MHA #13- Wednesday Afternoon

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor thought class had gone fairly well that morning, considering what dinosaur they were focusing on and all that.

So, he was feeling pretty good when he got back to his flat and got to work on the project he had set up for himself that day- continuing to go through all his stuff and sort through things and figure out what all he had and what he actually wanted or needed to keep.

As he pulled out yet another box of comics and a tote bag full of games and accessories he once again wondered how he had managed to accumulate so much stuff. He looked over at Rex who was all curled up in his favorite spot on the couch.

"Glad one of us is able to just sleep the day away, mate" he said with a laugh and a fond smile.

Connor got up and pulled another box out of the closet and then sat down in the middle of the room and started going through the contents. He had his laptop beside him and a cup of coffee. The door to the flat was open in case anyone wanted to stop by for a chat.


(Expecting the boyfriend but anyone else is welcome to stop by as well!)

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[itsananomaly]

Cutter had a couple of reasons for wanting to stop by and yes he had seen Connor earlier that morning for class but he had had a copy of his key made to his flat and wanted to give it to Connor as well.

He knocked on the door, he knew Connor said it was usually always open but he did still feel a bit weird just barging in on Connor without knocking.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor turned at the sound of the knock and a grin spread over his face. "Hey Nick!" he called out from his spot on the floor, surrounded by stacks of comics and other geeky stuff. His grin widened when Rex suddenly perked up and gave a happy chirp from his spot on the couch as he poked his head out from under Connor's jacket. "Come on in!"

[itsananomaly]

Cutter opened the door and stepped in, "I hope you don't mind me stopping by ..." his voice trailed off as he took in the piles of comics and other memorabilia, "what's all this?"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Course I don't mind, Nick. Come on in" Connor said waving him in with a smile.

"Ah, just some of the stuff I've collected over the years. Figured... I should probably start whittling down the piles a bit. Don't really need 10 boxes of comics cluttering up the closet ya know?" he said with a small laugh.

[itsananomaly]

"Oh?" Cutter blinked as he looked at everything, "but you love all of your comics, are you sure you want to get rid your things? I know how much they mean to you,"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor looked around at the piles for a moment. There were a lot of memories tied up in some of the piles.

"Can't hold onto the kiddie toys and all forever right?" he said with a somewhat forced grin. "After all," he said the smile going more genuine as he looked over at Cutter, "Gotta start focusing on the future now."

[itsananomaly]

"I mean if you're sure," Cutter still looked hesitant, "is ... is this about money? If you need money, I can give you money without you parting with your things," there was a pause at the word future and he smiled softly at that, "I ...I can provide quite comfortably for us, it's no trouble at all Connor," he assured him.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor smiled at that for a moment, realizing he should have figured that would be his reaction. "Get over here, Nick" he said with a grin, motioning for him to come join him, wherever he could find a spot among the piles.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled as he carefully stepped over the different files as he joined Connor, eventually finding a spot that was empty enough to kneel down on the floor next to Connor, "you've definitely been busy haven't you? Is this what you were working on that the museum the other day?"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"It was" Connor said simply as he waited till Cutter was more or less eye level and then reached out and took his hand.

"And as far as the money thing... You are amazing and wonderful, and I have no doubts we will be fine in that regard" he said smiling fondly at Cutter. "This is just something I need to do... for me... I want to be ready to start thinking about the future... our future."

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled softly as he took Connor’s hand, giving it a gentle squeeze of assurance as he did, “I … I do like the sound of that, our future,” his smile widened, “if … if you’re sure about this, can I do anything to help you?”

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"If you want, you can help me sort through this stuff? Pack up what's going to stay so i can figure out what to do with the rest?" Connor asked with a grin as he handed a small set of comics over to Cutter.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled warmly at that, "I can definitely do that," he assured him and he took the small set of comics that Connor handed to him, "are these ones going or staying?"

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Those are X-Men comics. They are most definitely staying," Connor said with a grin. "This stack here can go," he said sliding a much taller stack over and grabbing an empty box for them.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled, “I’m glad you’re keeping these, I think I’d be really worried if you sold them,” he added as he moved the X-Men comics to a safe pile and then the taller stack of comics into the box.

“Actually before I forget I have something for you,” and then he dug into his pocket and pulled out the spare key to his flat, “this is for you, whenever you want to stop by,”

Since they lived so far away from each other and all.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

"Oh, right the keys" Connor said with a grin as he reached out and took the key. "I... I got one for you too," he said with a nod towards the coffee table and then leaned over to grab the single shiny key.

"It's... it's yours if... you want" he said as he held it out. He knew what a big step this was and he didn't want Cutter to feel pressured at all.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter smiled at that as he reached out for the key and took it, "I do want it," he assured him, his cheeks starting to go a little red, "thank you Connor," and then he leaned in to give him a kiss.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor just smiled and leaned into the kiss, the key still held in his hand tightly, like it was something special he didn't want to lose.

This was nice, really nice.

[itsananomaly]

It was very nice indeed, Cutter wrapped his arms around Connor, his own key in his hand and this felt right as he kept the kiss going. He was looking forward to experiencing the next phase of their relationship and being there with Connor as they took their steps to building their future together.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Well, if you were going to continue the kiss like that.... Connor was just going to return the kiss. And so that was exactly what he did, pulling Cutter close to continue the kiss. He was in absolutely no rush to end this.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter moaned softly as Connor continued the kiss and pulled him in closer. He was in no rush to end this either, funny how that worked out, he was quite content to keep the kiss going.

Well except for when a thing like breathing became a necessity but they could wait a little bit longer on that, couldn't they?

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Funny breathing would get mentioned just then. Thank you narrative.

Connor gave a soft moan as he broke the kiss, taking a breath as he reach a gloved hand up to Cutter's face and gently stroked his cheek.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter reluctantly took a moment to breathe and trembled softly as Connor brought the gloves to his cheek and he let out another moan at the feel of the gloves, how nice they were against his skin.

He moved his hand that wasn’t holding the key to Connor’s, placing his hand on his and taking a moment to enjoy the feel of the gloves and being with Connor.

[anomaly_research_nerd]

Connor smiled and pulled away just enough to put the key on the table and then went back, shifting slightly so he was sitting with his back against the couch and reaching a hand out to Cutter to pull him closer.

[itsananomaly]

Cutter took the moment to do the same with his key and then was very happy to be pulled closer, taking the moment to lean against Connor and took the moment to enjoy how nice this all was.