♤SPRING SHIELD (MxM) ~fantasy~♤

Four walls

Elijah

"Good morning,boss."Kristian says to me,waving his hand at me. My heart does a flip in my chest because every time I see him at work now,I lose it.
I can't take it. I can't do this.
"Morning,"my voice is hoarse. We couldn't meet up after work yesterday because we got off later than expected and he was too tired to come home with me and I... I was too scared to ask him to come. To tell him that I wanted to kiss him,so,so badly.
"Something wrong?"he asks,leaning in to look at my face. Lyria,I'm just a man. I groan and press the emergency stop button and the elevator stops. Loosening my tie and unbuttoning my suit. I place my hands on the walls,successfully putting him right where I need him.
I remind myself that I need this if I want to function right today.
"Not this again."he whines,his cheeks growing red. Gently,I brush his hair,play with it between my fingers,marvelling at the purity of the colour. So vibrant. Just like those eyes.
Lyria,those eyes.
"Elijah?"he calls,I look up and the way he looks at me,I can only imagine what I look like right now.
"Red,can I ask for something?"
"Hm?"I draw closer to his body like metal to a magnet,addicted to the warmth emanating from his skin,
"I want us to treat this elevator like there's no one waiting on us. The seconds before I have to pretend that..."
"That?"he teases both his hands resting at my chest making my heart pound uncontrollably,
"That I don't think of doing whatever I want to you."I drag my nose to his ear and let it sit there,softly letting the scent of him steal into my lungs.
"What do you want?"he asks,and I can't stop myself anymore. I place both of my hands on his face,planting exploring kisses. He gasps and I growl,right at the back of my throat and it is a sound I don't recognise. I can't recognise I single thing about myself right now.
When his hand climbs up the back of my head while the other touches my jaw like it's a sharp object that might hurt him if he presses too hard. I trace the shape of his waist,and spread out my palms when I reach his hips. Slowly,as if I'm savouring him I slide downwards up to his thighs and squeeze before lifting him up.
I make sure his back is glued to the wall as I deepen the kiss. When his legs wrap around my back almost as if he's accepting me,I feel my self restraint melt. Slip away from me like my hands search each inch on his legs. I kiss and kiss until I've had enough. Almost. Almost enough.
I don't think I could ever be satisfied if this is what he has to offer me. I let go of him and he gracefully steps back to the ground,my head still his hands as he blinks. I dip downwards and kiss his neck softly before rising back up and stepping away.
I press the emergency button and tug my tie back into place. He clears his throat before fixing the parts of his hair that I messed up. His lips are slightly swollen. I did that. I don't know how that makes me feel but it's a pleasant feeling. I like it.
"That's it?"he asks looking in his pocket mirror and putting on chapstick.
"Thank you for that."I say fidgeting with my cufflinks.
"You know,I'd say you're a gentleman if you didn't just pin me up against the wall of an elevator like an animal."I stop myself from telling him that it's nowhere near what I would do to him if duty didn't call first.
"And I would say sorry if you didn't like that."he smacks me on my shoulder before walking away. I think I might have made my situation a lot worse.

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"Why are so jittery?"Kristian asks me,while he sits beside me as I draw more sketches of the third functional prototype. Yes,we're already done with the second and it's working there's just a lot of issues and not all the features have been included. There's going to be an estimated thirty or more prototypes before it's approximate finish time which is nine months from now.
Kristian on the other hand doesn't have anything to do except be here and provide inputs here and there when needed. He also does normal assistant things,like plan my day,pick up my calls sometimes and gives me,well,assistance.
His job for now is to say whether or not the system fits into the home. The tough part comes later,"... Hellooo?"He says,chewing on the apple he brought to work,he puts his head into one of his hands,
"You're distracting me."I deadpan,tapping my pen against the rim of my notebook,
"Don't I always?"he says while trying to grab hold of my chin,I escape his invasive touch and glare at him. He laughs,taking another bite of his apple,"So are you gonna tell me or..."
I lean back into the chair of my work station and look up at the ceiling. "What we did in the elevator earlier..."
His giggling makes me snap my head up. "You think this is a joke,don't you?"
"Maybe not this but you. You're the one who asked to do it,Mr boss man."he gnaws on his apple again making me want to snatch it from you,"You know how ridiculous that is? You're all scared when no one saw us,maybe Lyria questioning who she choose as avatar but other than that-"
"First and foremost,it's not Lyria you chooses who becomes an avatar it's the Oracle."
"Right the holy rock thingie- anyway,you feel like everyone's judging us when no one saw us?"
"I don't want or need you giving me a psych evaluation at work. Follow me,"I say pushing to my feet and he does placing his half eaten apple on my desk. I'll grill him later,
"What's the prob,doc?"
"Boss man,doc,sir the list never ends can't you just stick to one thing?"
"The face you make each time is too good. Not my fault."he puts his hands up in surrender as I open the door the room with the prototype,
"The problem is the sensory ability of the second version,I pioneered it."I say as the door opens with my name card,making a simple confirmation sound before the doors slide open.
"That I know. What's the matter?"
"I need to make sure it can actually sense forces around it."the prototype is in front of me. A whisper of my vision but my vision nonetheless.
"So,you're suggesting we simulate force around it to test that theory?"he asks,walking foward and turning it on. It lights up,a sapphire blue against a raven black.
"Yes."
"We jump up and down on the floor or what?"he walks around it on it's monotone podium where its held as if he's observing. I tilt my head slightly considering his idea,
"Perhaps."I shrug and he looks at me as do I look at him. Then he grins his foolish grin and instantly I know what trouble I've instigated.
About half an hour later of Kristian convincing me to jump up and down with him to test a theory. I'm exhausted but also,happy. Extremely happy. The function works so I have no need to rework any wiring or consult Sam on software programming.
Breathless,me and Kristian laugh making our situation worse. "Who knew I'd be getting paid to jump around like a child at this age,"
"You're the one who suggested we dance,Kris."
"You're the one who started humming-"I suck in a breath. We could do this together for hours and that thought makes me feel bliss for some reason. Like one day I might just do it for hours. Test THAT theory.
"Excuse me,"both our heads turn when I see Bethany at the door with two cups of coffee in her hands. I refrain from rolling eyes,
"Beth,good morning or is it afternoon?"I say,approaching her but not coming too close,
"It's still morning Elijah. Have you been at it in here for that long?"she smiles and even though I don't want to and I definitely shouldn't. But I compare her smile to Kristian's,there's a difference. His is gentle and genuine,it makes me feel safe and so do my sons feel safe. But hers makes me feel weird,especially recently and it certainly doesn't make my children feel safe after everything.
"Not that long."I reply,and she nods handing me the cup of coffee. I glitch for a moment,"Ah,I already... thank you,Beth."I stammer,scratching the back of neck. I feel even more awkward as Kristian walks out urgently,leaving me and her alone.
"Is everything alright between you two?"
"Why wouldn't it be?"I ask,and she sighs pushing hair behind her ear,
"He's such been acting strange in public is all... but it don't worry. You chose him after all,"she says making me squint. Recently me and Kris have been spending all our time together working,when he appears publicly it's with me. When he gets home from work I'm the one dropping him off.
"I did. And I certainly don't regret it. No need to bring me things like these anymore by the way,Kristian handles it every morning for me."I walk away and try to shake off the feeling that something is off.