mirror image â 2015 michael x 2026 michael
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2015 red hair michael x 2026 red hair michael
when michael walks into his room to find a version of himself thats nearly a decade older, he's got a few questions. only, the night doesn't end quite as he'd expected.
warnings: top!2025 michael. bottom!2015 michael. smut. humour. drinking. banter. insecure!2015 michael. (kinda) sad!2015 michael. closeted!2015 michael. softdom!2025 michael. time travel elements (underexplored). selfcest. age gap (10/11 years). dirty talk. praise kink. body worship. hints of polysos. feminization (if you squint). come eating (sorry). canon compliant (?). reassurance. mirror sex. anal fingering. anal sex. unprotected sex (wrap it before u tap it kids).
wc: 7.3k
author's note: to put the timeline into perspective, this is set somewhere around dec 2015, after the end of rowyso tour. both michaels have red hair. HOWEVER in case of inconsistencies, suspend ur disbelief!!!
i think i had the most fun ever writing this. probably because i'm a michael lane lol. also if i wasn't already going to hell, this one would do it. enjoy!!
anyway. requests are open if u want <3
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Michael Clifford considers himself to be an altogether brave person. He thinks thatâs a justifiable claim to make about himself, considering he just got off his first ever headlining tour with the band. Also, that time a few months ago when his hair was on fire. He survived it though.Â
So, all things considered, Michael thinks heâs pretty braveâwhich is what heâd been thinking about when he walked into his hotel room and slipped his converse off only to look up and see a mirror image of himself lounging on the window-seat.Â
Immediately, he plasters himself back against the door, heartbeat thrumming in his ears like a drum-beat.Â
âWhat the fuck,â he says, because what the fuck.Â
The clone, doppleganger, alienâwhatever, turns to meet his eye and smiles languidly, like heâd been expecting this to happen. Like its normal to have an identical fucking twin of yourself just hanging out in your room.Â
WellâŚthatâs wrong. It isnât an identical twin. He looks like Michael, but older. His features arenât soft like Michaelâs own. The guy has red hair too, but longer, fresher. Heâs dressed in a black tank, and Michael can see theyâve got identical armband-tattoos too. His boots are massive. Michael briefly wonders how he even lifts his fucking feet. And then he opens his mouth and talks.Â
âHey, Michael,â he says, and he sounds exactly like Michael too. His voice has a deeper timbre, something that makes Michael vaguely aware of his own voice, high-pitched and squeaky to his own ears. But thatâs not something Michaelâs worrying too hard about right now.Â
âWhat the fuck,â Michael says again, reaching blindly for the door-handle and wiggling it, even as his feet are frozen in place and his breath is caught in his lungs. âWhat the fuck.â
Other-Michael stands up, hands out, placating, and takes a step towards him. Michael jerks so hard that his head slams against the door.Â
âListen, I know this isââÂ
âDonât take another step,â Michael throws his arm out. âDonât fuckingâdonât move.â
To his credit, the clone stops. Michael notices how heâs a little taller, how he stands like heâs sure of himself.Â
âWhat the fuck is this?â Michael breathes. Itâs surreal looking at himself like thisâŚa walking, breathing iteration that simply tilts his head now, eyes crinkling in amusement.Â
âWhatâs going on?â Michael says again. âWhat the fuckâwhat are you?âÂ
Other-Michael grins. âIâm you,â he says.Â
âThe fuck you are,â Michael grits out. His knees are kind of going weak, but the adrenaline shooting through his veins should let him get at least a few clean hits in if thisâŚthing decides to kidnap him, or something.Â
âI am,â Other-Michael says simply, as though it explains everything.Â
âYâlookâyou look nothing like me,â Michael says, his eyes traversing the otherâs frame. There's a definition to him that Michael doesnât yet have. He knows heâs still losing the last of his baby fat but this version of him seems more chiseled, more put together, more comfortable in his body, simply by the way he moves.Â
âI look exactly like you,â Other-Michael corrects, taking another step closer. Michael presses himself into the door again, so he stops. âJeez, mate, calm your tits. Mâ not gonna attack you or something. Pretty sure thereâs some fuckinâ quantum laws against that, or whatever.âÂ
âQuantum lâwhat the fuck are you talking about?âÂ
âUh,â Other-Michael says. He seems to struggle with the words for a moment. âHow do I say thisâŚâÂ
Michael waits for him to gather his words. Not because heâs patientâheâs famously notâbut because heâs too fucking scared to say anything other than âwhat the fuck.âÂ
âSo, I'm you,â Other-Michael says, gesturing between them. âBut like, from the future.âÂ
What the fuck?Â
âWhat the fââ Michael starts.
âNo, yeah, youâve said that already.âÂ
âFrom thâwhat?âÂ
âI donât actually know how it happened,â his clone explains. âBut it happened to me when I was your age too. I donât remember it much, though. I thought it was a dream.âÂ
Is it a dream? Michael thinks. Subtly, he tries to pinch himself. It hurts. Fuck, this is real.Â
âLook, Iâm probably going to be stuck here for a while. Are yâgonna spend the whole time plastered to the door?âÂ
Michael wants to tell him to shove it where the light doesnât shine. But if this guy is really just an older version of him, he should prove that.Â
âTell me something nobody else knows,â Michael hisses.Â
Other-Michael sighs, shifts his weight to one leg and pinches the bridge of his nose. âDude, câmonââÂ
âJusâ fuckinââjust do it, man,â Michael says.Â
He watches as his alternate rolls his eyes, then considers what to say.Â
âOkay, fine,â he says. âRemember that time mom found the magazine under our mattress in London?âÂ
And that shouldâve been enough, but he kept going.Â
ââand then we blamed it on Calum, so she flipped it open to the first page where weâd written our fuckinâ name on it for some rââÂ
âOkay!â Michael exclaims, blushing at the memory. It had been the most mortifying experience of his life, probably. Heâd only written his name there because Calum kept stealing his magazines and that shit cost money, okay? âOkay, I get it, weâre the same person, jeez.âÂ
He peels himself off the wall, and Other-Michael smiles encouragingly. But Michael doesnât move. He eyes the other man suspiciously.Â
âCan you likeâŚâ he gestures to the window seat vaguely. â...go sit over there or something?âÂ
âWhy?â Other-Michael grins. âScared?âÂ
âNoââ yes. ââjust go sit there, asshole.âÂ
Other-Michael laughs. Itâs creepy, seeing himself make that sound.
