Blink and you'll miss him

Leon Gray x 30 x Invisibility and Teleportation Vanish

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untilvoid‌:

letxtherebelight‌:

Lucas removed the protective gear as fast as he could. Even one minute felt too long for Samson to wait. Once he was back on t-shirt and jeans, he got out of the staff room and shut it behind him, grinned at Samson and wrapped his arm around the man’s waist. “Come on,” Lucas walked out of the medical ward with his roommate, “I am pretty sure he is waiting too.”

They have never talked about this. Still, they both knew they had a mutual attraction to Leon. Instead of complicating things, they let things play out the way it did. Lucas has never imagined himself to be a believer in polygamy, yet, the relationship between the three of them somehow felt like the most natural thing. It worked, for the three of them.

Lucas was happy to see Leon already waiting in front of their room by the time they made it back to their corridor. He grinned, pushed Samson toward the man as he fished the key out from his back pocket and unlocked the door. 

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even if it wasn’t clear to the others, samson knew how he felt about both men. what they meant to him, especially after spending those weeks without them. waiting for lucas to change was nothing, since he knew what was waiting for them, deeper into the building.

as soon as leon came into view, samson charged him just like he did lucas. a near-tackle, with arms and tendrils wrapping around, the latter wrapping again and again, pulling them tight together. samson buried his face in leon’s neck, letting out a trembling breath, as lucas got the door in order.

“–I missed you,” he said softly, as his hands slid down to leon’s hips. “both of you,” to lucas behind him. “my plan was for all of us to talk in a few days, after I got home from work, but the attack, and I had to get home.” he looked into leon’s eyes, his usually cool exterior somewhat cracked. “I didn’t want you two to worry.”

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It’s safe to say, he wasn’t expecting the tackle. It near enough takes him off his feet, but he manages to catch himself. Arm’s locking firm around Samson and just reassuring himself that the younger man was there. Actually there in his arms and safe, not trapped somewhere, not sick from whatever it was that had them trapped in the building. Safe.

“Missed you too.” It’s an easy confession to make as he tucks his head in against the other’s hair for a moment, feeling the other’s against his neck. A brief press of lips to his temple, his cheek, comfort in the actions as palms ran down his back. Everything was comforting, offering the best he could for the moment.

“Didn’t want us to worry, but probably ended up giving me more gray hairs than all my years of heroing so far.” He has to make the joke when he finally draws back enough for their eyes to meet. Ofering a smile a flash of reassurance to better soothe the situation. “You’re safe now, all that matters to me, yeah?”

@letxtherebelight​

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untilvoid‌:

letxtherebelight‌:

“I am sorry, Samson. I shouldn’t have done that.” Lucas was quick to put the smile away, worried his little joke might have backfired. “But you are good. You are fine.” He reached out with his arms, pulled Samson close and pressed their bodies against each other. Slowly, he removed the protective mask from his head, felt the cold fresh air and breathed it in.

“You don’t have to be alone anymore.”

Lucas buried his face against Samson’s neck. He missed Samson’s scent. His body warmth help Lucas settled. For the past two weeks, it felt like he has been missing a piece of his life. A void that even the heavy workload couldn’t fill or help him to ignore.

 No more. No longer.

“Let’s go home,” Lucas said gently, “Back to our room. You should text Leon, tell him to join us. He was worried sick too.”

all samson did was squeeze lucas harder, wrapping and re-wrapping his arms around the man, as if he could somehow pull him closer. lucas was warm against him, even through all the layers – cloth, plastic, proof of the separation that led them to the moment.

“I’m not. I never was. I knew you were waiting for me.” samson pulled back, only to look into lucas’ eyes. “both of you.”

samson let himself take one kiss – just a quick one, but firm, enough to almost feel stolen.

“I’ll do it while we walk.” everything samson had in the room, was borrowed, save for his clothes. he left it as it was, sliding an arm around lucas’ back as they walked, and he pulled his phone out with the other.

[txt:leon] Lucas came and got me. I’m out.

