percy_weasley_mm: (05:46:48 PM): Oliver? oli_keeper_wood (05:47:34 PM): ::breaking into a grin before he even opens his eyes:: Perce. percy_weasley_mm: (05:48:30 PM): ::smiles back at Oliver, a little shyly:: How are you doing today? oli_keeper_wood (05:49:34 PM): Better all the time. percy_weasley_mm: (05:50:37 PM): I'm glad. I, er. Brought you some Chocolate Frogs. Someone gave me a box, and I don't really like sweets, so I thought I'd see if you wanted them. ::holds out the package:: oli_keeper_wood (05:51:55 PM): ::grins widely:: Thanks, Perce! That. That's really nice. percy_weasley_mm: (05:53:25 PM): ::smiles again, more brightly this time:: You're welcome. percy_weasley_mm: (05:53:30 PM): So, er. ::looks around, still a little nervous:: What have you been doing to entertain yourself, here? oli_keeper_wood (05:53:51 PM): ::motions to a pile of parchment beside the bed and grins ruefully:: Working on plays. percy_weasley_mm: (05:54:32 PM): Oh? ::raises eyebrow, looking interested:: Can I see? oli_keeper_wood (05:54:45 PM): Um. Quidditch plays, Perce. percy_weasley_mm: (05:56:40 PM): ::glares at Oliver:: I know, Oliver. Can't I have a look? oli_keeper_wood (05:58:05 PM): ::taken aback by Percy's glare:: Um, sure. percy_weasley_mm: (05:59:10 PM): ::mellows a little, sounding sheepish as he takes the sheets from Oliver:: Thanks. oli_keeper_wood (05:59:42 PM): You, um. Need to activate the sheets with your wand. percy_weasley_mm: (06:01:43 PM): Oh. Right. :ulls his wand out and taps the first sheet, then looks through the play, turning the paper around and tilting his head to examine it intently:: This is pretty impressive, Oliver. I don't think I've ever seen so many diversionary tactics pulled by one Chaser lineup. ::tries desperately to sound like he knows what he's talking about, chewing his lower lip absently as he speaks:: oli_keeper_wood (06:02:18 PM): :: blinks, staring at him:: You don't think you've what? percy_weasley_mm: (06:03:40 PM): All these hand-offs. It's an unbelievably complex routine, but with good enough Chasers, it'd be unbeatable. You're better at strategy than I'd have thought, considering the way you play chess. ::grins down at Oliver:: oli_keeper_wood (06:04:49 PM): :: silent, taking in what Percy's just said, then grins and wriggles into a sitting position:: It is so complex, but yeah, I think Puddlemere's Chasers are good enough. And that second hand-off, if that's behind the back, it'll be completely unreadable. percy_weasley_mm: (06:06:35 PM): They are, from what I've seen of them. I can only think of one Keeper that'd be able to stand against a play like this, with those three in the match. ::smiles:: oli_keeper_wood (06:07:05 PM): ::scowls:: I hate that Montrose Keeper. percy_weasley_mm: (06:07:42 PM): ::blinks, then laughs loudly:: Oliver, you idiot. I meant you. oli_keeper_wood (06:08:49 PM): :: pauses:: Oh. Oh. ::grins:: Thanks, Perce! percy_weasley_mm: (06:09:54 PM): ::grins back, then leans down and kisses Oliver quickly:: Welcome. oli_keeper_wood (06:10:33 PM): ::grins back:: So, um. You understand the plays all right? percy_weasley_mm: (06:11:07 PM): ::airily:: Oh, yes, I think so. oli_keeper_wood (06:12:42 PM): :: literally bounces in the bed:: OW! ::scowls:: Look at the next one. percy_weasley_mm: (06:13:06 PM): ::reaches a hand to Oliver's shoulder, looking concerned:: Are you all right? oli_keeper_wood (06:14:15 PM): Just look at the next play! percy_weasley_mm: (06:14:51 PM): ::laughs:: All right, all right! I'm looking. ::flips to the next sheet:: oli_keeper_wood (06:15:38 PM): ::grins proudly:: percy_weasley_mm: (06:17:30 PM): ::eyes widen:: Oliver, this is insane. Brilliant, but insane. Do you think this can actually be pulled off? oli_keeper_wood (06:18:06 PM): Of course it can, if the Chasers are quick enough. percy_weasley_mm: (06:18:35 PM): They'd have to be flying faster than any broom I've ever seen. percy_weasley_mm: (06:18:51 PM): Not to mention more precisely. oli_keeper_wood (06:19:08 PM): But you can compensate for that with more precise passing, and quicker armspeed when throwing the Quaffle. Also perfect timing. percy_weasley_mm: (06:20:14 PM): Perfect is right. If you could pull it off, it would be, anyway. But it'd also be nearly impossible to time it closely enough. oli_keeper_wood (06:21:43 PM): Nearly impossible, Perce. Nearly is the key. ::grins:: There's hope when it's just nearly. percy_weasley_mm: (06:23:52 PM): ::shakes head and grins:: You're right, Oliver. You are right. And if anyone can pull this off, can convince his team to pull it off, I know it's you. oli_keeper_wood (06:24:24 PM): ::grins, really touched:: Thanks, Perce. :: a beat, and starts squirming again:: Look at the next sheet! percy_weasley_mm: (06:27:03 PM): ::laughs:: All right. ::flips the sheet over:: oli_keeper_wood (06:27:36 PM): Oh! These are my new possible Keeping tactics. percy_weasley_mm: (06:28:17 PM): Oh? ::looks more closely at the sheet, brow furrowing as he examines the drawings:: oli_keeper_wood (06:28:57 PM): They sort of assume me getting a new broom. ::face falls:: The one I had on Sunday was perfect. percy_weasley_mm: (06:30:28 PM): What - er. Right. ::frowns:: I'm sorry about that. I wonder - hm. What kind of broom have you been thinking about getting? oli_keeper_wood (06:31:14 PM): ::miserably:: It was