decimcl:
gotcha @socialcasualty ! → holden + hugo .
✩ ↷ ヽ ❝ you’re late. ❞
the words come off of holden’s tongue in a demanding, fierce tone. he does not hesitate to pierce his eyes straight through hugo, who is sat in front of him on the couch of his way too spacious penthouse. holden, who had already done his bedtime routine, stood before hugo in only a robe with a glass of wine swirling in his left hand. what he hates more than people not being punctual is hugo not being punctual. why ? because it left a million opportunities for hugo to be spending time with other people and doing things that did not pertain to holden himself. but was there any real reason for holden to give one about whatever the hell hugo was up to ?
well, it was complicated. holden was a complex personality. he was selfish, needy, yet could not stand the thought of someone clinging to him and asking him for more than he wants to give. what did this mean ? it meant that hugo was to be where holden wanted him but holden did not have to follow any order hugo gave — still, holden was more reluctant to give into hugo’s demands than anyone else.
and, yes, that included travis’s father, who he was still copulating with.
nobody was worth holden’s time. nobody was worth him losing sleep over. nobody was worth him wasting his wine over. yet, here he was, fire burning in the pit of his stomach and all because hugo had decided he would do whatever he wanted ( as he had the right to, even if holden disagreed ) . he can’t stand the sight of hugo, who he feels takes almost everything as a fucking joke, sitting before him on his couch that he definitely didn’t deserve to be on after showing up late. funny thing was, he wasn’t even really late to anything specific , just to when holden had asked him to come over. holden didn’t need a reason to invite hugo over, nor a reason to demand a certain time from him. yet, if hugo was going to do as he pleased, holden would make him pay for it if it was on his time.
and if any other soul had shown up late to the time holden had set aside for them, he’d threaten to call the cops on them for trespassing. hugo, on the other end, got the pass, as holden allowed him to come inside anyway. holden had no idea why he had a … soft spot for hugo, but he did, and it felt disgusting to want to give himself to someone in a way that did not benefit him financially. this thought only adds fuel to his already bolstering fire, and he tips his wine glass in hugo’s direction as if he is going to spill it on him.
❝ am i joke to you ? ❞ he accuses. ❝ or did you remember that if you stood me up, i’d find you and cut your fingertips off ? ❞ he then takes a step closer as his wine gets closer to the rim of the glass. was he going to dump it on hugo ? absolutely not, and hugo probably knew this, as holden was never one to waste any expensive wine, but he liked the idea of potentially scaring the other anyway. ❝ i had something important to discuss with you before i went to bed, and, on top of that, i wanted you to lie with me, but it looks like only one of these things is going to happen tonight. ❞
with his free hand, holden pushes the collar of his robe to expose his skin. he then eyes hugo and says, ❝ so which one are we doing ? choose wisely, hugo. ❞
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. it was safe to say he’d be late. hugo glanced down to his gold rolex, checking the time and silently doing the math in his head. even if he left then, and drove as fast as he could, the man still wouldn't make it to holden’s house in time. not that they conjunctly picked out a time that worked for the both of them exactly, and more of hugo being arguably informed of when he was supposed to show up. and in his defense, he did warn he would be an hour or two late because of work.
he had heard his uncles say when he was a kid — you don’t really shit where you eat. and that meant the casino wasn’t exactly just around the residential area, was it ?? most people that called holden a neighbor needed to put some space between the neatly and false manufactured lifestyle they put up in those streets and the crazy environment they went to satisfy their gambling desires in hopes of feeling at least a little powerful. additionally, hugo wasn’t much of a caring guy, yes, but not when it came to his job. he never did business too close to home, and as a smart kid, he learned his lessons, eating and shitting in two distinct places.
he was aware of the significant level of hypocrisy that flew around his thoughts, as he found himself getting into his bmw ( an hour late to meeting holden ) and making his way to the path he knew by heart, towards the house that usually gave him an overwhelming amount of mixed feelings, to meet the other and do the only business he dared to do close to home. initially, he had tried to convince himself it was more of a business transaction, whatever he had with holden ;;;; he doesn’t know what to think of it now, but he knows that’s not just it. his head usually hurt whenever he tried to get too philosophical over it, and after a day like he had, a headache was the last thing he wanted.
being let in wouldn’t mean anything, and hugo knew holden enough to know what he was about to go through. half of him could grimace at the different possibilities, but the other half didn’t really mind, aware that there wasn’t much he could do to change the two’s situation. he was at work, wasn’t he ?? and even if he wasn’t, even if he had been under somebody else’s sheets, he wasn’t really in the wrong — at least, definitely not worse than fucking holden whilst his husband slept in a different room. so the tallest of the two watched the other move, sitting on the couch and casually descarting his phone and wallet to the little table just an arms reach from where he sat. brown hues noticed the gown, holden’s legs, and the tipping of the purple liquid on his glass as he got closer and talked and talked and talked.
the man only observed, making a point of not replying and tugging on his tie instead, nonchalantly removing the item that ended up abandoned on the other side of the couch. his eyes never left holden’s, and he couldn’t help but think about how attractive he looked from that angle, the emotions in his eyes being one of the favorite things of his day. his lips showed a smile.
“ can i have a drink, baby?— the usual, please. ”
hugo spread out his legs and leaned his arms on the cushions next to him, getting comfortable on the couch while he waited for his request to be answered, visibly exposing himself to holden. getting to watch the other’s expressions would always get his blood going the right way, and after a considerable beat and silence between the two of them, one he judged enough of a discomfort for holden to think he was being ignored, he sweetly ennounciated, a humorous laugh making his defined chest vibrate under his white button up,
“ did i not tell you i’d be here, even if i was late? i’m here, aren’t i, holden ?? night’s young. we have plenty of time to do whatever you want. ”













