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“You look like shit,” were the first words to leave Rei’s mouth the moment they were left alone. Kyutaro left for the night to head back to his own house and had told the pair that they were free to stay at the safe house until they had a better plan. He planned to be back in the morning, hopefully with some news about Ogino Ryo’s whereabouts.
It was a relief that Kyu was suddenly so willing to help them out – likely feeling guilty about how his withheld information had only caused more harm than good. But neither Rei nor Kazuki had it in them to be angry with the informant about it. This was simply the business they were in. Risks were always being taken. He had thought he was doing what was best.
Miri was left tucked in peacefully on the couch, as they were reluctant to disturb her slumber further (no matter how heavy of a sleeper she was). Rei had meticulously locked every door, triple checked the windows before drawing the blinds shut, and made sure to reinforce security with small traps near all possible entrances. Nothing dangerous, just things that would make enough noise to draw Kazuki and Rei’s attention. After he finished, the two of them stood over the couch, simply watching Miri – their daughter – sleep peacefully. Obliviously.
She was so innocent and unaware that Rei almost envied her.
“Kyu-chan said the bedroom is right here,” Kazuki pointed to the door behind them, “so it’s not too far from her.” Rei exhaled shakily, not taking his eyes off the small child on the couch.
“You can go to bed. I’ll watch her,” he said. Kazuki didn’t move. “Go. You really need to rest.”
“You need sleep, too,” Kazuki argued. “We’ve all had a shitty day. And I don’t need you crashing on me tomorrow when you need to be one hundred percent. C’mon.” Kazuki tried to tug on Rei’s wrist, but Rei harshly pulled his hand away.
“I’m not letting her out of my sight again,” he whispered, voice hoarse and laced with fear. “Not now.” He couldn’t really see the look on Kazuki’s face, but he knew exactly what Kazuki’s expression was: softened ruby eyes, brows raised in worry, a small frown on his lips. A gaze that might make his heart trip on any other occasion.
“She’s safe. Tonight, she’s safe. Nobody knows we’re here,” Kazuki said, his voice filled with reassurance and comfort. Rei finally turned to meet his partner’s eyes. “We can relax for now. Okay?”
Something twisted in Rei’s chest. It’s the first time that night that he actually looked at Kazuki. At the bloody hole in his sweater, the bandages peeking out from under his collar, and the welt on the side of his face. And then Rei zeroed in on the very clear bruises on the blond’s neck. Fingerprints. His eye twitched. Kazuki subconsciously brought a hand to conceal his neck. “What?”
Rei was so fucking stupid–
“You’re a target, too,” he verbalized the thought as it came to him. And he sounded so stupid when he actually said it out loud because of course Kazuki was one of Ogino’s targets.
Motherfucker.
“Huh?” Kazuki blinked. “Oh, yeah. I guess he did say something like that. Not that it really matters. He was definitely going to kill me anyw- Hey, what’re you-?” Brushing Kazuki’s hand aside, Rei settled his own on the side of the smooth column of Kazuki’s neck. He swept his thumb lightly over the marks, as if that would wipe them away. Kazuki’s breathing made subtle vibrations underneath Rei’s fingertips. Aside from that, the taller man had gone still.
Bile singed the back of his mouth. Rei’s head was filling with images of a thick, heavy hand clamping down and crushing his partner’s windpipe. Kazuki fighting for air, struggling against the iron grip. A strangled cry ripping through his chest as a bullet tears through his shoulder. Rei wasn’t there for any of it and yet he could picture it all so vividly. All the harm his involvement in Kazuki’s life had inadvertently caused.
“This is my–”
“It’s not,” Kazuki interrupted tersely. “Don’t say that.”
A new and unfamiliar feeling started to fill Rei’s chest, making his eyes start to sting. He didn’t dare open his mouth again for fear of what might come out. One of Kazuki’s hands moved up to circle Rei’s wrist, lightly rubbing circles over his pulse point.
