bakerstreet | Touches here, there, hands on

( Could he buy an album before the idol awards? He'd run the risk of pulling anyone but Rumi, so maybe ... multiple albums? His consideration is cut short when she lets go of his hands, when she steps closer. Almost instinctively his own settle on her waist, eyes briefly widening before he decides it's fine, people talk like this, don't they? This is normal. )

Uh.

( Ineloquence is catching. Or maybe his brain is failing to catch up to the rest of him, his hands broad and warm over the fabric of her jacket. )

I've never met anyone like you either. ( Quiet, confessional. ) You're not what I expected.

( Her heart is much bigger than he anticipated, for one. She's so sure that things can be better, that they can win, that he's worth something. The thought has guilt souring his stomach, his expression briefly cloudy. He wishes things could be different. That they'd met under different circumstances. It would have been nice. )

But I'm glad that you're not.

[Rumi's so glad and relieved when Jinu doesn't stop her or reject that hug. Even surprised when he wraps his arms around her too. Suuuuure, people talk like this. Well, some people really do. She talks like this with Mira and Zoey all the time, this is totally normal. She can keep telling herself that, because this is still different. She cuddles closer, pets his hair a little with one hand.]

You're not what I expected either.

[Not that she ever expected to meet anyone like him. Especially not a demon, who tells her all of these nice, amazing, beautiful things about herself. "Demons are never nice!" Sure they aren't.... He's worth everything and anything to her. Oooops, she has fallen so deep. This whole hug with him and how amazing it feels doesn't help at all. She sees that briefly cloudy look in his eyes... What? It really would have been nice to meet him under different circumstances but hey, they'll make this work too, somehow. She absolutely refuses to lose him. Not her losing the first and only person, who is this nice to her despite knowing what she really is...]

And I'm glad you're not either... Hey, last time... I just left... But thank you so much, those words about for what it's worth meant the world to me.

[There. Good. She said it. Now maybe she won't regret for all eternity for not saying that if anything hap-- Nothing bad will happen to him. And the soft look in her eyes clearly says that he means the world to her too.]

Someone should have said them before me.

( He doesn't even think he'd been particularly kind. Rumi hiding away had confused him, a little, but he understands it the longer he's up and out here. He's hiding parts of himself too. But she's kind. She's got a heart big enough for the whole world and he thinks it's been forced too deep, made to shadow its own light for the comfort of others. )

You deserve a lot more than all of this, Rumi. You shouldn't have to hide who you are from the people who love you. You shouldn't have been made to feel like that was the only choice. You're more than just your patterns, but if they're a part of you that means they're beautiful too. ( He does not want to be a demon, not really. A bad choice made hundreds of years ago and he's stuck in it. But it's who he is, and it's who she is, and there's nothing about her that he does not like. ) I hope one day you'll be able to be honest, and that they'll see your soul and love it too.

( Like he does.

( A shame, that he'll have no choice but to use this against her tomorrow. )

For now though, there's hope. His hands move, one pressing against her back. He wants to slip it under her jacket just to feel the warmth. Keeps it respectable instead. He likes her fingers on his head more than he imagined he would. It's comforting. )

[She at least sort of huffs. Yeah. Yeah maybe someone really should have said them a long time before him but the only person, who might have had any idea of her feeling that way would--- never say them or any other nice things about all of her.

And here she is listening to a demon telling her all of these beautiful things about her when she's been raised for all her life to hate them because they're never nice and whatever other reasons there were for that.

She could never ever hate Jinu. She loves him and all of these moments with him and everything about him. So, so much.

Rumi's once again speechless. Extremely rare for her, thank you very much, usually she's amazing with words to everyone else and much less so to herself. Or at least she's not saying any beautiful things like that or even any nice things to herself, so suddenly hearing all of that from Jinu? Yeah, she sure is absolutely blown away, getting all emotional here and trying not to cry. (It's not really working.)

