#sentrysong

Summary: After the disastrous movie date with Mel, Bob and Sentry are struggling with the new changes in their dynamic. Switching between the two has never been more complicated, and now the both of them find themselves in situations they are so not prepared for. And not only are they fighting for control of Bob's body but for the affections of one Mel Gold. Mel thought it was bad enough that she had developed feelings for her best friend, but throwing his cocky, blond alter ego into the mix sure does complicate things. And she hates complicated. Embarking on this wild ride of ill-timed swaps, can Mel figure out her feelings and decide once and for all who she wants to be with?

Chapter 11 Sneak Peek:

"And you?" Mel returned, "I can't possibly imagine where you made the jump from wanting to kill me to wanting to kiss me."

He tapped his chin with his cards, "I knew you were special the second I put my hands on your throat."

"Hmm… romantic. Kinda kinky"

In lieu of a suggestive comment, Sentry wore his signature smirk, "You weren't afraid."

"I was scared shitless"

"But you looked right at me, accepting it. Then to find out what was worse than killing you was to put you on a pedestal, apparently"

"I've spent most of my life being something to someone. Like it's my purpose to better others. Me being your 'greatest opponent', the challenger you have yet to beat- come on. That was always gonna get you going. It wouldn't have been for my benefit"

"C'mon. You don't get some sort of satisfaction that you've bested me, that you continue to best me? Doesn't it get you going, knowing you got me wrapped around your finger?" Sentry leaned forward in his seat, "The most powerful man on earth on his knees for you?"

"I have yet to see you on your knees"

"There's always later"

Excerpt from my Sentrysong (Bob x Mel) fic from the next chapter where both Bob and Mel and Sentry and Mel go out on their first dates. This part is from Sentry and Mel's date. About to start writing Bob and Mel's date, so there's plenty more where this came from. Enjoy!

"And I thought you had me down to a T. I'm not a fan of surprises"

"I know a lot about you. I know you like your coffee scalding hot. I know that you purse your lips when you're trying not to smile" Sentry tossed in a blue card, changing the stack color, "You got a Wild Card in that deck and you're dying to use it, aren't you?"

Mel relaxed her face, "No comment."

"I know what you want. But maybe tonight's not about what you want, but what you need"

"That's a long winded explanation for doing things your way tonight"

"Trust me," he raked his gaze over her, "Tonight's all about you."

This display brought an instant flush to her cheeks, and she stopped herself from using her cards to fan herself. Feeling another lip purse coming on, she hid her face, pretending to consider her next options.

It was Sentry's turn, and he was appearing more pleased as he was down to last few cards.

"So, when did it happen? When you realized your feelings for me?" he asked.

Mel thought about it, "I want to say it was when I got sick, but it might have been before that. I don't know, there was something about the party…"

Seeing him so vulnerable and honest for the first time had struck a chord in her, his boisterous behavior finally making sense. And it gave them more in common than originally thought.

He, like her, was trying to make connections, though they may have drastically different ways of going about it.

"The helicopter," she brought up, and Sentry inadvertently stiffened, remnants of his burning fury on creasing his forehead, "It was terrifying, but the look on your face. I could never forget it"

"Why?"

"Like if anything happened to me… you'd fall apart"

"That's not entirely untrue"

"I realized that night, as reckless as you are, you try do good. There were upsides to all those qualities that would normally… aggravate me, it turns out"

Sentry chuckled and shook his head, "Can't imagine how any of my qualities would have downsides."

Add to that Ghost literally killing Taskmaster. Whatever that toxic yuri ascension🔫🔫🔫🔫.

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