I'm addicted to the fire - Marina, Percy

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Most days, Marina had been doing magic with Percy in the evenings. (Some days they didn't do much in the way of magic, ending up with a few beers and tv instead. Hanging out at Percy's place was more fan than hanging out at her own without anyone there. If Percy was sick of her presence, he'd not yet made any mention of it.)

But late tonight they were at the theatre, Marina walking slowly around the filled tank of water, a sense of excitement building inside of her. This was her first time attempting it under water. She could undo the ropes, she could escape the bonds, but she'd not yet done it with the threat of drowning. It was new. It was terrifying. It was pretty amazing.

She turned over her shoulder and grinned at Percy. When they did this in a show she'd dress the part - the corset, the heels, the waterproof makeup. But tonight was practise and they needed to start slow, so she had taken off her shoes and striped down out of her clothes, leaving only her black tank top and matching boyshorts. She tied her hair up now into a tight bun and asked, "you ready?"

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Percy had grown up around illusionists and watching someone go into the tank the first time wasn't exactly a new experience, so he wasn't entirely sure why he was so goddamn nervous. Sure he was going to watch every second and they had worked out a hand signal for Marina to make if she was stuck and unable to get out, but his heart still felt like it was stuck in his throat.

Two years ago he had watched his brother very nearly die doing exactly this.

"I'm ready," he said, never betraying his nerves to Marina. Like she needed something else to distract her! "You remember how to slip the lock and then reach for the tank hinge?"

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"I do," Marina agreed and then said, "I feel like I'm buzzing. This is so great," She was already climbing up to the top of the tank.

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Percy chuckled, glad that she was enjoying herself. She really was made for this, which probably shouldn't surprise him as much as it did. She had dated his daredevil brother, after all.

"Okay, just don't forget the hand signal," he said, watching her crest the podium. He followed her up so he could tie her hands with the knot he had meticulously taught her to slip. Once done, he moved away so he could close the tank, though he wasn't planning on locking it this first time.

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Before he could tie up her hands she showed him that she remembered the hand signal and then, with one last smile of nervousness, she took a deep breath and slipped under the water so he could close the tank.

Slipping the knots when completely submerged in water was different. She'd done it with her arms deep in water before, but all of her? That was new and challenging and she really wanted to breathe. Through the water and the thick glass she could see Percy moving outside the tank as she tried to get free, and eventually - too long! - she slipped the rope and kicked for the surface, pushing the heavy, unlocked lid up and gasping fresh air.

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The entire time Marina was submerged, Percy had been counting away the seconds. At thirty he was going to lift the lid himself even if she didn't want him too. To his relief, however, it wasn't necessary and she gasped for air before he reached 26.

He reached out to help her hold the lid up, in case she needed to just cling to the side for a moment. "Alright," he asked her, cautiously.

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It was the sort of high Marina hadn't felt in years and she answered his concern with a grin, reaching out for his hand. "More than alright," Marina assured him, getting him to help her out. On the solid floor of the stage she was dripping everywhere, soaked entirely and delighted. She laughed with glee, the sound echoing through the cavernous room. "That was amazing! Jesus- Percy, did you fucking see that?" Again she laughed, this time a sound of triumph as she pushed escaped wet hair out of her face.

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"I fucking did!" he said, now able to match her excitement since he wasn't watching her flail about underwater and counting the seconds until it could be considered drowning. "You were amazing. You're a natural," he said, reaching out to rub her arms in case she was cold. The theater was large and she was soaking wet.

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Her breathing was heavy and deep, still trying to recover from the lack of air, and she reveled in his compliment. She was a natural, dammit! He rubbed her arms and the contact was most welcome, and then she was wondering if he minded that her wet clothes were suddenly pressed against his as she kissed him, and then she wasn't really wondering anything at all. She could feel her heart behind her ribcage as it danced and pounded.

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Percy had not expected to be kissing his very sodden friend, but now that it was happening, he wasn't about to complain. Instead he wrapped his arms around her, holding her close as he curved his own body against hers.

