Out of the Blue

by Lyra Evans

  But that wasn’t what Niko wanted. What he wanted was to play out all the mess of images in his mind, with Cobalt fucking him into the wall, the mattress, the counter, and any other surface they could use. He wanted it so badly he couldn’t say the words, so he settled for something he thought Cobalt would understand.

  “Green.”

  Cobalt stopped short, his eyes wide, his lips parted. He stared at Niko for a moment that felt eternal. But Niko saw the way his shoulders moved, his chest heavy in motions.

  “Did you—”

  “Green,” Niko said again, his voice hoarser and full of air. He didn’t have the strength of will to say it again, to give permission but stop himself acting. If Cobalt didn’t take action soon, Niko wasn’t sure what he’d do. Either turn away rejected or throw himself without dignity at Cobalt feet. Regardless, death by humiliation would follow shortly. But thankfully, he didn’t need to find out.

  Cobalt was on him in an instant, pressing him hard into the wall of the bedroom, his body flush against Niko’s. Niko’s head knocked back, and he exhaled in satisfaction, waiting for more. Hands on Niko’s arms, grip tight enough to bruise, Cobalt breathed him in but did little else. His lips were close enough to Niko’s that Niko could have stuck out his tongue and licked them. But all Cobalt would do was speak.

  “Are you certain you want this…now?” Cobalt asked, his words whisper quiet and full of restraint. Niko arched his lower back until his hips collided with Cobalt’s, their cocks aligning for a moment of delicious friction. A shuddering wave doused Niko then, and he let out a stuttering breath.

  “Did I fucking sound unsure?” Niko shot back through gritted teeth. He’d been fighting himself and Cobalt not to do this since they’d met, and now Cobalt was hesitating?

  His hands sliding down to Niko’s wrists where the cuffs bound his magic, Cobalt leaned in closer still, his lips now gently brushing Niko’s ear.

  “If you change your mind, at any time, just say ‘red.’”

  Niko wasn’t sure if he was more frustrated with himself or Cobalt. The Selkie was moving with painful slowness, and Niko grimaced.

  “I just might if you don’t get a fucking mov—” he snapped, but Cobalt cut him off with something Niko hadn’t experienced in a while—a kiss.

  Cobalt pressed his mouth to Niko’s, inhaling Niko’s words and drawing him into a fierce and hungry embrace. His hands slowly moved Niko’s wrists, using the cuffs, until Niko had his hands above his head, pinned to the wall behind him. Niko hardly noticed that, however, so lost was he in Cobalt’s kiss.

  He tasted as he smelled, of the freedom on the open sea and the warmth of summer nights. He was tropics and citrus and the whip of wind on skin. And Niko was drowning in it. He hadn’t expected the kiss, hadn’t expected the feeling or the taste, and surely not the way the tightness in his chest eased, the shield around his heart cracking. Suddenly the tension in his forehead smoothed away, his entire body swept up in the moment.

  Cobalt’s tongue slipped out between his lips and into Niko’s mouth, and Niko sucked on it without pause. Their tongues slid over one another, and Niko distantly realized kissing had never been this good. Though part of him wondered if he even remembered the last time he’d been kissed. Probably Uri…and it hadn’t been this.

  When Cobalt pulled away, just barely an inch between them to breathe, Niko felt himself following, yearning for more. His heart pounded as he caught his breath, unaware of how he’d come to lose it. Cobalt was smiling at him, that same self-satisfied smile he’d had when he taunted Niko. And Niko was tempted to be offended, but he wanted more so badly he couldn’t even muster the anger for that.

  “You told me this would never happen,” Cobalt said, his foot sliding between Niko’s to knock his feet further apart to spread his legs. Niko licked his lips, relishing every last hint of Cobalt’s taste on his tongue.

  “I know what I said,” Niko answered, only vaguely aware of his reasons for having said it in the first place. “I also said ‘green.’ Are you really trying to annoy me into taking that back?”

  Cobalt’s smile widened, his tongue drawing a line along the edge of his teeth. He held Niko’s wrists up above his head with one hand, the other travelling down Niko’s chest. He shifted just enough to allow his fingertips to find the bud of Niko’s nipple through his shirt and pinch. Hard.

  Niko gasped, the pain shooting through him and turning to molten pleasure. He shut his eyes allowing himself to enjoy it. He needed more, so much more, but he couldn’t make himself speak the words to Cobalt.

