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older. smarter. prettier. - duplicity inbox;; ☏ ✉
defied destiny.
Hey sleepyhead. I know for a fact that you skipped training this morning. I guess I'll have to use these and make sure you don't forget to join me for a run tomorrow morning?
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So, there's a lot to unpack here.
Should we start with "sleepyhead"? I think we should start with "sleepyhead".
[ because she knows this wasn't meant for her ]
Should we start with "sleepyhead"? I think we should start with "sleepyhead".
[ because she knows this wasn't meant for her ]
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alazul on March 20th, 2020 10:22 pm (UTC)[Dick is confused by the reply at first, until he notices the username.
Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck. This wasn't meant for Donna, and as much as Dick promised not to keep anything from his best friend now, he is not ready to talk to her about Gwen. The pretty blonde is something he wants to keep to himself for a moment longer.]
There's nothing to unpack. It wasn't meant for you, Troy.
Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck. This wasn't meant for Donna, and as much as Dick promised not to keep anything from his best friend now, he is not ready to talk to her about Gwen. The pretty blonde is something he wants to keep to himself for a moment longer.]
There's nothing to unpack. It wasn't meant for you, Troy.
deviation on March 20th, 2020 11:27 pm (UTC)Oh, that was obvious from the start of the message. Doesn't mean I'm going to let it go.
But you only use adorable nicknames when you've actually spent time with somebody.
In fact, I can't actually remember the last time you did that.
But you only use adorable nicknames when you've actually spent time with somebody.
In fact, I can't actually remember the last time you did that.
alazul on March 21st, 2020 12:42 am (UTC) I know you won't. Doesn’t mean I'm giving you shit about it either.
[He's not mad at Donna for teasing him, but mad at himself for being this careless. He’s a private person, and Donna knows him well enough to read into his behavior things he’s not yet willing to admit. Like the meaning of him using nicknames]
Yeah? Well, let's keep it that way.
[Dick remembers the last time he used cute nicknames. It was 'love' and it was with Dawn. And even if they are sleeping together occasionally (just to help Dawn hit her quota, he keeps telling himself), it's still a touchy subject for Dick.]
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[He's not mad at Donna for teasing him, but mad at himself for being this careless. He’s a private person, and Donna knows him well enough to read into his behavior things he’s not yet willing to admit. Like the meaning of him using nicknames]
Yeah? Well, let's keep it that way.
[Dick remembers the last time he used cute nicknames. It was 'love' and it was with Dawn. And even if they are sleeping together occasionally (just to help Dawn hit her quota, he keeps telling himself), it's still a touchy subject for Dick.]
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deviation on March 21st, 2020 01:23 am (UTC)Oh, don't make me dig.
I'm sure she's a very nice girl. A very nice girl that would let you bind her with those impressive cuffs.
[ she's teasing, but, yeah of course she knows there's no way dick would be the one wearing the cuffs. but obviously this mystery girl trusts him if they're really doing things like that. which... donna so doesn't want to think about, despite how unfazed she is, generally, about sex. it's a little bit different with dick, on like... a dozen different levels. ]
You know, if you didn't include the nickname I would have just thought you've taken on a gig as a very persistant personal trainer.
I'm sure she's a very nice girl. A very nice girl that would let you bind her with those impressive cuffs.
[ she's teasing, but, yeah of course she knows there's no way dick would be the one wearing the cuffs. but obviously this mystery girl trusts him if they're really doing things like that. which... donna so doesn't want to think about, despite how unfazed she is, generally, about sex. it's a little bit different with dick, on like... a dozen different levels. ]
You know, if you didn't include the nickname I would have just thought you've taken on a gig as a very persistant personal trainer.
alazul on March 21st, 2020 03:02 am (UTC)Dig away if you want. You know I excel at covering my tracks.
Well, at least they'll be more comfortable than my GCPD-issued ones.
[Dick doesn't exactly know if Gwen trusts him well enough to let him use the cuffs on her, but he'd like to think that she does. It was part of the original intent for the text he thought he was sending to the blonde, and he wanted to tease her a bit about the fact that Gwen admitted liking being punished. Noooot that he'd tell Donna all about it. Discussing his sex life with her feels...awkward. Especially here.]
