impavid: (❖ You may rescue)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-13 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Cleavers? God. It's borderline comical with how grimly evil it is. Then again, cannibals as a whole are kinda like that. The kind of horror reserved for books and comics and bad b-movies, not something you want to be real.

"You did good," he says, because even if he wasn't there he can surmise that from what Ianto says -- and he seems like he needs to hear it.
impavid: (❖ She'll beat you if she's able)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-13 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll give you a special discount on my bodyguard fees, how's that?"

He takes the bottle with his other hand, draws back enough to give a gentle kiss to Ianto's cheek before taking another swig from the bottle.

"Plus, you said you were going to come running with me more often. Remember? Then you can get fast enough to run away before anyone hits you with a cleaver, or at least run in my direction so I can shoot them for you."

John's not fussed about which it is, any outcome where Ianto is safe is fine. A better one might be to teach him to fight, but he'd seemed a little wary of even using the other setting on his stun gun. Which is fine, that's his choice. Maybe if he taught him a choke-hold or something at least, though. A way to knock people out faster.
impavid: (❖ Here's the way it is)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
It's a good question. One John dwells on for a long moment as he lets go of Ianto to rummage for the cap of his bottle again, screwing it on before setting it down vaguely out of danger. He can feel it starting to slowly warm him up already, and John doesn't want to get too totally drunk before he's been through everything he wanted to say.

He turns back toward Ianto and braces a hand on his arm once more, gently reaches up the other to cup Ianto's face and keep him studying his own.

"Free for you," he manages, "Always. I would never let anything happen to you."
impavid: (❖ For old time's sake)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
No sunburns. John matches the smile, lets his eyes flicker closed for a moment and touches their foreheads together.

"None of that," he agrees, and takes a steadying breath. Okay, he can do this. He needs to do this. He has to, it's not fair. Okay. Pull yourself together, John. Come on. "Ask me," he prompts, because maybe it's easier if Ianto starts. If he's pushed into it instead of dithering at the threshold. "Ask me what you want to ask."

Since he can still feel it between them, as gentle as Ianto's touch is.
impavid: (❖ Try to turn the tide)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
What happened back there? It's a good question. He feels fuzzily uneasy just thinking about it, and after a moment he pulls back to snag up the bottle from where he set it down on the ground.

"I don't know if you realise," he begins, "but if anyone saw us sitting together like this I'd probably be reported and discharged. I mean, don't get me wrong, I know there's nobody to report that kind of thing to here... nothing to discharge me from... but, back when there was."

You know. That's how it worked. He uncaps the bottle and tags a swig for strength, holds it out questioningly to Ianto.
impavid: (❖ I hope you know)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"A little," he agrees, and takes the bottle back. "You have to be careful. There's a Clinton policy in place that's meant to... you know, stop you being forced to incriminate yourself but. All people need is some small thing to trigger an investigation and you're out. If people hate you enough they'll grab at anything they can, sometimes people run the plates of cars outside bars. You know."

The wrong kinds of bars. He takes another swig of from the bottle, takes a deep breath.

"And if you're discharged it's not like... being fired from a job. If they don't give you an honourable discharge, which they don't have to, you risk losing all your benefits and having a mark on your permanent record that anyone who wants to employ you can see."

John holds out the bottle, hesitates.

"Anyway. I know it's -- stupid, there's no... well, no reason to be careful here we know about."

It's just... weird, as much as he's constantly reassured other people he can't seem to break the habits himself.
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[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
He's not especially frustrated, John is mostly still on the edges of being tense and uncomfortable. Talking about this is uncharted territory for him, and he's only managing it through the slowly descending fog of alcohol.

Still.

Once Ianto stalks talking about groping in the hallway and honey John rolls his eyes a little, winces.

"I was exaggerating a little for the audience," he says, "but I just --"

He trails off, takes a slow breath. He just wanted to do something wild to prove he wasn't afraid to touch Ianto, that he could be something like normal.

"Anyway, it's not you."

