Relationships are tough, especially attempting to keep them interesting. After a couple years there isn't much two people don't know about each other, not too many surprises around to keep things...spicy. In the beginning everything is new and exciting and wonderful, and then there's comfort and routine. Then things start to get plain boring.
Not that Axel would ever be bored with Reno. It's just things felt a little stagnant, like everything there was to do they'd already done. There wasn't anything about the Turk that Axel didn't know, there weren't anymore secrets left to discover.
He was wrong. So very, very wrong.
Where the hell did this come from?
Axel had been cleaning around the apartment. Another Sunday where Reno had run into work for some emergency or another, and he'd decided to do something productive. He'd been straightening up around the bedroom and had picked up the Turk's gym bag to throw it in the closet, when the most unusual things came tumbling out.
Green eyes blinked. Then blinked again, struggling to comprehend what was scattered across the bedroom floor.
A shimmery black evening gown, strappy golden heels, and what was quite clearly a make-up bag.
Axel cautiously toed the dress like it was going to jump up and bite him, revealing even more confusion.
Red hair extensions. Black corset. A silky bra. Fake breasts.
No...no fucking way...why would...he wouldn't...Reno?
The sound of the front door slamming sent Axel into a panic, jumping at the sound of his lover's voice.
"Hey babe! You home, yo?"
Oh my gods, oh my gods...
He quickly shoved all the articles back into the bag and tossed it into the corner of the room as far away as possible. Axel blushed to the roots of his hair, not wanting to be caught looking in that gym bag at the dress and make-up and shoes and...and...other things.
"Yo! There you are." Axel whipped around to see Reno leaning casually against the doorframe. The Turk's grin faded a little. "You all right, dollface?"
Stay...calm...
"Yes! Totally fine! Everything is absolutely normal!" Axel winced at the false cheerfulness in his tone, but plastered on a fake smile.
"Uh huh." Reno arched an eyebrow at him. There were a few beats of awkward silence, and Axel struggled to stay focused and not let his mind wander to what the other redhead would look like...that dress...
"So, um, how was, eh, work?"
"Oh you know, usual bullshit, mission accomplished." Reno relaxed a bit, but kept a critical eye on Axel. "Rude and Laney wanted to meet up at the bar, you wanna go?"
"Uh, sure. Yeah, good. Yes! The bar, we should go." Axel started herding Reno away from the bedroom, wanting to put as much distance between them and that gym bag as possible.
"You sure you're okay, yo? You're acting weird." Reno twisted around to look Axel in the face, his brow furrowed in confusion.
"Fine! I am so completely fine. I just, uh, really need a drink." Axel kissed Reno's cheek and all but dragged him out of the apartment.
What the fuck is going on?
Reno was beyond confused. He had the sneaking suspicion that Axel was avoiding him. Every time he went to touch him, the other redhead jumped, they'd barely spoken to each other, and Axel seemed to be looking everywhere except his face.
Did I do something wrong?
He knew Axel hated when he had to go into the office on weekends, which was why he'd brought him out to the bar. He thought they could spend some time together out with friends, get a little tipsy, and see where the night would take them.
That wasn't exactly going to plan. Reno was engaged in a half-assed game of pool that Rude was easily winning, while Axel lurked over in the corner by himself.
"Something happen?" Reno didn't have to look at his partner to know he was talking about Axel.
"I don't know, man. I'm just as lost as you." Reno attempted to focus on the game.
"Hmph." Rude arched an eyebrow, but didn't push the issue.
Axel was sipping at a vodka-tonic, considering Reno from across the room of the smoky bar they were currently at. He was having a hard time wrapping his brain around that gym bag. Reno just, didn't seem the type.
Why? Why would...
"Hey there grumpy." He turned to see Elena sliding into the booth across from him, her beer sloshing with the movement. She was several more drinks deep than he was, her fair cheeks flushed from the alcohol and her blonde hair slightly askew.
"I'm not...never mind. What's up Elena?" Axel sighed running a hand through his hair agitatedly.
"Oh, nothing. Just wondering what's got your panties in a bunch." She grinned at him hazily, swaying a little in her seat.
"I'm not the one that would wear panties." Axel rolled his eyes.
