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It was springtime and the sun was shining. Even though classes were not over, the students were not as worried about lessons as they were in the fall semester.
A lot of new relationships were beginning and love was in the air.
Link hated it.
There were couples walking hand in hand, couples making out in every frekin corner and just generally people laughing and being happy.
Even though he and Rhett did spend a lot of time together in public -acting stupidly in love, unaware of how obvious they were-, they have never made out. They didn’t even hold hands in public. Link knew that Rhett wasn’t the one who had a problem with it. It was Link. He was still paranoid about what people might think of them. Now, seeing all these couples together, he wished he had been braver.
It didn’t matter now anyway.
He hasn’t seen Rhett since their ‘fight’, which was a week ago.
Link tried to concentrate on his classes instead.
He didn’t know if this meant their relationship was over for good, or if this was just temporary. He kinda didn’t want to find out.
Even though he tried to act normal through out the days, his friends must have noticed something was wrong. Only Molly had known about him and Rhett, so it was natural that she’d be the one to investigate the situation. After one of their class, Molly suggested having dinner together. They went to a little café type of place inside the campus and ordered salads for themselves. As they ate, Molly swiftly brought up Rhett into their conversation.
“So … how are things with Rhett?”
She looked at Link expectedly as she took another bite from her salad.
“I don’t know” Link answered.
He couldn’t find the strength in him to lie, so he was telling the truth: that he didn’t know.
“I haven’t seen him for a while you know” Molly continued, clearly suspecting that something was wrong.
“Yeah? Well, that makes the two of us.”
Link didn’t intent to be this sarcastic, but he couldn’t help it.
“What happened?”
Molly seemed unfazed by Link’s attitude and Link knew he could confide in her. So he told her about the fight –leaving out the details about Marcus and Rhett’s story. Molly was a curious person in general, but she didn’t try to dig into the whole story about Marcus. She was okay with ‘a tragic past relationship’.
“So, you learned about a ‘tragic memory’ of Rhett, from someone else, and never considered to talk to himself about it?”
Link looked at her blankly.
“Yes?” He felt threatened somehow,
“But he called me selfish and accused me of dating him out of pity!”
Molly raised her eyebrows allusively and put down her fork.
“Were you?”
Link couldn’t believe she was asking him this.
“Of course not! I was dating him because I love him.”
He had never said that out loud.
I love him.
But it was true, wasn’t it? He loved Rhett with everything he had and he had never even said this to him. And now they weren’t talking to each other because of s stupid argument.
Molly must have realized that Link had understood what she was hinting at, so she picked up her fork once more and continue eating.
“I need to talk to him, don’t I?”
Link sounded defeated. He knew he wasn’t good at apologizes.
Molly nodded.
“What would you do without me?” she joked, smiling proudly.
Even though Link had left Molly’s company determined, he had lost that feeling by the time he was back at his room.
He did want to make up with Rhett, he wanted his boyfriend back; but he wasn’t ready to confront him yet.
He was a coward, that’s why.
He let himself drop to his bed, face buried in his pillow, and screamed. He screamed knowing the pillow will muffle the sound, as he also punched the bed.
This was unbearable. He needed to do something.
He put on his jacket again and walked out.
It was night time so the street lights were on, there were not that many people either.
Link walked slowly, his head low; trying to prepare a speech, to decide on what to say to Rhett.
Under one of the streetlights he saw a chubby cat, sitting on a bench.
It was yellow and light brown, with beautiful eyes. It looked sleepy yet it also meowed voicelessly towards Link.
“Hi there gorgeous! How are you this fine evening?”
He sat next to the cat and began petting it.
She was so chubby and soft.
“You are so beautiful, yes you are”
She was purring now, eyes slightly closed; which made Link smile stupidly.
He started talking to it about his problems.
It was dark and the cat didn’t seem to mind.
She stretched out beneath Link’s touch.
“Yea, so I don’t really know what to tell him, you know. Oh, you like that huh?”
Link made some funny noises with his mouth as he pet the purring cat.
“Wanna get a room you two?”
He turned around to find Rhett looking at him with his hands in his jacket’s pockets.
“Rhett!?”
He wasn’t sure how his voice sounded but frankly, he didn’t care.
“Nice to see that you moved on quickly.”
Rhett said pointing to the cat with his head.
“Well actually it might just be a one night stand. We just met you know.”
Rhett chuckled.
Link smiled as well. He couldn’t believe Rhett was actually here, talking to him. He scooched over to make room for Rhett on the bench.
The cat was still sleeping next to him-on his left- but now, Rhett was sitting next to him as well –on his right-.
Link could feel his heart starting to beat faster. He tried to calm down by breathing consciously. What was he going to say to him?
Before Link could open his mouth, Rhett leaned over Link in order to pet the cat.
As he was petting the cat, Link got to smell the familiar smell of him. Their bodies were barely touching, the zipper of Rhett’s jacket brushing Link’s legs. After a while Rhett stood tall again, making Link yearn for his warmth instantly.
“What are you doing here?”
Link asked, trying not to show his excitement.
“Well, actually, I was coming over to your room. What are you doing here?”
