They finished their bowls. Tak felt like he hadn't eaten in forever, which was somewhat true. He hadn't been able to stomach much more than a protein shake for the past few days, he had been so tightly wound with his thoughts about Emory. Tak even ate the noodles Emory hadn’t finished. Tak walked Emory to the library and they made plans to hang out at Tak’s on Saturday, ostensibly to study, but both of them had ulterior motives. Before they rounded the corner to the library entrance, Emory yanked Tak by the wrist into an alcove between the concrete edifice and some bougainvillea. Once secluded, Emory pinned Tak to the wall with a fiery glint in his eyes.
“Hey, boyfriend?” he smirked.
“Yeah?” Tak smirked back.
“Can I kiss you?” Emory grinned. Tak nodded and sunk lower, bending his knees to slide his back down the wall. Emory ran his thumb over Tak’s bottom lip, his other hand on Tak’s shoulder. Tak gripped Emory’s hips, grazing the skin above his belt as his fingers crept under the hoodie.
“Your fucking hands are cold!” Emory hissed.
“That's why I put them in here, duh,” Tak grinned stupidly. He was so, so hopelessly smitten.
“Jesus, they're fucking freezing,” Emory laughed as he leaned in to kiss Tak, this time not worried about being seen. Tak giggled, but was cut off by Emory’s mouth on his. The fullness of Emory’s lips were intoxicating, his warm body bringing feeling back into Tak’s cold hands. Emory turned out to be an excellent kisser, and, while Tak was by no means passive, he found himself letting Emory take the lead. Pressed into the wall, he allowed Emory to suck at his bottom lip, graze his teeth over Tak’s jaw and chin, and breathe hot sighs into Tak’s ear as he nibbled at the lobe and the spot where Tak’s shoulder and neck met. Tak gasped as Emory pressed a thick thigh between his legs, leaning his body weight against Tak’s growing erection. A low rumble, halfway between a growl and a laugh emanated from Emory’s throat, followed by a quick and not-at-all gentle nip at Tak’s neck. Tak couldn't help himself and gasped again, his body jerking with a quick shudder.
“Fuck, Emory,” Tak whispered. He had wanted to kiss him since that first day in statistics, but he had not been prepared for this. Emory, for all his quietness, was loud with his touch.
“I’m sorry, was that not ok? You’d tell me to stop if it wasn't, wouldn’t you?” Emory withdrew his
mouth, but kept his body pressed close to Tak.
Tak spoke breathlessly, pupils wide as saucers, “Yeah, it’s good. I’ll tell you if its not, promise.”
“What, then?” Emory quirked his lips.
“I'm just so surprised. Everything about you is surprising. I had no idea.” Tak nuzzled his face into Emory’s shoulder.
“It's always the quiet ones, didn’t you know?” Emory laughed. He reached for Tak’s chin and tilted it for a better angle to kiss him again. Emory felt himself wanting to burn the library to the ground so he wouldn't have to go inside for study group. Pressed against Tak, he felt self-control rapidly slipping away and hoped that, if Tak realized how much power he held over Emory’s will, he wouldn't use it to ruin him, because it wouldn't take much doing at all. How could this beautiful man, so tall and so strong and so fine, be kissing him, touching him? At some point this would surely come crashing down. Tak would eventually realize how much better he could do than Emory. He decided that, until that time came, he would allow himself to have this.
A rude buzz sounded from Emory’s hoodie pocket. He groaned.
“Ugh. It’s Colin Ho.” Tak snorted at this while Emory typed a furious reply. “He’s bitching because I’m late. I better go. I’ll text you later?” He pressed another quick kiss to Tak’s mouth before grabbing his bag and pulling the straps over his shoulders. “I really don't want to go, but zoology is my most important class.”
“Yeah,” Tak sighed. “I'm not trying to get you in trouble. I’ll see you Saturday.”
“Ok. Later.” Emory snuck in one final kiss.
“Bye, boyfriend,” Tak smiled, from where he was still leaning on the library wall.
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