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Ari has completed the enchantment of a very nice sword for his client. After some cooing over him being cute about a boy and some distress about him being cute about a vampire, Sally taught him the window enchantment (it's actually quite simple, you just jargon jargon wizardry words that don't make sense) and sent him on his merry way. The sun has finally set, and he's strolling past the Magic Box deliberating over whether to go in and see if they'd like some shiny rocks.
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unmarred
Mark giggles and resumes the appearance of humanity. "I love you." The bite mark is still bleeding a little; he eyes it speculatively, then licks it.
rockdove
Ari's blood tastes appreciably different from fully human, but much better than anything Mark may have gotten from the kosher butcher's. Even compared to human, it's not bad, just a bit odd. Like the difference between chicken and seafood.
Ari squirms energetically. "That is- sensitive. God. Oh my god, oh my- god, okay."
Ari squirms energetically. "That is- sensitive. God. Oh my god, oh my- god, okay."
unmarred
"You're delicious," says Mark. "And adorable." He is eyeing that bite mark speculatively again.
rockdove
"I may be... a bit too postcoital for that at the moment. But I can get my bloodflow back in a bit, I think." Ari decides that he is insufficiently flopped on Mark. He corrects this. And he is insufficiently kissing Mark, which is another thing he corrects.
unmarred
Mmmmmmm, kisses. Lovely lovely kisses. What a fantastic dark alley this is. Nice and dark and quiet and not egregiously uncuddlesome.
rockdove
Sunnydale's dark alleyways are suspiciously well-maintained! It's quite convenient.
unmarred
For once Mark is too busy to theorize. He can find out what the hell is up with that later. Right now he is kissing Ari and that is much more important.
rockdove
Ari is glad of this set of priorities! It is convenient to his own, which also place kissing higher than most things at the moment.
unmarred
Kisses are so good. Ari is so good. Cuddles on mysteriously cleanish pavement in a dark alley are so good. Everything is so good. Mark is very very happy.
rockdove
After some time of this, Ari bestirs himself. "We should get back to your crypt for the window thing! And getting you a bed. Let's get a bed and go back to the crypt."
rockdove
More kisses! And then a cleaning spell, and then clothing. (Magic is so convenient. Cleaning spells!)
unmarred
Cleaning spells are pretty great!
Mark keeps stealing glances at the bite on Ari's neck.
Mark keeps stealing glances at the bite on Ari's neck.
rockdove
Ari's hand occasionally wanders to it. It's tingly. And also painful. That's a good combination.
rockdove
That merits kissing! They may never get out of this alleyway at this rate.
In defiance of the narration, Ari leads Mark out of the alley and towards the 24-hour Bed Bath and Beyond. (Most establishments in Sunnydale are 24-hour, for reasons their managers are reluctant to discuss.)
In defiance of the narration, Ari leads Mark out of the alley and towards the 24-hour Bed Bath and Beyond. (Most establishments in Sunnydale are 24-hour, for reasons their managers are reluctant to discuss.)
unmarred
Mark holds Ari's hand. And occasionally hugs him. Because he is delightful.
rockdove
The 24-hour Bed Bath and Beyond is brightly lit and staffed by nonjudgmental sales personnel! They show the happy couple a variety of mattresses without pointing out their blatantly obvious postcoital glow or the even more obvious hole in Ari's neck.
bishopric
The obvious hole and the relevant glow are noticed by some folks who may be more judgmental, though.
As are Mark's satisfied glances.
What the fuck is up with this town?
unmarred
Mark cheerfully hugs Ari some more. Obnoxious public cuteness is always the answer.
He does quietly point out, "I don't actually have any money, you know."
He does quietly point out, "I don't actually have any money, you know."
rockdove
"And I do! Funny how these things work out, me having money and being able to spend it on people I love."
unmarred
Aww. Well, now Mark needs to kiss him. Does Mark care about upsetting any nearby glaring lurkers by climbing Ari like a tree in order to accomplish kisses? No. He does not care about that in the slightest.
rockdove
Ari similarly does not care! Neither do the indulgent sales clerks. They're used to honeymooners, though rarely such acrobatic ones.
bishopric
Johanna makes sure that she glares more instead of acknowledging that the vampire and his weird boyfriend are really cute. She's in character as a bitter homophobic soccer mom, she can't go around cooing at adorable queer demons. And anyway, it is super fucking weird.
unmarred
"I love you," says Mark. He gives Ari one more kiss and then drops back to the floor. Time to express mattress opinions! He has many opinions. Whatever they get had better be able to survive the trip over a bloody twelve-foot iron fence.