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[By the time Lucas turns back to David, the anger in his face has started to cool into quiet shock. That... was Lucifer? And Lucas told both of them to stay away from the other... but only Lucifer knows why? Because it's some big secret?

It can't be what David thinks it is, right? Why the hell would Lucas still be keeping it to himself if so? No, that can't be it. But what else...?]

C'mon. [David just grabs Lucas by the arm and drags him out of the bar, away from all those curious eyes, to the nearest approximation of a hidden corner he's able to find. If Lucas has anything to say about it, David pays no attention. He's a man on a mission until they've got some privacy.

At which point he backs Lucas up against a wall and kisses him even more heatedly than he kissed Lucifer moments earlier.]

(( Of course Lucas follows along. There's a lot to say and he'd rather not do it in front of an audience. What he expects is a shouting match or, at least, a heated exchange of words about Lucas meddling where he has no business. About all the times he's side stepped David's attempts for clarity. Honestly, if he'd been kissing anyone but Lucifer, Lucas is sure he wouldn't have been so heated!

Oh, oh wait... what's happening? Before any words can be exchanged, Lucas finds his back to the wall and David's... kissing him?? It's barely a second, but it feels like it stretches so much long. He just blinks. What is actually happening? This is not what he mentally prepared for!

But it's only a second. One small, human second, before he pushes back every so slightly, before his hands shoot out to cup David's cheeks against his palms, before his tongue's sliding past David's to taste the lingering sweetness from his earlier cocktails. Does this answer your question(s), David? ))

[Actually, it doesn't. It lets him know the truth, and that's enough to send a shiver all the way up his spine, but that's a different matter. He still wants an answer.

So just as Lucas begins to respond, David pulls back and flattens his palm against Lucas's chest to try and hold him in place against the wall. He's already proven that he hasn't got what it takes in the strength department to overpower Lucas or even cause him more than momentary discomfort with a direct blow, but it's a symbolic thing!]

I wanna hear you say it out loud. Tell me you want me.

(( They both know David doesn't have the physical strength to do much against Lucas. Drag him out of the bar, crowd him up against a wall, push him gently back when they break that heated kiss. It happens because Lucas lets it, because he values David's autonomy (especially in a matter like this one).

Still for David to pull away as quickly as he pushed in... It leaves Lucas genuinely baffled for a fraction of a second. The first thing that springs to his mind is what he told David when David discovered he's an angel: but I gave you so many clues. Obviously, in this matter, clues aren't enough. He takes a moment to nod. To David? To himself? ))

I do want you. I have for a while.

(( There. Perfectly serious. Perfectly honest. Not a drop of humor to be found. ))

[Maybe what David needed more than anything was validation, not proof. No number of clues could ever be enough to make him feel wanted. Now, though, Lucas's words glow warm and bright in his chest and bring a smile to his lips that really highlights the lingering boyishness in his features.

Was that so damn hard? he wants to say, but he resists the urge to taint this moment with any irony at all. Just this once, he'll let himself be sentimental.

That doesn't mean the moment can't include some humour, though, so David ducks in close again and murmurs:]

You're better looking, funnier, have a way better body, and he honestly smells weird. [After a pause -] And I didn't even know who he was, I swear. But you win in every category.

(( He can't stop himself from giving in to a quiet chuckle. Of course he's happy David prefers him over Lucifer. Lucas likes to think he's a little less of a peacock. And also, geez, he'd at least give someone his name before smooching them! ))

Can I call you by your real name when we're in private?

[Is there any point in rolling his eyes when the smile on his face doesn't even waver? Probably not, but David does anyway.]

Yeah, fine. Only between us, though, I'm serious. That name comes with a rap sheet. [A statement that would probably sound self-aggrandizing from someone like David if he weren't, you know, a hacker.

David's gaze darts down to Lucas's lips, then back up to his eyes. He wants to kiss again but he wants Lucas to start it, so Mr. Hints is gonna have pick up a hint of his own this time.]

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(( He really means in private. Not just some secluded little nook. Only between the two of them. Didn't he promise when David first told him that his secret was safe?

Please also note, Lucas hasn't dropped his hands from David's face since they stopped here against this wall. It's impossible not to see the way David's eyes move and to realize exactly what he wants even without him saying it.

Maybe this one little secluded nook isn't too public... If Lucas whispers it softly enough. ))

Ian, can we go back to kissing now?

[Well then, Lucas will feel David's face heat up under his palms as it flushes deep red at the sound of his name. Why the hell does that make his heart race so fast he feels dizzy? He can't stifle a startled laugh at his own reaction.]

Jeez - just kiss me already!

(( Don't mind the warm smile that pulls over his lips at David's reaction. It's only there briefly since he's just going to lean forward to shrink the distance between them until their lips are together again. This time, a little less startled, a little more controlled. ))

[There's something so romantic about the way Lucas keeps that gentle hold on David's face, cupped in both hands like he needs to be handled with care. It gets David's heart fluttering even as heat trickles down below his belly with each brush and curl of their tongues against each other. Maybe that's why Lucas didn't confirm his feelings right away...? David always framed it as a physical thing, so if Lucas needed him to understand that it was more...

Well, how was David supposed to know? No one's ever fallen for him that fast. It's as nerve-wracking as it is gratifying.

For now David just focusses on Lucas's mouth, his warm hands and the firm body under the fabric of his shirt, until eventually he has to pull away again just to catch his breath. A perfect opportunity to make this offer to the person who deserved it in the first place:]

Wanna go back to my room?

(( This time when David moves way, Lucas drops his hands. Well, he lets them fall away from David's face to his shoulders, down along his arms to takes his hands just as gently in his own. He's a little breathless as well, a hint of color resting high on his cheeks. ))

You're not going to show me a bunch of memes if I say yes, right?

Mm, no, my plan is to show you exactly what you've been missing all this time you've been playing hard to get. And that doesn't include memes.

[David's hand sneaks up under Lucas's shirt, fingertips playing along the base of his spine.]

(( Lucas breathes out a little laugh. Isn't it David who wants to see what he's been missing while Lucas was being... well, less than obvious. He'll admit to being less than obvious, but that's about it. He's about to say just that when David's fingers brush against his skin like electricity. Something in the air itself changes and all the playfulness that's usually present in Lucas's face is gone. ))

Okay. Hold on.

(( Who needs to walk to David's room when Lucas can take them there much more quickly? ))

[This time David doesn't come close to vomiting, but there's still a long moment of disorientation before he can return to what they were doing before. At least they're not - wait, did Lucas really -

- yep, they're not standing but seated right in the middle of David's bed.]

Wow, you're impatient all of a sudden. [David's wicked smile lingers right up until his mouth reclaims Lucas's yet again. He toes his shoes off the edge of the bed, then subtly starts to lean in and ease Lucas's back down onto the bed - if Lucas lets him, because he could just as easily have David on his back in a heartbeat if he's so inclined.]

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