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Silence.
That was the only thing that existed between Aventurine and Ratio as the two of them stood side by side in the descending elevator. If this were anyone else, Ratio would have summoned his alabaster head and ignored the uncomfortable tension lingering in the air– but this wasn’t anybody else. This was Aventurine of the Ten Stonehearts or, as he chooses to acknowledge him as, Kakavasha. A work colleague. His companion. His partner .
And his partner had become uncharacteristically quiet since he left the IPC boardroom. Ratio understood very well what had been at stake when Aventurine went into that room, and seeing him come out was the best case scenario.
However, as they stood shoulder to shoulder, Ratio couldn’t help but turn his head to look down and silently check up on the dear gambler. He donned a very different attire, a uniform the scholar had only seen once before. Aventurine’s Stoneheart suit. It was a stark contrast to the outfit he chose for their mission in the Land of Dreams. It was very corporate, and quite unlike what Ratio knew the man to be on a personal level. He may be part of the Strategic Investment Department, but Aventurine was not a savvy businessman. He was so much more than that, even if Kakavasha refused to acknowledge himself as such.
It was also rather intriguing, seeing the gambler in regal shades of purple and black. Ratio had grown used to seeing him in greens, golds, and those absurd peacock-like colors that he insisted upon. The formal uniform and subtle jewelry, while unusual to Aventurine’s typical behavior, suited him. It certainly had nothing to do with the fact that he was wearing Ratio’s colors and the purple aventurine earrings he had gifted to him on their anniversary. Definitely not.
“Aventurine.”
Never use my real name at work. Ratio remembered the request vividly. I only ever want to hear you say it. They don’t deserve to know.
The blonde hummed, engaging but not making eye contact as he fidgeted with his gloves.
“Would you like to talk about it?”
Aventurine let out a soft sigh, and Ratio saw how his facade crumbled, and the gambler’s features softened to reveal his distress and unpleasant train of thought. “Not really.”
Ratio knew he wouldn’t open up here, while they were still under the watchful eyes of the IPC. So, he extended an olive branch of a different variety. “Would you prefer a distraction?”
That coaxed a gentle chuckle out of Aventurine, and he glanced up towards Ratio with intrigue. “And what kind of distraction would that be, doctor~”
“I believe taking something out of your book would be more productive in this situation,” Ratio mused, and to Aventurine’s shock, the scholar leaned over and pressed the emergency stop button on the elevator.
“What are you–”
“I did promise I would make it up to you after our last escapade, did I not?”
As Ratio turned to face Aventurine directly, he had to stop himself from letting out an amused laugh as he saw the knowing shimmer in the calculating eyes of his boyfriend. A subtle smirk tugged at Aventurine’s lips and he took a step closer to the doctor.
“And you make good on all your promises, don't you, Dr. Ratio?"
“Indeed I do.” Ratio agreed with a little smile, and allowed himself to be yanked down into a searing kiss. The dark-haired man wrapped an arm around Aventurine's waist, pressing their bodies close as the Stoneheart looped their arms around the scholar's neck. He felt the blonde hum happily against his lips, and gloved fingers sought purchase in the hair at the nape of his neck.
As they parted with heavy breaths, Aventurine gazed up at Ratio with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. “I thought things like this were beneath you, my dear Veritas?”
Ratio simply chuckled warmly and his fingertips traced the edge of his lover's jawline. “Nothing between us is beneath me, so long as it makes you happy, dear gambler.” He then leaned in and tilted his head to whisper against his ear, “Though I must admit if anything were to be beneath me, I would prefer it be you,” his tone was laced with a seductive edge. “I do so enjoy watching you come undone and beg for me.”
Ratio nipped Aventurine's lobe gently before continuing his conquest, planting feather-light kisses along his jawline, down his lover's throat, and carefully moved the collar of his shirt out of the way to leave a delicious mark on the crook of the Avgin's neck, which only they would know about.
