"More or less."
Flash reaches up to frame her face in the palm of a hand.
"Trying to figure out my gameplan a little bit, still."
“Until that day, a girl can dream.”
She kissed the tip of his nose and then slid onto his lap, arm around his shoulders.
“So, you been keeping busy?”
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
Night-Spider
Eyes crinkling riiiight at the corners. "Well, his loss. I think if he knew how good you can be to a very select group of people, he'd be dumb to turn his nose up at you."
He knows he's in rarified air. Trust is not an easy credit to keep cashed in the Bank of Hardy.
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
“It’s a hard life, but someone had to be.” She hummed, eyes rolling. He almost suggested they were in a relationship.
“Sadly not, he’s married to Eva Medes and she’s an absolute bombshell.”
Night-Spider
"Well, look at you! I always thought you had to be the wittiest person in the relationship."
Flash leans in to press a kiss to her knuckles, aided by the height difference.
"Think you have a shot?"
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
Oh definitely. They were taking things slow, remember?
A deep sigh, she managed to look playfully coy and let her fingers play with his.
“There is this one guy. Blonde. Funny. Got this adorable bumpy nose.”
Night-Spider
An instinct to say a lot in response to that. Probably too much, too soon.
Instead, he turns it around. Anchoring himself in the playful.
"What about you, Miss Hardy?" Fingers tangled with hers. "Got a crush on someone?"
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
“I always knew I was a good influence.”
She grinned, nose in the air, knowing fine well that very few people would ever put her and ‘good influence’ in the same sentence.
But a girl could dream!
“Anyone would think you liked me or something.”
Night-Spider
"Me neither."
He was a bit of a puppy in his younger days, insecure.
"Maybe you're just a good influence?"
That'd be a first. He shares a knowing grin with her.
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
Peony’s are always such showy flowers. Like big, flamboyant roses.
“Did Gordy help pick them out? He’s got a good nose.”
Her arms are around him once the flowers were given a drink.
“I never knew you were so romantic.”
Night-Spider
Gordy does this thing where he waddles in little circles around them when they're being affectionate. He's excited to see his people be affectionate! (And also wants to take part.)
"Sounds good to me." It's peony season, and they're juuuust starting to open.
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝.
Flowers just cause?
Aww, she’s going to melt.
But first, she’ll fill a vase and fawn over her flowers.
Then Gordy gets a big pet and a smooch.
And finally, Flash gets a kiss, too.
“Thank you, darling. They’re lovely. Are you ready to cuddle up?”
Night-Spider
Gordy and Flash returning from a walk with flowers for @night-spider.bsky.social. Just cause.
