MHA #2 | Tuesday Evening

[knife_bender]

Diego felt good about him and Annie having a date night. It gave them both something to look forward to, which was something they both needed these days. He wasn't exactly sure what they were going to be doing tonight, so he hadn't bothered to get out of his t-shirt and sweatpants yet. It took him like five minutes to get dressed if he wasn't wearing a lot of knives, it was fine.

[For one! Edit: NWS]

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[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie was never, ever going to object to being picked up like this. Though, yes, her feet were totally killing her and would for probably the next several hours, that was true, so there was totally a justification here.

Annie made a pleased little noise in her throat at being lifted up. She wrapped her arms just a bit more tightly around Diego's shoulders before leaning in to kiss him again, this time nipping at his lower lip.

[knife_bender]

"I missed this," he murmured as he carried her over to the bed. Both carrying her and having her in his apartment in general.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Me too," Annie agreed softly, bumping her nose against his. "I missed being here."

Her sparkly new apartment was pretty all right, and she'd liked it a lot more with Diego in it, but this felt more like coming home.

Not for the first time, she idly wondered if it was all worth it, especially with the recent developments. Especially considering how much she liked being back in Diego's bedroom.

[knife_bender]

Diego smiled again, giving her another kiss before gently setting her on the bed. He immediately went to take off his sweatpants because he really needed to even out the clothes disparity, here.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Well, if they were going to be even about it, then Annie felt like she should discard her bra. So she did, tossing it vaguely towards the other boob-related paraphernalia before stretching out languidly on the bed with a happy sigh.

Like, don't get her wrong, this was all looking really promising and interesting with the clothing removal and all, but just laying in this bed was really nice.

[knife_bender]

"Are you going to fall asleep on me?" he teased as he crawled up onto the bed.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Are you going to keep me awake?" Annie countered, reaching for him with a smile.

[knife_bender]

"I'm going to do my best," he said, settling against her. "I think I've done pretty well with it in the past."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You're generally pretty good at it," Annie replied, stretching against Diego happily and tracing her fingertips along his side. "This is so nice."

She'd missed his bed, and his apartment, and quiet. It was nice to just have some time together where she didn't have to think about Vought, or anything that had happened to her, or be Starlight -- with all the new trappings -- for a couple of days.

[knife_bender]

"It is," he agreed, ducking his head down to kiss her neck. He now realized he had been taking this for granted, and he was determined to savor it right now.

[defenderofdesmoines]

It was a pretty dramatic difference to go from being as constantly-together as they'd been before Annie had left to only seeing each other maybe once a week or so. She found herself appreciating all the casual little touches and interactions so much more now.

And at least this kind of casual intimacy was easier than it had been a couple weeks ago. Granted, Annie hadn't really resolved anything there, so much as just settled into a weird, not-thinking-about-it-ever peace and it wasn't going to last, but it was working for now.

"I love you," Annie murmured, sliding her arm around Diego and arching her neck to help him out there.

[knife_bender]

"I love you too," Diego said before biting down on her neck lightly. He moved his hand over her hip and waist, unable to keep his hands off of her. It was almost like he was assuring himself that she was actually here right now.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie wound a leg around him, gasping softly at the bite. She scratched her nails lightly along his back, pressing close and feeling similarly like she just needed to be touching him. Like maybe if she paid close enough attention, she could memorize every single thing about all of this.

Her big Starlight bed was cold and lonely with just her in it. Wearing his shirt would help; remembering being here, in this bed, would help, too.

[knife_bender]

Diego made a pleased humming noise at the feel of her nails against is back. "You should leave some marks for me to look at while you're gone."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"And you can think about how you got them all?"Annie murmured, sounding both amused and pretty turned on by that idea. (And maybe a little jealous she couldn't easily get marks, too.)

In any case, she didn't need a lot of prompting, and shifted so she could bite at the base of Diego's throat, sucking lightly so it would be sure to leave a bruise.

[knife_bender]

"Exactly," he said, voice going up a bit at the bite. "I like seeing them."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"What about the ones you can't see easily?" Annie wondered, scratching her nails a little harder against his back experimentally as she moved a little to give his new hickey a neighbor.

[knife_bender]

"I can feel those," he murmured, rocking his hips against hers. "When I'm wearing a shirt, it'll sting a little and I think of you."

Which was kind of romantic in a dirty way.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I mean, I don't like the idea of hurting you, but it does seem to happen," Annie felt compelled to note, drawing her leg a little tighter around him to rock her hips against his, in return.

But she did like him thinking of her and about how he got those marks, and so she added, "You should text me. Like, when you think of me like that."

She didn't have pockets anymore, so it might take her a moment to respond, but it would also kind of help to bridge the distance, maybe? (Also, hot.)

[knife_bender]

"I can do that," he said, nipping at her jaw before kissing her again. He got a hand on her thigh, just in case she had any ideas about unwrapping her leg from around him.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Maybe send pictures," Annie mumbled, arching lightly against him. She meant of his hickeys and whatnot -- it wasn't like Annie wasn't aware of what kinds of marks she left on him, but you know, it wasn't like she'd object to the reminder, either -- but she was also purposely vague on what she meant by 'pictures,' yes.

The whole -- everything had kind of thrown a wrench into all their sexy long-distance plans (because Annie had completely lost touch with that part of herself for a little while) but it was easier to clearly remember those plans when she was all tangled up in bed with Diego, as she was now.

[knife_bender]

"I can do that," he murmured, nipping at her lip. He hooked his fingers in her underwear, starting to tug them down.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie wriggled helpfully and lifted her hips to assist, and you know what he didn't need in order to get her underwear off? His shoulder, so Annie felt like it was the perfect time to give Diego another hickey in another place he could easily see.

(And photograph for her.)

[knife_bender]

"Fuck," Diego murmured, fumbling a little at the bite. He at least managed to get her underwear off without ripping them.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie really liked any time she could tell she'd thrown Diego's concentration off, and it just made her want to do it again. She settled for flicking her tongue out against the newly-issued bite as she reached between them to tug his shorts down, and like, wow, look at that -- if they took turns and showed just a little patience, no one ended up tangled or having to rip their clothes.

Even if the ripping was, like, kind of super hot.