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[ She completely assumed he'd think she's making fun of him, so his reaction is a pleasant surprise. Favorite girl? She'll take it. Disturbing? She's glad to know he didn't like it. ]
I have a list if you want the rest of it.
I'd say keep it coming since it's been a long week and my ego's taken a hit, but we should probably save something for a rainy day.
It's been a while since we sparred, hasn't it?
It's been a while since we sparred, hasn't it?
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don't worry about it, there's never any rush! and i know how that goes welp
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2024-10-20 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Surely all that attention wasn't what bruised your ego?
Yeah, it's been a while. Why, need me to commend your form?
Yeah, it's been a while. Why, need me to commend your form?
Just an objective observation of your general attractiveness.
Your technique could use some work though. You punch like a baby.
[ Can't inflate his ego too much, you know. ]
Your technique could use some work though. You punch like a baby.
[ Can't inflate his ego too much, you know. ]
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Yeah. I'm not gonna let anyone talk shit about you while I'm around. That's my job.
And Sam's, occasionally. I'll allow it.
[ She knows what he's asking but she's going to play it dumb so: ] I think ice cream. And a movie. I'm gonna go get some and hole out in my apartment. I'll save you a pint if you want any. Pumpkin spice? Cinnamon apple?
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[ Her knee-jerk reaction is to refuse, because that's never really been her kind of thing. But... what the hell. Live a little, right? ]
Alright. But just one night. And no getting into trouble with the authorities. I'd hate to have to help them arrest you.
( why not prolong the inevitable? he, for one, prefers it. more time to try and convince her she's better off finding someone decent! this endeavor is proving to be more of an ordeal than he'd anticipated, possibly because she obviously has terrible taste in men/dates/whatever. maybe ... .... ... he should screen some applicants ... ... ...
but he knows better than to say so. )
Hell no. Chocolate.
but he knows better than to say so. )
Hell no. Chocolate.
And yet I somehow manage to get points in, every single time.
( not that this is what she meant, probably -- but he does, in fact, pull his punches to an even greater degree than warranted by the fact sparring's for "fun". he has, in fact, made sure it's been a while since they sparred. mostly because he's always assumed seeing his fist flying toward her face brought about entirely different associations than the ones she's hinting at now. also, because he hates seeing his fist fly at her face. sparring isn't exactly his idea of "fun". he'd be perfectly happy letting any martial skill he ever possessed wither and atrophy. unfortunately, it's all second nature, by now. possibly the truest nature he's ever possessed.
watching her get sweaty, on the other hand -- and maybe ending up wrestling on the mat a bit? doesn't sound half bad. )
What I'm hearing is that you get distracted by your "objective observation" of my good looks. I'll take that, too. It's been a long week.
You want to really distract me from my misfortune?
( not that this is what she meant, probably -- but he does, in fact, pull his punches to an even greater degree than warranted by the fact sparring's for "fun". he has, in fact, made sure it's been a while since they sparred. mostly because he's always assumed seeing his fist flying toward her face brought about entirely different associations than the ones she's hinting at now. also, because he hates seeing his fist fly at her face. sparring isn't exactly his idea of "fun". he'd be perfectly happy letting any martial skill he ever possessed wither and atrophy. unfortunately, it's all second nature, by now. possibly the truest nature he's ever possessed.
watching her get sweaty, on the other hand -- and maybe ending up wrestling on the mat a bit? doesn't sound half bad. )
What I'm hearing is that you get distracted by your "objective observation" of my good looks. I'll take that, too. It's been a long week.
You want to really distract me from my misfortune?
[ She has terrible taste in men? Who would've thought? ]
Okay then. But I'm eating out of the tub so if you don't come over fast enough, you might not get any.
Okay then. But I'm eating out of the tub so if you don't come over fast enough, you might not get any.
Who said I wasn't letting you?
[ She doesn't mind "losing" on occasion — not when it involves wrestling on the mat and him pinning her down. It's a nice view, even if that grin is as infuriating as it is exhilarating. That, at least, means they're sparring and not... whatever else it used to mean when he was throwing punches at her face, especially with that left arm. ]
Fine, I'll let you take that one today too.
Yeah? What do I gotta do now, send you a sexy pic?
[ ................. she probably shouldn't have given him the idea. ]
[ She doesn't mind "losing" on occasion — not when it involves wrestling on the mat and him pinning her down. It's a nice view, even if that grin is as infuriating as it is exhilarating. That, at least, means they're sparring and not... whatever else it used to mean when he was throwing punches at her face, especially with that left arm. ]
Fine, I'll let you take that one today too.
