Dave plated the thick buttermilk pancakes, three, with a giant pad of butter on top. The smell of the freshly cooked goods drifted throughout the kitchen. The time player had become quite good at making breakfast items. His matesprit wasn't allowed to help anymore after the soup incident. The blonde had been a little hesitant to try anything other than simple things after that. Maybe sometime soon he would try make something more complex…like apple pie.
Karkat was still asleep. Dave had gotten up early to do this just for him. His wriggling day was today and Dave had big plans. Recently they both discovered dating sims. He wasn't big on it, but Karkat played Brother's Conflict about a half dozen times, and by half dozen times Dave means EACH ROUTE a half dozen times. Time for a new game. So, Dave alchemized him a nice variety. One called Sweet Fuse, another Hakuoki, and about 10 others. As well as the gaming systems for each game. Karkat would like it, he was sure, plus…he had something else. Something that made Dave slightly uncomfortable, but he thought Karkat would like it and he wanted to try. He wanted the day to be special. Taking the tray in, complete with pancakes, syrup, coffee, and one of Karkat's favorite alternian flowers. A staple of days like this.
The knight of blood was sprawled out in bed, snoring lightly. His muscles had taken a prominence in his body. Now one could tell he was stronger than Dave just by looking. The blonde didn't mind though, he was still faster and taller (okay only by like, a ¼ of an inch, but it still counts!). Dave leaned down, brushing stray hairs out of Karkat's face before he woke him. "Happy Wriggling Day Kitkat! I made you breakfast." Karkat opened his eyes blearily. He couldn't really focus until he had his coffee. Sitting up, Dave placed the tray before him, patiently waiting for the caffeine and sugar to add some pep to Karkat's demeanor. "Thanks Davey, this is great." He smiled tenderly at his human boyfriend, pulling him into a chaste kiss.
I also got these for you. Handing Karkat the dating sims. The troll's face lit up. It was kind of comical seeing a buff looking, grey skinned, pointy teeth, and a claw wielding troll that had demonstrated his fighting skills repeatedly…get so excited over dating sims. More than excited. Karkat squealed when he laid eyes on his birthday horde. Kissing Dave again with a bubbly enthusiasm. Only with Dave would he act like this, and the human loved it. "I figured we could play through a couple of routes together." Okay, similar to his first wriggling day with Karkat, only books and movies instead of games…Karkat didn't seem to mind though. The troll looking through the booklets that came with each game as he shoved pancakes and syrup into his mouth. He noticed something else among the pile though. Something that wasn't a game. A silver glint. He reached out, pulling up a pair of handcuffs. He looked at a Dave, questioning look. "I thought you might like to try them tonight. Change things up a little."
"Davey, I appreciate the gesture, but we both know you would freak the fuck out."
Dave couldn't deny Karkat's words, but he wanted to try. He wanted Karkat to be happy. "No, we can try it. If it gets too intense-"
"No, Davey, I'm not comfortable with it. I don't want you to have to try this, just because you think it's going to make me happy."
"I just wanted something special for your birthday sex."
"My what?"
"Birthday sex." Dave explained the term, although it seemed axiomatic.
"Humans must be desperate for reasons to fuck. My god."
Dave smirked a bit at that.
"If it's really important…I mean." Karkat blushed a little, strange for someone who was pretty open about liking the part of a dom.
"Go on."
"Well, we haven't had sex using my nook since our first time." He looked away, a little embarrassed by what he was asking.
"We can do that, we can totally do that."
"You sure it doesn't…kinda…ruin what we've been doing?"
"Dude, doms bottom sometimes. Doesn't have to change anything we don't want it to." Karkat smiled, kissing Dave tenderly. Dave deepened the kiss, gently pushing Karkat's shoulder signaling him to lie down; and he complies. Karkat lightly ran his fingers through Dave's hair. Dave let his hands drift to Karkat's horns, mildly massaging them. The troll whimpered a bit, wow, he was into this. Well, it's his birthday, if this is how he wants it, Dave is more than willing to comply.
Dave pried himself away from the troll, taking his shirt off, he knows how much Karkat finds his scars attractive, even if he himself doesn't particularly like them.
Karkat appreciated the gesture. Normally he has to coax Dave out of his shirt, or get him so turned on he stops caring. The troll let his hands wander. Tracing a few of the scars that he memorized, blindly feeling the scars he had yet to map out in his mind. Kissing Dave sweetly all the while. This was nice.
Dave hovered over him, panting breaths, eyes meet. Soft smiles from both boys. Karkat grabbed the back of Dave's head, insistent on their foreheads touching. Both sets of eyes drifting closed. They needed this more than they realized. Not the sex, this softness, tenderness. Not that they didn't share these things; but they so rarely lost themselves like this. Losing themselves in a field of grass that tickled their legs and retained the mild warmth of the sun. Losing themselves in this chaotically calm sea that seemed to swallow them whole and let the float all at the same time. Too often were they eager to make waves and roll through the grass, they rarely just drifted and stilled.
Eyes met once more, crimson looking back into its own glassy reflection. Soft brushing of the lips, slow languid movements of tongues. Dave resting on top of his matesprit. Karkat enjoying the weight, it kept him from floating away.
Soon both were naked. Dave was hard, Karkat's bulge was out. However, the arousal felt like a different thread from the intimacy this time. The melody trapped in the soft affectionate bubble, impervious the carnal undertones that usually dominated as a loud baseline. No, sex was merely a flutter this time, an intermezzo. Connecting them with the coda that was their post orgasmic caresses.
Karkat laid there with Dave. Claws lightly trailing his matesprits arm. "That was nice." His voice quiet. Quieter than Dave ever thought it could be.
"Yeah" Dave brought Karkat into him, trying to meld their bodies into one. The two falling asleep in each other's arms.
Notes: This chapter is roughly 1200 words, which for this story is about half what a chapter normally is. Yet, it took me about 10 days. The flow just isn't coming to me for this story anymore. I'm not one to leave something half finished though. So, outline time. Here's the chapter list until the end: Beach (Thank you Nxtilla)
Apple Pie (Thank you Kimiko_Saito)
Halloween
Dave's Birthday
Christmas
Maybe one or two other chapters
Valentine's Day If there's anything you'd like to see within these chapters, please feel free make suggestions (seriously, all suggestions are welcome). I'm sorry, it's just I can feel the quality going down. Once I got the last chapter up I had pretty much covered everything I had wanted to cover and am a little lost on how to continue. This story doesn't really have a plot. It's just a collection of loosely connected vignettes. The chapters may be a bit shorter from here on out too. Thank you ALL for reading! I really appreciate all of the reviews, follows, and favorites!