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You say that as though I don't intend to expose you on them myself, sooner or later.

[Rook can't help but smirk, eyebrow raised in playful challenge. Honestly, to worry about propriety in a position like this..... How cute. Especially coming from someone who seems to take such delight in sidestepping or abusing rules when it's convenient for him.

At least such a nice comforter is easy to push aside and spare, already turned back from when Rook had gotten out of bed. Rook raises one slick hand to make a little shooing gesture as he approaches, as though he intends to just push Jade over himself. Don't worry, little fish, he'll take good care of you.]

Face up or face down to start is fine. Just let your arms stay by your sides.

I had thought you were intending to make me relax, Rook-san?

[ Though he had felt so spent after their first trist together that he likely should have expected it. A small part of him assumed they would tangle together again eventually, but it hadn't been Jade's original intention tonight. He had things to retrieve and possibly earn a kiss or two in the process--to feel the experience of human lips on human lips.

Which he has earned already, albeit briefly.

Jade settles onto the bed on his stomach, careful to adjust his body to fit Rook's request as well as give the other ample room to join him without having to move awkwardly over his long limbs. ]

I never said it would be tonight, never fear. We have plenty of time.

[Laughing softly, Rook moves to join him--but rather than settling in next to him, he quite pointedly throws a leg over Jade's waist to straddle him instead. There are yet more sensations to learn about today, it seems--the whisper of silky robe and gown on bare skin, the touch of lace panties far more easily felt than seen, the slick warmth of oil on his skin.....

That one, he'll learn about quite intimately. Rook's hands settle onto Jade's shoulders and neck to start meticulously soothing away tension and kneading stress knots loose, leaning over him to help put his own weight behind the gesture. Had Jade guessed just how strong he was, even as a mere human?]

[ That much is true. If Jade has his way then they would have quite a lot of time together, but he is attempting to keep his expectations more human than nature.

The fabric that hits the small of his back is cold and pleasant in contrast to the intense warmth of Rook's skilled hands immediately setting to work on him. His neck instinctively cranes when fingers work their way to his nape and he can feel the tightness pull with each movement. Too many nights looking down at his notes or studies, craning over tables or even simply looking down at so many people to even have conversations.

Rook is one of those people, though to a lesser extent than say, Riddle, who he actually shares a class with. ]

M-Mm.

Shhhhh. It's fine. Just let me take care of the stretching for you, this time.

[Rook leans down to press a reassuring kiss against Jade's ear as he works, voice little more than a murmur. How is he ever going to relax and let his body start to recover, if he doesn't trust the process? Honestly, Jade's neck and shoulders probably need the most help of anywhere on his body..... Both tall and hardworking as he is, it's a natural place for tension to collect.]

My apologies...

[ Trying to remain still might also cause tension, but the merman instead allows his eyes to close. Attempting to relax and focus on nothing more than what he's feeling versus who is touching him. Turning his back on Rook may have been the wrong choice for his own predator drive, but he does trust that the older teen's intentions are in his favor.

Jade inhales on a particularly deep roll of the hunter's palm into his shoulder and the corresponding pop earns an instinctive jolt. His exhale is shaky, but only because of how it feels like Rook's hands are practically melting into his skin. ]

Good.

[Whew, he can feel the way those joints are strained. To think it would take so much pressure to force the muscles in Jade's shoulders to release and realign..... It really had been the right choice to climb on top of him, and be able to use his knees for leverage. They have a lot of ground to cover.

Of course, that does beg the question--is it worse to have his back turned on the hunter like this? Or would it be worse to have Rook's weight shifting so methodically on top of him, able to watch the concentration on his face as his hands steadily work their way down his body? Or does it really matter either way, if Rook intends to roll him over and do it all over again later?]

[ It's a simple praise, but he feels his ears burn a little regardless.

Fortunately, it's short-lived as the hands immediately draw his attention to another knot. How he never noticed it himself other than with a periodic roll of his arm he's unsure, but it is unfortunately very clear that he has been neglecting himself more than he realized.

Rook's body's shifts and settling against him is impossible to ignore with the way the slinky fabric strokes against him with every movement, but there is some relief in it too all the same. His weight on him feels pleasant, even if the hunter is more focused on keeping the majority of it on his knees. It takes a while, but Jade does feel himself settle firmly into the mattress. A soft, pleased sound even escaping him as the vice's oiled hands work at him. ]

You're doing so well. Doesn't that feel better?

