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High Tension

Story Summary: The sexual tension between Gladiolus and Ignis, comes to a head.

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Rating: XX

Pairings: Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia

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Other Notes: Done with an amazing Ignis, who is trans. So, fair warning. I think this is complete... I'm honestly not really sure.

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Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

Part one

Really, Ignis thinks to himself, watching Gladio almost idly as he spars with one of the new recruits, is his ego in such a dire need of boosting that he is fighting novices now? He doesn't understand the thought process behind it, but he's now been waiting for Noct to finish showering for almost 20 minutes, and thus is left watching the stragglers offer a few rounds to the shield.

Yes, perhaps his disdain is somewhat unjustified, but he's got to find some way to distract himself from the bead of sweat that he's been watching steadily slip from Gladio's throat, to his collar bone, to his chest, to his abs... Bollocks. Where is Noct?

 

Having run Noctis through his session and sent him off to get cleaned up, Gladiolus offered to spar with the various recruits in the training area. He was generally upset after his sessions with Noctis, as he could tell the prince didn’t really care to learn to defend himself. It would just make his job as shield more difficult, but at least he knew what he was getting into. And, little by little, Noctis was actually improving.

 

Sending the recruit sprawling Gladiolus winced a bit, he hadn’t meant to throw him off so hard. But, Ignis was standing over there staring at him again. He kept the shudder from happening and moved to offer a hand up to the kid he’d basically thrown to the ground. “Sorry about that, shouldn’t have put so much force behind my block. Why don’t you go ahead and get cleaned up?”

 

He should honestly think about hitting the showers himself, but he was still a little too edgy and seeing Noctis again so soon might make him lose his newly refurbished cool. So, he wandered over to Ignis after putting his practice sword away. “So, you’re the Prince’s ride again?”

 

It's unnerving, to be forced to look up so much to see Gladio's face. The man is a veritable wall of muscle, and compared to Ignis, who is still fairly wiry and thin despite all his own training, is equal parts intimidated and envious of the way Gladio struts about.

"I am, but he ought to be finished by now..." Ignis manages to successfully distract himself by tugging up the sleeve on his jacket and twisting his wrist to check his watch. No need to spend too much time merely staring at the way his stomach contracts and flexes, and the way his arms bulge when he swings that damned sword.

"If his Highness has snuck off without telling me again--" his threat is cut short by a buzzing in his pocket, and Ignis' mouth drops into a deep scowl as he reads the message. "Apparently hanging out with Prompto now requires him to plan and execute some sort of espionage mission."

 

Gladiolus watched Ignis’ face as the man’s eyes followed his movements, it was always both strange and heady to know Ignis of all people was staring at him. He tried his best not to let the man know he knew he did it though. He shook his head at the man’s words, “Typical. You’d think he would learn to check in. It isn’t as if the people waiting on him don’t have other things they could be doing.”

 

He took a deep breath after realizing he was staring himself. Being able to look down over those glasses into green eyes was nice, he wouldn’t apologize for it. “Would you like to go a round, or do you have important things to do?”

 

Ignis takes a moment to consider, eyes lingering on the screen of his phone for a moment. With the prince having snuck out for an afternoon off, he really hasn't got anything pressing to do for the rest of the day. Normally in a situation like this, he'd take the time to email a number of the Kings advisors for the purpose of shadowing them for an hour or two, but...

Bollocks, he's far too weak for the likes of Gladio, and training would be considered a useful way to spend his time, and he does tend to enjoy it far more when he spars with Gladio... Even if he does often lose.

"I suppose I have a bit of time to spare now." He says, and shucks off his blazer, unbuttoning the cuff of his shirt to roll up the sleeves. "I trust you not to go easy on me."

 

Gladiolus smiled as he watched Ignis think about it. It turned into a grin when he agreed and began preparing himself for a mild workout. “Of course, wouldn’t think of it.”

 

He moved across the room to pick up a sword before turning back to Ignis, he really couldn’t watch him reveal any more skin, he may start drooling and that wouldn’t be good. “That being said: wooden practice blades or just blunted ones? Also, you want a sword or your daggers?”

 

"I think we've graduated past wooden blades, don't you?" Ignis calls back, cocking an eyebrow as he moves forward to take his own place on the practice mat, taking a moment to bend in half to stretch his legs, palms flat against the floor.

His only real (minor) advantage over Gladio is his natural flexibility and speed, though it still doesn't often turn the fight in his favor.

 

Gladiolus chuckled, “True, true.”

 

He grabbed some blunted blades and came back to the mat. He simply waited for Ignis to stretch out, trying is best not to drool or be caught staring. He really wasn’t sure how he ever survived his matches with Ignis, though he supposed it went a long way in honing his focus.

 

Workout first, Gladio, masturbate later. He moved his gaze from Ignis’ ass to the weapons and began silently instructing himself on their use.

 

Ignis doesn't take too much time to stretch, getting a bit distracted by the sight of Gladio's formidable torso bending and twisting with the blades, and perhaps, for a moment, his mouth drops open a bit.

Is he not permitted to admire a fine specimen when he has the opportunity?

Once he manages to hoist his jaw closed, Ignis walks over and kneels down to take a hold of one of the proper swords, hefting it in his palms for a moment, bouncing it between his left and right hands and settling on his left.

 

Firmly distracted by what he was distracting himself with, Gladiolus only realized Ignis was ready to go when he bent to pick up the sword. He watched as the hilt settled in Ignis’ grasp, yanking his mind away from what else could be there, then looked up at him. “Ready?”

An inane question really, but, he was having problems. He nudged the other blades to the edge of the mat then headed for its center his own sword in hand. He took up his stance and waited for Ignis.

 

"Ready." Ignis settles on the other side of the mat, raising the blade to his opponent and cocking his head to the side before he starts to move, for now moving around the edge of the mat cautiously, watching Gladio's movements before he strikes.

 

Gladiolus watched Ignis as he prowled around him, turning his body only slightly to keep the other in sight. Who knew being prowled around was a turn on? Gladiolus sure hadn’t! Focus! If Ignis attacks and you aren’t paying attention it’s gonna hurt. He made a slight feint, wanting to get things started before he popped a boner giving Ignis something to tease him about for the rest of his life, and moved in closer to Ignis.

 

Gladio telegraph's the feint before he even moves his sword, and the only attention Ignis pays to it is a flick of his eyes and a slight shift in his stance. By now he's observed enough to recognize Gladio's tells, which has gone a tremendous way in helping along his progress, but prolonged exposure to anothers' style of fighting cannot save him when real danger is present.

Ignis knows his biggest weakness is his hesitance to engage, his desire to watch as long as he can before he strikes, waiting far too long for a perfect opening that never comes. This in mind, he darts forward, aiming with a flick of the blade down towards Gladio's feet.

 

Noting that his feint went ignored had Gladiolus frowning, but he wasn’t disappointed as Ignis finally made a move. He quickly stepped out of the way, his eyes momentarily distracted by the muscles flexing in Ignis’ arm before he brought his own sword across to strike toward Ignis’ chest.

 

Ignis catches the movement of Gladio's weapon in time, and the damned thing is so large that it'd knock the breath out of him with one solid whack. His first instinct is to change the direction of his own weapon and hopefully parry the blow away from him, but the moment he makes this decision he realizes he doesn't have enough time to execute it properly. In his panic, Ignis ends up twisting halfway towards Gladio's sword, and then leaning back as his feet carry him backwards.

"Watch where you swing that bloody thing." He gasps, and tries to circle around his opponents back.

 

Smirking as Ignis falls back, really, nearly falls over, Gladiolus readies his stance again. “I was watching, but I’ll be more careful.” There was no way he was going to admit being distracted during a fight, no matter how long or short said distraction was. ...or how tall or short as the case may be. “Come on Specs, get that brilliant mind in the game.”

 

Going against Gladio is always frustrating in one way or another, because of the discrepancies between their skill levels. When working together, he and Gladio form a unit so cohesive that it causes a rush he doesn't often feel with a blade in his hand. When they face one another, however, the rush is entirely different.

Now, he's starting to get a bit angry, partly because of Gladio's taunts, and partly because of his own distractions. "Understood." He calls shortly, and closes in once more, aiming a swing around the trim cut of his waist.

 

Gladiolus fought back another shudder at the short reply, this bout was about to get interesting. He zeroed in on the concentrated look on Ignis’ face and brought his sword up just enough to deflect the other’s blade from himself. Unlike with the poor recruit earlier, he didn’t try to push him away with the motion. No, Gladiolus wanted Ignis closer, always closer...

 

Damnit, don’t get distracted! He frowned at himself and moved back a pace disengaging, before sending his sword in a sweep toward Ignis’ legs.

 

This time, Ignis manages to make his way around the blow with ease, following it up with a strike that should end up just beneath Gladio's chin, and hopefully force him to yield. "Your focus doesn't seem to be up to par today, Gladio." Ignis taunts him, feeling confident.

 

Unable to bring his sword up to block it in time, Gladiolus jerked back out of the way, stumbling slightly before regaining his balance and squaring off again. A light blush stained his cheeks, but his eyes narrowed at Ignis as he mumbled, “Wonder whose fault that is.” Louder he continued, “My focus is just fine, you’re just faster than me.” Yeah, he was gonna go with that.

 

Ignis is hungry, in the most perverse of ways, and he thrives on seeing the cracks beginning to show on Gladio's armor. The flush to his cheeks, the way he stumbles back. "Normally my speed doesn't phase you much." Ignis isn't entirely certain when he became confident enough to flirt with Gladio: yes, he's been attracted to him for the better part of the last few years, but he has no reason to think Gladio might be equally interested, nor has Ignis come out as gay to any of his close friends.

Even so, he's very much enjoying himself for the moment, taking advantage of Gladio's moment of weakness, feinting a blow around towards his dominant hand before twisting midair and aiming for his throat once again.

 

Gladiolus glared at him now on high alert. He was set to defend his dominant hand, but was still watching Ignis closely and so was able to react when the man changed direction. Though, beside knocking the sword point away from himself his defense was rather graceless. Gladiolus quirked a brow at him, “Is there something about my throat that intrigues you Ignis?”

 

He had to ask, the man was obviously gunning for it. It was that speed that had allowed Ignis to change direction in the blink of an eye that Gladiolus envied. But, he wasn’t quite sure if Ignis really wanted to hurt him right now, or just wanted him to concede the fight. The latter of which he wasn’t going to do until he’d really lost, which would necessitate the former happening. Or, in his fantasies, the swords dropping and Ignis just tackling him... Damn it, distracted again!

 

That makes him falter, being asked so directly, and any sort of witty response is left caught in his throat for the time being. Blasted Gladio, he thinks, because, ah, well, there's no good way to explain himself away from that -- it perhaps there is, but he's too bloody thick to find it. And anyway, the line of his jaw and throat is so long and probably hot and salty, and his body probably smells like heady musk.... This is quite bad.

 

Seeing his opening Gladiolus charged in, checking his sword against Ignis’ and trying to send the other’s flying. He was trying really, really hard not to think about how mentioning his throat had so obviously thrown Ignis off balance.

 

As Prompto would likely say: "You're totally fucked, brah."

This is the thought that passes through his mind as the blade is knocked from his hands as easily as if a child were wielding it, and -- should he feel such warmth blooming in his core at being successfully disarmed? His chances of winning this spar have essentially dropped to zero, due to Gladio's comment, and to boot, he is literally thrown off balance by the force of the blow. It's not helped by the way he immediately rushes to scramble for his sword, and falls to his hands and knees to reach for it.

It's undignified, yes, but he doesn't intend to go down easily, and, Ignis spins once he has hold of his sword again. Flat on his back and brandishing the weapon,he is feral, expecting Gladio to be hot on his heels.

Briefly, he wonders if it might be his hormone treatments that are messing so much with his sexual appetite, normally he isn't so aroused by Gladio's teeth, bared almost in a snarl. He'll have to have a chat with his doctor about this, next time they meet.

Chapter 2
Part two

Well, the sword went flying, however, Ignis’ damn speed came into play and he had it back in his hand before Gladiolus could do more than retain his balance. As quickly as he could he attempted to press his previous advantage, aiming a swing for Ignis’ own neck. He was rather tired of it being his on the line, turnabout was fair play after all. Meeting Ignis’ eyes as he swung however... he couldn’t stop the shudder this time. That look, was gorgeous. If he wasn’t absolutely positive that Ignis would maim him with that sword, he would toss his own aside and... and what? Kiss him? Yeah, Gladio, that would go over well. He’d probably grab a sharp sword and run you through for your trouble.

