11 Works in Half Man Week 2026
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Years of rage boils over and Ruben takes Niall for himself.
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Ruben travels back in time as his 20 year-old self, and he doesn’t waste a single second.
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A summer writer’s retreat after Niall’s first year of university is an exciting opportunity––if only he wasn’t so anxious about being somewhere new. But right before he left, his mum had given him Ruben Pallister’s phone number. He hasn’t seen his much older step-brother in years but desperation leads him to reaching out. And the relationship they develop might be exactly what Niall didn’t even know he needed.
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"No," Ruben says, reaching over to the desk to knock the joint out on the ashtray, before getting to his feet now. "I mean like—try to do it."
He gestures at the waist of his jeans, where he is indeed wearing a belt today—thick black leather with a simple, shiny silver buckle. "Try and get my belt off with your mouth."
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Ruben’s face is softer in rest. No furrow in his brow, mouth missing its usual armour of a smirk. The whole of his body splayed out on top of his duvet, one leg pressed to the bedroom wall to steal the cool off the concrete beneath the wallpaper.
He’s put on muscle since he started road work. With Ruben snoring away, Niall can look as much as he wants, feeding that ache that sits low in his belly. Niall’s grown an inch over the last year, but even with the boxing lessons, his frame is still lean. Ruben calls him wiry if he’s feeling kind, wrapping his hand around Niall’s bicep after sparring with an approving hum. But he’ll never be as big and broad as Ruben, no matter how hard he trains.
That time they took mushrooms and saw the lake shoot green.
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Niall is acting strangely after a night out. Ruben is very persuasive when he wants to be.
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After their argument in the hospital, Ruben decided to help Niall in the shower.
Set right after episode 4
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Niall is going to Oxford. Ruben drives the long way.
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“Right, choose one,” Ruben orders, pushing the vacuum-sealed bag into Niall’s hands. He doesn’t give Niall any space, so Niall turns to the side and holds out the bag to examine his options.
“I still have the one barbell, so let’s use this,” Niall says. He points at one of the barbells in the package; it’s nearly an exact match for the one still sitting in his nipple. Ruben laughs at him.
“Yeah, so you can lose it again? Fat chance. No, you’re getting rings. They stay better. We’ll put a ring in the new one and I’ll swap out your barbell for a ring to match. So, pick a set. Of rings, this time.” Ruben finally shuffles back a step and sits down on the bed, like maybe he’s expecting Niall to need a while to decide.
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or: Niall's piercing has closed up. Ruben repierces it for him.
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niall gives ruben an eyebrow piercing.
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half man week day two, prompt: body modification
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Because he knows him. Knows what validation Ruben needs these days. The financial protector, the physical provider. His body twitches underneath his grip and his cock strains further in its press against his boxers. Niall watches as Ruben's jaw goes a little more slack. Licks at his lips, leaving a shine behind. It's a giddy rush to feel the way he responds to his words--to Niall's words.
Because he only needs Niall's words; he only needs Niall's body.
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