[Ah, it's easy to feel the way Jade slowly surrenders to his work. Sinking down into the mattress like that, finally trusting it to hold his entire weight, finally trusting him to take care of Jade the way he so badly needs..... Jade earns another kiss, this one pressed against the nape of his neck.

Bit by bit, Rook scoots himself down as he works, cool fabric dragging along Jade's body as he goes. Soon enough, he's settled atop Jade's thighs instead, working his way down Jade's ribs and the small of his back. But after that, hmmm..... he probably shouldn't ignore the merman's hips or glutes, should he? Even if he's still a little dressed, Jade does still hike. Best to work out all those kinks as he goes.]

[ The backs of muscular arms, along his frustratingly normal-human-sized spine, the sensation of Rook's body slowly moving down him as needed... The gentle kiss to his neck and the the sensation of the hunter's palms pressing firmly against the base of his spine earn a shiver.

Yet when Rook settles on his thighs and he can finally tell just how little the hunter is wearing under his nightgown he has to remind himself to keep his eyes closed and his mind focused. No matter how nice the other's muscular thighs feel where they press on the outer sides of his own. Yet as the blond's hands practically squeeze his muscular cheek he can't resist the sound that escapes him.

Partially because it was just hands so confidently touching him (ones attached to someone he finds particularly attractive), but also by how completely different sensation is than he has ever experienced. ]

Rook--

[Oh, just Rook this time? No honorific at all? How bold. Still, he supposes if there's a good time to be so familiar, it would be with hands wrapped around his hips and ass. Especially if Jade is going to make noises like that--

Ah, but he had promised to save anything untoward for another day, hadn't he? Rook smiles a little ruefully, but he makes no effort to stop. Massages are supposed to feel good, after all. If anything, this is just proof that Jade is finally getting what he should out of this, right? It'll all be fine, once he finishes up here and moves on to Jade's legs.]

Still alright?

Y-yes.

[ How can such innocent touches make him feel so breathless?

He has always felt pressure in his hips due to having a fresh and solid pelvic bone on land that he never needed to consider in the sea, but it's a different feeling altogether to have it be moved so easily. When his leg is shifted by Rook's hands attacking where his glute connect to the back of his thigh is when he can feel an increasingly familiar twist of warmth in his stomach.

Yet he still feels like he's practically one with the bed everywhere else that the hunter has so thoroughly worked. ]

I misspoke.

Did you? I don't mind, if you were worried.

[After all, they're more than just schoolmates now, aren't they? Especially given how serious such a move must feel emotionally for Jade, when everything in his heart must yearn for that solid commitment immediately, just as he's meant to have. If he wants to speak more intimately, that's a good first (second?) step they can take.

Ah, but he doesn't want to put too much weight on Jade, now that he's gone so far down. A soft rustle of cloth against skin, and Rook is shifting to reverse his position, thighs once more wrapping around Jade's waist. This is a bit of an unusual place to carry so much tension, if he's honest..... It must be the influence of being a merman. How do you even learn to carry your weight upright, when you've never had to do it before? Small wonder his hips and thighs don't appreciate the strain they're put under; the transition from land to water seems like an easier prospect physically, if he's honest.]

[ The new position somewhat helps... until he can feel the older male press against the curve of his spine as he now uses such thorough strokes down his calves. He's grateful for the bed to bury his face into as he inhales through his sharp, narrow teeth. It isn't pained--far from it, but the line between enjoying this a normal amount and more than is quickly beginning to blur.

Part of it is nature. It doesn't help that he has always considered himself loyal to those he likes to begin with, but adding his biological instinct---it draws him into every one of the hunter's touches as if being snatched by the throat.

Confirmation that he hadn't offended the other brings some comfort, but the only sound that he hears Rook at all is a hum of acknowledgement as he tries to focus on his own breathing. ]

[His eating habits, idiosyncrasies, sleep schedule, heart rate..... He's memorized all these glimmers and more for Jade. Even in a dark room, he could probably tell the difference between Jade and Floyd, simply from the sound of their footsteps and the way they breathe. He prides himself in his research being thorough.

It's not really difficult to figure out what Jade is struggling with, just from listening to how carefully and unnaturally he's trying to measure his breathing. After all, isn't that just a natural part of the process? Of course he's going to enjoy finally finding some relief, the endorphins of having such pain and stress released after dealing with them for..... how long? How many years? Is he this bad in his merform, too? Rook can't even imagine how long it would take to work over such an incredibly long tail.

