Felicity’s Harbinger

18+ sideblog that’s actually pretty random tbh

[emmasmoke8]

I gotta get to work on an AU/fanfic where Flambae and Robert get hit with a superpower that forces them to always be in close proximity

Funniest option is that it just gives them terrible pain if there’s, like, more than a foot between them. Robert doesn’t realize at first. He just thinks he’s having a bad chronic pain day, and just powers through it like normal

Flambae is fucking dying. Once he figures out what’s happening, he tackles Robert to the ground and holds him there until the pain lets up and he can think again

[emmasmoke8]

Just had another idea

When the power wears off, Robert doesn’t realize because, again, his chronic pain isn’t different enough from the linking power’s pain

But Flambae does notice, and he has a crisis. At this point in the story, he’s fallen in love with Robert, and he doesn’t know if Robert will stay with him. He lies about it for a little while and then they have a confession when the truth comes out

Bonus idea, Flambae has a family dinner that Robert has to come to. Flambae is fighting his family’s accusations about him and Robert because Flambae has never brought someone to family dinner before. They end up staying the night, and they sleep in Flambae’s old room. Robert teases him about the decorations, and then they have a fairly honest conversation about their teenage years

I’m cooking up so many ideas, guys

[alythekitten]

I'll never get over the fact that now for me Twinkies are "Twinks", thanks Sonar, I guess 🤣

Flambae would try anything to piss off Robert, so obv stealing his snack was a good idea... The way he decided to execute the said idea was a little more flirty than pranky 👍🏻

[pseud0surge0n]

SLAY BESTIES Full disclosure: this is traced from a photo Also it's super messy n I genuinely dunno what's going on w light on this pic but I kinda don't care how technically well made or not my art is anymore as long as it looks like smth I would've saved if I saw it while browsing. And this thingy I'd save in a heartbeat so yeah. Live mental breakdown over, time to get Dispatch obsession outta my system

[trashmakersblog]

hot enough

When an intel mission goes wrong, Robert and Flambae are left trapped in a warehouse bunker as temperatures outside plummet.

With no way out and no telling when help will arrive, the fire user takes it upon himself to make sure the dispatcher doesn’t freeze. Forced proximity quickly turns into something more, as the two come up with some... creative methods of keeping Robert warm.

Pairing: Flambae x Robert // Explicit Content 18+

Tags: Shameless Smut, PWP, Sharing Body Heat, Dom/Sub Undertones, Praise and Degradation Kink, Blow Jobs, Anal, Fingering, Naked Cuddling, Top Flambae, Bottom Robert

AO3 Link

The Z-Team had been short-handed. Golem was out with gastroenteritis—something definitely unrelated to yesterday's wager that he couldn't dry swallow a tyre iron. Coupé and Punch Up were at a wedding for a friend who felt suspiciously like a mob connection. Sonar claimed he was attending the same event for 'business' reasons, which did nothing to ease concerns.

So, the decision had been made to include Mechaman in the team numbers—or Robert, more realistically. The suit was once again out of commission, but nonetheless, a trainee dispatcher had been cycled in to fill his spot. 

The mission itself had been simple: grab intel from a warehouse bunker a few miles outside Torrence. Not their usual patrol radius, but it had been flagged as urgent. 

The encryption was a joke, with Robert holding a filled flash drive within minutes of their arrival. Unfortunately, in the short time it had taken, the weather had decided to conspire against them. 

Frost crawled across the windows in gnarled claws, like it was trying to break in. The 'light sleet' confidently forecast on the news had upgraded to a blizzard of near cataclysmic proportions. 

"Shit, it's really coming down out there…" Robert squinted through the window at the hostile surroundings, struck by an uncomfortable sense of foreboding. The banks along the bunker had deepened significantly, forming dense mountains of snow. A secondary fortress, which undoubtedly stretched the full perimeter of the building. "I think we're snowed in." 

"Relax, Mechawuss," Flambae interjected, brazen and overconfident as always. He held out his palm, a small blaze erupting from the centre. "No bitch ass snow is gonna stop me. I control the fire and the flame, remember?"

Robert cast a withering glance over to his teammate. It was hard to forget, given how frequently the man brought it up. Despite this, he shrugged, stepping away from the entrance and out of the scorching blast radius. "Yeah, sure, do your thing." 

Flambae pressed the release button of the door, but it failed to respond. Brow knotted in confusion, a few embers ignited on the ends of his fingers, applying targeted heat in case the internal mechanisms had frozen.

Still nothing. At which point, Robert noticed that the red glow inside the plastic casing had vanished. His trepidation grew as Flambae, visibly agitated, attempted to prise the metal hatch open using his hands. 

 "...Okay, slight problem," he announced with a huff, pulling back digits which were now reddened from exertion. "The door won't open." 

A jab rose to the tip of Robert's tongue. Questioning if the hero had been slacking at the gym, and the metal slab had simply out-muscled him. He thought better of it, settling on a less derisive, "You sure?"

Flambae looked utterly scandalised regardless. With a scowl, he gestured over to the door, challenging the significantly smaller man to take a shot at the same brute force approach. "Be my guest, jackass." 

Skipping over the more ape-ish route, Robert opted to inspect the exit button, checking if it still had power. The pad of his thumb pressed down before a spark of electricity bit into his skin, and he pulled back in pain.

Several more charges emerged, spitting out of the panel like it was the Fourth of July. Then all the lights in the room cut out, plunging them into darkness.

"...What the fuck did you do?" 

"Nothing," Robert clapped back, cradling his charred digit defensively. "Some snow must've dislodged outside—hit a power line."

"Well, fix it. You're the tech guy, right? That's about all your scrawny ass is actually good for."

Using his phone torch to guide him, Robert began searching around for a fuse box. He eventually found it nestled behind a lopsided tower of boxes, each overflowing with miscellaneous documents. Dragging them back—and dislodging a cloud of mildew-scented dust in the process—he set to work.

The switches had been tripped, but there was no response upon flipping them back. After repeating the process several times, he was forced to admit defeat. 

"No good—it's a total blackout," he said grimly. "There's no fixing anything until the power comes back on. Which'll probably be when this storm dies off."

"What do you mean? Just like..." Flambae trailed off, making a vague circling gesture with his hand. "Hack into the mainframe, or whatever."

Robert raised an eyebrow, wondering what hokey Summer blockbuster could have possibly informed this level of expertise. Or if this particular nugget of wisdom was a Flambae special. "Sure thing—let me just yank the jumper cables out of my ass and work my magic."