"Oh, so Reno told you about the mission?" That peaked his interest.
"What mission?"
"Last Friday, haha, there was this, ha, mission," At that moment the blonde was overcome with drunken giggles and flopped over in the booth onto her side. Axel quickly glanced over to make sure Reno and Rude were still engaged with their game, before leaning under the table to continue his conversation with the tipsy Turk.
"What was the mission?"
"Shh..." Elena crooked a finger at him, motioning him closer and soon the two were crouched under the table drinks in hand, with her lips brushing Axel's ear as she whispered, "There was this mission, that I was supposed to go on with Tseng, but then we got stuck in Junon, so Reno and Rude had to take our place."
She was again overcome by giggles and Axel had to nudge her with his elbow, sloshing some of his own drink to get her to continue.
"Anyway, they had to attend this fancy dinner party thing, and plant some bugs around this board member's apartment, cause well, I can't tell you cause that's classified."
Axel snorted. Little late to be professional.
"And so, they had to carry out the mission as Tseng had written it, and Reno had to...had to..."
"What?!" Axel whispered harshly.
"He had to dress like a woman and go as Rude's date." Elena clapped both of her hands over her mouth to stifle uncontrollable giggles. Axel gaped at her for a moment, then broke out into hysterics with the blonde. The two of them rolling around on the floor under the table together, imagining the stoic bald man escorting Reno to a dinner party as a woman.
Axel was feeling a fair amount of relief, his boyfriend hadn't been a closet cross-dresser behind his back for years, but also a surprising amount of curiosity.
What had Reno looked like?
Axel was gay, but the thought of Reno...in a dress...with the shoes...and...and...
I bet he was hot.
"What are you two drunks doing, yo?" Axel looked up to see Reno and Rude grinning down at them.
"We were...we were...Axel what were we doing?" Elena was still laughing weakly, her blond hair and uniform severely rumpled.
Axel shook his head and shrugged, acting a bit more intoxicated than he really was, not wanting to explain the real reason they'd ended up under the booth.
Rude chuckled and started dragging them to their feet. "I think it's time for some of us to get home."
Axel was alone in the apartment after a long day in the shop. Roxas had been getting annoyed with him all day because he couldn't seem to focus, but it was so hard to focus on anything lately.
It had been a few days since they'd gone out to the bar, and Axel's mind kept wandering off to that gym bag that had been hidden under the bed. He thought about it almost constantly.
What had he looked like?
Did he wear panties?
...Would he wear it again?
The only jealously that he felt towards Rude was the fact that the bald man had gotten to see Reno that way. He felt that as Reno's boyfriend, if the Turk was going to cross-dress, he should be the only one that would get to see.
He wasn't sure how to go about getting Reno to dress up again. Axel felt that if he talked to Reno about it, he might end up with a black eye. Reno was always so macho and tough and...
He'd worn that dress.
In his fantasies, Reno was spread out beneath him, loose red hair in a fan on the pillow, and the silky black dress bunched up around his thighs. Reno would be shy, and hesitant because this wasn't what he was used to. Painted lips would part enticingly and Axel would make him moan as he reached under the soft dress and worshiped that hard body, taking control, and Reno surrendering to him...
Axel groaned to himself, laying back on the couch, trying to will away the problem he was currently sporting.
He needed to do something about this.
He needed to do something about this tonight.
Reno whistled to himself as he climbed the steps to his apartment two at a time. Today had been awesome. He'd gotten to test pilot one of Shinra's new helicopters and it had been so fucking cool. The controls were just, perfect, and the speed, amazing, and he'd had a blast.
He couldn't wait to tell Axel about it and geek out about mechanics for a while. The other redhead had still seemed slightly off all week, like he was distracted or something and he kept giving Reno these looks. Looks that Reno greatly appreciated, but every time he tried to start something with Axel he'd blush like a schoolgirl and run sputtering from the room with some excuse or another. Reno was hoping they could get back on familiar ground, discuss the awesomeness of flying and Axel would be back to normal.
Reno was still running on a bit of an adrenaline high after all that flying, he'd pulled some crazy stunts in the air to test the limits of the new birds. He thundered into the apartment and made a beeline for the bedroom when he noticed Axel wasn't out.
