Angel obliged, barely suppressing a shiver as Husker’s hand wrapped around his thigh. Satan, how did he make those claws of his feel so soft and gentle when he wanted to? Angel scooted forward only a little awkwardly, letting his legs naturally fall open to accommodate the sinner between them… And almost screamed in frustration when Husk paused again.
Pausing his mental cursing long enough to actually listen to Husker’s request, Angel tried his best to let it roll off his back. He couldn’t help the initial twinge in his heart, but it was a rational request if he thought about it. This was his job, he was supposed to make whoever he was sleeping with feel like they were the only one, the best one, the one that ruined him for any other sexual partners ever. It had been so long since he’d had sex for real, not just for pay, that he hadn’t stopped to think that his typical over-the-top performances that audiences ate up probably wouldn’t translate well to the more intimate setting.
This is what he got for letting his dick lead instead of his brain and jumping into the first closet he saw with Husk, before they could have any of these conversations that they probably should be having before getting naked.
His upper set of arms curled around Husk’s neck, pulling him closer to nuzzle his forehead against the former Overlord’s.
“I ain’t fake with you,” he murmured, staring into Husker’s eyes in spite of every instinct screaming at him to look away, to keep the mask up. He was a star, an actor, he was supposed to be untouchable, unknowable, the one that everyone wanted but few could have.
He didn’t have to protect himself around Husker, he argued with himself. He couldn’t close himself off to making connections just because of how badly he’d been hurt. At least Husker wanted him for more than just his body, more than just bragging rights. Angel drew a shaky breath, smiling shyly at the bartender.
“I’m off th’ clock, Whiskers. If ya were makin’ me fake it, I’d just kick ya out.”