The other man stared at him. Gormless. Utterly devoid of any higher brain function. Robert resisted the urge to crack his skull like a hard-boiled egg against the wall before he could be blessed with any more enlightened suggestions. 

"No power means no mainframe," he explained, pinching the bridge of his nose, "no security grid, nothing to hack. It's an automated lockdown—there's nothing we can do except bunker down and hope the storm passes. Or that someone from HQ comes looking for us."

"Well, they better hurry up, I've got a date tonight."

Is that what we're calling a hand job in the Waffle House parking lot?

Ignoring the continued grumbling, as his teammate paced up and down, Robert checked his phone again. Confirming what he already knew—no bars—but also that it was getting late. The heating had cut out with the lights, and he was already beginning to notice a drop in temperature, a creeping chill prickling at his arms.

He kept his voice steady, masking any flicker of panic as he spoke again. "I'd say cancel, but good luck getting a signal. Those walls are made of solid steel. And I doubt they'll risk sending anyone out in weather like this, so get comfy. Find a crate to make a den. It could be a while."

"Oh, this is bullshit—" Flambae unleashed a tight plume of flames, directed in a blazing cyclone towards the door. When this failed to do anything but blacken the dense wall of metal, he growled in frustration. "Since when does steel not fucking melt?"

"Since forever." With his phone reduced to a glorified paper weight, he slid it back into his pocket and tucked his hands beneath his armpits. "You'd need a base temperature of two thousand five hundred and fifty degrees. Guess you're not as hot as you think."

"You take that back," his coworker hissed, pointing at him accusingly. "I'm the hottest shit around. No one else is as hot as Flambae. If anyone is breaking down this door, it's me."

"Of course." Robert tightened his grip on himself, arms folded neatly over his ribs, as his chin dipped in resignation. "Good luck with that." 

He had seated himself in the corner of the room, shouldered by papers that smelled the least like wet dog. Glancing down at the flash drive, nestled in his jittering palm, he considered whether the contents had really been that urgent. Or if procuring them was even legal. They'd never actually verified if the guy worked for the same company. 

Flambae kept ramming at the shelter, as Robert indulged in the pockets of warmth this provided. It was only when the hero gave up, panting heavily and drenched with sweat, did the chill really began to hit. Slicing like butcher knives, cutting him to the bone. 

"—Nah—that ain't steel—" Flambae announced between gasps. He had doubled up, weighted by exhaustion that he'd sooner die than admit, hands supported on his thighs. "It's got to be, like, enchanted, or something. They hired a magician to fucking spite me." 

"S-Sure they d-did," Robert mumbled in vague agreement, hoping it would encourage the idiot to stop talking. A visible wisp coiled from his lips, lingering in the frigid air. 

The stuttering did not go unnoticed, as the other man shot up. Wide-eyed and alert, like a fucking meerkat. His frown melted away into a knowing, self-satisfied curl, as his energy seemed miraculously restored.

He strutted towards Robert, looking him up and down, tsking in false commiseration. He even had the gall to wipe his sodden brow, rubbing in just how little the cold was affecting him. "I can hear your teeth chattering from here, dickhead." 

"I'm o-okay," the dispatcher insisted. He'd not wanted to give the smug asshole the satisfaction, but another involuntary spasm of his jaw betrayed him.

The fire user circled him—a lion, stalking its prey. Then, he offered help in perhaps the most backhanded, condescending way imaginable:

 "Don't lie, Rob Rob. If you want, I can start a fire. I'd need some kindling, though. Maybe one of these boxes. Or your purse."

"I'd rather you d-didn't start lighting up sensitive corporate documents," Robert drawled. "Unless you wanna lose half of your paycheck. Also, it's a s-satchel. Not a purse."

"Keep telling yourself that." 

In an affront to the very concept of personal space, Flambae moved aside one of the teetering piles of documents and sat next to his supervisor. Their shoulders clipped, before his arms were stretched in a wide arch above his head. 

The extension revealed twin patches on his armpits, as Robert caught a whiff of what could only be described as a potent cocktail of musk and burning. He wanted to cover his nose, but his arms were locked stiff, refusing to budge.

The longer they sat like this, the more Robert was forced to concede that the proximity wasn't without its perks. It was no wonder Flambae seemed immune to the plummeting temperature in the warehouse. Whilst everything around him, Robert included, was gradually transforming into an ice box, the man was a living space heater.

The dispatcher could almost see ripples of heat curling off his protruding chest. Sweat burned up with light sizzles until the skin was dry. Either that, or Robert was hallucinating, his brain slowing to a crawl as his heart struggled to pump blood through his body.

"Your lips are turning blue," Flambae commented, in a way that might've read as concern, had it not been followed by yet another smart ass quip. "Either you've been blowing Papa Smurf, or you're about to freeze on me."

"Not gonna—f-freeze..." 

The protest was far from convincing, and his colleague groaned, rolling his eyes. "Seriously, you better not die. That would be some bullshit. I just know Blazer will want me to fill out a statement, or report, or whatever. I don't have time for that, I'm a busy man."

"Well, I'm very sorry if my untimely death serves as an inconvenience."

Flambae didn't say anything to this. As though the blunt response had flagged something in his brain. That Robert might actually, seriously be in danger if things kept going the way they were.

"Let me warm you up," he ultimately said, breaking the silence which had settled between them.

Robert shook his head. Or tried to, anyway. It translated more as a broken spasm. "No… f-fires…"

"Yeah, yeah, you already said. Fucking fun police." Flambae shifted, subtly closer, until the sliver of space between them vanished. "No, idiot, I meant me. Even if you don't think I'm hot enough, my base temperature is still way higher than your average powerless bitch—That's you, by the way. You're the bitch." 

"Got it."   

"Don't be ungrateful. I'm offering to save your life. Unless you want to be a bitchsicle." 

Robert wanted to fight back, to refuse the suggestion, clinging to the dangling threads of his pride. But they were locking up, too, hardened by frost, ready to snap at any moment. 

"...Fine," he muttered in acceptance, grunted through clenched teeth.

Flambae seemed a little knocked back, as though he wasn't expecting Robert to agree. Nor had he actually planned out how they were going to achieve this. He shuffled away again, as the smaller man silently despaired at the loss of passive heat. 

Then, he placed his hands on Robert's shoulders, trying to coax his frostbitten body through the flimsy jacket. "If you just—move over. In front of me. And lie down." 

