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TDM #22


« « « TEST DRIVE MEME » » »


« « « ALL ON DISPLAY


It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Yet, solace is found in the lies we tell each other, comforted by the peace of knowing that we're not alone in our depravity, and once on this path, sin itself becomes the lesser of two evils masked in a cloud of normalcy.

This is how Duplicity has functioned since the beginning. The divide of power and social standing is overt in that Dominants influence the decisions made both publicly and privately while Submissives cater to the rules presented to them. It is the way of Duplicity to assign random designations at birth with no leeway in altering what has been given. Climate in the Up is far stricter than that of the Down; violating outlined personas for a Dominant or Submissive while in full view of others is punished by degree of infraction. In the Down, many tend to turn a blind eye to these sorts of offenses.

To counteract the discovery of the Deceit Gene – a natural "negative" response to all stimuli – the L.I.E.S. program was founded. The program had been designed to introduce new subjects to the current environment and test for the Deceit Gene through immersion in Duplicity's standing society. Sexual impulses and encounters increase the chances of detecting the gene within these individuals. Participants are typically released from L.I.E.S. after a year; however, results have remained unsatisfactory and testing still continues.

... and you’re here! Finally! Welcome to Duplicity.

After choosing a door and stepping through to the other side, the first thing that greets you are the enthusiastic faces of people in medical scrubs and pristine lab coats. Their enthusiasm translates to eagerness as they strip you of your clothes to perform a thorough examination—you will be healed, bathed, and given a paper gown to wear until your items can be processed and delivered to your residence later in the evening. You are also given a device that accesses the network as well as the time and location of orientation.

If you enter Duplicity into the Up, congratulations! You’re a Dominant, which means you are immediately picked up by a limo after processing and taken to your highrise. Here, it is two Dominants per floor with separate apartments. If you enter Duplicity into the Down, congratulations! You’re a Submissive, which means you are directed towards public transportation with the address of the motel you’ll be living in. Here, it is two Submissives per room with a shared common space for all rooms.

Enjoy your free time until orientation! Participation is mandatory by all new and old arrivals.

Winter is here and snow flurries are common in the Up while the slush collects in the Down.



» » » ALL ABOARD




After stepping through the door and participating in orientation, LIERS are assembled together in the Up for a tour of Duplicity in its entirety. Seats are in pairs and randomly assigned to Dominants and Submissives alike. Traveling from Fiddler's Square, the train journeys through various parts of the Up, showcasing society and examples of lifestyle. Along the way, frequent stops are made; a variety of passengers can be seen exiting and entering the doors. A Dominant with a kneeling Submissive takes a seat near the front of the train at one stop. A small group of Submissives board and sit closer to the LIERS at another, all seemingly content in their roles. As the tour continues through the Up, the train passes close to the Market and White Wall Bridge and zips by North Park before heading into the Down and bypassing Red Wall Bridge and South Park.

The train makes a "final" stop at Riddler's Square, where inhabitants of the Down are instructed to return to their temporary housing. Those who live in the Up are permitted to stay on the train and revisit the same locations while returning.



« « « WINTER WONDERLAND




As a particularly heavy snowstorm blows across the city, Duplicity finds itself blanketed in white. The morning after the storm, many citizens seem to be in a particularly mischievous mood and snowballs are a common sight flying through the air. A projectile meant for someone else may hit you square in the face if you're not careful — and then it's on. Joining these impromptu snow battles is encouraged, no matter a person's designation, and even Submissives teaming up to pelt unsuspecting Dominants with snowballs is generally taken in the spirit of good fun. Not everyone is throwing snow, of course — some are rolling much larger balls and shaping them into lewd snow figures.

Those feeling chilled after playing in the snow may experience the urge to warm up with someone else, skin to skin. Whether they're a stranger or a familiar face, holding hands, kissing, or getting down and dirty with the nearest willing partner is invigorating. It might even be the only way to really feel warm again.



« « « DUBIOUS DELIVERIES


(cw: aphro, humiliation kink)

Want to make some quick cash? After exiting the train in the Down, there seems to be a questionable character hanging about the station. Dressed in a trenchcoat and looking more like a flasher than the businessman he claims to be, this shady recruiter offers easy money in exchange for a simple delivery. Just take a package and drop it off at the address on the label. Really, that's it! Stop asking questions.

