firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
superheroes??
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
Yus. -'u'-
Who's got what sorts of powers?
Do we wanna make Jack your standard super strength, super speed, flight, lego hair type? or something more tailored to his personality?
also, if option A, should he have a secret power as well which he doesn't like using for some reason?
and for Gabe, Reaper-esque powers? Or flip it to something that still reference that, but goes in a different direction?
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
LEGO HAIR LMAO
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
or maybe even have him be more like Batman? Where he's got skills and gadgets, but isn't super human or enhanced?
SUperman has fucking lego hair.
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
ooo i like the batman-esque thing for gabe !!
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
you could pop it right off his head.
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
LOL
jack is just edgy captain america
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
oh, yeah, him too.
like a lego man.
i feel like it clicks into place
too neat.
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
XDDDDDD
i want him to secretly be a mutant or something and yeah like you said earlier has some secret ability bc of it that he doesn't use
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
honest to god, my first thought as i'm sitting here considering what Jack's secret power ought to be was 'can give opponents instant boners'
SO. setting that aside
XD
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
AHAHAHAHAHA
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
next thought was that he has some sort of mind control thing he can do--like, he can make an opponent so enamored of him that they'll follow any order he gives.
but i kinda want his power to be integrated with the other things he can do
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
ooooo
i actually like the mind control thing... like he's really uncomfortable w leadership bc he doesn't like making people do things
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
yupyup
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
which informs his whole loner schtick
refuses to join any superhero organization
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
and he hates using it bc of ethical reasons, but he WILL if lives are at stake
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
yeah QoQ but he always feels gross after
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
yup. and he tries so hard to avoid it so that he doesn't start to depend on it. plus, part of the reason he feels gross is bc it does give him sort of a power rush, and there is a slight temptation to use it to nudge events in his favor when he's just out, like, barhopping or whatever.
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
yepppppp
especially to get people in bed w him
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
exactly
but that is All Sorts of Wrong and he knows it
so he doesn't ever ever do it, and he hates himself for even thinking that it's a possibility.
which, to be fair, it technically is. just a repugnant one.
anyways, is this sort of a tiger & bunny thing where there's lots of heroes, and they have like, one special quirk, but sometimes someone with the proper tech can go be a hero too?
and everybody just kinda thinks that Jack is one of the latter?
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
yeah!!
definitely
and gabe actually is a batmany type
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
Angela developed the nanite swarm, and Gabe uses it for his hero stuff, and he's got, like, ninja/magician/illusionist tricks to make it seem like he's actually vanishing in a cloud of nanites & other junk. He's the opposite of Jack--a normal dude masquerading as a superpowered super hero
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
gabe of course designs all the aesthetics himself LOL
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
ABSOLUTELY
theater kid with a minor in special effects
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
so gabe thinks jack is a lame version of him
being a self made super
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
lol
that's mean Gabe. He's trying.
A for effort, Jack.
are they rival heroes then? also, does Gabe work as a lone wolf to help disguise his lack of powers?
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
yeah!
so whenever they both end up at the same crime scene they get snippy w each other
gabe's flashy dramatics grate on jack's nerves
SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/31/2017
XD jack firing off a round of something non-lethal into the disappating swarm of nanites after one of their fiercer arguments
firesonic152 - 10/31/2017
LOL
gabe gets pissed bc it makes a rip in his cloak
so is gabe like... mad rich
and jack is more spiderman-y, way less resources but kinda smart enough to make it work
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
wealthy gabe. w a big mansion. lots of varied, classy, beautifully arranged places for the two of them to fuck. XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
>:3c
they're both like. so angrily attracted to each other lol it's one of those
gabe is determined to figure out jack's secret identity
jack would rather not know anything about gabe. he doesn't want to get invested.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oh. =(
jack's just there for the sex and violence? lol
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
yepp
ooo we need to get into origin stories
is gabe just... batman all the way
dead parents when he was eight and shit
except he likes guns
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol
mmm...
well, where does his money come from? inheritance? earned through his own efforts? lottery?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
shady mafia parents?
