Posted originally on the Archive_of_Our_Own at https://archiveofourown.org/ works/7104298. Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Underage Category: M/M Fandom: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険_|_JoJo_no_Kimyou_na_Bouken_|_JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure Relationship: Dio_Brando/Enrico_Pucci Character: Dio_Brando, Enrico_Pucci Additional Tags: First_Time Stats: Published: 2016-06-05 Words: 5754 ****** By Way of Concession, Not of Command ****** by conceptofzero Summary Of all the places he thought he would be, lying on his back in a vampire's bed was not one of them. He should have seen this coming. He should have known from the moment he met the eyes of that man in the church that sooner or later, he would end up in a situation like this. But he didn't know, and he's not prepared for how it feels to suddenly find yourself with the undivided attention of Dio. Of all the places he thought he would be, lying on his back in a vampire's bed was not one of them. He should have seen this coming. He should have known from the moment he met the eyes of that man in the church that sooner or later, he would end up in a situation like this. But he didn't know, and he's not prepared for how it feels to suddenly find yourself with the undivided attention of Dio. "Have you ever been touched by another?" Dio's hands are so big. All of him is big. Sometimes, Pucci finds himself astonished that any man was ever made so large and so beautiful. With his hand spread wide, the meat of his palm can easily hold onto Pucci's thigh, nearly wrapping all the way around it. His fingers don't meet, not quite, but if he squeezed tighter, they could. "No." Pucci admits, shameful as it is to say so. He wants to be a priest. There are rules about that sort of thing. And more than that, there's recommendations. They say to be sure that you're content devoting yourself to God. They also say that if you never travel down that path, never know the touch of another, then you won't miss it. Until now, he's done just that. Until now, he's never been touched like this. He knew it might come to this. Pucci had known what an invitation for Dio to visit his room would mean. How many others had he seen come and go through the halls of this place, faces enraptured with the kind of bliss only physical actions bring. But this isn't the first time he's been alone in a room with Dio. They've sat together many times, in the study and the library and even in the top tower with Pucci crouched outside of Dio's coffin, speaking to him in those last moments before dawn. But it's the first time he's invited Dio here, to this room with a single chair and a made bed. He wasn't ignorant about what this invitation might mean, but he let himself forget it all the same. Dio's hand slides higher. It moves away from the knee, up the long line of his legs, right to the very underside of his thighs. His fingers brush up against the start of Pucci's ass. They creep over the line, digging into the soft flesh there. Dio smiles when Pucci's face heats up as any boundaries he once had are so easily crossed. "Have you touched yourself like this?" Those thick fingers dig into his skin. Dio's other hand strokes up the inside of Enrico's thigh. The bed shifts underneath them, the mattress reacting to how Dio shifts his weight. Pucci's right leg is held by Dio's hand, lifted off the surface. His left leg remains where it is, on the mattress, while the right is stroked on two fronts - the inner thigh and the lower. "Never." This is no confessional and Dio is no priest, but he confesses all the same. He says this as if it is a sin. "They said- they said if you didn't ever, it would be easier. So I didn't." Dio strokes his hand up the inside of Pucci's thigh. He slides it further down the back of his leg, firmly over Pucci's ass. Dio cups it and squeezes and it's the most intimate touch he's ever experienced, at least right until the hand that's not on his ass slides right over his crotch, squeezing him tight. That's the most intimate touch he's ever experienced and he reacts instantly, body surging up and face burning red and his body wanting more. It feels so good. No wonder this is a sin. No wonder they warn you to stay away from it. "Maybe I shouldn't touch you. You can't spoil if you've never ripened." He gently rubs Pucci's cock, the touch so light that it might not even really count, but it's more than Pucci's ever had in his life. His breath comes in shallow