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[blue_soaring]

Armageddon Days (6/6, illustrated)
FF7. Reno/Rufus, Reno/Rude. NC-17 overall. 5k words this chapter. Illustrated. Co-produced by blue_soaring and ponderosa121.
With President Shinra starting to clean house, Rufus seems like a lost cause, but Reno's got orders to follow.



Armageddon Days - cont'd


"You're fucking with me," Rufus says. "Dicking me around again." The look on his face says he hopes to hell not. There's this raw hunger in his eyes, in the way he holds himself. Rufus can't look away, gaze jumping from Reno's face to his dick, down the long line of his legs, the marks on his throat.

"Nope," Reno says. "I'm serious, kid."

"After he fucked you."

"Yeah, after he fucked me." Reno stretches his legs out, crosses them at the ankles, and lets the kid take a good look. "You want to have a feel for yourself?" He takes another drag, clove-scented smoke curling slowly between his lips, and narrows his eyes to tiny slits of pleasure. "Got plenty of time."

Rufus sets a knee to the bed, wary. Waiting for Reno to slap him off. Can't blame the kid. Can't blame him at all.

Reno takes another quick puff and puts the cig in an empty tray. "Rufus, baby," he says, getting to his knees. "C'mon."

Rufus peels off his shirt with short, jerky movements. The slacks go next, slapped down on the carpet. Reno reaches out to snag his wrist, and from one heartbeat to the next, Rufus's angry distrust evaporates in one of those small, hungry noises of his.

"You fucker," Rufus says, hands on Reno's shoulders, his chest, his hips, never staying too long in one place. "Don't you ever fucking lock me in there again."



"How much shit did you break?" It takes him a couple tries to grab Rufus's wrists again, slowing the kid down before he goes off. Rufus takes a breath, draws in another as his eyes go heavy. The whole damn place reeks of sweat, come. Sex.

"Nothing," Rufus breathes. "Listened to him fuck you. Fuck, Reno, you sounded so good. Wanted it to be me."

"I know, baby," Reno says, surprised that he means it. When he urges Rufus to stretch out on the soiled sheets, the kid goes easy. Already hard again, squirming as Reno's hand brushes up the inside of his thigh. "Gonna let me fuck you how I want?"

"Fuck, yes," Rufus hisses. His legs fall wide, and for the first time Reno can remember, there's not a mark on him. Nobody else's bruises, no needle pricks, just all that pale, smooth skin, and the darker flush of his cock and balls. "As hard as you want."

Reno chuckles, but it strikes a chord. He was too close to hurting the kid once already. Fuck knows he wouldn't mind roughing Rufus up a little; hell, he knows the kid gets off on it. Fun times for all. What he doesn't want is to be like every other fuck, every other jackass who got a taste of Rufus's ass. Like Yuri who deserved a fucking lot more than just a bullet to the brain.

Reno knows he's an asshole, but he wants the kid's loyalty more than he wants a cheap fuck.

"Maybe I don't want to give it to you hard, baby," Reno says, stretching Rufus's arm out on the pillows beside his head. "You want that, I'll give it to you. Anything you want." Hearing himself say that, say he'll give Rufus anything, hits him like a kick to the nuts. He's already planning on handing the kid ShinRa on a sliver platter, he just didn't figure he'd be part of the deal.

Reno shifts to kiss the inside of Rufus's arm, lips brushing a trail up to the kid's armpit. Between the cheeks of his ass, Rude's come is warm, slippery. Breathing a moan, Reno licks at soft skin, tastes salt. "You gonna tell me that's all you want?"

"I can take it," Rufus says. "You didn't have to fucking call him, I could've-"

Propping a hand on the other side of Rufus, Reno leans over him to bite at his chin. "Didn't ask that, did I? Asked if you wanted it rough now. Or if you're gonna let me have some fun."

"We're going to fuck," Rufus says, half a question he sounds afraid to hear the answer to. "You're going to let me get a taste of your dick."

"Shit, yes. Gonna get a taste of yours, too, baby." Reno takes a long look down the line of Rufus's body, from mouth to dick to toes and back again. "Planning on enjoying it."



Rufus moans, the tension in his muscles melting away. He shifts under Reno, fingers curling in the bright tail of hair spilled over Reno's shoulder and tugging.

Reno brings his mouth close to Rufus's, teases soft, parted lips with teeth and tongue. "You want a kiss?" he asks, and doesn't wait for Rufus's yes. The sharp tang of come explodes onto his tongue, and he moans into Rufus's mouth. Goes deeper, chasing the taste of it, wanting more. "Knew you got off in there," he says, words muffled and slurred by more kisses when Rufus doesn't let him stop completely. "Should've guessed you'd eat your own come."