one of the newest Firebolts with a whole slew of Keeper specific charms. ::lies back in the pillows, hands over his face:: percy_weasley_mm: (06:32:37 PM): There's - there's a new Firebolt that's just come out, isn't there? The Mach 10? oli_keeper_wood (06:33:02 PM): ::muffled choked sobs behind his hands:: percy_weasley_mm: (06:33:55 PM): ::looks startled, and puts a hand tentatively over Oliver's, stroking his hands reassuringly:: oli_keeper_wood (06:34:41 PM): :: drops his hands, then, somewhat dramatically:: I wouldn't have cared if I hadn't had one game on the broom. Now I know what I'm missing. percy_weasley_mm: (06:36:54 PM): ::tries to come up with something reassuring to say:: Well - I'm sure you'll be able to get a new broom. It'll be okay, you'll see. oli_keeper_wood (06:37:59 PM): I hope so. ::a beat, then points to the sheet impatiently:: What do you think? percy_weasley_mm: (06:38:32 PM): ::smiles:: I think these look fantastic, Oliver. They'll really test your abilities, but I know you'll manage to pull them off beautifully. oli_keeper_wood (06:39:11 PM): I hope so. I just can't wait to get up there and test myself out. percy_weasley_mm: (06:39:43 PM): I know. But be careful, when you do. ::looks sternly at Oliver:: I don't want to see you back in here any time soon. oli_keeper_wood (06:40:15 PM): :: grins and salutes him:: Yes, sir! percy_weasley_mm: (06:41:56 PM): ::thwaps Oliver lightly on the arm:: Don't get smart with me, boy. oli_keeper_wood (06:42:12 PM): ::grins:: Oh really? And why not? percy_weasley_mm: (06:46:01 PM): :auses, thinks:: Well - I don't know, really. Hrm. oli_keeper_wood (06:46:20 PM): ::grins widely:: Want me to consult the tea leaves? percy_weasley_mm: (06:47:00 PM): ::laughs:: That's quite all right. percy_weasley_mm: (06:47:16 PM): What is this I hear from Terence about wearing pink to the Quidditch match, though? oli_keeper_wood (06:47:22 PM): Er. oli_keeper_wood (06:47:33 PM): :: grins a little:: oli_keeper_wood (06:53:32 PM): I don't have my clothes here, so I can't. percy_weasley_mm: (06:54:25 PM): You - what? ::looks confused:: Where are your clothes? oli_keeper_wood (06:54:48 PM): At the flat. I've just got a change of robes here, is all. percy_weasley_mm: (07:00:18 PM): I - oh, I see. Well. You know, if you really wanted to wear pink, I'm sure I could Apparate to your flat and find you something. percy_weasley_mm: (07:00:30 PM): What was it you were supposed to be wearing? A pink jumper? A shirt? oli_keeper_wood (07:01:01 PM): I don't actually have any pink clothes, just underwear. But Ter was going to give me a pink sweater... maybe he'll have it tomorrow. percy_weasley_mm: (07:03:51 PM): ::chokes:: You. You have pink. Pink --::can't bring himself to say it:: I just. Why do you have pink --::sputters:: pink underwear, Oliver? oli_keeper_wood (07:04:28 PM): ::gives him a look:: Why, don't you? percy_weasley_mm: (07:05:34 PM): ::chokes and is unable to reply:: oli_keeper_wood (07:06:14 PM): You do? percy_weasley_mm: (07:06:21 PM): Pink really doesn't, er. Doesn't suit a redhead, you know. percy_weasley_mm: (07:06:26 PM): I most certainly do not. oli_keeper_wood (07:06:33 PM): Oh. Oh, right. Okay, then. oli_keeper_wood (07:06:54 PM): I think it suits me. percy_weasley_mm: (07:07:47 PM): ::sputters some more:: Well, I - wouldn't know, really. oli_keeper_wood (07:08:28 PM): Want me to show you? I've got some on right now. percy_weasley_mm: (07:08:55 PM): ::eyes go wide and doesn't say anything:: oli_keeper_wood (07:09:21 PM): ::flings the sheet off happily to reveal that he is indeed wearing pink underwear:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:11:14 PM): ::chokes, gasps, and looks around wildly in case Penny is lurking somewhere and laughing:: oli_keeper_wood (07:11:45 PM): ::unashamed:: Reckon they suit me? percy_weasley_mm: (07:13:31 PM): ::nods mutely:: oli_keeper_wood (07:14:04 PM): Thanks. ::grins, and adjusts until he's comfortable, cocking a knee up:: It's too hot to have the sheets on, anyway.... you don't mind? percy_weasley_mm: (07:15:22 PM): Well, I. ::shivers a little:: No, of course not. ::tries to look anywhere but at Oliver:: oli_keeper_wood (07:15:49 PM): :: wriggles around until he's comfortable:: Well, good. percy_weasley_mm: (07:19:19 PM): ::makes a small strangled noise as he tries very, very hard to ignore Oliver's wriggling:: oli_keeper_wood (07:20:08 PM): :: dangles a foot over the edge of the bed, knocking it against Percy's knee and smiling:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:20:53 PM): ::gasps, closes his eyes tightly and moves his knee away:: oli_keeper_wood (07:21:26 PM): ::frowns, looks at Percy:: You okay? percy_weasley_mm: (07:22:09 PM): ::makes choked noises:: You really - you shouldn't. Do that. oli_keeper_wood (07:22:35 PM): Oh. Oh. I didn't realise you didn't - sorry. percy_weasley_mm: (07:23:22 PM): Don't be sorry, you just. I mean. You're hurt. And. oli_keeper_wood (07:23:34 PM): And? percy_weasley_mm: (07:24:18 PM): You shouldn't. Do things like that. I mean, when you're hurt. It makes it rather difficult to sit here and not, er. Well. You know. oli_keeper_wood (07:25:06 PM): And not what? percy_weasley_mm: (07:26:03 PM): ::coughs:: You know. I mean. When you're right there, and doing - doing that - well, it's just. It's hard not to. Er. oli_keeper_wood (07:26:10 PM): Hard not to what? percy_weasley_mm: (07:28:14 PM): Oh, Oliver, you know what I mean. Surely you don't think it's easy for me to just sit here and ignore you when you're -like that. oli_keeper_wood (07:28:47 PM): ::taken aback:: You can kiss me if you want, Percy. percy_weasley_mm: (07:29:37 PM): If I kiss you, I won't. ::lowers voice, looking horribly embarrassed:: I won't be able to, you know. To stop. And, well. You're hurt, Oliver. I can't just. I mean. You know. oli_keeper_wood (07:30:04 PM): Oh. ::getting it:: Oh. Well - I mean, you can just kiss me. percy_weasley_mm: (07:31:59 PM): I don't think that's a very good idea. Like I said, it'll be hard to, you know. Stop. oli_keeper_wood (07:32:10 PM): ::wriggles:: Kiss me. percy_weasley_mm: (07:35:13 PM): ::bites lip:: Don't do that, you idiot. ::laughs a little tensely, but leans down to kiss him anyway:: oli_keeper_wood (07:36:24 PM): ::smiles and tries to prop himself up on his elbows to deepen the kiss:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:37:32 PM): ::shudders as Oliver kisses him back, using all his willpower not to push too deeply into his embrace:: oli_keeper_wood (07:38:13 PM): ::tries to sit up, even though several times over it's now been established that it hurts too much:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:40:03 PM): ::breaks away reluctantly, gasping, cheeks flushed and lips reddened:: Oliver, don't. You're just going to hurt yourself. oli_keeper_wood (07:40:46 PM): But then you can kiss it better. percy_weasley_mm: (07:42:01 PM): You'll pull every muscle in your body if you try to sit up again. oli_keeper_wood (07:42:30 PM): So you'll have to kiss every muscle in my body. ::grins:: I could think of worse things. percy_weasley_mm: (07:43:26 PM): ::grins back in spite of himself:: So could I. ::hesitates:: But I still don't think it's a very good idea. oli_keeper_wood (07:45:25 PM): ::reluctantly:: Oh, all right then. percy_weasley_mm: (07:46:34 PM): :auses, not really having expected Oliver to back down:: Okay. oli_keeper_wood (07:47:02 PM): :ulls his leg back on the bed and pulls the sheets up, then smiles at Percy:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:49:55 PM): ::trails a finger down Oliver's leg, biting his lip:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:50:14 PM): :ulls his hand away hastily as he realizes what he's doing, and smiles back at Oliver:: oli_keeper_wood (07:50:35 PM): ::watches Percy's finger, wide-eyed, breathing shallow, and as Percy pulls away he looks up at him, managing a smile:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:53:09 PM): ::tries to look away from Oliver, feeling his breath quicken even at meeting his eyes:: oli_keeper_wood (07:53:52 PM): ::hoarsely:: Percy... percy_weasley_mm: (07:54:21 PM): ::swallows:: Oliver? oli_keeper_wood (07:55:01 PM): ::closes his eyes, very quietly:: I want you. percy_weasley_mm: (07:55:22 PM): ::shudders and gasps, unable to reply:: oli_keeper_wood (07:56:17 PM): ::watches Percy, gauging whether or not that was a good gasp:: percy_weasley_mm: (07:57:33 PM): ::glances over at Oliver, trying to regulate his breathing:: Oliver, we - you - you're hurt. You can't say things like that to me, it's just - it's not. It's not nice, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (07:58:12 PM): ::closes his eyes, crushed, very quietly:: I'm sorry, Percy... percy_weasley_mm: (07:59:20 PM): ::slips his hand into Oliver's, still trying to breathe normally:: Don't look like that. Don't be sorry, it's just. ::lowers voice, almost to an inaudible level:: I want you, too. And I can't have you, and it's killing me. oli_keeper_wood (07:59:55 PM): ::looks up, hopefully:: You do? percy_weasley_mm: (08:00:41 PM): Well, you'd hardly have been getting this kind of a response from me if I didn't, would you? oli_keeper_wood (08:01:05 PM): I thought - I thought you were telling me to stop because you didn't feel the same way. percy_weasley_mm: (08:01:45 PM): ::laughs shortly:: No, Oliver, I just. I mean, you're hurt. It's not really very good timing, is all. oli_keeper_wood (08:02:03 PM): ::smiles up at him, still a little shaken by his thoughts:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:05:56 PM): ::squeezes Oliver's hand tightly, letting his fingers trail a little way up the inside of Oliver's forearm before catching himself and pulling back:: oli_keeper_wood (08:06:26 PM): ::closes his eyes, breaks into a grin, then, quietly and seriously:: You're still the only person I've been with, you know. percy_weasley_mm: (08:07:03 PM): ::blinks repeatedly:: I. What? oli_keeper_wood (08:07:51 PM): You're still. Um. The only person I've been with. :: reddens:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:08:37 PM): Been with - but. I mean. What about. You know. What about Flint? oli_keeper_wood (08:09:06 PM): :: reddens even more:: Um. He. Turned me down. percy_weasley_mm: (08:09:42 PM): ::stares:: oli_keeper_wood (08:10:01 PM): ::miserably:: Don't laugh, okay? percy_weasley_mm: (08:10:07 PM): He. He turned you down? ::is completely incredulous:: oli_keeper_wood (08:10:29 PM): ::nods:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:10:42 PM): Oh, I'm going to laugh. I'm going to laugh at Marcus Flint for being the biggest fool on the face of the earth. I. He