Can I Keep Him? - Gentle Lead
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xanfan27, who I've had the distinct pleasure of working with for many months now. Her birthday was yesterday, and she was nice enough to let me play with these boys in celebration. This fic is dedicated to her.
Title: Can I Keep Him? - Gentle Lead
Pairing: permutations of Angel, Puppy, and Xander
Rating/Warnings: Mmm, probably R? Some might say NC-17.
Author's Notes: Set immediately afterxanfan27's fic, Can I Keep Him? The title (Gentle Lead) refers both to Angel's gentle guidance of Puppy in this scene, and to an item used in actual puppy training; a 'gentle lead' is a device used to teach puppies not to pull impatiently at their leashes.
Links toxanfan27's story, for those who need to catch up:
Can I Keep Him? 1/2
Can I Keep Him? 2/2
Puppy pulled his eyes away from Xander’s body and turned pleading eyes towards Angel. “I can’t remember how to be… gentle. I don’t want to damage him. I want to keep him. Will you show me how to not hurt him? Can I keep him?”
Angel smiled and nodded. Puppy smiled and turned his attention back to his new toy.
Xander stared at the twin vampires in disbelief. For the second time in his young life, he had been given to another vampire as a gift by Angel.
Ironically, he'd also been given to Angel this time... or to someone who might as well be Angel, anyhow.
Puppy's eyes still glowed with gratitude at Angel's permission as he turned his gaze back to Xander. Xander tried to maintain his indignation at being treated like a commodity, but it was hard when the vampire he'd just been given to was looking at him like he was the best gift ever. When one of Puppy's hands came up to softly touch his face, Xander gave up on being affronted and closed his eyes, surrendering to the inevitable. Even without Angel there to stick the metaphorical bow on him, he was Puppy's now. He'd been Puppy's from the moment he kissed him.
“See how soft he is?” Xander's eyes snapped open, startled by the nearness of Angel's voice. The other vampire had drawn much closer, and now stood beside the bed, just behind and to the right of Puppy, who was still stroking his cheek. “Like a petal; just as easily bruised or torn. They're all like that, fragile flowers in our hands.” Angel's hand came up and circled a spot on Xander's forearm where the skin was already discoloring. “See how you've hurt him?”
“I... I didn't mean to,” Puppy said, his beautiful and familiar face creasing with disquiet. “I forgot.”
“It's alright,” Angel soothed. His fingers pressed in, just a little, and Xander made a soft noise in response. Angel was meeting his eyes now, but Xander couldn't tell what he was thinking, what he might be feeling. For all that he and Puppy shared a face, Angel's was as closed as the other's was open.
Although Angel continued to address the other vampire, Xander knew the words were meant for him as well. “It's been a long time since you've touched someone human, hasn't it? And the only ones you've seen would have been meant for feeding, or entertainment, or both. It's not surprising that you don't remember how to touch one for their pleasure as well as your own.”
Puppy was watching Angel now. His guileless eyes clearly showed his happiness at being absolved, but there were shadows beneath as Angel's all-too-accurate assessment concluded.
“But... you said... I can't, but - you said I could have him?” Puppy's voice was still a bit rough, and sounded just as lost as when Xander had first found him.
“I did, and you can, but only if you listen to me,” Angel's voice was strong and confident, and Xander took a moment to let that fully sink in. They might have been the same man, same vampire, at one time, but that time was clearly over. Xander knew he'd always be able to tell them apart, just by looking at or listening to either one of them. And yet... they were so similar. Their dark heads were bent together, identical features washed in the dim light from the window.
Angel's hand stroked down his arm before releasing it, and Xander shivered. “Can you do that... Puppy? Submit to me, and do what I tell you to do?”
The image that brought to mind made Xander bite his lip. It was clear that both versions of Angel considered him the low human on the vampire pole – and didn't that sound wrong – but he hadn't considered the idea that they'd have their own dominance issues. Now, suddenly, he couldn't stop thinking about it, thinking about Angel dominating Puppy, and both of them and him...
