“Mhm.” Zack wanted to test him in other was other than just putting his arm around him, but he’d keep it at that. Even though they’ve been teetering on the edge of making out or something, they still haven’t done anything serious other than lay down together in a bed.
Bryn rolled his eyes, but his expression lit up as he pressed a little closer. "Oh! I… um… Would it be alright if you slept in my room tonight? I…" he paused, expression souring. "I know we haven't been on the best terms but we made up and it's… um…" His frown smoothed slightly as a light blush heated his cheeks. "It's been lonely without you."
“That’d be fine,” Zack said with a smile at Bryn's little smile. When the other pressed closer, their faces neared so much Zack could feel the heat from the other’s blush. He willed himself to just kiss him goddamnit but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. He was always a little shy, sub type of guy, and never made himself do the first encounter. Besides the Humans he worked with before he came back down home were dominant as hell.
Bryn was usually very forward with his affections- it was always best to kiss or ask someone out and get it over with right away- but… he couldn't afford to screw this up. Zack was too important to him. So he crept closer and smiled up at Zack and tried his best to project as much 'kiss me, please' as possible. "Thank you. It's been cold without someone to cuddle."
Zack met him with the same look in his eyes, somewhat reluctant to make the first move as their noses touched and their chests connected. He didn’t move away as they stared into each other’s eyes.
“It’ll be nice,” He murmured back, carefully deciding to not spit all over him as an answer.
"Yeah," Bryn breathed, hyperaware of every centimeter that was pressed up against Zack. He felt too hot, even with all his clothing thrown out into the grass behind him. A hand snaked around Zack's neck to pull him down a little farther. They were breathing the same air now. Bryn was nervous. What if he fucked up and Zack didn't really like him and he couldn't- Oh, fuck it! He pushed himself up onto his tiptoes and kissed Zack.
Zack let the Human tilt his head down and Zack himself was ready to just kiss him, when he was surprised by the human doing it for him. His eyes slid shut as they shared it, relaxing a bit of his weight into the Human and holding onto one of his hips. His second hand found his cheek, where he kept them steady. He was tempted to treat him to a surprise but Zack never gave in to his temptations. It’d be funny to see how he reacted, though.
Bryn kept his eyes firmly shut, but he relaxed when Zack didn't yell or toss him on his ass or slap him. He let out a breathy little sound when Zack held him, leaning into the hand on his cheek. His own arms tightened around Zack's neck, possessive and disbelieving. The fact that Zack was letting him do this was honestly blowing his mind a little.
Zack tilted his head a little but pulled away. They shared a nice innocent kiss, and he reckoned he’d leave it at that for now, at least until the Human felt a bit more comfortable showing… a bit more skin. He still had his hands on Bryn’s soft skin, rubbing circles into his cheek and hip. He smiled a little, a soft, genuine smile that rarely graced his face.
Bryn beamed back at him, glimmering with an equal measure of pride and happy disbelief. The hands on his skin were warm, their touch gentle, and he felt like he was melting. His fingers were tapping excited little rhythms into the base of Zack's neck. He leaned forward to kiss Zack again, quick and chaste and completely over-enthused. "Does this mean something Zack? Can we date?"
Zack pecked him back and smiled a bit more at his excitedness. “Mm… we don’t call it dating down here. But if you want to call it that to make yourself more comfortable, that’s fine.” He sounded nonchalant and happy again, his voice smooth and easy to listen to.
Bryn smiled, bright as sunshine, and kissed him again. And again. And one last time, just to prove to himself that he could. "Whatever you want to call it is perfect," he said. He'd never been this excited about a relationship in his life, but the feeling was a welcome change This was how it felt in boks and poems and love songs, and it all made sense now. "I just want to be your something."
Zack kissed him back too, smiling a little wider with each one until his sharp teeth were showing again.
“Well, I think it’s too early to call you my mate…” He bit his lip. Usually that happened when two people who had genuine feelings for each other Marked one another through eh…. Well… he wasn’t sure if the Human would be comfortable with that yet.
He wouldn't. At lest, not yet. Not with what they had. Bryn laughed when Zack gave him that sharp-toothed smile, unable to resist pecking him on the lips one last time. He'd been waiting for something like this for weeks but now that he had it it all seemed too good to be true. "Maybe, but we'll get there. What comes before mates? We can be that for a little while instead."
“Oh, well, I don’t know. A lot of Demons just try it out and they’re usually right when they have feelings like…” He trailed off and cleared his throat, trying to push away his own feelings, almost positive Bryn couldn’t feel the same he could. He was just getting his hopes up. He felt like a creep for suggesting it.
"Like what?" Bryn frowned at Zack's sudden mood shift, his own brain starting to pick apart what had just happened. Zack didn't feel the same way, did he? He was disturbed or overwhelmed and he was going to cut Bryn loose- not that he could bame him- and forget this ever happened. Or maybe he'd hated Bryn all along and this was some kind of cruel joke meant to put him in his place. "What's wrong? Should I… um… should I go?"
“Oh, no, nothing.” He kept a firm grip on the human. “I was just thinking I was moving too fast. With mating and marking.” His cheeks flushed into a blush and he took a hand back to rub at his own arm, still feeling bad.
“Don’t go. It’s not your fault.” He had to remind himself that this Human was an innocent one. He wasn’t dirty in the mind but nor was he as intense as a Demon. It confused Zack.
Bryn was reassured and more nervous than ever at the same time. Zack wanted him to stay, that was… good. He was nervous, that was bad. Very bad. Nervous meant things about Bryn weren't good enough and Zack was feeling too much pressure to commit. "We don't have to do that if you don't want to! I just want to make you happy. Whatever will make you happy."
“No- no- that's okay. I’m happy just being… dating. I’m happy with dating,” He decided with a smile. He wasn’t going to stress the Human follow a Demon’s way of love, despite him wanting to have that way with Bryn very badly. But he’d get it soon. He just needed to wait for the other.
"Dating," Bryn echoed, relaxing slightly. He still didn't know what was wrong, but if Zack was agreeing to date him it would be okay. They could work things out. He smiled shyly at Zack, leaning forward to give him another kiss. This one was more tentative than the others. More worried. Like Bryn was testing the waters to see if this was still okay. He smiled widey when he realized it was, wrapping his arms around Zack's neck again. "I'm really happy with dating."
Zack wrapped his arms around the other again and kissed him back, making sure he understood he was okay. He smiled back and tilted his head a little. “Good. Be happy with it,” He said teasingly with a warm smile on his face returning. “So how long are you planning on staying in here?”
Bryn relaxed completely when Zack gave him that smile. His heart melted into a happy little puddle and dissolved into the lake. "I'm actually kind of chilly," he said after a few minutes of basking in the affection. He hadn't been held like this in god knew how long and it felt impossibly nice. "Can we head back to the house? Or at least get dressed so the wind doesn't give us pneumonia?"
(Ooh do you wanna skip again? Visit another one of their fluffy moments?)
(Yeah, I had a little something in mind but if there's something we just have to do feel free to suggest it.)
(Ooooh what did you have in mind?)
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