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"Hey, Equius."
The soft voice of your moirail pulls you back from the deep concentration of your thoughts. You blink a bit, registering the words.
"Nepeta." You whisper back to him. The two of you sit on the floor of what you consider your organized mess of a respiteblock. Nepeta's nimble fingers have been running through your hair for some time now while you sit in front of him with your back facing him. He sits behind you against the wall, with a slight thinking face you'd imagine. You can't help but smile slightly at the mere thought.
"Do you ever think about trolls abandoning quadrants?" His voice is a gentle rasp when he asks you, and you can feel your skin begin to moisten, if only slightly. His fingers pull out of your hair and trickle down to your shoulders, where they gently pull you down to allow you to rest your head on his lap. You don't fight back and go down easy.
Once in his lap, you start, "That's a foolish thought. You shouldn't entertain it." Your voice is as stern as it can get when you're melting in the lap of your moirail, which isn't very stern compared to normal situations. Nepeta's eyebrows begin to pinch together while his lips turn into a slight pout.
"Yeah, yeah, I know Equius, but,"
"It's ludicrous." You interrupt helpfully. Nepeta scoffs and rolls his eyes before quickly covering your mouth with his hands. You're sweating more now. He bends over to hover over your face.
"So what if it's 'ludicrous?'" Nepeta tries to mimic your voice, but it sounds nothing like you, and you can't help but be amused. He's still hovering over your face, the two of you locking eyes with each other and not breaking contact.
"What if we just got with whoever we wanted to be with without having any labels?" He continues to gesture his words with his hands, taking them off your mouth. "Don't you think that'd be freeing?"
You're quiet for a moment, letting the sweat drip from your body. Your mouth is in a firm line before you finally speak, "It'd be disorderly." Nepeta watches you with careful eyes, and you can't handle the pressure anymore. You tilt your head to the side to look at the wall.
"I think," Nepeta starts to whisper, and you begin to feel fingers creep to your jawline. "That you like the thought more than you're showing me." His fingertips wrap around your jaw to make you look at him again. You could really use a towel right about now, is what you think.
"Nonsense." You rebuttal weakly.
"I'm totally right!" Nepeta says with a satisfied grin.
"No."
"Yes!"
Before you can say another no, Nepeta leans down to meet your lips. He kisses you softly with closed eyes, and you follow. It's slightly awkward with the kiss being upside down, but the two of you work through it. Your arms stay splayed by your side while Nepeta keeps his hands on your face, adjusting the angles.
Before lifting up, he licks your lips, and you can't help but chew on your lips gently where he licked. You're truly lucky, you think.
"Yknow," He comes back down and starts planting little kisses on your face. "I hope we're together in every universe," he whispers before another kiss. "I don't think I'd know what to do without you, Equius." He plants another few kisses on your cheeks before lifting up and smiling down on you. He pulls a few strands of hair from your sweat-covered forehead.
"I hope so too, Nepeta." Is all you can say.
"I know," Nepeta giggles. "Would you like a towel?"
"Please." You close your eyes and feel the cloth pat against your skin. You take a deep inhale through your nose before exhaling a long sigh. Nepeta giggles again, but you're content. You're satisfied.