Harry Reesen (in_reserve) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-07-30 23:56:00

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Hometown tour
What had started out as a very stuttering and fumbled attempt of asking if she'd like to see his hometown with him had actually turned out successful. Of course it had required some disguises since he had a secret ID still and Jess was green, but he didn't mind wearing the costume's goggles around. Most people if they saw them took them as sunglasses anyway.

After a tour of some tourist attractions (including the famous Flash Museum) and his personal favourite spots, Jess and Harry had ended up in the neighbourhood he was currently living and working in.

"I work over there. And there's a really good greasy spoon down the street we can go to later if you want," he says pointing to a community center then a place farther down the street.

Perhaps he should show her his place. It was expected if they were already in the area. But he hadn't really cleaned it up...

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in_reserve
2012-07-31 04:39 am UTC (link)

Yes, he really was easily embarrassed. "Well...not quite," he admits then manages to calm down enough to sit beside her an offer his, luckily unopened, can of Coke. He was very grateful that Jess seemed to be able to put up with him and never seemed to get mad at him. He hated people mad at him.

"..." There's really no response he can formulate to the patting comment. It's dawning on him that she said patting was...okay.

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	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:41 am UTC (link)
	She just leans and kisses his cheek. "It's okay. I got the coke back in the can." She beams up at him. "You're sweet, you know that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 04:45 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks," he blushes slightly as he switches their cans so she has the unopened one and he has the formerly spilled one. It hits him about now that they're sitting on his bed in his apartment, alone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:56 am UTC (link)
	In his apartment with his hard wood floor! "You don't have ta...." She trails off then just pops the pop and takes a sip. "I get it. I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:00 am UTC (link)
	It hasn't been tarnish-uh varnished yet! "Get what?" He takes a sip of his coke and shoots her a curious look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"Why you took the opened can," she says simply. "There's no dirt. I was careful and this floor was really clean.... But ya got good manners and were feeling nervous.... and um." She pauses and smiles a little shyly not sure if she should keep rambling. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:06 am UTC (link)
	He smiles back encouragingly, not minding the rambling at all. It was refreshing when he wasn't the one doing it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	She just gives him a sheepish glance. She thought of herself as 'his' but they hadn't actually talked about that had they? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	Oddly enough he'd never presume to call her 'his'. If anything he was more like 'hers' than the other way around. Although right now he can't help but thinking she looked cute like that, and goes about ignoring the nagging feeling of wanting to kiss her. He didn't initiate things almost as a personal rule. Perhaps not a very good one at times. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	Well yeah of course she had claimed him. He's adorable and sweet. "So... I think my parents want to meet you," she says suddenly. "Mama is pretty amused by the idea that I act all girly when I bring ya up. Think Dad is convinced he has ta glare at ya a bit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	He seems to blank for a second. Meeting the parents? More specifically...the cop dad who's likely to glare holes into him? Yeah, Harry looks nervous as hell. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh come on," she nudges him with her shoulder. "They'll love ya." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I-I...you think so?" He's very nervous, especially about her dad. And the fact that one person mistook his markings for tattoos and thought he used to be part of a gang. Oh dear, add that to the media image of him as dark and brooding...her dad must have the worst opinion of him ever! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Well." She pauses and looks totally sheepish. "Once they actually talk to ya." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	"...I...guess." Although he has the feeling he'll be so nervous that he won't get many words out. "Do-Does your dad glare a lot at people you uh...bring to meet him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Only a tiny bit," she says sheepishly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	That wasn't a good sign. Oh dear. But he should go visit. "Okay I'll go. You'll be there right?" He wants to be sure. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	She rests her head against his shoulder. "Yup. Wouldn't throw ya to the wolves." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Wait...it's not going to actually be that bad is it?" He looks even more worried now. Will he be eaten alive? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	"No it's just a saying," she mutters softly. Hey, they should have cuddle time. She has been a fairly awesome girlfriend today. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	He would very much agree, although avoid using the word girlfriend because he didn't want to presume. Harry puts an arm around her to pull her close now that he's feeling a bit better about this future visit. Until of course it dawns on him that it means she'll want to meet his family... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	Yay snuggles. She burrows into his side humming happily. She does want to but not if it makes him uncomfortable. See? Awesome girl. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-07-31 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome girl indeed. He'll be avoiding the topic of meeting his family as long as he could. Until she started asking. He snuggles back, clearly showing improvement over a few months ago where he would have been blushing. Slow progress but progress. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-07-31 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	Eventually she might get him to be cool with kissing too.He is a very shy person after all and she doesn't want to scare him off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2012-07-31 06:06 pm UTC (link)

He gets embarrassed and flustered easily, scaring off takes more though. Perhaps because he can deal with a lot, he's used to getting in the way of fights, verbal and physical, so he can sit there and take it. But Jess doesn't do that to him and he likes her on top of it, so he'll stick around as long as she wants him to.

"Did you like Keystone?" He's trying to be conversational while he plucks up the courage to actually initiate any kissing. He'd totally done that once during the baseball game. That had counted, he insists!