“I was on my way to your room.”
They kept quiet then, only the purring of the cat brave enough to pierce the silence of the night.
“Why … why were you coming to my room?”
Rhett asked, not really looking at Link.
“I … I wanted to talk. You know, about … about … you know.”
Link regretted not having a speech planned.
“Okay. I’m here now. What did you want to say?”
Link looked up at Rhett when he answered,
“Wait, why were you coming to my room?”
“The same reason as you! Now can you tell me what you wanted to say?”
“You first!” he insisted, not knowing what to say, not just yet.
“Okay.”
Rhett turned fully towards Link.
“I wanted to say that I am sorry. I’m sorry that I got mad so suddenly and didn’t let you explain yourself.”
Link was taken aback. He hesitated for a moment. Then, silently, he spoke
“I’m sorry too.”
Rhett didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry for not letting you know that I knew about you and Marcus. And, well, I know I can be a control freak sometimes and I don’t blame you for calling that out. I am trying to get better and actually, you being there by my side help tremendously. I don’t know what I would do without your constant support.”
Link was avoiding eye contact.
“Oh baby, I actually like how organized you are. And I know that you are trying your best… I didn’t really mean what I’ve said. I was just really pissed that you brought up Marcus out of nowhere. I didn’t even know you knew about … that. How … what exactly do you know anyway?”
Link didn’t want to make things worse by speaking even more about Rhett’s past. But not giving him an answer wouldn’t be any better than speaking. So he said,
“I just know that it didn’t end happily. And, that, Marcus wasn’t … good to you.”
Link waited for a reaction but Rhett didn’t speak. He seemed lost in his thoughts and Link didn’t like it.
“Rhett?”
This time he looked at Link.
“Well, that’s pretty much it. I don’t like talking about it, you know. It’s not easy to think about it let alone talk… I’m still not sure about how I feel about Marcus. Greg has helped me a lot, even though I was angry at him at first. He helped me see things straight, but … I don’t know. You bringing him up out of nowhere and knowing about it in the first place… just threw me off. I didn’t know if I could … trust you. You can just ask me whatever you need to know or talk to me about anything. Don’t go behind my back and all, okay? And also, don’t bring Marcus up again like that, please.”
Link nodded, taking Rhett’s hands into his own.
“I won’t. You can trust me.”
Rhett smiled at him.
“And I’m sorry that I accused you of dating me out of pity. That was … harsh. But I thought about it –a lot– and a part of me has to know for sure: you are not dating me out of pity, are you?”
He sounded so broken Link wanted to kill whoever made him feel like that. But that person was Link.
Now he had another chance, a chance to make things right again. This time, he was not going to mess things up.
“No, of course not. I am dating you because … because I love you.”
The cat had gone to sleep, taking away the soft purring sound from the silence. So now it was just Rhett and Link, sitting on a bench in the middle of the night.
“I love you too.”
Link’s heart swelled up with warmth and so much joy that he couldn’t help but plunge forward.
He swallowed up Rhett’s body in a huge hug and Rhett wrapped his whole body around Link’s. Rhett’s arms were long enough to wrap around Link’s torso fully and Link loved it. He realized just how much he’d missed this, missed Rhett.
He broke free from the hug and merged their mouths together in a long due kiss.
Rhett tasted like burgers this time, and Link was reminded once more why he loved this dork so damn much.
He also realized this was the first time they were actually kissing in public. Yes it was dark and really no one was outside, but still…
“I missed you so much.”
He confessed in between kisses.
“I missed you more.”
Rhett answered, out of breath.
“Not as much as I did”
Link teased with a smirk, still kissing Rhett.
“Nope, I’m pretty sure I missed you more.”
Link pulled away from the kiss,
“Not everything has to be a competition you know.” He told Rhett, still smiling.
“I know. But if it were, I would have won.”
Rhett’s face was so smug and Link could keep bickering… But he was after something else tonight.
He shook his head dismissively and kissed Rhett once more.
He was getting braver with every time he dove back in after separating their lips in order to breathe.
He stood up slightly before throwing his left leg over Rhett’s legs and sitting on his lap.
Rhett seemed surprised but didn’t complain.
He started kissing down the line of Rhett’s neck, biting occasionally, yearning for the growling sounds he receives from Rhett. He could feel his hardening dick pressing against Rhett’s thighs.
Rhett’s hands slid all over Link’s body, cupping his ass with a swift motion. His fingers were digging into Link’s pants and pulling him closer to his own body gradually.
Link moaned, louder than he had expected; the sensation of their dicks touching and Rhett’s hands on his ass making him forget where they are.
“I want you” Rhett whispered into Link’s ear, making the front of Link’s pants dampen.
Link had never felt like this before. But he knew that he was more than ready to give himself to Rhett.
“Then take me.” He replied, rocking their bodies together, his hands tangled in Rhett’s dirty blond hair.
It seemed like Rhett was having trouble talking but Link heard him nevertheless,
“But maybe … ahhh yes … we should … oh god … go to my room or something.”
That’s when Link remembered where they were. He was making out furiously with his boyfriend … outside?
With panic he got up to his feet, his head dizzy.
