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Sept 7, 2016 17:04:22 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 17:04:22 GMT -7
Good, she said. another single word that sent his senses reeling again. He let out a shaky breath right before they kissed and pulled each other as close as they could, for the time being at least. It was bad enough feeling his own emotions while doing this, but hers were smashing into him as well making it almost impossible to remember reason and logic when it came to all this. Her hands wrapped up in his curly hair caused him to grin against her lips again.
Then the reason and logic really took a holiday as she managed to unbutton his shirt. But as soon as her hands touched his bare skin their emotions spiked, at least it felt like both of theirs, and he took in a sharp breath, reaching up to clasp her wrists and lift her hands away from him. He closed his eyes, not realizing how hard he was breathing until she pulled away. He kept his eyes closed as she mentioned how hard it was to stop and just nodded. Then she said she didn't want to overload him, that she was overloading herself and he released her wrists in order for her to re-button his shirt. he opened his eyes, smiling smally at her, "I know," he agreed. Of course he knew that she was overloading, he was getting enough emotions right now to fill the entire like, he was sure. He looked into her eyes as she said that she really like him, and how she didn't want to go too far too fast and regret and all that. He nodded as she spoke, letting her take his hands. "I'll always tell you. Promise," he said, his grin slowly growing, "but only if you tell me too. We're a team now, after all," he released one of her hands and caught her waist as she said that they could just sit their for a while, fixing her shirt sleeve. He chuckled, pulling at her waist until he was pressed up against him again, "or we could keep kissing... but you control those greedy hands of yours," he narrowed his eyes at her, then lifted a hand to gently push her hair back, his fingers dancing across her neck. Then he leaned down and kissed her there where his fingers just were. After a moment he just rested his lips there, wrapping his arms around her, and pulling her into a hug. Finally, he lifted his lips to rest his chin on her shoulder instead. He sighed, "or we could just hold each other. That works too," he said softly.
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Sept 7, 2016 18:07:38 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 18:07:38 GMT -7
Irina smiled and nodded in agreement. "A team, I like the sound of that," she said softly. Of course he knew how overloaded she was; if she was overloaded he was...well she wasn't really sure there was a word for uber-overloaded, but he'd be that. As she tried to bring herself back to a normal level, he pulled her close and kissed her neck. A soft moan escaped her, then she chuckled. "You're not making that proposition very easy I'll have you know," she said, gently tugging once at the bottom of his shirt. She reached up and kissed him, pressing into him lightly before leaning back as he rested his chin on her shoulder. She closed her eyes, burying her face in his shoulder as her arms snaked around his back and her fingers laced together. "I'll stay here, here's good," she murmured, gently snuggling closer to him. He smelled good, comforting and familiar.
She was silent for a few minutes as she felt her heartbeat slow down to almost normal; she doubted it would get to completely calm while she was around him. "You know, the night we ended up spending together at the hospital was one of the best nights sleep I think I've ever had," she said, lifting her face out of his shoulder to look at him. A small smile played at her lips. "It's too bad it can't happen more often," she added teasingly. She was pretty sure Cassius had seen them sleeping together in the bed but had said nothing when they left that morning. "And I mean just sleeping next to you, so get your mind out of the gutter," she chided playfully, kissing the tip of his nose. She sighed again, resting her forehead against his. "Have I told you what I want to do, when I graduate from Hogwarts?" she asked him. They'd had plenty of conversations, but now they whirled together as one continuous time spent with him.
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Sept 7, 2016 18:40:02 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 18:40:02 GMT -7
He couldn't help but feel a roar of pride as she said he wasn't making this easy. She wasn't making it easy either, though, just by existing. Still, Dan was a respectful guy, he was learning. He'd never been in a situation even remotely close to this one, so he really had no idea what he was supposed to do. He knew he should be gentle and follow her wishes, as well as respecting his own. He let out a sigh as she buried her face in his neck and returned the hug, declaring that that was a good place to stay. "Here is good," he agreed softly.
