momslilassassin | Ta'a Chume'Dun, Hapes, Hapes Cluster, Friday evening

Ta'a Chume'Dun, Hapes, Hapes Cluster, Friday evening

Ben leaned against the balcony of their suite in the Fountain Palace and sighed softly. Hapes really was ridiculously beautiful, and while he preferred Naboo because of the lack of constant political posturing, he did enjoy getting to show Ender and Val off to Tenel Ka, who flatly refused to believe he was old enough to have a baby of his own when she could still remember changing his bottom.

The laughter from her guards at that had almost made the embarrassment worth it. "I think it's time for dinner soon," Ben called into Ender. "It's hard to gage here by the sun because it never gets fully dark."

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Ender shuddered a little, pressed up against him still.

"Kuso."

"Yeah," Ben whispered, cuddling Ender against him. "Love you."

Ender wrapped his arms around Ben as soon as he could.

"Love you," he echoed.

"I know," Ben said, pushing the truth of that through the Force at Ender.

Ender shivered again, but this time it had absolutely nothing to do with their bodies.

"Oh, Ben."

"Hey," Ben murmured softly, running his fingers through Ender's hair. "I'm here."

"I know," Ender said, curling further into him. "It's. Just."

The problem with the Force was that you really felt the truth of the matter. And feeling that coming at him so truthfully would probably always move him.

Ben's hug turned almost painfully tight around him, trying to ground Ender a bit in the moment.

"I'm okay," Ender murmured, shutting his eyes. He sucked in a breath. "We say the words so often, and yet it's when you do that that I remember just what they mean."

Ben pressed a kiss to Ender's temple. "And I mean it. Always."

"I know," Ender said, "That's what makes it hard, sometimes." He kissed Ben's collar bone. "In a good way, I mean."

Ben smiled at him, impossibly fond. "I'm going to spend the rest of our lives doing it, you know," he murmured.

"I don't doubt it," Ender said, running his fingers along Ben's face. "Thank you."

"You are incredibly, easily lovable," Ben said, kissing Ender's fingers, "and one of these days, you're going to believe me."

"I believe you," Ender said softly. "If I didn't, this would be easier."

"What makes it hard, then?" Ben asked, focusing on Ender's face.

"Feeling like I'm worth this," Ender murmured. "The real thing."

Ben leaned in and kissed him again.

Ender sighed against his mouth, then tugged Ben deeper into the kiss.

Ben cupped Ender's cheek as he kissed back, keeping it sweet and sincere.

Ender was too tired for much more than that anyway, but it helped calm his emotions. He was smiling when they broke away. "Sap," he murmured.

"When it comes to you, absolutely," Ben replied.

Ender kissed his forehead. "Then go to sleep knowing you are loved and very much appreciated," he said softly, "Because the feeling is mutual."

Ben smiled softly and tucked his head into its usual spot on Ender's shoulder. "I know."

"Sleep well, love," Ender said, shutting his eyes.

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momslilassassin - 2016-05-05 20:24 (UTC) - Expand

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