"Do you know what kind of food Roxas likes?" Axel asked Riku as he stood in the bakery section of the grocery store they were in.
He had dragged Riku along for his grocery shopping since he hated to go alone. Plus, he needed insight on what Roxas liked and disliked eating without having to ask him outright.
Axel was determined to make their upcoming dinner a wonderfully special meal. In addition, he wanted to make sure their date was so romantic that Roxas had to say 'yes' to his question, or was at least more inclined to say yes.
"He's always liked Italian food. Especially baked ziti." Riku said, leaning against the cart.
Axel looked around for the ingredients, picking some things he needed for his lunches at work. "What about wine? What kind of wine does he like?" He asked, picking up a 2017 bottle of Pinot Noir.
Riku looked at the bottle in Axel's hands. "He doesn't drink much, so I'm kind of clueless there. You should buy him some Root Beer. He'll appreciate that more, I think."
Recalling their first date, Axel vaguely remembered Roxas ordering something non-alcoholic. Setting the bottle of wine back on the shelf he headed down the aisle where the sodas were stocked and picked up a bottle of Root Beer. "Does he have a favorite brand?" He looked to Riku.
Riku shrugged his shoulders. "Usually we just grab him Mug." He grabbed the bottle of Mug and set it into the basket. He looked over at Axel who was focusing on some other Root Beer choices. "Hey, you're really nervous about this aren't you?" he asked, resting his hand on Axel's shoulder.
Looking up at Riku, Axel nodded his head, feeling pathetic. "I just want it to be perfect, ya know? I saw his tattoos and I don't know the full story of what happened, but if his tattoo means anything I don't want him to think that I'm going to control him. I won't be like his ex."
Riku nodded as he squeezed Axel's shoulder, saying everything he needed to say in that one action.
The pair made their way around the store, picking up what they needed as far as groceries were concerned.
"I don't remember if I told you, but Sora and I got the house," Riku mentioned quietly as they unloaded Axel's stuff onto the conveyor belt at the checkout.
Axel knew they had made plans to move in together, once Sora was settled into his job at the bakery, and he knew they had been looking for the perfect place for almost a year. When Riku showed him the house they were planning to buy, he was ecstatic for them.
"Congratulations! I'm happy for you. Having to pay mortgage without the help of you paying rent and paying utilities in full again is gonna suck, but I'll manage," Axel said as he set some stuff on the conveyor belt.
Riku chuckled before moving some of his stuff to the front of the cart.
"I'm gonna ask him to marry me on our first night in our new home. I bought the ring last week," Riku said, eyes on a magazine.
Axel looked at Riku, shocked at first before happiness washed over him. "Took you long enough. I figured you would've asked him at the two-year mark, not the twelve-year mark."
"I want you to be my best man." Riku ignored his comment and looked at Axel.
The redhead didn't say anything. He just pulled his best friend into a tight hug, which was confirmation enough for Riku who hugged him back, equally as tight.
Axel pulled away after a moment and squeezed Riku's bicep before moving to pay for his things. Once everything had been paid for, they headed out to the car and headed home to unload the groceries.
Roxas looked at the clothes he had picked out for his date with Axel. Their dinner date was two days away and he wasn't going to lie, he was nervous.
"Should I go with the silk black shirt or the white one?" he asked holding the shirts up to Sora who was leaning against the door frame of Roxas's bedroom.
Sora looked between the two shirts before making a face. "Did Axel say he wanted you to dress nice?" he asked as he moved to look through Roxas's closet.
"No, but I'm going to his house for dinner so I want to make a good impression," he said, setting the shirts down.
Sora nodded. "This isn't a first date Rox, you can be casual for a dinner date at his house." He looked around, finding a nice gray plaid over-shirt. "Here, wear this over a black shirt with those skinny jeans you picked out the other day," he said, handing Roxas the garments.
Roxas nodded as he took the item of clothing and paired it with the shirt Sora was referring to. He grabbed the jeans and looped them through the bottom of the hanger. "What about shoes?" he asked, turning to face Sora.
Sora rolled his eyes jokingly and pointed at Roxas's Converse. "Easy," he said shrugging his shoulders.
Roxas rolled his eyes at Sora before laughing and setting everything to the side. "I heard you guys got the house. Congratulations." A beaming smile adorned his face.
Sora chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about that." He moved to sit on Roxas's bed.
Roxas looked to his cousin, eyebrows furrowed. "What's going on? You're not having second thoughts are you?"
Sora shook his head. "No, it just," he started before sighing. "I'm just worried about you. This will be the first time you'll be on your own, since...you know...rehab. I know you've been doing so well with your sobriety and I understand that the drug abuse was partially your ex's fault, but I still worry."
Chewing on his lip, Roxas nodded. "If it makes you feel any better, I found a one bedroom that's right behind Axel's place. I was thinking about moving there when the lease is up in a few months. It's a great neighborhood, the apartment itself has a high recommendation rate and let's be real, with Axel living literally a backyard away, I'll probably be with him most of the time too, whether that's at my place or his, so I'll have someone to look after me. Plus, I'm not with Vanitas anymore and as far as I know, Axel doesn't do drugs, so I won't be pressured." He hoped this would reassure his cousin.
