RP Log: Thursday, July 21 - 11:20 pm: Percy returns home from work

Percy: *slumping his shoulders, arriving home after a stressful day at the Ministry* *dispells the wards and unlocks the door with his key, letting himself in* *seals the door behind him and, as he makes his way toward the living room area, removes his work robes*

Lavender: *lies, curled up on his couch, eyes closed*

Percy: *stops suddenly when he sees her, startled* *heart beats furiously as he clutches at his chest without a sound* *it could have been an intruder...it could have been Bella* *sighs, trying to compose himself* *watches her lay there for a moment before silently moving to his closet, where he hangs his outer work robes upon a hanger* *turns back to Lavender and slowly reaches her* *crouches beside her, slowly*

Lavender: *the gray fuzz of unconsciousness tugs away as she can feel a presence hovering over her shoulder* *murmurs*  Hi honey. *smiles sleepily, turning around to face him, stretching her arms over her head* *finally opens her eyes* What time is it?

Percy: *checks his wristwatch* *frowns* Eleven-twenty two. *reaches out to her, softly stroking her cheek* I'm sorry, I was so busy I forgot to floo you to tell you when I was going to come home. Have you been waiting long?

Lavender: *pats his hand* Not so much waiting as sleeping. *swings her feet over the edge of the couch and gives him a lingering kiss* Don't worry about it. Things square at work?

Percy: *her kiss is soothing, and when she breaks away to speak, he longs for her all the more* *sighs, shaking his head slowly* Not completely. They've asked us to come in early tomorrow morning so we won't have to during the weekend.

Lavender: *encouraging* Well that's good news, yes? Free weekend. No one yelling at you... but me, of course. *teasing* *then serious* You eaten anything tonight?

Percy: *sits upon the sofa beside her, winding his arm around her waist to draw her close* *dismissive* I had a little something. *doesn't want to admit that the 'something' consisted of an entire packet of lemon biscuits bought from one of the vending machines in the Ministry cafeteria and a couple bottles of butter beer, and that he'd been working off the sugar-high ever since*

Lavender: *leans into him happily* *scornful* They should have at least bought you dinner. *snuggles into him* *offhanded* Could do something up real-- *yawns* -- quick.

Percy: *perfectly content to have her right here in his arms* I think everybody was too busy to actually contemplate stopping to order out. *her yawn is contagious, and he does so himself, melting into her* No need to bother. I think I'd rather head straight for bed, if you don't mind. *stares at her, longingly, wishing she didn't have to go*

Lavender: *nods, catching the weary look on his face* *takes his hand in hers, rubbing the top of it with her thumb* Want me to stay until you fall asleep?

Percy: *I want to wake up with you beside me in the morning* *settles for second best, since he imagines it would be quite forward for him to ask that of her, considering if she wanted to, she'd have offered herself* *smiles* Thank you. I would like that. *gives her hand a quick squeeze before rising, loosening his tie* Did you manage to get those telescopes fixed. *pauses, just thinking of something* What are you doing with telescopes on the bottom floor of the Ministry?

Lavender: *smiles* They help us to check our work. Make sure we're doing it right. *sits back on the couch, watching him undress and trying not to look too hungry* And I fixed two of them- the third... *lips twist into a frown* I think... *tongue freezes as she tries to get the word out* ...something... crashed into the lens- shattered it. So we have to have... someone... fabricate a new one. So it's out of commission for a month until we get it in. *grins as his fingers move to undo the buttons of his shirt*

Percy: *peels off his dress shirt and casually walks back to the closet where he tosses it into a hamper hidden in the corner there* *in his undershirt, he places his tie upon the tie rack along with the rest* That's a pity. I hope that it won't interfere too much with your work. *looks over his shoulder at her and raises an eyebrow* 'Something', you say?

Lavender: *smug* Yeah. Something. *crosses her arms behind her head* Shouldn't be that bad, we still have the other ones that are operational. *leers appreciatively at him* Workout with Kingsley's doing you a world of good.

Percy: *gives her a little sarcastic smirk, knowing that she's just toying with him by giving just enough information to make him curious when she knows full well that as an employee at the Department of Mysteries, she's unable to divulge the secrets of her work* *knits his brows at her remark and then looks down at his own body, running his hand down the front of his chest* You can tell a difference?

