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Leon bolted up the stairs of the apartment complex with a package in hand. He’s never been more thankful for being fit more than now, even if he’s gained some weight since retiring.
He opened the door to his and Luis’ apartment, nearly shaking from excitement and smiling uncontrollably. Leon finally got the door opened, stepped through, and waved the package triumphantly.
“They finally came in!”
Luis looked up from the book he was reading on the couch, his glasses perched on his nose and loose strands of graying hair falling in front of his face. The Spaniard smiled when he realized what Leon was talking about.
“That’s great, Leon.” Luis said as he bookmarked his page. “Do you want to go try them on?”
The man in question nodded, even though he seemed a little jittery. “Yeah, uhm- let me just-“ Leon ripped open the package and pulled out the item.
Binding tape.
He had been tracking this order for a little over two weeks, Luis going as far as to saying that it was obsessive (which it wasn’t. He was being dramatic). Leon was just… happy that he was going to be able to finally feel comfortable in his own skin for once.
“ Vamos .” Luis’ voice broke Leon out of his thoughts. He breathed in a nervous breath and followed his husband into their shared bedroom. Luis plucked the package out of Leon’s hand as he pulled off his shirt to put on the bandages.
Leon moved to sit on the end of the bed, looking up to watch Luis’ eyes move subtly across the page.
“It says that it recommends the user to lay down to apply, so it will bind more accurately.” Luis read aloud, glancing over at Leon who nodded and laid back on the mattress.
The man took another breath. He was nervous. He was sure Luis knew that too. He had to’ve. Luis could read Leon like the books he’s read so many times and that Leon is sure he has memorized.
For the first time in his life, Leon will have a permanent solution for binding that wouldn’t hurt him. At the academy, he’d often just use a binder to conceal his chest. But after Raccoon and being forced to work for the DSO, Leon had no other choice but to resort to sport bras. He hated it. They always made him feel like a girl and it never freed him from the dysphoria Leon felt for his chest. He could’ve gotten top surgery, of course, but with the amount of time it takes to even get the surgery made the solution out of the question. It took Leon years just to even get started on testosterone. Having this tape would be revolutionary to the former agent.
Luis’ soft humming brought Leon back to the present. He was sitting next to Leon now, reading the instructions sat next to him and unrolling a piece of the tape.
“Are there any scissors in here?”
“There’s a knife in the bedside table.”
“Hm.”
Luis turned and patted Leon’s stomach. “I’ll be right back.” He smiled and winked before getting up to (assumedly) find scissors.
Leon sat up and picked up the instructions, reading them over as well. Even though Luis would more than likely be one of the only people to apply them, it would be nice for Leon to know as well. Just in case.
Speaking of which, Luis walked back into the bedroom, scissors in hand. Leon scooted over so Luis could sit back down on the bed next to him. He grabbed the tape and started to unroll it, before pausing and looking up. Leon felt a familiar hand on his chest and gently got pushed back into the bed.
“Do you have any ulterior motives to this?” Leon questioned, tilting his head slightly. Luis smiled again. “There can be if you’d like.” He teased before running his hand up to Leon’s cheek and ducking down to quickly kiss his lips. He pulled away before Leon could actually try to start anything.
Luis climbed over Leon to switch sides, sitting on his right side instead. The brunette picked up the package of nipple covers and opened them, pulling out two of them. He peeled the backing off of one of the covers and positioned himself over Leon.
“Ready?” Luis asked, looking up at his husband for the ‘ok’, who nodded. “Alright, stay still then.”
Carefully, Luis placed the covering over Leon’s nipple, being sure to smooth out the covering completely so that there weren’t any lumps in the bandage.
It felt weird, but it also felt kinda nice.
“Going to do the other one now.” Luis announced as he grabbed the other covering and peeled off the back. He repeated the process again, making sure that the covering was smoothed out. Luis leaned back, smiling proudly at the fact he was able to do the first part successfully.
“Feeling okay so far?” Luis asked. Leon nodded. “Yeah, just feels kinda weird right now.” The Spaniard nodded in understanding.
“It’ll feel weird for a little while, but you’ll get used to it.”
Leon took in a soft breath to calm his nerves when Luis grabbed the actual tape. Luis nudged his arm open so that he could properly measure the amount of tape he would have to use. Leon felt the cool metal of the scissors on the middle of his chest as Luis cut off a strip of the tape.
Luis sat back and peeled away the backing, placing it on the bed. He was basically straddling Leon’s hips right now from the way he was seated. It made Leon feel dizzy.
“I’m going to put this on now, okay?” Luis warned, his voice soft.
Leon nodded again, mentally bracing himself. He knew nothing bad was going to happen, per-say, but he was still anxious. What if it didn’t flatten his chest like he wanted it to? What if Luis applies it wrong and accidentally hurts him trying to adjust the tape?
Luis carefully starts to put the tape on Leon’s side under his armpit, gently smoothing out the adhesive so it’ll stick to his skin properly. Leon tried to make himself focus on Luis’ face. He always thought Luis looked cute when he was concentrating. His eyebrows would knit together and he would chew on his bottom lip or let his tongue peek out of his mouth. From this angle, Luis’ hair framed his face so nicely. Leon had to remind himself to stay still so he wouldn’t reach out and touch Luis’ face.
Luis pulled away when the tape was fully set over Leon’s breast. To his surprise, it didn’t… hurt. It just felt like he was wearing a sports bra, but it didn’t make him feel like a woman. It made him feel like a man. Like himself.
The other strip of tape was cut and carefully plastered over the other breast. Just being able to not feel them was amazing. Leon couldn’t imagine what he actually looked like.
Luis sat back on Leon’s hips, smiling down fondly at him. He looked so happy; happy that his husband could finally be himself.
The man reached out and just barely grazed the binding tape, making a small shiver run down Leon’s spine. He leaned down and pressed a kiss on Leon’s heart, letting the kiss linger for a moment so Luis could feel the steady thrum of it beating. Luis moved back up and cradled the right side of Leon’s cheek and pressed another kiss to the opposite side of his face, causing the blonde to blush.
“ Qué guapo estás. ” Luis murmured against Leon’s skin, giving him another quick kiss. “Do you want to see?”
Leon nodded, letting out a soft sigh. “Yeah.”
Luis smiled and helped Leon sit up, gently holding the soldier’s calloused hands in his own. Leon smiled gratefully and stood up from the bed. Just from standing up straight his chest felt lighter.
Leon walked to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror, taking in everything.
He looked-
He looked flat .
It wasn’t complete flatness like Luis’ chest was, but it was there .
Hesitantly, Leon lifted a hand to his chest and ran his fingers over the cool adhesive. Almost immediately he felt his face get hot with emotion. Leon let his hand move down to his stomach and then back to his covered breast, feeling tears pooling in his eyes at feeling how flat his torso was.
“How does it look, Leon?” Luis asked softly as he entered the bathroom. Leon looked back at his husband, the tears finally starting to flow.
“It- it looks like me.” Leon said softly as he brought a hand up to his face to wipe away his tears. “I-“ He cut himself off and looked back at himself in the mirror, as if the man was unable to believe what he was seeing.
“Oh, Leon.” Luis murmured, smiling. He walked up behind Leon and wrapped his arms around him, hooking his chin over Leon’s shoulder. “I’m so glad you’re happy.”
Leon smiled and pressed a kiss to the side of Luis’ head. “Thanks for helping me.”
In turn, Luis kissed his shoulder and ran a warm hand up his husband’s torso. “Always, mi príncipe. Te amo. ”
Leon took Luis’ hand in his own and pressed a kiss to the gold wedding ring. “I love you too.”