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Post by Rodimus Prime on Sept 29, 2011 18:00:53 GMT -5
Month 3,Week 2, Day 3. Rodimus and Emirate Xaaron's quarters, Event Horizon, Private thread. Mention of Arcee with permission.
Rodimus, laying back in his berth, to look down at his orange (yes, orange - this is one of the coloring differences between him and the more familiar Rodimus from Arcee's reality) right hand. He rubs his thumb and fingers against each other, examining the pink paint flecks that currently cover spots of orange. Then he looks down at the source of that pink, the Autobot he's holding in his other arm, and smiles.
There's something he really needs to talk to Arcee about, something that's been nagging at the back of his mind for months, but he thinks he'll enjoy the moment just a bit longer first.
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Sept 29, 2011 22:06:47 GMT -5
Arcee shifts under Rodimus's arm, snuggling closer, her head on his chest. She smiles wryly as the Prime studies the paint transfer on his fingers.
She raises up enough brush her lips along Rodimus's jaw. "You look happy, Roddy," she says. It's a valid observation. The young Prime is too often drowned by too many serious issues to look so relaxed.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Sept 30, 2011 20:42:53 GMT -5
Rodimus smiles down at Arcee and nods. "I feel happy," he answers, then hesitates. "Although..." and he trails off. He shifts slightly beneath Arcee, almost nervous seeming.
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Sept 30, 2011 21:39:43 GMT -5
Arcee pushes herself up on one elbow and looks down at Rodimus.
"Uhoh. I know that tone. What's wrong?" She cups his cheek, her thumb tracing along his lower lip.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 1, 2011 20:57:32 GMT -5
"Nothing wrong!" Rodimus protests. He squirms again, something that's a little easier now that Arcee is on one elbow, but he smiles as she traces his lip. "I just... well... we should probably talk. About us, I mean."
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Oct 2, 2011 23:25:45 GMT -5
"Mmmhmmm."
Arcee leans down and gives Rodimus a quick kiss on the lips before pushing herself up to a sitting position on the berth. She rather doubts this is the kind of conversation that works best when one is wrapped in a post-coital embrace.
Leaning back against the wall- but still making sure she's got a hand touching Rodimus- she looks down at her lover and friend.
"I don't think you're going to tell me you're regretting things now," she says, her inflection making the statement into more of a question.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 5, 2011 15:07:38 GMT -5
Rodimus shifts so that he's lying on his side, then props up his head on his elbow, though his other hand covers the one Arcee has resting on him. He looks up at Arcee, eyes wide, and shakes his head. "No! No, I'm not regretting anything! I just..." he pauses a moment as he works out the phrasing, then explains, "I just don't know what... what the 'rules' are this time around."
Last time it was pretty much 'no rules.'
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Oct 6, 2011 22:38:10 GMT -5
Arcee looks down at the hand covering her own, then flips hers so that her and Rodimus's hands are now palms together and she can lace her fingers with his.
"I'm not exactly used to 'rules'," she says, "We- I mean myself and Hot Rod- we weren't exclusive or anything." Admittedly, the only other person she was seeing at the time was Springer, and given circumstances....
"Though I'm not exactly the sleep around type," she adds, finally looking Rodimus in the optic, "Is that what you're asking, if we're supposed to be exclusive?"
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 7, 2011 16:28:37 GMT -5
"Neither am I!" Rodimus protests. If anything, he's less of the "sleep around type" than Hot Rod used to be. "But..." he nods, keeping his fingers intertwined with Arcee's, "that's... that's the main thing I wanted to ask about, yeah." He smiles sheepishly. "Though I guess if there's any other.... 'rules' or anything that we think we should have, now would be the time to bring them up?"
Rodimus isn't really used to 'rules', either, nor is he sure he wants them, but he doesn't want to accidentally do anything that might hurt Arcee.
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Oct 7, 2011 17:54:18 GMT -5
Arcee grins down at Rodimus and uses her free hand to try and give his arm a pinch. "So who's caught your eye besides me? I'd assume Springer, but he isn't interested in me let alone you." She sounds a bit sad about about this fact, despite the flippancy of the context. That sadness is reinforced as she leans back against the wall and sighs.
"I miss him," she says, her grip on Rodimus's hand tightening for a moment before she shrugs.
"You two are the only ones I've ever been serious about," really, her Hot Rod and her Springer, but Rodimus will understand, "But I certainly can't ask either of you to limit yourselves. Besides," and now she winks at Rodimus, "You can't possibly be bored with me yet so I know I won't be left wanting."
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 8, 2011 22:13:24 GMT -5
"Just because I haven't caught his eye doesn't mean he hasn't caught mine!" Rodimus explains, then nods, sighing faintly. "And yeah..." he returns the squeeze to her hand, "I know what you mean. Though I imagine it's probably harder for you..." he shakes his head. "In my reality, I hadn't been... part of it all for awhile." He falls silent a moment, then shrugs. "I admit, I'm still pretty uncertain about all this."
Then he smiles weakly. "Anyway, I don't really... I don't have any specific plans, if you understand. Maybe... maybe Blurr. He's... it's wonderful to have him here, but that's still kind of painful," he admits. "For the most part, I just... needed to know where the boundaries were in case something did happen."
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Oct 12, 2011 10:43:57 GMT -5
Arcee smiles slightly, "I've a feeling you haven't been a part of it because you're the one who pulled away," Arcee leans down and brushes her lips over his helm, "And I understand your reasoning for it. But I can perhaps look at it a bit more objectively than those who were on the spot at the time."
"Rodimus," she continues, "It means so much to me that you've let me this close to you. That you've let yourself take the risk. But I went into this optics open, and I can take care of myself. Don't worry about me."
"All I want from you is for you to act in a way that will give you the most happiness."
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 12, 2011 21:27:42 GMT -5
Rodimus opens his mouth, ready to defend his choices - damn it, his Arcee was wrecked to bait a trap for him! But then he closes his mouth again. It doesn't matter now.
He keeps his mouth closed, looking up at Arcee, thoughtful. Then he smiles faintly. "I can't really promise I'll always do that, Arcee," he says softly. "A lot of the things... get in the way." He reaches over and cups her cheek. "But I can... try. For things... like this."
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Post by Carolyn Blake on Oct 13, 2011 23:15:01 GMT -5
Arcee tilts her head into the caress and smiles fondly down at Rodimus. She leans forward, murming, "Good enough."
Then she tries to kiss him senseless.
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Post by Rodimus Prime on Oct 14, 2011 21:48:12 GMT -5
Rodimus is certainly kissed. Likely he'll be senseless any moment now...
He wraps his arms around her.
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