Lavender: *airily* Well, admittedly, I haven't been intimately acquainted with much of your body besides that mouth of yours, but... in the arms, definitely. And the massive bruise you've got under your undershirt. That was a giveaway. *waives a hand at him* Don't stop, keep undressing!

Percy: *glances at his arms, inquisitively, not noticing a change himself, then inspects the side of his body facing Lavender to locate the bruise she was talking about* *brushes his fingers against the discoloured skin through the thin fabric of his under shirt, frowns* *mutters* I didn't even know it was there... *looks back at her and blinks, then smiles* *straightens his back and starts to unbuckle his belt* It's been quite an experience, this training business. I didn't enjoy it, at first, but I must admit, the physical activity is quite a nice shift from all that sitting behind a desk that I do all day long. *slides the belt out of the loops of his trousers and hangs that upon a hook on the closet door*

Lavender: *turns to lean against the armrest, propping her feet up on the cushions* Exercise is good. *only really half paying attention, watching the show*

Percy: *removes his wand from his trouser pocket, as well as his wallet, and sets them down upon a nearby table beside a potted plant* I might consider continuing an exercise regimen after the pageant... *leans his hand against the wall as he bends over and lifts his feet up, one by one, to slide off his black leather loafers, frowning when he sees that the toes of one has been scuffed* *places them neatly in the closet* But I think I've had my share of wrestling. Kingsley says that you'll never know when this sort of self-defense might come in handy, and though I believe him, I think I'll leave that sort of thing for the Aurors and stick to my trusty wand. *reaches to unbutton his trousers, but pauses, shooting a look toward Lavender*

Lavender: *watching him like a hawk, nimble fingers at his waist* *looks up at the pause, a hand-in-the-biscuit-tin look on her face* *grins* I don't know. I think sometimes it works better on wizards if you just go up and wallop them. They always expect a magical assault so they never train to be ready for it. *raises an eyebrow, smirking- she had been paying attention*

Percy: Hm. *mimics the expression on her face and then turns his back to her as he unzips his trousers*  That may be so, but I don't think I'm cut out for that sort of thing. But I won't fear...I'll have you to protect me. *chuckles to himself as he slides his trousers off and tosses them into the hamper along with his shirt* *faces her in just his undergarments, feeling a little bit self conscious under her gaze - self conscious and aroused*

Lavender: *slides off the couch easily* Yeah, you do. *desire spikes through her as she gestures at the couch* Hit it.

Percy: *maintaining eye contact, reading her body language, he reaches over to pick up his wand and then walks over to the sofa* *taps it once with his wand and it fully expands into his bed, complete with crisp, white cotton sheets* *smiles faintly before pulling back the sheets and sliding in* *as he lays in bed, he remains holding the sheet up, inviting Lavender to join him*

Lavender: *with a chiding look, walks around to the other side of the bed, sliding in behind him and wrapping an around his waist* *in a soft, dreamy voice, dancing her fingertips up and down his stomach* This way I won't disturb you when I go. *kisses his bare shoulder*

Percy: *a bit disappointed, but once he feels her pressed against him, he breathes a sigh* That's quite considerate of you. *didn't realize how exhausted he is until he actually laid down* *presses himself back against her, snuggling closer, enjoying the warmth of her body and the feel of her hands* *closes his eyes, then realizes he hadn't taken off his glasses* *pulls them off his face and sets them down upon the night stand, then, with a flick of his wand, turns off the lights in is flat* *the only illumination comes from the pale light of the full moon, which streams through the plate glass of the indoor terrace* *if he wasn't so tired, he'd be tempted to deal more intimately with her, but instead, he sets his wand beside his glasses* *as the stress from the day slowly ebbs, giving way to sleep, whispers* I could become very used to this...

Lavender: *grins faintly, setting a kiss on the back of his neck* *whispers in his ear* Me too.

Percy: *breathes deeply a couple of times, considering something he had thought earlier* *decides to ask her despite his original concerns* *in a drowsy voice*  Lavender? Stay over night?

Lavender: *smile gets bigger, fingers still tripping idly across his stomach* *lightly* You'll remember this one?

Percy: *fading fast*  I'll make a concerted effort to do so. *deep, soothing breath*  Good night, my darling.

Lavender: *snuggles into his back, toes shifting one sock off, then the other* *hand slides up his middle to hug at his chest* *voice a soft whisper as she can feel his breathing go nearly still with the rhythm of dreams* Good night, my love.