[ The ladder rattles and bangs as it hits the ground, and it's only a matter of luck and Adrian Veidt that it hadn't landed atop his head. Then again, one might see it as being bad luck that a ladder would have fallen at the very moment a distracted Amory on his communicator passed by, and that he was now attached, quite literally, to Adrian's hip.
Amory doesn't realize it yet. It's not until initial shock passes that he is finally able to make the movements to push Adrian off of him with presupposed hostility. Or that's what he would have done if he wasn't now glued to the other man. ]
[Whatever. Just look at what you did to his suit, Amory. Some of the threads on his knees and elbows have scraped on the pavement. Of course, this he tries to do as well...only to find himself unable to.]
[ And he could write himself a check and buy an entire factory of prissy purple suits, okay. It's just a stupid suit. What's more important is the fact that Adrian's hands are still pressed against his face, and Amory swears that his fingers must be close enough to graze his lips. ]
The only problem here is that you refuse to get off of me. What are you? A pervert?
[ He didn't notice your failed attempt to pull away at all, Adrian. He's occupied with... other thoughts. ]
[Fortunately this means his fingers are just barely out of biting range.]
I can't. Hold yourself still.
[His tone is considerably less Veidt and more Ozymandias, however even this serious concentration he is famous for in his own world yields no detachment.]
[ Measuring that already? That's quite a bit of optimism there. ]
I can't exactly move, can I? Seeing as you're laying on top of me.
[ Even as he says that, there's some uncomfortable fidgeting from Amory. It's probably due to other man's knee being inconveniently and uncomfortably close to certain lover extremities. Amory swears he's nudging it. ]
[Adrian doesn't like not being in control of his own body but he masks this from his expression discretely.]
I'm unable to ungrip.
[Plain and simple. And if Amory were to try and struggle out of his grasp well he'd feel not only is Adrian not reasserting his grip, the hold itself feels unnaturally rigid.]
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