ââKay, Iâll go sit in the corner,â he says, raising his hands disarmingly, even as he strolls lazily back to his seat.Â
Michael watches him closely, wary of any sudden movements. He understands now that theyâre the same person, in theory, but he barely even trusts himself right nowâheâll be arsed if he trusts a future version of himself. Heâs basically a stranger with a familiar face.
Other-Michael falls into the seat like he owns the place. He looks at Michael, slightly exasperated, still trying to be patient, and tilts his head toward the chair opposite him.Â
Michael doesnât want to go sit that close to him. But heâs a brave guy, soâstifflyâhe makes his way across the room and sits, stick-straight in the chair.
Other-Michael looks at him incredulously. Bites his lip, holding back a laugh.Â
âWhatâs so fucking funny?â Michael snaps.Â
âWhyâre you so fuckinâ scared of me, mate?â Other-Michael laughs.Â
Michael flushes, anger and shame painting his pale skin red. âSânot every day you meet the older version of yourself ân he turns out to be an asshole that dresses like heâs homeless.âÂ
Other-Michael looks down at his getup, offended. âWhatâs wrong with my clothes?âÂ
âYou look like you dug âem out of the Depop lost-and-found.âÂ
âThisâŚthese are designer!â Other-Michael says, and Michael stifles a laugh. âAnd this is my stage wardrobe, you piece of shit.âÂ
Michaelâs eyes widen. Stage?Â
âYouâre still making music?âÂ
Other-Michael scoffs. âMate, Iâm not geriatric. Iâm only ten years older than you.âÂ
âYâlook older.âÂ
âFuck off! âS your fault. Take better care of your skin.âÂ
âDonât tell me what to do,â Michael crosses his arms. âTell me about the future.âÂ
Other-Michael looks extremely pleased with himself when he says, âDonât think Iâm supposed to. Some Meta-bullshit. The matrix. Whatever.âÂ
âOkay, what colour do I dye my hair next?â Michael asks.Â
âFigure it out,â comes the reply.Â
âDoes Luke get taller than me?âÂ
âShut up.âÂ
âHow far back is your hairlineââÂ
âOkay, yâknow what,â Other-Michael stands up suddenly. âIâm gonna make us a drink. I fuckinâ need it if youâre gonna keep talking.âÂ
Other-Michael heads to the minibar in the corner of the room and takes two glasses. He pours Michael his drink of choice, all the right proportions without him even needing to ask. Itâs kinda cool. But Michael wouldnât tell him that.Â
When he comes back, he hands Michaelâs glass to him. Their fingers brush as Michael takes it, and it sends a tangible zip of something warm down the length of his arm. Heâs sure the other man felt it too, but he doesnât react. Michael doesnât know why, but it makes his stomach tie itself into knots.Â
âSo,â he clears his throat when Other-Michael is settled in place again. He takes a long sip from his drink, throws his head back, groaning softly in appreciation. Michael looks up the line of his throat, then catches himself doing it and looks away. What the fuck?Â
âUm, rough day?â Michael asks.Â
Other-Michael throws his arm over the back of the seat and laughs lightly. âYâ donât even know.âÂ
âDid you play a show?âÂ
Other-Michael pauses, deciding whether or not he should say something, then seems to decide in favour. âYeah, I did.âÂ
âYou did?â Michael says, and his voice cracks a little becauseâwhat does that mean? Just him? Not the rest of the band? What happens? Do they break up? TheyâŚthey wouldn't. Would they? Theyâd talked about making music until they were too old to. MaybeâŚoh god, do they kick Michael out of the band? Are they on bad terms? Isâ
âHey,â Other-Michael says, voice soft like he can read Michaelâs spiral on his face. He reaches out, just brushing Michaelâs knee, but it gives him comfort still. âHey, look at me. We played a show today. Me and the band.â
Michael swallows. He meets the older manâs eye, searches them for any hint of deceit, but thereâs nothing. He looks at Michael with suchâŚadoration. So much kindness. It makes him uncomfortable. He doesnât deserve that grace.Â
Quickly, he looks away. Shifts so that he isnât in Other-Michaelâs reach anymore. He clears his throat, and the moment has passed.Â
âTell me aboutâŚtell me about the band,â he says.Â
Other-Michael scans his expression for a moment before giving in. He falls back into his seat with a tired sigh. âNope,â he says, popping the âPâ.Â
Michael frowns. He leans forward, swirling his drink in the glass. âWhat kind of music do you make now? Does our sound change?âÂ
Other-Michael shoots him a sideways grin. âWhy donâcha get in the Studio and figure it out?âÂ
âFuck, mate, give me something to work with,â Michael pleaded. âDo we win anything big? Do we win a Grammy?âÂ
Other-Michael barks a laugh.Â
âNot that I know of,â he chuckles. âBut I donât give a fuck. Youâll learn not to care either. The people that like our music donât care about that shit.âÂ
âHow many albums do we have out?â âDo the math yourself.âÂ
âWhatâs our next album called? Whatâs the lead single?âÂ
âItâs called âEat Shitâ and the lead single is âStop Asking Questions.ââ
Michael bites his tongue to keep from cussing this guy out. Heâs sure thereâs a ticking vein in the line of his jaw, but Other-Michael just seems to find the whole ordeal hilarious.Â
âYouâre an asshole,â Michael tells him.Â
Other-Michael looks him in the eye, taking his own sweet time to reply as he sips from his glass, smirking.Â
âGot it from you,â He says finally.Â
âGo fuck yourself.âÂ
Other-Michael arches an eyebrow. His eyes flit down Michaelâs frame. He doesnât reply, but Michael feels oddly warm under the collar all of a sudden.Â
