forum Choking on Crimson Ash [OxO // mature 18+ // closed]

Started May 16, 2023 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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Caeso whimpered.

The noise was quiet, soft, but with their proximity it would no doubt be heard. Fuck. Maybe giving Nari access to his neck was a bad idea. Well, he had known that to begin with, especially knowing how sensitive the spot was. But it just felt so nice. No one had touched him in such a way since… well, since his prince. Even then that had been different. Somehow, it was different. Now? Now the way Nari fit into the crook of his neck in order to press those kisses? It was better than that of his beloved prince. Somehow, the spirit just fit. He could feel that stupid grin against his skin but he didn't have it in him to fight against it, against him. At least not with too much force.

By now he could guess that if he spoke too much about something, if he tried to tease and counter in such a way, Nari would most likely pull back, try and see if Caeso would ask for it, fuck, maybe even beg. And he wasn't going to succumb to that tonight. He was already embarrassed enough at the noise that had just slipped past his lips, he didn't need the humiliation of asking for Nari to continue what he was doing. At least not right now. Not today. Not here, when waters were unclear, lines and boundaries were muffled when they should have been as clear as day. Nari was just so.. right. Whatever that was supposed to mean. A thought that he could unpack later. Or not. Probably not. There were more important things to be worrying about than how a stranger fit so well into the crook of his neck, or how when they were curled up together it was as if two puzzle pieces were slotting together in perfect harmony. No, that wasn't important in the slightest.

The idle strokes down his side had Caeso pushing his body further into Nari as if trying to get away. Ultimately, that didn't do anything, because he was effectively - very loosely - trapped against the spirit and in his hold. It seemed neither of them minded for the time being. The thought of Nari finding another light user to seduce as he said had a rising feeling growing in his stomach. A twisting, uncomfortable feeling that Caeso didn't like. Especially at the thought of Nari being like this with someone else. The same feeling he had had when he had seen Nari with Eiya, earlier. His grip tightened on Nari's shirt, his hand on his thigh moved an inch upwards, and he pouted, even though Nari couldn't see.

What did he even say to that? Saying 'no, I don't want you to go find another' was acknowledging thoughts that he was trying to forget about. It was admitting to that he was enjoying this enough to not want him to think about it with anyone else. He wasn't going to do that, "To bad you- you can't go find them," He said quietly. No, Nari was sticking with him to go fight Ezekt, "You're… purring…" He continued, trying to deflect the conversation away from himself.

Nari completely froze when he heard the noise that Caeso made. Did he just…? He for sure heard the captain whimper. Fuck. It was so quiet and soft, the smallest of noises, but it was clear as day as it rung through Nari's sensitive ears. He didn't really know what the goal really was when he started this—started to give into his impulse to litter kisses over Caeso's neck—but this certainly hadn't been it. For once, he wasn't really trying to tease Caeso or get reactions out of him like this. The whimper certainly did things to Nari, and he couldn't deny the shudder that coursed through him, but the captain hadn't asked for anything like that and Nari didn't want to be a selfish dickbag. The spirit stopped his advances and instead buried his face into Caeso's neck, not acknowledging the whimper—however much it played on repeat in his mind.

And, unfortunately for him, the situation was quickly turning into yet another bedroom incident, and it was all because of Caeso's tiny little reactions and movements that drove Nari up a wall almost instantly. The man was laying there, not even making an attempt to get away even with that little noise that slipped through, and letting Nari cross the boundary between them just because of an unexplainable whim. In fact, he was currently pressing further into the spirit, like he was either trying to get closer to him or get away from the touch to his side. Either way, it ultimately brought him even more into Nari's space, his warmth making the spirit feel more alive than he had felt in a while, and the weight of his body pressing harder into his side with every push. Then Caeso was holding on tighter to his shirt, and his other slid up further along Nari's thigh. The captain was surely on a mission to send Nari's head spinning.

And he liked it. Nari liked just how comfortable he was with Caeso snuggled into his side. He liked simply resting in the crook of his neck while he relented in his gentle assault to make the man more comfortable. The hands on him were making him far too focused on them, but deep down he still liked it. The slide of the one hand seemed almost possessive, as it had come after his comment about seducing another light user, but that was surely all in his mind. Caeso, in that very moment, had a spirit wrapped around his fingers and didn't even know it.