Sora nodded but it was obvious he was still having qualms about leaving his cousin behind. "Riku and I discussed having you move in with us. We have the two extra bedrooms," he offered.
Roxas shook his head and moved his hands in a 'no way' motion. "I won't impose on your life, Sora. Not anymore. This has been your dream, for how long now? I'd hate to crowd you guys. Especially since I've been doing that for almost three years."
Sora sighed and whispered, "You wouldn't be imposing on us."
"I know, but you guys have been taking care of me for almost three years now. I'm almost done with my degree, I'm seeing someone who I really like and I hope feels the same about me. Besides I've been clean for three years. Would it make you feel better if I got a cat or something?" Roxas teased.
Sora sighed, giving Roxas a sad smile. "I'm really proud of you Rox. You've gone through so much shit in your life, yet here you are, living life as if it has no obstacles."
Roxas studied Sora for a moment. He grabbed Sora's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. "You know you'll always be my best friend, right? You will always be my favorite cousin; favorite person. Axel will never replace you," he said sincerely.
Sora looked at Roxas and tackled him into a hug, knocking the wind out of the blond. "Thank you. I... I really needed to hear that," he whispered before moving away and ruffling Roxas's hair.
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The day of their dinner date, Axel had spent most of his morning preparing the ziti. When the ziti was finished he had put it in the fridge to stay fresh before his date arrived.
He leaned against the counter, twisting his tongue so he could chew on the top ball of the barbel. "Are you going to keep up the facade that you have no piercings?" Riku asked him as he cleaned off his plate and put the dish into the dishwasher.
"It's too much of a hassle. At least with my other piercings I can hide them with a shirt, but every time I take this thing out I'm afraid it's gonna close up." Axel forced the barbel to sit in between his front teeth.
Riku scoffed. "You just wanna try it out on Roxas when you guys have sex," he teased.
Axel looked at Riku, a smirk forming on his face. "You caught me."
"Gross." Riku pushed Axel's shoulder playfully.
"You should get one, I'm sure Sora would appreciate it." Axel started putting the clean dishes away.
"Sora appreciates my blow jobs without the body modification."
"Now who's gross?" Axel tossed a towel at a laughing Riku.
A buzzing sound filled the room and Axel grabbed his phone out of his pocket. "Roxas is heading over right now," he said responding to the message before pocketing his phone. His heart was racing at the thought of how things were going to go once Roxas got here. Would he say yes when he asked? Or was he just dating Axel for sex and planned to move on once he got what he wanted?
Riku studied him for a moment before speaking. "You're overthinking again, Axel. Roxas really likes you. Though, If I were you, I'd get dressed. Flame emoji pajamas and pink bunny slippers don't really spell out 'romantic' if you ask me. I'll put the Ziti in and I'll let Roxas in once he gets here."
"Yeah, you're right. Thanks, man." Axel nodded pushing himself off the counter and headed down the hall to his bedroom to get dressed.
After he received a text from Axel stating it was all right for him to come over, he peeked his head into Sora's room to let him know he was heading out.
"Oh, I made you guys dessert. Well, sort of. I made dessert for when Riku was coming over so we can discuss our new home, but then I ended up making too much and made a whole other cake," Sora walked past Roxas into the kitchen and grabbed a cake out of the fridge. "So here, take this with you." Sora handed him the cake he had made.
Roxas looked at it and raised an eyebrow at him. The cake itself was just a plain cake with roses made from red icing. Congratulations was scrawled in beautiful handwriting across the cake in white icing.
"Ooooookay. I'll be home sometime tomorrow. I'll text you if anything happens," Roxas said as he headed towards his car. Placing all of his stuff on the passenger seat, he started towards Axel's.
It wouldn't take him long to get there and he tried to keep his focus on the road, rather than the date he was driving to. Since he and Axel started dating, he couldn't get the redhead out of his head. After their date at the festival of lights, Roxas wondered when it would be okay for them to consider themselves in a relationship.
Relationship. That was a notion he hadn't thought about in a long time. Did Axel want to be in a relationship with him?
He surely hoped he did.
Once he arrived at Axel's apartment, Roxas parked behind Axel's dark purple Hyundai Accent, grabbed his backpack and the cake, then headed to the front door. With his free hand he rang the doorbell.
Moments later, the door opened and Roxas was face to face with Riku, an unusual smirk playing at his lips. Roxas didn't like what that meant.
"What?" he asked, face flushing feeling embarrassed under Riku's stare.
"You and Axel are so cute. Come on in, make yourself at home." he said opening the door wide for him.
Roxas mentally cursed Riku as he walked into the house, adjusting the strap on his shoulder as he took in his surroundings. The entryway of the house consisted of a miniature hallway that lead to another hallway on the right, and the living room to the left. To the left of the front doorway, almost adjacent to it, was entryway that lead to the kitchen, which then opened up into the dining room and living room.
