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Title: Smile
Author: [livejournal.com profile] kiyala
Word Count: 499
Fandom: Inception
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Warnings: N/A
Notes: Originally written as commentfic for [livejournal.com profile] hazysea to cheer her up a while back. Goes with this adorable picture of JGL




There are lots of things Eames can measure their relationship by. The first time they’d fucked, the first time they told each other things about their pasts, the first time they’d found themselves in a hostile situation and known without a doubt that they had each other’s back.

But his favourite is the first time he’d really seen Arthur smile.

It had happened when they’d both been younger. After this one job in the middle of monsoon season in Delhi, Cobb had promised the base of operations for their next job would be a beach house. To Eames’ surprise, he’d actually kept the promise.

Eames dressed down to suit their location; everybody had. Even Arthur, in his own strange way. While dressing down meant cargos and a t-shirt to everybody else, Arthur had decided it meant a sleeveless sweater vest and jeans. He hadn’t bothered slicking his hair back this time around, and Eames was only glad that he was extremely smitten with Arthur because otherwise, the hair itself would have done it.

To Eames’ (and the rest of the team’s) great pleasure, Arthur was also much more relaxed here. The job was challenging—Cobb wouldn’t have taken it otherwise—but manageable. It was one afternoon before the job actually took place and there was no work to do while Cobb was out arranging how they would gain access to their mark.

Eames had suggested going out for a walk on the beach and Arthur had enthusiastically agreed, except when they’d gotten outside, Arthur had pulled Eames into a kiss. Eames could tell then and there that they wouldn’t make it to the beach. He didn’t mind.

He’d kissed Arthur back, and they’d decided to sit where they were, under the supporting beams of the beach house. The sand wasn’t as soft or dry as the beach but hey, Arthur had said, sand was sand.

So Eames sat and Arthur sat beside him, nearly on top of him, and pushed him to the ground for another kiss.

"You’re insatiable," Eames had murmured, earning a soft huff of amusement from Arthur.

"Pot, meet kettle."

They kissed again, slower this time, tongues sliding against each other, before Arthur pulled away.

Eames could feel it then; he was going to say something very stupid and ruin this all. He didn’t meet Arthur’s eyes, batting ineffectually at the sand all over Arthur’s jeans instead.

It slipped out anyway, easy as a breath. "I’m utterly mad about you, you know."

And Arthur hadn’t withdrawn. He’d smiled, bright and beautiful, all for Eames.

And he’d reached over, running his fingers through Eames’ hair and said, "Yeah."

For weeks, months after, Eames had tried to find out every single way to get Arthur to smile at him like that again. He’d tried to find out what Arthur meant by the simple yeah.

And he knows, now.

He knows that to see Arthur smile, all he has to do is smile first.

And the yeah had meant me too.

x
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Date: 2011-03-17 11:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-rahl.livejournal.com
GUUUUH SO CUTE!!! That was incredibly adorable!!!
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Date: 2011-03-17 12:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 8dreamcatcher8.livejournal.com
That's so cute!

Date: 2011-03-17 03:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 8dreamcatcher8.livejournal.com
I was lucky and found the whole series boxset at a good price on Amazon.uk, so now I'm going through all episodes :)
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Date: 2011-03-17 01:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kasu-chan.livejournal.com
That was adorable ♥

Date: 2011-03-17 02:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rainbowsbanging.livejournal.com
Hearts in my eyes.
If this webpage was a notebook, there would be hearts around the borders!
Hearts all around!
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Date: 2011-03-17 03:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] atratuslupin.livejournal.com
That was so adorable. <3

Date: 2011-03-17 04:54 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ebilgatoloco.livejournal.com
D'awwww! That was so damn adorable. I thnk I fell in love right alone with Eames ♥

Date: 2011-03-17 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hidden-gems.livejournal.com
Gah, my teeth!! *picks them all off the floor*

An adorable ficlet to go with a truly adorable picture <3

Date: 2011-03-17 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/
Awww~, that's lovely! ♥

Date: 2011-03-25 10:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mesmorizee.livejournal.com
This was so adorable and sweet! ♥

Date: 2011-03-26 05:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gadgetorious.livejournal.com
He knows that to see Arthur smile, all he has to do is smile first.

I loved that! :D

Date: 2011-03-29 08:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] piecesof-reeses.livejournal.com
I might be actually cooing at my screen right now. Jesus Christ, this is so precious and endearing and I feel overcome by the extremely embarrassing urge to speak baby-talk to this fic.

/awkward

Date: 2011-04-11 04:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] atira7.livejournal.com
*dances gleefully*

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