The fingers tightened their grip in Ratio's hair and he could feel Aventurine's body beginning to tremble with excitement as the blonde released shaky sighs of delight. When Ratio pulled away from his neck, Aventurine dragged him back into another heated kiss, and gasped as strong hands found the back of his thighs and lifted the Stoneheart to latch his legs around the doctor's waist. Ratio took a few steps, and Aventurine felt his back against the wall, his ass barely resting on the guard rail of the elevator.
Delicate hands cupped Ratio's face as their tongues fought against one another, and Aventurine relished in the determination of his partner's lips. Soft moans escaped the blonde only to be swallowed up eagerly by Ratio, his firm grip on the Avgin's thighs a reminder that this was merely the beginning.
Aventurine broke the kiss to take in air, admiring the fluster on the doctor's cheeks as they caught their breath.
“What are you gonna do to me, doctor?” Aventurine purred, and Veritas gave a husky chuckle before pressing their hips together.
“I plan on giving you what you deserve.”
The words didn’t have the impact that they should have. Instead of gleeful excitement of what was to come, Aventurine felt a small pit form in his stomach.
What he deserves?
What does he deserve? As far as he was concerned, Aventurine felt like he had dropped the ball in so many ways, he couldn’t even count them on his fingers. Sure, he made his bets, he won his gambles, but did those risks actually end up meaning something to him in the end? Did they really warrant such a reward from his partner, who was adamant on showering him with lustful affection? Did he really deserve this?
It was a vivid reminder of what had transpired that day, and it ripped him out of his heated daze.
Aventurine’s hand tightened its hold on the fabric of Ratio’s robe near his shoulder, and his typical smile faded.
“Ratio, I–” He could see the flash of recognition and concern across those amber toned eyes. It was hard to keep his composure when they both had their clothed cocks pressed up against each other, but he had to get his thoughts out. “M-Maybe we shouldn’t…”
“Aventurine,” Ratio’s voice was surprisingly soft, their faces mere inches apart. Before he could say what he wanted to, the Stoneheart beat him to the punch.
“I don’t… I don’t deserve this. Not after today. After everything.”
He could see the swirling emotions tangling into one another in the purple and blue eyes that Ratio had come to adore. The lack of confidence, the self-doubt, the pain, and the disappointment from the series of events they had gotten wrapped up in together. Ratio’s brows furrowed in deep thought, but only for a minute before he let out a soft sigh and brought a hand up to gently caress Aventurine’s cheek.
“It’s precisely after what has happened that you do deserve this.”
Ratio’s voice was a deep, soothing rumble as his thumb brushed against the other’s cheekbone. “I would hope that by now you would understand that while I am a man who values results, I am also one who cherishes one’s character.”
His lips pulled into the smallest frown. “You’ve made mistakes, we both have. It is in our nature as human beings. We aren’t perfect, nor will we ever be.” The scholar brushed a stray strand of hair out of his partner’s eyes and cupped Aventurine’s cheek with the same hand. “Love is not to be taken as a reward , but as a sentiment .”
“I was not suggesting that this happen because of your victory. I know quite well that you do not see this as a moment worth celebrating.” Ratio’s volume dipped into a warm whisper. “However, I see it as an opportunity to ease your discomfort. When I said I would give you what you deserve, it was not to imply that I was going to reward you. I meant it in a way that you deserve happiness .”
Aventurine feels his heart fluttering in his chest. The gentleness of Ratio’s fingers that contrasted the firm grip on his thigh to keep him steady, the warmth in his voice, and the hard-hitting impact of the doctor’s words left his mind reeling.
“Veritas…”
Ratio’s lips curve into a rare, sweet smile. One granted only to Aventurine, and never before seen by the eyes of the public.
“Let me love you, Kakavasha.”
The Stoneheart’s lips part, the words on the tip of his tongue. “I… I don’t– Mmph!”
Aventurine’s words were cut off, the scholar’s fingers had moved from his cheek and he slotted his middle and ring finger between his lips, pressing down ever so slightly on his tongue. The act startled the Avgin, and he hummed in shock before meeting Ratio’s gaze once more.