He takes a large swig from his glass to get rid of the feeling. Winces at the burn. Pointedly looks at anything but his doppleganger. He watches the table-lamp bathe the room in an intimate yellow. How the light falls over the furniture, creating soft shadows. Pretends he canât hear the second set of breaths, the shifting of fabric. Pretends he canât feel those eyes on him.Â
âAll done asking questions?â comes Other-Michaelâs voice, annoyingly self-assured and light with amusement.Â
Michael takes a moment to gather his words before answering. Heâs getting pissed off at how vague his counterpart is being, and he canât tolerate the satisfaction on his face each time he spews another bullshit answer to Michael.Â
âYou donât wanna give me a straight answer,â He snarked.Â
âI thought âstraightâ wasnât your thing.âÂ
Michael whips around so fast, he hears his neck crack softly in his ears. A furious blush rises to his cheeks, the heat seeping from his bones. Something hot, angry and ashamedâguiltyâblooms along his knuckles. He catches Other-Michaelâs eye. Heâs staring intently at his younger version, all traces of his playful humour gone from his face. Â
ââS not a bad thing,â Other-Michael says carefully. He lets the words hang in the air, lets them soak into Michaelâs skin, find his beating heart and suffocate it. âIt's okay, Michael.âÂ
But Michael doesnât want to face it. Doesnât want to talk about it yet. Instead he downs his drink quickly and blinks through the bitter heat in his throat.
âYouââ he gestures to the older man. âYou look different. Little changes.âÂ
Before he can stop himself, he reaches forward, wraps his fingers around the otherâs wrist and tugs him up. He drags him to the large mirror that occupies the length of the massive wardrobe doors, until they're standing side-by-side.Â
Looking in the reflection now, Michael can see the subtle differences between them.Â
âYouâre taller,â Michael says, unable to drag his eyes away from the inch-or-two that his lookalike has on him.Â
âYouâll get there,â Other-Michael smiles. He tilts his head, follows the line of Michaelâs body in the mirror with his eyes. His hand goes up, almost unconsciously, to touch his own armband. âMine looks aged.âÂ
Michael looks at it, and sure enough, Other-Michaelâs tattoo looks older, faded a little into the manâs skinâwhereas his own is darker, not-yet tainted by time.
âIt doesnât look bad,â Michael says into the silence of the room. âLooks better on you, anyway.âÂ
Thereâs an odd tension in the room. The air feels heavy with something unsaid. Michaelâs shoulder brushes against his counterpartâs and his breath hitches.Â
âLook here,â Michael demands, turning to the older man. Other-Michael complies, shifting to face him, and theyâre suddenly so close.Â
âYâgot stubble,â Michael says, voice low in the space between them. âNeed to shave.âÂ
His hand goes up, like he meant to trace the slope of Other-Michaelâs jaw, butâhe hesitates. Is this okay?
Is this too much?Â
His counterpart doesnât seem to have those qualms. He stops Michael before he spirals.Â
He tilts Michaelâs face up with a little tap under his chin and his fingertips find the scar beside Michaelâs eye, where heâd burnt himself on stage. Michael inhales sharply at his touch.Â
âThis scarâŚâ Other-Michael breathes. âMineâs faded. I remember how it hurt.âÂ
Michaelâs eyes flutter briefly, before he catches himself. Forces air into his lungs. Whatever heâs feeling flitting around in his belly, it needs to go. It needs to leave him alone.Â
âYâgot your wrinkles to hide it now,â he snarks, trying to hide the tremor in his voice. Trying to diffuse the tension.Â
But Other-Michael sees right through him. A slow, predatory grin spreads across his face.Â
âYeah?â he mutters, guiding Michael to look back into the mirror again. He moves behind Michael, trails a featherlight touch down from his shoulder to his forearm. Goosebumps rise on Michaelâs skin. The lookalike turns his face into Michaelâs neck, catching his eye in the mirror. âAll this talk just âcause you canât tell me to my face that yâthink Iâm cool, huh?â
Michael feels frozen in place, unable to fight the heat that shoots down his spine, lighting up his face in a gorgeous shade of pink. âN-no, I justââÂ
âItâs okay,â Other-Michael says, his breath fanning Michaelâs skin. He seems to be taking some sick pleasure from Michaelâs embarrassment. âAdmit it, Michael.âÂ
Michaelâs heart is beating in throat. He can barely hear himself think over the blood rushing through his ears. He canât move, canât speak, canât breathe.Â
âNo, IâŚâ he starts, but he canât find anything to say. âI justâŚIâm notâŚâÂ
Michael shies away from his reflection, eyes turning to the floor as his counterpart traces the curve of his waist, never touching, just hovering. Something in the way he looks at Michael is soft. Reverent. âYeah?âÂ
And yet Michael feels like cornered prey when Other-Michael steps fully into his space. He brings a hand around Michaelâs chest, brings him to raise his chin, makes it so that he canât avoid looking into the mirror.Â
âYou justââ Michaelâs voice breaks, blinking quickly as he looks at Other-Michael in the reflection. The sickly sweet vulnerability cracking his chest open. âYouâre soâŚyouâreâŚand-and I feel likeââ
âBaby,â the older man breathes into his ear, eyes meeting his own. âYouâre already fuckinâ perfect.âÂ
Michaelâs throat closes up. He wonât cry. He wonât.Â
But heâs feeling a flurry of emotions, none of which he can put a name to. For one, thereâs a hole in his chest big enough to feel like heâs going to collapse into it. At the same time, Other-Michaelâs pupils are blown wide, his touch electric on Michaelâs skin. Michaelâs jeans are uncomfortable, tight against the chub heâs sporting.Â
