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Lucius' day in the arena had him feeling miserable. Every inch of his body ached. He had two freshly stitched slashes on his arms and one long scratch that curved from his calf to his thigh that, thankfully, was too shallow for stitches, but it still stung like a bitch. Right as he turned over in bed and groaned at the pain of it, Ravi happened to be passing by his door.
"Not feeling too good, gladiator?" Ravi chuckled and leaned against the door frame.
"Not good at all," Lucius sighed, bringing a hand to his head and rubbing his temples.
"Well, I don't have any more Devil's Breath to offer, but I could give you the second best thing, if you'd like," Ravi offered.
"Anything to let me sleep. I just want to sleep for a week."
Ravi quietly slipped inside his cell. As he sat up, the man sat behind him.
"What is this second best thing, huh?"
"My hands."
"No offense, Ravi, but I felt your hands when they were stitching me up. I'm not sure they'll help me sleep," Lucius teased. Recalling what it felt like the times Ravi had sutured him made him cringe.
"Try them again," Ravi answered, then slipped his hands on the gladiator's shoulders, right up by his neck. When he squeezed gently, massaging them, Lucius softly groaned without thinking. The feeling of Ravi's fingers working into his shoulders was everything he didn't know he needed. He hadn't felt such pleasure in a long while. A tingling feeling rushed through his entire body and made his eyes close and his toes curl.
"Fuck, that's good," he said breathlessly.
"Weren't you just telling me otherwise?" Ravi laughed.
"Shut up."
Lucius quickly lost himself in the feeling of Ravi's hands working into his muscles. They continued on past his shoulders, methodically massaging his entire back, then moved back up and focused on his right arm. Ravi expertly avoided each cut and bruise, giving only pleasure. When Ravi moved down to his hand, thumbs pressing and circling and squeezing in all the right places, the feeling was almost orgasmic. He was so lost in it that he barely noticed the near constant string of low, soft groans that escaped his lips. He also barely noticed that he was getting hard. Ravi, however, was well aware.
Eventually, Ravi moved to his left arm, working down the length of it and then focusing on that hand.
"Fuck, Ravi," Lucius groaned.
"Good?"
"Are you kidding? This is the best I've felt in weeks."
Lucius was beginning to notice the heat of Ravi's body so near to his, and he didn't feel any urge to move away from it. If anything, he wanted to move towards it. He found himself wanting to press himself against the man and just take in his warmth. He hadn't felt such a sweet touch for a while, and he wanted more.
"I could make you feel even better, if you'd like," Ravi offered.
"How could you make me feel better than this?" Lucius retorted.
"There are ways."
When Ravi's hand dropped down to his thigh and the man's lips brushed against the back of his shoulder, his breath hitched in his throat.
"Would you like me to?" Ravi asked quietly. The man's voice was more of a feeling than a sound, rumbling through him and filling his entire body. Swallowing hard, Lucius nodded and squeaked out an 'mmhm.'
"I like you, Hanno. You know that?"
Leaving one hand on the gladiator's thigh, Ravi moved his other hand up to the man's jaw, stroking it with his thumb. He pressed a kiss into the man's neck before he spoke again.
"I want you to feel good, and I want you to be able to sleep. You'll have another long day tomorrow. If you'll let me, I'd like to taste your cock, and then I'd like to know how it feels to be inside you."
"I've already said yes, old man," Lucius gasped out.
"Old man," Ravi repeated with a scowl, gently squeezing the gladiator's thigh. "Take off your clothes," he said into the man's ear.
When Ravi's hands left him, Lucius took a moment to catch his breath before standing to strip himself down. Ravi patted the space in front of himself on the bed, and Lucius didn't need any further encouragement. It had been some time since he'd been touched the way he was about to be touched, and he couldn't help his excitement. He sat down on the bed, one leg on either side of the man across from him, his entire body on display. Ravi looked down at his growing cock, then back up at him, and gave him an impressed look.
"Lay back."
Lucius found himself growing a bit nervous, in combination with his excitement. This was all happening so suddenly. Ravi was, Ravi was attractive, and he had the 'wise and experienced' feel that made Lucius feel somewhat insufficient.
Ravi leaned down in between his legs and kissed his thigh.
"Do you give this treatment to all your patients, doctor?" Lucius asked, his voice more breathy than he'd expected.
"Only the handsome ones."
"How long are you gonna keep fuckin' teasing?"
Lucius found himself growing impatient. The man's mouth was so close to his cock, yet so far. He threaded his fingers into Ravi's hair and pulled gently. Stopping suddenly, Ravi's hand splayed over his thigh as if he were looking at something.
"I think I missed a few stitches. We'll have to come back to this later."
