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Reminder: do not engage if you're under 18. NSFW. Explicit VP. M/F nudity. Consensual.
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The day we executed the infiltration into Arasaka's Industrial Plant, the weather seemed to reflect the mood. The former was cold, damp and oppressive; the latter, dark, heavy and prickly. A thin veil of professionalism was all that held it together.
After sunset, we met near the empty construction lot we had used for recon the day before. On purpose, I wore one of my skimpiest operator skinsuits. Don't judge me too harshly. I was out to tease him but not at the expense of my field readiness.
"You... is that all you're wearing?", he asked while scanning me from head to toe.
"Huh. Why, yes? What's wrong with it?"
"It's... distracting. Is it even suitable for the job?"
"I can assure you everything's in place"
"Eyes up here, mister". I said being both serious and playful. "Based on your reaction, this suit will buy me precious seconds if anyone does manage to spot me".
"If you're sure... I'll be on my way then. Good luck."
Inside the facility I moved quickly and unhindered so I reached the upload location sooner than expected. I jacked in and confirmed completion of my task over comms. And then I put my foot in my mouth.
"The float is ours. We could take it and fly you back to Tokyo", I joked.
"I may just do that!" he replied, openly laughing. It was the happiest I had heard him sound since we started talking. So, he can laugh like that. And that truly stung.
His subsequent diversion provided cover for my exit, yet he wasn't anywhere to be seen. Diversion without exfiltration. Another stone cold goodbye.
"I will contact you when the parade is imminent", and that was that.
The next day, after the shock passed, I was frankly seething. Trying to reach out to him over text only led to more pain. There was no room for misinterpretation: he wasn't just rejecting my offer to share a dinner, he was ending things between us. Politely yet firmly, as he always was.
I knew there had to be a reason why he changed so abruptly after we kissed. There has to be someone, someone he loves, back in Japan. It's not that I didn't prepare for this possibility. But I am selfish. I am greedy. He makes me happy and I'm running out of time.
Haunted by Silverhand's constant, snarky remarks, I was feeling more mentally drained than ever. I held out for a few days thanks to the omega blockers, but I was so sick of hearing him in my head, seeing him in my spaces... it grated on my nerves until I couldn't stave off my loneliness... it cuts deeper when the place by your side used to have someone dear in it.
"I'm down and I need a pick me up. Can you meet me here tonight?", I texted Goro with a location pin.
A few hours (and more than a few cocktails) later, he arrived: "Ho-oh bar?" was the first thing out of his mouth, as he looked around the joint not even trying to hide his dislike.
"Ah... right... you hate Kabuki. I forgot". I couldn't take my eyes of him. He wasn't wearing his usual trench coat. Ugh. He looks way too sexy in a vest. Did he dress up to see me? Fuuuck.
"Hate is a strong word. I merely find this place... uhmm... what's the word?"
"Dingy. So, why meet here? Should I worry you have a gambling problem on top of a fondness for alcohol?"
"You, worry? About lil' ol' me?", a sad smile creeping to my lips. "I did a gig here recently so I came to check out how they were doing".
"So... obligations in Japan, huh? Is that the excuse you wanna use?"
"I know, I know. You won't talk about your personal life with me. I'm just your lackey. Yet I hope you believe me when I say I'm not working against your wish to return to Japan".
"This 'situationship' of ours, I know it only exists because I want you to want me. I'm not planning on clinging onto you when the mission ends. I never asked for empty promises. I just can't surrender to the fact that I will soon cease to exist and there'll be no one left to remember me as more than 'V, the merc'."
"I need you. You keep me going. If you regret saving me back in that landfill, well, that's on you. I never asked for it".
"We have no future, miss V. We are both outcasts. But I never, not for one second, regretted saving you. We saved each other, though you may not remember that".
"So why we can't we continue doing the one thing that brings us a small measure of happiness? Do you truly want to give up on this?"
"It makes everything more complicated. We can't afford the distraction".
To watch him struggle to save face and keep his own feelings down should've softened me. But instead it made my anger flare up. His personal qualms, whatever they were, had us wasting precious time.
"Well, fuck me then. And you know what? Fuck your regrets and obligations, Goro. Just... leave. I ain't one to shackle people to my side"
"Why are you so angry? Did I not come? Am I not listening?"
"No, I don't think you are. Your head is too far up Arasaka's ass to pay any attention to your here and now. I open up only to you. I thought you were ready to reciprocate. I don't wanna be one of your obligations".
"V... let me explain why - "
"I can't make you understand... so, fine, you get what you want. Let's just stop. Don't reach out to me again unless it's about the parade. And if you won't leave this bar, then I'll fuck off all on my own.
Being drunk and sad is truly a terrible combination. Your senses get completely muddled and your judgement goes out the window. Add a noisy passenger in your brainwaves and it's no small feat to even find your way home. I left him there, like a statue, and ran away. What face was he making? The images in my brain are so blurry they made me dizzier.
To make matters worse, thinking about him always ends up making me horny as hell. I remember that part of the night in flashes, as I sloppily undressed myself and dropped on the pouf like a potato sack, crying and cursing him. In a mix of rage and self-loathing I clumsily tried to ease my pain with my fingers, hoping for an endorphin jolt from climaxing.
I didn't know he had followed me home. I didn't know he was standing just outside the door. And that he hadn't knocked because he could hear everything.
My phone lit up. My left hand was all wet and sticky so I used my right. It was a text from Dino, a fixer I had worked for before. I hit the call button so I wouldn't have to type and kept touching myself.
"Heeeyy, Diiinooo!", I said drawling out his name.
"V? You busy right now, babe?"
"I don't knooww, man. I'm really drunk, hahaha".
"Best if we talk tomorrow then. Be safe, V"
It was then a familiar noise made me look up. I gasped and dropped my phone but my other hand was stuck down my undies. Standing at the threshold, as the door closed behind him, was Goro.
"Da fuck? Silverhand, is this a new dirty trick you're pulling on me, you mean fucking bastard? Stop that! I don' wanna see 'im", I whined.
"What do you think you're doing?", Goro asked, a frown starting to form as he fixed an intense gaze on me.
"Huh, is that really you?" I was sluggish but my system kept trying to sober me up.
"Yes, it's really me. Who did you want it to be?"
"How the fuck did you get in?!", I tried standing up but I lost my balance.
"I saw you put in the code last time".
"Sly fox", I said with a small chuckle that devolved into a cough.
"You keep touching yourself even in front of a man who just broke into your home. Are you always in heat?".
"What? It's my house. Who's forcing you to watch?" I smiled at him as I went deeper into my core, letting out a small moan.
"Calling other men, pleasuring yourself without asking for permission. Unruly and shameless, don't you think?"
"I wasn't calling other men, wait, how did you know - ?"
"Shall we add lying to the list, too? I could hear you from outside. The wall isn't soundproof".
He close our distance in less than two steps, grabbed my nape and pressed my face hard against his crotch.
My only thought was: this poor zipper is ready to be relieved from duty. It made me giggle loudly and that seemed to make him angrier.
"Is this Dino coming over? Answer me."
"No, he'ss n-not cc-omminhg. I-t wwas-a work call."
"So you say. But you're not in a position that shows your sincerity". He unzipped his pants and shoved his cock all the way into the back of my throat.
"No more talking. I know perfectly well what you want. Your hips move on their own hoping I'll fill you up. But you won't get it tonight. You don't deserve it".
[shard attachments: a night of cruel edging]