{"id":4391,"date":"2017-04-08T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T23:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:36:30","slug":"heroes-villains-dinner-for-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/heroes-villains-dinner-for-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes &#038; Villains: &#8220;Dinner For Two&#8221; by Harper Kingsley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Dinner For Two<br \/>\nAuthor: Harper Kingsley<br \/>\nSeries: Heroes &#038; Villains<br \/>\nSetting: post-The Wedding, pre-Allies &#038; Enemies<br \/>\nCharacters: Vereint Georges, Warrick Reidenger Tobias<\/p>\n<p>Inspiration:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steak Dinner For Two <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qsyNJMgu2R\">pic.twitter.com\/qsyNJMgu2R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Recipes GIFs (@TheDIYideas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDIYideas\/status\/842555386733514753\">March 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walking into the penthouse, Warrick was greeted by bags of groceries on the counter and Vereint wearing an apron and <em>nothing else<\/em>. The sight of that devilish smile and those bare arms and legs made Warrick hitch his step on the way to the hall closet to hang up his jacket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s going on?&#8221; he asked slowly. He couldn&#8217;t help tracing his gaze over Vereint, seeing where the brightly colored fabric curved, bent, cupped, and what it did and didn&#8217;t cover. It took him an extra few seconds to get his jacket on the hanger and the closet door closed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought we&#8217;d cook dinner together,&#8221; Vereint said. &#8220;I saw this recipe for garlic butter steak.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Steak?&#8221; Warrick&#8217;s mouth salivated at the thought. &#8220;Butter&#8230; That&#8217;s going to be a calorie bomb though.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tonight&#8217;s special,&#8221; Vereint said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh?&#8221; Warrick crossed the intervening space and wrapped his arms around Vereint. He peeked over Vereint&#8217;s shoulder and couldn&#8217;t help grinning at the sight of a bare back and buttocks. He let the fingers of his right hand drift off the apron and lightly brush against Vereint&#8217;s skin. He was always so warm.<\/p>\n<p>Vereint obligingly pressed closer to him, one hand going into Warrick&#8217;s hair. &#8220;Mm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why&#8217;s tonight special?&#8221; Warrick asked. He tried to walk Vereint toward their bedroom, but Vereint didn&#8217;t move. Warrick stopped pulling at him, resting his whole weight against him instead. If Vereint didn&#8217;t want to be moved, there would be no moving him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s our anniversary,&#8221; Vereint said. He must have felt Warrick&#8217;s body stiffen with sudden panic because he laughed. &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry; it&#8217;s not our wedding anniversary. It&#8217;s the anniversary of the first time I took you hostage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, when we were in that bank&#8211;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And you were wearing that horrible shirt!&#8221; Warrick laughed and squeezed Vereint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s when you fell in love with me,&#8221; Vereint said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No way,&#8221; Warrick said. &#8220;You terrorized a bank full of people and took me hostage. I thought you were a brat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A brat that you immediately fell in love with because that&#8217;s the kind of person you are. You <em>thrive<\/em> on adversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And you being a brat is what you consider adversity?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No. I call that &#8216;charm.&#8217; The adversity part comes in when you try to resist jumping my bones as we sear the rib-eye I&#8217;ve got on the counter.&#8221; Vereint tugged himself out of Warrick&#8217;s arms and headed toward the kitchen. The flirty wink he tossed over his shoulder and the way he flexed the globes of his ass were a dare.<\/p>\n<p>Watching him go, Warrick shook his head with a rueful grin. He could definitely feel the adversity now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Heroes &#038; Villains: Dinner For Two&#8221; by Harper Kingsley is an mm superhero romance short story. 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