"Here, let me grab this for you." Riku took his bag and gently set it on one of the stools that stood under the kitchen island. He made sure it was steady on the surface, not wanting to be responsible for anything breaking.
"Thanks," Roxas said softly carrying the cake to the fridge and placing it inside. Smells of parmesan, meat, and cheese sauce filled his nose and made his stomach rumble. "Baked Ziti?" he asked, turning to Riku who was grabbing his keys off the counter.
Riku grinned before saluting to Roxas. "Have fun, tell Axel that I'll see him tomorrow," he said before heading out the door.
Roxas nodded watching him go before taking a seat at the island and looking through his phone. He sent a quick text to Sora that said 'made it safely, Riku's on his way, btw' and started looking through his various social media.
"Oh hi," Axel said walking out as he spotted Roxas.
Looking up, Roxas grinned, taking in his date's outfit; a black button-down shirt and black jeans. His feet didn't have anything on them, but that was okay with Roxas, he had no plans to leave the house until he went home.
"Hey," Roxas replied standing up and moving to Axel, who leaned down and gave him a small kiss. Roxas hummed into the kiss and looked back at the kitchen. "So who told you my favorite food was baked Ziti?" he asked, smirking.
Axel looked guilty rubbing the back of his neck. "I may or may not have confided in Riku since I really wanted to impress you. It should be done soon, I put it in the oven when you texted me," he said looking at the timer. "Yeah, we have ten minutes, do you want anything to drink?" he asked.
"Sure, what do you have?"
"Uh, milk, apple juice, root beer, wine?" Axel listed off the drinks before turning to Roxas.
"Root beer?" a playful smirk sat on Roxas' lips before he chuckled. "I'll take water for now, I'll save the soda for dinner."
Axel blushed before moving around the kitchen to grab a glass out of the cupboard and filled it with filtered water from the fridge. He handed the glass to Roxas who took a sip and set the glass on the island softly.
"Supposedly, Sora made too much cake batter and made an extra cake. Though I'm a little confused as to why it says 'Congratulations'. Sora is weird sometimes." Roxas said.
Axel had gotten his own glass of water and nearly choked when he heard what the cake said. "Wait, you're serious?" he asked looking over at the cake that stood on the counter. He shook his head and laughed. He was going to kill Sora and Riku.
"Maybe he gave you the wrong cake? I mean, Riku did mention they were going to celebrate buying their new house." Axel offered as he tried to think of ways to exact his revenge.
Roxas shrugged before nodding. "Probably, he'd probably lose his head if it wasn't attached to him," he said teasingly.
Axel laughed, shaking his head as the timer for the ziti went off. He grabbed the hot pads from where he had tossed them earlier and pulled their dinner out. He took the ziti to the table, which Roxas noticed had been set with a dark green tablecloth, two matching electric candles, which flickered away giving the feel of real candles. Plates, silverware, and wine glasses were set on the table.
Axel set the Ziti down and put a basket of garlic bread on the table before motioning for Roxas to take a seat.
Roxas obliged, pressing a kiss to Axel's cheek before taking a seat and scooted closer to the table. "This looks and smells amazing, Ax," he said as Axel moved to the fridge bringing a bowl that consisted of Caesar salad, a bottle of Root Beer, and a bottle of wine to the table.
"Thanks, I hope it's good. I've never made baked Ziti before," Axel said as he poured Root Beer into a wine glass for Roxas and then some wine into his own glass. He put the bottles on the counter and took a seat, then he handed the salad over to Roxas so he could start serving himself.
"Well, if it's totally awful, at least you tried, which is good enough for me. I'll just fill up on salad and bread," he grinned as he handed the bowl back to Axel before moving to the main course.
He cut out a square of the Ziti and set it on his plate and waited for Axel to serve himself.
"Are you excited to be living on your own?" Axel asked as they started to eat.
Roxas started on the salad wanting to let the Ziti cool down. "Excited, but nervous too. I haven't lived out on my own since, well, Vanitas broke up with me." He felt embarrassed to be even mentioning his ex's name.
"I get what you mean, not having Riku around is gonna be weird. He's already pretty quiet, but it's the knowledge of there not being an extra body taking up space, ya know?" Axel explained, before blowing on a piece of Ziti to cool it down before taking a bite.
"Mm, yeah. Sora's worried about me but I told him I'm gonna stay at that duplex until graduation. Once I graduate I can find somewhere else to live, since I won't need to be so close to the college anymore." Roxas shrugged his shoulders.
Axel nodded as they continued to eat. "I do have to agree with Sora's feelings on the matter though. Are you going to be okay after living with other people for so long?"
"I'm thinking about getting a cat. Sora is more of a dog person, plus he's allergic to cats, so we just agreed to never have animals when we lived together. But I think a cat would be good. Give me company." He stabbed a piece of the Ziti and took a bite, letting out a soft groan of approval. "Oh my God, this is so good. Please always cook for me." Roxas laughed after swallowing his bite.
