you look like you're having fun. [ psl ]

[dragonaught]

WHO Casey (dragonaught) / Gabriel (cozykindler)
WHAT Magicpunk/modern setting where a young human is courted by a dragon who believes the human is their one and only special person. Adorable dates ensue.
WHEN Casey is 21, Gabriel is ??? who knows with dragons, man...
WHERE Between a museum and a restaurant.
WHY because we're tired of s6 Leo being shit and wanted cute

The museum had been fantastic. Casey was still getting over how educated and charming Gabriel was, even in the midst of breathtaking art both magical and mundane, they just couldn't take their eyes off him the entire time. It was embarrassing, being caught more than once, but it was hard not to look and be in pleased wonder every time he was still there. This was real and it was all for Casey, and that was something they were going to cherish for a very long time. This was one of their first dates after the fateful party where they'd met and yet... walking down the road, hand-in-hand, making their way to dinner as the sun gave way to dazzling stars and galaxies residing beyond...

It felt only natural.

Thoughts going into far too sappy a direction, Casey raised their free hand and covered their mouth to prevent the smile trying to blossom. Oh, Gabriel was definitely going to think they were going too far, too fast, too swept off their feet. They had to be missing something somewhere. If they could just keep following the right steps a little while longer before Gabriel caught on to how clueless they were about all this, then... then maybe they could make it real. Fake it until you make it.

"I'm having fun," they said, more of a murmur considering their hand was still trying to stifle the smile. "I hope you are, too. Are you?"

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[dragonaught]

That was something Casey hadn't even considered yet. As a dragon, it was no wonder Gabriel would have to eat more. Their bodies were much larger overall and they burned enough energy with their temperature and power combined than a regular humanoid meal had no chance of filling them. All those dinner dates came to mind and Casey felt their face turning red. "Y-yeah, that's true, too."

Casey stepped out of their briefs and came in after Gabriel soon after, behind him in order to let their boyfriend experience the spray head-on. Was this his first time in a shower? He was certainly acting like it and somehow that was completely adorable. "Depends on the intensity of the spray," they answered, hands tentatively raising and hovering in the air just before they touched the wet, warm skin in front of them. No matter what form he took, Gabriel was still breathtaking. This only added to that whole image. "Usually it's pretty tickley, but you get used to it. Want me to turn it up?"

[cozykindler]

Attention was split between the shower and Casey, arms covering up sensitive areas from the tickling water while he watched them step into the shower with him. He had never seen them naked before and it was wonderful to seem them completely exposed like this, even if they didn't have any idea about the dragon perception of nakedness. When he felt Casey touch him, his focus turned to his dragonaught, squirming a bit at the water against his skin.

"Not at the moment," he said as he looked at Casey before moving closer to press up against them, arms wrapping around them in a loose hold. "You're very beautiful and distracting, you know that? Water still tickles, but all I really care about right now is you."

[dragonaught]

Casey could feel their face turning red for the attention, hands coming to rest on Gabriel's chest with no other place to put them. This was perfect, another scenario they wouldn't have ever imagined that only served to lift their heart higher than they ever felt when away from Gabriel. That was his own kind of magic, it seemed. While the water was mostly pelting Gabriel's back, some of it was making it over his shoulders and soaking Casey, too. They took the opportunity to run their wet hand through their hair to start dampening it and avert their eyes for the moment.

"All I really am right now is getting wet," they said dismissively. Their state of undress was something normal for the situation yet still not a topic they were keen on discussing. Body image was not their best subject when their body couldn't match their mind no matter what they had turned out as. It was harder to be okay with their appearance when it was blatantly obvious they couldn't match up to what would be most comfortable to them. "Distracting I might give you, though. C'mere," they said, more of a breath while they raised their hands to cup his jaw and guide their lips together.

[cozykindler]

"I think you're supposed to be getting wet, considering you're in the shower," Gabriel pointed out, knowing exactly what they meant and really not caring. Dragons didn't really get body image issues since they didn't have the same type of dysphoria that humanoids had, but Gabriel had been around long enough to know it exists and that Casey had it. One hand moved up Casey's spine in a slow, stroking manner, almost as if he wanted to feel each one of their backbones. "I like how you look when you're wet. The water makes your skin glitter like it has scales. It's beautiful."

Gabriel started to kiss Casey the moment their lips were pressed together, wanting nothing more than to take advantage of the moment. It was nice, being like this with them with the water running over his back. He could see why humanoids liked their showers and thought about maybe getting one installed in his home so that they could repeat this experience in a bigger space than Casey's claustrophobic shower.

[dragonaught]

Casey stretched out taller while Gabriel ran his hand along their back, as if giving him more room to feel out. His warm hands, wet and gentle, felt great and the touch itself was a welcome caress. They made a quiet hum, then gave Gabriel an indulgent smile. "If a humanoid has scales, then there's something wrong there," they said with humor rather than any sort of worry. They understood what he was saying; it was still a funny mental image for a human.

For the kiss, Casey pressed into it once Gabriel accepted, tilting their head every now and then to avoid water making things more difficult than it had to be. It was unhurried but firm, pressing and exploring and curious. This was a dragon before them in a human body and Casey found themselves wondering if it was possible to tell, as if the dragon underneath would make the experience different now that they knew.