Robert followed the broken instructions best he could until his coworker slipped out of sight, and he was staring headlong into the darkness. He was guided to tilt his head back by a hold that felt surprisingly gentle, until reclining on the other man's exposed pectorals.

An appreciative groan rolled from his lips the second he made contact. Despite its firmness, the stretch of muscle felt indescribably welcoming. Like crawling under a heated blanket on a harsh winter's night. He leaned into it, shamelessly, as his eyes flitted closed. 

"Comfy?" A voice asked, muffled and pinched. As if the words were caught in his throat—Flambae trying to mock him, but failing to convey this with any meaningful bite. Robert didn't think about it too hard, distracted by the prickles of sensation rapidly returning to his nerves. 

"Yeah…" He was completely out of it, his brain having not yet thawed, boiling his responses down to nothing but base instincts. "So warm."

"You know this is—" There was an abrupt stall before the taller man started again. Testing the waters, as if knowing how crazy the subsequent suggestion would sound. "This might work better skin on skin. If you like, take off your clothes." 

His freeze-dried mind flickered to life, electricity charging through Robert as his eyes snapped open.

His head whipped around, and he gawped at his colleague in bewildered disbelief. Questioning whether he'd misheard or if Flambae had decided to spice things up with a spontaneous HR violation. 

"Did you just ask me to strip for you?"

"I didn't ask you to do shit—!" Flambae snapped, audibly flustered by the accusation. "I'm just saying that's how it works. Aren't you supposed to be a science guy? Don't you know your biology?"

"Wrong science," Robert said flatly, before conceding that this was not, in fact, total bullshit. The questionable insight of Hollywood had steered him right on at least one point. "But yeah. More or less. Body heat transfers better through direct contact. That's why they encourage mothers to do it with newborns."

The taller man winced, nose crinkling at the choice of phrasing. At least, Robert thought so. It was hard to make out the subtleties of his expression, with what little light was bleeding in from outside. 

"Well, there you go, then. Your choice, the offer's there. I'm not gonna tell you what to do."

Taking a second to determine if his coworker was serious, and not just trying to lure him into an opportunistic jab at his "dad bod", Robert began fumbling with his zipper. Pulling it down with a firm tug and shirking off his hoodie, before gripping the hem of his t-shirt. 

He'd had to stand in order to remove his shoes and jeans. It was when the denim pooled at his feet, nudged away, that he realised Flambae was making no effort to mirror his actions. He was staring, inspecting each inch of newly exposed flesh with intense curiosity, as though it were covered in scales. 

The gaze seemed to stall just above his boxers, realising it would be passing a point of no return. In flipping the script, Robert was the one left grinning, as he smugly gestured towards the still very-clothed man. "You, uh, gonna take your suit off? Thought that was the whole point of this."

"Oh, yeah. Right." Flambae shot up suddenly, snapping from the trance. He reached to his neck and felt out the fastening of his costume. 

As the lycra peeled away, slowly, Robert considered that the whole process was a little redundant. The man probably would've managed without undoing anything, diving out of the ludicrously deep V of his neckline. 

The internal mockery subsided, however, as he caught glimpses of a powerful physique, illuminated by occasional breaks of moonlight. There was a softness to it, despite the sharp edges. The swell of large thighs and the shapely curve of his ass, accentuated as he bent down to fold the discarded suit.

Robert did not let his sights linger much longer, realising he'd be passing his own point of no return. An accusation of ogling was the last thing he needed, with the already staggering power imbalance developing between them. 

The men moved back into position, looking anywhere but each other, as they held a little extra space than had been present before. Suspiciously, Flambae seemed to be anchoring his supervisor away from his legs, forcing his body into a strange arch, as he tried to get comfy despite it.

In the absence of any barriers, the taller man was intensely hot. It might've been oppressive, had the circumstances been less dire. Huffs of breath nipped at his neck, as twinges of sensation were sent rocketing up his back, chasing the line of his spine. More alarming, however, was a twitch of excitement that migrated downwards, flagging between his thighs. 

Shit.

Robert considered folding his legs, concealing what threatened to become an extremely ill-timed erection. This was before realising that the action would make the issue all the more obvious. Flambae would undoubtedly notice, given the watchful vigil he had looming over his shoulder.

All he could do was steady his breathing and hope that the problem resolved itself. Because really, it had nothing to do with his teammate. It was an unfortunate consequence of the closeness, owing to the fact that he hadn't gotten any action in quite some time. Waffle House hand jobs or not.

A manhunt for your father's murderer, coupled with a desperate scramble to salvage your family's legacy, kind of did that to you. Generally speaking, a bit of a boner killer.

This silent assurance was repeated to himself a dozen times over, as the more his thoughts drifted to Shroud, the more the excitement tenting his boxers started to wane. A shudder of relief passed his lips, which he disguised beneath a cough. 

He would've called the effort a success, considering himself in the clear, if Flambae had not chosen this precise moment to inch forward. Revealing with startling clarity why he'd been trying to hold the suspicious margin of space. 

The taller man was flaccid, but large despite it. The clothed skin blazed, much like the rest of him, radiating his lower back in steady pulses. Robert wondered, in a daze, how he'd been packing all that into what was essentially a more flamboyant wrestling singlet. 

From this point, he was fucked. Arousal rushed back to him with a vengeance, pressure building in his gut. Not unlike a dip on a rollercoaster, or the aftermath of a particularly offensive takeout. It reached for his navel, straining against a wall of black cotton. Brazen and unforgiving.

The dispatcher prayed that he might be blessed by divine intervention—or an early Christmas miracle—and his colleague would fail to notice. But it seemed he was on Santa's Shit List, as he didn't get so lucky.

There was a low chuckle. Rich and rumbling, curling through the shell of his ear, as stubble brushed against his cheek. It served as all the answer Robert needed, with him unable to do anything but wither in embarrassment.

"Oh, you're really enjoying this, aren't you?"

"Fuck, I—" He didn't know what to say, but settled on an apology. It seemed the most appropriate thing to pluck out from the increasingly tangled web of his thoughts. "I'm really sorry. It's not like that. I think it's just… having another person close, you know. "

"Is that right?" Robert was grabbed—harshly. Gripped by his hips, the digits hooked onto the bone, digging bruises into his flesh. He was then hauled backwards, his ribs jolting as he landed, a startled grunt rattling outwards.

He found himself mounted in the centre of the other man's lap. The softness, which had been scarcely concealed beneath a tight set of boxer briefs, was beginning to stiffen. So much that Robert could feel his breath hitch in surprise. 

