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Lighter tapped his foot, glancing down at his phone. Excitement tingled at his fingertips, nipped at his veins, and got stuck in his throat; he knew it was stupid but he loved seeing Seth. He’d offered to give Seth a ride- but he’d had to work overtime, so he’d decided just to meet Lighter where he was at. 

“Are you on your way?” he began to type, promptly deleting it. “Almost here?” he typed, deleting it again. “Hey.” he casually typed, adding a stupid little sticker of himself just looking. Yeah.. yeah that worked. Seemed cool. He thought, his finger shaking a little. He stared at his phone, zoning out on his surroundings, as he stood outside where they were staying.

It was maybe 9:30 pm, they were staying in the outer ring, which had the benefit of sleeping separately. Usually, they shared one train cabin, but they got separate rooms for now. Lighter didn’t hate sharing a space; in many ways it was more comfortable, however, he always ended up sleeping on the floor…and Caesar always loudly snored…and Lucy's boars always managed to jump on him a couple times a night. It was nice to finally get some peaceful sleep. 

Plus- another benefit was privacy. He cared about his sisters a lot, but he hated never having a moment of privacy- aside from when he went to shower or change. Sometimes, he wanted his own space, to himself, with some peace and quiet. Another benefit was maybe he and Seth-

As his mind began to wander, he heard Lucy yelling, "CAN YOU IDIOTS HURRY UP!” She yelled, her little boars following behind her as she held the bat over her shoulder. “ You’re sure you want to stay and hold down the fort, Lighter? ” She asked as she walked up to him. He glanced at his phone. No response yet, not even read. 

“Yeah. Someone needs to stay. Besides, I have…” he paused, what was Seth? A friend- his former opponent- both worked he supposed but neither felt right. “...a guy coming by.” shit. That sounded wrong. 

“Ooh~ Lighter’s got a date!” Burnice mocked as she walked out, a bunch of cans of some new nitro fuel in hand. 

“Hah…knew you had it in you buddy.” Piper added to the teasing, as she walked out as well, yawning a bit. 

“It’s not a date.” he took a big breath and sighed. His cheeks felt warm, and his face was reddening. 

“Aw c’mon! We won't judge! We’re happy for you little bro!” Caesar said, shooting him one of her big goofy grins as she walked by, shield in hand. 

He frowned “ It’s not a d-” He attempted to protest, but Burnice began singing.

“Lighter and his friend sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G-” She continued the whole way out of the building, lighter putting his face in his hands to hide his embarrassment. All four of them had left; they were going to a little party that Lighter didn’t feel like attending. 

“ It’s really not a date. ” he mumbled to himself as if having to convince himself it really wasn't. Then he heard a buzz, and suddenly his heart raced, his blood pumped, and he reached for his phone so fast he dropped it on the ground. He got on the floor quickly reaching for it. It was…

A text from Burnice. “Hey!!! I left some of the extra fuel in my room, can you bring it outside please!!!” She added a cute little sticker of a bangboo begging, so placed his phone back in his pocket with a sigh. He grabbed the boxes, stacking them up with ease and carrying them outside to Burnice. 

“Here you go, sis. Is that all you need?” he asked, voice as dry and heavy as ever. 

“Yep! Thank you!” She smiled, grabbing them as Piper loaded them in her truck. “ And have a nice night with your booyyyyyfrieeennddd~! ” she dragged the word out, saying it as loud as possible, LIghter, in turn, receiving awkward stares from those around them.

“Burnice. Stop.” he said, face even redder as he stared at the ground. Burnice just giggled as the group left, and he walked back inside. He went to the messages; his still wasn’t read. Maybe he’d said the wrong thing, or- oh he read it. HOLY FUCK HE REPLIED-

Without thinking, purely on instinct, Lighter threw his phone at the wall. There was a huge indent in the wall now but luckily he’d managed to not crack his phone. He looked around, but then remembered his sisters had all left so thankfully no one had seen him. He got down, grabbing it, and sitting on his knees as he read it. “Hey! I just got off work, sorry!! Today was super busy, but things are wrapped up finally. I’m gonna head home to change and shower real quick, then give me like ten or twenty minutes to get there okay?” Seth had texted, and as Lighter finished reading he heard another buzz. “Btw, thanks again for having me over!! I actually haven’t been to the outer ring much so I’m really excited :3” God those little emoticons were so dumb, and Lighter fucking adored them.