 

Perhaps it's merely his imagination, but when their eyes meet, something rushes through him like lightning, fast and hard, and he suddenly very much wants to see Gladio beneath him. There's just enough time for him to feel a deep stab of arousal low in his gut, warming the space between his legs, but that doesn't matter anymore -- he wants to win. As the sword swings towards his exposed throat, Ignis kicks out a leg, aimed to knock Gladio off his feet.

It's a dirty move, but he'll press every advantage he can get as long as this is the game they're playing.

 

Gladiolus hit the mat with a thud, air rushing from his lungs, leaving him dazed for a few seconds.

 

“Shit!” Was the first reaction he had before tightening the grip on his sword and bringing it across his chest in the hopes of fouling whatever Ignis may be trying to do while he got his bearings. That was fine time to be so damn distracted! Fuck, why’s he gotta be... STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.

 

The moment Gladio falls, Ignis scrambles over top of him, straddling him low on his hips to avoid the blade, and trying to nick his throat once more.

 

Gladiolus stifled a moan as Ignis straddled him and focused on protecting himself. Ultimately that required him to toss his own sword aside, hopefully out of Ignis’ reach, and attempt to grapple Ignis’ away from him again. He was sick of having his neck threatened thank you very much!

 

Gladio's strength is enormous compared to his own, and before he's got a chance to try and stop him, his weapon has been yanked away. This is very much how spars are not supposed to go, but Ignis is filled with adrenaline, fighting until his last breath, and scooting forward to try and grab at Gladio's wrists.

 

Once the swords are gone Gladiolus doesn’t feel like he’s in so much danger, at least not the actually physically hurtful kind of danger. He watches mesmerized as Ignis grabs his wrists, wondering exactly what he plans to do. Didn’t hurt anything that he was rather enjoying having the man seated where his scooting had landed him. Though, he was trying not to think about that in the hopes that his body wouldn’t give his wants away. Because that would be the most embarrassing thing of his young life. Especially since he was sure Ignis wasn’t interested in him, his constant glares made it pretty obvious he only tolerated Gladiolus because he was Noctis’ shield and as such, he had to. He quirked a brow at Ignis and tried to keep the hoarseness out of his voice, “This a wrestling match now?”

 

Once he gets a hold of them, Ignis is leaning over Gladio, pinning his hands to the ground, and he feels sticky and sweaty and he's out of breath when he speaks. "That depends. Do you yield?" And -- taking a bit of a chance, Ignis grinds down on Gladio a bit, hoping it seems nonchalant. It's moments like these he's glad he hasn't got anything that would bulge through his trousers enough to give his arousal away. It allows him to retain the image of control.

 

A shiver raced down his spine as his wrists were ‘pinned’ to the mat. He could very easily change this up, but... He blinks at Ignis, “You want me to yield? To you, or just in general?”

 

He wasn’t sure where the last part came from, but he had to bite the inside of his cheek to keep from whining when Ignis’ hips ground into him. It looked like keeping his arousal a secret wasn’t going to happen. Not if he kept that up anyway. Even with how obviously unaffected Ignis seemed to be, Gladiolus was still inching closer to an edge he was kind of afraid of. He may actually concede this fight just to escape. He would literally never be able to look at Ignis again if the man didn’t want him back.

 

Ignis' mouth drops open a fraction at the last part of Gladio's taunt, lips parting in a silence so deafening it's almost audible. Surely -- he's misinterpreting this somehow. Long fingers curl tighter about Gladio's wrists, and Ignis glares fiercely at him, his reservations lost in the wake of his lust. His desire to see Gladio fall apart right bloody now, and his increasing suspicion that he might not be the only one feeling that way.

"To me." He says, boldly, and his thighs tighten around Gladio's waist. "I'll ask again: do you yield?"

 

Gladiolus fights back yet another shudder and smirks up at Ignis. He didn’t really care anymore, the fingers gripping his wrists and the legs fitting to his hips were about the only things he cared about at the moment. And he really, really wanted them to stay there. Inhaling a deep breath he tried his best not to squirm or sound as desperate as he felt, “Do I get something out of it, other than you getting to tell everyone I lost?”

 

Ignis cocks a brow now, leaning only just closer to Gladio, and he smirks. "Tell me, Gladiolus, what are you hoping to get out of it?"

 

A small whimper made it out of him as Ignis leaned in closer. He chewed his bottom lip as he tried to make his brain function, on a sigh his body relaxed into the mat. He debated what he wanted to say, something about yielding so he could get up and leave the room to take care of his now obvious problem. But, what came out was, “Can I kiss you?”

 

Ignis sucks in a breath. Despite all his bravado, he still hadn't quite expected that to come out, because it means their game is now in the open. All the sexual tension given a name. It's exhilarating.

Ignis leans closer still, so their lips only barely touch, and stops there. A hair's breadth away. "If that's all you wanted, you really ought to have asked earlier."

 

Gladiolus was kind of afraid to breathe, his fingers fisted and his entire body went taunt as he fought himself for control. When he felt he could speak at all his voice came out rough, and he could only manage a few short sentences. “Are you sure about that? Pretty sure you hate me.”

 

Ignis is surprised by that -- and it shows in the way his domineering veneer falters for a short moment, and he blinks before he regains his composure, but rather than derailing an opportunity he's been dreaming about for ages, he instead presses their lips together, kissing Gladio firmly on the mouth.

 

He saw the surprise on Ignis’ face and was confused by it. Didn’t he know that constantly glaring at someone generally meant you disliked them? His thoughts were derailed however, when that perfect mouth pressed into his own. His fingers clenched reflexively and he pressed his own lips more into the kiss. This, this was exactly what he wanted. ...well, okay, he wanted more than just kissing, but he would gladly settle. Ignis fit against him perfectly and, he really hoped he wasn’t dreaming.

 

The feeling of Gladio's lips against his own, rough and dry, the scratch of facial hair against his jaw, the heady scent of sweat and musk in his nostrils, it's divine. It's perfect and real, and before he's entirely aware of it, his hands are moving to clutch at the sides of Gladio's face, tilting his head and feeling another stab of heat from the wet sounds their mouths make as they move against one another.

 

This was heaven. When Ignis’ hands left his wrists in favor of his face he trailed his own slowly up Ignis’ arms and back down, resting his hands over the other’s. He gladly let Ignis direct what was happening, he was good with having plans, Gladiolus generally just attacked. A low moan left him and his hips twitched slightly, but he tried his best to simply enjoy the kiss. A kiss he had wanted for what seemed like forever.

 

Ignis wishes he were able to hide the full body shudder that goes through him at the feeling of Gladio's hands over his skin, because ah, they're so bloody large and he has a greedy fantasy of feeling them touch him everywhere. But hearing Gladio moan, Astrals, it will fuel his dreams for weeks. Ignis surges deeper into the kiss, like a man dying of thirst, and rubs shamelessly once more over his covered crotch, wanting to hear more.

 

Gladiolus shuddered in response to the one Ignis gave and slipped his tongue out to lick at those wonderful lips. His dominant hand that had been fake threatened earlier glided down Ignis’ side, coming to rest against a perfect hip. His fingers spasm as Ignis rubs against him, his eyes rolling to the back of his head, another needy moan leaving his throat. This may literally kill him, everything was so hot, he was burning up, and he liked it.

 

He opens his mouth to Gladio easily, nearly shivering at the feeling of hands down his side, closing burning hot over his hip, and sucks in a deep breath through his nose, feeling filthy and needy as he rolls his hips down onto Gladio's body, his core so warm it's stifling, and his underclothes becoming a bit wet with the strength of his arousal, and the friction he can get from the feeling of Gladio's hard length.

 

Gladiolus moans again as he gets his first real taste of Ignis, he teases his tongue around inside Ignis’ mouth, already addicted. He’s panting through his nose, but refuses to release the other man, feeling like he might wake up if he does, and all of this will have been nothing but one helluva sexy dream. He brings his other hand up to the back of Ignis’ head, digging his fingers into his hair, keeping him from escaping. Those hips rubbing over him, making him harder than he thought was possible. He didn’t care that they were in the middle of a public training room, he wanted Ignis, and he wanted him now. However, he was unsure of how much Ignis wanted from him, so he didn’t push for what he wanted. He was content to let Ignis lead.

 

The sensation of Gladio's tongue in his mouth, the feeling of his moans on the backs of his teeth -- it's delicious. He actually lets out a short sound at the feeling of a hand in his hair, a bit high and needy. the sensation sends pinpricks of heat down his spine, fogs his head further with lust.

 

Gladiolus finally broke the kiss with a groan when Ignis made that wonderful sound. He forced his head back into the mat and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to get himself under some form of control before he did something rash. Though, that didn’t stop the fingers in Ignis’ hair from kneading his scalp or the hand on his hip from sliding to his ass. Gladiolus instinctively pressed Ignis closer as his body rolled up into him, his body still striving for more.

 

The moment their kiss breaks, Ignis is descending upon the long line of Gladio's throat, groaning low on his chest at the hands in his hair and over his ass. Gladio tastes like salt and musk and it's just as wonderful as he thought it would be. He licks and sucks at his neck with abandon, his hands starting to find their way down Gladio's wide torso. All the while he follows the unspoken command to grind down onto the other man, having very little brain power left with which to mentally flay himself for appearing so desperate.

He'll surely be engaging in plenty of that later.

 

Gladiolus sucked in a sharp breath when Ignis’ mouth met his neck, he tilted his head to give the man more room to explore, his ‘control’ slipping slowly away. His panting was harsh as Ignis attacked his neck, his fingers flexing in encouraging motions for more. The hands on his chest burned trails across his skin, and he was pretty sure he was about to go up in flames. A broken moan left his lips as he bucked up into Ignis.

 

“Damn. I-ignis~.” He wasn’t sure who the husky voice belonged to, but was pretty sure he had spoken. The oddity left his thoughts quickly however, “Need, you.”

 

Gladiolus couldn’t think anymore, forming words was far to complicated. His body writhed under Ignis, seeking out contact, any contact, with the heat above him.

 

Ignis feels greedy, tasting every inch of Gladio that he can reach, his thumb and forefinger finding a nipple and twisting, his mouth sucking a bruise into his collarbone, and all the while luxuriating in heat rushing through him by the way Gladio gropes him, only momentarily wishing there were less clothes between them.

Once he's satisfied with the bruise he leaves on Gladio, he mouths his way back up to his ear, taking the lobe between his teeth while his fingers pull at Gladio's other nipple. Bless his tendency to  wear open shirts.

"I want to suck your cock." It's very nearly a gasp, thready, and maybe he'd be more ashamed if it wasn't so clear that Gladio might like something like that too.

 

The twist to his nipple had his eyes popping open and going crisscross, a low needy sound emanating from his throat. He could feel the mark Ignis left on his skin, and at the moment could only think of proudly showing it off. Though, that might change once the haze of lust left his system. Though he knew it wouldn’t stop him from liking it there... he just might not actually want other people to see it.

 

A shudder wracked through him as Ignis latched onto his ear, his breath ghosting over his now overly sensitive skin, a gasp left him as his other nipple was pulled, his back arching into it.

 

Gladiolus whimpered at his words and brought both hands up to cup Ignis’ face, bringing his mouth back to his own and kissing him hard. He was beyond desperate by now. “Whatever you want, you can have.”

 

His exhale into Gladio's mouth is harsh, and his mouth moves messily in the kiss even as his own hips raise and his hands start to grasp for Gladio's pants, pleased he's only wearing sweats, and they just take a good yank to get off.

The moment Gladio's exposed, Ignis breaks the kiss and looks down, almost embarrassed by the way his mouth almost begins to salivate. Really, he doesn't give a rats ass how Gladio's cock looks -- it's perfect anyway. Flushed against his stomach, hard and twitching, that's what matters, and a second later he's mouthing his way down Gladio's body in search of his prize. "Perfect." he murmurs, and then sucks hard on his hip.

 

He was pretty sure he would never get tired of kissing Ignis, he tasted too damn good. Gladiolus lifted his hips to help with the removal of his sweats, moaning wantonly as the cool air in the training room met his overly heated flesh. His fingers glided through Ignis’ hair as that wonderful mouth made its journey down his body. The word ‘perfect’ was certainly apt, but Gladiolus would apply it to Ignis. His hips jerked slightly as one was sucked on, a needy growl rumbling from him. He squeezed his eyes shut trying not to come undone before Ignis had done what he wanted.

