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[cupiditates]

Stop that--

[He grabs his wrist, tugging his hand back. Why is his boyfriend like this? Ridiculous and soft and completely, utterly irresistible, because Greed finds himself always wanting to do exactly as he says.

He doesn't kiss his hand. But he turns it upwards, thumb brushing against his palm. There is a hint of roughness there, though he doubts it'll last.]

If you paint any smiley faces on the walls tomorrow I'll paint your hair.

[moochobliged]

You'll have to wash it again. And then let me dry it, this time...!

[Please, touch his sad ponytail and discover some of his hair is still kind of damp. This is a mess. Ling twists his hand to take hold of Greed's, locking their fingers together and swinging them back and forth a little. Again, this is his, but he isn't saying it aloud right now.]

Let me paint one behind the bar.

[cupiditates]

Mm . . . no.

[But before Ling can protest (either mockingly or earnestly), Greed squeezes his head and steals a quick kiss.]

But I'll buy you some of that blacklight paint, and you can do it in that when we paint that layer.

[moochobliged]

[Cute... how dare he.]

Oh, how generous... Maybe I'll paint our names in a heart back there. Ah, but since the deed to the building is legally binding, should I put 'Greed' or 'Greg'?

[There it is.]

1/?

[cupiditates]

[. . .]

[cupiditates]

[cupiditates]

4/4

[cupiditates]

Off. Off--

[He's just gonna shove him off his lap, that's it, no more lap privileges, that's how much he hates that stupid shitty name--]

god

[moochobliged]

Noooo... [No, love him!! Rather than cling, he slides bonelessly to the floor, now half under the table and with his head resting against Greed(ory)'s knees. Babe, why...]

You're touchy. I just wanted to say it once!

[This, he says as he gropes blindly around the table for his abandoned takeout box. If he's down here in punishment zone, he might as well have cold Chinese food.]

[cupiditates]

[NO CHINESE FOOD . . . he nudges the box right in the center of the table. At least Ling is allowed to drape against his knee.]

Yeah, and once becomes twice becomes every time you want to score a cheap shot, and sooner or later somebody'll hear you.

[moochobliged]

[His hungry hand pauses - and then he sort of turns it around to wiggle a finger at Greed, like his hand is looking at him. Go with it.]

They don't know? None of them?

[Surely this can't be the best kept secret... surely not!!]

[cupiditates]

[Why . . . why is his boyfriend like this . . . and yet he gets it? It works? So clearly they're meant for each other.]

Of course they don't know. What the hell do you think I did? Bust them out of that lab and say, hey, guys, follow me, by the way, my dad called me Greg but you can call me Greed!

[moochobliged]

[He'll keep emoting with his hand, watch his hand shrug right now.]

It isn't a bad name! It just isn't you. No one's going to think less of you because your name isn't really Greed. [They know that already, babe... they're halfway there.]

[cupiditates]

They're not gonna think less of me if they're told it isn't Greed. They are going to think less of me if it's fucking Gregory.

[He says it with a great deal of contempt. He really, really doesn't like that name, babe. But at least he pats the emoting hand a bit grudgingly, much like he might with a petulant cat.]

Have you ever heard of a gangster named Greg? No you haven't.

[moochobliged]

[He wiggles his fingers again, trying his damnedest to take hold of Greed's hand and keep it there. This is a strange insecurity, but okay.]

They respect you too much to care about that! [Sure, some of them may gently roast him, but only maybe once.] How many gangsters do you think I've heard of?

[cupiditates]

I assume you researched the hell out of them when you figured out I was more than just a bartender.

[Hello, now they're holding hands again . . . with Ling flopped on the floor, his head on his knee, his stomach most likely growling.]

Right?

[moochobliged]

Lan Fan did.

[Please, does Ling do his own work when someone else can do it and give him the vital summary? Of course not. Also, don't call him out for being a sneak...?? It's fine, he's in a gang now.]

She didn't mention any Gregs, though, so maybe you're right.

[cupiditates]

Mmm.

[He knows he's right. He also knows he's got to quiz Lan Fan later on to see just how much she'd sniffed out about him in particular, because those are the kinds of things he likes to know.]

Hey. You really gonna paint a heart and all?

[moochobliged]

[Oh, she probably has a dissertation on him by now. She'll be happy to share! Maybe. Ling squeezes his hand.]

Of course. Should I not?

[cupiditates]

Mm. Maybe not. We're not running that kind of club-- at least, not right now. You can put our names, though. Sign it like you're the co-owner.

[He kind of is. Fiscally, anyway, if not legally.]

[moochobliged]

[Yeah he like, actually is funding most of this, thanks for remembering.]

Even in the blacklight paint?

[cupiditates]

Well, you gotta think about what kinda vibe we want for this place. Lovi--

[HA HA WAIT FUCK NO--]

Just-- just, you know, hearts all over the place, it doesn't exactly scream cool, you know? Nobody's gonna want to go to a nightclub that promotes love. That's not what nightclubs are for.

[moochobliged]

[Babe!!! He loves you!! Let him draw dopey hearts everywhere!!]

It could be. [hmm.....] I'll paint one on you, then.

[Not in a sexy way, though, just on his arm or something.]

[cupiditates]

Yeah, all right.

[Definitely in a sexy way. Is there such a thing as edible paint? Probably. He'll look it up.

And he reaches for the Chinese food, grabbing the box and passing it down.]

You could draw a lot on me, actually.

[moochobliged]

[Give him a pen and five minutes, he'll make it un-sexy. But ah, he's so loved, being fed... under the table. He continues to make no move to actually get up.]

That's true! I'd have plenty of room. [he's.... large.]