“Retvik, dear, I need you, right now.”
Retvik had just gotten back home from work alongside his friends. As always, he had plodded upstairs to take his armour off. But he didn’t expect to find Kuta lying on his bed. Even more unusually, Kuta was wearing almost nothing, just a loin cloth.
“Hello, Kuta!” Retvik smiled as he took off his footplates. “What are you doing here? Are you feeling better?”
Kuta had been smiling as well, but they quickly stopped as they heard movement downstairs. “Can you come to my place, please?”
“I mean, sure, but… you normally do not break into my house and sit on my bed waiting for me…” Retvik felt a little uncertain now. “Is something wrong?”
“Not really?” Kuta also seemed hesitant. “It is hard to explain. And somewhat private. I do not want your friends overhearing. But, simply put, I require your body.”
“Oh…” Retvik suddenly realized what Kuta wanted, and went back to smiling. He picked up a little night bag, the one he normally carried whenever Kuta took him to their apartment, then scooped Kuta out of bed, showing off just how strong Retvik was.
Kuta giggled briefly, then frowned. “Sorry, I need to be on my feet if I am to shadowjump.”
“Ah…” Retvik frowned as well as he put Kuta down. Kuta gave Retvik a quick hug, then took Retvik by the hand and breathed deep, before pulling Retvik through the shadow in the corner.
The two Rethans reappeared in Kuta’s apartment. The lights were all off and those little LED candles were back. Kuta immediately led Retvik upstairs to their bedroom, took off their loin cloth so they were completely naked, then started rummaging around in a drawer in their bedside table. Retvik started taking off the rest of his armour and stripped down himself, neatly folding everything up, then sat on the edge of the bed.
Eventually, Kuta found what they were looking for, a small packet of condoms. They opened it up, pulled out two and put the box way, then playfully threw one of the sealed rubbers at Retvik. However, as they turned back to their beautiful, sexy poten-partner, Kuta noticed that Retvik seemed off.
“Do you not want to play?” Kuta asked.
“Um…” Retvik hesitated, fiddling but not opening the condom. “I am not sure.”
“Oh. Alright. We will not play then…” Kuta sat down next to Retvik. “Are you well? You seem upset.”
“I am not upset, I just feel awkward. I have a lot on my mind. And I was worried about you.”
“Understandable. I am sorry for not being completely upfront with you.”
Retvik grunted. “It is fine. You did not want to scare me, you were trying to protect me. But you are better now, so everything is good.”
“Everything is good. But my doctor is telling me to keep on taking more time off. They also managed to source some anti-telepathic medication for me, as my unintentional mind-reading has been giving me anxiety. Very small doses, so I can still use my psionic powers if I need to, but… well, the side effects make me very hungry and very horny.”
“Hah, explains a lot… We… do not really sleep together much.”
“We do live rather far apart…” Kuta frowned. “And we do not make use of the time we have. But, all things considered, I think we do sleep together only slightly less than the average couple. However, you do not want to play right now. And because you do not want to, I do not want to push you.”
Retvik took a deep breath. “I… I want to play… but…”
“Are you scared of a pregnancy?” Kuta asked.
“No.”
“Do you… want kids?” Kuta was a bit more hesitant this time.
Retvik hesitated as well, then shook his head. “I would like kids at some point, but not now. I am at the prime of my life, both of us are still unsettled and I would… I would like to move in with you before we started trying. Either way, it is too early, in my eyes.”
“Well, I am glad we are on exactly the same page there…” Kuta grunted. “So what is troubling you?”
“I feel bad about saying this, but I do not want to give.”
“That is fine, I am always happy to do what you want, but before I make any sudden moves, why do you feel bad?”
Retvik put the condom down then twiddled his fingers. Kuta found it cute and endearing that someone as mighty and powerful as Retvik was acting the way he was, but, with a slight telepathic nudge, Kuta wondered if that was what the problem was.
“Do you feel you have to give, that you have to be masculine, Retvtik?”
“Yes. I am a Rethan who genders themselves. Everyone sees me as this big, strong, blatantly male vok. It feels almost wrong to take.”
