All Falls Away [Igen, Rangiku]

Igen blinked a few times as that question hit him. At first he was just surprised, after all Rangiku was such a willful woman and frankly he had expected that she would have an idea of where this all was going. But thankfully, as addled as his mind was, his instincts were happy to kick in. As dull as he was when it came to ..... women or romance, or any number of more normal social things that his past in the gutters had worked so diligently to undermine. He still could tell that she was looking for direction.

She'd followed him here hadn't she?

She hadn't provided a concrete answer the entire time since he'd run into her. He'd decided they would grab a drink. He'd decided they'd to go his place. And he was the one who had said that once they had some rest, that he had a plan. Looking down at Rangiku, he realized she didn't have a plan. She was just looking to see where this went.

He had no idea how to say what it was he wanted, not in the state he was in. And so instead of trying to explain, he simply slid closer to her and gently pulled her into his arms. Gently lifting her a bit off the couch as he wrapped his arms around her. for just a moment he held her close, before finally he spoke up again.

"I kinda wanna carry you to my room." He confessed with a sheepish smile.

Rangiku raised an eyebrow but it wasn't something she was going to judge him for. She gave him a wink as she allowed herself to be picked up in his arms. Not really concerned about where this was going to go now. She honestly hadn't expected him to be so brazen but she wasnt going to complain. She moved her arms to resting on her stomach as she was carried.

"I didn't expect ya to be so brave, igen."

Igen didn't even realize how big he was smiling when she responded. Gently scooping his hands beneath her frame, perhaps by sheer luck he managed to lift her clean off of the couch without instantly falling over with her in his arms. Making sure his grip was stable, he glanced her way and gave a wink right back. "Hahah, yea me either." He responded in a moment of sheer honesty. But he cared way less about that now. With Rangiku in his arms, he promptly carried her to his room and settled her down onto the bed.

He paused for just a moment, as if realizing where they were, and he finally asked the question that had been burning in his head the last couple minutes.

"It alright if I keep being brave?"

Rangiku shrugged as she was unsure of what the night would bring. Is there anything possibility that one of the two could regret the night, sure. However right now it felt like it could be a good idea. She spoke out to the man as she reached up giving him another peck on his cheek before moving her arms around his neck.

"Go ahead."

The gentle slip of Rangiku's arms around his shoulders sent a chill up his spine as she gave her answer. Even in his current state, his heart was practically pounding out of his chest, and when she leaned in to kiss his cheek, he turned to meet her midway. And rather than some glancing brush, he fully found her lips, as his hands slipped around her waist, pulling her flush to his frame as that kiss deepened slowly. The slow mesh of lips soon found subtle a whisper of tongue as his hands found her thighs.

Leaving nothing to the imagination as his palms slowly slid up and into the sash around her waist to peel it free and slowly undo her uniform.

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There was more than the warmth of the sun in the morning to wake him up. Having always been something of an early riser, he usually was out of bed by the time the sun started spilling through his window. But the warmth of another body had certainly made it so very hard to fully wake, and even as the sun found his face, he let out a heavy sigh as he opened his eyes in a squint.

Well rested didn't begin to cover how he felt, whatever he'd been drinking, he'd had better dreams than he'd had in ages. and it wasn't until the sunlight caught on strawberry blonde hair that the fragmented memories of the previous night sank into his brain. And simulatniously, panic and sheer glee poured into his veins all at once.

Holy shit... He'd slept with Rangiku.
Oh fuck He's slept with Rangiku.
Holy SHIT Rangiku'd slept with him!

Slowly, he turned towards her, curious to see if she was still asleep, not making any sudden moves just yet. As if afraid that the reality of the situation might shatter like a glass knocked off the counter.