meme #004 | slow-dancing ( think outside the boxstep )

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slow dancing ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ a meme → COMMENT WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME, FANDOM, AND PREFERENCE. → PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND GO FOR IT. → PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ the deal FORMAL OR INFORMAL, WITH MUSIC OR WITHOUT, YOU COULD BE AT A GLAMOUROUS GALA WHILE A SINGER CROONS SOFTLY OR IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM. WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THE URGE TO DANCE. DID YOU ASK YOUR PARTNER OR DID THEY ASK YOU? HAVE YOU GOT TWO LEFT FEET OR IS THE VIENNESE WALTZ YOUR JAM? IT COULD BE AWKWARD, IT COULD BE ROMANTIC. EITHER WAY IT'S CUTE AS HELL.

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[bello]

[It's a warm day with the softest of breezes as Ezio, yet again, refuses to use the door, sliding into the breezy Air District apartment with easy. The large windows help keep his motions fluid as he practically steps down from the sill and into the living room. His steps slow, he nears Darcy, slipping an arm around her waist and coming in from the side to toss her a light smile.

He notes that there's a soft music coming from the kitchen as he does so. It's a simple tune, something slow and warm that makes him gradually pull her against him.]

Good afternoon.

[totallyknowscpr]

[ there are a surprising amount of chores to do to upkeep a mistress apartment, and so she's put on music in the background as she puts everything back in its place, soft and airy to match the warm day. the diaphanous curtains help hide ezio until he is by her side, his hand around her waist. she returns his smile with one of her own, the combination of the music and the easy peacefulness of the day setting her mood as she lets him pull her to him. ]

I had a feeling you'd turn up today.

[bello]

Oh? Am I that predictable?

[He closes his eyes and rests a hand on the small of her back, giving it a brief tap before taking her other hand and giving her a light spin, resuming their position chest to chest not long afterwards.]

[totallyknowscpr]

To me, anyways. Think of it more like learning your routine.

[ there's a small laugh as his hand taps against her spine, expanding into a fuller one as he spins her, and she's glad she's barefoot as she comes full circle, curling back into his arms to rest against him, swaying lightly to the music. ]

[bello]

Mm, well then I will have to come up with a new one to keep you on your toes.

[He holds her to him, looking down with a light grin as he moves cautiously with his boots, taking care not to trip over her. She's light, much like the apartment, airy, free, happy. It is everything he feels upon entering.]

[totallyknowscpr]

As long as it involves coming to this apartment through that window, I can deal with any changes.

[ by now, with her body curled against his, she can read his movements well enough to follow them, knowing each muscle and its patterns. she'd never thought much about the appeal of just swaying against someone else with the occasional simple movement, but this moment is perfect. ezio's arms are warm and safe, and she feels like this moment could go on forever and she'd be happy.

[bello]

That is for certain, it is my favorite window in this apartment.

[He laughs.]

I feel like I can always make a grand entrance through it, don't you think?

[Ezio leans his head down a bit, moves around her like a shell, lets his arms drape over her and simply lets his hips brush her, swaying softly together. There's a warm breeze that comes from the window, soothing in how it wraps around them, smells like the city outside, good and clean.]

[totallyknowscpr]

It's definitely yours - I don't think it even has a lock.

[ even for how often the three of them use it to climb up to the roof on warm night, it is still ezio's window, and they all know it.

she takes a deep breath as he covers her, smelling the fresh air of the day outside on him, the smell of the leather he normally wears and the sweat of his skin from leaping from rooftop to rooftop underneath. it's a comfortable scent, a familiar one, and she lets it envelop her along with his arms, swaying with him in time to the music, letting her head settle against his chest contentedly. ]

You are such a drama queen when you want to be.

[bello]

[He laughs, raising a brow. If anything he likes to think he's a king, at least when it comes to the rooftops. None of this queen business now, Darcy. He gives her a warm smile, lightly tangles his fingers in her hair as he hums a bit with the music before speaking.]

Well now, bella, I always did want to be an actor. Now is my chance.

[totallyknowscpr]

[ someday they're going to make him business cards that say 'king of the rooftops'. and all of zodion will weep. her hands splay across his back, rubbing small circles as his fingers move through her hair, and she laughs lightly. ]

An actor, a musician, you've got a pretty broad talent range there. Is this a 'Jack of all trades, master of none' thing, or do you actually have skills? Let's see them

[bello]

Madonna, I never said I was a good musician. Merely better than wailing men in the streets who want my coin.

