[ The scolding note in combination with that smile just makes a soft laugh bubble up from Joshua's chest. This time, it's less an exhale of breath and more a genuine laugh. ]

Well, consider me a cheater, then.

[ Because Dion's opinion holds just as much weight as his own. This is a mutual situation - he wants to meet Dion on even ground, not from a pedestal.

But all further comments vanish from his mind as those lips brush his own, causing his thoughts to short out. He's been successfully resisting temptation, but oh, to have such a taste of it... Even as Dion pulls away, the contact is still there, fleeting and feathery, and the feathers on his wings and in his hair ruffle with a slow wave of goosebumps throughout his body. ]

... I believe I may have to concur.

[ Founder, the barest glances of those lips against his own are maddening. He isn't sure he can keep resisting. He shifts just the slightest bit closer, testing the limits of that grazing touch. ]

You are more than welcome to continue, if you like.