title: motivation
fandom: Guardian
pairings: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
words: ~160
format: dialogue only/telephone call
contents: humor, established relationship, set in a random handwavey post-series timeline

Summary: Shen Wei receives an unexpected memo from Dixing, and calls Zhao Yunlan.




"Chief Zhao."

"Good morning, Love of my life!"

"I require an explanation."

"Well, there's this modern invention called a telephone that allows you to talk to people far away --?"

[silence]

"Right. A serious explanation, then."

"I just received a missive from the King."

"Oh?"

"Expanding the legal use of my powers."

"Aha! So the paperwork finally went through!"

[silence]

"I thought the wording was clear. We added a clause letting you do anything not specifically forbidden in the Treaty. You'll still have to do those things in private, of course --"

"And under your immediate supervision."

"Does it say that?"

"Yes."

"But you'll note it doesn't say at my direction."

[silence]

"So you're free to keep ignoring me when I say how hot it makes me when you --"

"Zhao Yunlan!"

[laughter]

"You negotiated a diplomatic addendum to a 10,000 year-old treaty --"

"For sex, yes."

[silence]

"Hm. You do realize I could use it to wash dishes?"

"Which gives us more time for sex."

[silence]

"It would, yes."

"So that's a yes?"

[silence]

[more silence]

"I'm hanging up now."

[laughter]

[dial tone]