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Summary: A series of drabbles about the relationship between a teenage El Tigre and the villainous El Oso.
Title: The Tiger And The Bear
Drabble: Date Night
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Tonight was the night.
They'd been mating partners for a while. It'd been nice, having someone other than the bears to hold close at night, but he wanted more than that. He was a villain, and villains were greedy, especially when it came to bed partners.
His ear twitched, legs swinging dangerously over the edge of the high building. The top of the building, though it was high enough to set in a good bout of vertigo, was ironically one of the safer places in the dangerous cesspool that was Miracle City. He should know, after all, he was one of its dangers.
"Hey, man." He lumbered next to him, carefully seating himself on the edge. Praying that the ledge was strong enough to hold them, he fiddled with his paws and shivered at the feel of the breeze in his swinging legs. "What'chu doing?"
"Nothing much, just keeping an ear out for trouble." He twitched said ear once again. His lack of reaction proved to the larger man what he'd suspected all along: he'd heard him coming up.
He giggled, flicking the ear with a claw. It twitched back and forth before settling into its original position. He coolly glanced at him. "What's so funny?"
"Nothin'." He glanced back at the city below, taking in the familiar noise of car alarms, yelling, and the odd random explosion. "Slow night?"
"Yup." He popped the end of the word. In his boredom, he began tapping his claws on the concrete.
"Why don't chu go hang out with that friend of yours?" He shrugged.
"Frida's busy, the arcades closed, and I'm not in the mood to sleep." He sighed, leaning back, his hands subconsciously grabbing the railing for support. "The night just won't end." He grunted sourly, closing his eyes in weary irritation.
"So, uh..." He fiddled with his hands, nervously eyeing the ground far below. "You wanna go rob a bank or somethin', then?"
He startled, green eyes quickly snapping to his own. Taking a few seconds to search for a lie or joke, he finally spoke. "You're... You're not kidding?"
He shook his head. "You want me-" He pointed to himself, sharp claws comfortably resting against the fabric of his suit yet not tearing it. "To go bank robbing with you?" He pointed towards his chest, carefully avoiding actually touching him in fear of cutting the skin.
"Yeah, man. I mean, if you wants to. If you don't wants too, that's cool."
"No, no! I won't to go, I'm just... surprised. Bank robbing's always been a one guy gig for you."
"It is! Well, usually it is. I just thought it'd make things more fun. I'd gets away with the moneys, yous wouldn't be bored no more."
"Sounds like a plan." He smiled, pointing his clawed thumb towards the sky in a thumbs up.
"That was awesome!" He cheered, bursting into his cave with a wicked grin, claws outstretched.
"You're tellin' me!" He excitedly walked in after him, hands full with large bags of money. He dropped the bags by the couch. "You know, man, this is the first robbery I've gotten away with in a whiles, man."
"With El Tigre by your side, those cops were trembling in their shoes." He smirked. "The sheriff is going to kill me when he finds out about this, you know."
"You're scared of the chief?" He laughed. "He's a pansy."
"You haven't seen him mad." He shivered, habitually looking over and stretching his claws, looking them over in the dim lighting.
"So, uh, man." He sat down on his bed, patting it with paw. "You wanna stay the night?"
"Here? I wish I could, but... my dad's starting to get suspicious. If he finds out, he's gonna go nuts."
"He's, uh... he don't like this?" He gestured to the two of them, mouth dipping into a frown. He waved his hands.
"No, no, he won't care about you being a guy. It's the whole 'evil villain' thing that'd tick him off."
His frown deepened. "I thought chus was a villain."
"I'm undecided."
"Oh, right. I forget. Anyway, you sure you don't want to stay the night? We don't gots to do anything, we could just... you know, talk."
"Talk?" His brow scrunched. "You're full of surprises tonight." He glanced at the sky outside, taking quick note of the position of the moon. "Eh, why not. I've got a few hours."
Late that night, he smiled at the ceiling, curled up with his bed partner. His first date night with the tiger, and nothing had gone wrong. He only hoped it would continue that way for many nights to come.