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 Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:46 pm
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The press of Ellis' fingers against his chest was a pressure that Noah hadn't realized he needed until now. It was something familiar and warm and reassuring, and that had a grounding effect on him; it kept some of the anxiety at bay, and while it didn't take it away entirely, it at least reminded him that Ellis was here and not going anywhere.
That, and the gentle sweep of fingers along his neck and ear made him smile. It was almost ticklish; the playful, sweet nature of it was something so simple and so casual that Noah almost couldn't remember what it had been like before Ellis had been in his life. The feeling of comfort was so natural it was like it had been there the entire time.
Noah shifted a little, turning his head to look up at Ellis, and there was something soft and affectionate in his eyes. "You make me happy," he said softly. "Very, very happy."
Don't leave.
His hand tightened on Ellis' beneath his shirt. Noah's lips quirked up into a playful smile.
"Are you asking to stay over?" he said, eyes twinkling a little. "Because I'm definitely asking you to stay the whole night."
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:12 pm
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"I wan't really asking, no," he mused as Noah rolled his head back to catch his eyes, "more like telling you."
It made even him laugh, knowing he was not so bold a creature as to stay if Noah didn't want him to, but the key was that he knew exactly what Noah wanted before the man was so amazing at saying it. Not just with his words, but with his touch and his smiles. It had been a long time since Ellis had been able to exist with someone without questioning what they really wanted from him- his whole life felt like he was just unsure of everything.
But not here.
The hand tracing the curve of his ear slid up and long his jaw, dancing on the line of it with a light, playful touch. Then he slid it up to the outline of his bottom lip and traced it slow and careful as his eyes dropped. There was seriousness in them of a sudden, sobered and calm.
"You make me happy too, Noah. I think-" he stopped, quirking his lip a little at something he left unsaid. When he shook his head, it sent the bright curls flying around his face, but he didn't finish the sentence exactly. It was too soon. "I think you're the most amazing person I've ever met."
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:27 pm
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Noah grinned up at his boyfriend.
"Good," he said, squeezing Ellis' hand. "Because I fully intend on you to stay the whole night. Who else is gonna tend the fire?" he added teasingly, a glint of amusement in his eyes.
The fire in question was burning beautifully now; heat was spreading out over them, smelling of wood smoke and the crackle of twigs, and it was comfortable and wonderful all at the same time. Not sweltering, because the spacious, open concept loft was wide enough to distribute the heat without making it overbearing, and so all Noah felt now was warm and cozy and entirely comfortable.
But he saw the smile slide from Ellis' face, saw his eyes grow more serious. Fingers brushed against Noah's lower lip, and he felt suddenly a little unsteady, staring up at Ellis, his heartbeat quickening under Ellis' other hand. Something inside of him felt strangely like he'd just run a mile, everything fluttering, everything on edge.
Ellis, I'm in love with you.
He almost - almost said it. The words were there, at the tip of his tongue, Noah's lips parting under Ellis' hand because he was so close to letting it out. But it died in his throat, sliding back down, because there was still some part of him that was afraid to let that out. For someone as self assured as he was normally, this particular thing felt so unsteady that he didn't want to take the chance and not have it be exactly what he needed it to be.
Noah's hand moved to take hold of Ellis' wrist, keeping it in place. He kissed Ellis' fingertips, lashes low over his eyes, one by one; a gentle and tender thing before he moved to kiss the palm of Ellis' hand. Then he laced his fingers through Ellis', winding them together, looking up at him with his eyes still half lidded.
"Pretty sure that's youuu," he said, in a soft and slightly light voice, but there was something serious in his own eyes. "You magnificent and beautiful thing."
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:25 pm
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Ellis laughed gently at Noah's teasing but just the way he had become too serious, so did the man staring up at him. The redhead couldn't have put a finger on why, but his heart was suddenly in his throat and he knew that the one settled beneath his fingers was picking up pace to match its wild thundering. There was something in Noah's gaze that sang to him and made him yearn for things he didn't even have a grasp on.
Of course, his lips were an amazing his distraction.
The pads of his fingers felt electrified with each gentle press of Noah's mouth against them, warm and a little damp. Each time he pulled away his breath fanned the kiss it left behind and he forced himself to contain a shiver that was slowly but surely crawling down his spine. It failed when his lips planted against his palm. The crawl erupted between his shoulder blades and made him gasp through parted lips, shivering beneath his hoodie as he felt his skin peppering.
"Maybe I'm beautiful," he mumbled, squeezing his fingers tightly in his lover's, "but you are being very, very tempting right now."
He leaned forward so his still-damp curls framed their faces but stopped inches above the lips below him. It was a hard angle, bending straight down, and he couldn't quite kiss him like he would have wanted. It made him smile though, impish as the nymph Noah claimed that he was.
