God. No, no, it can't. And it's not always easy to find it yourself. Or keep the pressure on it just right. You remember my first message? You're not helping any.
It's like doing your civic duty around here. You have to want something in return, yeah? Cause that sounds mindblowing and I would be a terrible person otherwise.
I've never really used my powers during sex, so... I didn't really develop them until after I was out of the dating scene. And I haven't really tried them here.
[ she drops a pin to her location, her house, in the message. ]
Good. Of course, it doesn't have to be a blowjob. We could have sex.
[ But then there's a pin, and he's not *so* hard that he can't run, just a little chub no biggie, so within a second there's a fast knock on her door. He's got a shirt back on (shame), just a whatever teeshirt, and he's leaning against the door frame, waiting like he's been waiting at least two minutes longer than however long it takes her to answer the door. ]
[ there's the soft whoosh of the 'message sent' sound as she sends the pin, and there's an immediate 'read' with a timestamp under it. is he going to reply back, let her know he's on his way? most people do. in fact, the only person she's ever known who doesn't is barry. and that's simply because he can be there in half the time it takes to send a message.
a knock at her door alerts her to... someone's arrival. and as she gets closer, she can see the younger man through the glass fronts of the double front door. looks like her suspicion is correct.
caitlin opens the door and leans against it. ]
So. You're a speedster. [ she smiles. ] I thought so.
[ Tommy smiles almost like he's bashful, but he isn't. It's a playful little smirk and a jump of his eyebrows, and his tongue aimlessly at the corner of his mouth. The look of someone who's been caught, who wanted to be caught. ]
What tipped you off? Because uh, kind of put it in the username.
[ he even points at her device as he speaks. Cheeky little shit. ]
[ he's cute. goddammit, he's cute and it shouldn't be so charming. even though she's seen a photo of him, her eyes take a moment to give him a once-over. caitlin bites her lip, lost in an errant thought before he brings her back to the present. ]
Oh. [ she looks down at the device and gives a half-shrug. ] Well, I know someone back home who's nickname is Speedy. But she's just a good runner, but...
[ she tips her head. but she's not superpowered is the gist. ]
[ Oh he knows he's cute. It takes a certain combination of confidence and low self-worth to be able to pull it off without coming off as arrogant. Sometimes over-confident, sure, but arrogant? Very rarely. And is it really over-confidence when you're literally responding to a booty call? Nah. ]
Uh, yeah. Sure, I could drink. What do you got?
[ He follows her in when invited, but the thing is--this place is nice. He's looking around at all the space as he follows her and suddenly feels...underdressed? Or out of place? He's done his fair share of no-harm-no-foul breaking and entering into places like this. ]
This place is crazy, do you live here alone? How did you manage to get a place like this? How long have you been here? Are you from here?
Water, coffee, soda, whiskey, rum, gin, vodka. [ she pauses a moment, smiling. ] And, you know. Wine.
[ wine, which started all of this. for as much wine as she's had, she's steady on her feet. her speech is clear. but she's feeling warm and fuzzy.
caitlin leads tommy through the house to the kitchen and the open living space. a bottle of wine sits on the coffee table, a half-full glass of red wine next to it. ]
Yeah, I live here by myself. Well, me and Rosie. But don't worry, she's playing in the backyard. [ she doesn't fully explain, but her words spell out that rosie is a pet. a dog, if he wants to peer through the bank of windows at the back of the house. ] I'm not from here, but I've been here a little over two years. This place was purchased by my second Dominant. He went home over, uh... over a year ago.
[this place is amazing. Like Kate's family's summer Hamptons home amazing. Like every rich asshole's poolhouse he ever crashed in during the summer when they were out of town awesome. It's very much not him. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't feel so strongly against ever feeling less than people with money. ]
Must be weird, living in a big place like this all by yourself.
[ must get lonely, he doesnt say. ]
Yeah actually, can I just uh--
[ he points in the direction of the kitchen but doesn't wait for an answer. Easier to mix himself a drink then wait for one. He's a blur, doors open and close, including the back door so he can give Rosie a pet. And then he's back, sitting on the arm of the couch with a full mixed drink. He takes a sip of his rum and coke before resting it on the coffee table--and not a coaster in sight. ]
I'm used to living alone. But this place does feel empty at times.