Should characters decide to open the package themselves instead, they'll discover one of the following: glitter — so much glitter, lube (appears normal, but actually contains hot pepper and will cause more than a mild tingling sensation if used anywhere sensitive), a package of flavored condoms mysteriously labeled "every flavor" (none of them taste good), candy or perfume containing an aphrodisiac that, in addition to the usual libido-boosting effect, will also cause an intense craving for humiliation.

It seems to be one of those services that allows one to send anonymous prank gifts, and they're hiding behind LIERs as couriers. There's no return address or company information on or inside the package, except for a card marked Encoded Sin Corp — which does not seem to be a real company if the name is searched.

Whether characters end up delivering the package — maybe even to a fellow LIER — or get into some trouble along the way, someone is getting a nasty surprise.



« « « SURPRISES FOR SALE


(cw: aphro, dubcon, excessive fluids, exhibitionism, public use)

A small winter market has been set up along one of the major streets in the Up with stalls selling a variety of goods ranging from knitted hats and scarves, soaps, scented lotions, candles, jewelry, artwork and assorted crafts to hand-dyed bondage rope and kinky leather accessories. Food and drink stands are plentiful as well. Strings of lights crisscross the street between the roofs of the shops, providing a cheerful glow, and there are tables set up in the street itself for people to sit and chat while having a snack — if they can stand the cold.

Some of the most popular treats being sold are hot chocolate, eggnog, marshmallow snowmen, and sugar cookies decorated like snowflakes. Of course, their popularity may have something to do with the effects they produce when consumed.

• The hot chocolate simply gets one all hot and bothered.
• The eggnog may cause heavy production of sexual fluids, a desire to be filled or covered with someone else's cream, or all of the above.
• The marshmallow snowmen will make those who eat them want to invite others to use them as they please, desiring nothing more than to be molded into the perfect fucktoy.
• The sugar cookies seem to induce all sorts of different cravings — after all, no two snowflakes are alike!

These effects tend to last at least an hour and may, in some cases, last up to a full day.

One of the jewelry shops sells an unusual selection of compass pendants and bracelets. The compass arrows spin round and round lazily while the pieces are on display. Once worn, however, that changes. The arrow will settle on a direction, but instead of pointing north it will lead directly to another person. Perhaps you should speak to them? You may even begin to feel magnetically drawn to them yourself… In the event that two people have compasses that point them at each other, the attraction will be even stronger — nearly impossible to deny.

There is another shop which sells intricately designed pocket watches and small clocks. When these timepieces are stared at for an extended length of time or picked up and handled, characters will feel a brief but strong connection to their past and experience a vivid flashback to some moment that was, in whatever way, meaningful for them. After reliving the memory, they will feel compelled to speak about it to whoever is nearby.



« « « MOD & OOC NOTES



Please read carefully.

On each Test Drive Meme, there will be a section noting character roles; these will vary each TDM. On an IC level, characters will still have gone through the doors but assignments OOCly are still randomized. When applying, there is a section of the application that denotes whether the character chooses "left" or "right." When participating on the TDM, there will be a third option. Players may link either a top level or a thread (five or more comments from their character) from the TDM and title the link as "Door Pass." This means that the player is choosing to take the designation that they were randomly assigned on the TDM, rather than taking the designation of a door. If the player decides to select a door rather than use the pass, then they are trying their luck; they may get the same designation they had on the TDM or the opposite. Once the application is submitted, players can't change their choice.

To assign roles to characters for this TDM, use the following guide:

If your character likes it hot, they are a Dominant. If your character prefers the cold, they are a Submissive.

To Note: Characters can only swap their designation for one of the following reasons: an event occurs that allows it or there are OOC reasons that make it a necessity. Any swap always requires mod approval and each character can only ever switch once. Characters that are being reapped will keep their previous designation but players can choose to use new TDMs with different designations for fun!

Test Drive threads can be used as activity proofs for characters currently in-game.

Please remember to mark any necessary content, and have fun!!




