http://askedtobe.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] askedtobe.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] onepassingnight2011-06-09 11:51 pm

volume 4

There's something eerie about walking through an empty New York, a place that's supposed to be the opposite of a cowboy ghost town. At least there aren't any tumbleweeds. But it always leaves Peter feeling hallowed out in all the wrong ways, lost with nothing left to find. He doesn't even bother looking into the windows of empty buildings; he's done this too many times to know that there's nothing there to see, that there won't be anyone else looking back.

The sound of his footsteps echo far too loudly and Peter sighs, trying to ignore the part of him that keeps getting its hopes up at the turn of every corner. There's not going to be anyone there waiting. Not at this street or the next, and yet Peter peers around each street, down every alley, still searching for the remnants of people that might have passed by. Maybe if he listens hard enough he'll hear something outside of the thoughts inside his own head.

He's already done all his shouting, he always tries it, seeing if the sound of his voice might bring any wanderers out from hiding. But he always stops just before going hoarse, there's no point. Turning at another street corner, Peter will never enjoy feeling as if he's the last person left on earth.


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[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-15 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Adam does understand, and it's why with a shuddering breath, he removes his fingers, already lining himself up as his teeth tear into Peter's throat. He releases a litany of nonsense words, carefulness forgotten with the bite of Peter's nails. He's cursing, proclaiming his ownership to the dark room as he watches Peter's body beg for it. He's biting into his own lip, trying to keep from crying out just from the sight.

Never has it been like this for Adam, not even last time. This slow ache of need building in his chest, threatening to tear him inside out. This is something different, and he wants it all at once, fighting with himself not to let it be over before it's begun.

With a high-pitched noise, he's pressing in, breathing harried and labored against Peter's cheek. He needs to capture every moment, to preserve it in time to revisit when they can afford the time. For now, there's only this, but it's almost enough to burst him open. His heartbeat is erratic, thundering loud in his ears and directing every action. He needs to pause, to take in Peter at this moment, hips slowing too much for himself to bear. But he pushes on, Peter's name mixing in with fragments of words getting caught in the man's hair.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
He wouldn't have heard it anyway, his body and mind on a singular purpose. His fingers spread into Peter's hair, keeping him still as he rocks gently forward. Any faster and he'll lose it, but the pace is driving him insane either way. Without knowing which sounds are his, and which are Peter's, he opens his mouth against Peter's skin, unable to keep his own reaction quiet. Each centimeter he takes feels like a mile, unending and tortuous in its keeping them apart. He's never held anything so tightly as he holds Peter now, not stopping until he's fully buried in the other man.

Long seconds pass just like that, quiet eternities lit only by their heartbeats. His own sounds are pathetic, but he muffles them in Peter's flesh, hips twitching to move but he can't just yet. Slowly, he raises his face to meet Peter's, only lurching forward to cover his lips. The movement drags his body with him and his mouth opens up into a cry against Peter's, wanting nothing more than to end them both. But he's determined to drag this out, waiting for ages on end to feel what it is to fill Peter; to see it reflected on the other man's face.

It's intoxicating in itself, the waiting, and he finds he mind be undone by simply this. It's almost perfect, and moving means pulling further away. It seems almost heartbreakingly cruel, and the physics of it hang him up. For a beat, he even entertains the thought of staying like this until morning, but even he doesn't have that resolve, or that cruelty.

Grabbing Peter's face roughly in his hands, he pushes back with a shattered exhale of the abandoned. The sound that follows is broken and high, and he's moving quickly to cover it up; the snap of his hips brutal in comparison to his earlier rhythm. His eyes light with something then, a bit of himself pushing past the fog, and he's pressing into Peter's lips, needing them to ground him before he's gone for good.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Needing to break the not kiss before he drowns, Peter's not the only one shaking. Adam can barely stay upright, lost to the feeling, nails scraping down Peter's side as if that could get him closer. It isn't enough, and it isn't possible, his hips slowing their cant all the more. Opening his eyes as wide as they'll go, he takes Peter one delicate inch by delicate inch until he's there; and he's as deep as their bodies will allow, but he can't scratch the itch that something is missing. That he could do more.

