No-One But You (The Zephyr Endeavor) - Part 2
Chapter 10: Maximum Effort (Part 10)
Ohhhhhhhhhhh shit. Victor Strange could tell what was going on toward the left side of the sofa. He was sitting across from Wade Wilson, so he witnessed that playful yet super-sly gesture when it happened.
The guy was straight up mega flirting and trying to be all snuggly with Ezekiel all night. BUT, of course, the "quiet coyote" was living up to his reputation.
Victor was used to that, and he understood the "Jackal's" quiet nature more than most. Ezekiel Stane was SUUPPEERRrrr introverted. I'm talking mute silence for days with no interaction with the outside world until he absolutely had to type of introverted.
It had its pros and cons, just like everything else in life. The infamous Deadpool seemed like an expert at getting Ezekiel to come out of his shell tho. Victor realized that a long time ago, and he saw it happen once again right there in that living room.
Ezekiel told everyone "good night," while Wade only made one friendly comment. He said "they" were turning in early. Yeah right. Everyone who was anyone in their circle of acquaintances knew that those two were gunna go BANG hardcore like there was no tomorrow…
Victor was super jealous, but he wanted that to happen too. He was happy for them, glad they were "together"… and his space case distracto-brain had been thinking about telling them that for a while.
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"Wanna check out the balcony? Wade said that it has a good view, of the city…"
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Ehh? Victor blinked a dozen times, because his goofy brain registered that he wasn't left alone in the living room. Holllyyy effing shiiiittt… Victor felt like such a friggen idiot. He quickly realized what he was doing, so he jumped up from the sofa to hopefully repair the damage.
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"YES. Yes I do. I want, that… yes."
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Victor seriously marched his way toward the balcony. He planned to be DISTRACTION-FREE when he arrived there, then he realized that the balcony was on the opposite side of the room.
He tried to open the WALL first. He was super high and he thought it was a door, so ugh….
The archer just stared at him for a bit, then he quietly opened the door that led out to the balcony and he held it open.
Victor followed him without tripping over anything, so that was a good sign. Barton knew him to be a little more than clumsy, especially when he was super nervous.
The baby bird could tell that he was. He felt nervous too, I mean…
So, he just walked out toward the edge of the balcony, then he started looking out at the beautiful view of the city. Barton wasn't sure how to begin a conversation with Victor Strange, but he'd been wanting to accomplish that for a long time…
He crashed their little party, and it felt good to do that at first. Now the party was winding down, and a sense of reality was kinda coming back into the situation.
The archer never responded to Victor's text message for a reason. He wanted to talk to him about their relationship issues in person. You see, Victor apologized for a ton of things through a text message, and…
That's not how the baby bird wanted things to get resolved. So, their Japan excursion might have sparked some happy-go-lucky vibes between the two of them in the beginning, but now the archer felt ready to hash it out…..
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"So, your boyfriend's really into Wade. I didn't think they were together like that…"
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The archer and the rest of the team had their suspicions, but when your only interactions were S.H.A.D.O.W. related, honestly… it was kinda hard to tell.
Wade's behavior was always a dead giveaway, but Ezekiel kept things very professional. The archer brought all that up on purpose, so he let out a small sigh and he turned his back toward all the beautiful lights.
He faced Victor Strange and nonchalantly called him out. The baby sorcerer took the bait straight away, cuz high or not, he wanted to hash shit out too…
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"He's not my BOYFRIEND, for the millionth time. YOU WERE.."
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"Well, I never could tell if that statement was true. You two have always loved each other, or whatever, so the Wade thing has me even more confused."
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The archer never knew where he'd fit in. Victor fucking loved Ezekiel since day one. He friggen worshipped him, and the archer wasn't sure if he could handle that. That's the fucking truth of it, so he just stood there on the damn balcony….
Victor legit growled and tensed up after he heard that SHIT. OH, they were gunna fight again, and probably have a scream-fest of an evening instead of a sexy one. I mean, GET OVER IT BUDDY…
Now, if the baby Strange accomplished anything that evening, he needed to make sure that he got ONE THING STRAIGHT BETWEEN THEM….
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"We DO love each other, ASSHOLE, but I think it's grown into a different type of love. I want him to be so happy, so loved, and so beyond free from all this crazy shit."
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"I know Wade is totally whacko, but he's soooooo beyond good for Ezekiel. I've never seen him like this, and I want that more than anything. For him, for me…uhh, for all of us really."
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They weren't friggen dating. They tried that shit out over and over, and the two of them never seemed to make it work. UGH there was so much friggen dysfunction there, and Victor had to wonder why his STUPID not-so-friendly ex boyfriend/roommate couldn't figure that out.
He was the one who was friggen blind, so… whatever.
Victor just huffed out an irritated sigh, then he pushed onward and he walked toward the stupid balcony. His plan for a good conversation was quickly spiraling off somewhere toward the moon.
His hopes and dreams of getting laid was also crushed, and all his thoughts about reconciling whatever the FUCK he had with, someone… was becoming a total bust as well.
The archer heard that noise, but in his head it actually translated into something that finally sounded, mature? Hold up. Victor said something that sounded very self-less, for once, and it…
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"Can't I just get a friggen do-over? I'm not with Ezekiel, and… I want to be with you."
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Duh. No fooling. Victor had his arms all crossed up like he meant business, and the archer thought that it was the cutest thing. They were standing beside each other at that point too, then one of them started looking back toward the living room…
"Agent" Barton had some hopes and dreams about getting laid that evening as well, so he caved and told Victor that he could work on giving him his "stupid" do-over…
Chapter: END
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