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gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (eatsushi012_zpse1mv8tpt)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2022-02-01 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
It hurts. It hurts enough to almost cover up the complicated other things he's feeling, but somehow Atsushi manages to hang in there, for better or for worse. By the time Akutagawa is temporarily done with him, he's bleeding profusely, and he's definitely cracked a bone or two. At least one arm isn't cooperating the way it should, but he has compensated for this, while he kept flying through the air like an oversized hammer, by curling up his legs under the package, too. Somehow, it's worked so far.

He's really at his limit; he knows he can't win anymore, if he ever could. And he can accept that, but it still bothers him that Akutagawa could win, instead! ... Or that's what he thinks until Akutagawa steps on him, targeting his worst wound, and it hurts so much, yet... at the same time, beaten and humiliated and stepped on for good measure, Atsushi comes in his underwear, and the front of his pants that's still mostly intact.

Never in his life has he been so grateful that he's basically rolled all the way around a package, so that even his face is hidden in the would-be ball that his body forms.

"..." He's really not trying to be defiant by not immediately answering. He just doesn't know what to say - and then Akutagawa finds a particularly sore spot again in his grinding, and Atsushi makes a sound that's more like whining (for better or worse) than a cry of pain. (He's come, yes, but the effect of the perfume has not quite worn off yet. Or maybe he's still high enough on it that the pain is now doing it for him.)

Gasping for air when he finds a moment between waves of pain, he finally manages a response, more or less. "Your package... is stained."

It's probably only blood: he still has his clothes (mostly) on, after all. But with how he's curled around the package, he certainly feels like he dirtied it with something more.
opiate_visions: (Wait thinking)

[personal profile] opiate_visions 2022-02-01 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
"People Zoo?" He leans into the chair and sighs at the soft burn of the alcohol. "Also, they said no substance is illegal here. What's that mean?"
meca: (pic#15432240)

[personal profile] meca 2022-02-01 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
( an easy lift of his shoulders, in a sucks for you kind of gesture, before he's moving the spoon back to his own lips, turning it upside down, and slowly slides it back out of his mouth while keeping eye contact with william. it's a good fucking mousse. still not a parfait. william loses a few points for that, but oliver's sweet tooth isn't bitching about getting some good chocolate. )

I think you've met the wine and dine quota for the day.

( a fancy dinner with a nice wine, followed by a fancy dessert, in a very fancy restaurant. he could name a few shittier dinners he's had. )
aheartlessdog: (pic#12912009)

[personal profile] aheartlessdog 2022-02-01 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
With his injuries, Atsushi should be incapacitated, but of course, he holds on like a leech Akutagawa can't get rid of. The weretigers strength would be impressive if it weren't so fucking annoying. While Akutagawa loves the challenge of a difficult fight and the adrenaline that comes with it, he doesn't love the feeling of failure that strangles him every time he doesn't defeat Atsushi properly. This should count as a win -- Atsushi is quite literally on the ground in the fetal position -- but something about it just doesn't feel satisfying.

No, something about it feels off. Why is Atsushi not fighting back harder?

"Get up," Akutagawa growls, voice low and threatening. He kicks Atsushi in the back of his shoulder again for good measure, blissfully unaware of the unfortunate state that he's put the other in. "What is wrong with you?"

If he knew, Akutagawa might have felt a new emotion for once. He would be mortified. He's faced many an opponent, and he's never affected someone like this. The whine catches him by surprise. What kind of pathetic mewling is that? It doesn't sound like a cry of pain. It sounds like something else entirely, though Akutagawa can't quite piece together what.

The idea that the package is ruined incenses him further. "Let go of it before I sever your limbs from your body." It's an empty threat, considering how Atsushi is curled around the parcel would make it particularly hard to do so without damaging it further.
wantingmore: (04)

[personal profile] wantingmore 2022-02-01 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Times like these, Claudia starts to feel more alive. An expression of the bloodthirsty creature inside of her that she keeps hidden behind polite gentility and sweet smiles. The monster that takes, and takes, with no need to regard how she'll be perceived. He matches her energy, and she knows at once this is going to work.

This is a sort of silent honesty.

