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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[ she'd prefer if he didn't get into that kind of occupation. ]

Don't quit your day job, Ajax. I think you're fine with what you're currently doing.

[ which is, uh, being part of a criminal underworld family? yeah, that makes sense. but really, no need to inflict him on unsuspecting people who probably wouldn't be ready for someone like him.

in any case, lumine grumps as she rinses herself one more time, letting the warm water wash away any further traces of soap and conditioner on her person for a few more minutes before turning the shower off. why? it's because she can feel the water turning cooler and cooler. ]

There, have at it, [ she says, finally stepping out of the tub and wrapping herself up with one of the towels from the nearby rack. ] Once you're done, can you finally leave me in peace in the bathroom?

[Sounds like someone just wants to keep him all to herself to him.

He gives her a look as she steps out, wondering why she shut the water off when he was just going to step in and finish up. Literally something that would take him no longer than ten seconds, and that's when it slowly dawns on him. Ugh, did he wait too long...]

We'll see. But you didn't have to shut off the water, [he comments, turning it back on and finding that he was correct. It's cool, turning ice cold very quickly.]

C'mon... [He audibly groans, quickly rinsing the suds off of his body and turning off the water. Stepping out, he finds a towel for himself, sighing as he gives her a look.]

At least this time I only had to rinse myself instead of my entire shower being cold.

[ lumine's already brushing her teeth, stubbornly not looking at him as he groans and realises the hard, bitter truth about the water. at the very least, she doesn't snicker or laugh at his expense, even if it's quite amusing. it's his fault, after all, that they lingered in the shower longer than usual, and he's now paying for it.

she simply shrugs her shoulders when he complains at her, gaze flickering at the mirror to throw an innocent gaze at him. what? she totally didn't know that the water was cold.

or did she? ]

If the water turned cold, you have no one else to blame but yourself, [ is her very matter-of-factly response, taking the brush out of her mouth to reply. ] If you didn't distract me with that massage or keep crowding me, I would've finished sooner.

[Toweling himself off, he lets his hand brush along the soft skin on her lower back as he joins her at the sink, grabbing his own toothbrush. Might as well get it out of the way now.]

Don't tell me you didn't enjoy it.

[The smirk on his face is reflected in his voice, because for the short amount of time he had to put up with cold water was worth her sighing and melting under his fingertips. He'll do it again too, next time he gets the chance.]

Perhaps next time we'll have to sit in the hot spring together and I'll give you a proper massage. Since you want me to keep my day job, I guess I'll be able to use my newfound talent on you all the time.

[ she is not going to answer that. answering that question is a landmine that she won't survive from, so she'd rather not risk it. she's masochistic, sure, but not when it comes to giving ajax stuff to use against her. that smile on his face tells it all.

which is why lumine opts to sigh, only jumping and yelping in surprise when she feels his hand on her back. she whirls on him, her eyes narrowing in annoyance and pointed accusation. ]

No thanks, sitting in the hot spring with you is just asking for trouble.

[ for her common sense. it's more than enough that he can fray her mental faculties with just a hand in the right places. the hot spring is going to be the bane of her sanity if they were to sit in it together.

lumine finishes brushing her teeth, wiping her mouth with a corner of her towel. ]

But if you'd prefer to be murdered sooner by Aether, be my guest.

I'll take my chances then. Seems like it's worth the risk if we get to have a nice night out in the hot spring.

[He glances over at her as she whirls on him, toothbrush getting shoved in his mouth. He quickly finishes up brushing his teeth, rinsing his mouth and wiping it.]

All he seems to be interested in is giving you lectures than me.

[Certainly not because Ajax will make it a pain to deal with him.]

[ ... wow. wow.

he's not wrong, truth be told, because lumine's also been noticing how aether's been dumping all his irritation towards ajax on her. and it's pretty unfair on how one-sided it is, especially when the actual perpetrator is getting away scott-free. her lips twisted, she picks up a hand towel from the rack underneath the sink and waits until ajax starts walking out the bathroom, trailing after him. ]

If I'm just going to be lectured again, then I'm not interested in sitting the hot spring.

[ she coils the towel in her hand before she whips it towards the back of ajax's head. payback for escaping her brother's wrath unscathed every single time.

a second later and before ajax can turn around, however, she's dropping the towel and sprinting towards the bedroom, slamming the door behind her. ]

Ow!!!