“Yes, yes we should.”
He smiled to Rhett before taking his hand and rushing towards Rhett’s room.
They were practically running now but Link didn’t mind.
They couldn’t get to Rhett’s bed sooner.
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Greg was not in the room –fortunately. And this time they did put a sock on the doorknob.
Link walked towards Rhett’s bed, the butterflies in his stomach flying around restlessly. He sat on the bed watching Rhett took off his jacket.
“What?” Rhett asked when he noticed Link’s gaze on himself.
“Nothing” Link answered, “I just can’t believe you are mine.”
He smiled devilishly, as he took off his own jacket, mimicking Rhett.
“And you are mine” Rhett walked towards the bed as well, pushing Link down to the mattress.
Link giggled stupidly as Rhett ran his hands appreciatively over Link’s body, tugging his fingers under his shirt and pulling it up. Link lifted his upper body so that Rhett can pull off his shirt completely.
Rhett’s hands were hot on his bare chest and Link let the sensation take over his whole body. He lifted his head up and kissed him with all he had to offer, tongue grazing against the wet heat of Rhett’s.
Rhett stripped off of his own shirt easily, barely loosing contact with Link’s mouth.
Rhett slowly made his way down on Link’s body, his lips nibbling at Link’s neck, leaving small bite marks around his collarbone but always smoothing them over with soft kisses afterwards.
His own hands were on Rhett’s shoulders, fingers digging deep into the skin; while Rhett’s hands were undoing the button of Link’s trousers. He then snapped the elastic band of Link’s underwear with a small pop, raising his eyebrows suggestively at Link. Link nodded, lifting his hip, allowing Rhett to strip him off of his pants and underwear. As Rhett tried to pull down his pants Link kept wriggling underneath him, sometimes even kicking Rhett involuntarily.
“Sorry, sorry. I’m just…”
“Clumsy I know.” Rhett finished the sentence for him, smiling reassuringly.
Link was now fully naked and felt quite self-aware. Exposing himself like this to someone felt … weird. He trusted Rhett and wanted him to touch him like this, yet he also knew he needed to stop overthinking to enjoy it fully. So he said:
“You … you take yours off too.”
He didn’t mean to sound patronizing however, he needed an equal play field to continue. He blamed his mental health for it.
Rhett just smiled at him, understandingly, and proceed to take off all of his own clothes as well.
This was the first time Link was seeing Rhett stark naked.
And he liked what he saw.
He was beautiful.
With the fabric layers out of the way, Link could feel Rhett’s warmth more on his body.
Rhett started sliding his hands up and down on his legs, only just brushing against Link half-hard cock but never fully touching it. Link threw his head back into the pillow and let Rhett tease him like that. Rhett’s hands were slow and they never made it around his cock, which was agonizing. But Link was enjoying it nevertheless. He gasped when he felt the warmth of Rhett’s hand on his cock.
“Oh my..” he began but couldn’t finish his thoughts when Rhett started curling his hand around his dick and squeezing it gently.
“I know, baby, I know” Rhett whispered back, leaning on top of Link’s body once more.
He settled onto him, legs on either side of Link’s hips, his hand still curled around his dick. Rhett started rolling his hips and rubbing against Link’s skin. Link moaned even more as he started rocking his body to the pace of Rhett’s.
“You like that huh?” Rhett asked, voice hoarse.
“Mmmhhh” Link couldn’t form sentences at the moment.
Rhett proceeded to close his fingers around both of their dicks, stroking them slowly, taking his time. He was slicking precome all over their thighs and stomachs as he moved their bodies simultaneously, but Link was in no mood to complain.
Link rolled himself forward, fucking himself into Rhett’s hand, drunk on the idea of coming with Rhett. He gasped even louder but Rhett did not quicken his strokes.
“Rhett” he whined, desperate for more.
“Shhhhhh” Rhett hushed him, brushing Link’s hair with his other hand.
Link’s hands were curled into the bedding and his cheeks were flushed. Rhett occasionally tightened his grip on their dicks making Link shut his eyes and claw even further into the bedding.
Link’s back arched off of the bed, eyes still shut, gasping as he come all over his stomach and Rhett’s hand. Rhett continued shushing him and placing small kisses on his neck through his orgasm.
Then, Rhett was coming. His breath was hot against Link’s body and his grip on Link’s hair had tightened. This time, Link was the one to kiss all over his flushed face. After he was done, Rhett rolled off of Link to lie next to him.
“I love you” Link whispered into the darkness.
“I love you too.” Rhett mumbled, panting.
Link turned to his side to face him.
“This was … incredible.”
“You haven’t seen anything yet.” Rhett answered with a wink.
Link nuzzled into the crook of Rhett’s neck and breathed him in.
“We have time.”
Rhett laughed making the bed wobble.
The sweat and drying come all over their skin were rather uncomfortable.
“Is it always going to be this messy though?” He asked, not being able to shush the cleaning-freak inside of him.
Rhett just kept laughing.
“I love you”
“Yes, you’ve said that already” Link smiled at him, reaching over to push a tuft of messy hair out of Rhett’s forehead.
“And I love you too.”