Especially when he pointed out the purring.

A strangled noise escaped the spirit, mixing with the purr and choking it out. Nari, despite his usual chill, blushed deeply and instantly, and lifted his head out of Caeso's neck as his ears pinned back in embarrassment. He hadn't even realized. Saving face, now, by not letting the man feel the wild heat of his blush, was probably absolutely useless now that he had been caught and Caeso had the luxury of perfect vision, but Nari didn't care. "No I—shut up. I'm not." His head was bowed, not too far away from Caeso's, but the flustered state of the spirit wasn't hidden whatsoever. Deep pink nose, deep pink cheeks, the pure red markings on his face already only highlighting the delicate flush that had Nari looking less put together than he had before. He hated the fact that he made that noise, and it was only worse that Caeso had not only brought it out of him, but had noticed and pointed it out.

Caeso couldn't help but feel slightly proud of himself, just a fraction, that he had managed to fluster Nari in return. It was only a little, but from the noise that the other made and how he pulled his face away from his neck was a surefire sign that he had managed to do so. Great, now Nari could have a taste of his own medicine. He would admit that he was a little disappointed with the fact that Nari pulled away from his neck. He liked having him there. Liked the kisses, the teasing, how he could feel his breath over his skin, every movement, every smile and twitch of his lips as they were pressed against him. It felt right. Definitely felt far too good, especially when they shouldn't have been like this in the first place. But fuck was he starting to grow addicted. A bad sign. He shouldn't be. He didn't want to be. Maybe he did… it was all too confusing and Caeso wasn't prepared to unpack that right now.

At least they could move on from the fact that he had whimpered. He was more than grateful that Nari didn't acknowledge it. It was obvious he had heard, was the reason why he had stilled. Did he like it? Did he like when he made those sounds? He couldn't tell if it was a good thing or not. Pointing out the other's purring had done a good job at deflecting it, though.

Now the focus wasn't on him.

Well, not as much. Nari still had him wrapped up in his arms, pressed against his side. So close. So, wonderfully close. The warmth that they shared, the touches. It was too good in its own right. Caeso didn't know where to put his hands. Should he move them? His grip loosened just a little on the spirit's shirt. Now that he didn't have Nari kissing him up he didn't feel as tense as he had a moment ago. The hand on his thigh, however, didn't move an inch. If anything his fingers fiddled with the fabric that he found under his fingertips to keep himself somewhat centred.

Make me. The thought rang through his mind but never left his lips. So tempting to say it. Tease back, see what would happen when he didn't know what he wanted, what Nari wanted. Comfort, they both claimed. This was all for comfort and relaxation and it was doing a damned good job at that. Definitely a good distraction. Caeso turned his head just a little in order to look up at Nari. He took in those red cheeks, those flattened ears, he had definitely heard that strangled sound. His hand drifted up from where it had been resting on Nari's chest, moving until he was cupping Nari's cheek in his hand. The captain's thumb gently swiped under his eyes, "Yes, you are."

"I'm not." He absolutely was.

Even after the moment of it cutting off and with the dislike of it even happening, Nari was still too comfortable and content to completely choke it down. The innate response to the warmth and comfort he felt with Caeso at his side, snuggled into his body and previously letting him kiss over his neck, kept him trapped with the resumed hum within his throat. There was no stopping it, especially now, but that didn't mean he couldn't deny it. It was hard to, though. Caeso touched his cheek, swiped a thumb beneath the spirit's eyes, and definitely felt the heat beneath his skin along with seeing it. Nari, damn himself, leaned into the touch the slightest bit and blinked down at Caeso with unfocused eyes. His vision was waning again. The effects weren't as bad, he could see just enough, but it was hazy, like looking through a slightly frosted window.

The ears stayed flattened, drooped to the sides with embarrassment and making the usually confident and boisterous spirit look almost pathetic. Nari's mind screamed at him to just pull away, let go of Caeso and usher him back into his spot in the pillows. Forget that any of this even happened, that the warmth of his skin didn't still exist on his lips. But the rest of him? He wanted to go right back into the crook of the captain's neck, fit himself into the space he filled so perfectly, and lay there. Caeso's other hand remained in Nari's lap and fiddled with the fabric there, and Nari just wanted to ask what he wanted. What was he asking him for, if anything? He needed to know, because then he could ignore the heat beneath his skin and the teasing coo of Caeso's voice as he doubled down on the purring accusation. Then he could go back to being the tease, not the teased.

