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band au;

[ yingxing exhales hard.

his ears still ring with the music, his blood thrumming with excitement. for all the years that highcloud has been together now, he never really tires of this work. he loves what he does, loves his bandmates no matter how often they butt heads, loves everything about their music. it's hard work, exhausting even at the best of times, and there are certainly many downsides to fame and celebrity status, but this.. playing together, making music, performing, he's passionate about it. the riches and fame are secondary to doing what he loves.

they're halfway through their rehearsal now, splitting up to take a break and rehydrate, and it's as he's guzzling down some water from a bottle that yingxing spots dan heng, dan feng's quiet, elusive little brother.

they've met before, but only briefly, only in passing. while dan heng is supportive of his brother and the band, he's a bit of a recluse, and he's never really gone out of his way to interact with any of them beyond dan feng - so what's he doing here right now? yingxing can't resist the urge to pester him, not when he knows he might not get the chance to again for some time now.

so, wiping sweat from his brow, yingxing wanders toward the table where dan heng has set up shop, surrounded by books and papers, lit by the glow of his laptop and tablet. ]

Long time no see.

[ entirely uninvited, yingxing pulls up a seat across from dan heng, straddling it backwards, leaning his forearms on the back of the steel chair. his hair is wild and his skin is flushed and dewy with sweat, adrenaline still pumping, his grin broad and easy. ]

Surprised you can concentrate with all this noise.

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[ all yingxing can do is stay as still and silent as possible. dan feng is a predator whose vision is based on movement -

a friend? you're - what?

there's a silence on the other end of the line for a few moments, before dan feng exhales a heavy sigh. he'd known that this day would come eventually, and likely soon, considering dan heng's age, and how most vidyadhara would have experienced their first heat or rut years prior. even still..

you could have told me. you didn't need to hide it from me, i could have told you what to do - which friend? not stelle or march, i contacted them, too, i'm surprised you're not with them. is it someone you trust? are you all right? ]

[ Ugh, of course he contacted Stelle and March. He'd hoped against all hope that he wouldn't do that, that telling the truth of his heat would let Dan Feng just make the wrong assumptions and move on, but...

At least his brother isn't yelling anymore—

Another deep, slow breath. ]

I'm not... wasn't trying to hide it from you. When I texted you to cancel, I didn't realize. Since then I just haven't really been thinking right. Honestly, I forgot my phone existed until I saw it just now. I'm so sorry—

[ Is it someone he trusts? Is he alright? ]

Yes, though. Yes, I'm with a friend I can trust. I promise. I'm alright. I'm being cared for.

[ His cheeks heat at the understatement in those words. ]

[ oh. cute. yingxing smiles despite himself, even if his adrenaline is currently spiking in a fight or fight response.

there's a long silence on the other end of the line. dan feng hasn't missed the fact that dan heng in fact failed to specify which friend, and he's quite sure he knows all of dan heng's close friends.. at least, he thought he did. maybe he doesn't know his baby brother as well as he thinks he does.

mm.

.. all right. as long as you're safe. if you need anything, anything at all, call me, all right? i'll be here. i know what it's like.

which might not be comforting for dan heng to hear, but it's still the truth. dan feng worries. he always worries. ]

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I know. I'm safe, gege, I promise. I'll call you soon, okay?

[ It's with a sigh of relief that he hangs up the phone, looking up at Yingxing—and belatedly realizing the towel barely covering him anymore. He's quick to grab it and wrap it around himself again, even as his cheeks flush and he frowns at the older man. ]

You look happy... [ But before he can even settle back on that thought, he confesses: ]

Gege has always told me to stay away from rock stars. He'll kill me, if he knows I came here. I know he's your friend but... [ His expression, now, turns apologetic. ] Please don't tell him I've been here.

[ when dan heng grabs at his towel, yingxing arches a brow. he's seen it all?? hello??

but his smile persists as he moves toward him, resting his hands on dan heng's hips to pull him in nearer, dipping his head to touch their brows together. yeah, he's happy. happy that dan heng trusts him. happy that he feels like he's being taken care of. ]

.. you know he'll figure it out, right?

[ he says softly, then lifts one hand to cradle dan heng's jaw, his roughened thumb smoothing over his cheek. ]

I won't tell him, but he's not stupid. If you want to continue this.. it's only a matter of time.

