[it really is some special moment, isn't it? not that it lost on Cater before that Riddle is sharing something so important with him, but it really is like the whole thing's shifted. there's no going back from here. mostly, because neither of them wants to.
that's why it's easy for Cater to loll his head to the side, bat his lashes a little. he hums;]
Yes, Riddle.
[still a bit teasing, but neither the obedient use of 'housewarden' or the playful use of 'your majesty' comes. just Riddle's name.
even though he isn't the one being touched, touching Riddle in turn is still so satisfying. Cater is slow and careful, diligent and patient. slacker though he may be, Cater can be quite adept with the things he does care about, and oh does he care about the way Riddle relaxes around him.
Riddle's curious will you fit? rings in his head again and he has to clear his throat, has to breathe a little more even. they sure were going to find out.]
[ To fall apart against someone he cares for - it felt so perfect. Riddle can't think of a time he's felt so out of control of his own body's reactions yet so okay with that.
Another small kiss is given, pressed against Cater's neck. His breath comes out in small little pants against him, as Riddle acclimates to the feeling of Cater's finger inside of him. It feels so much different than when he touches himself, so much more diligent and patient, which.
Is kind of surprising, coming from Cater? He won't mention it, of course, but he is a little surprised to find him so careful with him.
And, it does make him feel cared for, adored.
Whining against Cater's neck, he moves his hips just slightly, needy. Asking for more, without even realizing he is. This time, he doesn't even beg for it, doesn't actually say what he needs- because he thinks, maybe, just maybe, Cater will get it.
Instead, he tries to focus again on those little pieces of affection he can afford Cater, and breathing. Breathing is pretty important. ]
[it's tough to stay patient, for sure. he wants more from Riddle, too, but it's worth the wait. it's worth it, for Riddle, who deserves to be treasured and safe doing something intimate. who deserves to feel good.
but patience doesn't mean he's holding back, either. another finger, more lubricant, and Cater works his (tiny, tiny) queen, reveling in the way Riddle opens up for him, in the way there's still pressure against his touch.]
Let me know if it hurts,
[he manages, his voice breathy and quiet. it's enough to hear, and that's all they need. deeper, more— Cater obliges Riddle, his own neediness growing alongside.]
[ Patience is so difficult, even when Cater isn't holding back. He whimpers in need, nodding lightly against him to say he heard. Yeah, he WILL tell Cater if it hurts - Cater doesn't necessarily need to tell him that for him to agree to do so.
Still, the reminder is good. ]
You're....-- doing well. It doesn't hurt, [ Riddle comments, taking in another shaky breath. ] I can't get enough--
[ This was overwhelming, in a way he didn't think was possible. In a way that, completely distracted him, kept his brain mush. The only thoughts he really had... were wanting Cater. ]
... but it's also so much.
[ He adds on, with a noise between a whine and a moan. He doesn't want Cater to stop- he wants more, but he's? Not sure he can take more???
[yeah okay he's gonna go ahead and save that in his memory forever, actually. the sound of Riddle's voice is addicting like this— overwhelming in its own way, but in a way that makes Cater hungry to be overexposed.]
Just relax.
[Cater's voice drips with his lust, still sounding almost teasing even if he's really trying to be reassuring. even as he tells Riddle to relax he spreads his fingers against Riddle's walls, coaxing at him and urging;]
[ One hand moves up along Cater's shoulder blade, coming up to the back of his head, fingers tangling there as if to help him stay steadied, to keep himself focused--
that is, if there were any focus in the first place.
He nods, moving to bury his face against Cater's shoulder, his other hand moving back up along his back, over his shoulder, to let Riddle wrap it around him from the front rather than over his shoulder. His fingers then press in against his shoulder blade, nails digging in. ]
Caterrr.... [ Riddle breathes out, shuddering and shifting, ] I-- don't want to finish before we try... and I'm- it's so much. You're going to drive me crazy.
