Shall We Dance?
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*Summary: Strahm needed a breather. Perez was so kind as to pay for her co-worker's dance class. Never in a million years would he imagine that Hoffman would be there too.
*Rating: 18+ for Explicit Mature Content
*Content/Tags: Fluff, Fluff and Smut, Smut, Shameless Smut, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Dance Class, Slight Canon Divergence
*Status: Oneshot/Complete
Author's Note: Woo male Hoffstrahm? After so much WLW content? It's more likely than you think! I got kind of possessed by a creative daemon for this one... so I hope you'll enjoy this!
âGo to therapy⊠but knowing you, itâd be easier to get you into a dance class than it would be a therapistâs office.â
Perezâs words run in the back of Agent Strahmâs head. She was right of course. He hated her because she was so right. Thatâs why he was outside of dance studio with five minutes before the class started, heels digging into the pavement. He wanted to turn back around, get in the car and pick up some shit food on his way back to his hotel. Nothing was stopping him other than the crushing sense of Perezâs disappointment the next day for him dipping on a class she had paid for. He swallowed his pride and entered the studio, hauling his body up the stairs to the second floor. His hand hovered over the second door for a second before finally stepping in.
âHello!â A voice rang out from across the room. Everyone turned to stare at him as he entered, he couldâve died in that moment from the embarrassment. There were at least 5 couples in the room, probably men dragged to a class before their wedding this summer. Strahm didnât envy them. âWhat might your name be?â
âPeter Strahm.â He coughed his name out
âAh yes, one of my new students. Well welcome, weâll be starting class in a couple of minutes. In the meantime youâre welcome to a water bottle over on the table if youâd like.â The instructor offered to him, motioning to the table across the dance floor. He nodded and walked over to the table. Suddenly, he felt a cold sweep of air raise the hairs on the back of his neck. No. It couldnât be. Why would he be here of all places? Sure enough, his trepidation was answered by a low voice.
âAgent Strahm.â
He turned around and stood face to face with his recent workplace rival. Mark Hoffman. He hated the other man for his smug face and know it all attitude. Heâd been stonewalling Lindsey and Strahm for a week now on info about the damn Jigsaw Killer. So to see his stupid, self-righteous ass in a classroom when Strahm was supposed to be ârelaxingâ under his partnerâs orders. It made his blood boil. âWhat are you doing here this evening?â
âI was trying to learn how to dance.â Strahm scoffed. As if it was ridiculous for him to want to spend his free time doing something besides sitting in a shitty motel.
âFor anyone in particular?â Hoffman raised an eyebrow
âFor myself, jackass. Why would I need to tell you?â Strahm mouthed off, âFunny seeing you here. Donât you have some puppies to shoot or childrenâs lollipops to steal?â
âMark!â The instructorâs cheery voiced joined the two embittered men as she hugged the detective, âI havenât seen you in a while. How are you?â
âOh Iâm fine.â Hoffman turned around, completely ignoring Strahm. Strahm took a sip from his water bottle as the two of them rehashed some old times they had together. Something about high school, something something Markâs sister. Sister? Oh well.
âI hope this isnât too awkward an ask, but it appears Iâm down on women tonight. It seems like you know our newcomer, would you be his partner tonight?â
âSorry what?â Strahm finally tuned back into the conversation
âNo, thatâs no problem with me.â Hoffman shrugged before glancing over his shoulder at Strahm, who was trying to get his jaw back up from off the floor.
âThank you.â She smiled at him, âI hope you two enjoy the class.â
âWe will.â Hoffman returned her smile with a contentious smirk. She walked out of earshot before Strahm said,
âIâm leaving.â
âOh no youâre not.â Hoffman held him back by the collar of his shirt. âIf you leave now youâll have leverage on me and thatâs something I donât want.â
âLeverage, what kind of fucking leverage would I get?â
âImagine if Perez found out I take dance classes and spread that through out my precinct.â
âThe horror.â Strahm rolled his eyes
âStay here and we can pretend like you didnât see me here. Tell her you hooked up with some broad you met here instead.â Hoffmanâs grip was still ironclad around the fabric, âDo we have a deal, agent?â
âFine.â Strahm scoffed before Hoffman let go. Strahm turned to face his partner before asking, âHow long do these classes normally go for?â
âTwo hours. Didnât you read anything about this class before you signed up?â Hoffman scoffed back at him
âPerez signed me up.â
âFigures. Couldnât figure out a computer without Nancy Drew to assist?â
âCouldnât figure out the keys. Theyâre all too big for a humanâs hand, but just the right size for pigs hooves.â Strahm snapped back, âKeep Perez out of your mouth or Iâll personally tell everyone in your department.â
âFine. That was a low blow on my part.â Hoffman shrugged and took Strahmâs hand, guiding him over to where the other pairs were waiting for the lesson to start. Their teacher started talking, but Strahm wasnât listening. Who was going to take lead? It had to be him right?