Yeah? What do I gotta do now, send you a sexy pic?
[ ................. she probably shouldn't have given him the idea. ]
Will it distract you or are you just going to use it as blackmail material?
( she's stalling, she's kidding (hopefully), he's aware. but it gives him the perfect opportunity to remind himself of a few things. 1 - she'd be a damn fool to trust him. 2 - flirting is counterproductive to being a good person and redirecting her attentions. )
I'm going to give you some advice and I truly hope you'll take it to heart: Never, ever send a sexy pic to a guy you feel compelled to ask that question.
( unless she wants to add someone to his hit list and he's trying to Be Better. )
What I was about to suggest was totally different, anyway
I'm going to give you some advice and I truly hope you'll take it to heart: Never, ever send a sexy pic to a guy you feel compelled to ask that question.
( unless she wants to add someone to his hit list and he's trying to Be Better. )
What I was about to suggest was totally different, anyway
I wouldn't want to ruin with your post-shit-date binge session by requiring you to share directly out of the container. Maybe I'll just come for the company. And settle for pumpkin spice. I do like pumpkin spice. Generally in coffee or pastry form, but still.
What movie?
What movie?
[ The picture arrives right about the same time as his reply, so it can be assumed that she'd been stalling. It's not a great shot by any means; she still doesn't really like looking at photos of herself, so she's never mastered the art of taking selfies. At least it's not blurry? ]
Sorry, that's all I got.
[ Only for her to get frustrated by his message because... what, he'd just been messing around? He hadn't been flirting? And she fell for it again, got her hopes up for nothing? ]
See, this is why you get flashed in alleyways. Look, if you don't want it then just get rid of it. What do you really want?
Sorry, that's all I got.
[ Only for her to get frustrated by his message because... what, he'd just been messing around? He hadn't been flirting? And she fell for it again, got her hopes up for nothing? ]
See, this is why you get flashed in alleyways. Look, if you don't want it then just get rid of it. What do you really want?
How thoughtful of you.
[ She's kidding, she'll save him some chocolate. And some pumpkin spice pastries. ]
The Land Before Time.
[ She's kidding, she'll save him some chocolate. And some pumpkin spice pastries. ]
The Land Before Time.
Because it's about animated dinosaurs. We don't really have to pay attention to it while we talk shit about other people.
( oh, no.
why'd she have to go and do a thing like that?
why'd she have to stoke the cooling embers in his bombed-out shell of a chest? why'd she have to send him something so precious he'd never even consider deleting it? why'd she have to look so sad, so vulnerable, so impossibly lovely? so inviting he aches to touch her, and he can clearly imagine himself kneeling next to her bed and tucking her hair behind her ear, leaning in for the stupid fucking kiss he's been daydreaming about since he was a goddamned kid?
a full five minutes of staring later, )
I'm keeping it. You in bed already?
why'd she have to go and do a thing like that?
why'd she have to stoke the cooling embers in his bombed-out shell of a chest? why'd she have to send him something so precious he'd never even consider deleting it? why'd she have to look so sad, so vulnerable, so impossibly lovely? so inviting he aches to touch her, and he can clearly imagine himself kneeling next to her bed and tucking her hair behind her ear, leaning in for the stupid fucking kiss he's been daydreaming about since he was a goddamned kid?
a full five minutes of staring later, )
I'm keeping it. You in bed already?
[ The five minutes feels so long and agonizing that she's started stress sketching on the margins of the book she's reading. Of course, the silence might not mean anything. He could just be on the move, doing whatever it is he's been doing these days. He's never shut her out, never left her behind, for no good reason. But it feels different, talking about... whatever this thing between them is. Or isn't. ]
Yeah. There's not much to do when you're old and retired. I have a book though.
Feel better now?
Yeah. There's not much to do when you're old and retired. I have a book though.
Feel better now?
( oh, he can't wait to shit talk her date. she hasn't had a single one he hasn't internally shit talked, dog cussed, and imagined beating up a little, so externalizing a bit of that will be ... cathartic.
he's throwing on his jacket, getting ready to sneak a cigarette and then head over, but he's also amused and curious, so: ) Out of all the background movies you could've picked, you went with that one. Gotta be a reason.
he's throwing on his jacket, getting ready to sneak a cigarette and then head over, but he's also amused and curious, so: ) Out of all the background movies you could've picked, you went with that one. Gotta be a reason.
[ Neither should she, but: ] Can't stop thinking about you either. Call me when you're settled in your hotel?
It's a safety precaution. Nobody wants to make out in front of animated dinosaurs.
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