stargazingalexei:
Fuck. Alexei was usually more on top of his shit than he was tonight.
Usually, Alexei might shy away from the physical touch the man was giving him, but it was soothing and Alexei hadn’t had something soothing in a long time. He let out a sigh as the man’s warm and rough fingers settled at the base of his neck and he had to resist the urge to close his eyes and lean into the touch.
The submissive took in a deep breath and ran his hand back through his hair. “Alexei… Or Lex… Either works.” He told the man quickly, not minding giving over his name.
Alexei moved slightly, “You don’t have to… You know– Watch out for me or whatever. I’m really okay. It’s not the first time I’ve had to deal withs omething like that.”
Kai didn’t loosen his grip on the back of the submissive’s neck, not even after he’d given him his name. He watched carefully as he ran a hand through his hair, a nervous twitch if he ever did see one.
It was becoming more and more obvious to Kai that this submissive was the opposite of okay. Kai frowned, his grip tightening a fraction, thumb pressing into the pulse point of his neck, taking stock of the rapid beating of Alexei’s heart. “Listen carefully, Alexei,” he said, putting emphasis on his name. “You don’t ever have to put up with that shit, you hear?”
His frown deepened just thinking about this submissive dealing with worse. It didn’t sit right with him. At all.
“Dominants are here to care for submissives, discern what they need. And that sort of crap? You don’t need that. Ever.” He paused here, gaze intense as he looked the other over. “Look at me,” he demanded. “Have I made myself understood?”
