Gone Fishin' (Kai)

[Malachai Roen]

That night had been... Far more pleasant than Kai could have expected. He'd spent the previous day having no intentions of finding anyone to spend the night with, especially not a guy. He'd kissed men before, but nothing like... Nothing like what had happened. Fortunately, his confidence and experience with other people had helped him keep up appearances, and, Kai thought, he had performed pretty well even under the pressure. Roger had seemed to enjoy himself, at least, and Kai sure had himself.

After the whole sex/shower/etc. business was over, Kai had promptly ignored the dishes he meant to do afterwards and pulled Roger straight to bed, wrapping himself around the younger boy whether he wanted it or not. He liked the after-cuddles almost as much as the sex itself, though he'd never admit it. Something about holding a warm body against him just made Kai... Content.

It was the absence of this heat that made him stir. Kai blinked up blearily at Roger sitting on the side of the bed, and a crooked grin crossed his face as he shifted over and wrapped his arms around the younger boy's waist, tugging him back down and nuzzling his face into Roger's hair. "Where do you think you're going?" he teased, planting a kiss on the top of his head before releasing him. "I haven't even made breakfast yet."

He sat up fully with a groan, stretching his arms up above his head with a big yawn. Kai had pulled his wings back in before they fell asleep, which left his back a little sore but otherwise fine. He pulled himself out of bed and went to grab a pair of boxers, tugging them on as he gave another yawn and shuffled out to the kitchen. "Waffles sound good?" he called over his shoulder, giving Roger all the time he needed to get up and around as he started pulling out what he needed.

[Roger Vandelay]

Roger's eyes widened slightly as he suddenly felt himself being pulled back down into the bed; having been looking away from the other male, the sudden affection had come as quite a surprise. "Ohhhh.... good morningggg," he drawed out, trying to sound as pleasant as possible. It wasn't anything personal, but Roger was not a Morning After kind of person. He was actually surprised by how cuddly this guy got after they finished the whole sex thing, and the early morning kissing was just a bit much.

Breakfast... okay, this guy really didn't know when to let go. Usually guys would be disappointed if he wasn't gone by the time they woke up the next morning, and this guy was ready to put out a spread. Well, the more the shapeshifter thought about it, perhaps that spoke more to the quality of the other guys than that of Kai. And he was hot... and nice. That was a rare combination. Perhaps it was worth exploring this a bit further.

His stomach was starting to hurt, though, from a combination of power fatigue and hunger. "Uh, yeah, sounds good," he replied with a nod. "But uh... could we be quick about it? I have... so much studying to do. Last final tomorrow, heh..." Whatever, he didn't care about the believability of his excuse at this point, he just had to eat and book it before he started shrinking before Kai's eyes.

[Malachai Roen]

What could Kai say? He was sort of a girl in the respect that he liked showing affection for those he shared intimate memories with. It didn't mean he was particularly attached (something he tried to avoid at all costs due to past events in his life), but he did sort of feel some sort of connection to nearly everyone he slept with. And Roger, being his first guy, was sorta special. He didn't say all this, but he was thinking it.

He went to work on breakfast as Roger got up and around, completely ignorant to the boy's side-effects from having stayed shifted for so long. "Yeah, of course," he replied, looking over his shoulder as he poured the batter on the iron. "I have one later tonight, actually, so I understand completely." He wasn't too worried about it - he'd done plenty of studying before last night.

It wasn't too long before breakfast was made and set out on the counter, and Kai sat down next to Roger, digging into the meal hungrily. He was silent for a while, unsure if he wanted to talk about what had happened last night; it was sort of, in a way, like losing his virginity all over again. He decided against it, though; he didn't want things to get awkward, especially if Roger turned out to just be a one-time deal. He wasn't sure if he would be or not yet. "I'm glad you didn't turn out to be a meta-phobe," he finally offered with a small chuckle. "That can get awkward." It'd happened to him before, and never turned out well.

