Post by J on Dec 3, 2020 9:48:58 GMT -5
//Off Camera//
“Did pretty good didn’t I?” He let out a bit of a chuckle, glistening with sweat, out of breath but somehow so euphoric after winning his first match. Carnivore a complete unknown entity to him but clearly someone noteworthy someone he was better keeping his eye on. Even if he was the one moving on there was no telling how the chips would fall, Vegas wasn’t that far from Reno and your success in a new company was never something to gamble on.Opening up on the Main Event spot came with big expectations and while Luther had his doubts as usual his darling angel of a wife had always believed he could do it. She was his rock, his support, his everything. “Eh, not so bad.” she purred. That caused Luther to flinch slightly, and she ruffled his hair. If she didn’t keep his ego in check, no-one could. “You did great. I just don’t want my big man resting on his laurels. The second you get too comfortable, a young bull is gonna come in and rip your throat out.”
He took a moment to let it sink in perhaps a moment too long. Before laughing nervously. “Yeah like that would ever happen. I am just enjoying my moment, it's been a while since I won a debut match anywhere. Maybe someone up there is looking after me.”
She smirks in response.
“Someone down here is looking after you too you know, speaking of which?”
She sniffs the air and smacks him on the arse.
“Off to the showers with you, now! I’m not sharing a car with that stench as manly and musky as sweat may be sometimes..”
***
It had been a good while since the first show and returning to Reno was less stressful than previously since coming back from a win. Yet when the two of them were settling at their home-away-from home in the desert...things were as usual.
“Look, this guy is younger than me, faster than me, a multitalented athlete who seems to be good at everything he does, wrestling, MMA, Muay Thai..I’ve fought guys who can’t even spell Muay Thai, how the hell am I supposed to get the best of him?”
“I’ll flash my bra at him and when he’s distracted, you punch him in the nuts.”
“WHAT?! DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF TO THESE YOUNG HORN DOGS, THEY ARE UP ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT IN THE INTERNET PLEASURING THEMSELVES IT WILL GIVE HIM THE WRONG IDEA, HE COULDN’T PROBABLY EVEN HANDLE A REAL WOMAN AND--”
“LISTEN... you dingus, if you’re getting intimidated by some guy cause he kicked a few cans in a cage.then why are you even showing up? I don’t care if he’s a practitioner of Muay Thai, Tie-Dye or Thai Ladyboys, you are Luther Marcellus Thunder, the number one seed, the biggest damn lion in this promotion, and I don’t give a rat’s ass if you’re facing the actual psychological killer Jigsaw from the SAW movies... I expect victory. You keep the wins coming, and I’ll keep my bra out of public view. Deal?”
“It’s not like those were any cheap bras you know..”
“LUTHIE!”
He blushes and looks at her.
“Deal, I’m just saying that the kid seems respectful enough. I’m not stupid enough to go into this match bragging and strutting my stuff just to get put in some sort of a weird rolling around match..”
She snorts.
“You know MMA is more than just a bunch of guys rolling around on top of one and other.”
“If you say so..but what I mean is. I don’t plan on making an ass of myself. I’ve faced so many people who cracked jokes at my expense. I’ve faced too many people who thought they were better than me and I’ve humiliated the everloving snot out of them and they’ve moved on since. I don’t need to go around intentionally making enemies here, I never do. Yet they still tend to happen.”
“I can’t understand why, you’re such a sweetheart to everyone you meet.” She smiled at him but has an amused gleam in her eyes. “Maybe they’re just jealous of you. I mean, you have many things a man could get jealous of. Fame. Money. I mean HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR WIFE?!”
He pulls her in for a tight embrace.
“Best damn thing I could ever hope to see. First thing to wake up to, last thing to fall asleep to..if I ever go blind, I want you to be the final thing I see.”
She giggles and pushes him back a bit playfully.
“You know they used to say if boys stay up pleasuring themselves too long they will go blind eventually..”
“No! Really?” He mocked shock.
“Yu-huh and grow hair on their palms..lemme see those hands mister! Have you been up all night working on your PROMOS or what?!”
She chases him around and manages to trip him on the bed before toppling him with a mischievous smirk.
“You gonna have to do better than run away if you plan on beating SAW this week, buster.”
He smirks back at her.
“If he messes with me I’ll SAW him in half in front of everyone!”
“...Really? You’re no magician, or a comedian if that’s anything to go by!” She grinned as his face drooped before kissing him on the cheek. “Kidding! Just gotta keep you in line before you go all giddy, your family has a history of mental health problems you know.”
He grumbles.
“..history, present and probably the future too. You’ll keep me in check alright and sane.”
“Lord knows someone has to. Being sane and in check seems to be a sweet merciful rarity here in Reno!” Esme chuckles. “But that’s why you’re gonna win this tournament. You’ll have the clear focus, the settled mind. Which gives you free reign to take this bunch of crackpots and smash them into smithereens!”
General Patton himself couldn’t have strategized it better, the two of them were in a good place with their lives and careers, who knew an advancement in a wrestling tournament could do such wonders?
Truly magical.