Nari liked so much of what was going on, to the point that he hated it just a little. He hated how they'd get up, eat, and go to bed, and it would be like nothing ever happened. They'd go back to being strangers and nothing more, with Nari riling up Caeso for the fun of it and being snapped at in response. It would still be fun, but he'd never hear another whimper. There'd never be a quiet moment where he didn't want to tease him so much as find comfort in something that Caeso also enjoyed, even if he wanted to fight against it. Caeso wouldn't touch his cheek after making Nari blush.

Normal didn't sit right with Nari, not with the two of them, but what could he do? Normal was normal, and this wasn't. This was an off-chance exploration that started with an impulse and was treading into dangerous waters that had no end in sight and too many crossroads to count. One wrong move, and everything topples over, until they're at odds with one another legitimately and miserable. Nari didn't want that. He wanted the here and now, which unfortunately included being flustered before he could even realize what was going on. Resigned to that fate, Nari closed his eyes as he heaved out a heavy sigh, the purr mingling and pronouncing itself for the short burst of air. Then they opened once more to fixate on Caeso. The captain had himself an enraptured spirit, which was no small feat.

Considering how Caeso had felt about the spirit and the teasing back in the library, outside his tree home, it was definitely a change to how he had been acting before. The captain told himself that the reason that this time was different was because they weren't in any immediate danger. They were safe in Nari's space. There weren't any demons just around the corner ready to pounce on them. No little girl to try and save. No wandering through old passageways and praying that there weren't any demons hiding in the shadows waiting to pounce on them. Right here, it was just them. The spirit and the captain. Entrapped in each other's arms. Caeso having gone from being the teased to the teaser. Was it wrong to want to continue it? Just for a little while?

Ultimately, the moment that Caeso moved away from Nari they would continue to go back to being the strangers that they were. He couldn't tell if the thought sat well with him or not. Maybe it was because half of him was loving that he had managed to draw a blush out of Nari, fluster him. That he was feeling proud of himself for doing so when all that he had done was point out that he was purring. The other he didn't know, and he wasn't about to think too deeply into it now. No, his thoughts were elsewhere. Elsewhere, but focused solely on the spirit that was nose to nose with him. It felt right. Being this close. Caeso didn't want to think about the implications of that, what it might mean. There were so many thoughts and feelings he was pushing away in favour of simply just being with Nari like this. They would never do it again, and no doubt Eiya was going to come back at any moment and rile Nari up in some way or another and the moment would be forgotten. He was going to enjoy this while it lasted.

For a moment he was silent, contemplating his next words, his next moves. He could pull away, forget that this ever happened, move off the pillows and claim he was thirsty and needed a drink. But he didn't. He did the exact opposite to moving away. He got closer. This may be the only chance he ever had at flustering the spirit, he was going to forget about everything else and use it to his advantage.

Caeso moved. He brought the hand that was resting on Nari's cheek up to tangle in the soft hairs at the nap of his neck while the other finally left its place on his thigh, coming up to grab his chest instead. The only safe move he made. And then he was pressing himself into the crook of the spirit's neck, nuzzling at the soft skin with his nose before going right up to speak in his ear, "Nari~," Caeso didn't think he would have ever been capable of making his voice sound like a purr, maybe a tad too sensual, but he did it without thinking, "You are so purring." He couldn't hide his small, cheeky grin, or stop himself from playfully nipping at the shell of Nari's ear for added emphasis to his teasing, "Nothing to say? Cat got your tongue, little fox?"

Another choked out noise wrangled itself out from the back of Nari's throat, his breath shuddering as Caeso pressed himself fully into the spirit's side. Hand twisting into hair and another at his chest, which seemed completely worse than on his thigh when the man was leaning into him so much. Breathing right into his neck and ear, nuzzling at his skin—practically purring as he called Nari's name in the most sensual voice he had ever heard from the usually uptight captain. Nipping at Nari's ear with a smile the spirit could feel even from the small, playful move.