After some time she spoke again, the feeling of calm spreading through both of them, which relieved him. She spoke about that night at the hospital wing, and how she wished it could happen more often. He laughed at her gutter comment and leaned into the kiss on the tip of his nose. He wanted to share something else with her then, too, but he let her start talking again first. "You know... I'm not sure that you have. Tell me," he moved his hands from her back to her waist and swayed slightly side to side, keeping his forehead pressed to hers.
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HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
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Sept 7, 2016 19:17:33 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 19:17:33 GMT -7
Before answering him, Irina closed her eyes and smiled, swaying with him. She brought her arms up and laced them around his neck. There was no music to be heard in the physical world; it was just for the two of them. Not being able to help herself, she leaned in and kissed him softly before putting her forehead back to his. "I want to be a Cursebreaker," she told him finally, opening her eyes to stare directly into his. "I haven't told anyone that yet, not in my family at least," she added with a faint chuckle. "I want to travel to exotic places, see the unknown, face challenges I can only dream of. With Aurors, its always good versus the bad guys. Cursebreaking has this....thrill to it. I've been pulled towards that job since I was a fourth year, when I met one of the Cursebreakers on holiday. She told me all about her job and I realized how badly I wanted to do what she did."
She trailed off, watching to see what his reaction would be. She knew it was a dangerous job, but she had also willingly entered the Triwizard Tournament; he shouldn't be too shocked by this. "What about you?" she asked him curiously. "What does Daniel Hoh want to be when he grows up?" A small smirk played at her lips. She wondered if he would say Quidditch player; he was a fantastic one. Better than Niko, though before now Irina would never have admitted that out loud.
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Sept 7, 2016 19:59:48 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 19:59:48 GMT -7
Dan cocked his head to the side as she explained what she wanted to do and why, then he nodded his head when she was finished, "awe, well, it would suit you," he agreed with a soft smile, still swaying. The she asked about him and he chuckled at her saying his full name. "I think I'll just do Quidditch, to be honest. Then be a stay at home dad or something," his eyes widened suddenly and his ears turned bright pink, "I just mean I'm up for anything, that's all," he muttered. He knew kids had heightened emotions, so that whole situation would be hard enough but... he figured if he ended up marrying someone who wanted to work forever then he'd be willing to take that hit. Oddly, he'd ever actually thought about that til now...
He shook his head in embarrassment, pulling her close against him again, even though there wasn't much further to go, "there's something else I wanted to mention," he started, his head still cocked to the side, "I'm no good at any of this. I just mean, I don't know what I'm doing," he chuckled nervously, lifting one hand to gently stroke her cheek with his thumb, "just... be patient with me? Please?" he hated how pathetic he sounded, but he had to get that out. He had to make sure she knew that he had no idea what to do about any of this kind of stuff. Emotionally or physically or whatever.
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
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Sept 7, 2016 20:32:28 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 20:32:28 GMT -7
Irina giggled as Dan mentioned wanting to be a stay at home dad, though it made her heartbeat pick up again. "Kids would be nice someday," she said simply, then let the subject go. They had just finally began their official relationship, though the day had come somewhat close to getting to what was needed to create a child, at least in what Irina might have been thinking about, there would be many years before Irina Krum welcomed a child into the world if she had her way. She had to see the world first of course. "Have you ever thought of maybe going into cursebreaking? Curses don't have emotions," she suggested, then laughed. "We could be a cool kickass cursebreaking team" she said. It actually sounded pretty amazing, if she was being honest with herself. Traveling the world with Dan at her side? Now that sounded perfect.
Rina cocked her head to one side as Dan told her he had something else he had wanted to mention. "What is it?" she asked, her curiosity peaking. He was struggling to get the right words out; he was so cute when he struggled like this. "Trust me, Dan. You definitely know at least some of what you're doing," she teased. Unlacing her arms from around his neck, she slid her hands into his and squeezed them tightly. "Whatever it is, you can tell me. Always," she whispered.