When he flips her, she doesn't stop him. Instead, she uses the leverage of the wall against her back to hoist herself upward, wrapping her legs around his waist with the ease of an acrobat. The heat of his breath makes her even hungrier. It's getting a little harder, now, to keep herself from having a taste.
gekkajuu: (pic#15442084)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2022-02-01 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
At the kick, Atsushi rolls over, but he firmly maintains his ball position around the package. As strangely exciting as this has been and still is, the shame of knowing what happened is more than enough to keep him high on arousal, without actually having to show it to the world. He's used to humiliation, but there are still limits to how much of it he'll seek out. (He's not sure how much more of this associated feeling he can handle, anyway!)

What is wrong with him? For once, Akutagawa makes a very good point - but Atsushi doesn't have an answer. More than that: he's not sure he can think about it clearly yet, when he's still feeling oddly like he's about to fall into a food coma, except with a lot more arousal mixed in. He's shaking, and he doesn't even know which part of his complicated feelings is causing that.

"I'm... telling you..." He tries to be firm about it, but that's not as easy as it should be, and that's only in part because he's so curled up he's practically mumbling against his arms. Everything is strange and messed up, and the fact that it's Akutagawa witnessing this just makes for additional humiliation. "... it's ruined. Just leave me alone..."

He almost, almost adds a 'please'. As it is, there's still no fight in his words at all, just a tired defeat. He's already failed at his job. Does he really need the figurative kick while he's down, on top of the literal one?!
aheartlessdog: (pic#13155146)

[personal profile] aheartlessdog 2022-02-01 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
Akutagawa is not normally so bold in manners like this, and yet, something is inspiring him to be. Perhaps it's the effects of the cocoa, or perhaps it's something else entirely. All he knows is that he doesn't want to lose, for he sees even this as some kind of battle.

For all of the power that his ability gifts him with, he is not physically strong, and so it takes the help of the wall to keep Claudia lifted. His arms move under her to help support her, mouth only leaving hers when he needs to gasp for air.

Be it the cocoa or just the situation in general, his erection is straining against his pants now, hard and prominent enough that even Claudia will feel it brush up against her. He exhales, breathing labored, pushing the fabric of her dress up above her thighs, pale hands running over sheer stockings.
aheartlessdog: (pic#12912031)

[personal profile] aheartlessdog 2022-02-01 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
The lack of fight in Atsushi's words only angers Akutagawa further. He's giving up? This easily? "You're a disgrace." This pathetic heap of a ball on the ground is the one that Dazai has chosen over him? Akutagawa's hands ball into fists, but Rashoumon disappears until Akutagawa's coat has returned to normal.

As much as he wants forsake his promise and murder Atsushi, he is a man of his word. He'll let Atsushi go this time. It's clear that he's at least won the fight, regardless of hollow the victory is.

He has not, however, given up on his package. Stained or not, Akutagawa has a job to complete and he intends to see it through. He's offer his strictest apologies, of course, but bloodied and battered is par for the course for him. If the man hiring him had wanted anything else, he should have hired another courier.

"As long as the contents are still in tact, I do not care about the packaging." He kneels down, staring at Atsushi with intensity.
gekkajuu: (pic#15442112)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2022-02-01 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
Atsushi could be petty and destroy Akutagawa's package in return, of course, but he just doesn't have it in him. It would punish Akutagawa less than the intended recipient, right? So he can't go through with it.

However, he really can't give up what little protection the bloodstained box offers him, either...

Carefully looking up at Akutagawa with bleary eyes from behind his arms, Atsushi decides that Akutagawa's response actually offers a solution to both of their problems, in a way. Akutagawa wants the contents, and Atsushi wants the packaging. Well, then...

Summoning what little strength he has left - he honestly can't even bring himself to argue with Akutagawa, which is saying something - Atsushi transforms a single nail, using the resulting claw to carefully slice the package open. There! Akutagawa can take out the contents, and Atsushi can hide his dick in a box. It's win-win.

One problem decidedly remaining is that the destination is written on the package, not its contents. But given how much blood has gotten onto the box by now, the address definitely unreadable anyway.
wantingmore: (47)

[personal profile] wantingmore 2022-02-01 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
His need to breathe presents a good chance for more, and one of Claudia's hands grabs him by the hair and pulls his head back roughly. Her eyes almost furious in their wildness, she stares at the prominent veins in his neck, wanting, craving. The way they strain, pulsing in the desperation of his arousal.

