βWell, youβre extra cuddly today.β
Steve chuckles and cradles his loverβs face in his hands, leaning in to kiss the bridge of his nose. Below him, Billy simply hums. Smooths his hands over Steveβs thighs and drags him closer in his lap.
Like he didnβt just manhandle the brunet on top of him mere moments ago with a scowl on his face.
βMhm,β Billy sighs softly.
Closes his eyes as his face is peppered with more kisses.
βWhatβs up, hm?β Steve wonders. Smooths his thumbs delicately from side to side over Billyβs cheekbones, tracing over the shape of his Cupidβs bow with his eyes. βFeeling a little touch-starved? Do I not pay enough attention to you?β
βMiss me? You see me every day.β
When Billy grumbles wordlessly, brows drawing together, Steve snickers. Dips in to press a long, long kiss to the blondβs lips.
Billy instantly melts under him, going slack and earning a muffled giggle from Steveβs lips.
After a few moments, Steve leans back. Chuckles again when Billy whines at the loss and gently pushes his hair out of his face so he can better admire it.
βI miss you too, sweet boy.β
βHow could I not when youβre being a big baby after not seeing me all day?β He bites his lip when Billy pouts in an attempt to suppress his amusement. βItβs pretty stinkinβ cute. Kinda makes me never wanna leave ever again.β
Billyβs eyes peak open. He grips Steveβs thighs, smoothing his hands up to his hips.
βYou should probably stay with me, then.β
Steve sucks in a breath when Billy pinches his ass, and the blond smirks. Interlocks his fingers over the small of Steveβs back thereafter.
βIβll try my best,β Steve muses. βGod, youβre pretty. The air must be agreeing with you or something today because I canβt stop looking at you.β
Billy chuckles, low and rumbly, and his eyes linger on Steveβs lips.
βYou agree with me? Thatβs new.β
The brunet blows a raspberry with his lips, brows raised comically high as he tucks Billyβs hair behind both ears with his fingers.
βYou make me feel pretty,β he says. βPlus, Iβm in the mood to believe you today.β
βYouβre gorgeous every day, I canβt even look at you without getting kinda sweaty and weird.β
Steve bites his lip when Billy laughs.
βThink youβd still be into me if you were blind?β
For a moment, Steve purses his lips.
Heβs been asked questions like this before, strange hypotheticals that he used to assume Billy would ask for the ego boost. Or to make Steve laugh.
Now, though, all he really hears is a different version of would you still love me if I wasnβt attractive?
And it plucks a faint little note on one of his heartstrings.
He hones in on all of the points of contact, noticing the warmth of Billyβs body seeping in through the layers of clothing between them. Then he focuses on his hands, still cradling his loverβs face.
On Billyβs arms, stretched around him and holding him so close.
Billy hums amusedly when he carefully touches his skin, tracing his fingers over the curve of his cheekbones and the scruff on his jaw.
Kisses the pad of Steveβs thumb when it brushes over his lips.
βMm, Iβm not really getting a good feelβ¦β Steve murmurs.
He feels the slight puff of air when Billy huffs through his nose, and the way his throat bobs when his chin is tilted up.
Steve leans in close and presses their lips together, smiling when he feels their shared weight sink further into the cushions as Billy slouches more heavily into them.
The blond cranes forward whenever Steve begins to pull away, effectively drawing him back in until he finally has to take a breath.
βYeah,β he says, admiring the subtle flush to Billyβs complexion. βYouβre too lovable, even when I canβt see you.β
βLovable,β Billy repeats, no louder than a whisper.
Steve bites his lip and nods, shuffling impossibly closer in his loverβs lap.
βYouβre warm, and you smell good,β he says. βYou like being kissed, which makes it pretty damn hard to not wanna kiss you, and youβre grabby in my favorite kind of way.β
Thereβs a smirk playing at the corner of Billyβs mouth, and Steve snickers as he rests his arms around his neck, still close.
