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Coriolanus knew something was wrong when he noticed Smiley’s apologetic look. He was standing awkwardly in front of their bunk’s entrance, as if waiting for something.
Coriolanus and Sejanus exchanged a confused look when they saw Smiley's eyes slightly widening upon seeing the two of them walking towards him.
“I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I told him he should have used his bed!” He immediately started apologizing, specifically to Coriolanus, causing him to frown.
“Who used my bed for what?” He asked, though he wasn't sure he really wanted to know the answer.
Smiley looked away, starting to nervously fidget with his hands. “Uhm, Bug. He sneaked a guy in.”
“What?!” Sejanus half yelled, quieting down after Coriolanus glared at him. “How did he…”
“I have no idea. He met him at the Hob, tonight. Clicked in and after a few drinks, they came back here. Your bed was the one they ended up on. I don't think you want to know what they did.” Smiley explained to Coriolanus with a disgusted expression on his face.
Sejanus faked a gag and Coriolanus was frozen in both anger and disgust. “They had sex on my bed?” He asked, trying to keep quiet so as to not draw attention to them.
“... Basically, yeah.”
Coriolanus sighed and pinched his nose bridge. “So what, he's still in there?” Smiley chuckled.
“Oh no, can you imagine if they found him here tomorrow? No, no he left immediately after.”
“Okay, then what's the problem?”
Coriolanus regretted asking the question the moment Smiley showed him his bed, now apparently decorated with a huge yellowish stain on the bedspread.
“That's gross.” Sejanus commented, but Coriolanus could hear a hint of amusement in his tone.
“What the fuck?” Coriolanus asked, and Smiley shrugged.
“And this is after the fifth time of me and Bug trying to clean it. You should have seen it three hours ago, it was white and for some reason I do not want to know, it smelled.
“Okay now I'll seriously vomit.” Sejanus said, looking away.
Coriolanus on the other hand kept staring at the stain, a sense of profound disgust rising in his chest. “Please don't. We don't need vomit on top of that.” Bug said, appearing behind them.
Coriolanus wanted to kill him.
“That was in your body. How did you even make such a mess?” Sejanus asked, to Coriolanus' surprise. He assumed he was too shy, or disgusted, to ask anything like that.
“Handjob.” Bug replied, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Coriolanus was about to answer, but Sejanus beat him to it. “Wow. You gotta tell me the name of this guy man, it looks like you two had the night of your life.”
“Who's to say it wasn't all my doing? Can show you some tricks, if you want.” Bug said, winking at Sejanus.
Coriolanus’ disgust had now turned into rage, ready to snap at Bug for ruining his bed and joking about it. He was also annoyed at Sejanus, since when did he have an active sex life? Coriolanus was no stranger to his friend's preference for men, but the thought that he wasn't a virgin never even grazed his mind.
Maybe because Coriolanus assumed Sejanus talked to him about anything, he just thought he would have told him that too. A weird feeling in his chest hit him, probably annoyance, at the thought Sejanus didn't trust him that much.
Coriolanus cleared his throat. “Can we please come back to the fact that there's a cum stain on my bed? Where am I supposed to sleep now?”
Bug gave him an apologetic look, similar to Smiley's one - if he didn't know any better he'd say they rehearsed it before he arrived - and shook his head. “Well, we cleaned it. The smell is gone.”
Coriolanus rolled his eyes. “Why don't you sleep on it then?”
“What? Ew, no.”
“Why not, like Sej said, that was in your body.”
“Aww, Sej? You guys using nicknames now?” Smiley commented, making Bug giggle.
Coriolanus frowned, confused. He looked at Sejanus who seemed lost in thought, not listening to their conversation. He turned to look at Bug and Smiley, who were still wearing a smug smile on their faces.
Coriolanus was confused: what were they laughing about?
“We could share mine.” Everyone turned to look at Sejanus, and Coriolanus’ heart skipped a beat. “What? I didn't suggest giving you a handjob. Just sleep.”
Coriolanus felt his cheeks grow warm, but hoped the darkness of the room hid it well. “But how will we fit?”
Sejanus shrugged, not really having an answer. “You don't have to if you don't want to, it was just an idea.”
Coriolanus sighed, his eyes going from the stain to Sejanus, and finally Bug and Smiley who, for some reason, were looking at him expectantly.
It wouldn't be comfortable for sure, but what other choices did he have? Sleep on Bug's cum? Just the thought made him want to puke.