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He’d been praying for the go ahead. The text to confirm that Samson was no longer being held on his own, free to walk the halls, free to go back to the room he shared with Lucas. The proof that he was safe. He tried not to think too heavily on how much he needed that message, to know that they’d both be able to relax again.

Leon didn’t bother replying to the message. The minute he knew? He was slipping away from his own room, and instead stopping off in the pair’s room.

[txt;samson] See you in a minute.

And so, he waited.

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letxtherebelight‌:

“No, don’t…” Lucas responded to the touch, shifted in and let the taller man drew him closer. “Do not apologise for doing the right thing, for doing your job. And…Samson made his decision to come back, it was his choice to make, not yours. So far, he hasn’t shown any symptoms yet. So…That’s the positive side of things.”

Lucas closed his eyes, felt Leon’s chin rested against his shoulder as he buried his face against the other man. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, the scent of Leon’s body did the trick for him, allowed him to relax a little, knew that he was in a safe space with someone he trusted.

He felt the other man’s weight against him, slowly pushed him back onto the mattress. He looked up to meet Leon’s eyes, hands held onto the mentor’s waist and guided him down with him. “…Can I kiss you?”

Leon allowed a soft hum to escape as soon as Lucas confirmed that Samson hadn’t been displaying any of the symptoms so far, and by the sounds of things, had been exposed long enough ago that he wasn’t too worried about him now. Not health wise, at least. The sooner he could get a grasp on the protege’s mental state, the better in his eyes.

He was getting better at reading what Lucas needed, at least from their prior interactions, so it was easy for him to adjust them until he could brace the other against the mattress. Offer the most reassuring pressure he could, act as a reminder that he was there.

There was a beat of consideration at the question, head dipping in closer, before chuckling gently.

“How about I kiss you first this time?” And it was easy to dip further, forearms resting against either side of Lucas’s head as he slotted their lips together in a kiss.

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letxtherebelight‌:

Lucas has merely done typing out that last text message a few seconds ago. He shut his eyes again, tried to clench it hard as if it would make the soreness goes away. He thought he heard Leon’s voice, calling his name.

He slowly opened his eyes, expected to see the empty room. But there he was, Leon, stood before him. Lucas looked up, still sitting on his bed. His brain pictured how he could or how he should respond, but he couldn’t move. There was only this quiet choking noise that escaped from his throat.

“And I miss him too.” He finally muttered out what he was about to type next, “I have seen so many people infected by the pollen. There were times when I look at the next patient and I almost thought I saw Samson or…you.”

He didn’t break. He was exhausted. He was tried. Lucas knew he will go back to his station the first thing next morning. He will do his work and try to save as many as he could.

But that’s a sunrise away.

“Can you stay the night?” Lucas asked weakly, “Please?”

Being cooped up had been torture for a man that was always so willing to embrace his freedom. So, he’d busied himself with what he could, lost himself down that rabbit hole and potentially lost a little bit of the contact he’d been having wit both protege’s.

But this was the result of that.

“I’ve been trying to keep people as calm as I can.” A slow breath from the older of the pair, even as he slipped himself down on the bed beside Lucas. An arm quick to slip around his shoulders, draw him in closer. “And I’m sorry that took me away from you. Hell, both of you.” Another slow shift, head nudging in against the side of Lucas’s head, comfort in his actions.

“We’re both okay, alright? And any time, Lucas. You want me here, I’m here.”

He keeps each action steady, controlled, as he attempts to draw the other with him back against the mattress. Letting the other dictate how they were, ntil he had a better idea of how he could help Lucas. He couldn’t help Samson, not until he go the all clear, but now? Now he could at least do this for the both of them.

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@letxtherebelight​ from here

Leon barely finished reading the second text before he was moving. Finding out that Samson was in isolation had been rough. He’d just assumed the younger was outside the quarantine, free. It was probably better that he hadn’t known, either, otherwise he’d have been risking a break out almost immediately, rules be damned.

For now, however, he could at least listen to the guys request. Loose sweats on and nothing else, he was quick to teleport, his own room fading away to be replaced with Lucas and Samson’s shared one.