You know very well that I don't need cuffs to be a persistent personal training.
[Just ask Gar about how intense their training regiment was before that whole Dr. Light and Deathstroke shit.]
Well, at least they'll be more comfortable than my GCPD-issued ones.
[Dick doesn't exactly know if Gwen trusts him well enough to let him use the cuffs on her, but he'd like to think that she does. It was part of the original intent for the text he thought he was sending to the blonde, and he wanted to tease her a bit about the fact that Gwen admitted liking being punished. Noooot that he'd tell Donna all about it. Discussing his sex life with her feels...awkward. Especially here.]
You know very well that I don't need cuffs to be a persistent personal training.
[Just ask Gar about how intense their training regiment was before that whole Dr. Light and Deathstroke shit.]
deviation on March 21st, 2020 04:20 am (UTC)You do. But that's what makes it even more satisfying when I figure out what you're trying to hide.
Or who, in this case.
I'm just trying to figure out if I should be congratulating you or not. Finding our that you've met someone that wants to train with you and sleep with you is impressive.
Because yes, I do know very well that you don't need a pair of cuffs to be a persistent personal trainer.
Or who, in this case.
I'm just trying to figure out if I should be congratulating you or not. Finding our that you've met someone that wants to train with you and sleep with you is impressive.
Because yes, I do know very well that you don't need a pair of cuffs to be a persistent personal trainer.
alazul on March 21st, 2020 04:56 am (UTC)Well, all I can say is, good luck with that.
Impressive, really? Have you already forgotten that the last two women I trained with slept with me too?
[After all, Dawn and Kory were both training partners too before they jumped into his bed.]
At least, I have someone willing to sleep with me. Can you say the same?
[Deflection, for the win. He's also noticed that she doesn't keep weird hours like he is. And it's not like she brought someone home either.
He's being a little shit, but Dick is also concerned Donna is not taking this quota thing seriously. While Dominants seem to have letters delivered to them to remind them of their 'duties', he highly doubts the submissives have that kind of courtesy shown by the SIN guards.]
Impressive, really? Have you already forgotten that the last two women I trained with slept with me too?
[After all, Dawn and Kory were both training partners too before they jumped into his bed.]
At least, I have someone willing to sleep with me. Can you say the same?
[Deflection, for the win. He's also noticed that she doesn't keep weird hours like he is. And it's not like she brought someone home either.
He's being a little shit, but Dick is also concerned Donna is not taking this quota thing seriously. While Dominants seem to have letters delivered to them to remind them of their 'duties', he highly doubts the submissives have that kind of courtesy shown by the SIN guards.]
deviation on March 21st, 2020 05:24 am (UTC)Okay, wow. There is a very big difference between sleeping with someone you learn to trust with your life and fight crime with nightly, than hooking up with someone you go for a run with sometimes.
But that's a very interesting comparison. Putting her at the same level as Dawn and Kory.
That's absolutely none of your business, bird boy.
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But that's a very interesting comparison. Putting her at the same level as Dawn and Kory.
That's absolutely none of your business, bird boy.
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alazul on March 21st, 2020 05:48 am (UTC)[Fucking hell, he needs to divert her attention ASAP. Donna is reading him like an open book, as usual.]
There is, but you're the one who said 'train'. I never said anything about life-saving and crime-fighting. You're the one jumping to conclusions here. Running's training, just as much as hand-to-hand combat.
Again, never said I do.
[But Donna is not wrong, even if the sort of trust he has for Dawn and Kory takes months, even years to build. He does trust Gwen, not in the same degree, nor in the same way. First of all, he really doubts that, for all of her spunk, she has the same abilities as Kory and Dawn to save his life, no matter how much she'd want to. But he does trust her to be honest with him, with what she wants out of him, and he trusts her to respect his own boundaries too.]
You and I both know that it is my business here. It's in your contract, and if you miss your quota, not only they'll send you for re-education, but I'll also be expected to punish you for it. And if I don't, I'll be putting both Gar and Dawn in danger too.
So yeah, as much as I really don't want to have to say this to you, Donna, you need to get laid. Please.