 

Gladio's cock is lovely -- it's not too large, and it's not too thick, and he wonders if the man shaves because there isn't much hair covering his crotch, which is also a bit of a blessing. It means Ignis won't come back up with hair in his teeth. That, if nothing else is what encourages him to dive in, framing his flushed cock with his hand, and looking up to try and meet his eyes before he licks a long stripe up the length of him.

 

His eyes pop back open when Ignis’ warm hand touches him, he looks down his frame just in time to meet Ignis’ eyes. But then his amber lights roll to the back of his head again and a shiver races up his spine as Ignis licks him. He moves slowly so that he’s braced on his forearms, and forces his eyes back to what Ignis is doing, burning the images into his brain.

 

Ignis isn't one to be too showy during a blow job, and so after a moment of eye contact, his own turn back down as he kisses wetly at the tip of Gladio's cock, using the thumb of his free hand to rub gently at the spot just below the head, knowing it drives most men wild.

He's uncut though, and so before he swallows Gladio down, he pulls back to drip a long line of spit on to the flushed head, smearing it with his palm. Once Ignis has him in his mouth, edging towards the back of his throat, he feels himself throbbing in his trousers. This has been a fantasy of his for so long, the entire thing starts to feel a bit less real.

 

Gladiolus watched him, sucking in a breath at the kiss, letting out a long moan as his saliva dripped onto him. He nearly choked on his tongue when Ignis spread the coating around, and his head fell back when Ignis’ mouth finally fit around him. His dick twitched in that warmth and he pulled his head back to watch, his tongue and teeth worrying at his lower lip. The sensation of what he could feel verses what he could see had him going a little crazy.

 

Ignis closes his eyes while he works, bobbing his head eagerly and sucking hard, and then light, testing for the reactions he gets, sometimes using his hand to pump what he can't reach, sometimes swallowing all the way to the hilt, not heeding the lewd, wet sounds he makes when he does so.

 

Having wanted, well, anything from Ignis for so long, Gladiolus’ body was strung taunt with need. Every touch, suck, slide of skin, and sound that came from the smaller man had him twitching. The feel of that wet mouth over him... FUCK. That warm hand pumping him in tandem with everything else... Gladiolus didn’t have much of a brain left.

 

He brought a hand up to card his fingers through Ignis’ hair, a way to try and anchor himself so he didn’t start mindlessly bucking into that wonderful mouth. Every time Ignis gave a hard suck he gasped slightly as it sent jolts of lightning up his spine, the lighter ones he felt he could fall into, wanting them to never stop. Being swallowed whole that first time had an intelligible shout leaving him and every consecutive time he bit his tongue so he wouldn’t be so loud.

 

As it turns out -- Gladio isn't very picky at all, which suits him just fine. He seems to enjoy everything quite a lot, though his volume is concerning. Ignis pulls back long enough to catch his breath, pumping the hard flesh in his hands in the absence of his mouth.

"Have you ever fucked someone's mouth before?" Ignis asks, and his throat is already rasping a bit. He rests his cheek on one of Gladio's thighs as he looks back up, twisting his hand as he strokes his cock.

 

When Ignis slid off of him, his hand continuing its pleasant torture, Gladiolus was barely conscious. Too much pleasure had effectively shut down his brain, so when Ignis spoke it took him several seconds to understand. When he did, a dark blush stained his cheeks and his dick twitching from the hoarse sound of Ignis’ voice. He looked off to the side and cleared his throat before answering, “No.”

 

He wasn’t so sure he wanted to admit that he’d never done more than masturbate before. Not with how eager he was for Ignis. It would probably seem strange.

 

"Would you like to?" Ignis hedges, his facade slipping into something a bit more nervous for a moment. Suddenly he feels stupid for suggesting it.

 

Gladiolus swallowed hard and turned his gaze back to Ignis, “Only if it’s yours.” It was an immediate, unthoughtout response and had him blushing an even darker red. When his brain caught up with his mouth he winced a bit as he admitted, “But, I don’t really know how that would work.”

 

Ignis' cheeks flare at the bold admission, though he knows it's very likely only fueled by lust. "Just -- do what feels good. If I need to breathe I'll tap your hip."

 

Gladiolus nods, “Okay.”

 

He’s honestly not so sure about it, but he’s certainly willing to try. Though, he’d never fantasized about fucking someone’s mouth, so it did make it hit home that this was really happening. He gave a low moan and sat up more in order to lean forward and kiss Ignis.

 

With the way Gladio shifts, Ignis is suddenly sitting in his lap in a way that feels much more intimate, his heavy cock pressing against the zipper of Ignis' pants. He rolls gently against him and returns the kiss, happy to let Gladio take control of it for the moment.

 

Humming in pleasure as Ignis rolled against him Gladiolus licked at his lips before pulling back a bit, “I don’t think I will ever get tired of kissing you.”

 

He smiled at him before leaning forward to leave a trail of small kisses across Ignis’ jaw. “So, about this mouth fucking thing?” He pulled away and wiggled his eyebrows at Ignis.

 

Ignis suddenly feels almost flustered, even with the small bit of attention directed back at himself, and he scoots off of Gladio's lap, to his knees, licking his lips. "I'm yours." he says.

 

Gladiolus nearly whined as Ignis’ heat left him, but blushed as the man got to his knees. “Pretty sure that’s my line.”

 

He was nervous now, not exactly sure what he was supposed to do. How exactly did one fuck someone’s mouth anyway? Should he stand up? Did he need a wall to brace himself with? ...well, first things first, he should probably untangle his legs from his sweats. That accomplished he gives Ignis an embarrassed smile, “So, um, how should we actually do this?”

Chapter 3
Part Three

He really hated feeling so lost. He know how to do it, he just wasn’t sure what positions they should be in, what would be easier or even comfortable. Astrals, he was such a virgin!

 

"Stand up. It's easier that way." Ignis says, and his skin starts to thrum. He shifts on his knees, subtly rubbing his thighs together, and he hopes it's not too obvious.

 

“Okay.” Gladiolus is rather glad that Ignis at least knows what he supposed to do. Moving to his own knees in preparation of standing he noted the way Ignis moved, and a small smirk graced his face. He reached over and pulled Ignis’ hips to his own, bending a bit he traced the shell of Ignis’ ear with his tongue. He ran both hands up Ignis’ sides as he stood slowly, rubbing his body along the other’s. His hands came to rest in Ignis’ hair as he finally stood completely. “Remember Ig, anything you want, you can have.”

 

Ignis wishes he had the wherewithal to hide the full body shudder that runs through him as Gladio pulls them close. He does -- however, manage to bite back the keen in his throat. The heat that fills him is intense, and he shifts again, loving the way it feels to look up at Gladio. "I'll keep that in mind." He says, maintaining eye contact as he drops his jaw open. The way Gladio looks at him makes him feel -- well, sexy, and that is a very rare feeling for him. It's intoxicating.

 

“You do that.” Gladiolus licked his lips as he watches Ignis’ mouth, his fingers reflexively digging into his scalp. He closed his eyes briefly not sure if he wanted to have Ignis put him in his mouth, or if he just wanted to do it himself. One was hot, and the other simply got the job done. But, it was kind of embarrassing to ask for.

 

Opening his eyes again and looking straight into Ignis’ sent a shiver through him. He traced Ignis’ jaw with a finger before placing himself in that open mouth, rubbing the head of his cock against Ignis’ bottom lip. His mind lost in a lust filled trance.

 

Ignis' eyes flutter closed the moment he feels Gladio's cock on his lip, and he leans forward to slide the entire thing into his mouth, keeping his jaw lax as he draws it onto his tongue.

How many dreams has he had about this? On his knees for Gladio, feeling the warm, heavy weight of his cock over his tongue, waking sweaty and hot between his legs.

 

Gladiolus groaned as Ignis slid around him, his fingers moving to slide through his hair. He kept himself from shuddering yet again and pulled back a bit before pushing in slowly. He watched for a while, his movements slow, simply enjoying the feel of it. His libido had other plans however, and he slowly sped up without really noticing, his eyes falling closed and his fingers spasming in Ignis’ locks.

 

Ignis is more than willing to take whatever Gladio will give him, and his left hand comes up to grasp at his ass, squeezing and helping to urge him on. He meets each thrust with fervor, drawing Gladio's cock into the back of his throat until his eyes water and his gag reflex complains, convulsing and closing around the dick inside of it. It's not an easy feat by any means, and there are a few times he's forced to pull back and catch his breath, but the feeling is, overall, exhilarating. The sounds he makes are wet and obscene, spit starts to drip down his chin, and it's absolutely filthy, but he thrives on it -- on dirtying himself for Gladio.

 

He has the decency to feel bad whenever it seems Ignis is choking, waiting for him to catch his breath, honestly waiting for him to tell him to stop. But they keep at it, Ignis seeming greedy for him, which is a major turn-on. Gladiolus’ eyes drift open, he’s not sure when he closed them again, the site of Ignis - literally a mess for him - brings him just that much closer to the edge. He bites his lip, the hand on his ass somehow centering him enough to speak, to warn Ignis if he’d like him to cum somewhere else. “Ig, I’m close. So close.”

 

Ignis' only response to that is to take more complete control of the events, his nails digging into Gladio's arse and his other hand coming up to roll his balls in his palm. He bobs his head with Gladio's thrusts a bit faster, and starts to suck hard along with the movements.

His knees shift to accommodate, and, distantly, he hopes they don't cause him trouble after this.

 

A muffled shout was Gladiolus’ response to Ignis’ take-charge manner, not at all disappointed with it. The warm hand to his balls, the quicker motions, that wonderful sucking, the nails digging into his ass. This is obviously what bliss is. With a small feral growl Gladiolus tightens his fingers in Ignis’ hair and thrusts hard into his mouth a few times before cumming, a low satisfied moan leaving his throat.

 

The last few thrusts down into his throat are quite rough, and his throat feels very raw, but he still doesn't really care. Hot cum pulses onto his tongue and down his throat, and it's salty and not really very tasty, but that doesn't matter either.

Ignis swallows most of it, feeling some leak out of the corners of his mouth, but he continues to suck on Gladio's cock through his orgasm, feeling it twitch wildly on his tongue. After a few seconds he falls back onto his heels and takes in a few long breaths, bringing up a hand to wipe the spit and cum from his chin.

 

When Ignis pulls away Gladiolus sinks to the floor a quivering mess. Taking a deep breath he looks Ignis over critically, reaching out to wipe off fluid that was smeared across his cheek. Ignis didn’t really look so good, well okay, he looked delicious, but that wasn’t the point right now. If he had hurt him, Gladiolus would never be able to forgive himself. “You alright?”

 

He clears his throat and flushes a bit at the gentle touch of Gladio's hand to his cheek. It's silly, really, considering the fact that he'd just had his dick halfway down his throat. "I'm fine. Really." His voice is raw and rasping, and probably will be until tomorrow at least, but God's is it worth it.

 

Gladiolus smiles at him before leaning forward to leave a light kiss on his lips, “If you’re sure?”

 

He wasn’t really sure what to do now, in all honesty he still wanted Ignis, but he figured that need was probably never going to fade. The experience had literally been mind-numbingly perfect, once he’d known what to do anyway. He really, just, wanted to cuddle him. But didn’t know if that would be awkward or not, especially with him still mostly naked. Should he put his pants back on?

 

"Quite." Ignis confirms, and kisses Gladio only chastely, fairly certain he won't want to taste his own spend in Ignis' mouth. He just needs a moment to catch his breath, and also some water, but it seems a little inappropriate to simply walk off right now.

Ignis can't help but feel that they need to have some sort of conversation about this.

 

Biting his lip Gladiolus suddenly became aware of where they were, he flushed crimson clear down his chest and reached for his sweatpants. Once he’d pulled them on he snagged Ignis for another kiss, not at all caring about his own cum. “Wanna go to dinner with me?”

 

It wasn’t the classiest thing he could say at the moment, but he was hungry, it was late, and they needed to NOT be in the training room to talk about this. Plus, he felt like he owed Ignis a proper date, and he was *hoping* there would be more of them. But, that wasn’t really up to him.

 

"Dinner?" Ignis says, a bit stupidly. He's still buzzing, his skin feeling electric, and it's a moment before he comes back down to the ground. Dinner sounds nice -- he needs something to eat and drink. He feels dehydrated.

And then he realizes dinner might mean a date, and the implications of that send the breath from his chest for a second or two. "A bit out of order, isn't it? Doesn't a date usually come before the blowjob?"