[ she always been the self-sufficient type. after her dad "died," she might as well have been living in the snow family home by herself, for all the time her mother busied herself at her lab or avoided home for another reason. and since then, the times that she's spent sharing living space with another person have been few and far between.
he doesn't finish his sentence, but she can feel what he does. there's a sudden breeze in her kitchen, the opening and closing of cupboards sounding like rapid-fire pop-pop-pop-pop. she knows if she had any loose papers lying around they would have flown into the air.
by the time he perches on the arm of the couch, she's doubled over, laughing like she's just heard the best joke ever. ] Oh my god. I didn't realize just how much I missed that.
[ it takes a moment for the giggling to subside, for caitlin to stand up straight. she wipes her eyes. that both made her feel good and feel a bit homesick. she hasn't felt homesick in ages. ]
She isn't. Speedy is an archer. But, one of my best friends... best friend practically family... is called The Flash. He's a speedster. I've known... [ pausing to count on her fingers. barry, wally, nora, jesse, thawne, zolomon, savitar, jay. she'd even count eliza, though her speed was artificial. ] Nine? Nine speedsters. Four of them were evil, though.
[ Tommy whistles, and it takes a carefully practiced nonchalance to perfectly mask the fact that he very suddenly doesn't feel particularly special. It's the same reason he doesn't join the speedster's union. It's kind of pathetic, so he swallows the feeling right down with the rest of his mixed drink. Quick. ]
That's a lot of speedsters.
[ A million next words go through his head. Explaining that he only knows three other speedsters where he's from, one of them being his uncle, but he also knows they're not super uncommon powers-wise. Wondering about her speedsters; Did she ever hook up with any of them? Does he need to be worried about showing off? Can any of them do what he can do? He says none of that. ]
[ she didn't mean for her count of speedsters to unnerve him or make him feel lesser. caitlin watches him, trying to gauge his reaction. she feels the need to further explain. ] If it helps, I think if I didn't know Barry, I wouldn't know any of the speedsters I've met. Three of them are from other Earths, three are from the future, and one only got her speed from a drug she was addicted to.
[ she'll just leave out the fact that she was the one who created velocity-6, and that eliza only got her hands on it by recreating her formula from a few ingredients she mentioned. there'd been no reasoning with her in the end, which is awful. she'd been a good scientist.
caitlin nods, almost a little too emphatically. ] Yes! I've never... I've never been with a speedster before. Wait. God. That makes it sound like something I'm crossing off a bucket list. It's not, I promise.
[ Well that's a fucking relief. Not that he doesn't think he can definitely one up most speedsters in the hook up department, but at least that's not going to be on his mind anymore.
Tommy just smirks, shrugging as he oh so smoothly slides off the arm of the couch onto the cushion. ]
Hey I don't mind being a bucket list item, still works out pretty well for me.
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Date: 2021-04-07 09:45 pm (UTC)You can? Is that your superpower?
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Date: 2021-04-11 01:57 pm (UTC)been told it feels rly good
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Date: 2021-04-11 03:44 pm (UTC)I bet. A vibrator feels good, but that's plastic or silicone. Can't really compare.
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Date: 2021-04-11 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-04-11 04:25 pm (UTC)You remember my first message? You're not helping any.
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Date: 2021-04-11 05:00 pm (UTC)hey if ur wet who am i to not help right?
plus i could get my thumb going on ur clit at the same time and two pushed up just right
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Date: 2021-04-11 05:12 pm (UTC)You have to want something in return, yeah? Cause that sounds mindblowing and I would be a terrible person otherwise.
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Date: 2021-04-11 06:57 pm (UTC)[ Well, only a little. He's definitely getting hard. ]
but yeah ill take what ur giving got any fun tricks?
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Date: 2021-04-11 07:29 pm (UTC)My powers aren't generally useful in intimate situations Unless you like the cold. But I do like giving blowjobs.
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Date: 2021-04-11 10:42 pm (UTC)idk ice cubes can be p fun ur selling urself short
yeah? i like getting blowjobs so that works
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Date: 2021-04-11 10:51 pm (UTC)I didn't really develop them until after I was out of the dating scene. And I haven't really tried them here.
[ she drops a pin to her location, her house, in the message. ]
Good. Of course, it doesn't have to be a blowjob. We could have sex.
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Date: 2021-04-14 05:41 pm (UTC)[ But then there's a pin, and he's not *so* hard that he can't run, just a little chub no biggie, so within a second there's a fast knock on her door. He's got a shirt back on (shame), just a whatever teeshirt, and he's leaning against the door frame, waiting like he's been waiting at least two minutes longer than however long it takes her to answer the door. ]
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Date: 2021-04-14 07:58 pm (UTC)a knock at her door alerts her to... someone's arrival. and as she gets closer, she can see the younger man through the glass fronts of the double front door. looks like her suspicion is correct.
caitlin opens the door and leans against it. ]
So. You're a speedster. [ she smiles. ] I thought so.
