Ask The Next Right Thing

[Dash Pavan]

"Oh stop being clever" Dash scoffed, tearing at the buttoned neck of Ezra's shirt. His boyfriend had always been pretty flawless, but the fact he now seemed able to carry Dash about and lay him on the stone without difficulty seemed like an impossible upgrade. He still felt lucky as hell, but he knew he could give Ezra what he wanted too.

Dash's hands cupped the other teen's face as they kissed, feeling for those ears and stroking them tenderly. One found the cord of the crystal shard necklace and pulled on it hungrily. He wanted Ezra, he always did and who was to say when they would get the chance again.

The Rhinnalian spasmed a little uncontrollably as Ezra's hands and lips started working, his head going back and rubbing against the stone. His blue eyes spied the holocron beside him, still pulsing gently and he managed to reach out a hand to close the lid. Somehow he felt uncomfortable with it open.

"No, I'm not sure" he panted in reply. He thought briefly about throwing up an ice wall to hide them completely. But he was not that good just yet. "But what's life without a little risk?". He looked down the length of his body into Ezra's flushed face, the glint in his blue eyes the most mischievous yet.

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[Ezra Thorne]

Ezra had forgotten all about the holocron and was suddenly thankful Dash remembered to close it. They already had one ice related incident when they did this, he had no desire to have Jadis be a third participant this time. Ezra wasn’t exactly reassured by Dash’s answer to his question, and he wondered if his unmentionables were going to go viral on social media.

For now, he focused only on Dash, reaching down to easily pull away those shorts that always got in the way. Ezra grabbed a hold of his feet, casually dragging Dash to the edge of the stone slab. He tossed his legs up on his shoulders to test the other teen’s flexibility.

“May as well give people a show then,” He said with a wink as the clinking of him undoing his own belt resounded.

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[Dash Pavan]

If Ezra had hoped to find a position Dash could not bend into, he had been sorely disappointed. The Rhinnalian had a dancer's grace and dexterity and had used every ounce of them on this smooth jungle rock.

Dash lay naked on the cold stone like an exhausted starfish, his limbs almost as much of a mess as his thoughts. He was not sure how long they had been at it, but the sun was now low in the sky. The ice fragments that had littered the clearing had melted to nothing and there was a gathering wind stirring in the trees.

Dash barely had the energy to breathe and yet part of him still did not want it to end. The soft sounds of Ezra getting dressed were a sad sign that it had to. That it must. They had to get back to the temple before dark after all.

Dash dug deep, finding the strength to roll over and quietly admire his boyfriend as he dressed. Whatever Ezra was doing with his Pops was definitely working; new fledgling muscles flexed in his chest and back, burgeoning biceps and thickening quads evoking the godly images Dash had seen on Thorne merchandise. Ezra was getting bigger and stronger in every way. He only hoped he could somehow keep up.

"Your routine is really working for you" he said softly, blue eyes looking the other teen up and down. He had felt Ezra's new strength too and could confirm it more than matched the physical appeal "and the tabloids think I actually had to be trained to want to seduce you. I mean, just look at you". He deliberately carried on despite Ezra's attempts to get dressed, imagining just what a titan he might grow to be.

"So I meant to ask, do you think I should maybe meet your folks?". It had been on his mind for a while but he still tried to ask like Ezra's parents were two scrap traders living in a stick hut. "Do they know about us?".

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[Ezra Thorne]

Ezra was still catching his breath - his cardio still needed some work clearly. Nevertheless, he was in a great mood despite being lined with sweat. The breeze that rolled through the forest gave him goosebumps as he got dressed. Of course, he shamelessly stared at his boyfriend lying on the stone slab across from him, his blond hair slightly messy and a flushed look on his face that made him irresistible. Dash certainly knew how to be a tease, and the way his lean, athletic form draped over the stone made Ezra want to take him again.

He was about to throw his shirt back on when Dash commented on his fitness routine. Ezra paused what he was doing to grin at his boyfriend, his ears turning a bit pink. He had hoped Dash would notice, but of course he was too proud to mention much about it, “Just trying to catch up to you,” Ezra said as his gaze traced over Dash’s abs, naturally panning lower until familiar urges began to stir again.