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Sept 7, 2016 20:39:28 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 20:39:28 GMT -7
Dan was glad that she let the subject drop after her short comment on it, nodding. Then she asked if he'd thought about curse breaking and he shook his head, "nah, I don't really think I'd be into that. I like solitude, of course, but I'm not sure if I'd care too much about helping some bank or whatever or whoever hired me,"he chuckled, "though, we would be a pretty great team... maybe I'll think about it," he shrugged, but really he wanted to be on a team with Niko... like, the literal Quidditch team.
Then he asked his question and she said that he knew at least some of what he was doing, and he scoffed, then chuckled. Then she took his hands and said that whatever he needed to say he could always tell her, and he grinned. "Okay... then show me," he muttered, tugging on her hands, "do I hold you too tightly?" he said, squeezing her hands, "or kiss to gentle?" he gently kissed her knuckles on one hand, then the other. He was using this against her now, this whole him not knowing what to do thing. He figured if he just followed his instincts he'd be fine, but he was enjoying teasing her.
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HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
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Sept 7, 2016 21:01:45 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 21:01:45 GMT -7
Irina's eyebrows raised as Dan asked her to show him how to do things. Things as in physical things. Irina had never thought of herself as experienced in this area, but there had been a time when things had happened, with someone else. With Dan's empathy, she expected he had about very little experience, but she didn't want to think about the idea of him with some other girl. Just her, and only her. She smiled as he squeezed her hands and asked his first question before kissing her knuckles lightly. "No, you don't hold me too tight; I like the feeling of you being this close," she whispered, wrapping her arms around his waist and pulling him close to her. Two could play at this game. "You don't kiss me too gently either," she said, leaning in and just barely grazing his lips with her own before pulling it back. "But I like when you get a little more passionate too," she said, planting a kiss on his collarbone. She made her way up his neck before resting her face inches from his. "And I like teasing you," she whispered, before connecting with him again, sending a sizzle down her spine. This time, she was in control.
She pushed him back against the tree, never breaking contact. Her hands itched to reach up his shirt but she kept herself in control, hands entwined in his hair instead. For now, this was enough. It was more than enough really; this was everything she could ever have wanted out of Daniel Hoh. Other things could wait until later; they were a team now, and they could explore this world together as it came to them. It felt like time stood still as they were entwined, but the rays of the sun poking through the vines bathed them in a golden light. Reluctantly, Irina broke away, still leaning against him. Sighing contentedly, she leaned her head against his chest. She didn't speak, she didn't have to; he could probably feel all that she was feeling, which she preferred to actual talking just then.
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Sept 8, 2016 9:06:21 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2016 9:06:21 GMT -7
Dan let her take the lead then, even though she had stolen his game. He narrowed his eyes at her once or twice, because he didn't believe that she was going to control herself. He made a frustrated sound when she simply grazed his lips and then moved to kiss his collarbone next and whatnot. He wanted those lips on his, but he'd wait until she made it there... he didn't want to seem greedy. Even though he really, really was feeling greedy. Wait, maybe that was her? Either way. Then, finally, she connected her lips to his again and he kissed her hungrily, but didn't push anything. She was clearly taking the lead and that was just fine with him. He was pushed back against the tree and held his arms tightly around her waist and she tangled her fingers in his hair. The feeling of elation was peaking within him and he felt he could do anything, take on any challenge, fight any demon. He sighed as well as she pulled back enough to lean her head against his chest. He lifted a hand to stroke the back of her hair, and kissed the top of her head, resting his lips there. Was this what other couples felt like? So at peace and connected with one another? He liked to think they were special, like no one else was like them out there. There was no way anyone else could feel this happy, right? The world would explode from all the elation. After a long time of standing there in silence, holding each other, Dan kissed the top of her head again and muttered against her hair, "Niks gonna kill me." He was smiling, though. Irina Rose Krum
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HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
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Sept 8, 2016 10:33:25 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 8, 2016 10:33:25 GMT -7
Irina smirked, though he could not see her face. “I’d like to see him try,” she said, burying her face in his shoulder so her voice was slightly muffled. “And I like when you play with my hair...just like I know you like when I play with yours,” she added, smiling as she stayed pressed against him. She wanted to stay like this forever, maybe not forever, but for a long time. She had kept her day clear for this so she could either have had her alone time to wallow in sadness or….well, do what had happened that day. But she knew that they had already been out there for hours, and soon it would be dark; the location of the tree was not in a necessarily dangerous place, but the walk back could get a little iffy with the different nocturnal creatures. She supposed she could just cling onto Dan, even if she wasn’t frightened; it gave her another excuse to be close to him. She felt elated knowing that this was to be a regular thing now, and that Dan wanted to be with her. It was silly to think now how she had had little doubts, but she supposed it was just her inner pessimist nagging at her.
