Cloud stretched out across the bed, bound and spread-eagled, face down on the firm mattress. Beside him Leon stood waiting, cane poised and ready in his hand.
The blonde Cadet had stripped naked before getting into position, leaving him no barrier to protect against the sweet sting of the beating he was about to receive. In contrast the Commander was fully clothed, he looked ready for battle.
An observer looking in on this scene might be tempted to believe the tall brunette SOLDIER was in control right now, towering over his prone subordinate and preparing to bend the poor boy to his will.
That observer would be mistaken.
Even now Leon could feel the power radiating from his young lover. It was a power that had been intoxicating him since the day they first met. Slight and frail as he might seem, Clouds confidence increased tenfold when he was naked, especially when he was aroused. He wasn't sure why, just that it gave him a sense of self assurance that made him almost fearless.
This was his domain. The one place where he knew all control belonged to him. Every movement, every breath, every ebb and flow.
As Leon had moved about the bed, tying each pale limb to the four posts of the bed at the others instruction he'd marvelled at how the very things that would take power away from most people only served to increase Clouds.
Now as he stood waiting the cane felt hard and cold in his hand and the brunette shifted slightly flexing his arm to test the weight. He didn't move, only waited. Until finally...
"Ten. Hard. Count to five between each one. Try to space them evenly down the length of my back. I want stripes."
Leon took a breath, inexplicably nervous. Desperate to please.
'CRACK' - one...two...three...four...five - 'CRACK' - one...two...three...
He focussed the strikes with as much precision as he could manage, measuring the length of the pale back with his eyes to determine how far apart each one had to be to fill the space. With each hit, Cloud let out a sharp hiss and thrust his hips down into the mattress, hot and hard already, seeking friction. Before Leon's eyes the pale skin was flushed red, lined with stripes, the muscles tense and ready for the next hit.
...five - 'CRACK'
The final hit landed and Leon's hand went lax dropping the cane to the ground. Standing back he watched fascinated by the deep flush of each stripe, harsh and red across the mountain mans pale skin.
It was beautiful. He wanted to touch, to run his hands across that skin and feel the heat surging up through those thick red lines.
But he knew he wasn't allowed. Not yet.
"Get your phone, I want to see"
He grabbed the phone from the nightstand, quickly switching it to camera and moving about the bed until he could find the perfect angle. One of the lines was off, not quite parallel with the others. The SOLDIER commander winced nervously, wondering if there was a way he could take the photograph that wouldn't make it too obvious. After twisting and turning the lens a few times he realised it was a lost cause and hastily snapped a few shots as he noticed Cloud becoming impatient.
Without needing to be told he moved the screen of the phone into the blondes view so he could see his lovers handiwork. From the brief irritation that passed over stormy blue eyes Leon knew the other had noticed the wonky line and was none too pleased about it, but the look passed quickly and after he had been shown all the photos Cloud nodded for the phone to be moved away again.
"Don't worry, its only our first time with the cane. Practice makes perfect."
Leon sighed in relief.
Cloud shifted restlessly on the mattress, hips thrusting obscenely against the sheets, totally unashamed. His dark haired lover watched from where he stood, a prominent bulge tenting the front of his trousers.
He wanted to touch, so badly.
He kept his hands by his sides.
Cloud began to moan wantonly as he writhed on the bed, knowing the effect it would have on his lover. Leon's cock twitched at the sound and he had to bite back his own moan. He could see both amusement and lust in the blondes eyes when they turned to stare at him.
His hands clenched into fists by his side. Still he didn't move.
Cloud laughed, a soft chuckle of amusement, impressed by his lovers obedience and restraint. After a few more minutes of entertaining himself the Cadet decided he'd had enough and it was time to move things forward. "Get the lube"
Leon breathed another sigh of relief as he rushed to comply. Within moments the brunettes fingers were slick and at his lovers instruction two of them were sliding easily into the blondes hole. It was so tight and so hot he could barely stand it. He started up a sow rhythm drawing the fingers out until just the very tips were still touching then roughly jamming them back in as deep as they would go. Cloud continued to rut against the bed moaning and gasping with each jab.
