a dandy guy, in space!

[thxsilence]

polluxcastxr:

Hopkins… Why did that name sound familiar? She doesn’t get a chance to ponder on it long because one of her many younger siblings ends up throwing themselves on her stomach. Grunting, she lifts the thing up by the back of his shirt and sets him in her lap. “Really? I swear you guys multiply when I’m not home.”

Shifting on the couch she huffs, “Why was he so crazy about her? Did you get a boner too?” She ignores a tiny voice asking what a boner is.

Desmond throws all the food together in a giant pot and covers it to allow it time to cook. It sucked having to wait sometimes, but at least now they were eating a little better than before. Someday, he’d like to have one of those zappers that makes the food instantly, but then he might actually miss the practice. Before he goes to chill with Gem while it cooks, he makes her and the kids some jelly toast to hold them over.

“No.” he hands a piece to Pluto as he passes her then the rest over to Gem, “I have no idea, maybe he’s suuuuper into redheads.” Another small Gem tries to reach for a piece and Desmond picks her up to let her sit on his lap, “She didn’t seem that interesting to me, then again, I was on the other side of the dock.”

[thxsilence]

polluxcastxr:

Gemini gags a little bit, handing the phone back to Desmond. “He better have done his work right,” she growls playfully, flopping back onto the couch. “Seriously though, who was this girl? Did you get a name?”

She looks at Pluto and points to the door, “Lock it before Nico comes bursting in demanding payments that I can’t make. I hate that kid.” That was a lie but he really was a handful. Unlike herself, who was totally low maintenance. “Des! I’m hungry!”

As he shoves the phone back in his pocket, he glances over at Gem and laughs, “Don’t worry, I double checked his work. Paul told me her name was Mina... uh... Hopkins, I think.” He turns back to the vegetables and sets them aside so he can sear the little bit of meat they had left, he’d give more to the rest of the family before taking any himself.

“I’m working on it!” he smirks as he continues cooking the meat to perfection, “It takes time, just eat bread or something.” Desmond didn’t care either way whether or not that space kid was coming. As an observer, he knew Nico was hiding something big, but he wasn’t about to call him out on it because it wasn’t his business. Whatever it is, he just better not get Gem in trouble.

[thxsilence]

polluxcastxr:

Gemini was starving. Seriously, she felt like she was going to die. She moaned this over and over while she waited for Des to get home. Her head bent over the back of the couch as Pluto judged her with quiet distaste. They both knew she could just make something herself.

When Des walks in, she sits up and expects to see her brother following but when she doesn’t, she starts to worry. Catching the phone, she asks, “Where’s Cas?” The worry doesn’t last long after she hits ‘play’, and she erupts into a fit of laughter. “Is that a fucking boner!?”

Desmond laughs as he chopped up what little vegetables they have. He is going to make stew tonight because on Friday’s that is about all they have left to make. He pats the littlest Gem lookalike on the head and hands him a carrot to munch on while they all wait for dinner to be ready.

“Yeah, he’s definitely not coming home tonight. Honestly, you should have seen how fast he got his work done.” Desmond smiles thinking back to how Castor yelled at Nico for showing up on time instead of early. Which reminded him, “Oh by the way, Nico might drop in. That dog you gave him is getting big.”

[thxsilence]

Normally, he’s not one to gossip and nine times out of ten he is a man of few words. This morning was just too fucking funny not to record and show Gem. Castor was burning up and so was the redhead with him. It’s almost gross and he couldn’t even hear what’s going on. Paul told him exactly what happened because he’d asked, even though he looked a little flustered Desmond was talking about things other than work.

“Yo Gem,” Desmond found her at home probably waiting for dinner, “You gotta see this.” he tosses his phone at her and goes to the kitchen to start cooking.

[leoholzer]

[silentplanex]

An audible, pleased hum escapes her throat. Though, she doesn’t really try to hide it.

She nuzzles against his neck and cheek as he rubs heat back into her skin. Loathes to pull away when he answers her question. She would spend all night out here if it meant they could stay like this. No matter how cold it got, they would keep each other warm and safe. She’s sure. Rubbing her cold nose, she stares up at him through heavy lashes. Her eyes were like saucers, a feature she shared with Gemini. Sometimes she wonders if that’s why he liked her so much, because she was the most like her sister. Physically, at least.