What is she supposed to say to that? All the thank yous in the whole universe wouldn't be enough, she could tell how incredible Jinu is and all that -- and she will, she absolutely will instead of leaving things unsaid this time. This is way too one-sided... Which she feels really bad about, but well, that sure is one hell of a way to get her head spinning, make her emotional and speechless and whatever else.

Maybe he'll let Rumi think about words for a moment. Especially if she'll keep Jinu distracted from talking by leaning closer and closer and maybe even helping a little by pulling him in for a soft, gentle, sweet kiss.

Well, that's one way to say those feelings are mutual too without saying the words. For now. And she doesn't even back off after that. Nope. She stays there with her lips brushing his like if Jinu wants more, she's here for more too instead of denying it or anything. Even if they shouldn't do this. They shouldn't even be here. Hell, it's not like she can resist him. At all. So she doesn't really care what they should and shouldn't do, she already crossed that line and she'd let his hands move wherever he wants to move them.]

( Rumi kisses him and Jinu goes still, his eyes wide and shocked. It's not that it's unwelcome - far from it, the hand on her spine spasms and then presses more firmly - it's just that he's never let himself think that it might be reciprocated. His feelings are complicated, of course they'd be. He's a demon, and she's a Hunter, and he's been sent here to thwart her. But she's also one of the sweetest, most genuine, most caring people he's ever met. She's opened her heart to him, warmly drawn him in, despite the fact that he's everything she should hate. It's the first time he's felt something good in centuries and he -.

He loves her.

It's a terrible time to realise it, it's a terrible situation they're both in. They have no idea if tomorrow will work. But he wants it so sharply and so suddenly the inhale of his breath is audible between them. Rumi does not pull away, and Jinu realises he's been too silent, too still. The hand on her back lifts, curls around the base of her skull and the thickness of her braid, keeping her close as he tips his chin just so and kisses her back. Sweet, tentative, but as earnest as he can make it. )

Rumi ...

( A sigh, but another kiss follows after. )

[Well, her eyes are also wide and shocked too for reasons like she-- she really just did that but also because now she wants to do that so much more too. She thinks he might not though from the way how his hand reacts at first -- she is so glad she is clearly wrong about that. Rumi never ever thought that the feelings might be mutual either. It's complicated, it's so, so complicated, she shouldn't be doing this. She should hate him. She could never hate him. Jinu is the cutest, the sweetest, the kindest, the softest, the most caring and so many other things but also absolutely the most amazing demon and the most incredible person, that Rumi has ever met. She should have heard all of those heartwarming and genuine words about herself from someone else or multiple others but hearing them from Jinu makes them so much more special to her. And they make him so much more special to her too.

Maybe it's the best time to realize that she loves Jinu. They have no idea how tomorrow will go and that just makes the girl want make the most of this moment. She smiles at his inhale. He could stay silent and still for as long as he needs to, she is not rushing nor going anywhere from him. At least he wants to keep her close... Her eyes go even wider and she gasps into the kiss when Jinu kisses her back. She sure as hell was hoping that would happen but she still didn't dare to expect it.]

... Jinu ...

[She kisses him back too. And then she continues kissing him with those gentle, sweet, tentative, soft kisses for a while until... Well, she is a little tempted to say something along the lines of he is the one who walked into her life singing Every ~~sip~~ kiss makes me want more, so what if she kisses him less softly and tentatively?]

( It's like nothing he's ever felt before. The softness of her lips, the way she smells so good up close, the careful tilt of her hands as they press against his body. Jinu feels lightheaded with it already, his thoughts blissfully unaware of anything else beyond Rumi, beyond the places they meet, and the way they kiss. It should be clumsy, it should be frightening. In the end it's the most natural thing in the world to want her close like this.

What are they doing? Isn't this crazy?

He laughs, and it's muffled and vaguely bewildered against her mouth, eyelashes lowered as he pulls back to look at her. His lip quirks upwards into something of a smile, voice rough. ) You think maybe that old lady was on to something?