gasps and soft stutters. "Maybe." He agrees, though he doesn't want to. Pucci wants to give himself over to Dio without a word. He wants so badly to be taken by him. But- But. As much as he wants to fall, there's another thing holding him back. It's not the thought of sinning. It's not the thought of giving in after so long standing tall. He's not worried about the falling when it comes to leave grace. He's worried that he won't be enough for Dio. Pucci looks around at the others who serve Dio, who call him Lord and who bow low before him. He's seen Vanilla Ice, so tall and powerful and strong, on his knees, eagerly serving Dio. Pucci's listened to Midler and Mariah talk to one another, and how they speak so confidently and laugh casually about sex, as if there's nothing they haven't already done. He's seen N'Doul respond so eagerly to just the touch of Dio's fingertips, his head tilting up to reveal that long neck of his, his delicate face already rapturous. Pucci's seen the parade of meals that throw themselves at Dio, who know how to touch and kiss and lick and suck and fuck. And then there's Pucci, who's never even touched himself, who looks at Dio and finds himself afraid. This is a machine he doesn't know how to operate. Sex is a foreign country where he can't begin to understand the language and where every gesture could reveal how little he understands, even after weeks spent in this place. Every room here smells like sweat and spunk and desperate longing, all except Pucci's. His smells like unanswered prayers and peppermint oil. Even Dio must know how little Pucci understands. He's asking the questions and getting the answers: Pucci's never been touched. He's never touched another. Sex is strange and he's lost and no matter what he does, no matter how he tries, he won't be enough. Pucci's insecurities eat away at him, even now, even pressed against the mattress. He tilts his head up, his lips parting as he looks at Dio, and he feels the burning urge to push him away. If he never tries, then he can never fail. If Pucci never disappoints Dio, never fails, then that's good isn't it? That's the best things could be. He could stop this now with a word and the pressure of his hand on Dio's chest, pushing him away. But he feels the hand stroke over him again and Pucci moans, covering his mouth a moment too late. He shivers, reminded once again of how big Dio is. Pucci isn't a small man, not by any means, but Dio dwarfs him. The man is pure sex appeal. Pucci can't hold a candle to him. But nobody could. Nobody could. Dio lifts his hand and his lips pull into a sly smile as Pucci lets out a small longing sound, already missing the touch. It was briefly his and now it's gone and all he wants is to feel it on him again. "Do you want me to stop?" Pucci shakes his head no. He doesn't want Dio to stop, and he doesn’t want him to leave. Pucci knows that he can't ever measure up to those other men and women, but he can't find it in himself to turn Dio away. Enrico pulls his hand away from his mouth and forces himself to reach out and touch Dio. His palm rests on Dio's chest and the vast expanse of bare flesh there. Pucci can't make himself move his hand down further. All he can manage is to just touch Dio without trembling. Dio smiles, showing all his teeth. He presses back against Pucci's hand, shifting in closer and tugging on Pucci until their hips are flush together. Dio's hard. Pucci can feel him through their pants, his cock pressing against Pucci's thigh and he finds it all too easy to picture how it would look. He wants so badly to see it, to know if what he's imagined is the same as what actually is. But- But as soon as he even thinks about pushing his hand down further on Dio's chest, he finds himself second-guessing again. The others wouldn't be so nervous. By now, Teleance would have his hand in Dio's pants and would be touching his cock confidently. By now, Cameo would be begging for Dio to fuck him. All Pucci can do is tighten his hand into a fist, pushing his knuckles against Dio's chest, caught up in his worries. Dio's hand touches Pucci then, those long fingers settling on the back of Pucci's head and tilts his face up until he's looking at Dio instead of staring at his chest. "Are you afraid of me?" "No, not you. Never you, Dio." That at least is the easy truth. Enrico isn't afraid of him. How could he fear anyone so loved by God? The hard truth is slower to come out of him and Dio just strokes his fingers along the curve of Pucci's skull, gently