#eliot and hardison speechless (and eliot turning red) over parker's ''misunderstanding'' of societal norms is familiar territory

[onyxbird]

Inspired by a gifset of Hardison's "emotionally butt naked" line:

Knowing that it means a lot to Hardison, Eliot makes a point of finding a time to explicitly verbalize his feelings for Hardison and Parker. It's carefully planned, with his "speech" exhaustively worked out and rehearsed in advance (Hardison said emotionally naked, not spontaneous).

It goes without a hitch, despite Eliot feeling extremely self-conscious. Alec is choked up and teary-eyed.

Just as Eliot realizes with horror that he didn't really plan an exit strategy for this and isn't sure how to get them back on an even keel again (preferably without someone dissolving into tears--there are limits to how much "emotional butt-nakedness" Eliot is prepared for right now), Parker interrupts by very solemnly tucking a $100 bill into his shirt pocket.

Both Eliot and Hardison are baffled. Eliot finally asks what she's doing.

"You were getting 'emotionally butt-naked' like Alec wanted, right?"

"...Yeah? What does that have to do with stuffing cash in my--" Eliot stops, suddenly making connections that he's hoping are the wrong ones.

"That's how it's done, isn't it, when someone does a good job at stripping?"

[leverage-ot3]

op: #parker knows exactly what she's doing.#eliot and hardison speechless (and eliot turning red) over parker's ''misunderstanding'' of societal norms is familiar territory#that they know how to deal with.#(besides eliot *did* do a good job and a crisp $100 bill is an appropriate token of parker's approval.)#leverage ot3#emotional butt-nakedness

Inspired by a gifset of Hardison's "emotionally butt naked" line:

Knowing that it means a lot to Hardison, Eliot makes a point of finding a time to explicitly verbalize his feelings for Hardison and Parker. It's carefully planned, with his "speech" exhaustively worked out and rehearsed in advance (Hardison said emotionally naked, not spontaneous).

It goes without a hitch, despite Eliot feeling extremely self-conscious. Alec is choked up and teary-eyed.

Just as Eliot realizes with horror that he didn't really plan an exit strategy for this and isn't sure how to get them back on an even keel again (preferably without someone dissolving into tears--there are limits to how much "emotional butt-nakedness" Eliot is prepared for right now), Parker interrupts by very solemnly tucking a $100 bill into his shirt pocket.

Both Eliot and Hardison are baffled. Eliot finally asks what she's doing.

"You were getting 'emotionally butt-naked' like Alec wanted, right?"

"...Yeah? What does that have to do with stuffing cash in my--" Eliot stops, suddenly making connections that he's hoping are the wrong ones.

"That's how it's done, isn't it, when someone does a good job at stripping?"