( It feels right to tease. He kisses her again, a quick peck of touch. )

Should we be doing this?

[Well, Rumi has never felt anything like this before either. The way anyone could just walk in on them kissing here because at least she's here in a completely different world, where there are only his soft lips, kissing with him and pressing herself closer and closer to him while she holds him tighter and tighter. Seriously forgetting that anything else even exists at all or even that they're out in a public place even if this is a darker area there. This whole kissing with Jinu and having him so close and thinking about nothing else than him and all of this is just way too perfect.

This is insane, not that she seems to care about that. Maybe she should...

Hey, she thought she wants to hear more of his laugh. Guess she doesn't mind too much when she hears it that way too but when Jinu pulls back, she's trying to reach his lips again before she calms down from that and looks at him too. Why does he make it so easy to smile back? Probably because she sure is still never expecting any smiles or laughs from him, they're amazing, still always surprising her, everything is easy with him -- EXCEPT resisting him or other things like that. She huffs a laugh at teasing her like that.]

Might seem like she may have been... correct about some things.

[BUT NOT ABOUT THE HOPELESS PART. Maybe she wouldn't mind being his girlfriend after all. She has no time to return that quick peck. Rude?? Keeping her obsessed here even before he sings that song...]

Absolutely not if you ask from anyone else than me... Or you.

[Sounds kind of rough at first, but oookay, she really doesn't need to sound that uncertain with that last word. Her turn to give him a quick peck, except he gets a few of them. And her voice and face goes right back to soft and gentle.]

I don't care if we should't... I don't want to stop. Don't stop.

[Is that supposed to be an order from the bossy girl? It definitely sounds more like please don't stop. Or well, if Jinu wants to stop and if he wants this thing or the whole date / meeting whatever is to end then, well, what would she do? Who knows, she hasn't thought about that at all.]

Okay.

( Like it's simple, like it's easy.

His smile flickers to life again, but there's very little space between it and their lips meeting. He kisses her this time like there is enough of it, all the time in the world to explore this, to understand what it is they have together. Rumi makes him remember the parts of himself he was so sure were long buried, the hope, and the want, the joy of living. Could he even really consider denying her?

He will, eventually. They'll run out of that precious commodity.

For now though his fingers bury in her plait, the other moving to cup a flushed cheek in the palm of his hand, her skin warm, and soft. )

You look beautiful like this. ( Murmured as they part to breathe. She always does, but there's something especially sweet about the way she is now. Delighted, the same as him. Pink faced and alive. ) You're the prettiest thing I've ever seen.

[It really can be that simple and easy instead of being complicated.

So little time to see his smile this time but she's glad she manages to get a quick glimpse of it as he makes her smile too. Rumi instantly melts into that kiss before she even returns it and then she goes right back to that place, where there's nothing else than her and Jinu in this world. She clings to Jinu some more like she's never ever going to let him go anywhere without her anymore.

Her left hand squeezes his clothes, while her right hand stays on his nape and hair gently but firmly, not that she really even needs it to be there like she'd stop him from going anywhere.

Too bad she needs air eventually. And he's instantly making her blush so much more than she already does from that kiss. She looks so touched by them too like she is not about to start crying right now but... yes. All of those words from Jinu now and earlier, that mean the world to her just like he does too. She cuddles on his hand without even thinking about it, feels like one of the most natural things ever to do here.]

Thank you. [Clearly still amazed by hearing them, kind of sheepish too, like she can hardly believe he just said that about her.] You're always the most stunning sight I've ever seen. [Oh, is she finally going to tell some positive things about him too? Maybe.] And you're the most amazing demon and the most incredible person I'll ever meet, there will never be anyone else like you. Not for me. [Not that she'd ever even want anyone else. Or even need since she can keep Jinu for... forever, right??]