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
that might be good, tho--using the mone they made in the illegal trade that eventually got them killed to combat crime
paying the community back in his own way
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
yep !!
what's jack's origin story
something to do w mutant discrimination
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he was spat out of a cornfield fully grown and hitchhiked to the big city
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LMAOO
or we could have him figure out his powers in some traumatic way as a child
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
what if his parents tried to send him to a camp to pray the abnormality away when his powers first presented and there was abuse and what not going on, so even after he went home, his relationship with his parents was strained. he didn't stay long, and they didn't look too hard for him when he ran away. He was fourteen or fifteen, and looked a little bit older than he was, but he was in over his head and had to use his power a few times just to get a meal or sometimes a job so that he wouldn't starve to death. he made his way slowly across the country, hitchhiking, mostly. anyone that wanted something more from him than he was comfortable giving as payment for the lift suddenly decided that what they really wanted was to pull over and let this wonderful boy out. Disgusted with himself, wondering if sucking cock wasn't actually a more honest way to get as far from where he'd been born as possible, Jack kept going out of sheer determination. Prolly did a few minor acts of heroism along the way, which gave him a taste for it.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AW GEEZ QOQ
THAT'S UPSETTING AOJCNAECJN
i love it lmao
he wants to save people to redeem himself!!
he never quite recovered from the feeling of self-disgust he got from his parents
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
ta-dah
lol
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
lmao jack can tell from all of gabe's fancy gadgets and shit that he's rich as hell and is like super resentful
assumes gabe's had a mad easy life and is just doing this for the thrill of it
gabe meanwhile can tell jack is pretty angry and reclusive and is curious
they always have fun banter in which gabe is overdramatic and jack is overly snarky
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oooh, a mystery. let's poke it! :D
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
yep!
jack accidentally slips up in his snark one day and comments on gabe's sexy ass
like "what tf kind of money did you spend on those stupid pants that they cling to your ass like they're painted on" or something
and gabe is like lmao you been looking? ;3
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
omg jack
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
jack's been spending a lot of time examining gabe's crotch lately
wondering about that D
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
jaaaaaaaaaaaack
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
he's very curious about all gabe's gadgets
and their alternate uses
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
jack pls
you're supposed to be fighting crime
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
jack gets himself into trouble and gabe saves his ass. gabe insists afterward that jack have some kind of homing beacon in case he ever gets in trouble
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
well, that's sweet of him.
Gabe, you big softie.
Saying that since Jack doesn't have any powers, it's only right Gabe look after him a bit. He doesn't understand the flash of bitterness on Jack's face, and mistakes it for envy.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
oh geez gabe you are pressing buttons you didn't even realize were there
jack hates how much he wants to fuck gabe despite him being annoying as hell
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol
they're both caught. XD
stubborn fucks.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
gabe keeps wanting to like mother jack and jack hates it
lmao does jack like have a job irl to make money
he's gotta
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
yeah. i think he'd need one
lol what if he ends up as Gabe's chauffer or something?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL YES
he gets fired from his previous job of something classically superhero like working for a newspaper
and he somehow stumbles into becoming gabe's driver
it definitely helps that gabe is wildly attracted to him for some unknown reason
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
oh, hey--what if something bad goes down while he's out driving with Gabe one day, and Gabe is all about rushing in to help save the day and Jack, not realizing who his boss is and being afraid that he's going to get himself killed, uses his power to make Gabe drive to safety while he stays to deal w the bad guys
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AHHH
and gabe doesn't know who jack is either
once he gets to safety he's like WHAT THE FUCK I JUST LEFT MY DRIVER IN DANGER
he quickly gets into costume but by the time he gets there, jack is gone
that soldier 76 guy is standing over all the bad guys who are completely beaten to hell
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Gabe is as serious as Jack's ever seen him when he comes dashing up demanding to know what happened to...Jack. XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL
jack is like what the fuck why does reaper care about. real me.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oh shit! XD i forgot he was all reaper-y! X''''D
fuck, dude, i think i need to turn in. i am Not With It tonight.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
awwwww
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oh SHIT. yah. it's after 1. i DEFINITELY need to turn in.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
hugs
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;
hugshugs
will ttyl <3<3<3
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
sleep well!!!