His ear flicked on instinct from the feeling, the both of them flattening like he was protecting them from Caeso's assault. But the one immediately turned back towards him, like he couldn't not listen to what the captain was saying to him. I'm not purring, Nari wanted to argue. He wasn't, because then that meant that he was the most comfortable he could be, content beyond content, with Caeso snuggled up to him. And that wasn't acceptable. He was supposed to be cool and calm, collected, even as he teased the captain to keep both of their minds off of the shit storm going on outside. But the captain had swooped in and ruined all that by flipping the script. His ears flattened again and a self-frustrated noise slipped by him. "You're such a—"

The door opened from upstairs. Eiya was back, and with food from the scent wafting down already.

Nari froze up, conflicted and warring with so many emotions running through him. Within seconds, Eiya was barreling into the kitchen, arms full of bags with food inside, and locking eyes with Nari. Jealousy streaked through his gaze, a quick flash of hot anger, and Nari moved without thinking. His hand shot over and grabbed Caeso's thigh, fingers curling into his flesh, and yanked. With one solid tug, he had Caeso in his lap, a hand on his leg, and an arm wrapped securely around his middle. Eiya looked absolutely livid with the move, but Nari only adjusted so that Caeso fit against him even better.

"What the fuck is going on?" Eiya asked, more than a hint pissed off. He set the food down on the counter and crossed his arms.

Caeso couldn’t help but be proud of himself. He has successfully flustered the spirit that had seemed unable to be flustered half the time. Clearly when he was able to get the right angle, use it to his own advantage when he noticed these things, Nari wasn’t incapable of being teased. The chances of this happening again, in the captain’s mind, was close to never. He didn’t necessarily like the thought of that, because by now he was having way too much fun with it. At least now he was aware of what he could do if he really applied himself. Nari had been purring, though. He had heard it, clear as day. It was as obvious as the pink blush on his cheeks - well, right red blush on his cheeks, now. It had been right in his ear, there was no way he wouldn’t have heard it considering their proximity. Nari could deny it all he wanted but they both knew the truth.

How they ended up like this was a series of events Caeso wouldn’t have predicted an hour ago. In fact, he had been determined to never be this close with the spirit, but now that he was here, it felt far too good to let up. It was fun. It was a distraction. They were both enjoying it, Caeso could hear and see and feel that much. Nari could have pushed him off at any point but he didn’t, he let it continue. Fuck, he had started it in the first place. The warmth of the other was beginning to feel addictive. His neck missed the feel of the kisses Nari had been planting there before. The captain was tempted to ask - no beg for them again - to see what reaction he may gain, but then the door was opening. Then the smell of food was wafting down the stairs. And then Eiya was there, and clearly unhappy with what he was seeing.

Caeso couldn’t help but let the briefest flicker of smugness flash across his face. Nari had turned him down, and then proceeded to be handsy with him. It wasn’t like he wanted the spirit to pick him or anything, but he did feel good that Nari had. Before he could register what was happening Nari was pulling him into his lap with a move that was handsy and possessive and quick, especially with his arm around his waist. Fuck. Caeso couldn’t help but notice how well they fit together. Slotting against one another like he was made for this spot. And Caeso decided he wasn’t done fucking with either of them yet.

“None of your business,” He replied, shrugging and a picture of innocence. But the captain was moving his hand and grabbing the hand that was on his thigh. Slowly, he dragged Nari’s hand upwards until it was far too close to his crotch, and turning his head to speak up at the spirit, “You wanna finish what you were saying, Nari~? Or do I have to beg you for that?” His words were soft, but definitely still carried across the room for Eiya to hear.

Eiya's expression flashed with a quick reveal of unfiltered rage, before smoothing back out to generally pissy. "None of my fucking business? Are you kidding me? You're sexually harassing my best friend—"

"Quit it." Nari's hand tightened just a fraction where Caeso had slid it up, dangerously close to between the man's legs—close enough that he could easily shift just so and rest his hand there—and he fixed a stare on Eiya even as his vision flickered in and out. The move to pull Caeso into his lap had been absolutely possessive, albeit unexpected even for him, but he wasn't backing down any time soon now that the silent declaration had been made. This… this was fun. He liked whatever it was they were doing, even if his cheeks were far too warm, and the heat was even creeping into his ears beneath the sandy fur. But Nari also realized this was the perfect opportunity to get Eiya off his ass about feelings he'd never reciprocate. It felt a little wrong, like he was using Caeso, but from the way that the captain was reacting to Eiya walking in on them, Nari had a feeling they were both using each other just a little for their own reasons.

