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[therushingsky]

"Heyyyy, you've reached the head office of the Atlas Corporation, leave a message and your number, and one of our people will get back to you."

Comments

[therushingsky]

yeah just laying in bed

didnt see u during breach u ok?

[beejfu]

lol nope. was n a cage whole time

what were u?

[therushingsky]

mostly just myself but way grosser + on a train ++ with a worse childhood

[he's playing it down, but not untrue.]

u want me 2 come over?

[beejfu]

always but esp now!!!

wtf what was ur childhood 4 real?

[therushingsky]

lol im coming <3

it was nice. mom cleaner 4 big corp + dad did filing there. both really nice to me rip.

[beejfu]

i feel like ur leaving stuff out

[therushingsky]

nahhh not really i was an only child + they both loved me I had it good

they died when i was pretty young but i still got lucky

train me was screwed from day 1

[beejfu]

what was his deal?

[therushingsky]

full native train kid w/ zero memory of anyone ever admitting to being his family

he was a scavenger who figured out that people treat you better if they dont notice that ur starving


[Then, a knock on your door, Betelgeuse. He's outside.]

[beejfu]

[BJ leaps up from his couch and opens the door. He picks Rhys up in a hug, snuggling him]

[therushingsky]

[Rhys hugs him back tightly, wrapping his hands around Betelgeuse's shoulders to just squeeze as much heat and contact into him as he can.]

Hey. I'm sorry you had a bad week.

[beejfu]

I always have bad weeks. You're here! That's automatically better.

[he turns and carries Rhys into his weird cabin, dropping them both on the couch, bouncing a bit.]

[therushingsky]

[Rhys leans in to give Betelgeuse a kiss in the middle of his forehead as he's carried, laughing ever so slightly as they land together.]

Yeah. It's immediately better being back with you too.

[He gives Betelgeuse an adoring look, then leans in for another head kiss.]

[beejfu]

[Betelgeuse practically purrs, basking in the glow of Rhys' affection. Monogamy; he can do this! He keeps his hands to himself, only leaning his head against Rhys' shoulder. This is nice]

I didn't get to have sex as a human yet.

[therushingsky]

Yeah?

[Rhys replies, light and warm, trailing his fingers up the back of Betelgeuses's neck, teasingly.]

Jeeze, I'm surprised you haven't exploded already...

[beejfu]

[He gives a rough but excited laugh, shivering]

The heck was that?

[he's ticklish.]

[therushingsky]

[Rhys is surprised and delighted by this reaction.]

What? This?

[He asks, trailing his fingers teasingly over the sensitive skin just beneath Betelgeuse's ear.]

[beejfu]

[He sputters and jerks back suddenly, also very much surprised]

YES that!

[therushingsky]

Hey, fun things to find out about yourself: you're apparently kinda ticklish now!

[He decides to show mercy, and smooths his hands down Betelgeuse's back, before sliding his hands under the bottom hem of the other man's shirt.]

Does it feel nice?

[beejfu]

[He gives another involuntary shiver, looking at Rhys in a distrusting manner]

Yes. No.

It's weird.

[Which probably means yes]

[therushingsky]

[He trails his fingers under the hem of Betelgeuse's shirt, exploring the bare skin over small of the other man's back.]

It doesn't feel bad, but it makes you feel like you can't control your body, right?

[He smiles, watching the other man's expression.]

You're so cute. I could just watch your expression all day.

[beejfu]

[BJ gives a toothy grin, blushing as he struggles to sit still, sitting on his hands]

Aw, you.

Yeah. Yeah, that's it. That's the spot.

[His knee suddenly starts to jerk uncontrollably as he stares down, worried]

I keep forgetting I'm human sometimes. It's weird, you'd think since every experience is new, I'd be all over it, but you get used to this body REAL quick.

[therushingsky]

Don't worry, I'm pretty sure that's normal.

[He drops his hand to trail over that shuddering knee, just taking his time in showering the other man with small, soft caresses.]

I guess every experience is new once, but then it's a lot of repeating the same ones over and over just to stay alive.

[beejfu]

[He nods, watching in fascination at his own body as Rhys calms the shaking down]

Weird.

So wait, I can do that to you?

[His hands inch forward, interested in finding Rhys' ticklish bits]

[therushingsky]

Oh, it won't work on me, I'm not ticklish.

[Rhys says, but it's the lie of a man who has spent a long and fruitful life being tickled mercilessly by people.

He catches one of Betelgeuse's hands, determined to avoid being caught out.]