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“I think I found a way to make things easier on you during sex if you’d like to try it,” Jayce randomly brought up while they were working on their newest pet project.
Viktor halted what he was doing in order to look at the larger man. “Just what would that be?”
There was a distinct reddish tint to his face. “You get tied up, and the ropes take the strain of your joints away. Obviously, it wouldn’t be for very long, but it should be enough of a break.”
As he thought about the offer, he couldn’t help but be confused. He’d seen people tied up before for a number of reasons, though it had never appealed to him. Viktor was curious how it would be different with the other man even if he wasn’t getting the point. The idea of not having to keep pressure on his joints during sex did sound far more appealing than anything else that was being said to him. Maybe that was just him wanting a break from his joints at that point? Either way, he was willing to try it out even if he didn't like it in the long run. Nothing bad would end up happening to either of them, so there was nothing that he had to be concerned for.
"If we're to do this, do you have anything else planned than just tying me up? I want to be prepared if there's anything else up your sleeve," he stated as he looked in the other man's eyes.
Said man nodded. "There are a couple of things, but I don't know how well getting you strung up is going to go. I was going to wait until you were comfortable off the ground before I attempted anything else. Just a toy or two depending on what you're willing to put up with."
Viktor couldn't help chuckling at how quickly his partner was falling apart from explaining his plan. "I think I can handle a toy if it's not too much. Just a small vibrator if you have one."
"I do," Jayce immediately responded. "I'll have it cleaned and ready for whenever you feel like you want to move onto it."
"When did you think this would take place? I assume that it was going to happen quite soon from this conversation."
"Well...I was thinking that we could potentially do it tonight after we were done here. Is that alright with you?"
"I think I can manage that. You're going to have to do most of the heavy lifting today, then."
If the larger man had a tail, it would have been going mad from how happy he was. It was a bit awkward that he was going to have to change his plans a bit, but he could manage it. A last minute change from going to his home after a hard day of work wasn't going to be the worst thing that he'd done. Considering all the late nights he'd done prior, it was better that he was going to be going to someone else's home for the night. He was curious about what the other man's new apartment looked like considering what happened to his previous residence. Viktor was going to be experiencing a few new things that night, it seemed. Such an odd time for him to be living through that he was so willing to do things like he was.
Getting through the workday was the easiest part of the entire counter. While the larger man had been overly excited the entire time, he still got his work done without too much of a hassle. Only having to remake a gear a couple of times. He was impressed that things had managed to go as smoothly as they had. Typically, they would have had any number of things pop up and get in there way. It seemed that Janna was shining down on them for once and allowing them to leave the lab at the appropriate time instead of remaining until the sun came up again. Viktor had to say that he was mostly impressed with himself for being able to stay on task when he had quite a bit to think about. Seeing as he was about to go through something new, he had managed to keep his mind to the task at hand.
Even without having all that much time to think about it, he was more than prepared for what was going to be thrown at him. He already had a decent idea of how long he was going to be able to be strung up considering there were only so many types of rope. From what he had been able to gather, a softer one had been chosen for the event while still being able to keep up with what was needed. Viktor was also curious as to the color that had been chosen, seeing as it was the one thing that hadn’t been revealed to him through all of their chatting. Clearly, it was one of the few things that his partner wanted to keep a surprise for the night. Not an issue since he was going to see it soon enough.
Getting to the larger man's home was a bit more of a trek than what he'd been originally thinking it was. A bit more of a strain on him, but he could handle it. All he required was a bit more rest before they jumped into what they were actually doing for the night. It would give his partner more than enough time to make sure he had everything that he wanted out without having to worry about rushing. There was a good chance that the man was going to end up being a nervous wreck while they did things, though that was to be expected. When it came to most sexual things, there was always something to be nervous about, even if it was something you had a decent idea of how it was supposed to go. He knew for a fact that he had all rights to be nervous about how the night might end up going.
A quick shake of his head was more than enough to clear it for the time being. The last thing he needed was to get caught up in a negative spiral when he was supposed to be having a good time. No reason to ruin a fun night because of his own views on most things. He couldn't help sighing to himself, which got the attention of his companion.
