Rest, Relaxation, and Shotguns

[Doctor Azure]

Lorane found himself looking under Rawnie's unbuttoned shirt, and then blushed too.​

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"You, uh... certainly don't need to feel embarrassed, huh?"​

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He tapped a finger on his own blue chest, and then grimaced slightly as he realized he'd used his burned arm.​

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"Sorry I don't give you as much of a view."​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

Oh great. Now they were both embarrassed. What was wrong with her? She'd seen naked men before. It was no different than being in the room when someone changed out of their armor, or stripped down to have wounds inspected. She was used to this. But something about him made it all so much more... intimate. Probably because they were... intimate. Or, well, no. Not yet. But they were clearly attracted to each other so they had the capacity to be intimate. That was it. Yes. She was starting to understand a little.

"I like the view," she replied, gingerly reaching out to run an awkward hand across his chest, "I, um... don't mind if you look too."

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor pulled away, smiling at Rawnie, but also in pain because he'd moved his arm. He didn't know why he'd blushed... He'd seen naked women before. Hell, he'd seen Rawnie in nothing but her underwear a few times. Maybe it was just because of context. The times she was out of her clothes were usually when they were just going to sleep, or cuddle, or whatever.​

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"I promise it won't be a 'look, not touch' deal. I've just got to wrap my arm up so it stops hurtin'."​

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He began the same process as he'd done on her shoulder, sighing at the fact that it was his whole arm. He really needed to learn to be more careful. Or to learn to be a space wizard so he could dodge blaster bolts. The first was more likely, though.​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

Right. His arm. She bit her lip, going in right away to try to help. Keyword being try. She just felt like she was getting in the way when she approached to help him wrap his arm, but it did look so difficult, trying to wrap it all with one hand, so she did what little she could do.

"Um... when we're both doing a little better, I'd like to take you to Mandalore, if that's alright."

For a lot of reasons, really. Because she liked him and wanted her family to see that she wasn't completely hopeless when it came to finding a partner. Because she wanted to show him that not all Mandalorians were stupid, brainless brutes. Because... well, because she'd never been able to bring a boy home before.
But mostly because her mother had asked her to go back for a week. Apparently, she had someone she wanted to meet.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor waited until he'd wrapped most of his arm, with Rawnie's help, to answer. Mandalore, huh? The idea certainly interested him, and taking Rawnie's suggestions on destinations usually proved to be fun. He finished wrapping his arm with the bandages and lightly tossed the roll onto his desk as he once again put his arms around her and gave her a kiss.​

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"Mmmm... Showing me off, huh? Sounds fun. Might even be the off chance that nobody'll try to smash my face in."​

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[Rawnie Tal'verda]

When his arm had finished being bandaged, it went right around her. A kiss, then his answer. She smiled at that.

"If anyone tries to hurt you, I'll take care of it. Harshly."

She leaned in for another kiss, arms carefully going to to wrap around his neck. Oh! Her shirt. She remembered midway through the kiss and pulled away, blushing as she tried to nervously re button it.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor watched for a moment as Rawnie fumbled with her shirt, and then finally decided she needed some help. He gently moved her hands and buttoned the shirt a little more than halfway up. Then his hands slid back down and he went back to kissing her.

"I figured as much... Kind of hot when a girl offers to beat up somebody for me."

[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"].​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

Another kiss, then he pulled away to speak again. She smiled.

"Kind of hot when a guy helps you put clothes on, instead of take them off. Although, I'm sure you're quite good at that as well."

Her hands went up to rest on his chest, one hand over his heart, feeling the steady beat. She wondered what she'd have to do to get it beating faster. She leaned in to kiss him again, hands slipping around to embrace him again.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lorane grinned as they kissed, not puling away this time. Really, all he was doing was teasing himself, but Rawnie practically tackling him because of it was nice.​

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"We've got time to figure out how quickly I can get your shirt off. It'll just be more fun when we can both move normally."​

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He ended up lying down on the bed with her next to him, smiling again.​

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"Besides, I'm not going to let you having clothes on stop you from attempting to steal all my oxygen with your lips."​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

Oh the bed again. It didn't seem likely that they'd be leaving it much today.They were both sore and tired and... maybe feeling a little bit naughty too. She knew she certainly was. But she was too awkward to initiate anything, and besides, what did she even know about anything, really? Her one previous lover had taken off right away. She really didn't want that to happen again.

"Don't forget about your coffee," she reminded him, giving him a soft kiss on the cheek as they held each other, "You're going to need the energy for... recovering."