âAnd break!â
âYou get any of that?â Hoffman asked Strahm
âUm⊠no.â
âThen let me lead.â Hoffman took his right hand and put his free hand on Strahmâs hip. âStep back.â
âOkay.â Strahm stepped back
âSide.â
âForward. And side one more time. Like that. Now do that while we spin.â Hoffman rotated the two of them before grinning, âYou donât dance like you look.â
âThe hell is that supposed to mean?â Strahm sucked in a breath, trying to keep his rage at the other man under control.
âYou look like youâd have two left, horribly uncoordinated feet. Iâm surprised you donât.â
âThanks.â Strahm smiled through the back handed compliment. The teacher stopped by the couple and corrected Strahmâs arm angle before complimenting Hoffmanâs form.
âWant to trade now?â Hoffman asked
âYes.â
âThink you can keep me in check?â
âI know I can.â Strahm cut into the detective
âThen get to it.â Strahm re-positioned their hands so now it was his hand on Hoffmanâs hip. Hoffman offered his hand to the FBI agent and Strahm took a hold of it.
âBack.â Strahm said, using his weight to get Hoffman to go backwards. Then side. Then Hoffman put his weight into guiding Strahm into a backwards step. âI thought it was my job to be in charge.â
âIt is. Doesnât mean I canât help.â Hoffman forced Strahmâs body to go to the other side. Strahm took his hands off Hoffman and stood before him. âWould you quit making a big deal of it? Otherwise Nikkiâs going to come over here.â
âFine.â He placed his hands back on Hoffmanâs hips. With more force this time he pushed Hoffman back a step, moved him to the side. Hoffman fought back with the forward step and the second slid. âThink we can get to a fast enough pace where we can spin, detective?â
âI donât know. I think your second left foot is showing.â Hoffman replied with a tangible malice to his words. Strahm finally let his temper get the best of him and stepped onto Hoffmanâs toes. He feigned innocence before shrugging and said, âSorry.â Hoffman was visibly fuming as his other toes âaccidentallyâ kicked the center of Peterâs shin. Strahm grumbled a curse under his breath only to have Hoffman respond with the same disingenuous, âSorry.â Strahm stepped away from his partner and snatched a water bottle off the table. There were plenty extras so he didnât feel too bad about taking another. He drank from the bottle like it was a shot glass and loudly crumpled the plastic, enough where others in the class stopped their footwork to look at him.
âSorry.â His tone weakened, âMustâve been more dehydrated than I realized.â They shook their heads and went back into their own little words. Meanwhile he still had to go back to a pissed off detective, who if it were legal, wouldâve probably shot Strahm without a second of remorse. He turned around to face his partner and saw that he was closer into Strahmâs space than Strahm would have liked. He grabbed Strahm by the collar and pulled him towards the door. With a quick, âSorry Nikki.â Hoffman pulled Strahm out into the hallway. He practically threw the man against the wall, just narrowly missing a full send down the stairs. Hoffman looked behind himself to make sure that the instructor didnât interrupt her class for their little loverâs spat.
