FIC: flowers are a loving gesture (but you know you can do much better)
Title: flowers are a loving gesture (but you know you can do much better)
Fandom: Brooklyn Nine Nine
Rating: G
Word Count: ~400
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Amy Santiago, Jake Peralta; Jake/Amy
Continuity: set post-Season 2 finale (SPOILER WARNING)
Summary: This is the day Amy Santiago knows Jake Peralta is serious about her romantically. (Not "romantic stylez" because no human in the world has ever said that in earnest, okay? Romantically because that is a real thing.)
Disclaimer: Characters mentioned are used without permission; I do not own them and am simply borrowing for my purposes. Title credit goes to Valentine by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Please don't sue.
Amy Santiago is a serious person. Jake Peralta is not. It causes problems sometimes (often), especially where understanding each other is concerned.
For instance: Amy's not sure how to take it when Jake reveals his feelings to her (for her?) just before going undercover. All his throwaway remarks and compliments covered by jokes were brushed off easily enough but an actual admission of feelings? From him, that's something else entirely.
Except it's not, really, when he's scared and heading deep into the unknown. It's still not real because nothing could happen even if she were single. Which she isn't, then. (It helps that she has many months and a boyfriend to help convince herself of the validity of this line of thinking.) Also, who says, "romantic stylez" when they're trying to be sincere? No one ever in the history of the world, that's who.
Later, after more feelings are revealed and she's single again and so is he, Amy still hesitates. His words say, "It's all in the past," even as his actions say, "It could still be in the present." Except he didn't pick her; he got dumped and she is not a rebound, so it doesn't matter, anyway. Besides, she wouldn't hesitate if it was right. If it was right, if they were right, she'd know.
The day she really believes Jake is honestly and fully serious about this (romantic stylez) thing between them isn't the day he admits he wanted to ask her out. It's not the day they kiss undercover (twice) or when they kiss again in the evidence lock up, either. No, the day that Amy knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is for real is the day a Relationship Disclosure form appears on her desk. Jake is finally speaking her language. Her heart swells when she sees that he's even filled it out in that chicken scratch he calls handwriting.
Amy doesn't hesitate another second; she signs the form (after fixing his spelling errors because, come on, this is an official NYPD document!) and finds Jake. She kisses him only once, quickly because they're at work but keeps hold of his hand when they turn in the form to their new Captain.
Later, when they're off the clock and at an appropriate location, she'll push him against a wall and express her enthusiasm using Jake's preferred form of communication. (Namely, her tongue in his mouth.)
Fandom: Brooklyn Nine Nine
Rating: G
Word Count: ~400
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Amy Santiago, Jake Peralta; Jake/Amy
Continuity: set post-Season 2 finale (SPOILER WARNING)
Summary: This is the day Amy Santiago knows Jake Peralta is serious about her romantically. (Not "romantic stylez" because no human in the world has ever said that in earnest, okay? Romantically because that is a real thing.)
Disclaimer: Characters mentioned are used without permission; I do not own them and am simply borrowing for my purposes. Title credit goes to Valentine by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Please don't sue.
Amy Santiago is a serious person. Jake Peralta is not. It causes problems sometimes (often), especially where understanding each other is concerned.
For instance: Amy's not sure how to take it when Jake reveals his feelings to her (for her?) just before going undercover. All his throwaway remarks and compliments covered by jokes were brushed off easily enough but an actual admission of feelings? From him, that's something else entirely.
Except it's not, really, when he's scared and heading deep into the unknown. It's still not real because nothing could happen even if she were single. Which she isn't, then. (It helps that she has many months and a boyfriend to help convince herself of the validity of this line of thinking.) Also, who says, "romantic stylez" when they're trying to be sincere? No one ever in the history of the world, that's who.
Later, after more feelings are revealed and she's single again and so is he, Amy still hesitates. His words say, "It's all in the past," even as his actions say, "It could still be in the present." Except he didn't pick her; he got dumped and she is not a rebound, so it doesn't matter, anyway. Besides, she wouldn't hesitate if it was right. If it was right, if they were right, she'd know.
The day she really believes Jake is honestly and fully serious about this (romantic stylez) thing between them isn't the day he admits he wanted to ask her out. It's not the day they kiss undercover (twice) or when they kiss again in the evidence lock up, either. No, the day that Amy knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is for real is the day a Relationship Disclosure form appears on her desk. Jake is finally speaking her language. Her heart swells when she sees that he's even filled it out in that chicken scratch he calls handwriting.
Amy doesn't hesitate another second; she signs the form (after fixing his spelling errors because, come on, this is an official NYPD document!) and finds Jake. She kisses him only once, quickly because they're at work but keeps hold of his hand when they turn in the form to their new Captain.
Later, when they're off the clock and at an appropriate location, she'll push him against a wall and express her enthusiasm using Jake's preferred form of communication. (Namely, her tongue in his mouth.)