((is there any particular reason? Anything that triggered it? Or have you just not been feeling well? By the way, my saying ‘just’ is not meant to invalidate what you’re feeling – sometimes we have those days where for whatever reason we just don’t feel good. It’s like a migraine – nothing really causes it.
Carlos grinned stupidly. “You’re ridiculously sweet,” he cooed. “That sounds great. Dare I say, romantic.” It made Carlos want to just kiss him now. A lot.
“Romantic? Well, perhaps I should take a step back, hmm?” He chuckled as he took Carlos’ hand and tugged him closer to peck him on the cheek. “I hope you don’t have a problem with a little romance, sweetheart.”
Carlos shook his head. “None whatsoever,” he told Hancock and he pressed a kiss to the ghoul’s mouth. “I need a bit of time to freshen up, if that’s okay.” Carlos had a sweater vest and shirt that he’d gotten and was saving for an occasion like this. It didn’t seem like Hancock’s style, but it was Carlos’ and he was hoping to look nice. And that Hancock would appreciate it.
((going to bed now. night night
((This is really self-indulgent, but I want to get this off my chest… and I guess start an rp wishlist in the process. Involves Tony Stark and Carlos in the Marvel AU.
I would love, love, LOVE to play a thread in the Marvel AU where Carlos is at the point where he’s been hired by Tony Stark and has the opportunity to work for him and get to know him as a person. As this happens, Carlos falls in love with Tony because he’s such a genuinely caring and selfless person, but of course he doesn’t think Tony would ever go for him (I usually headcanon Tony to be older than Carlos by at least a decade, since Carlos is 35-ish, so the age is one factor that makes Carlos hesitate).
But Carlos’ heart wants what it wants, and he develops the Hanahaki Disease. Carlos would want to hide this from him when he figures out what it is, but maybe Tony notices that Carlos has started coughing more than usual and gets concerned? Carlos tries to assure him that it’s allergies or it’s not contagious and that he’s fine.
Then Carlos starts to think about how to save himself and thinks about quitting the job as a Stark Industries engineer, but this is such a good job and he loves having Tony as a friend and he wants to be a part of something good (especially after Hammer) and he is so scared of the pain the initial distance would cause. Maybe doing that could make the Hanahaki disease worse before it got better?
Angst, angst, angst, slow build, literal pain and concern for one’s health, but then maybe when Tony catches on to what’s going he tries to help Carlos and maybe likes him too?
Sorry about this being just fragments of thoughts, but I wanted to write it down somewhere to get it out in the hopes that a Tony Stark would see it and would be on board with this (details can be discussed, obv.).
The Perfect Scientist 