holdmyflower | Meanwhile, back with the law

Meanwhile, back with the law

[You know what job sucks? Being a parole officer for one of the Hildebrant boys. See, aside from the fact she's fairly certain both of them should really be in prison, and that Will never should have actually made parole, aside from this week, his behavior had at least meant she could deal with her other cases in relative peace.

...Until this week.

So right now she's staring at a stack of paperwork from the last two days that's followed her home, and she's really not looking forward to whatever the hell is going to be on her desk in the morning. Or the next time she has to go in to actually see this kid because she's worked that for whatever reason, nothing seems to stick to him anymore. Not that she's letting him know that.

But, as it is. She's home, dumping the stack of papers on the coffee table, and just. collapsing onto the couch. Clearly she needs ~~brushies~~ to be bothered.]

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Yes, but a cute girl suddenly surprised her powers didn't work was a different sort of lucky than not seizing and dying on the spot, Elly.

[He chuckles, leaning down some to look at her that much closer.]

[Licking his nose.]

Of course I was surprised! Normally when I fall out of a transformation, I still have clothes on!

I have to wonder why you seem to selectively not, sometimes, still...

[Aww, more scritches for that.]

That's my secret, Mal.

[Yaaaay pets. You can almost see the tailwags.]

...I'm gonna fall asleep on the couch like this, and I still need things like a 'shower' and 'dinner, dear.

I can make you dinner, if you tell me what you want. Go get a shower, Elly.

[He'll stop scritches abruptly, then, and poke her in the nose.]

Go on.

[...Licking his finger.]

...Gyros.

[Right, yes. Time to get up and do that shower thing.]

Right, so you want me to order in, then...

[Which he does, and it's relatively quick because when you have fucking food wizards it's like a fifteen minute wait for anything from a restaurant.]

[Well, she's coming out from the shower in a dress somehow shorter than how her uniforms are. Look, he can pet her for rewards, she's gotta get a little more creative.]

Yes, well...if you order in, then I have you to myself without being good for you to do the dishes, Mal.

...I see that someone doesn't intend to behave at all. What, is it new recruit week at the office or something, or did you just miss me?

[he's snarking because seriously goddamn.]

Gonna make fun of me if I say it's the latter?

[Barkbark knows what she's doin', Mal.]

No, because that's sweet and surprisingly forthright from you, Miss "Walk Around In Her Lingerie Like It's Normal."

[Holding out one of the to go boxes to her.]

[Laughing, and taking her gyro to go sit down at the table like a civilized human, because barkbarks can be taught.]

Even I can manage being honest sometimes, Mal...

But I shouldn't get used to it, given the tone you're taking.

[It's a gyro. It's pita and meat and onion and maybe tomatoes or peppers? Tzatziki is typically involved. Maybe grape leaves. Probably grape leaves. Mal seems like a Dolmades kind of guy.]

[Elly is a 'not picky so long as meat is involved' kind of girl, so dolmades is fine by her. She does basically inhale the damn thing, though, because some habits you just can't break.]

I guess it depends. I end up working with emotionally damaged teenagers all day...after a while I start thinking, maybe being a little more forthright isn't a bad idea.

...But old habits die hard, y'know?

It's true. One can hardly blame you for not wanting to change, especially given how shifters are regarded, but...

[He rolls his neck.]

Well, it's up to you.

I'm pretty sure at this point you get a little say.

[Carefully just...folding up the wrapper before tossing it, because people do some weird things when they're nervous, okay.]

No matter what anyone else has to say about it.

[He'll put aside his own leftovers and just walk over to her, reaching down and petting her hair.]

Not really. How you want to live your life is your choice. I'll be here with you regardless. Now, do you really want to have this talk at the kitchen table?

Noope.

[Leaning into his hand for a bit, before she stands up and--yep he's getting a hug. It's very enthusiastic and leaves her pretty tightly pressed to him, which is probably deliberate, knowing Elly.]

In fact, I'm pretty sure, since you've been trying to distract me since I came in the door, you'd rather talk about something else entirely?

Like I said, you were pouting. I don't like it when you pout.

[And if she's going to hug him so tightly, he's just going to hold her very close, then, and appreciate how well she fits against him for a moment...]

[She is very content to stay pressed right against him. And to lick his ear. :3]

Now it's my turn that's surprisingly open about your motivations, Malik...

What? That I like you better when you're not whining and flopping all over the couch?

[He'll just kiss her cheek and run a hand slowly down her side, then, to her waist.]

Hmm, didn't sound like what you were implying...but that's fair enough.

[He kisses her cheek, she nuzzles into his in return. We can only assume it would give most of the people she works with a fucking heart attack to learn she can be genuinely sweet and cuddly.]

Someone's feeling really sweet today.

[He says, with his hands firmly on her waist, now, face leaned closely to hers. Seems he's savoring this.]

I have my moments.

[She's not even ruining a genuinly tender moment by making some ridiculously lewd comment, or anything!

...She will kiss him, though. And it's, uh. It's not chaste. Because Elly doesn't do chaste.]

[Elly doesn't really do chaste in any sense, he's getting, which is fine because he can kiss her like he wants to tear her jaw off and get both hands firmly on her ass while they do so.]

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