LITTLE BIT OF UHH 3RD LIFE SCOTTISHBEANS I WROTE JUST NOW HEHEHE
Takes place in the last session (in an au where thereās like. More time between events than just an hour or so.)
This is supposed to be a later chapter of a fic Iām working on! Iām doing things out of order š so there are references to scenes I havenāt yet written in it sorry it shouldnāt be THAT bad tbh. When I actually make the fic this chapter will likely be edited whenever it appears haha
SHIP: Scott/Joel
WORD COUNT: 2143
WARNINGS (mostly just things to be aware of): somewhat of neck kissing, implied sexual stuff (just thinking about it very vaguely), flower husbands is mentioned but Jimmy is dead, headcanon with 3L!red!Joel and his monochrome/red skin, once again references to scenes I have not written, it may feel rather ooc but thatās cuz this is meant to be a later chapter so theyāre already fairly close, repressing/denying feelings (and some failing at that), some pessimism about the war, NO DIALOGUE (when I planned this out I was like āwait thereās no dialogueā and decided Iād take it as a challenge and really have just no dialogue)
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The war had been rough for everyone. It kept all players on edge, no matter how indirect their involvement was. At this point, it was pick a side or die in the crossfire. Scott and Joel had chosen the Desert, but neither of them had much reason to be part of the conflict.
The two had spent the past few days together, constantly running, though Scott could hardly tell if they were running to survive or running to kill. Somewhat of a mix of both, he figured. No matter the reason, they were constantly running, and nice peaceful moments were hard to come by.
Then it happened. They lost their target, the enemy hadnāt seen them yet, they were alone in a remote part of the world. Scott was tired, the grass looked soft, and he flopped himself onto it. Joel was clearly still running on adrenaline despite accepting that it was break time, and so he practically jumped onto Scott, grabbed him, and rolled with him.
Scott had grown used to the annoying ways Joel would throw himself at Scott and jostle him around. He figured it was a red life thing. Jimmy had also become more physical after turning red, though never so aggressive. Through observing others, Scott knew that suppressing violent urges was harder for most reds than Jimmy made it look. Joel tackling Scott was clearly not an act of violence, rather an act of affection. He typically only did stuff like that when they had accomplished something, or at least had some fun.
This moment was the opposite of that. They lost their target, and usually Joel was frustrated at that. They werenāt having fun running, either; it was exhausting and anxiety-inducing. And yet, in what shouldāve been a moment of catching their breaths and saying ābetter luck next time,ā Joel had rolled in the grass with Scott.
It wasnāt just Joel who acted out of character in that moment, for Scott would usually tell Joel off for playing so rough with him. It was mostly in a friendly manner, as Scott didnāt mind too much, but it could be annoying when unexpected, like in this moment. But instead of doing that, Scott laughed. He held onto Joel, rolling with him, and laughed in delight.
The ground was rather flat, so they didnāt roll very far. Joel sat up next to Scott, giggling with him. Scott figured that if Joel wasnāt going to lay in the grass, he wouldnāt either, and sat up as well, feeling a little dizzy from all the movement.
Scott shook his head and briefly brushed his hair with his hands, hoping to remove any dirt or grass. It wasnāt a thorough job, so he had to hope he was lucky. He took a look at Joelās hair, noticing that a few bits of grass had gotten tucked into his hair, enough to turn monochrome as well.
Scott managed to pull out one piece of grass before Joel swatted his hand away. Scott glared at Joel, who tried to glare back but was still smiling. Scott wasnāt sure what that was about, but rolled his eyes and pulled Joel closer to remove the grass from his hair.
He knew that touching Joelās hair like this made Joel flustered, but it needed to be done. Besides, he couldnāt care about Joelās expression when he was too busy observing how the grass would regain color when taken out of Joelās hair. Sure, he had experimented with this phenomenon in the past (donāt think about the flower) but it was never not fun to witness.
Scott was finally finished (it shouldnāt have taken so long, but watching colors change can be so distractingā¦) and pulled away to get a full look at Joel. His face was about as red as he expected (red being the only color allowed on Joelās body was pretty unfortunate because it made his blush very obviousā¦ but Scott didnāt feel bad for him). The sight made Scott chuckle and ruffle Joelās hair.
Joel had accepted this fate (it was obvious that he had, otherwise Scott wouldnāt have been able to remove the grass at all). He seemed annoyed and embarrassed, yet once Scottās hand left his head he moved himself onto Scottās lap.
This surprised Scott, but instead of showing it or becoming flustered and embarrassed, it just made him happy. He wrapped his arms around Joel at the same time Joel did, sighing contentedly. For some reason this made Joel laugh quietly, and laughter had felt quite contagious in this moment so Scott giggled back.
There was no reason for them to be doing this. It didnāt make sense. And yet, it felt so right. The world was falling apart around them, everyone knew it was endgame, there would be no peace. Scott and Joel had nothing left to hold onto, nothing left to fight for, but they had each other. They hadnāt had each other a week ago, in fact they were quite against each other. But in the last moments of the world, the only thing they had was each other. It shouldāve been sad. It shouldāve been awkward. But Scott was having a great time.
Scott cupped Joelās face in his hands to look at him. Joelās face showed that he was also enjoying his time with Scott. This moment felt perfect. It was the most perfect moment in the world. There was one thing his heart wanted to do. He leaned in and kissed Joelā¦
ā¦on the cheek. Theyāre not in love! Theyāre not married! They were just two soldiers doing mindless battles together. A kiss on the cheek is enough for that- maybe even too much, really. They hadnāt even declared themselves friends yet (mostly thatās because there was no reason to. There would be nothing after the war worth having friends for).
