MHA #16 - Thursday Morning

[itsananomaly]

Cutter wasn’t entirely sure what was happening this week, especially after yesterday and talking with Connor.

He had also not had much sleep from the previous night so he had been up really early trying to at least get some work done.

Even though he was reasonably sure he was just going to end up cancelling tomorrow’s class, he decided to at least start work on a lesson plan. He figured at least he would have something to work on when he got back from spring break but he was finding that even trying to get started on that was proving to be a distraction and that he couldn’t even concentrate on the books that he had opened around him.

[expecting one but can be open!]

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[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Good to hear, cuz that makes two of us" Connor said with a sly grin, feeling just as reluctant about that as well. "Don't see any reason to stop... unless you... you want to..." he said, the flush on his cheeks deepening as he gave a nod toward the couch.

This was definitely not the place he had ever thought he would be... but honestly? He couldn't really find anything to complain about. It was a little odd, awkward even, but still felt right all the same, and Connor gave a small, hopefully reassuring grin, to Cutter as he waited to see what he would do.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter was going even redder now, “I don’t want to stop,” he assured him as he glanced back towards the couch and then back at Connor with a shy grin, at least he’d managed to move all his papers and books off the couch before Connor had arrived.

He had never thought he’d ever be in this position either.

“I’d … I’d like to continue," he managed to stammer.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Well, let's not dilly-dally then," Connor said with a smirk as he managed to pull himself away enough to take a step back and towards the couch.

With a glance over his shoulder to see if Cutter was coming, Connor did something he hardly ever had done, even around Cutter. He started pulling off the fingerless gloves he almost always wore, and dropped them on the edge of the couch.

"You coming?" he asked with a playful grin.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter had been a little distracted, watching Connor taking off his gloves and he blinked a bit when he realised Connor was speaking.

“Right - er I’m coming,” He blushed and looked a little sheepish, as he quickly walked over to Connor, still feeling a little awkward.

It had really been a long time since he had done anything like this.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor couldn't help but grin a little. Cutter actually looked a little cute all flustered and awkward like that. The red flush only helped the look along, and he was certainly seeing a good bit of that, this morning especially. It was a nice change... to not be the absolute awkward disaster one for a change... Cutter was nice...this... this all was nice.

He gave Cutter a grin as he walked over and lightly patted the couch cushion. For a moment, his brain was still trying to fire fully but then he finally found his words again.

"You got this. It's just me after all eh?" he said with a small chuckle, trying to help Cutter relax a little... and maybe to do the same for himself a little as well.

[itsananomaly]

“Right,” Cutter took a deep breath and went to sit down on the couch.

It was fine, he could do this and besides it was Connor … well, not his Connor exactly but it felt nice and right and after everything this was where he wanted to be.

He smiled at Connor, “this is …nice,” he tried to think of something to say but his brain still seemed to have trouble processing words, “this is really nice,”

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor returned the smile as a thought crossed his mind that was fairly comforting really, and he hoped Cutter would feel the same. The realization that whatever was going on, this wasn't making them do anything. It was just kinda... ya know... helping them along a bit. And words were overrated right now really. And so with that thought in mind, and a slight nod, Connor shifted on the couch and leaned in closer again.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter did feel the same way, that when he had told his Connor that he could kiss him … he felt that perhaps the desire had always been there, he just had never acted on it, the whole thing with Helen and then with Claudia had been a mess but Connor understood him and that thought comforted him as he leaned in to meet that kiss.

He was rather relieved that they didn’t have to worry about words now, he could just focus on kissing Connor, which he found he really quite liked doing.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

It was nice. No anomalies. No monsters or dinosaurs. No team. No, anything but the two of them. It was nice... perfect even.

But one thought did cross Connor's mind in that moment as he lost himself in that kiss for a moment. Well, two things, really. One was to make a mental note to ask Cutter sometime what that cologne was he had been wearing recently. Two was just a sudden realization that he might have been once again oblivious to something that had been right there, just under the surface.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter had quite forgotten what this was like, his last kiss had been with Claudia before she disappeared but Connor was here ... he was very real and also not disappearing on him.

He was content to lean back and enjoy this kiss, wanting to keep it going for as long as it was possible.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor was definitely in no rush to end this. He would be quite content to sit here, on the couch, with Cutter. Just like this. For as long as he could. There would be absolutely no complaints from him. In fact, Connor realized he could really get used to this.