“That’s quite enough. I will not allow you to use that gorgeous mouth of yours to say anything else of the sort. I will not let you believe that you are anything less than.” He leaned in, tilting his head to brush his lips against Aventurine’s ear. “You’re going to suck away all of that negativity, and I am going to use it to spread you open and fuck you until you can’t think of anything else aside from the pleasure I give you.”
Aventurine felt a shiver crawl down his spine and he moaned around Ratio’s fingers. He could feel the metal of the scholar’s gilded ring ghosting his lips, and he was already beginning to experimentally brush his tongue against the digits in his mouth.
“Are we in agreement?”
The Avgin hummed and lightly sucked on his fingers, making Ratio’s grip tighten on his thigh.
“Good.”
As Ratio’s lips explored every inch of Aventurine’s neck, he relished in the sensation of his lover’s tongue expertly swirling around his fingers, and the eagerness in which he sucked on them. He made sure to roll their hips together, providing dizzying stimulation as they climbed higher and higher into their passionate haze. The doctor’s tongue traced the pulse point on his throat, and he smirked as he felt Aventurine’s hands grasp onto his robes and his legs held his waist in a vice grip.
After a few moments, Ratio pulled away from his neck and he met Aventurine’s gaze. He pulled his fingers out of the Avgin’s mouth and gave a low hum of appreciation at the trail of saliva that kept them connected for a brief second. Next, he carefully set him down to let him stand on his own before turning him to face the wall of the elevator.
“Pants down.” He ordered, and his eyes sparkled with mischievous delight as Aventurine didn’t hesitate to quickly fumble with his belt, the clattering of the metal echoing in the chamber of the confined space. With haste, the Stoneheart pulled down his slacks and boxers to his mid thigh, and the blonde gasped excitedly as he was bent over and forced to hold onto the guard rail.
Ratio squeezed one of the plush globes of Aventurine’s ass in his palm, spreading his cheeks apart so that he could brush the spit-slicked fingertips against his puckered hole. He saw the visible shudder of anticipation in Aventurine’s body and his lips pulled into a knowing smile.
He inserted one finger without so much as a word, and a rumbling purr of satisfaction escaped his throat as the blonde’s breath hitched and watched their hands grasp the guard rail like his life depended upon it.
One finger easily turned into two, but despite Aventurine's body eagerly accepting them, the friction from lack of lubrication was still a concern to Veritas.
“Would it be presumptuous of me to hope you came prepared?”
Aventurine let out a breathy chuckle and hummed with content as he pushed back against his lover's fingers. “Hah– and let me guess, you didn't?”
The Stoneheart gasped and his back arched as the doctor left a sharp smack to his behind. “Do you want me to do this or not?”
“I-Inside pocket of my jacket.” Aventurine sputtered out, still recovering from the sudden shock of the impact against his ass. Ratio rolled his eyes with a faint smirk and leaned over the blonde to reach around and dig into the inner pocket of the suit. When his fingers found the plastic wrapping of the lube packet, the scholar scoffed in amusement and pulled it out.
Ratio continued to thrust his fingers in and out of Aventurine’s ass, relishing in the moans he received as he used his teeth to tear open the corner of the pack of lube. Once it was open, he slipped his fingers out, despite the Avgin’s whine of protest.
“Come on, Ratio…” Aventurine murmured and his hands squeezed the railing in front of him.
“We have time.” Ratio chided, and the Stoneheart grumbled.
“Not much.” He huffed and bit his lip in anticipation. “Security’s going to check why the elevator got stopped.”
Ratio smirked and unfastened his pants to fish out his hardened cock. “Did you assume I initiated this without a plan?”
“Kinda.” Aventurine admitted with a breathy chuckle. “Should’ve known the great Dr. Veritas Ratio always has something up his sleeve. Even if it isn’t lube– hey!” Another spank to his other cheek cut the blonde off mid-retort.
“I could stop right now.” Ratio warned firmly. However, he didn’t expect Aventurine to have a comeback.