Leon remained clothed and untouched.
"Spank me"
Although breathless Clouds words were confident and left no room for question. His right hand still busy with its task, Leon raised his left and brought the palm down on the soft fleshy globe of Clouds left ass cheek with a sharp SMACK. The clear solid outline of the SOLDIERS hand on that otherwise flawless skin showed he had held nothing back.
Cloud bit his lip to stifle a cry of ecstasy then moaned again as the taste of copper filled his mouth.
The hand was raised again but before Leon could bring it down on the other cheek Cloud cried out "Just the left" The next hit fell, almost directly on top of the previous one. And another. And another. Cloud cried out in bliss every time.
Leon was so focused on delivering the strikes with his left hand he didn't realise that his right had stopped moving, fingers pressed deep inside the other until Cloud called for the spanking to stop and began rocking his hip, fucking himself on them.
"Twist them" He ordered "wriggle the tips"
Leon obeyed. Eager to please Leon bent his fingers up towards Clouds spine, massaging the outer walls of his channel and was rewarded by a deep lust filled moan. It wouldn't be long before the blonde wanted more.
"That's enough. Fuck me."
Thank fuck.
The eager SOLDIER couldn't get his clothes off fast enough, yanking and ripping at every strip of fabric or buckle that got in his way. He applied a quick splash of lube to his dick to slick it up before mounting the Cadet and lining himself up. He didn't bother to ask for further permission before sliding home. He had already been given his instruction, any further delays before complying would only serve to piss the younger man off.
The feeling was incredible, like he had just entered heaven. Or maybe it was hell. It was certainly hot enough to be hell.
Leon froze in place, too overwhelmed to move. Cloud clenched around him impatiently.
He didn't need to speak out loud to make his instruction clear. Get on with it
Gritting his teeth the brunet SOLDIER called on every ounce of resolve he had to begin thrusting his hips. The sweet intense heat of his lover threatening to drive him mad. It felt so good.
Cloud sighed happily beneath him, just as wrapped up in the sensations as he was. Together they rocked and thrust and moaned both enraptured by the pleasure the others body could provide.
For a while Leon held his position propped up above the blonde, almost in a full plank with his hands either side of the younger man's head, the only contact was at their point of joining as he drew his cock in and out from between those beautiful globes, one a pale white, the other dark burning red.
After a while Leon decided this position just wasn't close enough and he needed more so allowed his body to fall forward into the younger mans back, wrapping around the smaller frame. Cloud gasped as the SOLDIERS hot chest came into contact with the fresh welts on his back, the rough tug of flesh pulling against them as they continued to rut. The new position did not allow for the same deep pivoting thrusts as before so instead Leon held himself deep inside his lover, grinding and rocking into that glorious channel as he felt himself nearing completion.
The closeness of their bodies and intensity of their fucking had both men working up a heavy sweat and the sting of the liquid as it was driven into every deep pulsing line across Clouds back just pushed him closer to his own end.
They came together. Hissing and grunting their relief before collapsing into stillness. The sound of heavy panting slowly died down to calm breathing, the two men stayed pressed together in the aftermath.
Seconds, minutes, or hours later Leon finally found enough strength to pull out and roll off of his younger lover, the tug of flesh as he peeled his chest away from Clouds still stinging back drawing another hiss from the teen who twisted slightly to offer the older man a happy satisfied smile.
Leon smiled back.
"Untie me now"
With careful movements the SOLDIER untied first Clouds feet then his hands, wincing at the angry red burn marks left by the ropes around each limb. Cloud himself seemed unbothered, carelessly rubbing his wrists and ankles in turn to encourage the flow of blood back to each limb.
Beautiful blue eyes met the SOLIDERs with a kind smile. The blonde shifted closer to wrap around his lover in a gentle hug. "That was wonderful. Thank you"
For the third time Leon let out a sigh of relief and allowed himself to be held.
