Felix

[shannonteverius]

Shannon had had a wonderful day. Any reluctance for attending the African festival had been easily swayed by trying new things and, best of all, walking around in public while openly holding Felix's hand.

He was smiling as they arrived home and could still feel a faint tingle on his tongue from one of their more adventurous food indulgences. As the door closed behind them, he turned, taking hold of Felix's collar, and pulled him down for a kiss. The sensation and strange flavors mingled deliciously with the familiar taste of his lover.

"Join me in the shower?" he asked when their lips parted.

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Wasn't that what Felix had been wanting: Shannon's readiness and willingness to try something that pleased him? Shannon's reluctance left Felix feeling like he wasn't worthy of pleasure, or that Shannon regarded it as less important than his own. This was what he wanted... but not coerced, not out of guilt or obligation. And not out of fear.

After a silent moment, still keeping his distance, Felix asked slowly, "You said 'courage.' Were you afraid? Of what?"

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"Not...afraid," Shannon said slowly. He'd never had to explain something like this before and it wasn't coming to him easily. "I didn't know if I'd like it," he said. "I didn't know what it would taste like or...or if I would be good at it." He felt the embarrassment return to his face and he stopped talking, hoping that was enough of an answer.

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Even a flicker of vulnerability from Shannon had the immediate effect of melting Felix's heart. "No one is good at it the first time they try," he said, quiet and tentative at first. "You cared enough about my pleasure to try. Do you have any idea how arousing that is?"

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"Really?" Shannon said in surprise. He'd known Felix had been turned on. The evidence had been in Shannon's mouth and written across Felix's face, but Shannon had attributed it to physical stimulation, not Shannon's effort.

He lifted his chin and looked at Felix, his manner straightforward but no longer angry. "I'd be willing to try again," he said, "as long as you don't doubt my intentions." He hoped Felix didn't. He really did want to do this, but if the moment were ruined tonight he wasn't sure if or when he would find the courage to try again.

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Felix remained silent for a few heartbeats, but only because a small and imperfect smile was growing on his lips. He held out a hand to Shannon, nearly but not quite bashful, to welcome him back close again. "Perhaps, together, this time," Felix suggested, and then elaborated, "I can tell you what I like, and you can try whatever you like. And we can discover what we enjoy together."

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Shannon slid close and pressed his lips to Felix's. "Okay," he said.

[harrowgate]

Felix slipped both arms around Shannon and kissed him, just a long, lingering touch of lips to confirm and seal a silent promise to trust what Shanon wanted, and accept what he gave him.

[shannonteverius]

Like before Shannon continued the kiss over Felix's jaw and down his neck to his chest. He didn't linger and trailed a line of kisses down Felix's body. He was happy to see Felix's desire had not waned while they spoke. With a gentle kiss to Felix's member he looked up at his lover. "And how should we begin?" he asked.

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Felix sank back again, but not as prone this time, half-seated to watch Shannon learn him. Yes, he was still quite hard, and only more so when Shannon's lips touched his skin. "I quite liked your tongue," he whispered, fingertips brushing Shannon's hair back from his forehead. "Would you do that again? Your tongue is... very gentle."

[shannonteverius]

Shannon kept his eyes locked on Felix's as he opened his mouth and slowly ran his tongue over Felix's sensitive skin. He circled the head once, twice before licking it again.

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"My darling..." Felix breathed, watching Shannon with a gaze of devotion bordering on worship, lips parted, breathing short. His cock twitched most eagerly, a thin clear bead of pre-come welling at the tip. After a struggle to remember what words were, and how to form them, Felix managed, "The... for me, the foreskin and the head are... most sensitive."

How strange it felt to be saying those words to Shannon, to openly ask for what he wanted. And yet... how beautifully intimate at the same time.

[shannonteverius]

"Hmm..." Shannon mused. Curious about Felix's reaction given this information Shannon slid his mouth down over the head of Felix's member and sucked gently as he drew it back off again.

[harrowgate]

Felix gasped at that warm and soft, all too momentary embrace of Shannon's mouth. He shuddered, his thighs tensing in the effort of keeping his hips still. "Ah... darling... that... again, please..."

[shannonteverius]

As requested, Shannon took Felix into his mouth again but deeper this time. He moved his head slowly up and down, taking note of the sensations. He experimented with pushing deeper but retreated quickly when his throat threatened to gag. He returned to more shallow thrusts and teased Felix with the tip of his tongue.

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Very quickly, Felix was left breathless and speechless, tossing his head on the pillow as Shannon teased and tempted him. Only an incoherent, gasping groan escaped his lips. Unable to find the words to ask, Felix groped for one of Shannon's hands, and guided his lover's fingers to the base of his cock. A firm grip around him would leave Shannon's tongue free to concentrate on the most sensitive tender skin.

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Shannon followed Felix's direction and held his lover's member steady as he returned to teasing the head. He was merciless with his tongue and noted which actions made Felix react more strongly. It took him a moment to realize that his hand could be moving as well, and he attempted to coordinate it with the rhythm of his mouth.

