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( ooc: for the dom/sub closeness event shenanigans because it's too cute not to play around with. )
( the sun has set for sometime now when she notes jack out of the corner of her eye shifting closer toward her. kara doesn't mind though and continues writing down her latest recipes in a small notebook. it isn't until they are suddenly shoulder to shoulder that she pauses, looking over to the man with a smile and a chuckle.
although the events that took place in the caves are still fresh in her mind there has been no change in her feelings toward him. if anything there is a noted fondness in her features as she leans over, bumping his shoulder. )
Is something wrong?
( the sun has set for sometime now when she notes jack out of the corner of her eye shifting closer toward her. kara doesn't mind though and continues writing down her latest recipes in a small notebook. it isn't until they are suddenly shoulder to shoulder that she pauses, looking over to the man with a smile and a chuckle.
although the events that took place in the caves are still fresh in her mind there has been no change in her feelings toward him. if anything there is a noted fondness in her features as she leans over, bumping his shoulder. )
Is something wrong?
[After the caves, Jack has been feeling even quieter and more withdrawn than usual. He's torn between trying to figure out what exactly happened and trying to forget the whole thing. He's kept his distance from Kara, just a little, feeling like he's too dangerous to be around anybody, much less anyone he cares about. He should be kept isolated, away from anybody.
But he stays with Kara anyway. Maybe he'll... get over it. Maybe it'll all just go away.
And then as night falls, he feels like he just. Needs to get closer to her. It's not even something he thinks about consciously, it just... happens. But as he edges closer to her, hoping not to disturb her as she's writing, he realizes he doesn't just need it, he wants it too. So he tries to be subtle, even if it doesn't quite work, and when he's finally right next to her and she asks her question, he shrugs a little.]
No... not really.
But he stays with Kara anyway. Maybe he'll... get over it. Maybe it'll all just go away.
And then as night falls, he feels like he just. Needs to get closer to her. It's not even something he thinks about consciously, it just... happens. But as he edges closer to her, hoping not to disturb her as she's writing, he realizes he doesn't just need it, he wants it too. So he tries to be subtle, even if it doesn't quite work, and when he's finally right next to her and she asks her question, he shrugs a little.]
No... not really.
( she watches as he shrugs and it earns him another smile. she sets her pen down, leaning in with a curious look as if she can trying to read something written across his face but ultimately just tilts her head curiously. kara likes to think that's she understands jack better now and that they share a connection that goes beyond their contract but sometimes, like now, she feels stunted in her understanding of humans and their emotions. )
Is it anything I can help with?
Is it anything I can help with?
[He shrugs again. He feels better now that he's close to her. More at ease, less of a... tug to be near.]
I think it's okay now.
[He should probably explain more, huh. He's quiet a moment as he figures out how to express it.]
I just... kind of. Had to be close. I guess. If that's okay.
I think it's okay now.
[He should probably explain more, huh. He's quiet a moment as he figures out how to express it.]
I just... kind of. Had to be close. I guess. If that's okay.
Okay. ( she says in a small voice, half-whispered. carefully, she sets her pen down and raises a hand to cup his cheek in a fond gesture and grin brilliantly at him. )
I like it when you're near me so, yes, of course. I'd like it if you stayed close.
I like it when you're near me so, yes, of course. I'd like it if you stayed close.
[He closes his eyes when she touches his face. It's almost overwhelming to be the focus of such a smile and such affection, and his chest aches with feelings he still doesn't completely understand. So he just nods a little, hesitant and shy.]
Okay.
[He opens his eyes again and smiles, just a little, in return.]
Thank you.
Okay.
[He opens his eyes again and smiles, just a little, in return.]
Thank you.
( her smile remains and although she drops her hand from his face, she shifts and moves onto her knees. gently, she moves until she can kiss his forehead before trailing a kiss to his nose and then placing one last gentle one against his lips. maybe it's just her or maybe they both need this but she smiles once more, shaking her head. )
You don't have to thank me. You help me a lot too.
You don't have to thank me. You help me a lot too.
From just being near me like now. ( she murmurs, letting her hands come to rest on his shoulders. ) But you make me laugh and smile, I like it most when you smile. And I know I can always count on you if I need help.
( she leans in one more, letting their foreheads come to rest together. ) You make me feel human when we're together.
( she leans in one more, letting their foreheads come to rest together. ) You make me feel human when we're together.
[Oh. Oh. That is... he doesn't really know why that makes his heart clench and flutter. He doesn't understand it. But it feels nice. It feels good. He likes the way Kara makes him feel. He sighs again, and lets himself smile a little.]
I... I'm glad.
[He doesn't know what else to say. What can you say to that?]
I... I'm glad.
[He doesn't know what else to say. What can you say to that?]
( she knows jack is a man of few words so, perhaps, that is why she nevertheless smiles. perhaps, also, there isn't really a need for words. kara rather just likes the closeness of the moment and can't help leaning in for a another kiss. it starts off soft, chaste and barely there but she presses closer after a moment-- letting him pull away or take the lead if he wanted. )
[Jack is not one to take the lead, especially not in these kinds of situations, but he's happy to follow. He likes the soft kiss, but he likes it when it gets a little closer too, and follows right along with Kara. And really, just a hair past soft is what he needs right now, and he sighs a little, melting into it.]
( it's a nice sound, she decides as he sighs and kara finds herself rather determined to hear it again. besides, she rather likes the happy hum that bubbles up from her too as they kiss. being with jack was always nice though and he, in his newness to everything, is a different sort of change in pace compared to some of the other people she has been with.
perhaps it's why she isn't scared being a little more confidant with him, taking the lead and deepening their kiss with playful nips at his bottom lip. )
perhaps it's why she isn't scared being a little more confidant with him, taking the lead and deepening their kiss with playful nips at his bottom lip. )
[The little bites surprise him, enough so that he pulls back just a little, his lip still caught between Kara's teeth as he blinks, startled, but he rallies quickly and dives back in, opening up and wrapping an arm around Kara's waist to pull her closer.]
hey dude
you're kara's sub right?
i'm not just uh talking to some random guy or anything?
you're kara's sub right?
i'm not just uh talking to some random guy or anything?
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