coaxing it out of him. "I don't want to... disappoint you." He feels like such an idiot when he says it out loud. Dio's cock is pressing against him. What does he have to worry about? It doesn't matter if he's less impressive than the rest. As long as as he serves Dio's needs, that's what matters. (But he thinks of all the others, so handsome and so confident and he finds himself faltering again, wishing that he'd been tempted at least once or twice before, so he knew what he was doing in non-theoretical terms.) Dio just comes in closer. Pucci's hand falls away and drops back to the bed, and then he's covered by Dio. He shuts out the candlelight and he kisses Pucci. It's slow and even, the kind of thing that lasts too long and leaves Pucci breathless as Dio kisses him past the point of human standards. Still, even as his lungs burn, he can't find it in him to pull away, not until he starts to see little lights at the edges of his eyes. Only then does he pull back and suck in a breath of air, the starfields still swimming across his vision. "You can't disappoint me, Pucci. All of you is a treasure." He strokes his hand down Pucci's side, following the curve of his body. Dio's fingers dig between Pucci's body and the mattress, until he can get another good grip on Pucci's ass. "It's been a very long time since anyone came to me unsullied. Virgins are a rare commodity in this time and age." There's something about how Dio says it that makes Pucci feel like his skin's too tight. He's never thought of himself that way. It's the truth though. He is a virgin. There had been no desire to lose his virginity, mostly because it had always seemed like something nebulous that other people cared about. The difference between having sex and not having sex had never crossed his mind before. But here he is, another man pressing him down into the mattress, his cock pressing down against Pucci. And though he's nervous and afraid, he's responded to Dio's presence all the same. His pants feel unexpectedly tight in the front and he knows that Dio must be able to feel him pressing back up. "I don't think inexperience is worth much," Pucci confesses. He knows that Dio must feel that way. It isn't as if he seeks out virgins of any kind. Even the few other people in this mansion who aren't interested in sleeping with Dio (or perhaps most importantly, those few who even Dio thinks of himself as being above seducing) tend to all be experienced. He's only been here a few days and already he's heard Hol tell him twice now how many women he has waiting for him around the world. There's only Dio for Pucci, only him and no one else. He's never even fantasized about any other person touching Pucci, not even once, and he's done his best to keep his own hands far away from his cock on those rare occasions when he finds himself reacting to some stimulus - some sight, some scent, some imaginary event that is suddenly too vivid to shut out. "I won't last." He reminds Dio. There's no possible way he could keep pace with Dio. It's more likely that if he's touched anymore, he'll come in his pants and then lie there with Dio hard and eager to fuck, but Pucci unable to do what he needs. And then, he'll slip away and find another person in this place to fuck him and Pucci knows he will because he's heard the others talk about the other times Dio's abandoned them. They even knew what they were doing, and he still sometimes left or chose another. "I'm not going to be any good-" Dio silences him with another of those long kisses, the easy nature giving way to something more demanding. It's Dio who pulls back first this time, but only after leaving Pucci breathless and desperate, harder than he's ever been in his life. He fits their hips together, grinding down against Pucci until he cries out. Dio looms over him, so beautiful that it makes Pucci's heart tighten in his chest. "I'm going to break you down." He will. He absolutely will. Pucci knows it's true. Dio's going to grind him to dust and the worst part is that Pucci knows that when it's all said and done, there won't be anything of him left to care about or respect. He'll just be another trophy to put away in the cabinet with all the rest. Pucci doesn't want that. He can't stand the thought of Dio seeing him fall to shreds with nothing more than a handful of touches and a few kisses, all so he can be dismissed. "Wait," he pants out, both hands pressing on Dio's chest. Pucci's not sure it'll work. There's no reason for Dio to listen to