bakerstreet | 7 Minutes in Heaven

7 Minutes in Heaven

RULES
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SCENARIOS

01) One In A Million | The other person is the only reason you agreed to play this game and now you have them right where you've hoped for all night! Get it, tiger.

02) Not My Type | This is hella awkward. Is it their voice? Attitude? Appearance? You just don't want those lips anywhere near yours. Seven Minutes In Heaven, more like Seven Minutes Of Nope.

03) Seventy Minutes | You're so involved in smooching that neither of you notices the door has been locked and everyone else has left the room! Not until it's too late.

04) Unrequited | Tell them how you feel (so many! emotions!!). Even if you're a little too enthusiastic and your love is unrequited you have seven minutes of smooching to do, as per game rules. You can't fail!

05) Seconds and Thirds | Some self-proclaimed funny man outside upped the stakes and now a third party has been shoved inside with the two of you. Make the most of it! (Three-way threads ahoy!)

06) Taken | One of you has a significant other and your seven minutes are spent smooching anyway. Oops.

07) Strangers in the Hangers | Hello there, Good Looking. Where has this hottie been all night? Who cares, now they're yours!

08) Long Lost Smooches | You haven't seen them in forever and didn't know they were going to be here tonight. Resolve that UST!

09) Party Pooper | One of those involved is upset because of #PartyShit and now they're trapped in a closet after getting dragged into playing a game they tried to avoid. Cheer them up? ~~With kisses?~~ Good plan.

10) Get A Room | Your seven minutes are up but neither of you wants to stop. Relocate to a spare room!

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I am not bitter.

[Or so he says. Ace's idea of fun rarely lined up with Julius' - never mind that none of the things that the clockmaker did could be misconstrued as fun by anyone. If not here, he'd probably still be working away at his desk. That was where he was most comfortable. On the other hand, there were very few people willing to be this close to him, and the number of times he allowed them to do so was very small. Even the people he cared for (whether he admitted it or not) got pushed away more often than not. So being close to someone was something he felt very strongly.]

...this is ridiculous. Stop fooling around.

[Certainly Ace was trying to mess with him. The alternative was believing that Ace wanted that, and flustered or not, he couldn't accept that. Ace was... different. And he was closer to him than anyone. But it was a crazy idea, if only because Julius decided it was, being the type who pushed away by instinct.]

Don't be so stiff, Julius! It's just a game.

[ a very physical, personal kind of game, but a game nonetheless; something they're no strangers to. if he was asked, he wouldn't deny wanting to kiss julius at all. there's a billion different reasons for it, but the most important one right now is just making him uncomfortable and getting him to unwind. he works with clocks, you'd think he would know how to do that much at least. ]

Won't you indulge me just this once?

[Just a game, huh?]

Do I look like someone to look to for indulgence?

[It's naturally quite the opposite, and they both know that. However... Julius crossed his arms across his chest and looked at Ace for a long second before he shook his head. This could no doubt turn into something he would regret. There was always that possibility. But...]

Very well I shall play your little game.

[Well he'd like to say his only goal was whatever would end this game and get him out of this place. But to say so would be a lie. He wanted to know what Ace was getting at and being this close to him was not as unpleasant as he'd like to make others believe.]

So? What exactly are your rules for this game?

[ he was expecting much more protesting from julius, but he's definitely not complaining. he probably just wants to end this quickly and be finally out and about to hole himself in his room and get lost in his mundane routine again. but if ace can keep that from happening for just a few minutes- seven, to be exact- he'll gladly do it. ]

Heh! It's very simple. You kiss me long enough, and I let you out!

[ well, that's basically the gist of it, anyway. ]

[That had been the idea. But Ace would soon find that his voice to protest hadn't been lost.]

No.

[That answer was far too vague to be satisfactory - besides the other glaring issue with his choice in game. Never mind that he'd already agreed to play the game, before knowing the rules no less. There was only so much embarrassment he had an idea to endure willingly, and kissing was out of the question.]

[ oh, well. it's not like he doesn't like dealing with people who turn him away from the get-go, anyway. it's practically his specialty. ]

Why not?

[ still keeping him against that wall, too. ]

[Even Julius, to get back to his work would have to question something like that. Since when had Ace ever had an interest in such things anyway? No, that was a foolish question. More precisely, when had he become a target? If he needed someone to practice on, there were plenty of better candidates he should think. He was probably just trying to embarrass him. Well, Julius could at least try not to give him that satisfaction.]

As if you should even need to ask.

[But because this is Ace, he's pretty sure he really does require the explanation.]

First of all, your 'rules' are very vague. And second, I don't see the point in it.

