That's the thing, Ray. You don't have Stella. She shut the door on you, once and for all, and I think you know that. I think you've known since we left the apartment that it was over.
[ His hands stopped moving further up, but now his thumbs worked in small circles where they lay on the cusp of being on Ray's sacred inner thigh. He'd been explicitly told not to touch there before, which was his way of acknowledging that he was crossing a line.
And honestly if Ray was bad at letting friends down gently, Fraser hadn't exactly done much better. At least he was offering an alternative. ]
I expected Ray to be waiting for me too. We could pick up our relationship where we left off. But you replaced him--inadequately, at least in this respect.
[ His hands stilled, and Fraser leant forward, pressing into Ray's space, looking up at him through his eyelashes. ]
After everything we've lost, we both deserve some happiness, Ray. It can stay within these walls. Outside, nothing changes. Nothing. But here...
[ Just his right hand ran higher, inquisitive; testing. ] Let me show you.
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[ His hands stopped moving further up, but now his thumbs worked in small circles where they lay on the cusp of being on Ray's sacred inner thigh. He'd been explicitly told not to touch there before, which was his way of acknowledging that he was crossing a line.
And honestly if Ray was bad at letting friends down gently, Fraser hadn't exactly done much better. At least he was offering an alternative. ]
I expected Ray to be waiting for me too. We could pick up our relationship where we left off. But you replaced him--inadequately, at least in this respect.
[ His hands stilled, and Fraser leant forward, pressing into Ray's space, looking up at him through his eyelashes. ]
After everything we've lost, we both deserve some happiness, Ray. It can stay within these walls. Outside, nothing changes. Nothing. But here...
[ Just his right hand ran higher, inquisitive; testing. ] Let me show you.