Caretaking/fluff 17 for Carlos
~ Squish those cheeks and kiss their nose ~
Content: Touch starved whumpee, begging, vampire whumpee, human caretaker, talk of beatings/abuse.
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“Ryker?”
The human glanced up from his book; a smile coming to his face the moment he saw Carlos standing beside the chair he was in with his bottom lip between his teeth. He looked nervous - more so than usual, and Ryker noticed him rocking back and forth on his feet ever so slightly as he stared down at the ground. He was about to ask for something.
“Yeah, man?”
“Can I, uhm…” He paused, swallowing anxiously as he fiddled with the hem of his hoodie. The rocking on his feet began to get worse. “I know, when you asked me about my boundaries, that I said that I didn’t want anyone to touch me. I know that.”
Ryker silently urged him to continue.
“But I, uhm- I need you to hug me or- or pet me or even hit me. Do something,” he whispered. Ryker found himself frowning at the tears prominent in his eyes, threatening to fall at any moment. He looked so desperate. “Please? Please, sir? I won’t eat tomorrow. I will do chores. I will give you whatever you want. I won’t even ask again. I know I said I didn’t w-want it but I just- I need a hug so bad. Please.”
Placing his book to the side, Ryker nodded and stood up. He knew this had been an issue for a while. Far before he’d moved out of home all those years ago. It got so bad that he remembered hearing him thanking his parents whenever they’d beat him. They never let him be in the same room whenever they did it, much to his relief, but he still heard. Every cry, every threat, every beating – he heard it all. It still made him sick even thinking about it. If they felt comfortable doing that while he was there, god only knows what they did to him when he was out of the house.
Gently, he cupped Carlos’ bony face in his hands and ran his thumbs along his cheeks; offering a smile when the vampire tearily looked up at him. “You’re allowed to ask for as many hugs as you want,” he assured him. “I ask people for hugs all the time.”
“Really?” Carlos lit up a bit. “Can I have… lots of them, then?”
Ryker smiled. After gently squeezing his face a little tighter just to lean down and kiss the tip of his nose, he brought the vampire in closer. He could feel Carlos’ entire body slump out of sheer relief, and he let out a small noise against his shoulder. It didn’t come as a surprise when Carlos said he didn’t want anyone to touch him, but he also knew it wouldn’t last. He loved being touched. Whether it was a pet on the head or a hand on his shoulder – Ryker’s main form of affection towards him nowadays – he always seemed to react positively to it after the initial fear of being hit had subsided. It was sad to see that someone who clearly craved it so much had been deprived of it for so long.
“’course, bud. All you gotta do is ask.”
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