Adam lets out a desperate cry of his own, fingers darting out to curl around Peter's hand. He squeezes until his knuckles go white, sliding back just enough to catch and it almost tips him over but he's holding to that ledge like he's holding to Peter's fingers, with an almost bruising force. His head falls back and he's gone, every hint of movement threatening to break him.

Coming back from the brink with not a second to spare, his free hand digs into Peter's hip as he lifts off the other man to gain a new angle. He's pressing forward, achingly and impossibly slower, needing Peter's name to breathe as surely as oxygen. He stays again, feeling closer and further away, all at maddening once. Almost afraid to move this time, his fingers take root in Peter's flesh, watching him with a hawk-like expression.

There's nothing left to take and yet he takes it, needing this slow burn like nothing he's ever felt. Peter is hot and real and overwhelmingly there, and it makes him jerk his hips without moving back at all. Even breathing is too much moving and he tries to stop, to no avail; the allure of release scratching just under his skin.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
For a minute, he's almost sure he's crying again, and he has to convince himself not to check. What would it matter now, dangling precariously over this precipice and he's terrified to fall. As if falling means losing, he's determined to win, rolling his hips with a strangled groan. His hand slips around Peter's waist and disappears, licking the sweat from his upper lip as continues to watch. Adam could never tire of taking in every remote twinge of reaction Peter makes; his own name emboldening him to drag their moment nearly to a halt.

His own legs draw up, preparing for what's next, his fingers twining with Peter's and finding a place to stay. A breathy exhale breaks free, and he's gathering Peter to his chest, muffling the ensuing sound against his collarbone. His arm winds tighter around Peter and they're flush, the heat stifling him and threatening to close in. He finally feels deep enough; close enough and he has to squeeze his eyes shut, not in a hurry at all to move.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
Pressure is building and everything's melting away but still he holds fast to Peter, the only thing tangible in this made up world. He brings their hands between them, settling over his heart, and somehow it makes his own pulse all the louder. He nuzzles in closer at his name, letting that sound resonate as he struggles with his quaking muscles not to give in.

He's almost not sure he's capable of movement anymore, caught there in stasis, Peter's flesh his only means of survival. It's all collapsing in on him and if he doesn't move soon he'll be crushed by the undertow. "Peter," it's something like a command, but without a directive it's merely an empty word. And yet he had to say it all the same.

His hips shudder upwards, barely a twitch, but it's already threatening to be his undoing. He bites his lips raw to try to prevent it, testing another hesitant roll. The sound that pours from him isn't wholly human, but he can't stop it; Adam can only press into it, burying his face against Peter's neck. Now that he's broken their stalemate, it's impossible not to repeat the action, every nerve in his body thrumming with each subtle shift.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-16 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Adam had known what he'd begun but it's still disappointing, even if it pushes him impossibly closer to Peter; and that's all he'd really wanted from the start. He licks his lips and in an instant, Peter is pressed back against the mattress tightly, hand pinned above his head. Just being flush is more than perfect, but he can't let Peter end this.

Fingers questing between their bodies, he tests a finger across Peter's need, gentle and firm while his hips work towards a contrastingly violent goal. He's been broken, and he's seeking salvation for them both with each deepening thrust. His fist closes around Peter and it's clear what has to come next, his wrist tugging in time with their coupling.

Adam blinks his eyes wider, biting into his lip to conceal the final sound signaling his own demise. And all that's left is Peter, struggling still to make his way closer, needing to feel his undoing as surely as he needs to watch. "I love you," it's muffled, but there, and true. The truth of it threatens to rip him apart, and he's holding fast to every bit of Peter he can reach, riding the edge of the man's release.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-17 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Still numb from the power of his own dissolution, all he has the strength for is rolling off of Peter, hand still tangled in his. "Peter," he starts, glancing sideways at him, but there are no more words to say. He feels cold from the sudden detachment, already working his way closer to the warmth still cloying on his skin. Though part of him had hoped to draw it out until morning, he can only find happiness echoing through every exhausted muscle. That and he wants a little more time with Peter this way, without the urgency of flesh.

