i was only kidding when i said good riddance

[currentcy]

WHO: ELECTRO and MOCKINGBIRD
WHERE: Electro's apartment at the MAC.
WHEN: Following this.
WARNINGS: Banter, makeouts, some sex.
SUMMARY: PARKER IS GONE AND ELECTRO IS SAD. Mockingbird to the rescue.
FORMAT: Para.


The apartment was dark; Electro had no need for the City's regular electricity, usually he powered his place on his own (cheap and easy) but tonight he didn't feel the energy at all. So he sat in the dark, staring at his dead TV, holding an unopened beer bottle in hand. Shit, what was he even supposed to do? Parker was his best friend, his... it didn't even matter what they were or what weren't beyond that. They were best friends, and Electro hadn't ever had any real ones. Why was it that now that things had been kind of going okay for him -- he didn't just have one girlfriend, he had one and a half... maybe. What did Bobbi think of their kiss, he wondered? -- the person he was closest to had to leave.

Maybe for good. Who could know? This place had no rhyme or reason to the pattern of who left forever vs. who left for a week. It wasn't fair.

He bit his lower lip, glaring through the darkness.

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[mocks]

She raised a eyebrow teasingly, "Your daughter, huh?" But she didn't comment any further than that, draping an arm around him again and resting her head on his shoulder. "Later this week, then. I'll come by, we can hang out, get some dinner if you like. Lord knows I've got nothing going on."

[currentcy]

"Yeah," he said, stroking his hand over her hair. He seemed to relax when she was closer to him -- it was nice having her here.

"I can bring in some better food. Not Chinese, maybe like... steaks or somethin'. Whatever you want."

[mocks]

She smiled and nodded, leaning in to brush her lips against his softly, pulling back with a girlish grin. She had a lot of sorting out to do in her own head, but there was no reason it couldn't work for a little while, so long as the both of them were careful and not incredibly stupid about it. Of course, that was a big if to bet on.

"I should go. I promised Misty I'd bring liquor." Bobbi exhaled, licking her lips. "I'll come by in a couple days. Or, you know, you can call me. Or something. I dunno. I guess it doesn't matter. I'll find you."

She kissed him again, giving him a giddy grin.

[currentcy]

"Okay," he said softly against her mouth, corners of his mouth turned up in a slight grin. "It won't be hard to find me, probably, you know where I live and -- well, just follow the power surges."

He moved away from her a step, letting her go before he got tempted to kiss her harder.

[mocks]

Zipping up her coat, she headed for his door, not letting go of his hand quite yet even as she lingered at his doorway. "Okay, so. Later this week. I'll bring booze, and more condoms."

With one last kiss to his mouth-- a relatively chaste one compared to all of the other kisses they'd shared all evening-- she opened the door and stepped back into the hall of the MAC. "Bye."