"Guess it's the same here." Flambae hummed, the sound dripping with smug triumph. "Involuntary, right? Glad to see you humbling yourself—before I have to do it for you."

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

Robert was done. There was no way he could recover from this. 

Flambae could easily sell him out, march his ass into Blazer's office and tell her that the dispatcher had decided the most appropriate response to a crisis was to re-enact Magic Mike. If this happened, he could kiss his SDN Dental Plan goodbye—along with any hope of paying his rent. 

That being said, he'd more likely opt for the route of prolonged suffering. Dangling the event over Robert's head until the day he retired. Any late arrival at the office, any unauthorised absence, any refusal of dispatch to a job he didn't want to do. All to be met with, "Yeah, but do you remember the time you used my tits for a pillow and immediately got hard?"

"—That's not to say we can't do something about this." The crooning words cut through his spiral, punctuated by a goading buck. Flambae had leaned in, sucking at the dispatcher's shoulder, before tracing a wet line across the base of his neck. 

He bit down, hard enough to leave a mark. The distinctive gap in the impression would allow no doubt on who had created it—and the man undoubtedly knew this.  "What do you say, Rob Rob, a bit of extra friction? Seems like a win for everyone, now I'm gonna miss that date."

Robert felt another lurch in his stomach. Not excitement this time, but rather, something that caused his brow to knot disapprovingly. Suddenly, he didn't appreciate the reminder of his colleague's ruined dinner plans—could find no humour in it. 

Then a realisation struck, mingled with the stomachache, as he concluded this might be jealousy. 

God, it better not've been jealousy. Him, getting irked over the fact that Flambae would be off necking some other moron with questionable taste, had their mission not gone to shit. 

From this, distracting himself from the horrifying hypothetical actually seemed like a wise decision. If Robert was screwed, regardless of how he chose to proceed, he reasoned he might as well enjoy it.

He spun around, wiggling free from the powerful hold, and crushed their lips together. 

What followed was a messy clash of tongue and teeth. Frenzied, almost animalistic. Robert hooked his legs around the taller man's waist and pulled him inward. With their bodies flush, he pressed against his toned midsection, hips moving in long, teasing rolls.

A low growl rewarded his efforts, rumbling like thunder in his colleague's throat. Satisfied, he slid his hands upward, carding fingers indulgently through long, glossy hair, pulling it loose from the ponytail it had been tied in.

Flambae let him carry on for a moment, indulging a fleeting sense of control, before snatching it away. The hands which had been mussing the hair were abruptly yanked back, wrists pinned above his head, as Robert was shoved to the side.

Their positions flipped. Flambae crouched overhead, caging the smaller man between his arms as he collapsed. His exposed back pressed unwelcomingly against the floor—grates which might as well have been chiselled out of ice. 

Robert howled at the contact, attempting to arch away from the notches digging into him, before being given something else to lament: a knee pressed firmly to the aching swell of his arousal, applying targeted pressure.

"Shut the fuck up."

The voice was iron—firm, unyielding, a command that left no room for protest. Robert didn't dare, couldn't have, even if he'd wanted. Waves of pain constricted his lungs, forcing groans past his lips despite repeated efforts to swallow them back.

The pressure increased as Flambae leaned in—and his mind went blank. Reduced to a dense wall of cotton, unable to process anything but the unrelenting surges of pain coursing through him.

"Now listen to me. Carefully. Or this is all you're getting." 

There was quiet, allowing the words to sink in. He leered down at Robert with all the same ferocity he'd directed at the door. Dangling the threat of burning through him, should he fail to comply, alongside the promise of euphoria. 

"Here's what's gonna happen, bitch. Here's how this is gonna go: 

I am going to rock your world, make you see stars. Leave you so blissed out you won't remember your stupid goddamn name. You don't do shit unless I tell you to. I'm the one calling the shots."

The dispatcher was seeing stars already, skull ringing from the impact with the cobalt. He might have clapped back with a tongue-in-cheek remark about how Robert Robertson III was a proud and noble title, were he not so desperate to see if Flambae could deliver on his words. To back them up with salacious action.

"Now, when I let go, you're going to be a good, obedient little slut for me. Got it?"

He whimpered at the notion. The hold on his wrists was tight—too tight. Pressing down ruthlessly, threatening to shatter bones, as he could do nothing but writhe around helplessly. "Flambae—"

"Chad." The other man corrected, before there was a small break in the domineering resolve, softening his expression. He regarded Robert with an intimacy that suddenly seemed less invasive. Something closer to fondness. "Call me Chad when we're like this, okay?"

The sincerity caught Robert off guard. Far more disarming than the impromptu pile driving into the ground. He'd fully anticipated the jackass would insist on him using the stupid alias for the entirety of their encounter. Maybe proclaim him "master," or something, while they were at it.

But Flambae—or Chad, as he wanted to be called—was being completely serious. The grip on slender wrists stayed firm, a knee still digging oppressively into his crotch, but there were no signs of escalation. Nothing to suggest that anything more would happen between them, until Robert agreed.

Slowly, he nodded his head, wetting his lips with what little moisture remained in his mouth. "Okay… Chad."

He was released, his arms clattering limply to the grates, as the knee also shifted away. Robert used his renewed mobility to soothe the burning skin. One wrist in particular—his right—had taken the brunt of the force. 

He was about to suggest the other man cut down his self-love sessions to a more conservative twice per day, when his mouth was smothered by a bruising kiss. Chad had taken complete control. Prying his jaw open, exploring each inch of warm, pliant skin, before receding with a firm bite on his lower lip. 

"Get on your knees."

Robert lamented how much the dark, authoritative tone was affecting him. How willing he was to bend to it, without any modicum of resistance. His body moved as though it were hijacked, as he shifted positions, propped obediently between a set of outstretched legs.

He had a hunch he knew where this was going. All but confirmed as Chad, with a terse huff of approval, established a grip on the back of his head. Binding strands of hair in a tight lock, before yanking them forward. Robert staggered, his elbows almost giving way, as he narrowly avoided colliding headlong with the clothed erection. 

"Suck my dick." 

Chad wasn't going to help—save for keeping the other man upright, anchored by his hair—as trembling hands got to work on removing the underwear. With a steeling breath, nimble fingers slipped beneath the elastic, and he began to draw the material down the length of large, tensed thighs. 

After a deliberate delay, Chad was charitable enough to lift his hips. It made the job easier, and the briefs were removed—Robert filled with a conflicted blend of excitement and trepidation. 

