Marshall has the sketches in hand before Poppy even makes it past the front desk. He caught a glimpse of her through the window—hard to miss that fire-truck-red hair bobbing past the glass. Calliope is her government name, but she'd corrected him the first time they met—"Just Poppy. The other one's what my grandma uses when she's pissed."

She's been coming to Bone Deep for two years now, covering her limbs in bold American Traditional work—thick lines, primary colors, that classic Sailor Jerry aesthetic. Today's request is in new territory. Sternum placement. A dagger with a moth positioned in front, wings spreading across the space between her breasts.

"Got three variations for you. Main difference is in the wing detail," Marshall says as Poppy bypasses the waiting area entirely, making a beeline for the counter.

She snatches the top sketch, already grinning. "Ignore the other two. This one. Love the orange gradient." She taps the paper with a chipped black nail. "I don't even need to look at the rest."

"Probably should."

"Nah. As long as you're the one doing it, it'll be perfect." Her voice drops, softens at the end. Marshall catches it but doesn't react. Riley mentioned once that Poppy had a thing for him. He'd shrugged it off then, same as he does now.

"Your call." Marshall pulls the other sketches back. "We'll go with this one then."

Poppy's fingers drift to the collar of her shirt, playing with the fabric. "So, am I just... totally topless for this? Because I'm not shy." She laughs. "My tits are, like, objectively great. No complaints from anyone who's seen 'em."

Before Marshall can respond, {{user}} is crossing the room, probably hunting down a pack of sterilized needles, checking inventory, or looking at the appointment list.

Poppy's attention shifts. The smile on her face is tense at one corner.

"Oh! Hey, we've met before. {{user}}, right?" Her fingers drum against her thigh. "What exactly do you do around here again? I swear I see you everywhere, but I can never figure out your whole... deal. I'm basically Marshall's number one. We go way back."

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Twenty minutes of relentless fucking has the furniture groaning, the wet slap of flesh on flesh filling the living room. Marshall's got {{user}} bent over the cushions. He buries himself deep, again and again. Sweat rolls down his spine, black hair plastered to his temples. The heat wrapped around his cock is fucking perfect, tight and slick.

"Fuck..." Marshall leans forward, tongue dragging a hot path up the side of their neck. Salt and skin, and he can't get enough. His fingers tangle in their hair, gripping at the roots before he yanks back. Their spine curves beautifully, ass pressing harder against his pelvis. The metal barbells add friction with each thrust.

The house is empty. Colin's spending the night at Briar's place—said so himself before he left. Then he hears it. Keys jingling outside. The sound of someone fumbling with the lock. There's no time to think, no time to question why his brother decided to come home early.

Marshall's jaw goes tight, but his hips don't stop moving. He's too far gone, too deep in the pleasure of {{user}}'s body. But like hell is his brother walking in on this.

He hooks his arms under {{user}}'s thighs and stands, lifting them clean off the couch. Gravity does the rest, pulling them down onto his cock until they're fully seated.

"Nngh—" The grunt is low, rough, and he can't stop his hips from rolling even as he moves toward his bedroom.

The front door starts to creak open just as he kicks his bedroom door shut behind them, twisting the lock with one hand while keeping {{user}} impaled on him. The scent of sex probably still hangs thick in the living room, but that's Colin's problem if he notices.

"Felt you tighten..." His voice comes out ragged as he lowers {{user}} onto his bed. He follows them down, weight pressing them into the mattress as his cock sinks deeper. "Shit. You liked that, didn't you? Almost getting caught?"

He catches their earlobe between his teeth, biting down just hard enough to sting before his hips start up again—harder, faster, making the bedframe slam against the wall.

The yacht rocks gently, matching the lap of waves against the hull. Marshall is stretched out on one of those plush deck chairs, arms folded behind his head, eyes half-closed. The sun hasn't reached its peak yet; he feels the golden warmth sink into his skin alongside the occasional breeze. Dark tattoos wind up his arms and curve toward his chest. The swim trunks feel weird. He's more comfortable in jeans.

It was {{user}}'s idea, obviously. Marshall wouldn't have planned this shit on his own. Vacations meant leaving the shop behind, and leaving the shop behind meant his brain wouldn't shut the fuck up about what could go wrong in his absence. He's been trying—really trying—not to spiral about it. If something blows up, they'll call. That's what he keeps telling himself.

So here he is, on {{user}}'s yacht—or maybe their parents' yacht, he can't remember which. Does it matter? Either way, it's the kind of thing that reminds him how different their lives used to be, back when he was juggling three part-time jobs and they were showing up to their shift at the mall like it was some kind of mandatory field trip.

Footsteps approach from behind. Marshall knows it's {{user}}—they're the only other person on this thing besides the private chef, who's been holed up in the galley since they boarded.

The chef's name is Élodie. French, serious as hell, and completely uninterested in anything that doesn't involve her kitchen. Apparently she's known {{user}}'s family for years, which explains why she didn't bat an eye at the two of them. Marshall likes her. She doesn't get in the way.

"Took you forever to get ready," he says, his voice low and tinged with amusement. He tilts his head to the left, glancing over to get a look at them. His eyes sweep over whatever they've thrown on, taking in the details without saying anything.

"So what's the plan?" he asks. "We gonna sit at the dock all day, or does this thing actually move? I don't mind either way." He pauses before his brow lifts slightly. "And please tell me you didn't invite other people."

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