It's a humble Thursday afternoon, still warm from afternoon sun and unrelenting temperatures, when Foggy returns to the office. He's dressed differently — something Matt would only notice from smell alone — meaning Foggy has since been back to his place to freshen up entirely, not just to change his clothes. On the books and filling out the rest of his day, he's got a client engagement meeting, which is typically reserved for specific types of consultations (usually the ones that lead to the paying kind of work), but it's only used insofar as to bury the lede for more wholesome, but nevertheless decidedly nefarious purposes.
With one hand in his pocket and the other dangling his current briefcase, he steps up to the door of Matt's office and observes his partner, already certain he's been clocked by his own rampaging heartbeat hammering away in his chest.
"Hey there, partner," he chirps, easing into his grin. "Got any plans for the long weekend?" Friday being a federal holiday gives them a three-day weekend, and while Foggy doubts he can talk Matt out of some manner of work the entire time, it does represent the first opportunity since their discussion for Foggy to woo and for Matt to grapple with both the implications and consequences related to this change between them.
Inside the briefcase and amid his things, Foggy's brought a single, simple stalk of jasmine flower, which he's included for its scent specifically. It's meant to be a gentle enticement to Matt's heightened senses, like a tender tease. What Matt (probably) can't gather is the addition of a pair of tickets tucked into the card pocket, and that Foggy is living on a hope and a prayer that he can talk Matt into coming with him.
Matt can't say that the 4th of July ranks up near the top of his favorite holidays; the beauty of fireworks is lost on him and all he gets from them is noises that echo over the borough as every idiot with a bottle rocket decides to light one off so the city smells like gunpowder and smoke. The crack of a mortar firework also sounds a little too close to a gunshot for his liking so it means that he has to force himself to tune out distant echos around the city for the day--and the ones after because for some reason, no one seems to stop celebrating after the 4th. One thing about the holiday is that the criminal element tends to take a day off too, so at least he has that going for him. It means he'll have a chance to catch up on legitimate work, instead of the masked kind, over the course of the extra day off. Or so he assumes.
He hadn't paid too much mind when Foggy had left the office since they both come and go depending on the needs of clients. He hears him coming up the block on the return so he's unsurprised to hear the opening and closing of the door behind him.
When Foggy steps into his office and he turns his attention away from work, he tilts his head and notices changes. Before he can address it, he's asked about his plans and sets aside the file he's working on. "Holidays are usually pretty slow so I was figuring I'd get caught up on some things. See if I can make a dent in the backlog," he replies.
Foggy's heart is going a mile a minute. He's sweating and he's obviously nervous. He instinctively frowns, thinking maybe major is something is bothering him.
"Is something wrong? Also, why do I smell jasmine?" It's an unusual scent to pick up when it's not mingled either with a bouquet of flowers or the chemical mixture of some perfume where it's synthesized almost beyond recognition. Something's obviously going on.
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With one hand in his pocket and the other dangling his current briefcase, he steps up to the door of Matt's office and observes his partner, already certain he's been clocked by his own rampaging heartbeat hammering away in his chest.
"Hey there, partner," he chirps, easing into his grin. "Got any plans for the long weekend?" Friday being a federal holiday gives them a three-day weekend, and while Foggy doubts he can talk Matt out of some manner of work the entire time, it does represent the first opportunity since their discussion for Foggy to woo and for Matt to grapple with both the implications and consequences related to this change between them.
Inside the briefcase and amid his things, Foggy's brought a single, simple stalk of jasmine flower, which he's included for its scent specifically. It's meant to be a gentle enticement to Matt's heightened senses, like a tender tease. What Matt (probably) can't gather is the addition of a pair of tickets tucked into the card pocket, and that Foggy is living on a hope and a prayer that he can talk Matt into coming with him.
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He hadn't paid too much mind when Foggy had left the office since they both come and go depending on the needs of clients. He hears him coming up the block on the return so he's unsurprised to hear the opening and closing of the door behind him.
When Foggy steps into his office and he turns his attention away from work, he tilts his head and notices changes. Before he can address it, he's asked about his plans and sets aside the file he's working on. "Holidays are usually pretty slow so I was figuring I'd get caught up on some things. See if I can make a dent in the backlog," he replies.
Foggy's heart is going a mile a minute. He's sweating and he's obviously nervous. He instinctively frowns, thinking maybe major is something is bothering him.
"Is something wrong? Also, why do I smell jasmine?" It's an unusual scent to pick up when it's not mingled either with a bouquet of flowers or the chemical mixture of some perfume where it's synthesized almost beyond recognition. Something's obviously going on.