“We’re okay,” the blond assured him gently. Rei swallowed. The sheer amount of fondness spoke with made that feeling in his chest swell even larger. It was starting to hurt.
“You look like shit,” he repeated, eyes trailing down to his partner’s shoulder. The remnants of blood left behind from his gunshot wound were slightly messy. He felt himself scowling again at the thought of his partner shot and bleeding, letting out a shout of agony, and swallowed harder. “Does it still hurt?”
“Like you wouldn’t believe,” Kazuki answered with a small huff of laughter. “I’m running on pure adrenaline right now.”
“I wish I’d been there,” Rei grumbled, thinking about everything he would have done to Ogino for this. Everything he will do to the man who dared to harm his family. His real family.
His hands shook.
“Y’know, I actually tricked him into thinking you were,” Kazuki said lightly, as if he was reminiscing on something amusing and harmless. “Scared the shit out of him. I think he pissed himself a little.”
Good. Rei let himself laugh. He would be sure to take this information and remember it – remember that he scared Ogino Ryo. Ogino should be scared. Terrified, actually.
“Rei?”
“He’ll never touch you again,” Rei promised, voice hardened to steel. “Neither of you. I swear to that.”
Kazuki cocked his head to the side, an unreadable expression washing over him. The hand holding Rei’s wrist tightened a little. He shook his head. “I don’t need you to protect me, Rei. We’re in this together.”
The way Kazuki so easily dismissed his promise made that certain something begin to boil in his chest. His brow furrowed in frustration; his jaw ticked. “You don’t get it,” Rei snapped, fingers instinctively tensing against Kazuki’s throat for a moment. “I mean it. I will not let him hurt you ever again.”
With those words, that feeling in his chest suddenly snapped like a string wound too tight. A strangled gasp left his throat. It was like he’d just been doused in gallons of freezing-cold water. His nerves went numb and weak, reducing him to shivering. But something behind his eyes was stinging. Kazuki’s eyes quickly widened, mouth hanging open.
“Hey, hey, hey,” he whispered, hurriedly using his free hand to cradle Rei’s cheek. He swept his thumb along the younger man’s cheekbone. Something warm and wet moved with it. Wait, had Rei started crying? “Rei, it’s okay. I’m safe. Miri’s safe. You’re safe. Take a moment to breathe.”
Rei screwed his eyes shut, dropping his head forward to rest on Kazuki’s collarbone. Like this, he was able to faintly hear Kazuki’s heartbeat, the same way Rei could feel his pulse under his thumb. It was reassuring like this. Kazuki was warm and here and alive. He took a steadying inhale. A sob escaped him on the exhale. A hand rested on top of Rei’s head, giving him comforting strokes from the crown of his skull down to the nape of his neck. “Kazuki…”
“I’m here, Rei,” he said softly. Releasing Rei’s wrist, the blond brought his other arm and draped it over Rei’s shoulders, pulling him into a loose hug. The hand the younger man had been keeping against Kazuki’s neck slid down, resting onto his sternum, feeling his heartbeat. His warmth. Rei’s shoulders trembled with another choked sob. “I’m right here.”
They stayed like that for a while. Occasionally Kazuki would murmur soft reassurances to quell Rei’s more pronounced sobs. However, like this, it was easy for the younger man to settle down. Kazuki’s mere presence was enough to relax him. Being able to feel Kazuki so close was grounding. “This isn’t right,” Rei mumbled into Kazuki’s chest. His partner hummed in confusion. “You’re the one who nearly died today. Who watched Misaki die. I should be comforting you.”
“I’ll give you a pass this time,” Kazuki replied, resting his chin on top of Rei’s head. “You never cry. This is long overdue.”
Rei sniffled, pulling away just enough to meet Kazuki’s eyes again. There was a brief moment of silence while he collected himself. “Are you okay?” he tentatively asked.
