“Noted.” Mal cleared his throat, dropping his gaze to the list. “Overstimulation or denied stimulation?”
“Over,” Nico said quickly, then flushed. “I think I’d feel really bad about myself if you wouldn’t touch me.”
Mal’s heartbeat went haywire in his chest. “I don’t know if I could ever go without touching you, but if I did, it wouldn’t be because I didn’t want you.”
Nico’s gaze flicked to his then down again like he was…shy. Was he shy about this? He’d all but challenged Mal to hurt him. He’d gone on and on about wanting rough, kinky sex, wanting to be controlled and owned. Now they were there, just discussing it and he was a blushing mess.
Cute.
Mal scanned the list until he found another one he liked. “Worshipped or used?”
Nico squirmed a bit, picking at his fingernails until Mal took his hands and held them in his own. “Used,” Nico whispered.
His answer shot through Mal like electricity. “Fuck,” he muttered. “You’re so fucking hot. You want me to just use you to get off like my own personal fleshlight, Fidget?”
“Stop,” Nico whined, wiggling around a bit more. “And yes.”
Mal giggled, but moved on. “Role play or primal play?”
“I think I’d be too embarrassed to role play. And while I don’t necessarily like the idea of running through the woods, the idea of you chasing me down and fucking me does get me pretty hot.”
Mal growled, curling a hand around the back of his neck and tugging him forward, capturing Nico’s mouth greedily. Nico kissed back with the same level of enthusiasm, whimpering into Mal’s mouth just like he did when Mal was inside him.
When he finally broke the kiss, Nico chased his lips with a whine. Mal kissed his pouting mouth chastely. “We have to get through this, baby. It’s important to know your limits.”
“But there are so many things,” Nico whined. “Some of them I’ve never even heard of.”
Mal leaned forward and kissed his forehead, then returned to the list. “Giving a performance or given instructions?”
Nico rolled his eyes. “You know the answer to that.”
“Given instructions. You love being told what to do. My Fidget is an excellent listener.” He gave Nico a soft look. “So good for me.”
Nico whined again. “That. I like that so much. I like when you…talk to me, when you tell me how much you like it, likeme… When you tell me I’m good for you.”
“Oh, I know.” Mal teased. “I’m gonna have to step up my dirty talk.”
Nico took Mal’s hand, this time playing with his fingers. “It’s…it’s not so much what you say, buthowyou say it.”
He still refused to look at Mal.
“And how do I say it?” Mal murmured.
Nico shivered. “Like I’m your whole world.”
Mal scoffed, forcing his chin up so he could look him in the eye. “Youaremy whole world.”
Nico’s breath hitched. “You can’t say stuff like that when I’m not ready.”
Mal shook his head, stifling a smile. “Leashed and collared or cuffed and shackled?”
Mal watched Nico’s chest rise and fall. It was obvious he was getting turned on. It was hard not to. Mal was struggling as well. “Uh, I’m definitely into the cuffed and shackled thing. I could maybe be leashed and collared every once in a while. But only when we’re alone. I definitely don’t have a humiliation kink and that sounds pretty humiliating.”
Mal kissed Nico’s frowning mouth. “I would never let anyone see you like that. But it’s not exactly one of my kinks either as far as I know. But we’ll put that as a soft limit with an asterisk beside it just in case you change your mind later.”
“We’ll put itwhere?” Nico teased, squeezing Mal’s fingers. “You’re not writing any of this down.”
“It’s all up here,” Mal said, tapping his temple with his free hand. “Trust me. I won’t forget.”
