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The Sweet Gestures Meme

the sweet gestures meme
Everyone loves sweet gestures—little things that remind someone that you love them, that you think of them, that you care for their general, and other things. A gesture could be made towards a friend, a family member, or some other loved one. Maybe towards a total stranger you think deserves something to make them smile.
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1. LOVE NOTES ❤ Everyone loves love notes, and they don’t even have to be romantic. It could be simple as ‘have a good day at work’ or even something funny to brighten someone’s day.
2. BREAKFAST IN BED ❤ Especially on a Sunday morning or after a long, late shift at work, breakfast in bed with their favorite foods is surely the way to start the day off right.
3. PHONE CALL ❤ Who doesn’t like a phone call from someone they love, for no reason? A nice conversation can be all someone needs to have a better day or make a good day be a great one.
4. SWEET TREAT ❤ Late at night when you’re both tired from work or just general day-to-day things, something sweet from the local bakery can be just the thing you need.
5. MASSAGE ❤ While a wonderful idea, swapping massages can be a good idea too, or doing it after a nice bubble bath you made for them, or just randomly.
6. RANDOM HUG ❤ Even if they are not having a bad day, how could a hug not bring a smile to someone’s face?
7. SMALL GIFT ❤ It could be a piece of jewelry that caught your eye and reminded you of them, a stuffed animal you won at the carnival… just something small and sweet that you are sure they are going to love no matter how cheap or expensive it is.
8. FLOWERS ❤ From a florist or from a random patch of green, the surprise of flowers for someone you know and/or love is always welcomed! Look into their meanings to make the bouquet, big or small, become extra special.
9. RENT A MOVIE ❤ Sure, you might not like the genre of the movie, but if the other person does, then that is all that matters.
10. SLOW DANCE ❤ Middle of the living room, randomly while on a date, or maybe that is the whole purpose of the date. Slow dances are so underrated.
11. SURPRISE GETAWAY ❤ Yes, that is just what you guys need: a vacation from things, even if it’s just for a day or two and is not half way across the world. From a family vacation to a romantic spur of the moment, everyone loves going to a new place.
12. SURPRISE KISS ❤ Who doesn’t like a surprise kiss? A soft one on the cheek, a kiss being the thing to wake you up in the morning, or a big one right when you walk through the door.
13. HOLD HANDS ❤ There is nothing like holding hands. It’s a simple and intimate gesture, and if you do it the right way, it could have a whole different meaning.
14. COOK DINNER ❤ Come on, give it a go. Who cares if you’re not the best cook in the world or possibly the worst? It’s the thought that counts.
15. WILD CARD ❤ Was there something missed? Did you have another scene in mind? Want to roll again?
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Watching Steve's reaction to her words, the heaviness that seemed to pull him down, she felt a little ashamed for having said so much about Erik during the war. Steve had been in Europe at the time, might have even seen some of the campus, and that wasn't something anyone liked having to think about. But he'd wanted to know about Erik, and that was a major factor of who Erik was, and it was certainly a large part of who she was now.
"I'm trying to believe that, too," she told him softly, wishing she could say that she did believe it. Unfortunately, that faith wavered on a regular basis, particularly when she remembered her own ordeals, but she was trying and did truly want to believe it. That had to count for something, right?
But she wanted him to understand why she'd told him what she had about Erik. There were certainly a number of other things she could have mentioned, his life was anything but dull. "Erik saved my life," she explained, reaching over to set a hand lightly on top of one of his on the edge of the counter. "While I was in that lab, more than anyone else, he helped me cope with what was happening. Reminded me that if I gave up fighting, I was letting them win, and I was stronger than that." Every day he had reminded her in between their endless conversations and mental games of chess. Remy and Logan had always echoed his words, but he had been the most forceful and effective.
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At the touch of her hand, Steve turned his own over, gripping her fingers gently. He turned to his head to watch as she explained how he'd helped her, how he'd kept her from giving up. When she finished, Steve pulled her hand up to kiss her knuckles; he pulled it back further, draping her arm over his shoulder, before leaning down to kiss her gently. He ran his hand down her left arm and said, "He was right. You're so much stronger than that." He pulled her left hand up, pressing his lips to the inside of her wrist, reminiscent of what he'd done when she'd first told him what she'd gone through ─ had it only been yesterday? It had been a lifetime ago. He told her now what he'd thought then. "You are victory."
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You are victory.
