Nooo I'm Tired... (Oriel)

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Ugh... So tired. Phoenix had gradually been getting stamina built up, having worked at the pet shop for several weeks now, but there were still some days that left him drained and wanting to do nothing more than curl up on his bed and fall asleep, or at least just not do anything for the rest of the evening. Unfortunately, that meant less time spent messing around with the boyfriend, and with Phen's request that they be exclusive now, he was aware how hard it was for the younger boy to put up with his fatigue.

But, ugh... He couldn't help it.

Phen stomped heavily up the stairs, head already drooping as he reached the co-eds and made his way to their room. He yawned as he stepped into the common room, looking around for his Squishy. "Mmmm... Babe?" he mumbled, walking to the bedroom. "You here?" Phen popped his head inside and peeked. He hadn't seen that Oriel was behind the couch, and frowned, wondering where he might be.

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Yup. Oriel was fine. Fine fine fine. He could deal. Yup.

He could deal with being away from Phoenix all day all while not canoodling with someone else to release his ever building stress. Yup. There were plenty of things to do to take his mind off it. The anxiety.

The apartment had never been cleaner. Oriel was pretty sure someone could eat off the floor of the bathroom. He'd "read"(listened to audio books) of all his text assignments…twice. He was still too apprehensive to go to the gym alone(though he had considered kidnapping Kodi so he could grill him about his progress with Gryph while they did the whole gym thing together).

There were a million other things he felt like he'd done that day, waiting for his Squishy-butt to come home.

Oriel was behind the couch, gathering all the dust bunnies from underneath it, when Phoenix came through the door and walked right past him to the bedroom. Oriel popped his head up like a prairie dog, a few dust balls stuck to the top of his messy, wavy hair, and snapped it in the direction that Phoenix had gone. It took less than five seconds for Oriel to pounce up and tackle Phoenix as he barreled down the hallway and into the bedroom, practically picking up Phoenix along the way and plopping him on the bed. "Welcome home!" he said with the bright eyes of a puppy waiting for his master. He dove in for a kiss.

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There was a split second where Phoenix thought Oriel must have been working out or showering or doing something outside of the room before he heard and felt the barreling approach of his lover. He was hardly allowed a yelp before he was nearly carried into the bedroom, and gave a weak laugh once he was settled. "Thanks babe," he hummed, closing his eyes for the kiss. Phen reciprocated, but it lacked its usual intensity and desire, and was more automatic than anything else. He felt bad, but it was all he could muster.

"Did you have a good day?" he asked after they parted, stifling a yawn. Had he looked in the mirror before he'd gotten home, he would've noticed the dark half-circles that were starting to form under his eyes. "Or did you just... Clean everythin' again?" Phoenix smiled tiredly. He wished he could do something more to help Oriel keep busy while he was away during the day, but.... There was only so much he could do.

Right now, he felt like laying down. So he did, flopping heavily onto his back against the bed. Mmmm...

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Honestly, Oriel had been trying to give Phoenix his space, not pushing their intimacy beyond a few kisses when he came home especially tired. Oriel could deal. At least that's what he told himself. But some days it just got especially bad and frustrating and the once fierce lion would turn into a lost little puppy waiting for Phoenix to come home.

This time….this time, Oriel was gonna nail him! He was going to get his fix, and then be golden for a few more days, at least until the weekend when Phoenix had more time and energy.

"Uhh….Not gonna answer that," he said hurriedly, and simply dove in to start working on Phoenix's neck. A hand pulled up Phoenix's shirt to reveal his slender torso while the other slid down to grope where it counted. "Mmm…." he hummed, hoping that he could rile Phoenix up enough with his touches to get the boy into it. "I missed you…" he mumbled into his collarbone.

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All of this made Phoenix wonder what it would be like when.... He moved out. Would Oriel be able to come live with him? Or would they be forced to spend even more time apart? Phen couldn't bare the thought, these hours on end were more than long enough! He texted Oriel as much as he could at work, but it just wasn't enough. He knew Oriel was trying, and he really appreciated the effort, but... Phen was starting to wonder if asking him to be exclusive was going to work out, or if he would snap eventually.

He didn't want to think about it.

Phoenix did, however, become quickly aware of how Oriel was acting, and his heart sank. Fuck, why did he have to do this now? Or, rather, why did he have to be so damn tired tonight? It wasn't that he didn't want to, not by a long shot, just... He didn't think he could muster the energy for Oriel to enjoy it that much.

