Steve gets his nipples pierced and Billyās staring at him in the shower a lot weirder than usual and Steveās like dude wtf -not a prompt or anything just a thought
When Steve gets back from spring break, his nipples and the pinkish skin of his areola are still incredibly tender.Ā Walking around at school all day, heād been squirming and pulling at the loosest damn shirt he could find, tugging it away from his chest and wincing every time he forgot and moved the wrong way.Ā Heās not sure how Jonathan managed to convince him to get one doneā let alone two.Ā Ā
But heād wanted to do something, some form or act of rebellion to match Jonathanās fancy stud in his ear, at one of the least grimy places they could find on the streets of Chicago before the summer heat could genuinely set in, but not one that people could necessarily, well, see.Ā
Steve may have forgotten to factor in the fact that he has gym until the end of May.
Heās brutally reminded of it by the time class is over.Ā Heās sweaty, heās irritated, and his chest hurts like a bitch from the amount of times he got checked during the scrimmage the coach had insisted on, claiming the JV boys only had a couple more months to learn from Indianaās finest before Steve and the other seniors graduating in the first week of June left them in the dust, and the necessary evil of practicing during gym was just logical considering basketball season was overā the fancy gold trophy sitting in the display case in the hallway attesting to that.Ā It didnāt matter that Steve had tried to hang back, tried to let the other boys take point, Billy was on him the entire time, like the week away had renewed some animosity that had dwindled in the months between November and spring.Ā Ā
So when he finally gets to the lockers, the distant thought of not wanting anyone to seeĀ or knowĀ about the new addition heād added to his body is gone in favor of getting a long ten minutes under the quaking, needle prick heat of the locker roomās shitty showers.Ā He strips his shirt over his head on the way through the rows, hissing all the while, and throws it down as Tommy jeers at his back; theyād lost the scrimmage to Billyās side.Ā Badly.Ā
āEat dick, Tommy.ā Steve says, yanking his locker open, shoving his things in there and snagging up his towel and his soap.Ā
Tommy snorts.Ā Ā āWhat crawled up your ass, Stevie?Ā Spend spring break home alone?āĀ
Steve ignores him.Ā Has to, otherwise heāll start a fight he doesnāt have the energy to finish.Ā Ā
Doesnāt bother telling him no.Ā Doesnāt say I went to Chicago with Nancy and Jonathan, like we used to talk about, asshole.Ā Doesnāt say I had the best time of my life, even if I made a stupid, ridiculous mistake while I was there.Ā
He supposes, at least, the piercings are better than a tattoo.Ā That had been his other option.Ā
He ends up the first in the showers, the first under the spray, the water hot and heavy on his head and his shoulders as he dips his head under it.Ā The pipes groan and sputter a bit, and the water comes down harsh, but the muscles in Steveās back go lax.Ā Ā
Halfway through washing his hair, he finally opens his eyes.Ā A few of the guys have already come and gone, rinsed off and took off, but there are a few lingering.Ā Billy Hargrove included.Ā Ā
And heās staring right at Steve.Ā Jaw tight, eyes burning, gaze dropped to Steveās chest.Ā Ā
Steveās half expecting some ridiculous comment.Ā Maybe the word fagĀ to echo around and off the tile walls.Ā It never does.Ā
āWhenād you get that done?ā Billy asks, instead, standing two shower heads over, lathering up as he stares.Ā
āBeginning of break,ā Steve says, scrubbing his fingers and the suds out of his hair, tipping his head back and letting it wash away.
Billy makes a sound, something from the back of his throat, something considering.Ā Ā āNo wonder you played like such a bitch, today.Ā They hurt, donāt they?āĀ
āIām fine,ā Steve says, and thinks thatās the end of it.Ā
Steve and Billy donāt talk much.Ā Steve spends a lot of time avoiding him, and Billy doesnāt seem to mind that much.Ā They give each other a pretty wide berth, these days, despite a lingering look here or a barbed word there.Ā
It isnāt, it turns out, the end of it.Ā Especially not after they finish showering, after everyone else has already headed out to loiter before lunch, and Steve is half dressed and hesitating to pull his shirt over his head.Ā Ā
āYou should get some numbing cream,ā Billy says, startling Steve into turning around, and Billy is still looking at him, taking his sweet time sliding his on his rings as he does.
