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Engineer | Dell Conagher ([personal profile] spah) wrote in [community profile] rackofbadcds2018-05-23 10:23 am
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like lovers new to bodies first to touch you here

Another Friday night, another day off coming up. Engineer was tired, but not so much that he wouldn't get in a few celebratory beers for a job well done. Not too much, though. He had avoided drinking more than the occasional beer since the whole "incident" with Spy a few weeks ago, much less thinking about it.

Until recently, though, when he caught himself imagining it again. The idea of "making it up" to him. Awkard as it was, it was the only real memory he had of his past times with the man that weren't blackout drunk. Maybe he was just feeling especially licentious, maybe it was the fact he <i>knew</i> he found Spy attractive at times, but it was hard not to find himself drifting to everything that was <i>right</i> about that morning and...

God dammit, nevermind. He <i>was</i> horny.

Point being, he didn't want to be too tired, sore, or inebriated by the time they got a chance alone. The poker game in their unofficial "lounge" room had finally died down for the night, and everyone had left except for Engineer and Spy. The other merc was quiet for a while, idly adjusting at his guitar. With other things on his mind now, though, he couldn't care less whether the damn thing was tuned.

"So. Good game."

Look, give him a sec. He doesn't normally initiate stuff like this out of the blue.
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-18 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
He does! He'll even lean over to light it up for you because he's that much of a gentleman.

"Hm. I suppose it's true that you become a different person when you're drunk."

Not that he's complaining. He leans back again, sighing out smoke. Depending on the alcohol, Spy can get exceptionally flirtatious, so that's probably an accurate assumption of how it went down.

Spy glances at Engineer for a moment, idly raising his eyebrow. His lip twitches a little in thought.

"...I used to tease someone that I frequently... saw about disguising myself as Humphrey Bogart during some of our trysts, but I never actually did."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry. Spy usually waits until his partner of the night falls asleep to bail, so he's not quite used to this either. But this is the first chance they've gotten to talk right after the fact.

At least, the first that they can remember.

He snorts quietly. He doesn't know who Norma Jean is, but he's probably heard Engie drunk-singing before. Whether or not that would've affected his choice in drunken flings is still up in the air.

"She probably would have found it more funny than enticing, but I'm sure I could have made it work."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-19 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Spy agrees. His lip curves up in a sentimental smile, but he catches himself after a second and takes another drag to distract himself.

In the meantime, he'll contemplate that for a moment. Eventually, he sighs, rolling onto his side with a small grimace - the ache's starting to settle in. He idly glances at his watch as well.

"The bedroom is one of the few places I prefer to be seen, but... I suppose I can see where the appeal might be."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-19 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Spy watches Engie flex his mechanical fingers, humming quietly in thought. If he's shocked by the idea of Engie seeing a girl on the sly, he only shows a little curiosity.

"Really? I'm going to guess she was fond of it."

He waves his hand at the smile and slyly activates his watch. Well, since they're here, he might as well see how it works. His cigarette just kind of floats mid-air for the moment, but that's not the part he's trying to hide.

Once the cloak's fully activated, he'll carefully just set his hand on Engie's hip. See what happens.
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-20 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, pardon me for interrupting," says empty air. Although the cloak flickers slightly where his fingers touch skin.

He pulls away again and stays still for a moment. Luckily for him, he'd decided to hold onto the Cloak and Dagger, so he could do this forever if he wanted.

Eventually, he slowly curls his fingers under Engie's chin.

"She's kind of what?"

Yeah, he caught that switch to present tense. He still sounds just curious. Not judgemental.
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-20 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well. This is interesting. He definitely wasn't expecting something as simple as invisibility to drive Engie speechless.

He hums quietly, definitely a little amused by the reaction, and he pulls away again to pull his cigarette from his lips, lazily decloaking just long enough to drape across Engie's chest and extinguish it in the ashtray. He smiles coyly.

"Hm. Always the ones you least expect, no?"
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-20 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Spy locks this away in a mental folder for future observation. Y'know, just in case. He does seem to drop some tension he wasn't sure he had when Engie moves the jenga tower of cigarette ash away from the bed.

"Oh really? You must introduce us sometime."

Coy and cheeky. His eyebrow raise as Engie finally catches the present/past tense inconsistencies just drives the point home.

He pulls back just enough that he's not lying on top of Engie anymore, but they're still touching. Sometimes he likes touching.
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-22 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Spy chuckles at that. He figured that'd be Engie's response; they've known each other long enough for him to know not to trust Spy alone with ladies of any kind.

He starts to say something, but then there's scuffling in the vents towards the hallway, and Soldier hollers, cut off by a thud as he presumably exits the vents, "BASTARDS GOT AWAY THIS TIME! BATTEN THE HATCHES, MEN. OPERATION FOXTROT UNIFORM CHARLIE KILO!"

Spy just takes a second to let that moment pass before continuing.

"That's probably wise. I'm not sure I would be able to suppress my charm for very long."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-22 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Operation FUCK can work without them this time.

"A doctor? So she isn't from around here, then."

Because let's face it: the smartest people in the county are either underground, banging Medic, or currently in the room. And if Spy's bothered by this, he's doing a good job hiding it. If anything, he seems genuinely intrigued.

"I would argue that's because she actually has her license - at least, I assume so."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-23 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
To be fair, this was a different Operation FUCK.

Spy stretches languidly as Engie talks, shifting away just so he doesn't accidentally kick him or something.

"You did. On multiple counts, I would say."

His smile's a little coy at that. There's nothing wrong with a healthy ego, right?

"Although I didn't think I'd tire you out that easily."
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-24 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Spy seems pleased that they're in agreement, patting Engineer's arm even as he yawns again. Luckily, he seems immune to the whole 'yawning is contagious' thing, although that probably has to do with him looking away.

"Well. I don't need to tell you how much it was appreciated."

Considering he hasn't gotten up and left.

"Like they say: thank god it's Friday, yes?"
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[personal profile] crabbmarche 2018-06-25 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
He hears that. And he wasn't sore from the waist down, he'd consider it. But he's seen what happens when they push it. So instead he smiles coyly.

"If my word isn't enough, I'm sure I could come up with something else."

Involving invisibility because he hasn't forgotten about that.

He's not usually a cuddler in these circumstances. They're marching right into mildly unfamiliar territory. But hell, he's feeling generous, and it's not like Engie's going to get many opportunities to sleep on a bed of this quality. He chuckles quietly.

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