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Date: 2021-04-14 08:44 pm (UTC)What tipped you off? Because uh, kind of put it in the username.
[ he even points at her device as he speaks. Cheeky little shit. ]
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Date: 2021-04-14 09:28 pm (UTC)Oh. [ she looks down at the device and gives a half-shrug. ] Well, I know someone back home who's nickname is Speedy. But she's just a good runner, but...
[ she tips her head. but she's not superpowered is the gist. ]
Come on in. Do you want something to drink?
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Date: 2021-04-18 03:00 pm (UTC)Uh, yeah. Sure, I could drink. What do you got?
[ He follows her in when invited, but the thing is--this place is nice. He's looking around at all the space as he follows her and suddenly feels...underdressed? Or out of place? He's done his fair share of no-harm-no-foul breaking and entering into places like this. ]
This place is crazy, do you live here alone? How did you manage to get a place like this? How long have you been here? Are you from here?
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Date: 2021-04-29 03:23 pm (UTC)[ wine, which started all of this. for as much wine as she's had, she's steady on her feet. her speech is clear. but she's feeling warm and fuzzy.
caitlin leads tommy through the house to the kitchen and the open living space. a bottle of wine sits on the coffee table, a half-full glass of red wine next to it. ]
Yeah, I live here by myself. Well, me and Rosie. But don't worry, she's playing in the backyard. [ she doesn't fully explain, but her words spell out that rosie is a pet. a dog, if he wants to peer through the bank of windows at the back of the house. ] I'm not from here, but I've been here a little over two years. This place was purchased by my second Dominant. He went home over, uh... over a year ago.
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Date: 2021-04-29 07:01 pm (UTC)Must be weird, living in a big place like this all by yourself.
[ must get lonely, he doesnt say. ]
Yeah actually, can I just uh--
[ he points in the direction of the kitchen but doesn't wait for an answer. Easier to mix himself a drink then wait for one. He's a blur, doors open and close, including the back door so he can give Rosie a pet. And then he's back, sitting on the arm of the couch with a full mixed drink. He takes a sip of his rum and coke before resting it on the coffee table--and not a coaster in sight. ]
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Date: 2021-04-29 07:48 pm (UTC)[ she always been the self-sufficient type. after her dad "died," she might as well have been living in the snow family home by herself, for all the time her mother busied herself at her lab or avoided home for another reason. and since then, the times that she's spent sharing living space with another person have been few and far between.
he doesn't finish his sentence, but she can feel what he does. there's a sudden breeze in her kitchen, the opening and closing of cupboards sounding like rapid-fire pop-pop-pop-pop. she knows if she had any loose papers lying around they would have flown into the air.
by the time he perches on the arm of the couch, she's doubled over, laughing like she's just heard the best joke ever. ] Oh my god. I didn't realize just how much I missed that.
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Date: 2021-04-29 10:50 pm (UTC)I thought you said your friend wasn't actually a speedster.
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Date: 2021-04-30 04:33 pm (UTC)She isn't. Speedy is an archer. But, one of my best friends... best friend practically family... is called The Flash. He's a speedster. I've known... [ pausing to count on her fingers. barry, wally, nora, jesse, thawne, zolomon, savitar, jay. she'd even count eliza, though her speed was artificial. ] Nine? Nine speedsters. Four of them were evil, though.
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Date: 2021-05-08 02:02 pm (UTC)That's a lot of speedsters.
[ A million next words go through his head. Explaining that he only knows three other speedsters where he's from, one of them being his uncle, but he also knows they're not super uncommon powers-wise. Wondering about her speedsters; Did she ever hook up with any of them? Does he need to be worried about showing off? Can any of them do what he can do? He says none of that. ]
You still want to hook up?
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Date: 2021-05-22 08:11 pm (UTC)[ she'll just leave out the fact that she was the one who created velocity-6, and that eliza only got her hands on it by recreating her formula from a few ingredients she mentioned. there'd been no reasoning with her in the end, which is awful. she'd been a good scientist.
caitlin nods, almost a little too emphatically. ] Yes! I've never... I've never been with a speedster before. Wait. God. That makes it sound like something I'm crossing off a bucket list. It's not, I promise.
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Date: 2021-06-01 08:27 pm (UTC)Tommy just smirks, shrugging as he oh so smoothly slides off the arm of the couch onto the cushion. ]
Hey I don't mind being a bucket list item, still works out pretty well for me.