[Maybe if she does, she won't have time to probe into his personal life.]
There is, but you're the one who said 'train'. I never said anything about life-saving and crime-fighting. You're the one jumping to conclusions here. Running's training, just as much as hand-to-hand combat.
Again, never said I do.
[But Donna is not wrong, even if the sort of trust he has for Dawn and Kory takes months, even years to build. He does trust Gwen, not in the same degree, nor in the same way. First of all, he really doubts that, for all of her spunk, she has the same abilities as Kory and Dawn to save his life, no matter how much she'd want to. But he does trust her to be honest with him, with what she wants out of him, and he trusts her to respect his own boundaries too.]
You and I both know that it is my business here. It's in your contract, and if you miss your quota, not only they'll send you for re-education, but I'll also be expected to punish you for it. And if I don't, I'll be putting both Gar and Dawn in danger too.
So yeah, as much as I really don't want to have to say this to you, Donna, you need to get laid. Please.
[Maybe if she does, she won't have time to probe into his personal life.]
deviation on March 21st, 2020 06:19 am (UTC)Oh, no, no. I'm saying that you probably wouldn't have stood a chance of sleeping with Dawn or Kory if it was just training. They were fighting for their lives with you, there's a difference.
[ ohh she knows that's not true but she can pretend just to try and get him to spill. meanwhile, she's not that invested in who dick's actually sleeping with, but she is just- so not used to there being secrets between them. of course it's different here. but STILL.
ugh. she hates when he brings up the contract because she can't argue with it.]
I'm getting done what I need to get done. Just because I'm not falling in love with anyone doesn't mean I'm not getting laid.
[ sothere.]
[ ohh she knows that's not true but she can pretend just to try and get him to spill. meanwhile, she's not that invested in who dick's actually sleeping with, but she is just- so not used to there being secrets between them. of course it's different here. but STILL.
ugh. she hates when he brings up the contract because she can't argue with it.]
I'm getting done what I need to get done. Just because I'm not falling in love with anyone doesn't mean I'm not getting laid.
[ sothere.]
alazul on March 29th, 2020 04:12 am (UTC)Wow. Thanks for the vote of confidence here. And I really thought you were my friend for a moment there.
[Dick knows she doesn't mean it, but it doesn't mean he's not going to act up all offended about it either.
She'll meet Gwen, eventually. He does want the petite blonde to meet all the Titans, but they are family, and well. He's not exactly sure where their...friendship stands in the light of 'Wanna meet my family' yet. It's a huge step, and while part of him wants to get there, the other part is terrified by that thought.]
Good.
And no one's falling in love here.
[Do you know what's the longest river in Egypt?]
[Dick knows she doesn't mean it, but it doesn't mean he's not going to act up all offended about it either.
She'll meet Gwen, eventually. He does want the petite blonde to meet all the Titans, but they are family, and well. He's not exactly sure where their...friendship stands in the light of 'Wanna meet my family' yet. It's a huge step, and while part of him wants to get there, the other part is terrified by that thought.]
Good.
And no one's falling in love here.
[Do you know what's the longest river in Egypt?]
deviation on March 29th, 2020 04:41 am (UTC)Cheer up, buttercup. I know a little playful banter is nothing your ego can't handle.
I know. But I'm really never going to let the "sleepyhead" thing go now, I hope you realize that.
I know. But I'm really never going to let the "sleepyhead" thing go now, I hope you realize that.
alazul on March 31st, 2020 10:10 pm (UTC)Buttercup. Really?
[What is it with women and giving him nicknames pertaining to food? First Gwen, now Donna.]
Yeah, yeah, I'm tough material and all.
[Dammit Donna, why can't he stay angry at you?
Yeah, that's a small smile on his lips when he sends her his next text:]
Yeah, I know. Is it because she got a nickname and you don't? Because I can find you one, you know.
[What is it with women and giving him nicknames pertaining to food? First Gwen, now Donna.]
Yeah, yeah, I'm tough material and all.
[Dammit Donna, why can't he stay angry at you?
Yeah, that's a small smile on his lips when he sends her his next text:]
Yeah, I know. Is it because she got a nickname and you don't? Because I can find you one, you know.