“Oh, but I couldn’t,” Levi said in a lilting tone. “You see, I’m just as obsessed with our... overlord.”
“This joke of yours isn’t funny,” the admiral snapped. “Status report, now!”
“It’s no joke, Admiral,” Jaeyoung chimed in. He leaned into Levi’s shoulder and put on a sultry expression. I almost wished Linn’ar was here to see it. “We’re all doting subjects of our new overlord, and we love it this way. Don’t we, everyone?”
“Uh huh,” Paz agreed with a wink.
The admiral blanched. The change in his color was shocking. I’d only ever seen him red-purple with rage. Now he was pale, like he was about to faint.
“What’s going on?” he demanded. “Jaeyoung, you were fine last time I spoke to you!”
“Ah, I couldn’t resist the overlord’s temptation anymore,” Jaeyoung purred. “I’m sorry, Admiral. I tried for so long.” He patted my chest in a platonic fashion. “His powerful teal muscles are just too alluring...”
The scene amused me. I was happy to stand here and be a prop for the humans’ theatrics. If this convinced the Earth man to leave them alone, that would be the perfect outcome.
“No, no, this can’t be happening,” the admiral muttered, sweat dripping down his brow. “I can’t lose another damn crew this way!”
“Aw, c’mon, Admiral, you should join us,” Paz suggested, wriggling his behind. “Our overlords wouldloveto have you.”
The man looked like he was about to be sick. He waved a hand as if summoning somebody, then muttered, “Mission 298 has been compromised. Scratch it from the record.”
Paz leaned closer to the screen. “What’s that, Admiral? You wanna taste of our overlord’s juicy cock, too?”
Encouraged by his friends, Levi chimed in, “I can attest it tastessogood.”
I chuckled behind him. I couldn’t help myself. Besides, it appeared their scheme worked. The admiral saluted the humans, muttered some kind of prayer, and terminated the call.
Paz burst into laughter. “Holy shit, that was incredible! I wish we could do that again!”
Jaeyoung ran a hand through his hair, smiling. “That went better than I expected. Good job, everyone.”
“Yeah, including you.” Paz elbowed him playfully. “Your sultry voice is hot. I’ve never heard you talk like that before.”
“And you never will again.”
Levi let out a heavy sigh of relief. “Wow. Is it really over?”
“Did you see the look on the admiral’s face? He looked like he was about to cry!” Paz cackled. “It’s ‘cause he’ll never have a taste of that c—”
Levi blushed, cutting him off. “That’s enough of that.”
Paz arched a brow and laughed. “Hey, you brought it up.”
“I was trying to sound believable,” Levi grumbled.
“It worked. I totally believed you. Zat’tor is a lucky guy.”
“Yeah, well, ifyouever find a hot Maeleon, you’ll know what it’s like,” Levi teased.
Paz paused for a second, then huffed as if he’d been challenged. “Maybe I will. Just wait and see. What about you, Doc?”
“I’m not the romantic type,” Jaeyoung said, waving a hand dismissively. Before Paz could pursue the subject, he turned to Levi and said, “It’s been a long day for you and your little one. You should get some rest.”
Levi placed his hands on his belly. Every time he did so, his eyes lit up.
“Yeah, good idea,” Levi said. “And... thanks, you guys. Really. I wouldn’t have been able to face him without your help.”
His friends smiled at him. I felt the bond between them shimmer like morning dew. I was glad to know that despite being far from Earth, he’d always have the best reminders of it with him—here in his new home.