And Other-Michael keeps talking.Â
âYouâre so fucking cool, Mikey,â he says, nosing the line of Michaelâs shoulder, and suddenly Michael wants it. He tilts his head so Michael has better access, lets his eyes fall shut on the gasp he breathes when he feels Other-Michael press a kiss into his skin.Â
âAhââ
âSo pretty,â Other-Michael mutters, pressing another kiss further along his neck. âIf only yâknew.âÂ
The older manâs hands find Michaelâs waist, his touch warm and grounding, and Michael melts into the shape of his body.Â
âCanât get enough of you,â Other-Michael nips at his earlobe and Michael honest-to-God whimpers, earning a chuckle in response. âShit, the whole world wants to bend you over.â Michaelâs chest clenches painfully at his words, hips jumping unconsciously.Â
âThey wonât though, will they?â his lookalike continues. âNah, this is all fâme, isnât it?âÂ
Michael can only hold on for dear life at the way his voice reverberates through his bones. Other-Michaelâs hand slides down to cup him through his jeans. He squeezes, hard enough to be painful. Michael hisses.Â
âI asked you a question, baby,â Other-Michaelâs voice is husky, a dangerous edge to it that sends a thrill through Michaelâs body.Â
âAhâshit, itâs for you,â Michael gasps, hand shooting up to loop around his counterpartâs neck, to pull him closer. âAll fâyou.â
ââS what I thought,â the man smiles. âOpen your eyes. I want you to see.â Michael canât. He canât. He squeezes his eyes shut tighter, tries to hide his face in the older manâs neck.Â
âAh ah,â Other-Michael tuts. âCâmon, pretty, I asked so nicely. Donât want me to get mean, do you?âÂ
Michael shakes his head in reply.Â
âWords,â Other-Michael reminds him.Â
âN-no,â Michael breathes. He forces himself to open his eyes.Â
The sight that greets him in the mirror isâŚembarassing. Heâs flushed a bright shade of red, nearly matching the colour of his hair. Held up almost entirely by the other manâs hand around his waist, Michael can see his hands are shaking.Â
âFuck,â he says.
âYeah,â Other-Michael agrees in his ear. âBeautiful, isnât it?âÂ
Michael doesnât reply. Wonât. ThisâMichael wonât let his lookalike have this.Â
The steadying warmth around his waist disappears and Michael nearly stumbles. Other-Michael steps back from him. Michael turns to see him walk backwards and fall onto the bed. He spreads his thighs. The view is so inviting. Michael canât look away. He licks his lips.Â
Other-Michael tips his head to the side. Looks at Michael through his lashes as he checks him out shamelessly, worrying his lower lip upon a smirk. Under his heated gaze, Michael feels exposed. Vulnerable. It's like the man can look right through him, unravel all his secrets if he wanted to. Uncomfortable, Michael fidgets with the hem of his shirt.Â
Other-Michael leans back on the heels of his hand.Â
âStrip.âÂ
Michael gapes.Â
âW-what?âÂ
Other-Michael meets his gaze.Â
âI said strip,â he says simply. His eyes travel brazenly across Michaelâs frame. He knows he has Michaelâs undivided attentionâMichael, desperate to please, despite his bravado. Other-Michael grins, pats his thigh. âAnd come meet me here when youâre done.âÂ
Shit.Â
Michael shifts his weight. Shit, this is really happening.Â
Other-Michael watches, unmoving from his place. Heâs patient with him, but Michael knows himself, knows his generosity will run out soon. He kind of wants to test the limits.Â
He forces himself to be still, stand tall, ignore how warm he feels as Other-Michael sighs heavily though his nose.Â
The seconds pass, heavy like honey dripping down Michaelâs spine. He pretends not to notice the tick in his counterpartâs jaw, how his eyes narrow ever-so-slightly.
âDidnât hear me?â Other-Michael asks. Patronizing.Â
âI did,â Michael replies.Â
âHm,â the man says. âDonât think you understand whoâs in charge here, Mikey.âÂ
âWhy donât you set an example for me, then?âÂ
Other-Michael chuckles. Thereâs an undercurrent of something dark thereâsomething raw, burning.Â
âBaby,â he says. âEither yâdo what I ask, or you can fuck yourself on this bed all alone while I watch from across the room.âÂ
That gets Michaelâs attention.Â
âFine,â he gives in. âFine, okay.âÂ
Michaelâs trembling hands find the hem of his shirt. He goes to tug it over his head whenâ
âWait.âÂ
Michael does.Â
âTurn around.âÂ
His hands fall to his sides. âWhat?â he asks, not sure he heard correctly.Â
âI want you to watch yourself,â Other-Michael tells him. âWant you to look in the mirror when you take it all off, knowing who you're doing it for.âÂ
Michaelâs ensuing blush is furious. He turns slowly on his heel and finds his eyes in the mirror. His attention flits to the man watching him, how he smirks like heâs won their little game.Â
Michael bites his lip, focusing on the sting to overcome his embarrassment. He slowly tugs his shirt up and over his head, avoiding the mirror as the chill of the room meets his bare skin. His hands move to the button of his jeans when Michaelâs voice draws him out of it.Â
âAsked you to do something, Mikey,â he says.Â
Michael knows, but he canât bring himself to look into the mirror. He doesnât want to look at his skin, flushed in the dim light of the room. Doesnât want to see how his pupils are blown wide, his lips pink from being bitten.Â
âBaby,â Other-Michael prompts. âLook up? For me?âÂ
Michaelâs stubborn. Chin firmly lowered, he works the button of his jeans, draws the zipper down. The sound is loud in the quiet room.Â
âMichael.â
Thereâs a demand hidden in the lilt of his voice.Â
Fine. Fuck.
