#conversations and declarations of love

[tanista]

Yes dear readers, you see right- a new story in my Ad Astra 'verse!

In which Jack and Sam reach out to one another after the Memorial, and discover themselves anew. Because they both deserve all the love they can get, even after the end of the world.

It's funny how inspiration can strike sometimes. I keep a document on my computer full of snippets from stories and odd ideas that don't go anywhere, and I was idly scrolling through last weekend when I saw one idea and made a change, which suddenly blossomed into this sweet, romantic story between one of my favorite couples in the canon. A few references to Stargate the movie and plenty of relationship feels- and pancakes, too.

Hard to believe but this is the 20th story in my series on AO3! Writing has become my refuge in these very troubled times, and I hope this provides a nice little escape for you as well. Feedback is welcome as always.

Stay safe and well, dear readers!

#fanfic #domestic adventures #stargate sg-1 #macgyver #ad astra #Jack and Sam romance #conversations and declarations of love #what to do on a stormy day #pancakes for everyone

[mobius-m-mobius]

Benoit Blanc you will always be famous

#daniel craig #benoit blanc #knives out #glass onion #submitting the above to declare him a character of all time <33 #god imagine getting even one of these lines but ALL of them? delivered in the most impeccable of accents we could ever be blessed with?????? #listen i finally got around to rewatching knives out and nearly keeled over when he said the truth falls at his feet he's so powerful 😭😭 #the way i love him more than life itself... #edited the last gif bc i hadn't realized 'vainglorious' was a word but am so very glad it is and will be peppering it into conversation asap #movieedit #dcraigedit #glass onion spoilers #dianagifs

[neuxue]

Xiao Jingyan: 你一定要把自己做的事都说得如此狠绝吗？// Must you speak so ruthlessly of everything you do? Mei Changsu: 我本来就是一个狠绝之人。人素来只会被朋友出卖，敌人是永远没有出卖和背叛的机会的。// I am a ruthless person. One can only be sold out by a friend; an enemy will never have the opportunity to sell or betray you. Xiao Jingyan: 这个我信。但你可知，你若如此待人，人必如此待你。先生如此聪慧，这个道理不会不懂吧。// That, I believe. But you must know that if you treat people this way, that is how they will treat you. With your intelligence, surely you must understand this. Mei Changsu: 我明白……可是我不在乎。殿下尽可以用任何的手段来试探我、考验我，我都无所谓。因为我知道自己心里忠于的是什么。我从来都没有想过要背叛。// I understand… but I don’t care. Your Highness may use any method you like to test me, examine me; it doesn’t matter. Because I know where my own heart's loyalties lie. And I have never held thoughts of betrayal.

anyway let's just add this to the 'conversations that are going to fucking haunt Xiao Jingyan once he realises who he was having them with' list

(it's like the langya list but with more knives)

#neuxue watches lyb #you can only be betrayed by a friend because without love or trust or loyalty there first it's not betrayal it's just enmity!!! #as a connoisseur of betrayals and ruthlessness this whole conversation drives me insane!! #mei changsu like 'but of course jingyan will never regard me as a friend so he can safely trust that i will not betray him! it's perfect!' #as he reaches once more for the fire that he can never again possess #as he declares his loyalty with a vehemence and force that sounds almost strange coming from the calm and placid mei changsu #but from the accused traitor lin shu...

[lynsstrange]

All my book couple themed bracelets so far 💪

“I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk I’d crawl to you.”

- Kaz/Inej

“Well, well, Sirius, looking rather ragged, aren’t we? Finally the flesh reflects the madness within.”

“Well, you’d know all about the madness within, wouldn’t you, Remus?”

-Remus/Lupin

The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.