That's the key point. His eyes dart away uncomfortably again to some vague point that isn't looking at Ianto.
impavid: (❖ To put an end to war)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a lot of people are. What's that supposed to mean? Hadn't he been sleeping with his boss? Wasn't Kirk flirting with him? It doesn't add up to a person nobody is interested in. He takes the bottle off Ianto, re-caps it and sets it aside again.

"Of course," he assures him, and reaches to cup his face. "Ianto, I... don't know why I wouldn't be, I..."

He takes a deep breath, lets it out shakily. God, he's such an asshole. He shouldn't have let it drag out this long, just because he's stupid and doesn't know how to -- it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, because he can still fix this. That's all Ianto needs, something to hold onto. John can give him that. He moves his weight fully onto the bed, eases Ianto into a kiss and drops one hand to brace the small of his back.
impavid: (❖ Because you're mine)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-14 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
There's certainly been nothing to suggest otherwise. John is kissing him slowly this time, less of an air of desperation to it. There's no rush, nobody watching -- it's just them after all. His hands move after a moment, fumble for the front of Ianto's fleece and reach to unzip it -- to scrape it aside and try to pull up the layers underneath to get at skin. There's too many layers, though, the right amount from a practical 'it's snowing' perspective but too many when he wants them out of the way.

John pulls back from the kiss so he can concentrate a moment, drops his eyes and gives up on skimming up layers further to work undoing Ianto's belt instead.

"Let me prove it to you," he murmurs, because that's exactly what he plans to try and do.
impavid: (❖ Weak or strong)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-15 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Was the part where I'm undressing you not a clue?"

He feels it should have been a pretty solid clue. Fingers fumble open Ianto's belt and then John is beginning to paw open his jeans too, rubbing the heel of his hand against Ianto through them before trying to shift layers around to get his hand inside them. Ianto is warm and so close, so nice to just run his hands over. John can't help a momentary fantasy of the man writhing under him, of how he'd look spread out. Of how he'd feel.

John surges up into another kiss, this one a little more eager, and begins to coax him more to life with firm, efficient touches.
impavid: (❖ I knocked and crossed my fingers)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-15 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
John lets out a huff of amusement as Ianto shoves his face into his neck, one that descends into quiet shakes of laughter as he paws through layers of clothing. There's just something about Ianto, about his gentle fussiness and grouchiness, that is charmingly endearing. John wants to hold onto him and make sure he never feels unwanted again.

"You taste like fish," John teases, and then tightens his arms around Ianto for a moment to make sure he knows he doesn't care before he pushes back off the bed -- drops to his knees and begins more roughly dragging down his jeans. He hits the thermal layer and smiles up at Ianto, hooks his fingers under it and begins working it down to try and find some skin to pay attention to.
impavid: (❖ Is it too much to ask)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-15 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
He laughs again, a less restrained laugh -- a low, rough sort of sound as he tugs Ianto's jeans down further and peels down his thermal layer.

"Mere mortals," he repeats, and smiles up at him as he finally exposes some skin. "Pretty sure I'm mortal too, Jones."

For that matter, he's pretty sure they're both very aware of that. He settles himself in between Ianto's legs, begins kissing at patches of exposed thigh and running his hands over them. Nuzzling his face into his hip to see if he can coax him into responding.

"I'll keep you warm," he murmurs, even though Ianto feels like he's already warming up without much help.
impavid: (❖ She'll beat you if she's able)

[personal profile] impavid 2018-08-15 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
John smiles and draws back a little as Ianto struggles out of his fleece, skims his own off over his head and lets his black t-shirt follow it -- dumps them on the ground and grabs up the bottle he discarded earlier. He unscrews the cap and takes a swig -- holds it out to Ianto and squeezes his thigh gently with his other hand.

"You okay?"

Since he just started moving, really, didn't stop to ask. He doesn't think Ianto is in any way not into this but he might need a minute or two. Might prefer something else, for that matter, to John between his legs this way. Which is fine, he can adapt.
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