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[Doctor Azure]

Lorane grabbed his coffee, carefully making sure not to spill any. That would've been rather uncomfortable. After taking a few sips, he put the cup down and nuzzled Rawnie's neck a little bit.​

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"How much of this 'recovery' you speak of is going to involve rolling around on the bed and coffee? I think I might enjoy it."​

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[Rawnie Tal'verda]

Rawnie liked being held. She was almost never held as a child. Father was gone and her mother had been forced to pick up the slack from his disappearance. She'd been gone almost as much as father was, to the point where she was practically considered an orphan, her and her brother both. They'd been raised by the village though, nobody ever coming forth to officially adopt them out of respect for their still very much living mother. They never went hungry, thanks to the love the clan had shown them, and they were properly educated, but snuggles, hugs, kisses? Never. Not until mom finally came home.
Maybe that was why she always felt so awkward, yet she always craved the physical?

"As much of it as you can handle," she answered, leaning over to place her lips against his neck.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor smiled and moved one of his hands to run his fingers through Rawnie's hair. Feeling affection from somebody else was... weird, not that he had any cause to complain. Physical contact didn't make him uncomfortable, but it'd been out of the ordinary for him until he'd met the blonde Mando girl. And then it was almost constant unless they were outside on a job. He liked it a lot.​

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"You might not be good at flirting, but you're a great tease sometimes."​

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The Chiss craned his neck to kiss Rawnie again, feeling his injured arm squeeze her a little bit.​

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[Rawnie Tal'verda]

The blonde closed her eyes as he ran his fingers through her straight hair. Such bliss. It was a sort of exhilaration not even hunting could give her. Anything from light touches, to rough kisses, it all felt beautiful. She felt both impossibly strong and pitifully weak at the same time.

She kept her lips on his this time, refusing to be the first to pull away. Her fingers trailed up his chest, up his neck, his cheek. She was so sore, but he gave her a reason to ignore it, even enjoy it a bit. It was the excuse they were both using to lay in the comfort of each others arms. She would take this pain every day if it meant she could just have this.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor felt himself relax some bit of his mind that he hadn't realized was even there. Rawnie just felt so warm and so... solid. He'd been afraid that he was going to frak up somehow. Going about admitting he liked her, or not doing exactly what she wanted sometimes, or not taking her out. Clearly he'd been worried for no reason.​

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The Chiss let the hand that wasn't stroking Rawnie's hair slide down her back. He'd hold on to her for as long as he could. And then some more when he couldn't. Feeling like this made all his doubts go away.​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

"Hey, Lor?"

Her own voice startled her somewhat. She sounded so... feminine, girly. She cleared her throat some before she tried to speak again. His hand on her back felt so nice...

"Do you want to sleep with me?"

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor blinked, dumbfounded for a moment that Rawnie was so direct about asking. Not the directness. He loved her directness. More about asking him to sleep with her, as opposed to sleeping cuddled up with her. He couldn't decide whether the idea scared him a little, or if he liked it a lot. He finally smiled as he realized that it didn't matter. There was the cute girl he liked more than anybody else, asking if he wanted to be... intimate with her.​

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"Well... Do you want to sleep with me?"​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

She asked more out of curiosity than anything. She'd never done it before. Not once. She'd come close, of course, but close was still not crossing the finish line. He was probably experienced though, from his stories, at least. Maybe.

"Yes."
Her answer was simple, followed by a shrug, as if he had just asked if she liked the rain.

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[Doctor Azure]

Lor smiled as he leaned over to nuzzle Rawnie's neck again.​

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"You certainly know how to get what you want. And... I'm glad."​

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He blushed a little as his hand began to slip under her shirt and he continued stroking her hair.​

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[member="Rawnie Tal'verda"]​

 

[Rawnie Tal'verda]

It wasn't unheard of, but it was uncommon to find a virgin her age in her village. A society of people where fighting and dying was just part of 'the daily grind'? People moved fast, fell in love fast, married fast. If you managed to live to old age, it was a wonder. If you died young, you were brave. Rawnie had no plans yet. She lived day by day, because that was all she could do. She didn't plan for a future, because she never knew if she would have one.

Rawnie was comfortable with this, him, them, here, now. She didn't really consider the importance of a 'first time'. It didn't really register with her like it might for other girls. But she was happy. Lorane was a good man, a good warrior. She respected him, cared for him. This was as natural as breathing.

She gave him a kiss on the top of his head as encouragement.

"Go slow," she advised, "You're still injured."

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