“Of course not, idiot,” Kazuki chuckled. “I almost died today.” Rei loosely fisted the front of Kazuki’s sweater. Kazuki gingerly moved his hand from Rei’s hair to wipe away the stray tears that had escaped from Rei’s eyes. Rei leaned into the cradle of his partner’s palm.
“I’m glad you’re alive,” he breathed out unsteadily. “I…I can’t do this without you.”
A small smile graced Kazuki’s lips, forming some kind of wordless agreement with Rei. And then he lifted his eyebrows as if expecting something. Had their faces always been this close? Rei was suddenly aware of Kazuki’s warm breathing. But it wasn’t Kazuki who was pushing or pulling them together, it was all Rei. As if by some magnetic attraction, Rei realized it was him who was leaning in, tilting up his chin. The free hand that had been hanging limply at his side snaked up into Kazuki’s blond locks. Rei sealed his mouth to Kazuki’s lightly, merely testing the waters and giving Kazuki a chance to pull away. But his partner pressed back, holding onto Rei tighter as if afraid he might slip away if he released him.
Kazuki sighed softly, and Rei used the opportunity to slip his tongue past his partner’s lips, pressing the tip against Kazuki’s own tongue. The blond quietly moaned in approval, opening his mouth further to allow Rei to properly map out the feel and taste of him. One of his arms gripped at Rei’s hips, drawing their bodies flush against each other. Heat coursed through his veins, lighting his nerves on fire, and Rei had to bite back an embarrassing noise of his own. He tugged at Kazuki’s hair, pronouncing his pleasure with action instead of noise. He fisted the front of Kazuki’s sweater harder, clumsily kissing like he wanted to devour his partner. And, fuck, they still weren’t close enough.
Pulling away with a wet smack, Rei rested their foreheads together, and the two of them panted heavily. “Kazuki, I-“
“Me too,” Kazuki interrupted, pecking Rei’s nose. The younger man laughed faintly, his eyes still closed.
“That’s not what I was gonna say,” he sighed and shook his head.
“You were thinking it,” Kazuki said, attempting to pull Rei into another kiss. But he held firm, keeping his partner in place. “What?”
“I don’t want to hurt you. We shouldn’t do this now,” Rei said, though the strain in his voice betrayed his real feelings. “You need rest.”
Now Kazuki laughed. “You’re the last person who should be lecturing me about when to sleep.”
“Kazuki…”
“Rei,” he returned, voice lowered and husky. It sent a shiver up Rei’s spine. “Please.”
And Rei understood. This wasn’t just about wanting Rei, he needed Rei. Needed Rei to help him release tension and finally unwind after going through so much. Kazuki sought some comfort in his own way – something to distract him, something to anchor him. Something to help him feel alive. Rei opened his eyes slowly, looking at Kazuki with far more emotions than he knew how to name. “I’ve got you,” he whispered, tenderly guiding Kazuki backwards to the bedroom. “Kazuki.”
Gently, Kazuki was pushed to sit on the foot of the bed. He sat and looked up at Rei, who was busying himself with quickly stripping away the layers of his suit. Kazuki tried to keep up by removing his sweater, only to hiss at the pain the motion created in his shoulder. Rei quickly stopped unbuttoning his shirt and knelt in front of Kazuki, shushing him.
“Don’t hurt yourself,” he urged, grabbing both of his partner’s hands to still them. “Just let me take care of you, okay?” Kazuki frowned but didn’t protest as Rei carefully maneuvered his arms to free him of the ruined sweater with minimal discomfort. Easing Kazuki onto his back, Rei finished removing his own dress shirt and settled on top of Kazuki’s thighs. “Tell me what you want,” he whispered.
Kazuki sighed, reaching out his good arm to hold onto Rei’s slim waist and squeeze lightly. “Please, Rei…” Rei took the hand from his waist and pressed a tender kiss to his palm. “I just need you right now.”