"Rather eat yours," Rufus says, his mouth curved in that eager little smile of his. He drags a hand down Reno's stomach, lingering near Reno's navel where some of Rude's come is still smeared. He moans, long and low, full of want, when his slim fingers find Reno a hell of a lot more than just interested. "Fucking love your dick," he says in a breathy rush, his knee brushing Reno's side. The kid can't keep still, arching into Reno's hands, desperate for every touch. "Hurry up and get it in me, I want to feel it."

"Pretty sure that's what you're doing right now," Reno says, nudging Rufus's chin up so he can lick at the kid's neck, fighting off the urge to bite down hard enough to mark. He'd figured Rufus would go right for the goods, start jerking him off like last time, but the kid's playing with Reno's dick, taking the cue to keep it slow.

Reno's breath hisses. The kid's got some fucking clever fingers, tugging on foreskin, rubbing at the slit to slick up his fingertips. Toying with Reno's balls like he's never felt up a pair other than his own before and he's loving it. And when those fingers start creeping a little further between Reno's legs, find the stickiness of Rude's come dripping form his hole, Reno's stomach flips.

"Go for it," Reno says, settling back on his knees, spreading them nice and wide. He slips an arm under Rufus to lift the kid up off the bed, pulling him close. "You like it loose and wet like he does, baby?"

Rufus's reply is a harsh moan. Reno gets a hand on his dick, taking over playing with himself as Rufus licks at his chest, tongue hot and wet on a path to bite at Reno's nipple. The kid's fingers are light at his hole, sliding up and down the cleft like he can't believe Reno's going to let him sink one in. Reno's getting pretty damn close to telling the kid to quit fucking around and do it, but Rufus scrambles up on his knees, one hand on the bed and bent over as low as he can get.

"Your dick," he says, nuzzling at Reno's hip. "Give me your dick."

Reno grins, pulling a hand down his cock to bare the glistening head, and holds on at the base, his fingers fanned out over his balls. "Gonna suck me good?"

"So fucking good," Rufus promises.

And the kid delivers, fuck, does he ever deliver. He licks at the slit, making those noises low in his throat like it's the best damn thing he's ever tasted, sweeter than sugar. It's nothing but lips and tongue on Reno's cock, barely a scrape of teeth when the kid gets too excited, cramming it down his throat so fast he chokes.

Reno smoothes a hand over his hair, twines a few strands around his fingers to slow the kid down again. Rufus arches into that touch just like all the others. A thick moan hums around Reno's dick, and his fingers clench, jerking Rufus out of the rhythm.

"Thought you were gonna get a feel of my ass, too, yeah?"

Rufus lets loose with another one of those moans, so loud and so good Reno's stomach quivers. That's all the encouragement he needs to get his fingers back at Reno's hole, pushing at slick muscle this time instead of just grazing over it.

"All the way," Reno says, cupping a hand over Rufus's hollowed cheek. "Get nice and slippery for me."

Reno drops his head back on a ragged breath when the kid goes for it, stuffing two fingers in his ass just like that. The ache flashes hot for a second before settling into a slow burn. Keeping his own heavy breaths quiet, Reno listens to the wet sounds of his dick pumping steadily into Rufus's mouth, and the kid's fingers moving in his ass.

"Just like that, baby," he says, rubbing a thumb at the corner of Rufus's lips. He drags the lower one down, nudging it in beside his cock, hissing again at the soft, wet heat sucking at him. "Yeah, knew you like it wet."

Rufus drags his fingers free and his mouth off Reno's dick at the same time. His mouth hovers at the tip, saliva stringing form his lips to the shiny mess of precome and spit. He stays like that for a moment, fingers stroking Reno's hole, before he licks his lips and the string snaps, hitting his chin.

Reno jerks the kid's chin up, breathing fast. All he wants to do is get Rufus back on his dick, see the kid's cherry-red lips clamped tight around the thick length of it and watch those pretty eyes go opaque when he shoots his load straight down the kid's throat. Or fuck, on his face. Rufus said he'd take it on the face.

Groaning something that sounds way too much like the kid's name, Reno leans down to lick the taste of himself off Rufus's lips. He gets that precome smeared on Rufus's chin while he's there, and next thing he knows, he's got the kid hauled up for another rushed, sloppy kiss.

Reno presses his thumb into the centre of Rufus's palm, says, " C'mere, baby, lemme see those fingers." He spits on the mess of Rude's come, still holding on as he pushes Rufus back to the sheets. "Spread your legs, yeah, there you go." He runs a hand up Rufus's thigh again, pushing the kid's balls up to get a good look at his hole.

There's nothing but a sweet, pink flush to Rufus's asshole. Shocked to hell and back again the kid hadn't stuffed a couple fingers up there while he was jerking off, Reno skims a fingertip between the cheeks of his ass. The kid's tight, way too tight for the slut he is. But nobody's touched him in weeks, and when Reno pushes his thumb gently against twitching muscle, there's barely any give. Reno groans, and Rufus's hips jerk, thighs tense and trembling.

