#pocketknife deadlock

[necro-kirby]

some bullshit

[robo-cryptid]

I'm so close to the next installment of the CYOA fic, but until then, WIP Wednesday demands I share this Pocketknife snippet.

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“You’re trying to distract me,” they protest.

He kisses them again, quicker this time. “Sure am. Is it working?”

“Maybe.” The tip of Shiv’s nose brushes theirs, and a smile fights its way past their defenses.

“Maybe,” Shiv repeats in mock offense. “Guess I gotta work harder then.”

His mouth closes in on theirs again, and this time he’s more determined. It’s not like the soft, sweet kisses before. He goes all in now, and their whole body responds to just the slide of his tongue. They can’t help but press against him, arms winding around his neck. He’ll have to hold them up if he keeps going; their knees are turning to rubber.

They have enough sense not to fight him when he guides them out of the kitchen. They don’t have far to go. They stumble when he pushes, landing on the couch, and he follows, pressing them onto their back and slotting a thigh between their legs.

Pocket put this shirt on less than an hour ago, and now Shiv’s tugging the buttons loose so he can kiss his way down their chest. He skips the bullet scar like he always does, but it’s an otherwise smooth, unbroken line.

[foxyarchive]

do u do headcanons for ships? its okay if u don’t, but i would love domestic pocket/shiv headcanons if u do!!

Pocketknife[Shiv/Pocket] Headcanons - Domestic

I absolutely do ship asks!! You can also find what kind of requests I accept here on my AO3! Hope you enjoy this, I definitely got a little carried away haha.

Despite growing up with a silver spoon in their mouth half their life, Pocket actually is a decent cook. Nothing mind blowing, but they usually do most of the cooking. Shiv likes to be nosey in the kitchen while they cook, which Pocket acts like it annoys them to no end… But really they enjoy having his company around. They'll cook together sometimes as well. Whenever it's Shiv's night to figure out food if his partner isn't feeling up to it, most of the time they're going to go out or order in. This guy can make like two dishes beyond the basic array and to be honest he doesn't really want to learn anymore lmao

Pocket's odd jobs they take lead them all over the city, but if there's ever a chance that them and Shiv can walk most of the way to work together? Shiv is all over that shit. It's rare that their schedules line up enough for it to happen, but when it does, you can bet your ass Shiv's insisting they walk together. “Now, you can either loop your arm through mine, we can go hand in hand, or I can just sling my arm around ‘ya. What's it gonna be?” Once again, Pocket acts like they're embarrassed by the insistence, but… Really they love it.

Shiv prefers date nights out, while Pocket prefers them in. When they go out, it's usually bowling, a movie, or a jazz bar they can relax and have a few drinks at. Shiv likes to explore different places, but he definitely is always coming back with his date to a few of his favorite spots. When they stay in, Pocket will always bring out a new, lavish recipe that they cook together. They'll wine and dine each other inside before settling down with an activity Pocket's come up with. It could be something from a board game, to a craft, watching something on the television/listening to the radio, and what have you.

They're both pretty good about waking up early. There isn't a situation between them where one always oversleeps and needs to be woken up by the other. Deep down, Pocket wishes that Shiv would oversleep sometimes just a little because they'd love to wake him up with breakfast or a cup of coffee. Sometimes, though, Pocket lounges after they wake up, and often tries to convince Shiv to stay in bed a little longer with them. It works a little under half the time, and although most of the time it turns into cuddling and chatting about nonsense, some of the time it ends up with them needing a shower afterwards.

Although the bathroom is cramped, they try to share the space, and that's only because Shiv takes forever to get ready. He's got a whole fucking step by step process he has to do for his morning routines and he will not leave the house unless he does it. Pocket finds it charming, but also very annoying. Thankfully, Shiv understands that maybe the time spent getting his hair to look just perfect among all of his other grooming habits is a bit abnormal, so he'll adjust however he can to make it easy for Pocket to get in and do what they need to do.

Pocket loves rainy days. It means they get to stay in and cuddle if there's no pressing work to be done because Shiv would actually rather die than let his hair get all fucked up outside for everyone to see. It took him months just to let his pride ease enough to let Pocket see him with his perfect ‘do undone.

Shiv thinks that the frogs Pocket keeps are cute, but he doesn't wanna interact with them beyond that. He's not a huge animal person, but he understands it's Pocket's thing. Truth be told, they could probably come home with a couple of stray animals and Shiv would probably bite his tongue and let it happen even if he doesn't really want them. It would probably end up with the stereotypical situation, though, of the dad who begrudgingly lets the animal stick around and then ends up becoming best friends with it LMAO

Speaking of frog pets!-- Shiv will get little things to put in the terrarium he sees out and about while working. “Got this cool vamp’ skull, think it'd look good in the tank?” Pocket has also insisted that Shiv name one of the frogs, and although they're not particularly in love with the name Legs McJumper, they wouldn't dare to rename her.

They both take care of each other's wounds when they come home banged up. It's a lot more common for Shiv to be roughed up rather than Pocket, as the latter tries to avoid getting into a scuffle when they can. Shiv will try to get his wounds tended to at headquarters if they're particularly nasty because they have some good tech for it, but if he has a couple cuts or bruises he'll just make his way home instead. Acts like he doesn't enjoy being doted on and treated by Pocket but he does, of course. Pocket, on the other hand, actually truly doesn't enjoy being tended to. They tend to keep the minor injuries to themselves if they can, but Shiv has both a keen eye and nose and can sniff out blood or injury pretty easily. He doesn't like seeing Pocket hurt, but he does enjoy hearing about how they kicked ass(hopefully HAH).

Requests are still open if there's something you want to see!

[m0th-punk]

It's so fucking nuts that I came up with shipping Pocket and Shiv as a silly little goof bc "lol they could be called pocketknife and pocket calls shiv handsome"

and now people are like. Actually shipping it. What have I done /lh

[fetching-sketching]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

There's a new stranger in Pocket's neck of New York. He's looking for something casual, and Pocket's happy to oblige. Of course they had to go and ruin it by catching feelings.

the deadlock brainrot is real i can't stop thinking about shiv and pocket

[necro-kirby]

some filler stuff i never posted

[necro-kirby]

more of my pocketknife slop for my personal enjoyment <3

[necro-kirby]

its a pocketknife life we live