βWell, yeah, every cuddle session we have starts out like a damn wrestling match.β
βYouβre never where I want you,β Billy huffs. βShould I start telling you to move instead?β
Steve ghosts their lips together, chuckling again when Billy cranes forward eagerly just before he pulls out of reach, denying the blond the kiss he so desires.
βI said I like it,β Steve muses.
Billyβs brows furrow and he pulls Steve forward, pressing their abdomens together and locking him in close.
Theyβre near enough that he could steal a kiss, but he doesnβt.
βFigured,β Billy murmurs, relaxing his hold just enough to smooth his hands up the length of Steveβs back. βYou never really put up any resistance. If you were any daintier, Iβd probably just carry you everywhere.β
Steve closes his eyes again and nuzzles their foreheads together.
βHow could I resist you? Iβm practically wrapped around your finger with those watery blues and tiny freckles.β He loops his finger around one of Billyβs curls, twirling it and letting it slide free. βAlso, fuck you, Iβm not dainty. Weβre like the same size.β
Billy chuckles, soft and sultry, and Steve peaks his eyes open just in time to see a smug grin spread across his face.
βYes, if anything, Iβm taller than you.β
βIβm not talkinβ about height, sweetheart, I got you beat by two pants sizes at least.β
Steve snickers and tilts his head to the side.
βIs this you trying to delicately let me know youβre getting chubby? βCause I already know that.β
The blond scoffs and pinches Steveβs side, which earns a little yelp as he squirms in Billyβs lap.
βIβm just saying if one of us is the man and one of us is the chick, Iβm obviously the man.β
βOh, sure, and does the man always like it up the ass or is that just a you thing?β Steve teases. Snorts when Billyβs face flushes the slightest shade of red. βYβknow I was only half kidding about the chubby thing, right? If anything, youβre justβ¦ grabbable.β
Thereβs a beat of silence. Steve chuckles again when Billy begins to pout and leans in to share another kiss.
Billyβs lips are soft. Plush. He parts them easily and Steve slides his tongue briefly over his bottom lip, and Billy keens under him. Sets his hands on his waist and rubs, keeping him locked in close.
When they part momentarily, Billy sighs, looking on with his half-lidded eyes while Steve hums. Almost swoons before leaning back in and earning a small noise from Billyβs lips.
βWould you be mad if I said I loved you?β Steve mumbles against him.
Then, thereβs a chuckle.
βWhat, like, past tense, orβ¦?β
βYeah.β Steve bites back on his laugh when Billyβs brows furrow. βI did, yβknowβ¦ back when we used to wear the same pants size.β
Billy scoffs and Steve cackles before he brings his hands forward to cup his loverβs cheeks in his palms again.
Smooths his thumbs over his skin and watches the offense bleed from his expression.
βThatβs unfortunate, I was kinda thinkinβ maybe we were starting to get a little serious.β
βYouβre pretty but youβre not very bright, huh?β
Billyβs smile comes back full-force.
βOh, now, thatβs something I never wanna hear you agree to,β Steve tuts. βI do love you, though. Right now. Very much.β
Billy shifts beneath him, settling deeper into the sofa cushions, and lets his hands move down to Steveβs thighs again.
Steve blows a raspberry and shakes his head.
βYesterday, too. And tomorrow. And every day after that.β
βWhat if you decide you hate me in ten years? You never know whatβs gonna happen.β
βIβll love you forever, baby, I promise,β Steve coos. Leans back in to seal Billy into another kiss. βNow say it back.β
Billy hums against his mouth, going slack when Steve squeezes his thighs together at either side of him.
βI love you too,β Billy mumbles between kisses.
Steve keeps one hand on his cheek while he smooths the other down to his chest, pressing his fingers under the collar of his shirt and over his skin. Billy huffs a fussy sound and shifts, bumping up into Steve briefly while theyβre apart, and then theyβre melting together again.
A large hand palms at Steveβs ass. Then, he feels a sudden pressure underneath him that says that maybe Billy isnβt only looking for cuddles tonight.
And Steveβs never been one to deny his sweetheart anything he wants.