He looked back up at Puppy's eager and expected acquiescence, just in time to catch the hint of a smile on Angel's face. There was a flicker of curiosity there too, explained as Angel laid a heavy hand on Puppy's neck, strong enough to make his point, and then slipped his fingers up to thread through his twin's hair. Xander wondered what that was like, to touch someone who was you. He'd run his fingers through his own hair, of course, but never with that slow deliberation, that sense of weighing and measuring. Puppy just pushed back into the caress, letting Angel pet him, until Angel pushed his head down towards Xander, guiding it to the bruise he'd been fingering earlier.
“Then let's begin. I think the first thing you have to do, Puppy, is take the places that you've hurt your Xander and kiss them better.”
And Puppy obeyed immediately, his mouth dipping to place soft whispers of kisses on each bruise in turn. Xander knew that part of his delicacy sprang from a desire not to hurt him as he had before, and while he was tempted to reassure the vampire that he wasn't that fragile, the care Puppy was taking was a flame to his heart, tenderness that undid him, and his throat was too tight to try to speak.
Xander might have forgotten Angel was even there if it hadn't been for the way the other vampire touched them both, leading Puppy to every place his fingers had pushed too deep.
By the time they had finished, Xander's breath was coming sharp and quick. Puppy sat back on his knees, turning to Angel for confirmation that he'd done well. Without the larger man's body blanketing his, Xander felt disconcertingly exposed; his cock lay heavy and hard and unmistakable on his naked belly, loudly proclaiming how the situation was affecting him. Angel, still dressed in the loose shirt and drawstring pants he'd worn to bed, looked at him unashamedly and Xander wasn't sure whether it made him want to cover up or stretch out for better viewing.
“Good Puppy,” he said, caressing and petting his other self. His other hand ran appraisingly over Xander's thigh, possessive and confident. When Angel nudged his legs to open further, he was unable to do anything other than obey, and his arousal grew at the way his body was so blatantly displayed. Xander had felt possessed during the kissing, but now he felt fully owned. He was defined by it now, and if what his vampires wanted was to see him spread before them like this, that's what he would give them. He saw the dark light of approval and lust in both pairs of brown eyes, and shivered pleasurably in response.
Angel's blunt forefinger trailed down the juncture of thigh and groin, eliciting more of that trembling as it continued beneath his balls. Xander's hole still thrilled with a soft ache, the memory of Puppy's earlier rough attentions, and he couldn't help but whimper when Angel stroked him there.
Angel's finger was still circling teasingly as he brought his lips to Puppy's ear.
“There's one more place you've hurt him, you know,” his soft voice whispered. Puppy's gaze was intently focused on Xander, drawn inexorably to where Angel touched him. His comprehension was clear to Angel, who continued wickedly, “This one... might take a more thorough kind of kiss.”
Continued here
xanfan27, who I've had the distinct pleasure of working with for many months now. Her birthday was yesterday, and she was nice enough to let me play with these boys in celebration. This fic is dedicated to her.Title: Can I Keep Him? - Gentle Lead
Pairing: permutations of Angel, Puppy, and Xander
Rating/Warnings: Mmm, probably R? Some might say NC-17.
Author's Notes: Set immediately after
xanfan27's fic, Can I Keep Him? The title (Gentle Lead) refers both to Angel's gentle guidance of Puppy in this scene, and to an item used in actual puppy training; a 'gentle lead' is a device used to teach puppies not to pull impatiently at their leashes.Links to
xanfan27's story, for those who need to catch up:Can I Keep Him? 1/2
Can I Keep Him? 2/2
Puppy pulled his eyes away from Xander’s body and turned pleading eyes towards Angel. “I can’t remember how to be… gentle. I don’t want to damage him. I want to keep him. Will you show me how to not hurt him? Can I keep him?”