him. After all, he could easily hold Pucci down and kiss him until he stops complaining. And he would - he would give in so easily to Dio. Pucci's trying to hold his own here but Dio's a natural disaster, all high winds and sweeping terror and the might and majesty of God himself in a body that would make Michelangelo weep. If he pushed, Pucci knows he would falter before Dio. But when he says wait and presses his hands to Dio's chest, he does wait. Dio holds himself above Pucci, still and almost pliable under Pucci's palms, as if he's not really in control here. Pucci catches his breath and while his body is still responding to Dio's very presence, he feels as if he's getting his thoughts back in order. He can't just lie here. If he does, then he'll be exactly what he is: a virgin who's so afraid of disappointing Dio that he won't be able to anything else but that. So he pushes again until Dio's backed off of him and then he sits up, and he keeps pushing with a boldness he doesn't feel. All of his guts are like ice as he gives that wall of muscle a shove and easily tips them over until they're the wrong way on the bed. Dio lets himself be pushed without any resistance. His head tilts slightly to the side, his face blank as he measures Pucci up. His back hits the bed's surface, the top of his head facing the door. Pucci gets to his knees and he doesn't feel in control so much as he feels as if he's reaching through the window of an out of control car and grabbing at the wheel. There are no brakes here, no way to stop the forward momentum at this speed, but if he does this right, he can at least control the direction they're going in. Pucci puts his hands on Dio's chest as he straddles him, pressing his ass down against Dio's erection. Dio's eyes seem to get darker and Pucci feels that hard cock digging into him. Pucci's just as hard, but when he's sitting straight, he can limit the amount of friction he gets when he starts to roll his hips. He takes the focus off himself and brings it right back down on Dio. Pucci tries to think of what he's read and overhead, and when he draws blanks, he instead tries to rely on instinct. "I don't want to be broken," Pucci tells him. He rolls his hips, mimicking what he's seen in other places. It feels so strange and yet, so good too. Dio's cock rubs against his ass, nestling itself between his cheeks. His pants are soft and thin and they do nothing to dull the way it feels to have Dio prod at him. Pucci's face is growing red but he's still in control here, he's still setting the pace while Dio watches him. While his hips work on Dio, he puts his hands on the hem of his shirt and pulls it over his head. The motion isn't as smooth as he'd like, but it's not clumsy and it's not foolish looking, and when he drops his shirt to the bed, Dio's eyes are locked on Pucci. He keeps a hand on Dio's stomach to keep himself upright. The other hand he sets on his own neck, slowly dragging his fingertips down his body. "I don't want to be a disappointment, not to you." Dio reaches up to set a hand on Pucci, so confident in the motion compared to Pucci’s own attempts to touch and take. Pucci catches Dio’s hand by his wrist, turning it away quickly as he shakes his head. If Dio touches him, he'll be doomed. All of this work will be for nothing. He'll crumple and fall and then he'll be nothing but putty in Dio's hands. Pucci leans up, lifting himself off of Dio's cock momentarily as he catches Dio’s other hand. He pushes both of them above Dio's head, pinning them to the bed. There's nothing to force him to hold them there, but even when Pucci lifts his hands off of Dio's wrists, his arms stay above his head. He looks so beautiful like this... Dio’s eyebrows arch. He stays sprawled, inviting some comment or explanation for this. Pucci doesn't sit down right away and he doesn’t give Dio any answer. He stays where he is, high up on Dio's chest, his thighs holding onto the broad expanse of flesh there. Pucci duck his head down to press his mouth against the scar separating Dio's head and body. It's a quick kiss, not much at all, but Dio reacts all the same, shifting restlessly. His hands stay above his head, but his finger are flexing when Pucci sits up. With Dio laid out like this, Pucci lifts his hips and hooks his thumbs into his pants, slowly working them down his thighs. He lets Dio have a front row seat to Pucci baring himself, exposing his body. "You're the first person who's seen me like this," he tells Dio as his cock emerges