innerdaemons | KISS GAME OVERFLOW, DAY 282

[red it is. he does the same]

... that's a pleasant taste.

It is, though not half as pleasant as you.

[ ... a beat. ]

Oh dear.

[--sputters for a moment, chuckling reflexively just out of surprise]

Really, you have me beat by a wide margin.

[ah, hmm]

You flatter me! I could hardly hope to measure up to you.

[ This Is Silly.

it's definitely not the worst effect though and even though he seems a bit exasperated there's a smile on his lips as he leans closer, and if Raven doesn't try to pull away he'll try to kiss him. ]

[raven's likewise amused by how silly this is, and he leans into the kiss. it's not especially heated, but he's not being very chaste either, exploring absinthe's mouth leisurely]

[ he doesn't seem to mind, parting his mouth for that, a hand going up to Raven's hair -- though the hold is gentle, like he's trying not to remind him of the hair-grabbing from the game. ]

[there's a moment of hesitating, because that's exactly what raven was reminded of--but it passes, and he tilts his head into the touch as he teases at absinthe's tongue with his own]

[ he slides his fingers further through his hair, again not too rough -- tipping his head as he keeps in the kiss. this is probably more than what's strictly necessary for the sake of the game but who's going to stop him from having a good time! ]

[this is definitely more than he anticipated but it's... good. it feels good, it feels like he's taming absinthe in a way, making him less a source of fear, and that gives him a thrill. he curls his fingers in absinthe's shirt and holds on as he deepens the kiss further]

[ experimentally -- one hand goes to Raven's back, encouraging him closer, and the grip in his hair tightens some but still not enough to be truly painful. there's no teeth in the kiss either as much as he's briefly tempted to bite, pliant, letting Raven take the lead. ]