Past Joe/Finn, kayfabe
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"Haven't seen you in an age," Joe remarks when he spots Finn at the entrance to the gym. "Champ again, yeah?"
"I'm that good," Finn replies, an arrogant eyebrow raised, but the corners of his eyes crinkle with his wide grin.
There's hardly anyone here in the gym, so Joe allows himself to step closer, close enough to see the flecks of black in Finn's blue eyes.
The Demon isn't gone, then. Just dormant.
Finn reaches out and pats Joe's shoulder. "You ever getting back in the ring?"
Joe shrugs. "Past my prime, it seems." He tilts his head. "At least I shared some of my prime with you."
And that brings a flush to Finn's fair cheeks, which makes Joe chuckle wickedly. Their rivalry had not been limited to the ring alone. Joe remembers exactly how to get Finn to squeal and wiggle, how to hold him down until his eyes flash black and the Demon threatens to take over, how to bring the younger man to the edge of pleasure and drag him back over and over until they are both too wound up for anything beyond utter surrender.
Finn trails his fingers down Joe's arm, lingering at the big man's wrist, before he pulls away. "See you around."
"See you around," Joe replies, and as he walks past Finn he slaps the other man on the ass. "Don't lose that title without a proper battle, you hear me?"
"I hear ya," Finn replies, laughter in his pretty eyes, which flash black for a second. "I hear ya."