Ford wearing tank tops around you on hot days just to tease you
*falls to my knees* OKAY LISTEN
because I was thinking about this and like...... Beyond the matter of him exposing his scars and tattoos and what that represents, the pure nosebleed-level hotness I can picture in my head is making me chew on my bars rn.
(Setting the below in mtb)
Ford in a white vest, the front of it just slightly lower than it ought to be because the material is a touch too tight over his chest (he really didn't do that on purpose, he's just big boned, he swears), steely chest hair poking out the top and around the bands on his shoulders..... UGH. A hundred points extra if it's one of those slutty little fishnet vests instead.
He's..... idk..... chopping wood in the backyard let's say, preparing for the evening fire he always likes to read in front of (it's 100 degrees out there, he's not gonna have a fire tonight, you know that and so does he, but you're not going to bring that up rn).
You can see each and every muscle group flex under his skin with the swing of his axe; his arms are exposed, the curve of his biceps highlighted by the perspiration that's building on his skin and soaking the fabric. He's sweating and grunting and really he's chopped enough enough wood at this point to see the entire household through the next four winters, but who's going to stop him? You? No chance.
So you observe him for god only knows how long out of the kitchen window and after a solid hour of watching him work up a sweat, he heads back towards the house. He's flushed and soaked (and frankly, so are you), and you scramble to make yourself look busy when he returns to the kitchen.
He greets you and you return it, and you offer him a cold glass of water because "oh doctor pines, you must be exhausted, you've been out there working soooooo hard!" and Ford smirks and says something smart about keeping active in his old age. He takes the glass from you and downs it easily in one go, and the entire time you're watching him not-so-subtly like:
You're both playing games with each other. Ford knows you're watching him (and he's doing very well at playing along, he hopes you're proud of him for that) and you know he's showing off just to get a rise out of you. It's fun to toy with each other in that sense and you're sure that if the temptation were less, you'd be able to keep it up all day, but as it is.... Ford looks too good and you're too tightly wound to let this drag out.
So you politely suggest that if he's so warm, perhaps he ought to cool off with a shower or something, that always helps you when you're feeling overwhelmed.
Ford nods sagely and takes the suggestion to heart ("I think you're right, my dear. I'm awfully hot under the collar this evening.") and just after he's finished his water, he glances over the rim of the glass and looks you up and down. It's after a moment of very blatant checking-you-out that he makes the suggestion that you're looking rather flustered yourself, perhaps you should consider one too.
You agree, but you warn him that Stan has already been on your ass for pushing up his water bills by showering at their place instead of your own, and you'd hate to get into trouble again..... So perhaps this time, you and Ford should share the responsibility and kill two birds with one stone.
And Ford concurs. Wholeheartedly and passionately. If his brother wants to keep their costs low then Ford would be a truly terrible housemate if he allowed anything to the contrary, wouldn't he?