“Lucas?”

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[txt;leon] I should've told you sooner. I was at work when the quarantine started. Chain-teleported to get to base, but I've been in isolation since. [txt;leon] This might sound odd. [txt;leon] Can you spend some time with Lucas for me? Since I can't be there, right now.

[text;samson] You’re in isola-[text;samson] As soon as you get the all clear, tell me, okay?[text;samson] As soon as.[text;samson] I though you were still on the outside, otherwise I would’ve been way more on this.[text;samson] And I will. 

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packmasteradvrp‌:

open | lockdown event

Lifting his shirt to wipe a bit of sweat from his forehead, Christian rolled his eyes as he heard the panther behind him chuff with annoyance; which was then followed by hearing it’s thoughts in his head. “Relax Mlinzi, if I’m safe here you’re safe here. Stop being so dramatic.” Dropping his shirt back down, he moved to sit on the floor– the panther quickly rubbing against his back in search for comfort. With a soft sigh, he lifted his right arm so it could shuffle forward and rest it’s heavy head on his thigh. “You big baby,” he teased softly as he reached down to gently give the beast a pat on it’s side. 

With his left hand, he pulled out his phone and began scrolling through his emails when he suddenly felt Mlinzi tense against him. “You need to relax,” he argued with an amused smile, “Why don’t I just ask him, hmm?” Lifting his attention to the man passing by him, Christian offered a soft smile as he cleared his throat to get the other’s attention. “Excuse me, I don’t want to bother you but my friend here seem’s to think he saw you send a text… and he automatically assumed you were trying to message animal control. I know that’s not the case but, well, he can be stubborn sometimes. Do you mind setting him at ease for me?”

Honestly, it was a little concerning how used to this place Leon was. Of all things to see, a man and a panther? Barely even blipped on his radar anymore. Especially not when, as a man used to being able to freely move where he damn well pleased, he was confined to these... More than four walls, but still, the sentiment stood. He didn’t like feeling trapped, especially when it wa something entirely out of his control. If anything, Leon was used to getting people out of places like this.

He wasn’t expecting to be spoken too, but it was a welcome distraction from his phone screen. Gaze lifting, and barely holding back the urge to immediately give the panther some attention. Control the animal lover side, Leon, you’re meant ot be a respectable adult in here. “Animal Control?” A beat, before laughing a little. “God, no. I wouldn’t do that to anybody.” Of course, he was more than happy to entertain the other’s notion as he moved in closer to Christian and Mlizni. “Here, wasn’t texting animal control. Was actually messaging one of my students, I work as a teacher outside of here.”

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madeofobsidian‌:

“huh…..” he never was into yoga or anything like that. he knew he wasn’t flexible enough for that kind of thing. he would end up spending more time flat on his face than anything else. still, that didn’t mean he couldn’t appreciate the form and technique of it. if he was ever stressed, he just hit things. it worked just as well for him. then again, not everything was for everybody. “credit where credit’s due, man. i’m never one to hold back props when someone deserves ‘em. i definitely couldn’t even attempt any of that. you could probably teach a class or something.”

Leon couldn’t hold back a soft snort at the mention of teaching a class on Yoga. “I mean, if enough people were interesting I could try and squeeze it in between everything else.” A hand lifted to quickly rub at the nape of his neck, mentally crossing off more of his free time if he did. “Or just fit it in to some of the stuff I already teach. Flexibility and Speed kinda go hand in hand around here. At least, it does to me. And c’mon, bet you could do more than you think you can. Not every pose involves doing any of what I just did.” Leon just liked pushing himself.

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fenixfcrce‌:

Ramón could deal with easier. He just wished he didn’t have to. After all he’d been through sorting out his gender identity, the last thing he needed was another complication in his life that his powers gave him. It was like he was being trolled by the universe…

“It just feels like.. I dunno. I know I should be excited to become a superhero and whatever, but I just wanna be normal. I finally got a place where I felt like I belonged in the world, and now there’s something extra about me that I never wanted. Does that ever go away too?”