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
you too. =)
night night
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
so reaper shows up to the crime thing but 76 has already taken care of it. reaper anxiously asks after the collateral damage and 76 gruffly assures him there were no innocent victims
reaper doesn't bother sticking around for banter, he's worried about his (handsome) driver. he rushes back home and changes back into gabriel and calls jack up
jack has to dash into a random alleyway and take off his mask to answer his cell phone XD
gabriel is all worried and asking if jack's hurt, says it's okay if he doesn't want to come into work tomorrow, apologizes for just driving off he's not sure what came over him
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
omg
and Gabe feels soooooooooo bad about it, honestly, and every word of apology is another stab of guilt for Jack
!! Gabe taking just a little advantage of the situation to use it as an excuse to offer to treat Jack to lunch. Jack starts to decline (bc of course he feels he shouldn't benefit in any way from what he did) but Gabe insists
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
ahhhhhh
gabe treats him and jack is once again a little annoyed at gabe's sheer wealth. internally grumbles about these damn rich people
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
KISS KISS FALL IN LOVE
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL YEP
ahh they start talking and it's a little too east to banter
jack has to keep reminding himself that gabe is his employer
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
meanwhile, Gabe sees him forgetting that and isn't about to throw out any reminders XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
hahahaha
god gabe wants to sleep w him so bad
LOL gabe has a crush on jack and jack has a crush on reaper
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
this feels like that ladybug show
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
YEP
gabe tries to apologize again for leaving jack in danger and jack snaps at him to stop with that
ahh accidentally "ordering" gabe to stop doing that. and gabe does.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oooh. so, what if there's, like, a time limit to his powers? 24 hours or so? during which, the infatuation reamins high and people will still do what he says. that way, Jack can accidentally order him to stop (and get a LOVELY little reminder that he's still in charge of gabe) without him being unable to control that power he hates so much.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AHH
jack gets all freaked out and mumbles that he has to go
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
bc obvs, the "date" was only due to his powers
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
oh jaaack
he hurries home and kicks a chair over
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
;;
Gabe gives it a couple days to let him have some space, and when things aren't unbearably awkward (somehow???) on the job and Jack doesn't quit, he asks him out to dinner. And Jack kinda shor circuits for a minute as he tries to remember if he mindfucked Gabe again and forgot about it.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
QoQ
jack can't deny though. he has a thing for reaper and... gabe kinda reminds him of that....
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol jack. listen to that intuition of yours.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDD
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack being a bit nervous when he shows up for this date, trying to get past it by making a joke & asking if this is just for fun, or if he ought to look for another job. Gabe actually looks distressed over the idea.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AWWW
gabe gets kinda flustered and says no, no he really... wants to get to know jack better
jack bluntly asks if he's looking to sleep together
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Gabe chokes on the sip he was taking.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL
THE ANSWER IS YES but instead he kinda splutters what??
jack shrugs and looks at him through his eyelashes
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Gabe tries to be both cautious--bc Jack IS his employee--and suave, and fails at both.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
awwww
just kinda blurts out that jack is unfairly attractive and he'd really like to... know him better
jack smirks which is REALLY UNFAIR and says "in the biblical sense, i assume"
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE??
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDDDD
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Gabe feels his control of the situation slipping away. he had planned this, had meant to charm Jack and put him at ease and invite him home after dinner for drinks and maybe something more, but Jack went and threw off his game and now he can't seem to catch up.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
awwww w gabe
ahhhh but then something superhero related happens
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack internally cursing up a blue streak, Gabe seriously annoyed but also thankful in a way that he'll have a chance to try again on solid footing
lol what if one found out who the other was bc they got food poisoning which set in during the superheroing, and left them kinda fucked up the next day?
