Overland Park, KS, A Morning in May [Sunday Fandom Time]

[vanillajello]

Something that had been very very rare lately was happening right now: Kate was waking up happy.

Last night, Overland Park time, there had been a thing at her parents' house, just a get-together with snacks at the insistence of her mother. Neil had been there and there had been much fussing over Charmaine, and it should've been lame but... It hadn't been. Kate had actually had fun. In a dorky way. She'd even found herself gossiping in the kitchen with her mother while they got more dip and soda for everyone. It was insane, but oh so damn needed.

Kate knew she was repressing many a thing waiting for her back in Fandom, but she thought that was allowed. Anything that kept her holding on to her sanity was totally allowed. And right now, being in this room and slowly drifting to proper wakefulness without immediately stressing herself out with what other people were doing was what her sanity needed.

With a sigh, she rolled onto her back and smiled at the ceiling. It was a rare good day to be her.

[ooc: NFB, for the co-habitant of the room if he wants! ETA: NWS!]

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[vanillajello]

"Yeah, I really don't think so," Kate returned, leaning over him to kiss the back of his shoulder. "I don't think I'm gonna let you do that."

[therewaslife]

"You're going to stop my way of thinking?" Bod asked, sounding amused. "Interesting."

[vanillajello]

"Mmhmm," she answered, lips against his skin. "I think I might give it my best shot."

[therewaslife]

"That sounds like it could be difficult, trying to change my way of thinking," he murmured, sighing and enjoying that touch. "Good luck."

[vanillajello]

"I don't need luck." She moved to crawl over him. "I just need us."

[therewaslife]

Bod laughed and cuddled her pillow against his face while she crawled on top of him. "What're you doing up there, Kate? Using me as a pillow?"

[vanillajello]

"Yes, I was totally intending to go back to sleep," Kate drawled, right before ducking down to kiss the back of his neck. "Totally the plan."

[therewaslife]

"Well, I suppose I'll go back to sleep too," he decided, making a show of yawning. "It's an excellent plan."

[vanillajello]

Kate snorted, then gently nipped at his shoulder. "Your sarcasm detector is on the fritz."

[therewaslife]

"Is it?" Bod asked, trying to make himself sound sleep instead of close to laughter. "We're not going to nap now?"

[vanillajello]

"We're not going to nap now," Kate confirmed, kissing the spot she'd just had her teeth on. "Of course, you're welcome to try if you'd like, but I don't see it lasting very long."

[therewaslife]

"If we're not going to nap, what are we going to be doing?" Bod asked curiously. "Are you going to see how much of me you can kiss?"

[vanillajello]

"For a start," she replied, moving more towards the center again, because his spine made for such a nice place to press a trail of kisses along. "But I don't really have a plan."

Just a really vague one.

[therewaslife]

"Mmm, see, I think I could sleep through that, if I wanted to," Bod pointed out, sighing and stretching out under her. "But don't worry, I don't want to so I don't plan on it."

[vanillajello]

"You wouldn't be able to sleep," Kate replied, and briefly shook her head which made her hair brush along his back. "Wanna know why?" She licked a spot of skin right below the one she'd just kissed. "Because I cheat."

[therewaslife]

"You do cheat," he said, sighing again. "I definitely know you cheat but I'm also wondering what you can do while I'm lying like this. It'll take some creativity."

[vanillajello]

"I have creativity," she replied, mumbling the words against his skin. "I also have enough influence to get you to roll over if I want."

[therewaslife]

"Do you really?" Bod asked, muffling the words with the pillow. "I don't know, I'm very comfortable right now."

[vanillajello]

"I can make you uncomfortable," Kate said, inching downwards with a few kisses along his spine. "In a way that'll make you want to turn around, anyway."

[therewaslife]

"I don't know if you can," Bod challenged, shaking his head. "Not from this position, not with how I'm laying."

[vanillajello]

"Oh Bod of little faith," Kate tsked, trying not to sound too amused. "We both know I wouldn't even need to touch you to do that."

[therewaslife]

"I have faith in you," he argued, laughing again. "I'm just...having confidence in myself right now."

[vanillajello]

"Misplaced," she muttered, with another precise lick as she slowly made her way down his back. "But definitely not dull."

[therewaslife]

"If you say so," he breathed, just enjoying what she was doing to his skin and back right now. It felt amazing and he thought she'd actually make him doze off if she wasn't careful.

[vanillajello]

Well, Kate was entirely prepared to smack him if he happened to fall asleep. ...Or just coo at how adorable he was. You never knew with that stuff.

Though she thought that wouldn't be an issue. See, she'd made her way all the way down to the last clothed portion of him, now. And yet she still wasn't quite done, so she pulled the waist of his shorts down just an inch or so, and at first, just let her warm breath hit the strip of skin she'd just bared.