- Percy/Annabeth

#suggestions for other unhinged declarations of love 😭 #these friendship bracelets are my favorite conversation starter lmaoo #I’ve posted about the kanej one before I think #but I’ve just made a few more #six of crows #kanej #harry potter #the prisoner of azkaban #wolfstar #the mauraders #percy jackson #percabeth #friendship bracelets #bracelet making #book couples #books #lyn rambles

[theprissythumbelina]

I just wrote the most awkward conversation I've ever had to be party to. I wrote it and I felt awkward about it

#writing #nicolette wip #highlights include: #one character panics and declares she has a pot #which has a slight double meaning when the other character is a cop #The same character then reveals a whole lot of leg while panic climbing over a wall #and then almost falls off said wall in order to escape the conversation #I love you Nicolette #Prisswrites #wip mortal sparks

[paintingformike]

if the monologue was mlevens’ idea of “good communication” they need to actually reflect on how they view relationships and what they consider enough resolution to a conflict...because wdym a situation where only one side of the relationship is actually talking while the other is physically restrained and unable to respond to them and the one talking isn’t even sure if the other can hear them is a demonstration of the two properly communicating with each other 😭

#sure mike finally allowed himself to open up to her #(after being pushed to talk by someone else but mlvns pretend that didnt happen so i’ll let them have that ignorant bliss) #but what does el actually think about his grand declaration of love? #do we even know if she has fully forgiven him for everything he said to her in their fight? #he never even got to apologize for how she treated her. like their problems go beyond just the “saying ily” conflict #he still made her feel like a monster with how cold he was to her #atleast in s3 we actually see them mutually communicating about the conflict #and mike got to apologize to her and we know that el eventually forgave him (he still explained himself poorly but thats for another topic) #and its important to note that it was an actual conversation with both being able to talk unlike the monologue #but what about their s4 conflict? do we know if el still feels like mike sees her as a monster? #do we know if she still has any bad feelings about the way he treated her? she never got to clarify her stance #because they also never got to sit down and clear the air about it... #byler

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

i think the establishment of "viator" as a title/interfix/whatchamacallit (ok google says it's a kind of prepositional particle but that's long and nonspecific so i'm not gonna use it) in endwalker is really really interesting. the existence of a word that can just culturally replace a part of your name, a part that appears to bind you to family? a title that is a literal social marker of exile. to be so completely disowned by nation and homeland that even the name they call you is revoked and altered.

other interesting thing about that is that "viator" is clearly meant to be taken as derived from "violator," as in, one who has broken the law or social code to the point where they can no longer be considered a citizen (i.e. [gestures at everything zenos did]). but in latin, viator actually means traveler. which i think is so fucking interesting. you are one who left us. one who strayed from home.

OTHER interesting related thing is that cid is still apparently Cid nan Garlond, according to gaius/nero/basically every garlean who uses his old name. like, cid is kind of infamous, right? highly skilled inventor, intended inheritor of an important legacy, who, from their perspective, sold his soul and principles to the enemy, ran off over to eorzea and put garlemald's proprietary magitek to use doing whatthefuckever he wanted. so why haven't they disowned him officially yet? why isn't he Cid viator Garlond?

ok the doylist explanation could very well be "they hadn't come up with the concept of viator during 1.x / arr and it was too late to retcon by the time of endwalker" but like, in universe. ignoring that. is viator reserved for like, nobility? is it a thing that needs to be done by immediate family and after midas's death, there wasn't anybody around to declare it? but actually i think the most likely explanation is based on the fact that nero bitches about his reputation and says he's "still the young prodigy of magitek," and gaius invites him to a position working directly for him, in the praetorium. they haven't officially exiled him cause they're still lowkey hoping he'll come to his senses and come take his father's place. which is Not happening but they just wanna leave the door open, just in case.

