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fleur-de-violette · 1 year ago
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One of the issue with academia is that we can't say "we boldly went where no man had gone before and it sucked" and make it a paper.
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emedstore · 6 days ago
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loganlermanstanaccount · 1 year ago
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Rigor Mortis (part 4)
College roommate!Miguel O'Hara x reader
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(AO3 Mirror) (Wattpad) Series Masterlist, Main Masterlist,
Part 3, Part 5
summary: You get your laptop fixed... eventually.
warnings: smut!! (finally lmfao) masturbation, mutual masturbation, tiny bit of voyeurism, recreational drug use, dry humping, etc 18+ Minors DNI
a/n: caught up to where the og oneshot ends so i wanted to switch it up!!
Thank you to my beta readers, @tianyhi and @urgonnaneedabiggership (they also write Miguel fics, I highly recommend! my favourite is this series), I couldn't have done it without you guys <3
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wc: 6.8k (still in shock i wrote all this lmfao, i'm strictly a <4k words kinda gal)
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lips black and blue and gold.
You're frustrated. Bouncing off the walls, head spinning; and it's for a couple of reasons. 
First off: you haven't managed to find a laptop. Money you've worked damn hard for, and you can't really afford a new one. With moving around, you've burnt through quite a bit of your emergency fund. Enough to convince yourself you'll be just fine with a pen and paper in class, and the Google docs on your phone when desperate. It might actually force you to go to the library instead of half assing assignments the night before, you think. 
And there's your lab book, which you were smart enough to back up on your computer, but guess what? That's fucked; probably taken apart and sold for scraps by Miguel's mysterious friend , who you've conveniently never even heard of and–
"Just ask for an extension." He says, feet up on the sofa. Oddly enough, you've been doing that more often; spending time together. He's not holed up in his room as much, and spends time studying on the dining table, or pretending not to watch the soaps you've got on TV. 
"You're overthinking it. Explain the situation, chula, and it'll be fine." He doesn't even look up, just throws the statement in your direction like the lazy pass of a ball. 
You scoff, because he's right, and go back to overthinking. You think you can copy out the ruined half of your labbook by hand, and if you beg your OChem teacher for an extra credit project then–
"If I let you use my laptop, will you stop doing that?" 
"Doing what?" You frown as he walks over, and reaches to gently pull your hands apart. He turns your palms over, pointing at the raw edges of your fingernails. 
" That. " Mindlessly, you'd been picking at your fingernails, without even noticing. Looking up at him, he rolls his eyes. 
"...is that a yes?" You nod, hesitant, and catch the hint of a smile as he pads off to his room. 
When he returns, open laptop in hand, he thrusts it into your arms - and sits himself back onto the sofa. This time, he splays out facing you, avocado socks resting on your knee. You fight the urge to push him off, a small price to pay in return for his moment of kindness. He's been doing that more often now, slightly more touchy and maybe even… comfortable around you. Eyes flickering up towards him, you catch his. His brows knead together, and you return your attention to the screen just as quickly. 
You're going through the motions, more or less, logging into your college's portal and drafting up quick emails to send to your lecturers. But it's when you open up a new tab, that you see something at the top of the screen and pause. Mouse hovering over an incognito tab, hidden in a nest of referencing websites and scientific journals; it's there. Bold letters, in all caps: WOMAN POUNDED BY BIG BEEFY–
You shouldn't. You really, really shouldn't. Once again, you look up at Miguel, and he couldn't care less; tapping away at his phone, only stopping to look at the TV. Nevertheless, you shift to hide the laptop screen from him. But you're not going to look, or anything. You know better than to take a look at your roommates porn habits, the stuff he drools over whilst he fucks his fist; a big, dextrous palm wrapped around his shaft. 
You've done it. Clicked on the tab and nothing's exploded, as of yet. You turn down the brightness, with some shame, as if to make the paused video less explicit. But the image stays, a woman folded under the weight of the man above – in the middle of bullying his fat cock into her pussy. It's amateur; hot and sweaty and sticky, with only the woman fully visible. You suppose your curiosity's been sated, but you can't help but think…
…the woman. She looks like you. 
Tilting your head, you can't help but see the resemblance. Not the exact same of course - but her hair is similar, body type, skin tone, eyes. It's not close enough to be weird, you guess, but it's enough that that thought stays - burrows into you like an earthworm into an apple. Scrolling down, you see other videos, with the same woman, other women that look like you - the telltale red bar of watched videos. Evidence, but not really, and it makes you heat up. Your mouth goes dry, and you look over to him: only able to concentrate on the hand he's got spread out at his belly, the brown flesh peeking out - and how it looks just like the one on the base of the woman's stomach in the video. 
"...everything ok?" He's looking at you, suddenly; and you attempt to click over to your original tab, discreetly. 
He doesn't seem to notice, padding over to your side and leaning into your shoulder. 
"Yeah, no, I just…" All you can manage is a nervous smile. "The screen froze, so…"
"Oh." He gives the track pad a swipe. "Seems fine to m–" 
He freezes up slightly, and you watch as his eyes flick up the screen. The laptop is eased out of your hands, and he gives a few quick clicks. By the time it's back in your lap, the offending tab is gone. Imperceptible, his jaw shifts. 
"...Should be okay now."
You hum, a little amused at the display. He's seemingly unfazed, his little slip up notwithstanding, and leans back to lie up against you. Obnoxious, he splays onto the sofa cushions, his weight practically smothering you as you fight to push him off. You think he likes it – it's the only possible explanation – and gets off from watching you squirm. He seems desperate for a reaction, a child pushing boundaries and pressing buttons to see what exactly makes you tick. 
And that's the second thing: it works . He's  more touchy, and just as insufferable – jumping at any excuse to be near you, it seems. Miguel has a tendency to hover, follow you around the apartment as you talk aimlessly, and you do the same. You sit by against the doorway to the kitchen whilst he makes dinner; he floats around the door to your room when you try to study. In fact, you've spoken to your roommate more in the past week than you have in the past month; about anything and everything. Sometimes, he actually tells you where he goes during the day; off to lectures of his own, another tutoring session or his basically-an-unpaid-job of an internship. In your words, it seems like with the shit they make him do at Alchemex, he may as well be a full employee: with way fewer perks and a distinct paycut. It's almost as if they're paying for my degree, he says with an eye roll, practically hanging off your door frame. 