Dipping his head to capture soft pink lips in a sweet kiss he smiled contentedly "Thank you as well"
They stayed wrapped together, lightly napping until it was nearing the time when Cloud would have to leave.
"Can you take a picture of my ass" He requested with a smirk "I want to see it while it's still different colours" Leon laughed and pulled up the camera on his phone whilst Cloud moved to lay on his front again displaying himself for the lens. Leon took a couple of photos from different angles, marvelling at the beautiful flush of his lovers skin.
He showed the pictures to Cloud who grinned in approval and commended his lover on landing his strikes in the same place each time and keeping the hand print so distinct. Leon flushed at the praise, happy to have pleased him.
Finally the last part of their evening was here and Leon walked over to his dresser where a cure was ready and waiting. Cloud stood up and positioned himself in the middle of the room. The tingling sensation of the spell washed over the Cadets form and he felt a stab of disappointment at the loss of the pain but did not allow this to show on his face as he turned to face the other man. Leon's eyes raked over the blondes form desperately searching for any remaining damage.
The blondes skin was flawless.
Leon closed his eyes and released the breath he had been holding feeling arms wrap around him in another hug.
He felt guilty. He knew Cloud enjoyed the pain. That the blonde would leave his injuries to heal naturally if he could. Would love to watch his own skin pass through the various shades of red, purple and yellow bruising as nature did its work. But Leon needed this.
Needed to be the one to fix the damage he had caused.
Needed to see Cloud once again unblemished.
Needed to know his dark desires to hurt and maim weren't evil or wrong.
That's why he needed Cloud.
Cloud understood.
Leon had been just 15 when he first felt the urge to cause a lover pain.
Tangled in a mess of sweaty limbs in the bed of a schoolmate who had snuck him in through the window whilst his parents sat downstairs blissfully unaware. They slid together, grinning and laughing with excitement at how naughty they were being.
'Here' the other boy had said. 'Hold me down.'
Leon had been confused at first as his own hands were guided to the others wrists. But the smiling face under his reassured him it was ok and he increased his grip as they rutted together staying quiet to avoid alerting the boy's parents of what was going on just a few feet above them. As they continued the urge to grip tighter overwhelmed him and he clenched his fists viciously whilst dipping forward without thinking to sink his teeth into a tanned shoulder.
The boy had screamed.
Leon pulled back in surprise and horror and was quickly shoved down onto the floor. Footsteps came pounding up the stairs and the boy quickly pushed Leon out of site behind the bed throwing on a dressing gown to cover his own body. When his parents came crashing through the door he gave a quickly devised lie about having a nightmare and with great calm accepted the sympathy and comfort they offered the ushered them back out of the room.
Once they were alone again Leon had emerged from his hiding place and been met with a cold stare full of anger. "Get out"
He gathered his clothes and left.
Looking back on the incident afterwards he had been ashamed and horrified by his own actions and then even more horrified by the knowledge that he had enjoyed it. Enjoyed causing pain. Wanted to do it again. He just... didn't want the other person to suffer. Did that make sense? He wasn't sure.
It had terrified him. Confused him.
Every sexual encounter after that had put his nerves on edge. Always afraid of what he might do until in time he became subdued, began letting his partners take the lead and control his actions so he didn't have to worry about doing something wrong. He found that he rather enjoyed that. It made him feel safe.
Moving to the city he had learned a lot. Learned about the world. About fetishes and kinks. About BDSM.
He had learned he was submissive. That he enjoyed the comfort of giving his control over to a partner... but something wasn't right.
He wasn't like the other subs he met and conversed with. The ones who spoke about wanting to be whipped and spanked and hurt. He didn't want to be hurt. He wanted to do the hurting.
A few of his lovers had tried to get him to try out a few things. Tried to tie him down, lightly striking him with paddles and floggers, easing him into it. But it was no use. After a while the discomfort was always too much and he was shouting safewords and pleading with them to stop.
Sometimes he would ask to try doing the same things to them and they would get annoyed with him, viewing it as him trying to dominate them.
A lot of relationships came and went.