He had no idea how he was going to fit the man into his mouth. Surely, Chad knew this and had tempered his expectations over the years. It was doubtful that the dispatcher was the first person to voice such concerns:

"Fuck, you're big…" 

"I know," the other man replied casually, albeit the 'indifference' was betrayed by a prideful puff of his chest. "Now come on; don't be a bitch about it. Unless you're not man enough to handle me." 

The liberation of his reverse psychology tactic did not go unnoticed. Robert frowned before his self-respect took an impromptu vacation, and he began to lean in.

Gripping the sizable length in his hand, he guided it towards his mouth. His tongue poked out, traced testingly across the tip, before he took it between his lips, caged in a tight pucker.

Chad hissed in pleasure, encouraging Robert to continue with a push. And so, his head began to lower, jaw extended to claim all that he reasonably could. Once adjusted to the size, he established a rhythm of shallow bobs. 

As he worked the length, he stared up at the man playing Cat's Cradle on his head. While he hated to admit it, Chad looked amazing like this. His hair was velvet, draping his shoulders in a silky curtain, and his eyes were dark with what could only be dubbed as pure, concentrated lust. 

He watched the smaller man in kind, offering hushed words of encouragement, coupled with clipped profanities. Then, he grew tired of the effort, wishing to secure stimulation for uncharted inches of skin. 

"Come on, I know you can take more than that—"

Without warning, Robert was shoved deeper, tight coils of hair brushing against the tip of his nose. His throat locked around the intrusion, trapping the startled gag bubbling there, as tears pricked the corners of his eyes. 

He glared up at Chad, sharp and accusing, as the man smiled in a way that claimed to be innocent, but was utterly devious. A lopsided curl growing in broadness, as chuckles rattled from his heaving chest. "Good boy." 

The praise caused annoyance to fizzle instantly, burnt up in staggering heat. Vibrations rumbled through the length, as Robert moaned. Suddenly, all he could think about was what he could do to hear this again. Sordid praise, curled deliciously off an experienced tongue.

He allowed Chad to fuck his mouth. Hard. Deep—each thrust testing the limits of what he could take. As it happened, this was much more than he gave himself credit for. 

His coworker seemed just as surprised, expressed in a string of degradation thinly veiling a compliment. "Fuuuck, you're good at this—Spend a lot of time on your knees, Robert? Or do you practice at home?"

The dispatcher wouldn't have answered this, even if he was able to speak. What he did behind closed doors was none of Chad's business. He didn't need to know the details of any 'equipment' he owned, nor the things he did to stave off loneliness when it got too much.

"If only the team could see you now." The taller man thrusted with greater forcefulness, rasps leaking out through the margins of clenched teeth. "Panting and whimpering like a whore, gagging on my cock." 

Robert felt his excitement ramp—in a way it really shouldn't have. The hardness between his legs pulsed uncomfortably, in a desperate plea to be touched. He considered that when this was all over, and he was safely back at home, his toy box should be the last thing on his priority list.

Really, he ought to call his therapist. They were long overdue a session. 

Chad pulled away suddenly, removed from the seal with a wet pop. A strand of saliva connected them, as Robert noted the ache in his jaw. Throbbing continuously, rising all the way up to his ears.

"There. I'm nice and wet for you." 

Despite the pain, Robert still managed to splutter incredulously. The tense bone locking shut at the sheer audacity of what had been said.

"No prep? Seriously?" Not a chance. "Do you treat all your dates this well, or am I just special?"

"You want prep…?" Chad leaned in—dangerously close. At some point, the emergency lighting had activated, casting a thin glow from above and sharpening his outline. He looked like he'd just stepped out of a sauna: flushed crimson, sweat running in thick lines down the centre of his chest. "Do it yourself." 

He shoved Robert away suddenly, causing him to lose stability. He teetered, unsure of which direction to fall, before flopping into a seated position. 

"Give me a show, and I'll give you something better than your fingers." 

The command took a moment to register, with Robert still recovering from the momentum. When it did, however, desperation gripped him. Clawing at his skin and flaring in his cock. Imploring that he comply, do anything to make sure that this didn't stop here.

And so, he pulled his boxers down, the arousal springing free from its confines. Fingers slipped into his mouth, coating them liberally. All the while, he stared at Chad with hungry, lidded eyes, ready to give him the show that he'd so ardently demanded.

The first of the digits slipped down, feeling out his opening, before dipping in with a fluid sweep. He groaned, albeit it was mostly performative. He'd done this plenty of times before, although he would allow Chad to speculate on exactly how many. 

Once he started to move, the whines became less forced. Charged by the stimulation of sensitive nerves, as he pushed deeper, working open the tense walls.

A second finger was added, moved with the first, before branching outward. It stretched the muscle with greater effectiveness, as the bow of his legs widened in tow, allowing Chad a better view. 

The other man watched on, transfixed, wetting his parted lips with a shaky sweep of his tongue. The action came as close to a compliment as he was likely capable of giving. "Fuck yeah—You like that, don't you?" 

Robert angled his thrusts until he found a familiar bundle of nerves. Fingertips brushed against it lightly, and his head flung back, vision turning spotty.

When his sight returned, Chad was touching himself. Making no attempt to hide it, either. He worked his length, still glistened with spit, with almost crazed urgency. His available hand had found his chest, charting across the dark brush of hair, before settling on one of his nipples and pinching indulgently. 

It seemed he'd forgotten who was supposed to be putting on a performance. That, or he didn't want to be upstaged. Reminding Robert of what was coming, so he didn't get too lost to the draw of self-pleasure. 

"Don't cum," he said, in a more decisive effort to combat the threat. "Not yet—not until I'm done with you." 

Fingers receded soon after, leaving Robert unbearably empty. It did not last for long, as Chad moved in. Asserting himself between the hold of his thighs, hands anchored beneath trembling skin and lifting firmly. 

His legs were draped on either side of the taller man's shoulders as he lined up against his entrance. Bucking against it, but withholding any greater pressure. It was an attempt to tease him, and it was working. 

Robert was sent into a frenzy, desperate to be filled. A searing want that leaked out in a short, raspy plea: "Chad, please—"

This was all it took, as with a forceful push, the man was inside him.

Robert was smothered. By relief, satisfaction, and a searing, indescribable heat. The man had been hot before, but this was different. It was a blaze that breached his core, splitting him open and spilling into every available crack. There was pain, but it was near-impossible to discern from intense prickles of bliss. 