[ Look, he can still be shy even though Yingxing has seen everything, okay???

Maybe he'd say as much too, correctly interpreting that brow raise for what it is, if it weren't for the elder's arms reaching out to pull him in near. Dan Heng smiles as his own head tips up, as their foreheads come together, and—

He grimaces at Yingxing's words even as that roughened thumb smooths so gently over his skin. ]

I know he's not stupid, I just—

[ "If you want to continue this—"

Aeons, this is not a conversation he should be having in the middle of a heat, is it? ]

I want to continue this, [ he says anyway, voice quiet but strong. Stubborn. ] But... if I tell him now, who knows what he'll do...

[ no, it isn't a conversation they should be having during his heat. dan heng isn't thinking entirely straight, he's more affectionate right now, more needy and wanting, but.. the worst that happens is, after his heat, dan heng changes his mind. and yingxing would respect that. he isn't thinking too hard about this, isn't expecting too much yet. but dan feng's interference does complicate things. ]

.. all right, well, tell him when you're ready, then. I won't say anything.

[ it'll be difficult to avoid dan feng's scrutiny, but. he'll have to manage it somehow. ]

Just keep in mind that if he finds out before you tell him, you know it'll be a hundred times worse. [ nudging their noses together, yingxing hums. ] But you don't need me to tell you that.

[ He is needier right now, more wanting... perhaps that's why, when there's even a hint of doubt in Yingxing's voice, he immediately starts to second-guess himself, to wonder if he should just ask the other what he thinks. But... no, he knows what he's doing, he knows his brother...

He nods slightly, nudges his nose back against Yingxing's. ]

I'm not saying we wait ages. Just... let me get through this heat, first? [ There's something pleading in his tone. ] That's all. You know that the moment I say anything, he'll be here to yell at me, and right now I just... mn.

[ Of course, he hasn't considered what Dan Feng might want to say or do to Yingxing, focused only on his brother's protective nature towards him... ]

Right now I just want to be here with you. If that's alright with you.

[ for all that yingxing is terrified of dan feng's wrath - knowing full well how much dan feng adores his brother, how protective he is - he can't bring himself to feel too concerned right now. not when he's got dan heng right here, warm and soft and pliant against him.

his hand falls again, both smoothing around his sides to the small of his back, scooping him in close. his voice is quiet, private between them. ]

It's definitely all right with me.

[ it makes sense that dan heng would want to wait until his heat passes. just, any longer than that and they're playing with fire. for now, though.. for now, it's just them. just them, and these walls holding them in, this little world all their own. ]

Good. [ It's a murmur, almost a purr, as he's scooped in closer to the older man, his hand reaching up in answer to brush along Yingxing's cheek. ]

Okay, [ he breathes, and then adjusts himself, standing on tiptoes so that he can brush his mouth against the older man's, his smile still hinting at the corners of his own. ] Good.

[ And there's a part of him that still wants a shirt to wear, yes, but with their renewed proximity, the more insistent part of him is content to stay like this, to slip one of his legs between Yingxing's just a little, allowing him to draw in that litte closer to the older man. ]

Then... why don't we pick up where we left off? [ His voice is low, sweetened with an onset of his heat he hasn't even noticed physically yet, driven too perhaps by the leftover spike of adrenaline from the ringing of his phone. ]

[ oh, he likes this newfound confidence he's seeing, dan heng finding his footing beneath him, chasing what he wants even if it's driven by his heat a little. yingxing likes dan heng in all ways, thinks it's cute when he's shy and sweet, but he likes this too, likes him suggesting at what he desires.

humming low in his throat, yingxing leans in, their lips brushing together as he breathes in the scent of his own soap on dan heng's skin. ]

Mm.. I think you're right.

[ he murmurs, then kisses him with assurance, and just a little force - less than what he'd used upstairs in bed, but enough to feel like burning need. his hands travel down, over the soft towel to dan heng's thighs, cupping behind them to lift him easily up onto the countertop to sit. ]

[ It may be confidence that he's wearing, but it's still a little new, Dan Heng yelping softly as he's lifted onto the countertop, the sound followed by a soft laugh as his arms wrap around the other's shoulders, pulling him close even as his legs hook around his waist too. ]

Is this hygienic? [ he wonders, voice low, though it should be clear from the smile on his face that honestly, he's not altogether too worried.