“No, it's fine. Everything's better than my bed, right now.” He said, defeated. Although there was a part of him that was rather excited to share a bed with Sejanus.
Excited? Excited for what?
He shook his head and ignored it, following Sejanus to his bed. Smiley and Bug chuckled and said goodnight, walking to their own beds.
After changing into their night clothes, which for Coriolanus meant just a shirt and shorts, they both got into bed. Coriolanus blushed when Sejanus laid down, realizing how close they were going to be. He laid down next to him, back to back, trying to calm down. They were just sleeping, lots of friends have sleepovers together. Why was Coriolanus so nervous?
“Goodnight.” Sejanus mumbled, already drifting off.
“ ‘Night.” After all it was just one night, it wasn't the end of the world. He'll survive.
Except he couldn’t fall asleep. It had been hours since they came back to the Bunk, the last of the few peacekeepers who were still out had come back as well and everyone was profoundly sleeping, their snoring confirmed it, and Sejanus with them.
Only Coriolanus seemed to be still awake.
He slowly turned on his back, he felt Sejanus stir next to him but didn't wake up. His mind wouldn't let him fall asleep, it kept going back to Sejanus and his stupid comment, I didn't suggest giving you a handjob.
Why did he say that? It obviously wasn't a sexual suggestion, why would Sejanus want to have sex with Coriolanus? No, not sex. Just a handjob. But not even that!
And every time he'd tell himself he was just over thinking the whole situation his thoughts would automatically create an image of Sejanus touching him, and the proximity with the boy surely wasn't helping.
“Coryo?” He heard. He turned his head and found Sejanus laying on his side staring at him. “Are you okay?”
Coriolanus gulped and nodded. “Just having trouble sleeping.” He whispered, waking the others was the last thing he needed right now.
Sejanus nodded. “Can I help?”
“It's nothing, don't worry.” He brushed it off.
“Not even with that?” Sejanus asked, pointing at Coriolanus’ legs without breaking eye contact.
Coriolanus followed his finger and saw the prominent tent in his pants. He started blushing in embarrassment before realizing what Sejanus had said. “W-what?”
“You're not the first man to wake up with a boner, Coryo. Happened to me too, there's nothing to be ashamed of.” Sejanus said with a calming voice.
He didn't bother correcting him that he never fell asleep in the first place, and awkwardly cleared his throat. “And you'd… help me with it?”
Sejanus had an expression Coriolanus couldn't decipher, and it was physically painful for him not being able to read him. “Do you want me to?” He asked back.
Coriolanus had no idea what possessed his body when he nodded.
Sejanus partially stood up, leaning on his elbow, as his free hand moved down Coryo's body and stopped on his thigh, keeping him still. He moved closer to him, so much Coriolanus could feel his hot breath on his face.
“Can I kiss you?” Sejanus whispered, staring at his lips.
“Yes.” Coriolanus breathed out.
***
“Thanks, by the way. For helping me out.” Sejanus said and Coriolanus pulled him closer to him. His head was on Coryo's chest, as he lightly caressed his arm.
“You did to me first, it was only fair I returned the favor.” He said smiling.
“It was amazing, you sure you've never given a blowjob before?” Coriolanus rolled his eyes and scoffed, drawing him in for a long kiss.
Sejanus pulled away first, staring at Coriolanus in silence for a few seconds. “I really like you, Coryo.” He said, low, almost sounding scared of his own words.
Coriolanus wasn't sure of what to say. “Ah. Uhm, cool.” Surely anything would have been better than that.
Sejanus frowned, a shadow of shame darkening his previously bright eyes. “It's okay if you don't. I just needed to tell you.”
Coriolanus shut him off with a kiss, moving his hand up to his cheek trying to reassure him. “It's not that.” He said, trying to choose the right words.
“These feelings are new for me… I don't really understand them, yet. But I care about you, Sejanus, and I like staying with you. I'd just rather we'd take things slow?” He explained, and Sejanus’ face brightened up once more.
He smiled and nodded, leaning into Coriolanus’ touch. “Of course. No one's here to rush us. You have all the time to figure your feelings out, and I'll be by your side the whole time.” Sejanus said, giving him a peck. “If you'll let me.”
Coriolanus chuckled and closed his eyes, holding his hand joining their foreheads together. “I wouldn't want it any other way.”