"You like what you see?" Rufus asks. He pulls his hand out of Reno's loosened grip, rubbing his fingers together.

"Yeah. Yeah, I like what I see," Reno says. And does he fucking ever, his chest squeezing tight as Rufus reaches down, slides come-smeared fingers between Reno's. Rufus rubs the mess of it right over his hole, giving himself one finger smooth as silk and his mouth falling open on a breathless moan.

"Can't wait," Rufus says, rocking his hips into it. He goes nice and slow, fucking just that one finger, getting more of Rude's come on Reno's hand than inside himself. He's watching Reno watch him, Reno's gaze jumping from the gorgeous stretch of Rufus's hole to the kid's face. "Wanted you to fuck me so bad," he says, like Reno still needs convincing. "That first fucking day."

The kid would've fucked anything back then, and still Reno gets this tiny flipped-stomach thrill hearing it. He sure as hell didn't want to get his dick near Rufus that day, even if the kid was just as pretty as he is now.

Twining his fingers with Rufus's, Reno slicks the rest of Rude's come onto his own. He pulls Rufus's hand away, enjoying instead of ignoring the pleading sound Rufus makes in the back of his throat. Just to hear it again, he puts a fingertip to Rufus's hole and barely pushes, stroking that first tight ridge of muscle inside and out.

Reno brings Rufus's hand up, licks the kid's palm, and holds on to feel Rufus's fingers flex, looking for something to grab onto. "Didn't want you," he says, pushing his finger in straight to the knuckle to wipe away Rufus's slapped-in-the-face look. "Thought you were a worthless, spoiled brat." Leaning over him, elbow digging into the pillow beside his head, Reno nudges at the kid's mouth with his own. "Hottest fucking thing you ever did was prove me wrong."

"You're such an asshole," Rufus says, and grabs onto the back of Reno's head to pull him down for another rushed, feverish kiss. Rufus's tongue lashes against his, still so fucking desperate, and Reno can't do a damn thing except kiss Rufus back, harder and hotter until the kid's writhing under him.

Rufus jerks away with a gasp, sucking down air like a drowning man. Reno hooks his finger, pressing against the inside of Rufus's body all the way out until the kid's hole is stretched wide around it, delicate pink flesh trying vainly to clamp tight. Rufus's back arches off the bed and his fingers claw at the sheets, bottom lip caught between his teeth.

"Still a brat," Reno says, "still so fucking pretty," and presses a slow, open-mouthed kiss to Rufus's belly on his way down to have a look. "You like having your hole wide open like that, baby? Something nice and thick shoved up your ass?"

Rufus's eyelashes flutter, spilling wordless noise into the air as Reno rubs at his hole with a second finger. He starts cursing under his breath, calling Reno shit worse than just a cocktease, and Reno just grins.

"Anybody ever tell you, you got no patience." But Reno doesn't give a shit about the kid's patience right now, or teaching him lessons, or trying to get it through his head that maybe, just maybe, he shouldn't be putting out so easy. Because all Reno really wants is for Rufus to keep moaning like that.

Reno puts a hand on Rufus's thigh, pushing the kid's leg up and out so the light falls just right to show him everything. His lips part on a tiny puff of breath when the pressure holding him out gives way and he's got two fingers sliding in nice and deep, muscle contracting tight again.

The bathroom door opens, making Rufus jerk. His eyes fly to Rude as he visibly clamps down on a quiet whimper of pleasure.

Reno brushes his mouth over the side of the kid's knee. For all the times Rude's been around, Rufus has never made a pass at him. Sized him up plenty, looked like he'd cream himself just imagining what Rude would look like naked, but that's it.

"You hanging around?" Reno puts his free hand on Rufus's belly, presses down when he angles his fingers up. Rufus moans and scrubs hair back from his face, and quits staring at Rude like he's afraid of the guy when the ache gets to be too much to keep from squirming.

Rude finds his slacks in the mess on the floor and hauls them on. "Beer's still cold," he says, giving Rufus a quick once over before heading for kitchen.

"You guys just fuck?" Rufus asks.

Reno swings his gaze back to the kid. He doesn't think much about what Rude is, because that'd be messing with a good thing. "Yeah, something like that," he says, stretching out over Rufus and drawing his hand back. Reno smears the mess of spit and come onto the kid's balls, pulls on his dick a couple times. The kid didn't even soften up a bit despite looking nervous. "Rude's Rude. You're gonna get to know him just fine, baby."

In Rufus's eyes, there's a gleam of understanding. Reno figured the kid didn't bother looking into Turk business, but maybe he's wrong. Maybe the kid's been doing a hell of a lot more than Reno's giving him credit for.

If either one of them were on Shinra's side, it would've been bad news to underestimate the kid.

Shit like that can wait for later. A slow fuck's good and all, but Tseng sure as hell didn't hire Reno for his conversational skills. "You gonna get your legs up, or chat?"