from the waistband of his pants. He's hard and the tip of his cock is wet with precum. Pucci doesn't touch himself but he doesn't need to, not when Dio's hungry eyes rake over him. "You're the only person who'll ever see me like this." "A grand statement. Do you think you can mean it?" Dio parts his lips and his teeth are so sharp and white. Pucci simply nods and rests his weight on Dio. It won't be hard to keep that promise. There's no one else he's ever wanted like Dio. Those golden eyes narrow slightly. "Promises are easily broken." "Not my promises." Pucci gets his pants off, and then he's fully naked. It's terrifying. And yet, he's no less hard and no less excited by this. Pucci shifts back down Dio's body, dragging his hands over Dio's barrel chest before they reach those sinfully low slung pants around Dio's waist. It takes nothing but the slightest tug on them to free Dio's cock. He settles between Dio's thighs and he could nearly laugh because he's never done this before either, and he has even less experience, but he's about to do it anyway. He leans his and parts his mouth, bringing Dio's cock near. Pucci doesn't take it into his mouth though, not when he can just dart his tongue out and lick up the length of Dio's shaft. He lifts his head and Pucci can see how much he wants to simply sit up and take this in properly. But as soon as he starts moving, Pucci puts a hand on Dio's side, giving him a gentle push down again. "If you sit up, I'll stop." "You wouldn't." Dio says and maybe it's true. Or, maybe he could, if he had to. Pucci just pushes down again, another reminder delivered with the flat of his palm. With his other hand wrapped around the base of Dio's cock, he slowly drags his mouth up the shaft. It's not like anything he's ever done before. He has no frame of reference for this. Dio's cock twitches against his tongue and Dio makes a rumbling sound deep in his chest, like far off thunder before a storm hits. Pucci makes eye contact with him before he look away again and licks along the head of Dio's cock. He likes that, and Pucci doesn't mind it either. The taste reminds him of swimming in the ocean, of licking his lips after the first dive in when you haven't gotten used to the taste of the waters yet and it's still so salty. He licks Dio again and then mimics what he's read in books and slips the head into his mouth, sucking gently on it. The point of this isn't to bring Dio to completion with his mouth and hands, no matter how tempted he might be to do that. Pucci doesn't have the ability to suck him down deep enough and he doesn't want to make a fool of himself gagging on Dio's cock, not their first time. So he slips his mouth off and gets back to running his tongue along the shaft, trying to coat every last inch of him in saliva. Pucci sucks and licks at Dio until his cock is throbbing in Pucci’s fist, until he's slick and wet and even Dio himself is straining to remain still, with his hands above his head. Only then does Pucci take his hand off Dio. He lifts himself up and crawls back up Dio's body, once again settling himself on those wide hips. There's nothing to hide Pucci's erection this time, but even though he's embarrassed, he focuses instead on the way Dio's looks right now, spread out and yielding to Pucci. Dio stares right back, those hungry eyes sweeping down Pucci’s body to take him in. "Will you still stop if I touch you?" "In a heartbeat. I want this to be more than you taking my virginity." He settles back against Dio's cock. It slides between his cheeks and Pucci closes his eyes, momentarily overwhelmed by how it feels to have bare flesh on flesh. It's different than grinding with both their clothes on. Pucci takes a breath, feeling himself calm down a little before he opens his eyes. He starts to move, his hips going in circles as he grinds on Dio's cock. "I want to be more than a novelty." Dio laughs a little, his voice going high each time Pucci grinds down. His fingers twitch, his hands closing and opening as he forces himself to leave them where they're lying on the bed. "You could never be a novelty to me." Sweet words, but Pucci wants them to be true and not just flattery. So he smiles and he rocks back on Dio. It's easier to do this now that he's wet and Pucci digs his knees into the bedspread, thighs holding tight to Dio's waist as Pucci rocks his hips back and forth. Dio's cock slips between his cheeks, rubbing against him, even prodding now and then at his entrance. He's so quiet, but Pucci can see