[G'raha is already gone for work by the time Cloud makes it over and Zack is dressed by then, eager to see Cloud. He's wearing a mechanic uniform he got recently for his new job. He's not working till later but he's dressed for it already. The one piece uniform is unbuttoned a few buttons down his chest, a black shirt covering his chest tightly and he's got the sleeves rolled off to show his arms.]
Hey Cloud! Morning! Did you have breakfast yet? I can make you toast or something.
( every time he sees zack, it feels as if he's got a staring problem. it's the same now, eyes navigating to his chest before pulling back up to his face. he's handsome, and cloud is painfully reminded of those times long ago when he thought everyone in his unit knew how much he idolized zack. )
I'm okay. ( he doesn't need zack fussing over him. ) Is now really a good time?
( obviously he's got things to do since he's dressed for work. )
( he's glad that zack sort of seems to know how to read his mind, leaning into him almost immediately as soon as his arms are around him. maybe, one day, he'll feel comfortable enough to initiate contact first. )
I've been thinking about it since you asked me. ( because of course he has. ) I just...
( cloud trails off for a moment, leaning back to look at him. for some reason, his heart is starting to race. )
I want to be close to you. ( so he can take care of him in return. )
( he shakes his head in an attempt to discourage his apology. it hadn't been too soon. mostly, he'd just been surprised, and he'd wanted to be sure they were both ready for something like that. as much as he cares about zack, cloud still has a lot to tell him that might change his opinion on things.
but those following questions catch him off-guard. )
...Whatever way you want to be.
( it's a low whisper, hesitating for just a second before leaning up to kiss him carefully on the mouth. )
[Zack's eyes widen at those words and when Cloud moves in for the kiss they are still shockingly open for a moment before he leans into the kiss and closes his eyes. He's stunned that he's doing this, going to do THIS with Cloud. They fooled around before sure but Cloud really meant...he had to have meant more, right? Zack can feel his heart beat quickening as he leans deeper into the kiss, pulling Cloud closer to him and deepening the kiss as he walks him back until Cloud's back hits the wall and Zack has him pinned there. Despite his actions he still has that deep red blush on his cheeks, the only thing indicating how shy he really is.]
( there hasn't been anything like this between them since that first time when they'd both gotten drugged. but he's since learned that to be duplicity being duplicity and hadn't thought too much about it.
now... it's like a flipped switch.
the heat of zack's mouth pulls at something deep in his chest, and cloud eagerly pushes up to meet him, gasping into the kiss when zack pins him to the wall. still, he moves, curling his arms around his neck and urging zack closer. it's such a pain he's so short in comparison, but all he's thinking about is zack, wanting to be close to him and for zack to want that too. )
[Zack can feel it too, that desire burning through both of them, a need to be as close as possible. A need to finally be with Cloud. It's almost overwhelming as he leans down to better kiss Cloud, legs a little bent as his hands find their way to Cloud's waist and he's eagerly having those big hands sliding under Cloud's shirt to feel the warm skin underneath. He slides them further before he grabs that waist and lifts him to meet him, keeping him a few inches off the ground to kiss him better. His own moan of want and pleasure leaves him, wanting Cloud to know how much he does want this too. He didn't realize he was even craving it till it was right in front of him.]
( he sucks in a breath between kisses, his skin burning beneath the trail of zack's hands on bare skin.
cloud knows he's wanted something like this for a while: experiencing someone without aphro or some other outside factor pushing him to do this. it's not even strange that they're doing this now, before zack has work and just minutes after deciding to contract for real. it feels good, and he wants — )
Zack.
( it's a soft sound in response to that moan, warm and incredibly turned on at the prospect of more, and with his legs curling around him, cloud is free to get his hands down between them, fumbling with the fastenings of zack's uniform with a murmured 'off'. )
[It's different then the last time they were together like this. Zack's all for it as opposed to worried about being too much for Cloud. He knows now Cloud wants him, wants to be with him enough to contract and while it's not a confession it's enough for Zack. It's enough for him for now.
