fourstrings | to walk a fine line and work against you

to walk a fine line and work against you

Hey, I wanna talk to you about something.

[ Maybe it’s not the time? It feels so nice right now. They’re just sitting together on the couch, the line of Cloud’s (clothed!) thigh warm against Zack’s. Closer than they need to be for the game they’re playing, but they’re always like that now. Whenever they’re alone together they end up tangling close, even if they’re not doing anything. It makes sense; Zack can’t really touch Cloud when they’re out around HQ or on missions beyond ruffling his hair, slapping him a high-five or occasionally slinging an arm around him in a side-hug kind of squeeze, so it’s normal to want to get of much of it as possible when he can! But that’s why he’s thinking about it, really.

It's the first time he’s ever felt part of his SOLDIER training took something away from him rather than giving. They all go through pretty extensive training once they get into the upper ranks – SOLDIER, the Turks, probably management too because you can’t have somebody giving away business secrets because they’re horny. They’re all on suppressants anyway, but there have been ways around that for as long as there have been suppressants, so part of his SOLDIER experience has been rigorous training to make him basically immune to being forced into rut by the presence of omega pheromones. He’s never regretted it – being forced there isn’t a very nice feeling, when you get down to it – but now he kinda wonders. He’s so crazy for Cloud anyway that it might be nice to just be taken over by it. It’s supposed to be incredible when it’s right – finding the right mate, bonding, all that stuff. He’d feel a lot worse about it if Cloud wasn’t with Shinra too, ‘cause once he makes SOLDIER he’s gonna have to go through all the same stuff and at least it’s not like he’ll be missing out just because of Zack, but it’s still a little sad to think of this one thing they won’t have.

There’s also the part where they haven’t really… talked about it. Cloud’s an omega for sure – he’s never been in heat around Zack (he’s probably on those Shinra suppressants, a rare occasion where they dole out the best stuff to the infantry too because a poorly-timed heat sneaking through or the side effects of cheaper stuff would mean more time when they couldn’t work) but Zack can tell. It’s something that’s just kind of there about him, like the fact that he’s got blue eyes or blond hair. Or maybe it’s closer to say it’s like how he’s on the short side, or has a little scatter of freckles – things about himself that Cloud probably isn’t too pumped about but that Zack thinks are just right. It’s in the way his lashes shade his eyes, the way he moves, the way the cheapo soap and shampoo and laundry detergent they dole out somehow smells good on him. But it’s never come up, and that’s why Zack feels like he needs to say something now, before it comes up by itself. If they never talk about it and then Cloud goes into heat and Zack's reaction is that's rough, buddy, let me get you a cold drink, it's way too easy to imagine all the hormones making him take it personally. So yeah, it sucks, and maybe it'll ruin the nice cosy time they're having, but better now than when Cloud needs what Zack can't give him. ]

You know I’m an Alpha, right?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

No.

[ It comes out low, thick. The last thing Zack wants is for Cloud to leave. He wants go go back over to him, pick him up, carry him to bed and not let him leave until he's so well-fucked he can barely remember his own name. Wouldn't even have to get out to eat, Zack got food in for him - he could feed him right there in bed and then they could go again -

and man, that thought puts things in perspective. He always wants to look after Cloud, but all the cleaning, busting out the nice bedding, choosing food that he thinks would be special for Cloud? This has been coming. For days, maybe. It makes sense he wouldn't pick it, because in the labs everything happened so fast he didn't have much time to linger on anything but the obvious stuff, but now he knows. Something in him picked out Cloud as a mate to provide for before he even knew it was happening.

He shakes his head. ]

I don't want you to leave. But if you want to, I think you better do it now.

I don't want to.

[ immediately, almost before he has the chance to think about it. but as soon as the words are out, cloud knows they're true. he's been feeling weird and out of sorts for days, and the first time he felt right again was when he was all wrapped up in zack's arms. ]

I mean, I know we talked about it before, and... we both said it was cool if it never happened, but, um... [ shifting from foot to foot, ducking his chin shyly. ] ... if it is, I'd be okay with it. As long as it's with you.

And, uh! [ tacking it on quickly, because he doesn't want to sound like a jerk! ] As long as you're into it, too.

Oh, Cloud.

[ And he smiles, a little lopsided as one corner of his mouth quirks higher than the other. Already walking back to Cloud, closing the distance between them. ]

I'm so into it.

