fellowshippers | FIC: "Fractured" 5/10 KU/OB (OB/VM & KU/HS)

**See Part 0 for disclaimers & such**

(part five)

“I can't shake this feeling from my head
There's a devil sleeping in my bed”
--NIN

It felt like Orli had been waiting his entire life for
this. Just snuggling next to Karl, legs entwined,
listening to his steady heartbeat, fingers curled in
the crisp hairs trailing down Karl's stomach. They'd
finally made it to the guestroom, drying each other
off with towels and tongues, both collapsing on cotton
sheets in exhausted bliss.

"If you think any louder," Karl murmured, sounding
amused as his fingers stroked the back of Orli's neck,
"I'm going to go deaf."

Orli grinned, kissed Karl's shoulder. "I was just
thinking how much I'd been wanting this. Just this."

"Yeah, this is pretty nice." Karl slid his fingers
under Orli's chin, tilted his face up for a slow kiss.
He smiled when they parted, his thumb brushing across
Orli's bottom lip.

How had he gone so long without this touch, those lips
on his? Orli was surprised they'd lasted as long as
they did. "Do you realize it's been almost a year
since we met?"

Karl blinked, his fingers pausing as they slid up into
Orli's hair. "Has it been that long?" He shook his
head and laughed softly. It was one of the sweetest
sounds Orli could ever remember hearing. "Damn.
How'd we manage to go a year without ending up here
before now?"

"Fucking willpower, mate."

"Well, it's gone now," Karl said with a chuckle. He
kissed Orli again and pulled him closer, his fingers
moving once more, up into Orli's hair, back down his
neck to his shoulders.

Not just gone...but fractured into a thousand tiny
shards. "This is going to change everything." Orli
snuggled deeper into the crook of Karl's shoulder. "I
don't know what we're going to tell them. But I can't
live like this anymore."

"We'll figure it out together." Karl's lips whispered
across Orli's forehead, the touch soothing,
comforting. "I *won't* live like this anymore. It's
not fair to us, and it's not fair to them."

“I still love him," Orli admitted, his voice soft.

"And I still love Harry," Karl replied with a quiet
sigh. "Probably always will. But it's not...it's
different now. Has been for a long time.

"Fuck..." Orli didn't know what to say, didn't know
what *could* be said. They'd been living a lie for so
long that this...Orli had no idea how to act. All he
knew was he wasn't letting Karl go again. No matter
what happened.

Karl wrapped both arms around Orli and held him for a
long moment. Then he pulled back, dropped a soft kiss
on Orli's lips. "I don't know what will happen, but
we'll face them together. I'm through acting like
you're nothing more than a friend."

Orli smiled, traced his tongue around Karl's lips.
"Make me come again." Orli wanted to stop
thinking...they could do that tomorrow. Tonight and
tomorrow morning were for them.

"I plan on doing that as often as I can." Karl
smiled, tongue snaking out to lick at Orli's, sliding
over and around it and into Orli's mouth as his hand
slid down Orli's stomach to close around his cock.

Orli sank into the kiss for a timeless moment, allowed
himself to drift into Karl's touch. So soft, light,
the long fingers on him moving at just the right
speed, the right pressure. "Want your mouth," he
managed to gasp, arching his back in supplication.

Karl didn't reply, just slid down the bed, lips and
tongue moving over Orli's chest. He licked a path
down the flat stomach, paused for a few minutes to
lick and tease Orli's navel. Then he was settling
between Orli's thighs, nuzzling his groin, hand still
stroking his cock. "I want you to watch me," he said,
voice soft as he lifted his head and met Orli's eyes.
Then his tongue was out, licking at the head of Orli's
cock like it was a gourmet treat.

Orli's breath caught, died in his throat. Watch...oh
yes. There was no way he could look away. Reached
blindly for a pillow to prop his head so he wouldn't
miss a thing, could watch with beautiful clarity as
his cock disappeared in the hollow of Karl's mouth.
"Oh God..."

Karl's tongue played over the hard flesh as it slid
into his mouth. He pulled back, swirled his tongue
around the tip, and then repeated his motions, taking
in more. The entire time, his hands roamed over
Orli's thighs, nails scratching lightly. The entire
time, his eyes remained locked with Orli's, witness to
every emotion that flitted across Orli's face.

Had the universe always consisted of Karl's mouth and
tongue? Of Karl's eyes on him, hands stroking him?
Orli couldn't remember anything else. "Please," he
rasped, lifting his hips off the bed. Please.

Karl just smiled, lips curving around Orli's cock as
he moved languidly, altering his speed and rhythm by
minute amounts. Never pausing, never taking his eyes
from Orli's, he lifted the bottle of lube from the
nightstand, squeezed some out on his fingers. Then,
still watching and sucking and licking, he eased one
finger into Orli, moving it slowly, pushing deeper
until he brushed the small bundle of nerves. And his
lips curved into yet another smile when Orli rolled
into his orgasm, sighing Karl's name, floating on
fairy wings of molten dust. Finally, he closed his
eyes, felt Karl curl up around him again. "Love you,"
he murmured, sleep already claiming him as he snuggled
back into Karl's warm chest.

"Love you," Karl whispered back, pulling the blanket
up over them and wrapping his arms around Orli. He
closed his eyes, listened to Orli's soft breathing,
and was asleep in minutes.

tbc...