HE TOTALLY IS BUT FOR ONCE STEVEN DOESN’T WANT TO ADMIT IT. for once, he just wants to play it off cool, doesn’t want to take away from the glamour that must be blinding jasper tonight. it had all started so innocently. the way he had taught the younger man the steps to the music patiently and slowly. had guided him over the carpet in the living room, had held him to his chest closely until it was only the music that guided them – no more words necessary. not, when for a second, there was warmth and trust between the two of them.
but it was later now. much later. the lights off. and for once, steve found himself with company in the bedroom. which was odd, really. nobody had ever joined him in here. it made their evening even more special. even more intimate.
dirty blond feels the corners of his mouth twitching a little but covers it up when he pulls the shirt he uses to sleep in over naked torso. “ i’m fine. “ he tries to reassure the younger one. in truth, though, heart is pounding quickly in his chest when he slips under the covers. it’s been so, so, so long since steve shared the bed with anybody, really. and after how their lips had almost touched at the end of the dance, he is starting to wonder whether it is okay to feel like this. to be that attracted to jasper when all of this has never been about sex or physical intimacy. had he not only wanted to help ? had he not just tried saving him ? and still ... he felt tempted to try holding his hand under the blanket. tempted. but he tried to be good. “ are you nervous ? “ steve asks back once they got comfortable next to each other. the distance feels weird. they had just danced so closely that he feels like he should pull jasper against his chest once more. BUT IT WAS WRONG. he had not asked him here for that. and he wouldn’t try using the boy’s situation just to get some love out of it. so, hands rest on top of blanket. eyes are directed at the ceiling. heart never stops longing. / @victimdefined