He does that a lot, now: arms drawn upwards to lean from the oak trim. Especially during lazy mornings in - he'll hang on the frame, and move to tug at your heel, waking you up despite fervent protest. Ultimately, it's a kindness and you don't know how to tell him how much you appreciate it; as he wakes you up on time to get to the library in good stead. You're still waiting on that laptop, debating whether or not to bite the bullet; but for now Miguel obliges, letting you borrow his now and then. 
He's not nice, you think his tongue is much too sharp for that; but he is kind, giving you some grace you're not too sure you deserve. It's more than what you've been given in a relationship of 4 years, and you don't know how to feel about it. 
Well, you do. Your talk on the living room floor not so long ago flipped a switch and all of a sudden you're paying attention to your roommate; really, really looking at him. He is very, very pretty; with a tendency for lingering touches disguised as something else. And you're out of practice: horny, frustrated, stressed. With the way he touches you; a hand on your back to greet you, a squeeze of your shoulder to tease, bare legs across yours on the sofa; it's a lethal combo. 
And here you are, headphones on, prepping to take a dildo. Incredibly self-indulgent, but you need it . You don't quite have the emotional stability for a one night stand (you think if someone touches you just right, you'll fall in love), but this dry spell has taken its toll. 
It wasn't just after the break up, either. Mismatched libidos had felt like a steady death knoll. Realistically, you knew Jaime was always too tired after a placement, but it didn't make you feel wanted. You just want to be desirable and fucked within an inch of your life – was that too much to ask? 
As a result, your toy drawer had grown: vibrators and dildos, clit-suckers and g-spot strokers; crude once said aloud, but all in search of something. With the stress of school and Miguel, Schrodinger's slut ; it's a wonder you haven't cracked it open earlier. 
You're on the floor, its purple base suctioned to the hardwood and towels to cushion your knees. Lower half completely exposed, it's an art , porn on your phone to complete the visage. The screen is smaller than that of the laptop you're used to, only providing some stimulation. And so, as you sink down on its silicone length, you can't help but think back to the sofa - and the videos squirrelled away on an incognito tab. Miguel, hunched over and fisting his cock to someone that looks like you; maybe even thinking of you – although the jury's still out, on that one. 
But you keep it close to your chest, rub your clit to the thought of it: you're his type, and maybe he'd fuck into you like the man on your screen. Broad, gorgeous shoulders and you wonder how pretty he'd look with scratches littered down his back, or hickeys sucked into skin: lips plump and messy and swollen. 
"Oh, fuck," You say it under your breath, knowing that whilst Miguel is out of the house, it still feels odd to put your lips around the pleasure that thinking of him gives. 
You speed up, the slap of thighs ringing out into your bedroom. The dildo is around 6 inches, sizeable; but you can't help but wonder how it compares to Miguel's. He might even be bigger; thicker, most definitely; and you bet his cock is just as pretty as he is. Oh fuck, and he'd tease; press into your hole just to snatch it away at the last second, rubbing persistent circles at your clit. You hear his voice in your head, the low grunts and groans you've memorised from all those nights he's spent with other girls. 
"Miguel,"  You're moaning shamelessly now. "...f-fuck, please–" 
There must be something electric in the way he fucks: with the litany of girls in and out of his bedroom, what keeps them coming back? He must talk them through it, whispering filth with his plush lips against their ear, and you wonder what he'd say to you. God , you'd give anything to hear it him say, just once, how beautiful he thinks you are; for him to wrap his hand around your neck and pull you close. You want him to fuck you; hard and deep and desperate. 
With that, your pace quickens and you gush around the toy. A spasm of limbs, and you're clamping down on the silicone – an orgasm that leaves you breathless and heaving. You convince yourself it's the taboo of it: fucking yourself to the thought of your roommate, after listening to his grunts and groans for the past couple weeks. He started it … thin walls, and all that. 
You ignore the want that lays stubborn at the pit of your stomach, riding through stuttering spasms as your orgasm winds down. You're touch starved, that's all, and Miguel's the closest warm body to latch onto. Nothing more, nothing less. Groaning, you shift, picking up your hips to gear up for another round. Just once more, so you know for sure. 
Thin walls. The sound leaks into your roommate's bedroom. But with your headphones on, you can't hear the sounds that echo back: Miguel O'Hara, back home early, with an ear pressed to the wall and desperately pumping his cock. 
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"I'm not completely convinced, to be honest." You're in Miguel's car, tongue sticking out as you fiddle around with the dials. 
His gaze flicks over, and bats your paws off the dashboard. Flopping into your seat, you watch as he turns up the AC and switches the radio, as if reading your mind. 
"You really think I'd go through all this trouble?" He scoffs. "Bundle your ass out of the house and drive all the way here to…. do what exactly?" 
"Assert dominance in our shared ecosystem." You say it with finality, and he scrunches up his face in confusion. 
"...what does that even mean?" 
"Like in that nature doc you were watching the other day." 
"Well, the point was that spiders aren't hierarchical in the traditional sense. They form colonies that are… quasi-social, if anything, and–" He pauses. "Wait. You were paying attention?" 
You shrug. "I thought it was interesting." 
"Seriously?" 
"...no, not really."
You laugh as he pulls over to park, in a space next to what looks like an apartment complex. It looks way nicer than your place, with sandy brick and hedges that look well kept. Your laughter peters off. Miguel looks decidedly not amused. 
He opens the car door and clambers out as you scramble for the seatbelt. To your surprise, he opens the door for you; stretching out a hand for stability as you get out. When you both walk over to the intercom, your palm burns with his touch, and flexes with the memory of it. It's becoming a problem, his hands. You push down the beginnings of a hazy daydream. He presses a panel, waiting for the buzz. 
"Lyla? Could you let us up?" 
