It'd be hours later when Tucker stirred, pale eyes opening slowly to a room that wasn't his. He had a moment to wonder where he was before he realized he was naked, laying on another naked person, and every muscle in his small body tensed all at once. For just a moment there was panic, and then he caught a glimpse of colorful hair haloed across a pillow as he lifted his head and it came back to him.
Avery. This was Avery's room, his bed. They'd met earlier that day, grabbed a meal together, and then walked to the dorms. A massage had turned into a kiss, had turned into sex. He listed the events off in his head as he willed his pulse to slow the fuck down.
He was safe.
Bright blue eyes blinked open as something shifted, his breath almost freezing as he ran his hands along the bare skin that was on top of him reminding him vaguely what was going on. Tuck. He let loose his breath as he leaned up to look at him.
"You ok? Cold?" He was sure Tuck had moved, or at least tensed up in some way but he could have been wrong.
He blinked down at Avery, heart still beating a little too fast, and slid his fingertips along the other man's scalp. "I'm okay. I just didn't know where I was for a second." No explanation of why that would be an issue given. "I'm sorry I woke you up."
"It's ok, really." He ran his fingers along his back to help soothe him a bit, he had done something similar in the past, likely for different reasons.
Tuck licked his lips, thinking, before he pushed himself up enough to shift a little higher along Avery's body so he could dip his head and claim the other man's lips.
He rose a brow when he pushed himself up, but let the concern fade when Tuck pressed his lips against his. He returned it, letting a hand slide up and run along his jaw.
Lips parted as the warm fingers running along the side of his jaw made him sigh out. He still felt touch-starved. Like he couldn't get enough of the feeling of Avery's skin against his own. There was no urgency to the kiss this time -- it was slow and thorough and exploring.
As his lips parted Avery gently let his tongue explore, lazily as if only there to enjoy it, along with his hands that continued to memorize his skin.
Tucker hummed softly into the kiss, his hands coming up to rest lightly against the sides of Avery's face. He really was out of his league, but here they were. It was hard not to pick and prod and tear it apart looking for a lie that might not have even been there, but he really did want to give this a shot. Whatever
this was. His thumbs traced the contours of the bigger man's face as they kissed.
He was used to not defining relationships, not staying in places long meant that Avery was used to not having things last as long as he wanted them to be. If anything he would enjoy the now, he would enjoy Tuck's company as long as he wanted him there, no feelings harmed when he moved on. The tips of his fingers kept lingering along his back, tracing things as he continued their kiss.
He let himself sink into it for another long moment or two before slowly drawing back enough to look down at him again with a soft smile. "Do you want to try to go back to sleep, or do something else?"
"Hmmmm depends." He looked up at him with bright blue eyes, a hand tracing his jaw and neck. "You feel up for something else?"
He leaned into it. "I could probably go back to sleep, but I feel awake right now." He glanced around for a clock. "What time is it?"
"I don't know, my phone is still in my bag." He turned, trying to figure where he had dropped his bag.
Tucker looked instead toward the window, trying to gauge the time of day by the color of the sky. Dark, but not fully. "I think it's like eight-thirty, maybe nine?"
"Mmm explains why my stomach wants to grumble." He replied amused as he looked towards the window too.
"Hm?" Tucker pushed up until he was sitting low on Avery's waist and lay his palms against his stomach. "Do you wanna figure out food?"
"We could, or it can wait." He ran his hands along Tucker's thighs.
He went a little pink in the cheeks, fingertips curling against Avery's stomach as he looked down at him. He'd mostly forgotten, up to that point, that they were both still naked. "What did you have in mind?"
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He was completely passive in Avery's hands, floating in a haze of warmth and pleasure, and the way the bigger man was looking at him...it made something in his stomach flip pleasantly. "See something you like?" He had to poke at it, make a joke, even if his voice was soft and sedate.
Another grin as his other hand started to skim along his side, lazily again as they traced imaginary patterns. "I do."
Hard to tell if it was the soft skim of his fingers along Tucker's side that brought on the rush of goosebumps, or those two little words. He made a helpless little sound in response, the joke fading away as he tipped his head into that touch.
He continued, his hands still enjoying every touch as his breath was finally returning to some semblance of normal. A brow raised though at the sound but he didn't ask questions, just enjoyed it.
He had to close his eyes, head tipping just enough to brush his lips across the pad of Avery's thumb mid stroke.
He let loose a soft sigh at the small surprise, letting his finger run along his lip.
Moving was a lot of effort, but he brought a hand around to cup the back of tanned knuckles to hold Avery's hand close so he could rub his cheek against that warmth.
A warmer smile spread on his lips as he felt Tuck's hand on his, it too was a surprise but not at all an unwarranted one.
His eyes opened again, flicking up, and his lips twitched in a small, answering smile. He wasn't great at showing emotions, or...hell, trusting them in other people. But he was trying.
The smile made a knot on his chest, it was a reminder to enjoy the moments and others as much as he could. "You know you are even hotter with a smile?"
Not used to compliments, his head tipped like he had every intention of hiding his expression against the inside of Avery's palm, but he stopped himself, licked his lips almost nervously, and made himself meet those lovely, bright eyes. "Yeah?" He didn't smile much, not usually, but he thought maybe he'd have more reasons to smile
now. Hopefully.
