This Is Our Second Skin (Frerard)

17: Gerard Is The Most Oblivious Person That Frank Has Ever Met

Gerard kissed Frank back instantly, grabbing onto his t-shirt to drag him even closer to his chest, inhaling through his nose as Frank backed him against the door without once disconnecting their lips, causing Gerard to let out a small 'oomph' into Frank's mouth when his back hit the wooden paneling, giving Frank the opportunity to slip his tongue past his recently parted lips.

Gerard's usual hesitant nature was completely eradicated by the pressure of Frank's lips against his own, all of his doubts removed now that Frank had taken the first step and initiated the one thing that Gerard had secretly been dreaming about for weeks, and honestly - this was even better than any mental image his Frank obsessed brain had managed to cook up. 

And really, Gerard wasn't entirely convinced that this wasn't a dream, because Frank was kissing him - willingly kissing him; Gerard wasn't drunk and making a sloppy move on him, hell - Gerard hadn't even done anything to incite this, it had all been Frank, which meant that Frank wanted him, that Frank liked him.

The kiss was unlike any Gerard had ever experienced before, and even though he hadn't been in a real relationship yet, he had kissed quite a few people at least, but none of them compared to Frank, not by a long shot, not that Gerard ever thought they would, but still, kissing Frank was perfect - life changing even, and Gerard was overwhelmed by how wonderful it felt to have Frank's lips pressed against his, his warm tongue stroking the inside of his mouth like it was made to be there.

Frank was kissing him hungrily, desperately even, as if he couldn't get enough of Gerard, no matter how many times their tongues connected and twined together, no matter how often his hands ran through Gerard's hair, landing at his neck before moving up to the dyed red locks again, and Gerard wasn't complaining, because if he didn't need to breathe at some point in time, he would not object at all to spending the rest of his life with their mouths connected.

But underneath the harsh intensity of the kiss was a tenderness, a sweet tone lacing the needy movements that meant more to Gerard than he could ever explain, because Frank was trying to be gentle, he was trying to show Gerard how much he cared, but at the same time, he also managed to convey how much he desired him, and he said all of that with his lips, no words were needed.

And even though Gerard wasn't one hundred percent certain that he was deciphering Frank's actions correctly, the motions still caused Gerard to feel weak at the knees, and he might have fallen if Frank wasn't bracketing his body with his own, but Frank seemed to notice Gerard's slight stumble, and he finally disconnected their lips, shooting Gerard a worried glance as he ran his hands up and down his arms gently.

"Hey...you okay?" Frank asked nervously, his eyes never leaving Gerard's face as he waited for an answer.

And really - Gerard wanted to respond to Frank, he truly did, but he could barely remember how to breathe right now, his brain had melted into a puddle because of Frank's unexpected actions, and even though Gerard had wanted to kiss Frank just as badly - if not more than Frank had, he couldn't seem to force the words past his swollen tongue which was currently clogging up his throat.

Gerard shook his head groggily, trying to snap himself out the haze he was currently trapped in, but it was as if Gerard's body was permanently stuck five seconds in the past; he was still trying to process the fact that Frank had kissed him, and now that Frank's lips were no longer on his, Gerard couldn't seem to remember how to function without them, even though that was ridiculous, but whatever - Gerard had just been kissed by Frank, so his mental capacities weren't exactly running at full speed right now.

"Gerard?" Frank tried to gain Gerard's attention again, and the undercurrent of fear in his tone had Gerard's head snapping up, his mouth still hanging open slightly as he remembered that he still hadn't responded to Frank's earlier question.