"Good to know you appreciate my cooking," Axel said. His nerves started to settle into his stomach as they continued to eat. He needed to ask Roxas, but with every passing second and every flash of his wrist tattoo, Axel chickened out.
Taking up the glass of wine, Axel took a swig of it and let out a breath. It was now or never. "Hey Rox?"
"Hm?" Roxas looked over at him, after taking another piece of bread.
It was now or never.
"These past two months have been a lot of fun and this is starting to feel really cliché." Axel paused and laughed. "I was wondering if you would like to be my boyfriend?"
Roxas' heart raced as things started falling into place. The nice dinner at home and the cake with "congratulations" written in white frosting were huge clues that Roxas had wanted to ignore because it was too good to be true. Axel wanted him to be his boyfriend?
Looking at Axel, who looked terrified of what his answer would be, Roxas couldn't fight down the smile that formed. "Yes. I would love to be your boyfriend."
Axel couldn't help the grin either and nodded. "Cool," was his response which made them both laugh.
After dinner was eaten, leftovers were packed away into the fridge, dishes were cleaned up and placed into the dishwasher, the now-boyfriends were on the couch, eating the cake that Sora had accidentally made.
Once the pieces of cake were taken care of, Axel pulled Roxas onto his lap. Roxas allowed his arms to rest on the back of the couch, as they exchanged lazy kisses, enjoying the taste of each other mixed with chocolate icing.
Axel was the first to start deepening the kiss, tilting his head, wrapping his arms around Roxas' waist, pulling his boyfriend's body closer to his.
Wrapping his arms around Axel's neck, Roxas kissed back, pushing his tongue against Axel's lips and into his mouth. He rubbed against Axel and gasped as his tongue met something warm and metallic. He could feel Axel smirk against his mouth and he pulled away. "You have your tongue pierced?" Roxas asked, his blue eyes wide.
Chewing on the inside of his cheek, Axel nodded tentatively before sticking his tongue out to show Roxas who looked at the barbel. It was nothing special as Axel didn't like anything extravagant that could take away from his face, but Roxas' intent focus on it made him feel a little self conscious all the same.
"Why, when? Did it hurt? Do you have more?" Roxas asked, eyes trailing down Axel's body.
Axel chuckled. "I got it done shortly after I got my degree. It was kind of like a 'fuck you' to my ex who didn't like that I wanted to express myself. My tattoos on my face hurt a lot more than piercing my tongue did." He paused, a sly smirk playing on his lips. "To be fair, I have more that you haven't seen yet."
Roxas's eyes went wide. "Where?"
Leaning forward, Axel bit his lip before releasing it. "You'll have to wait and see."
Roxas groaned moving so he was straddling Axel's hips. "That's not fair." he whined, running his hands through the hair at the base of Axel's neck, making the older male shiver.
"What's not fair?" Axel raised an eyebrow, rubbing circles into Roxas' hips with his thumbs.
"Don't give me a sneak peek if you're not going to follow through with the rest." Roxas leaned forward, blue eyes never faltering from green ones.
"I wouldn't dream of it." Axel said closing the gap between them and kissing him hungrily.
Roxas returned the kiss, gripping Axel's hair and pulling his head back so he could control the kiss. A surprised gasp escaped from the redhead's mouth and Roxas took advantage to take dominance of the kiss, biting and licking at Axel's lips before licking into his mouth. Tasting the metal, mixed with Axel's natural taste and chocolate cake, Roxas let out a stuttered breath.
Axel's hands were pressed against Roxas' mid back before trailing down, playing with the hem of Roxas' boxers that peeked just above the waist of his jeans.
Roxas hummed, grabbing Axel's hand, interlacing their fingers, and sighed as he pulled away.
"Roxas." Axel sighed softly, an ounce of playful frustration in his voice.
"Axel." Roxas mimicked the tone which caused Axel to growl and press a hungry kiss to his jaw and started to trail kisses down his neck.
"Before this can go any further I need to be honest with you about my past." Roxas sighed, leaning back a little on Axel's lap and ran a hand through his blond locks.
Axel leaned back taking in Roxas' serious expression. He started to rub circles into his hips again, hoping to be encouraging as he waited for his boyfriend to start speaking again.
"When Vanitas and I dated, he controlled a lot of aspects of my life. He would dictate what I was allowed to wear, who I was allowed to spend my time with when I wasn't with him, and even decided what classes I took each semester. It's part of the reason I'm just now getting my degree when I should've had it two years ago." Roxas voice started to strain as he reached into one of the pockets of the flannel he was wearing.
Inside was the piece of baby blanket his mother had bought for him before he was born. It was one of the only things he had left from when his parents were still alive. It was something familiar; a piece of a memory of a mom who soothed him when he cried after falling off his bike. The steadily rising panic in his chest started to settle as he fondled the fabric
"Two years ago?" Axel asked, confused.