“It can be intimidating, and it can be scary. It can feel overwhelming that you’ve suddenly got something new about yourself, but I want to reassure you of something. Nobody here is expecting this to be your whole life. Still do the things that make you feel like you belonged. Don’t lose the things that make you human, just because you’re a little super. I still teach, found a school that worked with my... intermittent schedule.”

He paused for a moment as he considered his next words carefully. “And nobody here would ever judge you if, at the end of us helping you figure out how your powers worked, you decided the hero gig wasn’t for you. Plenty of people can go back to their lives before their powers even showed up. As much as we’re here to train the next generation of heroes, the thing I want the most?” Another smile at the younger man, hand tentatively reaching for his shoulder, a level of reassurance in his touch. “I want you to feel safe with what you can do. Day to day life. Not just in a fight, I want you to feel safe to be around people without the idea of your wings randomly flaring up scaring them.”

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untilvoid‌:

folding over in front of leon had his hoodie pulling up a bit, showing a bit of the skin of his back; lean, but still layered with muscle, trained from labor both in the wilderness and on the floor of the florist back in iowa. leon’s palm was warm against his skin, and he felt a tendril of his reaching back to caress leon’s arm.

whenever he liked someone, it seemed his power wanted to like them, too. was it a side effect of involving the shadows in his sex life? possibly. but he’d rather be involved than rejected, or complicated. 

“good.” he tone was even and calm, even as he arched back into leon’s hand. “wanting feels…selfish. I’ve always been taught that to care, was to give. to serve someone else.” slowly bending upright, samson slid his arm around leon as well, leaning in to knock his nose alongside the other man’s. “but you make it feel okay to want. like you want to help, the way I do.”

with the affection barrier between them gone, samson couldn’t stop either his arm or his tendrils from wrapping tighter around leon’s back, pulling them harder together. while his hand pushed up leon’s shirt, a playful shadow was dipping under leon’s waistband, curling under a firm, fuzzy cheek.

The tentacle was almost enough to catch Leon off guard for a moment, never having experienced them first hand, but he was quick to even out his reaction. There was no reason to concern himself, no reason to react beyond a slight grin at the situation.

“Look’s like you’ve definitely gotten more comfortable with these since we last spoke.” The hand not on Samson’s hip moved, instead offering a slow brush of his fingers along the shadowy surface of the tendril, wanting to see Samson shiver. He knew he felt what the tendrils felt, and was curious of just how easily he could exploit that. Just a little bit.

The description felt apt, at least. Wanting to help was jut part of Leon’s nature, it always had been. As the other leaned himself in, he allowed the hand on his waist to curl a little more firmly around the other’s middle, warm palm pressed against the middle of the other’s back and smiling at the proximity. “Feel free to want everything with me Samson. Never fear wanting, because I’ll give you my all.”

That curious shadow dipping had his breath hitching, just for a beat, before he was chuckling against the other’s skin. “Careful, too many distractions and I’ll just drop us in the middle of everybody without the cover.” A slow shift, one knee pressing between Samson’s before nodding. “You ready?” He knew where they could jump to that should be empty

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letxtherebelight‌:

The kiss felt like a warm afternoon sun in the park.

Lucas closed his eyes, still couldn’t quite believe how the other man was actually kissing him back. The hand at the back of his head, the one that gently pressed against his neck. The eagerness…Lucas gasped into the kiss, his body arched slightly backward as the other man deepened the kiss.

He forgot how long they have been kissing, he knew it wasn’t until the oxygen in his lungs almost ran out.

“…You do?” Lucas found his voice weak as he tried to recover from the kiss. The sudden disconnection of their lips made him shivered a little, “I…I want everything.” He confessed, eyes peeked down at Leon’s body. He reached out, carefully touched the man’s neck, a finger traced down to Leon’s strong collar bone.

