Little Moments

Chapter 8: Lipstick

"I don't mean to alarm you, Miss Ritchi," Megamind says slowly, foregoing his usual post-bag-removal greeting, "but your lips seem to have changed color."

Roxanne blinks, then laughs. "Oh, you mean– It's just lipstick, Megamind, nothing to worry about."

"Lipstick?" Megamind repeats, eyes doing that flick-flick thing she knows means he's searching his memories. "Oh, yes, I forgot it comes in more than just the red spectrum. You, ah, usually stick to tamer shades...."

"I bought a tube of green by accident and thought 'why not'." Roxanne explains, shrugging as best she can in her bindings. She doesn't want to accidentally shrug them off again, after all.

"Fascinating." Megamind hums, leaning towards her to get a better look. "I don't understand why humans don't choose brighter shades more often; it really looks excellent on you."

"Glad you like it." Roxanne smiles, meaning it. She loves how Megamind gets when he's interested in something, the way his curiosity just takes him over. And she especially loves it when she gets to introduce him to simple things that someone honestly should've explained to him a long time ago. Getting to be the one to share with him feels special, in a way that's unique to the two of them.

In fact... She opens her mouth to speak, an idea popping into her mind, but hesitates. She isn't entirely sure how he'll react to this, she doesn't want it to seem like she's mocking him. Then again, he already wears eyeliner, so maybe it isn't a problem for him. "Do you want to try some?"

"What?" Megamind asks, gaze leaving her lips and focusing on her eyes, his wide forehead wrinkling with confusion.

"Do you want to try my lipstick?" She clarifies, watching his confusion melt into a wide grin. "I have some in my purse."

The grin falls, replaced by something worried and regretful. "I can't go rifling through your purse, Miss Ritchi. I... Thank you for the offer, though."

"Oh." Roxanne pouts, just a little, before a solution presents itself. "Well, I can grab it for you."

"I'd have to untie you for that." Megamind points out, after a second's thought.

"So?" Roxanne asks. "It's still like three hours until game time — just tie me back up before then."

"And how do I know this isn't some plan to sabotage me?" Megamind asks warily. "How do I know you aren't just tricking me into giving you free rein over my Lair, Temptress?"

(Like she doesn't have 'free rein' every scrabble night, silly villain)

"You don't." She replies with a sharp smirk. "I guess you'll just have to risk it and see."

He watches her thoughtfully for a moment, then gives her a small smile and a chuckle, moving to untie her. "I suppose I will, won't I?"

"Sir, I–" Minion pauses in the doorway at the top of the stairs, not entirely sure what he's looking at.

Sir is twirling rapidly on the toes of one foot, much to a clapping Miss Ritchi's delight, before coming to a dramatically-posed stop. Strangely, one hand is covering his mouth. "Minyon, I have something very important to ann-ounce!"

"Yes, Sir?" Minion asks carefully. There's no telling what could happen whenever Sir gets into one of his more playful moods.

"I feel..." Sir removes the hand to reveal his grinning, bright green-on-blue lips, "pretty! Oh so pretty! And witty! And gaaaay!"

Sir goes back to twirling.

Miss Ritchi goes back to clapping.

Minion goes back downstairs.