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Detective Nick Valentine ([personal profile] robotdick) wrote2024-05-02 11:09 pm

HUB 360



This merry little haunt wasn't familiar to Nick, but the address was correct, for what it was worth. There weren't many buildings with penthouses intact, but Hancock had told him to show up here, so here he was. Honestly, as he came up the stairs, Nick wasn't entirely certain what to expect.

Was it a stash house? No, Hancock and he had a tentative understanding about chems. Nick didn't comment and Hancock didn't do them right in front of him if he could help it. It was about the best the synth could hope for, and a fair improvement on their previous arrangement of: nothing.

Was it a new settlement? Bit of a stretch but Evaris did have ecclectic moods.

Maybe he...Nick came up blank. He didn't have a clue or a chance in hell of divining one, so he shouldn't waste the breath (figurative) trying to hash it out. He just stuffed his hands in his pockets, kept his revolver at the ready in case this locale wasn't secure yet, and trudged up more flights of stairs than he cared to count.

At the top he stepped out of the stairwell and through time. One second he was in the Commonwealth and the next he was standing on fine plush carpet in Boston, MA. This place was an absolute time warp, like walking into a photograph, and Nick was entirely thrown as he let the door behind him close and cautiously wandered in.

No turrets...so that was a start.

Cameras? Didn't spot one, didn't see any mics either but he was sure there were a few. This place had electricity and...was that hum an airconditioner?

"Where the hell am I?"
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-12 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It feels terribly short sighted to have not anticipated this exact happenstance. Hancock wasn't sure how he expected Synth Sex tech to work exactly, just that anything off a Gen 3 was indistinguishable from an organic human. But Nick's not a Gen 3, even if there are some similar pieces. So it follows that his parts, whatever parts, wouldn't function exactly along the same lines as organics, either.

This is just one of those drastically unfair advantages that comes with being what Nick is. He gets to wreck his ghoul beyond the boundaries of biologically determined stamina. Even Nick The Original couldn't fuck like a machine with the constraints and demand that follow flesh and bone. And Hancock certainly seems here for the performance. ]


I said, I hope you like the taste'a that [ The synth's committed dispassionate drawl inspires the return of the Kingpin's snarling, but it's a far cry from all the venom he started this encounter with. His Poker Face is stained, after all. He cannot believe Nick just did that-- can't repress the sudden demanding desire to taste his own flavor in a profoundly penetrating kiss. He bites back the urge to lean forward against the chains but he can't quite cut how his gaze hangs so hungry on the synth's mouth. ]

Just keep... diggin' your grave... [ Fireworks, again. Hancock's eyes screw shut and his whole body jerks, cruel blood-flow engorging sensitive veins. This time the light show drags through the dark and his spine stays bent, body wound tight. His head thrashes back and forth in stubborn refusal, not so much of what Nick's doing, but of the too-eager way his body is so ready to soak up the assault and comply. ]

Can't fuckin believe... the audacity on you... Thinkin' you deserve much, much worse than bullets, Val.

[ It would be a much more effective bluff if the ghoul's quivering legs were not devoting what little strength they could muster to encouraging every leisurely inward stab. ]

Nah... think I'm gunna make you burn so hot you'll wish I killed you
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-13 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can only breathe on every other pendulum swing, when the press of the baton at his throat is at its least brutal. It's still a struggle to drag in the breath against the hard metal bar crushed against his windpipe, but it's the kind of struggle that shamelessly shamefully gets him off.

The shift in angle that allows Nick to inflict such a violent pleasure is executively evil; the ghoul's grasp on himself is already so poorly splintered. His dignity's already shot, and bleeding. No need to make it a pin-cushion. ]


I'm not-- I'm not fuckin' beggin you, I'm not-- [ His rage is shorting out under an overload of desperation. He sounds like he's pleading, even his the words claim denial. ] I won't-- you can't-- you're not gunna make me-- [ The language center in his brain glitches as he's slipped back into that snarling tongue. He keep shaking his head and rattling the cuffs and bending like a bow. Then abruptly neural pathways swap, and the ghoul's animal growls cut into English mid sentence. ]--shut your fucking mouth you self-righteous jackass! You're wrong, you're wrong, you're-- I didn't, I wouldn't, I--

[ The helplessly blissed-out cry that clashes against his clenched teeth his quite contrary. His knees grip the synth harder, hauling him forward on every inward thrust; an obscene slapping sound punctuates each zealously accepted lunge inward. His greedy motions whisper confessions he's still trying to deny; how much he adores every single second of this. ]

Val--Please--shut the fuck up-- [ Because really and truly, the synth gets under Hancock's skin the most by the wonderfully wicked things he says. And those (probably true) accusations, murmured so low and smug, are certainly no exception. It broke the virgin 'please' off his lips, in a moment of heightened fever. Frustrated, humiliated, oxidizing and aching, the ghoul turns his head away and teeters, trembling, over another drop into oblivion. ]
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-13 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ He might have been able to hold on for a few more seconds, if not for the too-gentle touch curling around the hyper-sensitive flesh of his dick. It knocks another hissing groan from his chest, his voice rising in sharp ragged huffs with each soft brush of Nick's hand.

