Into the Unknown with darkseidofmoon

[have_no_mercy]

It's not unusual for Tess to remain working in the study into the wee hours of the morning. What isn't usual is for her to be waiting for company, even if the hours aren't quite so wee as yet. It's still late and worse, she has little idea what she may be getting herself into.

Which also isn't usual, but sometimes these kinds of risks have to be taken and she's the only one, in her opinion, who can put themselves on the line right now.

That doesn't mean Tess isn't going to be pacing until her guest arrives.

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[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

Darkseid wasn't--and still isn't, really--in any great hurry. He knows as well as she does that it was inevitable.

He will, however, tighten his grip around her waist as he returns the kiss, somewhat less gently than before. He'll also guide her a step or two closer to the couches waiting nearby.

[have_no_mercy]

The feel of his hands and the renewed force of the kiss will garner an appreciative sigh into his mouth in response. Her other arm slips around his neck and Tess shows no resistance to being guided anywhere at the moment.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

He smiles slightly against her lips and guides her a couple more steps in the same direction. As he does so, his hands will drop to the small of her back and find their way up the end of her shirt to rest against the skin located there.

[have_no_mercy]

His hands are warm and Tess arches her back into his touch as much as she can without hindering their journey. When they do pause, however, she'll draw her mouth away from his and looks up into his eyes, a hint of amusement in her own.

"I must really be special."

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

Darkseid meets her gaze searchingly, a small smile curled at his lips.

"Oh, yes," he tells her, slowly sliding his hands further up her back. "You're very special, Tess. More so than you realize."

[have_no_mercy]

Tess leans in to kiss him again, though it's brief this time. "Then why don't you enlighten me? You are here to flatter me, after all."

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"Well," he starts softly, leaning down to press a soft kiss to the side of her neck, "should I start with the more obvious form of flattery, in which I inform you of your breath-taking beauty and astounding powers of seduction?" Another kiss to her neck, a bit firmer than his first. "Or should I start by telling you how very capable and resourceful you are in the face of this destiny to which you've devoted yourself?"

[have_no_mercy]

Well then. She's just going to tilt her head to the side and allow him better access, offering a soft noise of approval.

"Less obvious," she murmurs.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

At that, he'll press another kiss to her neck, firmer still.

"It's really quite impressive how you've done it all," he tells her, drawing back only far enough so that he can speak clearly but keeping his lips close to her skin.

"Such a difference you've made already, with every pawn you expend and every king you seduce. Without you, things would be much worse, though there are few who properly appreciate that fact."

[have_no_mercy]

"You're very good at this," Tess says, not able to suppress a smile. Although whether she means his words or everything else is entirely up to him to decide.

"I wonder how many queens you've seduced in your time," she continues softly, sliding a hand into his hair. "And how many of them made it this easy."

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

Darkseid gives her a small smile of his own, sliding one of his hands off her back and out from under her shirt and lifting it to her face.

"Well, it's not often that I seduce a queen simply because I want to," he replies, shifting to look into her eyes. "Another thing that makes you special, I suppose."

[have_no_mercy]

"And it's not often I let myself be seduced by a king when the only thing I know about him is his name," Tess replies, returning his gaze. "So I suppose that makes us even."

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"Mmm. Well." He tightens his grip around her again, leaning forward to brush his lips against hers and then her neck once more. "I can stop if you'd like."

[have_no_mercy]

Tess will laugh lightly at that. "Now why would I want you to stop?"

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"That's one question I confess I don't know the answer to." A couple more steps toward their destination and another tease of a kiss. "As it only gets better from here."

[have_no_mercy]

"Does it?" Tess asks in reply, stopping only when she feels the front of one of the couches bumping against her calves.

"Somehow," she'll kiss him briefly here, "I don't think you're exaggerating."

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I don't exaggerate," he informs her, pausing to study her for a moment, slowly returning her kiss with one of his own. "As I've already told you, I only offer simple facts."

[have_no_mercy]

"And what," she kisses his lips, "are the facts," she kisses the side of his jaw, "tonight?" Tess finishes her question with a kiss pressed firmly against his throat.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"Ah, but, Tess," he presses his own lips to the side of her neck more deeply than before, running his hand up her back again and this time taking the end of her shirt with them, "are you sure you don't want to continue in a mysterious and vague fashion, discovering the facts as we go?"

[have_no_mercy]

"You want to know what I really think?" She asks, voice husky now as she continues to pepper light kisses along his neck.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

"By all means," he replies softly, returning the favor with light kisses of his own.

[have_no_mercy]

She brings both her hands to cup his face and lift it to be equal with her own. "I think we talk too much." And she's kissing him again in short order.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

And in response, Darkseid makes a small noise of agreement and pushes himself up against her, kissing her back deeply. It seems his thoughts are similar.

[have_no_mercy]

Tess kisses him back with equal fervor, again wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him close against her. And somehow managing not to fall back onto the couch.

[darkseidofmoon.livejournal.com]

He continues to lift his hands--and her shirt with them--up her back as the kiss continues. And he'll also continue to push against her, as if to get closer. The couch lying directly behind her does, after all, look rather welcoming.