From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/03/2007 22:18:16

*is on his way home from his agent's after discussing the latest press release*

*which included a very brief statement that he is confident the Noldorin leaders have only their people's best interests at heart and are working toward a peaceful resolution to the current situation*

*he thanks his fans for their support etc.*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 07:34:34

*is almost knocked over by another passerby in her haste* Oof. Hey, watch it!

*follows the woman's progress as she works her way over to you and starts begging for your autograph*

That's just a touch surreal.

*walks toward you at a considerably more leisurely pace, amused by this little scene* I'm pretty sure she is your biggest fan.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 07:43:50

*looks up and isn't quite able to keep his expression from lighting up for a moment when he realizes it's you*

*makes a smooth enough recovery to shake the woman's hand and send her on her way*

Only if she has a blog. The biggest ones all have to have blogs, so I'm told.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 07:54:46

*thinks of her own website* The biggest ones have the weirdest fetishes also do things like map out your morning run. You're better off being in denial about the whole thing.

*gives you a warm smile* Do I get a handshake, too?

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 08:01:44

I could take the car, you know, but then you get so out of touch with your people. The press is fickle.

*smiles back* Oh I should say. *reaches out for your hand* *leans and gives you a dry kiss on the cheek (appropriate enough for prying cameras sisters in law)*

You're a sight for sore eyes. I thought it wasn't safe to travel, or just inconvenient?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 08:08:45

*laughs* *teasingly* Oh, is that what they call attention whoring these days?

*couples your kiss with a brief touch of her hand on your arm* I'll never wash my face again. *winks*

You're a sight for sore eyes.

*flushes a little* Inconvenient, mostly. But everyone in Gondolin's so tense—I had to get away for a while. I don't even want to think about what it's like in Hithlum right now.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 08:16:48

I'll never wash my face again

How noble of you to ration during these difficult times.

what it's like in Hithlum right now

If anyone can manage this, I'm sure it's Fingon. It'll seem like a walkthrough compared with the Fëanorian host.

*extends his arm behind you and nods in the direction of his house* You'll have tea then. Some things remain civilized around here. ;)

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 08:25:37

*clasps her hands together piously* A little dirt never hurt anyone?

It'll seem like a walkthrough

*nods* I know. It's just that I keep turning on the TV and seeing these bombed-out shells of buildings there. Then I get homesick and then I remember I can't go home because there's a lunatic running the city. *sighs*

Anyway. *sidles a little closer to you* Tea. *can't help feeling a little okay, a lot curious about the place you call home*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 08:34:03

A little, perhaps. Too much and it'll never come clean. ;)

*mentally checks himself, having forgotten to ask you about your home*

The reports say recovery is going well? *places his hand in the middle of your back* But you've no shortage of places who would welcome you, in the meantime.

*pauses opposite the brownstone when they reach the block* Good curb appeal and strong but tasteful iron fences. The agents are all about curb appeal.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 08:44:26

you've no shortage of places who would welcome you

*musing* Your mother made me promise to visit her and the twins in New Haven. I miss her, too. I'm tempted to call her a thousand times a day so she can make all my decisions for me. *grins* My own personal I Ching.

*raises an eyebrow as she looks at the building* Well, so far it suits you. Tasteful...and intimidating.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 09:02:47

*still isn't quite sure what to make of you and his mother being so close* *but imagines it could be a whole lot worse for him*

Tasteful...and intimidating

*cocks an eyebrow* With a touch of the inspiration to envy, but that sounds about right.

*opens the gate for you* You must be exhausted.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 09:09:10

*lip-twitch* Now you sound like your brother. *pauses* And I mean that in the most innocuous way possible.

*walks in and takes the steps slowly* That obvious, huh? I sort of landed here on a whim so I haven't made any arrangements yet. Is there someplace you'd recommend I stay? *looks vaguely indecisive* I'm not sure how long I'll be in town.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 09:16:53

*gives a mild grimace, feigning hurt* Oh, and here I thought we were going to make it through nearly an entire conversation without one of them coming up.

*appears thoughtful* There are some bed and breakfasts just off the main shopping area. *pauses* *for the benefit of keeping things vague* Ordinarily I'd say you'd have an easy time of it what with tourist season closing, but with things being what they are... I'm sure I can help you find something.

*disarms the front door to let them in* Of course the least I can do is offer you tea before you get into any of that.

*pauses just behind you to let you walk through first* *catches a little bit of your perfume*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 09:26:08

*cheerfully* Easy, tiger. It's just that whole pack mentality. We mere mortals have trouble getting past it.

things being what they are

*apparently unconcerned* Half the world's a refugee camp. Got it.

