[ the touch is fine. it has John's chest expand and fizz but it's fine—
then Thomas is leaning in, and that's a surprise, and maybe he shouldn't be quite so quick to meet him but he is, and he does, and the kiss John indulges in is - brief. there's no trace of hesitation in it, just considerably more control than he imagines Thomas is going to be capable of if he offers too much back. he came here to cool down, not heat up. so John's careful to cut them off at the pass, breaking away after just a second or two, thumb now hooked over Thomas' fingers.
he doesn't pull back far, just enough to be able to talk to him. ]
Not sure this is what they're paying you for.
[ it's a playful chiding, but it's also a reminder that Thomas came here to find refuge from the heat building in him, not to encourage it. that he's got places to be that aren't in this room, and that he's not making things any easier for himself in standing a chance of getting back out on the street any time soon by kissing a man he self-confessedly finds to exacerbate the problem. ]
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then Thomas is leaning in, and that's a surprise, and maybe he shouldn't be quite so quick to meet him but he is, and he does, and the kiss John indulges in is - brief. there's no trace of hesitation in it, just considerably more control than he imagines Thomas is going to be capable of if he offers too much back. he came here to cool down, not heat up. so John's careful to cut them off at the pass, breaking away after just a second or two, thumb now hooked over Thomas' fingers.
he doesn't pull back far, just enough to be able to talk to him. ]
Not sure this is what they're paying you for.
[ it's a playful chiding, but it's also a reminder that Thomas came here to find refuge from the heat building in him, not to encourage it. that he's got places to be that aren't in this room, and that he's not making things any easier for himself in standing a chance of getting back out on the street any time soon by kissing a man he self-confessedly finds to exacerbate the problem. ]