"Is everything alright? I can take you home instead if you've changed your mind? It's no issue," Jayce started without too much of a thought.
"Eeeh...There's nothing wrong. I got caught up in my head. Sorry," Viktor responded, his face turning slightly red. Off to a great start already.
The larger man paused midstep and grabbed one of his thin arms in order to get him to stop as well. "You do know that you can tell me anything, right?"
He snorted. "Of course, I do. There's truly nothing wrong. You're overthinking a simple expression."
Now it was the other man's turn to look a bit embarrassed. "Right. Sorry. I just want to make sure that I'm not making you do anything that you don't want to. This is my first attempt at something that requires a bit more skill than what I have."
"You'll do fine so long as you don't make my body contort in any strange way. I don't think my back would forgive me for that," he lightly joked. "I'm sure that's something you can manage without too much of an issue. Or am I over estimating your abilities?"
"Not at all. You'll just have to let me know if I'm bending your leg too far. It has to come up a ways in order for the style to work."
"Style?" Viktor couldn't help questioning it. He was far too curious as to what the other man was going on about.
Jayce was quick to start stuttering over his words as he tried to find a good way to explain things. "The way that I'm going to be tying you up is just one of many ways to do it. It's kind of referred to as a style. At least, up here in Piltover. I don't know what it would be called in the Undercity."
That was something he also didn't know. He hadn't learned of any special way of referring to being tied up, but he wouldn't be surprised if there were terms. It irked him slightly that he wasn't able to come up with anything. On his next trip down, he was going to have to look into it so he didn't have a gap in knowledge. Who knows, maybe it would help him in the future. "Not to my knowledge. Unfortunately, I don't know every word of the language since some things weren't of my interest as I was growing up and trying to get up here."
"That's fine then," the tanned man waved it off. "I'm sure it's not too far off from what I'll be calling it. Probably something a bit more vulgar if there's anything that I've learned about the language from you."
"It's only vulgar because you Pilties are so stuck up about everything that goes on behind a bedroom door. There's nothing to be so worked up over. Not like any of you are doing something illegal. Right?"
"Some of them might. Mostly, other council members, but that's an issue of another kind."
"You also seem to get flustered over talking about sex on occasion."
"It's because you end up asking me about it when we're in the lab when anyone could walk in. It would be far better if you asked me when we're doing one of our late nights, and it's unlikely anyone is going to be stopping by."
"Would that really help? Or would you be trying to get me alone for something else?"
Jayce stumbled over his words again before storming off. Viktor laughed as he followed behind him. It seemed that he had managed to hit a particular button to talk about the man's ability to talk for the time being. An interesting turn of things and something that he was going to have to keep in mind for later. A free way to get out of a conversation if it was getting a bit too much, not that he'd use it most of the time. He was left with carefully following along and making sure that he didn't fall too far behind. The other man's gait was slowed down enough that he was only slightly further ahead even in his fit. Such a nice thing for him to do even when he was clearly worked up to some extent. Always worrying about things that didn't he shouldn't have been.
By the time they reached the larger man's home, he had ended up getting a bit flustered all over again and asked for the smaller man to remain outside for a couple of minutes. Having a messy apartment didn't mean much to him since his had books and small things littering every surface they could fit on. Not the best way to keep the place, but it was what made him feel more at home. Whatever the other man's place looked like, it couldn't have looked any worse than his blown up apartment. That would have been an achievement that deserved an award. Even if he didn't see the issue, he was still more than willing to sit on the staircase and wait for the man to do whatever it was that he needed to. Probably setting up the last couple of things aside from picking up the place.
Viktor wasn't sure how long it had actually been by the time he was actually allowed in his lab partner's home, but he did know that he was stiff. Sitting on the stairs hadn't been the wisest idea of his, though his options had been severely limited. It didn't matter how things were inside the building. Not the largest apartment that one could have gotten in such a nice city, but just about right for a man that spent more time in a lab than at home. The home was also filled with various things on shelves or the coffee table. While still being leagues neater than his place, there was still a well-lived in feel to everything around him. It was also set to a slightly higher temp than what he'd been expecting. Apparently, spending hours by a forge was not enough for the man.
