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pope watched from across the blazing fire at how relaxed and in his element jj looked. he was smiling and laughing at what pope knew to be his own joke, probably even the same one he’d used on pope earlier to see if it would get a reaction, which it had, pope hated to admit.
it was a little past ten and people were just starting to show up to the impromptu bonfire that the pogues had decided to have.pope leaned back further against the still warm driftwood that he was resting against, closing his eyes as he did so. he let the sounds of the bonfire drift over him, the crackling of the fire, the laughter coming from all around and the gentle push and pull of the ocean.
what could have been minutes or hours later, a warm hand cupped his cheek. he felt a smile come over his face, immediately recognizing the hand as jj’s due to the cool rings he could feel. pope slowly opened his eyes to see jj crouched next to him, his cheeks flushed and his eyes bright.
“hey,” pope sat up completely, making room for jj to next to him at the same time.
“hey yourself.” jj responded as he sat down fully, leaning over to give pope a quick kiss, his lips tasting of the fruity punch he’d been drinking.
pope hummed, lifting his arm so that jj could take his place under it. “you having a good time?”
“yeah, you?” jj asked, wrapping his own arm around pope’s waist and letting his head rest against pope’s shoulder.
“It’s better now.”