The fox spirit caved to the onslaught of feelings and ducked his face into Caeso's neck, hiding away from the teasing and the glare of his best friend all at once. And to hide the blush that Caeso for sure felt against his skin. Nari could feel Eiya's stare on him, and he chose to blame that as the reason he started to resume the kisses that had started this all. He chose to ignore how he wanted to, how he liked feeling Caeso's skin against his lips and the little reactions it had gotten him at the start. Because he still had the captain teasing him, teasing them both, by making a soft request that drove Nari insane and Eiya up a wall.

Bristling, Eiya opened his mouth to say something, having clearly heard Caeso ask if he had to beg, but stopped when Nari tightened his grip on Caeso's waist and made the kisses just a little less tame. Nari loved hearing his name said the way that the captain was saying it, a sensual coo right next to Nari's ear. "Beg. Please." He couldn't find it in himself to be any more demanding than that, not when Caeso had him burning up and so completely unwound without even trying. And Eiya could see it—hear it. He scoffed a disgusted noise and started unpacking all the food, pointedly not looking at them.

Caeso's legs spread out a little further. A little wider, and even though he was still clothed it was certainly a display that was both half unconscious at that point. Because with the movement of Nari's hands he had to shift them a little in order to bring it closer to the danger zone, but the little extra that he spread them, maybe slightly too wide? That was unconscious. If he noticed he didn't comment or care, because he was successfully driving Eiya crazy with fury at the whole ordeal and turning Nari into a flustered mess which had been his goal in the first place when he had begun teasing the spirit back. It definitely felt better to be on the other end of the teasing, especially with the fact that Eiya was in the room, listening, watching the two of them. If anything the captain couldn't help but be a little more flustered and turned on at the whole ordeal himself considering there was another person in the room. It made it far better with Eiya pointedly not looking their way, but they all knew the other spirit would be looking at the corner of his eye, listening to every word and noise that was made.

Good. Good, Caeso wanted the other to watch. To see how Nari had dragged him into his lap so swiftly, how they fit together so easily. Wanted to see how it was obvious who Nari was picking, even though it wasn't a competition - well, that was what he was at least telling himself. Because it wasn't. There was no reason for Nari to pick one or the other, even if Caeso couldn't help but want to continue to be the person on the receiving end of Nari's advances and affections. It felt far too good, now that they had got to this point, to give it up so easily. Realistically, after this, it wouldn't happen again, so Caeso was going to enjoy his time like this and make the most of it. Which meant gaining as many reactions out of the flustered Nari as possible.

The captain moved Nari's hand a fraction higher. The onslaught of kisses that he was now receiving on his neck had him making a deliberate, possibly a tad too loud, groan, head tipping back just a little to give Nari more room. That proud smirk still played on his lips, especially when he knew that Nari couldn't see it, considering his head was tucked against his neck. Blushing. Flustered. The tightening of the other's hands and redness of his neck was a clear indication of that. It helped that it all felt so good, too. Sensitive was an understatement when it came to the places he was letting Nari touch and kiss.

"Nari~" Caeso's voice was dripping with honey. Whiny, high, desperate, "Nari please~" He continued, "Please tell me what you were going to say. I've been so good. Please, mm~, Nari, please~" And with his words the captain pushed back into his lap, a move that was soft, but had him subtly grinding against the spirit with every word that he spoke, along with a few pointed gasps.

Eiya's hands were practically white with how he grabbed the counter and fumed in silence. He wanted to say so much about what was going on right in front of him, how his best friend was feeling up a stranger and practically forced to grope him while actively being teased in a way that Eiya had never managed to accomplish. At least, he chose to believe that Nari wasn't doing this willingly. Not with how the man had a hold of the spirit's hand and had dragged it further and further up his thigh until it was painfully indecent. He had known to a degree what his best friend was into, tried to step up into that person even if he hated making himself smaller than someone else, hated the humiliation of begging. But fucking Caeso seemed to have no problem, and the fox of a man clearly enjoyed it.