#the nemesis speaks #swift plays ff14 #this is just me talking to myself mostly #this combo'd with my last post makes it really obvious what my specific interests in fiction are lmao #i put the social mechanics under a MICROSCOPE i study them like BUGS #i love it when words are complicated. love it when someone says something short but you can unspool that short phrase #into a complex net of declarations about their beliefs and relation to the person they're conversing with and- #ok i'm stopping. anyway yeah. #with the usual disclaimer that i'm over here in my corner doing my own thing. i might have missed some other part of canon. whatever!! #edit: OOPSIE #ffxiv spoilers #endwalker spoilers

[maddy-ferguson]

not saying i love you is a crazy fight to have at 14 when you think about it

#i mean i wouldn't know because i didn't date at 14. because no one wanted me not as a choice #i'm sure 14-year-olds actually have that fight. but it's like...very unserious #crazy: funny like it's a funny situation when you don't think about like...anything else about the show #i'm not even saying you can't be IN LOVE at 14 either it's just...but you don't love me anymore and then love declaration with such #severity...it's funny when you think about it #when i was 13 and she was 14 my friend dated a guy who was 15 (we were all in what would be freshman year in the us for us it's the last #year of middle school and then high school is 3 years) the girl was one of my bffs (the one who ghosted me in 2022 remember) and the guy #was also my friend very rare because i've had very few male friends in my life i'm kind of a religious fundamentalist that way. anyway #we talked on facebook like every night and he told me he was gonna buy her a ring for christmas or for her birthday i don't remember #(her birthday is in early january we had this conversation in late november) and i was like...this ring costs 120€ that's like a lot #then he didn't even have time to buy the ring because they broke up WAY before christmas it was very funny #like she broke up with him on a wednesday and the day before that he was like i can tell she's gonna break up with me i KNOW she is and i #was like whaaat she isnt...(i didn't know) he told me he had cried for THREE HOURS thinking about the fact that she was gonna break up with #him like CALM DOWN? #but like he was right ig. they dated for maybe 10 days and it's very possible that he had a new girlfriend by christmas so he was fine... #and like i say: brf slt

[soulwordrain]

"It'd take hours to explain"

honey, I don't think there's any sound more beautiful than your voice and any story more interesting than your past, present and future. it could take hours, days, weeks, or even a lifetime, i would never stop listenening.

#deep conversations #love quotes #love language #love poem #3am poetry #sad poetry #poetry #you are everything #love declaration #cute romance #romance #i have time for you

[clochanamarc]

jesus why am i thinking so much about love declarations tho?? why am i obsessed with this speech that happens between two people?? why does it destroy me when it's so simple, so plain and to the point?? like smth as simple as "you showed me that i had a heart, and that heart beats only for you" or smth that's short and that can be spoken through tears coherently like "you are my everything" like???? LIKE????

i just. i just want to write abt the moment where aisling confesses her love for her partners, bc she can go both ways in terms of smth simple and short or smth long and full of meaning or smth elaborate and powerful, i just want to write those moments out bc they mean so much in my head!! (also if u like this post and we have a romantic ship plotted, we agree that i am not held legally responsible for my reactions)

#( OUT OF SOULS. ) #( ' that which you love... ' / wishlist. ) #( BC A PASSIONATE DECLARATION OF LOVE AS A PLANET IS DESTROYED?? ) #( OR A HEARTFELT WHISPERED CONVERSATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?? ) #( OR REFLECTING ON THEIR SHARED PAST WHILE THE WORLD SPINS ON??? )

[jajafilm]

How is it possible that WISE's best spy doesn't even notice, who he actually married? Yori and her abilities are pretty obvious, right?

Well, maybe we need to think about it and look at it from Lloid's perspective.

