[It was a dance that was easy enough to explain away, at least. Reign's been busy with his shop, Shell's been running around doing little part-time jobs here and there, having yet to find anything more consistent. While they lived together, it was easy for them to keep missing each other by simple coincidence. Truthfully, Shell hadn't meant to avoid talking at length with Reign for longer than a day or two, but then suddenly a week had gone by, and he wasn't sure how to address the topic. Or whether he even should, for that matter.
[And with all that on top of the kiss they shared beneath the moonlight at Flona Cove... there was a lot they weren't talking about right now, really.]
[But the latest happening wasn't really something Shell planned to tell Reign about any time soon, even if he figured it would come up sooner or later. And that thing has to do with the sheer number of bite marks and hickeys left on his skin, clearly visible when he turns around in surprise to see Reign in the water, not too far away.]
[Which is the only explanation for Shell's reaction to seeing Reign, which is to suddenly gawk at him before practically diving into the water... popping up with just his head poking out from the surface, blonde hair now flat against his face like some kind of sea monster. He has to keep his neck hidden below the surface too, after all.]
...y-you scared me. I thought I was by myself.
[I mean, he's not wrong, but that was more than just a reaction out of surprise.]
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[And with all that on top of the kiss they shared beneath the moonlight at Flona Cove... there was a lot they weren't talking about right now, really.]
[But the latest happening wasn't really something Shell planned to tell Reign about any time soon, even if he figured it would come up sooner or later. And that thing has to do with the sheer number of bite marks and hickeys left on his skin, clearly visible when he turns around in surprise to see Reign in the water, not too far away.]
[Which is the only explanation for Shell's reaction to seeing Reign, which is to suddenly gawk at him before practically diving into the water... popping up with just his head poking out from the surface, blonde hair now flat against his face like some kind of sea monster. He has to keep his neck hidden below the surface too, after all.]
...y-you scared me. I thought I was by myself.
[I mean, he's not wrong, but that was more than just a reaction out of surprise.]