[ And it's more direct than he's ever been before, but once he's close enough? He just picks Cloud up, slotting his hands under Cloud's thighs so he can hold him at the right level to kiss him hard without either of them having to tip their faces up or down. It's immediately greedy, and it feels amazing - it always does, but now, with all that need he was trying to squash down? There's nothing like it. ]

[ zack is closing the distance between them again, and cloud sucks in a quick little breath of excitement -- and that's enough to make that smell wash over cloud all over again, more powerful than any drug.

even before zack gets his hands on him, cloud is tipping himself forward, drawn to zack like a magnet. immediately, he latches onto zack like he never plans on letting himself be pried off, legs locking around the other boy's waist and arms wrapping around his shoulders. kissing zack back like it's something he's starving for, making a needy little sound into his mouth as their tongues slide together. ]

[ Fuck. The last little bit of doubt he had evaporates with the way Cloud twines around him, the wanting sounds he makes. It feels right, and he shifts his grip, planning to just get a hand under Cloud's ass to hold him up so he can use the other one to tangle in his hair, but -

he can't believe he had to ask if Cloud was wet. These sweats are ruined, and Zack wouldn't have it any other way. He groans at the feel of it, somthing that's almost a growl, and starts carrying Cloud to his bed. No need to ask - he can feel the proof of what Cloud wants right there, under his hand. ]

Baby. Is that all for me?

[ cloud blushes, even though the pride in zack's voice is absolutely undeniable. anywhere else, and maybe he'd be ashamed of it -- this proof of a part of himself that he's been struggling to accept.

... but zack likes it. and that goes a hell of a long way towards making cloud pretty a-okay with the whole thing, after all. ]

Yeah. [ shyly, voice almost a whisper, like there's someone else around to overhear them. nuzzling up against zack's cheek, breathing him in. ] Just you. The second I smelled you, I wanted -- I --

... I almost begged you to do it right there.

I'm glad you didn't. I would have done it, and you deserve better than that.

[ He puts Cloud down on the bed so gently, climbs right on after him because staying away right now is totally out of the question. He starts peeling away Cloud's clothes, slow and tender - he kind of wishes he could leave the hoodie where it is, have Cloud naked except for that, but he's got a shirt underneath and that can't stay... so off it goes. ]

I thought this was sudden, but it's been coming for a while. I've been obsessed with getting my place ready for you. Knew I had to take care of you just right even before I knew why.

[ okay, getting clothes off is good! ... in theory. in practice, cloud can't quite stifle the little sound of loss he makes when zack peels the hoodie away from him.

fortunately, what zack is saying turns out to be distracting enough to make cloud forget about the hoodie. he blinks up at him, taking a minute or two to turn the idea over in his head, and then... ]

You were nesting? [ he sounds a little dazed by the idea, almost like it's too good to be real. ] For me?

Guess so.

[ With the hoodie gone the tshirt is next, and Zack has to pause a minute just to admire the bare skin that put on display. He leans down, kisses a trail up over Cloud's stomach and chest, brings it up to his mouth to lick into it, warm and wanting. ]

I didn't realize. Just knew I wanted everything to be perfect for you. Wanted to make this somewhere I could keep you safe and happy.

[ He skins his hands down over Cloud's body, savoring the feel of it - he's hot, hot enough that Zack would think he was running a fever if they hadn't already figured it out. But his skin is so soft, and the shape of him sweet - the dip of his tiny waist, the hard curve of his hips. Zack fastens his fingers in the waistband of those sweats and peels them away, not even realizing he's licking his lips as he does. ]

Wonder who started it. If I kicked you off, or you got me?

Wow.

[ and cloud's not even sure whether it's because of the way zack is kissing up along his abdomen, or because he's still grappling with the idea of zack trying to nest for him. (both, it's definitely both.) he'd meant it before when he said most of the alpha and omega rituals just seem stupid and old-fashioned, but somehow? when it's zack wanting to do it for him?

yeah, it's wow. ]

You did good. [ which is kind of a stupid thing to say when he has no idea what zack actually did, but... it's zack! he gives everything he does 110%, so it feels like a safe gamble to make. he reaches down to tangle a hand in zack's hair, petting affectionately through it. ] So good.

[ He did good. He did a good job, Cloud's pleased, and it pours through him hot and sweet as molten honey. As far as he knows purring isn't one of the quirks secondary genders bestow, but the noise he makes is damn close - a happy hum so low it's nearly a rumble. He rubs his face against Cloud's stomach as he pulls those sweats the rest of the way off, and - ]

Oh, damn.

[ Cloud is gorgeous. Bare and pale except for the colour in his cheeks, the soft, shell-pink of his nipples, and the flush of his cock laying hard against his belly. Zack reaches down to run a thumb up along the underside, hums want. Like this the scent of him is even more noticable, thick in the air, and it makes Zack's mouth water and his dick twitch in his pants. ]

Look at you. Wow.