  Fingertips rolling the bud of his nipple between them, Cobalt pressed in for another kiss, more fervent and hungry. He sucked at Niko’s lower lip, catching it between his teeth and biting down as he pulled back. Niko heard himself whimper very slightly, an almost inconsequential sound, but it was more than he’d let escape so far. Cobalt took the encouragement and began planting wet, hard kisses on Niko’s jaw and neck, sucking on the skin every so often and rolling it under the pressure of his teeth. The pinching, sucking feeling had Niko’s nerves on fire, and Cobalt made his way toward Niko’s ear. He captured the lobe between his teeth and bit down again, and Niko couldn’t help it this time. He moaned, low and soft, his cock twitching painfully. Cobalt continued to worry at his ear, his hand releasing Niko’s nipple and moving around to his back.

  Slipping his hand into the small space between Niko and the wall, Cobalt pushed downward against the waist of Niko’s jeans, kneading at his ass and urging Niko into him. He rolled his hips as he did, and their cocks rubbed roughly together again. There were too many clothes still involved in this, and Niko’s arm twitched with the desire to reach down and undress Cobalt.

  “Can’t be trusted not to move, I see,” Cobalt said, pulling back and leaving Niko with a frustrating lack of friction. “What to do about that…”

  Niko was caught between a snappy reply and wanting the touching and kissing to continue. And progress. Rapidly. But Cobalt wasn’t interested in Niko’s ideas. He released the cuffs and yanked up Niko’s t-shirt, pulling it over his head and along his arms in one fluid motion. Niko jostled at the treatment but said nothing, finding himself suddenly bound, his arms behind his back, the shirt knotted around the cuffs to stop him pulling free. Half-naked and still dizzyingly hard, Niko found Cobalt breathing heavily and clearly ravenous for him. And Niko had never wanted to be eaten as much as he did then.

  Shoulders straining from the restraints, Niko licked his lips. As he did, Cobalt dragged him into another kiss, sucking on his tongue in a way that made Niko’s stomach flip. Cobalt broke the kiss to turn Niko around, pushing him up against the wall again. His neck turned roughly sideways to flatten his cheek and collarbone to the surface, with Cobalt yanking his hips backward and out. Niko’s chest slid down the wall slightly, and Cobalt knocked at his feet again to spread them wider. Mouth open, his body wrought with the thrill, Niko barely managed to stifle the moan that rolled at the back of his throat.

  Then Cobalt’s hands were drawing thick red lines down Niko’s sides with his nails, scraping along the skin just enough. Niko reacted to each separate line, to each new sensation, to every wave of pain, however quick or lasting. But as it all built up, he knew he needed to be touched, to have a hand on his cock or a cock in his ass, and soon. He couldn’t bear the thought that he might come just from Cobalt teasing him this way.

  “The guards will try to check in eventually,” Niko shot. He was rewarded with a rough tugging on his pants, snapping the button and fly open, and soon they were pushed down his thighs, exposing him entirely to the air. The rush of cool on his flushed skin was enjoyable for only a moment before a sharp sting hit his ass. Niko gasped, uncontrolled, at the slap.

  “That’s for rushing me,” Cobalt growled at him, and Niko felt drops of liquid drip from the tip of his cock. He shut his eyes, desperate to rein himself in. Another sharp slap to his other cheek, and the pain shot straight to his cock again. “That’s for lying to m
e as often as you did. Or should I give you one for every lie?” Cobalt leaned over Niko, his mouth achingly close to Niko’s, but Niko clenched his jaw. He wanted so badly for Cobalt to hit him again and again and again. He wanted to be sore for days, wanted the marks on his skin, but he couldn’t say it. “I think you deserve that. But, as you said, we’ve got limited time.”

  Niko groaned, despite himself, and Cobalt rewarded that with another slap. Then one more, and Niko felt his entire body shudder. His hands writhed, fingers itching to grab something other than the t-shirt binding at his wrists, but there was nothing. Instead, he arched his back more deeply, straining the flexibility of his spine and sending sharp pains through his shoulder blades. Cobalt’s deep laugh met his ears, and then there were hands on his ass, pulling his cheeks apart, fingertips digging into his skin.