[There's a snap on the back of his head, and it hurts, his eyes widening. What that was for, he's not sure. But it looks like someone wants to start something, and he's very open to this. Even if it means he has to get sweaty and take a shower all over again, that doesn't matter to him.

He doesn't chase after her, walking to the bedroom door, his voice dripping with a hunger that is a new kind of dangerous addition to his tone.]

Are you trying to pick a fight with me, Lumine? You know I'm always ready to get some exercise...

[Fight time fight time]

[ him not giving chase allows her the opportunity to barricade the door to the bedroom, keeping him from entering and exacting revenge on her. anyway, the guy deserves the wallop, if only because he doesn't get the same kind of treatment as she does with aether. it's not fair that she's the only person between the two of them who gets consistently scolded. ]

Go away, Ajax. Don't you have to go to your dad's place?

[ lumine stares at the door, holding tightly onto the towel wrapped around her body. she should probably put something on first, but she's not taking chance if and when ajax forcefully opens that door.

... anyway, if he does get in, she's small enough to easily wriggle out of this mess. ]

Don't let me waste your time.

[It's not a difficult task to dislodge the chair behind the door that she's used to try to keep it shut, putting a little muscle behind opening the sliding door that leads to the bedroom. The chair falls to the ground, and Ajax quickly moves to wrap his arms around her waist so she can't escape from him.]

Oh no, I think I've figured out now why you decided to snap a towel on my head.

[He'd much rather fight her, but as it stands they're naked and it's not really going to solve the problem. So maybe exacerbating the problem will push this in the right direction.]

Come here. You're not getting away with that. If it annoys you so much that your brother bothers you because of me...

[Ajax's mouth comes in, finding some real estate of unblemished skin on her neck, kissing and sucking on it as hard as he can to break as many blood vessels as possible.]

...then tell him to stop.

[He moves quickly to another spot, laving an open-mouthed kiss to it before sucking on it again.]

Because I'll just keep doing this until you do.

[He moves down her body, bending over a bit more to press kisses to her chest as he pushes her towards the bed slowly...]

[ the moment the chair clatters to the floor, lumine tries to take off, her sights set on the window leading outside. but even before she can bail out on ajax, he catches her and she's essentially stuck in his arms. and knowing him, he's not about to let her go until he's had his revenge, which she honestly expects as a form of smack similar to what she's done.

that's where lumine was wrong. ]

Ajax— [ she squirms in his arms in an attempt to escape, but that's pointless when he has his mouth latched onto her neck, kissing and sucking on her skin, teeth worrying on capillaries until they break.

a groan escapes her lips when he finds her pulse point, her hand grabbing his arm to try and get him to release her before they can reach the bed. she's pretty sure that's not going to be pretty the moment one of them lands on it. ]

Why don't you take responsibility for what you're doing first?

[ because she wouldn't even be scolded if he didn't start anything at all. ]

Would it matter if it were a simple mark on your neck or if I were to bed you once again, the only evidence being new clean sheets?

[He doesn't think it matters, at least. Aether will take every chance to scold Lumine for involving herself with him, at least that's his impression. Maybe they deserved it for having sex in the downstairs bedroom, but he doesn't think she deserves a scolding for hickeys.

He can feel her trying to dislodge his arm, though Ajax is relentless in giving her the payback he feels she deserves, pushing her farther towards it, his goal to get her to lie down so he can have full access to her.]

Besides, I don't see the problem here. It's not as if you have to go into the office for the near future.

[Do hickeys matter if you're working from home?]

[ omg, ofc hickeys matter even when she's working from home!! it's not like they live alone???? have a bit more shame, ajax. ]

That's not the point!

[ she realises that maybe, just maybe that's just how he is as a person. very open, very forthcoming, very public with his affection that he doesn't even care who sees it. but she does, and it isn't as if her brother is very welcoming of whatever this is between them, if his disapproving stares and lectures were of any evidence.

lumine tries to squirm out of his arms once more, only to stumble back when her knees hit the edge of the bed. ]

Zhongli comes over every now and then! And Aether lives here, too? Or are you forgetting that just because he hasn't been around for the past couple of days.

[ also what happened to making out on the couch??? ]

[Making out here now nps

Oh, he definitely hasn't forgotten about them. It's just that he doesn't care. He doesn't get the feeling that Zhongli cares all that much, even if he might find it a bit...boorish, maybe, that Ajax leaves them on her neck from time to time.]