actually turned you down. You. oli_keeper_wood (08:10:51 PM): I. I guess when it came down to it he didn't think I was good enough for him. percy_weasley_mm: (08:11:33 PM): Not good enough for him? Oliver, you're --::speechless:: You're worth a thousand of him, Oliver. You're too good for him. Too good for anyone. oli_keeper_wood (08:11:50 PM): ::hopefully:: Good enough for you? percy_weasley_mm: (08:12:55 PM): ::stares at Oliver again:: Of course good enough for me. Of course. oli_keeper_wood (08:13:22 PM): ::grins:: Then that's all I need. percy_weasley_mm: (08:14:03 PM): ::smiles softly at Oliver, then bends down to kiss him lightly on the forehead:: oli_keeper_wood (08:14:58 PM): ::smiles back at Percy:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:15:52 PM): I'm - hrm. ::frowns a little:: Would you be upset if I said I was glad he'd turned you down? oli_keeper_wood (08:16:15 PM): ::thinks:: I don't know. Why are you glad? oli_keeper_wood (08:16:25 PM): Because he crushed what little sexual self esteem I had left? percy_weasley_mm: (08:16:50 PM): Just because - I don't know. Because I'm glad he didn't get to have you. He didn't deserve to. oli_keeper_wood (08:17:22 PM): ::breaks into a grin:: You really think so? percy_weasley_mm: (08:17:52 PM): ::smiles:: Yes, I really think so. oli_keeper_wood (08:18:34 PM): So, you know. ::reddens:: You're the only person who's had me, really./ percy_weasley_mm: (08:19:25 PM): ::blushes and looks down:: I'm - I'm glad, you know. oli_keeper_wood (08:19:58 PM): ::curiously:: Why? percy_weasley_mm: (08:20:56 PM): I just. Well, I. I don't like the idea of -of anyone else, you know. Anyone else having you. oli_keeper_wood (08:21:27 PM): ::grins:: Neither do I. percy_weasley_mm: (08:23:21 PM): ::blushes some more:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:23:55 PM): I just. ::frowns:: I don't think I ever told you, you know. How much I regretted that my - that my first time wasn't with you. I can't think of anything I've regretted more. oli_keeper_wood (08:24:54 PM): ::wriggles a little, uncomfortable with the subject:: But if that hadn't happened, we would have never... percy_weasley_mm: (08:25:26 PM): I know that. Still, I just. I wish it had been different, that's all. oli_keeper_wood (08:26:00 PM): ::smiles:: Tell me how you would have wanted it. percy_weasley_mm: (08:28:33 PM): ::shivers a little:: Oh, I don't know. I wish - well, that night, you know. In our field. I wish that had been the first time, for me. I wish everything had just started there. oli_keeper_wood (08:29:19 PM): Like it did for me. percy_weasley_mm: (08:29:42 PM): I - yes. Exactly. oli_keeper_wood (08:30:26 PM): ::nods a little, sadly:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:31:52 PM): ::reaches his fingers out hesitantly, touching them lightly to Oliver's cheekbone, then moving down to his jaw and trailing softly over his lips:: I'm just. I'm sorry - I'm sorry everything happened the way it did. oli_keeper_wood (08:32:58 PM): ::smiles ruefully: It's not quite how I've been dreaming for nine years. percy_weasley_mm: (08:36:22 PM): ::smiles:: I know. I'm sorry. I wish - I wish I'd been able to make all your dreams come true, you know. oli_keeper_wood (08:37:18 PM): It's all right. That's why they're only dreams. percy_weasley_mm: (08:40:57 PM): But they shouldn't be. They should be real. I want them to be real, for you. I mean. I just. I feel like I've got so much to make up to you. oli_keeper_wood (08:41:24 PM): ::grins:: Nine years? So you may as well start. percy_weasley_mm: (08:43:26 PM): ::laughs:: I suppose I'll have to, won't I? percy_weasley_mm: (08:43:43 PM): But I do have to wait until you're out of here, at least. And healed properly. ::sighs and strokes a hand absently through Oliver's hair:: oli_keeper_wood (08:44:01 PM): ::smiles up at him:: I think I'm healed now. ::moves to get up out of bed:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:45:12 PM): Oliver! :uts a hand on his shoulder, pushing him back down:: You can't get up! You'll hurt yourself all over again. oli_keeper_wood (08:47:20 PM): I really, really want to... ::thinks:: Wait, the tea leaves said two days. percy_weasley_mm: (08:47:57 PM): Yes. Two days, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (08:48:17 PM): Okay. One day to go, then. percy_weasley_mm: (08:48:29 PM): And I want you to, as well, but I don't want you to get hurt again, because you'll just be in here even longer. oli_keeper_wood (08:48:49 PM): Perce? percy_weasley_mm: (08:49:07 PM): Oliver? oli_keeper_wood (08:49:27 PM): I love you. percy_weasley_mm: (08:50:28 PM): ::bites his lip, not speaking for a moment, and then leans in close to whisper in Oliver's ear, stammering a little:: I. I love you, too. oli_keeper_wood (08:50:52 PM): ::closes his eyes and just breaks into his sunniest Oliver smile:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:52:41 PM): ::looks at Oliver's smile, and breaks into a huge grin of his own, then repeats himself, more loudly and more firmly:: I love you, Oliver. I really do. ::kisses him firmly:: oli_keeper_wood (08:53:35 PM): ::kisses him back, enthusiastically and grinning helplessly into Percy's mouth:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:54:29 PM): ::can't stop smiling as he kisses him, slipping his hands into Oliver's