Nope. What? No. Why would he adore that? Psh. That's stupid. A Stupid thought. Yeah. He pushed it out of his mind, standing upland pacing as he held onto his phone. He looked fine? Right? Yeah, yeah. The plan was to drop by Cheesetopia, grab some food, and then sit and watch some movies Seth had rented from the video store. There was a bit of irony in it since Lighter knew the store owners as Phaethon, but he made sure not to let up their alias. 

He hadn’t asked Seth if the movies contained any blood because- well- he didn’t want to seem like a coward, but he really hoped they didn't. He felt embarrassed enough when his fear of blood kicked in, let alone when he was hanging out with some badass guy he liked. Liked like a friend of course.

He waited, paced, and played on his phone, and waited, going outside as it got close to fifteen minutes. He leaned near the door of the place when finally he saw Seth walking up. His tail happily flicked, his ears twitching in that excited way, and his smile bright and cheery. The moon was the perfect backlight, illuminating the white fur and hair, and giving it a pretty shimmer. Seth was in a sleeveless turtleneck, similar to what he wore during work hours, with some nice gray pants on, seemingly more comfortable than his work pants.

It was a cute outfit- and it showed off Seth’s arms nicely. “Hey, long time no see kitty-cat.” he said, employing his stupid little nickname, as he smiled at Seth. He put a hand out, expecting a little handshake.

“Lighter…we hung out two days ago,” Seth said with a chuckle, not getting it was just a greeting, as he chuckled. He didn’t seem to notice Lighter’s hand, so Lighter timidly retracted it. Before Lighter could respond, Seth’s stomach growled, “ Hey, you said we were gonna get food right? I- um- I haven’t actually had dinner yet… ” he admitted, a bit embarrassed by his angry stomach, as his tail drooped a bit, ears hanging low, as he put his hand behind his head.

“Yeah- there’s this local place nearby, here.” His impulse was to reach for Seth’s hand, but he forced himself to hold his hand back, glancing at Seth as he led the way to Cheesetopia. 

Lighter gave a basic greeting at the front, asking for a table for two. It seems the waiter got the wrong idea…as she gave them what was clearly intended to be a couples table, with a little candlelight, and some cutesy flowers and decorations. He sighed, face red, as Seth seemed to only make it worse. “Aw- this is such a cute little setup!” He said, poking at the decorations softly as he admired them. He smelled the flowers “Ooh- a real daisy and-” he smelled it again “rose and something else- I think poppies, ooh.” he said, smiling fondly.

“Yeah…” Lighter paused, “Y’know it’s pretty cool you can discern their scent, and, well- look like that.” he mumbled, without thinking. He let himself smile again and leaned on his hand, his elbows on the table. 

“Oh, well- I actually get a lot of flowers- so I’ve slowly learned all the different smells. Plus- I think flowers are pretty cool. There’s all kinds of different ones not in New Eridu you can find out here!” he said, as he finally grabbed his menu, looking it over. “Hmm- what stuff do you normally get, Lighter?” he asked, tilting his head, his ears turning toward Lighter, tail finally comfortably curling around himself and laying on the seat. 

“I usually get two of the burger meals, a cactus salad, and one of the drinks.” He replied, looking up at Seth, making eye contact for a split second. He pushed his sunglasses up awkwardly, the eye contact making his little heart race. 

“Ooh- that does sound good- hmmm- but I kinda want one of these pizza things; hey- do you mind sharing food?” he asked, tail rising once more to excitedly flick back and forth. 