Shannon's concentration left no room for the doubts he'd felt earlier. As he continued to pleasure Felix he found he was enjoying the activity.

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Felix moaned helplessly, a much less controlled and contained sound than he typically allowed himself in bed. This side of Shannon, so generous and so curious, both tempted him and left him breathless, panting and flushed with a heat that filled up his heart and tangled his tongue.

"Darling..." He choked back a reassurance that Shannon didn't have to, letting himself surrender the choice to Shannon. "If you continue... I'll..."

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Shannon heard Felix's warning and knew he had a choice to make. He was sure it wouldn't taste terrible but...could he do it?

Shannon's gaze flicked up to Felix's face. His lover had fallen apart spectacularly, and it was all because of him. He wanted to see more of it and knew the best way to do so would be go stay where he was. Inhaling deeply through his nose he turned his attention back to his task.

Powers, let him not fail at this.

[harrowgate]

It was all the warning he could manage before Felix utterly lost the ability to form coherent speech. His hands found Shannon's shoulders, cool and perfect as alabaster, and clung to him longingly as his pleasure swelled and crested. A sharp gasp warned of his climax only a moment before his back arched and he shuddered a sweet groan of pleasure. His cock spilled in a hot rush, a heavy blend of salt and sweet, each trembling wave summoning a weaker moan of pleasure.

Panting, he dropped back into the sheets and pillows, breathless after such a swift and sudden, and deeply satisfying orgasm.

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The rush of Felix's release was more than Shannon had prepared himself for. He half choked as the flood filled his mouth and continued down his unprotected throat. He sat up, coughing, but kept his lips tightly closed, unwilling to let liquid dribble down his chin like an infant. When he felt like he wouldn't suffocate, he swallowed and took a deep breath to fill his lungs with air. His hand was still loosely wrapped around Felix's member and both were wet with come. A part of him felt embarrassed that he hadn't been able to end his task successfully, but he had swallowed some of it. Less than a year ago he would never had imagined doing that, for anyone.

Gently, he let go of Felix and rose from the bed. In the bathroom he washed his hands and rinsed his mouth with water. He dampened a towel for Felix and returned to the bedroom. Shannon smiled at the sight of his lover completely disheveled among the bedclothes. Felix looked boneless and beautiful. Shannon was sad he hadn't paid closer attention while Felix had come. Perhaps another time. Maybe.

He slid onto the bed pressing his body close to Felix's side. "I believe I deserve some token of appreciation for my efforts," he said, his voice lightly teasing. More than deserve, Shannon wanted some acknowledgement that Felix's state of bliss really was of Shannon's doing and he hadn't failed.

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Felix had barely caught his breath when Shannon returned. For a few moments, too drained and breathless to do anything but lie where his lover had left him, Felix had wondered if Shannon had departed so quietly out of disgust or distaste. Only when he returned, warm and smiling and golden as the sun, was Felix reassured.

He melted against Shannon, reaching for him, aching to be wound up again in his arms. Sheets whispered against his skin as he half turned and drew Shannon to him, his mouth turned up to be kissed, his eyes sultry and longing. "Oh, my darling," Felix breathed, "I was just going to ask why you aren't inside me already. Please, darling..."

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Felix had never asked like that before. Shannon was awed by the request, and his heart ached because of it. He sealed Felix's mouth with his own and poured into the kiss his desire and his need to possess the man he held in his arms. When he slid between Felix's legs it was like a dream. They moved together in a familiar dance that seemed all the more beautiful for its harmony. Shannon's breath left in a rush when he slid into the heat of Felix's body, but he never stopped kissing his lover. Limbs entwined, they clung to each other until panting breath made oxygen necessary, and Shannon's hips ran of their own accord to orgasm. Shannon came with a soft groan and collapsed in a rush of bliss and weakness, yet he still held Felix close.

[harrowgate]

Shannon's passion, his mouth, the driving heat of his body... it was all exactly what Felix had wanted. Knowing that Shannon desired him still, found pleasure in him and his body still, was exactly what Felix needed. This new experience had been a process of discovery and trust for both of them, but when Shannon claimed him again, Felix knew that nothing had changed. Nothing vital. Nothing important.

Except... perhaps after Shannon dropped against him, and Felix shivered with a pleasure that had nothing to do with orgasm and everything to do with the man in his arms, one thing had changed. An aching warmth had taken root in his chest, quite unlike anything Felix had felt in more years than he could remember. He closed his eyes, his hands that had clutched Shannon's back as they made love softening, fingers slipping to stroke Shannon's hair. Whatever this feeling was, it tempted him to the core, more addicting than any drug Felix had known.

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They lay for a while together, enjoying the simple pleasure of each other's company. Eventually, Shannon remembered the towel he had brought to clean Felix up with. It was lost somewhere on the bed and useless.

"We're going to need another shower," he whispered. His eyes were closed, his face buried against Felix's neck. He made no indication that this position would be changing any time soon.

[harrowgate]

"I don't want to," Felix answered drowsily, no matter that they were beginning to glue together over long lingering minutes. His legs were still loosely draped around Shannon's hips, his body open and vulnerable. Trusting. "I don't intend to let you go."