"Tell me you're joking with me," Lucius answered, exasperated. Ravi grinned up at him.
"I'm joking with you."
Immediately, Ravi's mouth sank down on his cock, drawing a gasping moan from his lips. Sucking hard and giving a low hum in the back of his throat, Ravi slowly and deliberately moved his mouth up and down. Despite the impressive size of Lucius' cock, Ravi could swallow it all the way down without a second thought.
"Fuck, Ravi," Lucius groaned. "Fuck, fuck, you're good. Feels amazing."
Ravi's hands slid up to his waist, and the heat of them was intoxicating.
"Did I really have to get my ass beat for you to do this to me? Couldn't have done it just because you felt like it?"
Staring up at Lucius, Ravi slowly pulled off to speak.
"You get your ass beat every day. That's not my fault."
Ravi kissed the gladiator's hip, then just below his navel.
"I've been thinking about it. About you," Ravi continued, then kissed up his abdomen. "I love seeing you right after the arena. Sweaty and dirty and bloody. And the way you smell. I like it more than I should."
"You'd be the only one to say that." Lucius laughed.
"I'm going to kiss you now," Ravi answered, slipping his hands up to the man's cheeks and brushing their noses past each other.
"Yes, please," Lucius breathed.
When Ravi pressed their lips together, Lucius took in a sharp breath through his nose and brought his hands to the sides of the man's neck, holding him close and deepening the kiss. Ravi moved a hand down and wrapped it around his erection, drawing a moan from his throat.
"You are so beautiful, Hanno," Ravi whispered against his lips before kissing him again.
Ravi's hand left his cock, and he practically whined.
"Please, don't stop," Lucius complained. He started to move his own hand down there, desperate to have any sort of contact, but Ravi caught his hand and stopped him. He soon found himself with both hands in Ravi's, pinned to the bed above his head. When he pushed against the man, Ravi held him down tighter.
"Why are you in such a hurry, hm?"
"Please touch me, Ravi," Lucius begged. He felt like he would die if his cock didn't get some attention.
"I am touching you," Ravi teased, then kissed the gladiator's jaw.
"Touch my cock. Please, fuckin' touch it. You're killing me," Lucius whined. Ravi gave him a teasing, satisfied smile.
"I'm going to get up and take off my clothes, and you're not going to move, yes?"
With a slight scowl, Lucius nodded. Ravi kissed him sweetly, then stood and began stripping off layers of fabric. Lucius had to grip the sheet to keep from moving his hands. He watched intently as Ravi's robes fell to the floor, revealing a lean, strong, attractive body. He couldn't help but stare at the man's cock. It was average in girth, but it was impressively long and had a slight upward curve that made Lucius curious as to how it would feel inside him.
When Ravi laid back down, now nude, he slipped his thigh between the gladiator's, pressing into his crotch.
"Fuck, that's it. That's better," Lucius groaned as Ravi kissed his neck. The feeling of Ravi's soft lips at his sensitive skin made his nerves flutter at the pleasure of it.
"Have you had a man inside you before?" Ravi mumbled against his skin before kissing it again. When he began grinding his thigh into the man's erection, it drew another moan from his lips.
"No, but I, but I trust you," Lucius answered breathlessly.
"Good. That's very good. If you feel uncomfortable, though, tell me. All I want is for you to feel good."
Lucius nodded his approval, too breathless to speak.
"I'll start with these inside you," Ravi began as he pressed two fingers to the gladiator's lips. After a moment's pause, the man opened his mouth and allowed them inside. "Then I'll put my cock inside you. It'll feel so good, I promise."
Ravi pulled his fingers out and captured the man's lips in a loving kiss.
"Get on with it, then. I want to know what it's like," the gladiator encouraged.
Ravi moved back down the bed and slowly dragged his tongue up the underside of the gladiator's cock. It made the man's thighs tremble as he breathed out a moan.
"Are you sure you want to know what it's like?" Ravi teased as he nudged the man's thighs further apart.
"I'm fucking sure," Lucius answered, quickly growing desperate. He had no idea what it would feel like, but his body was already craving it like oxygen. Something in him already knew it would be unimaginably good.
"You really should be nicer to the one who has what you want," Ravi chastised before taking his fingers into his mouth to wet them again. Jokingly, Lucius scoffed.
"Please, Ravi, I want--"
The feeling of Ravi's finger slipping inside him in one smooth motion made his mind go blank.
"Fuck, Ravi," Lucius drawled, shutting his eyes and tilting his head back as he took in the feeling. It felt so strange having something moving in and out of him, but at the same time, it felt so right. When Ravi pushed in a second finger while swallowing down his cock at the same time, Lucius gave a moan that was a bit too loud for their somewhat public setting. However, the concern of people hearing them was far from the mind of either of them. They were too absorbed in each other to notice.