Maybe that will have to happen at some future date. For now, Rook simply has to finish working over Jade's feet--and give him perhaps a moment of false hope, when he abandons his perch. Too bad that's just so he can help the poor merman roll over onto his back. Hadn't he heard that either side was fine to start with? Honestly, what is he even going to do with him, once he's finished.....?

Given how sore and disinclined to move poor Jade will probably be by the end, a blowjob is probably the best way to take care of it. Heh, how's that for feeling like a new man when he wakes up in the morning?]

[ Rolling onto his back is an acceptance. It isn't as if Rook hasn't seen him bared and at his truest before... but it feels like the first time all over again in this form. His body feels heavy when he settles again, this time with his head resting on one of the hunter's soft pillows.

His face is a little flushed thanks to the way human blood circulation and oxygen distribution is so much different than his merman body's, but the obvious arousal he has strains against the teal fabric of his boxers. Jade isn't sure where to put his eyes, but decides to take in the sight of Rook instead of staring at the ceiling or the wall. ]

... Thank you. This is an enlightening experience.

[ Jade does mean that, even if he feels some embarrassment over enjoying it quite so much. He'd already agreed to spend the night and he can't imagine that Rook would leave a job half-finished when Jade can more obviously feel the tension the rest of his muscles still have. ]

The pleasure is mine. I told you that you would understand better, didn't I? Just wait until you get a good night's sleep after this.

[What an adorable little flush. How is he not supposed to be utterly charmed by how pretty Jade looks in pink? If he weren't trying to be good, Rook would surely be taking great pleasure in teasing Jade, and seeing just how beautifully red he can make him turn.

Instead, Rook can only offer an apologetic little smile as he takes his seat again, reaching up to start kneading Jade's neck and shoulders once more. He'll do the best he can to keep his weight off of him, but..... well, how much can he really guarantee, when there's still so much work to do? Jade will just have to suffer until he's finished.]

[ When Rook's hands return to his skin, Jade is more receptive. His flesh more easily glides and his muscles come loose beneath the blond's fingers with much less effort than he'd needed in the beginning.

Mismatched eyes fall closed at first--an attempt to let this continue without issue or complaint. He's used to letting things flow over him. It's fine to be uncomfortable if it is for a reason... and it isn't as if he doesn't want this unlike plenty of other things he does for the sake of others.

It isn't until Rook's hands reach his chest and his body shifts in such a way that he makes a sound. His barely clothed erection brushes against the inside of the hunter's thigh, but Jade only grips the sheets despite the desire to touch the legs straddling him. ]

Does someone do this to you?

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[Mmmm, this feels much better. Jade is nice and pliant, just as he should be, no? He can actually be just a bit gentler, to get Jade's body to do what he wants it to--and then some, as the case may be, as he feels the heat of the arousal brushing his thigh. Oh, dear.....

Rook can't help a thrum of arousal himself, feeling just how much he's affected Jade. Who could possibly resist someone so clearly enjoying his touch? He might just have to take care of both of them soon, at this rate.....]

To me specifically? No, I learned how to years ago, so I could take care of my own muscles as thoroughly as I maintain my bows. A huntsman should always strive to be as flexible and agile as their body allows.

[ Such a revealing nightgown doesn't help either of them right now other than giving Jade an incredibly nice view of the hunter's muscular thighs.

The way Rook's body moves as he works Jade over is far more appealing than it has a right to be, but it makes him glad he chose to turn his back to him first. Otherwise being flipped into the mattress would have been a considerably more uncomfortable experience. Especially with how easily the other vice warden could settle against him. ]

Good.

[ A hand finally moves to rest on Rook's knee before drifting up the shape of his thigh. He pauses before making it anywhere near the hem of the other's robe, though. Partially in favor of an appreciative squeeze. Flexible, hm? Perhaps next time Jade should keep that fact in mind. How easily would he bend in half? Or how easily can he simply mold against him like the form he had the pleasure of mating with before?

His thoughts are likely clear on his face, but he's already confessed so it hardly matters. ]

Does it always...m-mm. Take this long?