what a lame way to expose your secret identity
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDDDDD
i feel like i want gabe to be found out first bc he literally has a superhero lair.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol
Reaper doubling over and raising a hand to his face, being so freaked out by the thought that if he doesn't get away fast enough he's going ot puke in his mask. XD and 76 offers to help out of actual concern and is waved off as Reaper lets slip it was probably something he ate. Then the next day, Jack hears from Gabe that some food poisoning fucked him up.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LMAO
jack puts together... rich... food poisoning... similar banter... the whole aesthetic... HOLY SHIT
when he comes in to work he starts snooping and finds the lair
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he'd be pissed if he wasn't really turned on
his hot (potential) boyfriend is his arrogant rival
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
>:3c
he's pretty psyched that the guy he wants to bone turns out to be the guy who wants to bone him
soo why does he keep his own identity secret at this point
bc he gotta
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol
question! does Jack fine enough on his snooping to realize that Gabe doesn't actually have any powers?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
oooooo
yeah like finds all the gadgets and stuff
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
lol what if the nanites are semi intelligent, and he activates the swarm and they recognize him and sort of go into a harmless standby mode...and suddenly he's being followed around by Reaperbeans.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
YESS
they cling to his ankles and chirp adorably
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he's not a registered user, so he can't give hem any commands, but they spend so long patched into Gabe that his interest in Jack imprinted on them XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDDDDD
gabe realizes someone's broken into his lair and runs in w a pistol at the ready but finds jack
surrounded by beans
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack, with a cheeky wave: Hey, boss. Can I get a raise?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack now thinks he has a perfect excuse to get away from Gabe when stuff goes down--bc of course Gabe is gonna want Jack to go someplace safe--and Jack figures he can just drive a little ways away and put on his hero costume. That plan is thwarted the first time such a situation comes up. Gabe actually comes around to the driver's side door & when Jack rolls down the window, Gabe grabs him by the tie and pulls him in for a kiss, then winks and makes some crack about keep ing the meter running and they'll pick up when he gets back.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHH
jack kinda gapes as gabe goes off to fight evil
fuck. how bad of an idea is it to fight bad guys with a boner.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
.... not that it would be the first time lbr
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he's SO FRUSTRATED bc he can't think straight enough to plan a good excuse for what to say if Gabe makes it back to the car before him, so he's STUCK
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
skcjnseckjn
he decides it's..... probably fine if 76 doesn't show up this One Time.......
gabe can take care of himself for one fight right?
omg jack looking around at the tinted windows, then shamefully sinking lower in his seat and thinking about that kiss as he palms at his groin
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
sorry
out of context, that seems slightly not the right reaction
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDDD
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
but i'd been thinking along the same lines--Jack getting himself even more worked up, so that when gabe comes back, he can't even comfortably drive elsewhere until they deal with his situation
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
YAY they clamber into the backseat and jack is for once REALLY glad gabe is rich bc the windows are impossible to see through from the outside
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack telling Gabe between breathless kisses 'don't you ever fucking leave me like that again' and Gabe is touched, 'cause awww, jack was concerned for his safety! <3 but really Jack just doesn't wanna miss out on the ass-kicking sort of action, either. XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDDDDDD
he gives gabe a frequently interrupted lecture on making an exit like that and how it's NOT FAIR don't DO that JESUS
and gabe is just kinda laughing and murmuring "well if it's gonna get this kinda reaction...."
omg jack has to wear a driver's uniform right
like a nice dark suit
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
PLEASE
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
ahhhhhh gabe gets it all messy and disheveled
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
with the cap
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
YES
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
and white gloves
or is it black gloves?
prolly black driving gloves.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
kajncsskjnc
gabe gets him the absolute minimum undressed
won't even let him take off the gloves
jack is like YOU MADE ME WEAR THIS SHIT ON PURPOSE DIDN'T YOU. YOU LECHEROUS FUCK.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
THE GLOVES STAY
lol for some reason, i really like the aesthetic of built dudes in tight black tees and gloves.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
me tooooo
so does gabe apparently
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he's got good taste in certain things, at least
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
XDD
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
pfft. Gabe makes Jack a custom uniform for the job. Something like this, but with nothing until about the third button. XD It's just a frame for his tits.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
AHAHAHA YES
jack is like ARE YOU KIDDING ME I CAN'T BE SEEN LIKE THIS and gabe is like you. you already put it on without me even asking
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
Jack's like, well, yeah, now follow me to that stupid cliche room you have with the fireplace and the bearskin rug
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
LOL
gabe commenting casually one day that it's been awhile since he saw his rival 76
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack freezes up briefly but obviously and hopes Gabe didn't notice.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