"Oriel-" Phen's breath caught and he arched his back slightly as his boyfriend began mouthing along his neck. The cool air hit his skin as the fabric was pulled up to his chest, and he shivered, releasing a small grunt at the caresses. Fuck, he really wanted this, but... He was so damn tired. "Babe, I missed you too, but..." He gently pulled Oriel away from his neck and gave him a very apologetic look. "I don't think I've got enough in me t'make the effort tonight." A hard lump formed in his throat, expecting some sort of verbal retort. "M... Maybe tomorrow?" He pulled his fingers through the boy's thick hair, caressing his cheek with the other hand. "I'm sorry..."

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These two still hadn't talked about Phoenix moving out of the dorms after graduation. Not that Oriel hadn't been thinking about it. He worried more than anything about whether Phoenix was going to be okay on meals living by himself. Then the thought of whether Phoenix was going to get a roommate. Then the obvious thought of whether his roommate was going to harass his Phoenix because he was just oh so irresistible. The safest thing would be for Oriel to just go over every single day and take care of those things, maybe get permission from the school to stay the night….or even just move out with him and commute from the town? Oriel wasn't sure, but he was pretty sure that was against school rules. He knew some kids lived of campus, but that was with their families and guardians….both of which were scarce in Oriel's life.

On top of all those complications, now this problem with their physical relationship was coming up, and Oriel wasn't sure how long he could…no, nope, Oriel was going to force himself to cope!

For now, while he was working on it, he definitely wasn't going to kill himself over it. Yet.

Oriel scowled. "B..but it is tomorrow…." Oriel wasn't sure how many more "tomorrows" he could take! He dove back in, working his mouth along Phoenix's bare torso. "I'll be quick, I promise?" Probably. "Once I get you warmed up, the energy'll come." Right?

Desperate much? Naww!

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If Phoenix could get Oriel to come and live with him and continue to take care of him (like he did everyday now), he would jump at the chance. There had to be some way to allow it, right? Maybe? Phoenix was technically an adult, and he would be nineteen soon... He couldn't imagine living with anyone else, and he was pretty sure he wouldn't be able to afford an apartment on his own so... Ugh. He didn't want to think about it.

Fortunately (not really) he had enough on his mind right now to think about something else. Mostly the guilt of seeing Oriel want something so badly that Phoenix just couldn't muster up the energy to do, as much as he wanted to. He resigned to just laying there and letting Oriel do whatever he wanted, but he was sure that wouldn't be as much fun for the energetic younger boy as it would be otherwise.

"D... Did I say that last night too?" Phen mumbled, blinking and trying to recall. Damn, he was tired so often, he was blurring the nights together. He trembled a little as Oriel continued to work on him, trying to rile Phoenix up, but all it did was make Phen frustrated and feel more guilty, seeing how desperately Oriel was trying to get him going. "I... I don't know," he mewled, closing his eyes with a hard breath. "You can try but... I don't know..."

Phen rolled over to lay on his stomach, flopping his head against the mattress and closing his eyes, his arms lazily stretched up beside him. Mmm... He might just fall asleep any minute... "G'night," he mumbled drowsily, not really even aware of what he was saying.

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Maybe Oriel was being a little bit too eager, but seriously! For a sex aficionado(read: addict) like Oriel, what else did Phoenix expect after asking him to stop fucking other people! Despite assuring Oriel that he'd do his best and try to be enough....it wasn't that Phoenix wasn't enough....he was more than enough...when he wasn't falling asleep in the middle of it!!

Oriel was trying, oh dear god he was trying but...but...was it not good enough? Was Phoenix just not into it? What if....gasp! What if Phoenix was just using his tiredness as an excuse to get out of doing it all the time because he didn't have the heart to say "no" sooner??

Ridiculous, but it was possible! Absurd, but likely. Improbable and irrational, but it totally made sense to the paranoid, emotionally insecure boy named Oriel.

Oriel looked down on that thin form that was only a quarter undressed(just half the shirt and shoes) with a pout. "Phoenix?" His voice held a slight whimper. "Hey...!" He crawled around to the other end(his head) and stared down the older boy's face that was tucked up in the pillow. "Phoenix...?" Like a kitty trying to get the attention of his owner, this giant lion poked the other boy in the face repeatedly. Then on the arm. Then scratched his head. Then poked the cheek again. And he would do it until he got his boyfriend's full attention...or until he just despaired too much to go on and decided to sulk in the corner.