(He might be, normally. But it's just the two of them, and he's in heat.)

He proves it with a stroke of his ankle along the back of Yingxing's leg, a lazy smile on his lips as he leans in to kiss him once more. ]

[ yingxing chuckles, shaking his head. ]

The counter will survive. Your ass will, too.

[ he teases, tipping his chin up into the kiss, eager to taste him again. resting both hands on dan heng's thighs, yingxing murmurs, pleased, as they slide upward, gently slipping beneath the towel to follow the warmth of his skin. heat kindles in his belly, a small flame for now, but growing quickly as they kiss, as his palms smooth higher over soft, delicate skin. maybe it helps that he's an alpha, that he reacts naturally to dan heng's heat, spurred by it in a way a full human might not be. ]

You're so beautiful..

[ he whispers, kissing a path down dan heng's throat to where it meets his collar. ]

[ A huff in response—totally not what he meant—but there's no protest, Dan Heng humming into the kiss as Yingxing's hands slide up under the towel, his own fingers splaying along the other's back as he kisses, slow and exploring, until the other breaks it so that his mouth can make a new path instead. And in response, Dan Heng's head tilts back, a soft catch of breath and shudder down his spine, a bite of his lip as his eyes close. ]

You think so? [ he mumbles. This time, he doesn't fight it, although there is a smile on his face as one of his hands moves to his side to brace on the counter, something playful glinting behind the glow. ] I don't know, I think you might be a little biased...

[ dan heng will surely feel the way that yingxing's smile curves against his skin. ]

Maybe a little.. but it's still true.

[ even in his less eye-catching skin, dan heng is lovely to look at, handsome and cute, sweet, tempting to take home. yingxing isn't picky, he likes dan heng no matter what he looks like. finds him beautiful either way. his kisses continue, pressing downward over the soft, small swell of dan heng's breasts while his hands slide up to his hips now, thumbs pressing into the hollows. ]

I'm glad you came here. [ he says, nuzzling soft skin. ] That you trust me.

[ He chuckles softly when he's told that it's true, bias or not, his smile sweet and a little shy now in answer to that which curves against his skin. His lips part, and he wants to tell Yingxing how handsome he is too, how he can see that smile, but it feels almost silly to do so right after the other has said something so nice. He wants Yingxing to know that he feels these things not only in reciprocation, but on his own.

He's still somewhere lost in the middle of all that when the other's kisses trail down over his breasts, making his breath catch as hands cup his hips, and those soft words continue. ]

I'm glad I came here too. I din't even... it was like instinct. [ His cheeks redden. ] I thought of you, and I just... had to be here.

[ yingxing chuckles, the sound bubbling against dan heng's skin, and he lifts his head to look into his pretty face. ]

Good thing you did. I don't know that I would've gone for it, with you.. not unless you made it really obvious you wanted me. Which you did.

[ not because he wasn't interested in dan heng - far from it - but because he's so much older than him, because dan feng would be angry, because he's a rock star.. there's so many reasons he had hesitated, reasons it had felt inappropriate, even when, with nearly anyone else, he would have made his interest clear. but he doesn't want dan heng to misunderstand, so he goes on, even as he nudges their noses together and lifts one hand to begin unwinding that pesky towel. ]

I've thought you were cute from the moment we met.

[ He can't help but laugh at that in response. ] I suppose when it came to telling you, I didn't really ... I never expected you'd like me. I'm so much younger than you, I figured you'd just think of me as your friend's kid brother. I was prepared to just.. say nothing about it, honestly.

[ But then his heat happened, and...

Dan Heng shakes his head, nudging his nose back against Yingxing's as the other man starts to unwind his towel, leaving him naked on the counter. ]

But... I said already I'm glad I came here. I'm really glad I came here. Knowing what I know now.

[ A pause, as his lips peck briefly against Yingxing's. ]

If anything, I'm annoyed I made myself wait so long.

Ah, sometimes you just need the right things to happen.

[ cute, though, that he believed that yingxing only thought of him as dan feng's kid brother. maybe he might have, if he weren't so cute, if yingxing wasn't attracted to him quickly. fortunately for them both, that wasn't the case.

the towel drops, and yingxing presses another kiss to dan heng's mouth, then another, his hands sliding down his shoulders and forearms, grasping his warm fingers for a moment before they return to dan heng's sides. much better, now that he can feel so much skin. ]

Now, tell me how I might serve you, my prince.