He drops his hands with a sigh. Forces himself to lift his head.Â
He knew to expect what he saw, he just didn't expect to look so dishevelled, so gone completely to his counterpartâs whims. He doesnât want to like how he looks, but he catches sight of Other-Michael as he admires Michael in the mirror, and his eyes shine with something like reverence. Like divine light. Like heâs looking at the personified image of beauty, not just at Michael.Â
The butterflies erupt in his stomach at the devotion in his expression. It changes the way he sees himself. Makes him feel like something pretty. Something worthy. Something deserving of that look.Â
âSo beautifulâŚâ Other-Michael murmurs, like it wasnât meant to be for anyone elseâs ears. âFuck, canât believe you look like this. Canât wait to take care of you.âÂ
Michael whines low in his throat.
âGonna make you feel so good, baby,â he says. Michael watches him lean forward, elbows on his knees as he licks his lips. âGonna fucking ruin you.âÂ
Emboldened, Michael exhales, tension tightening his muscles because he knows what comes next. He hooks his hands over his jeans and boxers, drags them down his legs in one go, and steps out of his clothes.Â
Immediately, he picks up on Other-Michaelâs sharp inhale.Â
Michaelâs half-hardâthereâs no hiding it. He can see himself chubbing up as he watches Other-Michael drop his head and groan, laden with desire. He takes a moment, and Michaelâs blush travels further down his chest. When the older man looks up, he tongues his cheek, eyes traversing the length of Michaelâs body. Itâs like lightning shooting up his spine. His heartbeat races, his skin tingling, aching to be touched.Â
âCâmere, gorgeous,â Other-Michael says, spreading his thighs wider. He extends his hand, beckoning. âCome greet me?âÂ
Michael complies. He turns towards the bed, puts his hand in his lookalikeâs, straddles his lap. Itâs humiliating, being fully naked in Other-Michaelâs lap, while the other still dons all his clothes. At the same time, it's thrilling. He has the man's undivided, wholehearted attention.Â
Other-Michaelâs palm finds purchase on Michaelâs hip. His touch is warm, and yet Michael shivers as he slides his hand up, up, up, flicking Michaelâs nipple with his thumb as he goes. Michael moans lowly.Â
âShit, donât tease,â Michael utters.Â
Other-Michaelâs lips part in a shit-eating grin. âOh, I know youâre into it.âÂ
Michael frowns playfully. He places his hands on his alternateâs thighs, behind him, and leans back, baiting him to look down Michaelâs body, find his dick, now fully hard between them.Â
Other-Michael sees through it. He takes his hands off Michael altogether, chuckling. Puts his fingers around Michaelâs jaw, pulls him in.Â
âFuckinâ slut,â he accuses. âI know all your little tricks.âÂ
Michael shoots him a cheeky grin. He leans in, wraps his arms around the otherâs neck. Hover his lips just close enough. Waiting for permission.Â
âNot yet,â Other-Michael whispers into the space between them. He presses a chaste kiss to the corner of Michaelâs lip. âPatience.âÂ
Michael wonât let it deter him. He kisses along the older manâs jaw, savouring the prickle of his stubble. He finds the spot under his jaw that Michaelâs all-too-familiar with and sucks. Revels in the sweet moan it earns him.Â
âAhâyâgot lube?â Other-Michael asks, stroking down Michaelâs spine, down to the place Michael needs him most.Â
Michael gestures toward the bedside drawer. His counterpart wraps an arm around Michael to hold him in place as he reaches for the drawer and rummages through it. When he finds the little bottle, he grins.Â
âTurn around for me?â Other-Michael whispers, breath tickling Michaelâs cheek. Blindly, Michael complies. He rises from his doppelganger's lap, turns to find his eyes in the mirror. His breath hitches. He knows this part all too well.Â
Other-Michael moves further up, to the centre of the bed, spreading his legs to make space for Michael to sit between his thighs. Michael does. He whimpers softly as the older manâs arousal presses into his hip. With Michaelâs bare back pressed to the otherâs chest, the man brings a hand around to slide his palm along Michaelâs skin. He traces a path down from his neck, his chest, his belly, until he wraps his hand around Michael and squeezes.Â
Michael throws his head back, grateful for any kind of stimulation at all, but then the grip disappears. Instead his hand travels further south, to where Michaelâs thighs are clamped shut.Â
He strokes Michaelâs thighs sweetly for a moment.Â
âSpread your legs, gorgeous,â he murmurs.Â
Michael blushes. He shakes his head. âTheâŚthe mirrorâŚâ âI know,â Other-Michael says. âWant you to see how beautiful you look when youâre coming undone.â
Michael isnât too convinced, but Other-Michael is nudging his legs apart, and then Michael can see himself in the mirror as heâs completely exposed to the room.Â
âLook at you,â Other-Michael groans, voice laced with something like awe. âPretty boy. Youâre built like a fuckinâ wet dream.âÂ
