NSFW CMO

[misheard]

Call out one of my characters with a starter, or a prompt, or a 'look idk how but I want these two to bang' and we will Do A Thread.

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from an AU where there's no ring on it

[heartswapped]

[Well, that card game was fun.

She adjusts the little paper crown the others gave her - it reads "trash monarch" - and leads him into her room. She'd rather not think about the fact that Danny's room used to be occupied. Then she puts the box of cards on top of the dresser, trying too hard not to look at the other personal effects in the room.

She smiles softly, if somewhat sheepishly, at Oda.]

Feels kind of weird being in here...

[tenimuho]

It does, but we're already cramped in here. We should use the space available.

[Most rooms belonged to someone who is now dead, when you think about it. At least in older houses. He doesn't often think about it.]

Congratulations on winning the game.

[heartswapped]

I guess it's something to keep us distracted...

But I mostly just can't wait to get out of here.

[tenimuho]

I can't either. I might finish the entire fiction section of the library soon.

What will you do first when you return home? My answer is probably obvious...

[Hug his kids.]

[heartswapped]

I don't know. See my niece and nephew again, bake them some cookies, catch some Pokemon, then breathe in the fresh air, sleep in my own bed in my own crappy apartment after all these weeks...

[It's a long list...]

Being in this dump really makes you appreciate the little things, I guess.

[tenimuho]

I can't do the Pokemon-catching part of that, but I think I'd like to bake my children cookies. I've gotten better at baking since coming here.

[So that's one good thing, at least.]

[heartswapped]

I could always teach you.

I mean, it's not like there's much else to do here...

[She can think of a few other things to do here, but...well, she'll see if he's down for it.]

[tenimuho]

You wouldn't mind? I'd be very grateful. And I'll try to be a good student.

[If nothing else, he'll pay attention and apply himself to his baking lessons.]

[heartswapped]

Everyone's got a long way to go when they first start out, don't they? I believe in you.

[Congrats, Oda, you have +1 person believing in you!

She shifts herself just a bit closer to him.]

I love it when a guy puts in the kind of effort you do.

[tenimuho]

Thank you. It would be nice if everyone put in effort, but I appreciate the compliment.

[On the one hand, she didn't get him to realize she's hitting on him just yet, but on the other hand, she got him to actually smile. That's an achievement on its own.]

[heartswapped]

[She's...glad. That he smiled at her. She smiles back, with all the warmth and sincerity she can muster.]

Used to date a guy back when I was nineteen who said the same thing. Most people don't, but...

...that probably just makes guys like you all the more precious, right?

[tenimuho]

If you say so, then you must be right.

[He believes her. She probably knows more people than he does, for one thing, even if only in passing. And for another, he just respects her opinion.]

Though I think women who put in effort, like you, are also very precious.

[He's not flirting back intentionally, this is just a sincere compliment.]

[heartswapped]

[She takes his hand. There's a little tremble of electricity in it, but her grasp is firm without being too demanding.

She's happy he said that.]

Thanks.

Maybe we can stay here a little longer.

[Here in this room, she means. She'd really rather not spend another day in space prison if she can help it.]

[tenimuho]

[No one wants to stay in space prison, which is why he has to think a little harder about what she's saying, since obviously that's not what she means. Stay here - in this room? But it's really not that interesting, there isn't even much to do here besides sit and talk.

And he likes talking to Elaine, but they could do that anywhere on this ship, unless it was something private. They aren't really discussing things that are too personal - well, there's her dating history, and the compliments, and...

It takes him a moment, but finally he manages to ask, sounding a touch unsure.]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but are you flirting with me?

[He hasn't let go of her hand.]

[heartswapped]

[Sakunosuke Oda, densest material known to man. Okay, not really, but Elaine giggles for a bit before turning to him.]

Yes?

[She's always liked you, Oda.]

Oh no, is this a little too much?

[tenimuho]

[Oda's biggest blind spot is himself. And he doesn't have any empathy powers, so he hurries to answer in case she might feel guilty for making him uncomfortable.]

No, I don't mind - I just didn't expect you to have an interest in me. I don't know how to respond to it either... This doesn't really happen to me much.

[Or else he doesn't notice, which is almost the same, practically speaking.

He gives her hand a light squeeze. He'll find an answer for her, just give him a minute.]

[heartswapped]

Oda, I...

[She's not really sure a huge speech about how cool he really is is going to be appropriate here, so she just says the one thing that's on her mind.]

I've really liked you for a while now.

[She's not letting go of his hand. Instead, she tugs it lightly, gesturing towards the bed.]

[tenimuho]

...You're someone I think anyone would be lucky to hear that from. I'm lucky to have even met you, Elaine.

[At her gesture, he takes a step toward the bed. If she leads, he'll follow, but he's still not certain enough to lead.

He may never be that sure of himself, or of the notion of other people caring about him.]

[heartswapped]

[She leans into him after sitting on the bed, pulling him down just a little.

Then she kisses him. Just once, softly, on the lips. It's brief, but it gets her point across.]

I've been thinking...this might be the only time we really get to be alone together. Like this.

[tenimuho]

[It certainly does get the point across. Even Oda can't misinterpret what being kissed means.

When she pulls away, he touches his lips with his fingers without thinking about what he's doing.]

...That's true.

[Any of them could die tomorrow. For angering their captor, or for the sake of someone else trying to escape alive. They can't count on anything.]

If there's something you'd like to do together, I'll do my best. Even if I don't know much.

[He knows the mechanics and the theory, but he's never had to put them into practice before.]

[heartswapped]

[Oh dear, she really is his first, isn't she? Elaine suspected that might be the case, but...]

I could help you out a little.

[She's going to refrain from saying much in case it makes him self-conscious, but she's been around the block a bit. It's fine.

She undoes her silly butler shirt a little, letting her breasts slowly peek out from underneath in the room's dim light. They're massive, inviting things, all creamy pale with candy-pink nipples.

It's an invitation for Oda to try to get some clothes off, too, or to touch them, or anything he wants.]

[tenimuho]

[It's clearly an invitation, but Oda doesn't know what he wants. This has all happened fairly suddenly, and he was not expecting to be in a bed with a shirtless Elaine tonight.

If he had - well, making a plan ahead of time seems sort of ridiculous, but he might have at least put some thought into what he would actually do. As it is, he doesn't know what he likes, doesn't know what she likes, and is feeling a little out of his depth.

Oda knows at least enough to know that most women, especially women who are taking off their shirts without prompting, like having their breasts touched. So he reaches out to cup one of her breasts gently, rubbing his thumb over the pale skin.]

[heartswapped]

[That prompts Elaine to giggle just a bit. Luckily for Oda, she's always been a bit on the sensitive side there. She can feel his fumbling, his indecision, the anxiety of a man who's clearly never done this before... but she doesn't care. He clearly wants this to be good, and that's good enough.

On her own end, she's a little self-conscious about what lies underneath her breasts, having a little extra ice cream in her milkshake and all, but hopefully he doesn't notice. Or care.

She reaches out to touch his face.]

[tenimuho]

[He leans his cheek into her palm. The gentle touch quells some of his nervousness, though the pink in his cheeks remains.]

You're beautiful. - With the clothes on too, I didn't mean you weren't beautiful before...

[Care about what?]

[heartswapped]

[She flashes him a smile and lets his cheek linger there for a while, before letting the rest of her shirt fall away as she pulls it back. Her hands move, then, to undress him. To free him from that ridiculous jumpsuit.]

You're pretty cute yourself.