like from the other side. [His eyes flicker down briefly, meaningfully.] I mean, something you ought to take advantage of, while you're like this. Not that you need to, of course. Just that it might be nice.

[cursedcricket]

Oh-oh. You want to--? Now, like this?

[infernoandhearth]

Only if you'd like to. Nothing more than we've already done. Just sort of reversed, a bit.

[cursedcricket]

I suppose we could. I mean, I'm still me, right?

[ He takes Luke's hand and leads him back to the bedroom, pushing aside their totally awesome quilt to sit down. ]

[infernoandhearth]

Exactly.

[Sitting down beside David, he cups his face and leans in to kiss him, pleased to find the City hasn't messed with him and that David still tastes the same; feeling out the differences in the shape of his mouth. It's something new and pleasant to be able to run a hand through David's hair for more than a short distance.]

[cursedcricket]

[ David leans into Luke, forgetting his discomfort the moment their lips meet. This is familiar territory; so what if the way his chest lines up against Luke's is a little off. If anything, he's feeling sensitive in places he never has before, so the curse might just be a good thing.

He puts his hands on Luke's chest, grabbing at the material there with delicate fingers, and kisses him back with renewed confidence that he hasn't felt since he woke up this way. ]

[infernoandhearth]

[Once Luke feels certain David is comfortable, his hands and mouth end up practically everywhere, like he can't choose what he wants to do. He strokes at the curve of David's spine as he kisses him deeply, and then he's biting kisses along David's jaw, one of his hands carefully caressing along David's side, just brushing his breast. His other hand thumbs gently at David's hip as he sucks briefly at David's neck and returns to kiss his mouth again.]

[cursedcricket]

[David gasps audibly as Luke's hand passes over his breast. He and Luke have don't this many times but he's never felt quite as if all his senses were on fire as he does tonight. He guides Luke's hands to the hem of his shirt, wanting to feel the touch of skin on skin. ]