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I'd never do it on purpose, promise. I'm pretty content right where I am.

[ And right where he is happens to be dancing with Peter. It's probably the first time in... ever he's danced with someone he actually wanted to dance with. ]

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Flatterer.

[ also why is Charlie so short though, for real? For now, Peter contents himself with pressing a kiss to his forehead. ]

Do I get to hear your story? You drew quite a crowd. I imagine only half of them were there to admire your good looks.

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Oh, just a little tale about how my dad was particularly nasty to his assistant one day, so she put something even more nasty in his coffee. He was sick for a week.

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Couldn't have happened to more deserving man.

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I thought so.

The best part is I don't think he ever realized it was her.

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Wish I had been there to hear it. [ And here he ducks down a little, murmuring. ]

You know how your voice does such things to me.

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[ He quirks an eyebrow ] I did not know. Thanks for the tip.

[ There's a pause, and the expression on his face takes a definite turn for the wicked ] So does that mean I should wait until later to tell you how much I want to tear you out of that suit?

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[ when he's sure no one is looking, Peter wrinkles his nose. ]

If you'd let me have my way, we could've already been doing that.

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You are zero fun right now, you know that?

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I just felt it was worth pointing out.

Also worth pointing out? I've scoped out at least six empty hallways I wanna drag you into so we can find other ways to use these ties. But I'm being patient.

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Wow, I really have to admire your patience. Especially because there's nothing really stopping you from dragging me off and pinning me against the wall, and running your tongue all over my--

[ and then they drift a little too close to another couple, so for the sake of propriety, Charlie shuts up ]

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[ SCREAMS INTERNALLY

he bites down on his lower lip as they pass by the couple, careful not to hurry them through the steps. Then, after a slow breath, ]

You are such a prick sometimes.

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I'm sorry, was I distracting you?

[ he says, as he presses a little closer to Peter ]

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[ He inhales a little sharply, tamping down the urge to glance around to see if anyone's looking.

(Because he wasn't kidding about those hallways. Six. And he's about ten seconds away from dragging this stupid wizard down into one of them.) ]

We are working, Maxwell.

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Oh, speaking of--

[ He motions with a slight nod of his head towards one hallway in particular ] --you wanna drag me down there and pin me against the wall in about, oh, two more minutes?

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Yes.

[ It's hissed out between his teeth, but then he sighs. ]

But this isn't for fun, is it. Jesus, you totally suck, sometimes.

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[ He laughs a little ] I'll make it worth your while, promise.

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Fine. Two minutes, then.

[ Under his breath, he adds, Friggin' tease.

As it is, he starts leading them in that direction. ]

-- I didn't know you could dance this well.

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Why would you? You never asked.

It's going to sound horribly cliche, but wizards like to throw galas and balls. I've been to more of these kinds of parties than I'd care to count.

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Sooo. You had a coven?

Is that when you guys got out your cauldrons and make spooky noises over them?

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I wouldn't call it a "coven" so much as a dick-measuring contest.

And unfortunately, there were no cauldrons involved.

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[ He sighs, disappointed. ] What's even the point, then?

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You should really just stop comparing us to the witches from Macbeth. It'll save you a lot of disappointment.

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[ He blinks. ]

What's Macbeth?

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[ He gives him the weirdest look for a second before he realizes- Peter was probably just a kid when he left Earth. The works of one William Shakespeare were probably not in the curriculum. ]

Shakespeare play. If you've ever heard the quote, "double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble", that's where it comes from.