#fanfiction #story #loid forger #yor forger #spy x family #Franky Franklin #secret identity #fake marriage #identity reveal #love story #declarations of love #conversations #loid/yor

[marklikely]

and i have zero answers about this but i feel like we as a collective need to figure some stuff out bc we cannot keep having these constant threads about how all lgbt media is sanitized and boring these days in between callout posts for how every new lgbt media that isn't sanitized and boring is irredeemable problematic media you can't blog about

#i dont know what to do about this either so i am offering no suggestions #cause like idk. jsut like with the adventured zone the quest to find unproblematic diverse characters is just giving us boring . #but at the same time i get it like some things are just impossible to get past and that line is different for everyone #idk man! what do you do i dont want people who hit their limit on Problematic elements to just shut up and let others have fun or w/e #but i also think its really not getting us anywhere to be like. every new thing thats coming out has some problematic aspect dont watch it. #and this is the state we're in after years of the like 'critically consuming' discussion so clearly THATS given us zero progress too. #us deciding 'well you can like some problematic things as long as you're aware of it' has like #not improved the conversation at all its just deferred it to like 'well whats too problematic to like critically then' #and thus the cycle continues we're still having the exact same issue as before :/ #avpost #if anything the critical consumption movement has made the problem worse because now #people are just being completely hypocritical and deciding what is or isnt 'too problematic to like critically' comes down to personal tast #taste*. whatever you like is ok to enjoy critically and whatever you dislike is too problematic to enjoy at all. #and the conversation just gets perfectly stuck there cause as it turns out you can like #rationalize and intellectualize just about any opinion even if you only got there using your own emotions #so its very easy to believe you're being objective about it and have solved the issue but really haven't solved anything at all #and let the record show im not immune to anything ive described here ok goodnight. this is just thinking out loud. #feel free to weigh in just please dont treat this as like some coherent mission statement or declaration. #i am litcherally typing as im thinking and not really editing. this is just an open discussion of my unfiltered thoughts lmao #but if you also have thoughts id love to hear it.

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

ok so i figured out why the conversation with my acquaintance felt so weird to me. it’s bc while they did say they were embarrassed and that i had the right to still be upset if i was and apologised they still. made a lot of excuses and kinda joked a little. and i think it was bc they were embarrassed but also im a little. tired of giving them excuses for shit

#if y’all wanna know more specifics ill gladly share them bc tbh im still working through all the feelings from this interaction #but yeah it was. yikes #for context: an ex friend of mine made a holocaust joke and so i distanced myself from them for obvious reasons and then agreed to meet up #because my anger had nowhere to go until we had a conversation #and while i do feel a lot more at peace about it the conversation wasn’t what id hoped and also i think i got a declaration of love #so. overall a bit bizarre

[justaz]

country bumpkin merlin not knowing anything about city life and accidentally courting arthur without knowing

merlin, watching gwen give lancelot her favor: why do you do that

gwen, heart eyes at lance and not paying that much attention to the conversation: so he knows i’m rooting for him

merlin, with an Idea: ah.

gwaine, lover of chaos, pisser offer of nobles and royals alike, ultimate wingman: merlin…you have such lonely lips. shall i introduce them to mine?

merlin, unaware of the game gwaine is playing: so you can steal my breath away? i think not, scoundrel

arthur, crushing his goblet in his hand:

merlin: arthur’s been in a bad mood recently :( i should cheer him up

merlin, remembering when arthur was put out when merlin brought morgana flowers and not him: i know just the thing

merlin, bringing a bouquet of carnations, roses, and tulips and setting them on arthur’s table while he’s eating breakfast: good morning, sire

arthur, trained on flower language in hopes that one day when he was to take a queen he could woo her easily, trying not to audibly choke on his sausage as he reads merlin’s declaration of love sitting in front of him:

arthur, who recently found out about merlin’s magic and was trying to find a way to bring it up, catching him in the act and watching merlin panic to explain himself:

merlin, Freaking: and i swear to you arthur, i have only ever used it for you. my magic is yours. my life is yours. i am yours. i would never do anything to harm you. i have protected you for years and will continue to do so at your side if you’ll have me

arthur, already believing them to be courting, desperately trying to figure out if that was a proposal for marriage or not but tired of being confused and deciding fuck it: here.

merlin, taking it: i…uh…huh?

