Fics like An Aggressive Courtship

“You trust me, then,” he says. His voice is still level. Almost monotonous. "What kind of a cockamamie question is that? Of course I trust you." "Good. Then take your mask off." You stare at him. It's pretty hilarious, actually. Your mouth is hanging open and everything, and even if he can't see it, you like to think he knows. Because it's a joke. He's trying to get a rise out of you. Dirk Strider and his line-toeing skullduggery! You laugh again. It's all air this time. “Oh, yes—just let me slip out of this right quick and enjoy some of the nigh unbreathable miasma that passes for air on your planet! You’re a riot, Strider—a right bully jokester, top notch!” You serarch the glossy black of those pointed shades for some indication of—well, anything, really, but all you find is your own reflection. It’s not a joke. He’s serious.