My Roommate is my Type? (Catradora Modern AU, SMUT heavy)

Chapter 39 : The Ace in the Hole

Narrator POV:

The night ended with many feelings of uncertainty and fear for the two Women that had found refuge in DT's place... but they were not the only ones that felt change on the horizon.

"I... I want you..." Lauren said, stradling Tera, who was looking at the attractive young Woman with fear and surprise. The two had only met today but the connection was undeniable and to someone like Lauren, irresistible while Tera let their guard down far more than they usually would have. Lauren was attentive, funny, attractive, accepting of their gender identity and in Teras mind, far too pretty to ever be into them... until that moment.

Lauren had offered to let them stay over since they both drank and her place was close, which was readily accepted by the broad, muscle packed enby. They drank and laughed, feeling the first genuine connection in years and was just about to fall asleep on Laurens couch when she suddenly sat on top of them.

"Umm.... why?"

That answer was neither what she had expected nor what she had been ready for, ripping Lauren out of any sexual mood and lightening the tension with her laughter "Hahahah why? Because you're hot and you keep looking at me like you are begging me to do this?" she leaned down again, letting her hand glide over Teras abbs and making them swallow their spit audibly loud. She leaned down further, just a few inches away from Teras face and going in for a kiss

Tera sighed internally, knowing that their next sentence would, once again, ruin everything for them, as it had so many times in the past "Im... Ace!" they said, looking away and stopping Lauren in her tracks.

"Oh... fuck" she got up and looked down feeling incredibly guilty. The young brunette had many partners in her life and yet had heard these words only once before but she was not about to react in the way Tera had expected "Im sorry, you should have said something... no sorry that was none of my business... but could you explain further maybe?"

"Huh?"

"Well... Ace is not just Ace" Lauren giggled awkwardly, sitting down beside Tera "Ace/Aro, Aceflux, Placiosexual, Demi-sexual, full Asexual... the spectrum and People in it are vastly different"

"That's... the first time anyone has ever asked me that. Most just don't understand it and tell me I'm weird..." they explained, feeling slightly depressed, remembering their past encounters

"Im Gay and love Sex... really think I never heard that I'm weird?" Lauren took Teras hand and held it in her lap "If you don't mind me asking, what are your boundaries?"

"I... just don't like... that"

"So nothing?" Lauren let go of their hand "I'm sorry.."

"Nonono" Tera grabbed her hand again "I don't dislike this... just kissing is... not for me"

"At all?"

"Mostly on the lips... it makes me uneasy"

"Alright then, I can deal with that... what else?"

"I don't like being touched... hugs are nice and I love to cuddle but..."

"Anything beyond that is not on the table, hm?"

There it was again, the feeling of not being enough, not being able to give someone enough for them to stick around, the feeling of inadequacy and being seen as broken inside "Im sorry" Tera said, trying to hold their tears at bay and getting up to walk out when they noticed that Lauren was holding on to their Shirt

"I didn't say that's a deal breaker. I do love Sex but I don't rely on it solely in relationships... I really like you, Tera"

"You... do? But I thought you only liked... Women?"