arthur, watching merlin with hawk eyes and trying to figure out what he’s thinking and feeling: it’s my mothers sigil

merlin, confused as FUCK but is focusing on the fact that arthur is handing him something of his mother rather than a death sentence: my…my lord?

arthur, realizing how scared merlin’s must be about him finding out about his magic and trying to comfort him while also proposing, killing two birds with one stone: i will always keep you at my side, merlin, so long as we both shall live. if you’ll allow me.

merlin, almost collapsing with relief and tearing up, smiling at arthur as if he had parted the storm clouds to allow sun to shine down on them in that moment: of course…of course, arthur. always and forever.

merlin, watching the castle staff rush this way and that: wow. this banquet must be incredibly important

sir leon the long suffering, day one ride or die, one of the original merthur shippers: banquet? merlin, this is for your wedding

merlin, overworked and exhausted: my WHAT? to WHO??

leon, regretting everything he’s ever done in his life that led him to this moment: to…arthur?

merlin, over joyed but also absolutely befuddled: i’m getting married to ARTHUR?????

leon: you two have been courting for the past year or so, have you not?

merlin: i’ve been COURTING ARTHUR?????? FOR A YEAR?????????

#merthur #i spent like an hour researching medieval courting rituals to make this #and even then #i did not find much #so if there’s someone out there who is like weirdly knowledgeable about 6th century courting rituals #feel free to add on #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #sir gwaine #sir leon #sir lancelot #guinevere #i literally started this post bc i was thinking about the misunderstanding between merlin and gwen and merlin’s giving arthur his favor #and then i kept going #but i didn’t have much else in the ole noggin to write #i’m sorry #please forgive me

[helluvapoison]

Possessive

how the overlords would put a claim on you

ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

˚✧₊⁎ Carmilla Carmine ⁎⁺˳✧༚

As much as she loves spending her mornings in bed with you, wishfully thinking she could stay there all day, she can only give you 3 more minutes at best. Being an Overlord and a CEO keeps her rather busy. You’re grown, you can handle yourself (you have to in this world) she’s not keeping tabs on your whereabouts. Carmilla isn’t itching for a fight like these new “up and comers”. Giving you something to protect you when she’s not around simultaneously puts a target on your back. A simple ring with her name inscribed would suffice, satisfying any possessive vices she may or may not have

˚✧₊⁎ Zestial ⁎⁺˳✧༚

Abhorrent is jealousy, driving the younger generations to filth like, ugh, hickeys. Although, on a certain level he does understand. Being in Hell for as long as he has and alone the same amount, he knows all too well the primal need to claim what other’s might steal. One must leave their mark as a warning sign for others. Zestial’s exceptionally charming when he wants something, notably not asking when he presents you with the crisply wrapped gifts. There’s no less than twenty. Boxes upon boxes of accessories and clothes that suit you but hold his color palette, spider and web details to boot. He’s utterly thrilled when you wear them, showering you in compliments and declaring himself the luckiest soul in Hell

˚✧₊⁎ Rosie ⁎⁺˳✧༚

Goodness, have you seen how sinners nowadays go about the whole ordeal? What happened to romance!? Call her old fashioned, but Rosie likes a smidge of glamour in her techniques! She’ll walk shoulder to shoulder with you, holding her parasail over the both of you. She’ll accidentally press her painted lips on your cheek and forget, quickly getting swept up into conversation with someone or the other. It’s fine, no one would question her! Not if they wanted to live anyways. Butterflies swarm her stomach when she notices you haven’t wiped her imprint away, a proud smile spreading across her face. It becomes purposeful as the days go on

˚✧₊⁎ Alastor ⁎⁺˳✧༚

While happy to broadcast newsworthy exploits, sharing his private affairs with the world is out of the question. Of course the appeal of it all isn’t lost on him, he merely doesn’t see the point. Why broaden your horizons of potential dangers by claiming you publicly? To calm that unruly, covetous alien in the pit of his chest? He’s not that selfish! Besides, nothing less than something permanent could truly satisfy him anyhow

˚✧₊⁎ Valentino ⁎⁺˳✧༚

If he doesn’t have eyes on you, he’s working. Those measley hours apart won’t stop him from reminding all of Hell you still belong to him. He doesn’t trust anyone down here. He’ll convince you it’s for your safety that he tightens the collar around your neck. With a hum of approval, Val’s long and slender fingers twist the tag with his name on it. Heart shaped, of course, he loves you after all!