how his body begins to grow restless as he's forced to let someone else guide how things go. Pucci's hard and wanting but he ignores his needs for as long as he can, focusing only on impressing Dio. His hips rock back and forth and then grind down side to side, his eyes on Dio’s face to try judge what he likes most. Pucci's hands keep him upright, one on Dio's waist the the other reaching behind him to hold onto a knee, using both as leverage as he sways back and forth against Dio's cock. It's so hard to tell how turned on Dio is. Is he nearly ready to come? Or is he still so far away, in need of more attention than even Pucci can provide? "You don’t need to neglect yourself for my sake, Pucci. I can see how desperate you are to be touched." Dio looks up at Pucci from under his eyes, his mouth twisting into a small smirk. He's tempting Pucci, coaxing him into dropping his guard and giving in. Those broad hands flex where they’re lying on the bed, fingers crooked to invite Pucci to come closer. "You could come up here and I'll suck you off." Pucci shivers at the though, his cock bobbing a little. The mental image is vivid and lurid, inviting him to give him. He bites lightly on his lip to compose himself. It's so tempting. But a lifetime of resisting temptation comes in handy, letting Pucci starve out this offer of kindness that he knows will come with not-so-hidden strings. The moment he yields to Dio is the moment he loses any power he had, forever. Dio will remember his failures more than he’ll ever remain anything else of Pucci’s. "Good things come to those who wait." He mutters softly to himself, a sharp reminder that he needs to focus on this. There will be time to come later. He grasps briefly at prime numbers to delay at his quickly peaking arousal, holding off the desire to lose himself in Dio’s body and come. Pucci speaks in a loud and commanding tone that mimics the kinds of powerful men he longs to become. “I know what I want. You’re going to come for me first.” “And if I don’t?” He hands start to drop, slowly creeping down the bed. It’s almost physically painful for Pucci to lift himself off of Dio, but he does it, bringing his hips up and away from Dio’s hardon. He wants nothing more than to push back down but he stays where he is, staring down at Dio. He doesn’t budge, but neither do Dio’s hands. “If I have to leave, I will. Even with a hard-on, I'll leave." Pucci says and he means it. He knows it. If he has to, he will get up and leave. This only works if he’s serious. Those sharp white teeth flash between Dio’s lips and for a second, he's sure that Dio’s going to finally move. He waits for everything to change, but nothing happens. Well… almost nothing. There’s a strange after-impression on his hips, as if he was touched there for a moment, even though Dio’s hands have stayed on the bed. Dio’s face smoothes out and he raises his hands high again, back to where they were before. “I want you to stay, Enrico. Gravity brought us together.” “Then I’ll stay.” Pucci settles himself back on Dio. He leans his weight back, pinning Dio’s cock beneath his ass again. As he starts to rock down, his hips end up shoving into the air. Pucci’s hard as each thrust up against nothing makes his cock bob. Each rock down gets a reaction from Dio’s cock, which twitches with each pressure down. Dio’s face is perfectly controlled, but the rest of him is starting to show signs that he’s about to come. “As long as you’ll have me, I’ll stay. But-” “But?” Dio smiles. There’s laughter in his voice, something between mocking and genuine delight. “Most come to me without demands.” “I don’t want to be another face in a crowd of followers. I don’t want to be another conquest.” Pucci tells Dio, even as he grinds away. He’s so hard that it’s starting to hurt. Pucci’s cock throbs and he holds himself as straight as he can, desperately trying to coax Dio into coming. “I want to walk with you in the shade. I want to be by your side when the world kneels willingly at your feet.” Dio moves quicker than Pucci expected. He’s lying one moment, and then he’s sitting up the next, an arm around Pucci’s waist and his other hand on Pucci’s back to keep him from falling over. It’s almost a little frightening how quickly he moves when he wants to. Dio kisses him then and though Pucci should leave like he said he would, he can bear to hold himself apart when he wants nothing more than to melt into Dio’s touch. He kisses back and he closes his eyes, cursing himself for giving in so