((due to the site rollback 4 posts were lost but I was able to salvage them))
Kal snickered and let Cam head on out to sleuth out more fantastic outfits for him to try on. He really seemed excited to be doing this with Kal and that was perfect- Kal wasn't really a clothes shopper but with Cam around it was great.
He did really need to get that fancy outfit off though. Kal could have sworn the temperature increased in the room after the last couple rounds of tag. Carefully peeling off the layers of fancy clothing and hanging them up gave him a little bit of time to try to plan for his next attempt. A plan full of subterfuge and cunning. Misdirection and elaborate ruses. Or just, y'know walking over and planting a kiss on the hot guy. That probably would work too. Kal chuckled to himself as he stepped back out in his sleeveless undershirt to see the next selection from Cam's adventures in the fabrics and style mine.
"Hey, I think it's going pretty well so far. But you're kind of doing all the work. I'd better think of something to do for you in return," he smirked and then swapped out the previous options they hadn't picked for these new ones.
As before he paraded around in as goofy a fashion as he could muster, with plenty of completely unnecessary flexes and poses. Going by color alone the two that stood out the best to him were the purple and black and the silver and black ones. The others were nice too but there was something about keeping the color scheme kind of darker and mysterious that felt fun.
"I think these two or that other one we liked would be the best. What do you think Cam?" He didn't want to be the one making the final decision. He didn't even know what Cam was planning to wear yet so for all he knew that could have an impact on what he should wear. It was good to match... colors or something right? "Oh and Cam," he said quietly as he moved very close to whisper in his ear like he had some important secret to say. His arm wrapped around the front of Cam with his hand resting on the opposite shoulder. "I'm soo glad it's you dressing me instead of that grumpy old man," he whispered and then blew a loud raspberry right on his cheek before cackling and practically skipping back towards the changing room curtain. Tag.
#11PixelatedGlory
Kal wasn't over thinking too much about Cam having said he loved him. It was great to hear and it gave him a surge of warmth inside when he realized what he had said but he knew Cam had said it in excitement and might or might not have meant it like that. So instead he just kept his eyes closed and focused on not moving- which was actually more difficult than it seemed like it would be. His muscles were starting to burn a fair bit by the time he heard his boyfriend coming back.
As Cam came close enough to put the tophat on Kal he opened one eye to squint at him. "I promise i'm pretty good at following directions. Most of the time," he laughed and looked over at the various selections Cam had made. Definitely not things he would have thought to pick out but go big or go home right?
"And i'm prepared for whatever you can throw at me but... are you ready?" he grinned as he quickly wrapped his outstretched arms around Cam, pulling him in close and holding the man as he dipped the two of them down a little bit for a long, entirely unsubtle, kiss that left himself breathless afterwards. His heart raced as he lifted Cam gently back up and took the vests he had picked out.
"Tag, you're 'it' Cam," he snickered as he once more slid behind the curtain to get changed into these new outfits. Just because they were playing dress-up didn't mean they couldn't toss in another game too. Oh and he kept the hat on, even though it was a little off center with all the moving around. Looking over the options Kal wasn't that fond of the first option but the others were better. For a moment Kal wondered if Cam had picked out a woman's vest for the second one but he figured he'd just not question it and be true to what he had said- he'd try on whatever Cam picked out.
The third outfit had quite a bit going on but the colors were a little less bold and it just seemed fancy. With the right mask he could see that being a great outfit for the Samhain theme. Dark and aristocratic.
#12EmiRose
Cam snickered and booped Kal on the nose a bit when he answered.
"If you were too obedient it would be boring. I don't enjoy whipping my boyfriends, after all. Be wild and free, I say."
Cam answered with a snort, but it was true. Cam had had a one or two boyfriends that had basically whipped themselves and those relationships had gone stale very fast.
Cam opened his mouth to answer Kal's question with a clever joke, but he didn't get the chance to do that before Kal wrapped his arms around Cam and with a slight dip gave him a nice and long kiss. Cam got caught by surprise, very pleasant surprise, and closed his eyes as he answered the kiss, wrapping his arms around Kal's neck. The vests he was holding rested against Kal's back.
The kiss left Cam breathless in more ways than one and he grinned slightly up at Kal.
"I'm ready for something like this anytime."
Cam said, and proceeded to laugh at Kal proclaiming him 'it'. So that's how it is. Well, game on, then. This kind of tag was just up Cam's alley.
All the options Cam picked were good, though he suspected with the first one he had aimed more for what he himself would like to wear instead of what Kal would like to wear. The second one was a unisex model of vest, Cam was relieved to see it fit Kal and managed to look decent as well, it was nice how it hugged Kal's torso. But Cam also thought the third option looked the best, by style and occasion. He gasped a bit and stepped close, again tugging some parts of the outfit so it was straight and right.
"This looks nice. Damn, I'm good, aren't I? And you're damn good model too, you look amazing."
Cam straightened and beamed at Kal.
"Do you want to see some other options? If you liked one of these I can find suits similar to it. Oh, and-"
Cam cut himself off by pulling Kal down by the collar of the suit and pressing a kiss on his lips. It wasn't as long and thorough as Kal's earlier but Cam was a good kisser, he made it satisfying. And after he finished Cam backed away just enough to speak, still keeping close.
