driftfleet | Tourist ROAD TRIP (mingle)

Right? I was very nice and didn't fry it. I clearly deserve some kind of reward. [Like the one she is taking in the form of a kiss maybe.]

[ she can have that reward pretty much any time she wants for anything whatsoever. he'll indulge in kissing her as he shoves the door shut.

when he pulls away though, there's a mischievous grin on his lips. ]

Fortunately - I've prepared for just such an occasion!

Oh no, what did you do?

Don't worry, it's not a Frisbee. Heard you loud and clear on that --

[ rummaging through his socks, he pulls out a small simple box, once again wrapped in a homemade blue ribbon. ]

Ok, I - wanted to save it for your birthday but then I..got impatient, honestly. So, I'll just think of something else for then - [ he smiles and hands her the box. ] Happy Tuesday, Kitty.

[ inside, she'll find a simple oval locket in shades of blue on a golden chain. when opened, she'll find one side to hold a carefully fitted picture of kurt, taken off the network, and the other an equally carefully fitted picture of a smiling winn. behind that picture, hidden for now until such a time in which she decides to take winn's picture out for whatever reason - is a nano sd card. ]

Winn. [She smiles at him because he's the sweetest and kisses his cheek.] You know you don't have to get me things, right? [Even if it totally worked before to land her. She pulls off the ribbon and opens it up to pull out the locket.]

Oh, Winn, it's so pretty. Does it open?

I know. I want to.

[ get kara - get kara fast!! pretty sure his face right now could charge her up for a year! ]

It does, yeah. There's a little - [ he gestures towards the tiny mechanism cleverly disguised on the side. ]

[She finds the clasp he's indicating and flips it open and then her breath catches because he already included photos. Of course he did. He's Winn. For a moment she feels overwhelmed looking down into her teammate and friend's face and then her boyfriend's. She's going to be able to wear this. If something happens. If she's separated she might get to keep the things actually on her. She can feel the light sting of tears trying to get through as she holds them back the way she always tries. And then she's just bringing her arms around Winn and burying himself against his shoulder. How does he always do this? How does he always find just the right thing. Sorry, no words. She can't manage them yet.]

[ words are overrated anyway, he'll take this hug over any speech in the world. holding her tightly, he presses a soft kiss to her head, and rubs her back. he doesn't want to think of her disappearing - or him disappearing. it's one of the worst offenders at keeping him up at night. but if it does happen - he wants her to have something to hold onto while he fights his way to find her or worse...while he's back home, never knowing she exists out there.

he just holds her quietly for a moment. ]

So I take it you like it.

I love it. [She pulls back to meet his eyes.] I love you. I feel like I need some new, better word for it. [She doesn't feel like she deserves him, but she really wants to keep him.]

I love you too. [ funny, it's exactly how he feels about her. ] Looking forward to seeing what you come up with -

[ he grins ]

Should I?

[ nodding at the necklace, in case she wants help putting it on. ]

You'll be the first to know. [Who else would she use it on?]

Mmm, yeah. [She hands him the locket and turns so he can put it on her. She hasn't had a haircut in quite awhile so it's starting to get longer. She should maybe do something about that one of these days. For now, he can just move it out of his way.]

[ one of these days, he really has to do something about his own hair too before anyone'll start thinking he's trying to imitate cisco or something. fortunately - he's got time before it's quite that problematic.

fussing with the clasp for a moment, he carefully puts it on her - a little giddy that he gets to do that - and gently moves her hair back over the chain. ]

There you go. Beautiful.

[She turns back around and has every intention to say words, but she ends up with her mouth pressed to his instead, trying to kiss everything he means to her at him.]

[ judging by the way he kisses back - he's a 1000% for this plan! ]

[This kiss isn't breaking until their lungs are burning okay? She's pushing in flush and kissing deeper and if she was any closer she'd be phasing inside of him.]

[ it's the perfect proximity level, just the one before he gets uncomfortable.

he breaths hard when they do break apart, laughing a little in between gasps. ]

Really not encouraging me not to get you stuff -

That... [breathing hard] is a good point. [She kisses him again even without the breath to do it so it's brief.] I should work on that.

Hmm...I think we can come up with better things to use that time on.

[ like this. more of this. ]

Oh, now I'm the one with a time management problem. [Absolutely more of this.]

Hey I'm getting all of it done with time to spare for gifts -

[ or, as much of it as he can figure out, at least. it's not time that's standing in the way of his projects, it's knowledge. much more frustrating. ]

Suspicious. Are you sure you don't move at super speed?

Alleged Secret Dance Ninjas have their ways - allegedly.

Allegedly, of course. [Another kiss. It's like a plague of kisses. And it is distracting her from pressing on this point that may need pressing.]

You're always so good to me. [And after some of that hurt she's had it means a lot to her. She's also afraid to come to expect it because how could he ever keep it up? But she loves that he cares so much about her and how she feels and what she wants.]

[ best kind of plague. ]

Not good enough.

[ he practically whispers against her lips. he worries about it sometimes too - can he keep this up? he's getting busier every day. he has project he has to complete - important projects. he may not always have the time - or the supplies to surprise her with. but that doesn't mean he'll lower her standards. kitty deserves nothing short of the best, if one day he's not able to give it to her - then he doesn't deserve to be with her, simple as that. he knows how hurt she's been before, and he strives to every day prove himself worthy of the chance she took on him. ]

Hey, hey, no. [She pulls back enough to rest a hand against his face and look him in the eyes.] I'm telling you that you are. You're above and beyond. And not because you get me things or make me things. It's because the things you do get tell me that you're listening to me and paying attention and that you love me. But it's not the things. It's you. You do all that because of who you are.

I think you're one of the best men I've ever known, Winn Schott.

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