universal_charm | Mistletoe Shenanigans

_{[ He stared at the symbol, his mind reeling some as he looked at it. He knew Spock wasn't one for sentiment, so to give this him...

He took it out of the box, setting the box down gently at his feet and secured it around his neck. ]}

Thank you, Spock.

_{[ He stroked the chain, looking at him and smiling. ]}

Kind of trumps that journal I gave you.

[Spock looks back warmly.]

There is no comparison. I quite enjoy the journal you gave me, I am most appreciative.

[Spock was about to move when he realized he was suddenly stuck....]

_{[ Kirk realized it too, blinking. He looked around them wondering what it was he couldn't step away from Spock. He looked up at the other, his expression worried. ]}

Spock... this ever happen to you before?

[Spock chooses that moment to turn a bright shade of green.]

Indeed. A very similar thing happened to me last year...

[The Vulcan couldn't stop staring at Jim... and while his feelings for the Captain haven't changed, he couldn't seem to control them as they made their way to the forefront of Spock's mind.]

_{[ He knew what the green meant. It meant blushing, and Spock did not blush often. It wasn't something he did, and there were few reasons he would....

He gulped, heat flooding his own cheeks as he felt the rush of feelings from the other, and wondered if they weren't his own too. The bond practically thrummed in his head, and he wanted to look away, but he couldn't make himself do it. ]}

Oh? When?

[Spock can't take his eyes off of Jim and his words become halting as he fights off the urge to reach out...
But he also hated putting Jim in this position even though it wasn't his fault. This situation was essentially forcing Jim to... to... ]

It is mistletoe. This time last year, citizens found themselves stuck with another under suspended mistletoe until they... until they kissed.
Fortunately I only became stuck twice, and a kiss on the cheek sufficed. [Grune and Eley were most kind.]

Oh... right, I think I remember that...

_{[ He licked his lips, looking to Spock, his mind reeling with so many things. He had been leaning heavily on Spock in the past months for emotional healing during the meditation sessions, which had their moments...

And lately he had been feeling a lot from the other, and he wasn't sure if they were real or not. But the things bubbling inside now were very hard to ignore.. ]}

So we have to kiss then... right?

Correct...

[Hesitantly, Spock leans forward and kisses Jim's cheek. His heart is pounding and he doesn't understand why.
But will this be enough?]

_{[ He flushed as the other's lips hit his cheek, but it didn't seem like it was going to be enough since he still could not move away more than an inch or so. And he somehow felt... let down, that that was all Spock had wanted to give him? Why was that? ]}

Looks like that's a no...

_{[ He glanced around, like somehow having a potential audience would make it worse. He reached up, hooking his fingers behind Spock's neck and bringing him down that tiniest bit that let him bring his mouth to Spock's, deciding that hesitating to much would just make this even more... awkward. ]}

[Spock hadn't wanted to pressure Jim... hence the kiss on the cheek. But this? The moment their lips touched Spock felt his mind spark.

Instinctively his hands came up to settle at the small of Jim's back, bringing him closer as he tilted his head fractionally. His eyes may have fluttered shut as well.]

_{[ He felt like his mind went numb the moment their lips touched, but not in a bad way. It was the sort of numb he had felt maybe once or twice before when he kissed someone, something he had shoved down and ignored and fled from because he just COULDN'T.

But he didn't run from this. He didn't want to, could feel the numb echoed back through the bond that had come between them by accident. An arm slid around Spock's shoulder, the other gripping his bicep as he tugged him closer.

Kirk's lips parted, tongue darting out to press against Spock's own, seeking entrance, wanting more, needing it, the desire thrumming through the bond. ]}

[Spock's hands tightened at Jim's back as he felt the caress of that tongue... He opened his mouth just as he opened his heart and his mind to this man. There were no more barriers between them, and everything else would just be a matter of time.

Oddly enough, this felt like home.

Tentatively, Spock pressed back with his own tongue, his mind sparking with delight at the texture and taste. The cold air was an amazing contrast to the heat of the moment... and the Vulcan completely forgot what lead them to this. The only thing that mattered was Jim.]

_{[ The only thing that mattered to Jim was Spock.

His mind swirled and tumbled, but really it boiled down to one basic fact - he wanted to be here, being kissed by Spock and held in his arms. He couldn't think of anything else except the press of his tongue against his first officer's, the way their bodies fitted together.

Kirk showed no hesitation in deepening the kiss further, in fact gaining a sort of fervor and moaning against Spock's mouth. Nothing mattered but the taste of Spock on his tongue - sweet like fruit, though he wasn't sure what kind, his scent so close, something earthy, like a desert. All of it encouraged him to kiss more, to gasp and moan as fingers slid into the dark hair to hold him close. ]}

[Spock responded with his own breathy moan, a gravely sound that resonated between them. The Vulcan's hands ventured further up Jim's back, the tips of his fingers burying themselves in Jim's hair at the nape of his neck.

Unconsciously Spock's mind sought out the bond, blowing it wide open as his body began to respond to Jim. He could feel... and it was beautiful, just like Jim.]

_{[ He was drowning, drowning in sensations and warmth and being loved and desire and want and need and so many things. It made him loose his breath, to have those things flooding him and his mind reeled. And yet he did not panic, did not feel like he was loosing air or would be swept away. He floated within the sensations, let them surround him and lift him up.

