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Aether yawned as the fatigue of nonstop cooking at Wangshu Inn started to catch up to him. Paimon had it worse as she was sleep talking, so Aether sent her to their room. Wanting to close his eyes and feel the cool breeze on his cheeks, he made his way up the stairs to the top balcony.
“Yawn. I'm so tired. I wish Xiao was up here. I wonder where Lyney- oof!”
Aether collided with someone making him rub his eyes and start to apologize before his eyes widened when he realized who he bumped into.
“L-Lyney?”
“Oh! It's you, my golden ball of sunshine. Though…” Lyney took a double take at Aether’s facial expression. “You look exhausted.”
“Yeah. Yawn. I am. Yawn. Long day…”
Aether suddenly stumbled forward as his eyes drooped. Lyney caught him with a concerned expression on his face.
“Hey. Let’s get you to bed now, okay?”
Lyney squished Aether’s cheek with his hand before he carried him bridal style.
“Heyyy,” Aether pouted, weakly batting at Lyney’s arms.
Lyney smiled fondly at him and gave him a peck on the forehead.
“You are so cute, you know that?”
“No, I’m not.”
“Yes, you are.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
“Ahem.”
Both Lyney and Aether jolted at the sound of another voice as they tightened their grip around each other and looked towards the source of said voice.
“Oh. Sorry for scaring you both.”
Xiao stood before them with a red hue on his ears.
“Xiao! You are here!”
Aether sent Xiao a sleepy grin that made his heart melt and face heat up, the red tinge on his ears intensifying.
“Oh? Is the Yaksha blushing,” Lyney teased.
“Shut up. You can’t tell me that you aren’t affected by that. Even Wanderer isn’t immune to that.”
“What are you guys talking about? I’m just being me,” Aether said, confused.
Xiao and Lyney looked at each other before looking back at him with soft looks in their eyes.
“And that’s why we love you,” they said at the same time.
“You are just so cute for all of us,” Lyney added. “Especially for him.”
Lyney wiggled his eyebrows at Xiao who just rolled his eyes and started lightly tickling Lyney’s sides.
“I believe you were the one that was down bad for Aether when you first laid eyes on him.”
“Xiahohoho!” Lyney giggled, wiggling side to side as Aether tightened his grip around him. “Nohohohot truhuhuhue! Wait! Wahahahait! I’m gohohoing to drop Aehehehether!” He squeaked when Xiao tickled a particularly sensitive spot.
A proud smile crossed Xiao’s face. “That was for your teasing. Now come over here.”
Lyney hesitantly walked over to Xiao, giggling all the way as the tickle sensations lingered. Xiao wiggled his fingers teasingly as a small smirk appeared on his face.
“Hehehey! Whehehen dihihid yohuhu becohohome a tehehehease?!”
“I learn from the best,” Xiao said, looking towards Aether then him.
As the two continued to talk, Aether stared at Xiao's hands, mesmerized by his fingers. Their voices faded away and he imagined being teased into oblivion by both his boyfriends. Fingertips that gently graze against his side as they keep him on edge and giggling as they pepper him with kisses.
“I wanna be tickled so bad now. Please wreck meheheheeeee.”
Aether whined, burying his face into Lyney's chest before he realized that his chest feels more defined than before. He let go of who he was hugging and looked up to find a surprised looking Xiao whose expression was slowly morphing into a smirk.
“X-Xiao!?”
“What got you so whiney, sunshine?~” a deep, teasy voice sounded right against his ear as arms wrapped around him, trapping him.
He let out surprised giggles as the vibrations and breath of who he knows to be Lyney sent ticklish sensations throughout his body.
Being squished in between his boyfriends, in which he knows to be Xiao's room and bed, Aether can't help but feel more ticklish.
Xiao whispered in his other ear. “What were you thinking to not notice me teleport to my room, hmm? Was it this?” he raised his hands again and wiggled them right in front of Aether’s eyes making him shiver and hold back his giggles as he shook his head defiantly and scoot backwards only to bump into Lyney's chest.
“Are you surrree?” Lyney teased, his smirk audible. He tightened his grip around Aether as he made him look on at Xiao's wiggling digits as they slowly descended.
“I-ihihihi hahahave no idehehea whahahat you arehehe tahahalking abohohout,” Aether giggled.
He raised his hands up to prevent Xiao from touching him, but Lyney with surprising ease raised both his arms and hugged his middle tightly.
“Nu uh uh~ Come on. Tell us what you were thinking.”
“Ihihihi hahahave nothihihihng to- hehehehe sahahahay!”
Aether felt vulnerable as his body was stretched taut, his nerves on edge.
“Youhuhuhu wohohohn’t geheheht ihihihit out of mehehe! Eep!”
“Oh? So, you did have something on your mind.”
Xiao's fingers landed on Aether's belly, but never moved, much to his dismay.
“We have all night, baby,” Xiao teased.
