Chapter 2:
Popcorn and Thick Thighs
David plugs in the earphones and shares them with Killian and gives him the premise of the movie in a simple explanation of how Steve is an ambitious person who wants join the army but can't due to his physique and then he is experimented on to make him stronger. Killian smiles at Steve's obvious crush on Peggy in the movie. David doesn't talk while watching. Killian is interested when Steve is injected with some sort of potion and put into the machine. When the machine opens a muscular Steve emerges. "Is it magic?", Killian asks to which David chuckles and replies, "No, it's science. Less Rumplestiltskin and more of 's area of expertise." Killian enjoys the movie thoroughly, all its ups and downs-Chris Evans' acting, Hayley Atwell's bloody lips, Steve and Bucky's "bromance", as David calls it. He feels so bad for Steve when Bucky falls off the cliff his breath catches a bit. David wasn't watching the movie for the first time. He notices Killian's reactions to the movie from the corner of his eyes. Killian remarks at the end of the movie with a grin, "So even without magic all one needs to stay youthful is get buried in ice? Elsa can easily make money off off it then?" David laughs at it and says, "It's not just ice. It's the chemicals they put into him and the radiation..." Killian tries to listen to David's explanantion even though he doesn'tunderstand even a single word of Sci-fic vocabulary. It just goes over his head.
"What happens next?", he asks, curious about what happens next.
"For that, you'd have to watch the sequel 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'", David replies.
"So? Play it then!", Killian says enthusiastically.
David smiles and says "I have the DVD for that. We can watch it on the TV. Biggger screen. Better sound. Also I'll make popcorn." He gets off the couch and goes to the kitchen.
David returns after a few minutes with a big bowl of popcorn. Killian's never had whatever "popcorn" is but it sure smelled good. He couldn't get his mind of how good David had smelled when he had hugged him at diner that night. Sure, he had smelled all lemony before when he was barely wearing anything. But up close he had a faint musk that Killian found surprisingly intoxicating. He'd lived for centuries but he'd never been attracted to men before. Perhaps maybe all the men he came by reeked of alcohol. He asks when they got the flatscreen television, which he noticed after returning to the land of the living. David comes back after inserting a disc into a box and flops down to Killian's right side. "Well, Snow bought it when she returned to Storybrooke from the Underworld. She needed some kind of enertainment at home since I wasn't home", he says and winks with a light grin. Killian suddenly remembrs the sight from the morning and turns towards the TV, his cheeks warming a little. David loves the effect he has on Killian like never before. He wondered why? What had changed since Underworld? He didn't worry much about it, just liked it. He scooted closer to Killian and placed the bowl of popcorn on his jean clad thigh. The movie started and Steve ran past Sam in the tightest outfit Killian had ever seen on a man. He thought about the similarities between Chris Evans and David's physique. Both fair haired muscular men with hairless chest and arms. He shoved popcorn into his mouth as it was going dry from all his comparision of David and Chris. Their fingers touched now and then when they went for the popcorn but neither of them pulled away. Killian is shocked to see The Winter Soldier revealed as Bucky. Steve's reaction says it all. Then the movie goes into all the details of how he survived and how Steve and the redhead are on the run. He's surprised at all the mad driving and the explosions happening in the movie.
After a while Emma comes and sits next to Killian on the couch. "Oh, I haven't watched this one properly", she says and leans on Killian's shoulder. She asks for the popcorn and they pass the bowl to her. Steve and Bucky are finally on the sky ship. Steve tries to make Bucky remember to no avail. They start fighting. While intently watching the fight scene, Killian feels a touch on his right side. David's thick thigh is brushing his. He turns to his left to see Emma sprawled on the end of the couch, dozing off. David doesn't seem to be mind that they were so close. Killian's head buzzes and he takes action to make it stop and puts his hand on his thigh slightly touching David's thigh to let him know that they're too close. But David doesn't budge. Instead he puts his hand next o Killian's, their fingers touching. He makes another bold move for the day and slowly entwines his fingers with Killian's while looking at the TV. Killian swallows hard as his cock stirs in his tight jeans. He doesn't take his hand back. Even though David is called Prince Charming, his hand doesn't seem to be gentle like that of a royal. They're colloused. Killian remembers that David was a farmboy before he met Snow White. Even though the movie ends and the credit starts rolling, they're still holding hands and Killian's eyes seem to be fixated on the flatscreen. David turns to Killian to see the bulge in Killian's pants and decides on being a tease and untwines his fingers and gets up to leave. Killian almost groans from the loss of contact and grabs David's had making David turn around. They look into each other's eyes, lust making it impossible to break eye contact. David touches Killian's scruffy face with his other hand. Killian leans into that gentle touch. David leans closer to him and touches their foreheads. He wants to make Killain beg for a peck and doesn't move any closer. Those colloused fingers send electric tingles to Killian's face, his jeans getting tighter by the moment. He leans for a kiss but David slowly moves away. Killian just looks at David with yearning eyes. David says "Not in front of Emma" and moves backwards. He switches off the TV and heads up the stairs. Killian is left with thirst for all things David in the dark and all the blood going to his crotch when a phone buzzes on the couch. Killian turns to look at it. It's David's phone. The evening had went by so quickly. Killian checks the phone. It's a text by Snow saying she's staying over at Regina's house for the night. Killian grins widely at the phone thanking Snow mentally.