When Dash asked about his family, that line of thought came crashing. Ezra said nothing for a moment, pulling his shirt back on, “I’ve mentioned you to my dad and of course whatever happened the day I moved in, but..” He trailed off, slightly embarrassed. He wasn’t a very talkative person by nature, and he never had the official ‘dad I have a boyfriend!’ declaration. It wasn’t his style, but it didn’t mean Dash wasn’t important, “You want to meet my folks?” Ezra asked, slightly surprised. Admittedly he had only had casual flings until Dash and had never actually gone through a meet the parents scenario. There was also the matter of his parents being outright intimidating, "Have you told your folks?"

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[Dash Pavan]

Dash scoffed at Ezra's modesty. His boyfriend was his most adorable in those rare moments when he didn't know what to say and those little ears went pink. It was such a contrast to the Ezra everyone else knew and the fact only Dash got to see it made it even more heart-warming.

The Rhinnalian sat up and reluctantly started pulling on his own clothes. "Well, I feel like I should" he replied "I'm starting to feel a bit rude riding their son all round the galaxy and not even saying hi".

He had said hi of course, to Jayna and scary dad at least, but it had not really counted and there was still scary scary dad. The image he had in his head filled him with anxiety, but if he was going to be a permanent part of Ezra's world he had to see the rest sometime. Besides, who would not be curious for a glimpse over this particular wall.

"It's cool if you don't want me to, or if it's not doable or anything". He had no idea how difficult it might be to pop round the Thorne house and presumably big shots like them were hardly at home.

He only half anticipated Ezra turning the question around, the other teen often thought in a different way. But it seemed he too might be anxious about being accepted. "I told my mom" Dash replied "and she will definitely have told dad. My bros are a bit head in clouds in different ways, but mom would probably round everyone up if she thought you were coming". He smiled to himself. It was a miracle Esme Pavan had not already found a pretext to come to Ithor, hoping for a look at the two of them. Then Dash remembered she would have seen the front pages from moving in day and his face fell.

He tied his shoe and hopped off the rock, grunting involuntarily at an ache he had forgotten would be there. Walking normally was going to take a bit of concentration today.

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[Ezra Thorne]

Ezra hadn’t originally felt nervous about meeting Dash’s parents, but now that he mentioned he had told his family, there was a pang of concern. He was Ezra Thorne! How could he get flustered? What if Dash’s parents thought he was nothing more than a discount Emryc Thorne? He pushed those thoughts aside for now, focusing back on the present, “I’ll text my dad and try to set something up,” He said, “Pops may be harder to get since…well, he’s fighting a war.”

Holonet was constantly buzzing about news about his father almost single handedly crushing the Sith. Latest news suggested his father even caught a Sith Councilor. Calling him over for a family gathering amidst it all sounded impossible, but if anyone could get through to him, it was dad.

Ezra didn’t miss the way Dash winced when he hopped down from the stone slab, “Are you all right?” He felt a pang of guilt, though it did spark an idea he hadn’t been sure about bringing up. Ezra walked slower on purpose, holding Dash’s hand as they made their way back to the temple, “We can….try switching things up sometimes....maybe..” He wasn’t sure he or Dash would be a fan, but Ezra knew he liked and trusted Dash more than he ever had another male in the past. He was willing to explore things with him that he wouldn’t otherwise.

He walked towards the holocron, picking it up to hand back to Dash. It still made him uneasy to touch it, but the initial repellent against him was gone.

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[Dash Pavan]

The war was a fair point and Dash briefly wondered if it had been silly of him to suggest a meet up. Emryc Thorne was the President of the ISC after all and he lived a life the Rhinnalian could scarcely imagine. But Ezra seemed to think it was worth trying at least.

They walked back to the temple. Dash had the holocron under one arm and held Ezra's hand with the other. They were nice, these unspoilt moments where it was just them in the middle of nowhere. It made Dash feel at peace in a galaxy that sometimes seemed to be rushing towards them from every side.

"Oh stop it" he replied, with a sultry smile "if I could walk straight then it was too tame". He squeezed Ezra's hand, noticing the subtle uncertainty in his voice. "I am totally up for dialling it up baby" he lent over close "you just have to tell me what you like".

He broke into a run before Ezra could reply, pulling him and the holocron along through the trees.

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