ahaha gabe thinks it's jealousy or something
>:3c
hip checks jack and teases him about it
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
ooh...what if Jack, like, starts jokingly trash-talking 76 to kind of sound out Gabe's opinion of him? maybe even suggests that he's hiding a super power?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
oooooooo
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Gabe's wondering where that idea came from, and Jack tries to shrug it off with something like 'well, you hear stuff' and he suggests that, if that was the case, it would have to be something pretty bad for him to hide it. He isn't prepared for Gabe to defend 76 and argue that even if he does have a superpower, maybe he just doesn't know how to utilize it for crime fighting.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
awwwwwww
gabe's jokes that maybe it's something like the ability to make really yummy food or know how the plot of anything is going to end
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
XD
Jack kinda basks in it and laughs along as Gabe makes up more and more ridiculous things bc he likes seeing Jack smile. Really, though, Jack is just enjoying these harmless hypotheticals. He's extra affectionate when they have sex later, kissing all along Gabe's jaw and neck, down his arms to his wrists where he turns Gabe's hand to kiss the inside of his wrist and the hollow of his palm. He goes slower than normal, enough that Gabe notices, and reaches out to cup Jack's face and ask him, with a hesitant smile and eyes that show he's trying not to think that something might be wrong, if Jack's okay. And Jack smiles for him, lips stretching wide and tight, eyes crinkling up and it's so strange how that expression almost makes him look like he's about to cry. But he just catches Gabe's hand and pulls it to his mouth for another soft kiss and murmurs into his palm that he's fine, everything is good.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
QOQ
AHHHHHHH
I'M EMOTIONAL
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
<3
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
gabe keeps asking jack to move in with him but jack can't have that bc when he goes home is the only time he has to be 76
also he wouldn't be able to bring all his hero stuff with him to gabe's house and still expect to keep it secret
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he can see that it hurts Gabe a bit every time he refuses, but he isn't ready to explain. the best he can do is just claim that he needs his space (Gabe's counter to that is that Jack can have a whole floor to himself if he wants), or joke weakly that at least this should prove he isn't after Gabe's money.
one night, as they're curled up and Gabe is dozing off, arms around Jack and lips against the top of his head, Jack asks quietly: '...what would you do if I had a superpower?'
Gabe stirrs and hugs him a bit tighter. 'somethin' you need t tell me, Jackie?'
He's so close to saying it. In that moment, with Gabe's warm arms holding him close, he feels safe. But the old fear comes back, and the knowledge that he's been lying by omission, and suddenly, this place he's found for himself seems terrifyingly fragile. 'Just a hypothetical,' he lies, pressing his face against Gabe's chest.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
JAKXNASKJCNASC
AHHHHHHH
okay now what we need
is reaper and 76 fighting a bad guy together and reaper is in danger and soldier has no choice but to use his power
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
He tries to make it as subtle as possible, substituting 'put down your weapon' or 'surrender' with taunts. something like 'looking for a challenge? come get me.' and then running off so that he can manage where Reaper won't see.
but it's still a REALLY strange thing for the bad guy to do, and gabe didn't miss the change in his demeanor.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
dcjkasncbk
gabe goes after him but 76 snaps at him to stay back
and gabe finds himself just... doing it
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
he would do anything for 76. and once 76 is gone, and Gabe has a moment for his head to clear a bit, he realizes that he felt that way once before...with Jack.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
KJSNCESCNJKAEKCHK
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
oh lord. what if, once Gabe knows about Jack's power, he starts to question how much of his feelings are real or if Jack's power caused him to feel that way.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
NOOOO
first he sets out on investigating if jack is 76
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
if he looks into Jack's past, one of the last things he'll find before Jack appeared in the city is gonna be the camp.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
qoq
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
maybe Jack was among the last before it was shut down surrounded by scandal.
there's a newspaper article where a parent of one of the kids who requested to remain anonymous claims that their child could control people's minds. they ask what they were supposed to do? how could anyone raise a child like that? Once Gabe's ready to confront Jack, he's also angry enough about being manipulated to lead with that. He tosses a copy of that article down in front of Jack with the anonymous quote highlighted, and just says: 'that's you, isn't it?'
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
OH GOD GABE
THAT'S JUST GONNA TRIGGER JACK TO HELL AND BACK
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
okay. Jack TOOK CONTROL OF GABE'S MIND TWICE. Gabe isn't being particularly sensitive to Jack's feelings here, but I think he does have cause to be upset.
XD
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
true XD but this will not be a fun time for jack's mental health
he just kinda freezes and suddenly all the horrible memories from his childhood come rushing back
his face goes white and he nods distantly, staring at the picture of the camp in the newspaper
gabe doesn't know what to do at first. he'd expected jack to put up a fight. he'd thought he'd have to argue.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
Jack shakily trying to speak in a voice that comes out as a whisper, insisting that he didn't use it, that he didn't use it unless he had no choice. He claps a hand over his mouth at one point, looking like he's about to be sick. Gabe is Concerned.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
barely containing his anger, gabe asks jack why he never told him. jack shakes his head and retreats in on himself
gabe tries a different tactic. "you're... soldier 76, right?"
jack just keeps mumbling that he never used it, not unless he had to, he didn't mean to...