[ His complaints are, for the most part, unfounded. Silly, in the way that he keeps shifting his hips, grasping harder onto Cater, practically begging him not to stop. ]
[if any of Cater's hesitation comes from his own fear, well, Riddle seems to be here to chase it away. he swallows again— jeez. talk about threatening him with a good time. there are ways, actually, in which he thinks it might not be so terrible to drive the former-tyrant housewarden crazy.]
I— I know,
[and he does. if Riddle were fragile, wouldn't he have broken already? under touch much harsher than Cater's? perhaps it isn't Riddle he's afraid of breaking. he sucks in a cool breath of air and lets it out slowly as he eases his fingers out of Riddle, tipping his head against Riddle's for some more support and softness.]
I know you're not.
[he feels around for that packet again, aiming to spend the last of its contents on the condom Riddle had so lovingly gotten on Cater before, and as he does so he presses another kiss to his impatient underclassman's rose-scented hair.]
[ Riddle can feel his face burning, the embarrassment of the words he'd spoken not quite hitting, but he knows he's being desperate and pitiful and pathetic. Who wouldn't be embarrassed about that?
He makes a quiet noise, one that sounds like he was slightly sad that those fingers eased out of him, but shifts his head to press it closer to Cater's, to use that gentle touch as comfort, support. To try and stop his heart from racing as much as it was.
He only lifts his head when Cater says he's ready for him, looking to him with those big eyes of his. This parts partially up to him, too, isn't it? He'd need to sit up on his knees, to ease himself down onto Cater. The process was sort of self explanatory, even if he didn't know how it'd feel, how easily Cater might fit inside or not.
Taking in a small breath, he raises himself up partially, onto his knees, bringing himself closer to Cater in the process. His hands still clutch onto him, though he does ease up, untangling his fingers from his hair to pet it and smooth it down rather than tug and pull on it. ]
Okay... alright.
[ Free hand coming down behind himself, he gently grasps Cater's dick, helping to line the both of them up, so that Cater's tip presses right up against his hole. ]
[Cater's quick to press his hands there they need to go, where Riddle wants them— one bracing a hip, the other cupping the opposite thigh. he bites his lip, staring down at— well, honestly, Riddle's cute little cock all hard and free like that is much more interesting than what he could look at of his own, actually. but he can feel his head press against Riddle and with his hands situated it's tough to keep himself from pushing up into him.
he shudders a little, assuring again;]
Gotcha,
[and nodding, helping Riddle to lower himself at his own pace, doing his best to restrain himself.]
[ Despite his earlier impatience, Riddle knows better than to slam himself don onto Cater. He's slow, making sure he's fine and not aching too much. Of course it hurts a little to stretch this much, but
That's not really a problem. Riddle is a mess atop Cater as he works on moving, whimpering and letting out little gasped moans. His head is spinning, his cock leaking with pre, his body shaking and hands clinging tight to Cater.
And. At once, there's the final push. Riddle, gasping and desperate, pushes himself the last inch down, until they're flush together, skin to skin. Only problem with that?
It causes him to cry out, with the speed he went and the feeling of being so full. Cater will inevitably feel and see his climax then and there, as he coats himself and part of Cater with his fluids.
[Cater is quiet for most of it, concentratign hard on witnessing this moment even though he's not sure he can handle it, either. it's hypnotizing, both watching Riddle nearly lose himself, and the heavy heady feeling of entering a warm body.
Riddle is so cute, so desperate, so sweet— but Cater doesn't realize quite how close Riddle is until Riddle is ejaculating in their laps, squeezing on poor Cater all the while. it chokes out a breathy moan from Cater, whose eyes are locked on the space between them, who's literally biting his tongue to bite back the sound. it is impossible for him not to roll his hips up and forward into the feeling, and his eyes flick back up to Riddle's sweet face.]
Riddle—
[he has to keep control of himself, right? he has to. overwhelming Riddle isn't an option whether or not Cater was ever going to get a second round. besides, surely he can fight the needy monster in him to just revel a little longer in his beautiful queen's loss of composure.]
[ Cater rolling up into the feeling doesn't help in the sense that it makes him whimper, already so sensitive from how full he felt, from his orgasm, from the warmth shared between them. He's having a hard time keeping his composure, his eyes welled with tears that he couldn't help.