Lighter was pretty used to sharing food due to the whole…biker gang thing. They often just got a big meal and all snacked on it, so he nodded “ Yeah, I’m up for it. ” 

Soon enough the waiter came by again, and Lighter ordered. As the two waited, quiet settled over them, Seth looking out the window. His tail flicked again. God, Lighter wanted to pet it…but he knew to thirens it was a special thing. Their tails were important, and typically they only allowed those close to them to touch them. He didn’t think he was close enough yet, but sometimes he wanted to just softly scratch behind Seth’s ears and hear him purr, or brush along his tail gently… Never mind…he shouldn’t think about that should he? That’s probably weird…

“So, do you live here all the time? Or only sometimes?” Seth suddenly asked, turning back to Lighter. His eyes glowed a little, Lighter just noticed. 

“No, we stay here sometimes but usually the whole gang moves around a lot. Since Caesar’s the Overlord right now we have to keep visiting all the different towns and settlements, to keep everything together, and deal with any issues.” He explained, a bit dryly. He didn’t mind being the Overlord’s Champion, it was a big deal in the Outer Ring in fact, however not only did he barely get to fight, he got asked so many times about this shit, it was tiring.

“Oh-wow, so there’s no laws out here. That’s kinda scary.” Seth mumbled, a bit of his city-liver tendencies peeking out. “ I mean, I knew that but y’know it didn’t really click. ” He added, seeming a bit on edge now.

“There’s still laws.” Lighter corrected, trying to think of the right way to put it “It just works differently out here. All us biker gangs and people living out here have mutual understandings to safety and no theft and stuff- so when someone breaks them, does something bad, they lose their safety, and usually face some repercussions.” he explained, “This little area here is actually one of the safest areas in the Outer Ring.” as he said it Seth seemed to calm down, a timid sigh of relief, and the return of that goofy smile.

“That’s good…” he mumbled, as his eyes opened wide, mouth opening too, “mm- I can smell the food.” he said, as if chiming in his stomach loudly grumbled. Soon enough the food was sat on their table. Lighter didn’t know if he should wait to eat; he knew those in the city tended to be more formal…but when he saw Seth digging into a burger, his fangs gnashing into it and taking a huge bite, he didn’t refrain, eating a bit more calmly himself.

Seth was…clearly very hungry. He tore into the burger like a feral cat into flesh, a bit of sauce on his face. There was something Lighter found cute about how cat-like he was. His tail happily swayed, and his ears twitched excitedly. 

Seth finished his burger, his pupils wide and dilated “Wow! That’s the best burger I’ve ever had!” he said excitedly. Lighter let a small chuckle escape his lips.

“Happy you enjoyed it kitty-cat~.” He teased, leaning on his hand as he took a bite of his own food. He’d forgotten they were in public, and felt almost immediately embarrassed as he saw a few people look at them. 

The two ate a bit longer, making idle conversation, as Lighter chose to keep his voice a bit quieter. After they finished, Lighter went to pay, but Seth stopped him. “ Here. Let me cover this. ” he said, pulling out his wallet.

“But- I’m the one who invited you out.” he tried to protest, wanting to be nice. However, he wasn’t prepared for the cute puppy dog eyes Seth gave him. 

“Please.” he requested, already putting the money, with a decently high tip, on the table.

“...Fine.” Lighter shook his head, a bit disappointed in himself for caving so easily. 

The moon still shone brightly outside as they walked back to the little area where Lighter was staying. Back inside the hall, then inside the Lighter's room they went. He thought it was a fairly fancy little spot; not only did it have multiple delegated rooms with beds and bathrooms but it also had TVs. The old sign outside the place said ‘otel’, which was what everyone called it. 