*blinks, letting her eyes adjust to the relative darkness* *automatically reaches behind her until her hand brushes yours* So this is the place.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 09:31:51

*simply* This is it.

*brushes back over your fingers momentarily and reaches up, going a little more still*

*places his hand around the nape of your neck* I'm glad you could visit.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 09:37:47

*shivers a little* So am I.

*turns to you, lifting one hand to press it lightly against your chest* I'll take the tour now, if you please. *looks nowhere but at you*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 09:40:19

Let me know if I leave anything out.

*pulls you to him and presses close with a firm, deep kiss*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 09:48:25

*melts a little in your arms*

*grips the front of your shirt with both hands and responds to your kiss more softly, savoring the taste*

*smiles almost sleepily against your lips* Mmm. Good tea.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 09:52:55

*takes the opportunity to slip off his coat while you're holding him* *tosses it somewhere in the direction of the coat rack while he re-adjusts the position of his lips to just underneath your ear*

You need some rest. *breathes in* Should get you to bed.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 10:02:02

*drags her fingers down your abdomen to your belt before pulling away*

*sets her bag on the floor and calmly hangs up her own coat* *steps further into the room and takes a cursory look around*

*coyly* Oh, I don't know. I'm suddenly not all that sleepy. *reaches up and lets her hair down, her top sliding a few inches off one shoulder as she moves*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 10:10:07

*knows these bits of seduction must be well practiced moves for you*

*moves back to you and puts his hands on your waist, sliding one up over your stomach underneath your top* And me with all these guest bedrooms going to waste. It's a pity.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 10:21:13

*breaks character to laugh, just enjoying your company* That almost sounds like half a potential invitation.

*frames your face in her hands and kisses you again with simple, obvious pleasure* Take me to bed then. You can sing me a lullaby after I've shown you just how glad I am to see you.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 10:27:24

just how glad I am to see you

*is visibly pleased to hear it*

half a potential invitation

Is my subtlety breaking down? I should have it checked. ;)

*slips an arm around you and confidently lifts you up* *tucks your knees over his arm* *matter-of-factly* Oh I'm quite back in shape, thank you for asking.

*walks down the hall* Bed... one of these has a bed in it...

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 10:38:40

I'm quite back in shape

*with perfect innocence* We'll see about that. I mean, "how fortunate you've had such a speedy recovery." *giggles*

*wraps her arms around your neck* *can't help feeling juuust slightly figuratively swept off her feet, as well* *!!*

*equally nonchalant* A couch would do. Even a floor. A table. *grins mischievously* A piano...

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 10:44:55

No bouquet or card, either? I declare my ego's hurt.

*adjusts his hold on you a little more securely, bouncing you a little* *isn't going to pretend he doesn't enjoy having you in his arms*

*slyly* Pianos may be many things but they are not built for comfort. I do want you to be comfortable here.

*backs through a door, letting it swing open, inviting you to reach for the lightswitch*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 10:54:38

Think of me as a candygram, only interactive. *runs the tip of her tongue along your jawline*

Pianos may be many things but they are not built for comfort.

*makes a sound of mock disapproval* You just don't want her to find out you've got a bit on the side.

*absently flicks on the light* I like this room, too. *still isn't looking anywhere but at your face*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 10:59:25

*goes really quite warm at that bit of contact*

*whispers as he goes to kiss you* Hush, or she'll hear you.

*sees they've entered the downstairs sitting room and moves toward a chaise*

*drops you down on it, letting you bounce just a little* ;)

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 11:09:58

*breathes* I'm not all that quiet in good company.

*catches hold of your hand and pulls you down to her* *is aware of every inch of your body touching hers in such a small space, their limbs a tight tangle*

*speaks around heated kisses* You left...Gondolin...too soon.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 11:15:05

not all that quiet

*intensely aroused* Oh bless. you.

*braces himself against you and reaches down your body with one hand* It got too... complicated... *finds the hem of your skirt* You should have come... sooner...

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 11:26:35

*runs one hand over the muscles of your back while she unbuckles your belt with unusual, fumbling haste, pausing only for the smallest of gasps when she feels your fingers on her thighs*

*hooks a leg around your waist and slips her hand inside your trousers*

Come...anytime you like...

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 11:33:22

*steadies himself with a few breaths as he hardens against your hand*

*unevenly* We only just... started... there...