“Really? With an open packet of lube and both of us harder than your ridiculous curriculum?”
He could hear the teasing lilt dripping off of his boyfriend’s tongue as if it were second nature. In fact, it was exactly that. Ratio shouldn’t have expected anything different.
With a short ‘tch’, Ratio rolled his eyes and squeezed the lubricant into the palm of his hand and discarded the empty package into his pocket. “How would you know? You haven’t taken any of my classes.”
“No, but I’ve popped in before,” Aventurine mused and his lips curved into a knowing smirk as he peered over his shoulder to take a glimpse at Ratio lathering his cock with the slick substance. “I thought your chalk was just some gimmick. I didn’t think you actually threw it at people.”
Ratio chuckled, his voice a low rumble followed by a hum of content as he stimulated himself and prepared for what was to come.
“What’s the matter?” He leaned over the Stoneheart and lined up his cock, sliding the tip over the quivering hole. Ratio’s voice dropped to a husky whisper as his lips grazed Aventurine’s ear. “You don’t think you can handle my chalk?”
Before Aventurine could respond, his breath hitched and a soft moan slipped out as he felt Ratio’s cock push into him and slide inside inch by inch.
“Oh goddess~”
Ratio groaned and his hands firmly gripped the blonde’s hips as he sunk deeper and deeper, until his pelvis met Aventurine’s ass. He stayed right where he was, and one hand abandoned the plush divot of the Avgin’s hip to venture around his waist and his fingers wrapped around the aching cock that had been neglected. The startled gasp he pulled out of Aventurine was music to Ratio’s ears. He could feel the smaller frame trembling beneath him and his lips sought out Aventurine’s neck. The scholar planted heated kisses below his ear and chuckled.
“Ratio,” Aventurine whined and his hips bucked into the strong hand that slowly stroked his shaft. “Come on, just move already… we don’t have all day.” He mumbled and his lips parted as he panted quietly. His hot breaths fogged the metal surface of the elevator in front of him and his hands were nearly white-knuckling the safety rail.
Ratio gave a shallow thrust, brushing the tip of his cock against Aventurine’s prostate as his thumb teased the tip of the Avgin’s weeping head.
“It almost sounds like you are begging, dear gambler.”
Aventurine choked on a blissful groan. “Fuck– do you want me to? Will that make you hurry it up?”
Ratio hummed and nipped the lobe of the Stoneheart’s ear. “Do you want to know what I want?” Aventurine nodded wordlessly and bit his lip as the scholar’s fingers expertly toed the line with his most sensitive spots. “I want to fuck you with relentless abandon, to fill you up until you’re nothing but a gorgeous, moaning mess, screaming my name for all to hear.” He purred sweetly and tightened his grip on the blonde’s shaft. “I want your voice to echo through the lift and permeate every corridor of this building.”
Aventurine exhaled a shaky sigh and keened with delight as his cock dribbled precum onto the doctor’s fingers.
He chuckled darkly and his breath ghosted the shell of Aventurine’s ear. “But I’ll be cordial, for now. I’ll give you what you want.” Ratio then nuzzled his nose into the crook of his lover’s neck. “There will be plenty of time for my wishes to come true later.”
Aventurine hummed happily and pushed his hips back against Ratio’s. “Don’t be afraid to get forceful, doctor~ I can handle it.”
Ratio grinned and nipped just above the collar of Aventurine’s shirt. “Oh, I know you can.”
The only advanced notice that the scholar gave was a tightening grip on the Avgin’s hip before pulling out until only the tip remained inside and promptly pistoned his cock back inside. A resounding slap of skin meeting skin bounced off the walls of the enclosed space along with a shameless moan that poured out of Aventurine.
Ratio’s hand abandoned the gambler’s cock in favor of getting a sturdy hold on both hips and increased the tempo of his thrusts. He savored every wet, powerful sound that echoed their passion. He watched as Aventurine’s body bounced with each deep thrust, the man’s arms trembling to keep himself up.