"So this is how you keep your home? I have to say, I was expecting a bit more." Viktor mused as he looked around a bit more.
Jayce awkwardly laughed. "I picked up a little bit before I let you in. It was a far bigger mess a few minutes ago, and I didn't think it'd be fair to have you struggle to get to the bed."
He raised a brow. "Is it always that messy?"
"Most of the time," a serious as could be response.
That answered quite a bit about the man's personal life, but that wasn't important right then. "Why don't you lead me to your bedroom so we can get started? I'm certainly that you're about to jump out of your skin over it."
This time, there wasn't a verbal response, but a noise was still made, and he was led through the living room to a room off to the side. If he had to guess, the bedroom was about the same size as the room before; impressive. The bed was taking up most of the space, which was fine by him. It gave him more of a surface to perch on in order to keep himself somewhat stable, especially if he was going to be naked. He could see the rope laid out at the foot of said bed along with the toy that had been picked out. That must have been the other thing that his partner had been doing like he thought. A couple of last minute things to make it a good night.
“As you can see, I’ve gotten everything prepared. The hook is above the bed, so there’s no need to worry about falling on the ground,” Jayce explained as he moved towards the bed. “Do you want help getting undressed? You seemed a bit worn out earlier.”
He shook his head. “I was just a bit sore from sitting on your front stairs. I can still get undressed on my own unless you want to take full control?”
The question was enough to have the man turning red all over again. “That’s not what this is about. I was just offering a bit of help if you wanted to rest more before we started.”
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to get a bit more of my energy back since there was more than just tying me up that you wanted," Viktor teased. "Get going with it before it gets too late."
Without too much of a pause, the larger man got to work taking off the leg brace with far more care than what was needed for the task. Viktor kept watching as each strap was undone until it was able to slid off and set aside. From there, it was onto his shoes and pants, which was a task that was quickly done away with. Everything his partner did was done with far more ease than he'd been able to manage and with far more beauty. There wasn't a single thing the man did that didn't look good to some degree, a talent few had. Why is was being spent doing something so menial was beyond him. That was something he'd never be able to figure out even if he got inside the overly sized head of his.
As large hands moved to start working on getting his shirt off, Viktor couldn't help stopping them. "Sorry. Give me a moment."
Jayce smiled brightly at him. "Take all the time you need. We're in no rush."
That made a bit of tension leave his body. Even though they'd been together for quite a while at that point, he still wasn't the biggest fan of having his upper body exposed as much. There was nothing for him to be ashamed over or worried about; it was just one of those things that continued to persevere even when it shouldn't. It made certain things more difficult, like what they were currently trying to do. How unfortunate that his own shortcomings were ruining the mood they'd so carefully built up.
A hum came from in front of him. "You can keep your back brace and shirt on if it'd make you feel better. All I have to do is loosen the brace so it doesn't restrict you too much."
"Wouldn't it be better for it to be off entirely? Not having to worry about the risk of it catching on the rope?" Viktor questioned in return.
"I would like for it to be off so you can have a bit more of a chance to relax, but it can stay on and I'll work around it. It's not that big of an issue. Whatever will make you more comfortable," Jayce explained carefully. "The last thing I want is for you to be uncomfortable for any reason, so you're the one that has to make this choice."
While not how he’d thought things would go, it was comforting to know that he was in some form of control. Keeping his brace on wasn’t the wisest move with how it was made, but he certainly didn’t feel comfortable having it off that night. “It stays on for now. Maybe later it can come off?”
“That works for me. Just let me loosen it a bit so there’s a little wiggle room for you,” his partner responded with the same bright smile from earlier.
Loosening the almost corset was far easier than anything else the man had done that day, so it was a relatively quick affair. Reaching over to the side, he was quick to grab the first bundle of rope. It wasn't a lot, but he didn't think that he'd need much for the type of tie he was going for. A simple one that would have the leaner man's weight more spread out than concentrated on his legs. Jayce was well aware that he was going to have to pay close attention to how tight he was doing the knots since the man was already prone to bruising easier than most.
