Grif was always bored until he met Simmons. Now he has someone to be boring with.
Pairings Beyond Grimmons:
~N/A
Other Notes for This Story:
~Written for the 15kisses comm on Dreamwidth. The prompt was "Sagittarius: #6 Boredom."
~Either set in-between Seasons 12 and 13, or during Season 13.
Legal Disclaimer: I do not own Red vs. Blue or any of the show's characters. They are the rightful properties of Rooster Teeth.
Boredom
Dexter Grif had a reputation, one that he liked to keep up for appearance's sake. This reputation stated that the orange-armored soldier practically oozed apathetic-ness from his very core, though that wasn't necessarily true. Honestly, he cared deeply about the few things that mattered to him. Still, he didn't want that to show on the surface. Reputation, after all: mavericks weren't supposed to care. No, they were rebels who maverick-ed uncaringly.
The truth wasn't really that he was apathetic, but that Grif was bored with his everyday life. He had felt that way even when growing up, at least in those moments when he wasn't busy trying to raise Kai. …Admittedly, it was hard to be bored when Kaikaina Grif was one's little sister.
So, yeah, he was usually just bored. But, he also found that he didn't want to be bothered with doing anything that might break his fatigue. Grif rather liked the boredom. It was a sign that he could finally fucking relax and take a break. If he was bored, it meant that he was alive and safe. Even if he didn't like being bored, he liked what the boredom symbolized.
That bored feeling had only intensified when he had been forcibly drafted into the army, when he had been forced to fight in a war that was beyond stupid and pointless. It had grown in his spare time outside of the countless battles, even all the way out here on Chorus.
If Dexter Grif felt bored, then that meant he was alive in his boredom. If people thought he was apathetic because he was bored, who was he to change their preconceived notion? It would have been too much effort to correct them. He was bored and lazy, not a people person.
Philosophical self-analysis done for the day, Grif sighed lazily to himself while relaxing in his secret hiding spot. The heavier set man was already feeling the familiar threads of boredom pulling at him as he heard the sounds of exuberant yelling and possible explosions from far away.
…Maybe he could sneak in a quick nap after all. His dark eyes closed. Just as he was about to enter a dreamless sleep—
"This is all your fucking fault, you know."
Grif didn't even have to open his eyes to picture Richard "Dick" Simmons standing above him. He imagined maroon-armored arms crossed as Simmons glowered at his lazy teammate with a looming look of disapproval clouding his pale, freckled features.
"Hello to you too, Simmons." Grif greeted casually in turn, not bothering to do more than turn slightly towards where the redhead's voice had come from.
"Did you seriously convince Sarge that Washington had given him permission to train the lieutenants today?" Simmons grumbled as he let out a tired, frustrated sigh, "You can hear them all across Armonia!"
The tan-skinned man smirked, "I figured Washington could use the break."
They all could, really. This genius plan of his was the perfect diversionary tactic to ensure that they got it. Best of all? His apathetic reputation would still be intact.
"Washington is going to kill you when he finds out." Simmons noted, his voice taking on his customary lecture note, "If the lieutenants and Sarge don't kill you first."
"You gonna tell on me, nerd?" Grif asked as he finally cracked an eyelid open, amused to find that his imagination had been correct: Simmons stood in all of his frustrated kiss-ass glory above him.
Truth be told, it wasn't even that hard to imagine the maroon-armored soldier there in the first place. The only one who had ever bothered looking for, and even eventually finding, his secret hideaway was Simmons. They had done this particular routine many times before.
"I figure you'll get caught soon enough on your own, fat-ass." Simmons replied as he sighed yet again and shook his head, his frustrated façade melting with the movement.
Like Grif, Simmons had a reputation to maintain. He was known as a kiss-ass nerd, and that's what most people saw. It was only with Grif that Simmons ever let the façade slip. Of course, that was only once he still went through the motions.
Grif grinned and patted the ground next to him, "At least I'll be well-rested by then."
The redhead rolled his eyes as he muttered "dumbass" under his breath. He sat down anyways.
A comfortable silence settled between them, punctuated only by the far away sounds of Sarge barking out orders. Grif felt himself relax as he imagined the two of them anywhere but there at that moment.
The tan-skinned man glanced over at Simmons before speaking up: "So, back to our earlier conversation..."
"What? About which comic book movie-verse is better?" Simmons replied as he raised an eyebrow, evidently having foolishly thought that their previously heated discussion was over and done with.
A dark-haired nod, "I'm still going with the DCEU. Their movies are darker than Marvel's." Grif told Simmons matter-of-factly, "Plus, they did Wonder Woman."
"One good movie does not make up for an overall shitty franchise!" Simmons sputtered back indignantly, obviously horrified that this conversation was continuing.
Grif's grin only widened at the sight of Simmons mentally checking off all of the good points that the MCU had to offer. A blip of excitement rushed through him even though anyone else listening would have probably found their conversation boring. Still, Grif knew this could turn into yet another of their spirited debates. If no one interrupted them, they could last for hours.
…Life with Simmons meant that Grif always had someone he could be boring with.
Author's Notes: I apologize that I wasn't able to update any of my WIPs this week. It has been quite an odd one for me schedule-wise. But, I hope this fluffy little one shot was an enjoyable read still! …And I rather like both the MCU and the DCEU, myself. :D Thank you to everyone who reads! :)
