insurmountable | i'm dragging a heart that weighs a ton / holding out for not just anyone

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i'm dragging a heart that weighs a ton / holding out for not just anyone

[Fontaine: The technological hub of Teyvat.

For as long as anyone can remember, the country of Fontaine has always been the innovative center for the continent. High speed rail was originated here, and now spans across the entirety of Teyvat and beyond. High rises and skyscrapers pepper the skyline, modern Victorian buildings supporting a gear-like aesthetic from an era gone by. A thousand years ago, it was a much different place, but now it thrives with the bright lights and bustle of its people. One can hear the occasional street performer playing for cash, as businessmen and tourists alike walk down narrow cobblestone streets. People are buried in their phones, some take pictures as they gawk at the sights of the city, but one young man in particular walks languidly down the street, enjoying the life around him. He's in no hurry to get where he's going, as he has plenty of time to get there, noting a deli across the street from where he is now that he'll have to try.

Unfortunately, he is on business, so that'll have to wait.

Never being one to be dressed completely formal, he wears a comfortable pair of slacks and dress shoes, with a collared shirt that isn't buttoned up all the way under a grey vest. Various pieces of metal are woven into the vest, notably a crest on his right shoulder with a chain attached to it that hangs under his arm to the back. On his belt lies a Vision, glowing blue with hydro. The young man always seems friendly and easy going, but what lies underneath is something that not many are allowed to know- the heir to the family business of a company who develops tech for various products is also the right hand man of the mafia that runs the city.

And, their true business behind the scenes; creating Delusions to sell on the black market.

Today is a day where some investigating has to be done, and he's headed to see an old friend of his, from university. One that he's sure can help him with this problem he has. Entering the building, he swings in quietly to give a polite wave and a smile to the only person there.

Someone who looked exactly like their brother, whom he can only assume is the twin sister he'd yet to meet that he'd heard about.]

Hello, I was wondering if Aether was in today? I had a...business proposal for him, and I'm sure that he'd love to hear it. Unless of course, you might be of assistance instead.

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[There's a very obvious wince from him when she looks at him like that, accompanied by an apologetic smile. He knows she wouldn't like it, but this is for a purpose that's far greater than worrying about autonomy for the night.]

I know you don't like it, [he says with some guilt and remorse lacing his tone,] but I do have a deal with her, after all. I let her write her light novel, she helps us defeat Celestia. As it stands, that's my number one priority, and I don't have the strength to beat them all on my own...yet.

[Because once they win, they can have some semblance of a normal life. They can be safe, and not have to hide in a teapot the rest of their lives. More than anything, that's what he wants right now, and if it means relinquishing his body every now and again to get it, to ensure that Lumine is safe...he'll do it.]

So as much as I enjoy having you all to myself, I'd like Aether to come back as soon as he can, so we can move to our next location. If you'd like, we can talk about it later.

[ she's not about to argue, really. ajax does have a point, but that doesn't mean she likes said point. instead, lumine just sighs and swings her legs over the edge of the bed, testing her balance and her body. she idly wonders if tubby can make her a tub of some sorts, something she can soak in later. ]

Mm, when Aether comes back, maybe.

[ she's tired. she doesn't want to deal with yae guuji or any of her shenanigans at the moment. she just wants to go back to work and stay buried in her work. maybe she'll overwork herself enough to not have to deal with it at all.

lumine pads out of the bedroom, wincing again when she stretches her arms above her head and tilts her head. ]

I'm taking a shower and then going back to work. I guess I'll see you later.

[Ajax stands, following her out, except his destination lies upstairs in the study. He's still got work to finish, and he shakes his head at her as they walk out to the living room.]

I'm not going just yet. I've got a lot of work to do too, so I'll see you upstairs. There's been quite an uptick in sales across a lot of our media devices, particularly televisions in the last month or so. Working out sourcing more materials for it is becoming more of a headache than I thought...

[Thank the archons he doesn't have to deal with any underground matters for the time being.]

Anyway, I won't bore you with the details. I'll see you in there soon.

[Ajax heads now to pad up the stairs, to begin work while she showers. He sits down, opening his laptop to begin working on logistics behind the company's problem...so boring...]