“…Movies on couches. Late night snack. Home-made Thursday dinners… Yoga .” He let out a soft laugh at his own remark, the tip of his finger continued to move down along the curls of the man’s muscular form, “Your lips…Sex-” He paused, bit his lower lip immediately the moment he realised he has spoken words without the filters. His face quickly blushed, neck turned red. “I meant- You are very attractive so- And…I saw you there, doing your…yoga thing and…It’s…”

He swallowed, hard.

It’s hot.

It was easy to lose himself in the kiss, to focus on nothing but that physical connection for a few moments. They were close enough that he could feel the heat pouring off of the other man’s skin from where he’d been running only a few minutes prior, feel that slight slide as their chests pressed closer together, the other with his sheen of sweat from his workout, and Leon in a similar state himself form his morning routine.

It was only when they pulled apart, a need to breath beating out the desire to keep the kiss going, that he allowed himself to really take it all in. Leaning his forehead in to rest against Lucas’s as the other’s gaze left his face.

The confession earned an easy grin from Leon, waiting for the other’s hand to start it’s slow journey down his chest, before shifting one of his own hands . Resting at Lucas’ bicep, and slowly sliding down his side.

“Those all sounds like great ideas to me.” A soft laugh, easy, as soon as he noticed how quickly the other suddenly blushed at his confession. It was nice, not being the one floundering when it came to confessions and attraction. It allowed him an opportunity, instead. A chance to tease. “Seeing me do yoga, huh?”

A breath, a pause, before tipping his head to catch the other’s ear with a kiss, for his next little whisper.

“Did it make you hard, Lucas?”

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untilvoid‌:

goading leon on was fast, but with leon, it didn’t feel fast. it felt easy. comfortable, like a trail he’d already followed so many times. he didn’t realize how quickly he’d been moving until leon took that little dip, caught his lips with his own. samson wasn’t shorter than leon by much, if at all, but even leon having his shoes on made an inch or so of difference.

“–oh.” a bit dazed, he hovered over leon’s lips after that first moment, not quite pulling away. he went in for a second, this one much slower, much more like samson’s usual, patient self.

he grinned a bit as they parted the second time. “just a little classy.” it’s a quick exhale, and he shivers. “hold on. just gotta…” and he turned, not wanting to move too far from liam yet, to get into his sneakers. it took folding over, the long line of his back flexing under his thin hoodie. “I didn’t mean to rush you. I just like talking about it, with you,” he admits, twisting his neck to look up at leon. “you make me feel like it’s alright to say what I want.”

The second kiss was enough to ease some of Leon’s idle concerns. Slower, more deliberate and paced, it was an undeniable relief that they could share those as well. This was hardly his first rodeo, and it always felt... Rushed. Exploitative for the cheap thrill. This wasn’t that. A natural evolution of what had started as friendly banter between himself and a protege.

He happily returned the grin, and watched as Samson bent to snag some sneaker’s as well. Just standing and watching. Until he realized it might’ve been creepy to just be staring at the guy as he put his shoes on, and showed off his ass, so instead began to look everywhere but Samson which was probably weirder. Could he win? Never.

“It’s more than alright to say what you want Samson.” He flashed a grin when the other’s eyes met his again, before reaching one of his hands forward to curl against the younger’s waist. Thumbing at his skin. “And you didn’t really rush me considering I’m just as for this as you are.”

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letxtherebelight‌:

Lucas doesn’t experience this often. The mix of shame, confusion, nervousness. He always knew what he wanted to say, what he had to do. Despite sometimes those choices might not the best option, but he knew it was his choice. He knew and he will live with it.

That kiss, was his choice. Yet, he has absolutely no idea how to deal with it.

He wanted to walk away, needed time to think and perhaps to fix what might have been broken. He needed to-

Then Leon’s eyes met his again. He stunned, felt himself being guided back toward the wall by the man’s form. “…I wanted it,” He replied helplessly, “Not since we have met but…For a while now, Leon.” The man’s words continued to linger in his mind, overlapped with the same thing he has been questioning himself.

Was it a mistake?