In the time it took to snap your fingers, take a breath, blink, her entire emotional state was turned upside down. One moment she was just fine, and the next she was fractured and broken, tears streaming down her face as thick, heavy sobs started to tear themselves out of her throat. She shook her head because he was wrong, he was so wrong, he had no idea what he was saying. She shouldn't be there, she should have died in that lab with all those other people, she didn't deserve to have this second chance at life. She didn't deserve him. Not after what she'd done.
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Steve just kept quiet, though. Sometimes, you had to wait, let the storm pass, before it was time for words. He bent his head, pressing a kiss to her shoulder, rocking slightly from side to side, giving her time to run herself out of tears, for the moment.
It didn't matter to him what she'd done, what she'd been forced to do, either by circumstances, or by men in the name of science ─ Steve would never believe that she would hurt someone if she had any other choice. There was a time for peace, and a time to fight. And the fighting was never pretty. What little he understood about his own... mythology, showed him punching Hitler, and the more credible sources talked about how his weapon had always been a shield, something that protected and defended.
They never once mentioned his service pistol, glossed over the fact that, as a guerilla team, the Howling Commandos couldn't take prisoners, and Steve had been their leader, giving the orders. He'd killed countless men, and it sat heavy with him at times; but he had the strength of his conviction to help alleviate his guilt. It had been war, and he could never see any other choice, any better choice than the ones he'd made.
Saying any of that wouldn't help, though, and quite possibly would make it worse. So Steve continued to just hold Rogue.
After quite a few, long minutes, his sensitive hearing picked up some quiet popping noises, and he realized he was hearing street firecrackers going off. That meant soon, the City would be setting off their own.
Loathe as he was to bring it up, Steve kissed her hair, just behind her ear, and murmured, "Do you still want to go watch the fireworks?" Whatever she wanted, he knew he wasn't going to be letting her go.
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By the time Steve spoke, most of the sobs had subsided, though her breaths still shuddered through her chest and tears blurred her vision. She closed her eyes at the beautiful, sweet kiss and hated herself for the answer she gave him: a small shake of her head. If they went up to watch the fireworks now, she would be miserable the entire time, and that in turn would affect him and ruin the experience. She'd rather they miss out on the fireworks all together than risk tarnishing all future such festivities for him. He deserved better than that.
Just standing there like that in the kitchen wasn't exactly the best option for them either, though. She wasn't feeling very stable, either physically or emotionally, after her outburst, so she asked in a shaking, cracked whisper, "C-can we s-sit, ple-ease?"
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Feeling her trembling as much as hearing it in her voice, Steve didn't even bother to ask first, just bent slightly and scooped her up in a bridal carry (easy, since she already had her arms around his neck). Remembering at the last second that he'd originally started making sandwiches for her as well as himself, he just pushed the knife off the cutting board and grabbed the whole thing with the hand he had wrapped around her legs. His arm still braced under her legs, Steve turned and made his way over to the couch. He bent at the knees so not to displace Rogue, set the cutting board on the coffee table (beside the ashtray he'd forgotten to put out of sight, damn), then just sat down on the couch, keeping her in his arms, now nestled like a child after a nightmare.
He'd give her a few more minutes, then suggest she eat something. He knew how tears could take it out of you, both emotionally and physically, and she'd already been hungry before this had even started. She didn't look sickly-thin, but Steve came from a time before 'heroin-chic' had ever been a thing, and─not that he'd ever tell Rogue this─personally he preferred women with a little more curve than was fashionable nowadays. He thought she was beautiful, and always would, but he certainly wouldn't complain if she managed to gain a few pounds. (Again, never something he would actually tell her─he may not know much about women, but he hadn't been born yesterday, either.)
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Keeping her arms tight around his neck, she only distantly noticed that he did something behind her, picked up something and took it with them to the couch. It wasn't until she was safely in his arms on his lap that she began to really relax, letting her muscles loosen so maybe she could stop shaking quite so much. After a short while of just sitting there, breathing and holding on to him, she said very softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lose it like that." Her throat ached from all the crying she'd just done, and there was a distinctive croak to her whisper.