[ he won't be very bored for so long, because lumine storms up the stairs and into the study several minutes later. she's only wearing a towel, much of her hair still dry save for the ends, a look of disbelief and displeasure clearly written all over her face. she quickly stomps over to ajax's desk, slamming the hand that's not holding the towel together on the wooden surface.

does she care that she's tracking water on the tatami mat? no. does she care that she just might splash water on his laptop? no, either. ]

What is this?

[ she points at the back of her neck, the hickey left on her neck looking like a birthmark of some sort with how dark it is against her pale skin. ]

You told me we didn't do anything last night!

[Ajax nearly jumps out of his seat when she slams her hand on the desk, his head whipping over to her from the logistics spreadsheet that's open on his laptop. His jaw is dropped in complete, genuine surprise, so much so that he doesn't quite register what exactly is going on.]

We didn't-

[And that's when it hits him, his eyes widening as his eyes land on the hickey on the back of her neck when she turns her body just so for him to see it. His eyes dart between that and her eyes, a look of shock dominating his expression. He doesn't know if she'll take that as him being genuinely shocked that there was a hickey there or if he was shocked that he discovered it- but he really is shocked.]

H-How...? I don't remember doing such a thing...

[How does he navigate this? He's a terrible liar.

So he chooses to groan, his hand running through his hair to push it back up and out of his eyes. Ajax tries to wear the most convincing look of despair as he can muster, and will pray that this convinces her.]

I've heard of people sleepwalking, but not sleepkissing...

[He lets his hair fall back into his face, sighing heavily.]

All I remember is cuddling up against you, I must have sucked on your neck in my sleep. Perhaps I was so delirious by the time I was able to fall asleep that it affected me even afterwards...

[ she doesn't move from her spot, the expression of annoyance lingering on her face as if daring him to lie to her. his surprise looks genuine, at least, but she can't tell if it's surprise because she suddenly bulldozed into the study like someone on a warpath or surprised because of the hickey on the back of her neck. still, lumine looms over him across the desk, unrelenting.

it doesn't bode well for him, either, that his excuse sucks. so much so that she can't help but repeat it word by word, syllable by syllable like she's spitting out fire. ]

You sucked my neck in your sleep. You sucked my neck in your sleep.

[ what, even she looks confused over that. make it make sense to her, ajax! ]

How is that even possible? [ she just doesn't understand. and he's claiming that he did it in his delirious stare. again, make it make sense to her, ajax. ] Are you a baby who needs to suck something in order for you to fall asleep? Is this something that you do with the girls you sleep with?

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I...

[Truthfully, he has no words for this, none at all. It's not like he can lie to her the same way he does with his siblings, to keep them from the shady things that he and his father do. And it's especially bad now, because he knows the truth behind the hickey. So maybe...maybe he can just tell the truth, without telling the truth.]

I don't know. Really, this has never happened before. I'm sorry, [he pleads, running out of places to go with this.]

You know I wouldn't of done that to you consciously. I didn't even dream last night, so I'm not sure why I...

[He glances towards her neck again, grimacing. Childe, why did you think she wouldn't find it! It's more likely he did it and didn't care.]

I'm sorry, truly. You'll forgive me, won't you? It was an accident.

[ her eyes narrow, her lips thinning even more as he rambles on.

see, that would've been more convincing to her if he didn't suddenly stop talking when his eyes landed on her neck again. but it's clear that he's either run out of excuses and is currently grasping for straws or he's just realised how bad he is at lying. ]

Why would you ask for my forgiveness if it was an accident?

[ that too makes him even more suspicious. is it because he's conscious of what he's done and now that he's caught, he's trying to backpedal? impressive, very impressive. ]

You're sounding more and more guilty with every excuse you make.

[This is going south, maybe he needs to try something else. Life would of been easier had the Harbinger just kept his hands and mouth under control.]

Even if it's an accident, it's still my fault. You'd complained about your neck hurting earlier, and I thought it was because you'd slept on it at the wrong angle...but really, it was because somewhere in my sleep-addled brain was the idea of being intimate without...being intimate.

[He looks to her, apologetic again.]

I understand if you're upset with me, but I really wouldn't of done this normally. Not while you're asleep, at least.

[He'd totally do it if she were awake, though...]

