SweaterVest Nation

Always put your best foot forward

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“I know. Let’s not tell that story to my parents, okay? We’ll go with the eyes-locked-across-the-bar cliche. It’s very magical.” Dominic wraps himself around Carmine like he fits there, and looking pretty pleased with the position they’re in. “We can’t be tardy. Don’t get a boner,” he instructs, running his hand through Carmine’s hair before kissing him. “Okay, let’s go. The uber is down.” 

[at the dinner]

Dominic Sr. is an exact copy of his son id you add three decades to it. Helen Priestly is visibly younger and the more attractive of the two. Dominic has her eyes and most of her charm, which makes his face a lot more alluring than his father’s. 

They are already at the table when the boys arrive at the Four Seasons, and no one bothers to get up and offer a greeting.

“Darling, you’re late,” Helen mutters, looking at the other two with boredom. 

“We’re actually five minutes early,” Dominic says, kissing her cheek and shaking his father’s hand. “This is Carmine.” But the introduction doesn’t earn more than a hmm from his father’s side. “Lovely,” Dominic says dryly, pulling a chair for Carmine. 

“Can I be drinking a Manhattan?” Carmine asked “I sound so classy giving you the eyes while sipping one” Chuckling, he leaned up to kiss Dominic “Too late” he said “the second I saw you in that suit it was game over, but I’ll control it until we get back”

Despite Dominic saying that he was more worried about Carmine’s reaction than his parents Carmine still felt a little nervous. He wanted to make a good impression, because he was in this for as long as Dominic wanted him. 

Walking beside his boyfriend he smiled when he saw his parents and the resemblance was evident.

“Pleasure to meet you” Carmine smiled politely at Dominic’s mother  and then at Dominic’s father “Both of you”

Dominic wasn’t embellishing about the lack of warmth, but it didn’t throw Carmine off his game. 

“I can see the suit and tie was appropriate after all” he looked at Dominic “I told you wearing that Superman shirt would be in bad taste” he teased.

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The kiss is quick, but so needed. And to think this sweet guy had it in him to punch you in the gut when you playfully risked his scholarship. “I’m not worried about the impression you’ll make, idiot. My parents are snobs. They can be rude and unpleasant, and what if you see traits of me in them and decide this isn’t worth it?” God, it’s so sappy. Dominic makes a knot a little tighter than necessary, just to torture Carmine a bit and ease his nerves. “If this doesn’t go well, you can’t dump me for at least a week after. Okay? I have to have a chance to fix it.”

Carmine can’t help but find Dominic’s insecurities a little adorable. The fact that it’s not about how Carmine will be around his folks, but how they will around Carmine is pretty touching. “Babe-” he said and takes hold of Dominic’s hand when he feels the knot tighten from tie “You nearly got me kicked out of here. If I can get past that no way in hell a couple of stuck up parents are chasing me away” He lifts Dominic up so the man has to wrap his legs around Carmine’s waist and he kisses him “Face it, you’re stuck with me”

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“Why would I ever introduce them to Martin? I’m allowed to play with whoever I want without supervision.” Dominic loops the tie of his choice around Carmine’s neck and starts tying the knot. “I’ve never introduced them to someone who’s close to me before. This is a big deal.”

“Don’t I know it” he smirked and leaned in to steal a kiss when Dominic wrapped the tie around his neck. After that he stood still so the other could work, but he couldn’t stop the smile that crossed his face at hearing Dominic was taking a leap with him “So I’ll be your first?” he asked “I promise I’ll be on my best behavior” he took Dominic’s hand and kissed it “See, I could have made a virgin joke and I didn’t”

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What happens next is tacky and fluffy and Dominic is half-repulsed by his own behavior. 

[one week later]

“Okay. Okay,” Dominic tosses the tie and tries to match another to Carmine’s shirt. “Are you sure I don’t want to call Martin and force him to pretend to be you? It’s not too late to back out, I’ll understand.”

Carmine stood and watched his boyfriend pretend that he wasn’t freaking out.  He looks down at the tie and then back at Dominic “I’ll pretend you didn’t ask that, but even so, you telling me your folks haven’t met your black twin already?”

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Dominic runs his thumbs over Carmine’s prominent cheeks, looking at the face that held nothing but sincerity. “You’re so weird.” He huffs and kisses the jock. “Fine. If you’re dropping the l-bombs, then you’re ready to meet my folks. I doubt they’ll like you and I’m sorry about the experience in advance.”

Carmine smiles up at Dominic and kisses his neck “You are” he jokes back and then looks up at the mention of Dominic’s parents. “Hey, if Carmine is about anything it’s rising to a challenge. I mean I got you to like me, so clearly I know how to work the Priestly’s” He stands up and wraps his arm around Dominic’s waist “You know this means we official right?” he told him “from now on everyone gets to know I’m your man”

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“Yeah, because I intruded,” Dominic says, adjusting himself better in Carmine’s lap. “I–” he sighs, kissing back. The feeling of being loved was so intoxicating Dominic’s IQ was drastically dropping. “But— I don’t know if I love you back,” he says, feeling a little bit sad but mostly too overwhelmed.

“You’ll get there” Carmine told him without a hint of doubt, it wasn’t in his nature to question what he believed. Not in sports, not in religion, and certainly not in this “I mean a couple months ago you hated my guts and now look, you’re sitting on my lap being all mushy with me. I think I can say I’ve gotten further than most”

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As much as Dominic wanted to bite back on the first clapback, he stayed silent, because Carmine’s impromptu speech had rendered him speechless. “That’s a ballsy statement to make. You haven’t even said me you loved me, or anything like that.” Under all the layers of money and rudeness, Dominic’s romantic heart skipped a beat. “Listen, if this turns out to be some stupid bet between you and your jocky boys, I will seriously get you expelled.”