 

Gladiolus ducked his head in embarrassment, his ears felt like they were literally burning. A hand came up to rub the back of his neck and he gave Ignis a sheepish look, “Yeah, sorry. But, it’s not like the blowjob was planned out.” He offered him a weak smile, “We can do the date first next time?”

 

At least Gladiolus wanted there to be a next time, and not just for a blowjob. There were ...too many things that he wanted to do to and with Ignis. Provided the man did in fact not hate him as he’d thought.

 

It's far more than he ever expected -- truthfully once the heat wore away he'd expected awkwardness to flow around them like molasses, but instead... something else is left behind. He's just given the man he's been pining after a blow job, and it's exhilarating, regardless of whether or not the favor is reciprocated.

In fact -- it's probably better, simply because Ignis isn't certain he's prepared to have that uncomfortable conversation just now. "That sounds... amenable." he replies, with a small smile, wincing inwardly at the rawness of his voice.

 

Quirking a grin, Gladiolus stood up and offered a hand to Ignis. “I vote we go somewhere where they already know your order, that way you don’t have to use your poor throat so much.”

 

It couldn’t possibly be comfortable to speak, his voice sounded so wounded. “I’ll just put everything away and change. Then we can go?”

 

Ignis merely nods and takes Gladio's hand, standing up and noting the discomfort in his joints -- perhaps next time they'll do this on a more comfortable surface. And then something in his chest tightens at the thought of a next time. It feels surreal, still.

"I'll wait here." he says, and looks down to straighten the new creases in his shirt.

 

Gladiolus nods and kisses Ignis’ cheek before bending to pick up all of the blades and put them away. Then he heads for the locker room, and quickly changes into his street clothes. Though, he does take a moment to admire the bruise on his collarbone before pulling his normal tank top over his head. The bruise still showed, but honestly, he was ridiculously happy about it. The memory of Ignis’ mouth on his skin making him overheat in an instant. He pulled on his jeans, socks and boots, grabbed his jacket and headed back out to Ignis. “You decided on where we should go?”

 

In Gladio's absence, Ignis rolls his sleeves down and dons his jacket once more, collecting all his things. He also makes his way over to one of the drinking fountains to soothe his throat and wash the lingering taste of come from his mouth. It's helps quite a bit, and he's feeling much better than he had a few minutes ago.

"There's a small bistro about five minutes away, I can drive us there." He says, feeling better and more confident now that he's put together once more. It's quite a far cry from the perverse pleasure he found only minutes ago, with his cheeks ruddy and dripping spit on to his chin.

 

“Always so classy.” He drinks in the sight of Ignis, back to his dapper self, like nothing had happened. Even his voice was better, though still a bit strained. Gladiolus grins down at him and offers an arm, though he’s not at all sure if Ignis will take it. I might seem a bit awkward really, but Ignis wasn’t the only guy here with manners. Even if Gladiolus’ usually seemed to be lacking. At the mention of driving the idea of returning the blowjob crossed his mind, he wondered if Ignis could keep his cool and drive while being ‘serviced’? He gave himself a mental shake, “That sounds great, and also classy.”

 

"It's really nothing special, but it is cozy." He replies as his eyes flick down to the proffered arm. It's very gentlemanlike, but... "We don't want too many rumors circulating just yet, do we?" He asks, and checks for his car keys in his pocket before leading the way to his car in the citadel's garage.

 

Gladiolus can do nothing but concede the point, dropping his arm to his side as he follows Ignis out. He waits for Ignis to unlock the car before climbing in, the ‘road head’ idea flashing through his mind as he sits, making his jeans just a little too tight. Flustered and not really knowing what to do he turned his gaze out the window.

 

Ignis doesn't seem to notice there's anything amiss with Gladio, aside from the likely suspect of belated shame, which... He himself is feeling, as reality sets back in and he thinks on how desperate and wanton he'd been to take a cock down his throat. Before he pulls away, Ignis puts on some music to fill the silence -- it's a new album by an alternative band he's a fan of.

He's grateful to be the one driving, at least he has something to focus on besides Gladio.

 

Lost in his thoughts Gladiolus jumps a bit when the music comes on. He drags a hand over his face, embarrassed to have been startled by something so simple, and peeks over at Ignis. A frown mars his features as he takes note of Ignis’ focused expression. It seemed he had driven Ignis to distraction, literally, driving was his distraction. Shit, what do I do? Should I do anything? Did I do something wrong? His thoughts raced a mile a second, and absently he reached out and moved a lank of Ignis’ hair back into its proper place. The music penetrated his thoughts and he pulled his hand back and cleared his throat. The music was pretty good, so he settled in to listen to it as it seemed Ignis didn’t really want to talk.

 

Ignis is focused enough that he starts when Gladio brushes back a lock of his hair, his fingers tightening on the steering wheel. It isn't that he's upset, merely -- cautious. There's no telling where this will go from here, and for now, he decides to remain on the defensive. Wait. See what Gladio has to say, and move forward from there.

It's only logical. "Thank you." He says, quietly, and flicks his blinker on to turn onto the main road.

 

“You’re welcome.” He puts his hands in his lap and looks back out the window. Belatedly he wonders if he should have thanked Ignis for the blowjob... though at the time that had seemed like a rather crass thing to do. Making it seem, making him feel, like that was all it would ever be. That wasn’t what he wanted. However, he wasn’t at all sure how to bring up what he did want.

 

The rest of the drive is spent in thick silence, Ignis paying closer attention to the road that he usually does, just to avoid the possibility of conversation. When they arrive, he's out of the door quickly, feeling a lot like he needs a moment to breathe. Ignis convinces himself more and more every moment that the entire thing was a mistake.

 

Blinking at how quickly Ignis escaped the car, and escape was exactly what it looked like, Gladiolus was slow to vacate the car himself. He ran to catch up with Ignis before he reached the door and grabbed him by the shoulders. Swallowing his heart back out of his throat he finally had to ask, “Do you really hate me that much?”

 

With the hands on his shoulders, Ignis very suddenly feels trapped, almost, and the sensation has anxiety bubbling in his throat. His body tenses beneath the touch, and he turns back towards Gladio, his expression somewhere between shocked and confused. "I--" He cuts himself off as he tries to process whatever line of logic Gladio has gone down. "Your cock was just down my throat, and you're asking me if I hate you?"

 

Gladiolus blushed a dark red but kept his eyes on Ignis’, “Yes, that’s exactly what I’m asking. I mean I’ve felt like you hated me for years now... and then... well, today was a rather sudden change.”

 

He swallowed hard and released his hold on Ignis, shoving his hands in his back pockets to keep from yanking the man to him. “I mean, it’s a change I happen to like. Not just something I enjoyed. I just. It feels like you’re trying to run away. And, um, if you are, I mean, you can, but I’d rather like to know where I stand. Because the offer of future dates and anything else is still open.”

 

Despite his best efforts to understand, Ignis is floored. He's thrumming with a thousand different emotions from the confession: giddiness tingling up his extremities, confusion rattling in his head, an inexplicable anger sticking to the roof of his mouth like peanut butter.

There's an urge to lash out, to demand a bit of bloody time and space to come to terms with it all, but he presses the feeling down. That sort of outburst could quite possibly ruin everything. "Gladio, I can assure you I do not hate you, and I apologize if you felt that way." Yes, the two of them have their disagreements, but that's in their professional relationship, it has nothing to do with... With this. "I have been just as blindsided by this as you have, and I need some time to... process it. I was under the impression that's why we've come here at all, yes?"

 

Biting his lip as Ignis spoke, he was happy that the man didn’t hate him after all, the knowledge taking a huge load off of him. But then he felt like an ass. “I. Yeah, sorry.”

 

He ducked his head a bit as he deflated. He maneuvered around Ignis and motioned for Ignis to proceed him as he pulled the door open, “After you.”

 

Yep, I should just learn to keep my mouth shut. The shocked look on Ignis’ face would probably stay with him for a long time. Another blush worked its way across his skin as he thought about what he’d just confessed. Now he needed a place to hide.

 

Ignis acknowledges it with only a short nod, heading inside and taking two menus before quickly searching for and finding a secluded table near the back to commandeer.

The weight of the fact that Gladio has feelings for him settles inside of his stomach like butterflies. Heavy ones, and while he's thrilled -- it makes things complicated. Perhaps more so than if it had been an accident for him.

 

Gladiolus follows him, noting that the place was as he’d said, cozy. He waits for Ignis to sit down before taking a seat, trying his best to keep quiet and give Ignis space. He’d certainly been invasive enough for one day.

Chapter 4
Part Four

Ignis knows that it's now up to him to continue the conversation, but he doesn't know how. Romance is not something he considers himself... very good at, and he doesn't want to let this opportunity go, but... He doesn't know how to cope with it properly.

He studies the menu for a long moment, though he already knows what he plans to order. "I suppose now would be a good time for me to tell you that your feelings are reciprocated." he doesn't know if he should admit for how long.

 

Taking up his own menu Gladiolus looks it over, being startled from his debate with himself over which of the two meals that sounded good he was actually going to get, by Ignis’ voice. It floored him, his shocked amber eyes rising above his menu to look over at Ignis. “I.” He swallowed hard, “Oh. Well, um.” Shit, how do people do this? He was extremely happy about it, but, well, he guessed he could see why Ignis had been acting evasive. It was, a lot to take in. At least for him, as he’d been pining over someone he thought hated him for a couple of years now.

 

And then, if they did start dating... what would they tell everyone else? Gladiolus didn’t think it should be such a big deal, but he also knew that most everyone assumed that men dated women and vise versa... though he knew that wasn’t the case, and not just because of his own wants. Still, would it be seen as weird by the people they knew? He turned his gaze back to the menu and picked the first of his two options that he saw, then placed the menu down on the table. “Well, we don’t have to j... okay, we already jumped the gun kind of... anyway. We don’t have to move quickly or anything, is what I think I’m trying to say.”

 

Ignis thinks on that for a long moment, his eyes down on the table cloth. "Are you saying you'd like to start... Dating?" The thought of that immediately curdles anxiety in his stomach. Ignis hates the thought that he'll be forced to come out to him if they do, and he hates even more that there's no good moment to come clean about it. If he does it now, it'll be awkward, if he does it later, has he been lying?

 

Gladiolus winced as it seemed Ignis didn’t really like that option. “Well, I would like to. But, that’s not really what I meant.” His face screwed up as he thought about the best way to word what he felt he needed to say. “We can be friends who know they like each other, can’t we? It doesn’t really have to be more than that if you don’t want it to.”

 

He leaned his elbows on the table and stared into the centerpiece like it held the secrets to the universe, “While I would love to see you writhing in pleasure beneath me, or above me, either works. It doesn’t actually have to happen. I don’t want you doing anything you aren’t 100% sure about. We can take the time to get used to the knowledge and then figure out what to do with it, if anything, later.”

 

Gladio's bold admission sends equal parts guilt and heat through him, warring in a way that just makes him feel... off. Thin brows pinch together, and he really wishes this were easier. He also really wishes to take him up on that -- see the sorts of things Gladio might be capable of when he takes charge.

Ignis sighs, and taps his finger on the table cloth. "I believe I will need some time to... acclimate to this. I know it's probably not what you're hoping to hear." And it's not bloody fair, either -- there's nothing he wants to do more than say yes, and drag Gladio back to his apartment for the rest of the night.

 

Gladiolus gives him an understanding smile, “That’s alright. Take as long as you need.”

 

Just then the wait staff came to take their orders. Gladiolus got a steak meal and a glass of iced tea, handing his menu over when he was finished. He returned his attention to the centerpiece as Ignis ordered his own food, his thoughts turning down alleys it probably shouldn’t while sitting in a restaurant. His jeans, again, an uncomfortable fit.

 

Ignis orders a tomato bisque and a triangle of grilled cheese, along with a glass of red wine. He's got a feeling he'll be needing it. Finding a way to explain himself isn't easy, and he's worried he's about to turn all this on his head.

How does one explain this delicately? "Gladio..." he says, after a good several minutes of silence, after their meals arrive. "Did you know that when I was a child I went by a different name?"

 

He looked up from his plate and tilted his head, “Oh? I, as you know, didn’t know you at all until you were tasked with dealing with Noctis as well. Was it pretty?”

 

In hindsight, Ignis doesn't know why he'd expected something as vague as that to flick on the light-bulb. His chest is starting to feel tight. It's been a very, very long time since he's had to do anything like this, and he thinks it's almost making him sick. Ignis keeps his eyes down towards the soup in front of him.