“No,” Lucas flicked his eyes up, finally willing to meet the man’s gaze fully. “It’s not. I just…It’s not a mistake for me.” He bit his lower lip, bounced his back against the wall and pressed himself closer to Leon. He raised his hands, gently and carefully cupped the older man’s face, “I know how I feel about you, I just wasn’t sure if it was the right thing to approach. I don’t know if you would ever feel the same, but still, I-” He couldn’t speak anymore, as if oxygen has ran out in his lungs. With his shaky breath, he acted instead, pressed his lips once more against Leon’s, kissed him. Kissed him hard, this time.

“I want this.”

Lucas closed his eyes, deepened the kiss as he parted his lips, tasted the man’s bottom lip with the tip of his tongue.

You, Leon. You.

Lucas wanted him.

It’s definitely a strange realisation for Leon, one that he probably wouldn’t be getting his head around for a while. Sure, he knew he was pretty handsome, but that very rarely led to him assuming other’s would be attracted to him. He was just ind of there surrounded by all of these heroes, who he was far too aware of.

There’s relief as the other continued talking, reassuring, because yeah, he still didn’t fully believe him. Had that nagging voice in the back of his head, up until Lucas kissed him again.

That was enough for the mentor. One of his hands was quick to settle against the back of Lucas’s neck as they kissed, scratching softly against the nape as he held him steady, while the other fell to hold him by the hip. Both sources of contact to reassure the other as he allowed his own tongue free, to tease against the other’s for just a brief moment, before taking the invitation of those parted lips. Deepening the kiss as he held them there for a few moments.

“I’m relieved. Because I want you, too. This.”

He figured it was safe to put it in to words, to offer a reassuring smile as he drew back long enough to catch a breath.

“Whatever you want from this.”

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letxtherebelight‌:

The other man’s warmth against his body was impossible to ignore. The closest experience he had was with Samson, but there was also a distinct difference. With Samson, it was relaxed, safe, trusted and comfortable. But when Leon was so close to him? It was mixed feelings of excitement, warmness, secured and admiration, only to be blocked by his own insecurity.

Lucas felt like he could breathe again when the man turned his gaze away from him and instead, to the surroundings. Yet, he could feel a hint of disappointment deep from his chest. He was confused, did not entirely understand why he would feel this way.

“Don’t you have a big heart,” Lucas fired back, yet his voice was not as bright as usual. Still, he put a smile on his face. “Oh, you like dogs?” Then suddenly, his smile was a lot more sincere, his eyes widened, interested, “You should meet Cerby sometime! Technically he is a hound, not just a dog. Also he is my uncle’s but…You will love him. I can pretty much guarantee that-”

He blinked, noticed how Leon looked back at him with that bright grin on his face. The sun shined on his feature, outlined the beautiful jaw of the man and the color of his eyes.

Those puppy eyes.

Leon’s words echoed in his head. It didn’t make much sense but it just happened. He leaned in closer, unaware of his motion, drew in by the gaze of the other man. The next lines of words lost meanings in Lucas’ head. He couldn’t understand a word of it. Instead, he gave in.

He kissed Leon.

It wasn’t his first kiss. Yet this one seemed to draw every single oxygen out of his lungs. He closed his eyes, felt the texture of the taller man’s lips. He knew his body was properly covered with a thin layer of sweat from the running, still, he leaned closer as he gently held the sides of the man, pressed their bodies against each other under the warmth of the sun.

Then suddenly, he was snapped back into reality.

“I…Leon, I-” He pulled back, panted heavily from the kiss as well as the nervousness of his action, “I am sorry.” He bit his lower lip, unable to make eye contact with the man. What was he thinking? They had a good relationship going, one between a mentor and protege, and also as friends. Did he lose his god-damn mind? “I should go,” He muttered, “Maybe…I don’t know, if you want to cancel that training session tomorrow-”

Leon was a sucker for dogs. Always had been, always would be. He could relate to them on a level he probably would never admit to. Their need to show affection, their ability to diffuse situations. He wasn't ashamed to admit that they had a place in his heart, no matter the situation.

