Alter Arlo

by Nordika Night

“I dreamed you up,” Keiran said. “Made you in my dreamscape.” “And brought me to life?” I rocked my hips, hitting him deep inside and gripping the scars that circled his wrists. “Not on purpose,” he said. “You escaped my nightmare and now I get to live in the dream with you.” “I haunted you too then.”

“You telling me you love me, Kei?” My heart pattered out of control. “I’m telling you I’ll hunt you forever and howl at you for eternity.” So, love then. I smiled, happier than I’d been in…years. “You make the trip to insanity fun.” “I know, but you steer us there.”

“You want to bite me?” “Yes, but I want to respect you because you’re my home. I want to bite anyone who comes near you.”

“Don’t chase sadness,” Keiran said. “Chase new possibilities. Because now I can do something I’ve never been able to do before.” I lowered the paint, finished anyway. “What’s that?” “Breathe,” he said, jumping off the chair straight onto my lap. “I accept your deal. Starting now. Remind me that I’m living, Cadoc Dire.”

It’s extremely annoying to worry about someone who chases death daily and grins about it like it’s no big deal.” “Is it a big deal?” I unbuckled his belt, pulling it from the loops while he pretended not to notice. “It’s a very big deal, Zaden Enge. It’s a very big deal because it would…it would…it would hurt me immensely if you were to succeed in that chase.” “Because you love me?” I popped open his fly. “Because you are mine.” Mm, possessive Finn. “And I appreciate order and rules. You already break all my rules, Zaden, so please don’t break my order by dying.” “As long as you promise not to break my heart by disappearing.” I looked up, his eyes already on mine.

“Not to die?” I asked; he nodded. “No. I’m going to die someday, Finnegan, but when I do, I’ll drag you down with me so I can love you in Hell, too.”

“Yes. I love you.” “Take your gloves off, Finnegan,” I demanded, pumping him in my fist. “You might have given me a bit of a latex fetish and somehow turned me gay, but I love the feel of your real hands on me as much as I love you as a person.” He swallowed. “Repeat it.” “I love you.” “Once more.” “I love you.”

“Fuck me. Have all of me, Finnegan. You already own me.” “Even your heart?” He moved his fingers and forgot about the condom he insisted he’d wear. “Even my shattered soul.”

“You’ll marry me first, though,” Finn said. My eyes widened and my eyebrows shot up. “Marry?” “Like you said, I’m a traditional guy.” He smiled. Just a little bit.

“So, it’s settled then? We’re soulmates?” Keiran asked.

“Now we’re bound together for eternity. I will walk through your dreams, haunt your nightmares, stalk you in the waking world and bring you to my otherworld. You will never escape me.”

Let’s chase death, Cadoc Dire. Forever. Together.” “As mates.”

“I’m scared,” I admitted. “I’m also…hopeful. We have shit to fight for now, Enge. Still don’t really know where home is, but…” “It’s just where we are. Us.”