His walls are squeezing down on Cater so tightly-
Riddle gasps, pants, tries to catch his breath. A hand comes up, hiding part of his face out of the embarrassment that floods through him. He hadn't MEANT to climax then and there.
But, ]
I--...
[ He rolls his hips slightly, reveling in the feeling of over sensitivity and pleasure, his small body trembling atop Cater. His hands, too, tremble as he grasps at Cater's shoulders to steady himself. ]
[Cater asks, as breathless as he is incredulous. he cannot believe that Riddle is still managing to move on him, as tight and trembling as he is. Seven, he feels incredible, but isn't this a little much?! isn't— shouldn't he be backing off?!
but when Cater tries again to speak, he can't decide on which word to even use. his fingers press tighter into Riddle's hip and thigh, and he whines, dipping his head toward Riddle's shoulder again. it's his turn to hide, it seems, as he murmurs a;]
Sorry—
[for what, he can't decide. but he certainly can't get himself to think about pushing Riddle away right now, not when it feels like this. he has to, has to, has to trust that Riddle will tell him if he's too much. Riddle always tells him if he's too much.]
[ It's Riddle's turn to be gentle, supportive. He brings one hand up to carefully stroke Cater's hair as the other boy hides in his shoulder, shushing his little apology away. He doesn't know why he's apologizing, but it is absolutely not necessary in this moment.
And, despite being so overwhelmed, Riddle uses his legs to carefully pull himself up, then pressing back down onto Cater. He begins a rhythm this way, rocking himself forward and grinding his dick inside of him whenever he's flush with Cater all over again. He didn't even give himself long enough to relax- his poor, overstimulated cock twitches, still half hard with everything, with basically working through his climax.
He whimpers, gasps, makes such pretty little pathetic noises into Cater's ear- none of them are held back, not even an attempt is made to bite them back. ]
I can't-- believe you fit. It's... [ So much. He's struggling to handle it all, but damn is he trying, too into the moment to even think of slowing himself down. ]
[he's going insane. he has to be going insane. there's no way he can feel this good, that Riddle could really be doing this for him. and yet reality doesn't really give a shit what Cater can and can't believe. this is really happening him, Riddle is really saying things like that to him, and it is really bringing him closer to the edge.
he lifts his head to rest his chin on Riddle's shoulder, arms wrapped about Riddle in his desperation. like Riddle is the only tether to this plane, to reality, to being here. and Cater wants to be here, right now. to forget about every other thing, about any worries there could be, lost in the same kind of security he'd been trying so hard to offer Riddle.
but staying tethered won't keep him any further from release. there isn't much more he can take, either. Riddle's small size is one thing to handle, but his eagerness is another. Cater is so close, so close, so close— and so much of the growing tension in his abdomen comes instead from that feeling of adoration being thrown back at him.
against the rules or not, Cater hisses out a curse under his breath, digs his fingers into Riddle's skin again. always-talkative Cater has finally run out of words, the only thing he can manage becoming the desperate upward shift his hips make to meet Riddle's— though really, he's content with how much of the work Riddle's doing, too.]
[ It feels like he's going to go insane himself. The oversensitivity was driving him nuts, felt better than anything he'd ever felt before, even if it was so much for him. He swears he can feel the heat welling up inside him again, quicker than before.
His own words falter, fall to the wayside, to be forgotten for a time. They're pressed so close together, especially with the way Riddle's arms slip under Cater's, his nails digging in against the other boy's back so hard he's sure he's leaving marks. It's comfortable, secure. Nothing else could ever be this sweet, could it?
His hips don't stop yet, his body taking control over the situation, tiring himself out bit by bit, until he just can't take it anymore. One final push, one final time he presses so firmly down against him, and he whimpers, walls tensing around Cater all over again. Somewhat less strong this time, as he rolls his hips against him through it, moving to press his burning cheek to Cater's.
