Too much to believe, too much to deny, you fool me again to quiet my pride

[plaguedrat]

He'd stubbornly avoided the city's latest mischief. Any glimmer of glass or crystal had sent him walking in the opposite direction, determined not to get involved. Didn't want to see his future, didn't trust destiny or fate or any preconceived future.

But lately it seemed as though the damn things were following him. The more he walked away, the more Rat found the glinting spheres in his other directions. Apparently, they had a message for him.

"Fuck you," he muttered, even as scooped the stone into his palm.

Grey. Grey back but his rat tattoo nowhere to be seen. Grey who lounged by Curtis, exchanging lazy kisses with the devotion he used to think he would enjoy forever. Now he had no interest, no memory of Rat. All he wanted was Curtis.

Curtis pinning Grey to the bed with his good arm, forearm across his shoulder blades, marking him up with bites. Kisses. Fucking him.

Rat, unloved, alone.

Snarling, Rat threw the crystal aside. "It's not real."

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[pontmercyfriend]

The silence between them settles like candlelight; even without saying anything, warmth permeates between them, sparking between fingers and skin as Marius continues his soothing motions as they kiss. Just being able to provide such a simple touch thrills Marius and opens his mind to all the ways he'd like to show the other man his affections.

He gasps every time their lips part, always wanting more. Kissing, such a delicate, seemingly simple art; yet with Rat, Marius finds himself caught up in the intricate dance of their mouths moving together, colliding and recoiling with the sanguine, serpentine ease of the tide. He shivers a bit at the lack of hesitation, letting his hand curl into the edges of his hair.

He turns to fully face Rat, bringing his other hand to grasp the other side of his face. Everything about the other man begins to feel familiar to him, and he relishes the sensation, his nose brushing against Rat's as they continue to kiss. He feels illuminated in his presence.