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Marina moaned against his lips, her body sinking against Percy's as she let him pull her close. It had been a long time since she'd really kissed anyone. Sure, she'd kissed Percy just a few months ago, but it hasn't been a real kiss. It had been a thing for show and there was nothing exciting about it. But this kiss tonight, there was certainly excitement happening right now.

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It had been a lot longer between kisses for Percy, which was possibly why he hadn't taken a second to think about what was happening right now. Should he really be kissing his best and only friend? And feeling her up? Because the second Marina moaned into his mouth, his hands slipped under her wet shirt and up against her back.

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Marina had sunk her fingers into Percy's shirt, attempting to pull him harder against her despite the fact that there was no possible space to even do that. Her kisses were deepening and she wished that she had a wall behind her, or they were sitting, or lying down or... any option that didn't rely on her legs, which were starting to feel a little less than stable.

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A growl escaped Percy's lips and he was fairly sure he was about to fall over. The tank was close by, however, so he moved them both towards it. Once there, he lifted her around his waist, propping her against the tank before kissing her deeply.

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Marina wrapped her legs around his waist, pressed between the freezing cold solid wall of the water tank behind her and the warm and living body of Percy. His shirt was soaked from her singlet, his trousers not faring all that much better (except for the fact that she was wearing less on the parts pressed against his trousers, something of which she was very aware, rocking her hips against his, nipping at his bottom lip with his teeth as they kissed.)

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Oh this was very good, or at least that's what his body was telling him. He moved to bite and kiss at her neck as he gave her arse a not-so-gentle squeeze.

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"Oh god," she whispered, dropping her head back, her fingers twisting in his hair. "Have you-" she licked her suddenly dry lips, digging her heels into his arse to push him against her. "Have you got a condom?"

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Aaand there it was. Percy pulled away, panting hard as he tried to regain his breath and wits. "Shit," he breathed, shaking his head. "I don't. Shit." There was probably one in Giles' dressing room, but like hell he was going to mention his brother's name right now.

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Marina feet were back on the ground, her chest rising and falling with each heavy breath. She pushed away a wet tendril of hair again - it was all trying to fall free of the bun by now - and looked up at him towering above her. No condom. Of course not.

But she didn't want to stop this. Maybe it was stupid and she knew she was just caught up in the moment but... She grabbed Percy by the trousers, pulling him back to kiss her again. "We'll make do," she told him breathlessly and then, unbuckling his trousers, she pushed him against the tank, slipping to her knees in front of him.

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Percy was about to tell her they probably shouldn't do this, but then her mouth was on him and the only sound he could make was a moan of pleasure.

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When she'd first gotten with Giles, Marina hadn't been all that good at this. She'd learned though, and she thought she was pretty decent. At least, Giles had always seemed pretty damn pleased in the end.

After he'd come, Marina drew back and looked up at him, running her tongue across her lips. She felt so strangely triumphant, like she'd just won something important she didn't even know she was competing for.

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Percy felt like his knees were going to fail him, but in the best way. "Hmmmmnnggg," he managed to purr at her while he tried to gather his wits back together again. God it had been a long time since anyone had done that with him, and he had loved every second of it.

Grinning down at her widely he said, "your turn?"

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Marina beamed and nodded, crawling backwards along the stage a little, loving him above her like that. "I wouldn't say no."

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Percy zipped his trousers back up before he going to his knees as well and crawling towards her. Once above her he leaned down to trap her lips in another kiss, his hands roaming downwards to push her underwear out of the way.

unlike that bitch Samara.

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Marina's breath caught against his mouth and she arched her back, pushing against his hand. (Was this a terrible idea? There were certainly a part of her that kept thinking what a mistake this was but... there was a hornier and more difficult to control part of her that maybe just wanted to keep doing variations of this until she was exhausted.)

THAT TOTAL BITCH

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Percy's fingers slipped inside her and he set a slow pace, before moving to kiss down her neck to her shoulder. Finally he replaced his fingers with his tongue, his hands moving to her hips to keep her pulled close to him.

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Marina was whispering the sort of things that might led one to believe she was having a religious experience, but this was actually better. Her hand was on the back of Percy's head, trying not to grip him too tight.

When Marina came it was with a strangled moan, her face turned to the side and pressed into her arm.