A quiet whine escapes the Housewarden as he keeps himself clutched to Cater, his breathing labored and shaky. No words - no, he's out of those too, for the moment. ]
[if he wasn't already teetering on the edge, there simply wouldn't be any surviving the way Riddle climaxes on Cater again anyway. pressing together when he releases that warmth into Riddle just isn't enough. they're on a bed, they can't be falling, but Cater clings to Riddle like a lifeline, like letting go would send him tumbling away. it's not like Cater doesn't know what it's like to cum, but this is different somehow, in such a dangerous way. cumming with someone you care about so much just hits different.
he gasps enough to take in a little more air, like he's surfaced from underwater, and when he does, he nestles his head against Riddle's and finally relaxes his grip on him. arms draping around Riddle's hips in a warmer, looser, linked-wrist hug, Cater sort of rocks back and forth shallow and slow to ease them both out of that overwhelm.
it's a feeling he doesn't really want to end, like getting out of the warm shower to face the world, or pulling one's self out from under warm blankets. but that's fine. just a minute more, a minute more, a moment more in this space where everything they've done is safe and cool and fine.]
[ It's so intense, the feelings that wrack his body. The warmth that pools within him, condom or not, is such a new feeling, something that just adds to the intensity of the moment. It's intoxicating. Sticky, a little gross all things considered, but he couldn't want anything more right now.
His head dips slightly, face burying into Cater, partially into his hair and part into his shoulder. His own fingers let up, as Cater carefully rocks them, in such a way that really does work to help him ease out of it, to help him get back down to earth.
If Cater doesn't want this to end, he's in luck: neither does Riddle. Why would he want to come back to a reality that was so much harsher than this moment? No, he wants to get lost in it a little longer. To be held a little longer, clutched so close as if he was actually loved, adored.
He's not a crybaby, by any means (says he, but he totally is), but he finds his eyes watering, and all he wants to do is stay hidden there against Cater. So that's what he does, refusing to move. It's not a bad thing - more, there's too many emotions for him to even think to parse through, too many feelings that he needs to let move through him.
Slowly but surely, he squishes closer, hands adjusting until he has his arms fully wrapped around Cater. ]
[Cater is fine with not moving immediately, with trying to wait out some of the sensitivity of it all. between them the heat still feels so strong, though it won't be long before they calm down and feel the chill of being naked. that's fine. for now, this is fine.
letting go of his own wrist, he presses his palm flat to Riddle's back, thumb rubbing over Riddle's spine. a deep breath in, a sigh— right. back to Wonderland, Cater.]
You okay?
[gentle, quiet. like if they move too much or speak too loud, something might break.]
[ Slowly but surely, his breathing begins to settle. Sure, he still trembles whenever he shifts, still feels so overwhelmed from all of everything, but he's good. Happy, to be here like this with Cater. It'll hit him later, the realization of all they'd done.
For now? He nods against Cater, slow and careful. He feels it too, the quiet that dares to break if they're too loud, if they move too fast. ]
Mmhm, [ He hums out in response, squirming ever so slightly. ]
[overwhelming is definitely the word for it. that's why, perhaps, Cater doesn't let himself settle into the panic that might normally follow. there'll be time later to overthink this.]
Yeah. I'm fine.
[a little sensitive still, sure, especially since Riddle can't seem to sit still, but it's not like Cater blames him.
...man, he didn't even think about cleanup or anything. what's up, Diamond? you really needed to hit it that bad? sheesh.
Cater makes a little noise, though. he... can't jump to making jokes like that in his head. way too soon.]
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Date: 2025-06-02 05:55 pm (UTC)that's why it's easy for Cater to loll his head to the side, bat his lashes a little. he hums;]
Yes, Riddle.
[still a bit teasing, but neither the obedient use of 'housewarden' or the playful use of 'your majesty' comes. just Riddle's name.
even though he isn't the one being touched, touching Riddle in turn is still so satisfying. Cater is slow and careful, diligent and patient. slacker though he may be, Cater can be quite adept with the things he does care about, and oh does he care about the way Riddle relaxes around him.