He feels Cloud's legs wrap around his waist and Zack's eager to hold him tighter too, keeping an arm around his waist tightly as the other grabs his jaw and forces Cloud to look up at him to keep kissing him. It's maybe more demanding than anything Cloud thought Zack capable of, it's not vanilla or soft like he's been.]
Cloud
[He whines almost too needy as that hand on his jaw travels to Cloud's head and tugs down so he can expose his neck more. Zack takes the chance to bite, kiss and suck at Cloud's neck as the others hands fumble to undress him. Zack's totally turned on and horny and the little glimpses of his mako eyes that Cloud gets when he looks up at him has those irises glowing as bright as if he just got an injection. There is a deep hunger in the way he glimpses at Cloud, as if ready to devour him completely but like a good dog is waiting for the command from it's master.]
( it's intense, he thinks. he doesn't know what's changed or why it's different, but he's getting swept up in it, clutching at zack so he isn't pulled under.
there's a sharper gasp of surprise at the heat of zack's mouth on his throat, the sting of his teeth doing something to him. turning him on, and yet... it's so much more than that, straining to be even closer to him and realizing he doesn't have much room to maneuver with zack pinning him to the wall. )
Wait, ( he breathes, a soft command to steady zack's eagerness. ) Let me help.
( if he wants him, cloud is ready to give him exactly that. but his thoughts are focused on getting them undressed, unable to swallow the shiver that tears through him when he looks zack in the eyes. how much is he holding back? does he actually want to know? cloud's stronger than he was when zack had known him, but he isn't entirely sure how much he can take, unable to still his hands as he pushes down the sleeves of his uniform and then beneath the tight material of zack's undershirt to try to pull it up. )
[Zack's already left marks on Cloud but with how quick both of them heal they aren't going to stay for long sadly and so he leaves more and more, staking his claim on Cloud while he can. It's all feeling for Zack at the moment, his head feels a bit fuzzy but he doesn't mind cause everything around him smells like mako and like Cloud and he wants this moment to last forever. He loves this feeling of what he can only explain as being drunk off Cloud.
His teeth grace that slender neck once more and he bites him again, pressing his body flat against the wall and the erection in his pants rubbing against Cloud's ass at his angle. He dry humps him a few times, a whimpering noise leaving him as he's touched but then Cloud touches his shirt and it seems to snap zack a bit back to reality enough for him to pull away and focus on what he's doing. His own eyes are dilated wide and dark despite the intense glow and he looks at the mess he made on Cloud's neck, frowning at himself.]
Cloud....did I hurt you?
[his voice is heavier, still clearly aroused and husky but he does lean in to lick at some of the marks he left, leaving kisses on the worst ones.]
Don't....don't take my shirt off....you won't like it..
[He mumbles between the kisses, his actions a little less frenzied as he gets out of his uniform sleeves so that the bottom of his suit is hanging low on him, the hints of the underwear he's wearing showing and the tip of his hard, aroused dick peeking through.]
( there's a quick shake of his head, panting a little at the feel of zack pushing against him. he wants... so much.
he wants zack too much to put it into words. )
Why? ( he's clearly not thinking about the answer to his own question. ) What's —
( his fingers graze over the recognizable feel of scar tissue when zack's shirt is partially up his torso, and cloud sucks in a careful breath, suddenly knowing why and overwhelmed with emotion. it doesn't translate to his face so much as his eyes, staring at zack and wounded by the realization of just how much zack had suffered before he'd died.
he sighs and presses his palm flat against his belly before abandoning his attempt at removing zack's clothes. )
I won't if you don't want me to. It's okay.