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( A huff of breath, a half laugh. He doesn't quite see what she does, he doesn't think he's anything at all beyond a con-artist. He'll let himself hear those things for now though. Until she takes them back. Until she knows the truth. )

I knew I'd win you over.

( A shadow of that cocky, brightly-lit act. He's teasing out of habit now, thumb stroking over her cheekbone. )

I know Derpy's probably done the tiger's share of the work, but I like to think I put some of the effort in. It's those stellar dance moves.

[She won't take them back. She'd never take them back or believe what he'll tell as the truth later. Because this is real. Well, at least to Rumi this is all real and she'll think she ran out of time while trying to fix things, and that a certain overlord turned him against her in any way possible as consequences of singing that song and nearly getting him free.... and whatever else like she won't even take it as betrayal from Jinu.

Rumi gives a little laugh at winning her over.]

Yeah. Maybe that first ice breaker wasn't so bad after all.

[What? Now she's teasing right back? As if she hasn't done that before too. One of her hands plays with his hair, the other caresses his back.]

Yes, Derpy has done his part perfectly. Must be those moves, mmhmmm. Absolutely nothing to do with how you just walked into my life and instantly made me fall [... surely she means the way, that she fell to the ground.] or all the things, that you've said to me or things you've done and still doing for me like I sang in our song...

( He blinks at her, still overcome when she says such nice things about him. )

Yep, definitely the moves.

( He's good at the performance. He's spent four hundred years perfecting one. To think it would take some sweet, purple-haired, half-demon to shift the mask off of his face. Jinu doesn't know what to do with it, beyond staying here, gazing into her eyes. He's scared if he leaves the spell might be broken. Knows he'll have to soon. )

It was a pretty good song. Maybe after all of this is done we could collaborate some more. You and me.

[Suffer, Jinu, she is going to continue saying them. And doing cute things like tracing her fingers on his back like what is she doing, thinking she's following his patterns there? Nahhh, she is moving them without thinking, drawing this and that, might even draw a heart or more than one of them too.]

You almost sound like we should dance together too.

[Or if he doesn't sound like it actually maybe that's her way of saying that they should do that too, she wouldn't have anything against it... She doesn't want either of them to go anywhere, they could stay here forever even if all they'll do is staying right here, gazing into each other's eyes like there's nothing else in the whole universe.]

That's putting it lightly. Yes, I'd love that, let's do that as soon as we can.

[Definitely sounds like she can't wait when she instantly agrees without any hesitation. And really, Rumi can't wait for it. She gives him a few more kisses. Ooops. Right back to gazing at him after them.]

I want to hear, know, whatever, what we sing together when you're free.

[S U F F E R from the sweetest girl even more.]

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What kind of dancing?

( Not the type he would have been used to all those years ago, and he doubts she means a choreographed number. This is for them, not for the rest of the public. Actually, he wouldn't mind a collaboration. He just doesn't know what the new world will be like, bright and out from under Gwi-Ma's iron will. Will the Saja Boys still exist? Will they want to?

Can he keep his bandmates this side of the Honmoon? )

There's a whole life out there I don't think either of us know. ( A tentative smile, sweet. ) I want us to find out about it together.

[Rumi laughs a little.]

Any kind of dancing. All kinds of dancing.

[She's not picky, though it'd be -- something to do a choreographed one if it's not choreography by Mira. Then again, she'd still try but she doesn't mean that kind of dancing, or at least not only that kind. Whatever works for her. But she is thinking more about styles for two or just dancing with him, whatever.

She wouldn't mind Jinu getting to keep all of his bandmates too, it'd be great (understatement) and they could all have a new life.

Aaaaaaaand she starts tearing up again when he smiles like that and says those words. Totally lame from her to cry again, oh jeeze. At least she's also smiling like she's the happiest girl ever and there's never ever going to be anyone else like Jinu ~~to her~~ in her life.]

Together. I'd love that-- I mean, I really want that too. I can't wait to see it. With you. Let's make it happen. Together.