Nick does go mercifully quiet, saving The Mayor the sweet-burning disgrace of a second orgasm without the slightest touch to his neglected cock. The trade off is brutal though, the physical touch triggering a different set of nerves to light and sing. He's out of the pan and into the fire but it doesn't matter because it's what he asked for-- this is all what he asked for and that thought throbs through him like the toll of a bell, vibrating.

A second crash is typically rougher than the first; Hancock's already raw and shattered, with nothing left in him to fight or repress the severity of this blissful assault on his senses. He thrashes harder, arches tighter, roars and cries out until his voice is failing, flickering to nothing but rasping breath.

There shouldn't be more payoff than the first round, but there is. Blame Nick's (Val's?) smart mouth for that one. The first climax had indeed made a mess but this time it's especially obscene, burst after moist burst painting the ghoul's gasping mouth and screwed shut eyes. He looks like he's taken far more than two rounds of bliss to the face by the time the last warm wet drops are wrung from his dick and spatter across his soiled skin.

Even when he goes boneless against the table, he's still breathing like there's not enough oxygen. He can't hold on anymore; his legs slide off of Nick's shoulders, only able to rest at a slack spread, still half-bent. It's as far gone, mind blown, fucked-stupid as he's ever been, but he's got no words to say so and he can hardly believe Nick brought him here, to this place of utter rapture.

The payback is going to have to be very, very sweet. ]
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-13 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He didn't expect Nick to Crash; he didn't expect him not to; Hancock couldn't verbalize an expectation to fucking save his life. Later, he might even remember what shame feels like for half a second. About three trillion questions about Nick's new hardware have all formulated in the back of Hancock's mind, waiting for the capacity to take an ounce of his fragmented focus. Everything gets chucked categorically into 'Later' save for breathing and rediscovering how gravity works.

That dead man's switch is a brilliant stroke of mercy. All the air abandons him when Nick Powers Downs, the ceaseless stabbing recedes and the ghoul's insides can finally recalibrate and stop overloading his nerves with pyrotechnics in fantastical explosions of color.

Hancock is fairly sure that it's his own legs creaking like that as he finally, tentatively corrects his posture to the best of his ability. His feet find the ground by the miracle guidance of gravity, and little by little, the severity of his breathlessness ebbs. Usually, resilience akin to the undead means Hancock can recover some level of-- something, while Nick cycles into reset mode. Even if his wrists weren't still shackled, Hancock cannot see it in himself to move one damn inch. If anything, the cuffs are keeping him off of the floor.

Ah-ha, there's that half a flicker of... not shame, but Jesus H. Christ, he kinda got into that didn't he? Real riled up? Bashfulness is probably a more accurate term. Shame implies regret.

Aaaand...

He's over it. Yup. No more Bashful feeling. (He's over it, god damn it. Also he needs to wash his... everything.)]


Nick [ his voice is absolutely trashed ] Hope ya... get up soon... I got an itch
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-13 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Realism [ He croaks, and then winces at how especially destroyed his voice sounds. If he had been left like that much longer, he would have... maybe not fallen asleep, something closer to passed the fuck out. But Nick pops back On like he's running on pure caffeine, peppy asshole. Hancock loves him. Actually there does seem to be a little more realism to the drag of his movements, but Hancock is not feeling especially observant in the moment.

Unless he's about to observe the floor come right up under him. The ghoul's feet catch the ground but his knees go 'nope' and immediately fold. Exhausted, sweaty hands grab at Nick's arms just beneath the shoulders. ]


Oh shit there's the gravity...

