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Cisco Ramon ([personal profile] franciscoramon) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-02-04 05:45 pm

[ open ] call it your 2.0, your rebirth, whatever

who: cisco + anyone!
what: catch-all + tdm prompts + fajro prompts
when: february
where: various places!
warnings: will add as needed

I. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

[ Cisco thought that the crystal caves sounded exactly like something from a fantasy series he had loved as a child, so of course, he dragged Eddie to go and see them with him. There had been nothing ominous about the place, at the time. It isn't until a few days later that Cisco's dreams start to show the sign of outside influence. They become vivid, surreal, and most importantly, he starts having guests. A few times he'll have a passing thought about a friend before falling asleep, only to run into them in his dream. He's no stranger to unusual dreams, and - after what had happened in October - not even a stranger to encountering other people in them.

But it's still pretty damn weird. ]


You see that, right? It's not just me?

[ Cisco asks the question to whoever is standing next to him, pointing down an empty city street at the looming figure of what is, unmistakably, a Godzilla-sized robotic panda. ]

II. CLEANING HOUSE

[ Cisco had rolled his eyes at first at the idea of a whole holiday based around cleaning. What could be less fun? He's always been somewhat inclined to keep stuff. After all, you never know what use it could be later. He spends plenty of his time scavenging the things other people left behind in the abandoned parts of the city, for materials and parts for his work.

But once he and Eddie decide to share the same room, he realizes he is going to have to get rid of at least some of his stuff, to make room. So he reluctantly starts, only to find himself getting more and more into the task. He can be seen either having a cute little yard sale to get rid of various items (clothing, books, etc.), or else taking what remains after the sale down to the bonfires by the river. ]


III. CLEARING THE AIR

[ Along with everyone else in the Quarantine, as the month progresses, he finds himself dwelling on resentments from his past. Unfortunately for Cisco, most of those resentments pertain to people who aren't even here. Once the 15th rolls around, he finds that his sense of taste has vanished completely. A few conversations with others tell him that this is probably something to do with the holiday, that he needs to clear the air.

But what is he supposed to do, when the people he's feeling resentful towards aren't even here?

So Cisco can be found all that week making his way around town, sitting in a park or perhaps at a bar, slump-shouldered and wan and uncomfortable, needing (but not knowing it) someone to talk to. A good heart-to-heart will put things right, but he's not aware of that yet.

He is also, despite his distraction, more than happy to listen to others' woes, or any resentments held against him. ]
causational: (beautiful smile)

[personal profile] causational 2018-02-13 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Just a little. A tiny bit.

[It's a little sardonic, the kind of teasing sarcasm that Eddie only really breaks out with people he trusts. For a moment, after that, he's distracted by the way Cisco shakes his head and those wisps of hair that drift down around his face - he looks beautiful, like a painting or something. The distraction is pretty obvious in his voice when Cisco asks him that question and keeps talking, and all Eddie responds is 'mmhmm' a few times.

But when Cisco makes that joke about his ties, Eddie laughs a bit too, shaking his head.]


You know, if you had more ties, I'd be okay with it. You look really damn good in a tie, Cisco Ramon.

[It's an enjoyable afternoon, surrounded by their things, tidying and cutting down on stuff and sorting through it all, putting Eddie's things into the part of the closet that's been set aside for him. And Cisco's arms look great as he hauls those novels up the stairs, when he comments on them, Eddie's brows raise high.]

Okay I will gladly lift anything you want lifted tomorrow as long as I get to keep looking at your arms the way they are right now. Because damn boy, they look good.

[A little laugh, that gets a bit deeper when Cisco asks if there's anything Eddie doesn't want him to see, stashed away. Shaking his head, he smiles a bit.]

No. I haven't got anything going on that you don't already know about. I'm a pretty open book. I mean....have you seen me?
causational: (do tell)

[personal profile] causational 2018-02-13 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Fine. I guess if I want you in the tie, I'm gonna have to invite you to more formal events then. You're a terrible uncooperative boyfriend though. Zero respect for my fetishes.

[It's obvious teasing, Eddie is grinning while he says it, eyes bright and warm, and when Cisco pauses and flexes for him, he exhales, breath a little sharp as he looks at his boyfriend. It has more of an effect than he'd anticipated, when Cisco does that specifically to show off for him, however jokingly he does it. Cisco had always had nice arms, but he's put on a bit more muscle in Riverview and even a joking display of it takes Eddie's breath away.]

Man, don't do that. I'm trying to actually accomplish things here, and when you do that, I have to put all my energy into not throwing you down on the bed and ravishing you...

[Eddie lets that trail off suggestively, but doesn't make any move to stop Cisco when his boyfriend heads back down to his bedroom. While Cisco is out of the room, Eddie starts hanging up his suits in the closet, gets them all neatly sorted out and by the time Cisco comes back into the room, he's folding his Henleys and sorting out which hoodies and sweaters he wants to keep. Glancing up, he notices that Cisco's expression is a little different than it had been when he went downstairs.]

That's a great idea, actually. That's part of this holiday I think? Clearing out what you don't need and passing it along.

[A beat and then, curiously.]

Your smile's a bit different. Run into something shameful down there?
causational: (warmth)

[personal profile] causational 2018-02-19 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[As far as Eddie's concerned, it will never be enough. As hot as Cisco is on a regular basis, there's not quite anything that can beat Cisco dressed up in a masculine suit, or how he looks while he's shedding it. Just the thought of it is enough to make Eddie a little hot under the collar. When Cisco says he has nothing but respect for his fetishes, Eddie laughs, shaking his head a bit.]

Whatever you say, babe. Whatever you say.

[Eddie's grinning, though, as he continues to work on getting everything sorted out and put into the cupboards. He can definitely imagine how the two of them could manage sex even with all the stuff piled up on the bed, but he's also aware that now isn't really the time. Still, he's enjoying flirting while they make this room something they share, it feels good, natural, like something that doesn't have an expiry date. Something that will go on for a long time and keep being enjoyable and everything he wants out of a relationship.

When Cisco comments on his underwear drawer and then casually mentions the item he's putting on a shelf, Eddie glances up and sees what it is. For a moment, he feels a rush of excitement as he looks at the box and the way Cisco is holding it, putting it beside the photo album he'd gotten from the maze. Eddie still doesn't entirely understand why he got the ring from the maze, or what it is about the ring that makes Cisco smile like that, in that soft, private way that's a little different from his usual smiles, but....well, he has some ideas. Ideas that make his stomach flutter with anxiety and excitement and longing despite knowing it's way too early to be thinking about...

So he's not going to think about it.]


Mmmm, okay. That can be our cupboard for the really important stuff, you know? Sentimental stuff.

[A pause, and then, blue eyes on Cisco's face.]

I really like that smile. Seriously, I'm so curious...
causational: (perfection)

[personal profile] causational 2018-02-20 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[The way Cisco brings his hands up to his cheeks is beyond adorable, and Eddie can tell he's feeling for the heat there, the way the smile is changing his face. Eddie can also tell that he's holding back from really explaining, and he feels a momentary twinge of hurt about it, expecting Cisco to tell him it's nothing. But then Cisco doesn't - he doesn't lie, or blow him off, he just says he has to maintain a little mystery.

For a moment, Eddie's silent, and then he laughs, a warm rich thing, and when Cisco moves to start going through the things on the bed, Eddie instead moves over toward him, gently pushes him onto the foot of the bed, where there's barely enough room for the both of them.

And of course they'll get back to sorting through Eddie's things, but for now? Eddie just wants to kiss him for a while.]