And Nari very much did enjoy it. With Caeso begging so sweetly, his voice dripping with almost lewd honey as he pleaded for something so simple, Nari was already sold. But then he started grinding into the spirit's lap, gasping so softly as he begged and pressed himself against the other. A low, inhuman growl rumbled against Caeso's neck with teeth subtly bared. Like Nari was warning the captain of what kind of line he was toeing and to knock it off—because he liked it way too much. Somewhere off in the space that didn't matter to Nari anymore, Eiya swallowed and cast fleeting glances between the two of them and the kitchen counter. Nari hardly registered it, and absolutely didn't care anymore that his friend was watching every bit of this. If he was uncomfortable, he could leave. They were both allowed to have whatever flings they wanted, whoever in their beds that they desired in the moment, because they weren't together. And this? Right now, Nari was completely focused on Caeso, enamoured and effectively wrapped around his finger as if they were having a fling.

It took everything the spirit had not to tell Eiya to make dinner himself and haul Caeso downstairs with him to finish what the conniving captain had started. With what little restraint he couldn't wrangle, though, he moved his hand on his own and cupped between Caeso's legs, applying just the smallest amount of pressure. Just enough to get his point across. Teeth nipped at Caeso's ear like a punishment, but the words that followed were exactly what the man had asked for. "You're such a fucking menace, you little minx." Teasing Nari, pointing out the one thing that would throw him off and leave him vulnerable to the gentle attack, and then pulling this. This was far beyond the line that Nari was willing to draw earlier when he had nudged it out of the way to plant those initial kisses. Then, Caeso had been pliant and needy, whimpering so beautifully and silently asking for more. But now he was quite literally forcing Nari's hand and pushing even more boundaries on his own.

The perfect little fantasy all wrapped up into one man, and he couldn't even have it. Not really. This wasn't real enough for it to continue, but Nari would devour it and savour it while he could. The kisses resumed, starting at Caeso's ear, but they had more teeth and tongue than before because he just couldn't hold himself back completely. His arm around the captain's waist held him tighter, drawing him further into Nari's lap like they already weren't close enough as his other hand flexed.

Eiya thought he was going to be sick.

Caeso would have beamed at the situation if he wasn't so wound up with the touches he was receiving. If he wasn't completely proud and smug of himself when it came to how they had ended up here, how Eiya was still watching and fuming and how he was undeniably turned the fuck on at this point. When he had moved the other's hand up his thigh it had been one of possessive claim. Nari was touching him. Kissing him. Biting him. Not Eiya. Caeso was the one in the spirit's lap and had been dragged there because Nari must have wanted him there, otherwise he wouldn't have done so in the first place. It had never been the intened outcome when he allowed the kisses to start, but now that there were here well… there wasn't any harm in having a little fun, just for a few more minutes, right? They could forget about it once they ate and settled for the night. There were bigger things to focus on than whatever this was right now and come morning they would have no choice but to forget it.

Right now, though, it wasn't morning. Right now he had Nari palming him through the thin cotton of his pants where he was sure the other could feel him under his hand, and he had Nari nipping and kissing at his neck harder than he had been before. A distant part of his brain wanted to tell Nari to bite harder, leave a fucking mark right there because that would both do it for him and would make Eiya even more mad, if at all possible, if he had to watch Caeso receive a hickey from the man he had a crush on. Brilliant was an understatement to how he was feeling right now. Too many emotions were running through his mind that Caeso didn't know what to focus on first. Which sensation did he zero in on? Which hand? Or his neck and those damned good kisses? That fucking growl?

It had his mind spinning and hurtling right into the gutter before he had a chance to stop it. The warning bites combined with it, the pressure that had come with the hand on his crotch… fuck. Fuck. He was totally fucked. And it wasn't the only way he wanted to be fucked, either. That line of thought trailed off far too quickly for his own liking. Caeso reeled that one in before it got too out of control, but it only had him thinking about what other sounds Nari might make in his ear if they ever were to be in that situation. What he might say or do to him, private or public. He was more than fucked.

Caeso didn't stop the soft moan that left his lips, the way his eyes grew hooded, nearly fluttered shut. He didn't stop himself from grinding harder against Nari's own crotch, bearing his neck for the spirit as if he was his already and this wasn't just… whatever the fuck it was, "If I'm such a minx-" Caeso breathed, and his voice was still just as whiny and breathy as before, "A menace. Why don't you do something about it, hey Nari~? Or are you too scared?"

Nari's lips pressed against Caeso's ear, and though the growl was done and gone, there was still a distinct rumble to his voice as he murmured, "Dont tempt me."