Rufus smiles, licks at his lip. His legs go around Reno's hips, drawing tight to pull Reno down. "Finally giving me your cock?"

Reno drops down on his elbow, twisting to spit on his hand a couple times and slick himself up. Settling the head against Rufus's hole, pushing just a little, he can feel muscle clench tight in reflex. Rufus moans for it, hips shifting restlessly. Reno slips in an inch, a couple more, and the kid's squirming so fucking much he's sure he's just going to pop right back out again.

"Relax, baby," Reno whispers, slapping a hand down on Rufus's hips to pin him down. Rufus's spine arches up off the bed as Reno gives him a little thrust, and the way Rufus sounds, the way his body tightens up, makes it feel like the kid's a fucking virgin.

"Keep moaning for me, just like that," Reno says, words scattered between half-assed kisses. He's got to fucking work to get his dick in the kid any deeper, his skin gone slick with fresh sweat. His fingers slip off Rufus's hip, nails scoring skin. Patience gone, Reno grabs at the back of the kid's knee, shoves his leg up and drives in those last few inches with a couple hard, short thrusts.

Rufus freezes with his mouth fallen open, a whimper of a moan trembling on his lips. A shudder goes through him, muscle rippling around Reno's dick like he's in the middle of coming, and then kid's body goes limp in Reno's arms.

"Fuck, you didn't," Reno says. To make sure, he gets a hand between them, finds nothing but sweat-slick skin and Rude's come drying tacky on Rufus's cock. "Son of a bitch."

Rufus stretches, lazy, languid, and gives Reno a wicked little grin before tightening up his muscles again.

Groaning low in his throat, Reno says, "You like a dick up your ass that fucking much?" Eager to find out how long the kid can keep it up, he starts off nice and slow, shallow thrusts that turn stuttering as Rufus's sweet hole clutches at his cock.

"Fucking love it," Rufus breathes. He licks sweat from his upper lip, his eyes sliding shut as Reno's thrusts slip deeper.

Bringing his mouth close to Rufus's, Reno says, voice low, "Enough to get off hands free?" and drags his lips along the sharp angle of Rufus's cheekbone before the kid can kiss him.

Rufus's, "Yes," is lost in a harsh breath.

The kid's finally stopped asking for it harder and doesn't seem like he's one bit disappointed that Reno's sticking with slow. For all the times Reno's caught Rufus in the middle of fucking somebody, or walked in on the kid jerking off with Rufus hoping he'll join in, it's never been this smooth, this easy. There's time for lazy kisses, for Reno's hands to shift over soft skin the same way Rufus's hands glide over his.

Reno's breath comes harder, faster. He's thinking about picking up the pace, getting himself off first and then worrying about the kid. Not having a clue when the hell he closed his eyes, he opens them again, surprised to see Rufus's face twisted with pleasure.

Like he can feel Reno looking at him, the kid's eyes snap open. His mouth opens, too, a ragged groan spilling from his lips. Then his eyes shift out of focus, widen, and Reno's got all of a heartbeat as Rufus's hips jerk and cock swells thick against his belly to figure out that the kid just lost it.

Satisfaction a drug in his veins, more of a heady kick than a good shot of Dust, Reno seals his mouth over Rufus's, swallows down every last noise the kid makes. Warmth floods over Reno's stomach again, thick and clinging.

Pretty fucking limber for somebody that doesn't do a damn thing, all Rufus does is groan when Reno pulls back and pushes both of his legs up, gets his ass lifting up off the bed. His fingers clutch at Reno's shoulder without a bit of strength left in them.

Reno's body's screaming at him to go faster, get the fuck off right now, and Reno grits his teeth, torturing himself with the endless build-up of pressure at the base of his cock to fuck Rufus right through the lassitude. The dazed look stays on Rufus's face even when the kid starts coming around, shifting to meet Reno's thrusts again instead of just taking it.

Reno thinks he's ready for it when it hits, but he's not. Orgasm slams into him like a jolt from his own fucking e-mag, too hard and too fast for when the sex is this slow. It kicks the breath out of his lungs, strings him out in a taut, shivering line above Rufus with his face pressed against the kid's shoulder, teeth digging into flesh. Everything narrows down to the harsh rasp of his own breath and the way Rufus clings to him, grinding against his dick. Reno feels the kid's ass go slick around him, tired muscles trembling to tighten up, hold him in.

He feels Rufus start to go limp again and gathers the kid close. His cock slips a little as he rolls them over, hands sliding down immediately to cup Rufus's ass, getting the kid sprawled just right. He figures he should've expected it when Rufus cuddles close, limbs loose and easy, draped like a living blanket on his chest.

It doesn't take long for Rufus's fingers to start wandering, either. He shifts to the side, pressing kisses into the hollow of Reno's throat as he traces the edges of Reno's ribs.