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
and at this point, Gabe is getting a bit scared, bc he's never seen Jack like this before.
He kneels and looks up into Jack's face, but whatever Jack's seeing, it isn't there in the room with him. Gabe's anger is shredded away as he thinks guiltily about the glossed-over mentions of abuse in the article about the camp. He hadn't looked any further into that, and he's starting to think that he compounded that initial mistake.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
hhhhhhhh
gabe moves to touch jack's face but jack slaps his hand away violently. he looks small and scared.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
jeezus, what if they used to gag Jack so that he couldn't speak and use his power?
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
oh god DDD:
what if his voice is all rough bc most of his childhood was spent silent
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
hey, that means we can knock a kink off his list for this one! :D
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
qoq yeah
gabe keeps trying to get him to say something but jack's mouth can't seem to form words
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
first job is now to talk him down. after that will be time to rip him a new one. and possibly break up with him.
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
except as soon as jack snaps out of it, he beats gabe to it and shakily tells him he's leaving.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
gabe, you've lost the upper hand once again.
Gabe tells him oh no the fuck he isn't, he's going to stay there and explain himself and Gabe is gonna let him have it. Gabe actually physically gets between Jack and the door, and Jack is visibly shaking. Desperate, he tells Gabe that he can make him move, but Gabe calls his bluff. 'Do it, then. I'll call you to account for that, too.'
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
"you wanna break up, right?" jack says, trying to sound angry and intimidating but failing miserably. "then we're done. let me out. i'll never bother you again."
sure, that might end up being the end game for them, but gabe doesn't like how jack is rushing to get there
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
'I don't know yet if that's what I want. You fucked up, Jack. No getting around it. And don't think I'm not fucking pissed at you over it. But I'm still willing to hear your side before throwing you out.'
'I can save you the trouble.'
firesonic152 - 11/01/2017
qOq
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/01/2017
'If you're so dead set on leaving, then why am I still standing in your way?'
He watches Jack crumple, and has to keep a rein on his pity. Just because Jack isn't taking advantage right now doesn't mean he was right to in the past.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
'Why, Jack?' He's a bit surprised that the question is the first thing that comes out, but Jack answers.
'He was going to kill you.'
'But once the immediate danger was past, you stopped me.'
He shrugs, looking like a man condemned. 'Once I'm using it, it's hard to focus the effects. It only lasts a day, and it begins to wear off when I'm not around.'
He isn't making excuses, and Gabe presses. 'What about the first time?'
'I didn't know you were Reaper. I didn't want you to get hurt.'
'Have there been any other times you've done it to me?'
'No. I swear.'
ughhh. i think i need to turn in.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
QoQ
I'M SO UPSET
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
it could prolly be worse. we can re-work this bit to make it worse tomorrow, if you want.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
oh god. thanks XDDD
this one is your fault btw
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
how tf is this MY fault???
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
you made it angsty lmao
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
i did no such thing. my thought for big plot point was to have one of the directors of the camp show up in town w more research and tech and a program promising to remove superpowers--sort of like a reverse SEP. and Jack recognizes the dude immediately and gets super aggressive and angry about him.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LOL
well we can still do that
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
lol
tomorrow.
also, don't let me forget about Jack being tempted to use the serum or whatevs on himself
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
OH GOD
hugs
go to bed XD
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
hugs
night night =u= <3
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
jack takes an offensive stance and says, "gabriel. i'm not going to order you. but i'm leaving and if that means i have to fight you, i will."
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
What if Jack, like, for serious leaves? Leaves Gabe's house, leaves the whole city. Goes on the move doing his 76 thing.
Gabe had let him go thinking they could both take some time, then talk things out and figure out what it meant for them, but Jack just completely disappears on him.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
omg QoQ
he tries to visit Jack's house only to find someone else moved in there. Jack won't pick up the phone. He next hears about 76 being sighted across the country
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
Now the quandary is: use ridiculous wealth to chase down exboyfriend who can mind control him (but who Gabe really misses) or not?