"Hey, babe! I had the coolest day at work, yo. There's these new..." Reno trailed off and gaped at the sight that met him.
Axel was standing in their room, holding Reno's worst nightmare.
I thought I got rid of that, yo.
The other redhead was holding his old gym bag. A bag which was full of things which he'd rather never think about again. Him and Rude had promised that these things would never be discussed and he'd threatened Tseng and Elena with unknown horrors if either of them dared to breath a word of what had transpired last Friday.
"Where'd-where'd you get that?" Reno swallowed nervously.
"I found it last weekend, and when you tried to throw it out, I got it back." Axel shifted his weight back and forth, gaze firmly on the ground between Reno's feet.
"Listen, babe, it isn't...it's not what you're thinking, yo. There was, it was a mission, and..."
"I know."
"It was a direct order, and...wait. What do you mean you know?" Reno took a step forward menacingly.
"Elena told me." Axel shrugged a little helplessly, still staring at the floor.
"That bitch. She promised, yo." Reno fumed to himself, then seemed to remember that Axel was still in the room. Still holding his nightmare. "About Rude, don't be mad. I mean, he's totally straight and believe me both of us wish that hadn't happened."
"No, it's not...I'm not mad." Axel clutched the bag closer then extended his arm, holding it out to Reno. "I wanted...I was wondering if..."
Then Axel muttered something too quiet for Reno to hear.
"What?"
"I said, I wanted...you to...I mean I know you probably won't...but I just..."
"Ax. Spit it out, man." Reno was getting impatient and the longer that dreaded atrocity was in the room, the more frustrated he was getting.
Axel took a deep breath and said something almost too quick for Reno to catch.
Almost.
"Iwaswonderingifyouwouldweari tforme."
Reno gaped at him.
He couldn't-why would Axel want-there was no way that he'd...
His gut reaction was to say no fucking way, but then Axel had looked up at him. He was biting his lip and there was hope in those big green eyes, but behind that hope was a hunger and a lust that Reno definitely wasn't ready for. He then paused for a moment and really thought about it. What happened in their bedroom never had to leave, and Axel clearly really wanted it, and maybe...
Reno snatched the bag out of Axel's hands and pointed a threatening finger right in the other redhead's face. "You tell anybody about this, yo, and I'll bust your ass."
Oh my gods, oh my gods...
Axel sat on the edge of the bed, his knee bouncing nervously and knotting his hands together. Reno had been in the bathroom for ten minutes, getting dressed, and Axel couldn't believe this was happening.
"Yo!" A sharp rap to the door brought Axel's attention back to the present. "Do I gotta wear the make-up too?"
"Uh...y-yeah..."
He heard a snort from the other side of the door and more rustling.
Axel sat fidgeting for another almost twenty minutes, starting to wonder if Reno was ever going to come out.
"All right." Reno's voice was a little unsteady, and it sent a jolt through Axel's body. "I'm ready."
The door opened, and out stepped the most wonderful thing that Axel had ever seen. None of his fantasies measured up to the way the fabric of the dress clung to Reno in real life, or the subtle (oddly well done) make up that was dusted across the Turks face, or the way his legs looked from those shoes. The dress had little capped sleeves to make his neckline seem deceptively more delicate and hide the toned arms. There were ruffles and pleats to create the illusion of curves where there weren't any.
Axel knew, that under that dress was a man and everything was muscles and scars and everything he loved about being gay, but seeing Reno like this, was just so...so...
Sexy.
"Okay. So now I wore the stupid dress for you, hope you're happy, yo." Before Reno could beat a hasty retreat back to the bathroom, Axel was on his feet and grabbing him around the waist in a heartbeat.
"Wait." Axel's hand rubbed through the fabric, feeling Reno's abs twitch in response and snaked its way up to feel along his neck and across to push the sleeve out of the way to expose his shoulder. Axel leaned down and started kissing along the other redhead's collarbone.
Oh gods, he put on perfume...
"You're really a kinky bastard, yo."