“Oh man, I'm so excited to show you these movies!” Seth said, smiling as he pulled them out of a bag he’d brought, setting down one of the tapes. All three of them seemed like action movies; two had blood on the cover art already. He grimaced, but tried to hide it, as he slipped off his sunglasses, placing them on the bedside table, and laying back. “Hmmm- let’s start with this one.” he said, putting in some boxing movie. Oh god. Lighter did not want to watch it, but also desperately wanted to seem cool to Seth so kept quiet, giving an awkward nod.

Seth stretched, pressing play on the movie as he got on the bed. He looked over at Lighter, moving to lay close to him when he let out a little yelp. “OW!” He looked over at Lighter, the embarrassed one for once “ Sorry, I forgot your jacket had spikes. ” he admitted. It took Lighter a second to process Seth had been trying to cuddle up…and his stupid jacket had gotten in the way. Okay well not stupid he loved the jacket, but right now it was cockblocking him…

SHIT.

It was too late, he’d let the thought enter his mind, and he had to finally accept he was- frankly- very interested in Seth. Yes, like that. He hated his sister’s being right. Immensely 

“ I can take it off. ” he paused, realizing his shirt was sleeveless, thus not only would his shoulder brace show, but also his bandages and scars. He paused for a moment, but then he looked over Seth..he had a distinct scar on his left shoulder, one in the shape of an X. He remembered Seth talking about it once, when he’d kind of unintentionally asked. 

“Am I embarrassed about my scar? Hell no!” he said, smiling “ Sorry, excuse my language ” he added, politely. “But- I think scars show how resilient you are, they're a sign you survived, and you made it past the hardships in your life…you prevailed even when the odds might’ve been against you when you were backed up against a wall,” he said, almost speaking like the protagonist of a movie. “So, I show them off. I think they show how hard I’ve worked to keep New Eridu safe.” he’d added a goofy little thumbs up, his smile bright, wide, and comforting in a way Lighter had really needed. 

It felt so foreign yet fitting the way Seth viewed them; as something to have pride in? He knew he’d never be able to go as far as Seth, showing his off all the time, but maybe it was okay to let him see them now. Yeah…he’d survived hard things, it was okay to be proud of that around someone you were close with, wasn’t it?

“Oh- if you’re comfortable with that, yeah!” Seth said, seeming a tad excited at the notion. Lighter let it get to his head, almost tempted to let a little giggle out before he stopped himself, pulling the jacket off. If there was one thing he was proud of under his jacket, it was his muscles. He trained pretty well and kept a really good physique. 

“WOAH!” Seth’s jaw slacked a bit, staring, and putting a hand to his arm. Lighter felt a tingle run up his arm, his neck, and buzz at his brain like he’d had a sip of beer. “You have a good build-” Seth said, tracing his fingers along the muscle, up to Lighter’s shoulder, lightly running his finger over his shoulder then collar bone. He stopped at the little divet between the collarbones, looking up at him. Lighter wanted to press his face forward and-

“Sorry, was that weird to say?” Seth said quietly, his cheeks flushing red as he pulled his hand back. He’d ended up sitting on his knees, leaning over Lighter slightly as he’d done it. 

Lighter shook his head “N-no.” he felt his voice stutter, something which rarely happened even despite his quiet tendencies. “I appreciate it…thanks.” he mumbled, looking at Seth’s ears again. “ Can I pet them? ” he blurted out, his face doused in the crimson color of blood rushing to his cheeks, his heart pounding. Stupid fuck, I’m a stupid fuck-

“Yes!” Seth smiled, nodding. The movie had quickly become background noise, reaching for the remote and turning it off- to a silent thankfulness from Lighter- as he moved back to the position he’d been in, leaning his head forward, offering Lighter a little pet. 

Lighter raised his hand, and brushed it through Seth’s hair. It was soft and pleasant, and after brushing it through once, he brought his hand up again and petted his head. Seth’s eyes dilated excitedly, staring at Lighter, and a wide smile brushed across his lips. So he brought his hand up once more, this time brushing over his ear and scratching behind it. 

