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Tweak says, "Does your mother know?"

Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-01-30 21:25:00

Entry tags:

jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), spike

413 - action, open and closed
[ OPEN ACTION - AROUND THE DOME ]

[ It's an errand day. Nothing special, really, expect that today Spike's loading up on more than the usual cigarettes-whiskey-bloodbags that have become his usual shopping list. He can also be found at Bull's Eye, picking up extra linen and towels, stopping by the actual frozen food section of the grocery store where they keep the frozen food that isn't blood, adds a pack of coffee to the pile. Almost like he's preparing for less an overnight guest and more something permanent. Shit hit the fan and for once he's not the one to blame.

He'll take his time, so there's plenty of chances for people to stop and say hi. ]

[ CLOSED TO JACK ]

[ It's later that evening when he tracks down Jack at some bar. Maybe it's the first bar he checked, or the third, but there's an unmistakeable determination in this search. Almost like he's looking for someone to punch some sense into. ]

Figures I'd find you here.

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chipswiththat
2017-02-12 10:05 pm UTC (link)

This is what you get for getting in bed with him. Sorry, Jack.

"It's not a bad idea, you know. Act like a proper couple and maybe you'll become one." Said plainly, without attitude and with the hopes that Jack will understand what he's getting at. Graduate from just sex to something multi-dimensional.

"Even if it's just taking him out for dinner. It's the thought that counts."

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foreverjack
2017-02-12 10:14 pm UTC (link)

It's okay. He knew what he was getting into bed with. He considers it worth it, mostly.

"We eat together a lot of the time," he points out, because of course they do. They live together; they eat in a fair amount of the time, and especially breakfast - on those mornings they wake up together, which of course is by no means all of them any more.

"But yeah, I could make more of an effort there. I guess actually taking him out, making a bit of a thing of it, might foster some conversation and give us a chance to actually talk without sex getting in the way."

His lips twitch. "When we're at home and we try to talk, it pretty much always seems to just devolve into sex!"

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	chipswiththat 2017-02-12 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Some day Spike will make good on those promises of non-breathing blow jobs and maybe even out the good and the bad. "That's what I'm talking about - there's a big difference between eating and going out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2017-02-13 03:47 pm UTC (link)

He can wait for the blow jobs. Contrary to what Spike might believe, he does value more than just sex, and although he might never admit it out loud, the advice and companionship Spike's giving him right now are worth more than sex.

"I know. It's just something we've never really done." He lifts his eyes to Spike's face. "Sometimes I worry there really isn't any more to our relationship than working together and sex."

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	chipswiththat 2017-02-13 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	"No time better than the present to find out, don't you think?" Rather than let two decades of bitterness poison any chance they have of remaining friendly in a place so small you can hardly turn a corner without running into someone familiar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2017-02-14 10:10 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. I guess." He nods, rather exhausted by the prospect of what feels like it's going to be a long uphill climb, but a lot more accepting of it, and a lot more at ease about it, than he was half an hour ago. He manages a small smile. "Thanks, Spike. For all of this. And... I'm sorry about all the hitting. Thanks for letting me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2017-02-14 10:41 am UTC (link)
	This is what they're supposed to do, Spike thinks. They agreed to this threeway arrangement and that means supporting each other and working shit out. He's just doing his job. "You hit like a girl." he shrugs, and coming from him it's not even almost an insult. More like the opposite. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2017-02-14 11:16 am UTC (link)

It is a big part of what it's all about, of course, but it's still new enough with Spike that it still feels a bit weird. He's also definitely feeling that so far Spike has got something of the shitty end of the relationship with him, having to spend more of his time talking him through how to make things work with Ianto than enjoying the actual fun parts of a threeway relationship!

(On the other hand, he remembers Spike considers talking rates more highly than sex, so maybe Spike's entirely happy with the way it's going!)

He laughs lightly at the insult/compliment and stands up, moving to cradle Spike's bruised face in his hands and lean in to press an affectionate kiss to his mouth.

"Thank you. I'll see you around." And, with the inevitable swirl of the coat, he's gone.

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