The sun had mostly set, the sky a pretty purple outside the tall windows. The living room was lit by the warm glow of the gas fireplace, its light cast over the opulent white rug and lush couch, on top of which were the two occupants. Kaneki was being held by his boyfriend, back to his chest, and he in turn had his kagune curled over him.

As it turns out, keeping them in was quite hard at the moment. Normally it felt fine to have his kakuhou closed, but since his heat began it felt too restrictive. It was supposedly normal, but he couldn't help feeling a little weird about it. His partner didn't have a problem with it though. In fact, he looked quite content, scrolling through his phone and leaning his head on one of the tentacles. Ken was reading the book Touka had packed for him, it was a nice escape from the cramps and nausea even now that they had mostly died down. Occasionally he'd start feeling fuzzy, that dull buzz that came along with the waves of overheating would take over for a few moments before disappearing enough to reread the paragraph he'd left off on. This time he was lucky enough to hold a finger over the sentence he was reading as the next wave came, ensuring he wouldn't lose his place while his brain worked through the fog.

He wondered how long this one would last, wishing his body would just let him enjoy his book in peace. Kaneki sighed, muscles relaxing against his will and dropping his book as the haze dragged him down, this one is lasting longer than the others. It was starting to feel closer to how it did the morning when he woke up, just with less cramping and panic. Is he turned on? Well, probably, he'd find out once his soul returns from whatever plane of existence it's on. For a biological incentive to have sex, this isn't very sexy.

"Hey babe, you good?" Hide asks, noticing that the half-ghoul had slumped and was breathing heavily again. Ken's best attempt at responding was just a sound like a grunt had given up. The human put his phone down and brushed the hair out of the brunette's eyes. Sure enough they were foggy, so he looked down. The dazed man wished he could snap out of it long enough to tell him 'everything's fine, my body is just putting me in heat jail for horny crimes', but unfortunately Hide had already started getting up to check over him. The loss of pressure against his kakuhou makes his kagune curl, and oh shit it's starting again. When hideyoshi climbed off the couch and looked closer at him, it didn't take long to figure out what was going on. The boy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh good you're just hard, I thought you passed out or something. Apparently there's a thing called uh...," he snaps when he remembers. "Heat syncope! Yeah sometimes heats get super hot and you can get sick. Did you know that? Bro? Oh yeah you're juiced up on hormones. You here? Shawty are you off the shits?"

Even through the fuzz, Kaneki smiles a little at this Human's nonsense. Damn, he loves this idiot, there isn't a brain cell between them and he wouldn't have it any other way. As the fuzz fades little by little, he finds himself focused more on his mouth than any of the words coming out of it. He's so pretty. Maybe it's his instincts, maybe it's simple affection, but that's what he wants right now.

The ghoul pushed himself forward to kiss the boy, who was startled at first, but melted into it. Hide slid a hand to the side of the brunette's head, deepening the kiss and sliding his tongue into his mouth. Ken relaxed into the motion, to the touch against his cheek, to the warm breath, to the taste of his human. It all started sweetly, the blonde laying him back down, hunching over to caress him like an animal over its prey, but it soon became clear who was prey here. Ken didn't mean to do it, but in a moment the fuzz disappeared, replaced instead by a sudden, instinctive motion.

Kaneki bit down on his partner's lip, growling and lapping his tongue at the drops of blood that rose from the shallow wound. Hideyoshi yelped and shot his hand to his boyfriend's jaw, forcefully yanking it open so he could escape. He sat up, pulling his face away from the ghoul that he was holding down, weakened state preventing him from attacking further. For several seconds, the two were still and silent, save for Kaneki's breathy growl, until the glaze over his eyes receded and reality set in. He gazed up, horrified, at Hideyoshi. The blonde is dumbfounded, mouth slightly open as if to speak but saying nothing. The left side of his bottom lip is ringed with tooth marks, not deep enough to bleed much but enough to be an angry red.

"I'm so sorry!" He rushed to apologize, sick with terror at what he'd done to his partner.

"It's okay, it's okay, we just forgot the bite thing, are you okay?" Hide tried to calm him, coming out of his own shock.

"How is this okay? I bit your face while we-!" The boy forced himself to stop from shouting his concerns.

"I'm so sorry, even if you're not scared I am. What if you hadn't stopped me?"

"Well I guess you would've eaten my face, which I can't imagine would taste that good…. huh, I'm getting weird déjà vu," he answers, way too calmly for someone who almost got vored. Ken takes a deep breath, hoping to steady his nerves. He could have really hurt him, why is he so calm about this?

"Hide, I love you, but I worry about how much you'll ignore your own well-being."

"Really it's fine, see, doesn't even hurt that much!" The boy pokes one of the tooth marks.

"There's nothing to apologize for, it's instincts man."

"Can you at least… can you hear that I'm sorry?"

"I can," Nagachika gave in. "But I don't blame you for the weird ghoul stuff your weird ghoul brain does."

