LDWS 2020, Week Four
Distraction
As a rule, Q always was rather suspicious of quiet - whether that was a side effect of working in espionage or just his nature, he wasn't particularly sure but he knew better than wasting too much brainpower on such considerations. Besides, a healthy dose of paranoia always paid off if the feeling was carefully kept on a leash.
Hand going to grab his taser, Q entered the bedroom and his eyes immediately zeroed in on his lovers "What are you doing?"
"Who - us?" James inquired with a shiteating grin, dramatically pointing at his own chest "Man of little faith"
Q gestured at Raoul, lounging against the bed post "At least he has the decency to not try to fool me" he pointed out as he relaxed in increments, tension gradually leaving his body as he made his way to the bed to sit at its foot "So?"
"What makes you think we are up to anything?"
The younger man batted James' hand away from his calf "You always are up to something when you're quiet: it's not like either of you"
Raoul's chuckle was satiny and dark - if Q hadn't found it ridiculous to compare a sound to food, his mind would have probably come up with some kind of stupid similitude involving a rich, dark chocolate cake "We aim to please, mi querido"
"That awfully sounds like an admission of guilt"
"Maybe" Raoul leaned over, finger tapping the point of the other's nose just to see the way it would scrunch up at the bothersome gesture "But who says I feel guilty about any of it?"
Taking advantage of Q's distraction, their lover clearly too busy - and failing at - glaring Raoul into properly confessing, James wrapped his hand around his ankle and tugged firmly, a delighted chuckle escaping his lips at the little shriek Q let out "Let's talk about it later" he murmured, bending down to brush their lips together "There's funnier things to do"
"Just tell me the place isn't gonna get swarmed by whatever international agency might be thirsting for our heads"
Raoul palmed his cheek, gently turning his head to meet his eyes "I promise"
Q sighed, eyes rolling even as he reached for the nape of the other's neck while he sneaked a foot between James' legs "Fine, but don't you think you can postpone this conversation for much longer"
"Wouldn't dream of it"
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I want to thank all of you for reading and commenting for these drabbles even if I opted for not exactly popular ships - I hope you enjoyed reading the drabbles as much as I had fun writing them (I collected them all on ao3 for easier browsing!)
To my fellow writers, as usual it was an absolute pleasure to see what you came out with.
To the mods, I really fucking love you for making LDWS open to all ships this year lol