Because the spirit had very little self control left. Caeso wasn't stopping or easing off the torment he was placing Nari under, and it was driving him towards urges and impulses that would definitely take things way too far very quickly, very messily. Because if pushed past the point he was holding himself at, he would push Caeso down into the pillows and fuck him right then and there. Audience be damned, Ezekt be damned, the entirety of every complication and consequence be damned. He was so turned on from the mischievous captain grinding back into him, whining into his ear and goading Nari on, bearing his neck like he wanted to be marked up—how could he not be turned on by it all? He continued to palm Caeso, feeling everything through the thin fabric, and the man's ass was both fortunately and unfortunately right over Nari's crotch. He'd have a hell of a time hiding anything if he even wanted to.

But Gods did he just want to shove the captain down and do something filthy and hot and very very needed to him. He wanted to take the edge off, and he had the perfect solution sitting in his lap and opening himself up to Nari. The thoughts ran wild, thinking about how Caeso would sound with the spirit inside of him, what noises he'd make and what things he'd have to say then. Would he still be a brat, or would be beg the entire time? Too many possibilities, too many fantasies, no realistic way of accomplishing any of them. So Nari settled for groping and rubbing, keeping Caeso locked tight against his body to prevent squirming or freedom. He had started this. Nari, for once, hadn't instigated anything but simple neck kisses and a cuddle. But now he was so fucking horny, when he had things to do, a captain he couldn't under any circumstances fuck, and a best friend to shoo away at some point.

Nari pressed an open mouth kiss to the open expanse of Caeso's neck, then dragged his tongue over the skin. His little smile afterwards and amused huff of breath ghosted over the cooler patch right before he caught the skin between his teeth in a light bite. No hickeys. That wouldn't end well either.

As if he just remembered their audience, Nari flicked his limited gaze up and locked onto Eiya. The other spirit was blatantly watching, somehow both ghostly pale and bright red. Without missing a single beat, Nari slid his hand down just an inch more and pressed down, hand flexing and fingers curling back to brush against the crease of Caeso's ass. Eiya made a strangled noise and promptly left, having seen enough and predicting that the two were actually going to fuck right there on the floor. In front of him. He sprinted upstairs and left the house entirely, likely finding another tree to perch on and wait. Nari grinned a little and went back to Caeso's neck like nothing happened.

"You won't."

Two words and the entirety of Caeso's thoughts about keeping boundaries up between them vanished. Fuck it. Who cared? He could go back to hating Nari and finding him annoying when he wasn't turned on by him. When he wasn't in the man's lap with both of them painfully and clearly horny for one another. When he wasn't thinking about having the man take him right there, barely moving him more than a few inches and taking him in his lap and turning into a puddle right in front of a stranger that was clearly fuming at the whole ordeal. Two damned words and all those lines in the sand vanished like a tidal wave crashing over them, and right now, Caeso didn't care in the slightest what the implications of it all would mean.

Whether he would regret it in the morning, fuck, in half an hour when he was in his right state of mind. Maybe. Potentially. At that moment, though, he definitely wasn't regretting a thing.

It had been far too long since he had been in any sort of situation like this one. Too long since he had even been in this sort of predicament with himself, let alone another person. Being captain meant little time for any sort of alone time that wasn't him sleeping. It was work, work and more work and needless to say, now that he was being given a taste of it, all those urges and desires rose up in instinct before he had the chance to stop them. Caeso didn't give a fuck. They were both horny and desperate and wound up and the captain was loving every bit of it. He couldn't help the soft moans that fell past his lips, especially as he was becoming more and more plaint in the arms of the spirit. Those kisses were driving him crazy. He wanted more. Needed more. Needed them over his neck, his chest, everywhere. Feel those hot lips touching every inch of him, just as his hands were palming him, moving lower between his ass and back again as those wicked, delicious lips kept up their onslaught.

Finally, his eyes slipped shut when he saw Eiya leave. Good. He had got the hint. Half of him was tempted to make him stay just to watch what was going to happen, whether things stayed teasing like this or not, and show that he had won regardless of if things were a competition or not. But at the same time, a selfish part of him, wanted Nari all to himself. A possessive part. The jealous part. It wanted the spirit to only look and touch him. To not be focused on anyone other than him, even if there was just someone looking.