[ Catch your boyfriend, Nick. ]
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Mighty kind'a ya

[ His limbs don't understand exactly how to operate, and the sated exhaustion that coils around his bones is damn pleased to be indulged. If the ghoul had enough energy left to grouse he would be complaining, without any real heart, about being toted around like either a blushing bride or a sack of flour (he's not sure which metaphor he likes better) but he doesn't. ]

Mmph... definitely the most incriminating part of that blackmail, right here

[ His words are all slurred with lethargy, exceedingly tender with affection. He cuddles right into the crook of Nick's neck and allows himself to be manhandled; it's extraordinarily debonair of the synth to wisk him around from room to room, and Hancock cannot help but feel prodigiously spoiled. His boyfriend is the best boyfriend, clearly. Lookit him here, just killing all the high scores, massacring the scoreboards without breaking a sweat. Because he can't. ]

Good thinkin'... guess I need a hose off

[ Hancock mutters with just a sprinkling of bashfulness across his typical sarcastic humor, as Nick eases him into the fanciest bathtub the ghoul has ever seen in his life. By some miracle of the gods, the taps in this place spit water and even the heating still works, a solid %75 of the time. The piping barely even screeches, as long as you find the right balance between the hot and cold faucets. ]

... Ya think you're waterproof enough to take a soak with me? Already died twice back there, once more would be the definition'a overkill
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Good god he's still wearing things. Tracks, but he had been certain that at least the pants were gone. But a glance downward is quick to prove that he'd been reduced to such a babbling heap, he had forgotten that his clothing is not, in fact, his skin. Go figure. ]

You are such a sweetheart, fussin' over me like I didn't get exactly what I wanted

[ It feels wonderful, the stupid-crazy romance of it all. Like this is some classy Live & Love Comic and Hancock's coat should be a red sequin dress. He does what appropriate, weak-limbed wriggling he can to assist in peeling off his sweat-soaked clothing. ]

Nice [ It's a small victorious declaration the ghoul makes to himself, like he's especially pleased with the accomplishment of convincing Nick into the tub with him (as though he did much more than lounge there like Ghoul Jello). Scoot over he does, to the best of his ability, which makes the water pull and ebb around each sluggish motion. In the low blue neon lights, to his tired darkness-toned eyes, the way the water churns and splits the blue glow is stunning. ]
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, it was perfect. Can't believe ya made a rap-sheet. That's some real dedication. Think I'm gonna hang that thing in my office.

[ Hancock is mildly impressed with himself for stitching together a whole couple of sentences like that. He needs... what's that thing he had up North? Fire Belly? That. A Far Harbor specialty that equates to a Hot Toddy. The ghoul coughs from deep in his chest to try and soothe the rawness inside his throat but it's not happening.

Whilst Nick undresses, Hancock cups the luxuriously warm water in his hands and splashes it across his face. He repeats the motion several times, the textures, dips, and rivets of his skin unkind in relenting the last traces of clinging mess. Then he shakes his head back and forth, not unlike a dog throwing off water.

His attentions tip back to Nick when the synth's legs dip into the water. There's no sudden spiderwebs of electricity across the liquid's surface, and so far, everything looks good. Well, almost. ]


Hey, s'alright [since Nick had aimed to climb in behind him, Hancock doesn't have far to go. The shades of weightlessness lent to him by the water makes it easier for his aching body to turn, so he can carefully catch Nick's eyes whilst placing a steadying hand on his knee. ] Water, m'I right? Shit's insane. If you're good like this? I'm good too. You can get in behind, sit right there, or towel off your legs if ya'd rather.

Just want the pleasure of your company, that's all. Bonus points if ya can keep makin' sure my heads above the water [ John's smile is so tender and attentive, it's almost hard to believe the guy will knife a back-talker just as quick as look at him. Guy's a cinnamon roll covered in blood, but you're dating him, Nick. ]
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Works for me. Lemme know if I gotta fiddle the temperature or somethin'

[ The ghoul's hand slides back into the water with a casual 'plunk'. Nick seems... okay, and definitely not the type of guy that needs babying. Hancock is very much about letting people make their own mistakes, pick their own poisons as much as pleasures. It's more his style to let Nick move at his own pace, opposed to active fussing or encouragement.

Sometimes it's important for folk to do things of their own volition. Maybe that seems silly, when it comes to deciding exactly how far into a bath one should climb... but making decisions is a defining act of Self. Nick needs those, just like Hancock does. ]


Yeah I noticed as much. Gotta love the attention to detail on this guy-- you just put your whole heart into it, huh? Got me over here feelin' all twitter-patted.

Also don't think it would'a been half as fun if it wasn't with you. So uh... thanks, I guess? For indulgin' me. You're a knock out lover Nick, and a damn good friend. How'd a ghoul get so lucky?
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[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hancock would have been quite pleased with as much as he had; it was still nice to be handed a little more. His smile brightens a few watts as Nick decides to bite the bullet and test the waters further, joining him in the luxurious warmth. Poor guy looks like he's worried the water is gunna grow teeth and bite him. ]

You... could never do this before, huh? Take a soak in a bath, or get too wet, even... and you're here poppin' another cherry with me?

