RP: Good Morning, Sunshine

[tt_alicia]

Date: 31. July, 2002
Characters: Alicia Spinnet and Viktor Krum
Setting: Their home, mid-morning
Content: TBD
Status: Open: Private


The standing joke between the Healers Alicia had worked with had always been that the times of their shifts were more guidelines than something you could actually count on. Oh sure, you knew what time to show up for your shift, except when you were called in early or on your day off, but when it came time to leave it was more often that you let late than on time. You got used to it; Alicia had and she hoped that Viktor had too, though up to this point it hadn’t been a particular point of contention.

Still, she had been as quiet as humanly possible when she had slipped into bed sometime around 2 last night, after her evening shift had stretched past midnight with the effort of saving the fingers of an unfortunate witch. She hated the fact that she had disturbed his sleep, though had still smiled when he had wrapped himself around her and had gone back to sleep mere moments before she had drifted off too.

Several hours later, when light had streamed into the room, she began to wake. She didn’t hurry it, though, knowing that she had the day off and could take her time waking up. Maybe it was the sound of his breathing, or maybe she was just so attuned to his presence already, but she didn’t have to turn around to know that Viktor was in the other half of the bed. Rolling over, she draped her arm over his waist and rubbed her cheek against his chest, following it with a gentle kiss. “Mmm,” she hummed contently, snuggling close to him. “Didn’t know you’d still be here.”

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[tt_viktor]

While some had believed that the arrival of the official Quidditch League members would smooth all the differences out, Viktor had never been quite as confident, though he had kept mostly quiet about it outside of his own teammates. The Bulgarians, however, had been very concerned from the start that the League would be very resistant to change, and they had been proven correct in their apprehension. Since the League's arrival, there had been nothing but strife between the League and the members of the teams who had come through the portal long ago.

As such, many well-made plans had been pushed aside or back for most of the players, Viktor included. Even with the stand-off between most of the players and the League management, the games still progressed regularly, with practice taking place after the teams recreated their own schedules around their new primary jobs. That meant that Viktor was getting home at odd hours which frequently differed from Alicia's.

When she slipped into bed in the middle of the night, Viktor roused just enough to roll onto his side, dragging Alicia into the curve of his body with deep, sleepy, rumbling Bulgarian words of affection before he dropped back into sleep once more. The sun was peeking around the window covering when he felt the soft whisper of her arm and cheek, automatically curling his arm around her with a lazy, sleepy grin as he opened his eyes. Her words filtered through his unconscious mental translation quickly, and Viktor pressed a kiss to her hair before responding. "Dragon mating begin soon. Charlie vant meet. Intern do feed early. Vhat time you come home?"

[tt_alicia]

Viktor’s deep voice came as a comfortable rumble against her ear. Closing her eyes to better enjoy the treat of waking up slowly with him, she began drawing idle patterns on his hip. “Dragon mating season…” she murmured. “Never thought I’d be the lucky one when it came to dragons mating.” Alicia’s lips drew up into a smile, and slowly she turned her head until she was looking up at him.

Seeing the face of the man she loved so dearly, even still barely awake, turned her smile warm, and stretching her neck she kissed the side of his cheek. “I was back around two. Hope I didn’t wake you up too much.” Even if they had just spent the night together, it felt like sheer luxury to just lay there with him, even more so because neither of them seemed to have to be anywhere else anytime soon. Stretching lazily against him, she savoured the sleep warm feeling of, wanting nothing more than for this morning to never end. “When’s he want to meet?”

[tt_viktor]

The familiar movement of her fingers was still distracting in a good way. Viktor was certain he would never tire of the sensation of her fingers exploring his skin. He chuckled warmly, before speaking, the hint of humor weaving into his tone. "Charlie say veather confuse dem. I dink vild dragon in dis vorld entice dem more."

Glancing up to where the clock hung on the wall, Viktor sleepily considered just how much time he had before he had to leave for the Ark. "Nyet," he assured her, splaying his hand at the small of her back as she stretched, though he rolled onto his side a moment later, easing her back on the pillows. "All Keeper meet in von hour. Much time," he purred, stroking his hand along her side. "ef you join me in shower."

[tt_alicia]

To Alicia, both options sounded plausible. Of course, she wasn’t an expert – by far – on animals, whether magical or not, but she did know that there were reasons for the cycles they lived their life by. “Or maybe they’ve just settled in and are ready to breed.” That was what they were seeing at the Med Center, so perhaps that was what was happening to the dragons as well. Besides, it was too delicious a morning to spend trying to figure out the reasons why the dragons’ sex life was about to start up again, but she hadn’t missed the humour in Viktor’s voice, which earned him a loving nip of her fingers, before they continued their dance.

“One hour?” Alicia purred and this time when she stretched, she intentionally arched into Viktor’s touched and when she opened her eyes, she kept her gaze on his. She could have easily spent an entire day like this, but right now, one hour was the luxury that set the frame for a perfect morning. Carding her fingers through his short hair, she pulled his head down, and nipped a teasing kiss to his warm lips. She smiled into the kiss and deepened it briefly. “I’ll join you in the bath, az obicham,” she whisper and brushed her nose gently against his.

