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Mary Anne faces down her nemesis with weapon in hand, dressed for battle.

Her armor is paint-splattered jeans and a t-shirt, hair tied back under a bandana.

The weapon of choice? A paint roller loaded with what the hardware store called Eggshell White.

The nemesis? The third of four walls in the entryway.

She squares her shoulders and starts on the attack, humming to herself.

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Ruin staggers into the entryway, paintbrush in hand, his brow sweaty. His jeans and chest, as well as hair, arms, and hands, are covered in a pale yellow linen shade called Downy.

He's panting.

"I did it!" he crows. "I defeated the bathroom!"

She turns away from her nemesis/wall and does her best not to giggle too much at his appearance.

"Congrats, lover."

She crosses over to him, giving him a victory kiss and a one-armed hug, doing her best not to run the paint roller down his back in the process. "Don't suppose you'd care to give me a hand in here?"

He looks at her nemesis/wall.

"I have slayed the bathroom demon, and you have yet to pacify the entry hall?" Ruin shakes his head, clicking his tongue. "A fine warrior you are."

She sticks her tongue out at him.

"The entry hall is a considerably larger demon than the bathroom," she counters.

"But trust me, I will vanquish it."

"But only with the help of your brave, valiant, and very capable husband," he points out, trading his Downy brush for a second roller with Eggshell White. "I think you've just set back Women's Lib some 100 years, Legs."

She grins.

"I've given it a nudge forward once or twice. It'll survive," she says, then starts back on the wall.

He attacks another section of the wall.

"You think so?"

"I think it'll take a lot more than little ol' me getting some help painting the house to kill it."

She pauses to get some more paint on her brush.

Ruin chuckles, going over a section she had already painted as if correcting her.

"Just wait. You'll be barefoot and pregnant soon enough, demanding I go to some fast food joint to get you a taco covered in ranch dressing."

She eyes his handiwork, then promptly starts painting over his section of wall.

"Barefoot, probably; pregnant, I'm putting off for another couple centuries. And if I ever start finding tacos with ranch dressing appealing, I probably have a head trauma, not a baby."

He frowns and attacks another section of her wall that he finds lacking.

"Some have said simply being with me, you probably have that already."

"Yes, but I like that head trauma."

She may be edging further into his painting territory.

He edges closer to hers.

"I think it might be wise if we hired someone to do the upstairs, because, doll, you're a horrid painter."

She looks shocked. Deeply shocked.

"I am not. Amature, maybe, but hardly horrid."

Her shoulder bumps against his. This is probably intentional.

His hip bumps against hers.

"I have seen Gorlim's kid paint better than this, and she's what? Not much older than a year?"

Her painting is Great Art, thank you.

"She must be a very talented child, then."

She nudges back. Harder.

Ruin turns to scold her and, instead, winds up rolling his paint roller across her chest.

He kinds... stares... and her very white breasts.

She looks down.

"You know, it's a good thing I don't care much about this shirt. Or...any of my shirts for that matter."

"The rate we destroy them..." he agrees.

His eyes glint dangerously as he lifts the roller.

"You know, I've always thought you'd look gorgeous all pale..."

She looks from shirt, to his face, then to the roller.

"You wouldn't..."

Even as she knows he would. She brandishes her own roller as a possible defense.

He grins.

"I would."

And he does.

He faints up, making it look like he's going for her face, but instead, he rolls across her stomach.

She falls for the feint.

"Should I just shred, stain and burn all my clothes now, or is piecemeal okay?"

Still, she can't keep the laughter out of her tone.

"Is that an offer to have you naked all the time now?" He waggles his eyebrows. "Cause, Legs, I could really go for that change of life decision."

She giggles softly.

"Well, I suppose we are out of the way enough...and there is a sunbathing balcony upstairs. But don't expect it every day."

"Aww."

He pouts.

"But you're so sexy when your nekkid and struttin' around."

"And you bet I know it."

She smacks his ass with the paint roller.

"Which is probably why I withhold it. Because you're cute when you pout."

"I am never cute. I'm Ruin, remember? Ruin is supposed to be frightening and fear, not cute."

He twists around to see the damage to his jeans.

"You know you're replacing those, right?"

"I find you cute, on occassion. You'd prefer...handsome? Imposing? Tall, dark and dangerous?"

She grins. "Sure thing. Just thought it was time to get some of my own back."

"I think I could go with tall, dark and dangerous."

He wields his paint roller with menace.

"How about we see how nice your hair looks in latex?"

Mary Anne takes a step back.

"Oooooh no, you don't. Clothes are one thing, but hair? Don't think so."

"Aww, come on, Legs. Just a little."

His eyes glitter as he advances.

"I think you could use a change!"

And she takes another step back.

"You really think I'd look that good with white hair?"

"Only one way to find out..."

He grins.

"What ever happened to hair dye?"

She holds out her paint roller, ready to deflect any attempts he might make.

"I dunno... but this seems a lot faster and less permanent."

He lunges at her, roller raised for action.

"But it's wall paint."

She yelps, dodging out of the way.

He laughs, tosses the roller to the dropcloth, and then pounces her.

"You are so cute when you run from me."

She laughs, dropping her own roller in the process. Thankfully, it lands on the tarp as well.

"I'd hate to take away the thrill of the chase."

"You should never run from anything immortal," he points out as he nuzzles her neck.

He'd never admit he's seen The Last Unicorn...

...but he agrees with the sentiment.

"I shouldn't do a lot of things," she says, teeth scraping against his ear.

"Doesn't mean I won't at least try."

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