He waves demurely to the camera, and the receiver clicks. A cheery voice rings back. 
"...Us? Who's us, Miggy? Did you finally find a girl that puts up with your shit?" Her voice is singsong, teasing. With a smile, you watch as Miguel bristles, speaking into the slick panel. 
"My roommate, Jesus, Ly–" He says the next bit a little rushed, turning away slightly as if you still can't hear her loud and clear. "I thought we went through this, you can't keep trying to embarassmeeverytimeI–" 
She talks over him towards the end, rapid-fire banter that you can barely make out. 
"You never come and visit, except when it's 2am and you need to break into–" 
"Once! It was one time! Déjate, ya está bueno ya–" 
[Let it go, that's enough now–] 
"Let it go? No, no, absolutely not… what is it that you always say? It's the principle –" 
"Can you just fucking open the–" 
"What's the magic word?" 
He sighs, mouthing an apology to you. "Lyla–" 
"Magic. Word."
He mumbles. "Please." 
"Please what?" 
"Please could you open the fucking door."
There's a pause, and rustling over the intercom. The door buzzes open. 
In the elevator up, you keep quiet, trying your hardest not to burst out laughing. Miguel is visibly brooding; arms crossed and brow furrowed. 
"Don't." He says, with a pout you almost think is cute. Almost. 
"I'm trying really, really hard not to." You put your hands up, as if to surrender. "... Miggy."
"Fuck off." And then, a little softer. 
"...I told you I have friends."
~~~
You leave it at that until you're in Lyla'a apartment, when she opens and ushers you in. She looks exactly the way she sounds: pretty, mousy features, with her hair in short, choppy layers. She's bundled up into a plush white robe; heart-shaped sunglasses sliding down the tip of her nose. 
Miguel breezes past her, towards the murmuring voices you can just about make out in the front room. 
"Lovely to see you too, Miguel." It's under her breath, but when she turns towards you there's a twinkle in her eye. 
You introduce yourself, and she pulls you into a tight hug. 
"I know," She says. It's ominous, but her voice is light and airy. When you separate, she flashes a wide smile. "Lyla. It's nice to put a face to a name."
"Uhh, sorry. What?" She ushers you further into her apartment as you speak, confused. 
"Oh, Miggy talks about you all the time. Complaining , mostly, but in that way he gets when he's trying really, really hard to pretend he doesn't care. Like, he texted me yesterday and–" 
"Thaaat's enough." You feel hands on your shoulders, and all of a sudden, Miguel is steering you away from her grip. You stumble into her living room, so bright and airy your eyes have to adjust to the light that floods in. Looking around, her apartment is gorgeous; a spacious open plan, floor-to-ceiling windows with a prime view, and lush furniture. Everything about it screams expensive – especially in comparison to your paltry place. Maybe the shock is visible on your face, but you're in awe. She can't be much older than Miguel, right? She looks about the same age, mid-twenties, not too far-removed from college… and it isn't quite adding up. 
"How can she afford this? That's what you're thinking." There's a voice on the sofa that makes you blink. A young man with messy brown hair, a set jaw and 5 o'clock shadow calls out to you in between mouthfuls of pizza. "Lyla's… mmhgh… suuper fuckin' rich… mmfgh… that's how." 
It's then that you notice there are other people here, sprawled out on the sofa set; boxes of takeout on the side tables next to them. Of course Lyla's rich: only 20-somethings with money to spare have matching sofas. 
She's like Beetlejuice, or the Candyman, and pops up next to you when her name's said. 
"I work in tech! With a cute little job on Wall Street, and a part-time one white hat hacking." She clarifies. " Ethical hacking." 
She giggles like she's told a joke somewhere, and you nod – still not quite understanding. 
"...and some side gigs that aren't as ethical." A blond haired man next to Mouthful-Of-Pizza pipes up. "When are you going to introduce us, Miguel?" 
He's grumbling in the kitchen area, digging through the shelves for something. He returns with a bag of chips and dip in a container, flopping onto the zebra print throw pillows. Distracted, he waves a hand around the group noncommittally. 
"Uhh, Peter, Ben, Lyla." He gestures to you, saying your name, and then to himself; tearing open the bag at the same time. "-and Miguel. All done"
"My turn for questions, now," Miguel says, pointing at Lyla, looking at the boys to his side. "Is she…?"
"...super high? Most definitely." Lyla giggles at Ben's words, for good measure. 
"...right. Peter Parker, nice to meet you." He throws a thumb to the back of the sofa, where you notice a little mop of red curls peeking out. "And this is my little Mayday."
Peals of laughter erupt from behind him, and you notice grubby hands with a death grip to the cushion rest. Miguel leaps up, rushing to her side to help her up its back. 
"Ayyy dios mio." He scoops her up carefully, "Buenas, Arañita." 
Mayday is on his lap now, a little toddler of about 1 or 2, snaking herself around to hug Miguel's chest. She is certifiably the cutest thing you've ever seen: gap-toothed and giggly, with a smatter of freckles like someone's flicked a paintbrush across her nose. And with the way Miguel melts, you can die happy, knowing that you've seen the impossible: Miguel O'Hara, cooing and fussing over the little girl. 
"Arañita?" You ask, to no one in particular. 
"Itsy-bitsy spider." . ..is the sing-song, choral response from everyone but Miguel. They're mimicking his tone of voice, and he raises his head from May, looking around. 
"I don't sound- " 
"You do, dude." Peter sighs, tickling the little red head on the tummy; smiling as she collapses into bright laughter. "I don't have a nickname, and I've known you waaay longer than she has."
Miguel covers her tiny little ears, and says, "Eres un pendejo, Parker . "
[you're a dipshit, Parker] 
The scraggly man sticks his tongue out in response, and May pulls at his hair for good measure. He yelps, and Miguel passes her over to her Dad. The scene is funny, for sure, but you feel it's warmth more than anything. God, you can tell they've loved and laughed with each other for years; the kind of friendship you'd kill to have. 
"We just need whatever's left of her laptop, Lyla," He's blunt, batting away long forgotten chips and dip. "...and then we'll get going. Wish I could stay longer, Arañita, but I've got some work to finish off."
