ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

⠀i ⠀⠀ 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 ⠀⠀ considered ⠀⠀ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ⠀⠀ 𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 ; ⠀they ⠀⠀ never ⠀⠀ toil , ⠀⠀ only ⠀⠀ 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 . ⠀╱╱⠀ young! @thinealone. rp, mdni, ss.⠀† —

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

⠀my ⠀⠀ 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 ⠀⠀ are ⠀⠀ up ⠀⠀ here . . .

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐌𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐒⠀، †𝐡𝐞 𝓈𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird closer to her for another and, once his mouth isn't full: "𝘐𝘧? 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴? You're having me on..."

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird Unable to pry his eyes off of her anyway, the angel's arm surrounds Lorraine's waist with a sense of finality. Lock and key.

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. Amused by the speed at which the brunette went from tiny, modest bites to having no cookie at all, Max nudges the plate⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird '𝘏𝘪𝘮.'

These unfair orders are from above, just not that far up. 𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶�� 𝘪𝘵; 𝘐'𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, apparently, are becoming less and less useful to them, and— with her acquiescing to his... very humanlike desire to hold her— the angel feels warm all over.

His first bite is taken with a quiet, pleasurable hum. "You said it." 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird all my time to you," Maxim sighs, winding a soft curl around his finger. It's a strong word but— 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵. How can he guarantee her safety?

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird In the spirit of halves... Choosing a fresh cookie off the plate and breaking it in equal parts, he gives one side to his person before sitting on the crisp, inviting sheets and silently offering his lap next.

"For the low, low price of 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭, I'd give⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

happened.

That they've communicated— Not with their lips because they're... 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥. —And not even with their eyes because they're closed.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

Fortunately, there isn't anywhere dangerous or far for the medium to topple this time, pinned as she is between him and her cozy window seat.

In fact, she might like it better down there. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, her angel sighs before he can register what's just⠀»

[✞ 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 @theshebird]

⠀
𝒩either Tolkien nor Dickens could have found a better word to describe the angel's way of claiming her lips—— and boy, did it weaken her knees.

𝑂ℎ, ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢. There it was again, that thought, bright as sunshine and incredibly loud. For a thought.
⠀

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

Maxim hums and, defenseless against the brunette's teasing, carefully places her back on her feet so he can take a gorgeous face into his hands. Feeling... 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, rather.

And warm. No escape.

[✞ 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 @theshebird]

Nibbling an angel's lip 𝑎𝑛𝑑 smooching him some more.

Not just any person. His person.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

Lifting 𝘢𝘯𝘥 twirling a person.

[✞ 𝓵𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 @theshebird]

Smooching an angel.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird mention of 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. "No one is denying that; I just meant—"

Uncharacteristically, the celestial had been attempting a joke. "Isn't that what people say if something tastes really good..?" Maybe, even after a lifetime of eavesdropping, he misheard.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird Well, with 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 logic. He's lucky his intention wasn't to genuinely argue.

Dropping the crushed foil into his shirt pocket to commit the brand to memory, Lorraine's guardian reaches for her waist next, unable to go another second without holding her. Especially at the⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird of his thoughts. "Like trying to teach an old dog, isn't it?"

A kiss to her palm and he's reaching for the empty chocolate wrapper. "...This stuff has to be bad for you, Lo."

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird Thousands of prayers answered at once; that's what Max would call it after years of asking, and what is he doing now? Letting ceremony and convention rob him blind?

"I'm sorry." Resting against the brunette's hand, he has to smile, grateful. Of course she's seen the intensity⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird their worlds stayed intact...

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird bringing his spiraling thoughts back to the sweetness she's just shared with him. "It's tasted like this the whole time?" He asks in earnest, suddenly making sense of his person's eating habits while realizing how 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 he would've missed out had the veil between⠀»

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird begins melting forces him to give in without thinking.

[ᅠ، 𝓌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 @thehebird]

@theshebird administering a test.

But, he takes it into his hand for a clearer view of hers, searching for any sign the pain is spiking again. "It already did." Despite any reservations or preoccupation with the stigmata he'd prayed would never come, the rate at which the chocolate⠀»