hair as he does so:: oli_keeper_wood (08:55:26 PM): ::grins, starting to squirm underneath Percy because this is what he's wanted for so long:: percy_weasley_mm: (08:56:56 PM): ::tries impossibly hard not to respond too enthusiastically to Oliver's squirming, still worried about hurting him, but gasps into the kiss as Oliver's body moves against his own:: oli_keeper_wood (08:57:46 PM): :: ignoring the pain completely, moves his arms up to wrap around Percy, pulling him into the kiss even more:: percy_weasley_mm: (09:02:13 PM): ::slides his hands down to Oliver's shoulders, still trying to be as careful as he can, but having a hard time fighting the urge to let himself slip completely into the kiss:: oli_keeper_wood (09:03:54 PM): :: leans his weight back so it hurts less, and kisses Percy deeper:: percy_weasley_mm: (09:12:05 PM): ::moves his arms completely around Oliver's neck, propping himself up on his elbows so as not to rest his weight on Oliver, and pulls Oliver gently up into the kiss:: oli_keeper_wood (09:14:12 PM): :: drawing a sharp breath in at the slight pain, but relaxing back into the kiss and smiling:: percy_weasley_mm: (09:18:03 PM): :auses briefly, worried, and whispers against Oliver's lips:: You all right? oli_keeper_wood (09:18:27 PM): :: whispers back:: Perfect. percy_weasley_mm: (09:23:40 PM): ::smiles and kisses him again, a little harder than he'd meant to:: oli_keeper_wood (09:24:24 PM): :: despite himself:: Ow! :: pulls back, wincing:: percy_weasley_mm: (09:25:41 PM): :ulls back, looking alarmed:: Oliver - I'm sorry, I didn't mean to - are you all right? I'm really sorry-- percy_weasley_mm: (09:26:04 PM): ::runs his fingers carefully along the sides of Oliver's face, looking down at him with concern in his eyes:: oli_keeper_wood (09:26:40 PM): :: looks up at him, closes his eyes and then smiles:: I'm okay. percy_weasley_mm: (09:27:57 PM): ::smiles back, but still looks concerned:: All right. I'm sorry, though. I didn't mean to, er. You know. I'm sorry. oli_keeper_wood (09:28:34 PM): ::breaks into a grin:: I know, you twat. percy_weasley_mm: (09:28:41 PM): ::lays his head tentatively on Oliver's chest, keeping one hand by Oliver's face and bringing the other to rest over his heart:: percy_weasley_mm: (09:29:31 PM): ::lifts his head up and smiles crookedly at Oliver, but doesn't say anything before resting his head on Oliver's chest again:: oli_keeper_wood (09:29:44 PM): :: looks down at him, melting:: Perce, I. I love you so much, right now. This is what I've wanted. This is the moment I've been dreaming of since I was eleven. I. I love you more than anything, right now. percy_weasley_mm: (09:35:13 PM): ::swallows, trying not to let himself lose his composure:: Say you'll always love me like this? Not just right now, but always? percy_weasley_mm: (09:35:45 PM): ::looks up at Oliver:: Please? Just. I need - I need to know you're not going to let me go again. oli_keeper_wood (09:35:48 PM): Always, Perce. ::grins:: Always. percy_weasley_mm: (09:38:54 PM): ::grins back at Oliver, but doesn't say anything, just letting his hand rub slow circles on Oliver's chest:: oli_keeper_wood (09:39:16 PM): What about you, Perce? How do you feel? percy_weasley_mm: (09:41:06 PM): I feel - I feel perfect, right now. Like this. I feel like - ::lowers voice:: Like I never want to be anywhere else again. oli_keeper_wood (09:42:30 PM): I feel perfect too. And I feel like you're perfect. And I don't know what took us so long. percy_weasley_mm: (09:47:50 PM): Neither do I. I wish we hadn't. Well. I wish I hadn't. oli_keeper_wood (09:48:17 PM): What part do you wish you hadn't? percy_weasley_mm: (09:48:41 PM): I just wish I'd known sooner. I wish I hadn't wasted those nine years we could have had. oli_keeper_wood (09:49:09 PM): Katie told me today that everybody in school knew what I felt about you. percy_weasley_mm: (09:50:41 PM): I don't know if they did. I wish I had. I wish I hadn't been so fucking oblivious to everything for so long. oli_keeper_wood (09:51:12 PM): Hey - it's okay. We have each other now. percy_weasley_mm: (09:51:42 PM): ::sighs happily:: Yes. We do. oli_keeper_wood (09:52:36 PM): ::grins:: And now, I can find it funny that I wanted you for so long. percy_weasley_mm: (09:57:42 PM): ::laughs:: Yes, I suppose you can. And I can find it funny that I was such an oblivious idiot. oli_keeper_wood (09:58:28 PM): :: laughs:: I... Percy, how could you be so oblivious? I spent mealtimes studying your face. percy_weasley_mm: (09:59:55 PM): And I spent mealtimes studying. I didn't notice anything. ::laughs:: oli_keeper_wood (10:00:30 PM): And at night when you were studying, I lay on my bed and watched you. oli_keeper_wood (10:00:32 PM): ::laughs:: percy_weasley_mm: (10:00:58 PM): Really, Oliver, that sounds a bit inappropriate. percy_weasley_mm: (10:01:10 PM): Who knows what you could have been getting up to while I was being so oblivious. oli_keeper_wood (10:01:21 PM): What do you mean? percy_weasley_mm: (10:01:39 PM): ::coughs:: Oh, I'm sure you can imagine. oli_keeper_wood (10:01:56 PM): :: completely lost:: Huh? percy_weasley_mm: (10:03:14 PM): ::laughs:: Never mind, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (10:03:53 PM): Er, okay. percy_weasley_mm: (10:05:47 PM): I'll, er. Explain some other time. oli_keeper_wood (10:06:03 