May makes grabby hands at him, and you melt. Who knows how Miguel can stay strong in the face of her big, round eyes. 
He gets up to stand next to you, arms crossed. The height difference is stark: his tall, solid frame towering over everyone else. It seems like an intimidation tactic, but you know him just well enough to tell: he's trying not to be swayed by puppy eyes and promises of food. 
"You just got here, Miggy." Lyla sighs. "We're going over prep for Jess', and we'll be two minutes, I swear."
"Oh?" His eyebrows light up. "I knew it! You were being evasive on the group chat, and Pete wasn't returning my calls…"
Huffing, he clasps his hand around yours, ready to storm out. "This is an ambush. A goddamn setup!" 
"Wait, Miguel, I need my-" 
"I'll pick it up later for you, okay?" It's said like an aside, so soft only you can hear it. With his hand around yours, it certainly feels more intimate than it should. And it seems like he realises a little too late, dropping your hand as your faces are mere inches away. 
"Um, we should… we should go." 
You look past him to the faces blinking at you guys, on the sofa. A pause, and then you're gulping down stubborn feelings to ask a question. 
"Jess' ? Is there a party, or something?" 
Lyla nods. "Yeah, and Miguel's meant to be picking up cake."
The man in question pinches his nose. "I can pick up the cake just fine. It's the whole… going to a party bit I'm not too keen on."
"Come onnn, you know Jess would love it."
"She'd love to blackmail me with some dumb shit I did drunk, that's for sure."
"It's her birthday, hardass ." Peter whispers that last bit, covering little May's ears like before. "She can have a little blackmail, as a treat."
"You're gonna say no to a surprise party ?" Ben echoes, shaking his head dramatically. 
"A surprise birthday?" You light up. "Miguel, you have to go."
His stony demeanor cracks, for a moment. You latch onto it, hellbent on wearing him down. He's always got his laptop out doing work, or cracking open a little notebook to prep a lab. When he's not at home, he's at that internship, or tutoring, or planning a tutoring session. Work, work, work; and you'll be dammed if you let him rot away in a little cage of his own machinations. 
"Come on, Miggy." You watch him bristle, prying at that little crack in the surface. This has to be done with finesse: present a challenge, and watch him scramble to prove you wrong. "You're telling me a couple of hours at a party's too much for you? That's it? " 
"That's not–" 
"S'what it sounds like to me." You shrug, a little smile on your face. The aim is to look as smug as possible; and it seems to be working. 
His jaw shifts, annoyed. Lyla catches on, giving you a crazed smile. 
"Even your roommate's gonna come." She says, an arm linked in yours. 
"I am?" She gives you a little dig, and you're spluttering. "Y-Yeah, I am!" 
You can see him fight with his own ego; but it's a one-sided affair. 
"Fine. " He strains. "Two hours, max. And then I'm gone."
Lyla gives you a squeeze, and then wraps you both up in a hug he desperately tries to fight off. Ben slots around you guys, and Peter's last to join, with Mayday squealing on his shoulders. 
Eventually, you get what's left of your laptop: a little thumb drive with as much as Lyla could save. You'd thanked her profusely, of course; trying to slither out of her vice grip of a hug, as best you could. She's absolutely batshit, the good kind; cryptic, and strange, but with a lot of heart. She makes you wonder, and they all do; just how did they become friends with Miguel? How do they fit? 
The man himself seems a little different, as if reinvigorated by being around friends. In fact, you catch him smiling to himself on the drive home. It's sweet; to see a different side of him around people he's clearly comfortable with. If only for a little while, he sheds the heavy weight he seems to carry around. 
Around the house, you notice he seems lighter – humming to himself whilst cooking dinner. That very day, you watch the little sway of hips as he stirs a pot; headphones in, singing under his breath. He can't sing for shit, of course, and he'd kill you if you ever uttered a word; but it's a sight you commit to memory, not knowing when next he'll be in such a good mood. 
There's still the question of a new laptop in the air, but you feel more settled by the events of the day. You're a little less fucked school-wise, you've got a party to look forward to, and potentially a drunk Miguel to make fun of. He goes to bed early; and you can hear the quiet drone of a podcast from the other side of the wall. He drifts off to the sweet, dulcet tones of Top Ten Genetic Precursors for Early Onset Dementia; one of his favourites, you've determined. 
All is well, for now. A tentative truce, and maybe, just maybe: you're finally friends with your roommate. 
~~~
There's something about dramatic irony that seems to smack you across the face, every time. 
You've come to somewhat of a understanding with your prickly roommate, and the stream of women in his bed seem to slow down, for a bit. He's hot, he's a whore; but he's sweet, with an eye for detail. He can read you with a scary amount of accuracy. Antsy and hungry from a long day? He leaves you scratching your head at his clairvoyance when you come home, chucking you a hot water bottle and a warm meal. You go to bed with a full belly, cramps abated. 
He's still a prick, of course. Sarcastic comments, and a massive grump – but you've learnt to deal with that. Just a couple of days after a seemingly settled week; what you can't wrap your head around is the pounding music from next door, at fuck-off-o'clock . He shouldn't be awake, let alone interrupting your late night study session. 
You're pissed, leaping from your desk to pound at his door. You're thudding towards his room, ready to deliver a well-deserved verbal lashing, and the door just… swings open. Empty; there's a window ajar and music pumping from speakers. Bachata and cheesy 90s R&B; which sounds suspiciously like his sex playlist. 
Yes, he has a sex playlist. And it really has no business to sound as good as it does. 
Nevertheless, you're resolute. If he's managed to sneak someone, at this hour, you decide he's going to get more than a stern talking to. 
There's clattering in the kitchen, and you whip around; half-expecting the giggle of another girl. When you walk in, it's just Miguel, rummaging through cupboards: a half-naked thief in the night. 
"Miguel?" 
He pops his head up from a cabinet, with a half-eaten piece of bread in his mouth. Caught red-handed, you suppose; and he gives you a little smile. 
"S'everyfin' – mmmfggh –" He scarfs the rest of it down. "Everything okay?" 