Seth’s ear perked up, and twitched, his tail going straight up as he smiled and began to purr. He seemed to stop himself, realizing he’d gotten a little too into it, cheeks extremely red now. “ S-Sorry, y'know-ears are a sensitive thing, especially for thirens. ” he mumbled, almost a tad defensively. 

“It’s alright.” Lighter paused, “I think it’s cute, kitty-cat.” he said the nickname again, a small smirk on his face, as he reached behind and began scratching his ear again. Seth purred even louder, his hands balling into fists and going to Lighter’s chest, kneading biscuits into them. 

He bit on the inside of his cheek, enjoying the sensation, as one hand continued to scritch-scratch behind Seth’s ear, the other trailed down his back and found his tail. He ran his hand softly down his tail, pushing his pants down a bit to rub the base of his tail. 

Seth hissed, and Lighter panicked, staring at him wide- eyed, before he noticed Seth’s eyes were more dilated than before, and felt Seth moving, straddling his waist, and kneading with his hands more intently. 

“Are you alright?” he asked, despite already knowing the answer; he just wanted to be sure. He slowly ran a finger up the base of his tail once more, holding it loosely. He enjoyed the fur between his fingers, the way it stiffened up.

“Mhm.” He said, more purring escaping his mouth, as he moved his face down into Lighter’s neck, nuzzling into his neck, before Lighter could sense a wind of mischief in Seth’s movements. He felt fangs press down into his skin, and a soft play-bite. 

“Ah-!” he was embarrassed as the whine escaped his lips- fucking mortified , but it seemed to embolden Seth, who reached a hand for Lighter’s cheek, holding it and guiding his head to move, biting down again. He made sure not to bite down enough that it drew blood, but enough that it hurt a little. Lighter didn’t want to admit he enjoyed it, but god it felt good. Shivers ran down his spine, his skin, his legs. He trembled and pushed Seth’s face into his neck further. 

A kiss, a bite, and a timid lick, a small timid sorry lick. Seth rolled his hips into Lighter’s, eliciting a whimper from Lighter’s lips. “Do you like this?” he asked, words whispered in Lighter’s ear, each dissipating into the air after he heard them. 

“Mhm.” he nodded, another kiss and another bite. He knew he’d have hickeys all over his neck; There was something he liked about the thought. Being marked up, like a piece of meat, it strangely exhilarated him. Besides, he normally wore a scarf, so he’d be able to cover it fine. 

“Okay- good!” That giddy excitement Seth always had returned, a big goofy grin on his face, but in this context it felt different. It almost felt taunting, mocking; Seth had the control, he took the reins and he steered this ship, with a veneer of idiocy, a playful wink, a big smile, and a “who me?” look in his eyes. It was clear the cat-like mischief was in full swing. 

Seth kissed up Lighter’s neck, to his jaw, a soft kiss on his cheek before pressing a harsh one to his lips. He rolled his hips again. “M-” He bit on his lips to avoid a loud noise, but all it did was cause him to let a little pant out. Lighter unintentionally gripped the base of Seth’s tail, holding onto it tightly. 

Seth leaned into it, moving his legs slightly, backing up just enough he could undo Lighter’s belt. It took a few seconds- and both hands- but he got it off, handing it to Lighter, who awkwardly set it on the nightstand alongside his sunglasses. Seth ran a hand along Lighter’s inner thigh. It tingled and made him tremble more, another pant from his lips. He was getting hard. 

“ I don’t think the doors locked. ” he suddenly blurted out, hating himself for ruining the moment. His heart pounded, his head screamed conflicting thoughts at him, and his eyes stared at Seth. 

