the ic mistletoe meme

[bifroster]

pucker up!

- make a top comment with the usual
- you are now caught under some mistletoe
- anyone who comments is now caught under it with you
- you know how the tradition goes :)
- yes i totally ripped this from plurk

Comments

[tricksterofasgard]

[ What Stephen may or may not be aware of, is that this may just as well all be a trap. That this very hand that has its fingers play along the man's neck and through his short hair might just as well latch onto his very skull at any given moment to try and dig deeply and ruthlessly into mind and memory.

It's tempting. And clearly risky. But as it is, Loki finds it surprisingly easy to resist the lure and permit this moment to be simple rather than the beginning of another unneeded fight.

He chooses the in his opinion more enjoyable option: Adjust the angle of his head a little and open his mouth without ever separating their lips. His tongue prods the line of Stephen's lips, wordlessly seeking permission to deepen the kiss into something a little less harmless than the play of closed lips.

If that intention isn't clear enough already, the Asgardian brings up his unoccupied hand and places it against the side of Stephen's head with almost surprising gentleness. And that's where that hand will remain, for the most part. Not really holding Stephen in place, but rather settling with a light caress and just possibly risking to send Stephen's nerves spiraling even further. ]

[timestones]

[As far as Loki is concerned, Stephen doesn't trust him as he can throw him. He could get a knife in the back of the neck, or the stomach, he could have to fend of a hex, or some kind of mental invasion.

It's all risks he's willing to take in this moment though rather than give Loki an inch of ground and that's not just about Stephen's own stubbornness, it's also about sending a clear message that Loki doesn't intimidate him on any level.

The combination of the shifting angle of Loki's head, the press of his tongue, and the contact against Stephen's face from the Asgardian's hand is enough to make Stephen watch Loki from a somewhat blurred perspective.

A soft, warm exhale presses out from Stephen's nose against Loki's skin before the hand on the Asgardian's back presses in a little abruptly, pulling them in closer in time with Stephen parting his own lips to allow the kiss to deepen. If this ill-advised thing is happening, he certainly isn't going to be a passive receiver of Loki's attempts to make Stephen teeter, or his jesting in general.]