You squint. "No. Not really."
He chuckles, a slight rasp at the edges of his voice. Dickhead – what exactly is so funny? 
"You can't have your music so fucking loud, not when I'm studying. It's the middle of the night and–" 
Dressed in nothing but a pair of gray sweats, he's busying himself with a sandwich on the counter; clattering around noisily like he doesn't have full control of his limbs. Which is…. weird, admittedly. You'd trust Miguel to slice a grape with a machete – his dexterity is usually unmatched. Not that you'd made a habit of staring at his hands, or anything. 
"Are you even listening to me?" 
He nods, attempting to keep a straight face, but the faux solemnity does nothing to hide that droop of eyelids and slump of his shoulders. You get closer, pushing him to face you properly. 
"Oh, fuck," His eyes are a little red, hair messy and windswept. "Are you… high? " 
Miguel O'Hara? High? You'd never thought you'd live to see the day, honestly. His eyes go wide, dropping his sandwich dramatically. And then he's got a big hand at your shoulder, pulling you closer with a finger pressed to his lips. 
"Shhh! You can't-" Now, he gets close, whispering your name like he's saying something he shouldn't. "You can't tell anyone."
With the way he says your name it makes you light-headed. It's slow and careful, as if he's testing the way it feels spilling from his lips. And maybe, with the way he smiles, it feels good; tastes sweet wrapped around his tongue. 
"I won't." You breathe, and then you're both giggling.
There's something about the way he looks at you, peering under heavy lashes; basically eye-fucking you in the space of your tiny kitchen. You feel bare in a little t-shirt and sleep shorts; suddenly exposed. 
"You should…" He starts, cocking his head ever so slightly. "Join me, chula. "
It's soft; sinful, even; said as he coaxes you between his body and the kitchen counter. 
You don't trust your voice enough to answer, legs already shaky, so you nod. Slight, at first; and then with a little more gusto as the idea of him and you on his sheets – intimate, alone – creeps in. He stretches out a hand, and you take it; led to his bedroom like a scene you've seen before. All those girls before you; led to the dragon's lair like damsels in a fairytale. Except in this one, you suppose, you're not waiting for a knight in shining armour to save you. 
He sits you down on the bed, passing you a freshly rolled blunt. Passing it to your lips , more specifically; hand on your chin as he brings the lighter up to its end. Even prettier up close, all you can do is watch the press of plump lips, and pink tongue sticking out as he concentrates. As he leans in, there's a hand on your bare thigh. You inhale, deeply, and he hums with content.
"Good girl," He purrs, prying it from your lips to take a slow drag. 
"You're a bad influence." You murmur, watching as his eyes flutter shut. 
"You need to relax," He leans back, arm drawn lazily upwards. "This is helping."
"That's not–" Oh. You feel it now, a steady haze rolling over limbs. 
Miguel quirks up an eyebrow, amused. 
You repeat, slowly, "You're a bad influence ."
"Does it feel good?" You pause, trying to ignore his low tone; and the steady blaze that it ignites within you. Dragging your eyes to meet his, you see it: want, lust, something heavy that swirls behind them. 
You nod, itching for another pull. As if psychic, he gestures for you to come closer; and your lips almost slot against his. He exhales, and you inhale; in the closest thing you've come to a kiss in months. It makes you ache for just a little more contact, for those pretty hands to slot between your thighs and–
"Is this all I need to do for some quiet around here?" He asks, lilting. If only he'd stop talking; interrupting your fantasy with that stupid grin of his. 
You're shaking your head, laughing at the sheer gall . 
"You're fucking someone new every week, O'Hara. Loud. Who was it the other day? Cathy, Kayla –" 
"Sita, actually." He has a strange expression on his face. "And we didn't fuck. Just going over lecture notes."
"Sorry . Must have gotten mixed up with the half-dozen other girls in and out of here. Our apartment's not a brothel , Miggy."
He rolls his eyes, handing you the remnants of the blunt. 
"...s'not my fault there isn't anyone fucking you right."
You scoff. "How would you know?" 
"Thin walls. " It's cryptic. What the fuck does that mean?
You take a careful drag, and hand the blunt back – trying your hardest not to strangle him. It must show on your face as you tussle with the thought, because Miguel is staring; unabashedly, unashamedly. When you notice, it throws you off. 
"... what?" Ready to defend yourself, you huff. 
He shrugs. His expression is soft, reminding you of that night, not long ago. 
"You look like a painting."
You practically short circuit. You've been complimented before, of course. Hot, by men trying to get into your pants. Pretty, sometimes. Beautiful, the other times. Whether it's been sincere, you don't know – but you're smart enough to not overthink it. It's hard enough to live a life, as it is; and you'd rather not be bogged down by what others think, how you look whilst doing it. And yet, you feel your body betray you; a steady bloom of heat at your heart, like you've been stabbed. So deep, it spreads like blood on the front of a blouse. Like a painting, he says. And you like the way he says it; how it sounds spilling from his lips. 
Its implication sits heavy. Like a painting : hand-crafted, silken, soft –
He blinks, the crack of a smile on his face. And it ends in a fit of giggling, if you can even call it that. 
"Stop fucking with me." You grumble, and he thinks the way your face scrunches up with disdain is cute. There's probably an implication there he should unpack in therapy – how he likes it when you shout and put him in his place – but he's much too high to care. 
"M'not-" He quiets down, flattens his face into something resembling sobriety and gravitas. He gets a little closer, so close you can feel the heat of his body and flutter of lashes. With wide, dilated pupils, he stills - and it really doesn't help that he looks so pretty. 
"Can't stop thinking about you, hermosa." His voice is low, slurred with the weight of the blunt he's taken careful drags of. Every word makes you feel hazy, drawn in by his lips. " Fuck, all the time."
"Hear your laugh in my dreams, sometimes." He circles your bare thigh carefully, without breaking eye contact. With a thumb on your chin, he brings you closer, and closer still. Gently, you close your eyes, expecting the press of his lips against yours… 
…instead, you get a puff of smoke for your troubles. Reeling, you push him away. He collapses on the bed in a laughing fit. 