“I’m right here,” he murmured, now kissing Kazuki’s knuckles. The inside of his wrist. “You have me.” With a shaky breath, Kazuki closed his eyes for a moment and let himself focus on Rei’s lips delicately kissing his way up his forearm, his bicep, his shoulder. Rei now had Kazuki’s head boxed between his arms, softly sucking a kiss onto his neck. His whole body tensed, skin still tender from the attempted strangulation. Rei murmured an apology against his jaw.
“Didn’t know you could be so…gentle,” Kazuki observed, tilting his head to give Rei more access.
“I didn’t either,” Rei said with a low hum. “Maybe it’s just because it’s you.” He shifted to the other side of Kazuki’s neck, kissing his way down until his lips brushed against the white bandages. His body stiffened, hovering over the area.
“Rei?”
“How long has it been since you last changed the bandages?” he asked, tilting his head up to meet Kazuki’s eyes.
“I haven’t at all since I first wrapped it,” he admitted, feeling sheepish under Rei’s inquisitive gaze. “There’s just been…a lot going on.” Rei started to sit up, probably to chide Kazuki or otherwise do something that was decidedly not part of what was happening five seconds earlier. Kazuki grabbed the back of his head, keeping Rei close. “Please don’t.”
“We need to clean and–”
“After,” Kazuki whined. “Please, Rei. I just don’t want to think about it for a while.” Rei could feel the most minute tremors of Kazuki underneath him. His resolve cracked, and he signed in resignation.
“Okay,” he placated, wanting nothing less than to make Kazuki feel worse right now. He pecked Kazuki’s bandaged shoulder again before lifting his head to hover above Kazuki’s, and Rei cupped his face in both hands. “After.”
Kazuki tangled a hand in the hairs on the nape of Rei’s neck, yanking him down into a deep kiss. It was even more electric than the first kiss they’d shared in the living room. Being on top of Kazuki like this completely changed the angle, the pressure, the feeling. Rei felt so in control like this. His heart fluttered with it, realizing how much trust Kazuki must have in him to put him in this position. Not to mention how utterly desired he felt from how Kazuki clung to him and moaned softly. The way Kazuki would nibble at his lower lip and weakly roll his hips to hunt for friction. It was enough to shatter Rei to pieces. A shaky noise escaped his lungs, and Kazuki pulled away to check on him.
“Oh, sweetheart,” he said with such tenderness that Rei felt he might die at any moment. That hand was back on his cheek, and Rei leaned into the touch. They stayed like that for a moment while Rei reigned himself back in. He refused to cry again, especially now. “You don’t have to…”
“I want to,” Rei interjected, making pointed eye contact. “Just tell me what you want. I’ll do it.”
Kazuki pulled Rei closer. “I need to feel you, Rei,” he murmured with pleading eyes. “I need to feel alive right now. Alive and here with you.”
“A-Are you sure?” Rei asked. “I don’t want to hurt you. And I don’t think there’s anything here for-”
“Rei.” Kazuki said his name so sternly that he almost flinched. “I trust you. I need you.”
In the end, it was always hard to say no to Kazuki. After nudging Kazuki further up the bed to nestle his head onto the pillows, Rei decided to do what he knew best. “Tell me what to do. I’ll do it.”
A light chuckle slipped from Kazuki’s mouth. “Help me get these pants off, then,” he said while lifting his hips from the bed. Rei obliged immediately, undoing his partner’s fly and hooking his fingers into his waistband. The garment was shorn away quickly and tossed onto their other discarded clothes. Kazuki’s half-hard cock was already tenting his ostentatious floral boxers. Rei snorted.
“Shut up,” Kazuki grumbled. “C’mon. Yours off, too” He patted Rei’s hip. Again, Rei hastened to heed the request, deft fingers expertly undoing his belt and stripping away his black slacks. Kazuki looked impressed as Rei settled back on his lap wearing only tight black briefs. “Wow.”
