cherry bomb

[elijahxsteele]

It didn't matter how many times Eliza told him she found him hot. Every time she did, he felt a little zing deep inside his chest. It also didn't matter that by this point, they'd been together for years, that all his first were hers and they'd been here often enough for them to become familiar. He didn't think he'd ever get over that feeling of being a nerdy, slightly dorky-looking boy with glow in the dark star stickers on his bedroom ceiling, unable to believe that the pretty girl in his lap had actually chosen him back. He didn't respond further, given that his mouth was occupied with her chest, her reaction causing him to smirk against her skin and linger there a bit longer than necessary, because he couldn't help himself. It was harder to keep up than it should have been, though, the press of her hips eliciting a hiss on his end. He broke away, hands settling at her hips to guide her movements and lips returning to hers again. "You feel what you're doing to me?" He murmured in between kissing her, punctuating his question with a slight thrust upwards.

[elizaxcb]

It was almost like perfect machinery, the way they moved together and against each other. Elijah somehow knew the exact places she wanted him to touch, and she didn't even have to say a word. Maybe that was part of why Eliza couldn't ever imagine all of this with anyone else. In her mind, no one else even existed. They especially didn't exist when his words had her attention completely locked in on him. Something between a gasp and a moan escaped as she felt the thrust from his end. "Yeah. Wouldn't mind feeling it more," she admitted a bit breathlessly, using that as an excuse to unzip and slide her jeans off. She knew very well what she was doing. She had no intention to stop, either. Considering she liked things to be fair, though, she took the moment of separation to help him out of his own pants as well before resuming her position from before with a few less layers. "Now, where were we? Oh, right." She dropped herself downwards, unable to hold back the noises that escaped upon impact. They weren't fucking yet, but they might as well had been. She attempted to muffle any whimpers against his lips by kissing him, but that proved more difficult as her hips desperately moved along with his. What was supposed to be making out essentially turned into her moaning into his mouth. "Please," she whispered, pretty sure she didn't need to explain what she wanted.

[elijahxsteele]

There wasn't an inch of Elijah that worried about looking over eager about it - Eliza asked him to take his shirt off, so he yanked it over his head without hesitation. The touch of her fingers along his abs had him shivering, though he was soon smirking at her words. "I told you I'd been hitting the gym," he pointed out, leaning forward to press a quick kiss to her lips before travelling downwards, lips trailing along her jaw, then her neck, then her collarbone. "Glad to know my hard work isn't going unnoticed." One of his hands had settled at her waist, his thumb tracing circles against her bare skin. The other was fumbling with the clasp of her bra, trying his hardest to get it undone. Embarrassingly, it took him a few tries to finally get it off of her. In his defence, the weight of her on his lap and the way her hands rested against him was proving to be a huge distraction. That distraction only grew now he had her half-naked, and he leaned back to look at her appreciatively for a minute. "You look beautiful," he said, and then he was moving back in, one hand going to cup one of her breasts, and his mouth finding the other.

[elizaxcb]

"Well yeah, I believe you and everything. It's just different seeing it up close, you know? Really experiencing it." Even if she wanted to response, she was temporarily silenced by his lips. Her breath came out a bit more shallow once his mouth explored different spots, letting out a quick snicker in response to his comment. "Well if I haven't told you lately, you're kind of hot, baby." And she still thought so, even as he struggled to unhook her bra. She waited with a smirk, appreciating the effort and not wanting to embarrass him by reaching back and doing it within seconds. The smirk settled into a more self-conscious smile while he checked her out. Her face flushed slightly, although she didn't hate the appreciation, either. It just blew her mind that after so many years, he'd always looked at her in the same, awestruck way. "Alright, alright," she waved him off, although she found that waving hand reaching over to tangle in his hair moments after. Any embarrassment from before had vanished into something completely different. "Shit." Her body automatically reacted to his, arching her back slightly so he had a better angle and grinding her hips strategically against his.