"Nope, just one built to hold all the world's dogs in it, and then the other people can squeeze in as well." It was easy enough to play along with the other's teasing, content with the way the conversation was going. Especially when Lucas mentioned that his uncle's dog was a possibility to see as well, standing up a little straighter at the prospect. Sure, he met plenty of 'em, but that didn't mean the older of the pair couldn't be excited at the prospect.

He's left with an entirely different sort of excitement burning in him the minute he felt those lips chasing against his own. He'd been in the middle of agreeing to visit Cerb whenever the opportunity presented itself, a little more animated than normal, but other than that it felt like a normal conversation. And then there was the familiar sensation of a kiss being pressed to his lips, and he found his words dying on his lips.

It took a lot to catch him off guard, but Lucas had seamlessly managed it with just a soft brush of his lips.

As the other pressed in closer, Leon's body reacted mostly on instinct. Pressing himself in closer, both of their chests slick with sweat from their respective exercises, he didn't raise a complaint.

Not until Lucas was pulling back, and he saw the panic, the flare of guilt and concern spreading over the younger's features. Which was pretty safe to say the last thing he wanted. Another slow breath, wanting to be able to talk without panting himself, before he was using his own body to encourage Lucas back o the wall behind them, and allow his ability to wash over them from the contact. Masking them from view, as he refused to let Lucas try and escape.

Not yet.

"We're not cancelling anything, Lucas. You've got nothing to apologise for." His voice was low, shrinking a little in his stance to try and catch the younger's eye. "I just want to... I just need to hear you say that you wanted to do that. That it wasn't a mistake." Keeping them from the outside world seemed the safest option for it.

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@defymydarkness​ from here

His body clock got thrown off far more than he liked. Being a substitute teacher had been the only reason he managed to balance his super hero life with a real life, but it still lead to him pulling all nighters to prepare classes in advance, and to get resurces ready. So occasionally, he just couldn’t sleep.

That was when he sought out the comfort of the pool. There was always just something abot being there after dark that just felt better. Evidently, he wasn’t alone in that, catching sight of Nathaniel only after popping up from nowhere, a towel slung over his shoulders and a pair of trunks covering the essentials.

“I-Sorry. Didn’t think anybody was going to be here already.” He was quick to avert his gaze, a smile quirking on to his lips. “How many times have I done that since we’ve been here? I swear, it’s never on purpose.” A beat, before the question earned a slight laugh. 

“Well, I’m in trunks and there’s a pool, so...”

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untilvoid‌:

samson paused.

his shorts were halfway up his legs, samson having to bend over to pull them up, his back bent and ass out in the direction leon’s voice came from. but then he continued dressing as casually as he’d started; there was some familiarity with nudity in a casual setting, from years camping with like-minded guys to himself.

“I wasn’t worried,” samson replied, over his shoulder as well. he pulled the waistband of his workout shorts to snap back to his hips, to get leon’s attention. let him know he was in the clear. even if samson was still bare from the waist up, bending his long torso to the side as he reached for a dark pull-over hoodie. he was still pulling it down over his stomach when he approached leon from behind, to be less than a foot away when he’d turn to look.

“I trust you. and it makes sense, for you to get everyone out.” 

“–we good to go?”

The snap was more than enough of a sign that the other was at least covered up a little to get Leon to relax his shoulders. His little glance over his shoulder giving him a view he knew he could get used to, regardless of the thrill it sent running up his spine. Just that strip of skin on show, hair covered stomach and hint of what was resting beneath his shorts. Yeah, definitely a view that the mentor could get used to.

“Okay, good. Had some very adverse reactions to it before.” Fire. Why had there been fire tat one time? The guy wasn’t even pyroknetic, just had some fucking fire thing. “Was pretty handy back when I was a protege as well. Made sneaking around so much easier.” It’s a fond smile that spread over his lips at the memory, before turning to properly face Samson. Hand’s resting at his own hips for a moment, before nodding his head.

“Yeah, we’re good, just...” A quick, brief dip of his head, lips catching on Samson’s for a moment, before pulling back with another smile.

“I at least like to have kissed a guy before teleporting them somewhere public to fool around. Y’know, gotta keep it a little classy.”