"Would you like me to start or do you need another minute?"
Viktor shook his head. "We can continue. I'm still curious about what you'll be doing."
"Well, if you'll lift one of your legs, I can begin."
Lifting his good leg, he watched as black, silken rope was slowly wound around it. The dark color of it stood out against his sickly pale skin, but it didn’t look bad. Viktor was far from being one to fully understand how well colors went together, though his partner had done well in this case. Clearly, the man had spent far more time thinking about how things were going to look than what he’d let on. An impressive feat yet again.
Each time the rope wound its way up the limb, he could feel a bit of heat starting to pool within him. It wasn't enough that he was going to pay any attention to it, but it was an interesting turn. He had to wonder if it was the rope or if it was the man that was handling said rope. There was a good chance that he was just enthralled by the sight of his partner taking so much time and care in his mission that it was effecting him in a different way. That was something for him to think about later when he was alone and didn't have something so beautiful distracting him.
The way the rope was eventually tied off was loose enough that it didn't pinch his skin, but it was still tight enough that it wasn't going to be shifting around. A nice balance for someone who has never done it before. Some part of him had to wonder when the man had the time to practice the knots, though he could put two and two together. This had been a secret task the man had worked on for who knows how long and was finally happy enough to show it off. Whatever ended up being done with the overall tie, it was going to be something that had quite a bit of studying and practice put into it. Something that meant quite a bit to him as a result.
It didn't take as long as he thought it would have for his first leg to be covered in crisscrossing rope, and the larger man was quick to move onto his weaker leg. The process was much the same as the first go around. Soon enough, his legs were shifted to be bent while the rope was carefully tied together to keep them from moving too much. Thus far, the position didn't seem like it was going to be that bad, especially if it wasn't going to be used for that long. He could handle being held up in such a manner, though he had to wait for the rest of the rope to be tied around his body before he could truly make a final verdict on the matter.
Even with the task at hand, it didn't take as long as it seemed like it would. Perhaps the larger man had managed to fall into a rhythm of tying the knots? A likely explanation for how his arms ended up being bound in front of him with the black silk crossing over most of his body. There were still spots where his skin or clothes peaked through. Viktor may not have been able to see how he fully looked, but he was certain that it was a good sight for the other man. Something that he hadn't quite thought about was how he was going to be moved to be hanging by the hook above them.
Jayce hummed quietly as he grabbed another thing of the rope and carefully threaded it through a mix of the almost harness on his chest and his legs. The excess rope was then carefully put over the hook. "Are you ready to be pulled up? We can also remain on the bed if you're more comfortable with that."
Viktor thought about it for a few moments. While he would have felt more comfortable on the bed since he knew the feeling better, he did want to see what it was like to go along with the man's idea fully. "Lift me up. If I'm really uncomfortable with it, we can continue on the bed."
His partner nodded and started pulling him up into the air. It was an odd feeling to feel his body being moved in such a manner, but not one that he hated. Definitely something that he would have to get used to. For now, allowing the rope to take his weight was a more comforting feeling than he thought it would be. There was no spot on him that felt like it was being pinched or pulled, so that was a good step. The only thing that was concerning was the fact that he was in the air at all. Viktor knew that he wasn't going to spontaneously fall, and even if he did, the other man was going to be there to help him. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.
After he'd been fully situated in the air, he was allowed to take it in more fully and see if he wanted to remain as such. It was doing far more for making him relax than it had any right to, and he was certain that his partner was more than easily able to tell. With the way his weight was being held, there was nothing for the rest of his body to do.
"Do you like it?" Jayce asked after a few minutes of near silence between them.
He nodded. "It's better than what I thought it would be. Quite comfortable."
The other man chuckled and ran a hand over one of the bound legs. "Are you up for anything else or is this where you'd like to stop? I'm fine with whichever you choose."
"This is fine. If you can convince me to do this again, you can try a different style and a couple of toys."
"I'll see what I can do in the mean time to get there."
"I'm looking forward to it."