âI know you have a fucking problem with me at work, but what the hell is your deal tonight, huh?â While Strahm slunked into the floor, Hoffman titled the other manâs head up by his chin to face him. He took a step closer to the agent on the floor, setting his foot in the space between Strahmâs thighs. âYou donât need to answer that question, but you do need to answer this one. If we go back in there, do you promise to fucking behave?â
âYeah.â Strahm sheepishly looked away. Hoffmanâs hand clamp down hard on Strahmâs jaw and forced him to look back up at him before saying,
ââYeahâ what?â
âYeah Iâll fucking behave.â Strahm looked into the other manâs eyes, wishing he could spit in them. Considering his head was just inches from the edge of the stairs, he decided against it and got up when Hoffmanâs hand no longer connected the two. The two quietly slipped back into the room and Strahm was surprisingly compliant when Hoffman put his hand on his waist to lead him during the dance. He figured they had a good thing going before he insisted on taking the lead, why ruin the class when there was still over an hour left? Their chemistry was smooth. Their feet working in tandem with each other. Hoffman kept his mouth shut and in turn Strahm kept his snide comments about the music to himself, though it nearly killed him. Finally the instructor turned the music off, thanking everyone for a fun class and hoped to see everyone again, Hoffman slipped away from his partner. He continued his conversation he was having with her earlier. Strahm eyed the door, wondering if he could get away in time before Hoffman tried to say goodbye to him. He turned his back, only to feel the other manâs hand on his shoulder. Shouldâve left sooner.
âWhere do you think youâre going, Agent?â
âBack to my shitty hotel.â Strahm muttered
âSurely your hotel can wait for a minute.â
âWait for what?â
âI donât know, but Iâm fucking starving. Letâs go get dinner.â
âThat an invite or an order?â Strahm scoffed
âTake it how youâd like, Agent.â Strahm stumbled forward with Hoffmanâs release of his collar. They left the studio and went out to their respective cars. Conveniently parked next to each other, Strahm looked over the newer model that Hoffman owned. Same crappy car, same crappy interior probably, but it had to have some bells and whistles that the â99 Crown Vic didnât. âWhere do you want to eat?â
âI donât care. Youâre the one that insisted on thisâŠâ Hoffman raised an eyebrow as Strahm was about to finish his sentence. He sucked the word âdateâ back in before it could be expelled out and just rolled his eyes. âI could go for a burger, I guess.â
âGood. I know a place.â
âWhoâs to say Iâm going to follow you?â Strahm asked him. He was going to follow the man, but curiosity kills the cat and all that went through his mind anyway.
âI donât know. I could mention to your partner the way I emasculated youâŠâ He started
âAlright fine, fine. Letâs go get some fucking food.â
âFollow me.â Hoffman leads yet again and drives them to a diner. Really greasy spoon place, Strahm noticed at first glance. Mark slid into a booth and Strahm slid into the seat across from him. The waitress stopped by, handing menus off without exchanging a word. âWhat are you thinking?â
âWhy do you care what I think?â Strahmâs eyes couldnât focus on one area that seemed particularly good. On one hand country ham, hash browns and sunny-side eggs sounded so good. On the other hand, Hoffman had brought him here for a burger. âI havenât decided. You know what you want?â
âOf course.â
âThen why even bother with a menu?â Strahm asked
âJust to be sure.â Hoffman laughed to himself. The low timber of his laughter was⊠soothing. Rhythmic even. Strahm kept the menu high over his face, praying Hoffman didnât see the soft pink flush growing across it.
âNeed another minute?â The waitress came up, pulling her pad out from her apron
âIâm good.â Hoffman replied. Strahm could feel the air shift from him putting the menu down on the table. âJust 3 eggs, over-easy, and two slices of sourdough.â
âAny jam?â
âJust butter. And a black coffee.â
âSounds good.â She nodded and switched her attention to Strahm. Strahm put his menu down and said to her,
âIâll do a double cheeseburger, medium. No tomatoes.â
âAnd for the side?â
âFries is fine.â
âAnything to drink?â
âCoke.â He replied, âActually make it a diet.â
âWonderful. Iâll get that in for you two.â She pulled the menus away from the two of them. Hoffmanâs gaze landed squarely on Strahm while Strahm darted his eyes away. Literally anywhere else he could look was a welcome sit.
âHey. Thereâs a jukebox. You think it works?â Strahm noticed the antique on the other side of the restaurant
âWhy? You going to play something for me?â
âNo. Just curious.â Strahm slid back out of his seat and shuffled over to the machine. Sure enough the pages flipped when he pressed the button. He checked his pocket for change before dumping it into the jukebox and picking a good mix of songs he liked when he was a younger man. The first song that creaked from the speakers as he stepped away was a J. Geils Band song.
âFeels like yesterday I was listening to this in college.â Hoffman laughed as Strahm came back to the table
âLooking at your face, it probably was yesterdayâ Strahm huffed. The waitress came back with their drinks before leaving the two in an awkward silence once more.