( he'd like to see all of zack, but he doesn't mind this either, pushing his hand beneath the band of his underwear to grip his cock and squeeze. mostly in an effort to distract him, but also to rekindle the mood and not lament over the past. he'd done that for years, and right now, he only wants to focus on zack in the present. )
[There is confusion between how needy Zack is in this moment and how much he wants to take a moment and talk this out with Cloud. His eyes try to refocus as that lustful haze disperse a little and he comes back more to himself. Cloud's touch is electric and he has to gulp to clear the lump in his throat as he touches his torso. Dolph's seen it and still likes him, he could show Cloud right? But Cloud was there when it happened...it's different.]
C-cloud...
[He feels the hand move to his cock and he moans so deeply, wanting more of that. He does take a chance though and with a shift he does peel the shirt the rest of the way off him. His body is covered in healed up scars, some clearly older than the rest and not each one is from his final stand but those wounds still look a little fresh.]
I..don't want to hide anything from you...not right now.
[Worried of how Cloud might react he kisses him again, not yet ready to hear his response.]
( he hesitates when zack says his name, thinking to ask if he wanted to do something different. but it's followed by the removal of his shirt, the baring of skin, and cloud's gaze focus on the scars, his hands stilling before they move to gently skim over them.
this is what had happened to him all those years ago. how zack had protected him, tried to save them both. some part of cloud hates that he recalls zack's death so vividly, that it's one of the few things that's unmistakable in the mess of his head, and he's conscious of the emotion welling up in his chest, in his face. the burn in his eyes even as zack sweeps him up in a kiss before he can say anything.
when they part to breathe, his fingers find their way to zack's belly and then to that place over his heart. )
You're beautiful.
( it's a whisper, soft and aching but honest. he'd never lie to zack and hopes he can one day see how much he cares about him. )
[Zack would have eagerly continued kissing had he been given the chance but then Cloud's touching him and stopping and he can't help the shudder of breath that leaves him when that hand touches his chest above his heart. He closes his eyes on instinct, worried at being rejected but then Cloud speaks and his eyes open. They are still dark and blown out with lust but also a sort of sadness in those dark glowing eyes.]
Beautiful?
[He mimics the word and looks down at where Cloud's pale hand is against his darker, scar riddled chest. He shakes his head in a no and places his own hand over Cloud's.]
You're the one whose beautiful. You've always been.
( he doesn't know what to do with the compliment, and for a moment, cloud just stares at him.
there's so much he hasn't said to him or told him. there's so much building inside of him that cloud doesn't know what to do with it either, lips parting and then pressing together as his fingers curl lightly beneath zack's hand. what now? what should he do? )
Zack —
( he nudges their noses together, so close to kissing him but hovering just there. he needs to say this. )
I want you. ( and the pause that follows is muted by the careful brush of his mouth to zack's. ) No matter what.
[It's too much all at once, Cloud's touching him, seeing him, being soft and finally asking something of Zack. With a breathe he moves and closes the distance that's barely between them anymore, kissing Cloud back with more passion then he had before.
He knows they should talk more, say something about the elephant in the room that's what happened to them but not now. the scars being called beautiful are enough for him he thinks in this moment.]
...Cloud...
[His voice is breathy as he pulls away for a moment to whisper his name in between the kisses as he works on pushing his jumpsuit lower on his hips so he can try and free his cock. They should go to a bed but he can't think of that right now. He's so happy with Cloud right now in this moment and doesn't want anything to break that, not even moving to a bed.]
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Date: 2024-03-03 01:08 pm (UTC)Of course I do, is everything okay though? Why don't you come over.
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Date: 2024-03-03 07:19 pm (UTC)They're fine.
Is it too early to do that?
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Date: 2024-03-04 05:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-04 06:21 pm (UTC)We can sign the contract whenever.
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Date: 2024-03-04 06:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-04 06:33 pm (UTC)( which actually takes him closer to twenty, but who's really counting? )
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Date: 2024-03-04 06:38 pm (UTC)Hey Cloud! Morning! Did you have breakfast yet? I can make you toast or something.
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Date: 2024-03-04 07:31 pm (UTC)I'm okay. ( he doesn't need zack fussing over him. ) Is now really a good time?