"... now I'm fucking with you." Rumbling laughter, and you've got the wherewithal to be embarrassed – hand still resting on his bare chest. 
A little cruelly, you push down, giving him an elbow to the ribs for good measure and he splutters with surprise – laughing all the same. 
"Asshole." You slur, and he grabs your arm to pull you onto the covers with him. You paw at him wildly, wrestling amongst the table of sheets. It's not a fair fight, not really; the wide expanse of his bare chest feels solid, and he's probably got more muscle in his pinky toe than you do in your whole body. Miguel is strong , but plays along regardless, pinning you to the bed with his hands around your wrists - but lets you turn him over just as quick. You're both laughing, the blunt long forgotten but its haze blurring the lines. You straddle his middle, hips flush against his and he keens; head back and cheeks flushed.
"Fuck," It's quiet, said as he writhes below you and you try to pin his hands above his head. Maybe it's the weed, but he lets you: eyes low, breath steady. And you stay like that, for a moment; bodies laid against one another. 
You don't know who starts it: the slow roll of hips, the swell of his cock bucking up against your heat. Regardless, you welcome it, letting the heat build up with the pressure at your clit. Your hips sway and all Miguel can do is watch. 
Lips parted, head back; and you set a steady rhythm that washes over you both.
Humping against one another, you get more desperate and drag your hands to his chest for purchase. Underneath you, Miguel practically purrs – one hand on your waist and the other clutching yours at his chest. 
"So, so pretty…" He sighs into it, wide palm pawing at your ass, shamelessly grabbing handfuls. By now, he's rock hard; and you feel him throb through the thin material of his sweats. 
"Fuck, I can't–" You moan, ragged, the roll of your hips gaining speed. 
Miguel coos, bringing a hand to your chin to pull you closer to the crook of his neck. 
"Too fast, hermosa. S-Slow it down for me." He grips your waist, forcing the pace to slow. Your hips stutter against his, delicious pressure making you cry out. And, God, you're close; pleasure building up at your gut. 
"Ohhh, fuck. Just like that, just like–" It's soft, whispered between the press of bodies like a prayer: reverent, intimate, a slew of garbled English and Spanish into the shell of your ear that goes straight to your pussy. 
"A-Ahi, ahi–"
[t-there, there–] 
Plush lips brush against your cheek, and you try so hard to not float away - with only his words to keep you tethered.  
"... no pares lo que sea que estes haciendo–ohh-fuck–" 
[don't stop what you're doing, oh fuck–] 
The coil at the base of your stomach snaps, and you arch into his touch as he does the same. Miguel spills into his sweats, heaving with the effort. He can feel the clench of your pussy above, and he chases it in the aftermath; craning his neck to finally get a kiss. Limbs heavy, you still manage to swerve so his kisses land at your jaw. He's grateful for the contact anyway it comes and sucks careful hickies into the skin: at your neck, your collarbone, and anywhere else he can reach. 
You sink into it, curl up on his chest like a housecat; his hands wandering the gentle slope of your back under your shirt. 
Limbs heavy, you pry yourself from his hands ever so slightly. He strains to follow you up, snapping back into the sheets like an elastic band. Still, he kneads at your flesh - bare thighs spilling from your shorts. 
" Miguel," You whisper, hand travelling past his neck to cradle his jaw. "Need more…"
You punctuate that last word with a roll of your hips. Wanton, conflicted; he groans . 
"It's late, chula. " He says it slowly, hesitant – like he can't believe the words are coming out of his mouth. He's still high, lost in the whispy remnants of that blunt. You've never known weed to make someone more responsible, and you flop to his side, a little childishly. 
Miguel makes sure to keep a hand wrapped around your waist, dragging his other knuckles up your exposed tummy so that it rides up to the swell of your tits. 
"And you've got that 9am."
You cover your face with the span of your hands, grumbling. From between the gaps in your fingers, you repeat, 
" ...and I've got that 9am ."
He traces lazy circles in your flesh. Maybe it's the blunt, or the afterglow of an orgasm; but you make him laugh, a gentle ache replacing the creak and shudder of gears. 
"Idiot." He says, kissing it into your skin. And he burns from the touch, fleeting; like the warm flame from paper lanterns, or the flicker of a lighter against cool night air. 
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dwarvendiaries · 1 year ago
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Meet my notebooks
Planner(Blue)- occassionally used will have todo lists which may or may not be ticked-off. Letters printed
Creative scrawl(Orange)- filled with campaign plans for campaigns I've never run but from which I steal ideas from. Dwarven alphbets,. Self portraits. Dotted. Combo of cursive and printed
Labbook (Black)- Slowly filling with lab notes. Has a table of contents and writing on even pages and diagrams on odd. Predominantly in cursive
Onenote- Lecture notes in various modules. Largely in cursive against grid lines, except my Traveller campaign notes
Diary (Blue with zebras)- Written in monthly mostly or when I feel like it. Thoughts and musings to myself about who I am who I want to be, what happened to me on a particular day. Attempts at tentative poetry.
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bibliophage-mage · 2 years ago
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In the branch of geometry I’ve studied it depends on what you do with it; invoking/banishing air/fire/earth/water/spirit(active|passive).
We can simplify the name of the line segments to correspond to the first two points in the operation:
Invoking: 1»3=🔥, 5»2=💧, 1»4=🌍, 2»5=💨, 4»2=𒀱(passive), 3»5=𒀱(active) Banishing: 3»1=🔥, 2»5=💧, 4»1=🌍, 5»2=💨, 2»4=𒀱(passive), 5»3=𒀱(active)
Some interesting notes for this semantic attribution:
Fire/earth share what I call a home node; when invoking both start from 1, when banishing both return to 1.
water/air share an edge, but travel in opposite directions along it. 2»5 is used for both air and banishing water.
Material elements home nodes are “above” the center and spirit is “below.”