easily. He’s failing, he’s just a touch away from spoiling it all. His thighs wrap tight around Dio’s waist, or as tight as he can when Dio’s torso is as large as it is. He keeps grinding away. Maybe, just maybe, if he tries hard enough- Dio makes the softest sound, more of a hiss then a moan. His body goes still and Pucci feels the sudden splash of something hot and wet against his ass. Dio’s cock twitches as he comes and Pucci’s face is burning up, his eyes locked on Dio’s face as his features are pulled and distorted by what he’s feeling. Pucci did this. Even if he fails at everything else he meant to here, at least he did this. At least he held himself off long enough to feel Dio come first. Pucci kisses his way into that hissing mouth, not caring as he cuts himself on those sharp fangs, not when he wants so badly to celebrate this. He’s done it, he’s done it. When his cock’s finished spilling and it pulses fruitlessly against Pucci’s skin, only then does Dio kiss back. He presses a palm over Pucci’s cock and strokes him. He only needs a single squeeze from Dio’s hand and then he’s crying out as his first orgasm tears through him. It’s not like what they said. The books said it was like fireworks and champagne corks. The boys said it was messy and felt good, like scratching a deep down itch. Nobody told him how physical it was. His body wants to break itself, all of his muscles pulling tight like he’s been shocked with electricity. He feels for a moment like he might break a bone or pull a muscle. Then he can’t think at all because the orgasm hits him and spreads through his body, an overwhelming blast of something that’s both pleasure and pain all smashed into one impossible sensation. It hurts, but in the good way, the best possible way. He arches up against Dio’s body, his hips thrusting forward mindlessly against Dio’s palm. Dio keeps touching Pucci, stroking him until it becomes too much and then he’s pushing that big hand away, desperate to stop the live-wire of pain that his cock’s become. Everything from mid-chest to mid-thigh is hot and twitching and yet he feels like he’s liquid as well, like he’ll never be solid again. Pucci’s body gives out and it’s only Dio’s hands that keep him upright. They bring him forward, tucking Pucci against his chest, and that’s where he lies as he pants away. His mind feels completely fogged over and as the overwhelming sensation subsides, he’s left feeling exhausted and weightless. No wonder the priest told him not to ever go down this path. He can see clearly how addictive it all would be, both the physical side of it, and also the thrill he felt when Dio came. Pucci’s tempted to close his eyes and stay right where he is against Dio’s chest, but he makes himself sit up instead. He feels so clumsy but he’s determined not to just lie here, “Dio-” “Enough.” Dio tightens the arm around Pucci’s waist. He cups the back of Pucci’s head with his other hand and just holds him tight. “You’ve proven yourself. You made me, Dio, yield to you.” “No. Not yielded.” Pucci says softly. This wasn’t yielding or surrender or any kind. But, he does let himself lean against Dio’s chest, his head resting against that vast shoulder. “It wasn’t that. I just… I couldn’t fail. I couldn’t let you go to them, not when I knew I could do it.” Dio’s silent a long time. Pucci’s eyes slide shut. It’s hard to stay awake after he’s come, and when he’s being held like this. Finally, Dio moves, his hand sliding down to rest on Pucci’s back. His fingers stroke over the flesh, pushing down slightly, but not pushing in. “It wouldn’t have been failing to give yourself to me.” Dio says. He sounds different when Pucci has an ear pressed to his chest. “It would have been falling.” Pucci’s nearly asleep. That’s why he huffs slightly and says, “I already fell.” He bunches his fist up and rests his knuckles against Dio’s chest. There’s no sound from Dio, no heartbeat, no breathing, just soothing silence as his fingernails drag along Pucci’s spine. “I’m already yours. But-” “But,” Dio says, and Pucci can’t finish the words. He just lies there and thinks them silently as he starts to drift. Pucci is already Dio’s. But he wants Dio to be his as well. He wants to be equal. He wants to walk beside him in the shade. Dio says something, but Pucci’s gone and the words slip away from him, like sand through his fingers. He’ll ask him again later, when he wakes, if he remembers. Please drop_by_the_archive_and_comment to let the author know if you enjoyed their work!