Roxas nodded before continuing."Let me explain, my therapist told me that I hold onto my relationships with people almost as if they're like a lifeboat because of my loss of my parents when I was ten. So, because Vanitas meant so much to me I was willing to do anything he asked of me. I was like a puppy, wanting to be good for its owner, eager to please and get scratches behind my ear." His eyes wandered a little, trying to focus on something that wasn't his boyfriend's face.
"I wanted to save my first time because I wanted it to be special. None of that purity pledge garbage, just...I wanted to have some control over my life that was practically being controlled by someone else. I wanted to, at least, have control over the one thing that I decided to give someone."
"So, one night I came home from class, after having a shitty day, only to find my day was going to get shittier. I caught Vanitas cheating on me and several days later, because I was so eager to please him and was afraid of losing Vanitas, I ended up sleeping with him."
Axel looked at him confused, hands resting on Roxas's hip.
Roxas let out an amused sigh. "Bear with me, there's a point to mentioning this, I promise." He moved a little to get comfortable. "A few weeks had passed and Vanitas had convinced me to start snorting coke before we'd have sex. He claimed it would enhance our experience. So, because I was, and let's be real, still to this day, very eager to please, I agreed." he chuckled, the low rumble sounded almost self-deprecating.
"And Vanitas was right, it did enhance our experience but I didn't like the aftermath of how it made me feel, so I didn't want to do it anymore. When I told Vanitas, it was as if it went in one ear and out the other. He never listened and it escalated to the point where I got addicted. He would switch it up some nights and we'd shoot up heroin. At this point how I felt after the high wore off didn't matter to me. I just wanted to make Vanitas happy." His sighed heavily, hating how embarrassed he felt from admitting all of this.
"It was shortly after our five-year mark that Vanitas ended things with me, saying he didn't love me anymore, and then I snapped. He told me to move out and in a sort of petty revenge, I...I took what he had left over; heroin, coke and I think there was weed too, but I don't remember. I do remember waking up in the hospital because I had overdosed." Roxas bit his lip, trying to will the tears that had started to form, to go away. He looked to Axel waiting for him to say or do something.
Roxas's heart started to race as they sat in silence. He clenched his jaw trying to control his breathing. Having an attack now wouldn't do him any good. "Say something?" He bit his lip and played with the piece of baby-blanket he carried around with him in his pocket.
He rubbed his thumb over the worn, soft fleece and the feel of the burnt edges reminded him why the piece never left him. It was similar to those thunder shirts people bought for their dogs that were too skittish to handle loud noises like thunder and fireworks. Feeling the piece of blanket wrapped a sense of security around his heart and allowed him to fight off the anxiety that would try to strike.
Axel shifted underneath him. He wore a look on his face that Roxas could only explain as unreadable and cold.
Roxas's heart sank as he made to move away from him. Things were going so well, why did he have to go and dump all this information on to his boyfriend? They hadn't even been boyfriends for that long, how was this okay? Axel was bound to break up with him, there was no way he'd want to date someone who had gone to rehab.
Axel was probably trying to think of ways to let him down softly without hurting his fragile feelings. After all, who would want to date an ex-drug abuser?
He felt hands grab on to his waist keeping him plastered to Axel's lap.
"Hey, I didn't ask you to leave. I'm just trying to process everything. That is a lot to just drop on someone's lap." Axel explained taking the hand that wasn't preoccupied with the blanket and lifted it so he could kiss his knuckles gently.
A few moments of silence passed before Axel started to speak again. "So you're sober?"
Concern was washed over with confusion as Roxas processed the question being asked. "Yeah, I've been clean for almost three years now." he said.
Axel nodded. "Congratulations, by the way. When is your anniversary? We'll go out and celebrate."
"Well, it's the first of July, but going out and partying kind of defeats the purpose of staying sober for so long." Roxas frowned.
"Oh no, I meant we could get dinner. Maybe get some ice cream. Celebrate that you're sober and that you haven't relapsed. I-I would never intentionally do anything that could unravel the hard work you've done." he promised.
"Right, sorry," he apologized.
"This is just as new for you as it is me. Don't apologize. But, I do have to ask and I hate to be that guy who thinks with his cock, but are you clean?" Axel asked, biting his lip, afraid to offend Roxas.
Realization washed over Roxas's face and he nodded. "Yeah, when I was in rehab they required that I be tested every two weeks since heroin users used whatever needles they could get their hands on. The clinic wanted to make sure I hadn't contracted anything during my abuse, plus they wanted to make sure I wasn't using in general. I didn't have anything that needed to be treated while I was going through withdrawals. They eventually let up on how often I needed to be tested and after the one-year mark of being sober they decided they didn't need me to be tested more than once a year unless I started sleeping with someone. Which, now that I think about it, is kind of hard to do when you're in rehab, since it's family visitation only." he rambled.
Axel stayed quiet, his eyes searching Roxas' face. He was so surprised that Roxas was so open about this. Most of his friends who had gone through treatment for their addictions never talked about it. Granted they also went back to using too. "That's actually really smart, I didn't know they required testing."
