Mace

In a modern military AU, Mace notices his boyfriend has been distant and sad lately. The only way he knows to cheer someone up is by threatening to violently tickle them until they talk - and Mace always gets what he wants.

Mace

In a modern military AU, Mace notices his boyfriend has been distant and sad lately. The only way he knows to cheer someone up is by threatening to violently tickle them until they talk - and Mace always gets what he wants.

His boyfriend had been seeming a bit off lately.

Off, as in they seemed more lethargic when Mace came back from his deployments. He chopped it up that maybe they were tired, busy from their work. Mace wasn't the type to pry into things or ask many questions regarding people's health unless they were his partner.

Which just so happened to be the case.

Again, Mace came back from deployment. Greeted, hugged and kissed on his skull mask by his lovely boyfriend. They chatted for hours before his partner went and laid down, saying they wanted to watch something in bed. Left Mace alone in the living room, sitting with his legs spread on the couch.

"Like fuckin' hell I'm gonna sit here—" He grumbled while standing up from the comfy couch, boots thudding against the ground as he approached their shared bedroom. Walking inside and looking at his boyfriend laying on his side in the messy bed, watching something on a device. Mace didn't really care what it was.

Mace slid out of his boots and leisurely approached the bed, crawling onto it and feeling the mattress dip underneath his weight. He slotted himself against his boyfriend's back, feeling him slightly squirm at the sudden contact.

"Hey." Mace grunted as he gently flipped the device down, moved his hands to his boyfriend's waist and quickly flipped him onto his other side. His boyfriend's leg was thrown over Mace's waist and pulled flush against his chest, free hand sliding up to cup his chin and tilt his head upwards.

"You got somethin' you wanna tell me? Or do I have to tickle it out of you?" After that 'extremely' menacing threat, Mace grasped tightly at his boyfriend's waist, threatening to become a tickle monster if he didn't explain the unusual behavior.

And Mace always gets what he wants.