“I mean I took you to see my folks and didn’t even touch under the table” Carmine smirked “sometimes actions speak louder than words” He kissed him and let it linger for a couple moments “but if you need to hear it I love you and as  hot as Freddie Prinze Jr. was in his prime I don’t base my life choices off his movies”

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“I’m going to assume that’s a cool comparison, since I’m not a nerd bitch like you.” Dominic pulls off Carmine’s neck, once he’s gotten it nice and kissed all over, to tare suspiciously at the other’s face. “You know, jocks are usually not big on commitment conversations. Are you defective, or something?”

.”Poor guy, you just missed out on a whole childhood, didn’t you?” Carmine teased. Smiling, he gently pinched Dominic’s waist “I’m not saying we get married now, but in the future if you haven’t driven me completely insane it might be something to think about. I mean I know I’ll get the best deal in the league with you by me. Scarier than any agent by a mile”

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“You’re a simple mortal. It’s beyond your abilities to restrain yourself in my presence.” Dominic growls, but doesn’t resist too much when he’s forced to be close to Carmine. In fact, he maybe returns the gesture of kissing Carmine’s neck. “I think this will be a cute college story to remember, but we clearly have an expiration date.”

“You sound like a final boss in a Mario game,”  Carmine said, but smiles when Dominic doesn’t resist sitting in his lap. Even happier when he feels the other’s lips on his neck “Why? You plan on marrying some nice girl from the midwest who won’t know you like it when I do that thing with my tongue?”

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“No, get off. We just fooled around like an hour ago. I need to study,” Dominic groans, shoving Carmine right off him and down on the floor. “Brave of you to assume I’m marriage material, though,” he snorts, picking up his study book again.

“Can’t I just wanna be close to you without wanting to get in your pants?” Carmine said and kissed his neck before being shoved away. Taking the book he pulls Dominic onto his lap “I’m a catch and you’re rich and white so you know it’s smart to invest early and watch the dividends roll in”

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Dominic smirks at Carmine, looking like an evil cat whose plan is going exactly as wanted. “Your mom called to thank me for the Christmas gift I sent her.” An overpriced, heavy labeled gift, of course. As were the rest of the gifts. Dominic wasn’t taking any chances by missing any Delgado family member. “Safe to say no one you bring home from now on will ever reach my level. Your future husband, or wife, is doomed.”

Carmine was looking over his playbook. Eyes rising up every couple seconds to look at Dominic and noticing the Cheshire grin . “Oh yeah” he chuckled “the whole family has been blowing my phone up about what a sweetheart you are” Sitting the book down he crawls over to lay on top of Dominic “You know that could very well be you which means you’re just shooting your own self in the foot”

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Early Testing // Pastin

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Pascal gives a belly laugh, leaning back against Martin. “How don’t you get fed up with your own bullshit?” Not that Pascal is getting fed up, but he’d never dream of being so self-indulgent in the ego department as Martin. 

“Fine. You win that argument,” he agrees reluctantly, because it’s hard to argue with facts. “You could still try and be better though. A new breed of politician. The next Bernie.” Only hotter and more diverse. “Nice try. We’re having rice and amazing veggies. You’ll get so much fiber. It’s good for you, I promise.”

“Bullshit?!” Martin asked, pretending to be offended  “I’ll have you know that everything I say is succinct so I have no time for this bullshit of which you speak” Still, he wraps his arms around Pascal a little tighter.

“See how easier life would be if you just lived by those words ‘You win this argument’” Taking a moment to think Martin nodded “I was thinking of going into the political world at like, 45. Old enough to seem capable, but young enough to still have the young voters drawn in because they think I’m cute” he joked “And I’ll only allow this veggie and rice because you’re going to cook me something amazing and non-healthy for dinner tomorrow”

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Early Testing // Pastin

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“He probably didn’t want to give everyone else a reason to revolt. See, when common people are forced to watch someone abuse their wealth, they get a bit angry,” Pascal explains with the patience of a parent talking to their four year old. 

Grinning, Pascal retrieves his hand, but only so he could turn around and sit in Martin’s lap. “Martin, you need to stop throwing blame on others. That’s not what great men do.” He then grabs Martin’s wrists and wraps his boyfriends arms around his waist. “I ordered rice and veggies, because you and I need to watch our weight. We’ve been sinning a lot lately.”

“You make it sound like I’m a King looking down on peasants, which, I don't mind the King part, but other than that” he said “and obviously I would spread the wealth, because you should know my middle name is benevolent”

Martin rolls his eyes and rest is chin on Pascal’s shoulder “That’s where you’re wrong, shifting blame is a great american pastime” Frowning Martin shakes his head “All that sinning has made us work off too much weight you need to call them back and add on some steamed dumplings and noodles.” 

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Early Testing // Pastin

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There’s something cute about the fact that Martin spent his whole day waiting for Pascal to come home. “How did your quest for a private bathroom go?” he asks, before pressing a kiss on his boyfriend’s lips. If this is what living together with someone is like, Pascal can definitely see the appeal.

“Funny as always,” he grins, pinching Martin’s cheeks. “Well, I realized you haven’t told me anything about your plans for life after university. Sex always distracts the conversation.” It’s kind of trying to do it now, too, but Pascal persists. “So… care to share, till the Chinese food I ordered gets here?”

Martin groaned “I tried to talk to him, but he was being completely unreasonable and talking about it being not in the budget and a costly addition that wouldn’t help the school. I think he was just scared of how much sense it would make”

Scrunching his face and pushing Pascal’s hand away from his face he chuckles “That is your fault I’ll have you know, but after we leave here it’s on to graduate school and then an internship. Where? I haven’t decided yet” A smile breaks across his face “ You ordered Chinese food? I hope that includes steamed pork dumplings”