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Phoenix was really starting to regret the decision... No, no he wasn't, he wanted Oriel all to himself! He just... Felt really bad that he wasn't keeping up his end of the deal, or whatever it was. He knew how hard Oriel was trying and how difficult it was for him to be exclusive like this, and he only wished he could muster up the energy to reward him for his efforts.

But... Ugh. So tired. Phoenix could hardly even lift his arms. Fuck, though, if he'd known the paranoia that was going through Oriel's mind, he would have woken up enough to at least assure him that that wasn't the reason at all why he wasn't getting into it. He wanted to so bad.

"Mmmm..." was the half-mumbled reply that came from hearing his name, weakly lifting his hand before letting it fall back to the mattress. "Sleepy..." Phen felt Oriel move around him on the bed but didn't stir, keeping his eyes closed... Until he felt the poke on his face. And then again. Phoenix squinted up at his lover, his brow furrowed quizzically. "What... Are you doin'?" he mumbled, grunting as he boyfriend continued to do it, and everything else. "Stooooooop," he whined, mustering up the energy to crawl forward, push against Oriel's chest so he'd sit back, and flop into the boy's lap, curling up like a kitten. He was a little too big for Oriel's lap, but it was alright.

"Just give me... Five minutes..." he yawned. "Maybe after a power nap I'll get some energy or... Somethin'...." With his eyes closed once again, he tilted his head blindly up and pursed his lips, expecting a kiss.

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Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Oriel felt like crying. He felt like doing whatever he could to shock Phoenix awake. He felt like going to the kitchen and getting the tired boy some coffee or an energy shot or something that could keep his lover awake for another 15, no, 10 minutes! That's all he needed! That wasn't so hard, right?

But at the same time, Oriel didn't want to force Phoenix to do something he didn't want to….it was one thing when all the "forcing" was consensual, but….well, Oriel was a dick, so it shouldn't be completely out of his character to just plow his way into it regardless of what Phoenix wanted…but Oriel wasn't a rapist. And he certainly wasn't going to rape his boyfriend in his sleep! And besides, if Phoenix was asleep, then…that took away the best part. Oriel wanted the boy awake and engaged, moaning like a whore and begging for more.

Oriel watched his lover respond in half-awake efforts, mildly amused at how adorable he looked, but also crying silently because he couldn't bring himself to be more forceful about it. He pouted as Phoenix crawled and flopped into his lap, then released a defeated sigh. "Alright…" he relented, petting his hand and fingers through Phoenix's cropped hair. Oriel would give him ten minutes….maybe 20. But Oriel wasn't going to just sit there idly like a person trapped by a kitty in his lap.

Oriel leaned down and gave Phoenix the peck he was vying for then settled him back down. He reached over to the nightstand and pulled out a pen. Of course, Oriel wasn't going to draw on Phen's face with a pen. But he could definitely do it with his finger. He pulled the ink out and, lovingly and gently and with a serene smile, started making poorly drawn dicks on his lover's face. And arms. And pretty much on any exposed skin he could find. No, Oriel was not five!

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For once, Phoenix was glad that Oriel wasn't forcing this more. He had expected to have to put up with the boy jumping in regardless of how awake Phen was; he would have allowed it, probably, but he wouldn't have been nearly as responsive as he would have liked. At the same time, he still felt really bad for being such a blob. Damn stamina, he really needed to work on it more.

He gave a faint hum as he felt Oriel's fingers slide through his hair, stretching like a content kitty before curling up again. It wasn't exactly the most comfortable place to sleep, but Phoenix was sleepy enough that it would be fine. And besides, everything was better when he was closer to his Squishy anyway. He'd be out like a light in seconds.

The kiss was barely felt - by then, Phoenix was pretty much gone, slumped limply over his boyfriend's legs, breathing deep and even as sleep overcame him. He was completely unaware of Oriel's actions; he only gave the occasional twitch every so often when Oriel hit a particularly sensitive spot, like his cheeks and neck. "Mmmf.... No, don't put it there..." he mumbled in his sleep, face tightening for a brief moment. "Hurts..." Phoenix smacked his lips and rolled a little, bumping into Oriel's torso. After fifteen minutes, he wasn't moving a all, completely passed out in his dreams.

If Oriel woke him up now, he might get a little bit of a better response. Maybe. Considering the subject of Phen's current dreams, it was obvious what was on his mind anyway, even if he hadn't been able to muster the energy for it.