"But can you please develop a sense of self preservation? Charles Darwin had a theory that suggests you might not last long like this."

The human laughed, that pretty smile blemished by the bite marks but sweet as always.

"Okay fine, I'll try to not die of stupidity if you let me hit that."

The half ghoul is taken aback, and puts on a tight lipped frown to stop from laughing, he will not give this dumb slut the satisfaction. The dumb slut in question grins at his boyfriend's obvious attempt to stifle his amusement.

"How are you still horny?" Kaneki questioned. "How do you get bitten by a ghoul and your first thought is 'I know what would be cool, I'm going to put my dick in that!'?"

"You're surprised?"

Finally, he broke down with laughter, the two boys losing it together at the absurdity of this.

"I really shouldn't be at this point. And that actually sounds great." He shoved Hide's face.

"Just get the muzzle first."

"Got it!" The blonde kissed the hand, unwrapped a kagune tendril from his ankle, then stumbled up to run off to the bedroom. As Ken waited for him to return, he rubbed at his eyes. He could still taste a bit of the blood, and he'd be lying if he said it wasn't good, but it sucks that his body can go sicko mode on his loved ones against his will. God… Hide is so amazing, no one else would still want to fuck, let alone not have ran the hell away, after that. And whether Kaneki liked it or not, he was incredibly turned on. His kagune writhed around him, anticipating the human's return.

Hide jogged back into the room with some things, he dumped his backpack against a leg of the couch, it's unclear why he brought it but they're both too excited to waste time addressing it. The other two things he has with him is a bottle of lube and the muzzle.

"How are you holding up?" He asked as he began shimmying out of his shirt, wasting no time at all while still being an absolute gentleman.

"I'd be better if I hadn't just tried to eat you," he answers. "But I'm good."

"Fuck you're adorable," the blonde muttered. "Hey how boneless are you?"

"What?" Kaneki smiles.

"Like can you sit up or move around?"

"Yeah, I think I'm steadier this time," he pulled himself up into a seated position to test it. His legs didn't shake, and the motion didn't make him dizzy. This is different from their last round, he felt more in control of his body.

Which gave him an idea.

"It'll probably be awkward on the couch, we should do it on the rug," the ghoul suggested. Hideyoshi's eyes went wide as he gasped dramatically.

"I've don't it! I've made it in life! I'm going to fuck a sexy anomaly on a fancy rug in front of a fireplace in a nice hotel!"

"Just get over here you sweet, sweet idiot," Ken chuckled. The blonde obeyed, sitting down on the rug setting the bottle to the side and grabbing one of the kagune tendrils, giving it an inviting tug. His boyfriend got down from the couch, flushed from the heat but more confident in his movements. He reached up to put the muzzle on the half ghoul, but is stopped when a tentacle wraps around his arm, and the device is taken from his hand.

"I'll put it on," the brunette offers.

"Are you trying to make me explode or are you not aware how hot that is?"

"A little of both," he grins. While his larger motions are more steady, his fingers tremble a little as he puts the muzzle over his face and fastens the straps on the back of his head. It takes a little bit, but once it's on he looks back at his boyfriend.

"Does it look good? I don't know if I did this right."

"Kaneki, it's perfect, now get your beautiful ass down here," hide started. "I don't care if you eat my guts because I'd like to be rearranging yours!"

The half-ghoul blushes more and does so, kneeling in front of him, but not laying down or getting on his belly. Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's a regular desire he hadn't been confident enough to ask for before, but this time he took the lead. Kagune wrapped around Hide's legs, keeping them in place as he pushed his chest back, making his partner lay down. The blonde gave an inrequed look.

"Oh?"

"I want to ride you," Kaneki shared. "Is… are you okay with that?"

"Dude yes!" The human agreed wholeheartedly. He brought his arm up so he could kiss the kagune wrapped around it. "Think you have it in you though?"

The half-ghoul takes that as a challenge, pinning Hide between his arms and sliding a tentacle into the hem of his own pants. It slides them down, then off of him, tossing them aside leaving him in only his shirt and the muzzle. For a moment, he's the picture of confidence, powerfully poised over his partner, ready to take him in. That confidence lessened however, because he remembered that this was the 'fingers in his ass' stage and there's no way to look cool during that. Hideyoshi seemed to get it, and like always knew exactly what he needed.

"You're so beautiful," the human cooed. With his free hand, he took the lube and popped the cap. The brunette let the tentacle around his boyfriend's other arm go a bit limp so he could use it, and the man did so, pouring the gel onto his free fingers. As he brought them to Kaneki's ass and gently pushed the first inside, he kept going.

"You're so amazing, I love you so much. Holy shit I can't believe someone like you fell for me."

The praise kept the ghoul grounded as the second finger slips in. A little whimper escaped his throat when they curled against his prostate, then worked to scissor him open. Since he was still stretched from earlier, it doesn't take long for him to decide he was ready. Ken reached for the bottle, and his boyfriend, taking the hint, withdrew his fingers. The brunette ran his free hand down Hideyoshi's chest, taking in every lean muscle, every misplaced freckle on his belly, the perfect V line. He lingered on that V, then pulled down the sweatpants obstructing it enough to let his cock spring free.