âIt was a bit longer than yesterday, Agent.â
âHuh?â
âI said it feels like yesterday and you said âit probably wasâ. It was a little bit longer than yesterday. Even by your generous estimate of my age. Weâre probably closer than you think.â
âBullshit.â Strahm laughed himself, biting on his bottom lip as he realized what he was doing. Was he actually enjoying spending time with the detective? He slicked his hair back with his hand while Hoffman shifted in his seat, perching his head against his knuckles on the table. Strahmâs eyes darted towards the expo window and palmed along the table, reaching for the ketchup bottle to fidget in hand as they waited for their food. Centerfold slowly faded out and Head Over Heels started playing softly in the background. It was just the two of them in the diner at the moment. Them and the staff that was. Itâs not like Strahm could deflect and say that the song must be for the couple sitting across from them at the bar.
âHuh.â Was all Hoffman had to say, still looking smug while he eyed up Strahm
âHuh what, smart-ass?â
âHuh as in âhuh, didnât know this is how you felt about meâ.â
âOh shut up I donât. I was just looking for songs that I liked.â
âUh huh.â Hoffman ran his tongue under his lip inside of his mouth. âThough if I hear Careless Whisper next, Iâll just assume you want to it right now in the bathroom.â
âFuck off. As if Iâd ever⊠with you.â Strahm scoffed at the notion, âBe fucking serious.â
âI am.â Hoffman smirked. Stupid little smirk. Stupid cute little smirk that only seemed to grow the more upset Peter got with him. The waitress dropped their plates down in front of them and left them to be after making sure they had everything they needed. Strahm took the ketchup bottle back into his hand and plopped some on his plate next to the fries. Mark dug into his toast, putting an ungodly amount of butter on one slice of toast. The thing was basically gone in two bites. âHowâs the burger?â
âLetâs find out.â Strahm took a bite. It wasnât anything to write home about, but it was exactly what he needed. âNot bad. Thanks for the recommendation.â
âYouâre welcome.â Hoffman dug his fork into the yolk of his egg and used his one spare piece of bread to sop it up. He ordered a second plate of toast exactly the same way so he could finish his other two eggs. Strahm picked at his fries, and while Hoffman waited for the toast stole a fry, taking all of Strahmâs ketchup with the swipe across the plate. Strahm groaned and guarded his plate with one hand, picking up fries with his dominant hand. The toast finally arrived and the other man finished the yolk. Before he could eat the white of his egg, Strahm swooped in with his fork, fighting away Hoffmanâs fork with his hand as he stole the rubbery goodness. âThat was hardly fair, Agent.â
âNo it was totally fair after you stole that damn fry.â Strahm countered
âFine.â Mark replied, spinning Strahmâs straw from his coke towards him and taking a sip from his Coke. Strahm responded in kind, stealing the coffee mug from Markâs side of the table and downing some coffee like it was a shot. They looked at each other for a second before Mark threw a twenty down on the table and they shuffled out to their cars. Strahm wasnât going to do it. He wanted to hear Hoffman beg first. He wasnât going to crack as he looked at those juicy lips and think about how plush theyâd feel against his significantly smaller. After making sure the staff werenât acting as voyeurs to the men, rather than kiss the FBI agent, Hoffman hooked his arms around Strahmâs neck and looked at him.
âBet youâve been waiting all night for this.â He said, definitely having the same thoughts that Strahm did
âGet the fuck over yourself.â Strahm spat back in his face. He used his weight and shoved Hoffmanâs back into the brick wall of the diner behind them
âI couldâve really fucked up my head from that, jackass.â
âYouâll fucking live, dipshit.â Strahm growled. Hoffman didnât want to budge either. Itâs probably why the man was so alluring to Peter Strahm. Just as he was about to admit defeat, Hoffman closed the distance between their lips and initiated a kiss between the two of him. Without hesitation, now that he knew the detective wanted it as much as Peter wanted it, Strahm stuffed his tongue into Hoffmanâs mouth. Hoffman let a moan slip past his lips as Strahm went to town inside of him. His hands locked onto the back of Strahmâs jacket, tugging on the leather as he was desperate for there to be one less layer between the two of them. Peter pulled away for air and looked Hoffman up and down. âYour place or mine?â
âMine.â Hoffman practically growled, âGet in my car.â
âAnd leave my car here? No thanks.â
âIâm not driving your damn car.â
âThen just let me follow you.â
âFine.â Hoffman shoved his hand into his pocket and grabbed his keys, sliding over the hood of Strahmâs car to get to his car.