Hmmm...perhaps.

[Is all he says before he tries to spin her in his arms to get her to sit on the bed, keeping his kissing assault going. He moves up her neck now to her jawline, trying to find her lips as soon as possible to capture them and impose himself on her farther.]

[ belligerent, irreverent, impertinent—she has a lot of other descriptions to tack onto ajax at that very moment. it's just that it's getting very difficult to think, an annoyed whine coming out of her lips in response, especially when he's finally managed to get her onto the bed, encroaching into her space like a clingy little kid.

who's kissing her a lot, sure, but her point remains. ]

We just took a shower, Ajax.

[ they haven't even gotten dressed yet, still wrapped in towels, their hair dripping with water. for a long moment, lumine's resistant to his affection, even as he peppers more kisses and lovebites on her skin, pressing her lips together in exasperation.

but she gives in a moment later when he finally finds her mouth, wrapping her arms around his neck and returning his mint-tasting kiss though not without a lot of exasperated sighing. stupid ajax. ]

[How amusing that he seems to have been able to break through her stubbornness once again, proud of his ability to do so ever since as early as Liyue, when he thinks about it. There's no doubt in his mind that she'll blame this on Lumine to some degree, but he's pretty sure she's enjoying this herself just as much as he is. And really, he's glad for that, because he wants her to enjoy this.

So he doesn't respond to her, only making a note that he won't force them to have to take another shower. Instead, he continues to administer kisses wherever he sees fit. Slow, loving caresses to her lips, moving down to pay special attention to her breasts for a time, his tongue rolling over her nipple as is hardens beneath his tongue. But he finishes it off when he moves up back to her mouth to take her into a long, deep kiss, tongue playing inside her mouth for as long as his breath allows.

Ajax is breathless when he breaks, his mind swirling from how her touch and her attention always seems to put him in some sort of trance, one of which that he induces on himself half the time.]

Mmmmmm... [he mumbles, pressing another kiss to her lips.] Unfortunately, that's all the fun we can have for today. It's too bad, I wish I could sit here and kiss you for longer.

[Really, he does. But he does have to go, and finally, hopefully, get Aether back home so they can get out of town.]

[ look, she can't help it if it feels good. she's allowed to enjoy things when they feel good, and ajax has learned well enough how to make her feel good. like sure, it's vexing that he uses it almost always to his advantage, but she's not complaining either. at least, not that much.

lumine stares at him when he finally breaks their kiss, panting softly from all the ministrations he's served her for the past several minutes. a part of her feels annoyed that he had to stop after turning her on again, and there's that temptation to retaliate for tormenting her. ]

You could, [ she replies with a shrug, locking her wrists together at the back of his neck. ] There's nothing stopping you from staying and kissing me again, your mouth on my breasts ...

[ in fact, she even leans forward, brushing her lips along the shell of his ear. ]

What do you think?

[He should have known this was going to happen, it's not as if he's ever been able to kiss her save for once without the two of them indulging in each other's bodies. For once, he has the willpower not to do so, but she tempts him so easily with her arms locked around his neck, her lips sending a shudder down his spine. Ajax's breath hitches, letting the side of his head press against her own as he considers it.

He could easily go another round, there's no doubt about it. He'd love to. She always manages to capitalize on him in this manner, swaying him to her side when he tries to break away from losing himself to her allure. But when he thinks about it, he does the same thing to her all her time.]

You always know how to bring me right back under your spell, don't you, [he says in a faux-accusatory tone,] though I thought you were the one who said we just took a shower.

[Even so, he presses another kiss to her mouth, need laced in between threads of genuine affection and tenderness. The body is more than willing, but the mind still manages to hold on for the moment.]

[ as if he doesn't do the same to her. what a hypocrite.

lumine closes her eyes when he kisses her, humming softly into his mouth. just like him, she knows which buttons to push now in order to make him buckle, to keep him under her leash. and right now, there's nothing more that she wants than to make him second-guess his own decisions while he's with her.

payback, you know, for also putting her under his spell. besides, he did say that he likes it when she's in control. ]

I did say that, [ she murmurs against his lips, gently worrying on his lower lip. ] But that's never stopped you before, has it? Are you going to let it stop now?