*abandons trying to remove his open shirt and reaches up over your thigh, underneath your skirt, and drags down the waistband of your panties*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 11:41:07

*starts to say something that loses itself in an incoherent moan as she arches into your touch*

*shoves down your trousers far enough to free you* *rhythmically strokes your whole length and digs the fingers of her other hand into your flesh*

*closes her eyes and lets her head tilt back, unconsciously inviting your warm mouth*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 11:48:23

*hoarsely withholds a groan as he reaches down for your hand* *clasps your fingers and pulls it up with his, holding them behind your head*

*slips his other hand between your thighs* *lets you feel his warm breath, shallow pants against your lips as he presses into your centre*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 12:00:19

*thinks she may go mad if she can't touch you now but makes no move to break free of your grip* *nibbles on your lower lip instead*

*lets you part her thighs and eventually wraps the other leg around you as well* *feels her body suffused with heat all the way down to the tips of her toes* Ohhhhh...

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 12:08:06

*slides his fingertips out, rubbing as he goes, and settles himself to you, feeling your teeth on his lip*

*releases your hand to cradle your head underneath his*

*pushes in, letting your legs grip him tightly to you, and releases a moan of something like relief*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 12:18:25

*feels her breath catch tight in her chest when you enter her* *tries to remember how to breathe again and finally manages something between a whimper and an outright cry*

*traces the lines of your shoulder before settling her hand near the base of your spine*

*rocks her hips against yours, barely aware of what she's doing*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 12:32:24

*tries to reach his arms all around you, finding it hard to brace himself in their tight proximity* *settles for pressing up on his hands while his eyes momentarily close with pleasure*

*feels a heady mixture of need for release and the sensation of you, finally, again* *sheathes himself deeply, and again, simply trying to meet you*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 12:44:17

*luxuriates in the rough, pleasing friction of too many clothes even through her maddening impatience to bare herself completely to your caresses*

*is too far gone with sheer desire to do anything but hold you so close, panting with new bliss as you fill her with each thrust, her thighs locked on your hips*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 12:54:54

*strains to keep his movements smooth, feeling uncharacteristically inelegant*

*gives in and focuses entirely on their bodies meeting*

*kisses your smile, interrupted by a rough moan*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 13:02:21

*is entirely unprepared for the wave of pleasure that crashes over her body when you next push inside her*

*releases a cry so loud and unbridled, it's almost a wail* *clutches at your back, her skin tingling from head to toe*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 13:14:32

*pauses, letting you feel your release and drawing out the sensation of you around him*

*moves into you once, twice more before shuddering to spend himself*

*unexpectedly affected by the openness of your climax, calms to watch your expression* *slides his hand over the skin of your torso, easing you down*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 13:20:32

*relaxes by degrees, a faint, satisfied smile touching her lips*

*wriggles a little to try and get more comfortably situated* *slips her hand into one of yours and sighs very softly*

*doesn't speak or even move very much for a long while*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 13:28:10

*slips down beside you, his legs still wrapped up with yours, putting off the awkwardness of what to do about clothes and what comes next and...*

*feels the gentle weight of your hand in his palm and watches you withdraw into contentment*

*with half a smile, as if it was a foregone conclusion* Stay, Finduilas, just stay. Have any room you want. *with a warmer smile* Eru, have all of them. With me.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 13:35:04

*looks into your eyes almost shyly as she considers what words are best* I'll stay awhile.

*silent laughter bubbling up* 's long as you really do have a bed somewhere around here. My leg's already asleep.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 13:41:10

*quietly chuckles* Like I said, any one you want.

*shrugs his shirt back on and buckles his belt again* *helps you sit up*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 13:48:36

*straightens her underwear and smoothes down the hem of her skirt* Yours? What hospitality. I need to get out this way more often. *pokes you*

*stands and stretches with her whole body* Let me sleep off some of this travel. Then tea and?

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 13:53:42

*finger-combs some errant pieces of your hair* It's a very nice one you know. No arguments from me.

*takes you by the hand back out to the hall and finds your bag* *holds it out for you* Take your time. I'll, uh, be ready with the tea and lullabyes.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 12/04/2007 13:59:42

and lullabyes

*swoon*

*takes her bag and sets the strap on her shoulder* *smiles at you* You're a prince, you know that? *kisses her fingertip and presses it to your lips*

*climbs the stairs and stops at the first bedroom she finds* *isn't sure whether she's relieved or disappointed it's not the master*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 12/04/2007 14:04:24

*smiles back, much more thoughtfully*

*catches your hand lightly and lets you pull his as you walk away*

*watches you from the bottom of the stairs*

*decides to go find the piano* :]