( obviously he's got things to do since he's dressed for work. )
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Date: 2024-03-04 07:45 pm (UTC)[He goes over to Cloud and hugs him, resting his chin on top of Cloud's head and laughing a little.]
You have no idea how happy I was to get that message this morning. You did worry me a little since it was so out of the blue but I'm really happy.
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Date: 2024-03-04 08:07 pm (UTC)I've been thinking about it since you asked me. ( because of course he has. ) I just...
( cloud trails off for a moment, leaning back to look at him. for some reason, his heart is starting to race. )
I want to be close to you. ( so he can take care of him in return. )
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Date: 2024-03-04 08:10 pm (UTC)I'm glad, I'm sorry again if I asked you too soon. It just seemed natural we would...you know?
[He notices that look in Cloud's eyes and his own face starts to turn a bit pink in the cheeks.]
C-close? You mean like...close living together right?
[His dirty newly sex riddled mind doesn't think so.]
or...do you mean another way?
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Date: 2024-03-04 08:26 pm (UTC)but those following questions catch him off-guard. )
...Whatever way you want to be.
( it's a low whisper, hesitating for just a second before leaning up to kiss him carefully on the mouth. )
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Date: 2024-03-04 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-04 08:56 pm (UTC)now... it's like a flipped switch.
the heat of zack's mouth pulls at something deep in his chest, and cloud eagerly pushes up to meet him, gasping into the kiss when zack pins him to the wall. still, he moves, curling his arms around his neck and urging zack closer. it's such a pain he's so short in comparison, but all he's thinking about is zack, wanting to be close to him and for zack to want that too. )
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Date: 2024-03-04 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-04 09:20 pm (UTC)cloud knows he's wanted something like this for a while: experiencing someone without aphro or some other outside factor pushing him to do this. it's not even strange that they're doing this now, before zack has work and just minutes after deciding to contract for real. it feels good, and he wants — )
Zack.
( it's a soft sound in response to that moan, warm and incredibly turned on at the prospect of more, and with his legs curling around him, cloud is free to get his hands down between them, fumbling with the fastenings of zack's uniform with a murmured 'off'. )
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Date: 2024-03-06 03:40 pm (UTC)He feels Cloud's legs wrap around his waist and Zack's eager to hold him tighter too, keeping an arm around his waist tightly as the other grabs his jaw and forces Cloud to look up at him to keep kissing him. It's maybe more demanding than anything Cloud thought Zack capable of, it's not vanilla or soft like he's been.]
Cloud
[He whines almost too needy as that hand on his jaw travels to Cloud's head and tugs down so he can expose his neck more. Zack takes the chance to bite, kiss and suck at Cloud's neck as the others hands fumble to undress him. Zack's totally turned on and horny and the little glimpses of his mako eyes that Cloud gets when he looks up at him has those irises glowing as bright as if he just got an injection. There is a deep hunger in the way he glimpses at Cloud, as if ready to devour him completely but like a good dog is waiting for the command from it's master.]
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Date: 2024-03-06 05:19 pm (UTC)there's a sharper gasp of surprise at the heat of zack's mouth on his throat, the sting of his teeth doing something to him. turning him on, and yet... it's so much more than that, straining to be even closer to him and realizing he doesn't have much room to maneuver with zack pinning him to the wall. )
Wait, ( he breathes, a soft command to steady zack's eagerness. ) Let me help.
( if he wants him, cloud is ready to give him exactly that. but his thoughts are focused on getting them undressed, unable to swallow the shiver that tears through him when he looks zack in the eyes. how much is he holding back? does he actually want to know? cloud's stronger than he was when zack had known him, but he isn't entirely sure how much he can take, unable to still his hands as he pushes down the sleeves of his uniform and then beneath the tight material of zack's undershirt to try to pull it up. )
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Date: 2024-03-06 05:44 pm (UTC)His teeth grace that slender neck once more and he bites him again, pressing his body flat against the wall and the erection in his pants rubbing against Cloud's ass at his angle. He dry humps him a few times, a whimpering noise leaving him as he's touched but then Cloud touches his shirt and it seems to snap zack a bit back to reality enough for him to pull away and focus on what he's doing. His own eyes are dilated wide and dark despite the intense glow and he looks at the mess he made on Cloud's neck, frowning at himself.]