There was a period of adjustment, as Chad held back, making sure that Robert was okay—still wanted him to continue. The smaller man gave his answer with a wanton buck of hips, meeting the searching gaze and nodding shakily. 

There was no further hesitation, as Chad drove into him. Sharp and laboured, matching his breathing, with both men coming apart. 

Their bodies melded together seamlessly, like it was always meant to be this way. All manner of frustrations, lingering resentment, leaking out into air that grew increasingly thick. 

That being said, it would've been nice to have reached this resolution at home—or in a hotel room. Basically, anywhere but the grimy floor of a corporate bunker.

"Feels—amazing—" Chad spoke in fragments, no longer able to form a complete sentence. He speared harder and deeper, his pace mounting, gripping onto Robert's hip for support. 

He was the picture of animalistic desire: Tensed brow, crinkled nose, teeth digging into chapped lips so hard they drew blood. Robert could have looked at it forever and made sure to retain as much as he could through his dizzying, blissed-out haze. 

He reached for his neglected arousal, pumping it in time with the thrusts. Chad allowed this, so focused on claiming the entirety of his body that he had little time for anything else. 

In his determination, he found the peak of Robert's sensitivity, ramming into it repeatedly. This drew out loud, strangled howls, as the dispatcher could do nothing but squirm beneath him—a broken, babbling mess.

Coiled pressure rose in his gut as his movements grew clumsy. Frantic. He chased the ascent, the promise of release looming nearer. Chad could tell he was close, could feel the walls tighten around him, as he fought to keep moving despite this. 

"S-Shit—"  Fire erupted around his wrists, formed in tight bands. It climbed higher, snaking up the length of his arms, until flickering amber threatened to singe the dispatcher's legs. "Am I hot enough now?" 

It took Robert a second to clock what he meant; Chad not really seeming the type to get philosophical during sex. Then, it rushed him, like a sweeping uppercut to the jaw. 

The door. 

The completely accurate suggestion that Chad couldn't melt a steel-plated door.

Honestly, it was impressive how shamelessly self-absorbed he was—to still be thinking about this whilst bottomed out inside him. The sinful pyrotechnics were not involuntary; that much was clear to Robert. He was showing off.

And fuck, it was sexy. Infuriatingly so. Watching his teammate light up, literally, until the blaze had traced every sharp line and defined curve, making them glow.

Robert hadn't been able to answer the question—or say anything else—as release struck him. It bubbled out with a broken sob, coating his palm and chasing the length of his quivering fingers.

Spurred by the sight, Chad pressed deeper. The flames rose, gleaming blue at the tips and flickering in time with his thrusts. Then, he finished, a growl torn from his heaving chest. 

Adrenaline ebbed and a quiet settled, allowing the men to recover. Whatever illusions Robert had about this being a one-time thing were swiftly abandoned as, against better judgment, they went for another round.

Chad made use of his mouth this time—for something other than smug taunting. There was still room for boasting, however, when Robert was hoisted clean off the ground, held with disarming ease as he drove into him. He refused to let up, carving every second into the dispatcher's memory, until he was finally spent.

The rest of the night passed on the floor, Robert's coat serving as a makeshift blanket, as Chad coiled around him in a shielding arch. They fell asleep like that, hoping their nakedness could be explained with some vague scientific reasoning.

This had been the least of their concerns. When help eventually did arrive, the lingering smell of sex proved a much greater challenge to rationalise.

[filijester]

I just know that all the other heroes, the press, and civilians and onlookers were all very confused by robert/mecha man and flambae’s seeming dynamic. by them going from shouting “YOU ARE SUCH A DICK” at each other during a fight with some goons to one of them intercepting a sneak attack behind the other. before going back to arguing about something trivial or unrelated to whatever is going on.

and it extends to other moments that people notice, like flambae having his arm around mecha man’s shoulders at hero events like they’re close.

people having social media posts of “I just saw flambae and mecha man get takeout together from this food truck” with a photo of flambae eating his food while sitting on the mech suit’s shoulder.

and not to mention the fire messages flambae just leaves in the sky that could just be friendly and nothing else, but some of them are outright flirtatious. so, people think that “yeah, something is definitely going on between them”. but there’s never a public announcement or anything about them being an item.

flambae literally calling mecha man “mecha bitch” like it’s a casual nickname between friends rather than an outright insult. and mecha man just letting him and never really objecting to it.

the fact that flambae is the only other hero that mecha man consistently collaborates with. he never really joins an actual hero team and seems to prefer to work alone. but you will see official news reports of him and flambae working together on certain missions.

there are definitely reddit threads of people debating superheroes and their love lives, and these two of almost always brought up. people debating if they’re just friends or lovers or the secret third thing.

[juanaa-ii]

You’ll never see me get tired of the friends with benefits to lovers pipeline with Flambert.

Check it, okay? Shroud is gone. Locked up or dead, doesn’t matter. The team goes out to celebrate with their old member back on the team (sonar/coupe) and have a good time the whole week they have off of work while SDN gets fixed.

Robert starts drinking. He decided to be selfish this one time and let himself get more than buzzed. No, he wants to get shitfaced. It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for him and he’s not only tired mentally but physically. His tolerance isn’t what it used to be and what used to take bottles worth of shots only takes a few before his mind can’t comprehend left from right.

He ends up in a booth next to Flambae, snuggling up to his warmth. The flame hero is just as intoxicated as he is and leans into Robert. He babbles on about how he feels conflicted with his identity as Mecha Man but is grateful the guy came here to work as their dispatcher because he’s been so helpful and inspiring and Flambae rants about how confused he is on how much he likes him.

Robert tunes him out at times until at some point he downs the last bit of liquor in Flambae’s glass and leans up close to Flambae’s face, saying that he could settle his feelings in a different way if he wants to. Flambae doesn’t waste time in getting out of the booth and practically dragging Robert out the bar.

They’re both too intoxicated to drive so they order an uber and it’s only by the strength of the mightiest that they didn’t start making out in the car.

The two of them barely make it inside Flambae’s apartment with how desperate their kisses are, how hungry and filthy they get. And this passion they have only makes the sex the better. Deeper. Almost vulnerable with the way they let go with each other.

Afterwards, they’re cuddled up and giggling and saying all these sweet things to each other yet, come to eight in the morning, Flambae wakes up alone. Robert had slipped out early, sometime around five or six (he naturally wakes up early no matter what).