PM): Okay. oli_keeper_wood (10:24:24 PM): Perce, I. I've missed you so much. percy_weasley_mm: (10:26:41 PM): I know. I've missed you, too. So unbelievably much. oli_keeper_wood (10:27:08 PM): You really did a convincing job of hating me, you know. ::tries to grin and fails:: percy_weasley_mm: (10:28:03 PM): I was trying to. I've never felt as miserable as I did when I woke up after a week, a week of trying to fight my way back to you, and found that I was all alone. oli_keeper_wood (10:28:42 PM): ::sinks back into the pillows, grabs one and attempts to smother himself with it.:: percy_weasley_mm: (10:29:59 PM): :ulls the pillow away and kisses Oliver firmly:: Don't. I didn't mean it like that. My point is that I couldn't do it, no matter how I tried. I was just fooling myself. I couldn't hate you. I couldn't even stop loving you. oli_keeper_wood (10:30:45 PM): Even though I'm not a real man, I don't have a real job, I'm insecure... ::trails off, looking at Percy with genuine hurt in his eyes:: percy_weasley_mm: (10:32:39 PM): You know I didn't mean any of that, Oliver. I just. I was insecure, I was so lost without you loving me, I just didn't know what else to do or say. oli_keeper_wood (10:33:29 PM): I never stopped loving you. oli_keeper_wood (10:33:31 PM): Never once. percy_weasley_mm: (10:33:49 PM): But I didn't know that. percy_weasley_mm: (10:34:23 PM): On some level, it still seems too good to believe, even now. oli_keeper_wood (10:34:28 PM): You know, I didn't once have a single conversation with Marcus that didn't end in an argument. Not once. And you know why? Because I hated him. I hated that he wasn't you. percy_weasley_mm: (10:35:13 PM): So did I. I never saw the arguments, I just saw you happy with someone who wasn't me, and it made me want to die. oli_keeper_wood (10:36:53 PM): The arguments were awful. They. I hate arguing with people anyway. ::reaches up to Percy's head and winds a curl around his index finger:: I wasn't happy. percy_weasley_mm: (10:40:10 PM): I hate it, too. I never want to argue with you. I never want to see you upset at all. percy_weasley_mm: (10:40:21 PM): ::turns his head into Oliver's hand, making himself comfortable:: oli_keeper_wood (10:40:42 PM): ::smiles:: I hope you realise I'm going to be utterly unbearable tomorrow. Watching and not being up there. percy_weasley_mm: (10:42:58 PM): ::squeezes Oliver's hand briefly:: I know. But I can't say I'm not glad you aren't playing. It'd be even more unbearable for me if I had to watch you play, knowing you could get hurt all over again. percy_weasley_mm: (10:43:18 PM): Besides, you'll have me to distract you. Not to mention Terence wearing pink. oli_keeper_wood (10:44:10 PM): T-Bone. You're meant to call him 'T-Bone'. percy_weasley_mm: (10:45:47 PM): ::coughs:: No, I really don't think so. oli_keeper_wood (10:46:05 PM): :: patiently:: It's his nickname. percy_weasley_mm: (10:48:53 PM): Terence does just fine for me, I think. oli_keeper_wood (10:49:28 PM): ::curiously and randomly:: Percy, why did you never want me at school? percy_weasley_mm: (10:52:20 PM): ::quietly:: I - I don't really know. I think I did, maybe, on some level, I just didn't really register it. Too scared of what it meant, maybe, or just too busy paying attention to schoolwork and studying. I'm not sure. oli_keeper_wood (10:55:16 PM): Katie told me today that she thinks girls in our house wanted me. ::gives him an 'isn't that insane?' look:: I don't know what she was on about. percy_weasley_mm: (10:56:49 PM): ::stifles a laugh:: Were they really. I'd never have known. I just assumed my sister had your name scribbled all over her notebooks because she liked the way it looked. oli_keeper_wood (10:57:15 PM): ::raises an eyebrow:: Your sister? percy_weasley_mm: (11:00:52 PM): Her friends, too, from what I recall. oli_keeper_wood (11:01:19 PM): What? Why? percy_weasley_mm: (11:02:35 PM): Well, I would think that would be obvious. oli_keeper_wood (11:02:51 PM): Because I'm good at Quidditch? percy_weasley_mm: (11:03:39 PM): ::thwaps Oliver lightly on the arm:: No, you idiot. percy_weasley_mm: (11:03:50 PM): Because you're bloody beautiful, that's why. oli_keeper_wood (11:04:02 PM): ::taken aback:: Oh. percy_weasley_mm: (11:04:31 PM): Yes, oh. ::smiles down at Oliver, amused:: oli_keeper_wood (11:05:37 PM): But. ::frowns:: Just because I'm okay looking, they wrote my name on their notebooks? percy_weasley_mm: (11:06:33 PM): You're not okay looking. You're a lot better than okay looking. percy_weasley_mm: (11:06:42 PM): *kisses Oliver impulsively* oli_keeper_wood (11:06:51 PM): But still, why write my name on their notebooks? ::grins at the kiss, and kisses him back:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:07:06 PM): I don't know. Because that's the sort of soppy thing teenaged girls do, I suppose. oli_keeper_wood (11:07:22 PM): You mean you never wrote 'Percy Wood' anywhere? percy_weasley_mm: (11:08:11 PM): ::looks around:: Well. That would depend, I think. oli_keeper_wood (11:08:20 PM): On what? percy_weasley_mm: (11:08:50 PM): On whether you ever wrote 'Oliver Weasley' anywhere. oli_keeper_wood (11:09:04 PM): ::suddenly goes very, very red:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:09:50 PM): ::laughs:: Did you really? oli_keeper_wood (11:10:21 PM): I, er. ::suddenly becomes very interested in his