But as Scott pulled away, he could feel it wasnāt enough. He knew it was enough, he thought it was maybe too much, but he felt that it wasnāt enough. He couldnāt stop himself from leaning in for another kiss: planted right on Joelās other cheek. Surely that would be enough.
Of course, it wasnāt. Scott continued like this, kissing all over Joelās face (never too close to the mouth) and thinking each time ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½thatās it. Iām done. Thatās enough.ā but never really feeling that. He failed to stop himself from kissing Joel, but was able to stop himself from kissing him on the lips.
The only person Scott had kissed was his husband, Jimmy. He couldnāt imagine doing that to anyone else. Even though Jimmy was dead, it didnāt make sense to Scott to move on so quickly. Well, with Jimmy it didnāt take long to fall in love eitherā¦ no, no, what is this train of thought?! Scott loved Jimmy, so much. He did not love Joel, not at all. They were barely acquaintances. A few nights sleeping under the stars together couldnāt have changed that, right?
Scott could not bear the thought of moving on from Jimmy, which meant he couldnāt bear the thought of loving Joel, which meant he couldnāt bear the thought of kissing him on the lips. And yet, he needed to. Every quick kiss he planted onto Joelās face didnāt satiate his desire at all. He wanted more, so much so that the rational part of his brain was struggling to stop him.
At this point, it was almost worse than just kissing Joel. An endless stream of kisses, all over his face (minus his mouth). Thatās gotta be worse at this point, right? But Scott couldnāt stop. The part of Scott that didnāt want to make Joel uncomfortable noted that Joel hadnāt made even a noise of protest, and he knew that if Joel didnāt like this he would be shoved off instantly. The rest of Scottās brain didnāt want to think of the implications of Joel liking this. Repressing feelings is much easier when itās not mutual. If Joel had shoved Scott away, he wouldnāt be having this dilemma at all.
Scott had found a way to rationalize what he was doing. He just missed Jimmy so much, that he was desperate to give affection like he had with Jimmy. Surely, he would be acting like this to anybody, not just Joel. He even extended this rationality to Joel, deciding that he had just been so lonely this whole season that he would take affection from anyone, it had nothing to do with Scott.
None of this was true, but Scott held onto this idea. He wasnāt in love with Joel, he just missed Jimmy so much. Joel didnāt love Scott, he was just lonely (that one, at least, was more believable. Still not true). This is what Scott would tell himself any time he would think back to this moment. He would believe it, too, no matter how much his heart proved the theory wrong.
Scott had begun doing a circle of kisses around Joelās face, starting from one cheek and going up from there, then to Joelās forehead, then down to the other cheek. As previously mentioned he tried to stop himself each time, but obviously, it was never enough, and he had to complete the circle.
Once he reached Joelās other cheek, he still wasnāt satisfied, and it technically wasnāt a circle unless he crossed over to the other cheek again. He would never kiss Joel on the mouth though, so he began kissing downwards, towards Joelās chin. This is where things went wrong (or maybe right).
After Scott kissed Joelās chin (kind of an awkward place to kiss, honestly) Joel had tilted his head up. Exposing his neck. Scott did not hesitate to press his lips against Joelās neck. He did, however, hesitate to go much further than that. This much more intimate position snapped Scott out of his haze of wanting to kiss Joel.
His lips rested on Joelās neck a moment longer, the moment Scott was trying to figure out what was going on. When he finally realized, he pulled away. Joel seemed to also take a moment to figure out what had happened before lowering his head. This made their eyes meet, and they stared at each other dumbfounded; like neither of them knew what was going on. Honestly, they probably didnāt. Everything that just transpired was so spontaneous.
Joelās face was very red, and Scott imagined his own face wasnāt too different. Scott wanted to say something, but what? Sorry for almost kissing you on the neck? That was hardly Scottās fault, Joel was the one who exposed his neck for Scott!! Sorry for NOT kissing you on the neck?! Heās recently been widowed! He canāt just go immediately kissing another manās neck!
Why had Joel done that anyway?! Scott could hardly believe it. A red name who had spent a decent amount of time trying to kill him just exposed his neck to Scott. To kiss. Scott was a yellow name! Joelās supposed to want to kill him, he did want to kill him in the past, but in this moment he had silently asked Scott to kiss his neck. And Scott almost did. God, what were they doing?!
Joel mustāve been really embarrassed, but Scott couldnāt tease him for it, not when he was also acting soā¦ intimate. Scott tried to think back to figure out who started it, but the memory almost felt hazy and he got too embarrassed thinking about it so he gave up. It didnāt matter who started it anyway; they both indulged. Indulged quite a bitā¦ what wouldāve happened if Scott didnāt stop where he had? How far would they have gone?! Now this thought was too embarrassing for Scott to dwell on. Surely Joel wouldnāt have wanted to go THAT farā¦
After a while of staring at each other, Joel got off Scottās lap and looked away. Wow, he was really embarrassed. He looked so small like this. Scott felt bad; having been the one who stopped that interaction he could at least pretend he didnāt want it. He wouldnāt do that to Joel, though. The only person heād lie to about that is himself.
Scott laid down on the grass. It was incredibly awkward between the two, and neither could seem to say anything about it. It seemed best to just rest. Slow that heart rate to normal, breathe. This is what they shouldāve been doing when they stopped in the field. Resting. Without touching.
Neither of them moved to interact with each other. Eventually, they got up to continue the war. Neither of them spoke of that moment ever again.
It was just a moment of weakness on both their parts; Joel being lonely and Scott missing Jimmy. They didnāt want each other. Not at all.
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