Event || The Festival Of Light

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the Heroes of Light and their Moogles.
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: July 27th - August 03rd
Summary: Feel free to use this post to participate in the Festival of Light. Post your own threads or jump into someone else's thread-- This is a free for all mingle post!
Warning: N/A

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[cantante]

[ Tear allowed herself to be pulled into the more secluded spot, releasing a sigh of relief as she allowed her curiosity to show itself despite the lingering blush. ]

The microclimate... [ Judging on what she was feeling, the girl knew full well that it was more than that. But explaining it was beyond her current capability as an almost laugh pushed past her lips, lest she become too warm. ]

I mentioned before that it takes a lot of care and effort, didn't I? Flowers can be... fragile.

[ There were several reasons for her voice becoming softer, and why she so shyly ducked her head for a brief moment. The smile she met upon looking back up was one, and Tear gladly returned it with her own before leaning in to further close the distance between them.

It was hardly a matter of not wanting to kiss him properly, so much as a testament to her own shyness as she timidly pressed her lips to the corner of his own, feeling even more warm as she did so. And she knew it could hardly be blamed on the conditions created for the plants this time. ]

[confidentia]

[ So, they didn't make the most proper pair in the world and it was perfectly fine. To be honest, a part of him hadn't expected this sort of initiative to begin with, not with the delicate layer of tension accompanying the quiet whisper.

It tickled. For some reason, it was the only thing his mind registered before being overtaken by instinct, that, a bit clumsily, ordered him to repay for the kindness by kissing back.

He tilted his head to the side, only to lightly brush against her upper lip in his attempt. As pleasant as each second felt, he needed to do better than that if he was meaning to make up for all the dates that should have been.

Breathing growing a little heavier, he pulled away for a second, mouth curled in a bright smile only she was capable of bringing out. ]

I'll… take that… from an expert.

[ Leaning in again, he finally caught her lips in a tender kiss, stifling a nervous chuckle that threatened to escape his throat. It was still so very new to him, after all, and the possibility of getting something wrong scared him, so he didn't apply that much pressure to the touch. ]

[cantante]

[ Being the one to initiate it didn't mean Tear was any more prepared to have the action reciprocated, stifling a gasp of her own when their lips brushed together. Willing herself to relax and just enjoy the moment, Tear felt her hands tighten around his when he pulled away, as if she were ready to bring him back in if he hadn't spoken uttered the words that made her smile inwardly.

Not that he gave her much time to even think of a proper reply, already enveloped in the next kiss. It wasn't a sense of nervousness that made her shiver, but the sentiment being carried over in the gesture, a force that had both frightened the girl and yet ultimately served as the strength that only Ace could provide her.

But she could feel his hesitation, too. Willing herself to breathe, she squeezed his hands again and slowly began to apply pressure as well, silently giving him permission to continue despite their shared uncertainties. ]

[confidentia]

[ It was something Ace hadn't taken into account before, but the whole bee incident had really worked out in their favour, in the strangest of ways. The absence of visitors granted them some semblance of privacy as they made that little garden corner into their own… retreat.

Parting his lips a little more, he accepted the challenge with a broken sigh. She was a fierce opponent that never pulled any punches, but he was nonetheless still surprised to see that translate into such a raw and tangible display of emotions.

She also had his hands in an iron grip, to which he responded with pulling her in even closer, practically letting the girl lean against him at this point, with very little regard for the state it would leave her pretty yellow sundress in - or his shirt, for that matter.

All he wanted was to kiss her some more, eager to learn what sort of adorable sounds would yet leave her lips. ]

[cantante]

[ If it was noises Ace was seeking, he would find his efforts to bring her closer rewarded immediately when a muffled squeak escapes the girl, a soft whimper following as she settled into the new arrangement. Unsure of how to proceed, but hardly wanting to stop just yet, Tear instead focused on just how pressed together they were, enough that she let go of a hand to carefully place her free one against his chest. Beneath her touch she could feel the rhythm of his heartbeat, strong and warm even through the fabric in the way—it brought to mind the position they had been in that day all those months ago on the balcony, just before he spoke the words she had secretly been wishing for.

And it made her smile.

Encouraged by the odd elation born from the memory, Tear continued to kiss her partner with varying degrees of intensity, though never without the ever-present hints of shyness that came with expressing herself in such raw form and so openly. But if it was for Ace, she was willing to allow him past that careful guard.

However, her enthusiasm—and lack of real experience for that matter—meant that the melodist had to pull away to catch her breath soon enough, cheeks absolutely flushed when she did. Normally she would have ducked her head to try and hide it, except this time she bravely kept her stance and even lifted her gaze to meet his, waiting for whatever response he may have in store. ]