Roxas hummed in response before continuing. "Yeah, out of habit, I get tested once a month. Some STI's lay dormant before they rear their ugly head. Here, I just got tested a week ago, since I thought, maybe we would've hooked up at the festival." His face flushed as he moved off Axel's lap and headed into the kitchen to get his backpack. He dug through his things until he found the results and walked back, reclaiming his place on Axel's lap.
Handing them to Axel he watched his boyfriend read over the results: All negative (in a good way).
"Rox, I didn't need you to show me this, I believe you. I guess, thanks though, for the reassurance? " Axel stated, puzzled.
"It's a reminder of my sobriety. Plus, the whole dormant STI thing. I, uh just really enjoy knowing that what he did to me; that the situation that I allowed myself to get into, didn't have any lasting consequences." Roxas explained, shrugging his shoulders.
"Is it odd that I wanna say I'm really proud of you?" Axel asked, which in turn made Roxas blush.
"No, it's nice to hear it, especially after recovery. It's nice to be reminded that I'm doing well." Roxas said resting his arms on the redhead's shoulders.
Axel looked at the paper again before looking up at Roxas. He folded the paper back up and handed it to him. "I was terrified of balloon animals growing up, since ya know, we're sharing deep dark secrets from our past." he offered
Stopping, a laugh erupted from Roxas' mouth, leaning forward and resting his forehead against Axel's shoulder. "That is the best thing I have heard in such a long time." Once he was done laughing, he shoved the piece of paper into his back pocket and refocused his attention on Axel, cupping his face and running a thumb over his tattoos.
Axel leaned into the touch before pulling Roxas closer and gave him a small kiss. "You wanna watch a movie? Maybe calm down a little?" he asked as he turned and pressed a kiss to Roxas' palm.
Roxas blushed and nodded. "Yeah, that sounds good to me." he said before he started to move Axel's lap and snuggled into his side.
Axel grabbed the PlayStation 4 controller and turned it on. As he waited for the console to boot up, he played with Roxas' hair with his free hand. He pressed a kiss to his temple before focused on finding the right streaming app.
"So we have Netflix and Hulu. What do you want to watch?" Axel asked.
"Uh, let's go with Netflix. They have better movie choices in my opinion." Roxas answered.
Nodding, Axel chose Netflix and waited for the app to load. Once it was, they started looking through the options, trying to decide on what to watch.
"Oh Friends is good!" Roxas said as Axel passed over the summary.
Axel chuckled as he scrolled back and selected the show Roxas was so enthusiastic about.
"I'm gonna grab some more cake." Roxas decided, getting up before Axel could start the show.
He chuckled as he watched Roxas. "Would you mind getting me a piece too please?"
A "yes!" was excitedly called out and soon Roxas returned with two plates of the chocolatey goodness. He handed one to Axel before getting settling back into the couch.
Axel brought up his right leg and thanked Roxas for the plate. He picked up the controller and started the first episode.
It was halfway through the first season when Roxas paused the episode (the one with the dozen lasagnas) and ran to the bathroom.
Axel chuckled watching him before grabbing his phone out as he looked through his social media. Scrolling through tumblr, his focus wasn't there, but on the blond who had agreed to be his boyfriend earlier that evening.
He sighed, changing through his apps trying to find something to occupy his time while he waited for Roxas to return.
Roxas. His boyfriend. The guy he had been seeing for a little over two months now, who happened to throw a whole lot of baggage on to his lap, earlier that evening. Not that he was complaining. He'd rather know now, rather than farther down the line.
Running a hand through his hair, Axel sighed leaning his head against the back of the couch. All he wanted to do was make out with Roxas and maybe, just maybe do other things to him too.
A few moments passed, a couple funny cat videos liked and Roxas came walking down the hallway.
"Sorry about that. You okay? " He asked as he climbed back on the couch, wrapping his arm around Axel's waist.
"Yeah, was just bored out of my mind. I can only handle so many cat videos until my brain melts." Axel chucked, grabbing Roxas' hand and pulling him onto his lap.
"Oh. Hi." Roxas said, a lilt to his voice as he got settled in Axel's lap. He rested his hands on his boyfriend's chest, chewing his lip.
"Hey." Axel leaned up and pressed his lips against Roxas, in a soft kiss.
Sighing into his mouth, Roxas kissed back, hands snaking around Axel's neck as soft smacks filled the quiet room.
Arms wrapped around Roxas' waist as Axel deepened the kiss, tilting his head to the side and licked into Roxas' mouth.
Roxas opened his mouth a little wider, a breathy moan left the back of his throat when their tongues met and the taste of metal filled his mouth; a taste he was already absolutely in love with. His hands wandered up Axel's chest and around his neck, pulling their bodies closer.
Axel moved down his boyfriend's neck, kissing and biting random parts of his skin, never staying in one spot for too long. A hiss filled the air when he started to palm Roxas's erection through his jeans.
"If just making out has gotten you this worked up, I wonder what a blow job would do," Axel teased, nipping at Roxas's earlobe.
