[Jack, blissfully unaware of the amusement he's caused, makes his way to the Up, to the address Kara gave him. It's not a short journey, and there's a couple of times when questioning glares lead to actual questioning about what he's doing and what his intentions in the Up are. For the first time, he can say that he's actually there for a reason, instead of being turned away for being a Sub without a contract.
When he finally makes it to Kara's door, he knocks firmly, feeling his face redden with shyness and embarrassment. She wants you here, he reminds himself. She wouldn't have given you her address otherwise.]
( there are a few moments where she worries if he'll be bothered on his trip. kara, unfortunately, did not have a lot of friends or visitors that were subs. most of her interactions took place in the down with people at the clinic where everyone was more treated as equal than worrying about whether they had been branded or not.
perhaps that's part of the reason she sighs in relief when there is a knock on her door. she hurries from her couch to the door, opening it and smiling brightly. )
Hey, I'm glad you came. ( she says, raising up onto her toes in order to press a kiss to his lips. )
( she steps back, hands behind her back and smile still on her face. again, she can't help but laugh a little but it's clear she's happy as she takes one of his hands and moves to lead him inside her apartment. the place seems like something out of a magazine, lived in yet clean.
but that's what you get when you don't ever sleep. )
'Course. ( she repeats, nodding. ) I don't have a lot but if you need anything, let me know, okay?
[He looks around, curious. He's never seen an apartment in the Up, and his experience with homes in general is pretty lacking, so Kara's apartment is new and interesting to him. It's beautiful, really.]
Mm, sure. Just have a seat and I'll be right back.
( it's clear a lot of love has went into the space with little trinkets from friends scattered about in special places. her favorite, clearly, the small bonsai tree that sits in the middle of her coffee table.
she returns not long after vanishing into the kitchen, glass in hand. )
Did you find everything without any trouble? I was worried my directions might be lacking.
They still shouldn't bother you. I know what that's like from home, that sort of thing can turn violent quick if they don't hear what they want to hear.
Probably... but I don't want you to have to fight.
( this conversation has gotten a bit serious so she sets up on her knees, scooting over until she's close enough to cup one of his cheeks and lean in to steal a warm, chaste kiss. she lets it linger before leaning back, smiling. )
This place isn't the best but I at least want the people I care about to be safe.
[He's taken aback by the kiss, blinking owlishly at her even as a smile tugs at the corners of his lips as she pulls away. He's still so surprised by these kinds of displays of affection, especially turned toward him. His life has been so much violence, and before that...
...Well before that there wasn't much affection either, he's pretty sure.]
( she remains close, seated on her knees and only offering her smile in return for the owlish looks he gives her. sometimes it's hard to remember just how... new, jack was to everything in terms of affection. not that she isn't equally new but it's clear there is a difference to their ways of learning.
still, she's just glad to be off the rougher subjects. )
Mm. Good... I'm glad because there's a lot more I want us to do together.
[Jack is startled into a smile. Kara treats him in a way he's not sure he's ever really experienced before, and he finds he's hungry for it, hungry for more of it. That Kara is more than willing to offer it is... a little overwhelming for him.]
Me too.
[Even if he's not necessarily exactly sure what that means. He doesn't care. He wants to find out.]
( maybe, in some weird way, she understands it all more than she wants to admit. after all had anyone ever looked at her as anything other than a machine before she came here? perhaps alice and luther, of course and rose but there was still so much pain that came associated with everything.
almost as if she's silently waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under her and everything to go back to normal. she hates that piece of her, that fear that lingers inside her despite everything else that has happened... )
... Can I kiss you again? ( in the end, she isn't sure what she wants but honestly? she doesn't want to think about it. she doesn't want to think about anything. )
( she doesn't bother to respond, far beyond words now as she scoots closer to him again and cups his face in her hands. there's a small, quiet moment where she tenderly caresses his face before she leans in again and captures his lips in another kiss.
much like the last one, it is chaste, slow but nevertheless eager as she pulls in close against him. )
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Date: 2019-04-27 02:44 am (UTC)When he finally makes it to Kara's door, he knocks firmly, feeling his face redden with shyness and embarrassment. She wants you here, he reminds himself. She wouldn't have given you her address otherwise.]
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Date: 2019-04-27 02:56 am (UTC)perhaps that's part of the reason she sighs in relief when there is a knock on her door. she hurries from her couch to the door, opening it and smiling brightly. )
Hey, I'm glad you came. ( she says, raising up onto her toes in order to press a kiss to his lips. )
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Date: 2019-04-28 08:45 pm (UTC)Hi. Um. 'Course I came.
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Date: 2019-04-29 02:59 am (UTC)but that's what you get when you don't ever sleep. )
'Course. ( she repeats, nodding. ) I don't have a lot but if you need anything, let me know, okay?
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Date: 2019-05-01 02:08 am (UTC)Um... water, might be nice?
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Date: 2019-05-01 02:32 am (UTC)( it's clear a lot of love has went into the space with little trinkets from friends scattered about in special places. her favorite, clearly, the small bonsai tree that sits in the middle of her coffee table.
she returns not long after vanishing into the kitchen, glass in hand. )
Did you find everything without any trouble? I was worried my directions might be lacking.
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Date: 2019-05-08 11:35 pm (UTC)It was fine. A couple people asked what I was doing, but when I said I was visiting you, it was fine.
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Date: 2019-05-08 11:57 pm (UTC)( she sighs, brushing hair behind her hair. ) Although I wish things didn't have to be that way to being with.
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:02 am (UTC)It wasn't bad. I didn't really mind.
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:04 am (UTC)They still shouldn't bother you. I know what that's like from home, that sort of thing can turn violent quick if they don't hear what they want to hear.
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:08 am (UTC)I mean... I don't want that, but I don't think they could stop me.
[He's not proud, he's not bragging, he's just very simply stating a fact.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:12 am (UTC)( this conversation has gotten a bit serious so she sets up on her knees, scooting over until she's close enough to cup one of his cheeks and lean in to steal a warm, chaste kiss. she lets it linger before leaning back, smiling. )
This place isn't the best but I at least want the people I care about to be safe.
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Date: 2019-05-25 07:51 pm (UTC)...Well before that there wasn't much affection either, he's pretty sure.]
That... yeah. Makes sense.
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Date: 2019-05-26 04:09 am (UTC)still, she's just glad to be off the rougher subjects. )
Mm. Good... I'm glad because there's a lot more I want us to do together.
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Date: 2019-05-26 06:19 pm (UTC)Me too.
[Even if he's not necessarily exactly sure what that means. He doesn't care. He wants to find out.]
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Date: 2019-05-26 11:18 pm (UTC)almost as if she's silently waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under her and everything to go back to normal. she hates that piece of her, that fear that lingers inside her despite everything else that has happened... )
... Can I kiss you again? ( in the end, she isn't sure what she wants but honestly? she doesn't want to think about it. she doesn't want to think about anything. )
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Date: 2019-05-28 10:41 pm (UTC)Yeah. Um. Yes. Please.
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Date: 2019-05-29 02:12 am (UTC)much like the last one, it is chaste, slow but nevertheless eager as she pulls in close against him. )