While the evidence of their night is there (bites, soreness, scratches, etc) they don’t acknowledge it happened. But they think about it. A lot. It’s getting hard for Robert to go to the gym when Flambae is already there, doing reps with little to no sweat, muscles bulging. And it’s equally hard for Flambae to shower when Robert is a few feet away from him, either naked or torso exposed. Scars have always done it for Flambae (it’s peak form of masculinity for him) and Robert’s plethora of scars make it hard for him to function.

So at some point, they get drunk again during a team outing. But it’s not shitfaced drunk just a bit tipsy. A small buzz. Enough that they know better. Doesn’t mean they don’t share a look and gesture to the bathroom.

Flambae is quick to put rules over it. He doesn’t want to be caught fucking a normie like Robert no matter how hot his scars are so: 1. Tell no one. Not even Courtney and/or Mandy. Not even Chase and not even Prism. 2. No kissing. Even if Robert’s lips ache with the need to press feverishly against Flambae’s, he agrees. And 3. Don’t get too deep (Flambae expresses that while he knows how hot and awesome he is, he doesn’t date at all and if Robert feels any type of romantic feelings, best to cut out of the deal).

Thus, the start of their friends(barely) with benefits.

And the arrangement works. It works for a good while. Two months, really. Flambae has his hookups in between his time with Robert and Robert, while not hooking up, doesn’t pay much attention to Flambae outside of their arrangement.

But then this all comes to head when one morning, Mandy says they’ve got the day off tomorrow. The team, in celebration, go clubbing (it’s implied they go to drink A LOT so it’s so easy to use this as a plot device, I swear). And they get drunk, already planning to spend the next day recovering.

Except when the next day comes and Robert is in Flambae’s bed, with the flaming hero woken up uncharacteristically early, Robert gets a call from Mandy. Turns out, she pranked them. It takes a while for the sleep to stop middling Robert’s brain enough for him to realize the date is April 1st. She laughs at him and says she expects them in the office bright and early.

Flambae, having heard the call, groans about what a bitch she is. Robert snorts and says that if Flambae makes them breakfast, he’ll drive them to get coffee. The deal is struck and they grunt and groan their way into getting dressed. Flambae makes a basic breakfast of sausage, eggs, and bacon. Robert eats it like he’d been starving orphan (with the way he lives, he has) and drives them to the cafe Flambae likes to get his coffee from.

The morning might’ve been rough but with the two of them together it was easy, nice, and even the banter only made Robert fond. Which is…something.

Oh shit.

It’s the start of Robert noticing a lot about Flambae. From the way he absentmindedly pokes at the gap between his teeth, the way his hair falls around his face when he doesn’t have it tied back, the way he glows whenever he talks about his niece or any of his family members, to the way he looks so peaceful while cooking. It’s little moments that build and build into Robert’s mind yet he attempts to deny it. Robert is emotionally intelligent enough to know what he is starting to feel like but he always stops and starts to question himself whenever his mind reminds him that it’s Flambae. Chad.

So he tries to pull back. Doesn’t stay as often, doesn’t let his gaze linger, and is cold during the shift. It’s important for him to lock up his heart because Flambae had already said he doesn’t date. Robert knows he should pull back and end it but the arrangement feels too good to do that and he’s always been one to self sabotage, even if he doesn’t want to.

Chad notices how Robert pulls back but it doesn’t register as something for him to care for. He’s still good in this arrangement.

Well, he was. That is until he starts seeing Waterboy everywhere. It’s weird. Really weird. It’s like the kid can’t leave Robert alone. Chad assumed Mandy or Courtney would be a problem but those women ended up finding each other. Yet Wetfartboy seems to be trailing Robert around like a little puppy and it’s probably the only reason Robert even likes the fucker. It better be.

When Chad starts seeing Waterboy more, he starts seeing Robert less (without Waterboy). Chad doesn’t wake up cold, in the psychical sense. Can’t with how hot his body runs but that doesn’t stop the ache in his chest when he starts waking up more and more without Robert (who seemed to ease into sleeping later and later with Chad). They stopped doing bar bathroom hookups weeks ago but Robert won’t even look at Chad at bars or clubs, doesn’t even glance at his outfits. Which, he puts a lot of effort into. Thank you very fucking much.

Waterboy seems to take up most of his break time. The little shit started bringing him casseroles and stews, typical grandma dishes, so Robert can eat. The two talk all through break and all Chad wants to do is shove his mug deep in Waterboy’s throat in the hopes that the fucker will choke and die if he ever has to hear his grating stutter again—

Not a villain anymore. Not a villain anymore. Not a villain anymore. The chant has to repeat in Chad’s head a dozen of times before he can calm down.

And maybe he wants to cook for Robert. He’s had Robert come early enough to have dinner still hot before, has seen the way his face lights up whenever he eats Chad’s meals. It settles something in Chad, makes his body wash over with pride and satisfaction at Robert enjoying his food. Finishing his plate to the point that it looks sparkly. The normie is skin and bones, he needs the extra meat.

But they don’t do that anymore. They’re distant now, Chad belatedly realizes. They don’t even talk much through the comms. When Robert comes it’s always late and he slips by before Chad’s alarm. There’s no more breakfast in the morning with coffee runs, no more dinners together, no more quiet drinks away from the team, none of it.

And fuck it, he’ll say it. He misses it. Misses them. Misses the fond memories of them. It makes Chad feel pathetic yet he can’t help but long for it.

At one point, Robert wakes up at his usual time. Six o’clock. Except this time Chad is awake with him. He’s rightfully shocked, Chad sleeps in all the time and he’s always late (but Prism clocks him in at the same time as her so he’s never marked as late). When he questions why Chad is up so early, the guy gets cagey and defensive before blurting out that he had a nightmare (it was the only excuse he could think of) and Robert backs off because he’s been there. A lot.

But like Chad seeing a lot of Waterboy, Robert is seeing a lot of Chad. First it’s him waking up early even when it’s clear he’s fighting back going to sleep. Robert assumes the nightmares are getting worse with how frequent Chad wakes up early and is softer with him in the morning. Before they get dressed, he cards his fingers gently through Chad’s hair, hoping it eases him. They go back on their breakfast and coffee run deals.

Then it’s the office. Robert’s distance with Chad is nonexistent when the flaming hero tends to take his lunch and pulls up a chair at the table Robert and Waterboy are sitting at. There’s not much interesting topics Robert and Waterboy talk about but they like to nerd out over certain book series and games (like DnD or Warcraft). It’s weird to have Chad there but Robert doesn’t mind it much, even if Chad tends to steam a lot whenever Robert and Waterboy get into a particularly good debate that leaves them smiling and chuckling.