"But you knew Noctis as a child, am I correct?"

 

“Yes.” The answer is drawn out, almost a question, as Gladiolus isn’t sure where this is going. He was generally annoyed that Noctis existed when the man was younger, though he was never rude as he is now. Gladiolus simply felt he wasn’t worth guarding, sometimes he still didn’t. Though, he wasn’t stupid, he could guess at what Ignis was trying to say, it wasn’t as if he couldn’t tell when certain things were or weren’t somewhere they ought to be. They had been rather intimate not so long ago.

 

"He had a friend named Ally. Did he ever tell you about her?" her sticks in his mouth like something ugly, and his appetite is definitely gone.

 

“He did, yes.” Gladiolus put his utensils down and reached for Ignis’ hand, “You don’t actually have to say it if it makes you so uncomfortable. I like you, not what your body looks like.”

 

He looks up at that, his eyes sharp and accusatory for a moment, like... He'd been expecting to have to drop hints for a while longer, or like he's been discovered somehow. "I didn't...." Ignis swallows. He still feels sick. "I didn't want be dishonest with you."

 

“And there’s that glare again.” Gladiolus sighs and leans back in his chair, his voice quiet. “You aren’t being dishonest with me. I’m not an idiot Ig, you *were* straddling my lap.” He gave the man a pointed look before continuing, “You are you. That’s all I’ve ever cared about. I mean, if it makes being intimate with me awkward... as I’ve already said, it doesn’t have to happen. I enjoy being around you, even when we disagree. And to reiterate my other point of the day, again, ‘whatever you want, you can have’. Be it space, a lack thereof, or for me to never speak to you again.”

 

Ignis takes a deep breath and rubs his hand along his face. "I apologize for thinking the worst of you. I'm not very good at this, am I?" Gladio is kind, and accommodating, and all he's received in return is an almost feral defensiveness. It's not fair to him.

 

He shook his head slowly, “It’s alright. I’ve no basis to judge you by, I’ve certainly never done this before.” He winced a bit having already told himself that he wasn’t going to admit to that. “Though, I think you’re doing just fine. It can’t be easy to explain.”

 

"If it helps... " he begins, and has to break the eye contact, "I've never been intimate with anyone, with... myself before. Normally I give them a blowjob and leave, so we're working on fairly even ground."

 

A flash of jealousy races through his system and he’s glad Ignis is no longer looking at him as he’s sure his eyes narrow. But he works quickly to wipe it from his features sitting forward and resting his elbows on either side of his plate. A small smirk plays at the corner of his mouth, Ignis still had loads more experience than he did. But he guessed they could deal with that later, if there was a later. “You should eat. Only the Prince is allowed to starve himself in this kingdom.”

 

Ignis hums in something like amusement, and cocks an eyebrow as he dutifully takes a bite of his soup. There's a sudden desire to kiss Gladio, a bit overwhelming in its intensity. He takes a sip of his wine and licks the backs of his teeth.

"So this is a date, then?" He asks.

 

Full on smirking as Ignis’ amusement sounded and he began eating again, Gladiolus went back to eating his own dinner. He looked over at Ignis with a smile when he spoke, “I would say so, yes. I mean, if you want it to be.”

 

He was still pretty nervous to be honest. He’d never dated anyone before, frankly, he’d never even been asked before. So, was just, really unsure of himself.

 

"I do." He says simply, and that flighty, giddy feeling inside of him brightens, coalesces, into something more solid. Real, now that they've reached an understanding.

"I, ah, also suppose I should apologize for being so... aggressive earlier." Ignis says. "Truthfully I don't know what came over me. Well -- I do," He continues, flustered, but also relieved to be admit something so simple out loud. "You know what I mean." he finishes, sheepishly.

 

Gladiolus brightened, the taunt wariness leaving him. “Good.” He smiled over at him, “No need for an apology. I wasn’t complaining then, and I won’t later. I rather enjoyed you being aggressive. It’s sexy.” Yeah, he had officially resigned himself to no longer being comfortable in his jeans ever again. At least not when Ignis was around.

 

"Really?" Ignis looks up at him through his eyelashes, a bit coy and cheeky. "I'll be certain to keep that in mind."

 

Gladiolus licked his lips, “You do that.” He ducked his head and went back to finishing his meal, the tips of his ears a bright shade of red.

 

From there, things become a bit easier. More comfortable, compared to the way they started. Meals are finished, and soon the checks have been paid.

"You know..." Ignis begins, as they exit the bistro, "I've got the rest of the night off, with Noctis otherwise engaged." He tries to keep it open, though he's certain he seems too eager. "Unless you are required back at the citadel."

 

Gladiolus grins, reaching out to run his fingers down Ignis’ arm as they head for the car. “I’m not needed back. Is there something you want Ignis?”

 

"Nothing more than what you're willing to give." He clarifies, the places Gladio touches his arm leaving hot trails behind as he reaches for his car keys.

 

Considering he was willing to give a lot, it sounded like a good time. “So many possibilities.” He leaned around Ignis and kissed his cheek. “Lead on, it’s your car after all.” And I would literally follow you anywhere.

 

He wasn’t really sure if he’d made any sense just now, but, really, he was at Ignis’ mercy unless he wanted to call a cab or walk. For all he knew, Ignis just wanted to go beat his ass at video games.

 

"Indeed." ignis agrees with a small smile, and clicked the key in his pocket to unlock his car before slipping into the driver's seat and starting the music again, though this time it's more background than foreground, which he's grateful for.

The trip to his apartment is shorter than usual, given the fact they're traversing the streets before rush hour, and that's a mercy too. "You've never been to my apartment before, have you?" He asks, as he leads the way inside the building.

 

“No, I don’t think so. There any rules I need to know about?” Gladiolus asked as he followed him inside, curiously looking around. Gladiolus had opted to keep his room in his family’s home, mostly so Iris would have someone to come back to on occasion as their father was generally busy. It certainly wasn’t somewhere he would bring back a date, at least not for more than video games.

 

"Shoes off at the door please." He says as he unlocks the door to his flat. His living space is quite conservative -- not many decorations, most things set up for functionality over anything else. But it is immaculately clean inside, with light carpet and dark furniture that cozies up the living area a bit.

 

“Can do.” Stepping into the apartment Gladiolus couldn’t think anything other than that it fit Ignis. He bent to the task of taking his shoes off before really looking the place over though. “Classy, it suits you.”

 

Now his nerves showed up to the party and he simply stood there in his socks not sure what he should do with himself.

 

Toeing off his own shoes, Ignis moves past Gladio and into the kitchen, getting the two of them wine glasses, though he doesn't reach for a bottle just yet. "Thank you." Ignis comments, and turns back to the other, leaning on his counter. "If you're amenable... I think I might have an idea as to what we can do while we're here." It's quite a juvenile one, but Ignis thinks it may help them get to know one another on a more deeply personal level.

 

Gladiolus raises a brow at him as he moves to stand in front of him, “Oh? What would that be?”

 

Ignis turns back around towards his liquor, and retrieves a bottle of dry white wine, pouring himself a rather generous glass and leaving the bottle for Gladio, if he wants it. "Truth or dare." He says, and takes a sip to hide a smile.

 

“Truth or Dare huh? Alright, I’m game.” Gladiolus gives him a winning smile and pours some wine into that second glass. “It’s your party, you can start.”

 

"So generous." He murmurs, and leans down to rest his elbows on the surface of the counter. "Alright then, Gladiolus. Truth or dare?"

 

“Mmm, truth.” Gladiolus moves over and leans his hip against the counter keeping his eyes on Ignis.

 

"How long have you had feelings for me?" The question comes before he can stop himself, but truthfully -- he can't bring himself to regret it.

 

*Well, shit. Don’t ease into it or anything.* Gladiolus’ eyes drop and a blush covers his face yet again. He has to swallow a few times before his throat feels loose enough to answer, “Um, for the last two ish years at least.”

 

Oh. Ignis hopes the surprise on his face doesn't show too openly, but he is surprised. The thought of Gladio falling for the him of two years ago is almost laughable -- he remembers that time as a turbulent fever dream, consisting primarily of facial wash and anxiety attacks.

"I suppose both of us are rather unobservant, then, hm?" He manages.

 

A small smile pulls at his lips and he takes a sip of the wine, was that supposed to mean that Ignis had liked him that long as well? “Or just really good at hiding. Alright Ig, truth or dare?”

 

"Dare." He answers easily. Dares are nearly always less dangerous than truths. For him -- anyway.

 

“Alright, I dare you to tell me the truth; did you think your name was pretty?” He’d asked earlier and not actually gotten an answer. He thought it was a pretty name, not one that really fit Ignis, the name he’d chosen was better. But, he still wanted to know. And besides, if Ignis was gonna start with the heady stuff, he might as well try to get his answer... before he completely forgot the question.

 

"That's cheating." Ignis grouses, and takes another sip. It's a question that sits oddly with him, he doesn't often think about his old name, and when he does, it causes an inexplicable discomfort. "The full name was Alsia, rather ironically, a feminine version of my father's name." Ignis' fingers start tapping on the surface of the counter, and he's quiet for a long moment while he thinks.

"No, I didn't."

 

Gladiolus nodded, “Well, I think the nickname was cute at least. And I won’t ‘cheat’ again. Promise.”

 

Something about that makes his stomach clench -- Ignis doesn't like to think about who he was before. It sits ugly inside of him, and there's nothing comforting about being told his old name was cute. Either way, he doesn't want to ruin the easy atmosphere with his own discomforts. "Truth or dare, then?"

 

“Dare.” Gladiolus tends to do one and then the other when playing Truth or Dare, it made things exciting. Though he could tell that he’d made Ignis uncomfortable again, he’d make sure not to bring it up anymore. The past was the past after all.

 

Ignis hums into his wine as he thinks... What could he make Gladio do? There are several good options, but they'd hardly be considered dares... Then again, does that even particularly matter in this game? "Have you ever done a pickle juice shot before?"

 

“A what?” The look on Gladiolus’ face said both ‘what-the-fuck’ and ‘why’ and the same time. “No, I haven’t. But, I guess there’s a first time for everything.”

Chapter 5
Part Five

"You're going to love it." Ignis seems a little excited, retrieving a small bottle of whiskey, a jar of pickles, and two shot glasses. "This is how it's done: take the whiskey, and then the pickle juice after." He explains as he pours them. "The pickle juice entirely negates the flavour of the whiskey." Both shot glasses are set in front of Gladio. "That's your dare. Try it."

 

He gave the set up and uncertain look but placed his wine glass on the counter, “As you command.” He downed the whiskey and then the pickle juice, a wince crossing his face at both of them. But it wasn’t really so bad. “Ach, ‘kay. Think I could get a glass of water? If I’m going to be mixing drinks... I’m gonna need it.”

 

Ignis seems unimpressed with Gladio's reaction, but retrieves some water for him regardless. He thinks they're fantastic. "I am going to choose dare again, seeing as how I was tricked into a truth last time." He says as he settles back against the counter.

 

He gladly takes a drink of the water and smiles over at Ignis, “Fair enough.” He thought about it for a minute, not really sure what to dare him to do, or more to the point, what to dare him to do that wasn’t totally juvenile. He really couldn’t think of anything... All well. “I dare you to, damn, I dunno. I was never good at dares, just ask Iris. Hmmm... I dare you to kiss me.”

 

"Mmm... I think I may need to pass on this one, I don't think I'll be able to bear it." Ignis laments, even as he crosses around to the other side and up to Gladio, taking a hold of his mane of hair. "What an unspeakably unbearable dare." But his heart soars as he leans forward to kiss Gladio.

Ignis wonders if he's already starting to become addicted to kissing him. The taste of his mouth and lips is already familiar, though this time with the added taste of white wine.

 

“Oh, yes. Mock me.” Gladiolus rolled his eyes, but wasn’t at all displeased that he was coming towards him. The grip in his hair nearly ripped a purr out of him, but he just barely held it in. The feel of Ignis lips against his own was electric, and he fought with himself not to reach out and grab the man to him and simply devour him. They were playing a game however, and he wanted to see how far it would go.

 

Ignis only licks into Gladio's mouth once before he pulls away, taking hold of his lower lip between his teeth and tugging as he retreats. There's no immediate desire to move away, though, and so he stays where he is, right next to Gladio.

"Your turn." It's punctuated with another sip of his drink -- starting to get low.