[ it's still suspicious, the way he frames it. as if he really left it there unconsciously when it's clear that it wasn't. after all, the mark he left on her neck isn't a tiny bitemark but a bruise that's not going to go away for the next several days. how is she supposed to hide that unless she wears a scarf in the current weather?

in any case, she walks around the desk, sighing heavily at him and adjusting the towel around her. and when it seems like she's about to yell at him further, lumine does the unexpected and complete opposite. ]

Oh, so if I were awake, you wouldn't hesitate to do it?

[ she straddles his lap, knees slotting in the small space between his hips and the armchair. the towel she's wearing hikes a little further up her thighs, but even so, her expression remains irritated. ]

So, that's your definition of normal?

[Now this is an unexpected turn.

His mind first goes to the logical thought, that this is dangerous and he's about to find himself in a bad position. Another part of him goes, well maybe she's not as mad about this as he thought, and it was just the initial shock of it all that really ignited her temper on him like that, but maybe she's strangely accepted his excuse.

The downside is that it's almost as if he can feel the blood leaving his brain to help fuel the other head that's attached to his body. Ajax lets out a long exhale as she straddles him, fighting to keep his eyes locked with her own.]

Of course I wouldn't, I know how you like how I pay special attention to you.

[But he may not leave a hickey on her quite...like that one...]

You, on the other hand, speaking of normalcy, seem to be up to something.

[The last time she got mad at him, she straddled him similarly. Though, he didn't give her the chance to do anything about it then.]

[ he says that, and yet, his subconscious left that hickey on her quite visibly. no subtlety at all nor no so-called special attention provided, just a seemingly obvious way of marking her as if she's his for everyone to see. not that that's not like him, seeing that ajax has a jealous streak in him that he's unable to hold back.

but who would he need to show her off to in this teapot? it's not like tubby or even aether don't know what's going on between them. his men aren't here either. ]

Just a thought, but if you're leaving hickeys on me while asleep, you must be very pent-up.

[ frustrated, even. lumine leans against him, wrapping her arms around his neck and slotting her hips against his very snuggly. the fact that she's not wearing anything underneath the towel is going to become quite obvious soon. ]

I'm trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

[The battle to keep his eyes pointed upwards is finally lost, his chin dropping to watch as her crotch moves up to fit perfectly against his own, his hands involuntary moving upward to let them rest on her hips. He knows what she's up to here, though he's not sure if he'd consider himself very pent-up, but one could say he was starting to crave her a little more everyday that went by. He's just been too tired, busy trying to deal with his family and then what happened last night.

It's enough though, that the thought of her possibly seducing him for the purpose of something more nefarious barely registers in his mind. So what if she was, he'd still make sure he got his if she was going to get hers. Ajax's eyes wander up, wanting that towel to get removed. She doesn't need it, she's not wet, not yet.]

If I could make a suggestion, [he begins, eyes falling to her breasts,] it would help if that towel wasn't there anymore...

[A hand comes up to search for a flap, wanting to peel it off of her.]

[ giving up so quickly? and here she thought he'd put up a better fight.

her eyes follow the movement and shift of his gaze and the corners of her lips quirk to an expression of amusement when he seemingly tries to figure out how to get the towel off of her without doing anything. possibly even making her do it of her own volition? as if that will ever happen, especially when she can easily make him do it instead. ]

Why don't you take it off, then? [ she whispers next to his ear, her lips brushing against the shell. ] Seeing that you're already looking for ways to remove it.

[ lumine lets her lips linger and trail downward, brushing lightly against his ear and cheek, pressing kisses to his jaw. she doesn't bite, no. instead, they're just soft, gentle pecks, mimicking the motion of his hand across her body, enticing him to let down his guard further.

so she can easily exact her payback. ]

[Her hot breath against his ear, sends a small shudder through him, not realizing how easy it was for her to turn him on. Maybe he had been a little pent up, maybe from all the fooling around that had happened last night did have some kind of effect on him. He'd be embarrassed for being this hard with her sitting on him like that if they hadn't already been so intimate before, taking the invitation to unwrap the towel from her body and yanking on it to release it from underneath her butt to throw it to the ground.

Now, he can have all of her, letting out a needy, quiet gasp as she presses her lips to him. Ajax easily relents, moving his head so she can have more access to his skin, as he lets his hand grip into one of her breasts, massaging and lightly pinching her nipple until it hardens.]

There's some condoms in the bedroom. Let me go get them.

