Title: love
Fandom: Deus Ex Human Revolution / Mankind Divided
Summary: There are different types of love. Short stories about Adam Jensen and other people that he loves, in a way.
Characters/pairings: Adam Jensen, Megan Reed, David Sarif, Original Female Character, Faridah Malik, Francis Pritchard, Vaclav Koller; Adam Jensen x Megan Reed, Adam Jensen x OFC, Faridah Malik x Evelyn Carmichael, Adam Jensen x Vaclav Koller, Adam Jensen x Francis Pritchard; Adam Jensen & David Sarif , Adam Jensen & Faridah Malik
Warnings/tags: spoilers for HR and MD; angst, dissociation, Father-Son Relationship, anonymous sex, Bisexual Male Character, fluff, awkwardness
A/N: rated M for future chapters.
eros [intimate love]
Adam didn't exactly hate social gatherings. He disliked them because they were essentially a waste of time. Besides there was something wrong with people trying very hard to pretend they liked each other while in reality they didn't care one bit.
He was rather grumpy, not that he was usually the most cheerful person in the room, but he didn't complain when he stepped into the building of Sarif Industries with Megan Reed by his side.
She wore a deep red dress. He pictured it lying on her bedroom floor, while Megan stretched on the bed, looking at him with a smile on her lovely lips. Later, he thought, hoping Sarif won't keep them here all night.
Lately their relationship wasn't working out as well as it used to. Megan started spending more time on some projects she didn't exactly want to talk about. Adam felt like their life together wasn't a number one priority anymore – not that he ever complained about it. Even though on some level he knew that he should before it's too late.
There were days when he didn't see Megan because she chose to stay at work. There were days when they argued, more and more. The honeymoon was over, one could say. But at times like this, when they could simply spend time together, nothing else mattered.
Megan had her hair loose, a rare sight, cascading down her shoulders; a string of pearls decorated her slender neck. Adam listened to her talking to her fellow scientists, not really paying attention to what anyone was saying. One could say he was admiring the view. Because Megan Reed was someone who should be admired, especially when she wore this red dress that made it difficult for him to focus.
She glanced briefly at him, her eyes slightly narrowed, and he wished the party was already over. But it wasn't, they just got here in fact, so Adam let out a sigh and tried very hard to appear interested in whatever was going on around him.
Adam's eyes scanned the crowd, noticing familiar faces. From what he could see, Sarif invited almost all of his employees, most likely to boost up morale and make people forget they had to work extra hours for the last couple of weeks.
Sarif himself was busy giving a speech about The Future of Humankind, his favourite topic. His voice was loud and clear, and as he spoke his eyes glimmered with passion. Even if one of his guests disagreed with him, they wouldn't dare to interrupt because when David Sarif was talking, he forced people to listen.
Then Jensen's gaze returned to Megan. The more he looked at her, the more he realised how perfect she was. She gave his arm a gentle squeeze. He could feel her warmth, and the familiar smell of her perfume.
"Excuse us, for a moment," Megan said, pulling Adam away from the crowd.
He followed her, confused, to an empty hallway where the sounds of music and voices were muffled.
"Is something wrong?" he asked. Even after being together for so long, she was still full of mysteries.
Megan didn't reply but smiled, it was another of her magnificent smiles that made his heart beat faster. She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close. She placed a kiss on his lips, the warmth and sweet smell of her body making him dizzy.
"It would be rude to leave so soon," she whispered, her lips brushing his ear. "And we don't want to disappoint David."
He was very close to telling her how little he cared about disappointing Sarif.
"Megan – " he began. She put a finger on his lips, slightly shaking her head.
"Let's go back before people start talking."
Feeling utterly helpless, Jensen nodded, acutely aware how much power this woman had over him.
Perhaps that was one of the reasons why he loved her so much.