"Never liked it slow," Rufus says. "Always thought it was boring." A wave of exhaustion crashes into Reno, sapping at the warm haze settled in his brain. "Wasn't boring," Rufus says in a rush, feeling the shift. "Felt good, Reno, so fucking good."



"Yeah," Reno says. The kid's stung his pride, though, and with Rude out there clattering around in the kitchen, food's starting to sound good. "Glad you-"

"Never had it slow."

Reno glances down. The kid's not looking at him, eyes somewhere on his chest. Rufus's neck is stained with red creeping slowly up to his face.

Rufus shrugs as if it's nothing. "Just wanted to fuck. Get high and fuck," he says, and for the first time, he sounds like he's not so proud of it. "It's all anybody wanted."

Reno gives himself props for holding back the what're you telling me that shit for? that's on the tip of his tongue. Tseng'd be proud. Besides, he knows just why the kid's spouting that off. He's not feeling sorry for Rufus. Never really has. But the reason the kid turned out like he did kinda ticks Reno off.

"Got lots of time to cuddle later, baby," Reno says. If he ends up keeping the kid around as long as he's planning, it's more than enough time. "You hungry?"

Rufus doesn't hide his disappointment at being kicked out already, but says, "Yeah, a little," instead of bitching.

"Rude's cooking," Reno says. He catches the kid's face in both hands and gives him another kiss. And ends up getting lost in it, turning one into a couple into a dozen. In between one and the next, he dumps Rufus on the sheets beside him. "Go bug him for a beer."



Reno's halfway to the bathroom before Rufus shouts his name, making him grin. It fades a little at the edges when he closes the door behind him, hoping he won't find Rufus curled up in a bitter lump in the bed when he gets out.

Reno flicks on the water and drags the tie out of his hair. He takes his time in the shower, washing his hair twice to make sure the blood's out, picking the dried stuff out from underneath his nails, soaping up. Then he stands with his face in the spray, letting the water beat cool on his skin. Trying not to think too hard.

Over the hiss of water, he can hear the dull murmur of voices. Rude's low rumble, Rufus's startled laugh. Reno's lips twist in a smile. Rude's probably telling the kid the one about the two chicks and the fur coat.

He's thinking about just lazing around in the shower for a couple minutes more when his stomach starts growling. Tseng wanted the kid to start paying more attention to him and Rude, and Reno wants to see it happen. Rufus's reactions to Tseng up till now have been pretty vague.

Reno hauls on clean pants over damp skin, his wet hair combed back in a tail. Rude and the kid are at the breakfast nook, Rude leaning against the wall and Rufus perched on a stool, devouring a sandwich. Rufus looks up, taking it all in from Reno's bare feet to the thin line of water trickling down Reno's back.

"Where's mine?" Reno asks, hand on his stomach.

Rude holds out a beer. "The kid was hungry."

"Shit, Rude, that's real chicken," Reno says. Rufus smiles and takes another bite. "You know how fucking hard it is to find real chicken in this dump city?"

"I ordered Wutai. Ten minutes."

"You're damn lucky," Reno says, "damn lucky you're a good lay." He's not sure if he's talking about Rude or Rufus there, but it's not like it matters. He flops on the couch, knees wide, and cracks open his beer.

And he can practically hear Rufus thinking.

"You order any for him?" Reno asks.

"Stop talking about me as if I weren't here," Rufus says. Both Reno and Rude turn to look at him. "You don't have to handle me."

Reno laughs. "Well, fuck, kid, since when?"

Rufus snatches up a pile of papers, sending a pen skittering to the floor. Reno glances at Rude for some kind of explanation, and only gets a shrug in return.

"I'm fucking sick of my old man," Rufus says. Which isn't news to Reno. "I've been thinking about it. I want my own money." Reno looks up, into Rufus's eyes. Sees what Rufus's doesn't say: My own power.

Rufus pushes the few magazines and the remote off the coffee table and slaps the papers down. Reno tilts his head, recognises them as part of Rufus's old dealer's territory.

"You got a plan?"

"Yeah," Rufus says. "Yes, I've got a plan."

Reno swings his gaze to Rude. "Is it a good plan?"

Rude shrugs and takes a swig of beer. "Dicey. Complicated."

"I don't like complicated," Reno says.

"Fuck off, Reno," Rufus snaps. "Listen to me. You chased him off, right? It's up for grabs, and I want it."

"Look, Rufus. If you think I'm letting you fucking near a supply of Dust-"

Rufus scowls, looks over Reno's shoulder to Rude like he's asking for help. And shocks the shit out of Reno when he gets it.

"Have a look at it, partner," Rude says.

"You serious?"

Rude gives him a steady look before tipping his bottle up to drain it.

"I want the money," Rufus says, the flare of temper gone. "Not the drugs, Reno. The money."

"Money's good," Reno says, scooting to the edge of the couch. "Show me what you got."