Riddle's curious will you fit? rings in his head again and he has to clear his throat, has to breathe a little more even. they sure were going to find out.]
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Date: 2025-06-02 07:45 pm (UTC)Another small kiss is given, pressed against Cater's neck. His breath comes out in small little pants against him, as Riddle acclimates to the feeling of Cater's finger inside of him. It feels so much different than when he touches himself, so much more diligent and patient, which.
Is kind of surprising, coming from Cater? He won't mention it, of course, but he is a little surprised to find him so careful with him.
And, it does make him feel cared for, adored.
Whining against Cater's neck, he moves his hips just slightly, needy. Asking for more, without even realizing he is. This time, he doesn't even beg for it, doesn't actually say what he needs- because he thinks, maybe, just maybe, Cater will get it.
Instead, he tries to focus again on those little pieces of affection he can afford Cater, and breathing. Breathing is pretty important. ]
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Date: 2025-06-02 08:31 pm (UTC)but patience doesn't mean he's holding back, either. another finger, more lubricant, and Cater works his (tiny, tiny) queen, reveling in the way Riddle opens up for him, in the way there's still pressure against his touch.]
Let me know if it hurts,
[he manages, his voice breathy and quiet. it's enough to hear, and that's all they need. deeper, more— Cater obliges Riddle, his own neediness growing alongside.]
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Date: 2025-06-02 08:42 pm (UTC)Still, the reminder is good. ]
You're....-- doing well. It doesn't hurt, [ Riddle comments, taking in another shaky breath. ] I can't get enough--
[ This was overwhelming, in a way he didn't think was possible. In a way that, completely distracted him, kept his brain mush. The only thoughts he really had... were wanting Cater. ]
... but it's also so much.
[ He adds on, with a noise between a whine and a moan. He doesn't want Cater to stop- he wants more, but he's? Not sure he can take more???
What a complicated set of feelings. ]
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Date: 2025-06-02 09:43 pm (UTC)Just relax.
[Cater's voice drips with his lust, still sounding almost teasing even if he's really trying to be reassuring. even as he tells Riddle to relax he spreads his fingers against Riddle's walls, coaxing at him and urging;]
Just a little more.
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Date: 2025-06-02 09:55 pm (UTC)that is, if there were any focus in the first place.
He nods, moving to bury his face against Cater's shoulder, his other hand moving back up along his back, over his shoulder, to let Riddle wrap it around him from the front rather than over his shoulder. His fingers then press in against his shoulder blade, nails digging in. ]
Caterrr.... [ Riddle breathes out, shuddering and shifting, ] I-- don't want to finish before we try... and I'm- it's so much. You're going to drive me crazy.
[ His complaints are, for the most part, unfounded. Silly, in the way that he keeps shifting his hips, grasping harder onto Cater, practically begging him not to stop. ]
I can take it. I'm not-- not fragile.
[ Impatient brat- ]
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Date: 2025-06-02 10:15 pm (UTC)I— I know,
[and he does. if Riddle were fragile, wouldn't he have broken already? under touch much harsher than Cater's? perhaps it isn't Riddle he's afraid of breaking. he sucks in a cool breath of air and lets it out slowly as he eases his fingers out of Riddle, tipping his head against Riddle's for some more support and softness.]
I know you're not.
[he feels around for that packet again, aiming to spend the last of its contents on the condom Riddle had so lovingly gotten on Cater before, and as he does so he presses another kiss to his impatient underclassman's rose-scented hair.]
We can— yeah. I'm ready for ya.
[since apparently Riddle's so ready for him.]
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Date: 2025-06-02 10:42 pm (UTC)He makes a quiet noise, one that sounds like he was slightly sad that those fingers eased out of him, but shifts his head to press it closer to Cater's, to use that gentle touch as comfort, support. To try and stop his heart from racing as much as it was.
He only lifts his head when Cater says he's ready for him, looking to him with those big eyes of his. This parts partially up to him, too, isn't it? He'd need to sit up on his knees, to ease himself down onto Cater. The process was sort of self explanatory, even if he didn't know how it'd feel, how easily Cater might fit inside or not.
