who: tj hammond and various what: belated event and date stuff when: backdated to the event where: convention, his room, etc. warnings: drug use, sex talk, flirting, being a mess in general
(Dorian had, quite honestly, gone to the kink convention alone on purpose. Something like having a taste for cheap beer, Dorian had a reputation to maintain, and it didn't involve an interest in ropes, handcuffs, or several of the other things to be found at this particular convention, which he was surprised (pleasantly) to learn was apparently an annual occurrence in the Quarantine.
He wasn't anticipating finding others there, not his friends, or many people he'd spoken to at length. Of course, T.J. didn't constitute that group. They'd only spoken the once, and only through text, but he remembered the man's face from the text he'd sent, and he couldn't help but smiling appreciatively when he found himself standing in line near him.)
Serah Hammond? It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. The photo hardly did you justice.
[TJ didn't have a lot of money to spend but he had enough to get a treat or two. Something for himself. To get through the dry times. He'd already made one purchase and come back to stand in line for something when he hears his name. TJ tips his head in the voice's direction. Oh. This guy.]
Dorian, right?
[He smirks, turning around to face him now.]
Pictures hardly do. For either of us. [Because he wasn't the only good looking person standing there right now.] Didn't expect to see anyone here.
[Nobody he knew, anyway. Seemed like most of the people he's met wouldn't come to something like this. He likes being surprised.]
[Dorian spread his arms wide, as though putting himself on display.]
You were expecting any other?
[He accented his response with a confident smirk, moving a hand over his chin and lower jaw, even as his olive eyes moved over TJ's frame appreciatively.]
Too right you are about that. [And his smirk turned a tad mischievous.] A few things, and some I didn't know existed. Quite the spark for the imagination, if you will. And you?
[TJs gaze falls to Dorian's mustache - a fine one, if his opinion counted and it did. He kinda wanted to play with it, see what it felt like beneath his fingertips. TJ was a sucker for a handsome man.]
People sure do get creative.
[At these 'expos', not that he's been to one before. It wasn't easy to get a night out, paparazzi free, anywhere back home, let alone something like this.]
A thing or two. Guess you can say I've been kinda lonely.
[Whether or not that was honest or an exaggeration was anyone's guess, and Dorian certainly wasn't sharing. TJ had the sort of wandering eyes that Dorian adored, though. He found the level of attention, at least surface-wise, comforting, even if he was a tad disturbed by his lack of interest in running off somewhere and exploring just how interested this man was. He'd think about that later, though, when he was alone with a bottle of wine as a crutch. For now? Now there was a rather provocative convention to attend, and a handsome man with which to do it.]
Lonely? Here? Something should certainly be done about that.
[To be honest, TJ didn't struggle for company back home. He'd flip through an app until he got a fuck buddy. They'd come over. Stay a while. Leave. Then he'd go on with whatever shit life was throwing at him. Unfortunately, the option for a random hookup wasn't as easy and most of the people he's met so far, well he doesn't want to have sex with them. He wants their companionship. The others were complicated.]
You know somebody who'd be willing to do something about it?
[ Spoiler alert: it wasn't him. Dorian isn't actually 100% sure when that ended up changing, but somewhere along the way it had, and now there were these annoying little feelings in the way of anything else, and he couldn't shake them.
Worse.
He didn't want to. ]
Well, that is, of course, if women suit your fancy as well. I hear some of us have that luxury.
[TJ frowns, briefly, a flash of unhappiness before his expression smooths back out and is replaced by a wide smile.]
Not usually. I mean. [How to explain it without sounding like a total jackass.] Sometimes I sleep with women if there's a guy there too. [Because as much as he prefers men, he loves breasts.]
[ Dorian is actually a lot more familiar with TJ's struggle than TJ probably realizes. ]
Well, I'm sure there some handsome young man out there waiting for you, and some tavern or other we might find him in, especially in a place like this.
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option d (because going to a kink convention as option "D" is just NECESSARY)
He wasn't anticipating finding others there, not his friends, or many people he'd spoken to at length. Of course, T.J. didn't constitute that group. They'd only spoken the once, and only through text, but he remembered the man's face from the text he'd sent, and he couldn't help but smiling appreciatively when he found himself standing in line near him.)
Serah Hammond? It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance. The photo hardly did you justice.
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Dorian, right?
[He smirks, turning around to face him now.]
Pictures hardly do. For either of us. [Because he wasn't the only good looking person standing there right now.] Didn't expect to see anyone here.
[Nobody he knew, anyway. Seemed like most of the people he's met wouldn't come to something like this. He likes being surprised.]
Find something you like?
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You were expecting any other?
[He accented his response with a confident smirk, moving a hand over his chin and lower jaw, even as his olive eyes moved over TJ's frame appreciatively.]
Too right you are about that. [And his smirk turned a tad mischievous.] A few things, and some I didn't know existed. Quite the spark for the imagination, if you will. And you?
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People sure do get creative.
[At these 'expos', not that he's been to one before. It wasn't easy to get a night out, paparazzi free, anywhere back home, let alone something like this.]
A thing or two. Guess you can say I've been kinda lonely.
[He shrugs, completely unashamed.]
Figured I'd take care of that.
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[Whether or not that was honest or an exaggeration was anyone's guess, and Dorian certainly wasn't sharing. TJ had the sort of wandering eyes that Dorian adored, though. He found the level of attention, at least surface-wise, comforting, even if he was a tad disturbed by his lack of interest in running off somewhere and exploring just how interested this man was. He'd think about that later, though, when he was alone with a bottle of wine as a crutch. For now? Now there was a rather provocative convention to attend, and a handsome man with which to do it.]
Lonely? Here? Something should certainly be done about that.
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[To be honest, TJ didn't struggle for company back home. He'd flip through an app until he got a fuck buddy. They'd come over. Stay a while. Leave. Then he'd go on with whatever shit life was throwing at him. Unfortunately, the option for a random hookup wasn't as easy and most of the people he's met so far, well he doesn't want to have sex with them. He wants their companionship. The others were complicated.]
You know somebody who'd be willing to do something about it?
[He tips his head and raises a brow.]
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[ Spoiler alert: it wasn't him. Dorian isn't actually 100% sure when that ended up changing, but somewhere along the way it had, and now there were these annoying little feelings in the way of anything else, and he couldn't shake them.
Worse.
He didn't want to. ]
Well, that is, of course, if women suit your fancy as well. I hear some of us have that luxury.
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Not usually. I mean. [How to explain it without sounding like a total jackass.] Sometimes I sleep with women if there's a guy there too. [Because as much as he prefers men, he loves breasts.]
I like guys.
[And Ava. Exceptions could be made, he supposed.]
It's not as complicated as I'm making it sound.
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[ Dorian is actually a lot more familiar with TJ's struggle than TJ probably realizes. ]
Well, I'm sure there some handsome young man out there waiting for you, and some tavern or other we might find him in, especially in a place like this.
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[TJ had no hard preferences with age. Usually close to his own or above.]
I don't go to taverns much. Or clubs. Or bars. [They were too tempting.] What about a grocery store?
[He shrugs while smiling, he's teasing. Sort of.]
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[ Because some old men are rather energetic, and some young men are boring beyond comprehension. ]
...are you looking to meet an old hen? I took you for a man who knew how to have fun. Was I mistaken?