By the time Rufus is done, and they've hashed out a couple details, the floor around the coffee table is littered with empties. Rufus is still kneeling on the floor, and Rude's moved into the living room, leaning back in a chair with his hands folded over his stomach.

"Fuck," Reno says. He scratches at the side of his neck and glances down the hallway, then back toward the bedroom. He goes for his jacket, ignoring the blood to dig for his phone before remembering it's still on the couch where he tossed it.

"Boss," Reno says when Tseng picks up. "The kid did something interesting."




*



Reno leans back on the railing, his hair whipping around his face in the wind. A couple hundred stories below, the string of traffic looks like it reaches halfway to Kalm. Ash flutters from the tip of his cig, picked up on the air currents to skim by Tseng's face.

"The President is concerned," Tseng says, earning himself a grin.

"Y'know, boss, I've always liked that about you. So damn diplomatic." Reno takes a long, satisfying drag, the smoke streaming from his lips swept away. "Shinra's shitting his fancy pants."

Tseng's lips quirk. He turns to the brightly lit suite beyond the balcony doors. "And has been for quite some time. AVALANCHE moves quickly."

Reno follows his gaze, pride and lust and a thrilling cocktail of half a dozen other things stirring in his blood when he finds Rufus's pretty face in the crowd. Rude is a dark, ominous shadow beside him. Even from here, Reno catches the protective vibe his partner's giving off.

"So does the kid," Reno says.

"There are plans to move Rufus to Junon. Officially, Rufus is needed to spearhead a new development with the underwater reaction. The media will speculate that the President is concerned for his son's safety."

Reno snorts and crushes the cigarette butt under his heel. The same media that blamed AVALANCE for the Cirkos' deaths would spin that story. "Shinra's fucking with us. He knows the kid's ours. Shipping Rufus off to Junon is gonna do the same thing pulling me off him did, boss. Nothing."

"He'll require an escort. I'll see that you're detained in Junon as long as possible."

"Well, y'know. Shit happens."

"Indeed it does," Tseng says. He tugs at his cuff and touches two fingertips to his earpiece. "Speaking of, Heidegger is bellowing."

"When're you gonna let me off him, boss?" Reno asks as Tseng pushes open the glass door.

"Soon. Rufus," Tseng says, stepping back to let the kid out onto the balcony with a nod. He closes the door again, cutting off the sound of some society chick's tinkling laughter.



The kid looks good. His hair's different, shorter, but it still feels the same in Reno's hands. It's the way he carries himself that's really changed. Cool, distant, the kid's got presence now. Only when Rufus figures nobody else is watching does that same old look creep back into his eyes.

Reno jerks his chin towards the shadows at the other end of the balcony. When Rufus passes by, the wind shoves the warm, sweet scent of his skin right in Reno's face. Sparks follow in its wake, and Reno trails after him, magnet and lodestone.

Rufus steps up to the railing, sucking in a quick breath and letting it out slowly as Reno's arms slide around him to brace on the chilled metal. "They're all idiots," he says, his voice already gone thick.

"Yeah," Reno says, closing the distance between them until Rufus's body is a solid line of warmth against his chest. "But they pay the bills."

Rufus laughs, low and free and so fucking sexy. Taking the risk, Reno dips his head down to let his breath wash warm over Rufus's ear, and the kid melts right into it, offering up his neck for a kiss.

"I want you to fuck me," Rufus says. He shifts, his ass snug against Reno's dick. And moans when it starts to thicken up. "When they're gone, I want you to fuck me right here."

Reno closes his eyes, breathes. His hand slips off the railing to press flat on Rufus's belly, guiding him into a slow, grinding rhythm. Through the layers and layers of clothing, Reno imagines the tight heat of Rufus's body, his mouth gone wet and full thinking about the way Rufus will moan and writhe for him.

"Anything you want, baby." Reno touches Rufus's hip, reluctantly drawing back as Rufus turns and their lips touch. "Anything you want," he says, and means it.



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End

Comments

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Guh. You do realize, that for as fucking hot as the whole thing was, and how much I loved what you did...

That *one* pic of Tseng and Rufus made me want a completely different story.

>.>

[ponderosa121.livejournal.com]

Haha, wot, did I sneak in some not-so-sekrit Rufus/Tseng love? *whistle*

We may do some sidestories and such, but really, this universe is so nudgable towards an OT5.

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

Dammit. Just... dammit, I do not have time for another damn fandom, do you hear me????

Damn. This was good. And hot. And...

Just damn it.

[blue-soaring.livejournal.com]

I hear you, and it sounds sweet like sugar~ >:D

I suppose I shouldn't be telling you that we've got about, oh, four or five ideas for side fics to this, huh? Good thing I know when to keep my mouth shut. Yup. :D

*gnaws* Thankie much!