“And now?” he asked, remaining steady and waiting for an order. This felt much more natural – came much more easily to him. He wanted to take care of Kazuki. The best way he could think of was to relinquish all control over to him, letting him guide Rei to do exactly what he needed. There was also the matter of a substantial gap in sexual experience between the two of them – Rei was sure Kazuki knew what felt the best to him more than Rei would.
“Touch me more,” Kazuki breathed, rubbing his hands up Rei’s arms and trying to draw him in.
“Where?”
“Fuck, Rei, anywhere!” he growled. Clear enough for Rei. Homing in on Kazuki’s neck, he pressed wet kisses along his jaw and throat. Teeth carefully grazed the ugly bruises before Rei pecked them lightly instead. Part of him really wanted to make marks of his own – to hide the harsh imprints of that bastard’s hand in a sea of fresh bites, masking the mottled skin until there was no trace of Ogino’s fingers left. But that could be saved for another time; Rei deemed his skin too tender for more bruising pressure right now.
Moving along, Rei kissed his way down to the blond’s chest next. A thumb brushed over Kazuki’s one exposed nipple, making him gasp and arch his back. Rei smirked, latching his mouth onto the sensitive nub and sucking gently. A choked moan rumbled through Kazuki’s chest. “Fuck, baby, just like that,” he panted. Rei hummed at the praise, feeling heat pool in his navel. “So good.” Chasing more of those words, Rei kept laving his attention on Kazuki’s nipple, swirling his tongue and nibbling the area until Kazuki was squirming.
Kazuki bucked up his hips, grinding their clothed dicks together and pushing stifled groans out of both of them. “Shit, Kazuki,” Rei panted, mouth still squished against the blond’s chest. “Kazu-”
“I need you.” Hands were tugging at the waistband of Rei’s briefs. “Rei, I need you.”
Rei shifted himself around, changing their positioning so that he was instead sitting on his knees between Kazuki’s parted thighs. Instead of waiting for Kazuki to verbally ask, Rei took pity on the man and wordlessly freed him of his boxers and cast them aside. He’d seen Kazuki naked a few times before, but this was the first time Rei ever looked at him like this. Kazuki’s cock was fully hard, standing flushed and heavy between his legs. Rei unconsciously licked his lips. “What next?” he asked hoarsely.
“Fingers,” the blond gasped, parting his legs even further as invitation. “Get your fucking fingers in me.” Rei looked between his hand and Kazuki warily. “Just use your spit. It’s fine.”
Though not wholly convinced, Rei didn’t argue and popped two fingers in his mouth. He was only trying to be thorough in getting them properly lubed, but the way Kazuki was zeroed in on his mouth did not go unnoticed. Rei let out a little moan just to fuck with Kazuki before slowly drawing his fingers out of his mouth. His partner’s pupils were blown dark and wide.
The first finger circled Kazuki’s rim as Rei let some more saliva fall from his mouth to further lube the area. “Stop me if I’m hurting you,” Rei said sternly, locking eyes with Kazuki. “Okay?”
Kazuki nodded. “Okay.”
Rei pushed in to the first knuckle, carefully gauging Kazuki’s reactions. The blond exhaled steadily, eyes rolling up to look at the ceiling. He gave Rei a nod to continue while laying his head back. Rei thrust his finger in slowly, gently feeling Kazuki’s tight, hot walls around the digit. “More, Rei,” Kazuki said, grinding down on Rei’s finger to bury in the rest of the way in. “I won’t break.”
Keeping the promise he made to himself, Rei added a second finger at Kazuki’s request. Kazuki winced, though, and Rei stilled immediately. “Kazuki?”
“Don’t stop,” Kazuki replied, brows knitting together in frustration. “I’m fine. It’s just been a while.” The younger man nodded and continued his ministrations, steadily twisting and pumping his fingers until Kazuki visibly relaxed and began to react with pleasured noises instead. With one curl of Rei’s fingers, he’d caused Kazuki’s body to jolt in surprise.