 

Gladiolus’ knees turn to jelly when Ignis tugs on his lip and he has to catch himself on the counter. Taking a deep breath he shakes his head slightly and takes a large swallow of his own wine before saying, “Truth.”

 

"Tell me a fantasy of yours." It's easy to be bold with Gladio -- and it does somewhat help that he's not the inexperienced one.

 

Gladiolus nearly choked on his wine, swallowing hard and coughing a bit. “S-sorry. Um, pretty much everything is a fantasy for me. I’ve never actually done anything. I do dream about you fucking me a lot though.”

 

His eyes turn to the side, as now he’s not really sure how that particular one would work. Though, he certainly wasn’t going to rule it out.

 

Ignis cocks an eyebrow -- that wasn't exactly the sort of fantasy he'd been expecting. And while it's not something that would be particularly difficult to surmount,  the desire to be able to do it properly fills him with a hollow ache.

"How interesting." He comments enigmatically, and pours himself a second glass of wine. "I think I'll pick truth this time."

 

Gladiolus blushed more and bit the inside of his cheek at Ignis’ response to his answer, but took a moment to think of a good question. Eventually he opted for something he was simply curious about, “Do you purposely let the boys win at video games?”

 

"Absolutely." He admits, without shame, looking inordinately pleased with himself.

 

Gladiolus snorted into his glass, “I figured. One of these days they’re going to see you play for real and realize they suck. Poor Prompto will probably be super depressed or ask you to marry him. You never know with that kid.”

 

Ignis' nose wrinkles at the suggestion. "Perhaps I'll keep it to myself, then. Wouldn't want to put Prompto through the shame of rejection."

 

He gave Ignis a warm smile, “You are a wonderful person Ignis.” He moved so he could leave a light kiss on Ignis’ mouth, “Also, it’s your go, I’m back to ‘dare’.”

 

Ignis hums into the kiss, though he has a hard time reconciling the word wonderful in regards to himself. If he were asked to describe himself with a few words, that would definitely not be one of them. "I dare you to shave off your facial hair."

 

Gladiolus looks at him with a combination of mock shock and horror. “What, you don’t like my scruff?”

 

"On the contrary, I like it quite a lot." Ignis says, and props his chin in his hand. "I only wanted to see if you'd actually do it."

 

“Well, if you’ve a razor I will. If you really want me too. It’s not like it won’t grow back after all.” Gladiolus smirks at him, bending down to rub said scruff against Ignis’ cheek.

 

"Mmm..." His resolve visibly weakens, and he leans into Gladio's cheek. "Alright, I take it back."

 

Gladiolus chuckled and licked the shell of Ignis’ ear before pulling away, “Got another dare?”

 

He sucks in a deep breath, and glares at Gladio as he moves away, very much wanting to drag him down into his lap. "Take off an article of clothing. your choice."

 

Chuckling again Gladiolus removes his jacket, “Where should I put it?”

 

"There's a closet down the hall on your right, if you'd like to put it away." Ignis says, and takes another drink. He's starting to feel a bit warm -- this is technically his third glass of the night. Perhaps he should slow down. "Dare." He says it before Gladio can ask, and almost absently starts to unbutton the top of his shirt.

 

Seeing the absent gesture as he moves off to hang his jacket Gladiolus grins. Maybe I should dare him to keep his clothes on? Coming back he lifts his own wine glass and takes a swallow, another dare, vaguely in the same vein comes to mind however. “I dare you to drink a glass of water before your next sip of wine.”

 

He’s gotta take care of him somehow, can’t have him to drunk to continue their game, and honestly doesn’t want either of them to have massive hangovers in the morning. Not when they had work to do and an escapee Prince to deal with.

 

With two buttons undone, he feels much better, but levels an unamused stare at Gladio for his dare. "I was hoping for something a bit more interesting." he deadpans, but dutifully makes his way to the cupboard for a glass of water.

When he stands, the rest of the world is a bit slow to catch up with him, and he knows Gladio's probably right. He's still got things to do in the morning.

 

“Can’t be interesting if you’re too drunk to do it.” Gladiolus smiles at him and downs the rest of his own wine, setting the glass aside. While he doesn’t dislike wine, he would honestly rather have the whiskey. But for now, he’d had enough alcohol, unless Ignis dared him to down more. “I’ll take truth this time.”

 

Ignis glares heavily at Gladio as he settles back against the counter, his limbs feeling lighter with the help of the alcohol. He feels good, and buzzing, and happy, and Gladio is gorgeous. The way his arms bulge around his tattoo, his skin lovely and dark... hmm....

"Do you have any other tattoos?"

 

Breath catching a bit at the way Ignis is looking at him he turns his own gaze to look at the feathers gracing his arm, “I do actually.” He blushed a bit, “I just recently got a gladiolus and iris flower design on the back of my ankle.”

 

"Can I see it?" He asks, eyes flicking curiously down to Gladio's feet.

 

“Sure.” Gladiolus brought his left leg up and pulled his sock off, rolled the leg of his jeans up out of the way and turned his leg awkwardly so that Ignis could see it. The tattoo was simply a single stem of orange, red rimmed gladiolus with deep purple iris’ entwined around it, their slender stems a vibrant green.

 

"Meant to represent your sister and yourself, I assume?" Ignis asks as he studies it. "That's lovely." He leans back once he's had his fill, and automatically reaches for his wine for a second before he remembers himself and has a sip of water instead. "Truth." Everything still feels a bit slow and bright, but less dizzying. It's pleasant.

 

His lips quirked up on one side, “Yes, she said it was her way of staying with me. Hmmm, a truth huh?”

 

He looked around the place as if for inspiration before his eyes landed back on Ignis. “Who was the last person you gave a blowjob to, besides myself?”

 

At that question, Ignis' face almost instantly flares a bright red. He clears his throat and averts his eyes. "Am I allowed a veto?"

 

Gladiolus quirked a brow, was it that embarrassing? “It makes me the winner, but sure, you don’t have to answer I guess.”

 

"And what exactly is the reward for winning?" Ignis asks, his cheeks still warm.

 

“Um, no idea. That wasn’t something we established before we began.” Gladiolus was kind of disappointed he wasn’t going to tell him, but he supposed it was a little too personal of a question. As for prizes... he could think of a LOT of things he’d like, but he’d leave it up to the loser. “So, I guess it’s up to you.”

 

"Leaving your prize up to me?" He taps his fingers on the counter, glancing around. "I'd offer you my mouth, but you've already had that today."

 

Smirking Gladiolus reached over and traced Ignis’ lips with his finger, “I happen to like your mouth. But, if you’ve something else in mind?”

 

Shamelessly, his tongue darts out to lick at Gladio's finger. "I'm having a difficult time coming up with something that isn't also a reward for me, considering I've lost."

 

Holding in the moan the man’s tongue on his finger elicited was rather difficult. “I certainly don’t mind if you enjoy whatever it is. Honestly, that would make it even better.”

 

"Kiss me, then."

 

He groaned and pulled Ignis to him, wrapping one arm around his waist and sliding his other hand into the hair at the back of his neck. Bending his head down he licked across Ignis’ lips once before sealing his mouth over them. As prizes went, it was certainly a heady one.

 

Gladio is quick enough that Ignis is caught off guard, sudden pulled up and into a kiss, and a small sound of surprise fills the space in their mouths. Once he's recovered, his fingers fist in Gladio's shirt, holding him close.

 

He smiles into the kiss when Ignis’ fist grabbed his shirt, a little surprised he’d surprised him. He had told him to kiss him after all. That demanding tone, not to mention the demand itself, had his body jump starting. The need for Ignis simply got worse, no matter how many times he kissed or touched him. He licked his way into Ignis’ mouth, making the kiss long, slow, and lasting.

 

Ignis is happy to take the kiss as Gladio decides to give it. It's slow, and passionate, not quite so desperate as Ignis had made it before, and it's nice. Heady, and his body grows warmer at the feeling of Gladio pressed entirely against him. "What do you want, Gladio?" he asks, gasping as their kiss breaks and he catches his breath.

 

What don’t I want? His mind asks back, luckily his mouth is occupied with supplying him with air. He thinks about the question seriously, watching Ignis gasp for air. The image of Ignis writhing beneath him, or above him as he’d mentioned earlier floats to the fore, then that whole road-head idea, honestly he really wanted to taste him. But, he wasn’t so sure Ignis would be comfortable with that. He smiles and places a soft kiss on the end of Ignis’ nose, “You. I want you, in any capacity you’ll allow.”

 

Ignis licks his lips, flicks his gaze up to meet Gladio's eyes, and for a second -- just a second, everything stops. It's like he's looking for something, some sort of answer from the man in front of him.

It's nerve wracking, but he knows by now that he can trust Gladio. He would put his life in this man's hands. And Gladio wants him, in a way he's never experienced before. It's.... It's terrifying, because this time when Gladio speaks that same answer, he knows what he's asking for.

"I trust you." He answers this time, though the nerves come creeping back.

 

He trusted him. That was all that really mattered, but still Gladiolus didn’t want him to be uncomfortable. “That’s good to know.” He leans in and kisses him again, gently moving his lips against Ignis’, but now his hands wander. Slowly smoothing their way along Ignis’ body; back, arms, thighs, his ass, anywhere Gladiolus could reach without moving them around too much or breaking the kiss. He’d always wondered what Ignis would feel like under all the layers he seemed to wear, and he was hoping he’d be allowed to find out.

 

It's almost overwhelming, to feels Gladio's hands red hot all over him, touching and grabbing at him greedily, and he leans into every one of them. His breath comes out harsh through his nose, and he clutches at Gladio just the same, the edges of his shirt, the locks of his hair, his chest, and the knowledge of the new possibilities before them -- his brows pinch as they kiss, and he tugs at Gladio's lip again with his teeth.

 

Heat seared him wherever Ignis came in contact with him, his body on fire, his brain nearly mush. Then Ignis tugged on his lip again. A low moan left Gladiolus and his knees gave out, in slow motion he broke the kiss and sank to the floor, resting his head against Ignis’ stomach. His hands gliding their way down Ignis’ sides to grip at his thighs. He nuzzled Ignis’ middle and pressed light kisses to the fabric of his shirt. “Fuck. I love it when you do that.”

 

Ignis takes a half a step back when Gladio falls, shocked by the sudden change, and still a bit light headed from their kiss. Even through his trousers, the hands in his thighs make him shiver. He's learning -- rather quickly, how nice it feels to be touched there. "Clearly." Ignis breathes, a smile spreading across his face, and his hands dropping to bury itself in Gladio's hair.

"Perhaps we could take this to the bedroom?" He asks, and curls a few fingers around Gladio's chin.

 

Gladiolus purrs as Ignis’ hands slip into his hair, turning his face up to smile at him, “That sounds good to me.”

 

"Come on, then." Ignis says, with a small stroke to Gladio's cheek before he's padding down the small hallway to the door at the back. His heart pounds with each step forward -- and he's not entirely sure if it's in a good way or a bad way. It isn't that he doesn't want this, because Astral's know he does, but it's a question all the same, because this -- he cannot take this back once it has been done.

Something still niggles in the back of his mind  that once Gladio sees him, he will no longer be wanted. After all, hadn't he mentioned a fantasy he'd had of being fucked by him? When Ignis takes a moment to think on the possibility -- and equal impossibility of that, anger flares inside of him, but there is nowhere to direct it other than whichever of the six gave him this body.

The door creaks when he opens it, enough that he's brought back to the present moment before he can get too lost in his own head.

 

Gladiolus stands and follows him like a puppy; a thrumming, drooling, puppy. His having problems believing this is happening, thinking that at any moment he’s going to wake up and it won’t have been real. Or that it was all some kind of elaborate hoax because someone found out about his fascination with Ignis. If it were either, he would be completely crushed. And most likely, unable to ever be around Ignis again. ...well, the dream version wouldn’t be so bad, he’d eventually get over the disappointment. The betrayal in the other option though had his nerves crackling. But then he looks at Ignis, and it doesn’t matter anymore. He would trust the man with his life, his heart wasn’t much different was it?

Chapter 6
Part Six

Once they're in the bedroom, Ignis stops and turns back towards Gladio. He takes a long moment to admire, to look over the planes of his face and hair and body -- and then he's pressing close, gently, but insistently pulling at the hem of his shirt.

Everything feels slower, and he wants to savor it, the sentiment showing in the way his eyes track the growing space of newly exposed skin -- the hunger he feels to press his lips Gladio's abs for hours.

