Another one done whoop whoop! Thank you so much to @so-its-treason-then for helping me out with this one!
Also there is a sprinkle of Fox/Thorn because we couldn't help ourselves XD I hope you enjoy!
Dogma never thought he would be here. The 501st was a great battalion...even if he didn’t really fit in. He still performs his duty like he should, he is a soldier, this is what they were made for.
But this is different, he was in a place he never thought he would be. He was in a relationship with Hardcase of all people but he was so thankful. Hardcase was so careful with him, so gentle and he never pushed.
He loved him, it shocked him the moment the realization hit him, scared him even...but he didn’t run from it. He wanted to pay him back, to do something for Hardcase.
He wanted to show him that he cared. So he made a plan, he just had to wait for the right time to execute it. Thankfully, the barracks were empty and Hardcase seemed content to cuddle with him. He removed his head from under Hardcase’s chin and looked up,
“What’s up?” Hardcase asked in a whisper, keeping the quiet, relaxed atmosphere they had. Dogma was almost sorry for ruining it.
“You still want to go learn the guard flips and jumps they do?”
Dogma smiled as he felt Hardcase stiffen underneath him, his voice quiet but he could hear the excited undertone that was hiding there, “Really?”
“Now?” Hardcase asked and Dogma knew that if he could he would be vibrating now with how excited he was.
“Yes! I want to go,” Hardcase said as he sat up quickly, holding Dogma close as he slid into his lap with a surprised yelp, “I thought you didn't want to?”
Dogma sighed deeply as his hands stayed wrapped around his lover’s neck, still recovering from Hardcase’s burst of excitement, “I want to do it for you. You have done so much for me, Case, I want to do this for you.”
He was expecting his boyfriend to say something but instead he was surprised with a kiss. Dogma couldn’t complain about it anymore, he has grown to love his kisses. “Thank you.”
“Of course.” Dogma whispered as he pulled him close.
Ten minutes and a few comm calls later had Dogma standing on a roof besides a giddy Hardcase with Fox and Thorn in front of them.
“It’s pretty simple really, you just need to know how to balance well.” Thorn casually told them as he shrugged.
“When you go to do a flip you need to use your whole body, especially if you are going forward. You don’t have a lot of momentum if you are not running, if you are, you need to be prepared to propel your body forward so you can land on your feet.” Fox said as he shoved Thorn to the side.
“Don’t listen to this di’kut here anyway. Commander Thorn needs to understand that other people don’t get it as easily as the guard does.” Fox continued as Thorn rolled his eyes behind him.
Dogma smiled as he watched the two of them bicker like they always do, wondering what lovely information he would gain today.
Dogma had met Commander Fox a few months ago when a trip to the 79’s went wrong. Hardcase had managed to convince him to tag along with them and of course, once they got drunk, the usual ruckus happened. It quickly found them locked up and Fox glaring at them as he commed Rex to come get his troopers.
In the end Dogma had a lovely conversation with the Commander, finding out that they had quite a few similarities- ranging from moronic Z-6 wielding boyfriends to a very specific flavor of caff; leading them to have exchanged comms and kept in contact. Fox possesses more than one brain cell, Dogma liked that in a friend and he was happy to teach Dogma whatever if he asked for it. He wasn’t sure how to feel when Fox had told him that he could see himself in Dogma, but he took it as a win.
Hardcase seemed surprised when Dogma just strolled into Commander Fox’s office and grabbed his mug, taking a sip and asked if they could learn to do roof jumping. He was even more surprised with how readily Fox agreed to help them out, not even bothering to reprimand Dogma about the fitched caff, just grabbing it from his fingers and leading them out; Thorn had declared himself to be tagging along since he was “bored”.
“How are we going to do this Fox?” Thorn asked behind him and Dogma smiled as Fox whipped around to face him.
“Well first of all, you be quiet, secondly, we will practice a flip before I just push you off the building and fend for yourselves.”
“Wait, push us off?” Hardcase asked and Dogma laughed.
“Fox claims it teaches us faster if we just do it.” Dogma answered his question while Fox gave him a wink.
“Exactly. So, you still want to learn?”
“I-” Hardcase hesitated and Dogma just leaned towards him.
“I did say I was doing this for you,” He whispered sweetly to him and Hardcase sighed loudly.
“Perfect,” Fox said as he clapped his hands together, a devilish grin on his face, “Let’s get started then.”