[scribblemoose]

Just awesome. Totally awesome. Thank you both so much for making a (until now) closeted Reno fangirl so very, very happy. :)

[scribblemoose]

Oh, and I don't suppose I could persuade you to submit it to the Seeing Red Festival of Fanfic? *big moose eyes* Totally understand if you'd rather not, but it'd be very welcome if you fancy it. :)

[misumaru.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just... wow. (insert random keyboard mashing here) Too incoherent to comment properly right now. The artwork was just gorgeous as well, and as a side note, you really need to draw Tseng more often. ^_^

[ponderosa121.livejournal.com]

^_^ Thanks for following the fic! Blue did such an outstanding job with this, I love her Reno to absolute pieces.

Hee. Well, if I get her to write that Reno/Tseng we've been talking about, I'll probably draw something for that, otherwise I do have a Rufus/Tseng story coming out in a doujinshi for the fall.

[white_aster]

guhhot fuck yes. the whole story. mrrr.

Awesome stuff. And the pic of Tseng smiling is purrrrrfect. :)

[thehatterismad.livejournal.com]

you have NO idea how fucking much i LOVE this story.

I have so much love for the Turks, whole reason i love the FF7 Fandom, and this is just PERFECT. So perfect. Just how i always imagined it. Tseng being a bastard, a smart bastard and twisting Rufus into the President he is.

*dead*

[moonsliver.livejournal.com]

Mmm...yum! Waited until the entire was complete to read it in one go, and I'm damn glad I did. This was seriously hot and I'm so in love with the characterization that you have going for these guys. They are so damn hot. ♥

And did I see mention of future sidefics? I gurgle incoherntly. *_*;

[moonsliver.livejournal.com]

...I seem to have forgotten entire words in the English langauge. *facepalms* See what you do to me?

[silverkiiri.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. Oh guh. Hot and intense and woobie full of that kind of sexiness that really hot guys with guns/e-mags/general-ass-kickery give off. This was perfect and awesome, and it made me unashamedly squirm. Wow. \

And I saw the first few comments. I have only one thing to say: OT5 ftw! I've never read any good Turk!orgy!fic, but I'd love to start. (Unless you two have written one I forgot about. In which case I have read some and I want more. >.>)

[morigor255.livejournal.com]

*runs off to get her drool bucket before the keyboard shortcircuits*

[thewriter0.livejournal.com]

asldkhaldh; *DEAD OVER HERE, SO DEAD*

That was sextastic, and amazing, and and I don't even know how to say all the good things I want to say or how much I loved this, but YEAH. :O I love the transitions, the way you can watch Rufus wising up as the fic goes along, the way you can watch as Reno gets more and more attached. AWESOME.

I can now die a happy fanfic-reading girl.

...Unless you happen to, y'know, write a sequel or a spinoff... that just happened to have Tseng involved too... =3 Then I'll die happy times infinity.

[2metaldog.livejournal.com]

I loved this and I'm seven kinds of pleased that I got to read it. I do love Reno and although I was never fond of Rufus, You've done a wonderful job here of making me like him. I will forever be in Scribbles debt for pimping this out.

And side stories! Wheee!

[dragonspire.livejournal.com]

Guuuuuuuuuughhhaguhgng....

Now for a freaking 20 minute cold shower! You guys are just toooooo much. My loins! -paws at pitifully-

Just so god damn good. JUST so damn good. I'm going to have to rec this to all my friends, and hope they enjoy it as much as I did. Wow... WOW. *____*

-fans self- <3

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

This was a fascinating set - both the fic and the pictures were absolutely lovely. Reno and Rude were incredibly hot, and then Rufus really just topped it all off perfectly. Mmm, mmm. Also--Tseng was breathtakingly beautiful in this part. It's too hot to faint, otherwise I might. XD

[funkybrewsta]

Aww fucking hell. Aww dammit. I'll just be over here in the dark corner with a printout of this fic. Yeah. I'll be there.

*wibbles*

[ilyat.livejournal.com]

.. oh man.

I have been avidly following AD since the first chapter was posted. Like the horrible person I am, though, I wanted to wait til the end to really say anything.

And now that you've finished it? Damn. I really don't know what to say, except that all of it - the flow, the words, the build up, the sex, the imagery - is pure, sweet win.

At first, I couldn't get into your portrayal of Rufus; it just seemed off, somehow, though I enjoyed the story well enough. But seeing him change? Seeing the way the Turks changed him? That. Yes. It did make a lot more sense, then, and I'm so glad that you went with that route and kept with it.

I love the violence. I love that Reno is an asshole. Because, really, he is an asshole, first and foremost, and his job is dirty and violent and remorseless and so is he. That's a fact that a lot of people tend to forget; they just see the comic value in him, and the rest of the Turks, because that is what is most visible of them in game when they're on scene. (And even more so in AC, though I won't go there.) But off scene? And that occasional flash of 'professionalism'? It's downright scary if you really pay attention to things.

I love how Rufus cracks in the end; it's in character, it doesn't break him, but it shapes him and he gains everything he has in the games from it. And so do the Turks.

