MCA #9 | Tuesday Morning

[knife_bender]

Diego was a gentleman last night and walked Annie home after her shift at the bar. What happened after wasn't very gentlemanly per se but it was enjoyed on both sides. Sleep happened eventually but only after what was probably considered an obscene amount of cuddling.

The cuddling thing was kind of still happening even while Diego was still asleep this morning. He had whatever limb he could wrapped around Annie. Maybe this was why his code name was The Kraken?

[For that girl]

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[knife_bender]

"If I get hit by weird stuff I'm blaming you," he teased, lightly running his hand up her side.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I think you're gonna get hit with weird stuff no matter what I say," Annie told him, pressing a kiss to his neck. "But if you want to blame me, sure."

As long as nothing weird hit them right now, for like at least a couple hours, she'd be fine with that.

[knife_bender]

"What is pushy mistletoe anyway?" he asked.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Apparently exactly what it sounds like," Annie replied, kissing his shoulder, now. "Sentient mistletoe that tries to get people to kiss each other. Sometimes with literal pushing."

A pause, and then she added, "Not just people. Summer had to kiss a squirrel."

[knife_bender]

There was a long pause. "...that's disgusting."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I know. She's the only one I've heard that for, though. I think it's mostly people-on-people action," Annie assured him. "And for what it's worth, I promise to fight it if anything tries to get me to kiss anyone but you."

She'd at least try to fight it off, anyway.

[knife_bender]

"I am not going to hold sentient mistletoe against you," he said, laughing. "Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll just get the two of us together."

Oh yeah 'cause they didn't do that enough.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I don't know if it works on people who actually like kissing each other," Annie noted thoughtfully. "Like no one's told me a story about this that ends with 'and that's how I met my boyfriend,' or whatever. It's all squirrels and warnings."

[knife_bender]

"People get together under weird circumstances all the time," Diego said. "You punched me in the face the second time we met."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You threw a knife at me!" Like, God, Diego, she didn't just go around punching random hot dudes for the hell of it. "You can't leave that part out."

[knife_bender]

"My point exactly!" he said. "Weird circumstances to dating, it happens."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I feel like this is in spite of that, not because of it," Annie said, gesturing expansively between them. Though now she was really reconsidering that whole encounter through the lens of having realized that Diego found her strength attractive, and eyed him a little. "I mean, you're totally the only person I've ever beat up and ended up making out with, now that I'm saying that."

[knife_bender]

"You're the only person I've thrown a knife at and ended up making out with," Diego said before leaning in to kiss her. Just to prove that point.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie gave a happy little hum into the kiss, reaching to lightly run her fingertips along one of his wrists. "So like...can I ask you something?"

Because suspecting was one thing, but she wanted to confirm before she just confidently proceeded and did something to surprise him too badly.

[knife_bender]

"Yeah, sure," he said. "Anything."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I know you're not like, intimidated or weirded out or whatever - totally reassured there - but...do you like that I'm strong?"

Considering the way she playfully raised her eyebrows at him, and how she was now wrapping her fingers around his wrist, there was probably little doubt as to what she meant.

[knife_bender]

"Yeah, I like it," he said easily, looking down at where here hand was around his wrist. "I think it's pretty hot, actually."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Yeah, I can tell," Annie replied, and now she was experimentally guiding that wrist down towards the mattress, even as she nuzzled at his ear and firmed up that leg she had draped across him. "But Diego, I'm a lot stronger than you. I could totally like, just have my way with you."

Only because she could tell he liked it, of course. This was still so new, but it kind of excited her to not have to pretend to be weak.

[knife_bender]

"You could," he said with a pleased smile. He obviously liked what was happening here. "You could do whatever you want to me and I'd be at your mercy."

Let's be real, he would have allowed that no matter what.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie was bravely attempting to actually be sexy on purpose, so she appreciated him following along - even if yeah, she was pretty sure she didn't need to be super-strong to get Diego to let her do whatever the hell she wanted to him.

She pulled herself up so she could straddle his thighs, reaching for Diego's opposite wrist while taking great care to maintain her hold on the other without hurting him. "Totally at my mercy. I could do anything I wanted with you."

It was probably not exactly a mystery as to what she wanted to do with him.

[knife_bender]

Diego grinned, settling himself back against the sheets. "And if I tried to get out--"

He pressed his wrists up against her hands, actually using a good bit of force. For him.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie maintained her hold on his wrists without much effort, smiling down at him and raising her brows. "You don't get to get out until I say so."

Being bossy was kind of fun.

[knife_bender]

That actually made Diego flush a little, which was probably a medical miracle considering how much blood had already gone south.

"And have you decided what you're going to do now that I'm at your mercy?"

[defenderofdesmoines]

Well, that was all fairly encouraging, Annie thought, if also hot enough that she was kind of tempted to just let him go and do away with the whole little game.

"Not entirely, but I have some ideas," she replied. She bent down to kiss him, light and teasing and staying mindful to not touch him anywhere else just yet - save for the hold she still had on both wrists, of course.

[knife_bender]

Diego leaned up as much as he could to get more of that, yes, please. He couldn't pinpoint what, exactly, he liked so much about being in this position but he knew he liked it a lot.

Even being a little frustrated by the teasing gave him a little thrill.