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a fishing date;
There were no impromptu trips to Sundermount, in fact. Merrill had holed herself up with the Eluvian, avoiding Hawke whenever possible. The Arulin'Holm stayed at the estate, locked away somewhere, and the Dalish woman didn't want to see or hear from Hawke without good cause. Which was understandable (upsetting, but understandable), and she let Varric and Isabela take over Merrill's undertaking. They'd update her whenever possible and she was infinitely grateful, though she knew things couldn't stay that way forever. Eventually, they'd need to talk, and that would happen when Marian was good and ready. For now, she wasn't.
First on her mind was Anders and his mage underground. He would disappear for days on end, surfacing only to work in his clinic where he would refuse to go on any errands. Too busy, he'd say, occupied with his patients and his manifesto. It didn't stop him from pressing worn papers into her hands at every opportunity, the bastard. Her desk was full of Anders' scrawl, damning evidence if anyone should walk in and ask about it. She'd been certain to lock them in the bottom drawer, out of sight and out of mind, but she couldn't put him off any more than she could push aside the trouble she had with Merrill.
With her hands full of Kirkwall's smaller troubles - bandits, a few raiders on the outskirts, and a blood mage or two - she had nearly forgotten her plans with Cullen until she returned one night to a note on her desk at the end of the week. Even such a simple thing was enough to brighten her mood considerably and she packed that evening, though she wasn't to meet him for two more days.
She used the time to tell only a few that she'd be gone from the city, that no one was kidnapping her, and that she'd be very cross if she came back to find Kirkwall burning in her absence. Only Isabela and Varric gave her a hard time for her attempts at discretion, asking for details and gaining nothing.
By sunset on the second day, she was down by the docks to meet him, a pack slung over one arm and her blades across her shoulders, her eyes on the ships and the few workers lingering around. She couldn't be too careful, even now.
First on her mind was Anders and his mage underground. He would disappear for days on end, surfacing only to work in his clinic where he would refuse to go on any errands. Too busy, he'd say, occupied with his patients and his manifesto. It didn't stop him from pressing worn papers into her hands at every opportunity, the bastard. Her desk was full of Anders' scrawl, damning evidence if anyone should walk in and ask about it. She'd been certain to lock them in the bottom drawer, out of sight and out of mind, but she couldn't put him off any more than she could push aside the trouble she had with Merrill.
With her hands full of Kirkwall's smaller troubles - bandits, a few raiders on the outskirts, and a blood mage or two - she had nearly forgotten her plans with Cullen until she returned one night to a note on her desk at the end of the week. Even such a simple thing was enough to brighten her mood considerably and she packed that evening, though she wasn't to meet him for two more days.
She used the time to tell only a few that she'd be gone from the city, that no one was kidnapping her, and that she'd be very cross if she came back to find Kirkwall burning in her absence. Only Isabela and Varric gave her a hard time for her attempts at discretion, asking for details and gaining nothing.
By sunset on the second day, she was down by the docks to meet him, a pack slung over one arm and her blades across her shoulders, her eyes on the ships and the few workers lingering around. She couldn't be too careful, even now.
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She extracted herself from his embrace with some reluctance, smirking as she stood and stretched, letting him work out how he wished to position himself.
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He let her go, cool air sweeping across his lap when she pulled away and stood. Already he missed the weight of her there. With the sail and boom secured, he wasn't worried about being knocked overboard. The real question was whether his legs would hold out once things grew really heated.
He stood and turned to step up onto the seat, one hand to the mast to steady himself. The boat rocked a little side to side as he turned, leaning his weight slightly against the solid wood. Easing his hands back against it, he found that he could brace himself quite well, particularly when he found rope to grip. "This feels secure."
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She stepped up before him once he was in place, reaching up to smooth her hands down his sides and over his hips. Even with the fabric separating them, she could feel the muscles of his stomach and thighs as her fingers moved downwards, caressing for now, admiring and possibly toying with him to get a reaction. "You can hold onto me if you need," she offered. It might throw off his balance eventually but her shoulders were there if he needed something.
Balancing up on her toes, she moved her hands beneath his shirt and dragged her fingers over his stomach and abdomen. "Take that off," she murmured, something of a command and partially a request.