"Guess you're it now~"
#13PixelatedGlory
Wild and free. Got it. Not that Kal really needed too much motivation to do that. Being around Cam already made him want to do things that were a little wild. Like weaving in some unusual game of kiss-tag while he tried on fancy outfits for a ball. None of which he would have been able to predict he would be doing before he had met Cam. And he was never going to stop being mischievous.
The planned kiss went off without a hitch and the game was definitely on. The trip was going to be finding a way to keep it from getting boring while also not being disruptive enough to get thrown out or something. Well... there might be other shops if things got a little too far out of hand. But they would have to get something for Kal to wear to the Ball. He was pretty sure a wetsuit wasn't going to fit the dress code.
Kal snickered at the way Cam was poking and prodding to get the outfit to look just right. "You know, I don't know if I can take any credit. Only thing i'm doing is taking off and putting on clothes. And then you're fixing them. Maybe I should just have you do all of it," he joked with a huge grin. Now that would definitely get them kicked out.
Kal didn't have time to react as Cam suddenly interrupted himself to drag Kal's head down for another kiss. Cam sure knew what he was doing. If Kal wasn't so thrilled with the whole thing he might have felt a little self-conscious about his own skills in that department but he had no time to think about that.
"Oh, uh yeah," he cleared his throat and tried to regain his composure enough to speak real human words. "Stuff like the last one would be good. But...," he trailed off as he lost his train of thought. Cam was still so close and it was taking a lot of willpower to keep from just immediately going in for another kiss right away. The grumpy clerk and outfit that wasn't his yet be damned.
Kal wasn't good at hiding his feelings too well so every bit of his difficulty restraining himself was shown in his face until finally he took a single step towards the changing room. "I uh, feel like I might start sweating too much if I keep it on too long here. I guess if you find other options just bring them over while I hang this back up."
#14EmiRose
It was clear to see both from Kal's face and aura what exactly he wanted to do, and how much he was holding back from doing so. Cam thought it was cute, and he smiled a little, waiting to see if Kal would "tag" him back or hold off. Cam was fine with either option, and teasing Kal a bit like this was fun.
Well, seemed like Kal decided to hold off and took a step back. Cam chuckled and reached out to pat Kal's cheek a bit with a grin.
"You do that, and I'll continue my hunt. I'll be right back~"
Cam spun around again and skipped away, continuing to look for the perfect vest suit.
Cam was having so much fun with this shopping trip, he couldn't remember the last time he had had this much fun on a shopping trip. Well, Cam always had fun while shopping, no matter who he was with, but with Kal everything was so much more fun. It was like Cam was looking at everything through rose-coloured glasses, no matter how stupid that saying sounded.
Cam found some more vest suits, they were almost the same style but in different colours and some were double breasted. Cam grabbed four and headed back to the dressing room. On the way he jolted a bit, when there was a strong sting of pain in his missing leg. Cam hissed a bit and stopped for a second to wait it out. Phantom pain was really a huge inconvenience and Cam couldn't really do much about it. But it was gone quickly enough and Cam went on over to Kal.
Cam held up the vests he had found with a wide smile.
"Almost done, I think we're getting somewhere with this. So hang in there."
Cam said and chuckled, he knew how much of a pain in the ass fitting clothes on could be. These vests all looked bit similar, but the first one was purple and black, second one silver and black, third one golden and fourth one blue and silver. Cam really wanted to see how all these would look compared to one another.

He did really need to get that fancy outfit off though. Kal could have sworn the temperature increased in the room after the last couple rounds of tag. Carefully peeling off the layers of fancy clothing and hanging them up gave him a little bit of time to try to plan for his next attempt. A plan full of subterfuge and cunning. Misdirection and elaborate ruses. Or just, y'know walking over and planting a kiss on the hot guy. That probably would work too. Kal chuckled to himself as he stepped back out in his sleeveless undershirt to see the next selection from Cam's adventures in the fabrics and style mine.
"Hey, I think it's going pretty well so far. But you're kind of doing all the work. I'd better think of something to do for you in return," he smirked and then swapped out the previous options they hadn't picked for these new ones.
As before he paraded around in as goofy a fashion as he could muster, with plenty of completely unnecessary flexes and poses. Going by color alone the two that stood out the best to him were the purple and black and the silver and black ones. The others were nice too but there was something about keeping the color scheme kind of darker and mysterious that felt fun.
"I think these two or that other one we liked would be the best. What do you think Cam?" He didn't want to be the one making the final decision. He didn't even know what Cam was planning to wear yet so for all he knew that could have an impact on what he should wear. It was good to match... colors or something right? "Oh and Cam," he said quietly as he moved very close to whisper in his ear like he had some important secret to say. His arm wrapped around the front of Cam with his hand resting on the opposite shoulder. "I'm soo glad it's you dressing me instead of that grumpy old man," he whispered and then blew a loud raspberry right on his cheek before cackling and practically skipping back towards the changing room curtain. Tag.