Angel smiled and nodded. Puppy smiled and turned his attention back to his new toy.
Xander stared at the twin vampires in disbelief. For the second time in his young life, he had been given to another vampire as a gift by Angel.
Ironically, he'd also been given to Angel this time... or to someone who might as well be Angel, anyhow.
Puppy's eyes still glowed with gratitude at Angel's permission as he turned his gaze back to Xander. Xander tried to maintain his indignation at being treated like a commodity, but it was hard when the vampire he'd just been given to was looking at him like he was the best gift ever. When one of Puppy's hands came up to softly touch his face, Xander gave up on being affronted and closed his eyes, surrendering to the inevitable. Even without Angel there to stick the metaphorical bow on him, he was Puppy's now. He'd been Puppy's from the moment he kissed him.
“See how soft he is?” Xander's eyes snapped open, startled by the nearness of Angel's voice. The other vampire had drawn much closer, and now stood beside the bed, just behind and to the right of Puppy, who was still stroking his cheek. “Like a petal; just as easily bruised or torn. They're all like that, fragile flowers in our hands.” Angel's hand came up and circled a spot on Xander's forearm where the skin was already discoloring. “See how you've hurt him?”
“I... I didn't mean to,” Puppy said, his beautiful and familiar face creasing with disquiet. “I forgot.”
“It's alright,” Angel soothed. His fingers pressed in, just a little, and Xander made a soft noise in response. Angel was meeting his eyes now, but Xander couldn't tell what he was thinking, what he might be feeling. For all that he and Puppy shared a face, Angel's was as closed as the other's was open.
Although Angel continued to address the other vampire, Xander knew the words were meant for him as well. “It's been a long time since you've touched someone human, hasn't it? And the only ones you've seen would have been meant for feeding, or entertainment, or both. It's not surprising that you don't remember how to touch one for their pleasure as well as your own.”
Puppy was watching Angel now. His guileless eyes clearly showed his happiness at being absolved, but there were shadows beneath as Angel's all-too-accurate assessment concluded.
“But... you said... I can't, but - you said I could have him?” Puppy's voice was still a bit rough, and sounded just as lost as when Xander had first found him.
“I did, and you can, but only if you listen to me,” Angel's voice was strong and confident, and Xander took a moment to let that fully sink in. They might have been the same man, same vampire, at one time, but that time was clearly over. Xander knew he'd always be able to tell them apart, just by looking at or listening to either one of them. And yet... they were so similar. Their dark heads were bent together, identical features washed in the dim light from the window.
Angel's hand stroked down his arm before releasing it, and Xander shivered. “Can you do that... Puppy? Submit to me, and do what I tell you to do?”
The image that brought to mind made Xander bite his lip. It was clear that both versions of Angel considered him the low human on the vampire pole – and didn't that sound wrong – but he hadn't considered the idea that they'd have their own dominance issues. Now, suddenly, he couldn't stop thinking about it, thinking about Angel dominating Puppy, and both of them and him...
He looked back up at Puppy's eager and expected acquiescence, just in time to catch the hint of a smile on Angel's face. There was a flicker of curiosity there too, explained as Angel laid a heavy hand on Puppy's neck, strong enough to make his point, and then slipped his fingers up to thread through his twin's hair. Xander wondered what that was like, to touch someone who was you. He'd run his fingers through his own hair, of course, but never with that slow deliberation, that sense of weighing and measuring. Puppy just pushed back into the caress, letting Angel pet him, until Angel pushed his head down towards Xander, guiding it to the bruise he'd been fingering earlier.
“Then let's begin. I think the first thing you have to do, Puppy, is take the places that you've hurt your Xander and kiss them better.”
And Puppy obeyed immediately, his mouth dipping to place soft whispers of kisses on each bruise in turn. Xander knew that part of his delicacy sprang from a desire not to hurt him as he had before, and while he was tempted to reassure the vampire that he wasn't that fragile, the care Puppy was taking was a flame to his heart, tenderness that undid him, and his throat was too tight to try to speak.