Robert keeps his eyes off of Chad at bars because the guy is A) too hot for his own good and he doesn’t want to get called out for staring and B) usually picking up a guy to hook up with on days Robert isn’t coming to his house. It makes his mouth dry and his stomach fill with lead just watching Chad flirt with someone else so he pays attention to Courtney or Waterboy instead (or Coupé, they sometimes play darts. Coupé wins all the time but declares Robert her best opponent as he fumbles only twice).

Except Chad starts to hang out with them at bars. He stops letting his gaze wonder and instead stares intently at Robert while the conversation flows around them.

It’s like he’s waiting for something, but what he’s waiting for? Robert doesn’t know. His mind must be playing tricks on him though because it seems like Chad keeps glancing down at his lips.

Well, Robert’s already broken one rule. Why not break the second one?

[writersisland]

Responses to “Do you trust me?”

“I want to.”

“Does it matter?"

“Can I?”

“That's a terrifying question without context, you know.”

“I wish I didn't.”

“I wish I could.”

“Should I?”

“I can't believe you just asked me that.”

“Why?”

“Yes.” / “No.”

“... I'm gonna regret this.”

“I don't know.”

“You got some nerve asking me that.”

[foolsknight]

Deciding to drop some Jester lore

His ex-boss is the Duke aka Augustine's father

Okay now I'm going to bed ✌

[sunnyfrenchfry]

Robert is a "sweetheart" kind of guy.

Flambae discovers pretty quickly, that when he gets Robert going. Like really going. Blood pumping, pupils blown, hands gripping the sheets going? The "sweethearts" come out.

Because Robert is from California. He's never been a "darling" or a "hun" proponent. "Babe" is entirely too casual

"Sweetheart" breathes Robert into Flambae's ear as his hands grip strong muscular shoulders.

"Sweetheart" is purred into the darkness and Robert kisses his way down the V of his suit

" No no no no , stay with me, sweetheart!" Is screamed into night

[sunnyfrenchfry]

And that was just like him, wasn't it? Joke around, pull attention, be his stupid stupid self. All the while being in the most dire of circumstances.

Robert wouldn't be able to live with himself if that's how the love of his life left it. For the second time he was hearing the fiery man sinking into water with seemingly no way out.

At least he could control the situation with his hacking back then. What the fuck could he do to a sinking pier besides direct people at it?

Robert's hand spasmed on the desk before desperately grabbing for the flesh beneath his shirt.

He hadn't even told him...

Robert checks on Malevola's progress, frantically comms Golem to see how he's doing, redirects a crane to life parts of the large structure that's collapsed on the pier.

All the while listening for any word from Flambae.

This may be it. What if they're too late. What if he doesn't get another chance. The seconds are ticking down fast. He got another grabbed message from the man with the sound of the little girl whining on the background and the creaking of the wood and debris above them.

""Almost there Robert" rumbles Golem in his ear.

There's no clicking to private comms for this next part.

"Hey sweetheart. They're almost there for you, ok. Just another minute. 2 tops. Can you hold on that long?" Asks the dispatcher, gripping the headphones.

"I know you can do. You gotta hold on for me, ok? I got some news for you when you come out. Something big. Just your type" he adds with a chuckle that breaks into a choked off inhale.

[writersisland]

Cute & Devoted Dialogue

“Have I told you that I love you today? Yeah? Well, here it is again: I love you.”

“I thought you hated horror movies.” “I do, but I like any excuse to bury my face in your chest.”

“You're the most beautiful person I have ever seen.”

“My heart hurts as you distance yourself from me, my love–” “You can't say that every time I go to the toilett, you know I have a small bladder!” 

“My heart beats only for you.”

“Oh, I got some lipgloss on you.” “Good. Let 'em all know who I'm with.”

“When you're around, my soul is a little lighter.”

“You look like you want to kiss me.” “That's how I always look then.”

“Look at me. You okay? Yeah? Good.”

“You're staring.” “Always.”

“We were meant to be. I know it.”

“Dancing in the rain? Really?” “What can I say? You're turning me into a romantic. May I have this dance?”

“Text me. I don't think I can wait 8 hours to speak again.”

[writersisland]

Jealous Dialogue Prompts

“Carry on, someone just checked you out. I'm just marking my territory.”

“What was that earlier? You were all over them, like I don't exist or something.”

“You like them? Yeah? Well, they're mine, so fuck off.”

“Who was that?”

“As long as you look at her like that, we can't be together.”

“Maybe there's a reason I don't trust you!”

“Don't you two look cozy?”

“You did not just tell me not to make a thing out of this.”

“They don't get to look at you like this!”

“If you really think he just wants to be a friend, you need to get a reality check.”

“Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about!”

“Are you that oblivious or are you trying to make me jealous?”

“You're not gonna see him again, or I leave.”

“How about I go make out with some of my friends, see how you like it!”

“I'm not fucking jealous!”

“So what if I am jealous? I'm scared to lose you, is that a crime?”

[emmasmoke8]

Flambae and Mecha Man having mundane arguments while fighting villains together. They are so incredibly in sync, always knowing what the other is going to do, but if you pause for long enough you’ll hear stuff like, “I know you used to be a brokey who didn’t have anything, but you do now so pick your shit up off the floor” and “you need to stop cooking every day of the week. We have plenty of leftovers.”

The villains are so pissed because wdym you’re not paying attention to me and my grand plan? Stop yelling about “Beef’s diet,” whatever the fuck that is (does Mecha Man own a cow?)

[asterronaut]

bat of bicuriosity

[wreegis]

hear him out ok

[promptcalender]

love language: gift giving

constant supplies of snacks

“do you want it?” whenever someone expresses mild interest in one of their possessions

fighting hard to win them a prize at an arcade

having no real sense for what is an appropriately priced/sized gift

keeping every single gift they ever received, and remembering who got it for them when and for what occasion

lists that keep track of their loved one's personal preferances

little gift bags with the tag “made me think of you :)”

random objects that remind them of a loved one being relivered like a prized possession

sending gifts from afar by contracting local flower shop deliveries

souveniers carefully picked out on every trip

[Prompt Calender: December 16th, National Giving Month]

[bakedcrossaintt]

coming back after months just to drop this flambert sketch hello

[sofiaruelle]

HR Mandated.

EDIT:

Just because i like how their faces turned out. Have some close ups