Fighting the sudden pressing of drowsiness that comes over him, he smiles. Not for any reason, but just because he's managed to find some small degree of peace in this strange dreamworld with a strange Peter. And it almost overwhelms him, heart tightening in his chest.

He can only hope Peter's alarm isn't going off just now, knowing by his luck he'll be stuck here for hours after Peter wakes, and the prospect of being in this place alone is almost too much to bear. He can't imagine what Peter went through, having to stay here with Sylar for years on end. In a place that's real but not real, at least he can do his part to alter such an unthinkable memory.

Wrapping his free arm around Peter's shoulder, he gathers him in against his chest, the pounding of his heart settling into a gentle bass line for both of their breathing. He'll greet the dawn when it comes, or perhaps the ten-o-clock, but for now it's far too tempting to chase it away inside this quiet moment.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-17 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
The admission, though it isn't new, sends a shudder through him, only tightening his grip on Peter's side. But then there are more words, forcing a chuckle from his chest. The laughter sounds loud and misplaced in Peter's dimly lit room, but the meaning is infinitely comforting, and Adam can't afford to care.

Finally, he's letting go of Peter's hand, giving stiffening muscles a chance to breath. Though it isn't long before his fingers are crawling over Peter's stomach, seeking lost heat. "You could've told me sooner," he points out, ignoring the double meaning in favor of letting his own words hang in the air.

If anything, it makes the moments that much more measurable, as if knowing he has more time than usual means he can count what he has left. The words, in fact, mean nothing, and yet it's as if Peter has said they can spend forever here the way it warms his insides.

"I hope that wasn't a conscious effort," he's adding, speaking against Peter's hair. It's only a little fishing, wondering if he can glean how much often during waking hours Peter thinks of the dream time they've spent together. Adam can only think it's considerably less than he does, but these are only more immeasurable quantities to drive himself mad with.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-17 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
Turning to catch Peter's lips briefly, he pushes a hand through the man's hair, mimicking the soft smile against his mouth. Even without Peter saying so, he knows what it means to push back his day, and Adam's never unhappy to be the center of attention. Though his ego doesn't usually need the help, with Peter all bets are off. He takes the words in, and keeps them close, though not as close as the man himself.

This relaxed and sated Peter has replaced the darkened one he's used to and he can't help but feel pleasantly responsible. With no work or outside influence to cover his day, Adam still spends undeniably more time remembering these dreams, but at least he isn't alone. That's all either of them wants, in truth.

"Perhaps I was distracted too." Though distracted doesn't even begin to cover it.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-17 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
His eyes crease with the sound, chasing Peter's mouth with his own kiss to the corner of his lips. Turning on his side, he's pressing in closer, butting his nose up against the side of Peter's face. Each minute touch makes him shiver, and he can only want for more.

"And next time... we should go somewhere nicer." He punctuates with the brush of his nose, ankle rolling impatiently against Peter's. "Hawaii, Paris, Tokyo... Anywhere but New York." He's so sick of New York.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Closing his eyes against the pleasant feeling, he sighs, pulling Peter more firmly against himself. It was entirely unfair just how real he felt in Adam's arms. Ducking his head to give Peter more room, he encourages him to explore, already thinking of places he'd like to take the other man. He was a bit more in control of these things than Peter was, having centuries to tinker with his own dreams.

"I could probably get us there quicker," he agrees, pushing some of Peter's hair out of the way with his lips. "I know just the place." Or he was going to think of one, before Peter asked, idly tracing an earlobe with his finger.

[identity profile] traptinacoffin.livejournal.com 2011-06-18 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Next time," he agrees, glad for the extra time to ponder just what he'd like to show the other man. Idly rubbing over the shell of Peter's ear, he noses down his jawline, peppering kisses over his throat. His other hand slips further on Peter's waist, fingers dancing over warm skin. "I'll show you the world."