Wanting to delay the eventual return to the real world, Irina looked up at him. “So...can we tell our sisters then? Since Nik already knows and such. He’s surprisingly kept his mouth shut about it, though I swear I thought he was going to say something at the hospital,” she asked him. She had been comforted the night of Niko’s stabbing by Louisa Hoh, who had come at Dan’s request. She had always liked Dan’s sister; she was this passively wonderful presence that she was sure had been a comfort to him over the years as his empathy got stronger. She thought of her own sisters; sweet Ripley who would probably be completely fine with this, and Tania. Oh Tania; she wondered if Dan would be up to telling Tania together so that she could sense her baby sisters’ emotions. She didn’t want to put the pressure on him though; he didn’t have to come if he didn’t want to.
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Sept 9, 2016 9:26:09 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 9:26:09 GMT -7
Daniel wasn't surprised at Irinas reaction. She was a lot tougher than he originally gave her credit for. Well, he had always known it, but he could see it now more than ever. Now that she was all grown up and whatnot. She buried her face in his shoulder and he chuckled, continuing to stroke her hair. "You're right," he muttered as she mentioned their enjoyment in playing with each others hair. He'd never felt like this before, and he wanted to get lost in it, get lost with her. He wished the real world, responsibilities and all that weren't there anymore...
Finally, she looked up at him and he smiled at her. "Yeah, I guess... we should tell them," he sighed, leaning his head back against the tree, "I'm sure that's fine. I guess I should tell Lou..." he had literally no idea how she would react. He didn't want to dwell on expectations. He'd just see what she did. He looked back at Irina, "as much as Nik was drugged with painkillers, he always puts my feelings first. No offense," he half joked. He knew Nik had better things to worry about then telling Tan and Rip what was going on. He'd let Dan and Ri do that themselves.
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Sept 9, 2016 10:13:35 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 9, 2016 10:13:35 GMT -7
Irina smiled as he said he should tell Lou. “She was a real comfort to me at the hospital after...well, Nik snapped,” she said softly. She knew Dan had seen them return from coffee, but she hadn’t told him about how Louisa had found her a sobbing wreck on the floor. Her calm presence had truly helped her pull herself together. “I can see why you’re close; just her presence was enough to calm me down, so I can imagine how much of a comfort she was - is - to you,” she said with a giggle. "She doesn't know anything though; she was just a quiet but welcome presence," she added quickly. She'd never tell Louisa about her and Dan, not without him at least. She shrugged as she rested her chin on his chest, still looking up at him. “I know Niko puts you and your feelings first, you’re his brother from another mother,” she said, trying to suppress a grin. It would be a hard road for Niko, for sure, but hopefully he’ll soon see how much better the two of them were together than apart. “I heard from Rip that he kicked everyone out but you - you two are going to be okay right?” she asked him. She didn’t need the details of their talk, but she would feel at least a little guilty if Niko held a grudge against Dan. She didn’t want them to fight because of her, but it would be awhile before the perfect image in her head of Niko granting Dan his absolute blessing would happen.
