Stupid smiles, stupid faces [Crack/Humor - Nachricht an die falsche Person schicken - fürs Team]

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Team: Ravenclaw
Challenge: Crack/Humor - Nachricht an die falsche Person schicken - fürs Team
Titel: Stupid smiles, stupid faces
Fandom: Almost Human
Charaktere: John Kennex, Dorian
Wörter: 680
Sprache: Englisch

John waited in front of the lift, coffee in his hand. One MX after another walked out of the elevator until Dorian finally showed up. A big grin was plastered on his lips. “Good morning, John,” he greeted him.
“Morning,” John just mumbled back, took a big sip of his coffee, turned around and walked over to the exit. Dorian followed him, silent for once, but this damn smile didn’t vanish from his face.

“Okay, what is up with this stupid grin?” John exploded ten minutes later in the car.
“I’ve received your message,” Dorian simply said.
“What message?” John furrowed his brow. He was completely sure he had not sent any messages to Dorian, at least not since yesterday.

“It was very nice of you, John,” Dorian continued as if John had not said anything at all.
“I haven’t sent you a message, Dorian.” Was Dorian playing him? Maybe he was trying some weird joke. Sometimes Dorian’s kind of humor took getting used to. John still didn’t get it most of the times. “I don’t know if some cables are wired wrong in your head this morning but I definitely didn’t send you a message.”

“Come on, John, you don’t have to be embarrassed. It was a very thoughtful gesture.”
John surrendered with a groan and paid his attention back to the traffic right in front of him. He still didn’t know what Dorian was playing but arguing with him was pointless.
“If you suffer from temporal memory loss I would be very happy to read it to you. They were such nice words. You should hear them.”

“Oh, I really don’t need to hear-”
“I know we haven’t worked together for a very long time yet,” Dorian just started, even using John’s voice which John hated by the way. It was weird to hear his own voice from another person. “but I found myself really enjoying your company. You are smart and beautiful and a really good detective.”

Oh no!

John wanted to stop Dorian right there but the android just kept going, “I wondered if we could go have dinner sometime, or just have a drink together after work.”
“I am really proud that you are trying to come out of your awkward shell, even if you could just have asked this personally,” Dorian said with his normal voice again and his grin widened.

“No, no, Dorian, you have this all wrong. I wrote this message a few nights ago when I was drunk. I saved it but as it seemed I sent it to you yesterday - not on purpose!” John put a finger up, almost shoved it into Dorian’s face so he wouldn’t dare to interrupt him. “But it wasn’t for you. It was for Detective Stahl.”

To John’s surprise Dorian’s smile didn’t waver. “I know, John, after all your message starts with Dear Valerie.”
“Oh! Oh, good.”
“That’s why I took the liberty to pass it on to Detective Stahl.”

“YOU DID WHAT?” A sudden urge to push Dorian out of the car like he did with his first MX washed over John, but he restrained himself.
This damn smile of Dorian still shone back at him. “Stop this, Dorian. You can’t just do things like that.” Signing him up on dating websites were one thing, sending away messages to a person he really liked were another.

“Oh, I didn’t, John.”
“What?” Now John was really confused.
Dorian laughed out loud. “I just wanted to see your face. I recorded it by the way. I could make a print of it if you like.”
“No!” John shook his head, totally done with his metal partner. He would be the death of him someday. “No, just no!”

“Okay, then. I save it in my “John’s stupid faces” file.” Dorian looked out of the window, still this stupid smile on his face, completely proud of himself.
John shook his head again and rolled his eyes. “I don’t want to know,” he said and felt a little smile sneak up on his lips too. Damn!