Xander might have forgotten Angel was even there if it hadn't been for the way the other vampire touched them both, leading Puppy to every place his fingers had pushed too deep.
By the time they had finished, Xander's breath was coming sharp and quick. Puppy sat back on his knees, turning to Angel for confirmation that he'd done well. Without the larger man's body blanketing his, Xander felt disconcertingly exposed; his cock lay heavy and hard and unmistakable on his naked belly, loudly proclaiming how the situation was affecting him. Angel, still dressed in the loose shirt and drawstring pants he'd worn to bed, looked at him unashamedly and Xander wasn't sure whether it made him want to cover up or stretch out for better viewing.
“Good Puppy,” he said, caressing and petting his other self. His other hand ran appraisingly over Xander's thigh, possessive and confident. When Angel nudged his legs to open further, he was unable to do anything other than obey, and his arousal grew at the way his body was so blatantly displayed. Xander had felt possessed during the kissing, but now he felt fully owned. He was defined by it now, and if what his vampires wanted was to see him spread before them like this, that's what he would give them. He saw the dark light of approval and lust in both pairs of brown eyes, and shivered pleasurably in response.
Angel's blunt forefinger trailed down the juncture of thigh and groin, eliciting more of that trembling as it continued beneath his balls. Xander's hole still thrilled with a soft ache, the memory of Puppy's earlier rough attentions, and he couldn't help but whimper when Angel stroked him there.
Angel's finger was still circling teasingly as he brought his lips to Puppy's ear.
“There's one more place you've hurt him, you know,” his soft voice whispered. Puppy's gaze was intently focused on Xander, drawn inexorably to where Angel touched him. His comprehension was clear to Angel, who continued wickedly, “This one... might take a more thorough kind of kiss.”
Continued here
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Date: 2006-11-05 03:38 am (UTC)And “This one... might take a more thorough kind of kiss.” and hotness ensues
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Date: 2006-11-05 04:06 am (UTC)LJ was being... temperamental earlier, but now that it's behaving, I'm off to post it to the Xangel community to share the Puppy/Xander/Angel love :)
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Date: 2006-11-05 04:39 am (UTC)Very nice....very very nice.....
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Date: 2006-11-05 06:17 am (UTC)You know, I'm getting a lot of requests for more, so... no promises, but maybe!
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Date: 2006-11-05 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-09 05:18 pm (UTC)As to the girls... well, I think Willow will be supportive (because I write Willow/Xander friendship as strong and true, plus it was her spell that brought Puppy over in the first place) and I think Buffy will be very weirded out but possibly accepting of the Puppy thing (since I doubt he'd appeal to her) but likely to flip out when she finds out about Angel's involvement. And of course, there's Giles, who I think is most fearsome in this scenario...
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Date: 2006-11-10 12:44 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-11-07 02:44 am (UTC)Oh I love this whole story line and now there is more!!!
Now all we need in there is the Xander twins...... *brain melts from the yumminess*
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Date: 2006-11-09 05:21 pm (UTC)Yeah, Xanfan's original made me squee with delight from the beginning, so when she offered to let me play, I couldn't resist.
Oooh, Xander twins.... I'm not sure how easy it would be to get them into this 'verse, but it would be oh-so-yummy...
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Date: 2006-11-28 04:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-28 06:19 pm (UTC)The friendslocked stuff is all WIP stuff... I have a great fear of not finishing stuff, so I keep it locked up until it's done. That said... if you don't mind the fact that it may not be finished, I've friended you so you can read it. Feedback welcome!
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Date: 2007-07-03 08:46 pm (UTC)http://sinandcinnamon.livejournal.com/13264.html
Thanks for commenting!
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Date: 2007-12-03 11:15 pm (UTC)GAH!! This is so damn good! I love you guys!
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