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"I will if I have to," he agreed. He wasn't so stubborn or proud that he would risk falling on her. If he truly couldn't hold his weight, he'd change positions before it reached a critical point of no return.
The muscle fluttered slightly beneath her touch, small twitches that weren't quite flinches. She was treading a fine line between stimulation and tickling. He nodded, reaching down to take the hem in his hands and tug the shirt over his head. He offered it to her silently to be set aside, worried that if he dropped it from that height it would catch enough wind to land in the water.
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Her fingers slowed so she could take her time, putting more pressure into the way she touched him as though she were almost attempting to massage the muscles she found. She worked her way down and fanned outwards with her ministrations, following muscle lines in his skin until she was met with the top of his breeches, where she could swipe her fingers over the fabric and hook a thumb in the side just to test how much give she had.. She leaned in so she could press a brief, teasing kiss to his stomach, one hand settling on his hip to keep him still.
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He rested the back of his head against the mast, letting his eyes slide shut so that he could concentrate on how she followed every dip and swell. The waistband had a bit of give to it. He hadn't tied the lacing tightly when he had pulled his pants back on. The press of lips to his stomach sent it fluttering again, a brief tuck inward that settled once his body caught on to the fact she wasn't tickling him. His inhale was a soft hiss of air through his teeth, eyes cracking back open to slits to watch her from beneath sandy lashes.
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Her moth was more gentle, at first, so he knew where she was and what she was doing. Her fingers hooked into the side of his breeches, the other coming to his front to knead slow circles into his thigh, when she grazed her teeth along his lower abdomen and gave a swipe of her tongue for good measure. She brought her hand up to unlace the top of his pants, thumb sliding along the inner curve of his thigh.
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Maker's breath, he was already feeling weak in the knees, thighs flexing to keep him firmly planted in place. His next exhale contained voice, a soft, low sound for the gentle bite and sweep of tongue. He tightened his grip on the rope beneath his hands, nails digging into the weave.
It took all of his self control not to rock forward suggestively and keep still while she worked at the laces. He couldn't look away, glad of the moonlight.
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"You should see yourself," she murmured appreciatively, casting her gaze upwards even as she tugged his breeches down just enough to tease him further but not enough to free him. "You're beautiful." It wasn't something she said often to a man, but it was true; the way he pressed himself back, letting his chest puff out...the control he had over his movements, even with what she was doing. It was tantalizing in a way she couldn't describe. The moonlight on his bare skin only made him look more attractive as he was bathed in its glow.
She dipped her head back down to press a more solid kiss to his muscles, laving attention over them as she made her way down to the connection of his his hip, where she latched her mouth and sucked hard enough to raise a faint mark.
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"Heh." It was almost an uncomfortable sound, not quite laughter, sudden and unexpected, as unexpected as the compliment. "I, ah... That's not something I hear. Ever." After another moment he gave her a fleeting smile. "That sounded ungrateful. I should have said 'thank you'."
With her mouth on him, words fled again and left him gasping. That felt so good, a slight sting from the tightness of the skin there. He rocked against her hand again, a more insistent push. If she was interested in seeing him unravel in increments, she was doing exactly the right things.
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She chuffed a laugh against him, palming him once more and leaving her hand there. "You sound surprised, not ungrateful." She was grateful she wasn't looking directly at him, her smile slightly embarrassed.
Her hand was there to rock into at first as she closed her teeth carefully around the mark she made and soothed it with her tongue. But the next drag of teeth was lower still as she started to slide his pants further off of his hips and her hand found his smalls. She rubbed him once and then moved her hand back just an inch or two to tease him. A feral smile followed as she hooked her fingers in his smallclothes.
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"I was surprised. Pleasantly." His voice was thicker, dropped down to a more intimate register.
He half swallowed the moan that came with embarrassing ease. When he felt her pause, he met her gaze and nodded once. "Yes, please..." he murmured, not too proud to ask.
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Once he was exposed to her, she finally saw fit to look back up at him, giving him a faint smile. Her grip tightened on his hips, fingers digging into the fine muscle there as she looked on him. The first touch was simple, one hand straying down to simply cup him gently and glide her thumb over the tip. She shifted her stance enough so shouldn't need to do so again, dipping her head. She exhaled purposefully, spilling warmth over him.