One day when speaking to a friend who had recently split with his dom Leon had found himself flushed with excitement at hearing all the intense and exciting ways the other enjoyed being hurt. His own repressed desires came flooding to the surface until he had finally confessed his hidden urges to cause pain.
His friend had jumped with excitement, begging Leon to play with him. Pleading on his knees for the brunet to tie him down and beat him with a flogger. He had tried. Every strike causing his partner to wail in delight and plead for more, but it still felt wrong. One moment Leon was raining lashes down on the other man, the next he was on the floor clutching his stomach in nausea.
His friend had tried to coax him to sit up, to explain what was wrong but Leon couldn't speak. Couldn't bring himself to confess how he had just imagined beating the other man to death. Of taking that whip or a belt or a cane and hitting and hitting and hitting until there was nothing left.
He had cried. Cried and begged his friend to pin him down on the ground until he calmed down. The other had done so with great reluctance and they had both parted ways feeling very uncomfortable.
Leon continued to seek dominant partners.
Partners who could keep him in check.
He ignored his urges. Drove them down.
Sometimes he would let himself be hurt if that's what his partners wanted. Pretended to enjoy it. Like a good submissive he told himself.
Sometimes his lovers would take him to clubs.
It was in one of these clubs he made the discovery he had waited his life for.
That's when everything changed.
"You can piss off if you think I'm going to beg for anything. I don't want a flogger I want a riding crop. And I want you to hit me with it not run it over my skin whilst you embarrass yourself by trying to sound sexy. Why do you always try to fucking tease me when you know it just annoys me"
More than a few heads turned towards the commotion.
Leon looked up from where he had been resting his head on his partners knee and trying not to imagine sinking his teeth into the fleshy thigh just inches from his mouth.
At the edge of the room a blonde was strapped spread eagle to a bondage wheel, a tall redheaded stood behind him holding a whip and looking irritate. "Shut up and take what I give you bitch." The man aimed a strike at the bound man's pale back, the blonde didn't even flinch as it hit.
"Who the fuck are you calling a bitch you prick?"
A mutter of disapproval passed through the room.
"That's a bad slave you got there boy" A large leather clad man had laughed. "Needs disciplinin if ya ask me. Maybe I should try my hand at it?"
"Be my fucking guest" The redhead huffed flinging the flogger to the large man and storming out of the room.
"Wonderful" The blond drawled sarcastically "Maybe you can do a better job. I'll take two dozen hits with a riding crop. Make it quick"
"I don't take orders from slaves boy"
The blonde turned his head to glare at the large man "That's the second time you've called me that... who the fuck do you think.."
The blondes sentence was cut off by a sharp Crack as the flogger hit his back...hard. He moaned.
"Yeah ya like that hu boy?"
The flash of anger crossed the blondes face again before he grit his teeth and bit back whatever response he wanted to give.
"Yeah" he said instead "I do. So do it again."
The large man sneered angrily. "I told you I don't take orders from slaves boy. You want this? Say please"
Leon watched as the blonde tensed up in anger "Look, I am here to enjoy a nice relaxing beating ok? Not to be talked down to by some jumped up ass wipe who thinks he can control me. I am no one's bitch and I'm no one's slave so either hit me like I told you to or piss off and stop wasting my time."
Another wave of angry murmurs passed through the room and a few laughs. The man with the flogger clenched his fist around the handle in fury looking as though he wanted nothing more than to tear into the blonde before he apparently decided against it, dropped the toy to the ground and silently walked away.
Now the show was over the crowd dispersed and the blonde was left strapped to the wheel alone.
Leon's dom griped his hair in a fist and shoved it back down on to his knee. The brunette winced and let him.
"Can someone please get me down off this thing" The blonde called out sounding frustrated.
Leon's dom snorted whilst stroking his hair roughly "Oh, now he says please"
Leon didn't respond. He had been told not to speak.
