imeeji_frontstage | (no subject)

Don't be too upset about my arm. The one I'll build will be better, stronger, and faster.

And painless should it ever get ripped from my body again.

...How did you make havin' to replace an arm and then maybe gettin' it ripped off again sound hot...

Did I?

[He laughs]

Despite all your protests, I'm starting to think you have a violence kink.

S-so what... It's not like I wanna see you hurt...

[Laughs again]

Of course. I'm sure you're the kind of person who knows how to keep the two separate. All work and no play and all that.

What?

[ as usual, he's not sure why he keeps talking - about this topic, about this topic with Intensity, either, both - but he can't help it, face twisting as he tries ti thibk that through.]

If I'm into violence but not hurtin' people, isn't that like... All play and no work?

--hypothetically! Hypothetically into violence... But not...

--S-Shut up!

[Crooks his finger at X. Look he's injured and not moving. You have to come to him]

[ um.

Okay.

Steps closer then, and even sinks down onto one knee to be more face to face with Intensity

Like a good dog.]

What?

[You are a good dog. Maybe this is why Joker went on and on about Oni so much.

He grabs X by the collar and pulls him into a kiss. One that is all teeth.

Surely this is the appropriate thing to do in your living room after a trauma game]

[ surely?? What else would a person do??

X sucks in a sharp breath, not expecting that, and then reaponds with a low growl and his own biting kiss. On his knees he doesn't have much leverage, so after a second he pushes up, almost crawling into the chair.]

[Intensity hisses at the shift in weight - his choice of over the top trench coats means that any other sustained aren't visible and the three of them had to fight their way out of town tooth and nail (with one of them being on the verge of death).

But he also doesn't stop kissing.

Not until he's good and breathless anyway]

[ X leans forward a bit ad the kiss breaks, like he'd continue, but lets it be, instead staying just that hair's breath away, panting quietly and watching Intensity for Cues.]

I'll gather from your expression that this is doing it for you.

What, you're only just figurin' that out? We've kissed a bunch of times before now, y'know!

Yes, but none when I was mangled to the point that I was too lazy to go to you.

[ chuckles.]

Aa, "too lazy", huh? Well... Guess I'm okay with that now and then, if you want me to do all the work...

[ as he talks he's moving his hand, ghosting his fingertips just over the marks on Intensity's face, and then over to the shoulder where he should but does not currently have an arm. He's careful, clearly not trying to cause any harm, and it could almost be tender if it weren't for the very obvious heat and fascination in his expression.]

[He watches X's expression stoically, tensing but not flinching as the hand traces the mark over his eye. Even over his shoulder.

If he gets anywhere near the one on his throat, though, he's going to grab that wrist. Very tightly]

[ He freezes as his wrist is grabbed, letting his entire hand go limp, gaze moving up to Intensity's face, waiting. Good dog good dog good dog wants to be a good dog ]

[Flatly and with no room for argument:]

Neck is off-limits.

That goes for when we fill out your requests.

'Kay. I get it.

[ a beat, as he considers his words, tongue flicking out to nervously wet his lips ]

...Mine's not.

[Let's go of X's wrist then]

Since we are in the dorm --- is anything off limits?

[ he feels like he should feel weird for thinking so, and perhaps is setting his bar low, but... what a good master. owner? Whatever... ]

...I dunno. This is new to me, remember? I can't think of anything though, and we already decided how I should let you know to stop.

[Low bar, X. Low bar.

Though that means he hasn't been trauma'd from the games physically yet so there is that]

Understood.

Though you'll have to find another partner until I get my arm back. I don't know if being off the program pauses the worsening of your symptoms.