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
Isn't that always the question XDD
At first he's kinda pissed at Jack for just up and bolting
but the more he lets it stew, the more he gets worried and lonely
can Gabe get kidnapped or something and Jack comes back for him ??
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
lol one the local chapters of the gang 76 has been tormenting is all: 'hey, remember when Reaper & 76 used to hang around a lot? Let's grab Reaper & use him as bait.'
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LOL
ahh what if there's a group that like figured out 76's ability and wants to use it for themselves
coughs// talon
doomfist is v smart after all
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
lol
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
doomfist like straight up overpowers reaper and holds him hostage
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
jack's gonna be soooooooooo pissed
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
yeppp
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
he tried SO HARD
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
and doomfist like takes measures to make sure 76 can't use his power against them
like special noise canceling ear plugs and pre-recorded messages and shit
so yeah jack shows up kinda vaguely aware that this is 100% a trap but not really caring
he puts up a fight and takes out all the grunts without too much trouble but doomfist is another story
lmao and doomfist was kind enough to allow gabe to watch this entire thing. gabe is Dying.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
of embarrasment for having been turned into the bait?
did one of hte grunts hang a sign around his neck that read bait?
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LMAO
he's like beaten tf up and his pride is in shambles
and now jack's fucking taking the bait like an idiot
doomfist beats jack up and keeps taunting jack about how he's wasting his powers
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
..........
what if jack like
after the blow up with gabe
he can't get rid of his powers
but someone could get rid of him
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
QOQ
he just wants to make sure that gabe can get out and then...
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
so he just lets Doomfist do what he's doing and kick the crap out of him.
lol what if one of the Reaperbeans followed him? And Jack figures it can get Gabe out while he creates a diversion (read: gets himself beaten to death)
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
qOq
gabe hates seeing jack get the shit kicked out of him but he manages to escape with the help of the reap bean and figures now they can get out together
but. jack doesn't follow.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
in true dramatic fashion, is there a bomb somewhere, or are we skipping that cliche? XD
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LOL
like just as he gets out there's an explosion and he thinks jack is dead kind of cliche??
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
maybe even Jack brings the bomb and he's gonna take out Talon's leader (& himself, no biggie)
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
jkdnskcnxmvs
HOW DOES JACK SURVIVE
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
the reaperbeans flock to his stupid ass. Gabe has to dig him out of the rubble and get him home.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
skajdnakf
jack is all fucked up and unconscious. gabe drags him home and jack is PISSED when he wakes up
((pissed at the fact that he did wake up mostly))
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
XD
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
gabe greets him with a "WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING." jack just glares at him and rolls over, unwilling to say anything to him
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
'It's what you thought, too, isn't it?' Jack grumbles. 'That a power like mine shouldn't exist? Couldn't agree more.' He curls tighter into a ball, unwelcoming of anger or concern.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
gabe finally realizes that nobody could hate jack's power more than jack himself ? |D
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
it suddenly hits him that jack set the bomb
he thought it was talon even though it didn't really make much sense
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
Gabe feels like someone just knocked the wind out of him. 'Jesus, Jack,' he breathes. He wants so badly to reach out, but this is they first time they've been together since Jack picked up and left town. He isn't sure what's allowed. Hesitantly, expecting Jack to lash out or bolt, he runs his fingers lightly down Jack's arm. When he gets no mor response than a shiver, he sets his palm against Jack's shoulder and strokes soothingly up and down.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
qoq
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
knee jerk reaction was to finally have Jack break down into tears & Gabe climbs into bed behind him to hold him thorugh it.
but.
dunno if that really fits
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
i want him to accidentally tell gabe to back off with his Command Voice and then collapses even more in on himself
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
y u do this?
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
like as soon as he says it and gabe moves back, jack's like "NO no fuck no i didn't mean...."
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
if Jack can't control it, then it's going to be an on going problem, though. Like, what's gonna happen when they fuck? Gabe would do him a mischief if he couldn't keep from obeying Jack shouting out deeper-harder-faster
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
hhhhhhhhh now there's a thought * w *
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
oh my god
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
jack just losing it while gabe fucks him and all his pleading driving gabe insane, something thrilling about the fact that he'd obey anyway but he can't refuse
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SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
you are gonna do him a mischief
Gabe goes so hard he snaps Jack's spine lol
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
jesussss
i feel like half the problem though is that he just denies his powers altogether so he has no idea how to stop them either
HE NEEDS TO FACE HIS FEARS AND ALL THAT
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
pls imagine gabe laughing so hard he can't breathe bc jack yells at his avatar in mario cart to go faster as if that will actually work
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LMAO AHAHAH
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
anyways. Jack can't control his powers. Gabe has seen how much Jack hates his power, and he loves him and is going ot trust that Jack won't turn it against him on purpose, or continue using it once he has--but they DEFINITELY need to have a talk.
