serpentinthegarden: (Snake tattoo)
Anthony J. Crowley ([personal profile] serpentinthegarden) wrote in [community profile] tramitem_net2020-11-08 01:23 pm

Video - Diving into online dating apps

[ Strange dreams from the night before plagued his mind but he settled down to try and carry on with his chosen mission in spite of them. ]

Are you a man or a woman interested in finding a man or a woman?

Anthony read the question carefully before typing in an answer and speaking it aloud although he was sitting alone. ]

Sure.

He wasn't entirely certain what Alec's preferences were so Anthony hedged his bets and picked both. All the better to give his antisocial cousin as many choices as possible. The profile pages were filled out with Alec's information, the usual age, sex and location goodies along with the likes and dislikes... which were heavier on the dislikes than the likes. And it was rounded out with a handsomely smiling selfie of Anthony himself. They did practically look like twins! So what if the smile was a lie and unlikely to actually be seen on Alec's face. The potential new couple could work that out when they finally met.

Anthony sat in the gloom of his bedroom typing up as many online dating profiles on his laptop as there were online dating websites. Not for him of course, he had some one. It was Alec's own fault for making it sound like he was out there looking for some one to love and going about it in entirely the wrong ways. He just needed a little help, a friendly nudge to get the ball rolling and then the rest was entirely up to him only some of these questions were so outlandish and wild that they needed to be shared with the 'Different' crowd! 
]

How do you prefer to be kissed, slow and tender or hard and passionately?

He frowned and gestured at his cell phone. ]

How would you even answer anything like that?? We're meeting for the first time not arranging a sleepover! Its a bit much for a profile question isn't it? Only thing worse would be asking how much you are making or... diving right into the do you want kids question.

His room was dark with the shades pulled tightly closed and yet he still wore his sunglasses as if he needed them to shield him from the glow of the computer. After a while he grumbled and rubbed at his eyes, while still keeping them very carefully shielded from the camera. ]

Sod it. I'll think of something to write in.

Anthony paused and frowned again at the screen.]

And now someone's asking if I'll watch their cat this weekend??

Each words was typed angrily. ]

Hire. A. Sitter.
At least a few of these don't look like lost causes. What do you lot think, is the online dating market always this bad? Maybe there is a better site out there?
temptationaccomplished: (cheeky bastard)

[personal profile] temptationaccomplished 2020-11-14 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, honestly. You're a demon. Undress me yourself.

[ He gave a playful little put-upon sigh and snapped his fingers. He wasn't entirely sure where his clothing had got off to (which was a shame, he liked that coat), but in its place were a matching set of warm plaid flannel pajamas. And since sleepwear was meant to be wrinkled-- He wasted no time in pushing Anthony back against the bed in for another deep kiss.]
temptationaccomplished: (he's looking for trouble)

[personal profile] temptationaccomplished 2020-11-14 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Not to be outdone, he met the smirk with a flirty pout.]

Thought you liked old-fashioned.

If you don't, you know what you can do. [But he'd have to contend with an angel fairly hellbent on snogging him to within an inch of his life.]
scotch_egg: (ngh)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Aye. Daisy. Just a baby when I last saw her. Such a tiny fragile thing, the smallest fingers you've ever seen. Her eyes were blue like a bit of sky caught in a mirror. Tess said they'd change and maybe so, but she was beautiful.

[he sighed with a bittersweet wistfulness. She didn't exist, though, maybe. And if she did, she had a hell of a father but--]

Life is such a precious thing, you know. A precious fragile thing.
scotch_egg: (you can't be serious)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
God, don't say that. I don't even want to think about that. [he cringed at the thought] Do you think I want her mixed up in this? Do you think I want her to see me now? Christ, I was bad enough in that life.

[here he has a little less than nothing to show for himself]
scotch_egg: (doesn't seem right)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And this is not dragging her into it? It would be me trying to protect her from it, failing, and then making her life miserable by being overprotective and anxiety ridden.

[but he'd like her to exist if only to meet Anthony and Ellie]

If anything she should be yours, or El's. Maybe you do drag people into trouble but you're always there to pull them back out again.
scotch_egg: (in bed)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Does it? Not in my experience. [he shivered a bit and sunk lower into the pillows] Anyway I also wouldn't subject her to that. Can you imagine Mother with a granddaughter?

[Ellie got on alright but she was the golden child. He couldn't imagine any of his would be greeted with the same warmth]
scotch_egg: (exhausted)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, it's personal.

[he smiled a bit]
Might be worth it just for that. But...she's better left far away from my bullshit.

It's strange to miss someone that's never really been there, isn't it.
scotch_egg: (upset)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-14 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, shut it. [his voice is rough. Stop making him bloody emotional. He turns away and is not having a moment. Go to hell, or heaven or wherever]

You'd be a good bloody uncle.
scotch_egg: (not upset)

[personal profile] scotch_egg 2020-11-15 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Would have been fun.

[but the problem with would have beens was that it was all just a fantasy]

Aye, well, nevermind. It's for the best. [he set the tea aside and pulled the blanket up to his shoulders]

Thanks, Anty.
temptationaccomplished: (temptation accomplished)

[personal profile] temptationaccomplished 2020-11-15 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He gave a swat that wasn't meant to deter those hands at all.] You're a terrible creature, and there is absolutely no back-flap if that's what your wandering hands are searching for. They're vintage! Not antique. Really!

[An outhouse! As if he would ever stoop to having to tread outdoors to go to the bathroom. Standards.]

If you want true antique, I could arrange for a nightshirt with the little tasseled cap, like some Charles Dickens character. I'm sure I could find a matching one for you as well.
darkenedmoon: (calculating)

[personal profile] darkenedmoon 2020-11-15 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, clearly you shan't need to be dodging mine. There's no need. But I suppose you have a point. My former family certainly meddled as much as possible, given the opportunity.

[Which is the precise reason she went no contact with them in the first place, because to hell with that.]
darkenedmoon: (Amused)

[personal profile] darkenedmoon 2020-11-16 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
I did have to come from somewhere, did I not? I did not come full-sprung into myself, like Athena from Zeus' head!

[But she's amused, at least a little.]

I left them behind in Utah and I have not been in contact. And for now, they seem to be content to leave me be. I suppose my brother is their darling, so they can forget about me. As he's always been. I neither know nor care what the little bastard is up to.

[But she nods, then.] That I understand. It isn't as if I am truly going anywhere. Not with my son involved...
temptationaccomplished: (temptation accomplished)

[personal profile] temptationaccomplished 2020-11-16 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
... I like tassels ...

Not nearly as breezy as your Halloween costume.

[He wrinkled his nose in delight at the kiss.]


Goodness, that would be ideal compared to the lives of the orphans and misers of his casts.

Though-- [He kisses Anthony back against the pillow and then nips his way down along that pretty neck.] I'll be content to wake up with you on my pillow.

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