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He held his breath, lower lip worried between his teeth. His erection leaped gently forward into her touch, another harder twitch from the passage of her thumb. When he felt her breath he could no longer hold his own. It came out in bare vocalization, a sound softer than the steady chop of waves against the sides of the boat. His toes curled against the soles of his boots.
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One hand stayed at his hip to anchor herself, fingers digging in and massaging tense muscle. The other continued to stroke him in slow, careful measures, motions in time with the way her mouth moved. Carefully, she took more of him in, one inch at a time.
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He continued gasping past parted lips, ragged breaths that he had to fight to keep from turning into moans. It was embarrassing to be reduced to this so quickly. Had she felt the same way earlier? Oh, Maker, he hoped so. He wouldn't want to be the only one. The control keeping him from thrusting forward felt as though it was eroding by the moment.
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She backed off briefly for a breath, relaxing her jaw muscles. And then, with a quick squeeze of his hip, she took as much of him as she could, until he was brushing the back of her throat. She was careful not to take him too far, not enough to gag her, but enough to test her own endurance.
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When she pulled off, he caressed her hair, his grip loosening. "This feels amazing," he murmured. He had drawn a breath for more only to lose it altogether in the warm, wet, tight plunge downward. He groaned, his head tossing back hard enough to impact the mast with some force. "Oh, Maker..." he gasped. "Maker's breath...Hawke..."
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Her other hand was exploring too, testing his boundaries just as she was testing her own. Her touch lingered further down, over his balls, massaging with the tips of her calloused fingers. She groaned once more for good measure, this time with a very clear intention in mind.
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His hips jerked slightly, the vibrations from the sound she made causing his muscles to clench and hold the tension. He rocked several short thrusts, careful not to plunge deep. His other hand released its grip of the mast behind him, seeking her shoulder and arm, to touch her anywhere he could reach.
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She broke away for just a moment for a deep inhale, lips moist with saliva, though her hands never left him for a single second. When she was ready, she shifted the weight on her feet and stepped back in to have him once more, a few more shallow sucks before she relaxed her mouth again to draw him in as deep as she could allow. Her nose brushed his pelvis, a faint groan reverberating through her at her success.
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"Andraste's pyre," he groaned softly, eyes squeezing shut. He held still for her, back arched and body straining an arc of intense pleasure. His thighs quivered, and he locked one knee to bring himself back to better balance. He didn't want to have to stop her to change position, determined to fight to hold what he could for as long as he could. It was increasingly a challenge.
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Her tongue slid along whatever she could manage while he was in her mouth and she let up only so she could find other areas for her to lave and give attention to. After a time, she came up for another long and slow inhale through her nostrils, then through her mouth as she attempted to steady her breathing. One look at him was all it took to have her flushing further, briefly smirking before she took him in again. The pace was a little harsher this time, determined as she was to get him to let go as much control as he dared give her.
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During her breathing break, he cupped both of her cheeks with his hands, thumbs gently rubbing across the soft skin. If he had thought he could bend forward without possibly rocking the boat, he would have kissed her then. The moment passed, and with the renewed assault, he had to reach back again toward the mast. He needed the extra support with his hips jerking harder. They were still small motions. He had enough control for that, but his vocalizations were coming more frequently, low groans on his exhales. The pleasure was slower to build than it would have been before his first release. He still didn't think it would be long. "Do you have any idea what you're doing to me?" he murmured.
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With another squeeze, she quickened her pace just a little more, though she was certain to keep it at a manageable rhythm with what little movement they could safely afford. The bobs of her head were somewhat more shallow as she tried for a faster pace, but she would offset that every so often with a slower, deeper suck, a hum of a groan for him to feel, and a faint squeeze at the base of his shaft. Oh, she knew exactly what she was doing to him.
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so. um. head's up: I might be losing internet at home.
Oh no! :( I'll still play with tagging at whatever pace you need to go if you're able.
You're sweet. :( We'll see what the status is when I actually get home.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Sorry you have to deal with this. :(
Thanks!
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So far so good! We'll see what happens tomorrow, though.
I'll cross my toes, too!
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