The coffee in Archie, for once, was good. It was something that shouldn't have made any significance, a simple unimportant fact to note in his journal like so many others, but the circumstances surrounding him currently made it seem important. It made his time now with Daniel feel just a little more significant.
Daniel always kept instant coffee in the owl ship. It was light and bitter and never nearly as strong as Rorschach liked it. On top of that he only carried artificial sweetner but the pink sugar packets, like the fake coffee, had also been replaced. The smaller vigilantee dropped a sixth sugar cube into his mug.
Rorschach looked over to Daniel from his seat in the co-pilots chair. He and his Partner had been watching the concert on Archie's monitor, being too far up and cloud covered to see it clearly bellow. Sometimes the clouds would break and they would be able to see the flashing lights move with the beat of the song but it hadn't interested Rorschach. The only thing he wanted to look at was Daniel.
Which lead him back to the coffee.
"Coffee in Owl Ship decent for once." He said during the intermision. Archie's multiple cammeras and sensors desplayed views of the crew setting up for the second act.
Daniel glanced at his partner for the first time since they'd started listening to the concert. His cowl and goggles were shoved back so in the moonlight his eyes shone a briliant blue. They twinkled when he smiled and chuckled a little. "Are you implying something?"
Behind his mask, Rorschach raised a brow. "Wasn't implying anything. But now that you mention it..."
"Come on. You think I really knew this was going to happen?"
"Not profit Daniel. But good schemer. Could have planned it."
Daniel had a glint in his eye that Rorschach only saw before something perverted - as he called it - would happen. He reached between his legs to grasp the clutch on the front of the seat and adjust it so he was closer to Rorschach. "Yeah?" He was grinning now, coffee mug abandoned on the control dash. "So then that would make this a date."
Black ink rushed to Rorschach's cheek as he felt the blush rise from his neck. Even with his mask pulled up to his nose, the ink pooled in the most telling places. If Dan had been wearing his goggles he would have seen the red peaking out from the edge of his mask. The thought of being on a real established date with Daniel made his heart thump like a highschool girl's. But of course he wouldn't tell Daniel that.
"Wouldn't mind that..." He said in a grumbled whisper, almost hoping it hadn't reached Dan's ears.
Regardless of if he'd heard it or not, Dan leaned over and kissed the side of Rorschach's mouth. His skin itched when it met week old stubble but that was a part of their relationship that Daniel cherished. It was one of the many feelings that came with the experience of courting a man like Rorschach. In all honesty, he found it more comforting then the smooth skin of a woman. He loved Rorschach's stubble and he loved...
"Hurm... Daniel. Concerts almost over."
"Mmhm." Dan hummed and kissed his cheek again.
"Should pay attention. Went through lot of trouble to get these seats."
The wide eyed look Daniel flashed him as he stilled his mouth lasted only a moment before he started laughing. It wasn't like a goodnatured chuckle or a half hearted responce to most of the Comedian's jokes. It was a hearty honest to goodness laugh.
And why shouldn't it be? Rorschach was right after all. After all the crap they put up with, especially from the people they saved and protected on a nightly basis, it was nice to get something back. It was nice to have time, to take time, for each other; Time they probably wouldn't have gotten without the help of Daft Punk.
A slow groovy bass beat came through the speakers as Daft and Technologic took up their seats in the pyramid again. The added effect of an electronic pitch gave it that signature sound that the two vigilantes had been listening to all night. There was something different about this one though. It tugged on Daniel's heart more then the previous track "Digital Love".
'It might not be the right time. I might not be the right one but there's something about us I've got to do. Some kind of secret I will share with you...'
Daniel removed the arm rests on both of their seats and clicked the pilot's and co-pilot's seats together. It was a function he'd added for times such as this. He never thought he'd get a chance to use it until much later but, as they say, there's no time like the present.
His arm found it's way around Rorschach's shoulders and managed to pull the smaller man towards him with little resistance.
'I need you more then anything in my life.'
Rorschach's coffee mug was now abandoned on the dash as well.
'I want you more then anything in my life.'
Daniel's hands tugged at and loosened the scarf around Rorschach's neck and softly touched the skin there.
'I'll miss you more then anyone in my life.'
Rorschach gasps and Daniel almost thinks it's his name.
'I love you more then anyone in my life.'
At last, Daniel kisses his lips and slides his hand, the one not on Rorschach's neck, up to lay on his cheek, fingers dancing at the edge of the monocromatic mask. It's slow and chaste but their kisses always start out like that. Rorschach still isn't use to these feelings and Daniel doesn't want to scare him.
"Hmm. Nice song." Daniel smiles as they seperate. "I think I could grow to like this music."
"Me too..." Rorschach says but it's more of a breathy whisper at this point.
As they kiss once more, Daniel doesn't see the rainbow mask of Technologic wink at them from afar.