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Steve continued to just hold her, the hand around her back reaching up past her shoulder to soothe over her hair, holding her head gently against his shoulder. He listened as her breathing slowed and evened out, and clearly heard her whisper, and the rasp to her voice. "Darling," he murmured, "it's no problem. I think... it was probably long overdue." He knew, if you kept a lid on emotions as volatile as that, they built until they exploded, usually when you least wanted them to. Rogue, as he was learning, was someone who seemed to try to control her emotions all the time ─ while he didn't know what she did when she was alone, she didn't seem the type of person to let things out to relieve all that internal pressure. He'd probably been wreaking havoc on her emotions, and all he ever wanted to do was make her happy. Witness him trying to do something kind and complimentary, like give her flowers, and her reaction. Not to mention this latest fiasco.
Still. He wasn't going to stop, just because it made her cry. "'Tears are holy water,'" he said, soft and gentle and distant, remembering his own mother speaking those same words, as she soothed him after his crying bouts, or sometimes even her own, if he chanced upon her before she could clean herself up. His voice took on the sweet sing-song lilt of her Irish brogue as he quoted her. "'Pure and cleansing, they wash away our hurt and anger and fear; all the toxins in our soul, to leave us fresh to greet the new day.'"
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It was good that he wasn't going to stop doing those little things for her, because she did need them. If his goal was to make her happy, then he'd only be able to really do so by helping her get past the trauma of her recent past. In time, he'd be able to accomplish that without even trying, but with a little effort, they'd get there sooner and with fewer emotional scars.
And then he surprised her with those beautiful words in that lovely Irish brogue, the sound of which simply took her breath away. Had that been how his mother spoke? It must have been beautiful to hear everyday. The lilt of the words warmed her inside, chasing away those lingering shadows, and she lifted her head to look at him for a moment before pressing her lips to his in a kiss that was full of pleading and need. She needed to lose herself in his touch, to be reminded of life and love and the possibility of true happiness.
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"Not going anywhere," he murmured, between brushes of lips and tongues, and even a couple nips of teeth. "You're stuck with me." It felt like a code phrase, now; what he said when he knew hearing I love you or I'm never leaving you might be too overwhelming for her.
He shifted, turning her in his arms even as he moved, until Rogue was lying on the couch, his body pressed over hers, sheltering her. Moving from her mouth along her jaw, he pressed sucking kisses down her neck, using just the faintest hint of teeth along her collarbone, trying to draw her out of her head. One arm was still along her side, under her shoulder, but the other started moving up the outside of her leg, under her skirt. He didn't make it overtly intimate, letting her choose how far she wanted to let this go, but also letting her know that he had no problem going however far she wanted. If she wanted out of her own head for a while, he could certainly manage that.
Outside, he heard the faintest boom of thunder, and knew the fireworks display had started in earnest.
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She could feel him trying to slow the urgency of their actions together, but it was still in her heart, a need to be with him, right then at that very moment. It wasn't something she could explain to him, there weren't any words that would be able to properly describe it. She didn't make it any secret how much she enjoyed each and every one of his touches, though - the way he laid over her on the couch, those kisses that made her heart race faster and faster, the brush of teeth that made her gasp with want. Her hands clutched at the fabric of his shirt, on his chest and shoulders and arms, grabbing fistfuls for a second or two and then releasing them to move her hands along those strong muscles.
But it wasn't enough. Even that hand placed so deliciously on her thigh wasn't enough.
"Steve, please," she pleaded, her voice a breathy mix of desire and eagerness. "I want you inside me. I need you inside me. Now. Please."
She just barely registered that the fireworks had started, and there, at the back of her mind, was a little bit of guilt at his missing them this year. A birthday tradition cast aside because of her. But it was only a little bit.
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Steve pushed his pants down far enough that they wouldn't be in the way, and didn't bother with them after that; he slid his hand up Rogue's thigh again, pushing her skirt up until he found the top edge of her underwear. "Lift your hips for me," he murmured.
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Rogue lifted her hips as instructed, pulling her skirt up and completely out of the way for him. Her legs were wrapped around him the second he was close enough again, urging him closer into place, her desperation coming through loud and clear in the way she tugged at him, gently but insistently.
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None of that mattered though, because he could feel the heat of her, even through the urgency that was sweeping over him as well. Remembering the (somewhat embarrassing, but only because it had had to be explained to him in the first place) conversation about being ready, Steve reached down, running his fingers along her slit; she was either still wet from earlier, or wet again, but either way, obviously this wasn't going to be an issue.
Pressing forward, Steve guided his cock inside her, trying to be gentle and give her a little time to adjust, while also moving as quickly as possible until he was seated fully inside her, groins pressed flush together.
