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Outfit – Yuri's sexy armor again...
A/N – A companion piece to the earlier sexy armor story. :)
Vulnerabilities
Flynn did not often consider the downsides to armor.
It was heavy, but it protected him in battle and he was strong enough that, sometimes, he did actually forget he was wearing heavy metal practically all the time. He looked good in it, dashing even, not that he'd ever admit to thinking that sort of thing. It wasn't particularly cumbersome, either, so he could sit and stand in it without any issues. The design also made it easy to take the arm guards off and on, so he usually left those beside his desk when he had paperwork.
He was also proficient in both putting it on and taking it off quickly. So when Yuri would show up in his window at night, Flynn was able to strip rather fast. Yuri always seemed to enjoy the show, at any rate.
All in all, armor wasn't usually a problem for Flynn at all. At least, not when Flynn was the one wearing the armor.
When it was Yuri dressed in armor, however... things got... tricky.
For one thing, Yuri didn't often wear his armor. So Yuri had a difficult time putting it on and taking it off on his own. Usually, when he had to wear it, he'd show up at Flynn's room still in his normal outfit, the armor in a bag over his shoulder, and he'd conscript Flynn into helping him change. In other words, Yuri would kick Flynn out of his own bedroom until he was ready for Flynn to come back in and help with that last bits.
When Flynn pointed out that Yuri did spend three months in the Knights and should be able to put on the armor all on his own, Yuri just responded that this armor was more complicated with buckles he couldn't reach. It wasn't really an excuse, either; there were a few buckles on the back that would be awkward for him to clasp on his own.
After whatever Yuri needed to wear the armor for would end, Yuri would follow Flynn back up to his room and then Flynn would get out of his armor first, stripping down to the light cotton clothes he wore beneath the otherwise unforgiving metal. Then he'd help Yuri out. Only...
Only Flynn didn't stop with just taking off Yuri's armor. He'd take off Yuri's shirt, pressing kisses to Yuri's mouth and neck and chest, pausing to pay particular attention to stiffened nipples. He'd help Yuri out of his pants, licking and trailing kisses up and down Yuri's thighs...
Somewhere along the way, Flynn would lose the rest of his clothing too. Yuri shifting back and forth between teasingly light touches and heated strokes using his hands and mouth...
This was probably why Yuri wouldn't let Flynn be in the room for the majority of his getting dressed. If Flynn were allowed in, either the armor would never stay on or... well... it could be very uncomfortable, getting hard while in a metal uniform.
Of course, it wasn't just the taking on and taking off parts of the armor that was tricky. There was Yuri actually wearing the armor that was impossibly difficult.
Yuri was always beautiful. Always. Even when Yuri couldn't see it in himself, he was still beautiful. Certainly, Yuri couldn't see himself the way Flynn did – noble, sarcastic, kind, annoying, determined, stubborn, frustrating, endearing, teasing, hot-headed, breath-taking... beautiful.
The armor accentuated Yuri's effeminate physical traits, however. So when Yuri wore the armor, he wasn't just beautiful. He was gorgeous.
With his hair up, Yuri looked a little younger and a little more innocent. The uncertain, uncomfortable demeanor that came over him in that outfit probably had a lot to do with the innocent part. Yuri understood, after all, that an outfit could change how a person was perceived. He just didn't seem to understand that the way he was perceived when he wore that armor wasn't a lie.
Vulnerability was a rare thing in Yuri. He didn't have many weaknesses and seeing Yuri so obviously out of his element brought out Flynn's protective side more than ever. That the armor seemed to accentuate Yuri's vulnerabilities instead of cover them was just the sort of paradox that seemed to suit the troublesome guildsman.
Still, Yuri seemed to be growing more comfortable in the armor. He'd probably never be as at ease in it as Flynn was in his own, but maybe that was for the best. They each had their own niches and, with all the things Yuri could beat Flynn at now, it was nice to know he still had the upper hand sometimes.