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esp_dragonv2Fandom: Noblesse
Summary: M-21 didn't have much time to react before Tao slammed into his back, arms wrapping around his neck in a loose hug.
"Can I see yer wings for a sec?"
Notes: Wing prompt for the Let's Fix It event.
Wing AU.
Set before season...5, I think?
Rating: PG-13
Genre: General
Word count: 928
Status: Complete
"Eeem!"
M-21 didn't have much time to react before Tao slammed into his back, arms wrapping around his neck in a loose hug.
"Can I see yer wings for a sec?"
M-21 raised an eyebrow, but did as Tao asked. He rolled his shoulders, feeling the wings stretch out from his back. Tao's weight pressed down on them, but not enough to hurt or impede their movement.
"Thanks, M, you're the best!" Tao let go, and M-21 felt Tao's hands on his wings as he hummed.
"Why do you want to see them?" M-21 said, extending his wings when Tao gave them a small tug. There was nothing interesting about them - they were a dull grey and barely had enough power to carry him. The only reason why they were interesting was he hadn't seen any other modified humans with them, so he could surprise an agent with his extra limbs, but they were weak in comparison to his arms.
"Reasons," Tao said, his hands measuring M-21's wings. "Very good reasons."
"Uh-huh." That was never a good response coming from Tao.
"All right, think I've got everything I need. Thanks, M!"
Tao was gone by the time M-21 turned around. He sighed as he folded the wings back inside him.
He could only wait to see what Tao was planning now.
* * *
[i did t!!!]
M-21 blinked at the message before replying, [Did what?]
[ull c~ meet me on the roof~ ;D]
Hn. It had been a few weeks since Tao had asked to see his wings, but Tao hadn't asked the others for anything, so it could still be about that.
His wings and the roof... Was Tao going to ask him to fly? But what had Tao 'done'?
Only one way to find out, and M-21 headed upstairs.
* * *
"The fuck?" M-21 said once he got onto the roof and saw Tao. And what was behind Tao.
"What do ya think?" Tao said, spinning around. There were a pair of wings on Tao's back. They looked identical to M-21's, except they were made of metal and strapped onto him like a backpack.
"You made them?" Except he already had his answer, because why else would Tao be showing them off like that? "Can they fly?" Metal was heavy. M-21 wasn't sure how he flew, but his wings were part of his transformation, so that could be why.
"Dunno," Tao said with a gleeful shrug. What. "That's what we're testing tonight!"
Tao held up a controller and M-21 studied it. It looked similar to a console controller. "That's how you're controlling the wings?" But unless Tao had something that could pick up his brain signals, he wouldn't be able to control it with his mind. He sighed when his wings slid out as he tried to figure what Tao would do; his own wings were a little too responsive to his thoughts sometimes.
Tao beamed at him, looking over. "Yup! For now, anyway." Tao's wings flapped, the metal sounding smooth rather than grating.
"All right." M-21 glanced at the edge of the roof but disregarded going towards it. It was easier to fly that way, but if Tao's wings didn't work, it was better if they stayed in the centre instead.
M-21 jumped up, his wings beating the air.
Tao stared up at him, his eyes wide and then followed, leaping up towards him.
Tao was able to flap his wings once before he fell again, looking like it had only the jump that had kept him in the air, not the wings.
M-21 landed next to him, trying to hide his concerned frown. "Are you all-"
Tao burst out laughing, wrapping an arm around M-21's shoulders and leaning on him. "Man, prototype one is done already!"
M-21 blinked at him. "You're...happy about that?" Why was he laughing?
"Huh?"
"You failed." Tao hadn't gotten any lift from his wings.
"Well, yeah." Tao waved a hand before he started shrugging the wings off. "I wasn't expecting to work on the first try! And with that test, I know what I've gotta work on now." Tao set the wings down and gave him a proper hug. "Thanks for the help."
"I didn't do anything," M-21 murmured. Tao had done all the work. "Why did you want to make this anyway?" Why was Tao wanting to put this much effort into something that probably wouldn't work?
Tao leaned back to look M-21. "To fly with you, of course." ...What? "I mean, I can keep up with you along the rooftops, and we can talk through the communicators, but I figured you'd wanna fly higher, or go somewhere that's not so filled with buildings, ya know?"
...Oh. Tao was doing this for him. M-21 slowly returned Tao's hug, sighing. "Thanks. But I don't mind." He hadn't flown that much with M-24 - he hadn't wanted to leave his comrade behind, or reveal his transformation. He could fly around the city at night when less people were around to see him and he could hide in the dark sky, but he hadn't done it a lot, the movements feeling stiff and unused.
"Hmmm. I still wanna do it though. And if I get it working, I can make one for Takeo too. And then you can teach us how to fly properly."
M-21 smiled. "Fine, deal." He knew Tao wouldn't give up until he'd made what he'd set out to do, even if it seemed impossible at the time.
