IC Contact - Duplicity

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[scarrystories]

Teaching is fun.

[ He's more interesting on watching Ben. He's been curious about the process. ]

[understood]

You've been finding a lot of opportunities for it.

[ He's starting out by sketching a figure in a series of smooth curving lines. ]

[scarrystories]

Learning is fun too.

[ Ben's very skilled and it's a huge turn-on. ]

[understood]

Well, yes, of course.

[ He's drawing Huaisang from memory in swift, light pencil strokes. ]

[scarrystories]

You're so good at this.

[understood]

I've been trying to do it a bit more regularly.

[scarrystories]

Do you memorize every face you see?

[understood]

... many of them.

[scarrystories]

If I'm distracting you, just tell me. I don't have to be here.

[ He's really into it, though. He hasn't looked away from the canvas. ]

[understood]

[ Neither has Fraser, but he glances over at that. ]

Oh—no, not at all. I appreciate your company.

[scarrystories]

People at the studio sometimes get self-conscious about having an audience.

[ Not that Andy's done a lot of work over there recently. He got the supplies but no one was there to charge him. ]

[understood]

I think it would depend on the audience.

[scarrystories]

Does that mean I'm good audience?

[understood]

Well, you are.

[scarrystories]

This is making me wanna get like, body safe finger paint.

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... you want me to— ah...

[ "Paint your skin with my bare hands," feels too lewd to say out loud. ]

[scarrystories]

It can be a mutual thing.

[understood]

[ Only the sound of his own pencil tearing through the heavy weight of paper under it, then snapping, breaks Fraser out of the hungry stare state he falls into at the thought. ]

—damn.

[ His ears are bright red as he hustles to get a fresh sheet. ]

[scarrystories]

[ Andy's grin is all mischief. ]

Sorry, sorry, I can go get more supplies and let you work.

[understood]

You don't have to go.

[scarrystories]

But Ben, if I go get paint now, we can have fun with it when I get back.

[understood]

[ He ducks his head, smiling but not offering a further opinion. ]

[scarrystories]

[ Andy steps closer and kisses his cheek. ]

I won't take long.

[understood]

[ His face turns towards the kiss like a flower to the sun. ]

Hurry back.

[scarrystories]

I will, I promise.

[ He's married to the cutest man alive. He's going all the way to the Down for supplies, he doesn't have to, there's stores in the Up that will sell him what he needs. But the studio is struggling and he's trying to help, plus it'll give Ben time to work on the portrait without distractions. ]