 

When Ignis turns to him and presses close Gladiolus’ hands come to rest on Ignis’ hips, he simply watches as Ignis slowly pushes his tank up his chest. The look on the man’s face has his body tightening even more, his fingers flexing in a needy gesture. He’s determined however to let Ignis lead this show.

 

It feels like an eternity and an instant by the time it's off, finding it's way too the floor somewhere -- it doesn't matter. Not right now. Next, his hands fall to Gladio's belt buckle. "Is this alright?* He asks, his eyes turning up towards Gladio's face. It's more permission than he'd asked for earlier.

 

“Yes.” A smirk graces his face, and he brings his hands up to frame Ignis’ face. “When’s it gonna sink in Specs? Whatever you want, you can have.”

 

Ignis swallows, and for a second his fingers tighten around the belt buckle. "I don't want to overstep." Anything means quite a lot, and he can think of a great many things he'd ask from Gladio, were he more arrogant.

The click and slide of it popping open is loud, as is the press of a button and a zipper going down. And then he's pushing Gladio's pants down, but this time he takes a moment to admire, where he hadn't before. He's beautiful. Everywhere, he's perfect, and especially where he isn't perfect. Ignis thinks he could spend a lifetime mapping and memorizing those imperfections.

 

“I don’t think you can,” He watched as Ignis undid his belt, button, and zipper. Swallowed hard at the hungry look in those green eyes as they looked at him. He’d never felt so wanted before. “Everything you do is perfect.”

 

"I can assure you, it's not." He replies, his tone somewhat melancholy, though he doesn't seem to notice. His hands are too busy tracing the shapes of his stomach and ribs, touching before he can think better of it. It's feather-light, augmenting his heady gaze as he looks on at the cock between Gladio's legs. "You're beautiful." he murmurs, even as the intimacy starts to overwhelm him.

 

Dick twitching at all the scrutiny Gladiolus is hard pressed to stay still and let Ignis explore. He runs a hand through Ignis’ hair and gives him a wry smile, “And I can assure you, that from my point of view, everything you do is perfect. Though sometimes I find it ‘perfectly’ annoying. Like how very overly dressed you are now. You could at least take your socks off you know.”

 

"I--" he sucks in a breath and brings his eyes back to Gladio's. It's all suddenly so much more difficult. "I thought you might help."

 

Gladiolus grinned down at him and spoke softly, almost reverently, "I can do that."

Not really knowing what finesse was without a sword in his hand he slowly went to work on the buttons and zippers and other such things that held Ignis' clothes to his frame. He didn't even attempt to remove anything until all of them he could get to were undone. Then he slowly began to peel away the layers, giveing Ignis a random kiss wherever he could reach as something new was revealed.

 

It's immediately overwhelming. Terrifying in the sort of way that knots his stomach, and he is suddenly hyper aware of each and every imperfection he has -- realizes that another person has never seen his tattoos before, and wonders what Gladio will think of them. Will he like them? Will he be turned off by the likeness of the snake, the way its head curls over the inside of his thigh?

Ignis doesn't know how to react to this -- where to put this hands, what to do when he's not in control of the situation, even if he had asked.

 

Once his task of mindlessly removing clothing was finished Gladiolus pulled away slightly to finally gaze at Ignis as he’d wished to see him for ages now. He had vaguely noted the tattoos and now took a closer look. He berated himself for not thinking to ask if Ignis had any after he had asked about his own. His gaze wandered back to Ignis’ face, his fingers trailing up the snake’s body before drifting up his side, he saw the strain there, the fear. A small smile formed before he leaned in and kissed a wet trail down the side of Ignis’ neck. “You are gorgeous.”

 

While he wondered if Ignis’ tattoos had any specific meaning to him, it was something he could ask about later. He wanted to use the word ‘perfect’ again, but didn’t think Ignis would believe him if he did. He hadn’t been lying when he said it didn’t matter what his body looked like, he simply wanted Ignis.

 

He feels like he's being scrutinized, and discomfort sparks across his skin for a moment, his shoulders turning inwards as if to hide. Although Gladio is complimentary, he, he can't -- it feels like too much and he doesn't quite know how to cope.

Ignis swallows thickly in his throat, around a new lump stealing his breath, and he very suddenly hates the intimacy here right now, wishes it were different, wishes it were hard and fast and desperate like it was before. That, he can do.

This vulnerability scares him on such a new level he's never experienced before that he realizes his vision is blurring, and has to look down, close his eyes and try to regain himself. Gladio's lips on his neck are barely felt as he clutches at his hips, let's go when it reminds him of the reality of what's happening here. He can't decide whether he wants to be closer, or run.

He can only hope Gladio doesn't notice before he can pull himself together.

 

His reticence is all to obvious, with a hum Gladiolus decides on a different course of action. He gives Ignis’ shoulder a quick bite before scooping the man up into his arms and moving over to place him on the bed. He sits at Ignis’ feet and traces that snake tattoo with his eyes again, not giving himself time to wonder if Ignis wants him to stop, he leans in and traces the design with his tongue.

 

There's a slightly wet inhale as he's hefted up, set back down in his own sheets, and the feeling of exposure intensifies, and he really hopes he's not about to have some sort of panic attack while in bed with Gladio.

The sensation of a tongue on his inked skin is somewhat dulled by the slightly raised flesh, almost as if it's scar tissue, but what isn't dulled is the knowledge of being touched there -- of a mouth over a place on his body only a handful of people have ever even seen. Even just that curls his toes, and he has to lay back against the sheets. Keep his eyes towards the ceiling rather than on Gladio, and he feels terrible about it, but he's not sure he can bear it.

"Gladio--" he's cut off by the weak rasp of his own voice, the thickness of it, and the tears budding in the corners of his eyes again. Surely this must be a dream.

 

He is now completely certain that he will never get enough of the way Ignis tastes. He can smell the scent of him, so close but the sound of his name brings his dreamy eyes up to Ignis’ face. Instantly he is laid out on the bed beside him, touching nothing but Ignis’ face with his hands, hoping to get green eyes to meet his own. His voice is rough with need when he speaks, but he doesn’t care about himself right now. “Ignis? Are you going to be okay? We don’t have to do this.”

 

He's crying now, and it's humiliating. Quiet tears, slow, down his cheeks, and he turns his face into Gladio's arm, in a weak attempt to try and preserve some of his dignity. "I'm sorry." He breathes, and hates that this has gotten away from him so much. It's weakness, it's vulnerable, and it's everything he wishes he weren't right now. Gladio's never done this before either, he reminds himself, and he's not blubbering about it. He's kind, and caring, and doing his best to comfort Ignis through a flurry of emotions he himself can't entirely understand.

"I just--need a moment."

 

Gladiolus simply nods at him, his throat too tight to speak. Seeing Ignis crying, it scares him, brings forth a overpowering need to protect him from everything. He isn’t quite sure how to help Ignis feel better, so keeps to simply petting his hair and otherwise staying as still as possible. He doesn’t want to startle him, or have Ignis push him away. So he lets his eyes wander back over Ignis’ form while the man takes the time he needs. Ignis was beautiful, he’d used gorgeous earlier, and perfect constantly came to mind, but he was. Ignis had called him beautiful, but Gladiolus had thought better of using the same term back to him. Figuring any term with inherent femininity would go over poorly at this stage. He notes where that snake seems to be going and his pulse jumps, everything in him wanting to be there too, but he stays still and brings his eyes back to Ignis’ half hidden face. A low comforting sound emanates from him as he feels the tears sliding down his arm and he continues to pet his hair.

 

He does his best to breathe, to turn off the incomprehensible mess in his brain and get himself under control before he frightens Gladio away, though much of him worries he already has. It takes what feels like too long, too much, for him to uncurl and pass his hand over Gladio's hip, up towards his neck. "I'm sorry. I didn't... expect that to happen." He says, after some time, and is glad his voice sounds stronger.

 

Ignis’ hand sliding up his body has him biting back a moan, but he gives him a smile. “It’s alright Ig. Nothing to apologize for, so long as you don’t want me to leave.”

 

He was still pretty scared that Ignis would kick him out, it wasn’t like he knew what he was doing after all. At the moment he simply wanted to wrap the slighter man in his arms and hold him for a while, but he really wasn’t sure what he was allowed to do. Didn’t know what would make Ignis uncomfortable, and while it was frustrating, it mostly just worried him. He didn’t want to do something wrong.

 

Crying has certainly calmed him a great deal, left him feeling washed of his anxieties, and tired. Emotionally raw in a way he rarely ever feels. "I'm alright." It's quiet, and his frayed nerves send him further into Gladio's arms. It feels almost childish, and strange for him to be craving an affectionate touch right now, but the warmth and smell of Gladio around him calms him.

In his everyday life, simple things like touch are rare. He often shies awkwardly away from hugs, and other forms of affection, save for Noctis, but the two of them are often similar in that regard. Needing Gladio the way he does now, is almost entirely alien.

 

Gladiolus smiles more and gently wraps and arm around him as he moves closer to him, leaning forward to place a kiss on his forehead. A calm settles over him, he’s still aroused, but it isn’t something he’s thinking about anymore. He’s simply comfortable, and Ignis smells really good, and he just doesn’t want to move. “I’m not going anywhere Ignis.”

 

It's oddly comfortable, to be pressed together like this, skin to skin, and it's something he's never experienced before. It's nice. "Thank you." he buries his head into the crook of Gladio's shoulder and neck, breathes, and he can feel Gladio's cock against his thigh. "I think I am... ready continue, if you'd like to."

 

He nuzzles his cheek against Ignis’ head and smiles, happy that Ignis didn’t pull away. He has to hold in a chuckle when he speaks though, only Ignis could make it sound like he was ready to continue with a mission. Gladiolus nibbled on Ignis’ ear, “You sure?”

 

He had to make sure, he didn’t want Ignis to push himself. He let his hand drift from Ignis’ hair to his hip as he waited for an answer.

 

As it turns out, his hip is another place that causes an instantaneous warmth to spread through him, startlingly so, just from a simple touch. Ignis takes in a deep breath, tilts his head, and pulls Gladio gently closer by his hip, almost as if he's trying to pull Gladio on top of him. "If I need a moment, I'll let you know."

 

“Good.” Ignis’ hand on his hip feels like a brand and his own fingers flex and pull Ignis fractionally closer. With a wicked grin grabs Ignis to him and rolls onto his back settling Ignis on his chest. “Mmmmh,” He turns lust filled eyes on Ignis, “What would you like to try?”

 

The feel of Ignis against him, skin to skin, is almost more than he can handle. So, to play it safe, and because being bossed around by Ignis is in fact a fantasy of his, he’s going to let Ignis have control.

 

It takes a moment to reorient himself, knees bracketed on either side of his hips, pushing himself up by his hands over Gladio's chest, and being on top of him again, goes a long way in comforting him. Having the attention turned away from himself quite so much is easier, more familiar to him. From this position, he can feel Gladio's cock against his ass, and ever so slightly cants his hips back towards him, comfortable using his body to pleasure and tease another. His fingers curl over Gladio's chest as he frots that heavy length between his cheeks. "I--want to feel you inside me." He says, and almost immediately feels guilt when he thinks back on Gladio saying he'd like the opposite, earlier.

 

Avidly watching as Ignis makes himself comfortable Gladiolus has to bite back a moan as slender fingers press against his chest. The moan forces its way out however, when Ignis rubs his ass over his length. The request had him shaking with need, an embarrassingly needy sound leaving him. Thankfully he hadn’t lost all rational yet however, “Yes, but... um, do you have anything to, um, help?”

 

He wasn’t about to hurt him, and with that ass rubbing against him there was no question of where Ignis wanted him. He had zero problems with that, tapping that ass had been on his menu for a long time. But, they would need lubricant of some kind, spit could work... but honestly he really hoped they had a better option.

 

At the question, Ignis can feel himself flush, as he reaches beneath the pillow by Gladio's head, and produces a small bottle of lube. He's acutely aware of the fact that it being there will alert Gladio to certain -- activities he'd been up to at some point quite recently. "I'll need to, ah, clean up a bit before we start though." He admits.

 

Gladiolus simply raises a brow at the lube being so close at hand, then wiggles them at Ignis. He fights back a pout at Ignis needing to leave his current position, but gives him a smile instead. “Alright.”

 

Ignis is as quick as he can be, in the bathroom, and quite fortunately, there isn't too much cleaning that really needs to be done, considering what he'd been doing the night before. It's a good moment to breathe, to take some space he likely should have taken earlier. The benefit is feeling much more confident when he's finished, feeling cleaner, and mentally prepared for what they're about to do.

