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Red Leader stretched his arms as he listened to his secretary telling him the rounds of meetings he had for the day. He sat in his large, leather chair in his office as the man continued to detail practically every minute of his day. Red Leader was only half listening. He knew that he would get reminders 5 minutes before a meeting, so he wasn’t about to memorize all these times. Gray eyes glanced over at a small picture frame standing at his desk. It was his partner, Fifer (doing a silly face, of course) and it never failed to make him smile.
Multiple years had passed since they first joined the army. Their relationship with Red Leader was open and it didn’t phase the army as much. Red Leader’s attention was caught as the secretary mentioned a meeting about improving the technology in the med bay. It seemed that he would be spending some time with his partner after all during this busy day. Fifer was part of the head staff, so they should be attending that meeting. Once his day was done being explained, the secretary swiftly left Red Leader to his own devices. The man took a few more minutes to think and fiddle with a trinket on his desk before sighing and getting up. He had an army to run after all.
“Addams, Red Leader will be here any minute. Make sure you finish straightening up”. Fifer groaned in their head, their back so sore from constant cleaning. At least they would be able to see their boyfriend once again. They sighed as they daydreamed about how they got as close as they are now. Dating the Red Leader was insane, yet, here they were. The sound of heavy footsteps were heard in the corridor. “Alright Addams..get ready”, Patryk went to open the door.
Red Leader was standing in the doorway as Patryk opened the door. He chuckled slightly. “Impeccable timing, as usual, Patryk.” As he caught sight of his partner, a smile formed. “Ah! What a way to end a day full of meetings. I finally get to see my darling.” He strode forward, past Patryk (who was rolling his eyes) and took one of Fifer’s hands. Placing a kiss on their knuckles, he looked up with his good eye at them. “How are you today, min kjærlighet?”
“You are so cheesy, you’re lucky I love it so much”, Fifer gave him a peck on the nose. “To be honest, my back is killing me. Been on my feet all damn day”, they rubbed at their sore lower back.
Red Leader blushed a little at the kiss, but his face turned to worry at Fifer’s words. “After this meeting, you should rest, Fifer. Patryk can find someone else to do the evening shift.”
Not waiting for an answer, he looked back at Patryk who was looking at a clipboard. “I’m already on it, sir. Seems like a few newbies are available to help me afterwards.” said Patryk as he mumbled names to himself.
Red Leader gave a sly smile down at Fifer. “See? Being leader has its perks and you are definitely going to be taken cared of tonight. I don’t want you worrying about your back all day.” He then stuck out his arm for his partner to hold. “Now, we have a meeting to attend, don’t we?”
Fifer hummed in agreement as they grabbed his strong arm. “You always try your hardest to take care of me don’t you big guy?”, they giggled as he blushed.
Red Leader began to lead Fifer out the door, in the direction of the meeting room. “Of course. I’d be a bad partner if I didn’t. Plus, I don’t want you cranky.” He said with a teasing tone.
Fifer knows full well how utterly scary they could be when extremely cranky. Red Leader was the first to experience it. “What is this meeting even about babe?” they questioned. He gestured with his free hand as he responded.
“Ah, just some boring funding stuff, but it is about getting some new machines in the med bay. That is why you and Patryk are attending. Different companies want to propose their products and give me prices. That sort of thing.”
Patryk was following close behind the pair and he entered the meeting room with them. He was a lot more calm about their relationship now, but he still needed to get Red Leader’s focus from time to time. Red Leader felt Fifer let go of him as they took their seats. Of course, the man in charge was at the head of the table. Fifer and Patryk flanked him and they turned to see some formal-looking business men and women enter the room. After the formalities, Red Leader put on his more serious, authoritarian aura. He liked to show that he was in charge whenever these meetings commenced.
Thus, he was the one leading the meeting, asking questions to each person. He listened with his elbows on the table, hands clasped together, as his commanding gaze stared down whoever was talking. From time to time, Fifer and Patryk would ask questions about the equipment and write their own notes. Well into the middle of the meeting, Red Leader cleared his throat. “Before we begin talking about the money part of this transaction, I’d like to ask if there are any comments or concerns anyone would like to bring up?”
Fifer raised their hand up high, a sly look on their face. “I have a question, Red Leader sir.” Red Leader nodded at Fifer as he straightened the documents in front of him. “Yes, what is it, Addams?”
“Are you related to Jean-Claude Van Damme?”, they asked.
Looking confused, Red Leader replied, “...no? What does that have to do with the meeting.” He gave a bit of a chuckle as he awaited their answer.
“Because Jean-Claude Van Damme you’re sexy!“
The man felt his cheeks getting warm at the comment and heard a small laugh from one of the business people. He quickly shot them all a menacing look, but was well aware of his cheeks flushing. “H-How about we continue on with the meeting?” He nodded at Patryk. “Please, continue into the next section.” As Patryk began to talk, Red Leader dared a glance over at Fifer, seeing their smug expression. He mumbled something under his breath as he turned his attention back to the business at hand.
The amusing event was forgotten as money was being discussed. Red Leader wasn’t frugal with what the Red Army gathered, but he was smart about what they spended on. He wanted to hear each proposal and discuss it with his officers before he made more negotiations. At last, they all seemed to come to an agreement. “I think everything is in order. Patryk, is there anything you’d like to add?”
The tall man shook his head. “No, I’m just eager to have these machines delivered as soon as possible.”
Satisfied with that answer, Red Leader then turned to Fifer. “Anything else, Addams?”
Fifer fiddled with their shirt, trying not to laugh. “Do you have a BandAid?“
Red Leader raised an eyebrow at the question, and began to pat down his coat. “I am sure we can get you one soon after. Is something the matter?”
“I just scraped my knee falling for you”, they winked at him.
Slowly, the Norski rested his forehead on his hand and shook it slightly.
“Faen, Fifer. You are really doing this right now.” He finally couldn’t hide it, he rubbed his face with his robotic hand as he broke out into a hearty laugh.
Patryk had a small smile on his face as he stood up. He began shooing the other people out of the room as Red Leader continued to laugh. “We are done here. You’ll receive further communication in a few days.”
Soon, it was just Fifer and Red Leader in the room. The man was wiping a tear from his eye, his stomach sore from laughing. “What was that about!”
Fifer finally calmed down from their laughing fit, too. “I knew this meeting was gonna be sooo boring. So, I wanted to fluster my big Norski”, they said as they squished his cheeks.
Red Leader was blushing, but he grinned at them with his squished cheeks. “You manage to make everything fun, my love. But, that was a little uncalled for.” He chuckled softly as he also squished his partner’s cheeks. “I loved it though. I should put you in meetings more often.”
“Oh trust me. I have a whole list of cheesy pick up lines to make you even more flustered”, they said as Red Leader gave them a big kiss.