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When his fingers touched her, she trembled in anticipation and let out a sound akin to a whimper. Thank goodness he didn't make her wait for him, she wouldn't have been able to survive it. A gasping moan was pulled from her throat as he filled her, giving her that feeling of being whole and complete that she'd never realized she'd been missing.
Rogue pulled Steve to her for a bruising, claiming kiss, meant to convey that he was hers and she was his, and nothing and no one was going to get in the way of that. It hadn't been more than a few seconds of him pressed against her, so considerately giving her time to get used to the size of him, before she started moving her hips, trying to create that sweet friction they'd enjoyed earlier.
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Steve turned his head, pressing his face against hers in a sort of nuzzle, pressing uncoordinated kisses along her temple and ear, until he reached the soft spot just below her jaw, latching on and sucking a bruising kiss into her skin. His hips began snapping forward, in a quick, shallow rhythm to match Rogue's, grinding against her briefly before pulling back and sinking back into her amazing heat. His hands were restless, roaming over her sides, over her back, hampered slightly by the dress still firmly attached to her upper body, but it just added a little to the thrill of it all, making it feel more illicit and urgent.
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It was such a turn-on to her for them to still be partially clothed, but with no barriers between their most sensitive parts. Her experience with sex before Steve had always involved carefully placed clothing, silk, or other protective layers, to ensure Remy made it out of their encounter alive. So it was familiar for them to still be somewhat covered now, but maddeningly delicious for it to not be at all necessary.
She tried to move even more beneath Steve, coaxing him to move faster, to make her feel more. If she'd been able to catch her breath, she would have tried to tell him so.
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Trying to give Rogue what she seemed to want, what they both wanted, really, while still maintaining some control, Steve moved one of his hands down to cup her bottom, pulling her hips up slightly and lengthening his strokes before driving back into her. With the change in the angle of her body, Steve lost his spot on her neck, but he just moved down along her throat, nipping and sucking and scraping his teeth lightly along her skin, pausing at her collarbone; it was there, pale and prominent and just wanting for attention.
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She tilted her head to give him better access as he left more kisses down her throat. It would be amusing to have to cover them up with makeup when she went out; it was like a rite of passage that she was finally getting to experience after seeing so many of her friends go through it in their younger years. She and Steve certainly were like too randy teenagers, and who knew when or if it would ever fade.
That burning pressure was building inside her, threatening to consume her completely, and it wasn't more than a minute later that she was on the egde, so very close. "Oh lord," she breathed, finally managed to get hold of her voice for at least a moment or two, though the words were squeezed out between what were almost keening, pleading sounds now. "Steve. Steve, I- I love you." It had to be said. She wanted to say it a thousand times, to ingrain the sound of it in his thoughts. Because it was true, and she would tell him every day for the rest of their lives.
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Steve listened to the noises Rogue made, hearing them change pitch as she got closer to her release, his own breath coming in pants and occasional whining moans. He was getting closer too, but he was going to make sure Rogue came first; his control slipping slightly, his hand clenched where he held her buttocks, leaving what would eventually be spectacular finger-shaped bruises, that he'd both feel guilty about, and be vaguely fascinated by, in a horrible sort of way.
And then she said his name, and said she loved him, and all Steve's well-meaning intentions went right out the window. He gasped, grunting slightly as his orgasm shot through him, his hips snapping forward in jerky, uncoordinated movements, clutching her lower body against him and grinding into her, before his muscles slowly started to relax.
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The force of Steve's release shot through her, triggering her own orgasm that had her practically shouting with the sudden burst of pleasure. Her body shook and her arms wrapped around him, fingers digging into his shoulders with what would have been bruising force on anyone else. Her muscles still trembled slightly as they eventually began to relax, and despite her labored breathing she had to tug him down to her for a peppering of kisses - on his lips, cheek, jaw, anywhere she could reach.
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"I love you," he murmured between slow kisses.
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"I love you too," she murmured, sharing another few kisses before scooting down a little so she could lean her head against his chest, tucked under his chin. "I can't feel my toes yet," she confessed with a quiet giggle.
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"That's probably not a good thing," he teased, "but I'm taking it as a compliment, anyway." He pressed a kiss to the top of her hair, shifting so he could stretch out a little better, settling Rogue on his chest some more.
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"It's a very good thing, you should be proud of yourself," she assured him, snuggling in like he was her own giant teddy bear. "For someone who's never done this before, you're doing really well."
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