#griffmax

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Griff watched his father huff around the kitchen, digging up the cupboards in search of a bottle. When his hands turned up empty, he grabbed his keys, mumbled a "get him home before I'm back" then stumbled out the house, slamming the door behind him. Flinching, he turned back to his biology book, then warily looked up at the boy on the other side of the table. He gave a small smile and muttered a "sorry" before returning to the article on methane gases.

The brunet reached out and grabbed his hand, moving the pen to hold it properly. He smiled as he rubbed his thumb over the knuckles.

"Max, I didn't hear the truck leave..." Griffin whispered, cheeks dusted with red.

Max only smiled wider. He pulled Griff's hand up until the knuckles touched his lips gently.

Ignoring the warning glare Griff was firing, Max got up and travelled farther down his arm. He planted soft, airy kisses on Griffin's wrist, forearm, bicep (which was sculpted by the gods, bless) and shoulder, before moving on to his collar bone (thanks you, 90°, for convincing him to wear a tank top that day.) Max moved up to the dip in Griffin's neck and he could feel Griff swallow under his lips. Soft pants drifted onto Max's forehead as the brunet pulled away, smiling at the flustered expression painted on Griffin's face.

Max licked his lips. "You're cute," he murmured.

Griff pushed him away. His face felt like it was on fire. "What was that's for?"

"I wanted to cheer you up." Max leaned back and kissed his cheek. "It worked, no?"

"My dad..."

"Forget the old fart, for five minutes. He's out there right now, and we're here. It's okay."

The back door creaked open, causing Max to scramble back to his set. He picked up his textbook and hid behind it as Jim walked in. Jim eyed his red faced son, then slammed his keys back onto the counter.

"Tell him to leave. Now."

The air between the three of them was thick enough to cut with a knife. Max burrowed himself farther into his book, but Griffin stood up.

"We still have to cover history."

Jim growled. "I don't care."

"That's obvious." Griffin rolled his eyes. "I'm in highschool on a scholarship."

"Now where did that lip come from, huh?"

A tug on his sleeve caused Griffin to keep his mouth shut. He looked back at Max, who looked a little pale. Sighing, Griffin waved Jim off, picking up his bag to start packing his books. Max followed suit. Satisfied, Jim wattled into the kitchen, just out of sight.

"Hey." Griffin shoved his pencil case in the bag, almost ripping his folder. "Hey, relax." He looked up at Max, eyes aged four years just from that conversation. Max cupped his cheek, wiping a stray tear from his cheek. "We can study for history in the morning, k?"

"Yeah."

Max furrowed his eyebrows, a cute worry line forming in his forehead. He glanced back at the kitchen, noting Jim was still out of view, before quickly kissing Griff again. "It'll be okay. See you tomorrow?"

Asheiji: Kittens

Shoreiji: Puppies

Singeiji: Coyotes

Shorash: Garden Snakes

Yuesing: Poisonous Snakes

Shoryue: Gila Monsters

Shorsing: Dolphins

Kones: Ducks

Arthuralex: Geese, Specifically Canadian Wild Geese

Alexones: Koalas

Maxjess: Seahorses

Griffmax: Black Swans

Ibemax: Pandas

Blancaibe: Polar Bears

Shorasheiji: Red Pandas

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Banana Fish (Anime & Manga) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ash Lynx/Okumura Eiji, Ash Lynx & Shorter Wong, Max Lobo & Ash Lynx, Ash Lynx & Okumura Eiji, Alex/Frederick Arthur, Max Lobo/Jessica Randy, Past Griffin Callenreese/Max Lobo - Relationship, Lee Yut-Lung/Sing Soo-Ling Characters: Ash Lynx, Shorter Wong, Okumura Eiji, Max Lobo, Griffin Callenreese (mentioned), Dino Golzine, Frederick Arthur, Alex (Banana Fish), Jessica Randy, Lee Yut-Lung, Sing Soo-Ling Additional Tags: Strangers to Lovers, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, first soulmate au oh boy, Ash Lynx Needs A Hug, Okumura Eiji Being a Little Shit, Shorter Wong Is a Good Friend, Mutual Pining, Alternate Universe - Wings, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Arthur actually isn't that bad here, Alex helps with that, he still is a dick though, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicide Attempt, Panic Attacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, these tags got dark real quick huh, Developing Relationship, Past Relationship(s), Injury Recovery, no beta we die like abraham dawson, Blind Character, Slow To Update, Dysfunctional Family, Abusive Family Summary:

Ash felt as if his life was one big oxymoron...

Arthur was afraid...

Max couldn't let go...