Lucius threaded his fingers into Ravi's hair for a sense of stability. His grip tightened and loosened with each wave of pleasure as the man's fingers thrusted in and out and the man's mouth moved up and down. He hadn't felt so desperate for someone for a long while.
"Please, more," Lucius gasped out. When Ravi's mouth left him, his cock was practically freezing. The man's mouth was like a furnace.
"You want my cock?" Ravi teased.
Lucius opened his mouth to speak, but right as he was about to, Ravi touched something inside him that made him see stars. The man's fingers focused on that spot, circling it and massaging it, and Lucius could hardly breathe. Adding exponentially to his overwhelming degree of pleasure, Ravi's mouth sank down on his cock again. He gave a shout and tightened his grip on the man's hair.
"I want it, I want it," Lucius forced out while he panted for breath. When Ravi's mouth left him, it was both relief and torture.
"Ask me for it then. Say the words." Ravi gave him a quick kiss and an encouraging smile.
"Ravi, I, I want your cock inside me." His cheeks flushed red with embarrassment.
"Good boy," Ravi purred against his lips before kissing him again.
"Are you going to get it wet for me, or do I have to do that myself?"
Ravi sat back on his heels and brought a hand to his erection, absentmindedly stroking it.
"Ask me for it. Say the words," Lucius teased, making the man chuckle. Ravi leaned down and kissed the gladiator's thigh, then his hip, his abdomen, his chest, his neck, and finally, his lips.
"Please, Hanno, darling, will you please get my cock wet so I can fuck you with it?" Ravi asked innocently. Smirking, Lucius laid forward and hungrily kissed at the man's hip, sinking his teeth in.
When the gladiator eagerly swallowed his cock down to the base, Ravi gasped sharply and threaded his fingers into the man's hair. He'd never had someone who was able to take its entire length so well.
"Fuck, you've done that before. You might not have had a man inside you, but you've sucked cock before, haven't you?" Ravi said breathlessly. Nodding, Hanno hummed out a low 'mmhm' that electrified his entire body.
"Why is it that just picturing you on your knees for a man is almost as pleasurable as your mouth?" Ravi breathed. A few moments later, the gladiator pulled off of him.
"You want me on my knees, do you?" Lucius teased before slinking down to the floor on his knees, staring up at Ravi. The man groaned low in his throat at the sight of it. He shifted to the edge of the bed and sat back on his heels again, watching intently as the gladiator licked a wide stripe up the length of his cock.
"I can't wait to be inside you," Ravi groaned. "Just get it wet and get back up here."
"Can't even ask nicely, can you?" Lucius teased.
"I'm tired of asking nicely. I just want to have you."
Threading one hand into the man's hair, Ravi held his cock to his lips. The man moaned as he took it inside, sucking hard and laving his tongue over it. It felt so damn good, but Ravi needed more.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. I need to be inside you. Get up here."
Eagerly, Lucius crawled back onto the bed and kissed Ravi passionately.
"How do you want me?" Ravi mumbled against his lips.
"I, I want to see you. I want to look you in the eyes while you do it," Lucius admitted, feeling a bit embarrassed for some reason.
"Good. Me too. Lay back for me," Ravi encouraged. Lucius did so without hesitation.
Straddling one of the man's thighs, Ravi lifted his other leg onto his shoulder, thoroughly opening up his hips. Ravi gently pushed three fingers inside him to ensure he felt loose enough, then held his cock to Hanno's rim.
When he pressed it in and the head of his cock popped inside him, Lucius gasped out a moan.
"Fuck, Ravi," he drawled as the man slowly but steadily buried inside him to the hilt. It was so deep inside him that he could practically feel it in his throat. "Feels fuckin' good. Feels so good."
"As it should. You feel wonderful, too." Ravi turned his head and kissed the inside of his thigh, sending a flutter of pleasure through him. "I haven't been with a man for a long while, but I'm so glad it's you breaking that dry spell."
"How long have you been thinking about me?" Lucius could barely speak when Ravi began slowly moving his hips, but he forced the words out. He wanted to know.
"Since the moment I saw you. That first day I laid eyes on you, you got me so bad that I had to touch myself the first chance I had just to be able to think straight. While I don't like it when you are injured in the arena, I do love being close to you and patching you up. I love caring for you."
Ravi needed to feel Hanno closer. He needed every inch of their bodies to touch. He let the man's leg fall to the side and leaned down over him, enveloping him. With his weight resting on the man beneath him and his elbows braced on the bed, Ravi lovingly kissed him. As he rocked his hips back and forth, Hanno moaned into his mouth. After a while, Ravi broke the kiss, then kissed each of Hanno's cheeks. He threaded his fingers into the gladiator's hair and began focusing more on his thrusts. He drew his hips back further, letting more of his length move in and out of his lover.