Taking in a small breath, he raises himself up partially, onto his knees, bringing himself closer to Cater in the process. His hands still clutch onto him, though he does ease up, untangling his fingers from his hair to pet it and smooth it down rather than tug and pull on it. ]
Okay... alright.
[ Free hand coming down behind himself, he gently grasps Cater's dick, helping to line the both of them up, so that Cater's tip presses right up against his hole. ]
Hold my hips - help me a little...?
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Date: 2025-06-03 12:45 am (UTC)he shudders a little, assuring again;]
Gotcha,
[and nodding, helping Riddle to lower himself at his own pace, doing his best to restrain himself.]
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Date: 2025-06-03 01:27 am (UTC)That's not really a problem. Riddle is a mess atop Cater as he works on moving, whimpering and letting out little gasped moans. His head is spinning, his cock leaking with pre, his body shaking and hands clinging tight to Cater.
And. At once, there's the final push. Riddle, gasping and desperate, pushes himself the last inch down, until they're flush together, skin to skin. Only problem with that?
It causes him to cry out, with the speed he went and the feeling of being so full. Cater will inevitably feel and see his climax then and there, as he coats himself and part of Cater with his fluids.
Whoops. ]
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Date: 2025-06-03 02:48 am (UTC)Riddle is so cute, so desperate, so sweet— but Cater doesn't realize quite how close Riddle is until Riddle is ejaculating in their laps, squeezing on poor Cater all the while. it chokes out a breathy moan from Cater, whose eyes are locked on the space between them, who's literally biting his tongue to bite back the sound. it is impossible for him not to roll his hips up and forward into the feeling, and his eyes flick back up to Riddle's sweet face.]
Riddle—
[he has to keep control of himself, right? he has to. overwhelming Riddle isn't an option whether or not Cater was ever going to get a second round. besides, surely he can fight the needy monster in him to just revel a little longer in his beautiful queen's loss of composure.]
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Date: 2025-06-03 05:44 am (UTC)His walls are squeezing down on Cater so tightly-
Riddle gasps, pants, tries to catch his breath. A hand comes up, hiding part of his face out of the embarrassment that floods through him. He hadn't MEANT to climax then and there.
But, ]
I--...
[ He rolls his hips slightly, reveling in the feeling of over sensitivity and pleasure, his small body trembling atop Cater. His hands, too, tremble as he grasps at Cater's shoulders to steady himself. ]
We don't... need to stop.
[ He finally manages out. ]
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Date: 2025-06-03 06:16 am (UTC)[Cater asks, as breathless as he is incredulous. he cannot believe that Riddle is still managing to move on him, as tight and trembling as he is. Seven, he feels incredible, but isn't this a little much?! isn't— shouldn't he be backing off?!
but when Cater tries again to speak, he can't decide on which word to even use. his fingers press tighter into Riddle's hip and thigh, and he whines, dipping his head toward Riddle's shoulder again. it's his turn to hide, it seems, as he murmurs a;]
Sorry—
[for what, he can't decide. but he certainly can't get himself to think about pushing Riddle away right now, not when it feels like this. he has to, has to, has to trust that Riddle will tell him if he's too much. Riddle always tells him if he's too much.]
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Date: 2025-06-03 08:07 am (UTC)And, despite being so overwhelmed, Riddle uses his legs to carefully pull himself up, then pressing back down onto Cater. He begins a rhythm this way, rocking himself forward and grinding his dick inside of him whenever he's flush with Cater all over again. He didn't even give himself long enough to relax- his poor, overstimulated cock twitches, still half hard with everything, with basically working through his climax.