"Tear them off," she orders in what could almost be called a snarl. The dress is one thing, but the stockings she can replace.
shitplan: (245)

[personal profile] shitplan 2022-02-01 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
( if she bruises yelena's hips, so be it. she'll heal and it will be an enjoyable thing to look at later and remember how she got them. she'd also absolutely be the person to tease kate about them later just to see if she can fluster her.

but she doesn't think too much about that right now, dragging her lips down kate's chest and towards her stomach. it's not going to be easy for kate to keep her hands on yelena's hips but maybe she'll be okay with that considering where the angle of her mouth is going and what she's thinking about.

she glances up to see if kate's okay with this, if she wants this even if everything up till now has pointed to that. )


Are you all right? Are you going to burst into flames if I keep going?
indensity: (bw001)

[personal profile] indensity 2022-02-01 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Chuuya is used to Akutagawa's lack of ability to express any emotion. He doesn't think anything of it, knowing that his feelings will be in his words and actions instead. The fact that Akutagawa admitted that he's grateful for Chuuya's presence says more than enough.

"I'll join you in delivering it." He has nothing better to do, and the two of them have a lot to talk about. It's Chuuya's responsibility to figure out a plan forward now. "What's the address?"

He explored the city a lot the last time he was here, usually from rooftops, which gave him a pretty good sense of direction. Although he doesn't necessarily remember all the street names - there are no street signs that high up.
indensity: (bw008)

surprises for sale

[personal profile] indensity 2022-02-01 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Chuuya hates that he can't buy anything without permission. It's insulting and inconvenient, and he'd much rather beat up the shop owners than actually abide by it. The last time he was here, he at least knew a few people who he could claim he got permission from, and who would back him up if anyone checked, but while he's not really scared of getting caught, it's... annoying. He refuses to let them tell him what he can and can't do.

But buying directly is still too risky. On the other hand, he knows from experience how easy it can be too steal. He waits for someone to set down their drinks, and then snags them, quick and easy, before anyone has a chance to notice. He walks away like nothing is wrong.

Only to make direct eye contact with Atsushi. He stops in surprise. "You're that weretiger."
meca: (pic#15406807)

surprise for sale;

[personal profile] meca 2022-02-01 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
They're charmed.

( an easy answer even if he knows it's not quite that simple; it's no charm that oliver can discern, even if he's pretty sure that's what it is. he reaches a hand out towards andrew, palm up. for the compass in his hand. )

Didn't anyone tell you not to touch shit if you don't know where it came from?
headrushed: (117)

[personal profile] headrushed 2022-02-01 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Charmed?

[He echoes with a look that doesn't seem to register the meaning, before looking at Oliver's hand and setting the compass down in it after a beat of uncertainty. The needle spins three times before it just points at Andrew and he scowls.]

Now it works. Maybe I've got - what do they say? Weird magnetic fields? That's science, or something.
meca: (pic#15419088)

[personal profile] meca 2022-02-01 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
( gross, now he's got someone else's sticky magic all over his fingers. unfortunately for both of them, picking out what the fuck he just touched isn't something oliver's any good at, so he just--turns the compass over in his hands, looks it over. the tattoo on his left hand shifts to a bright blue, before it darkens to it's normal black. )

It's magic. Not magnetic fields.
headrushed: (022)

[personal profile] headrushed 2022-02-01 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
So we're in Vegas now.

[The look of a guy who doesn't know what to believe soon follows, though it's kind of hard to remain a skeptic when someone's hand just glowed blue in what he wants to say was probably some blue light coincidence but. He's drawing blanks on how that's possible, so. He just kind of puts his hands awkwardly in his pockets and stares at Oliver for a second. More than a few seconds.]

Or like, Hogwarts?
meca: (pic#15414736)

[personal profile] meca 2022-02-01 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Closer to Hogwarts.

( yep, he's getting nothing here. boring. oliver turns the compass over in his hand once more, before he's raising it up and tossing it back over to this kid. sucks for them, they'll just have to figure out what the fuck it did the hard way. )

You just hanging around?

headrushed: (121)

[personal profile] headrushed 2022-02-01 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Warming up - only so long you can stand out in the snow, right?