[ he teases, thumbs gliding over dan heng's ribs, skirting the undersides of his breasts as he begins to kiss along his jaw again. ]

Or would you prefer that I take the lead?

[ He smiles slightly at that—Yingxing's right, after all. The beginning of his heat was hell, but if that was what it took to finally get him over here... well, he can't really complain, can he?

With the towel gone completely, he feels exposed—just for a moment, though; that feeling is forgotten quickly in the wake of fresh kisses, of fingers skimming his sides and grasping his hands for a moment, or thumbs skating along the undersides of his breasts as a teasing murmur brushes against the kisses left over his jaw.

Dan Heng feels his cheeks burn. Serve, prince—words strong as they are playful, making him bite his lip as he cants his head back just a little, giving Yingxing more space to kiss.

And for a moment, he's a little torn. Are there things he wants Yingxing to do? Yes, especially as the pulse of his heat starts up again, heady and slow and wanting in his belly. Is he embarrassed to say as much? Certainly. But also...

Fingers curl into Yingxing's pale hair. ]

Surprise me, [ he murmurs, his voice husky enough that it takes him aback for a moment. ] Show me something new.

Something new, hmm?

[ well, there's only so much they can do on the kitchen counter, and yingxing has already very much used much of his arsenal, but he can try something different. perhaps.. going slow. steady. taking his time making dan heng unravel, maybe edging him to infuriated begging.

so he begins, kissing a slow, gentle path down dan heng's throat, nuzzling at his collar where his shoulder and neck meet, breathing hot against his pulse. meanwhile, yingxing's hands massage his thighs, grasping the supple flesh of them and squeezing, thumbs sliding along their insides until they meet in the middle. ]

I'll do my best.

[ the knuckles of his right hand drag down below dan heng's navel, sliding through his slit, slow and teasing as he purrs. his kisses move downward, head dipping until he can close his mouth over a pretty pink nipple. ]

[ He's not sure what he's expecting when he asks for something new, or what the outcome of such a request will be—but he's certainly not about to complain in response to the slow way the other starts to kiss a path down his throat, nuzzling at his collarbone and breathing against the skin—and who would have known that breath could do that to his insides, turning them to molten gold, his cunt giving a pretty little shiver in answer.

The fingers in Yingxing's hair tighten, and his other hand finds the edge of the bench, holding to its edge. When the other's knuckles drag over him, slow and teasing, he gasps, and his own knuckles whiten from their grip. And when that mouth closes over him, he groans.

Dan Heng is smart, and— ]

Aeons... you're going to tease me, aren't you...

[ yingxing chuckles, dragging his teeth gently over dan heng's stiffening nipple. ]

Sharp one, aren't you.

[ though of course, he already knew that. dan heng is nothing if not incredibly smart.

but yingxing does not stop, his tongue rolling as he continues to suck, using two fingers to spread the lips of dan heng's cunt so that he might slide a third between them, gathering slick to begin rubbing at his clit. it's already warm and swollen beneath the pad of his finger, and yingxing strokes it slowly along the underside, teasing it to further firmness.

every movement is languid, if deliberate. he wants to have dan heng begging by the time he is finished. ]

[ He groans, head tilting back and teeth pressing into his lower lip. He should have known the other would tease like this when he told him to surprise him, should have figured he'd do something a little mean—

Still, he's not about to complain. Not when Yingxing's fingers and mouth both feel so good against him, tongue rolling and teasing even as he sucks at one too-sensitive nipple, making the younger man arch his back up against the sensation; fingers spreading his cunt to rub over his clit with his own slick and making him shudder in delight. ]

Nngh... mmm, like that is good... right there...

[ dan heng reacts so well, arching and gasping for him, reacting so easily to yingxing's touch. he doesn't know if it's because of his heat, or because he's still so virginal, or likely a mix of both, but it's so good, how sensitive he is to every little touch. yingxing smiles, still rubbing slow circles, his teeth grazing dan heng's tender nipple. ]

Feels good?

[ he murmurs, then kisses his way across to the other, mouthing at the soft flesh of his breath before laving attention on this nipple instead. but not to leave the first unattended - yingxing's free hand lifts to cup his breast, thumbing over the already sensitive nub.

and all the while he's slowly stroking his clit, gathering more slick when he needs it. ]

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