((haha remember the one we did where gabe was a useless demon and almost burned down his kitchen trying to make soup for jack and also he had no bowls to put the soup in?))
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
LMAO THAT ONE WAS FUN
and yes they need to talk
Okay so Jack and gabe need to talk about his powers
and they're finally getting somewhere maybe
and then the scientist guy shows up w ideas on how to get rid of someone's power
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
AND OFF JACK GOES!
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
He hates the concept but. In his case it really would make his life way easier.
so he secretly makes an appointment with the guy
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
AND IT'S ONE OF THE ASSHOLES FROM THE CAMP
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
YEP
oh god the guy like recognizes him too
and is super polite and nice and being like "ah child I'm so glad we can finally help you" and shit and all those old feelings of wanting to be anyone but himself come bubbling up to the surface for Jack
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
; ;
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
he keeps it together for the consultation but afterwards he starts thinking about his parents and falls apart a little
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
TT^TT
goes out and gets drunk off his ass.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
Hhhh
Gabe gets a call from the bar to come pick him up
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
he keeps asking what set thi off, bc usually Jack can at least cut himself off and make it home (they live together now!!), but Jack refuses to say
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
HHHH
Jack's primary defense mechanism in this one is to shut up. It's what he's used to.
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
you're killin me dude
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
qwq
Gabe just wants Jack to talk to him about things. He doesn't know why Jack shuts down and won't say anything
He understands Jack's whole self-loathing deal but this particular defense mechanism is such a break from how Jack usually is
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
so how does he get Jack to talk? Or does he hear about the supposed cure and seek out the guy offering it when he realizes that the name was one of the ones he came across while looking into Jack's past?
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
Maybe the guy calls the house to follow up on the consultation and gabe is like WTF
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
oooh. that one.
so, are we playing this guy as honestly regretful of the way that camp was handled but still thinking powers are impure and best to be avoided/elliminated? or is he manipulative and a bit evil?
just curious about whether he would tell Gabe a little bit about what happened to Jack when he was younger.
Jack needs fukkin therapy, dude.
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
he does lmao
I think this guy is evil/manipulative but genuinely believes he's doing right ya know
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/02/2017
lays it on thick with 'Jack's case was severely mishandled when he was younger, but from our talk earlier, it was obvious that he's in the right mindset. We're here to work with him now, not silence him.'
firesonic152 - 11/02/2017
GABE HAS SO MANY QUESTIONS
Like "silence him?" What's with that specific wording...
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/03/2017
ugh that specific wording is proof that i'm no longer ay good with braining today. maybe he assumed that Gabe knew about what happened to Jack and he was trying to convince him that this is what Jack wants.
i'mma go ahead and turn in
night night
<3<3<3
firesonic152 - 11/03/2017
Yeah exactly !! That wording tips Gabe off
Ahhhhh good night <33
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/03/2017
:sparkling_heart:
firesonic152 - 11/03/2017
gggghh i was thinking again about jack like being forcibly silent as a kid and like. depending on how early it started he could have had so many developmental delays regarding speech skjfnesfkj
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/03/2017
something to check out when i've got a bit more time later today, sort of find a quick reference about how that might affect someone. in the maentime, him being so rude all the time (and preferring texts) might stem from odd speech patterns--if he's mean, people won't want to talk to him so much, and it just became a habit over the years.
firesonic152 - 11/03/2017
QoQ
also just. general lack of good social skills ^^;;
sometimes he just pronounces words wrong and tends to overreact to being corrected
SuspiciousPopsicle - 11/03/2017
well, yeah. XD like, it just started out as being defensive over his speech, and got worse with time as being rude got him what he wanted: less expectations that he talk to people.
aww...poor isolated Jack. ;;
firesonic152 - 11/03/2017
q-q hhh
this is the shit I'm studying I'm excited about this LOL
Not this specific kind of case obviously but I am taking a class on language disorders and shit
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