u been here long? these apartments always this shitty? damn i didnt think it was possible to get a worse apartment than back in star city but surprise surprise
gotta say im extremely glad im here 2, hoss place called cuddle citys a hell of a lot more appealing than pieces of me floatin around the bottom of the ocean
about a month there was kind of an earthquake a couple of weeks back so things are still getting repaired right now unless you're talking about how small they are in which case yeah all the starter places are
you remember everything that was going on before then? lian yu? what chase did? i know the question seems strange but people here aren't always from the same point in time
all things considered, i'm good. nice to finally see someone else from star city
( that's. hard to process. all of it. at least the chase part makes sense, he guesses, considering how messed up in the head, how uniquely sadistic that guy is. he can't worry about felicity right now.
but still.
rene's seen some shit in his life — he knows what seeing a bullet go through someone looks like — but with what was at stake —
he finally answers after a long silence, the lingering "..." of a message being typed: )
( part of that feels like a lie; the psychological damage would be long lasting, and a thought he's not keen to dwell on at the moment.
there's a pause, though, as he considers how to proceed. how to say things the right way. )
when we get back to star city i'll use whatever means i have at my disposal as mayor to make sure zoe's case agent knows it wasn't your fault. missing the hearing.
( damn, nobody keeps nothing to themselves these days.
it stings a little to see her name, but rene can grimace and suck it up and deal with it. she was all he thought about the second that first bomb went off, a desperate plea; my little girl can't lose her daddy, too.
but she still could, in a different way, and oliver's message is a harsh reminder of that. )
( he's already expecting good things when he sees isabelle's name pop up on his screen but — no, holy shit, rene wasn't expecting that.
the image lingers on his too-bright screen for 10 seconds, 9, 8 ... and then it's gone just like that, his screen reverting back to a too-short log of recent contacts. feeling practically breathless, feeling like even his brain's tongue-tied, thoughts a jumbled mess of english and spanish and obscenities and gracias, dios and —
he's gotta reply fast, or maybe she'll take his lack of response for disinterest, when it's anything but. )
( of course, seconds don't tick like a threatening thud within her chest the way they surely do for him— and while she isn't expecting it to take long, there's always the possibility that he prefers, once more, to play hard to get. it kept an ember of interest between the two, kept them from ever getting comfortable. though she has to say, she's certainly pleased at the immediacy of his response. )
Yeah? I was thinking you might still be feeling stubborn. I know you're a busy man, querido.
( but she's still sprawled out on tousled sheets just as she'd given him an image of, and she's far to restless to let sleep find her just yet. )
i aint no fool no man in his rite mind would choose 2 stay stubborn over appreciating something so beautiful
besides im never 2 busy 4 u, hermosa
( or for more snaps like that one, no matter how much that stubborn part of him that she'd so helpfully referenced is yapping at him for falling for isabelle's bait hook, line, and sinker. there are just some things he can't, won't deny himself. )
( that's the thing with a place like cadelle, it didn't place nearly enough space between it's residents to keep temptation from curling it's tendrils about her know-better, relieving inhibitions for a night of want rather than duty; rather than why she was here. and maybe that's why she's giving in, for the distraction, for something worthy to sink her teeth into. )
How would you appreciate it, exactly? You like to run your mouth, so indulge me.
mmm well since ur so clearly thinking about my mouth already i guess its only fair 2 indulge u
( and since his bite can't quite make an appearance through the phone, rene's bark will have to do in the dim glow that sparsely lights up his nearly-empty bedroom, fingers tapping away as he types in a feeble attempt to sate the warmth licking through his gut. )
id like 2 bend u over my bed maybe kneel in front of u so i can get a better look watch how ur thighs press 2gether cuz u werent expecting my hands 2 grab ur ass like that fuckin gorgeous
Considering I've gotten you worked up enough to participate, letting you pick the position is fair. I favor that one, cari, you're on the right track.
( meaning that slow-kindle of a fire begins to catch beneath her navel, causing pearled teeth to sink into the plush of her lip, dragging off in a sharp snare to the side with a slightly flushed breath. there's no denying the way she gives a little writhe within those sheets, how viscerally she responds to him— at least, for now, it's hidden. )
Don't tell me you'd just touch. I think you know by now you don't have to be so gentle with me.
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