✏️ What nickname do they secretly love being called?
it happens in the middle of graves' office - a trip venus took to solve some squabble between the shadows and 141. an argument turned on its head where graves has struggled to keep his composure.
the second the phrase 'pretty boy' leaves venus' mouth, a weight drops in graves' gut. his fingers flex into a fist and he's not sure if it's with a want to deck venus in his stupid pierced face or to stop his knees from knocking together.
instead of a witty comeback (which would be graves' usual), the next thing that comes is a wave of shame. made worse by the fact that they are in his office of his company.
graves has to wipe that smug look off of venus' face for rendering him speechless. it's exactly why he pushes himself forward to crash their lips together.