[ it's the first time they've gotten around to the whole getting naked thing, and cloud always figured he'd feel... way more nervous! but honestly? it's just a relief to have the clothes off. it feels like he's burning up from the inside out, and the way the fabric was trying to stick to his thighs was gross.

even now, he can't really find it in himself to be shy. not when zack is looking down at him like cloud's a meal he can't wait to dig into, eyes dark and hungry.

but! ] Not fair.

[ already trying to tug at the hem of zack's shirt. there is a clear unbalance here! ] You're still wearing way too much.

[ Zack would actually like to spend a little more time investigating the wonder that is Naked Cloud, thanks, but the part of him that wants to give Cloud everything he wants is so much stronger that there's no chance of it being a fair fight. He grins and peels off his shirt, follows suit by ditching his pants and underwear with far more haste and far less care than he dealt with Cloud's. Unsupported by hs clothing his cock feels hot and heavy, and the cool of the air against it makes him shiver slightly. ]

Better?

[ He's back against the bed as soon as he's naked, pressing himelf to Cloud's side, hands running over him as he mouths at Cloud's neck. ]

[ for his part, cloud is watching zack strip like it's the show of the century, eyes wide and mouth half-open in awe. he's seen zack naked before! but only once, and that was just a quick, guilty peek in the showers after a workout. this? way better. ]

Yeah.

[ already reaching up to touch even before zack is settling down against him, both hands running over zack's pecs with clear and open admiration. ] Wow.

You're so hot. [ please forgive him, there's almost no blood left over for his poor brain. ] Like the hottest guy in Midgar. Maybe even on the whole Planet.

You just think that 'cause you're in heat. And 'cause you can't see yourself.

[ Not that it stops him from preening under Cloud's touch, pressing his chest into his inds when Cloud runs them over his pecs. Clearly into the words just as much as he is the touch. He's not as polite as Cloud's being. Sends his hand right back down to Cloud's cock, curls fingers around it and gives it a little stroke. If he thought Cloud's skin was hot his dick is searing, both straining hard and velvety-smooth in his grip, and he grans at the fell of it like it's his own dick he's rubbing over. ]

You're pretty here. I should have known you would be. Pretty everywhere else, too.

Nuh-uh. [ stubbornly! ] Even before today, I always thought --

[ but he gets cut off abruptly by his own strained cry as zack reaches down to wrap a hand around cloud's cock. and okay, cloud thought the thing they did the other day where they'd been grinding against each other had been amazing, but. it doesn't even start to compare to how it feels to have zack's hand on him. big and warm, calluses in all the right places, stroking him in a way that makes cloud whimper.

normally, he'd probably protest any part of him being called pretty. especially his dick, which happens to be super manly, thanks! but right now? zack can call cloud anything he wants, and cloud is inclined to happily agree as long as it means zack never stops touching him. ]

Zaaack --

Yeah? Is it good?

[ He can tell, honestly, but he's eager for the confirmation, laps up the sounds Cloud makes like they're a pool of clear water and he's stranded in the desert. It makes him hungry to discover what other sounds he can get Cloud to make, so he wedges a leg between Cloud's and uses it to prop his thighs apart, keeps stroking as he sends his other hand down to touch between Cloud's legs. And oh, fuck, he played himself. He's so wet, slippery with it in a way that means he can't help thinking how easy it would be just to press right in. His fingertip finds the tight furl of Cloud's rim, delicately ridged and soft in a way that seems to invite petting. He has no idea whether that's because of the heat or if that's just how Cloud always is, but who cares when there's the much more important issue of finding out what Cloud will sound like if he rubs over it? ]

Yeah.

[ good doesn't even start to cover it, but cloud's brain isn't exactly a reliable source of words right now. especially not when zack slides his other hands down between cloud's legs, sliding a fingertip right over the place where he's aching and needy. cloud makes a desperate little keening sound in response, spreading his legs open even wider and arching up into that touch. ]

Zack, I need -- Please --

Yeah. Yeah, Cloud, I need it too. I'm gonna take such good care of you -

[ It's stalling, a little, his fingertip still circling as he talks. It's not that he wants to put it off; he already wanted Cloud so bad he felt half-crazy with it, and knowing how good he feels there only makes it worse. It's just that there's a part of his brain, growly and insistent, that tells him to flip Cloud over onto his hands and knees and have him from behind, hands on his hips to pull Cloud back onto him, and the the part of him that's wanted this for way longer that wants to settle himself between the spread of Cloud's thighs and press into him like that, so he can watch every moment of it play out over Cloud's face. Just as he thinks he's decided one side starts shouting down the other, so what's he supposed to do? ]

How do you want me? Whatever you want, baby, I want to be so good for you.