Merely as an experiment, the next time he pulled his hips back, he thrusted in a bit harder and faster. In response, the man gasped out a loud moan.
"Fuck, Ravi. Do that again."
Ravi did as had been asked of him, chasing more of the man's wonderful moans. He began steadily thrusting his hips, in turn fucking a steady stream of groans from Hanno's lips. Moving in even closer, he kissed at the man's jaw and neck.
"You're so beautiful. You should be fucked in the middle of the colosseum for everyone to see. It's like making love to Venus herself," Ravi groaned in his ear.
"Kiss me," Lucius breathed. Without hesitation, Ravi did so. His hips faltered slightly when their lips connected, but he soon regained his composure.
"I knew it would feel good, but I didn't think it would feel this good," Lucius groaned.
"Good. I'm glad." Ravi smiled at him, then kissed him again. "I'm getting close. May I cum inside you?"
"Done already?" Lucius chuckled.
"It's not my fault you feel fucking amazing. Please, may I?"
"Yes, please," Lucius whispered, then pulled him in for another kiss.
While their lips were connected, Ravi's hand wrapped around his erection, and he began pumping it. Lucius moaned into the man's mouth. He was so, so close to cumming. He both wanted the relief of going over the edge as well as to hold back so that this could last longer. This was something he'd never thought much about, but he was endlessly glad that Ravi had initiated it. He'd never forget this night.
Ravi broke the kiss just so he could stare into the man's beautiful eyes. His orgasm was moments away, and those beautiful blue eyes drew him in and made him melt even faster. With his free hand on Hanno's cheek, thumb stroking it, he went over the edge with a gasping moan. He gave two final thrusts, then held deep inside as he spilled his cum. No matter how badly his body wanted to give into the feeling and cease to work, he forced himself to stay conscious enough to keep his hand moving.
"Cum for me, Hanno," he mumbled against the man's jaw, then kissed it. However, he soon returned to staring into his eyes. He didn't want to miss a moment of how the man looked when he came.
"Fuck, Ravi, don't stop," the gladiator gasped, his hands coming to grip Ravi's arm and hip.
"I'm not going to stop, darling," Ravi purred.
The feeling of strings of the man's cum filling him had been both strange and pleasurable, and he found he could recreate the feeling just by thinking of it. It was one of those times of recreating the feeling that pushed him over the edge. With his jaw slack as he moaned low in his throat, he forced himself to keep his eyes open and locked with the man on top of him, who stroked his cock through his orgasm until his entire body trembled and he had nothing left to give.
Ravi moved his hand away first, then slowly pulled out his cock. He could've stayed there forever, buried inside the man, but he forced himself to part with the feeling. Then, he leaned down and dragged his tongue through the cum that Hanno had spilled onto his own abdomen, relishing in the man's breathless groans and fingers sliding into his hair. Slowly, so as to draw it out, Ravi licked the man's skin clean. Once he couldn't taste any more of the gladiator's cum, he moved up and kissed him again, then laid down next to him.
"Are you alright?" Ravi asked quietly.
"So alright. More than alright. I'm, I've never felt so satisfied."
"Good. Whichever god sent you to me, I'm going to be thanking him when I get home. You're fucking perfect. Best I've ever had."
"Why didn't we do that earlier?" the gladiator asked. "Why didn't you come onto me? Tell me how you feel? Or at least show me how you feel? I had no idea you thought about me this way."
Ravi sweetly pushed his fingers through Hanno's hair.
"I convinced myself that you could never think about me this way. I was so sure that I would never have a chance with you."
"Why? Why wouldn't you have a chance with me?"
Sighing, Ravi brought the man's hand to his lips and kissed his wrist, then his palm.
"Many reasons. I couldn't even be sure you were attracted to men at all. I'm much older than you, as you like to remind me. And, you risk yourself every time you enter the arena. I thought perhaps you wouldn't want something to lose. Or maybe it was me who couldn't stand to risk losing you. Now, now that I've kissed you and tasted you and laid with you and watched you lose yourself in the pleasure I created for you, it will be so much harder to watch you go into that arena not knowing if you'll walk out again."
"I couldn't abandon you like that. I'll survive for you. Just promise you won't grow tired of me," the gladiator answered.
"I could never grow tired of you," Ravi reassured, then kissed the man's forehead.
"Stay with me tonight. Stay here. Sleep the night with me," Lucius requested.
"Gladly."
Ravi kissed him one last time, stared at him for a moment to fully commit his features to memory, and then closed his eyes to sleep.