The bottle of lube is uncapped with a soft pop! that echoes through the room, through Michaelâs bones as he shakes with anticipation. Other-Michael coats his fingers. With his other hand, he plays with Michaelâs chest, flicking and pinching his nipples between his fingers.Â
Michael jumps at the first touch of the other manâs fingers around his hole. He traces the rim, teasing, and Michael whines in discontent.Â
When he finally sinks a finger in, Michael moans deeply, his head lolling back on the otherâs shoulder.Â
But Other-Michael isnât having it. His hand slides up to wrap around Michaelâs neck, squeezing just enough to get his attention.Â
âTold you to watch, baby,â he whispers, lips grazing Michaelâs ears. He keeps his hand there, around Michaelâs neckâa warning, a reminderâas he begins fucking his finger in and out. Michael whimpers, eyes fluttering.Â
âWhat a fucking view,â Other-Michael mutters, and Michaelâs eyes snap to their reflection, to his hand as it moves inside him. âCanât take my eyes off you.âÂ
Michael whines as his alternate punctuates each word, reaching deeper and deeper inside him. He didnât know his own fingers could feel this good. He swallows around nothing, whines, âMore.âÂ
âLet me hear you, gorgeous,â Other-Michael smiles into his skin. âGot such a sweet voice, donâcha?âÂ
Michael almost doesnât reply, butâhe remembers his instructions. To use his words.Â
âFuckâyeah,â he breathes. âYes. More, please.âÂ
âSuch talented hands too, donât you think?â the man goads as he eases another finger inside Michael. Pumps them in and out, torturously slow. âSo quick on that guitar. So good inside you.âÂ
âYeahâŚshit,â Michael gasps as Other-Michael twists his wrist sharply. âYes, fuckâplease.âÂ
âFuck, baby,â Other-Michael groans against him. âYâdonât even know, do you?âÂ
He opens Michael up, and Michael watches every bit of it with flickering attention. Those fingers make lewd noises as they work him open, slick and wet, filling the room, fuelling Michaelâs embarrassment, his desire.Â
âSo pretty, even when yâthink nobodyâs lookingâŚâ Other-Michael scissors his fingers, and Michael gasps. His hand flies to the otherâs wrist. He chuckles in response, presses a soothing kiss to Michaelâs shoulder.Â
âYâknow what the other boys think of you?âÂ
Michaelâs heart drops. His eyes snap to meet his alternateâs, whoâs already looking at him, smirking.Â
âThey think about you when theyâre alone, Mikey,â he smiles, dangerous, teasing. Enjoys how Michaelâs breath quickens, how his abs tighten. âThink aboutâhow stunning you look on stageâŚthese fuckinâ thighs, these legs. Your eyes. âN those pretty lipsâŚhow badly they wanna put you on your knees. Shut you up, get rid of this cute âtough-guyâ act.âÂ
Other-Michael nips lightly along Michaelâs neck, and Michael tips his head to give him access. Begging for more as he speeds up his fingers, curling them, searching.Â
 â...how yâlook bouncing on those little toys youâve got hidden away. When you think youâre being quiet.âÂ
Michael thinks he might die.Â
âPleaseâŚâ he gasps, breathless. Desperate.Â
Other-Michael simply adds a third finger. Michaelâs gaze falls to where they meet, how he opens up so pliantly for the otherâs touch. Heâs so hard, dick bouncing against his stomach as Other-Michaelâs fingers pump inside him. Tears rise to his eyes.Â
âI think you can take some more,â Other-Michael shushes. âCâmon, baby, prove yourself to me.âÂ
Michael shakes his head, hand tightening around his counterpartâs wrist. âPleaseâŚplease, IââÂ
He turns his head away from the mirror. He tries to blink away his tears as he uses his other hand to bring Other-Michaelâs face to his own. âKiss me? Please?âÂ
Other-Michael blinks down at him, amusement crinkling his eyes.Â
âAw,â he mocks. âSince you asked so nicelyââ
He barely gets the words out before Michaelâs crashing his lips against the other manâs. His fingers continue moving inside Michael as he groans against Michaelâs lips. Michael takes the opportunity to lick into the older manâs mouth. Other-Michael brings his hand to cup Michaelâs jaw, using his hold on his younger counterpart to guide him, deepens the kiss further. He smiles at the ensuing moan.Â
Other-Michael changes the angle of his fingers, touches a spot deep inside Michael that has him jolting. He breaks the kiss, hips chasing the otherâs fingers. âFuck!âÂ
âYeah?â Other-Michael prompts. âGive it to me, baby.âÂ
His fingers are incessant inside Michael as he grazes his prostate over and over. Michael writhes and moans in his grip. The coil in his belly tightens. Other-Michael peppers kisses over his shoulder as he nears the edge.Â
âShit, IâŚIâmââ
âCome for me, Mikey,â Other-Michael breathes. âMake a mess. Soak my fingers.âÂ
Michaelâs eyes flutter shut. His balls tighten, and his back arches as he comes, painting his belly in streaks of white, all while his alternate whispers praise into his ear.Â
He collapses back into the older man, body lax as he moulds into the shape of him. Other-Michael strokes Michaelâs arms soothingly.Â
âSo pretty,â he says, pressing a kiss to Michaelâs temple. âYouâre so good, baby. So beautiful when you come.âÂ
Michaelâs eyes are shut, but he smiles at those words. Other-Michael moves from underneath him, letting him melt into the bedsheets. He moves between Michaelâs thighs, kisses down Michaelâs abs, then licks.Â
