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POV — something that’s already happened, retold from another character’s perspective
Hunter was late, and he had to get to his post or else Gonzales would have his head. He watched the elevator stop at every floor on the way down, and he almost considered taking the stairs if it wasn’t sixteen floors up. Finally, the elevator doors opened on his floor and a sea of people got off. He stepped on and clicked the button for his floor, and then hurriedly pressed the close door button. It was a slow ride, slower than normal, and he tapped his foot the entire ride. When the doors opened, he rushed off, and right into a person, who tipped backwards and took Hunter with him.
“Holy shit,” he said, moving to look at the person he’d knocked to the ground. The man underneath him was beautiful, and Hunter paused for a moment, his eyes bright and blue as he looked up at Hunter. “Sorry about that, mate.”
“My fault,” the man replied. Scottish, beautiful blue eyes, and gorgeous, this man was everything Hunter wanted in a one-night-stand, at least. He wanted to run his hands into the man’s dirty blonde curls and seeing what his skin felt like.
“I didn’t hurt you, did I?”
“No, no, I’m okay.” Hunter realized he still had the man pinned to the ground, and stood up off him, holding his hand out. The man’s hand was deliciously callused, the kind of rough that Hunter made him curious. Then, Hunter hoisted him off the ground. “Thank you.”
They stood opposite each other, and Hunter heard the doors start to close. He stuck his arm out to catch the sensor, that way the man’s elevator didn’t leave without him.
“I should let you go,” he said, giving him one more once over to take in all of the beautiful little details. He was fit, dressed in a neat button down and slacks that didn’t look stuffy like they might on others. Hunter wondered how the man’s hips might feel in his hands, and then - well, he wasn’t blind. He caught the way the man’s wedding band shone in the light. “Have a good night.”
“Watch where you’re going,” the man said, but it was light, a joke between the two of them. Hunter smiled at that, looked over him one more time, before letting his arm drop, and the door close. He let the last few moments before the doors shut pass without comment, memorizing the man as if he might not ever see him again. He might not. That was strangely disappointing.
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