[no, she is not sure whether or not she mentioned the word Together enough there.]

( Together.

It's nice. It has hope. For the first time in centuries he feels like something might just go right. Her true power, he thinks. Giving something brighter to people, making them believe in it. He knows now why Huntrix are so popular. He'd fall for the sincerity too. He has, even. )

I should let you go. You probably want to rest. To get ready. It's a big day tomorrow.

( Still, another brief kiss, another smile. )

We're going to change the world.

[It's a really nice word.

Rumi doesn't want to go, not really. It's so complicated when she would love to stay here with Jinu. Could she just stay here all night and until the show? Of course not. She needs her rest before everything among all the other reasons. And she doesn't want to even look like she's struggling with the options of staying or leaving so she hides it somewhere and smiles at him. So much better than any looks where it looks like her heart is divided...]

Yeah. I -- I really should go.

[She is glad for the kisses and the smile but--- ummmmm --- sorry, pretty boy, she wants more. So, Rumi kisses Jinu again. Anything but brief kisses or just for a while, she continues until she needs air and after that she hugs him even tighter once more before she starts letting go... Even though she never wants to let go of Jinu.]

Jinu, I--

[She almost says something entirely else, like she wouldn't even be surprised right now if those three words had accidentally slipped from her. Wow no, definitely not here completely out of nowhere and no, nothing else that would mean anything similar either...]

I-- I'll see you from my stage tomorrow! We really are going to change the world. Together.

[No harm in repeating all of those amazing words, that he just said to her too. And she is even smiling at him with her widest, happy smile, that's full of hope and other positive feelings. See, not leaving here in a sad mood despite how she would love to stay and she is torn by her options... if only she didn't have to choose. Well, after tomorrow she won't have to, right?]

( He hugs her back just as tightly, face pressed to her hair and his lungs expanding to breath all of her in. He hopes that this is enough. He wants it to be. The hope sits in his chest so firmly that he feels like there's not enough room for the rest, his heart, his lungs, organs all squished up against the bright blazing ball of possibility she's firmly lodged there. They might just do it. They might just win.

He wants to linger too, but there's too much to do. Doesn't he want to help her? That means thought. Planning. Action. That means working his way around the things already in place. He could do with more time. He could do with more hands. )

I'll be watching.

( As solemn as a vow, his hands on her shoulders so he can lean in and press one last kiss to her cheek. ) Take Derpy with you tonight. I'll feel better knowing that's where he is.

[Rumi takes her time holding Jinu as tightly as she can, completely melting into that hug and enjoying all of it for as long as she can. He feels amazing, this feels like the safest place in the whole universe as always and if she's even a little worried about tomorrow (she is SO WORRIED despite not letting it show), he soothes all of her worries away just by holding her here. They'll be fine. Everything will be fine. Nothing bad will happen to either of them. They can do this / anything / everything. Together.

They'll win. Together.]

Thank you.

[Rumi will be watching Jinu from the stage too as if she could ever stop looking at him... She smiles at Jinu and looks surprised when he leans in again. Huh? HUH?? Rumi gives a soft laugh after that kiss.]

Very gladly! Okay, Derpy, say bye bye to Jinu and then we'll go and you get to hang out in my room in any way you feel like spending your time there.

[No lingering here at all, still seems to be full of hope and energy and everything else too, when she pets the tiger as soon as Jinu says that to her and already hops on his back too like she's seriously, seriously just about to leave now.]

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Touches here, there, hands on

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STOP MAKING ME CRY (never ever actually stop doing that)

🥰🥰 hehe

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No I don't want it to be over.... Thank you so much, I seriously had one of the best blasts ever🥰

we shall do more!!! i'm just real sleepy hahaha. so text tags for a bit and then find a new meme.

SO MUCH MORE!❤️‍get rest, I'll continue spamming u with texts, I'll play anything anytime