Aboard the Mrs. Morgan [a month after last time]

[momslilassassin]

Game night had gone without a hitch (well, other than the argument Ben had in his halting French with a colonist trying to skip Park Place in Monopoly) and he and Ender were now heading back to their room after a brief stop for ice cream and drinks in the mess.

"That was fun," he said, bumping his shoulder into Ender's. "Movie night next?"

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[endsthegame]

"It's your turn, I believe," Ender said, bumping his shoulder back. "God help us all."

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"I had no idea that movie about wine would have a weird Peter lookalike!" Ben protested.

[endsthegame]

"Uh huh," Ender said, sending him a skeptical look. "Any more surprises in tonight's suggestion?"

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"I hope not," Ben said with a laugh, opening the door to their suite. "Otherwise I'll be forced to go back to the racing movies again."

[endsthegame]

Ender gave a theatrical shiver. "Please, let's not," he said. "But honestly - stop drawing this out. What did you pick?"

His mouth curved with slight amusement.

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"Something called Sharknado," Ben said with a grin. "It's about sharks that attack from inside tornadoes. I thought it sounded educational."

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"Sharks inside tornadoes," Ender echoed, letting the door shut behind him. "Well, that sounds like a scientifically accurate night of fun."

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Ben leaned in and kissed him softly. "Also, hi."

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled, stroking his knuckles over Ben's cheek. "Hi," he said, kissing him back. "Had a good time?"

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"I did," Ben replied, smiling into the kiss. "There's going to be an epic RISK rematch in a few weeks, though. One of the French colonists got beaten pretty badly and he's taking it as an affront to his nation."

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Ender snorted. "You should tell Valentine about that," he said. "I'm sure Peter would be amused to find out."

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"We could send it back under the highest priority," Ben said mischievously.

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Ender snorted. "I think Admiral Morgan would have more trouble with that than Peter's people would."

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Ben's arched eyebrows were a silent "And?" that he wouldn't verbalize.

[endsthegame]

Ender leaned in and kissed him instead of answering that.

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Ben leaned him against the door to prolong the kiss. The cinematic masterwork that Sharknado clearly was could wait a bit.

[endsthegame]

Ender sighed, his hands sliding down to Ben's hips. He leaned into Ben, taking a moment to enjoy it.

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Ben relaxed into him as well, feeling the tiny annoyances and stress of the day melt away.

This hello was his favorite part of the evening.

[endsthegame]

Ender smiled, sliding his arms further around Ben and dropping his forehead to Ben's.

He sounded a little out of breath as he said again, "Hey."

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"Hey," Ben said, smiling back but not exactly backing up. "Good night?"

[endsthegame]

"Busy," Ender said honestly. "After the last colonist left I was stuck with a not insignificant amount of paperwork."

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"Sounds like a thrilling night," Ben said, kissing him again.

[endsthegame]

"It's more thrilling now," Ender said, then took another moment to kiss Ben.

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"Not helping you with the paperwork," Ben murmured, dropping his hands to Ender's hips.

[endsthegame]

"The paperwork's mostly done," Ender murmured. "So let's just sit down on the bed and watch your terrible movie. And maybe do something else, too."