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“What are you doing?” Entertainment goes so long when you are used to certain lifestyles. Being stuck in the house while he is used to being away until late afternoon gives him free time. One would think that Peter spending months alone in the Tundra would be fairly tame, but whether it is the power of the loneliness floating around or just to annoy him, he seems to be looking for different and new hobbies. Case in point, Peter is staring at several decks of cards on the table. Captain is staring at the man.
“Im practicing” He sees him shuffle the deck and pick up a card that he shows to the bloody cat “Is this your card?”
Did-
Did he just-
The cat’s tail swishes and it paws at the one that is laying on the table in front of him. Peter lifts it and it is in fact the same card.
“Ha!” He takes a deep breath and leaves the room, he can't deal with this now. He will read something, maybe do a few budgets to calm down his nerves.
“So-”
“No”
“Listen, just look ok? I promise i will make it worthwhile” Elias turns and stares, Peter has that stupid little grin that both reminds him why he marries him so much and why he also needs him to give him some space.
This could go very well or very wrong.
He is in his sweatpants and a simple black shirt with some sea pun written on it that he tactfully ignores, not because he doesn't actually find it funny, but because he doesn't want to admit it and give him the satisfaction.
Its the small things after all that keep their lives interesting.
“Ok, keep your eyes on the cards, do not stop looking at them” Elias watches the deck of cards.
“I am looking”
“The normal eyes only” Elias keeps on staring.
“I am looking Peter make your point” He chuckles and he wishes he could throw something at him. Yet when he lifts his chin and kisses him softly not once but twice with a little peck on his cheek, that particular line of thought is out of the window.
“I am looking, please show me the trick?” Its not fair, not at all that his voice becomes softer. Peter nods and stands straight again.
“Then i will. It goes like this-” Elias is actually left surprised by it, how did he manage to pull the cards out of nowhere and even flick one from the back of his head, when he is in a short sleeved shirt, and he was as a matter of fact watching attentively is a mystery.
“So? Did you like it Mr Bouchard?”
“Mm” He could lie, pretend he wasn't actually amazed by it, Peter would get a bigger ego otherwise, but-
“It was truly impressive Peter, you have been practicing a lot, it really caught me off guard” The man freezes for a second and he had the impression he was about to puff out from his view, Elias was expecting smugness and yet-
Peter looked bashful.
“Oh- oh well yes, I umm, I was already trying to learn before the… whole pandemic thing. Practiced with Martin… he didn't find them amusing at all” Biting his lip he stands and Peter, despite being taller steps back, Elias grabs his face and makes him lean down to kiss him. After a few seconds he seems to melt and practically envelops him in his arms.
Maybe just maybe it's not so bad.
“So how did you do it-”
“Ah a magician never reveals his secrets-”
“You are not a magician you are doing card tricks, do not- Peter you are not going to start practicing magic tricks-”
“Im sorry, i can't hear you over this nice top hat i got-”
“Don't you dare-”
“You think I can pull a rabbit?”
“Peter!!!”