~*Darwin*~
After sitting in the shower for what had felt like eons, Darwin suddenly couldn't get out of it fast enough. The feeling of wanting Jared went from being there like a mild after-thought to roaring through his body like a fire storm in the blink of an eye. His overheated skin felt too tight, his cock thickened so quickly he got dizzy from it, and his fingers tingled with anticipation. He couldn't put words to it, but there was no need to. The only need present was that of Darwin touching Jared, as often and as intimately as he could.
Maybe it was just the knowledge of actually being allowed or even expected to be close to his mate that finally gave him the freedom of mind to not hold back anymore. But whatever it was, strangely enough, Jared didn't seem to feel the same way.
Sure, he carried Darwin to their shared bedroom in a newly-wed kind of way as soon as he was dry enough- and decent enough, by the ways of a towel around his waist-, and he even draped Darwin onto the bed. But instead of ravishing him like they do in a two-dollar-romance novel, Jared did the opposite.
As soon as Darwin was lying there in all his almost-naked glory, Jared took a big step backwards. His breathing sounded ragged and harsh, a sheen of sweat was coating his forehead and his pulse was a living thing at the side of his neck, but that was it. He didn't touch, didn't come closer, he looked almost afraid to move.
The amount of self-restraint Jared exerted would have been funny if Darwin weren't so horny.
The artificial light from the lamp overhead did nothing to really show the glory that was Jared, but even without the play of sunshine the man looked good enough to eat. He still wore his towel around his hips, and the white cloth stood in stark contrast to his tanned skin and the light coating of hair on his arms and chest. There was a slightly thicker, t-shaped patch of fur between his nips that trailed down to his navel in a thin line, but in the yellow twilight it was nearly hidden by the grooves of muscles around it.
There also was a visible bulge in the front of his towel.
Darwin still felt a little dizzy and overheated, but the way his breath hitched had nothing to do with the hot shower he'd had, and everything with the way his own cock reacted to Jared's presence. He was strikingly handsome, and Darwin wanted him.
"Come closer," he whispered, afraid someone from the outside might hear him.
Something close to fear passed over Jared's face, and he shook his head slightly. It looked involuntary and unintentional, but it was still a silent 'no'. Tension sang through the blond hunk's body, enough to accentuate the contours of his muscles in a beautiful display of fitness.
Darwin bared his teeth in frustration.
"If you don't come closer, I'll have to do everything on my own," he threatened with a haughty purr in his voice, and slowly trailed his fingers over the edge of the towel on his own hips. His hands were shaking with nerves, but he managed to wrap them around the knot keeping the towel where it was, and untangle it without fumbling.
The last time he had been this forward, he still had pretended to be a dominant with no hope of being ravished and the secure knowledge of having to do all the ravishing himself, of having absolute control over everything that would happen. But this time around it felt different, another form of nakedness, and a total loss of control. The idea of luring Jared into bed with his body held a very exciting new possibility.
Jared's face tightened as Darwin carefully unraveled the towel. With every inch of heated, naked skin he revealed, the tension in Jared seemed to grow and strengthen. The play of muscles along his arms and abs finally proved too much for Darwin's cock, and with another hearty throb it parted the soft cotton and pushed its way into freedom.
Jared fixated on that movement with a glare of pure hunger. He even took a half-step forward, but then he froze once more with an expression of torment on his face. His valiant attempt on restraint was crumbling before Darwin's eyes, but he still held on.
The only warning Jared got was a flash of fire in Darwin's eyes. Then Darwin wrapped his hand around his throbbing flesh, trailing upwards with a sure grip around the length. When he flicked his thumb over the swollen, flared tip he groaned softly, and rubbed the drop of clear liquid over the spongy head.
An involuntary shudder wracked his body, and he sighed.
It was enough, finally. Jared gave a low growl, then he took two big steps to reach the bed and crawled on it with controlled haste.
Darwin stilled, but kept his hand wrapped around his own cock. The scent of lemon showering gel and industrial fabric softener flooded his nose, hinting how close Jared was, but he still didn't close that last bit of distance. Darwin growled frustrated.
"Would you please, please touch me?" he groaned, giving his cock another tug that made him shudder. At this rate he would be spent before Jared even laid a finger on him, although that particular thought had its own allure.
Jared leaned closer, supporting the weight of his muscular body on one arm as he hovered over Darwin's writhing form. He looked guarded, but hopeful, and very, very excited. "Will you think the same tomorrow, or is this going to blow up into my face as soon as we're done?" he asked softly. Something about Jared's demeanor set off alarm bells in Darwin's head, but the guilt was stronger. Jared looked so cute, it was hard to focus on anything else.
"I promise, I want this. I want you," he murmured, and tangled his free hand in Jared's short, blond hair. He didn't get much farther than that, though.
The words barely had left his lips when Jared grabbed for Darwin's wrists. He pulled his hand away from where it had grabbed Jared's hair, and he extricated his other hand from around his cock with a sure move.
"Good. It's my turn now," Jared growled, grinning suddenly. "I held my promise to give you space and go slow, and you asked me to break it, remember that."
Darwin struggled against his forceful grasp. "You played me," he accused breathlessly, but there was nothing he could do against Jared's manipulations. He didn't really want to break his Alpha's hold, so he didn't put all his might into his struggling, but he probably wouldn't have been able to anyway. His cock twitched and released another clear drop of pre-cum at that thought.