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Tweak says, "How old are you really?"

he's (misterenigma) wrote in rooms,
@ 2015-10-01 19:51:00

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!marvel comics, *journal, *log, *voice, death, donna carroll, eddie nigma, jason todd, selina kyle

muerte/jason/selina
[Private to Muerte]
[Groggy, hungover, worried about Gotham.]

Hey, I need you to step out of the door. Something's going on over there and I'm no help if I'm a ghost.

[Jason T.]

Bruce is gone. Can you tell me what's going on?

[Selina K.]
[Shouted from the floor of the apartment's office:]

You here?

[Donna C.]
[Later after texting Faol.]

Hey, are you okay?

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

soundofwings
2015-10-07 02:51 pm UTC (link)

[She smiled at his question.] You know how I said when we're messing around sometimes it's like riding a roller coaster? This was like a really high, really fast roller coaster. More than it's ever been before. [She paused, and still holding his hand.] It made me want to say it back. If I hadn't been rushing to get back here, I probably would have right away. [Lower lip sucked between her teeth in the sort of shy uncertainty she rarely had since settling into their lives in Marvel.] It felt good. ...More than I expected it to, even.

[She did follow along, smiling at his smirk and then letting out a little snort at the thought of a neon green codpiece.] Oh Eddie, no... [It was said softly, an attempt at being serious, but she was on the verge of laughter. It didn't help that she was thinking of the codpiece as an addendum to the bodysuit. She went more serious at the actual outfit's description, and nodded. But still trying to be light.] I don't know, if you kiss me while you're wearing the dark green one, I may not want to let you leave... [Her smile went softer but also edged with something warm.] Maybe I want you to get carried away. [For just a moment, her expression went distracted, thoughts of kissing him, rumpling his perfectly-cut suit, being able to press her lips to his ear and whisper things to him. All things she shouldn't have been thinking with him needing to get back out the door. Very human things that were making themselves known again with her back in Marvel. She shook her head just a little pulling her focus back to the present time and place.] Will you wear the ankh too? Or does it get too cold for you?

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

misterenigma
2015-10-08 11:08 am UTC (link)

Well, that's all I can ask for. [Eddie's eyes lingered on her. He took a moment to appreciate that they got out of the Gotham crazy unhurt and he wondered how many people could say the same. Bruce was gone. Just as Eddie was starting to feel close to the man, he was gone. He knew it wasn't Bruce's fault, but it still hurt. And he could tell the distance between the Dark Knight and Selina was farther than it had ever been. Ah well. Eddie had Muerte, a woman who ran to him without thinking, and he could say that he was in love again for the first time since his marriage died. He never would have thought he'd get a second chance at something good.

A smile at her snort and he gave her a sly, smarmy look like he was going to pull the codpiece out of thin air.] I have an hour to meet Selina in Gotham. I'm sure we can get plenty accomplished before then. [Eyebrow waggle and then he gave her a surprised look at the mention of her ankh.] Cold? Ah, it's almost always warm when I touch it. Here- [Eddie opened a drawer in his closet and picked out the ankh amongst a sea of tie pins. He held it in the palm of his hand and then outstretched his arm so she could touch it.] Not as warm as it was when you first gave it to me. Maybe I'm just imagining things? When I think of you, I touch it. And when I think of you, I feel warm and fuzzy.

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

soundofwings
2015-10-08 02:22 pm UTC (link)

An hour can be a lot of time... [Eyebrow both up, her expression shifted into considering interest. And though she'd been teasing, she did reach out an arm to press her palm flat against his side, feeling the warmth of him through his thin t-shirt. There wasn't anything overly tantalizing about the touch - it was more to simply reassure herself that he wasn't going to fade away to a specter beneath her hands.

She stepped closer as Eddie pulled the ankh from his drawer, and pressed a finger to it once he held it, keeping her touch there for a moment, even through the cold burn of it, a slight tightness around her eyes. It was like pressing her finger to a steel pole in the bitterest days of winter, and she only needed to leave it there for a short while before the burn of chill turned to a tingle. The rest of the ankh stayed warm in Eddie's palm, and when she pressed that same fingertip to the inside of his wrist, over the warm beat of his pulse, it was fishy white and frigid and took a few seconds to start to steal a little bit of heat from his own skin, warming back up slowly. And then, as her eyes had been on their hands the entire time, she lifted her gaze up to his and raised a wry eyebrow.] So which one of us is wrong about it? [Her lips tipped back into the slightest smile. The chill of it didn't bother her as much as it maybe should have - it was more a strange curiosity.]

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

misterenigma
2015-10-08 04:03 pm UTC (link)

[Eddie was sure that she'd touch the ankh and find it warm, like he had been holding it in his palm for a few minutes. He never knew the ancient thing to be anything but a sense of comfort for him. Even during those times they weren't talking, he'd sometimes take it out of its box and hold it in some hope it would give him strength to get through difficult times. It was warm, even then. Even when she wasn't particularly excited to speak to him.

