oh i just had such a self indulgent sillysad idea about dick and arren and sex
dick spent a lot of his life absorbing insults like a sponge, especially in situations when he was particularly vulnerable. once, one of his partners (not a great guy, but mostly just a chronic foot-in-mouther) laughed at his O-face and told him he looked goofy instead of sexy, unknowingly confirming something dick had already suspected about himself, after which dick was like ok! iām never having sex ever again! and then a little while later he was like alright i was being dramatic. itās doggy style in the dark only from now on.
a few years down the line, on the surface heās like haha that was so stupid, what an insane thing to say to someone youāre fucking. itās all in the past now. but secretly he has never let go of that comment which happened to fit so neatly into the larger picture of his self-loathing and fear of showing anyone his feelings, and has long since made hiding his face during sex a habit. none of that is particularly well resolved by the time he and arren finally get together, and the anxiety actually gets worse bc dick likes arren so much.
so the first time they have sex face-to-face and dick is about to cum, he grabs arren hard and buries his face in his shoulder, and only lets him go once his brain and vision have cleared up enough for him to fix his face. arren thinks itās just an adorable involuntary thing, so dick gets away with it the next few times as well, until arren specifically mentions one day how much heād like to see dickās face as he cums. and dick, who loves him and is making a very honest attempt to stop constantly deflecting whenever they get close to sensitive topics (of which there are mortifyingly many), finally admits that he doesnāt want arren to see bc heās afraid heāll think itās goofy and get turned off.
cut to the next time theyāre having sex, when arren spends hours just getting dick so out of his own head that by his nth orgasm of the night he canāt possibly remember to cover his face, and stupid lovesick arren sees his red, sweaty, tear-stained face, screwed-shut eyes, and scrunched-up nose and goes āoh fuckā and instantly cums. happy ending
dick: (in shock and disbelief) didā¦did you just cum?? from looking at me???
arren: (genuinely offended) sometimes i get a half chub just seeing you smile, and iām supposed to not cum from watching you orgasm?? what do you want from me