fuck it old version of a draft that isnt seeing the light of day even if i do finish this fic bc i decided i needed to rewrite this whole scene:
Somehow, hours later, it's the two of you alone in the kitchen again.
(You had joined on the balcony earlier, just for the company, and there was another bout of dancing after that. You think Maxwell was part of the group that went out for a Disaronno run. But Van & Bert have gone home now, Monty too, and Miriyam. Pappy slipped out the door at some point, though of course he's bound to return eventually.)
Someone has turned off the lightswitch, the room only illuminated residually by the hallway. You and Max sit on the floor this time, shoulder to shoulder between counters.
Your costume's been fully discarded at this point: helmet and wolverine claws on the couch, cardboard chestplate by the pile of shoes. Maxwell is much the same, without the utility belt and the suit jacket and even the bow tie. His martini glass is almost within arm's reach by the sink.
He'll probably forget and leave it here. You'll probably forget it too.
The microwave clock changes to 2:28. The oven stays three minutes behind it.
Maxwell is muttering something about finding his keys, and you turn to look at him. He is sitting on the kitchen floor of your friends' apartment in a rumpled Oxford. You can feel him feel your eyes on him.
"What?" He turns to meet your gaze. You are shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye.
You remember his martini glass.
You remember that you want to kiss him.
Everything slots together in your brain all at once, less of a click and more of a crunch.
Fuck. It all lurches back to speed. You stand up abruptly, and knock over an empty solo cup while bracing with the counter. "Don't forget your glass," you say, and stumble out of the kitchen.
You don't remember putting your shoes on (you don't). You don't remember walking out the front door (you do).
You don't remember breaking into a sprint past the hallway of doors and down the stairs.
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