Michaelâs eyes shoot open. His breath quickens.Â
âEyes on me,â Other-Michael calls.Â
Michael rises on his elbows, looks down his chest to watch as his alternate licks up the come along his stomach, all while he maintains eye contact with his younger self. He kisses up the line of Michaelâs body as he crawls over him, and leans in to find his lips.Â
Michaelâs hands come up to cradle the otherâs face. Michael tastes himself on the otherâs tongue as they make out, taking their sweet time. Other-Michael grinds down against him, and Michaelâs soft cock twitches in interest.Â
When he pulls away, his eyes twinkle with something Michael recognizes, because heâs worn that look before. The one that says heâs up to something.Â
âHi, beautiful,â Other-Michael licks his lips. âThink you can give me another one?âÂ
âWhatââÂ
He cuts himself off with a moan as Other-Michaelâs hand wraps around his soft cock, and he gives him a quick stroke. Already, somehow, Michaelâs getting hard in his grip.Â
âHands and knees, sweetheart,â Other-Michael instructs as he takes Michaelâs bottom lip between his teeth. âWant you to get a good look in the mirror while I stretch you out on my cock.âÂ
Michaelâs sensitive, but he wants to be good. He wants to do what heâs told, wants his older counterpart to be so nice to him. On shaking limbs, he moves so that heâs on his knees, palms pressed flat against the mattress, facing the mirror.Â
âYeah, just like that,â Other-Michael purrs, voice smooth as silk. âShit, I could keep you like this all night.âÂ
Michael moans, eyes fluttering shut until he remembers what he was asked.Â
âGood girl,â his doppleganger breathes, noticing Michaelâs efforts. Michaelâs breath hitches.Â
âYeah, I know, baby,â he says, and Michael bites his lips as he watches the man undress in the mirror. His movements are slow, deliberate, like heâs teasing. Michael exhales harshly when he slides his jeans and boxers down, finallyâfinallyâfreeing his erection.Â
âYâ wanna be called pretty, donât you?â Other-Michael pouts mockingly. He meets Michaelâs eyes in the mirror. âWanna be told youâre doing a good job. Want to be treated all soft, donâcha, princess?âÂ
Michael whines like a pornstar.Â
Other-Michael strokes Michaelâs hip as he pumps himself slowly, thumb brushing over the tip. He hisses. âWant it so bad, donât you? So fuckinâ eager for me.â
âPlease,â Michael breathes. He clenches around nothing, shaking as he waits.Â
Other-Michael smirks. He teases the tip of his cock around Michaelâs rim, and Michael resists the urge to push back against him, to get him inside.Â
âSo fuckinâ pretty, god,â Other-Michael groans, reverent. Michael grips the bedsheets.Â
The head of his cock breaches Michaelâs entrance slowly, and the both moan in tandem. Other-Michael places an iron grip around Michaelâs waist, using him for leverage as he pushes himself inside, inch by inch. Michael watches, enthralled, as his expression shifts in the mirror, as he holds back groans of pleasure.Â
And then heâs buried himself to the hilt. He holds still there, waiting for Michael to adjust, waiting for the sting to subside. He brushes his knuckles down the knobs of Michaelâs spine. Kisses the base of his neck.
âM-move,â Michael tells him finally.Â
His hips begin to move, slow and drawn out, and Michael clenches around him, drawing a gasp from the manâs lips. He angles his cock differently each time, taking on a ruthless pace, and Michael canât draw his eyes away from the mirror, how the older man bites his lip, hisses in satisfaction. How Michaelâs eyebrows furrow. How he whimpers in response to each little twitch, each shift inside him.Â
Then he brushes against Michaelâs prostate, and Michael almost collapses against the bed. He drops his head forward, moans deeply. But Other-Michael isnât having it. He grips Michaelâs hair, forces him to look up.Â
âLook how pretty yâlook, baby,â he tells Michael. âYou take it so well.âÂ
âMâMichael,â the younger man gasps. It earns a chuckle from his doppleganger. He uses his grip on Michaelâs hair and his waist to pull him up to his knees, so that his back is pressed to Other-Michaelâs chest.Â
âYeah?â he whispers into Michaelâs ear, and Michael can hear the smirk upon his lips. âWhatâs it like moaning your own name? Knowing Iâm making you feel this good?âÂ
His hips are relentless. He fucks into Michael mercilessly, nipping and biting whatever skin he can reach, all while Michael trembles, holds on to the arm around his waist for support. His eyes are glued to the mirror, his cock bouncing, untouched, as Other-Michael moves against him. They look surrealâlike art, like magic, wrapped up like this, fully in tune with each other.Â
The sound of his skin slapping against Michaelâs fills the room. Each thrust is brutal, sending stars dancing in Michaelâs vision.Â
âGod, youâre perfect,â Other-Michael murmurs. âSo fuckinâ beautiful. Youâre everything. Worth it all.âÂ
His words send something warm shooting through Michaelâs blood. They hit hard, for some reason, like being kicked square in the chest. Tears spring to his eyes.Â
âD-donâtââ he starts.
