[TD NOCO] Barks And Bites

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Noah was clinging to Cody as they sat on the couch at Noah's house.

Cody was rubbing his back soothingly while whispering comforting words.

Noah needed this. It was already making him feel better.

"I love you... I'll always love you..." Cody whispered softly.

Noah leaned his face up toward Cody's.

Cody smiled and kissed him softly.

They kiss slowly for a few minutes.

"Your saliva is so sweet..." Noah said out of nowhere.

Cody laughed, finding his awkward flirting to be adorable.

But Noah wasn't flirting, he was serious.

"Noah, can I bite your neck?" Cody asked gently.

"Bite? Like... you wanna pierce it?" Noah wondered.

Cody laughed. "No... not hard enough to hurt. I just wanna leave a little mark..."

"Oh... you wanna leave a hickey..?"

Cody looked at him shyly.

Noah looked away nervously.

"It's okay if you don't want it..."

"Well... I don't know..."

Cody kissed his cheek gently. "It's okay, don't worry about it..."

"I'm sorry..."

"No..." Cody gave him a serious look. "Don't say sorry. Don't feel bad, okay? I'm a big boy. I can handle it..."

Noah gave him a somewhat annoyed look.

Cody smiled unapologetically. "Seriously, though... even if you don't wanna kiss, just tell me. The last thing I want to do is force you... really. I'd rather get dumped than make you feel pressured to do something you don't want..."

"You really mean that..?"

"Of course. What matters to me... is you. Even if you never returned my feelings, I would have been okay. I wouldn't have been as happy as I am now... but..."

Noah laughed softly. "You're like... the opposite of Justin..."

Cody laughed with him. "That's probably the biggest compliment I'll ever get."

They both laugh.

Noah gave him a loving look. "I really... really... appreciate you, Cody. You're like everything I've ever wanted... it's kinda scary."

"Scary?" Cody asked playfully.

"I sometimes feel like this is all a dream and I'm gonna wake up alone... this is too good to be true."

"I'm very real, Noah.... I think." Cody joked.

Noah rolled his eyes playfully.

"Well, if this does turn out to be a dream, come find me in the real world..."

Noah couldn't help but laugh at Cody's antics.

Cody smiled happily.

"I love you, Cody." Noah told him sincerely.

Cody widened his eyes and his face flushed.

"What..?"

"You... you haven't said it yet... it caught me off guard."

"But you know I love you, right? You knew that, right..?"

Cody couldn't help but laugh. "I had no idea."