it's been a while :v
this is actually something i wrote earlier this year, that i forgot (read: was too lazy) to put on .
like my other story, this will probably... not be finished. for a while, at least. and it's rated M due to reasons, one of them being that i don't want any babbys stumbling upon this.

i hope you like it nonetheless.

intimacy | part one
naoto/heine
not safe. kind of.
word count 700+

It wasn't often that they were alone like this. Naoto had begun to savor these quiet moments, when Heine wouldn't object to her touching him. She loved watching his reaction when she would take his hand, guiding it to her face, and feeling him close it around her cheek hesitantly. That rare smile she brought to his face only made his cool skin feel even better against her, no matter how afraid he had been to get close before.

All she wanted was to bring some warmth to him. She tried her best to let him know this, not through words but with her touch.

This time she had found him standing alone in his apartment, staring down at the city below from the dirty window.

He didn't acknowledge her presence, even as she shut the door and laid her heavy bag against the wall. Silently she walked up to him, removing her scarf and coat along the way.

He still didn't move, didn't even turn around as she wrapped her arms around him. She rested her chin on his shoulder, leaning her head against his but still meeting no resistance or reaction.

Then she noticed something - he had taken off his bandages.

She wondered for a moment if they had been damaged in some way, if he had gotten into a fight without her knowledge, or if he simply had another nightmare. But it didn't really matter now. All she could focus on were those awful scars around that cold metal plate.

Naoto thought for a moment. Was it a good idea? Possibly not. But she was always prepared for anything, even if what she was about to do brought about a negative reaction. She wasn't one to back down.

She gave him a few seconds, one last chance to turn around and stop her.
Three...two...one...
Too late, Heine.

Gently, softly, she rested her lips just underneath the metal plate on the back of his neck.

Heine stiffened then shivered, as if finally recognizing her presence. She heard a shaky breath escape from him, and she smiled against his skin, slowly brushing her lips just underneath the metal. His scars felt exactly like hers, jagged and smooth at the same time, as if ripped through his flesh by a wild animal. She brought her arms a little further up to his chest, and followed with her mouth, moving her lips higher and kissing the collar itself.

"Ah... N-Naoto..." he shook more violently this time, but didn't - or couldn't? - struggle against her. He laid one of his arms against the window pane for support, breathing heavily.

She removed her lips from the collar, surprised. He had always been hesitant about letting her touch him, but she had never gotten this reaction before. Seeing him like this, flustered and nearly unable to stand because of such a simple action, Naoto couldn't help but think it was... cute.

She smiled to herself, pleased with this new knowledge. A new sort of feeling came over her - she wanted so see what other different reactions she could get out of him. She wanted to go further.

She kissed the scars on his neck once more, a little more firmly this time.

"I didn't know you were so sensitive here," she whispered in his ear, feeling another shudder erupt from his spine. Suddenly a thought occurred to her, and she lifted her arms from his chest.

Naoto moved around him this time, placing herself between him and the window. Their faces were close now, and she could feel his heavy breath as he stared at her with his half-open red eyes.

"Is it the same in the front?" It wasn't really a question for him, more like Naoto was thinking out loud. She placed her arms around his shoulders and lightly stroked the collar with her forefinger before moving her lips to the base of his neck.

Heine let out a stifled groan, still leaning against the window, but also brought his free hand up to rest on the back of Naoto's neck. She tightened her grip around his shoulders and smiled. This was the first time he'd touched her somewhere without her guidance, and she took it as a signal to keep going.