“Found it,” he teased, concentrating on the same spot and relishing in the way Kazuki squirmed and bit his lip.
“Rei. Mouth,” he whimpered. Kazuki’s eyes had become wide and glassy. And swirling with desire. “Can you use your mouth? Please?” A weak thrusting of his hips punctuated his begging. Rei shushed him and readjusted himself to laying on his stomach. The hand that wasn’t occupied with fingering Kazuki open circled the base of his cock and brought it to Rei’s lips.
Rei wasn’t terribly experienced with blowjobs, either, but he told himself it really couldn’t be that hard. And he doubted Kazuki was going to be a stickler for technique right now. He started by slowly licking from base to tip with the flat of his tongue. Kazuki clapped a hand over his mouth and arched his back high off of the mattress. Emboldened by the enthusiastic response, Rei closed his lips around the plush head of his cock and sucked lightly. Fingers were immediately in his hair, pulling roughly and mussing up his hairdo. The pain made Rei’s own dick twitch where it was trapped between his body and the bed. He filed that away for another time, focusing on his current mission of sucking his partner off.
He took Kazuki deeper into his mouth, gazing up through his lashes to see Kazuki stuffing half his fist in his mouth and biting down. Rei had to keep himself from humping down into the comforter at the sight. This was about Kazuki – he could worry about himself later. At the same time, Kazuki so easily falling apart for a sloppy, inexperienced blowjob made Rei painfully hard and desperate for friction. He closed his eyes tightly, seeing how deep he could take Kazuki into his mouth while also trying to find his prostate again.
“Rei,” Kazuki sobbed out, trying his best not to thrust up into the maddening heat around his cock. “You’re so...haahh--Fuck, baby, you’re so, so good. Doing so good for me.” Rei couldn’t keep himself from moaning around the older man’s dick as the praise heated his ears. The vibrations made Kazuki yelp and roughly pull Rei off his cock with an obscene slurp.
The two of them stilled, staring at each other and breathing heavily. “I need to be inside you,” Rei said hoarsely before swallowing thickly. He was going to go crazy if he didn’t get some relief soon, and he could tell Kazuki wasn’t going to hold out much longer, either.
“I need you too, sweetheart,” he replied, pulling the elastic from Rei’s hair completely and smiling in satisfaction as it fell loosely and messily around the younger man’s face. “Beautiful.”
Heart pounding, Rei withdrew his fingers and scrambled onto his knees. He clumsily stripped off his briefs and spit into his hand. Kazuki watched with hungry eyes as Rei spread saliva over his pale pink cock in slow strokes. A silent moan caught in the back of Rei’s throat at finally getting some relief. His cock sufficiently slick in spit and precum, Rei pushed out more saliva with his tongue and let it coat Kazuki’s hole again. Lining himself up with one hand, Rei pushed his dark bangs from his eyes with the other as he leaned over Kazuki.
“Ready?” The tip of his dick teased the blond’s rim, and he whined.
“Fuck me,” Kazuki pleaded, cupping Rei’s face in both hands. He pulled Rei down into a deep, exploratory kiss. With a rough nip to Kazuki’s bottom lip, Rei pushed in the head of his cock. Kazuki’s fingers curled into shaggy black hair, whining lowly at the intrusion. “Keep going,” he urged before Rei could even pause to ask.
Rei steadily buried himself in Kazuki’s tight walls with shallow thrusts and circular grinds of his hips. The heat was making Rei’s head spin. If he wasn’t careful, he might accidentally come just like this, pushed over the edge by the mere feeling of being inside his partner like this. And not to mention Kazuki’s breathless encouragements against his lips; how Rei was making him feel oh so good, how Rei’s dick felt so perfect – each comment separated by whimpers of baby and sweetheart and Rei.