Kaneki poured a generous amount of lube onto his hand before tossing the bottle aside, then grasped it, jerking his partner off to spread the gel. Hide sighs at the sensation, shifting his legs a bit to give him easier access. Once it was slicked enough, the half ghoul crawled forward to try to take it in, but hadn't planned on simply not knowing how to maneuver it right, Hide always did the penetrating for him. The blonde smiled.

"Need help?"

"...yeah, sorta hard to balance with the heat and all."

"I've got you homie," the human assures as he helps guide his dick to his partner's ass.

"Oh my god- please don't call me "homie" while we're having sex," Ken pleads, grinning slightly at his boyfriend's antics.

"Fine, but just because I love you so much," he sat up a bit and kissed the half-ghoul's clothed chest, and let his amused smile soften as he shifted from joking to tender.

"You ready, darling?"

Kaneki answers that by pushing his hips down, taking him in inch by inch. He makes stifled noises, but as it penetrates him deeper her can't hide a moan. The kagune constrict as their owner adjusts to the intrusion, but relax along with him. Hide gasps when his partner lifts his hips and brings them back down. The rhythm is sloppy, uneven, messy as the brunette is dragged into another wave of fuzz in the midst of attempting to find a pace.

He wants to go faster, but his heat ridden body wouldn't give him the strength. It could have been easier if he submitted like he usually does and let his boyfriend take control, but his instincts assured him that this was right. Tendrils curled around limbs and pleasured sounds were dragged out of Hide, he's in control, he's in control and the haze in his mind loves it. Kaneki is drunk on his hormones, drunk on the power, drunk on the pleasure that permeated his body with each thrust. He held on to his boyfriend's hips as he pushed back on his cock, keening as it dug into his sweet spot. The feeling sparks through him, kagune tightening their grasp on his partner and chest rumbling as the purring restarted. That purr, that lovely, adorable, sexy purr made his body vibrate

"Fuck Ken… I'm not gonna last long like this, you are so good," Hideyoshi hissed. "Damn it you can vibrate? That's not fair!"

Kaneki is too lost in himself to respond. His pace has gotten steadier and quicker, relying on his kagune for balance since his thighs were quaking. The t-shirt was damp with sweat and rc fluid where it touched his kakuhou, ghosting over the sensitive organ. The ghoul knew he was close, but his mind refused to work with him enough to tell his partner. Instead, the tension building steadily in his belly grew to its breaking point unannounced. With a moan that quavered with the purr, he came onto his partner's chest, kagune writhing with pleasure as it wracked his body. Hide took advantage of the vulnerable state to grasp Ken by the sides and thrust up into him.

"I'm almost there," he promised in a cracked voice as he continued pushing himself into the shaking body. It didn't take long at all for him to bury his cock inside of him, spending himself deep in the ghoul.

The tendrils finally relaxed and loosened, and Hide carefully lifted the exhausted brunette off of him to lay him down next to him.

"Absolutely gorgeous," he worshipped, feeling over Ken's heaving chest and rapidly beating heart. The life began returning to the mismatched eyes as he recovered from his orgasm, and the half-ghoul smiled.

"We'll have to do that again sometime," he marveled. "That felt so good."

"It did, You didn't warn me that you're the David Bowie of riding dick!"

Kaneki wheezed, curling in a bit as the laughter sent a Pang through his already scrambled insides. Hide basked in the triumph of landing a joke seconds after sex, then reached for his backpack. The half-ghoul started working off the muzzle, undoing the straps with unsteady fingers and letting the contraption drop to the floor, then rubbing the sore spot over his nose where it was the tightest. He heard rustling, then felt a cloth on his leg. Looking down, hide was wiping him off with one of the spare shirts from his backpack. Since they forgot to use a condom in the heat of the moment, the human needed to clean up what was now dripping out of him. They really only used them to prevent mess, so no harm no fowl.

It was a relaxing ritual, the act of making sure they were clean helped to reassure Ken when he was coming off his high. He was so unquestionably in love with this man, and wouldn't trade this for the world. He heard some more rustling before the human lay back down with him, basking into the warmth of the fireplace as he pressed his chest to Ken's back.

Then he heard chewing.

"Babe?" He asked.

"Hm?"

"Are you eating something?"

"Yeah, I forgot I had this sandwich in my bag!" Hide held the sandwich that he'd left in his bag all day in front of him for a second as if he needed proof.

"We literally just had sex," the half-ghoul smiled

"And now I'm having a loose bag sandwich, so this day has gone from good to great! Got something to say about it?" He challenged.

"I'm glad we're gay, because if we had kids they would be so stupid"

"One hundred percent, those bastards wouldn't stand a chance"

love you so much."

Hideyoshi chuckled

"I love you too homie"