Tracing the edges follows these routes:
Invoking clockwise: s(a), w/-a, -s(p), -e, f Invoking widdershins: s(p), a/-w, -s(a), -f, e Banishing widdershins: s(a), f, -e, -s(p), w/-a Banishing clockwise: s(p), e, -f, -s(a), a/-w
From this we can easily see air/water oppose directions on the same edge, fire/earth alternate steps, and spirit active/passive are separated by the elemental pairs.
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Some other attributions may number the points based on the traced path, in other words 1»2»3»4»5 in this outer, circumference numbering circle would, if numbered along the path, look like 1»4»2»5»3 when tracing clockwise around the outside. If taking notes one may wish to document circumference vs path numbering.
“Reproducibility is the heart of the scientific method, so all good chemists must keep a laboratory notebook. If you don’t record the details of your lab work it might not be possible for other researchers to reproduce it later. ” [see also, from the Shulgin Labbooks]
“No, our collective future may actually be depending on our willingness to play together, and to accept the possibility of the impossible.”
(* as an aside, I choose to use a cuneiform 𒀱 glyph to represent the element of spirit as a form of veneration to Nisaba, Sumerian goddess of knowledge, writing, poetry, accounting, and grain. Feel free, of course, to represent your own ideas how you will. )
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violette-lewis · 2 years ago
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•13/01/2023•
Day 725 of productivity [725/800]
Went on campus. Replied to emails, sorted out my labbook, booked some equipment. Attended the lab meeting. Had a meeting over lunch with another PhD student. Then went to the city centre to meet a friend. Bought some items, had coffee with her. Went to the pet store. Went home, cleaned the apartment, took out the trash, watched a YouTube video (Atomic Habits!), packed my suitcase. I swear, these days, my life is insanely busy. And I've got so many things to remember. My calendar and to-do lists are full.
Mood : find some peace
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dazzledbybooks · 5 years ago
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𝙸'𝚖 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚎—𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛, 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝙸 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖. - 𝙺. 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍, 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕𝚜 𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝙾𝚏 I finally finished another ebook for my OWLS. I did this one for Charms class. I feel quite accomplished as I have read finished three books so far this month. I am looking for some recommendations for adult fantasy/sci-fi books, so go check out my stories. I am totally ready for my life to go back to normal. I don’t know about you. I just want some structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hashtags ⇓ #whatgirlsaremadeof #whatgirlsaremadeofchallenge #labbooks #owls #readreadread #readingslump #yacontemporary #fortheloveofbooks #booklover #yacontemporarybooks #adultreads #adultcontemporary #romancereader #romancebookstagram #ireadromance #youngertvland #bookcommunity #readersofinstagram #reading #mybookfeatures #findingyourself #hygge #stayhome #stayhealthy #bibliophilesofinstagram #mybookstagram #owlsreadathon2020 #owlsreadathonsnaps2020 (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DUmn3gYoS/?igshid=1wtj6zp8v5y4t
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ilyseok · 6 years ago
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If I don’t update by next Sunday, please send help. It means I’ve been trapped in the lab and possibly swallowed whole by an iCAP-Q instrument. At that point, it is probably too late and my family should be notified I’ve been mistakenly incinerated.
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What’s your day look like. Calculations are important in determining quantification of protein in a sample. #stemcells #proteomics #worklife #work #medicine #mentalhealthandwork #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #depression #cptsd #science #sciencelife #maths #labarchives #labbook (at UTS: University of Technology Sydney) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoipZOaF_GF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c01zxdhgw5hx
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maybesimon · 3 years ago
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am doing multi-agent simulations and the programming doesnt make me wanna die so thats a plus
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curiously-a-dreamer · 5 years ago
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:’) I have a (likely crooked) wisdom tooth coming in and it’s already causing me some mild pain
I think mouths should be illegal actually
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— 06/02/19
Finishing up on my PAG assessment! I’ll admit my labbook has sort of fallen second to my other work, but now is the time to get it out of the way - I’ve got to pass the endorsement!
🎵 holy war; rainbow kitten surprise
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nerdsbianhokie · 7 years ago
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Established Maggie/Lucy with Alex crushing hardcore parkour au pt 3 AO3   pt1 on AO3
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Underbar - A move were the traceur jumps feet first through an opening and grabs a bar at the top to aid her through.
Maggie rolled her eyes. She glanced around as Kara continued to ramble, making sure that nobody was lurking around L-Corps lobby who shouldn’t be. After making sure the room was clear, she turned back to Kara.
“I don’t want excuses,” she said, cutting off Kara mid-sentence. “You two shouldn’t be doing it, and I know you haven’t stopped because Lucy is still sending me new pictures from Instagram.”
“They’re old pictures,” Kara protested.
“But you’re still doing it.”
“It’s important to Alex.”
Maggie uncrossed her arms to rub her temple.
“What if you come to the gym?” Kara asked.
Maggie raised an eyebrow at her.
“Take one of those classes with Lucy, so you can see the type of work that goes into it.”
“You expect that to make me feel better about you throwing yourselves from building to building?”
“It’s not throwing ourselves from building to building. It’s about control, and strength, and trusting your body.”
Maggie sucked in a breath. She thought back to the fight with Alex, to ‘I found parkour during a shit time in my life, when none of you bothered to notice how bad it was’.
They had noticed, Maggie and Lucy, they just hadn’t been sure how to address it until it was almost too late. The thought of Alex going out and doing parkour during that time sent a bolt of fear through her.
From what Maggie had seen, Alex hadn’t had control or trust in her body back then. Strength, sure, but she had never known Alex to be anything but strong.
She glanced around the lobby again.
“One class,” she said, eyeing a figure huddled on the other side of the glass door. “I’ll check out one class.”
She didn’t have to be looking at Kara to know that she was beaming.
“But don’t expect anything,” Maggie continued.
“No, no, just check it out.”
The figure walked off. Just someone looking for cover from the rain for a bit. Maggie looked back at Kara.
“How is Alex?”
“Mopey.”
“Really?”
“Are you enjoying not speaking with her?”
Maggie leaned back against her desk. “No.”
“She misses you, she’s just too proud to say anything.”
Maggie bowed her head.
“Just like you are,” Kara continued.
“Don’t you have somewhere to be?”