[Mmmm, that's nice..... Nice enough that he's willing to (temporarily, at least) overlook Jade moving around like this without asking. Rook's skin prickles in the wake of Jade's touch, thighs tightening momentarily around his waist. He's most decidedly not helping this stay innocent and productive, is he? And he knows it, surely.]

If you take care of it routinely, no. For a first time when you're this knotted up, on the other hand.....

[Then yes, he had in fact expected it to take an inordinate amount of time and strength to take care of. A bit of entirely too intimate shifting, and Rook resettles on Jade's thighs, nightgown doing absolutely nothing to hide the first stirrings of his own arousal. He could so easily touch Jade the way he wants to, while working through the rest of the muscles around Jade's hips and flanks..... But that would be badly counterproductive, wouldn't it?]

[ Oh the flash of skin as Rook shifts down his body is nice, though when the older student starts to really dig into his hips and flanks is when Jade feels that there's only so much more he can handle.

Being so deeply relaxed while also so simultaneously wound up is almost impressive---but it's clear Jade is at least making more of an attempt to behave now that Rook is once again just slightly out of his reach. Eyes again fall closed, but he finds that skilled fingers actively avoiding where he wants to be touched the most to be almost torturous. It feels wonderful, but how could he not imagine Rook's oiled strong hand wrapping around him instead.

His body is a tool. It's interesting how he'd always known that and yet his partner's acts tonight so proved his point. Even if he hadn't been so receptive to Rook's touches--and perhaps when it isn't all so new someday this could happen again and he'd be able to accept it without them both becoming so excited. How many times has he rubbed Floyd and Azul's shoulders since they came to land after a hard day? If anything he's coming out of this service with more ways to help relieve their muscle strain even if he never received that sort of fairness in return from them. ]

I will aim to not waste your hard work, Rook-san.

[ Even if he sounds a little breathless. ]

I'm sure you won't. And even if you did, I can just set you right again, can't I?

[It's nearly impossible not to imagine something more satisfying, given how breathless Jade sounds, isn't it? Like their bodies sliding effortlessly together thanks to the oil, or maybe holding Jade's hips down and sinking onto him so he can ride him until they're both absolutely boneless..... Even staying out of Jade's reach doesn't make the restraint he needs much easier, when his fingers sink into such well-muscled thighs and temptation is so close at hand.

Their bodies are tools, and that fact is wonderful. Tools make their lives better in ways so deeply integral to them that it's nearly invisible, until they either break down or become something revolutionary. What's invested in them is paid back many times over--and unlike simple, reliable tools forged of steel, they never have to stop improving. Perfection is in equal measures unattainable and uninspiring, compared to the excitement of watching the organic growth of raw potential.

They definitely need to do this again soon. Not only so that he can admire all the progress Jade will surely have made, but so they can enjoy how good it's meant to feel without needing to hold back.]

Fufu... I suppose so.

[ He'd like to believe that--and some part of him does, despite his logical mind telling him that all of this is a test run between them. An opportunity to see if their particular kind of beings could even successfully form something together. It just so happens that when they're interested in something, they pour themselves into it entirely.

But the merman is doing his best not to forget even as his legs are so expertly fondled. It wouldn't be fair to his promise for him to fall apart if Rook decides his heart and body belongs to someone or something else in the end. Living so on his own whims is just one of the things that lured Jade to him in the first place, after all.

And he wants to lean into that insecurity and find comfort in enjoying a unique experience he'll never have again.

A slow, deep breath escapes him as he watches Rook work, feeling almost like he's underwater with how light he feels--even if he's equally heavy in how relaxed into the bed he is. ]

Mm... are you satisfied?

[It's such a difficult thing to reconcile, isn't it? When he commits, he wants to throw every fiber of his being into something. But what happens when he wants so badly to commit to so much? Sometimes, it feels as though his heart first needs to shatter into pieces if he's ever to have any hope of giving as much of himself as he wants to as many things as he wants to love. ~~Or perhaps he simply needs more hearts? Three certainly wasn't a bad start.~~

Even as he finishes kneading away the last traces of tension in Jade's calves, he can't help but chuckle at the question. Rook leans over him to press a kiss to the corner of his mouth, smiling mischievously. His hands are certainly aching with all his exertion, but it's a good kind of sore, isn't it? It's worth it, to see Jade so deeply settled.]

I think you'll find that I'm never satisfied. But yes, I think you're all taken care of, for now.

Although..... You've been so lovely and patient, maybe I should reward you.

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