˚✧₊⁎ Vox ⁎⁺˳✧༚

Only the insecure need to put a claim on their person. That’s not Vox, no way! You’re never really out of his sights anyways, what with today’s power of technology and all! The need to brand you goes a different route. He wants everyone to know you’re spoken for, pulling you on camera every chance he gets. He wants them to stare in awe and envy but cast their eyes down when you walk by in public. A slight on you would be a slight on him personally and no one messes with The Vees

˚✧₊⁎ Velvette ⁎⁺˳✧༚

Truthfully, there isn’t much she wouldn’t do. You’re all over her Sinstagram and that says it all. Every runway show, every red carpet walk, every paparazzi shot you’re always beside her. Vel dresses you left and right to match her OOTD somehow. She snaps a pic every single day (sometimes more) to show her followers their favorite couple is thriving and stylish as always! The description never fails to scream how your all hers

#hazbin hotel x reader #hazbin hotel imagine #hazbin hotel headcanons #hazbin hotel headcanon #velvette imagine #velvette headcanon #velvette x reader #vox x reader #vox imagine #valentino x reader #valentino imagine #alastor x reader #alastor imagine #zestial imagine #zestial x reader #carmilla carmine imagine #carmilla carmine x reader #hazbin hotel rosie x reader #hazbin hotel rosie imagine #poiboiwrites

[rileyslibrary]

It’s lunchtime at the military base, and you can’t decide what to eat. Ghost is getting hangry.

———————————————————————

“It’s a simple question,” he says. “What do you want?”

“I don’t know, Lieutenant.”

“Are you hungry?” He asks and lifts his hands.

“Yes, sir.”

“What exactly are you hungry for?”

“I-I don’t know.”

He drops his arms to his sides and sits at the corner of his desk. He touches the back of his neck with one hand while supporting himself with the other.

“Every fucking day, you do this to me,” he murmurs. “If you don’t decide this time, I’ll go eat alone.”

“Oh! Is that so?” You squint and hunch forward at your desk.

“Yes!” He yells as he stands up and walks towards you. “Yes, I will. In fact, I would love to.”

Your eyebrows shoot up, and your jaw drops. How dare he? You’d been teammates for years, sticking with him through thick and thin, never betraying him once. But now he...

“...Would love to?!”

“That’s right!” He snaps and slams his hands against your desk. “So, for the last time: What. Will. It. Be?”

You lean back in your chair and bite your pen while considering your options. Ghost’s gaze darts from you to the pen, then back. He groans and grabs the pen from your hand, tossing it to the side.

“Pens are off the menu today,” he declares, snapping his fingers, “I need an answer. Now.”

Dumfounded, you stare at the pen on the floor. If someone else had done this to you, you would have slapped them in the face. Worse, if he had watched anyone else treat you that way, he would have ripped their limbs off their body.

But he’s hangry. As insignificant as this conversation appears, he doesn’t handle his hunger with the same poise he handles other, more complex situations. Not only that, but your indecisiveness doesn’t help, either. You need to make a decision quickly, so you sit up straight and place your hands on the table.

“What are my options again?” you ask.

“Pizza or burger.” He replies sternly.

“I don’t want piz—”

“Burger it is, then,” he says with a nod. He knocks his knuckles twice on the desk and strides towards the office door.

“W-wait, Ghost, wait!”