His kisses became hungry, frantic, desperate for the other in a way he had never wanted from anyone else. ]}

[What was happening? There was no space between them as Spock added some of his weight to the kiss, bending Jim back a bit. Jim tasted divine as he bit and licked at those lips...
Mind whirling, he couldn't help but use their bond to speak.]

Wani ro yana ra aisha T'hy'la...

[He didn't want to think beyond this... because part of him knew that the moment he started to think, he would find something wrong with this. Was it purely the mistletoe? Was the kiss sincere? Was it a side-effect?
But then, he could believe the bond... and it sang.]

_{[ The words touched his mind, sweet and soft and yet logical, just like Spock. He knew they came from Spock on a level so deep it made him shiver in fear almost. He could feel what it was that lay between them thrumming and humming and cradling him in its grasp, welcoming him. There was nothing scary about it, it was a reciprocation of love and affection and just BEING part of another. They were separate and the same.

The mistletoe's effects released, and Kirk jerked back for air, panting hard, his lips kiss bruised, cheeks flushed, eyes wide as he stared at Spock. A part of him wanted to continue, the other part wanted to run, and he found himself quivering, unsure which action to take. His mind reeled and swirled and he thought he would drown again, heart hammering in his chest. ]}

What... what did you say to me?

[Spock tried to follow Jim's lips as he retreated, but caught himself before he went to far. Blinking, he stared at Jim...

Should he give Jim that translation of what he said? It would verbally solidify what this was, and maybe neither of them was ready for that.]

Are... are you certain you wish to know? [Spock couldn't help but look at Jim's lips, his flushed face... it sparked desire in the Vulcan and he did indeed wish to continue what they were doing. Was that wrong?]

Yeah.. I mean... it's kind of engraved in my brain now I... I deserve to know, don't I?

_{[ Somehow, it came out pleading, like he wasn't sure Spock would
actually tell him, that he would clam up and leave him him nothing. And he
couldn't bear that. He reached along the bond on instinct, his confusion,
worry, need, desire, and so much more radiating out. He wasn't good at
separating them, not like Spock, and it was clear the squall would not be
so easily quelled. ]}

Yes, you do. [Spock wasn't going to argue, because there was nothing to argue about. Jim did deserve to know because Spock needed to start being honest with not only himself, but with Jim.
He felt Jim's push against the bond, and gently he pushed back, radiating a warm glow of everything he felt for the Captain.

Stepping forward, Spock once again closes the space between them, but makes sure that they do not touch. The moment feels delicate right now, as if one wrong move and Jim will bolt, never to be seen again.]

Wani ro yana ra aisha means I love you. The title T'hy'la is what you are to me. I hope that this does not upset you.

[Spock held his breath, hoping beyond hope that this was repairable. Or was it even broken to begin with?]

_{[ I love you. Words he usually feared, ran from like a man
running from demons. And even now he still wanted to bolt, but another part
of himself kept in there. Maybe it was the feeling he got from the
thrumming of the bond, or the way they had kissed. It was something that
kept him there, even though he shook.}

He gulped. ]

It doesn't... upset me. I just...

_{[ He wasn't ready for this. He had just woken up, from behind dead, he
still felt shattered inside by so many things, and even his body wasn't
what it had been. It was a lot to take on, an emotion piled atop on many
others. But he didn't want to run from it either. That didn't seem right.
]}

Let me... process it, okay? It's a lot right now, you know?

_{[ He tried to reach out in the bond, to touch Spock, to reassure him.
He didn't want to run away, and he wasn't, but he needed to fix himself
first. That much he knew. When he still woke up at night with nightmares,
when sometimes he wasn't sure he'd wake up at all... He wasn't any good to
anyone if he couldn't work those things out first. And if anyone knew how
broken he still was, it was Spock. ]}

[Of course he knew. And while it pained Spock, he also understood. In a way, neither of them were ready.
Leaning forward, Spock gently leaned his forehead against Jim's, letting his eyes flutter shut as he gently caressed the bond in return.]

I will wait forever if need be.

[It was truth.]

_{[ He let him, not minding when they were secluded like this. It felt
like when Spock had saved him from that darkness inside of himself during
their first meditation session. He knew he could lean on him, and even now
he grasped at that. ]}

You'd better not kiss anyone else like that while those stupid mistletoe are around, okay?

_{[ It was meant to be a joke, but a part of him meant it. He didn't
want Spock kissing someone else like that, and he supposed that said
something. But he couldn't think on it, didn't want to think on it. He took
a shuddering breath and stepped back, a cold wind slapping at his cheeks.
]}

Come on. I need something warm to drink.

[Spock was about to answer, but then blushed furiously...]

Captain... Jim. I have something I should tell you before you hear it from anyone else. While I would never embrace anyone but you like that willingly... I did have an encounter with Doctor McCoy earlier.

[Cat's out of the bag... enjoy.]

Oh?

_{[ His brows went up, surprised, and something flared him in, hot and
sick. Jealousy. And with Bones of all people? He wasn't sure if he wanted
to laugh it off or strangle both of them. For now, he clamped it down, not
wanting Spock to "hear" any of it, though he was sure he heard some. ]}

Do tell, Spock. Full report.

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