Lab Rats: Glitching Hearts (Chase x Adam)

Now Or Never

Chase cleared his throat. The noise cut through the haze of Adam's thoughts, his tone a mixture of surprise and concern.

Startled, Adam's eyes flew open, his heart pounding in his chest as he turned to see Chase standing there, his expression a mix of shock and disbelief.

"Chase, I..." Adam stammered, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment as he scrambled to clean and cover himself with whatever cloth was available. 'Who left their shirt on the couch? Doesn't matter it's dirty now.' "We've got to stop meeting like this," he chuckled gruffly, trying to push away the embarrassment with a smolder on his face.

Chase's eyes darkened, a flush of color creeping into his own cheeks as he took in the scene before him. 'Did Adam just use my shirt as a cum rag? Never mind.'

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt...uh, again...I-I mean, uh" Chase stammered quickly, his voice faltering slightly. "I'll just...uh, I'll leave you to it."

But before Chase could turn away, Adam stood up quickly and hastily made his way to grab his brother's arm."

"No, wait," Adam said, his voice rough with emotion. "Please, don't go."

Chase froze at his older brother's touch, uncertainty flickering in his eyes as he looked down at Adam's hand on his wrist.

"Adam, I don't think..." Chase began, his voice trailing off as he struggled to find the right words.

But Adam cut him off, his smolder gone and gaze now pleading with tears threatening to form as he searched Chase's eyes for understanding. "Please, Chase...I'm really sorry. I can't help it." Adam dropped his little brother's hand and turned his gaze to the floor, shuffling back to the couch.

Chase unfroze and followed him to the couch, gingerly sitting next to him "Adam...it's okay...really. I was actually just coming in here to...relieve myself as well," Chase sheepishly admitted, his face a bright tomato. "I wasn't sure why the door was locked, so I used my decryption app to remove the pass code...next time I'll knock."

Adam glanced at the smaller boy. He didn't understand that last part, but he definitely got the first part. Responsible mission leader Chase jerks off too?

"Oh yeah?" Adam asked, confidence picking up, "well...I guess you would need to jerk off seeing as no girl would be interested in someone as small and scrawny as you" he quipped, though he couldn't ignore the small amount of heartbreak he felt at the thought of Chase fantasizing over someone.

Chase rolled his eyes and whacked him upside the head.

"Seriously, Adam?!"

"Deadly. So who is the poor lady who gets to be the center of your attention. Lexi? Taylor?"

"Shut up, Adam. I was fantasizing about you."

Adam's smirk was ripped from his face.

"W-wha-"

"You heard me."

Chase's voice had the intense authoritative tone that happened when he needed to take control as mission leader. Adam shut up and nodded curtly, ready to listen.

Chase's heart raced as he gathered the courage to speak, the weight of his confession heavy on his shoulders.

"Adam, I... I've been having these feelings for a while now," Chase admitted, his voice trembling slightly with emotion. "I didn't know what to do with them, how to make sense of them."

Adam listened intently, his eyes locked on Chase's, his expression a mix of curiosity and understanding.

"But then, when you... when you said my name the other day....and then again just now...," Chase continued, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment. "It just... it made everything click. I realized that what I was feeling wasn't just... brotherly affection. It was something more."