[ Nick had been the one to choose his place, but Hancock is still reasonably cautious about leaning back against him too quickly. He had not, would not forget what Nick had taken the care to explain, how differently he experiences sensation. He imagines just 'water' is plenty for the synth's sensors, without a handsy ghoul suddenly all over him.

He is feeling lazy and cuddly though, so sated and oxytocin-buzzed. So melt back against Nick's chest he will, albeit a touch tenderly. ]


Uh-huh, and look where that got me. Guess I'm in love with a dumbass. Pretty much tracks for me, I got awful taste. [ he can't keep the smile out of his sore voice. ]
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not an ATOM bomb but....

[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Eh... not so much a loss if it's somethin' ya can't do. Don't mean it's got no value doin' it with me

[ Once it seems as though Nick's alright with the position and no one is going to get shocked, Hancock lounges without that fine skin of caution, resting more of his weight against Nick's chest. A long sigh rolls out of him but the emptiness it leaves it peaceful, not starving. The ghoul tips his head back and lets it thump against Nick's shoulder. ]

Hey... lemme ask you somethin'... and it's cool if the answer is 'I dunno', alright? What we're doin'... steppin' out together so much... you find yourself thinkin' about puttin' a label to it? Ain't a requirement, but... guess I'm just curious how you're feelin'
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WILL YOU RP-DATE ME-- sorry, sorry, getting caught up in the mood ROFL~

[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hancock does not mind the glibness; though it's a difficult motion to detect, it spawns a lazy rolling of the ghoul's seamless eyes and a layer of mischief-mirth to form in the affection of his absent smile. ]

Didn't I already tell ya? Interest, but no expectations?

[ To say the ghoul 'wants' a label might be an overstatement, but he's thinking about if he needs or wants to put a name on it. The answer might still be 'nah' but it's worthy of note that the thought crossed his conscious focus at all. He's certainly not regretting dropping the question though, not with how Nick sticks to him like a shadow and pours all manner of saccharine sentiment against his once-an-ear. ]

Ya might have, once or twice? Never hurts to remind me...

[ For such a shameless pleasure-seeker, he still finds himself surprised to be feeling such unadulterated happiness. There's not a scrap of tension in him either, as much as the zealous railing and warm water contribute, it's more than that. He trusts Nick. To be reasonable. To be honest. And in ways that struggle to be defined. ]

Don't exactly chafe me either, not puttin' a name on it. But I'm... percolatin' the possibilities

[ He's getting far too comfortable like this, considering how quickly (and fairly) Nick might have to jump out of the water to avoid Unpleasantness. His familair penchant of vying for a few more seconds of bliss returns to him like a shadow at dusk, and the ghoul makes himself a little more comfortable, melted contentedly against Nick's chest.

It's the closet thing to a perfect moment of happiness that has ever existed since the end of the damn world. ]
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On GOD If it's not 500 yet it will be >:D

[personal profile] chem_break 2024-05-14 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Partner's good, and I would do a sting operation with ya in a heartbeat. That's goin' on the list. As for what I was thinkin'...

[ Hancock's eyes sink shut and the weight of his head settles more heavily against Nick's shoulder. He sifts through his own mental schematics, beliefs, wants... but without any needy, cloying desperation. Nick doesn't make him feel 'afraid' in that way-- like he's signing up to owe the guy anything he doesn't want to give, or vice versa. ]

Guess it's like this: I don't usually dive into stickin' a label on just havin' fun. Can make folk... twitchy. Expectations and such, and it ain't even strictly necessary. But... I love ya, and I guess it's feelin' like I could put some kinda name to that.

[ He's going to blame the sheer physical exhaustion for the difficulty he's having sticking his words together. He doesn't feel nervous... but he is taking the time to be extremely careful with how he puts his thoughts into words. Without meaning to, while even trying to avoid it, the ghoul has made Emotional Investments. He'll be more worried about that-- later. In the moment, with Nick and warm water and such open unexpectant affections... he just can't worry about the possible inversion of this joy; the ache it would leave if something he took the care to define as important was lost.

High Stakes typically yield High Rewards, though. ]


Also, while we're hashin' this. Lay on me your thoughts about changin' up dance partners, would ya?

[ The ghoul turns his head, languidly nuzzling his face against the side of Nick's neck. A cannibalistic species' inclination to go for the jugular as never been so utterly tender. ]

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