Maybe ler!Ryland pinning down lee!Alex with raspberries????
I love it when you guys say “pinning down” like much agreed..
It had been a three hour drive back home from one of Alex’s rock concerts. Ryland had joined him, reluctantly so, and now, they were home, and all of his bones were soar.
The jet lag had gotten to him. But Alex was still as bubbly as ever.
When they got out of the car, Alex was still talking about the concert, about how cool it was, how awesome it sounded. When they got in the house, Alex was still talking. While they ate, Alex was still talking. And when they sat down on the couch… Alex was still talking.
“Alex.” Ryland pushed his hair back stressfully. “Do you mind not talking for a while?”
“Why? Did you not like the concert?” Alex asked, oblivious to Ryland’s dismay. “It was awesome though! Remember when-”
“Yes, I remember everything. I remember how loud it was and how crowded and bright it was too.” Ryland muttered quickly.
Alex smiled. “I wish it was longer. I got a lot of pictures though! Do you think I should post them? Of course I should post them, who am I kidding-”
“Alex! Shut! Up!” Ryland exclaimed, and Alex, smiling all the while, was finally silent. But not for long.
Ryland cut him off by pushing his shoulders back down on the couch. Taking this as a game, Alex pushed back, and soon, they were wrestling each other to be on top. Ryland couldn’t help but have fun with it as well, and they were both laughing.
A minute later they were on the floor, Ryland finally pinning him down by straddling his hips. They were both still giggling, Alex’s eyes crinkled and Ryland’s smile widening.
“Alright,” Ryland panted. “I win. Now shut up and go to bed. It’s like two in the morning.” He couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m not even tired!” Alex whined.
“Frankly Alex, I don’t really care. We’re gonna go to bed.” Alex pretended to pout. “Make me!”
Ryland smirked. “You really want to go there?” And as these words were spoken, the air changed.
Slowly, he traced his nails up Alex’s arms, which were sitting above his head. Alex swallowed down the urge to laugh already.
“Yeah, let’s go there.” He said, sounding unfazed. Ryland shrugged carelessly, mumbled “Well alright,” and dropped his hands down to his stomach. He dug in, scribbling his fingers anywhere he could reach- which evidently, was everywhere.
Alex gave out a little shriek of surprise and was quickly lost to his own laughter. “Wahaha- wahahait stohohohop!” His voice cracked in desperation. He felt himself cringe. He was such a child.
Ryland noticed the noise and laughed along with him. “You told me you wanted me to do this, man.” Ryland said nonchalantly, like there wasn’t a man losing his mind underneath him. “No ihihi didn’t!” Alex protested.
“Yeah you did~” Ryland teased. “Besides, you obviously like this, so why should I stop?” Alex looked away, embarrassed. “Nohoho I dohohon’t…” He lied pathetically.
“Then why aren’t you stopping me?” Ryland asked him, mocking a curious voice. “Because if you wanted to, you totally could. But you aren’t. So I guess I’ll have to keep going~”
Alex snorted in his laughter, to his chagrin, and could only blush deeper. Yes, this was true- he could probably stop him any time he wanted, yet he didn’t. To be honest, tickling was pretty fun for Alex- to just let go and laugh- and he found it comforting sometimes.
Maybe it was comforting because it was Ryland tickling him, showing him he cared and that he liked to have fun with him. Yeah, this was pretty okay.
But it was driving him crazy.
Ryland’s hands had traveled from his stomach to his sides, and quickly, he noticed, were also starting to move upwards. And that’s when things got a little more crazy. But crazy in the least expected way…
“I dohohon’t like ihihihit!” Alex protested. Ryland couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Sure you don’t.” Ryland threw his hands up in the air, mocking yet again. Alex took his chance to regain his breath.
“Fine. You want to live in denial? We’ll play it this way then.” Ryland scooted back on to his thighs now, pulling up his shirt gently. “I’ll give you to the count of three, and if you don’t admit that you like it- or better yet, that you love it- then you’re gonna be very sorry.”
He felt his shirt being pulled up, and it hit him. He felt his hands start to rise out of instinct, about to try and block himself, when Ryland took his wrists and put them under his knees.
“Wait wait- Ryland, seriously-”
“One.” Ryland wore a shit-eating grin on his face. All he said was one word, one simple, meaningless word, and Alex crumbled.
“R-Rylie, come on, please, dohohon’t-”
“Two.” Ryland dipped his head down to Alex’s stomach. Alex’s breath hitched and his voice rose an octave.
“I’m sorry! I-I’ll be quiet, I’ll go to bed, I’ll-”
“Three.” Ryland took a breath in as Alex shrieked, cutting him off. “I LIKE IT!” Ryland paused, but didn’t move from his position.
“You what?” He asked in a serious tone.
“I like it! I like it so much! It’s fun and it makes me happy! NOW STOP!” Alex screamed, feeling his face heat up from the embarrassment.
Ryland stared quietly at him, a grin growing to a great toothy smile. “I knew it!” He said after a moment. “I knew you liked it! After all this time, and you always denied if, but I knew.”
Alex couldn’t blush any harder- or so he hoped. “Okay. I did what you asked..” He said, his voice high from being so flustered, but still, he was smiling widely. Ryland chuckled. “Since you like it, I think I’ll continue.”
Alex reeled at this, but found his smile growing wider. “Wh- wait-!” Before he could say anything more, he was attacked- Ryland decided to go through with his earlier promise and, much to Alex’s dismay- he blew a raspberry.
Alex all but screamed, arching his back up from the feeling, and laughed his little heart out. “NAHAHA- RYLAHAHAND!”
And Ryland let him go, his hands immediately hiding his face in embarrassment. He was still giggling after a moment.
Ryland poked his side, trying to get his attention, only for him to recoil with a shriek of surprise. Ryland couldn’t help but laugh too. “I’m sohohorry! I’m sorry.” He said quickly.
“Yohohou… You’re mehean.”