The Two Kings - Zack x Hodgins one-shots

interesting body proportions

- Are you sure this is safe? - Zack asked, looking at the boiling mixture. He could feel heat radiating from the bubbling liquid.

- Absolutely! - Hodgins claimed, putting on his safety goggles. He stood over the steel pot with a beaker full of yellow powder. - If my math is right, this should be a slow, calm reaction. No fire, no explosion, nothing. I just have to add 15 grams of sulfur and...

Whoosh!

A bright flame emerged, making the two scientists jump back. The lights in the lab started flashing red as the biological contamination alarm went off.

- Shit - Hodgins muttered under his breath, feeling the strong smell of burning chemicals. The lab quickly filled with thick smoke. Jack tried to take a breath, but started coughing instead.
- Decontamination shower. Now! - he yelled, grabbing Zack's arm. They ran towards the shower cabin, unbuttoning their lab coats in a hurry and tossing their clothes on the floor. The moment they were both naked, Hodgins closed the glass door and hit the blue button, turning the shower on. They sighed in relief, feeling warm water splashing from above.

- Slow, calm reaction? - Zack asked with a hint of sarcasm. Hodgins rolled his eyes and turned his back on Zack.

- Okay, okay, it didn't go exactly as planned. Is it my fault though? You checked everything yourself, the calculations were correct - he said, rubbing his eyes. They were a bit ichy, irritated by the smoke. - Now turn around, I don't need you staring at me for the next 15 minutes.

Zack faced the glass wall, but couldn't help to glance at Hodgins. One short glance won't hurt anyone. But once he looked, well... It wasn't so easy to get his eyes off. Interesting how many human features stay hidden under a lab coat every day. Zack studied Jack's body in silence. The man was a few inches shorter than Zack, but very proportionally built. His broad shoulders and smaller waist created a neat, V-shaped silhouette. Well developed muscles showed with every movement, giving the viewer a hint of their strength. Zack's eyes glided lower, stopping at Jack's buttocks. Very nice and symmetrical buttocks.

- You're staring at my ass, aren't you?

Zack looked away immediately.
- No I'm not...? - he said, hearing tension in his own voice.

- You're a lousy liar, you know - Hodgins scoffed. It's not the first time he noticed Zack checking him out. Every time someone pointed it out, the boy would mumble something about interesting body proportions and leave the room as fast as he could. But here, under the shower? While both of them are naked? There's no way to escape.
- Have you got something to tell me? - he asked, turning around to face Zack.  - Apart from the fact that I've got "interesting body proportions", I know that already.

- You're aesthetically pleasing, if that's what you want to know. Enjoyable to look at - Zack said, still facing the glass. - If studying your anatomy for purely scientific reasons makes you uncomfortable, tell me. I'll stop.

- Nah, I don't think so.

Zack frowned. He turned around and looked at Hodgins slightly confused.
- I beg your pardon?

Hodgins crossed his arms and grinned.
- You won't stop checking me out - he said, coming up to Zack. - Because you like it too much.

Zack tried to step back, but there wasn't enough space. After all, the shower cabin was made for one person, not two.
- I don't know what you're talking about, Dr. Hodgins.

- Oh really? - Jack asked, moving even closer. - You weren't as discreet as you thought you were, Zack. You think I didn't see your glances? I know when someone's watching me. You've been doing it for quite a few months now. I felt your eyes on me when you thought I wasn't looking. I noticed your interest in me, and now... Now it's the time to face it. Isn't this what you wanted from the very beginning?

Zack was starting to panic. Of course that's what he wanted, but it was like wanting to win in a lottery. Nearly impossible, but nice to think about from time to time. Zack calculated his chances of a mutual romantic connection between Hodgins and him more than once, and they were way too small to take the risk. But, to his surprise, Jack seemed... Interested. Too interested perhaps.

- Hodgins, are you teasing me in some way? Your behavior is very confusing - Zack asked, not sure about the man's intentions.

- Teasing? Oh, no - Jack answered, catching the boy's gaze. - I was meaning to say that I have nothing against you checking me out. I'm flattered. - He smiled, seeing Zack processing his words. The boy's breath sped up a little, his cheeks started to slowly turn red. Hodgins lowered his voice. - I have something to confess as well... I paid some attention to your "body proportions", as you like to call it. I must admit, you caught my eye. And before I knew it, I was thinking about you all the time. In the lab, at home, in bed late at night... Have you been thinking about me?

Zack nodded slowly. He didn't trust his voice enough to speak. The decontamination shower was over, but he didn't move, neither did Jack. The cabin was steamy from the hot water.

- Of course you have... Have you been thinking about my hands? How I could touch you, feel your skin? - Hodgins carefully placed his hands on Zack's waist. The boy gasped, but didn't move away. He could feel Jack's warm breath on his chest.

- My lips? Have you been thinking about them? Tell me...

Zack felt one of Jack's hands make it's way up to his neck. He bit his lip, feeling the man's fingers stroke his throat, wiping away tiny water droplets.
- I have - his voice was trembling.

Hodgins smiled.
- And I've been thinking about yours, many times... Do you want to kiss me, Zack?

The boy nodded eagerly.
- Yes... Yes, I do.

Hodgins grabbed his chin and gently connected their lips. At first he wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing, but then Zack let out a soft moan. Everything was alright. More than alright, perfect. Jack backed off after a few seconds, but Zack put his hands on the man's hips and pulled him closer, kissing him again. He could feel Jack smile, his tongue brushing against the boy's lower lip. And suddenly, everything felt right. Nothing else mattered. They were alone in the universe, together. Body to body, lips to lips, hands on the other's skin. Zack doubted there was a feeling greater than that.

And that's when Booth came along.

- Hey guys, what's taking you so... - he stopped mid-sentence, taking a moment to realize what was going on.
- Oh Jesus Christ, the squints are making out in the shower!

Hodgins grinned and showed him the finger. The only thing he could focus on was Zack; his hands gripping on his hips, his lips, softer than he thought they would be, the little moans leaving his mouth. It was all so...

- Beautiful - he whispered into the kiss, making sure nobody heard it but Zack.
- It's beautiful.

Sharing a decontamination shower (which absolutely happened more than once), fifteen minutes naked together in a small cabin... There had to be some chemistry between these two crackheads, change my mind.