Kuta thought for a moment. “I suppose that makes sense, to you at least. You have not been sexually active around other Rethans to realize that we see taking as the more dominant position.”
“I dated-”
“That was eleven years ago, and you admitted that you only actually played twice.” Kuta thought again. “Has someone said something to you to make you feel this way? Because I am certain that this is because you were exiled and have little experience. Nothing to be ashamed of, you simply never had the chance to explore and feel comfortable.”
Retvik shook his head. “Not directly. I was talking with some of my fellow house fighters, Timik was going on about how he had a ‘temporary harem’ similar to how Valorier has multiple wives. The conversation turned overly male and I backed out and Timik thought I was being strange.”
“Well, Timik is a Temthan, a particularly male Temthan who both lacks a vagina and does not understand Rethan romance!” Kuta smiled reassuringly. “Also, Temthans are very, very open about sex, clearly. We are not.”
“It makes me feel like I have to be masculine though.”
“Only if you WANT to be masculine!” Kuta tried to explain. “I mean, if you wanted to, now you are no longer an exile and other Rethans accept you, you could start using “they” again. No one would judge. But no one is judging us anyway. It is no one’s business what we do in the bedroom. While I find Kayel very annoying, he is absolutely right that, as long as we are consenting and have fun, who cares? I am certain Kayel leans female in the bedroom anyway, despite using male pronouns.”
Retvik blinked. “What makes you think that?”
Kuta snickered. “Firstly, I have telepathy. Secondly, Kayel routinely accepts female pronouns and references, and the Skyans he dates, like Psiksi, tend to be more buff and male-leaning. Thirdly, Kayel has been trying to sleep with the Oath Keeper for a while. I do not know if Kayel has managed it yet, but if Kayel is doing things the way I did when I dated Arkay, I am 100% certain Kayel wants second tail…” Kuta suddenly paused. “Before you think bad thoughts, I will put this bluntly: you are better in bed than a deity. Despite your inexperience.”
“Well… I appreciate that, but I still feel… off about…” Retvik stuttered. “I… I want to be submissive. I want to take. But it feels wrong somehow.”
“Is it because you do not see me as dominant?”
“No. You are dominant. You are a general after all. It just… I… I do not know…”
Retvik fell silent, sighing loudly. Kuta took another moment to think, then shrugged.
“Retvik, can I ask a question?”
“Sure.”
“Who, in your opinion, is the most dominant Rethan you can think of?”
“Um…” Retvik struggled to think of an answer. “Uh… My first answer was going to be Rethais. Then I was going to say General Gath, but that might just be because I am a member of their Legion. Maybe… maybe the Master of Generals?”
Kuta’s eyed widened, but that confusion turned into a massive smile. “Well, I was going to be a blatant asshole and use my telepathy to find out the sexual positions that your answer preferred, but it turns out, I do not need to. When we all went to the Lake… sure, it ended up with you being shot… but before then? Lysar, Gath and I were just relaxing in that stupid jacuzzi and Gath admitted, very loudly, proudly and rather drunkenly, that they let Relkir, and I quote, ‘dick them hard’ on the regular. If one of the greatest heroes of the Rethavok allows themselves to be submissive, then it is perfectly fine for you to want to be submissive too.”
“But… what about the Master of Generals?”
“That bastard has laid. They were fucked at one point…” Kuta trailed off briefly. “Bastard could do with sitting on a cactus though… Either way, Retvik, dear, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with wanting, well, anything. It is YOUR body, you do what you want with it. And if that means you want me to press your head against the pillows, lift your tail up and dick you down, then I am all for it, as long as that makes you happy.”
Retvik looked Kuta up and down. Clearly, Kuta’s statement had done something to convince him. And arouse him.
“I… I would like that.”
“Like what?”
“Exactly what you just described.”
Kuta smirked, then got up and pushed Retvik back onto the bed. “Well, well, well! I shall satisfy your every desire. As you deserve, my dear.”
“Heh. I love you, Kuta.”
Kuta put a finger to Retvik’s lips. “Shush, now. Save the ‘I love you’s until I am done with you. Now, help me get this condom on, then we can get started…”