bedspread:: I don't remember. It was so long ago, so many bludgers to the head ago. percy_weasley_mm: (11:10:33 PM): Come on. Tell me. oli_keeper_wood (11:10:38 PM): No. percy_weasley_mm: (11:10:44 PM): Where was it? oli_keeper_wood (11:11:06 PM): ::mutters:: in my Charms book. And Potions. percy_weasley_mm: (11:11:12 PM): Where'd you write it? On one of the desks somewhere? On one of your scrolls? Come on, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (11:11:40 PM): Shut up. percy_weasley_mm: (11:11:51 PM): Charms, of course. You'd never have survived that class without me. ::smirk:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:12:13 PM): I'll shut up. ::kisses Oliver:: How's that for shutting up? ::kisses him again:: oli_keeper_wood (11:12:15 PM): Hey - I got sixty percent in seventh year Charms. oli_keeper_wood (11:12:23 PM): ::grins:: That's good, actually. percy_weasley_mm: (11:13:14 PM): Yes. Thanks to me. You'd have gotten sixteen if I hadn't helped you so much. percy_weasley_mm: (11:13:14 PM): Mmm. ::goes back to kissing Oliver:: Yes, I think I like this. oli_keeper_wood (11:14:27 PM): I seem to remember some ridiculous ploy by you to get me to study Charms instead of playing Quidditch. ::grins and kisses him:: oli_keeper_wood (11:41:45 PM): Thanks for helping me pass, Perce. ::grins:: I don't think I ever really thanked you. percy_weasley_mm: (11:47:13 PM): ::grins back:: This is thanks enough, I think. ::kisses Oliver some more:: oli_keeper_wood (11:48:03 PM): :: kisses him back, running a hand through his hair and smiling:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:50:31 PM): ::wriggles a little against Oliver as he kisses him, slipping his hand around the back of his neck:: oli_keeper_wood (11:51:53 PM): :oes the same, fingering the wispy curls at the nape of Percy's neck:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:55:42 PM): ::traces the line of Oliver's jaw with his fingertips, moving his mouth down to kiss along Oliver's neck:: oli_keeper_wood (11:56:14 PM): ::moans a little, stretching his head back to give Percy better access:: percy_weasley_mm: (11:57:44 PM): ::lets his fingers run down the sides of Oliver's neck, following the trail of his lips, and kisses down between Oliver's collarbones, breathing shallowly:: oli_keeper_wood (11:58:50 PM): ::breathing even more shallowly now, wriggling around to get Percy to kiss even more of him:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:08:33 AM): ::tries not to wriggle too enthusiastically against Oliver, but keeps kissing along his collarbones, up to the dip between his shoulder and neck:: oli_keeper_wood (12:10:19 AM): ::leaning his head to one side and groaning softly:: Want you... percy_weasley_mm: (12:12:06 AM): ::bites his lip and concentrates very hard on not pushing himself against Oliver as hard as he can:: I know. ::kisses him:: I know. oli_keeper_wood (12:12:58 AM): God, Perce, I... :: trying so hard not to press himself up into Percy:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:14:56 AM): ::is breathing raggedly now, mouth pressed up against the side of Oliver's face, tongue darting against his ear:: Oh, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (12:16:01 AM): ::moaning a little at Percy's breath hot against his ear, and unable to keep from jerking his hips a little at the way Percy breathes his name:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:21:34 AM): ::lets the moan he's been trying to choke back escape as he feels Oliver's hips press up against his, and lets his hands slide their way down Oliver's sides, coming to settle at his waist, his mouth still whispering incoherently against Oliver's ear:: oli_keeper_wood (12:22:45 AM): ::breathing escalates at the feel of Percy's hands on his naked hips, and he quivers a little bit, wanting Percy with every atom in his body:: Percy, oh... Perce... percy_weasley_mm: (12:33:35 AM): ::lets his breathing speed up in time with Oliver's, rubbing his hands more desperately over Oliver's stomach and hips, pulling him up against himself as gently as possible, still trying not to hurt him:: oli_keeper_wood (12:34:58 AM): Oh, Percy, Perce -- :uts his hands up under Percy's shirt, holding his waist, rubbing him just to touch skin against skin:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:36:44 AM): ::gasps at the feel of Oliver's hands on his skin, and presses down into him, mouthing desperately along his jaw and up to kiss his mouth again:: Oliver - I - oh, Oliver, please -- oli_keeper_wood (12:37:33 AM): ::kisses Percy frantically, desperately, moaning into his mouth at the feel of Percy's hands against his skin:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:44:35 AM): ::brings his hands up suddenly, clutching them in Oliver's hair and pulling him deeply into the kiss, purring and rubbing up against him:: oli_keeper_wood (12:45:22 AM): ::whimpering a little, partly from pain, but returns the kiss:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:48:39 AM): ::remembers that Oliver is injured, and pulls back a little, whispering sheepishly:: Sorry. ::kisses Oliver softly, dropping gentle kisses on his lips, down over his chin and down his throat:: oli_keeper_wood (12:49:34 AM): ::softness driving him insane, moans and rubs his hands harder on Percy's sides, moving them to