“You know, it wouldn’t shock me if Rip already knows; she’s a smart girl and intuitive,” she mused. Ripley would be the happiest of the Krum and Hoh siblings, outwardly. She hesitated, chewing her lower lip as she contemplated asking him her next question. “Would...would you be with me when I tell Tan? I just want her to know how much I love her and I don’t want to cause an anxiety attack,” she asked softly. “I can get her to calm down from it, but it’d be...I’d feel better knowing you were with me,” she finished, trailing off. She sighed and pressed her face back into his shoulder. “Can we just stay here for awhile?” she mumbled quietly, unsure if he even heard her. She didn’t want to leave and return to the real world, even though now they didn’t have to hide anything. She liked having her private time with only him and she wasn’t willing to give that up yet.
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Sept 9, 2016 10:37:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 10:37:58 GMT -7
Dan raised an eyebrow. Lou was at the hospital? Well, it made sense why he didn't see her. He spent the night in Niks room, after all. He nodded at Ri's words about his sister and chuckled when she made sure he knew that she didn't tell Lou anything about them. "Oh, don't worry, I'll talk to her some time. I'm glad she was there for you," he nodded, "and yeah, she's the person I've always been the closest to. I mean, she's literally the only person I've allowed to touch me until you," he cleared his throat, averting his eyes for a moment as he let that thought sink in. It really was rather serious, how he was acting with her. Reaching for her on purpose was unheard of.
At the mention of Nik again, Dan nodded, "yeah. We're fine. He just needed to talk to me alone... it's nothing," he smiled softly, trying to encourage her to not get into it. He was sure she wouldn't push him to explain, though. That wasn't like her.
She talked about the girls and Rip probably already figuring it out, and her wanting him there when they talked to Tan. "Of course... I think she'll take it well, though," he hoped, "Tan trusts me... I think. And you. So, she'll be okay," he added.
Then she pressed against him and sighed, asking if they could stay there for a while and he nodded. She had said it quietly, but he heard her. He bent down to rest his lips on the top of her head again. "As long as you want," he muttered against her hair, his own words muffled again.
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Sept 9, 2016 11:10:53 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 9, 2016 11:10:53 GMT -7
Irina smiled and leaned in, pressing her lips against his. She knew that Dan didn’t really like touching anyone; she had grown up around him after all. She had originally thought that he and Niko had some sort of bet going on playing keep-away from the sisters all these years, but obviously now she knew better. She still did not know why Niko did not like to be touched - she assumed Dan knew, but it wasn’t his place to tell her. She hoped Niko wouldn’t be mad at her soon and someday feel like he could share it with her too. “Thank you,” she said simply. For agreeing to come with her when she told Tania about their relationship, and for being able to be there for Niko, and for letting her into his heart, she was just thankful for him.
“I want to stay here forever, so you might not want to let me decide that timeline,” she said with a wry chuckle. “But I do want to sit by the edge of the willow tree,” she said, taking both his hands in hers and leading him slowly towards the edge of the vines. The willow tree leaned out over part of the lake, but there was a sturdy ledge just behind the curtain so that one could still look out at the water, but they remained hidden by the leaves. Smiling a little, she sat down and tugged his hand for him to sit with her. “Don’t let me fall in,” she instructed teasingly, though part of her was serious. The lake over here was quite deep and housed the giant squid; while it was friendly, she wasn’t really fond of the idea of dropping in on it while it slept.
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Sept 12, 2016 5:50:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 5:50:41 GMT -7
Dan chuckled as she said that she would stay there forever and nodded. He could do that, too. Screw school, tournament and his Quidditch plans. He could die under this tree.
He never thought he'd think something like that.
Then she suggested they move to the end of the tree by the lake and Dan nodded again, letting her lead him there. At her quip about falling in he just chuckled, moving to sit with her, "I would let you fall in," he promised, sitting close to her and wrapping his arms around her. "I'll just hold you really, really tight. That should do the trick, right?"
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