[ Asking is probably not the macho Alpha move he's supposed to be busting out right now, but he means it. However they do this, it's gonna be good for him. Cloud, though - for Cloud, he needs to be perfect ]

[ unfortunately for zack, the way he's rubbing his finger in lazy little circles is officially shorting out most of cloud's higher brain function. which is why the question just seems like some kind of tease -- isn't it obvious?

so, no. zack isn't going to get a lot of help from the other half of this equation. instead, cloud just rocks down against his hand with a whine. ] Inside.

Zack, I need you so bad, please.

[ That doesn't tell him much about what Cloud wants (besides the obvious), but it tells Zack plenty about what he wants himself. Cloud looks so cute, flushed and needy but also kinda grumpy at being asked, and he decides there's no way he can bear to do this without seeing Cloud's face. Not the first time, at least - hopefully he'll do well enough to try everything else out later!

He's already got a leg wedged between Cloud's, so it's easy to shift so he's over Cloud, hips between the spread of his thighs. Leans down to kiss Cloud - just once, just quickly - and then he reaches to line the head of his cock up with Cloud's rim. Rubs it there with a groan, and it feels so good that it wipes out his brief flare of concern that he's not gonna fit. Just a little pressure, and then -

bliss. It's so good, so hot and wet and inviting. He meant to go slow, but Cloud's body feels almost as if it's trying to pull him in and he can't help that first press turning into one slow slide, all the way. ]

Cloud -

[ zack shifts himself so that he can settle between cloud's legs, and that makes it immediately obvious that cloud's going to get what he wants. which is good -- he's so turned on that it kind of feels like he'll die if zack doesn't do something about it, and that's not exactly how cloud wants to go out.

zack leans down to kiss him, and cloud reaches up to wrap his arms around the other boy's shoulders in turn. and then he can feel the head of zack's cock rubbing against him, almost searing hot, and cloud's brain has just enough time to process that, oh, they're really doing this --

and then zack is pressing into him in one long, slow slide, and wow.

cloud gets smacked off the edge of an orgasm he didn't even know was there, arching up underneath zack with a sound that's halfway to a wail. the pleasure is like a bolt of lightning -- sharp, brilliant, and overwhelming. like everything in his body wants to make sure cloud knows this is exactly who he was meant to be with. ]

[ Oh

Oh, wow.

This position was definitely the right choice, because the way Cloud looks like this is incredible. Beautiful, he's beautiful, and Zack already knew from that one amazing night but this time the fact that it's because Zack is inside him makes it so much better. And the way it feels - Cloud clenches around him, a pulsing sort of squeeze that makes him feel even tighter than he already was, and Zack moans with it. Frankly, it's a miracle he doesn't come right there and then himself. He just stays where he is, buries kisses against Cloud's face and throat, crooning low at him until the clenching starts to slow and he can move to kiss him on the mouth. Slower, this time, gentle, though his own need is still clear in it. ]

There you go. Feel better?

[ He should check. Because maybe now Cloud's done, and he won't want to keep going. And if that's the case Zack's gonna go and try to drown himself in the coldest shower he can manage, but he needs to figure it out now because if it feels like good just to be inside Cloud, once he starts moving he's gonna be a lost cause for sure. ]

[ it takes him a minute or two to come back to himself after that. cloud's pretty sure he's never come that hard, and zack's barely even done anything. and somehow? it's even better with zack inside him, the hard length of his cock the perfect answer to the greedy way cloud's body is clenching and squeezing.

but. ]

No. [ it's a desperate thing. not that what just happened didn't feel amazing -- it did -- but it also didn't take the edge off at all. already, he's trying to shift his hips underneath zack, greedy. ] Not until you knot me. You're gonna, right?

[ Oh, thank fuck. ]

Yeah. Yeah I am. Fuck, Cloud -

[ Because Cloud's already moving under him, greedy for it, and just that feels incredible. It's the last little push he needs, the last piece that lets him know this is really allowed - everything he said about not being able to rut, everything they thought they knew about Cloud, none of it matters. Because he wants it, and Cloud wants it too. He finally lets himself move, drawing out just to push back in again, and it's amazing. Better than anything he's ever felt in his life, and he repeats the action, his hips falling into a rhythm without him even needing to think about it. ]

Baby. You feel so good -

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject