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â- They were odd, everyone knew that. Individually and together.
Generally twins were both the same class, two Alphas, two Betas, and so forth. Instead Castiel came out the Alpha. Jimmyâ Beta.
Alphas were usually brash and outspoken, stating opinions, chasing after the others. But it was Jimmy who cracked the obnoxious jokes, grinned and punched peopleâs shoulders instead of being the quiet one. Gabriel was most likely to blame, being the next oldest he spent the most time with the brothers. Both a good and bad thing.
Castiel and Jimmy had been attached at the hip since birth. A twosome in all things, there had been a natural progression most missed. Same food, same clothes, same haircuts for years. Same bathwaterâthat is until theyâd been deemed old enough to bathe themselves. Theyâd still snuck into the same tub, among chidings by elder siblings and frazzled parents. But washing alone hadnât seemed to make sense after so many years together.
Bunk beds yielded little in efforts of separation- one crawling into the otherâs bed through the night. Sleeping alone seemed unnatural, felt lonely. Sharing clothes- sometimes swapping them halfway through the day, to the confusion of teachers and students. Eventually everyone left them to their own devices; and perhaps that was what gave them the freedom to continue with what felt right.
Twin bedsâthough they still crawled into one each night. Same showersâconserving water was important. Theyâd been messing around for awhile now. If heâd been a baseball fan heâd have likened it to the minor leagues. They were each otherâs first kiss, soft and shy when theyâd crawled under the porch to talk where nobody could hear. Their showers had turned to lingering touches and more of those little kisses. Sometimes at night theyâd press up close and breathe into each otherâs necks to muffle the noises as they rubbed hips, clutched fingers into shoulders and shirts, under the back of waistbands. Held each other as they shook apart and fell asleep, warm and lazy together.
Theyâd traded looks, their touches had gotten steadily more daring. Fingers delving in the shower or first thing in the morning, stolen kisses at school when nobody was looking and purple marks under shirt collars. Somehow itâd always been the Beta who ended up with his shirt off and hiding whines, but he assumed it was Castiel and his Alpha thing trying to steadily drive him crazy. He wasnât sure why it hadnât occurred to him to complain about it. Maybe because the last time he hadnât complained his mouth had been a littleâŚoccupied. Then again, so had Castielâs. And he wouldnât mind not complaining again that night.
Itâd been Jimmyâs idea at first, though not in so many words. They both knew it would happen eventually, theyâd stolen supplies from Gabriel while he was out just in case. Heâd been complaining about his freckle, the only difference between them[other than their voices andâŚreactions- physically, anyway], the one that had inspired more than a couple experimentations with messing around. Somehow theyâd gotten from there to here, prodding and pinching to try and find any more differences between them; something theyâd missed, though they both knew they knew exactly what the other looked like by now.
That didnât stop him though, he liked Castielâs touches. So they continued the guise of trying to spot a freckle or a spot on every inch of skin, tracking along Jimmyâs arms and chest, Castielâs own shirt getting lost along the way in the quest to match appearance. âHow about this one?â He pointed to a faint spot under his collarbone. Jimmy was actually kind of blushing, but that was mostly because he was trying not to squirm or whimper whenever Castielâs cool, nimble fingers traced over his nipples again, pretending to look at his freckle though he knew he really wasnât.