He whimpers, gasps, makes such pretty little pathetic noises into Cater's ear- none of them are held back, not even an attempt is made to bite them back. ]
I can't-- believe you fit. It's... [ So much. He's struggling to handle it all, but damn is he trying, too into the moment to even think of slowing himself down. ]
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Date: 2025-06-03 08:32 am (UTC)he lifts his head to rest his chin on Riddle's shoulder, arms wrapped about Riddle in his desperation. like Riddle is the only tether to this plane, to reality, to being here. and Cater wants to be here, right now. to forget about every other thing, about any worries there could be, lost in the same kind of security he'd been trying so hard to offer Riddle.
but staying tethered won't keep him any further from release. there isn't much more he can take, either. Riddle's small size is one thing to handle, but his eagerness is another. Cater is so close, so close, so close— and so much of the growing tension in his abdomen comes instead from that feeling of adoration being thrown back at him.
against the rules or not, Cater hisses out a curse under his breath, digs his fingers into Riddle's skin again. always-talkative Cater has finally run out of words, the only thing he can manage becoming the desperate upward shift his hips make to meet Riddle's— though really, he's content with how much of the work Riddle's doing, too.]
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Date: 2025-06-05 03:49 pm (UTC)His own words falter, fall to the wayside, to be forgotten for a time. They're pressed so close together, especially with the way Riddle's arms slip under Cater's, his nails digging in against the other boy's back so hard he's sure he's leaving marks. It's comfortable, secure. Nothing else could ever be this sweet, could it?
His hips don't stop yet, his body taking control over the situation, tiring himself out bit by bit, until he just can't take it anymore. One final push, one final time he presses so firmly down against him, and he whimpers, walls tensing around Cater all over again. Somewhat less strong this time, as he rolls his hips against him through it, moving to press his burning cheek to Cater's.
A quiet whine escapes the Housewarden as he keeps himself clutched to Cater, his breathing labored and shaky. No words - no, he's out of those too, for the moment. ]
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Date: 2025-06-05 04:46 pm (UTC)he gasps enough to take in a little more air, like he's surfaced from underwater, and when he does, he nestles his head against Riddle's and finally relaxes his grip on him. arms draping around Riddle's hips in a warmer, looser, linked-wrist hug, Cater sort of rocks back and forth shallow and slow to ease them both out of that overwhelm.
it's a feeling he doesn't really want to end, like getting out of the warm shower to face the world, or pulling one's self out from under warm blankets. but that's fine. just a minute more, a minute more, a moment more in this space where everything they've done is safe and cool and fine.]
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Date: 2025-06-05 05:25 pm (UTC)His head dips slightly, face burying into Cater, partially into his hair and part into his shoulder. His own fingers let up, as Cater carefully rocks them, in such a way that really does work to help him ease out of it, to help him get back down to earth.
If Cater doesn't want this to end, he's in luck: neither does Riddle. Why would he want to come back to a reality that was so much harsher than this moment? No, he wants to get lost in it a little longer. To be held a little longer, clutched so close as if he was actually loved, adored.
He's not a crybaby, by any means (says he, but he totally is), but he finds his eyes watering, and all he wants to do is stay hidden there against Cater. So that's what he does, refusing to move. It's not a bad thing - more, there's too many emotions for him to even think to parse through, too many feelings that he needs to let move through him.
Slowly but surely, he squishes closer, hands adjusting until he has his arms fully wrapped around Cater. ]
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Date: 2025-06-06 01:53 am (UTC)letting go of his own wrist, he presses his palm flat to Riddle's back, thumb rubbing over Riddle's spine. a deep breath in, a sigh— right. back to Wonderland, Cater.]
You okay?
[gentle, quiet. like if they move too much or speak too loud, something might break.]
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Date: 2025-06-12 05:43 am (UTC)For now? He nods against Cater, slow and careful. He feels it too, the quiet that dares to break if they're too loud, if they move too fast. ]
Mmhm, [ He hums out in response, squirming ever so slightly. ]
And you...?
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Date: 2025-06-12 06:04 am (UTC)Yeah. I'm fine.
[a little sensitive still, sure, especially since Riddle can't seem to sit still, but it's not like Cater blames him.
...man, he didn't even think about cleanup or anything. what's up, Diamond? you really needed to hit it that bad? sheesh.
Cater makes a little noise, though. he... can't jump to making jokes like that in his head. way too soon.]
Let me know when you wanna, mm.
Get up, or... y'know.
[don't ask his brain to work.]