Letting out a little sigh, she leans up to kiss him. It’s soft, and she means to pull away after a moment but she only ends up playing with the hair at the nape of his neck before pulling him closer.

[thxsilence]

Every time she planted a sweet kiss on his lips, the corners of his mouth would turn up. This time was no different as Desmond allows her to move him. He would always follow her lead and kiss her back sweetly, shyly. They need to leave though, the kids need to eat and so does she. Desmond turns down enough to part their lips and allow their foreheads to touch, “C’mon, we gotta go before Cas burns down the kitchen.”

Desmond stands up and holds out both of his hands to help her up. Sitting out here and staring at the ice meeting the sky sounded like the perfect date, maybe next time he’d need to cook before hand and just bring her a picnic. They could be alone together until their sun set, cuddling each other for warmth. Desmond files the thought for tomorrow knowing he’d find her here again at the same time.

[ramis-malek]

[mr-robotdaily]

Bon Bon

[adamdrivers]

Rami Malek Filmography | Short Term 12 (2013)

I’m out the gate, right? My name is Nate. When I first came here, y’all tried to player-hate!

[silentplanex]

The urge to be close was palpable, and it wasn’t the cold that compelled them. Of that, she was sure. Still, she always let him come to her. What they had was fragile, despite the strength of their love for each other. They spent years as brother and sister, it wouldn’t be easy to undo the feeling that what they were doing wasn’t right.

At his tugging she grins and lifts her arm to draw him in. For a tiny thing she was strong. Pluto wraps her arm around his waist and pulls him until they are flush. His heat has her eyes fluttering for a brief moment, she hadn’t realized how chilly she’d gotten. How long had she been out here? What time is it?, she asks tilting her head as she signs to him.

[thxsilence]

Ice cold to the touch, he wrapped his arms around her and moved them up and down her arms under the blanket. She had to have been out here for hours to get this cold. Desmond pressed his cheek to hers and shut his eyes for a brief moment, savoring the conflicting temperatures surrounding him.

Offering her a sympathetic smile, he began mouthing and signing his response, ‘Seven. Almost dinner time.’ Sometimes he did this to practice with her, but right now he just didn’t want to shatter this silence with his mellow voice. He preferred to be a man of few words anyway, electing to listen more than speak. They should probably get going soon even though he just got here because Castor was no good at cooking. He could play guitar and sing beautiful melodies all day, but cooking wasn’t his strong suit even though he tried. Des didn’t want to say it though, so he relished in the moment for as long as he could.

[silentplanex]

The water was glossed over with ice on Port Gem. Crystal in color, and burning cold to the touch. Pluto bundled herself tighter in the blanket around her shoulders as she drew pictures in the condensation gathering on the ice with her fingertips. It was quiet here, at the sea’s edge. Not many people came to the beach when it was freezing.

The steps behind her are too quiet to be Castor, and too measured to be Gem. Her big sister was always in a hurry. Des, she smiles. Looking over her shoulder, she gives him an inviting smile.

[thxsilence]

The wind only made it colder, but he wanted to be where it was quiet. With each step toward the gloomy beach, his smile grew because he knew that blanket. When she turns around he nods and moves to sit next to her. His eyes focused on his own fingers dancing over closer to her leg, but he stopped short of touching her. The chilly air was pressuring him into moving closer, so that he could bury himself in her side and hold on to her as she drew on the ice.

He wanted to, so why was he so nervous when it was her? They cuddled all the time when they were with the others. They even kissed before, but now that they were alone and turning to ice sculptures together, he was afraid. Was it her, or was it something else? Whatever it was, it was a feeling he could never really shake.

“Share your blanket.” he tugged on a corner and scooted closer to her because no matter how afraid he was, he would have courage.

[thxsilence]

Silence was hard to find here in Port Gem. Everywhere you turned there was some kind of commotion going on. Not to mention the pipes dripping on the railings below, all manner of machinery squealing and screeching as metal scrapped against metal even full into the middle of the night. Maybe other people didn’t hear everything like he did, but Desmond could rarely ever sleep because of it. Or maybe it was something else bothering him.

Castor’s arm was reaching over Gem, brushing Desmond’s shoulder, Gem’s back was touching his chest, and more legs and arms were tangled together creating a giant pile of... family. He didn’t really have one before them, and when they stole him and claimed him, Desmond’s life turned around completely. No matter his lack of sleep, he was home in the arms of these people.

[primevideouk]

The revolution is far from over.