“Gods–” Ratio groaned, and he couldn’t take it anymore. He straightened his posture and brought Aventurine up with him, forcing him to let go of the railing in favor of grasping his forearms that wrapped around the Avgin’s slender waist as the doctor’s pacing became erratic.
“Fuck yes– don’t stop!” Aventurine cried out and he arched his back against the literal wall that was Ratio’s torso. “Please don’t stop…”
Ratio caught the sight of the gambler’s eyes fluttering shut and felt the smaller hands squeeze the muscles on his arms for purchase along with that deliciously tight heat of his clenching down on his cock in desperation.
Aventurine bit his lip and his own cock throbbed as he felt himself teetering on the edge. “Shit, I-I’m gonna cum,” he moaned softly. “Don’t stop, don’t stop, please don’t don’t fucking stop!”
Ratio kept one arm wrapped firmly around the Stoneheart’s waist and feverishly pounded into him from behind as he guided Aventurine’s hand to the twitching shaft.
“Cum for me,” He growled the order into the blonde’s ear. “Show me how much you want it.”
Aventurine gasped and his cheeks burned scarlet at the demand, but his hand reacted instinctively. His fingers easily curled around his cock and gave quick, messy strokes.
“Holy fucking shit, Ratio–”
“Almost there,” The doctor huffed and his breathing was ragged.
With a few more snaps of his hips, a loud sob of ecstasy was ripped from Aventurine’s throat and he spilled white hot seed all over his own fingers, and not even seconds later, his insides were flooded with warmth as Ratio gave one final thrust to match his crescendo.
Aventurine wasn’t sure how long it was until they both came to their senses, but after a while, the only sounds that could be heard were their panting breaths. The gambler leaned back against Ratio and groaned as the feeling of the sticky cum on his fingers became more apparent by the second.
“Fuck… that was intense.”
“Indeed…” Ratio murmured. “We should probably tidy ourselves up.”
Like clockwork, they slowly peeled away from each other. Aventurine shivered as Ratio’s cock slipped out of him, and the Stoneheart fished the handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe off his hand before pulling his pants and underwear up. The blonde tucked himself away properly and shoved the used cloth into his right pants pocket, then buckled his belt back to how he had it before.
Ratio tucked himself away as well, and adjusted his ensemble to appear as though nothing had happened. Though, as he caught the faint blush on his boyfriend’s cheeks as he shuffled where he stood, the scholar realized that Aventurine must have quite the predicament with his cum leaking out of his ass and likely going to leave a stain on his clothes.
“My apologies,” Ratio chuckled gently. “My intention was not to ruin the suit.”
“I couldn’t give less of a fuck about the suit.” Aventurine laughed and shook his head. “Let’s just get home as soon as possible. This isn’t going to feel as nice in a few minutes.”
“Agreed.”
And right on cue, there was the sound of a chime from the elevator panel as the intercom buzzed to life.
“Is everything alright? We noticed the elevator has been stopped for some time now.”
Aventurine snorted a laugh and Ratio rolled his eyes with a playful smile before walking over to the panel and cleared his throat before pressing the button to respond. “Yes, my apologies. It seems I accidentally bumped the panel and hit the emergency stop by mistake. We had assumed there were technical difficulties… but it seems the issue was our own doing.”
“Ah, I see. No problem at all. Just hit the button again and the lift will continue its route.”
“Thank you,” Ratio replied and closed the communication channel, then released the emergency stop. As the elevator thrummed and went on its way, Aventurine walked up to the doctor and cozied up to his side.
“You are just full of surprises, aren’t you?” The Stoneheart teased. “Who would’ve thought that you of all people would have sex in an elevator?”
“Given our relationship, I highly doubt this will be the most shocking endeavor.” Ratio chided and loosely draped an arm around Aventurine’s waist. “Though I would prefer to keep our sexual activity in the bedroom.”
“Fat chance.” Aventurine smirked and traced a finger up Ratio’s chest. “I have all sorts of ideas now~”
Ratio let out a soft sigh and shook his head in dismay. “Aeons, save us.”