Fictober Day Six
Prompt: #5 “No, anything but that.”
Fandom: The Authority
Characters: Midnighter, Apollo, Jenny Quantum, Angie Spica
Rating: PG
"No, anything but that!" Apollo wailed, scrambling desperately backward on hands and knees. "Not the green rocks!" He backed himself against the wall, covering his face with his hands in an adequate imitation of pants-wetting fear. Jenny advanced inexorably, giggling madly.
"I think they're blue, actually," Midnighter said from where he was lounging on the couch. Jenny, confused, halted her rampage. Apollo pulled his hands away from his face and shot him a crabby look.
"Ignore your dad, sweetie, they're green. Agh, horrible green rocks!"
"I think they're turquoise," Angie added.
Jenny was pondering her rock now with a deep frown. "Turkey rock?" she asked.
"Stop confusing her," Apollo said. "It's green, honey," he added to Jenny.
"No," Midnighter said, rolling smoothly off the couch and moving to crouch behind Jenny. She immediately held up the rock for him to inspect and he obediently examined it. "Papa's confused, Jen. They're definitely blue."
Apollo rolled his eyes. "Fine. It's blue. Now use your incredible, genius computer brain and tell me what a blue rock does. Does it hypnotize me? Give me hallucinations? Make me an asshole?"
Midnighter tossed one of the rocks lightly up and down, testing its weight. "I think," he mused, "it makes you lose all your powers."
"Isn't that what the green one does?" Angie asked.
"No, no. That one causes me excruciating pain."
"Weird games you two play with your kid," she muttered. "Anyway, that’s boring. I think it should turn you into a turkey. What? Come on, that's gotta be easier for you. I mean, do you even remember what a normal human can do?"
Apollo pulled a face, then shot Midnighter a questioning look. Midnighter shrugged.
"It's Jenny's game," Angie said firmly. "She should decide."
Midnighter gave Jenny her rocks back and she promptly threw them in the air. She fumbled the catch, but still. Pretty good. She picked them up and turned them over in her hands, examining them from every angle and possibly from some that only existed for her.
"Turkey rock," she confirmed.
"Uuuuurgh," Apollo said, flopping backward dramatically. "We really need to start finding rocks that work on your dad."
Midnighter smirked at him and pushed Jenny forwards. She giggled and tottered forward, waving her rocks meaningfully.
"Umm. Gobble gobble?"
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i have a crush on jenny and jaime and im brainrotting really really bad. this is all purely self-indulgent. the chances of me doing this again with 18+ thoughts are high.
poly jaime & jenny🫶🏾
-being friends (the kind that definitely have something going on but neither dare to name it) with jaime through uni. after graduation you both promise to keep in touch; it falls through immediately.
-thinking it's something you did, but really his life just got turned upside-down in less than 48hrs. hes a little occupied.
-you hear the news about kord industries, but it's not like they say what- or who- happened. all you know is the company has a new president and she's gorgeous.
-bumping into jaime en la tiendita de la esquina after impulsively moving to palmera city a year or so later. he somehow looks better. buffer, more confident- and so apologetic after he recognizes you.
-he invites you out for drinks later that night, begging with those pretty brown eyes of his. so you say yes, cause you both know you can't say no when he's looking at you like that.
-it went well. well enough that you're heading back to his apartment. and you know nothing is going to happen, but you're still nervous.
-yes, you both crash on his couch after even more (very drunk) soft chatter. no, you didn't expect to wake up to the smell of coffee and gentle clatter of plates.
-here you are though, half awake, using jaime as a pillow, really confused cause he didn't mention anything about having a roommate.
-sitting up to greet whoever it was and the words die on your tongue when you see who it is, cause what the hell is jenny kord doing in his kitchen and why is she offering you coffee and waffles with a smile so sweet you're not sure you can stomach any more sugar.
-but you do. her waffles are delicious and you're sure she's made of pure magic cause she got your coffee perfect first try. you almost spit it out when jaime gives her a sleepy good morning kiss though.
-you were already blushing, a bit flustered sure, but you were playing it off like you were just nervous to meet such a prominent figure. but this you couldn't play off.
-after many apologies and saying that nothing happened between you two, jenny looks as calm as ever as she tells you that it's okay, even if something had happened, it would have been okay. there is a flicker of something in her eyes and you can not put a name to it, but it's not negative.
-you run out of there, spewing something about remembering that someone was coming over for repairs. you're sure you only began to breathe again as soon as you stepped through your door.
-they both find it hilarious sure, but jaime tells her she can't just say those things to you, cause you fluster easily. she makes it a little game, which one of them can fluster you the most.
-you feel like you are going crazy. a month or two after the first introduction with jenny and lots of hangouts...now you're sure that they're both...hitting on you? but that's crazy, right?
-wrong. you're being guided to a more secluded part of the dancefloor at a strangers party by jenny and you know you're wrong.
-yes, you're drunk, so is she and her hands are on your hips pulling you closer and closer while some reggaeton plays in the background and now you find yourself throwing ass on your....friends? girlfriend while her fingertips sink into your flesh deliciously. you could get used to this.
-too focused on trying not to die from the feeling, you completely miss jaime and jenny sharing a smirk and a nod.
-you're sure they planned it cause it was too perfect of a coincidence. jenny left you, obviously hot and definitely bothered, saying she was gonna go get you guys drinks and all you could do was nod. as soon as she leaves, you blink, and there's jaime.
-you start to apologize for what just happened and shut up as quickly as you started because he is suddenly so close and asking if he could also have a dance and you're sure you're dreaming.
-the next morning, the only thing you know is that you're in a bed, it smells familiar, there is someone playing with your hair and a different arm across your waist.
-you don't know who changed you out of your clothes and both of the options have your head spinning so you choose not to think about it. a very needed conversation is had like that, cuddled in bed. you almost turn into mush when they ask you to join their relationship.
-now you've got two partners. and you gonna make up for lost time.
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