Cass thought he would last longer than he did. He thought he would be able to get a Chapter in, maybe two before the bone-deep tiredness took him out.
He didn’t even last that long.
Once out of the bath and patted and dried down by the kindest set of hands he’d ever experienced, Cass was moisturized, every last inch of him, his hair was dried by the next best thing to a hair dryer, a fire dragon with deep affection for him. He was dressed in the softest pajamas, and tucked into bed between a furnace and the body heat of a regular human.
Cass never stood a chance.
He was blinking, fighting sleep as Edgar dressed him for bed. Both Edgar and Lucian were chuckling to themselves, gentle with the man as they tucked into the soft bed, wrapped themselves around him and Cass succumbed to their warmth and care.
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When Cass woke the next morning, his eyes felt sore from all of the crying that he had done the night prior. His body felt relaxed though, and his muscles loose. He was missing one warm body, but another was still wrapped around him with their leg shoved between Cass’ from behind.
"Good morning, sleeping beauty. How is my sweetness feeling today?" It was Lucian, with a deeper morning voice that had something waking up below them. Lucian, always one to notice something like that, chuckled. "I see someone else is happy to see me." He teased, pressing a kiss to the back of Cass’ neck. Cass sucked in, a little shocked by the touch.
"It’s called morning wood. I don’t have control over it." Cass protested and Lucian pressed another kiss to the back of his neck.
"Do you want me to have control over it?" He asked and Cass let out a squeak as his hands slid down Cass’ body. Before Cass could voice yes or no, the man had his hand on Cass’ cock and balls, giving it a general squeeze without direction.
"Lucian!" Cass hissed and Lucian ran his tongue along the line of Cass’ pajamas.
"Tell me no and I’ll stop." Lucian said and Cass shut up. He wasn’t-how was he supposed to say no to the man when Cass knew what he gave him felt so good?!
Cass was silent, still, but so was Lucian’s hand. His lips and tongue, however, continued to tease Cass. Cass felt his toes curl as he shivered, his eyes sliding closed.
"Cass. You need to tell me. Do you want me to stop?" Lucian asked and Cass blinked, groaned, and then reached down and grabbed Lucian’s arm. Lucian froze, clearly appearing as if he thought that Cass was going to say no but when Cass opened his mouth, he relaxed.
"D-Don’t stop." Cass whispered softly and Lucian sighed. He pressed a wet, open mouthed kiss on the back of Cass’ neck before he slid his hand under the waist of Cass’ pajamas. As soon as Lucian’s hand wrapped around Cass’ cock, Cass felt a soft moan leave his lips.
He wasn’t able to stop his hips from moving into Lucian’s hand, his hips thrusting as the man rubbed and teased his cock. It felt so fucking good that Cass turned his head, searching for Lucian’s lips. Lucian, surprised but pleased, easily gave in. Kissing Cass deeply as he stroked his cock, his other hand holding Cass in place against him, sliding up under his clothes to touch bare skin.
His hand slid up further, touching one of Cass’ nipples and Cass whimpered into the kiss. He’d never been this sensitive. Not outside of a heat. Lucian didn’t seem to mind, or notice. Instead, he kept a deadly pace, Cass’ toes curling so hard his whole body shook as he came. Lucian kept kissing him, kept stroking his cock and milked every last drop out of him until Cass couldn’t even think.
Cass collapsed against the bed, panting, as Lucian kissed his neck and shoulders.
"You’re so pretty, Cassy. So sweet and pretty. What a good job you did." Cass shivered at the praise, unsure what to think of it as Cass continued to recover.
A soft knock sounded at the door before it opened and Cass froze. Oh shit. They had done that without Edgar. Ooooooh shit.
"You just missed it." Lucian said proudly. "Cass woke up and let me touch him." He was bragging and Cass squeezed his eyes shut. Oh fuck. He didn’t want to see Edgar’s expression as he realised what Cass had done without him. Cass flinched as the bed sunk down on the other side.
"Oh? How did you touch him?" Edgar’s voice asked from above Cass and Cass gulped. Shit. Fuck.
"I got to stroke his cock and he let me kiss him. He was making these amazing needy little sounds too." Cass blushed hearing Lucian say that. That was embarrassing.
"Cass. Look at me." Edgar asked softly. He didn’t sound angry, but Cass wasn’t sure if he could handle him looking at him with any kind of anger. He felt delicate, and he wasn’t ready for that so early in the morning.