[tt_viktor]

From what Alicia told him, Viktor knew that the human population was also expanding through mating, and he didn't expect that to stop anytime soon. Of course, it wasn't his place to worry about where they were going to house all the new humans or feed them. No, his place was thinking of his own offspring, his and Alicia's, and Viktor was confident he could take care of his potential, new family.

He didn't miss the way she purred and stretched, taking advantage of the kiss to stroke and caress her soft skin. He could have taken it much further just then, but time was of the essence and a shower was a necessity if he wasn't going to be feeding the dragons first thing in the morning. Not to mention he wasn't prepared to explain to Charlie why he was late, in front of all the other Keepers.

"No tease," Viktor growled, low and throaty, as he drew back, his dark gaze glinting with desire. He shifted off the bed and circled it to scoop Alicia up in his arms, carrying her into the bathroom. "Babas grow impatient for vedding. Dey no dink Quidditch change good enough for vedding change," he pointed out as the water running in the shower began to warm to a decent temperature. Stepping under the spray to wet his hair, Viktor drew Alica close with a sly grin.

[tt_alicia]

Alicia tried… and failed miserably at sending Viktor a look of apology for teasing him. The look of desire in his eyes made her smile brightly up at him, her eyes on his fit body as he moved around the bed, wondering what he was up to. She laughed easily, and wrapped her arms around his neck when he scooped her up, and pressed nipping kisses to his neck while he carried her to the bathroom. “Wasn’t teasing,” she chuckled against his warm skin.

The water was perfect, running over Viktor’s shoulders to pool between her breasts pressed against his chest. “Then we shouldn’t keep them waiting,” she suggested easily, reaching around his shoulder for his shampoo. She had understood when it became clear that the wedding had to be postponed, but even though it really only was a formality, a public proclamation that they were officially and legally a couple, she was beginning to grow impatient too. “The Vultures isn’t playing this weekend, so we can do it then,” she suggested, while squeezing out a small glob of shampoo. Slowly, thoroughly, she began massaging it into his short hair, her fingertips rubbing against his scalp. “Or the weekend after that?”

[tt_viktor]

He couldn't help but grin at her chuckle, enjoying the warm, soft sound of it. Viktor hoped their daughters would take after their mother in looks and personality, while naturally wanting their sons to take after him. Although the next thought of his daughters growing up looking like Alicia told him that he would be in a world of trouble when boys started to look in their direction.

With Alicia snuggled against him, Viktor was only mildly distracted by her movements, bending his head just so to help her reach to top of his head, taking the container from her so he could set a portion of it in his palm before putting the container on the small shelf. Reaching out, Viktor began working the shampoo gently through Alicia's longer hair, not wanting to pull or tug. "Vill you haff time for prepare ef veekend after? I no vant you rush or make choice you vill not be happy vith, my loff," he purred as her fingers worked along his scalp in a massaging manner.

[tt_alicia]

Alicia groaned in perfect content; Viktor’s strong fingers on her scalp felt absolutely amazing, and for a few moments that was all she needed. “Do you know which parties I’ve enjoyed the most?” she asked him, enjoying his fingers for just another beat before she opened her eyes to look at him. “The ones we’ve had here, where everybody just shows up bringing their table and chairs and dinners. You know, like the first times you brought me to meet your friends here. Everybody was so… I don’t know,” her eyes sparkled as she recalled those first evening she had spent with the Bulgarians. “So loud and vibrant and alive, and I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate.”

Combing her fingers through his hair, she urged him to lean back just enough to rinse the shampoo out of his short hair. Her hands came to rest on his chest, her fingers caressing like she had done back in bed. “My dress has been ready for a while, Ginny’s too, and my mum’s. You have your suit, and aside from the food, all we really need is the flowers and a Minister.” Looking up at him, she still found it hard to believe that she was planning a wedding with this wonderful man. “We’ll send out an announcement to our friends, or make a public announcement, if you’d like. There are plenty of people who’s offered to help with the flowers, and if the Minister can’t do it next weekend, I’m sure Kingsley would be happy to do it for us.”

She grew quiet, but there was still a soft smile playing on her lips. “You and me and the people we care about and love,” she said, gently tapping his chest to emphasize every part of what she was saying, “that’s all we need to celebrate, and I can’t think of anything that would make me happier than that.”

[tt_viktor]

"Vell, much of dat ez part of vedding. All friend und family vill come, open for community, vill be loud vith music und laughter," Viktor assured her before leaning back to let the water work the shampoo out. When Alicia finished speaking, he shifted in the space, turning her under the water, gently cupping the back of her neck as the shampoo rinsed free from her hair.

He considered it for a moment and then replied slowly. "Ef ve vant make open for all, den von more veek after vould give more time for all, da? I vill message minister und Shacklebolt today, make confirm of good date."