  Cobalt pressed his hips against Niko’s ass, his hard cock, still covered by his pants, pressing neatly into the valley between his cheeks. Niko rubbed back, relishing in any friction he could get, but Cobalt pulled away just as quickly.

  “You want my cock, I’ll give it to you,” he said, but then he stepped away, leaving Niko against the wall with nothing against him. Niko opened his mouth to complain, but he heard the unmistakeable sound of clothing falling to the ground, and he bit his tongue. In moments, a slick finger pressed against his entrance, and Cobalt’s warm body was hovering over him again. The breach was rough, even with whatever lube Cobalt had found, but Niko only let his eyes roll back. He was desperate for more, desperate to be stretched to his maximum and fucked hard and fast. He wanted Cobalt’s cock inside him now, preparation or not. But Cobalt wouldn’t rush, pressing his finger in deeper and deeper. He slid it in and out once or twice before adding another finger to start to stretch Niko’s passage.

  Body trembling from wanting, Niko gritted his teeth to concentrate on not coming yet. Even the feel of two fingers inside him was driving him over the edge. The slight burn from the stretching was setting him on fire, and he didn’t think he would last if Cobalt added another finger. But to his surprise, instead of a third finger, he felt something much larger press against his hole when Cobalt next slid out.

  Grimacing and working his muscles to the point of tearing to keep his position, Niko let Cobalt push the head of his erection into him. Niko’s hole stretched and pulled around the girth of it. Cobalt paused, breathing hard, once the head was fully inside, perhaps to give them both a moment to acclimatize. But once the moment passed, Cobalt gripped Niko’s hips firmly and thrust hard until he was fully sheathed.

  Niko jerked roughly into the wall, a cry tearing from his mouth before he could stop it. Cobalt filled him so fully, so deep, Niko felt as though he was rent in two. But the burning and the soreness of the sudden stretch was pleasure like Niko hadn’t experienced in a long while. Cobalt groaned and pulled out slowly, nearly completely, then thrust in again with force enough to bruise Niko’s collarbone.

  “That’s what you want, isn’t it?” Cobalt breathed, pumping into him with increasing speed. Niko’s mouth fell open as he took every thrust and push, his mind blank of anything but the feel of Cobalt’s cock inside him. “That’s what you wanted since I saw you on the beach. You saw me fucking you hard and fast and deep. Say it.”

  But Niko could barely manage to moan as Cobalt pounded him, hitting his prostate again and again. Then one hand left Niko’s hips and reached up to his mouth, pressing inside onto his tongue. Niko moaned against Cobalt’s fingers, licking and sucking them like he would suck Cobalt’s cock. The pleasure built in him quickly, rising like a tidal wave meant to lay waste to Niko’s entire body.

  Then Cobalt slipped his fingers out of Niko’s mouth and slapped Niko’s ass again and again. And the combination of the pounding pace of thrusts with the stinging slaps threw Niko completely off the cliff of his pleasure.

  He cried out, his eyes screwed shut, as his orgasm crested and burst from him. His cock twitched and jerked, his balls tight, as he spilled against the wall and on the ground. Cobalt moaned deeply at the feeling of Niko tightening around him, and he fucked Niko in a frenzy for another few moments before he, too, came. His body shuddered against Niko’s, his hands gripping tight to Niko’s waist. Niko felt himself filled, and he shuddered too, the ecstasy of it washing over him a second time.

  When they were both done, they simply leaned against the wall, heaving and exhausted. Then Cobalt’s grip softened, and he smoothed his palms over Niko’s hips and legs. He pressed a messy kiss to Niko’s shoulder and back, reaching up to unwind the t-shirt binding his arms. Niko’s arms fell to his sides a moment, the tension easing and blood rushing back through his shoulders. Cobalt’s hands slipped around to Niko’s front, settling against his lower belly and pressing him close. Cobalt was still inside Niko as he lifted Niko’s chest to bring him to a standing position.

  Neck aching, Niko tilted his head from side to side to stretch it out, growing increasingly aware of Cobalt’s hands still on him, of his cock still inside Niko. Cobalt leaned down again and kissed Niko’s neck and ear, his hands flat to Niko’s stomach and rubbing gentle lines up and down his torso. But Niko’s entire body ached, and his legs threatened to give out on him now he was standing straighter. Cobalt seemed to sense this and led him over to the bed.

