[15.] feeling the shape of their body through their clothes.
a hand flies to clamp over his mouth to stop whatever embarrassing sound was going to slip through, chocolate hues widening almost comically large before looking away hurriedly, eyebrows pinched together in concentration as @proditeur's hands smooth over his shoulders. oh fuck, holy fuck ! concentrate, pete. not exactly successful self talk considering how hard it was to think with regulus' hands gliding over his body like he was trading a path he was already familiar with. it had all started with an astute observation and an incredulous question, the assumption that peter was working out to gain regulus' attention. and since he couldn't tell regulus the actual truth ( while omitting the fact that did want reg to notice him but for an entirely different reason ), peter naturally had to fumble his way through some other reason. didn't do a good job at that though, considering the position he was in. granted, he could easily push regulus off him and pretend this never happened, but . . .
if you don't want people to look you shouldn't look so hot.
❝ i . . . i don't want people to look at me. ❞ no one besides you, that is.
he gulps when nimble hands sneak around his waist, clenching at the fabric and pulling his shirt taunt around his torso, exposing enough of his build to reveal that it wasn't one gotten from allegedly hitting the gym once in a while. inhaling a shaky breath, he tries to calm his heartbeat, an act that fails once more when the other's free hand creeps up to his chest. he's certain regulus can feel the rabbit pace of it beneath the thin layers of fabric and skin, how it responds just for him.
summoning some courage, brown hues flick back to stormy grays, gaze still wide but determined. ❝ i just want you to look at me. ❞
stages of intimacy ━ accepting