 

Gladiolus watched Ignis leave the room, his eyes following his ass. Once he had disappeared however he was kind of at a loss as to what to do with himself. He decided to settle himself more in the center of the bed, but scooted so that his back was propped at the head of the bed. That way he’d have a clearer view of Ignis when he came back... and hopefully not choke himself on his drool.

 

When he returns, there's little time spared before he's crawling back on top of Gladio, kissing him deeply on the mouth, to try and rekindle the mood. He reaches for the lube, settled against Gladio's leg, and pops the cap. "Would you like to do the honors, or shall I?"

 

Gladiolus’ jaw drops, unnoticed by himself, as Ignis crawls back into his lap. His hands automatically settle on the man’s hips and he kisses him back with all of his instantly renewed lust. He whines a bit when Ignis pulls his mouth away, but bites his lip at the question. “If you’re sure you’re okay with it, I’d like to do it.”

 

Wordlessly, he hands the lube to Gladio, and he feels like he's buzzing just beneath his skin, kissing at Gladio's throat. "Go slowly." He says, realizing Gladio may not have experience with this much at all.

 

Taking the lube he runs a hand down Ignis’ back and back up, making approving noises over the kisses. A grin spreads across his face at the words, this much he knows. He’s never been with another person, but masturbating in various ways is something he does rather more often than he’d like to admit. Though, this is Ignis and not himself, so slow would be the order of the day.

 

As he coats his fingers with lube he recalls the first time he ever tried this for himself. He had woken from a dream where Ignis had screwed him into a wall. It had been the first dream of that kind, and also the first to feature Ignis. Being only seventeen at the time he was surprised by how turned on he was when he woke, he’d had a powerful need to find out if that was something he would even actually like. So, not having lube, he’d grabbed a bottle of lotion from his dresser and tested it out. He liked it a lot. That fact that it had been the catalyst to his near obsession with Ignis wasn’t lost on him either.

 

Coming back to the moment he brought his slick fingers down to Ignis’ ass, his dry hand leading the way. He squeezed a cheek before sending a slick finger in search of the little pucker that was calling his name. He circled around it gently before slowly slipping the tip of his finger inside. He had rather large fingers, and he didn’t want to hurt him.


Ignis tries not to hold his breath, but he still does, a bit, as Gladio touches him, as he can feel those warm fingers pressing into him. The feeling is familiar, and the burn is minimal, his body still used to the sensation thanks to his own explorations the night before, and he is free to enjoy the gentle, building heat it causes inside of him.

Chapter 7
Part Seven

Ignis arches himself just a tad, to help Gladio, and leans over his throat, kissing near his throat while he luxuriates in the stretching feeling. "That feels lovely, Gladio..." he breathes, as his eyes flutter closed.

 

Gladiolus couldn’t agree more, he couldn’t wait to find out what it would feel like to have that heat around his cock. He wiggled his finger deep, careful not to go to fast, as Ignis arches into it. He works his way slowly to two fingers, pumping them slowly in and out as well as stretching them apart. His other hand wandered over whatever parts of Ignis it could reach.

 

Ignis becomes lost in the sensations Gladio provides with his fingers. It's familiar and new and he breathes hot into his collarbone as he starts to press back against those fingers, trying to find a rhythm with them, and his own hands start to massage at Gladio's chest, his arms, encouraging him to keep going.

"A bit faster." he encourages, nearly breathless.

 

More than happy to comply Gladiolus begins to pump his fingers in and almost out faster. His own hips squirm a bit, as he’s a little too hot and bothered by this point, and he brings his other hand up to card through Ignis’ hair. Every breath against his neck sends a jolt of pleasure down his spine and he’s really not sure how long he can keep this up as the pleasure begins to shut down his brain.

 

The movements for Ignis start to become slow and sensuous, languidly fucking himself on Gladio's fingers and appreciating the warmth that fills his body from the sensation. His little breaths turn to soft moans, muffled as he kisses up the line of Gladio's jaw.

"I think I'm ready now." He murmurs.

 

“Mmm, good.” Gladiolus turned his head so that he could kiss Ignis, slowly withdrawing his fingers and reaching for the lube. Then he winced, “Damn, shouldn’t we have protection of some kind?”

 

Shamefully, Ignis leans forward once more and plucks a condom from beneath his pillow. "No questions." He demands, hoping his cheeks aren't too red.

 

Simply relieved that there is protection to be had Gladiolus smiles up at and plucks it from his hand. He leans forward to give Ignis another kiss while he opens the condom, then glances down to make sure he’s got ahold of it right before rolling it on. Then he grabs up the lube again coats it for good measure. As it’s been an awkward moment, he feels the need to ask, “You still ready for this?”

 

"Gladiolus, I've been ready for this for almost two years now." Ignis murmurs, kissing along the corners of his mouth, and lowers his head to look into the space between them, scooting down a bit too ease the way, and presses himself against the head of Gladio's cock. Already his breath catches in his throat.

 

A quick smile is the answer to that. He groans as Ignis moves and presses against him. He reminds himself to be careful and not buck his hips, the point isn’t to do this quickly after all, and he doesn’t want to hurt him... or cum too soon. He runs his hands up and down Ignis’ thighs in soothing motions, not really sure what to do with himself, but wanting Ignis to take as long as he needs. “Well, you could have just asked. I’m all yours now.”

 

The head of Gladio's cock takes some effort to pop in, an insistent pressure until he manages to get it inside, and Ignis huffs out a breath once it's done, closing his eyes as his body slowly relaxes around the hard length in his ass. He reaches for the lube again and smears it around the spaces they're joined, sliding ever-so-gently down onto Gladio's cock with small sounds leaving his lips until he's finished, seated flat against him, and rolling his hips minutely, lips parted.

 

And he thought the blowjob had been good. Gladiolus had no real way to describe how it felt as Ignis’ body took him in. A low moan left him as the man seated himself, his breath catching a bit and his fingers flexing over his thighs. The sounds leaving Ignis and the small rolling motions were literally driving him crazy, but he tries his best to wait... though he wasn’t sure what he was waiting for anymore, all he knew was how amazing it felt and how sexy Ignis looked above him.

 

It takes a moment for his body to acclimate to the feeling of a cock inside of him, and he leans back on Gladio's lap, palms resting on his thighs as he starts to move, rocking up and down. It's warm, and filling, and his eyes stay closed as he starts to ride Gladio hips arching up with each thrust.

 

Twitching even more he tries to focus on simply how it feels; Ignis’ ass sliding against him and then away, the tight heat squeezing around him. He watches Ignis’ face, his core flexing over him. Reverently he slides his right hand up along Ignis’ thigh, over his hip, and up the center of his chest, mapping out the muscles there before anchoring his fingers at his neck, brushing his thumb over the man’s pulse point. Everything about the moment is perfect, but he knows he’s still holding back... the dark head of his lust snarling at him to be let out.

 

His eyes open slowly, still at half mast, blown out with lust as he feels Gladio's hand on his throat. Ignis knows his cheeks and chest must be flushed pink, and his body feels hot with arousal. "You're holding back." He rasps, voice low, watching the way Gladio looks as if he's some sort of animal, coiled up and ready to strike.

 

A gasp leaves him as those green eyes open slightly, he was sure he couldn’t be more turned on, apparently he was wrong. Ignis’ voice as much as his words send a shudder through him and he has to take a moment before he can find wherever his voice went. “Don’t - don’t want to hurt you.”

 

He’s pretty sure that if he lets go he won’t be able to do gentle. The want as been there too long and his focus is nearly gone. His hips buck slightly and he chokes on a moan, the feelings just a little too intense.

 

Ignis begins to roll his hips in long, deep motions, drawing Gladio out almost to the tip and then sinking back down, his mouth falling open as he fucks himself, and then he chuckles. Looks at Gladio with those dark eyes and leans forward, palms on his chest. "Do you think I am so fragile?"

 

He could only shake his head, gasping every time Ignis surrounded him. His fingers flexed on that beautiful neck, his other hand beginning to roam along Ignis’ back. He began thrusting up every time Ignis came down, keeping the pace whatever Ignis wanted, the mild relief from moving himself at all enough to keep him focused. Flashing him a wicked grin Gladiolus pulled Ignis into a quick, hard kiss. “I don’t think you’re fragile, but even sturdy things can be damaged unintentionally, and I don’t really know what I’m doing.”

 

Ignis gasps quietly with every thrust Gladio makes, the sensations unexpected and new, hot and filling, and he wants more. "And you think I do?" He breathes.

 

“Ignis,” His name is a moan, “Stop talking.”

 

Gladiolus’ hands run over every part of Ignis that they can reach, straining to pull the man closer while still being able to move. He leaves hard, needy kisses along Ignis’ shoulders and throat, lost to the feelings of skin against skin and the other feeling he was trying to keep from popping up at the moment. He knew this was new to both of them, and his emotions were a bit raw at the moment. So, he allowed himself to be consumed by the fire Ignis had started in him ages ago.

 

Ignis acquiesces to the request, falling silent as he rocks himself on Gladio's lap, let's his head rest over his shoulder and begins to pant along with the feeling of Gladio inside of him. Once the burn and the strangeness has gone, he's left feeling full, aroused by sensations, and his voice devolves into soft moans, his arms bracketing Gladio's shoulders.

 

Gladiolus simply cannot get enough of him. His sweeps his hands up and down Ignis’ back and thighs, small grunts leaving him as he pushes into the other man. It’s amazing and he feels like he’s going to explode. However, he doesn’t want to go alone, he wants to watch Ignis fall apart. He just isn’t really sure how to go about it. He can hear Ignis panting in his ear, moaning softly as he rides him. He angles his head in order to see him better, watching the scene and thinking that he’s never seen anything more beautiful in his life.

 

If his eyes were opened enough to see Gladio's gaze he may have panicked a bit, so perhaps it's good he misses the clear adoration in the man's eyes. Instead, he reaches between them and takes a hold of himself between his thumb and forefinger, pulling gently on his small cock (or -- clit, as it's technically called), and he moans with the sensation. His hair feels a mess about his face, and the muscles in his thighs start to tense as he comes, pulsing around the length inside of him, and very suddenly Ignis stops all movements above Gladio, instead grinding down slow and hard as he cries, whines through his orgasm, fingers curling tight into the sheets by his head.

 

Gladiolus watched in wonder as Ignis touches himself, wondering if he would ever be allowed to that himself, but then the beautiful man on top of him is coming apart. Gladiolus’ eyes roll to the back of his head as muscles clamp around, as those hips grind into him, the first cry from Ignis setting him off. He cums hard and rides it out slowly, still rubbing his hands gently over Ignis thighs. A sated sigh leaves him, Ignis’ name spoken within it.

 

"Gladio..." he groans, voice tight as he starts to move his hips again, if just slightly, to eke out the last dregs of his orgasm.

 

He has no complaints, the sound of Ignis’ voice sending a shiver down his spine. Though he’s sure that if Ignis keeps moving he’ll be more than ready for another round rather quickly. Gladiolus brought a hand up and brushed damp hair from Ignis’ forehead a lazy smile on his face, “You alright there, Ig?”

 

"Mmmhhhhh..." He sighs gently as he comes down, though he's still feeling light and tingling. "More than. You?"

 

He gives Ignis a smirk and rubs his thumb over Ignis’ lower lip, “I’ve got no complaints.” Honestly he felt rather... buzzy... was that a thing? He didn’t know, he just knew he felt, good.

 

"No complaints, is that all?" He hums, and twists his hips so that Gladio's cock slides out of him, settling more comfortably against his chest, drawing idle shapes into his skin.

 

Gladiolus shook his head, “No, but, I’m not really sure how to explain how good I feel.”

 

He bit back a groan as Ignis came off of him and got comfortable on his chest. His hands moved to trail up and down the man’s back, he was perfectly comfortable with no want to move. Though, he also had no idea of what to do now... again.

 

There's only a soft hum in his throat for a moment, rumbling through his chest. Ignis yawns, curls more comfortably over Gladio, and a moment later, he's entirely asleep. Breathing softly, cheek rubbing against Gladio's chest, legs tangling more with his.

 

A smirk crosses his face as Ignis falls asleep, Gladiolus settles his hands on Ign’s lower back and relaxes into the bed. He’s a bit worried that they might get cold laying as they are, but he doesn’t want to move and risk waking the man up. So, after a while of listening to Ignis’ breathing, he falls asleep himself.

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