Roxas's breath hitched, as he started to grind his hips into Axel's hand, craving the sweet, albeit light, friction it brought.
"P-please," he begged, grinding against Axel again trying to make a point.
"Fuck, how can you be so cute and sexy at the same time? Especially when you beg like that." Axel purred, sucking on Roxas's earlobe before turning and pushing him down against the couch.
Pressing their mouths together, Axel licked into Roxas's mouth as he continued to palm him through his jeans. Axel growled as he felt Roxas's erection building and stiffening considerably. "I can't wait to see you," he murmured against Roxas's lips.
He quickly unbuttoned Roxas's blue jeans and pulled them down along with his boxers. His eyes trailed down Roxas's body, stopping at his erection and he bit his lip. He moved forward, capturing Roxas's mouth into a kiss as his hands teased over the head, fingers barely brushing against the tip.
Moving down his neck, Axel kissed and bit the skin until he found a spot that made Roxas grip the back of his neck and let out short high-pitched gasps. Axel made sure to pay extra attention on that spot, just under his jaw where it met his neck and sucked and bit until the skin there started to bruise.
Once he was satisfied with the mark he made, Axel started to trail kisses down Roxas' torso, with one hand cupping his sack, the other was gently massaging and teasing his cock, slowly moving his palm over the tip, eliciting gasps and moans from his boyfriend.
Axel kissed Roxas's thighs, licking where he kissed before giving the spot a bite, relishing in hearing Roxas's moan. He kissed up his thigh, biting in random places only to press a kiss to where skin started to bruise.
Grasping Roxas's cock, Axel licked the shaft from the base to the head, flicking the head of his tongue piercing against the slit, before taking the head into his mouth.
Roxas relaxed into the couch, pleasure rushing through his body as he felt Axel's tongue swirl around the head of his cock. He reached down and gripped Axel's hair, fighting the urge to buck up into his mouth.
Getting the hint, Axel started to bob his head slowly, pressing his tongue to the underside of Roxas's shaft, which helped him guide his mouth along Roxas's length. A groan left the blond's mouth when he ran his tongue along the crown of his head.
"Fu-ck, Axel." Roxas moaned, bucking his hips, forcing his cock further into Axel's mouth.
Axel stilled, relaxing his jaw and allowed his mouth to be fucked. He looked up at Roxas, taking in how he looked as wave after wave of pleasure washed over him. Axel gripped Roxas' hips and forced the man's ass back down against the couch, as he slid his lips back up to the cock's head, swirling and flicking his tongue into the slit again. He swallowed Roxas's cock until the head hit the back of his throat and then pulled off with a heavy breath.
Roxas whined, his own chest rising and falling with each breath he took.
"Bedroom?" Axel asked, smirking as he palmed at Roxas's erection slowly and softly. Little, soft moans left Roxas's mouth as he grabbed Axel's wrist. "Y-yes pl-ease."
Axel nodded and stood up only to be pulled down into a feverish kiss. Sloppy kisses were exchanged as Roxas's hands worked on Axel's shirt, pulling it out of the waistband of his jeans and hands slipped under to feel smooth skin.
Leaning down, Axel picked up Roxas with ease, their mouths never parting. Roxas wrapped his legs around Axel's waist as he was carried to the back bedroom. He moved down Axel's chest, unbuttoning the silky shirt as he slowly laid kisses on pale skin; appreciating its softness and loving the sound of Axel's small, gasping 'fucks' when he dug his teeth into Axel's skin. He gave a rough suck on the base of his neck where it curved into his shoulder, pressing a kiss as an apology for the hickey that was starting to form.
Once the shirt was unbuttoned enough, Roxas frantically pushed it off Axel's shoulders, pressing kisses to his neck and trailing down to his collarbone. His hands grazed over Axel's chest and pulled away when they pressed against metal bars that caused Axel to hiss in pleasure.
"Tongue piercing and nipple piercings, really?" Roxas teased, brushing over the nubs gently with his fingertips, which sent shocks of pleasure through Axel's body. Leaning down, Roxas licked at one nipple, sucking gently and grazing his teeth over it before moving to the other side and repeating the process.
Axel bit back a loud moan, his head tilting back as Roxas started kissing back up his chest to his neck, biting a sucking, leaving bruises in his wake. He kissed him back and Roxas licked at his lips, sliding his tongue into his mouth before pulling away.
"It was either that or a double apadravya." Axel said as he dropped Roxas on the bed and moving to his nightstand to find lube and condoms.
"Double apad- Oh my god." Roxas sounded horrified and Axel just chuckled as he attached their mouths again, working on pushing Roxas's dark blue ripped jeans down his hips and off his legs. Sucking on Roxas's bottom lip, he slipped his own black jeans and boxers off.
Roxas unbuttoned the rest of Axel's shirt and pushed the offensive piece of clothing off his arms. He trailed down his arms, tracing over the orange and red flames that wrapped over his shoulders. He made a mental note to ask Axel what his other tattoos were. Right now, he wanted to see what other piercings he had.