[elijahxsteele]

There was a smirk on Elijah's face at the groan that left Eliza, though it was quickly wiped away by what she said next. For once, he found himself without the words to properly reply to her, instead giving an eager nod of agreement. Fuck the fish. He wasn't as into the ocean as Eliza was at the best of times, his thing being more about space than the sea. Right now, he couldn't give a shit about either topic. Not when she was essentially straddling, his hands immediately travelling downwards to grip her ass. "Couldn't have said it better myself," he muttered, before kissing her again, his tongue tracing her lower lip. As much as he liked making out with her, it wasn't enough, his hands travelled upward to grip the hem of her shirt, and he broke the kiss, a little breathless from it. "Arms up," he said, before lifting it over her head and tossing it on the floor.

[elizaxcb]

Although Eliza didn't visit Elijah with the intention of things leading to this, she wasn't about to slam the breaks, either. She was going to university specifically for marine studies, so she could talk about all the damn fish she pleased in school. Right now, though? Elijah was grabbing her ass, and that took precedence. She felt a bit of a dizzy spell hit, her head spinning as she kissed him. The boy had a great mouth. He was skilled in many facets, and the way she melted against his touch was living proof. There was definitely a cognitive delay on her end, at least a split second one where she was dazed, both by his lips and instructions. She was quick to catch back up, though. "And for you too," she instructed, letting her hands slide under the material of his shirt and linger at his abs for longer than necessary. "God, you're joking," she muttered, any faux annoyance given away by the fact her hands hadn't moved an inch. "You're like a Ken doll or some shit. It's crazy."

[elijahxsteele]

"Baby, I'm smart enough to never even consider it," his look of outrage was only partially exaggerated. The idea that the thought would ever cross his mind genuinely got him a bit heated just thinking of it. "Where am I gonna find another girl who's hot, smart, and teaches me about the ocean? I know where my bread is buttered." When she finally gave in and kissed him, he let out a soft laugh against her lips before returning it. When he finally broke the kiss, it was only to cup her face in his hand and brush his thumb along her jaw. "You know what? I changed my mind. There's something very sexy about hearing you talk about fish." He smirked, using the arm still wrapped around her waist to pull her on to his lap. "If I didn't want to make out with you so bad, I'd say tell me more."

[elizaxcb]

Eliza wasn't the easiest person to win over, but luckily for Elijah, that ship had sailed eons ago. Those lines wouldn't have worked coming from anyone else. "That's a lot of flattery there, bud. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're trying to get something from me," she teased. From the way she'd just kissed him, there wasn't any hiding how she felt. The eagerness was evident. It was to the point that when he pulled back, she unintentionally out a groan. She was moments away from lightly choking him out for teasing her like that. He'd saved himself with that last statement, though. "Fuck the fish," she uttered, taking it a step farther. Rather than just seat herself on top, she swung a leg over his hip and settled herself down in his lap that way. "After all this, just know I don't actually mean that, okay? We're fish stans in this household. But right now, I one-hundred percent do." And with that, she was done talking, her lips quickly finding his once more.

[elijahxsteele]

"Yeah, well, feeling's mutual. The hot thing, not the stupid thing." Elijah didn't consider himself a romantic at heart like Oscar was. He wasn't sappy like that. Eliza had always brought out a bit of a softer side to him, though, the side that sat there listening to her talk about the things she enjoyed with a goofy grin on his face, content to see her in her element. "Can't say I'm a bagpipe fan, but I respect the commitment to Russell. You gotta let me scroll through your feed one day. I feel like I'll see sea creatures I didn't even know existed." His mind was firmly on making out now, and he sighed a bit when he realised that Eliza wasn't going to make it that easy for him. Luckily, he had never been one to back away from a challenge. "I think I don't wanna go snorkelling in the Pacific. Though with a name like that, hopefully it's a lazy kind of shark." He pressed a kiss to her jaw, hoping to distract her from the fish talk.

[elizaxcb]

"Thanks for the clarification," she scoffed, knowing that for what he lacked in the compliment department he made up for in many other places. She wasn't sure what expression she wore when he suggested scrolling through her feed, but knowing her algorithm, it wasn't the best. "Sure, but then you'll also see the brain rot weirdo type shit I get and consider breaking up with me. Notice how I said 'consider' and not you actually doing said splitting? It's cause I know you're smarter than that." His commitment to getting what he wanted was admirable. It was even working, not that she'd tell him that. The struggle to keep herself from sighing once his lips met her jaw made that pretty clear, though. "Not sure lazy is necessarily in their gene pool. Sharks are actually really, truly some of the most fascinating creatures, especially those ones. They're pretty good at, um...catching really fast prey, a-and can swim really far distances..." Once that sigh escaped before she could stop it, she let the charade go. "Okay, fuck it. You win this time," she admitted defeat before pressing her lips to his.