"It's a shame he's in the way" The dom mused "I was hoping we could use the wheel"
Leon recognised the hint. "I can take him down if you like sir" Just as the dom wanted. He can put Leon up on the wheel and because he spoke out loud, that can the motive for his 'punishment'
What a good boy he is, playing the game.
Leon shuddered at the thought.
The hand in his hair tightened before releasing. "Bad boy" He smirked "You do that. I'll go get our bag from the changing room" Leon winced again, he had hoped they wouldn't use the bag today.
He stood, stretching his legs and cringing at the burn as blood rushed back to them. His dom slapped his ass as he turned to face the wheel then stood too and disappeared in the direction of the changing room.
Leon moved slowly over to the blonde.
"Here" he said. "I'll get you down"
Blue eyes shifted to look at him "Thanks" the boy muttered as the brunettes hands moved to the cuffs around his arms.
It didn't take long to get him down and Leon looked despondently up at the wheel. "Can..uh...can you help me get up?" Maybe if he was already set up by the time his dom came back he would go a little easier on him?
"You don't sound too happy about it" The blonde noted, concern in his voice.
"Its fine" Leon muttered, placing a foot on one of the platforms at the bottom.
A hand was on his arm, pulling him away, then fingers grasped his chin guiding him to look into blue eyes. The fingers were forceful but not rough, just gently coaxing him to look towards the other.
"What's your name?"
He hesitated, wondering if he should answer. The blonde asked again more forcefully.
"Leon" He responded.
"Leon, be honest with me. Do you want to go on that wheel?"
From the corner of his eye Leon could see his dom approaching with the bag. His eyes darted back to the blue eyes in front of him. They looked calm and kind. He shook his head.
"Do you want to stay here but do something other than the wheel" He considered it then shook his head again.
The hand at Leon's chin dropped whilst the one on his arm shifted to take his hand. "Ok, We're leaving."
He was being led through the room. Leon saw the confusion and anger in his dom's eyes as they passed him "Where the fuck are you..."
The blonde turned to his dom confidently and stared him down. "He wants to leave"
Angry eyes shifted towards Leon who ducked his head and looked away "Like hell he does"
A rough hand grabbed his arm and began dragging him towards the wheel. "Oranges" Leon screeched, sounding panicked even to his own ears.
The entire section of the room they were in froze, everyone hyper aware that a safeword had just been used. A dozen sets of eyes fizzed on them several people looking ready to step in if needed and after a second the dom released his grip on Leon's arm.
"Leon" The blonde coaxed gently "What do you want to do?" Everyone was waiting.
Leon felt sick and took a breath to steady himself "I...I want to leave"
The dom looked like he wanted to argue but wisely stayed silent.
The blonde gently took his hand again and led him out to the changing room to collect his clothes. A few others in the room followed to check he was alright. He assured them all he was and accepted the blondes offer to walk him home. For some reason the other mans presence calmed him.
"I'm Cloud by the way"
Leon's eyes met the blondes over the table of the cafe they had decided to stop at on the way to his place. He smiled as warmly as he could manage.
"Nice to meet you"
Cloud had become his best friend after that. A trusted confidant who he knew would always look out for him and who he knew he would always do his best to look out for in return.
Over the following weeks Leon forgot what it was like to not have Cloud in his life.
After two months he confessed his secret desire to cause pain despite his submissive nature. In turn Cloud revealed that he liked pain but hated giving up control.
Another month and their relationship shifted.
It didn't happen all at once.
It took time and trust and patience to learn each other's limits.
It took communication to figure out who wanted what and when.
It took understanding to work out all the kinks.
Standing in Leon's bedroom the brunette watched his blonde lover get dressed, fully healed and ready to return to the barracks for training tomorrow, and wondered how he got so lucky.
I'm really pleased with how this turned out. Hope you enjoyed.
I think I will be writing the rest of this story as how / why Leon and Cloud joined the army and Zack misunderstanding their relationship and attempting to rescue Cloud.
There will of course be further scenes from their relationship including both present day dynamics and flashbacks. I am not certain yet how everything will play out and I'm open to suggestions and prompts.
All reviews are welcome.