Rien didn’t call his mother immediately. Instead he kicked around in the woods for awhile, thinking and remembering. Kippei had been different for him from the start. Rien had wanted him, wanted sex like he always did, but Kippei had been hard to get and by the time Rien had finally gotten to him, he’d [...]

Shinji woke the next day, feeling like he had severely overslept, with the vestiges of a headache churning behind his eyes. He just lay in bed for close to an hour, hugging Kiri tight and playing idly with his ears, thinking about the day before and trying to get his head wrapped around it. He [...]

Kippei waited until he was sure Shinji was asleep, then eased himself out of bed, rubbing his face wearily. He wanted nothing more than to crash beside Shinji and sleep for a week, but Shinji was out cold right now, and that was good, because he needed to talk to Rien. He jerked his head [...]

Rien called his parents the next day to let them know when the wedding was, and was unsurprised by their lack of surprise about the fact that he was married. They knew him pretty damn well, and they’d seen the three of them together and yeah – no surprises there. Kippei on the other hand [...]

Something was wrong. Shinji frowned and tried to figue out what it was, but he couldn’t and slowly he started waking up, eyes gritty and not wanting to open and he felt achey, like he’d done way too much exercise, and yet…extremely good at the same time. He also felt…sticky. Dirty. Naked. His eyes flew [...]

Chicken soup was the best thing ever. Shinji ate three bowls full before he finally slumped back in his chair and looked around to see what Rien and Kippei were doing, spotting them stealing kisses and touches as they wandered about the kitchen putting things away. It was such a completely domestic scene, Shinji could [...]

When Shinji’s fever finally broke the cough settled and he fell asleep almost immediately. It was an interrupted sleep, filled with bad dreams and random coughs and snuffles, but it did help and he slowly wasted the day until finally, in the middle of the afternoon, he woke feeling…vaguely alive. He reached out immediately, trying [...]

The water had gotten cold. That was the crux of the matter, really. Shinji hadn’t wanted to get out and it obviously hadn’t felt as cold to Kippei and Rien and he hadn’t wanted to complain and certainly hadn’t wanted to move, so he hadn’t, but the water had gotten damn cold, for him. He [...]

It had taken hours for Shinji to fall asleep, so thrilled and unable to stop playing with all their rings, amazed every time he caught sight of them and reaching out again to stroke the cool metal and stones, delighting in every small touch. As a result, when he did finally fall asleep it was [...]

Kippei made them get a cab home, but that was okay; Shinji’s knee was aching by then and he didn’t want to walk anyway. He grinned when he saw the open door and damn near leapt out of the cab while it was still moving, hobbling up the front steps and running through the house [...]