He'd look forward to them all flying together.
Summary: M-21 didn't have much time to react before Tao slammed into his back, arms wrapping around his neck in a loose hug.
"Can I see yer wings for a sec?"
Notes: Wing prompt for the Let's Fix It event.
Wing AU.
Set before season...5, I think?
Rating: PG-13
Genre: General
Word count: 928
Status: Complete
"Eeem!"
M-21 didn't have much time to react before Tao slammed into his back, arms wrapping around his neck in a loose hug.
"Can I see yer wings for a sec?"
M-21 raised an eyebrow, but did as Tao asked. He rolled his shoulders, feeling the wings stretch out from his back. Tao's weight pressed down on them, but not enough to hurt or impede their movement.
"Thanks, M, you're the best!" Tao let go, and M-21 felt Tao's hands on his wings as he hummed.
"Why do you want to see them?" M-21 said, extending his wings when Tao gave them a small tug. There was nothing interesting about them - they were a dull grey and barely had enough power to carry him. The only reason why they were interesting was he hadn't seen any other modified humans with them, so he could surprise an agent with his extra limbs, but they were weak in comparison to his arms.
"Reasons," Tao said, his hands measuring M-21's wings. "Very good reasons."
"Uh-huh." That was never a good response coming from Tao.
"All right, think I've got everything I need. Thanks, M!"
Tao was gone by the time M-21 turned around. He sighed as he folded the wings back inside him.
He could only wait to see what Tao was planning now.
[i did t!!!]
M-21 blinked at the message before replying, [Did what?]
[ull c~ meet me on the roof~ ;D]
Hn. It had been a few weeks since Tao had asked to see his wings, but Tao hadn't asked the others for anything, so it could still be about that.
His wings and the roof... Was Tao going to ask him to fly? But what had Tao 'done'?
Only one way to find out, and M-21 headed upstairs.
"The fuck?" M-21 said once he got onto the roof and saw Tao. And what was behind Tao.
"What do ya think?" Tao said, spinning around. There were a pair of wings on Tao's back. They looked identical to M-21's, except they were made of metal and strapped onto him like a backpack.
"You made them?" Except he already had his answer, because why else would Tao be showing them off like that? "Can they fly?" Metal was heavy. M-21 wasn't sure how he flew, but his wings were part of his transformation, so that could be why.
"Dunno," Tao said with a gleeful shrug. What. "That's what we're testing tonight!"
Tao held up a controller and M-21 studied it. It looked similar to a console controller. "That's how you're controlling the wings?" But unless Tao had something that could pick up his brain signals, he wouldn't be able to control it with his mind. He sighed when his wings slid out as he tried to figure what Tao would do; his own wings were a little too responsive to his thoughts sometimes.
Tao beamed at him, looking over. "Yup! For now, anyway." Tao's wings flapped, the metal sounding smooth rather than grating.
"All right." M-21 glanced at the edge of the roof but disregarded going towards it. It was easier to fly that way, but if Tao's wings didn't work, it was better if they stayed in the centre instead.
M-21 jumped up, his wings beating the air.
Tao stared up at him, his eyes wide and then followed, leaping up towards him.
Tao was able to flap his wings once before he fell again, looking like it had only the jump that had kept him in the air, not the wings.
M-21 landed next to him, trying to hide his concerned frown. "Are you all-"
Tao burst out laughing, wrapping an arm around M-21's shoulders and leaning on him. "Man, prototype one is done already!"
M-21 blinked at him. "You're...happy about that?" Why was he laughing?
"Huh?"
"You failed." Tao hadn't gotten any lift from his wings.
"Well, yeah." Tao waved a hand before he started shrugging the wings off. "I wasn't expecting to work on the first try! And with that test, I know what I've gotta work on now." Tao set the wings down and gave him a proper hug. "Thanks for the help."
"I didn't do anything," M-21 murmured. Tao had done all the work. "Why did you want to make this anyway?" Why was Tao wanting to put this much effort into something that probably wouldn't work?
Tao leaned back to look M-21. "To fly with you, of course." ...What? "I mean, I can keep up with you along the rooftops, and we can talk through the communicators, but I figured you'd wanna fly higher, or go somewhere that's not so filled with buildings, ya know?"
...Oh. Tao was doing this for him. M-21 slowly returned Tao's hug, sighing. "Thanks. But I don't mind." He hadn't flown that much with M-24 - he hadn't wanted to leave his comrade behind, or reveal his transformation. He could fly around the city at night when less people were around to see him and he could hide in the dark sky, but he hadn't done it a lot, the movements feeling stiff and unused.
"Hmmm. I still wanna do it though. And if I get it working, I can make one for Takeo too. And then you can teach us how to fly properly."
M-21 smiled. "Fine, deal." He knew Tao wouldn't give up until he'd made what he'd set out to do, even if it seemed impossible at the time.
He'd look forward to them all flying together.