Reno struggled to keep up with his lover as he was bodily lifted, thrown, and then pinned to the bed. Axel was using his larger frame to his advantage for once, and loosely held his wrists above his head, kissing him hard. It was becoming very clear what Axel wanted, and Reno was still debating if he was cool with this whole situation.
He felt the hand at his wrists leave and suddenly Axel was fumbling around with the clasp behind his back, still trying to kiss him into the mattress, until he shifted his head to the junction of Reno's neck and shoulder.
"Stupid fucking...damned thing..." Axel practically whined.
Reno snorted, suddenly finding the whole situation a little hilarious. "First time?"
"Yes." Reno could hear him pouting.
"Psh." Reno pushed him away then arched his back slightly and swiftly removed the heavily padded bra, tossing it across the room. The dress hung a little looser, not fitting right without the fake curves. "Thought you wanted me to look like a woman."
"No." Axel had sat back onto his heels and lifted one of Reno's legs to start kissing his way from the inside of an ankle to under his knees. "You are a man...in a dress."
Axel stretched forward, pushing the skirts of the dress up to Reno's hips, and nipping the inside of his thigh. Reno's eyes rolled into the back of his head when Axel took him into his mouth. He pushed the dress aside to get a better view and fisted his hands into bright red hair, guiding Axel's motions. Axel kneaded his hip and then started coaxing his legs further apart, while his other hand reached for their bedside table.
Oh, hell. No stopping this now.
Reno decided that Axel could have whatever he wanted, as long as his tongue kept doing that thing. He felt Axel prodding a finger at him, and tried his best to relax. It was still uncomfortable, because it had been a long time, and he had his preferences and this wasn't usually it.
But then he looked down to lustful green eyes, and Reno realized he wanted this too.
More fingers joined the first. Axel was going horridly slow, and Reno could tell his lover was trying to be gentle, but really.
He reached down and pulled Axel up to his face kissing him within an inch of his life, giving the clear message of I'm ready.
Once Axel was settled in him, he paused with his face buried in Reno's shoulder, holding him tight around the waist. Reno clung to his lover, blinking his eyes against the slight sting. Then Axel started to move and that pain quickly faded away, because Axel knew exactly what he was doing.
Like everything else, it was slow. But the best kind of slow. Axel started kissing along his neck again, driving into him with purpose. Reno started moving his hips up to meet him, then started pressing back against his shoulders.
Axel took the hint, and leaned back with Reno still in his arms, until he was sitting on the mattress with the other redhead in his lap. Reno's eyes almost crossed at the new angle, but he braced himself, then started using his legs to create his own rhythm. Axel tried to keep up, and bent forward to mouth Reno's nipple through the fabric of the dress that still pooled around them.
Reno looked down into Axel's flushed features, at those adoring green eyes and felt slightly less embarrassed that this was all happening while he was in a godsdamned dress.
"R-reno, oh gods...you're perfect...I love you...oh gods..." Axel pulled him closer and started stroking him beneath the skirts.
"Urgh, right there, babe." Reno bounced a few more times in Axel's lap, before feeling his lover shudder beneath him in completion, reaching his hand down to finish himself.
He collapsed forward onto Axel, the two of them laying in a sweaty mess for a minute.
"That...was so...so fucking hot..." Axel peppered his face with kisses hugging him closely.
They'd cleaned up, Reno washing away the last vestiges of make-up, and moved into the living room to cuddle on the couch and feed each other leftover take-out. Axel was leaning back into the Turk's embrace replaying the past hour over and over in his mind.
So perfect.
He heard a snort above him and looked up into Reno's smirking face. "What?"
"You're such a kink, yo." Reno kissed the tip of his nose, making Axel scrunch up his face.
"I am not."
"Yeah, babe, you really are." Reno laughed before shoveling more food into his mouth.
"Well...everyone has fantasies. Aren't there a few things you'd want to act out?" Axel grumbled stabbing mindlessly at his noodles.
"Oh, I can think of a few."
Axel looked up and felt a shiver go down his spine at the absolutely wicked look on his lover's face.
"And I plan on it, yo." If possible, his grin stretched even more wide and there was a mischievous glint in his blue-grey eyes. "You owe me."
Well, that was certainly...something. Wanted to try out some cross dressing, switch things up a bit. Hope you liked it and please review!