[Roger Vandelay]

Phew. Roger had been somewhat concerned that perhaps UVM's exam period was already over, and thus his excuse would be obvious as such. But hearing Kai said he had his own final soon relived him of this fear. It wasn't that he didn't like Kai, but he was just going a little too fast. Cuddling? Breakfast? What, were they Life Partners now?

The waffles did look good, though... Roger didn't get a lot of homemade meals as a student, so it was nice to eat something that wasn't prepared in bulk at the cafeteria or at a nearby fast food joint.

Now dressed and eating, Roger blushed at Kai's remark regarding metaphobes; he'd almost forgotten about that conversation, and it was becoming difficult to keep everything in track. This was why he usually didn't spend so much time with the same person while shifted - he mentally scolded himself for not making an excuse to leave right after the sex, which was always the best part anyway. The pain in his stomach was starting to get worse, so he finished his breakfast as quickly as possible before pushing his plate away with one hand.

"Well, I should really get going," he said, feeling somewhat guilty about just upping and leaving right after Kai had given him not one, but two meals. "Got lots of... stuff to be taking care of." Roger hated awkward goodbyes. "But hey, thanks for, ya know, everything."

[Malachai Roen]

Kai began to sense that Roger was feeling anxious for some reason, so he went a little quiet, realizing he might have gone a bit too far with someone that wasn't interested in anything after the night before. Which was fine, he should be used to it, he just... Felt a tiny bit of attachment now that he couldn't help. He'd get over it soon enough, though.

He couldn't help but wonder if this would be their only time, or if he'd ever even see Roger again. Kai hoped he would, but didn't voice this fact.

He glanced up as Roger spoke and pushed away his plate, nodding in understanding. "Alright, then." He was still finishing eating himself, but he offered a smile as the other boy made his goodbyes. "Yeah, um, of course. Anytime." He rubbed the back of his head as Roger began to leave. "Good luck with finals, and everything," he added. "Maybe, ah, we'll run into each other again sometime." His cheeks might have had just the faintest bit of color to them. "I had fun last night." Finishing his food, he stood and took both plates to the sink, using the movement as an easy way for Roger to leave with as little awkwardness as possible.

[Roger Vandelay]

Roger frowned. Kai clearly caught on to the fact that he was trying to get out of there - he supposed part of him wanted this to be obvious - but he hadn't meant to be rude. Usually he didn't care who was offended or who wasn't by his abrasive, sarcastic personality, but he also usually didn't genuinely enjoy someone's company. His night with Kai had been better than decent, which was more than he could say for most of his sexual experiences, so...

"Yeah," he agreed quickly when the older boy say that they might see one another around. Roger knew this wasn't going to happen, since he didn't actually live on the UVM campus, though. "Or, ya know... we could, like, trade numbers or something, whatever." He tried to make it sound as casual and apathetic as possible, as though he didn't really care whether this actually happened, since he didn't want to sound too eager or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, like he was doing Kai a favor by offering. He figured they could always just see what happened. Roger was never quick to label anything - heck, he couldn't even label himself half the time - but given that last night had been most unexpected, why not just ride the ride and see where it went?

[Malachai Roen]

Kai glanced over at Roger as he spoke up again, not expecting anything more to be said. Honestly, he'd hoped there would be, but he wasn't going to say anything when Roger was obviously eager to get away, for whatever reason. His eyebrows rose at the offer to trade numbers, and he slowly stopped washing the dishes as he let this sink in. "Um, yeah, that would be fine," he replied, trying to sound equally casual, but inside his heart had skipped a beat or two. Stupid boy, messing with his emotions like this...

"Ah, here." He grabbed his phone and handed it to Roger, waiting until the younger boy handed his own over before punching in his own number. He debated putting it under some sort of cocky title, but he just settled with "Kai" and handed it back. "Thanks," he smiled a bit uncertainly, hesitating a moment before leaning down and giving Roger a last, quick kiss. "Maybe you'll hear from me soon," he teased as he pulled away, going back to the sink and finishing what he'd been doing. Maybe, maybe... Even Kai wasn't quite sure how he felt about all this. But he did know he wouldn't mind seeing Roger again sometime.