[He cocks his head at her last statement.]

Oh but how would I show you my acting skills? Hm?

[totallyknowscpr]

Well, you've still yet to prove you're a good actor too, so for all I know, it could be the same as your lute skills.

[ she tilts her own head playfully, exaggerating a pondering expression for him. ] Hmmm, do you know any plays? Or better yet, improve. Convince me of something - that you are a street musician. Or whatever you want.

[bello]

If you give me a book I could perhaps act the part, I've nothing in mind, to be quite honest with you. Or...

[He releases her, walking backwards towards the window while glancing at the clock.]

Or maybe another time--Dio mio, I'm so very late I--

[He turns around to step up but instead trips forward and upends himself over the sill of the large window, head first with a very convincing yell.]

[totallyknowscpr]

I'm sure I could find some-

[ aslekrauslfj WHAT. she stares in mild alarm at the window. he-he can't have just actually fallen out of a window, he's a fucking bird, he can't just fall. right? right?? ] E...Ezio? Haha, very funny, I know you're out there. Just...hanging on.

....right?

....Ezio?

[ and then she runs to the windowsill. fuck this man. ]

[bello]

That is how you lose a Templar.

[He's leaning down from over her head, safe and sound after having clambered up the side silently and swiftly. He gives her a slow smile, tilting his head.]

But you have to admit, the act is good.

[totallyknowscpr]

[ have a frown, then a swipe up at him with her hand. ] Alright fine. But next time, an act that doesn't involve giving me a heart attack will be just fine.

[ but now she's laughing, shaking her head, both at him for being such a goof, and at her for being taken in. ] Did you actually ever use that? The whole 'tripping out a window' trick? Those Templars must've been pretty dense to lose you that easily.

WHAT AM I SAYING.

[bello]

Only once, my location was given away by an archer nearby so the act ended up... a dud.

[Slowly he edges himself down, swinging back inside with ease and already wrapping himself around her again, arms going about her shoulders and face pressing to the softness of her hair with a low hum.]

The Templars are stupid cows.

I DON'T EVEN

[totallyknowscpr]

[ it just makes her laugh harder, especially as he wraps himself around her, her small frame shaking against him with laughter, shaking him as well. ]

Oh my god, did you really just call them cows?

[ it's too much, and she has to pull back, to face him and seriously look at him. ] You'd think cows would be easier to outsmart than that.

[bello]

There is just this... dull-eyed look that reminds me of a cow chewing in the middle of the fields outside Monteriggioni right before you pounce them.

[He squeezes her to his chest more so now, laughter making him shake a bit and he moves in to press the sides of their faces together lightly.]

They are all idiots.

[totallyknowscpr]

So it just makes your job easier if they're lazy and not paying attention, right? I'll take your word for it.

[ she turns her head so that instead of cheek-to-cheek, she is pressing her lips against his cheek, moving ever closer to capturing his mouth with hers, gently and playfully.

[bello]

Oh yes, very easy. The more oblivious they are they better. It means they don't end up with a knife in their throats if I can sneak by.

[The kiss to his cheek prompts him to tilt his head into her, meet her lips with a playful smile and a kiss that is equally playful. He gives an innocent roll of his hips behind her to the rhythm of whatever is playing on the radio.]

[totallyknowscpr]

How nice of you.

[ she laughs into the kiss, glad he's meeting her halfway. her hips move in time with his, swaying gently before turning around to face him. ]

Hmm, I did promise to teach you what grinding was some time...

[bello]

No one likes a yelling Templar, intesi?

[He laughs, adjusting his hold on her as she spins to meet him face to face.]

Si, you promised such a thing not very long ago. I believe that I am ready for such a lesson.

[totallyknowscpr]

I can totally see. Though I'd think the fewer you kill, the less they have to yell about.

[ against him front to front, she rocks her hips slightly, grinning, before pulling away. ]

First off, we need a change of music. Something with a...harder beat.

[ switched from the radio to the playlist shouichi had made for epilogue, a heavy bass starts to fill the apartment, and she sashays back to ezio. her hips align with his, nudging them to move along with hers to the beat. ]

[bello]

[He furrows his brow a bit, the music definitely unfamiliar, but as Darcy presses her hips to his, gently nudges them to move, he finds himself pushing back lightly, a soft roll of well-used and limbered up joints and muscles that flow like liquid for the sake of his own life.]

This is already beginning to seem like a very curious dance...