[He catches the compass easily and then seems to be curious all over again, peering down to... see it spin again. But before he can complain, the needle just points back at Oliver? So it is fucking busted, he reassures himself, before putting it back down on the glass. He probably shouldn't have had an impulse to put it in his pocket but, y'know...]

Can't buy it even if I wanted to. I get side eyed for taking free hot chocolate without anyone's permission half the time. You?
meca: (pic#15406801)

[personal profile] meca 2022-02-01 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
( he's not collared, not yet anyway, which does make buying crap and getting around more troublesome than it's worth half the time, especially up here. but oliver doesn't bring that up, and instead, looks to the compass in his andrew's hands, then back to the door leading out of the shop, and back to andrew himself. there's the beginnings of a smirk on his lips, and he. points back to the door. )

About the same. But I've got a place we can hang out at where people aren't gonna give us trouble. You want to?
gekkajuu: (pic#15442052)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2022-02-01 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Of all the people Atsushi expected to see here -... No, that's a lie: he wasn't expecting to see anyone from his own world here - but still, if he'd had to pick, Chuuya would have been pretty low on the list! Atsushi is a little shocked, and worried, and absolutely unsure of what to do. Should he hide? But that feels like it would make the Agency look bad. But he definitely couldn't win in a confrontation either... Actually, would Chuuya even recognize a nobody like him? How hard would it be to follow Chuuya and see what he is up to? But then, with no mafia here (and no Agency, either), would there really be a point..?

Stuck in his thoughts for entirely too long, Atsushi suddenly finds himself face to face with Chuuya, who answers at least one of his silent question for him. Of course Atsushi is proud to be a member of the Agency, but to be recognized like this is still -...

He takes a breath. Isn't it fine? He knows who Chuuya is too, vaguely. Clearly if he lets Chuuya know that, any power of intimidation that Chuuya has over him for knowing his identity will vanish.

"The port's... mafia-san?"

... Well, he tried. He's doing the best he can when under a lot of stress and having a crapton of questions, here!
ipswichson: (Nothing more)

[personal profile] ipswichson 2022-02-01 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"The people zoo is a jail type place where dominants can rent you and use you for anything," he points out, shaking his head. "And the guards aren't really kind or respectful either."

And it's bad. He knew that as well.

"It means anything can be taken, magical or mundane."
indensity: (007)

[personal profile] indensity 2022-02-01 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Chuuya just grins in response. It's not a friendly one at all, bordering on a threat, though in reality he has no intention of starting anything here. It's just funny to see Dazai's new subordinate so confused and worried. He's supposed to be a powerful tiger, right?

"Dazai didn't warn you about me?" He adjusts his hat, stepping closer. His other hand is still balancing the drinks he stole with no effort. "He must have hoped you'd never have to face me."

He's listening behind him while talking. It sounds as though the person he stole from has realized their drinks are gone, but they're not accusing anyone of theft yet. Hopefully they'll just assume someone grabbed the wrong drinks by mistake - that often happens anyway, new drinks will be made, and Chuuya can enjoy these ones for free.
ragingnature: (169)

[personal profile] ragingnature 2022-02-01 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
He won't have to wait too long. She takes him easily, her body is built to adjust to others, no matter their size, quickly. She wiggles a little when his nails dig into her hips, the sensation drawing a soft sound from her. She decidedly likes that.

"Losing your patience?" She asks with a grin.

She'll wait for a response, whether is verbal or physical before she begins to move slowly atop him. Lifting her hips before grinding back down. Trying to find a slow rhythm to start with. Though even she can't be patient forever.
headrushed: (114)

[personal profile] headrushed 2022-02-01 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[His hand is still on the compass as it rests back on the glass and there's this long pause after Oliver's asking him to go chill where Andrew's eyes meet gaze before flicking down to his hand. Off to the side, like he's going to be able to tell if anyone's looking at him from behind without turning to look but just in the next motion of his head as it starts to turn, a Dominant and Sub bust into the store with a laugh, snow pluming off of them and the bell overhead the doorframe dinging loudly.

He puts the compass in his pocket in a swift motion and moves forward, toward Oliver, giving a stiff and sudden nod. Without stopping he skirts to get around the intruding couple, and back out to the snow, where he's still not sure he's safe. Or why he just did that? He just. You know. Responded on impulse.]


... They won't chase me for that, will they?