Cloud....did I hurt you?
[his voice is heavier, still clearly aroused and husky but he does lean in to lick at some of the marks he left, leaving kisses on the worst ones.]
Don't....don't take my shirt off....you won't like it..
[He mumbles between the kisses, his actions a little less frenzied as he gets out of his uniform sleeves so that the bottom of his suit is hanging low on him, the hints of the underwear he's wearing showing and the tip of his hard, aroused dick peeking through.]
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Date: 2024-03-06 06:03 pm (UTC)he wants zack too much to put it into words. )
Why? ( he's clearly not thinking about the answer to his own question. ) What's —
( his fingers graze over the recognizable feel of scar tissue when zack's shirt is partially up his torso, and cloud sucks in a careful breath, suddenly knowing why and overwhelmed with emotion. it doesn't translate to his face so much as his eyes, staring at zack and wounded by the realization of just how much zack had suffered before he'd died.
he sighs and presses his palm flat against his belly before abandoning his attempt at removing zack's clothes. )
I won't if you don't want me to. It's okay.
( he'd like to see all of zack, but he doesn't mind this either, pushing his hand beneath the band of his underwear to grip his cock and squeeze. mostly in an effort to distract him, but also to rekindle the mood and not lament over the past. he'd done that for years, and right now, he only wants to focus on zack in the present. )
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Date: 2024-03-10 02:03 pm (UTC)C-cloud...
[He feels the hand move to his cock and he moans so deeply, wanting more of that. He does take a chance though and with a shift he does peel the shirt the rest of the way off him. His body is covered in healed up scars, some clearly older than the rest and not each one is from his final stand but those wounds still look a little fresh.]
I..don't want to hide anything from you...not right now.
[Worried of how Cloud might react he kisses him again, not yet ready to hear his response.]
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Date: 2024-03-22 03:54 pm (UTC)this is what had happened to him all those years ago. how zack had protected him, tried to save them both. some part of cloud hates that he recalls zack's death so vividly, that it's one of the few things that's unmistakable in the mess of his head, and he's conscious of the emotion welling up in his chest, in his face. the burn in his eyes even as zack sweeps him up in a kiss before he can say anything.
when they part to breathe, his fingers find their way to zack's belly and then to that place over his heart. )
You're beautiful.
( it's a whisper, soft and aching but honest. he'd never lie to zack and hopes he can one day see how much he cares about him. )
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Date: 2024-03-22 05:05 pm (UTC)Beautiful?
[He mimics the word and looks down at where Cloud's pale hand is against his darker, scar riddled chest. He shakes his head in a no and places his own hand over Cloud's.]
You're the one whose beautiful. You've always been.
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Date: 2024-03-22 05:30 pm (UTC)there's so much he hasn't said to him or told him. there's so much building inside of him that cloud doesn't know what to do with it either, lips parting and then pressing together as his fingers curl lightly beneath zack's hand. what now? what should he do? )
Zack —
( he nudges their noses together, so close to kissing him but hovering just there. he needs to say this. )
I want you. ( and the pause that follows is muted by the careful brush of his mouth to zack's. ) No matter what.
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Date: 2024-04-29 07:55 pm (UTC)He knows they should talk more, say something about the elephant in the room that's what happened to them but not now. the scars being called beautiful are enough for him he thinks in this moment.]
...Cloud...
[His voice is breathy as he pulls away for a moment to whisper his name in between the kisses as he works on pushing his jumpsuit lower on his hips so he can try and free his cock. They should go to a bed but he can't think of that right now. He's so happy with Cloud right now in this moment and doesn't want anything to break that, not even moving to a bed.]