Between The Shadows | Ominis Gaunt x Sebastian Sallow x Reader

Chapter 17: Restrained*

Warning: 18+, smut

A/N: All characters are of age (18+), anything that happens is between consenting adults, but reading this can create unrealistic expectation (even besides the magic)

Ominis POV

I woke up early, before everyone else but there was no way I was leaving this bed a second before it was absolutely necessary. I could hear Sebastian and y/n breathing softly beside me. Sebastian and I had been sleeping in one bedroom for years but this was the first time we had slept in the same bed, let alone next to y/n. I had to smile because of how incredibly lucky I felt at that moment. The warmth of their bodies on either side of me, the sound of their breathing...

How in Merlin's name did I get to the center of the bed??

It was a relief that they knew I was a Legilimens. Despite my earlier dismissiveness, I had first-hand experience with how uncomfortable it could be. Sebastian saw it as a gift but to me, it was more of a curse. Even in the lightest moments, invading someone else's mind without their permission could be hurtful for both parties.

What others would have to spend years mastering came unnaturally easy to me, didn't even require an incantation but I would never pry into anyone's thoughts on purpose, even though most of my family wouldn't have hesitated to do so. Because of them, from a young age, I had to practice perfect self-control and eventually, the art of Occlumency shielded my mind from anyone's unwanted intrusion. In the process, it shielded others from myself. In my family, it was all about self-preservation. However, there were situations that I had only recently discovered where I lost that control. Even before, from time to time, I was able to feel echoes of other people's strong emotions but It was the combination of physical and emotional closeness that shattered my shields to pieces.

I recalled a particularly unpleasant memory from the time when Poppy and I were together. I thought we'd had a great evening and in the midst of a heated moment, I suddenly heard her thought loud and clear, "I wish it was Natty."

Yesterday was actually the first time in my life that I could put that bloody curse to good use. I quietly chuckled at the memory of it, y/n had such a wonderfully dirty mind and I was more than happy to explore that side of her if she let me. The thought of it made me hard and the fact that y/n and Sebastian were sleeping naked beside me made it difficult for my mind to wander to some safer places.

I sensed a change in y/n's breathing, indicating that she had woken up. In the same moment her hand snuck around me and she pressed her lips to my shoulder. I enveloped her with my arms, drawing her warm body closer. She nestled her head on my chest and I planted a small kiss on the top of her head.

Neither of us wanted to break the silence. I could feel the weight of y/n's body against mine, and the softness of her skin as her hand traced circles around my collarbone and chest. It was such a tender gesture. I closed my eyes and let out a contented sigh. Her hand was slowly moving down to my abdomen and oh... "y/n!' I whispered, catching her hand.

"You don't want to?" she asked quietly, with a hint of mischief in her voice.

"I most certainly do want to but isn't it rude to do something like that when Sebastian is sleeping next to us?"

"He's not sleeping," y/n said with a laugh and I could hear Sebastian chuckling from the other side.

"I thought you could tell when someone is staring," he smirked.

"I guess I was distracted," I replied with a sigh.

"Quite understandable. Anyway, carry on, don't let me disturb you."