#angelphantom

So Angelo just working on James-Dean while James-Dean sleeps peacefully and Angelo tenderly taking care of him. When James-Dean wakes up, he's laying in Angelo's bed and Angelo notices him wake up instantly and he gets pillows up to prop him up and he's all: "Sit up straight, take your pain medicine and drink up." AND JAMES-DEAN SMILING. I can even see him milking the injury because Angelo does dote on him more. He doesn't whine as much when James-Dean clings to him, he's at James-Dean's beck and call (not that he ISN'T normally, he's just NOT COMPLAINING this time for once), and he does find James-Dean rather cute when he's all helpless so he actually smiles at him more when James-Dean whines for Angelo or he becomes more sweeyet to him because he knows his James-Dean is going through a lot.

So he'll cuddle next to James-Dean and he's all: "Aw, my poor brave Phantom~ You're being so strong for me."

And when they get into the warehouse, Angelo being tied up as well as Lisa and they're on their knees and Ramone is all: "Well, my friend, it seems as though we've got two agents who thought they could pry into secrets that weren't theirs.~"

Angelo is so hyperfocused on James-Dean and has memorized everything about him, even before they started dating but was developing a romantic interest in him. Angelo would memorize every detail about James-Dean's criminal file and Vincent and Lisa had to reach out a few times because of how often he seemed to check out or request for James-Dean's HALT file, to which Angelo would explain he just wants to keep up with any developments in James-Dean's villainy but in reality; he just wants to be able to be the first to keep up with him. He has a list of James-Dean's triggers, his schedule and routines (it's quite easy, given how organized James-Dean is), and knows all about whose James-Dean's enemies or allies and how they're connected to him. He FEEDS off of James-Dean's dependency, even if it can become overbearing, but it makes him feel wanted and needed. IT'S ALSO FUNNY BECAUSE ANGELO AND JAMES-DEAN BOTH BABYGIRL EACH OTHER IN THEIR EYES, like Angelo sees James-Dean as this poor fragile and misguided soul who needs a strict and firm hand to put him on the right track.

Mizaru: "Is he wearing the white and gold one?"

James-Dean: "Yes~...." and then he furrows his brows and looks to the side and Mizaru is just staring back at him, his usual unsettling smile and glowing yellow eyes and James-Dean getting so scared he ends up losing his balance and falling off the tree. Angelo, who heard the thud, just opening his window and looking out and he's all: "Oh, it's just you."

Mizaru: "HIIIIIIII, SANTOS-KUN!!!"

Angelo: "Well, since you're here, do you want to carpool for the meeting tonight?"

and Mizaru nods his head and just climbs into Angelo's window.

OR LIKE, ANGELO NOTICING A FEW STRANGE THINGS AROUND HIS HOUSE. Like his boxers are being stolen, his shampoo for his curls is always half way empty, AND THE SPONGE HE USES FOR HIS BODY IS GONE but he isn't immediately weirded out because he just thinks its Mizaru so the next day at work, he's all: "Mizaru, I don't WHY you've started going after my laundry and toiletries but I need it to stop, its getting annoying."

Mizaru: "Eh?"

Angelo: "You know what I'm talking about. You've been taking my laundry and body care things."

Mizaru: "That wasn't Mizaru! It was probably the other guy."

Angelo: "...Other guy?"

Mizaru: "Yeah, you know. The other guy that breaks in and talks about how much he loves you while you're asleep and then he rubs your deodorant all over his bare chest."

James-Dean: "MY ANGEL, DON'T BE CRUEL. PLEASE!"

and Angelo just manages to shut the door and James-Dean is crying and begging for him while Angelo just yells back at James-Dean. Eventually, Angelo wakes up earlier to leave for work because he does feel bad that he treated James-Dean so horribly but he's also still frustrated with the way James-Dean was acting. So when James-Dean wakes up, he immediately goes looking for Angelo and when his butler informs him that Angelo left early, James-Dean just being all: "Oh...okay..." and then he goes to his office a cries a bit before he also gets ready for work. ANGELO JUST BEING MORE SILENT AND BROODING THAN USUAL, if Troy greets him even slightly too loudly then Angelo will give him HIS MEANEST glare, and even Lisa doesn't antagonize Angelo because she can tell he's not in the mood. Meanwhile, James-Dean just being all mopey at work as he sighs loudly (wanting someone to ask him what was wrong), and if someone DOES ask, they get a long winded lament of how Angelo treated him so cruelly but how James-Dean still loves him and Venus, Kitty, and Jack just side eye each other while Edison and Ramone are all: "Yeah, HE'S the problem. We don't think you overreacted at all."