âShow off.â Peter muttered under his breath, making an equally desperate dash to the driverâs seat. He got in and followed behind Hoffmanâs stupid car to his stupid house. When he pulled into the driveway he got out of the car and practically rushed the detective, pinning him to the front door. His lips lingered lower this time, traveling to Hoffmanâs neck as the man turned around and unlocked the door for the two of them. Hoffman spun back around and pulled Strahm into his house, locking the door behind him. He pressed Strahmâs back into the wooden thing as they made out like two teenagers on prom night. Never in his life had Strahm felt so much for someone. Yes there was layer of hatred, and below that a layer of loathing, but somewhere deep inside of Peter was a respect for Hoffman that seemingly manifest itself as lust. He hated Hoffman with everything that he was, and that turned him on all that much more. He wanted to rip every hair out of Hoffmanâs head while shoving his dick in between the giant orbs that Hoffman called an ass, wanted to draw blood as he marked up Hoffmanâs neck for his personal use. Maybe slap him around while he was at it. The urge to top the other man got the better of him, and despite not knowing the layout of Hoffmanâs living room shoved the other man into the dark. Hoffman stumbled, falling ass backwards onto the couch and shoving a lamp off a table in his desperate attempt to keep himself from falling. Peter used Mark as a guide for where the couch was, circling around the other man like a vulture stalking its prey. Peter leaned in and worked off Hoffmanâs belt and undid his pants. He shoved two fingers into Markâs mouth, who was more than happy to suck on the digits if it meant getting his pleasure from Strahm. Strahm awkwardly worked his belt free with one hand and shook his hips to get his pants down to around his ankles. He pulled his fingers out from Markâs mouth and Hoffman released them with a wet pop of his lips. The detectiveâs saliva trailed off the digits as Strahm slowly shoved a finger into the man. After waiting for a second, he inserted the second finger into his ass. He used his fingers to stretch out Hoffmanâs hole enough so that the other man could take him.
âIâll be fine.â Hoffman responded, as if he had read Strahmâs thought. That or Strahm was lost in thought for a lot longer than he had realized. Strahmâs voice came out almost scratchy as he asked the detective if he had any lube near. Hoffman gave him instructions up to his room and Strahm stormed off to grab the tube. He came back and with a couple of quick pumps thrusted into Hoffman. His asshole tightened around Strahmâs cock. Strahm used one hand to support himself, and used his free hand to rest against the curve of Hoffmanâs cheek. He almost looked vulnerable underneath the FBI agent. He began slowly thrusting into Hoffman, letting his arm rest lazily over Hoffmanâs shoulder rather than keep his hand glued to Hoffmanâs face. He made a grunt as he picked his pace up, trying to get up as far as he could in Hoffmanâs ass. When he hit his prostate, Hoffmanâs hips jerked up into Strahm.
âIâm not going to lastâŠâ Hoffman whined
âThen cum.â Peter growled over top him, chasing his own release. Hoffman came onto Strahmâs stomach, getting mixed in with the other manâs body hair. Strahm pulled out and used his hand to jerk himself off, returning the favor by covering Hoffman in his load. Rather than his stomach however, he covered Markâs chest. When he was spent, Peter laid next to Hoffman on the couch. The two of them didnât talk for a moment before Hoffman got up to clean himself. He came back with a clean rag for Strahm who thanked him quietly. âPromise me something.â
âYeah?â Hoffman raised an eyebrow
âPerez can never know about us.â
âAnd her I thought sheâd be your groomsman.â Hoffman tisked. Peter punched his arm before Mark pressed his lips onto Peterâs cheek, âSo you coming to dance class next week?â
âYeah. Only if we can do this.â
âWe can do whatever the hell this was anytime.â Hoffman held onto Strahm
âWell look whoâs just a fucking teddy bear when heâs not impeding my investigation.â Strahm grumbled, but returned the contact. He kissed Hoffmanâs cheek before Hoffman curled around him like a boa constrictor. He pulled a blanket that rest over the couch and covered them up with it.
âGood night, Agent.â
âGood night⊠Hoffman.â
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