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WIP Wednesday

It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these! After several years, I’ve picked up on my California Modern AU again—that’s the 1X2XR with Bodyguard!Heero Yuy protecting Hollywood’s Darling, Relena Peacecraft, from a stalker. I’m not going to make any promises about when or if it’s going to be finished, because I do badly with those, but in the meantime, I wanted to share a tiny bit of what I’ve got so far.

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“I feel like there’s a but coming,” Duo said.

“Something like that,” Heero said, opening his laptop. He pulled up the file on Relena while he spoke, fingers flying over the keys like lightning.

“Shit, how fast do you type?”

“One hundred and fifteen words a minute.” He turned the screen around so that Relena could see the footage he’d pulled up. “Do you recognize this guy?”

She watched a light-haired man on high-resolution video walk past her front yard. He looked average. A bit on the stocky side, but that might have been the bomber jacket he was wearing. She shook her head and looked at Duo, who also shook his head no.

“Why’s he wearing a coat like that in June?” Relena asked.

“How do you know it’s June?”

“The trees are green and those flowers by the gate don’t bloom until late May.” She looked up with a smile. “Also I know how to read a timestamp.”

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WiP babble

So I started California Modern in earnest last night and it might have an actual (small) plot and is not just going to be an exercise in smut.

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WiP Wednesday ( GW edition)

(Possibly, probably, the beginning of that 1x2xR California Modern AU, featuring Bodyguard!Heero, Actress!Relena and her bff/fuck buddy, photographer!Duo.) @chemicalcrush

The second time Heero met Duo, it was on the poolside patio where he and Relena’s manager had gone to wait for them. Sally had taken it in stride, as if it weren’t the first time she’d walked in on the pair.

Relena had the grace to look embarrassed as she was introduced to her new bodyguard. Duo, on the other hand…

Duo ran an appraising look over Heero–who was running a similar look of his own over Duo–and offered a smirk that was a little too pleased with himself. He stood with his arms folded over his chest and his hips pushed forward, slouching comfortably, unthreatened.

(*coughs* Guess what their first meeting was. On the kitchen table, no less.)

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31/Three Challenge, day 31

Last one! Hurray!

31. Preserve (GW, 1x2xR)

It was the best way they could have ended their trip, driving along the coast, visiting wineries and little boutiques that sold homemade cheeses, jams and house-smoked meats. They hadn’t planned on filling up a picnic hamper as they went, adding to it like they were completing a scavenger hunt, and buying a woven blanket at a roadside stand so that they could have lunch on the beach.

Despite the sun, it was cool and more windy than breezy–enough so that Relena needed to tie her hair back into a braid that mimicked Duo’s. Sea birds wheeled and called in the sky above them as Heero poured wine into the tacky souvenir glasses they’d bought. Duo started opening packages of crackers while Relena sliced salami and cheeses with one of Duo’s knives.

They ate and relaxed, leaning against each other in the comfortable way they had only just begun to adopt. Duo had brought his camera–the old film one, the 35mm–and took photos of everything until Heero threatened to take it away the same way he did with the paparazzi. Relena laughed and told them both to behave if they intended on sleeping in her bed later on while Duo mumbled about Heero’s lack of appreciation for the fine arts. Heero retorted that Duo’s need to preserve the pattern of cracker crumbs on Relena’s skirt didn’t qualify as fine art and Duo would have sulked, except then Heero kissed him and told him to save some film for after they got back to the hotel room.

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54 Prompt requests 49. "I'm really drunk, please help me." Pairing: 2x1xR Requester: @simulacraryn Bonus: Down to Florida 'verse

omg, this one was harder than it should have been...

Hammocks, Relena decided, were of the devil. They were to be mistrusted at the best of times and she vowed to avoid them at all costs when Heero and tequila were involved.

Duo looked down at his lovers with amusement. "Isn't this a pretty picture."

"Shut up," she gave him a dirty look, made less effective by the fact that she was laying mostly on the ground, on top of Heero with one leg twisted up into the white cotton ropes. Her sundress was hiked up, flashing her panties, and wasn't it a lucky thing that she had even bothered. Or that Heero hadn’t gotten that far. She tried to free herself, swearing when she only succeeded in tangling herself further.

Heero, for his part, remained still and flat on his back. He gave Duo a fuzzy smile, as if he were content to stay on the sand all day. "I'm really drunk. Please help me."

Sighing, Duo freed Relena's foot and helped her up. "How much have you had?"

"Less than Heero," she put a hand to her head, swaying. Duo caught her elbow, but she waved him off. After the initial rush, she was able to stand straight and brush the sand from her dress.

"Tequila?"

"Tequila," she confirmed.

Duo reached down to grip Heero by the arm and hauled him up. Heero didn't wobble, just slid his arms around Duo and leaned heavily against him. That he needed any support at all said volumes about how drunk he actually was.

"Come on," Duo shook his head. "I'll fix lunch and we'll get you sober. Ish."

In the kitchen, canvas shopping bags were still on the counter from Duo's grocery run. Relena got two bottles of water from the fridge while he settled Heero on the living room sofa.

"What am I going to do with you two?" Duo let himself be pulled down onto the sofa, Heero's arms going around his waist. He had always been something of a cuddly drunk, which they were all thankful for.

Relena gave Heero one of the bottles of water and sat down next to him."Take advantage of us?"

"Ha. Last time I tried that, Heero fell asleep in the middle of it."

He paused in the middle of drinking the water to give them an even look. "I'm not that drunk."

"Mm-hmm. You'll forgive me if I don't believe that."

Relena slid behind Heero, holding him around the shoulders as Duo extracted himself from their embraces. She kissed Heero's hair and smiled at Duo.

"Lunch first. Then we'll see if we can't keep Heero awake."