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The event was over and so was the show. Bible hadn't stopped crying. He stumbled through the doors of the arena, trying to catch his breath as Jes followed close behind him. Jes's hands wrap around Bible's wrist, keeping him from walking further.
"I'm not letting you go home alone tonight. You know that right?" Jes asks, looking into Bible's eyes. Bible tries to smile at him, softly laughing through his tears. "It's okay, Jes." Jes shakes his head. "I'm not going to let you cry alone." The fight has gone of out him and Bible relents, falling into Jes, who holds him in his arms.
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The two had been sitting on the couch, Bible staring straight ahead in silence. He couldn't believe it was already over— he and Jes had both worked so hard for this and it... was already over. How?
The tears were streaming down his face again but he was refusing to look at Jes, instead keeping his focus on the cat, Akira, sitting in front of him as his fingers found Jes's thigh, beginning to tap. Akuma brushes against Bible's leg, looking up at her human before glancing at her human's human sitting right next to him. She gives him a look, as if she's telling Jes to fix him, make him better. She meows once before going off into the house, casting one last look at Jes.
At the direction from the cat, Jes smiles and leans in closer, resting his head against the side of Bible's, murmuring soothing nothings into his ear. He found Bible's hand on his thigh and slipped his fingers in between his, squeezing his hand gently. "Take a breath, Bib," Jes whispers in his ear. "It's okay. I'm here."
Bible's heart was pounding in his chest with Jes being this close, the feelings for Jes that he had left untouched for the past few weeks resurfacing. He couldn't lie, he wanted Jes— He wanted Jes bad. At Jes's words, a shiver goes down Bible's spine as he slowly turns his head, looking at Jes. Bible's voice is barely a whisper. "You should go home." Things were beginning to approach a dangerous territory. Jes moves closer, meeting his eyes as he shakes his head. "No." At first, Jes had been confused as to why he was suddenly being told to go home, but then he looked at Bible's body language, looked into his eyes. It told him everything he needed to know; it told him that the feelings that Bible had so cleverly hidden were returning and he wasn't the only one feeling things.
Bible tries to move back. The feelings in his body are taking over and he doesn't want to crumble what he and Jes have. "I don't want to ruin our friendship because I'm overly emotional." Jes half laughs, touching Bible's face gently. "That's exactly what I want, Bible. How can you not tell? I want to kiss you until I can't breathe." Bible's breath catches in his throat, like a lump that he can't swallow. He can feel his breathing and heart rate accelerating. He doesn't know what to say to Jes, how to reply. He wants to fall forward and kiss Jes like he never has before, but there's still something holding him back, keeping him quiet. Jes presses himself closer, letting his lips wander over the skin on Bible's neck. "Let go, Bib. Let go." He pulls back to look him in the face; Jes can almost see the SNAP! moment in Bible's brain.
Bible grabs Jes's face, tugging him forward and slamming their mouths together and Jes smiles against his lips, murmuring Bible's name into the kiss. Bible kisses Jes desperately, moving to scoot onto Jes's lap. It's like there is a beast inside of him, clawing desperately at the chance to kiss Jes. Jes holds onto Bible's waist, holding him close as both of them urgently kiss each other.
Jes pulls back to catch his breath, keeping his lips on Bible's skin, kissing his jawline as Bible's hands stroked the back of his neck, his fingers threading through his hair, Jes's name on his lips in a whisper. Jes moved his head, kissing the tear tracks on Bible's cheeks. He nips softly at Bible's nose like he had during filming, getting the same reaction from Bible.
"No matter what, I'm here." Jes promises. "Okay? You know that I love you?" The emotions are rising in Bible's throat again, but this time it's from happiness. Bible nods at Jes's words, moving his hands to hold Jes's face in his hands. "I love you Jes." He rasps. "Thank you for saving me." Jes smiles, brushing hair back from Bible's eyes and wiping a falling tear with his thumb. From the floor, Akira meows and both of them dissolve into laughter. Bible moves from Jes's lap, moving to lift the cat off of the floor as Jes presses a kiss to Bible's cheek.