[ yes, he did require that explanation... not that it will change his mind in any way, however. ]

There isn't really a point, I guess. I just want to kiss you.

See. You--

[And he thought it wouldn't get any more embarrassing. Clearly he underestimated Ace. Granted, it took a moment to sink in, but when it did, Julius could feel his face warming up and could only hope it wasn't noticeable.]

...what?

[ and of course he can't help but notice what a great face that is. it suits him. he smiles at julius, bringing a hand up to brush his dark bangs away from his face. ]

I said I want to kiss you. Are you afraid of a kiss?

[...so there was no mistaking it. He really had said that. And Julius, having nowhere to go, couldn't run from the situation. He couldn't even stop him from touching his hair - a feeling altogether odd, but not decidedly unpleasant.]

I am not afraid.

[Embarrassed. Yes. Scared? No. That was ridiculous.]

...why?

[ "why" is an excellent question. but also a moot one, considering ace loves julius and thinks he's the greatest thing ever and by now julius should know it. but no matter; the fact that he asked at all amuses him, and he laughs a little. ]

Who knows? You need a good make out session from time to time, don't you think?

[ he probably doesn't, but whatever. ]

Liar.

[It's hard to miss, but even so, Julius has never been one to know what to do with emotions. Denying them and ignoring them are by far the easier path. Even so, despite Ace's habit for pointless and foolish things, he can tell immediately that he's not being entirely truthful. It's not like Ace.]

...I don't need anything of the sort.

[Touching people... he's no good with it. Honestly, it's even worse than his social skills. He gets nervous just thinking about it.]

I never lie.

[ technically true; he doesn't realize when he's lying. he's convinced he's just doing this to amuse himself and his friend, but there might be some deeper feelings involved-- things ace didn't really want to think of. ]

You're probably thinking it too, though. That there's no one better you could be trapped in here with.

[Ah... well... that's... not entirely false. And it shows, when it takes him a moment to find the words for his rebuttal.]

...no one else would ask me to play such a game.

[So was it lucky or unlucky... well, it was probably a mixture of both.]

I'm glad! It's not like I'd ever let anyone else play this with you, anyway.

[ ace says this purely, completely ignorant of how crazy it sounds. but it's okay, because julius is his friend, and no one else likes him but ace, so there's nothing wrong with saying what he thinks so openly, right?

he cups his face with his hands, lifting it up a little. ]

So, can I? Please?

[The fact that he says as much without hesitation can only lead Julius to believe that he is in fact deadly serious - perhaps quite literally even.]

...don't do anything foolish.

He doesn't need the knight getting crazy thoughts - so even if a situation seems impossible, it's better to shoot it down immediately.

Julius finds that unlike the awkward expectation on touching others - beING touched can be... pleasant. However, there is a different kind of pressure. The pressure to accept. And no doubt the expectation of reciprocation. It is that which ultimately makes him the most nervous. Ace's touch however, does bring back the light pink color to his cheeks.]

...I consented to play your game. Do as you like.

[Of course he hides behind nonchalant words, but when doesn't he? Where emotions are involved it's... a natural reflex.]

"Do as you like", you say. That's a dangerous thing, isn't it?

[ and with that, he tilts his chin up again, leaning down to faintly brush their lips together without kissing him yet. ]

I might not be able to contain myself if you offer yourself to me so willingly.

[Dangerous indeed.]

...you said it yourself. It's only a kiss.

[Right. Nothing to worry about. Not the way his chest feels tight, or his lips tingle from the touch. Just a kiss. Nothing to be scared of...]

Do you want it to be only a kiss?

[ it's a geniune question, too. ]

They were your rules.

[Kisses are foreign enough to him - anything beyond that is... well beyond his experience. Asking him to decide, much less say as much is pretty futile.]

True.

[ and with that, he closes the distance between them, finally kissing him softly as he keeps his shoulders pinned to the wall. ]

[No doubt part of him still expected Ace to laugh and clap him on the back, asking him if he really fell for it. But his eyes never left Ace, so the kiss wasn't necessarily a surprise. It didn't stop him from trembling a little either. Even without moving to kiss back at all yet, he was stunned by the... intimate feeling of it.]

[ ace is normally aggressive when it comes to romantic advances, but he has a huge soft spot for julius, which makes him want to do what he wants, and how he wants it. he's the only he doesn't completely ignore when he requests something from ace, and the only he respects at all, so a kiss like this is enough for now.

he'll definitely keep it going, make no mistake, but for now he pulls back, dying to take a look at his face. ]

You're blushing.

[Instinctively he moves to cover his face with his hand.]

That's... I don't need you to tell me that.

[Of course he knew. Being reminded, however, is even more embarrassing.]

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