When Rei bottomed out, Kazuki looked beyond elated. He hooked a leg around Rei’s waist and threw his arms around Rei’s neck. Kazuki pulled Rei closer. Lips pressed to the younger man’s ear as he nuzzled his face in the crook of Kazuki’s neck. All Rei was waiting for was Kazuki’s word, and he would gladly give him exactly what he wanted.
“Move, Rei.”
Conscious of their lack of proper lube, Rei was careful to keep the roll of his hips steady and even. Kazuki mewled, pressing kisses to Rei’s ear, cheek, and temple. It was all very tender. Gentle. Rei nestled his body impossibly closer, clinging to Kazuki with everything he had. “Kazuki-”
“I know, baby, I know,” Kazuki crooned, hugging Rei tighter.
“Kazuki…”
“I’ve got you,” he said, trying to grind his hips to match Rei’s slow pace. “Keep going. You’re so good for me.”
Exhaling shakily, Rei tried to make his thrusts more pronounced. Not too hard, not too rough, but enough that Kazuki was taking more of him in at a faster pace than before. Gentle fingers carded through Rei’s hair and caressed the back of his head. Rei hummed in approval. The blond’s breathing became a little harder, shaking on one particular thrust. “That’s it, baby. Just like that,” he panted out before muffling a moan into Rei’s shoulder. “God, Rei, don’t stop!”
Under Kazuki’s praise, Rei rocked his hips a little faster, aiming for the place that made Kazuki tremble and whine beneath him. Rei was babbling nonsense against his partner’s neck. Though he was full of thoughts and emotions, he was unable to process them into words. But Kazuki seemed to understand him all the same.
“Rei,” Kazuki choked out, nudging at Rei’s cheek with his nose. “Rei, kiss me.” Happy to oblige, Rei lifted his head to crash their lips together. Kazuki opened his mouth eagerly to him, coaxing Rei’s tongue to tangle with his own. Rei licked into his mouth, swallowing all of Kazuki’s moans and echoing them back.
Kazuki’s cock, trapped between their stomachs, twitched with need at his increasing pleasure. He was craving friction. Relief. Somehow, Rei knew, shifting his body just enough to close a hand around Kazuki’s dick and stroke him in time with his thrusts. Kazuki whined, high and needy. “Perfect,” he gasped between kisses. “Exactly like that, baby.”
The constant stream of praise from his partner, the overwhelming emotions welling in his chest, and the way Kazuki’s tight walls pulsed around his cock were all becoming too much for Rei. God, this could be the death of him. Death by his exploding heart. Death by being loved too tenderly. “Kazuki, I’m…” he tried to warn.
“It’s okay, baby. You can let go,” the blond urged, taking Rei’s face in his palms and peppering soft, warm kisses on every inch of his skin. Forehead, eyelids, temples, cheeks, nose, lips… “Come for me, Rei.”
With a sob, Rei’s body locked up as his orgasm tore through him and spilled deep into Kazuki. Kazuki’s hand reached to cover Rei’s hand on his cock to help him keep moving until Kazuki was throwing his head back against the pillow in ecstasy. His mouth dropped open and he came with a silent cry.
The duo stayed motionless for a while; Kazuki sprawled out and staring at the ceiling, and Rei hunched over and resting his head against his partner’s chest. The room was silent aside from the sounds of their slow, heavy breathing.
“I love you,” Rei said, breaking the silence. He heard Kazuki sigh, and then a hand was under his jaw and lifting his head. Kazuki looked at him with shining eyes.
“I love you,” he whispered back. “So much.”
Rei felt himself smile and release all the tension he didn’t notice he was even carrying in his shoulders. If he wasn’t careful, he might start crying again. “I want to make you happy this time, too.”
“You already do,” Kazuki assured him, caressing Rei’s cheek with the back of his hand. “You have for a long time.”
Fuck, Rei was tearing up.
“We’re gonna be okay,” Kazuki whispered, brushing both his thumbs below Rei’s eyes. “All three of us.”
“I know.”