However, he wasn’t as cowardly as he had been the night before. He did slowly peek out at Edgar to find the man smiling at him fondly.
He was fully dressed, so he’d obviously been out and about this morning. He was wearing a more formal outfit. Like he was showing off a bit. He looked handsome, and the way that he was looking at Cass had him swallowing thickly. Edgar reached out a hand, pushing a strand of hair back behind Cass’ ear as he smiled down at him.
"May I touch you as well, Cass?" Edgar asked it so softly, so smoothly that it took Cass a moment to register what he was saying to him.
When he did, Cass felt his face warm.
"W-What?" Cass asked, before he blurted out the next bit. "You aren’t upset?" Cass asked and watched as Edgar tilted his head slightly, looking confused, and Lucian was silently laughing while clinging to him.
"Upset? Why would I be upset?" Edgar asked and Cass felt his gaze dart around. Damn it, this was a harem novel, but he wasn’t from here! He had just put his whole ass foot in his mouth. Edgar was staring at Cass for a moment, before it appeared like a light went off behind his eyes. "Oh! You were worried that I was going to be upset that you and Lucian did something without me."
"Awe. That’s sweet, Cass." Lucian said, making Cass feel even more embarrassed as the man pressed a kiss against his cheek from behind. "What a considerate man you are." Lucian said and Cass wanted the ground to swallow him up.
"Cass." Edgar called, and Cass begrudgingly looked towards him. He was all smiles and rainbows right now. "I’m not upset because I have a feeling you’ll let me touch you too. It’s about give and take. Lucy and I are aware that you have a bigger sex drive than most, so you could satisfy us both if you wanted, and still have some to spare." Cass trembled.
"That’s just true for my heats." Cass protested and Edgar’s eyes curled up at the corners. Damn him and his handsome face.
"Well, we don’t know if that’s true. Have you had anyone else help you during your heats outside of us?" He asked and Cass shook his head. That was part of the reason he was in so much trouble right now anyways. "Then we don’t know how that will bleed out into your everyday life." Edgar said and Cass was so flustered that he continued to speak his mind.
"I’m basically unattracted or interested in others outside of my heats." Cass told them. There was a beat of silence before Lucian started laughing. Loudly.
"Oh sweetness, I don’t think that’s true, and if it is, your body and your mind are very disconnected." He told him. Cass felt his face flush.
"What the hell do you mean?" Cass demanded and Lucian gave him a gentle squeeze. Unfortunately he was still near Cass’ nipple so when he squeezed, Cass let out a little moan. Everyone froze again before Lucian began speaking. His voice was low, soft, and stirred Cass from the inside out.
"What I mean, Sweetness, is that you may think you are unaffected, but I don’t think that’s the case. Maybe you have been forced to suppress your desires, but I have caught the way that you look at us. Before we made our interest known and after. There is a distinct difference. It’s been flattering to know that you like me like that." Lucian said and Cass wanted to protest, but Edgar’s soft chuckle had him looking up at him. Edgar’s smile was sinful.
"I’ve noticed the way you’ve changed your interactions with me as well. You’re a little more nervous. Jumpy. It’s cute. Are you worried that you’re going to jump my bones, Babe?" Edgar asked and Cass had no response. "You should be more worried about how I want to suck you dry." Edgar said and Cass watched as his fangs descended and he ran his tongue over them.
Cass’ body rocked slightly at the impact.
"You aren’t allowed to kill him." Lucian warned and Edgar looked offended.
"I was obviously talking about his cock, Lucy." Edgar protested and Cass shuddered.
"What are you two doing to me?" Cass wondered out loud and both men paused, looked at each other and then looked towards Cass.
"What are we doing? We’re loving you, Cass. You care about us too, don’t you? You wouldn’t let us touch you like this if you didn’t." Lucian said it, but it almost felt like he was saying it to also convince himself. Cass felt a little lost. He wasn’t sure about his feelings, not completely.
It felt like there was a wall between him and the truth, and he wasn’t sure if he wanted to climb it. He didn’t think things would be the same if he did.
"There’s no rush on that answer, Cass." Edgar told him gently. "We have time. We can wait. It’s clear that you haven’t had even a safe friendship up until now, so take your time. In the meantime, can I give you a little ’good morning’ as well?" Edgar asked, his voice sultry and Cass gulped.
"W-What are you thinking?" Cass asked carefully, his bottoms damp with his own cum. Edgar grinned.
"What did you just picture in your head, Cass?"