michael smiled as he walked into the apartment, finally happy to be home. he misses luke and it's only been 12 hours.
he had to work a night shift, and didn't get to hold luke at all last night.
he sat his stuff down and walked into the bathroom, quickly taking a shower. it was 7 a.m. and he knows luke isn't awake yet.
he changed into his pajamas, and smiled when he saw luke laying on the white blankets they had in their shared room. the sun was peeking through the window, and bouncing off of his skin.
michael crawled onto the bed, and stopped trying to get under the blankets once he saw little burn marks on luke's thighs and stomach.
he never understood why luke never took his clothes off in front of michael, or why the room would have to be pitch black before they could have sex, until now.
"mikey.." he heard luke mumble, his eyes still closed.
"hey, baby.." michael whispered, gently running his fingers over the scars. "...you okay?"
"mhmm.." luke mumbled, turning over, cuddling into michael chest.
"where did all of these little marks come from?" michael asked gently as luke sat up a little, laying on michael's shoulder.
luke sighed, and traced his fingers over the marks. he pulled the blanket over them, and relaxed in michael's arms.
"i- i had a boyfriend when i was 16. he was 20, and looking back at it now i see that having a boyfriend that much older than me when i was in such a vulnerable spot wasn't a good idea. he would get mad, and press his cigarettes to my legs and sometimes my arms. one day he saw me texting another boy, and he turned me over, and smoked until he could brand his initials into my ass. it hurt more than anything in the world. he kept saying it wouldn't happen again and he would manipulate me into feeling bad for him. i ran away one day, and never went back to his apartment."
"poor baby.." michael
whispered, his thumb running over a scar.
luke pulled the blanket back up, and shook his head. "they're ugly."
"your scars are not ugly. the person who put them there is ugly." michael whispered. "i didn't know you were in a bad relationship.."
"i don't tell many people. i didn't know when i was gonna tell you. it's just not something i love talking about." luke whispered, and michael held him tighter.
i'm sorry for bringing it up." michael whispered.
"no, it's okay. it's kind of nice for you to know, but it doesn't even matter anymore because now i'm with someone who makes me so happy." luke smiled, pressing a kiss to michaels jaw.
"i love you, baby.." michael whispered, his hands over luke's burns. he pressed his forehead to luke's, and exhaled softly.
he wanted to cry. he couldn't believe someone could hurt luke like that. he didn't cry though. he wanted to be stronger for luke.
"i love you." luke whispered, kissing michaels lips softly.