[Before he loses his mind completely and just takes her right in the chair he's sitting in.]

[ lumine instinctively shivers when cold air brushes against her body, goosebumps spreading across her skin. but his touch quickly chases it away and she finds herself sighing close to his ear when he gropes her breast, heat spreading from every inch of skin he manages to touch. she's not sure, either, where this sudden spike of desire comes from, her body craving for more.

the fog building in her mind, however, suddenly clears up for a moment when he mentions something about heading back to the bed. she quickly presses a hand against his chest, pinning him to the seat, while her other hand cards through his hair. ]

Nope, you're staying right here.

[ she gives it a moment before her fingers trail down his chest, deftly undoing the buttons one at a time, continuing to press kisses across his jaw and down his neck. ]

Unless you really want to leave me in this study all by myself?

[Ajax might find it embarrassing how his face flushes when she presses him against the chair, finding that incredibly hot and obeying her command. He makes no move to get up, his eyes closing as her hand cards through his hair, breathless and wanting nothing more than for her to command him to do something else. Archons help him, how he ended up with someone as enticing as her in his lap.

He moves his hands and arms to grip now into her butt instead, letting her have access to the entirety of his chest, his mind beginning to cloud over as more kisses are administered to his skin, beginning to feel more like a hot fire being ignited in every place she presses.]

No, of course not, [he responds, the faint traces of a dream-like quality lacing his tone.] I could just take you with me instead, if you'd like. Or, we can stay here.

[The care of keeping his chair clean is gone, replaced only by the raw need that begins to slowly pulsate beneath her. Ajax looks up at her with a sly smile, eyes half-lidded. Right here sounds good, if she's up for it.]

[ her eyes flash mischievously when he practically starts to melt into a puddle of goo beneath her fingers. but lumine doesn't relent, doesn't stop until she's certain that ajax isn't going to throw her off of him. her kisses turn from small pecks to open-mouthed attention to his neck, teeth gently grazing the soft skin at his pulse point, while her hands push open his shirt. ]

You talk as if you're in any position to move.

[ and with that growing heat she's sensing beneath her? she doubts ajax will want to move, debilitated by his desire. in the few months they've been together, she's learned what he wants, what he needs.

her fingers run down his bare chest and torso, nails lightly scraping his skin, as her hips ground against his. ]

Say, Ajax, [ she murmurs against his neck, lavishing his skin with teeth and tongue and mouth. ] Any requests on what you'd like me to do?

[He inhales sharply as her fingers trail down his chest, pressure building between his legs when she grinds against him. An involuntary groan comes out of him, his mind beginning to scramble while she begins her assault on his neck. But it feels amazing, the way her teeth scrape against it, as if they were points on his skin that had a electrical line right to his core. And as she continues, he feels himself heat up even more, his mind starting to short circuit with it.

His eyes go wide when she asks if he has a request. Of course, he has a lot of them, but his mouth doesn't really cooperate with his mind as he tries to answer her.]

I... [he says as he trails off, interrupted by another quiet moan when she grinds against him at just the right angle.] I'd like...I'd like...

[He can barely think, breathing slowly to gain some sanity back. She's barely started and he's already melted beneath her...honestly how did he get in this position?]

I'd like it if you put your mouth somewhere a bit...lower.

[ lumine pauses for a moment, her gaze flickering down his body, at his request. a moment later, she's smiling against the column of his neck as she sucks the skin right beneath his jaw, her fingers lightly skating downwards, tracing line, indent and scar. a chuckle leaves her lips right after as her eyes flash, satisfied at the growing red mark on his neck. ]

Lower? [ she asks with feigned innocence as she pulls away from him very briefly, pressing her forehead against his.

funny how he's never asked for that before, which only makes her wonder since when he's wanted to ask that from her. she supposes that she doesn't mind, not when he's already done the favour to her a few days ago. in any case, lumine smiles at him, leaning in to kiss his mouth. ]

You'll have to be more specific, Ajax.

[Somewhere, a voice tells him that she's just left her mark on him, but he neither acknowledges it nor cares even if he had in this moment. All he wants is for that same mouth to suck and nip at the skin on his neck more, moving downward slowly until its wrapped around his length to sink him into bliss. Ajax stares back into her eyes, his own mouth agape as he nods back to her.