He sighs and leans against the door, his hand on the handle.

“I don’t like the base’s burgers.” You mumble.

“Nobody likes the base’s burgers!” he yells. “But we still eat them!”

“I was wondering,” you say and lower your voice, “if there is another choice?”

He’s softly bashing his head against the door, and you try to persuade him that there should be a third option—a vegetarian meal, perhaps. In response, he begins making whimpering noises. He’s the one getting on your nerves now.

“You know what?” you snap, “I’ll go check by myself.”

He extends a hand in your direction and shows you his palm.

“No, no, no, no!” he cries. “You join the others in the queue, and the entire base will starve until you decide!”

You scoff at his sarcasm, and he opens the door.

“Listen,” he says, “I’ll go check and call you, okay?”

“LIEUTENANT!” you shout, but he slams the door behind him. You peek over at his desk. “You forgot your phone...” you murmur to yourself.

The lieutenant was a very cold man when you first met him. His responses were limited to yeses and nos with the occasional shrug, and he never joined you in everyday job activities, especially at lunchtime. You’d always eat alone in the mess hall, and if your breaks coincided with that of Gaz or Soap’s, you’d sit with them and eat lunch together. Ghost would normally sit in the office or hide in a corner around the base and eat since he didn’t want anyone to see him without his mask. But slowly, he came to trust you all with his face, and you’d eat together, locked in your office.

You look at the time. Given his hunger when he left, he should have returned five minutes ago. What if he gave up on you and is already eating with the rest? Sure, your indecisiveness annoys him, especially since he has to deal with it daily, but he’d never let you eat alone, right? On the other hand... he may be trying to teach you a lesson.

You take another glance at the time. This doesn’t feel right. You start cleaning up your desk to head for the kitchen, but someone knocks on the door.

“It’s open,” you announce, “come on in!”

“I’ve got my hands full.” You hear Ghost reply.

You walk up to the door and swing it open. Ghost stands there with a serving trolley full of dishes.

“Thanks,” he murmurs while he pushes the trolley inside the office.

“You forgot your phone!” you inform him.

“I didn’t forget it,” he says as he stops the trolley in front of your desk. “I’d rather put my bare hand in a fire and let it simmer than add a third option to your dilemma and let you decide while there’s a queue of starving soldiers behind me.”

He removes the plates from the trolley and arranges them on your desk. “Here’s the fucking pizza, the fucking shitburger, and the tofu version of the shitburger.”

He places another plate with five pizza slices on his desk. He removes his mask and immediately slaps a piece in his mouth.

“That’s a lot of food, Lt.,” you whisper, scanning the plates before you.

He turns his head towards you and keeps chewing. “Yeah,” he says, swallowing, “better have all the options in front of you than squeeze any reserve of patience I have left.”

You take a slice of pizza from your tray and bite into it.

He stares at you, raises his plate to the sky, and rambles about how “you didn’t want pizza before.” You clarify that, while you still don’t want pizza, it appears to be the best option among the three.

“However,” you continue, “I would murder for a good burger.”

He swallows and takes a second pizza slice from his plate.

“I know a place,” he explains. “We can go tonight.”

“Lieutenant, you smooth operator!” you tease, “like on a date?”

He nods and takes another mouthful. He doesn’t even bother looking at you. He’s too preoccupied with nourishing his massive body to worry about your mocking.

“What kind of a place is it?” You ask.

“It’s a shithole,” he says, “but it does the best burgers you’ve ever had.”

“So, what should I wear?”

He stops eating and aggressively shakes his head.

“Nuh-uh,” he says. “I won’t get involved in your woes again—I’ll give you the address, and you’ll be there at 8 p.m.”

“Are you going to email me the menu so I can decide what to eat ahead of time?”

He swallows and looks at you. “I wouldn’t worry about that,” he says, taking another bite.

“Why?”

“Because there’s no menu at my place.”

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