“Oh! Let me get it then!” he said so casually it almost confused Lighter. How did he switch so easily? From sweet and soft to suddenly biting him and touching him. He watched him stand up, the way his tail swayed, the view he got of his ass, as he closed the door. He moved around a bit, shifting the pillows, and sitting up a bit more. His mind raced, so they were going to sleep together, weren’t they? But was he okay with Seth seeing more scars, seeing him stripped bare to nothing but the soft squishy scarred self that lay underneath. Was he okay with being brought down and exposed, everything he’d done like a tale on his skin, every person he’d hurt- every horrible thing he’d carried out- every ounce of guilt on display like he was a zoo animal to be gawked at like-

“Lighter?” Seth asked, tilting his head. He was crawling back on the bed, looking at him with a bit of concern. “ Y’know if you don’t want to do anything you don’t have to- ” he began, but Lighter looked at him. Big cute eyes- they wouldn’t judge him? He wouldn’t be hated by someone like Seth… no it’d be okay. Maybe- yeah, maybe it was okay. For a second of vulnerability, maybe it was okay.  

“I want to.” he said, sounding almost fierce for a second, his fingers running under the fabric of his shirt…and pulling it up. He managed to get it off. A large scar ran over his right shoulder, another along his torso, and as he undid the shoulder brace…a huge scar in the shape of x ran along his left arm. 

“Look- we’re matching-!” Seth said, excitedly, and Lighter looked at him and chuckled. That- that was a nice way to think about it. Yeah. Matching. He liked that. 

Seth pulled off his turtleneck and then pounced onto Lighter’s waist. His hands landed on Lighter’s side as he brought his mouth down. Lighter felt a breath land near his crotch, the pressure increasingly tight and unbearable as Seth’s mouth moved…and pulled on the top of his pants. He was surprised, but watched as he tugged them down, using his hands to pull them down off his ankles. Then, he kissed up Lighter’s ankle, his shin, then his inner thigh, kissing softly over his briefs. Then up above. A soft kiss to the area right above Lighter’s belly button, then a tiny playful bite. He glanced up at Lighter for a response. 

And he’d gotten it. Lighter had given up any pretenses, any attempts to be quiet, letting a whine out. He trembled and shook and leaned a hand to Seth’s head once more. He felt a bead of sweat rolling down his back and began to scratch behind his ear again, then rubbing it lightly. The sweet sound of Seth’s purring filled the room again, and he could feel the vibration from the noise against his upper groin. Then once more Seth’s teeth came down, on the top of Lighter’s boxers, and he slowly began to tug. He only took them down halfway off Lighter's thighs, before using his hands to take them off the rest of the way. 

Seth brought a hand to his groin; Lighter hadn’t realized before but he, at this point, had a very apparent boner. He rubbed fingers against himself, as Seth brought his tongue to Lighter’s tip, slowly licking down. Lighter shuddered, his back arching off the bed a bit, as Seth licked again, and again. It took Lighter a second to realize he wasn’t just panting every once and a while; he was full-on panting-panting now. He felt so close- if Seth gave one more good lick he’d be done if he just-

 Suddenly Seth moved his face up. There was a little precum on his bottom lip, he licked it off and smiled at Lighter “ You’re fast. ” he teased, Lighter’s face as red as his scarf was. Seth tugged down his own pants, and off the bed they went. Then, it was his briefs, brief-ly (ba dum tiss) shown, before discarded off the bed. 

“Have you ever fingered someone?” He asked Lighter, and Lighter tensed up. He didn’t think so- no. So, he shook his head. “Alright- want me to help you?” he asked, taking Lighter's wrist. 

“Yes please.” he replied, as his hand was brought to Seth’s mouth. Seth popped two fingers into his mouth, coating them in spit before guiding Lighter’s hand back to his ass. Lighter gave a light squeeze, and timidly circled his middle finger around his rim,  before pressing the finger in. Seth hissed again, his tail up straight, and Lighter took the hint, pushing his pointer finger in as well. He could get the gist from here, beginning to scissor with his fingers. 

“Mmf-” Seth let the noise out, grinding forward into Lighter’s hips, and pressing against him with every movement of his fingers. “You’re good.” he said, after a few minutes, and Lighter pulled out his fingers. 