But most of all, I love the damned loyalty behind everything. It's all about the job in the end. The brotherhood. Once Rufus is brought into that, he has it - just like Reno does, just like Rude does, just like Tseng does. And that, more than anything, is why he can stay so powerful even when he is brought down to a crippled nobody.

The imagery is one of my favorite aspects; I really like how loose everything is, and casual. Candid. The fact that they are all sketches instead of finished pieces adds to it. They're that much more personal, just that much more of a snapshot of the moment, or of the person, or of the mood. And nearly all of them capture that perfectly.

I would name off many, but somehow that one lone shot of Rude looking down in the 5th chapter stands out above the rest.

Thank you both for sharing such an amazing work. You've reminded me again of just why Rufus and Reno has been my favorite pairing for almost a decade now. (And, worse of all, you make me want to draw or write a hundred things all while I should be packing.)

[gardensgnome.livejournal.com]

holy flamin' panties *races off for cold shower*

The whole story seriously rocked. Characterisations, the dirty work of offing an annoyance, the feel it in your gut reactions to it...the supa hot smexx *purrs* Pondy's pics - icing on the cake. Marvellous *nods*

[remote45.livejournal.com]

You have NO idea how difficult it was to sneak into my sisters computer room and read this while a family reunion is going on! For several long minutes, I was in Reno's place watching the action unfold. I cannot tell you how much I absolutely loved this fic. The raw intense emotion in this was mind blowing. I'm much too incoherent to actually write out anything even resembling lucid thoughts. I just want to thank both of you for a job extremely well done and get down on bended knee and beg for more!!

[litchick87.livejournal.com]

i caught the first chapter through scribbles, and 2-6 through nekojita, but no matter how i read it, i wanted to say that i *loved* it. and the pictures to go with it, too! i love it when my mind doesn't have to work while i read ^_~

this was so well wriiten, with such a good plot line. keep up such good work

[ten-youko.livejournal.com]

[still trying to fight off a big case of incoherent, gleeful whimpering]

After each installment, I was telling my friends to come read this. Hopefully, now that it's done, they will. So very, very hooked; this may even require multiple rereads. Young Rufus being so easily led about, but not brainless - basically, everyone so sharply spot-on that my heart is still all a-flutter.

[wisecracks.livejournal.com]

lol To make one brilliant future president: just add Reno.

I really don't know what to say, and i sorta blame that on the day i've had. Ugh. But it was good. Like i first said, it's very different from the characterization i'm used to, so i had a hard time picturing and following a lot of things. Wouldn't recognize them if it weren't for the names. Not saying that's your fault, mind you. I've read fics before where Rufus was younger/naive; where Reno enjoyed the job so much he got off on the blood, the screams, the kill. It's freakin hot. And here you wrote it 10x dirtier. Gritty. Scary in a way. Just...different for me, that's all.

Everyone else seems like they're creaming themselves over it, so i must be high or something. Thanks for the read. I'll go back to my corner now.

[ponderosa121.livejournal.com]

In my experience, young/naive Rufus shows up more often paired with Tseng, and a more vicious Reno gets paired with Rude. Then again, that's not necessarily as surprising since both of those pairings are more popular than Rufus/Reno. I like the characterisation we used here because I feel we backed it up enough to make it plausible, although it's almost a reverse of what we usually write when it comes to them. As always it's a YMMV situation, so even if it didn't work as well for you as it did for others, thanks for reading. :)

[nekojita.livejournal.com]

Damn, I'm upset that it's been finished and trying to cool down from this last part! *wipes away the drool* All in all, an utterly wonderful fic, and all that gorgeous artwork.

[greydove.livejournal.com]

*de-lurks* Nnnnnnnnnghasldfkagjh. This, this is everything I love about fic. Interesting twists on established storylines, people doing things you'd never think of while remaining firmly in character, interaction that makes you shiver on the edge of your chair. Oh yes, and porn. Perfectly illustrated with obvious love. I do not know if I should wait until after a few more re-reads to change out of my poor undergarments, because otherwise I will have to do laundry tomorrow...nnngohyesthankyoutwo.

And, side stories! *dead* So-ooo, can I buy stock in Team Porn Productions? Because I get the feeling that it's made entirely of Delicious and Pervy. ♥

[dieinahole.livejournal.com]

GUH!!!!!!!! I so need clean undies now...Darn you and your..smut. **giggle** I Frickin loved it... I LOVE the ending...

[cynbaby.livejournal.com]

I swear that was one of the hottest things that I've ever read/seen. Damn good work you two.

[cold-tea.livejournal.com]

Waited patiently for whole fic.
Read it in one sit.
Loved it.
Need more. With or without Tseng. Just more.
PLEASE.

(it's just like in battle. once you showed a weakness, we won't leave you alone. we'll poke and ask and plead. p-l-e-a-z-z-z-z-e ...)