  With a soft groan, Cobalt pulled out and pressed Niko softly onto the bed. Niko tried to sit up again, to go to the bathroom to clean himself, but Cobalt shook his head.

  A hand to Niko’s chest, he said, “Lay back and relax. I will take care of it.”

  Confused, Niko let himself fall back to the mattress as Cobalt disappeared into the bathroom a moment. The sound of running water met Niko’s ears, his eyelids feeling heavy. He fought to keep them open, knowing they had little time. He needed to get clean and dressed. They both needed to get back to the precinct.

  But when Cobalt returned, he carried with him a wet washcloth. Easing Niko’s legs open again, while Niko watched warily, Cobalt set to cleaning him up. He was gentle and attentive, and Niko was thoroughly confused. Why was Cobalt doing this? Was it a Selkie thing? He would have thought given how easily Selkies could seduce people, they would be less invested in each sexual experience.

  And this was only a sexual experience. A one-off. Niko could barely believe he’d let himself submit to his arousal. He and Cobalt were partners on a case. It was completely inappropriate. Not to mention he barely knew Cobalt at all. But more than that, he’d wanted Cobalt to hurt him, more even than Cobalt had. And that wasn’t fair to put on Cobalt. That wasn’t fair to put on anyone.

  “Are you all right?” Cobalt asked, running the washcloth gently over Niko’s reddened ass. Noticing the small bruises he’d left at Niko’s hips, he pressed small kisses to each mark. Something began building in Niko, swelling like a rising tide, and Niko couldn’t handle it.

  “Of course,” Niko said, forcing himself to sit up. The change in position left Cobalt’s naked body pressed right up against Niko’s side, and even in his exhausted state, Niko soaked in the feeling. “We should get going.”

  Cobalt’s hand found Niko’s shoulder, his grip calm and gentle, and when Niko looked at him, he found Cobalt’s silver eyes clear and soft. Niko’s heart skipped a beat, and he tried to push the growing torrent in his chest down.

  “We can take a few moments to talk,” Cobalt said. “We should.” Niko tensed slightly. What did he want to say? That it had been fun but didn’t mean anything more? Fine. Yes. Niko could save him the trouble. “Was anything I did too much?”

  Niko stopped, perplexed. “No,” he said. “I gave you permission.”

  Cobalt nodded slowly, his dark skin shining with purple undertones in the strange light of the bedroom. “Yes, but we never discussed exactly what you were giving me permission for.”

  Niko looked down at his half-discarded jeans. “Uh, well, all of that was fine,” he said. “I didn’t say ‘red,’ so there’s no problem.”

  Frowning slightly, Cobalt said, “Yo
u didn’t say ‘red,’ but you may still have been uncomfortable, and I want to make sure that’s not the case. I want to make sure you tell me exactly what is permissible and what is not.” He hesitated. “You gave me permission after what happened with Sade, and I just want to be clear, in case you are in any way confused. I’m not him.”

  Niko snorted. “I do have eyes.”

  Cobalt shook his head. “No. I mean, I will never do to you what he did. Your consent is paramount to me. I will never hurt you that way.”

  Now Niko winced internally. He looked away, throat tight. Pushing to his feet, he yanked up his underwear and jeans and did up his fly. “It’s not a big deal,” Niko said, trying to brush it off. But he was raw from everything that happened, and the walls inside his chest were coming down in pieces.

  Cobalt was on his feet, at Niko’s side, turning him to look into Niko’s eyes. “It is a big deal. What he did to you, what he tried to do again here… I will never make you do anything you don’t want.”

  Niko jerked himself out of Cobalt’s grasp, anger and guilt rising in him. He could taste them on his tongue. “Yeah, well, neither did he.” Cobalt stopped short, his expression warping to bewilderment. Niko looked away, unable to let himself see the disappointment in Cobalt when he finally admitted it out loud. Why did he care so much what Cobalt thought of him, anyway? It was stupid. “I did want Sade to fuck me. I did want him to hurt me. I enjoyed it when he did what he did. So there you go. You know now. I’m fucked up as he is.”

  Cobalt was silent a long moment. So long that Niko forced himself to look over to see he was still there. He was. The look in his eyes was that same one, that depth of feeling Niko couldn’t let himself see. In a moment, Cobalt was next to him, arms around Niko, one hand tilting his chin up to look into Cobalt’s eyes.