[ that feels nice, but guren pulls away before dextera can fully appreciate the feelings of lips on his skin there. come back…!
then guren is giving him instructions, however, and dextera follows them easily, inching over to the edge and holding tightly onto the grass. maybe too tightly! the point is, though, that he’s got leverage that isn’t guren. ]
Now I have both of my hands to catch you if you slip.
[He's back to swimming instructor, here, but the way his hand trails along Dextera's back says that he's way more into him than being practical, here. Enough to help Dextera not drown, yes, but... he also just wants to be close.]
[ little goosebumps raise along dextera’s back when guren lightly, slowly touches him, and he briefly considers calling this whole swimming thing off so they can just touch—but once dextera is comfortable in the water, they can do a lot more of this in the future. ]
Ah…
[ he looks back at guren, eyes hopelessly soft for a moment, and he nods as he kicks with a little more confidence. it’s… progress! he didn’t die this time. ]
[Guren is touchy even while instructing Dextera, to be fair. His hand lingers on his back, and draws up to his shoulder as he ducks closer, his other arm propping himself on the edge just to be able to see him better.]
You're doing good.
[He feels a lot better about Dextera living on the water, already. Shifting away from the edge, he moves closer again, hands taking Dextera's hips, and lips finding the back of his neck.]
If you start like this at first, you'll slowly be able to move across the water by yourself.
[ for the briefest of moments, dextera considers asking guren to teach this to his brother, too—but an uncomfortable jealousy curls in his stomach at the thought of guren’s hands on his brother like this, and so he bites down that thought and decides not to say anything.
he wants to focus on the two of them, here, in this moment. his brother is a problem for another time. ]
…
[ luckily, dextera isn’t lacking in body strength at all. he just needs to learn the habits of kicking and breathing and swimming, in order to survive living right on the water.
he nods, and for a little while, he just paddles, trying to figure out how to make his body work the way he wants it to. ]
[He keeps up with the lingering, occasional touches, but he also makes sure he's just watching him, teaching him, helping him. He even shows Dextera how he does it himself for a moment, and then turns his back against the edge and watches, reaching to help any time he does seem to need it.]
Well? [After a while, though, he does speak up, splashing some water up at himself to rewet his hair.]
[ dextera’s progress isn’t bad at all, though he’s not going to be entering the apocalyptic olympics (apocalympics) anytime soon. mostly, he just wants to be able to avoid sinking like a rock.
anyway, get ready for this gay shit, guren. ]
I always have a good time, with you.
[ he shakes his head to get his hair out of his face, and it reveals his expression—bright and open, much better than he’s been looking with all that’s been on his shoulders. he needed this, even if he really did want to do something nice for guren. ]
[See, but this is all he needs to have a good time? So it's working. Mahiru was shut up, he's set the scar thing aside, Dextera is smiling...]
You're just saying that.
[He teases and brushes it off, putting his arm around his waist, again, helping him to stand up if he hasn't already. At this point, it's unnecessary help, he thinks. But the contact isn't what he'd call unnecessary.]
[ except he’s totally hopelessly in love with guren, so he’s not at all just saying that!! there’s no hiding how happy he is to be here, in the water, in guren’s arms.
so he just shakes his head, leaning into that light embrace. ]
[ I forgot to mention, obviously, his wounds are all gone, no more scars from bogeyman, nothing left from the forest creature by now. But Guren is referencing his constant grin going on, since obviously he’s having a good time!
He squeezes Dextera affectionately closer to him, and ducks down to kiss his neck again, right below the ear. ] I’m having a great time.
[ dextera laughs softly, tilting his head just enough that guren can easily access any and all parts of his neck that he’d like to get to. those bruises are just about gone, and there aren’t any where guren is currently kissing him. ]
Heh heh.
[ that makes him feel better about this turning into an impromptu swimming lesson, anyway, when he was glad to just stick his feet in the water. he turns to kiss the side of guren’s mouth. ]
I’m sorry I can’t cook.
[ if only they could have a little picnic, afterwards… but alas! ]
[ He’s enjoying this just on its own? Honestly, with that horrible bruise fading, his first thought is wanting to leave Dextera some nicer ones... so his lips move back to his neck, finding a spot that’s not already sore, humming against it. ]
[ dextera hears what guren says, acknowledges it, but his attention is quickly taken by guren’s mouth on his neck again. most of him isn’t sore anymore, after all, and he’s left with a pleasant sensitivity all around.
above and then under the water, his hand moves down guren’s chest. ]
[ He’s really wondering if he should do this to poor Dextera. People will ask... maybe he won’t understand why Guren is being rough... but it’s so appealing?! ]
Just tell me if I’m bothering you. [ That’s what he decides on before kissing there, yep. ]
Haha. Too bad. You trying to wrestle something three times your size would be fun to watch. When are you leaving?
[ He will still keep an eye on them for all that, after people disappearing in the water... he can watch the time!! Even if his sun pendant is definitely for Dextera. ]
[ dextera loves this? he doesn’t want guren to stop—there’s absolutely a difference in being rough to hurt and being rough as a natural consequence of passion. he already had a big fucking strangulation bruise on his neck, so one positive outcome is that he doesn’t care if any other marks show up—they’re easier to explain. ]
[ That’s a relief, because he has too much desire to want to stop. He kisses harder, scrapes teeth and sucks, and his hands smooth from Dextera’s sides to his hips, his thighs, all while Guren’s body presses up from behind. He just wants to appreciate every bit of him, at every time of day, and as he leaves one bruise, he moves to leave another.
He speaks between them, breath over Dextera’s neck. ]
When can I stay over again? [ It’s not demanding, just a genuine question heavy with interest. ]
dextera likes that, wants guren closer, and he places his hand over guren’s, feeling him move down dextera’s own body. the angle means that he can’t completely return the favor, but he leans back into guren, wanting, and it’s obvious that he’d like to.
a small part of him fantasizes, briefly, about guren absolutely devouring him, but these still-calm lovebites are nice, too. ]
…
[ when can guren come over again? he’s cheating, to ask right about now. ]
[As much as Guren would love to be touched back, there's something nice about this position. Keeping Dextera here, this close, leaving marks that are far nicer than the ugly one he'd had before.
Guren slides one of his hands up Dextera's chest, splaying his fingers over it.]
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