Caleb

[nola_northstar]

Was Seth actually up for a good sixteen hours in bed with Caleb? He'd just had a seventeen hour shooting day that ended, oh, six hours before Caleb was set to arrive. Still, Seth seemed to have plenty of energy left for this hookup.

If you could call it a hookup. It was an intimate plan for such a casual one, the long stretch of time to unwind and make out and have sex and stay close together, naked in bed, like actual lovers. It was a far cry from NYC app hookups that lasted maybe 20 minutes, but then, maybe things were different out here.

But then maybe it was different because Caleb had seemed to look at Seth and know him, and their vibe had been strong, and their chemistry great, so: why not explore it?

So Seth slept for five hours and ten minutes, showered and threw on jeans and a tee, ate two bananas, brushed his teeth, and even answered two emails before he had to buzz Caleb in. Was that a flutter in his chest? Hard to say!

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[nola_havok]

Well, at least he had that going for him. "Am I mysterious?" he said, half to himself and half genuine question. "And I notice you didn't mention whether you had a crush on me back."

[nola_northstar]

“Of course you’re mysterious. You’re a complex man who, I would guess, has gotten used to relying on himself alone. But there’s such a spark in you. I’m just not sure what kind, hence the mystery. And of course I have a crush on you. You make me feel understood, and you’re gorgeous.”

[nola_havok]

It meant a lot that Seth had thought about him enough to come up with those things, because he wasn't wrong. "For the record, I wouldn't mind you trying to figure out what kind." It was, in its own way, a statement of intent.

[nola_northstar]

“Good to know.” Seth grinned, reached to tug Caleb down against him. “You can tell me all about yourself while we do things to each other.”

[nola_havok]

Caleb laughed as he settled his weight against Seth, kissing a winding, lazy trail down the side of his neck. "I think you greatly overestimate my ability to think about anything except how good you feel."

[nola_northstar]

“I’m not opposed to hearing that. Maybe it’ll give me valuable insights into the workings of your mind. I like that, by the way, do it again.” What an excellent way to spend the day.

[nola_havok]

"I knew you were bossy," Caleb teased, but he did it again, happily. "Good thing we have all day, or I'd never get through kissing all of you."

[nola_northstar]

“I might be bossy, but if you asked me for something, I’d do it.” Seth wasn’t elevating his needs above Caleb’s, thank you very much. He drifted his hands down Caleb’s back, exploring the muscles and shape. “If we run out of time, you’ll have to come back and start all over again.”

[nola_havok]

"I'm totally okay with you bossing me around," Caleb assured him, switching to the other side of Seth's neck to give it the same attention. It was a nice thought, having a good excuse to come over again. And again. "I'm almost definitely going to ask to fuck you later."

[nola_northstar]

Look at how thoughtful Caleb was, giving his body equal amounts of attention. “I’ll start considering my answer now,” Seth answered, grinning, and he assumed by his tone it was clear enough that he’d absolutely allow it.

[nola_havok]

"I'll be sure to be as convincing as possible until then," he promised, though for the moment he drew back, kneeling at the edge of the bed. "Scoot up to the pillows so I can kiss you down into them, please." Caleb wanted room to work and, perhaps, a nice mental image of Seth spread out in front of him to savor when he eventually had to leave.

[nola_northstar]

Who spoke like this? Who said please and made romantic, head-spinning requests of a man they had effectively just met? Who was this construction worker gentleman dad? Seth smiled and shifted into the requested position. “Is this how you want me?"

[nola_havok]

Caleb took a moment to really appreciate the view before he moved up the bed after him. "One of many ways," he agreed approvingly, catching Seth's mouth in a kiss that was all sincerity and passion, with an edge of greed that only Seth seemed to make him able to feel without guilt.

[nola_northstar]

How was Caleb making this romantic and familiar? Seth leaned up into the kiss, curving a hand around the back of Caleb’s neck. He was going to catch feelings today.

[nola_havok]

Caleb had tried not having any feelings besides the purely physical ones, but that had fallen apart completely. Whether he was trying or not, Seth had convinced Caleb to break down a little section of the wall he'd built, and now all he wanted to do was enjoy every bit of it he could. And he did, using his body to press Seth back into the bed as they kissed.

[nola_northstar]

Seth couldn’t help the small, approving sound at the back of his throat as Caleb’s body pressed into his own, and he wouldn’t have stopped it even if he could. He held onto one of Caleb’s shoulders, marvelling at the strength he sensed there. No, seriously: who was this man?

[nola_havok]

He could kiss Seth forever, it felt like. Their bodies fit together in a way that felt right and every sound, every movement, every kiss felt like bits of sunlight re-energizing him after too long in the dark.

[nola_northstar]

“Are you sure you haven’t been kissing people regularly for many years, becoming an expert?” Seth asked, absolutely transported by Caleb’s attention, movement, sound, heat.

[nola_havok]

"Maybe it's like riding a bike, and you never really forget." Caleb smiled and dipped his head to taste the hollow of Seth's throat. "Or maybe you're just inspiring my very best work." Not that this felt anything remotely like work.

[nola_northstar]

“Mmm. If this is work, I’m in the wrong job.” He was just sinking into indulgent levels of pleasure of care.

[nola_havok]

"Tell me about your job. Tell me anything." He was rather too busy mapping Seth's body with his lips and hands to talk, but he could listen.

[nola_northstar]

“My job.” Let’s see how long Seth could speak in complete sentences while he was being touched. “I’m an actor working on a TV show. Which sometimes means I sit around for nine hours and shoot for two, and sometimes it means seventeen hours day of both waiting and shooting, and most nights I have to come back here and get lines down. It’s sci-fi, there are lot of makeup and effects and technical disasters. It’s exhausting and one of the directors is a dick. But I do love it. Everyone is intense and everyone wants to bond fast, because a lot of us aren’t local and need people in our lives. It’s the kind of show that might never be renewed or might really take off, but it’s so hard to tell from the inside. Your mouth is incredible.”

[nola_havok]

Sci-fi, hmm? It must not touch on anything too close to their past lives to not have awared him. Though Caleb could also believe that Seth was just exceptionally stubborn and refusing to let anything trigger him into awareness. The comment about his mouth had him smiling against Seth's skin, only pausing for a moment as he slowly worked his way downward to ask, "Why acting? What do you love about it?"

[nola_northstar]

“I love the attention.” That was the easiest answer, and the one Seth gave most often, with a side of: “Plus I crave constant positive validation.” But Caleb was kissing him so thoroughly and so well that Seth wanted to give him the more real answers. “No, I am at least half-joking. I suppose I’ve always felt competitive but also locked out of the world, which means I was drawn to being different people and walking into any imaginary world I wanted. I’m a good actor, I think, and I care about people, and I don’t know how else to contribute to this horrible planet except by giving people space to feel things, especially less alone, by stories. I know this is the kind of answer people roll their eyes at, but I think you’re on a roll and won’t walk away from what you’re doing here…”

[nola_havok]

"I'm not rolling my eyes. And I'm not walking away from what I'm doing here," he added, in case his sudden shift upwards might make Seth think he was. Caleb just very much needed to kiss him. "That was a perfect answer," he murmured between kisses. There was no denying he was developing feelings now.