“Not really, but I’ll go. Have a good night, Maggie.”
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Alex tried. She really, really did.
It’s just so damn hard to focus when Lucy kept staring at her instead of doing her own work.
She did manage to focus for thirty minutes before dropping her pen onto her labbook.
“What?”
“Are you ever going to talk to Maggie again?”
Alex closed her eyes with a sigh.
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
Lucy groaned. “It’s been two weeks. You two haven’t gone this long without talking for years.”
Alex shrugged. “She knows where I live.”
“Damnit, Alex…”
“What?” Alex snapped. “Why don’t you go bother her?”
“Because she won’t tell me either, and as far as I do know, you two got into an actual fist fight.”
“That’s not what happened.”
“You had two black eyes, she had a golf ball on her forehead, and you aren’t talking. What am I supposed to think?”
Alex closed her eyes for a moment, before taking a deep breath. She started to pack up her books.
“Where are you going?” Lucy asked.
“I’m already fighting with Maggie, I don’t want to start fighting with you, too.”
“Alex…”
“I’m sorry, Lucy.”
“Please don’t pull away again.”
Alex froze. She slowly looked up at Lucy.
Wide eyes stared at her.
For a moment, she was sent back. Back to stumbling into the apartment at odd hours, back to the sight of Maggie and Lucy curled up, passed out, on the couch, to the uncomfortable roil in her stomach and the uncertainty of if it was nausea or disgust or jealousy.
Back to the night Lucy had woken up, staring at Alex with wide eyes full of concern.
“I won’t,” Alex said. “Promise.”
“Please stay,” Lucy said. “I’ll drop it, just…” She sighed. “I don’t like you two fighting.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll think about talking to her.”
Lucy chuckled. “Probably the best I’ll get out of either of you.”
Alex shrugged, gave her a small smile, and unpacked the books she had packed up.
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Lucy glanced across the gym, towards the rock wall she had seen Alex on her first visit. Alex wasn’t there.
Unfortunately.
She turned to Maggie, stretching up to press a kiss to her cheek.
Maggie was tense, her jaw clenched as she scanned the gym.
“You don’t have to act like you’re hating every moment of this,” Lucy said.
Maggie narrowed her eyes, then rolled them. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.”
“I can’t either,” Lucy said. “After ranting to me how dangerous it is for so long.”
“It is dangerous,” Maggie said.
“Great attitude.”
Lucy grinned as Vasquez appeared in front of them.
“You must be the girlfriend,” Vasquez said.
Maggie raised an eyebrow, glancing at Lucy. “I am.”
“Welcome. Lucy’s talked about you a bit.”
“Only good things, promise,” Lucy cut in.
Vasquez laughed. “Class is about to start, c’mon.” They turned, heading towards the stairs that lead up to the parkour area. “We have a guest instructor today,” Vasquez said as they walked.
“Yeah? Who?” Lucy asked. She nudged Maggie, who was staring out at the rock wall area they were climbing behind.
“A regular at the gym,” Vasquez answered. “One of the best traceurs we have.”
The stairs ended, opening up to the parkour area. Filled with plywood boxes and padding and poles, it felt like a cross of a rooftop, an obstacle course, and a paintball set-up. The rest of the class was already there, and crowded under one of the obstacles, where a woman was perched.
Lucy froze. Maggie froze next to her.
“No way,” Lucy whispered.
The beanie. The arms. The mask.
Spaceur_Traceur
Lucy turned to Maggie, excitement building up, only to roll her eyes at Maggie’s expression.
“You can’t do anything to her here,” Lucy said. She threaded her fingers with Maggie’s, and pulled her forward. “Just enjoy the class and getting to watch those arms for the next hour.”
Maggie rolled her eyes at that, but Lucy could make out the hint of a smile at the corners of her mouth.
As they approached, Spaceur_Traceur looked up towards them.
Her eyes went wide for a moment.
Lucy furrowed her brow at the familiarity of the movement, but pushed the feeling down.
The class began a few minutes later.
Starting with a demonstration from Spaceau_Traceur, who Vasquez introduced as Al.
She moved with power, with fluidity, with energy. She transitioned from vaults to flips without hesitation. She used parts of the course in ways Lucy never would have imagined.
When she finished, and Vasquez started a spiel on how they were all far from being able to do that, and would still be working on strength building, Al lifted her tank top up to wipe the sweat off the uncovered part of her face.
And, well, abs.
Lucy was only able to look away after Al had lowered her shirt, cutting off the view. She looked to Maggie, who was still staring at Al. Lucy reached out for Maggie’s hand, squeezing gently. When Maggie looked at her, Lucy leaned close.
“We can proposition the girl after the lesson, for now, we need to focus,” she whispered.
Which threw Maggie into a coughing fit as she seemed to choke on nothing.
Lucy rubbed Maggie’s back and threw an apologetic look Vasquez’s way.
The class ended faster than Lucy liked. Her muscled burned from the workout, sweat clung to her, she couldn’t stop looking at Maggie’s post-workout glow.
Maggie, who kept staring at Al, who was lingering as the rest of the class started to leave.
“Are you really thinking of propositioning her?” Lucy asked, pressing against Maggie’s side.
Maggie rolled her eyes. “No, I just...need to talk to her.”
“Is this really the place?”
“It’s fine, Lucy.”
She turned to see Al walking towards them, stretching her arms as she walked.
Lucy glanced between her girlfriend and the woman moving towards them.
And she really knew those eyes from somewhere.
Al pulled her beanie off, short hair falling around her face, then, after the first hesitation Lucy had ever seen from her, the mask.
The breath was sucked from Lucy’s chest. She stared at Al, at Alex, unsure of how to react.
Alex was Spaceur_Traceur. Alex did parkour. Alex was so much more of a badass than Lucy had ever expected. Alex was…
Lucy’s gaze flicked to the rainbow mask Alex was starting to fidget with.
Alex was gay. Or, not straight at least.
“I’m sorry,” Alex started. “I should have mentioned it ages ago, but…”
She was cut off by Maggie stepping towards her and pulling her into a hug.
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