And like, when it's time to go back home, Angelo sending James-Dean a text that he's going to stay at his house tonight, ONLY FOR HIS PHONE TO BLOW UP WITH TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS. And even Angelo mutes them or ignores them, James-Dean literally spamming him on EVERYTHING and creating burner numbers and he just rolls his eyes because he will not be able to get any sleep like this so he rants to Warden and Vincent on the phone and Warden and Vincent give him...pretty solid advice.

Warden: "Yeah, Ronnie is crazy as hell like that too. If I don't give him his morning goodbye kiss, he thinks I hate him."

Vincent: "Robert can be the same way. I had to use tone indicators over text because I have "dry responses", apparently."

Angelo: "So what do you two suggest I do?"

Warden: "Don't ghost him and ignore him, that's gonna make it SO MUCH WORSE."

Vincent: "Definetly take some time to write down your feelings and what you want to tell him...and then it run it by someone to try and make it nicer. That's what I do."

and they give him some other advice so Angelo just drives back to James-Dean's house and James-Dean is already opening the door before Angelo has time to knock and James-Dean is all: "...Dr. Santos."

Angelo: "...I got these for you." and he hands James-Dean flowers and James-Dean just staring at them before he makes a snide comment about how they look a little dry but he takes them and he's all: "Well, I suppose you can come in."

Angelo: "You were the one who blew up my-" and then he has take a deep breath before he's all: "Thank you." and he follows after James-Dean and James-Dean is 100% giving him the silent treatment until Angelo wraps his arms around James-Dean's waist and cuddles into his neck.

Angelo: "...It wasn't my intention to make you feel unloved. I was just frustrated and I took it out on you. I know that you need a lot of reassurance but I also have the right to be able to feel upset without worrying about if you feel like I still love you or not..." and then he kisses the back of James-Dean's neck: "The answer is always: "Yes", by the way."

And James-Dean just relaxing in Angelo's arms and he leans into him as he's all: "...Thank you for apology."

Angelo: "James-Dean Dent."

James-Dean: "Alright, alright...I'm sorry I chased you down the hallway even though you needed some space...I don't really have an excuse aside from the fact that I just love you so much and when you're upset...I feel like I failed to keep you happy."

Angelo: "I'm never happy...aside from when I'm with you."

But I just have this scenario in my head where maybe Angelo has James-Dean locked up in hospital and James-Dean refuses to take his meds because he thinks Angelo did something to them (a valid concern) but because he isn't taking his meds, he's more erratic and behaving violently so Angelo just excusing all of the nurses and while this certainly isn't something he should be doing, he just grabs the meds and he pins James-Dean against the wall before shoving his other hand over James-Dean's mouth and James-Dean struggling against Angelo before Angelo simply says: "Swallow." and James-Dean glares at him but he eventually does what's told and Angelo slowly pulling his hand off of James-Dean mouth as he gives him that ASSHOLE smirk and is all: "Good job." and James-Dean glaring at him.

BUT ALSO, RLGJWIFJEJF, ANGELO BEING TENDER AND CARING TO JAMES-DEAN AS WELL AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES JAMES-DEAN FALL FOR HIM. Like James-Dean is having a panic attack or his paranoia has gotten the worst of him so Angelo just sitting in front of him and he's talking to him softly and gently to help ground him and James-Dean just hyperventilating so Angelo puts his hand on his chest and Angelo is all: "Let's take deep breaths together, okay? I'll start 1...2...3..." and James-Dean just doing the breathing exercise with him and he slowly calms down.

Or like, Angelo's nurses calling him in the dead of night because James-Dean had an intense nightmare so Angelo just groans and quickly gets dressed before he drives to The House of Mercy and he walks towards James-Dean's room to find him curled up in the corner and Angelo just yawns before he's all: "What was it this time?" and he sits next to James-Dean to try and console him.