âLook at yourself, princess,â the older man interrupts. Michael does. He glances at himself in the mirror, all flushed and sweaty. Other-Michael keeps hitting that spot inside Michael, and heâs drawing closer to the edge, his expression betraying the unrestrained pleasure blinding him. He lets out soft âah-ah-ahâs as Other-Michaelâs hand travels down to play with his cock.Â
âHell, anyone would be blessed to see you like this,â the lookalike continues. âYouâre a dream, baby. Youâre incredible. So fuckinâ talented. So important. Irreplaceable. Youâre fucking perfect.â Â
Michaelâs vision blurs with tears. He doesnât know where theyâre coming from. Other-Michaelâs words nestle deep underneath his ribs, and an uncertain warmth erupts through his bones.Â
âM-Mikey, IâmââÂ
âGonna come for me?â Other-Michael says, low in Michaelâs ear. âGonna milk my cock?âÂ
Michael sobs. The older manâs hand is persistent on his cock, drawing Michael closer as he tortures that spot inside Michael.Â
âFuck, baby, let me hear you,â Other-Michael gasps. âMake a mess fâme, you deserve it.âÂ
Michaelâs moans grow louder, eyes falling shut as the knot in his stomach tightens and finally snaps. Waves of pleasure crash over him as he comes, streaking the bedsheet in white, painting Other-Michaelâs hand.Â
He melts back into the older man, who uses his hold on Michael to guide him gently back down on the mattress to lie on his back. Michael presses into sheets, spreads his legs so that Other-Michael can slip back inside. He watches the mirror, watches the manâs expressions as he kisses down Michaelâs chest, caressing the skin of his hips.Â
âPl-please,â Michael begs. Thereâs tears staining his cheeks, but he canât bring himself to care.Â
Other-Michaelâs thrusts are slow at first, then grow in intensity, skin slapping against Michaelâs as his movements grow messy, unrestrained, desperate. Michael pulls him in, scratches down his back as the overstimulation builds. He clenches down around the other man, earns a pleased moan in response.Â
âInside,â Michael whispers. âPleaseâŚpleaseâfill me up.âÂ
Other-Michael groans at his words. âYouâre everything, baby. Canât get enough of you, like this.âÂ
His hips falter, he buries himself inside Michael, finding Michaelâs hand, intertwining their fingers as he spills inside Michael. Michael groans, low in his throat, at the feeling.Â
For a moment, Michael lets himself sit in the afterglow. Other-Michael kisses his forehead.
When he starts to move, Michael grabs his arms.Â
âWhere are you going?â he demands.Â
âIâm justâbaby, Iâm still inside of you.âÂ
âDonât care. Sâhot. Stay.âÂ
Other-Michael chuckles.Â
âJustâŚIâll be right back, okay?â he promises. âIâm gonna get us cleaned up, then Iâll be right back.âÂ
Michael winces as the other man pulls out. He shivers at the feeling of the cum dripping out of him, but Other-Michael watches, mesmerized.Â
âDamn,â he says. Staring.Â
Michael blindly reaches for a pillow and throws it at him.Â
Laughing, Other-Michael raises his hands in surrender. He disappears into the washroom and returns with a warm cloth to help clean up. After everything is done, he joins Michael in bed. Puts an arm around him as Michael tries to curl into the older manâs frame.Â
They lay in comfortable silence for a few moments, Michael resting his head on the otherâs chest as he plays with Michaelâs hair. He listens to the heartbeat, wills it to sync with his own.Â
âHey,â he breathes into the room. âTell me about yourself.âÂ
The other manâs hand stills in his hair.
He contemplates the request. Then mutters a soft, âfuck it.âÂ
âIâmâŚthings are good,â Other-Michael says. âThe band is doing good. People still love us. We make good music.âÂ
Michael hums in response. Other-Michael tells him all sorts of things. He tells Michael about the boys. About how the band is doing, how theyâre at their best, making music they love, travelling the world. About how he made a solo album. How he even kissed a guy on stageâ
âYou did what?â Michael sits up. Â
Other-Michael laughs. âYeah, it wasnât a big deal. I did it thrice.âÂ
âThrice?âÂ
The older man finds this hilarious. He probably knows how Michaelâs heartbeat is racing at the thought. How his fingertips are buzzing with energy.
Michael looks at this version of himself, this man that resembles him in every way that matters. This man that comes from the future, tells Michael stories about things he didnât know were possible for him. Things he didnât know he was allowed to have.Â
Michael suddenlyâŚfeels tired. He slips back into his place on Other-Michaelâs chest, curls around him, tangles his legs with the man.Â
âYouâre happy?â he ventures. He isn't sure he wants to know the answer.Â
He hears Other-Michaelâs smile when he speaks.Â
âYeah,â he says. âIâm happy.â
Silence.Â
Other-Michael idly draws patterns into Michaelâs skin. Breathes in and out, matching his breath to his younger selfâs.Â
âThings get better,â he whispers.Â
Michael is quiet.Â
âThey do,â Other-Michael continues. âThey get better.â Michael isnât tearing up. He isnât.Â
âYouâll be okay,â the older man tells him. âIt feels like shit right now, but youâll be okay, baby. I promise.â
Michael sniffles. He doesnât want to believe those words, but the tension ebbs out of his muscles.Â
He finds Other-Michaelâs right hand, traces his middle finger to the âXâ tattoo inked there. Compares it to the fresher âXâ on his own right hand. Other-Michael indulges him as Michael fidgets with his fingers, intertwines their hands and brings the older manâs hand to his lips. He presses a soft kiss to the back of his palm. Like Iâm sorry. Like thank you.
Michael shifts slightly, until heâs comfortable, and shuts his eyes, trying to lull himself to sleep to the sound of his lookalike's heartbeat. Other-Michael exhales, bringing his palm to stroke down Michaelâs back.Â
âWhen you wake up tomorrow, Iâll be gone,â Other-Michael tells him.Â
Michael smiles, eyes closed still. âItâs okay. Iâll still feel you.âÂ
He brings his hand to rest over his heart. âHere,â Michael says.Â
Then he moves his hand lower, rests it over his lower belly, smirking. âAnd here.âÂ
Other-Michael laughs, pinches his hip. Watches Michael yelp.Â
âDonât fuckinâ tempt me into a third round,â he says.Â
Michael sticks his tongue out at the man, which devolves into giggles as Other-Michael takes to tickling him.Â
And Michael thinks, as he looks at this beautiful, older version of himself, that maybe heâll figure things out. Eventually.Â
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