[ a beat, as she tilts her head, kissing his mouth in full again. ] Oh, but ... you also have to go soon, don't you?

[Every word, every touch draws him to her even further, Ajax's eyes closing to let himself concentrate on the feel of her on his lips. His own body has already betrayed him, feeling himself harden and finding that he's unable to tear himself from her no matter how much he tells himself that he must. Instead, his hand falls to her cheek, giving her a full open-mouthed kiss back in response to her questions.]

You simply cannot do this to me again...

[The last time, they had been in the basement of the training facility where he'd had her up against the door, and he needed to leave then too.]

I do have to go, but...

[But she's completely ensnared him again, his hands wandering across her body as he administers a heady kiss to her mouth once again.]

...I'm not sure if I can...Lumine...

[ what a simp

lumine tries to stifle a chuckle when ajax all but buckles and gives in, her fingers sinking into his hair to pretty much seal the deal. of course, she'd happily let him go if he truly insisted that he needs to go; she won't stop him, she won't tell him to stay. but that's only if he steels himself against her advances, and she does wonder if he can.

she moans softly into his mouth when he kisses her again, tangling her tongue around his to coax him into deepening the kiss, drowning in desire. seducing him further to see how he'll try to escape her. ]

But your dad, [ she murmurs in between affectionate pecks, punctuating each kiss they share to breathe. ] He needs you, doesn't he? Aether, too.

[ her hand trails down from his hair to his shoulder to his chest, tracing lines and indents and scars. mapping him with her touch even as she continues to kiss him, her eyes closed, until her hand reaches his stomach. ]

What are you going to do?

[omg nothing wrong with simping for her

Lumine's tongue pulls him inward, his mouth responding in turn to open wider and deepen the kiss as she's directed him to do, his mind spinning. The only reason he hasn't forgotten about what he needs to go do is because she keeps reminding him, and that tiny part of his brain trying to pull him out of the well of desire he's finding himself in.]

They do...I don't know... [Ajax remarks slowly, his eyes closing to tremble under the brush of her fingertips against his skin, returning every kiss with more passion. His own hand falls to hers, leading it even farther downward. He needs her touch somewhere else too, and he hopes she obliges.]

I should go. But...

[His eyes open, heavily lidded as he gazes back at her. His voice trails off, succumbing to her administrations, finding himself once again in need of her and her body. Ajax presses another deep, intoxicated kiss to her lips, a sign of her victory over him- though he hardly feels as if he's really lost.]

[ she's thankfully more lucid than he is despite finding herself sinking into pleasure again. and lumine can tell where their hands are drifting to, her fingers trailing lightly along his skin as he guides her to his intended destination. it's tempting, very tempting, especially when his heat sears her fingertips as she wraps her hand around him, his kiss still dragging her down from the surface.

if she's not careful, she'll get swept away again in his pace. ]

I'm distracting you, aren't I? [ she whispers against his mouth, slowly stroking him to stiffness. her gaze searches his face earnestly, eyes wide in feigned innocence. ] All right. I'll let you go about your day, then.

[ there's a hint of mischief on her expression when lumine presses a kiss at the corner of his mouth, before she lets him go and wriggles from underneath him. time to get off her, ajax. ]

[His head and neck crane forward, a breathless sigh to accompany as he hardens beneath her, his lips mouthing her name against her own before his jaw goes slack. He hadn't really planned on continuing their antics now, but he enjoys her touch far too much, so much so that it's not a difficult task to lure him into this trap of hers. He's trapped by those honey-colored eyes when all of a sudden, everything stops.]

Lumine-!

[The absence of her smooth hands against his shaft is torturous, Ajax's eyes widening with despair that she'd stopped stroking him.]

Come back here, you-! [He makes a grab for her, to try to pull her back into him.]

Just five more minutes. [And then he remembers-] Please, Lumine? Just a little longer.

[ looks like all those conditioning had paid off, ajax somehow folding so easily when she pulls away. lumine almost feels bad, his expression resembling that of a lost and confused puppy, but it's amusing nonetheless when he pulls her back.

a part of her wonders what his dad would say if he saw his own son like this. would she be killed, she wonders, for turning his son and heir into a total simp? ]

Five more minutes? Are you sure?

[ she doesn't touch him, her fingertips simply hovering over his stomach, ghosting over skin. ]

I don't want to take up more of your time.

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

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