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Probably the most amazing thing about all this, at least how Oriel thought, was that Phoenix wasn't waking up at the feel of his face being drawn on. And those mumbles he was making….Oriel of course had to wonder what he was dreaming about. And of course, Oriel's brain instantly went to something indecent to accompany those little mumbles. He snickered at that mental image.

When the boy in his lap stopped moving, Oriel decided to dare to move away from him and set Phoenix sleeping on the bed. There were things Oriel wanted to do, yes, but Oriel wasn't about to wake up Phoenix for his own selfish means. But that didn't mean that Phoenix wasn't going to get his due punishment.

Carefully, carefully, Oriel started to pull back the thin layers of Phoenix's clothing to expose as much of his back as possible, all while trying to not wake the sleeping boy. If Phoenix woke or started to, Oriel merely settled him back down with a "Shhhh, go back to sleep," and a light kiss. Once at least his butt and back was exposed, Oriel went right back to work with drawing dicks and balls on him, placing as much ink as he could on his finger first, then spreading it accordingly across the boy's tawny skin. "Heh heh heh…" he couldn't help but snicker.

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Phoenix was certainly exhausted, which meant that even as Oriel stirred around and moved the boy from his lap, Phen didn't wake, or even mumble. He might have been dead, if not for his steady breathing. Nope, the poor pixie was completely ignorant to the evil doings of his boyfriend.

Even the clothes being taken off hardly made him budge. All Oriel would get out of him was one heavy sigh and a twitch of the fingers. There was one brief moment where he started to stir, but Oriel successfully kept him in his slumbering state. And so he continued to stay that way for a good amount of time afterwards, long enough to give Oriel plenty of time to fill his skin with the crude drawings before he finally jolted awake out of a particularly vivid dream.

"Mmm... Or-r-riell...?" he yawned, blinking sleepily around in confusion. Phoenix didn't remember falling asleep like this, and he peeked back to see his exposed skin, brow creasing with bewilderment. "What... The fuck..." he grunted. From the crooked, awkward angle, and his still half-asleep state, it was hard for him to tell what was going on. "What're y'doin'?" For a second he wondered if Oriel had gone ahead and done what he wanted to while Phoenix slept, but his butt didn't feel sore, so he ruled out that idea. Besides, he would have woken up, wouldn't he? "How long was I 'sleep?" he mumbled, not realizing how ridiculous he must have looked with his face covered in the boy's childish scribblings.

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Oriel almost felt bad for man-handling his boyfriend in his sleep but….well, it was his own fault for passing out in the middle of things! Maybe next time he'll be more contentious about when and where he fell asleep, right? Right? And besides, it wasn't like Oriel was doing anything bad. Just drawing dicks on his back, and his arms, and his face, and his butt. Lots on his butt.

Though what was most surprising was that…..he wasn't waking up. Geeze, he must've really been out of it. That almost made Oriel feel even worse. But he really was looking forward to seeing how long Phoenix would be passed out before he noticed…and then how he would react.

It was punishment, after all.

"Noooothing," he drawled out like a child. Oriel didn't raise his head from his "canvas" though, and proceeded to refill his "paintbrush". He held back a snicker at seeing Phoenix's sleepy face with the scrawls all over it, but his face was beaming with devilish mischief. Oriel panned a quick look at the digital alarm clock on the nightstand. "Uh…about 30 minutes? Maybe?" He went back to work, tracing his finger over some remaining, untainted skin.

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It wasn't Phen's fault he fell asleep so fast! He was exhausted, he would have much rather stayed awake, but he couldn't help it. And now his beloved boyfriend was punishing him for his fatigue. So cruel!

.... Phoenix would laugh about this later. For now he was mostly just bewildered and confused.

"Doesn't look like nothin'," he mumbled, squinting back at Oriel. He blinked a few times, then flailed a hand over to the bedside table to grab his glasses, hoping that would help him see. Phen could feel the tickling now, a light pressure going over his skin, and saw all the marks covering his body. They looked like... Like...

".... Are you drawin' dicks on me?" he slurred, mouth curling into a pout. He tried to wiggle himself out of Oriel's grasp, catching a glimpse of his arms as well. "What.... Oriel!" he whined, shooting an unhappy look back. No, he didn't.... "...... You better not have..." He stumbled off of the bed and glanced in the bedroom mirror, squealing at what he saw. "You butt!" he wailed. "That's not nice!" He grumped and flopped back down on the bed, crossing his arms over his chest as he stared up at the ceiling. "You better take it off right now or I'm not gonna let you fuck me tonight." And he was even feeling somewhat energetic now. Pity.