Her chilled fingers touched his wrist and he automatically winced. Shocked by the cold.] What the hell? [He looked up at her in wonder. Gears turning with the same strange curiosity.] See, we ought to try the same experiment in the Gotham door, or even the hallway. I think we'll find it's warm for you again and- well it won't matter what it is with me. I'll be dead.

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

soundofwings
2015-10-08 04:56 pm UTC (link)

It's been like this for me since stepping away. [Another thing that she maybe should have mentioned - that likely pointed to her still maintaining a deeply-buried shred of her true essence, even when she'd thought herself fully human. She knew it was important to him, which was why she'd never reclaimed it, even after returning from going to The End, but she didn't know exactly how important it was. Didn't know about those times when they weren't speaking.

His wince earned a small frown from her, and she wrapped her other fingers over that spot, warming it again as well as she could.] We can. If you're interested to know. I know that it's warm for you though, and as long as it's not anything that's hurting, I think it's okay. Right?

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

misterenigma
2015-10-12 02:43 pm UTC (link)

Interesting. [He tossed the ankh up in the air, caught it and then returned it to his dresser for the time being. Eddie knew he'd be better off with a shower, a shave and a couple minutes to get into the Riddler persona that was pragmatic and powerful. With Muerte here, he didn't want to leave. He almost didn't care about Gotham.

But, it pulled at him. It found the loose string and tugged until he ran after that tangled mess. He thought about what she said, about things that didn't hurt him and he nodded.] I'll let you know when it's not okay. [Because to him, that was the best thing anyone could do when they were in love.]

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

soundofwings
2015-10-12 03:38 pm UTC (link)

[The promise to let her know? It meant a lot, actually. And she smiled again softly as she nodded.] Even a little beforehand, if you get a feeling about it.

[And then she looked at him, studying, not quite with an Endless intensity, but enough to cause a little discomfort. Watched his toss of the ankh and the turn of his brain (it was a different sort of expression behind his eyes - distracted but also focused). The lingering in their bedroom instead of getting ready for Gotham like he'd been talking about.] I'm too distracting. [It was said with another smile and then a slow lean in to kiss right at the corner of his mouth.] I should let you get ready. [And that was a whisper, but not one that held any bit of remorse for them being there together.]

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

misterenigma
2015-10-12 04:27 pm UTC (link)

Even beforehand. [He smiled at her softly and reached to tug at her shirt as she moved in to kiss him.] I like distracting. [Eddie murmured, but they both knew he wouldn't stay no matter how tempting it was. Romance in such a whirlwind life was difficult, wasn't? This wasn't a problem he was used to. In fact, he couldn't remember the last time he tried to make sex with someone more than just a way to relieve stress. He wanted it to be special with Muerte and alright the thought of that alone made his ears turn red with internal embarrassment.]

Hmm? Ah! [He snapped back to the task at hand and leaned forward to steal a kiss before she could leave.] I'll be home soon. And, I'll give you so much attention you're going to hate every second of it. [He grinned.]

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

soundofwings
2015-10-12 04:34 pm UTC (link)

I like distracting too... [It came as her own murmur against his lips, just before she sighed and began to pull back. She was just far enough to see his ears turn bright red, and it made her smile even though she didn't know the exact source of it. She reached out and traced one careful fingertip along the shell of his ear, just light enough for the ticklish contact to be felt. And there was something self-satisfied in her smile - that even if she didn't know the details, she knew that she was somehow part of the source of that flush.

That stolen kiss was leaned into for just a second, deeper than Eddie'd perhaps intended, but then she pulled away too, taking steps back until they were out of arms' reach. And she laughed at his grin.] I'll prepare myself to be so very annoyed. [A pause, another lingering look at him, and then a nod to herself.] I'm going to go down to the shop. Make sure everything's okay. Stay out of your way until you're gone so that I'm not tempted to keep you here. [And she stepped her way backwards toward the bedroom door.]

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Re: Muerte / Eddie

misterenigma
2015-10-12 04:47 pm UTC (link)

[Eddie's gaze lingered on her for a moment and then he closed his eyes as she traced around his pink ear. He tried not to smirk, that smarmy knowing thing, but he did anyway. She made him feel good and he always liked the way she touched him, even if he wasn't supposed to.

He made a soft mrrph noise as she deepened the kiss and he tugged her closer until they pulled apart from each other. Eddie nodded and gave her a sad little wave before remembering that he liked himself better when he showed a little cheerful courage.] I'll try not to embarrass you in front of the patrons. [A roguish smirk and then he turned to pick out his outfit for the long night ahead of him.]

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