“What’s next?” he asked, cut off by a sharp inhale. Seth was bold-that was for sure, especially since he’d pulled his mouth onto Lighter’s dick like it was nothing, sucking lightly, pushing Lighter so close to that edge, before pulling his mouth off. 

Seth chose not to reply, instead showing him, as he took his dick into his hand, and lined himself up, slowly sunk down, bottoming out. Lighter brought one hand to rest on Seth’s hip, the other back to playing with his tail, brushing through it, and holding onto it. Then Seth began to move. 

Hips pressed against his body, light friction against his stomach, and an intense friction against his nether regions. He could feel Seth’s hard-on pressing close to him with each move, felt his tail stiffen more under his hand, and watched his intent face smiling, as he slowly leaned closer to Lighter. 

Another hash kiss on the lips like before, and then a lick of Lighter’s lip. Seth took his head in both his hands, kissing intently, pushing his tongue into Lighter’s mouth as his hips went faster. He bit on Lighter’s lip and gave a harsh press down. Lighter was panting hard. Another press of Seth’s hips. It was all too much- he was too close. Seth’s tongue played with his own, moving off only to return to his neck like before. He was so close. 

“Ah- Seth-” he whimpered, and as Seth bit on his neck for a final time he was past his limit, pressing his own hips up and trying his best to pull Seth down in a little pathetic display as he finished. 

Lighter felt so good, but then he heard Seth speak “I’m not finished yet, can I keep going?” he asked, dilated eyes, with a faint glow in the darkness of the room, looking at him. Lighter nodded, and god it was all too much in all the best ways. He drooled onto the pillow, as he didn’t even try to contribute, his nerves fried, his brain focused on all the feelings in his groin. Seth pushed and rode and purred as he finished, covering Lighter’s stomach like a splash of white paint. 

It took a second for both to recuperate…but soon enough Seth pulled off, his stamina somehow restored, despite doing most of the manual labor in their little endeavor. “Are you tired?” He asked, stretching, and offering Lighter a hand. 

“A little.” he admitted, as he stood up, and realized his legs were trembling. He was honestly confused about how Seth wasn’t at all wrecked the way he was after all that. He held Seth’s hand, giving up his attempts to seem badass.

“Makes sense- well here- let me take care of you- clean us both up- and then we can both sleep!” he said, with an excited smile, leading Lighter to the bathroom. He ran the shower, and the two stepped in. Lighter felt- god he felt so good. Being taken care of, feeling calloused hands help clean him, it was so comforting. What he would’ve given to have had this earlier in life.

The shower was quick, and soon enough they were back on the bed, both in only their underwear they’d slipped back on, as they laid on the bed. “You run warm. Like a comfy heater.” Seth mumbled, snuggling his head onto Lighter’s chest. He wrapped an arm around Seth. 

“Good to know I’m comfortable.” he said sweetly, kissing Seth’s forehead, and petting his head. Slowly Seth nodded off, a soft snoring, as Lighter let himself sleep. Having someone else there, having someone to hug onto and snuggle was so nice. 

The next day, as Lighter woke up, he heard his sisters returning and panicked. He threw on his clothes again, trying to get them on quickly, as Seth continued to peacefully sleep on the bed, now curled up, tail tucked in. 

He walked out. “Hey sis-” he’d gotten his sunglasses on- his jacket- and-

“Oh- pff-” he saw Ceaser struggling not to laugh, and paused. 

“What?” he asked, confused. Piper had a hand over her mouth. 

“BAHAHA so you really did sleep with that guy huh?” Burnice asked, laughing. 

He finally realized it…he’d forgotten his scarf…so all the hickeys were visible. He brought his hands up to cover his neck, his face red. “S-shut up.” he mumbled, about to sink back into his room…

“Hey! Are these your sisters?” Seth asked suddenly, thankfully his clothes back on. Lighter was dying internally, as Seth and his sisters began to talk. He snuck back into his room, throwing on his scarf, and trying to disappear from this whole situation… At least Seth got along with his sisters, he supposed.