[elijahxsteele]

"Don't act like you haven't noticed. I've caught you checking me out, many times," Elijah smirked. He didn't think it was conceited to admit he'd undergone a glow up since he and Eliza first got together. It was a simple statement of fact. He was still a nerd underneath it all, just one with a better physique. "But yes. No need to thank me." He raised an eyebrow, a little more intrigued by the TikTok than he should be. "I didn't know shrimp came in blue. That is cool, though. I support you getting your own Russell." He turned his attention to her phone screen, squinting at the names. "Nimbus sounds a little like a vape brand," he pointed out. "Zephyr is cool though. Seraphina sounds like somebody Michelangelo would have painted on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, so I guess it depends on the vibe you're going for with it." Her next question had him raising his eyebrow, wrapping an arm around her waist to pull her closer. "Shrimp isn't the sexiest topic of conversation, but I'm all for trying out the make out idea to see if that changes things. If not, it's still effective multitasking."

[elizaxcb]

"Well duh," she replied automatically. "I happen to think you're very hot. It's part of why I let you get away with some of the stupid shit you say and do." Not the most romantic of words, but she knew that he knew how she felt, especially if he was sitting there and letting her drone on about her sea creatures. "Wait, I never showed you Russell? I'm so sorry, babe. He's an icon...well, if he's still with us, anyways. His owner thought he was dead and blasted bagpipe music then saw bubbles and realized he wasn't. Super riveting stuff. I think it was one of those TikTok's that you see once then it just disappears into a void." She was about to let her mind wander with his name advice, but then she felt the arm tugging her in and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, wow. Someone's eager," she teased, not shocked by him hopping on the opportunity so quick but knowing she was going to make him work just a touch harder. "If you're not into that, maybe we should pick a hotter topic. What do you think about, mmm...oh, the Pacific Sleeper Shark? They're pretty much the size of a car. Nature is wild."

[elijahxsteele]

"Wait, that's why you went out with me? Because you're into dorky looking things?" If anybody else had said it, Elijah's reaction would have been closer to a crash out, but because it was Eliza, all she got was a look of mock-offence. "If I'd known that, I wouldn't have started hitting the gym. You're lucky you're cute." he shot her a grin, before giving her question some serious thought. "I mean, I'd say go for it, but aren't you worried that it'll turn your other fish into kebabs? Unless there's a way to stop them getting stabby with it."

[elizaxcb]

"Hey, those are your words, not mine." The smirk on Eliza's face likely revealed that how she felt couldn't be more opposite. As much as she liked teasing him, there was no denying that he was her dork. "Wait, you started hitting the gym? Is that why your hugs are a little less bony now?" she chuckled, her hair being tossed over her shoulder. They'd been together long enough that they both knew any roasting was done mutually and with love. Her lips pursed as she thought about his suggestion. "I don't think it really works like that, but I do appreciate the concern. I was considering shrimp, too. I saw a blue one on TikTok once named Russell, and it had me thinking I need my own Russell, except maybe not with such a white dude name." She yanked her phone out with that thought, opening her notes app and scrolling down to a list of names. "Maybe something like Nimbus, Zephyr...ooh, Seraphina..." She glanced up from the screen to shoot him a look. "Also is this a turn off right now? Do should we be making out mid-name suggestions to make it less weird?"

[elizaxcb]

"Hey, real talk, do you think buying a pufferfish would be a worthy investment?" Eliza wasn't sure why she asked, considering that no matter the answer, she was likely gonna buy one anyways. "My tank's just felt a little...I don't know, like it needs something special. They're just so dweeby looking, and obviously, I like that." She made a face once she realized how that could be construed, shooting Elijah a slightly sympathetic look. "In my taste in aquatic creatures, I mean...well, actually, maybe with my taste in men, too." @elijahxsteele