SouHaru Week 2015 [Day 8: Free]: In which swordsmen Sousuke and Haruka are finally getting intimate.
Written for SouHaru Week 2015 | Day 8: Free
Title: Autumn Zephyr, Roseate Dawn
Author: ryukoishida
Fandom: Free! Iwatobi Swim Club
Part: 3/3
Genre: Rōnin!AU, PWP
Rating: NSFW
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Sousuke/Haruka
Summary: Sleepless nights often lead to sparring sessions in the courtyard; this, in turn, inevitably leads to something more.
A/N: A continuation of the rōnin AU from day 3. I guess it’s becoming a mini series now, hah.
To read chronologically:
i. “Winter Gale, Emerald Waters”
ii. “Summer Calm, Amethyst Lightning”
iii. “Autumn Zephyr, Roseate Dawn”
“Mm… I’ve never pegged you for having such a cheeky attitude in this kind of situation,” Sousuke comments idly, a thumb tracing reverently along Haruka’s jawline until he reaches the spot just beneath his ear, and he leans forward, breaths hot and unbelievably close to the corner of Haruka’s mouth. “Nanase, is… is this all right with you?”
With this meagre distance between them, it is incredibly easy for Haruka to meet him the rest of the way, but something in Sousuke’s eyes – darkened with desire but retaining a trace of hesitance that’s almost obscured – makes him pause.
For the past few months, they’ve never gotten past anything more than a few intense kisses, so Sousuke is still feeling a sense of apprehension whenever he wishes to do something more. He’s afraid of going too far, trespassing Haruka’s hard-set boundaries and causing them to lose what they have – a harmonized equilibrium contained within a delicate glass case of contentment.
Haruka cradles the taller man’s face within his palms and ensures that Sousuke comprehends the meaning of his words, because he’s not going to say them again.
“Yamazaki-san, it’s fine. This – everything – is fine.”