He leaned back for a moment, licking his lips as his eyes trailed down Axel's body, eyes landing on the glistening charms on his hips.
"Fuck, you have your hips pierced? God that is hot." Roxas exclaimed with surprise, his eyes fixated on the gold framed rubies that adorned his hips.
Axel chuckled, pushing his black jeans and plaid boxers down and off. Roxas's eyes followed the motion and fell onto Axel's cock. He bit his lip at the sight of red hairs and length and pre-cum pooling at the slit of his head.
"Glad you approve. Come on, get comfortable on the bed." Axel said as he climbed up, opening the bottle of lubricant and slicked his finger. Roxas shuffled backward, making room for Axel to settle in between his legs, where he then pressed a finger against Roxas's tight entrance.
Roxas gripped the sheets, bracing himself for the intrusion. One or two fingers weren't all that bad, but it had been a while since the last time he had been stretched and he knew there would be discomfort.
Once the digit had been eased in, Roxas relaxed, grabbing Axel's shoulders, bringing him into a kiss. He moaned as Axel stretched him and added another finger to the mix.
Their kissing became impatient as Roxas bucked his hips against Axel's fingers, making it harder for Axel to properly stretch him."God Axel, just fuck me already," Roxas whined.
Axel pressed his hand against Roxas's hip to calm his boyfriend's thrusts. "No can do, babe, I'd rather you be relaxed completely instead of jumping the gun and risking something getting torn." Axel pressed a kiss to Roxas's stomach as he started to ease in a third finger.
Roxas bit his lip and reached down to stroke Axel lazily, eliciting a frustrated groan from the older man.
"That's not fair, " Axel whimpered.
Roxas chuckled with triumphant glee and kept pumping Axel while he was being stretched out.
Once Axel felt that Roxas's muscles were a little more giving he ripped open a condom and slid it on his cock. He held out one to Roxas as he aligned the head of his penis against Roxas's entrance.
"Would you like a condom? I'm not sure if you mind getting messy." Axel offered.
"I don't need one, if I get my cum on me, more reason for you to lick me clean." Roxas said, his voice deep with lust.
"Fuck." Axel chuckled as he pressed into Roxas, gasping as tight warmth wrapped around his cock.
A whimper from Roxas brought Axel's attention to him and he kissed him softly, taking the hand that wasn't propping him up to rub Roxas's sides and hips. "What's wrong?" he asked, kissing Roxas's chin, jaw, and neck.
"Just uncomfortable. It's been a while." Roxas leaned his head back, giving Axel more access to his neck as he shifted. Roxas focused on his breathing, taking deep breaths and releasing them. Discomfort faded into pleasure and a groan left his throat, his eyes rolling into the back of his head. He gripped Axel's bicep and nodded. "Please…" he begged.
Licking his lips, Axel pulled back slowly before pushing back in, little spurts of pleasure ran through his body. He continued to move slowly until he found a steady rhythm. "Oh fuck, Roxas, you're so tight," he breathed out, taking Roxas's hands and pressing them against the mattress. He laced their fingers as he continued to thrust into his boyfriend.
He pressed hot, wet kisses to Roxas' neck, dragging his teeth against the skin and sucking on spots that hadn't been marked already.
Moans of pleasure left Roxas's mouth, as he wrapped his legs around Axel's waist, angling Axel to thrust into him deeper. When the head of Axel's cock hit Roxas's prostate, Roxas cried out, but it was cut short as Axel sloppily kissed him.
Picking up his speed, Axel's thrusts became short and hard as he continued to thrust at that angle. As pleasure wracked through his body, Roxas could feel the familiar feeling of pleasure building up. "Fuck, Axel, 'm so close." He moaned and gripped Axel's shoulders. He bit his lip as his release built deep in the pit of his stomach.
Axel's thrusts became harder and more precise as did the hand sliding along Roxas's cock. "Come for me, baby," he husked, sucking on Roxas's earlobe.
A loud cry came from Roxas's mouth as he came, warm, sticky cum shooting onto his abdomen. Axel thrusted into him a few more times, Roxas's muscle contracting around his throbbing cock, edging on his own release. A long deep moan left Axel's mouth as his climax hit him; his hip thrusting into Roxas, as he rode out his climax.
Leaning down and pressing a kiss to Roxas's mouth, Axel pulled out, tied off the used condom, and tossed it in the trash. He grabbed a towel and some wet wipes, and helped clean Roxas off. He wiped his own hand clean before crawling onto his bed. Sighing happily, he fell back onto the bed, his body tired, yet still buzzing from his orgasm.
"Holy fuck." Roxas said, taking a deep breath, tossing the spoiled wipes away. Axel wrapped an arm around his waist and buried his nose into his hair.
"Mm, same." He said sleepily, pulling Roxas as close to him as he could. "It's sleepy time," he mumbled.
Roxas chuckled pressing a kiss to Axel's hand and settled into the bed, falling asleep moments later to the sound of Axel's soft breathing.