āNumbing cream,ā Billy huffs, with a shrug of his shoulder, and Steve has to fight the urge to cover his chest for the decency of itā considering Billy wonāt pull his own eyes away.Ā Ā āIf theyāre bothering you that much.Ā Had a friend in California who⦠well.Ā Lost all feeling in one, cuz they did it wrong, but the other buggedĀ āem for months.āĀ
āMonths,ā Steve hisses under his breath, turns away to finish buttoning up his jeans, and heās half a second away from just knocking his head against the cool metal of the locker door and whining like a big baby.Ā Ā āThanks for the advice, I guess.āĀ
āSure thing, Harrington.ā Billy says, and Steve hears the clip of his boots against the floor as he draws close, shoulders drawing up, and he feels Billy more than he sees himā the heat of him against the bare skin of his back as he leans forward, crowds into Steveās space, hand splayed flat next to Steveās open locker door.Ā Ā āYouād look better with gold rings, by the way.Ā Instead of the barbells.ā
Steveās throat works; heās not sure what that means.Ā Not sure why it matters.Ā
āI didnāt ask,ā Steve says, turns his head just enough to meet Billyās eyes, sees that grin on his face that promises something wicked, something mean, and it just goes wider at Steveās replyā
And then Billy is reaching out with his free hand, gaze dropping, and he presses his thumb to the swollen, pinkened skin around Steveās nipple.Ā Steve jerks back, spitting a curse, and smacks his hand away.Ā
āWhat the fuck, Hargrove?āĀ
āMake sure you keepĀ āem clean, too.ā Billy says, like he hadnāt just casually gropedĀ Steve in the locker room.Ā Ā āWould hate to see something like that get infected.āĀ
āYes, thank you, I know.ā Steve says, jerking his shirt on over his head and regretting it instantlyā wants to rub at them, but knows better, and arches away from the fabric of his own shirt.Ā Ā āAnything else, Dr. Hargrove?Ā Or are we fucking done here?āĀ
āIce helps.Ā In moderation.ā Billy says, and his eyes are hot on Steveās red face, then.Ā Ā āOther things, too.āĀ
āOther things?ā Steve spits, agitated and practically vibrating out of his skin with it.
Billy lifts a dry brow.Ā Ā āI could show you.āĀ
Itās a question.Ā Billy seems to take it as permission.Ā
Because heās shoving Steve back against the lockers in the next breath, pulling the hem of Steveās shirt up to his collar, and dipping his head down as he crowds in close again.Ā Steve doesnāt expect the heat of Billyās mouth on his skin, but when his tongue presses flat and sure and hotĀ against Steveās left nipple, his entire body jolts.Ā Ā
Itās a searing sensation.Ā Scalding over skin that is too sensitive, too tender for it, but as much as there is painā thereās a rush of heady, overwhelming pleasureĀ quick on its heels.Ā Ā
Then, Billyās lips wrap around it, tongue pressing steady against the metal and hot skin, and Steve arches, hands scrambling for purchase.Ā He fists his fingers into the back of Billyās shirt, into the damp mess of his curls, and gasps out a sound he didnāt even know he could make.Ā His head is a scramble of sensation, words gone from his tongue, because one second itās heatheatheatā and the next, Billy is sucking.Ā
Steve cries out, canāt help it, tries to squirm away because itās too much.Ā But Billy loops his arm around Steveās waist, reels him in closer, and Steveās head knocks back against the lockers as Billyās tongue works over his nipple firm and unyieldingā and when their hips meet, Steve is hard, but Billy is hard, too.
āFuck,ā Steve gasps, bucks, and Billy groans against his skin and grinds forward as Steveās knees go weak.Ā āBillyā Whatā?āĀ
He ruts forward, against Steveās hip, as Steveās spine curves back.Ā The rough drag of Billyās tongue makes him shudder, makes him tremble, and then Billy is pulling back, pulling offā and Steve whimpersĀ at the sudden rush of cold, coldĀ air.Ā
But wildly, strangely, it doesnāt hurtĀ as much anymore.Ā He slumps back against the lockers, Billyās arm still around his waist, Billyās nose pressing to his cheek, Billyās breath heavy in his ear.Ā He lets Steve shirt drop back into place, and Steve winces, but when Billy pulls back to meet his wide eyes, his gaze is dark and full of promise.Ā
āSee?Ā Other things,ā he says.Ā āJust gotta find someone willing to make you squirm a bit first.āĀ
And then heās pulling away, stepping back, like he isnāt half hard in his jeans.Ā Like he hadnāt just accosted Steve against the lockers.Ā Like he didnāt justā
āHave a good rest of your day, Harrington.āĀ Billy says, ballsy enough to wink at him, cheek dimpling as he grins; thereās a hint of tongue, too, and Steve shivers with a phantom sensation.Ā Ā āAnd think about the rings.Ā Youād look better in gold.āĀ
And Steve stands there, breathless and throbbing, as Billy walks away.