In a different situation, Aether would be proud of him for being such a tease but being on the receiving end made him arch into his touch and whine.
Xiao just raised his hands to avoid grazing his stomach, not giving him satisfaction.
“Plehehehease! Xiahohoho!” Aether begged.
Xiao and Lyney hadn’t seen their lover be this needy before, but they had no complaints as they continued, loving this side of him.
“Please what?”
To add to his predicament, Lyney began blowing puffs of air on his ears, making him squirm and scrunch up his shoulders.
“Youhuhuhu guhuhuhuys! Hehehehehe! Thihihis ihihihisn’t fahahahair! Ahahahahaha!”
“All's fair in love and… tickling,” they said in unison.
Aether giggled uncontrollably and whined as he tried to follow their touches, but they didn't bite.
“My lohohoves, plehehehease dohoho ihihihit! Hehehehehe!”
He was losing his mind and could only think about getting his lovers to tickle him.
“Please please please plehehehease!”
Xiao experimentally slid his fingers along his belly causing him to buck up and laugh.
“AHHAHAHA! Yehehehes! Finahahally- Wh-why did you stop?”
Xiao's fingers settled back on to his stomach, not moving.
“Did you think I would just give it to you like that? Tell us what you want,” he growled playfully, blowing a raspberry on Aether's neck.
Lyney did the same, overwhelming him with ticklish sparks.
“GAHAHAHA! WAHAHAHAIT! IT TIHIHICKLES TOO MUHUHUCH! AHAHAHA!
As quick as they started, they stopped.
“But you loved it didn't you?” Lyney whispered into his ear.
Aether nodded, giggles filling the air as Xiao lightly drummed his fingers against his belly.
“Just say the words.”
Aether hesitated on whether he can hold out, but with Xiao tortuously drumming his fingers and Lyney now nuzzling against his neck, he couldn't hold back anymore and needed to get wrecked.
“Plehehease tickle me! I nehehehed it so bahahad! Wreheheck mehehehe!”
Giggles slipped in as Xiao and Lyney exchanged a look.
Did we actually break him? That was more than I thought he would say. Is he really that tickle starved?
Not one to make their lover suffer any longer, they went in.
Lyney moved his hands down to Aether's hips, squeezing rapidly, while Xiao went to town on his tummy.
A look of relief and excitement passed through his eyes before a bright smile appeared and laughter started pouring out of him.
“GAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! OH MY ARCHOHONS! IT TICKLEHEHEHES SOHOHOHO MUHUHUHUCH! HAHAHAHA!” He thrashed in Lyney's embrace, as he reflexively tried to curl in on himself.
“Of course it does, silly,” Lyney grinned, planting ticklish kisses along his neck.
Xiao just smiled as he switched to wiggling his fingers against Aether's neck and Lyney started drilling into his ribs.
“AhhHAHAHhaha! Oh maHAHAhahan! Ihiht TIHIHICKLES! NAHAHAahahaHAHA!” Aether spasmed, the mix of light and intense tickling driving him crazy.
Xiao growled, knowing how much it affects Aether and started nibbling the shell of his ear making Aether shake his head.
“Xiahahahao! Dohohon’t- heheheahaha- AHAHAHAHA! LYNEHEHEHEY!”
Lyney slid down and kneaded his thighs catching him off guard and laughing hysterically.
Not to be outdone by the magician, Xiao blew raspberry after raspberry on Aether's navel, causing him to throw his head back in ticklish mirth and tears to run down his face.
“OHOHOHO GOHOHOD! LOHOHOVES! HAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHA! NEHEHEHAHAHA!”
They noticed his energy slowly slipping away and decided to drive him over the edge as a finale.
“Ready Lyney?” The adeptus called over Aether's laughter.
“Yup! Let's finish it.”
Taking their positions along the golden boy's death spots, Xiao at his armpits and Lyney at his hip bones, they went all in.
Massaging, swiping, rubbing, any technique they know, they used, and Aether dissolved into laughter.
“AHHHAHAHHAHA, AHAHAHA! OHOHOHO- NAHAHAHA! GAHAHAHA! EHEHEHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHA-”
His laughter went silent, making them back off and watch as he recovered. With whatever remaining strength, he brought Lyney in front of him with Xiao and hugged them both, giggles filtering in as he relaxed. A blissful look made its way on his face as he cuddled with them.
“Thank you, my babies,” he said softly, giving them each a deep and passionate kiss. “I needed that. I really love you both oh so much.”
“We love you too, sunshine,” they said, returning the kiss with equal fervor.
Aether closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully, embraced by his lovers.
“Night, Aether.”
“Sweet dreams, sunshine.”
Xiao and Lyney waited to make sure his breathing evened out before going to sleep themselves.
“Love you, Lyney.”
“Love you too, Xiao.”
“Good night.”
“Night.”
They gave each other a night kiss before they snuggled up closer to Aether, his laughter playing in their dreams.