"Did you know that?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:51 pm
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He could tell from the look on Ellis' face that the little kisses were affecting him; and also because they were affecting Noah as well, his heartbeat unsteady, pulse rising with every little movement that Ellis made. The little gasp made his nerves fizzle; Noah wanted to remember that sound, remember the way that Ellis was looking at him, eyes dark, hair curtaining his face.
Noah licked his lips, not consciously, staring up at his lover. He curled his fingers around Ellis', hearing the storm as though it was far away, in spite of the fact that it was a chaotic cacophony just outside of his tall, skyward windows.
But the fire was burning, and they were alone at his place. There was no chance of anyone walking in, no need to think about anything except the two of them, here, safe and sound and away from the rest of the world. It made Noah's throat a little dry, and something about the entire situation felt intimate on a level he hadn't expected.
He wished he could say it. He wished he could know if Ellis felt it too, this thundering, precious thing between them, and Ellis would be able to sense the pounding of his heart beneath his palm, maybe even hear the quick intake of breath at the closeness.
"Am I?" Noah asked, and his voice was barely above a whisper, staring up at Ellis with dark eyes. He pushed himself up a little, using a forearm braced against Ellis' upper thigh to keep himself balanced, Noah's face moving within an inch of Ellis', lips barely that much apart.
"What are you tempted to do?" he whispered.
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:59 pm
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For all that Noah was the one stretched across his lap and shaded by the curtain of Ellis' hair, it was Ellis that felt like he had been snared. That look in Noah's eyes, the sound of his breathy whisper, paired with the hands that were locked beneath Noah's sweatshirt and in his clinging fingers. Ellis was a nymph trapped by the boughs of his tree and he smiled into it, searching the canopy in Noah's eyes.
"Everything," he whispered back, craning himself a breath lower so he could brush his lips very gently against his boyfriend's - not quite a kiss, but present.
How long had it been since he had felt so confident in something? He couldn't even remember. Looking down at Noah and knowing that every ounce of his affection was returned tenfold made his heart sing in the cage of his ribs. He flexed his fingers against Noah's chest, stroking his palm languid and slow down the center of his chest before he slid it back up, fanning his fingers out to touch as much of his flesh as he could.
"Anything."
A smile pulled his lips wide where they rested against Noah's.
"This is more than I could have ever wanted, just this."
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:49 pm
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If he'd known that it was Ellis who felt as though he was caught, it would have been surprising, because it was Noah who, not for the first time, felt as though it was Ellis who had snared him, not the other way around. He felt trapped in those baby blue eyes, his heart beating rapidly against the hand that was still on his chest.
There was a kiss, but not really a kiss. Noah felt the faintest brush of lips and it made his pulse jump, along with the heady rush of longing that stemmed from the singular word that was breathed out against his mouth, like Ellis was speaking it into existence.
The storms were still there, but distant in Noah's mind, even if they weren't physically distant. He was too caught up in the look on Ellis' face to even notice them, feeling Ellis' hand move beneath his shirt, fingers sliding down bare skin, leaving a tingling sensation in their wake. Noah moved his hand, letting him touch at his leisure, because he wanted to feel more of it, wanted to drown in it.
He felt the smile against his own lips and wanted to laugh aloud at how perfect it was.
There wasn't a way for him to say I love you without it being too soon, without the fear tangling in his throat, but it was there anyway, at the tip of his tongue, wanting to be spoken aloud. Noah swallowed it down, then reached up with his hand and dragged fingers through Ellis' hair, curling in the scarlet locks before they fell away again.
"Me too," he whispered, and it felt almost like it wasn't enough for everything that he felt, and this position was not conducive to what he wanted, to what he felt. Noah shifted, regretting the loss of Ellis' hand as he pushed himself across Ellis' lap, rearranging himself with a leg over each of Ellis', straddling him. Noah's arms moved around his shoulders, curling around his neck, settling himself into place with green eyes that were fixed on Ellis'.
"You said everything and anything," he murmured, leaning forward so that their chests pressed together. "Well. I'm waiting."
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:22 pm
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For a breath, Ellis mourned the shifting body beneath him as warmth was pulled away from his thighs and one hand disentangled with his own. Then Noah's shifting as put to purpose and Ellis was leaned back, comfortable in the sink of the leather cushions, with his boyfriend straddling his thighs. It made him smile and he was breathless, looking up a little with the way Noah loomed above him suddenly.
"And the forest is begging the nymph?"
His playful whisper made even him smile but he was moving already, sliding the hand beneath Noah's shirt around so that he could anchor it against the small of his back, pressed into the heat of his spine, and holding him close. The other slid down, along his thigh, so he could tuck pale fingers into the crook of his leg. The way he held him was possessive and clingy and maybe any other time Ellis would have worried that it was too much. Not here, though, not when they were just alone and happy. Not when Noah had forgotten the storms for the hands on his skin.
He didn't want to keep him waiting.
Now that he had Noah in an easier position, he dipped forward and caught his lips. At first it was only gentle and longing, then it evolved in a breath to the hungry, passionate need that he had reserved for him.
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