rain meme for marriageable

[ostavil]

( It's been a few weeks since he'd met Daphne trying to clear debris from the big storm that basically wrecked all of September and there's another storm coming down but at least this time it's rain and not sticky lorasses or something even more unpleasant. It's not the best weather but he's still glad he managed to get the roof and sides back onto his house before it came up; being outside in this is not his idea of a good time.

That's why he's incredibly confused when there's a blurry figure outside in this weather. There's a crack of lightning and he can see a little more clearly - it's Daphne, soaked through her sky-blue dress and her hair plastered to her head. He throws his door open and motions her inside. He had rebuilt his house a little bigger than he'd found it but it's still small so they'll be close but at least she'll be dry. )

Why are you walking around in this? You could have called or something.

( It's not said with admonishment or anything like that. Daphne's a grown woman and perfectly entitled to walk around in the rain if she wants to but she looks smaller, somehow, with all her clothes dripping with water. She doesn't even have a hat. Damn. )

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[ostavil]

Absolutely true. We could share my bed as often as you want. You don’t even have to wait for a rainstorm to come over.

( He draws closer so he can touch her again, knuckles brushing against one high cheekbone. )

You can stay over today, even.

[marriageable]

[ She melts into the touch, eyes fluttering shut, her face leaning against his hand. They open only to dance over the line of his mouth. She swallows. ]

The rain has not ended yet... perhaps it would be best if I remained here. [ With him. ]

[ostavil]

Can't have you getting your pretty dress all rainy and muddy again. I don't think it would survive three washings in one day. That's a little rough.

( Bucky laughs warmly because the pretense is so, so thin but he is glad that she wants to stay here with him even if it's just for the day. )

Besides, you're safer here than getting blown away in the rain.

[marriageable]

I don’t think I would survive it. [ This would be a perfect opportunity to quote The Wizard of Oz, but alas. She knows zilch about pop culture.

Nevertheless, his eyes and his laugh are warm. She lifts herself to wrap her arms around his neck, kissing it lightly. ]

Am I safer, Mr Barnes?

[ostavil]

You absolutely are, Miss Bridgerton. I can protect you from all the big bad things lurking outside in the rain, including water, and you’ll be nice and cozy in here. Of course, I might end up trying to seduce you again. It’s just a hazard of being around me.

( He grins at her, content for once in his life. )

Good with the bad, yeah?

[marriageable]

My knight to the rescue, then. [ She beams back, unable to resist even if she were at all inclined to. ] I am utterly at your mercy.

[ostavil]

Don't worry, I'm completely merciful. I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Promise.

( Bucky doesn't think anyone would describe him that way at all but he's a lot softer around Daphne than he is around anyone else. He trusts her in a way he doesn't trust other people and now this trust is even deeper. )

I'll even let you have my comfy bed.

[marriageable]

Yes, you have said as much. [ She smooths a hand over his collar, straightening it, then casts him a look beneath her lashes. It is earnest, not seductive; she’s not sure how to even begin to be seductive. That’s not something that was in all the guidebooks. ] I don’t want your bed. I want you.

[ostavil]

But do you want me in my bed? That's the question.

( Bucky likes this Daphne that flirts with him and seems interested in him and not in anything he can offer her. )

[marriageable]

Beastly man. [ Pouting. ] You know I do.

[ostavil]

Oh, so now I'm a beastly man. I see how it is. Well, you just have to get used to me, unfortunately, because I'm going to keep asking you over.

( He grins at her pout. )

It can get cold up there sometimes. You might need to cuddle up.