Viktor might not have fully understood the reasons behind the tiny smile on Alicia's lips, but he enjoyed seeing it as it gave her a soft glow that highlighted her eyes. When the last of the shampoo washed away, he pressed a kiss to the hollow of her throat, then another just below the shell of her ear before grabbing the soap and wash cloth. Lathering it up, he began to wash Alicia. "The Babas vill take care of all. Vhat day you haff plan, hmm?"

[tt_alicia]

Trusting Viktor effortlessly, Alicia leaned back into his hand as the water rinsed the soap from her hair. His assurances about the wedding had made her smile. It would be the perfect wedding, but then again, so would a small, private ceremony. Now that she thought about it, as long as it was Viktor that was there with her, the size of the wedding didn’t matter at all.

She opened her eyes and looked at him, considering what he had just said. “Another week?” slowly she nodded. “Alright,” she smiled up at him. “We’ll give people another week.” Her smile turned into a soft, purring chuckle when his lips unerringly found the two spots on her neck that could make her toes curl. She turned in his arms until her back was pressed against his back while he was washing her. “I have today off,” she said softly, moving as his hands directed her. “No real plans, other than going to the market. Why?”

[tt_viktor]

"Babas vill vant speak vith you. Make small change of food if you vish. Dey vill vant show you path ve take through settlement," Viktor explained, finally finishing with the washcloth. The warm water felt good on his muscles. He'd long since gotten used to the temperatures here in this new world but the incident with the fairy tale characters had found him in his older, wool dress suits, something that had reminded him of his advancing age.

His hands moved down to the curve of her belly, and Viktor sighed softly. Soon enough there would be little ones running around their home, and he was certain that would give him more aches and pains, but that would be well worth it. "Later, ve go svim, da? Picnic dinner on beach? So rare dat ve both haff evening together," he suggested, murmuring against the shell of her ear. There was a lot more he wanted to do just then, but he didn't want to be late to the meeting, either.

[tt_alicia]

“I’ll be sure to go see them today. See if we can’t get everything figured out, though I really don’t think that’ll be a problem,” Alicia assured him. Aside from the language barrier – which could be easily conquered with the help of the datapad – the only thing she could think of was their objection to having to make less food for more people. Then again, that might not even be a problem. “And I’ll talk to some of the Herbologists and hear if they can bring in some flowers. At least then we’ll be certain they aren’t poisonous.” She chuckled softly, closing her eyes and just enjoyed standing here with Viktor. Somehow, the two of them only washing each other and nothing more felt as intimate as if they had been making love against the wall, maybe even more.

Her hands came down to rest on top of his on her belly. It wasn’t the only time he had done so, and his soft smile made her smile. She had an idea what he was thinking, but she wasn’t certain. “Mmm, picnic dinner on the beach,” she purred, smiling as she nodded. “I’ll get a basket ready so we can leave when you’re back. Maybe go down to the other island, for some…” she turned around to look up at him, tilting her head slightly. “…privacy?” An undisturbed evening on the beach with Viktor; that would be the perfect ending to a day that started out with waking up together. “I’ve been thinking,” she continued softly as she reached for the wash cloth and began washing Viktor, her mind back to the thoughts he had spurred when his hands had caressed her belly. “About… Maybe stop taking the potion every morning?” While she didn’t doubt that Viktor wanted children, and she knew she was at the point where she felt ready to start as well, they hadn’t talked about when the right time for her to stop taking that foul tasting potion every morning would be.

[tt_viktor]

Viktor knew that the only time the Babas had objected to Alicia was initially, and only due to the fact that she wasn't Bulgarian, an objection they quickly overcame when they realized that new blood added to old bloodlines could only benefit their community. Of course, it didn't hurt that they liked Alicia's kindness and beauty, either. "Babas no problem. Dey vill do vhat you like," he assured her warmly, a hint of humor in his tone.

He kept his hands loosely on her hips as she washed him, just enjoying the sensation and the closeness such a simple thing could bring. "Privacy, good, da," Viktor replied with a lazy grin that faded when Alicia made her suggestion. His expression grew serious as he nodded firmly. "Da, no more potion," he stated more firmly, emboldened by her own question that wasn't really a question. If Alicia was suggesting that, it meant she, too, was ready.

[tt_alicia]

Alicia’s expression was every bit as serious as Viktor’s when she nodded slowly, recognizing his acceptance of her suggestion. Inside, however, she could feel the excitement begin to bubble, somewhere deep just below her bellybutton. Her hands had come to a rest on his chest, and slowly she continued the lazy drag of the washcloth over Viktor’s body. She was still nodding, barely, when she broke eye contact with him and instead watched how the soap spread and then was washed away. Little by little, her lips pursed, as the bubbling excitement inside her grew to the point where it began forcing her lips into a smile. “No more potion,” she agreed barely a moment before she gave up trying to contain her smile and smiled brightly up at Viktor.

She chuckled softly, placed the washcloth back on the rack and wrapped her arms around his neck. “We’re really doing this?” she grinned and leaned up to kiss him.