[ credence hadn't been sure about the whole idea at first. he wasn't opposed but he was worried about embarrassing himself somehow. still, it hadn't taken much reassurance to ensure that he was more than willing to give it a try. it's not the clothes, either: it's the shoes. heels are intimidating things with thoughts of twisted ankles and falling ass over teakettle dominating his mind. you're the only one to ask me this before, he'd teased, eyes flashing bright.
with help he'd managed to get the hang of it, going from clutching at graves' arm and walking carefully before demanding that he be carried the rest of the way to being able to walk more confidently. so now here he is, a friday night, waiting for graves to get back from work so that they can go to dinner. a part of him feels shy about going out, but he still wants to.
sheer black stockings (with the proper garters holding them up, naturally), a sleek silvery grey dress, red heels - miss queenie has been kind enough to help him with hair, makeup, jewelry - thin silver chains, red lips and nails, black hair curled meticulously.
it's meant to be a surprise for the older man, who expects credence as he usually is to go out. sometimes he thinks he should do something special though, and this is it. it doesn't mean he's not nervous, sitting carefully on one of the stools at the counter with his legs crossed delicately at the knee.
he's never been quite so fully done up before, and when graves enters the penthouse the first thing he'll see is credence's back. ]
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with help he'd managed to get the hang of it, going from clutching at graves' arm and walking carefully before demanding that he be carried the rest of the way to being able to walk more confidently. so now here he is, a friday night, waiting for graves to get back from work so that they can go to dinner. a part of him feels shy about going out, but he still wants to.
sheer black stockings (with the proper garters holding them up, naturally), a sleek silvery grey dress, red heels - miss queenie has been kind enough to help him with hair, makeup, jewelry - thin silver chains, red lips and nails, black hair curled meticulously.
it's meant to be a surprise for the older man, who expects credence as he usually is to go out. sometimes he thinks he should do something special though, and this is it. it doesn't mean he's not nervous, sitting carefully on one of the stools at the counter with his legs crossed delicately at the knee.
he's never been quite so fully done up before, and when graves enters the penthouse the first thing he'll see is credence's back. ]