Yes, lower. The kiss is hardly want he really wants, though he returns it with greed, his eyes flicking down to stare at her lips.]

A lot lower, [he breathes back, bringing his hand up to press lightly down on the top of her head.] I'd like it if you sucked me off, if you don't mind.

[ if he were someone else, she would've minded. rejected him flat-out, even. but something dark and lustful coils inside of her, so much so that denying him is something she'll no doubt regret. at the very least, she thinks idly as she gives him a languid smile, eyes flickering at the flourishing marks on his neck, aether isn't here to witness this; she's pretty sure her twin brother would have a cardiac arrest. ]

Someone's getting bold with their request.

[ but there's no rejection that comes out of her mouth. instead, lumine starts pressing open-mouthed kisses down his neck once more, pausing to lap at hollow of his collar bones and gently tweaking at his nipple with her teeth before continuing downwards. lips, teeth and tongue trail south, licking and nipping and kissing along the way.

at this rate, it wouldn't surprise her if there's a line of lovebites pointing to his crotch.

lumine lifts her golden gaze to meet his as she kneels on the tatami mat between his legs, resting a chin on his knee. a coy smile tugs at her lips as her fingers creep to the waistband of his pants. she can tell that he's pretty hard, already obvious despite the thick cloth of his sweatpants. ]

You're dropping by your dad's place today, aren't you?

[His lust-addled mind doesn't realize what he's asked of her, and it won't be until later that he'll realize that he asked and she didn't refuse. Instead, he lifts his head for her, his breath shuttered with soft hums of desire emitting from him as she continues her assault on his neck and whines as she tweaks his nipple. Every graze of her teeth, every nip and kiss across his skin downward creates a line of heat that serves to build more and more tension within him, like a sprout pushing upwards to break the shell of the seed it's locked within.

Ajax watches her move down him, that gaze lighting him on fire and wishing she would pull his pants down a little farther and stop teasing him by stopping at his waistband. He can see himself pulsating slowly with anticipation, his eyes glazed over with lust.]

Yes...

[He replies slowly, his mind not understanding why she'd ask him such a question.]

I don't want to think about my father while you're sitting there, Lumine.

[It'll ruin everything.]

[ lumine gives him an amused chuckle, shaking her head. well, she wins in this battle, looks like it, even if he's the one getting what he wants. ]

You'll have to think of him eventually, [ she says slowly, hands tugging at the waistband of his pants downward, revealing his burgeoning arousal. ] Jaxxie.

[ her gaze flickers back at his face yet again, once more feigning an innocent expression before she starts peppering light kisses along his length and then licking it from root to tip. his musk is overpowering, and she finds her eyes momentarily fluttering close as she imagines his scent permeating every inch of her. but she can't buckle right now and beg for him to pleasure her, too; her revenge isn't over yet.

when he's sufficiently debilitated, judging from the way his body shifts beneath her and the sounds that come out of his lips, lumine takes him in her mouth without warning, wrapping her tongue around him. ]

[The coil winds tighter when she tugs his pants downward, his erection on full display for her to toy with and pleasure at her desire. Ajax almost, almost gets annoyed with her at the nickname, not buying that innocent look for a moment, but she doesn't give him time to protest or glare. She's only given him time to breathe, which subsequently gets caught in his throat when she begins to administer her affections to him, eyes closing and jaw slacking from her touch on his sensitive skin.

He hadn't imagined how maddening her tongue could be, his body responding with involuntary twitches and moans. Ajax couldn't move away from her even if he wanted to, feeling his mind sink into a deeper and deeper fog.

But whatever pleasure he feels now is nothing in comparison when she takes him in fully, the warmth of her tongue driving him down a well of insanity, the surprise of it causing him to moan embarrassingly loud. Ecstasy shoots through him like an injection, spreading through him like wildfire, and he swears he can feel her mischievousness in ever swipe of her tongue across his head. Just like her, to enjoy how helpless he is underneath her, and yet he can't say that he dislikes it; if anything, is makes it even better how she commands him so easily.

His hands come to run through her hair, unable to do much more, gripping into it but not pulling as he cries out in satisfaction of her work.]

Archons, Lumine, ahh...

[It's criminal how she already knows how to give him exactly what he wants, her name chanted between groans, but he really couldn't ask for better.]

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