You won't.

It was a challenge that completely rewrote the rules and the lines all in one breath. Caeso wasn't begging, wasn't using his body as a way to signal what he wanted from the spirit. No, this time he was goading Nari on and suggesting he do something that the two of them might possibly regret later on when their heads were on straight and Caeso remembered why he hated Nari in the first place. But neither of them seemed to be thinking about that. Right now, Caeso was in the spirit's lap, grinding on him, spreading his legs and opening up his throat like an all you can eat buffet all for Nari. He was making challenges that would shift things if navigated horribly, and was the loosest and least tightly strung that he's been since the two of them met.

Nari snapped. His control was virtually gone. Before Caeso could so much as blink, the spirit was flipping him over onto his front, face in the pillows, then looming over the captain. He used his body as a physical barrier preventing the other from sitting up or getting away, with his hands braced on either side of Caeso's face and his knees right against the other's to keep them spread just so. The spirit leaned down and almost seemed to nuzzle into the shell of Caeso's ear if it wasn't for the low growl and the scrape of teeth against the sensitive skin. "Don't think I haven't noticed how smug you've been," he said, his voice taking on a lower, firmer, tone with Caeso. He was still flustered, thrown off kilter with the shift in their dynamic and the teasing that had set him off to begin with, but Nari was wrangling just enough of himself back into place to unleash it in at least one particular way. "It's practically radiating from you. Eiya might be gone now, but I'm not, and I'm not done with you just yet."

Eiya had abandoned ship, unable to handle the borderline erotica happening in front of him involving the last person he wished to see in a situation like that, but Caeso was still smug. Still reveling in his two victories. But one of his victims was still in the room, and he had every ability to set things right.

But, there was one thing that needed done. Nari stayed leaning over Caeso; his entire body encompassed the captain's from just the sheer height of him rather than size, and Nari used that to his advantage even if his weight was off of Caeso's back. Dragging his nose over the man's skin, Nari nosed away the collar of Caeso's shirt so he had room to kiss the back of his neck without fabric in the way. "This is me giving you one chance to make rules and get me off of you. To back out. Don't waste it." Because as much as revenge thrummed through his veins and screamed at him to take whatever he wanted, Caeso needed to be in control of this situation. Nari wasn't in the right frame of mind to not do something stupid and selfish.

Caeso was only a little disappointed when Nari moved his hands from both around his waist and his crotch. He owuld have pouted and whined about it had the spirit not be flipping him over within seconds and bracing on either side of him. Still, those hands weren't on him, and that was what he wanted right then and there. For a split second he felt a sense of doubt rise up in the back of his throat. They shouldn't do this. It was crossing a line and nothing would be the same afterwards if they did, in fact, decide to keep going. Whether things stayed playful here on the couch or otherwise. They were supposed to be working together after this. Caeso knew he would be able to stay professional about the whole ordeal when there was impending doom on the horizon and over the corner, especially when they were going to be setting off tomorrow morning at the first sign of dawn, but he wasn't sure if Nari would be able to do so.

He knew nothing about the spirit. About how he would act once this was all said and done. Would the man run? Decide he didn't want to deal with the consequences of what would undeniably be a change in dynamic between them, regardless of whether they addressed it or not. Caeso wouldn't blame him if he did decide to back out of helping him after this little escapade in the pile of pillows.

But with his legs spread as they were, face pressed down into the pillows and Nari mouthing at the back of his neck, Caeso didn't give a single shit about any of that. He was horny, he could feel that Nari was, too. Now that Eiya was gone the script had been flipped just slightly. The captain was still smug about the whole thing. Getting both Nari and Eiya worked up within only a few minutes was definitely an ego boost if he ever knew one, but that tone… Gods that fucking tone that Nari was now using on him. He could tell the other's self control was slipping away. If he kept it up, whatever words were going to come out of his mouth next, Caeso knew Nari wasn't going to hold back from whatever the fuck he was starting to think about now that Eiya was gone and he had Caeso successfully trapped under him.

Instead, Caeso pushed backwards until his ass was once more grinding up against Nari. He turned his head just a little, just enough to see the spirit over his shoulder. The smug look on his face was still there, twinkling behind his eyes, "If me being smug is such an issue then do something about it," He replied, and ground his hips harder, "Or is the little fox still too flustered to do anything about it?"