his back and rubbing there:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:52:01 AM): ::moans softly, loving the feel of Oliver's hands rubbing at his back, and kisses him a little more forcefully, trying to be gentle with him still:: oli_keeper_wood (12:53:02 AM): ::moaning into the kiss:: Percy.. want you... need you... ::raises his hips a little, kissing Percy harder:: percy_weasley_mm: (12:54:30 AM): ::rolls his hips against Oliver's, pushing his hands down along Oliver's chest and down to circle around his waist again:: oli_keeper_wood (12:55:54 AM): ::moans more audibly now, trying to push Percy's hips down with his hands:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:01:52 AM): ::twitches his hips involuntarily as the pressure of Oliver's hands pull him down, pressing himself more deeply into the kiss as he does so, moaning Oliver's name softly:: oli_keeper_wood (01:03:40 AM): ::moves his hands up to Percy's chest, trying to touch all of him at once, rubbing a coarse hand over Percy's nipples one at a time:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:04:32 AM): ::gasps and pushes down hard into Oliver's hand, fingers beginning to rub insistently at Oliver's hipbones:: oli_keeper_wood (01:05:59 AM): ::wincing hard at the bruises Percy's pressing, tries to squirm out from under his touch:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:09:59 AM): :ulls back again, breathing apologies in Oliver's ear and bringing his hands back up to Oliver's hair, stroking as gently as possible:: oli_keeper_wood (01:11:36 AM): ::smiles and watches Percy, then when he catches Percy's eye, breaks into one of those giddy Oliver grins:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:14:02 AM): ::looks intently at Oliver, torn between wanting to stare at his grin and kiss it off his face, and settles for grinning back, looking like a complete idiot when he does so:: oli_keeper_wood (01:14:27 AM): Love you. ::grins even more widely:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:14:57 AM): ::kisses him gently:: I love you, too. oli_keeper_wood (01:15:30 AM): And I don't. I mean. ::grins ruefully:: Ow. percy_weasley_mm: (01:16:46 AM): You what? ::looks confused:: oli_keeper_wood (01:17:34 AM): I - I want you, need you. But. I'm. Just too sore. ::looks incredibly apologetic:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:19:12 AM): ::smiles and plants a kiss on Oliver's forehead:: I know. I'm sorry. You don't make it easy for a man to resist you, you know. oli_keeper_wood (01:19:40 AM): ::screws up his nose and grins, then laughs:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:24:29 AM): ::laughs along with him, sounding amused:: Oh, Oliver. ::strokes a hand through his hair again, then kisses the tip of his nose softly:: oli_keeper_wood (01:24:52 AM): ::imitating him, grinning:: Oh Percy. percy_weasley_mm: (01:25:54 AM): Mm. :ushes himself off Oliver until he's sitting upright, looking reluctant at having to break contact:: I suppose I should get back to my quarters. It is late, after all, and we have a game tomorrow, don't we? oli_keeper_wood (01:26:39 AM): ::grins at the 'we':: We do. ::face falls a little:: I wish I could come sleep with you. percy_weasley_mm: (01:27:21 AM): ::frowns softly:: I wish you could, too. One more day, though. Then you're out, and you can come home with me. oli_keeper_wood (01:27:39 AM): ::grins at the thought, a beat, then:: Hey, Perce? percy_weasley_mm: (01:27:49 AM): Mm? oli_keeper_wood (01:28:11 AM): Would you wear my Puddlemere practice robes tomorrow? ::grins endearingly:: You know, show your support? percy_weasley_mm: (01:28:43 AM): ::blinks, taken aback:: Er. That's - well, don't you want to wear them? Or - and wouldn't they be too big for me, anyway? oli_keeper_wood (01:29:12 AM): I'll wear my proper Puddlemere robes. And they wouldn't be that bad a fit. ::grins again:: Please? percy_weasley_mm: (01:30:37 AM): I - I still don't really see what the point would be. I'll look a fool, I'm sure. ::wibbles:: oli_keeper_wood (01:30:54 AM): No, you'd match me. ::grins:: percy_weasley_mm: (01:31:24 AM): ::smiles:: So if we both look like fools, it's all right? oli_keeper_wood (01:31:32 AM): Because we're fools together. percy_weasley_mm: (01:32:21 AM): ::grins in spite of himself:: All right, all right. I'll wear them. oli_keeper_wood (01:32:41 AM): ::beams at him:: Thanks, Perce! percy_weasley_mm: (01:33:06 AM): ::beams back at him:: You're welcome, Oliver. oli_keeper_wood (01:33:20 AM): And I love you. percy_weasley_mm: (01:36:49 AM): And I love you. oli_keeper_wood (01:37:06 AM): And I am never going to get tired of you saying that. percy_weasley_mm: (01:38:51 AM): I'll never get tired of saying it. oli_keeper_wood (01:39:08 AM): I'll never get tired of saying it back. ::grins:: oli_keeper_wood (01:47:42 AM): What time are you going to come pick me up in the morning? percy_weasley_mm: (01:49:29 AM): What time do you want me to be here? oli_keeper_wood (01:49:52 AM): Six AM? percy_weasley_mm: (01:50:20 AM): -- I think I can do that. ::smiles:: oli_keeper_wood (01:50:43 AM): Great! We'll have to go by the new flat to get the robes. percy_weasley_mm: (01:54:50 AM): All right. Six AM, then. I'll be here. ::leans in and kisses Oliver again:: Sweet dreams. oli_keeper_wood (01:55:10 AM): ::grins:: You too.