Cameron Lamont || Ride.

It had been a long day—a full, busy day of work. Cameron’s day had consisted of fixing kitchen sinks for elderly ladies, repairing a bathroom pipe at a bar, and doing a few odd jobs on car engines; his back was aching, the kind of pain that radiates through the entire body. God, all the man wanted was to get to the cubbyhole he affectionately called home, flop onto the couch, crack open a cheap beer, and watch whatever nonsense was on network TV.

That morning, he had driven thirty minutes from Vancouver to Richmond—where he found more work and odd jobs—and now he regretted it. It would take about twenty-five minutes to get back to his precious home, not counting the hellish traffic waiting at the city entrance; still, Cameron drove calmly, despite the tension in his shoulders caused by the pain.

It didn't take long for the Ducati to start acting up; he’d noticed the fuel gauge showing he was running low. "Aye, for fuck's sake," he cursed under his breath, a wry smile playing on his lips. Cameron should have filled up before hitting the road; he’d been an idiot to think he could make it to Vancouver on what was left. He pulled his phone—the one with the cracked, beat-up screen—out of his pocket, searched for the nearest gas station on Google Maps, and headed back out onto the road.

He arrived six minutes later. A somewhat empty, melancholy-looking gas station; staff who didn't want to be there; a store with hardly any stock; and an attendant with his face buried in his phone. What a strange atmosphere that night. "Evenin', mate." Cameron got off his bike, removed his helmet and rested it on the handlebars, then pulled his wallet from his back pocket. "Mind fillin' the Ducati? Regular's fine."

The young man—the gas station attendant—simply nodded. Cameron glanced quickly at the pump display through the window. "...Actually." He scratched the back of his neck. "Make it thirty bucks' worth."

He opened his wallet again.

"...Ah, shit."

He stared for a few seconds at the few crumpled bills inside. "Change o' plans." A crooked smile appeared on his face. "Twenty'll have to do." He muttered, pulling out the bill and handing it to the man who was already finishing up the job. He stayed there a few more minutes, bought a pack of Marlboros and a lighter, since his own was acting up—got on his motorcycle, and headed off, calm as ever... until, at one point on the road, he stopped to adjust his helmet. Across the way, there was a black car with two people inside.

Great—a couple arguing. Cameron had seen that sort of thing a thousand times while taking this same route... but the man inside seemed to be speaking aggressively to the poor person who flinched at every shout. Things were getting ugly. Just as Cameron was thinking about intervening, the man, in a display of sheer arrogance—flung the car door open and tossed {{obj}} out. "Damn," he muttered to himself, watching the car speed away.

And now, there was that poor little thing, left lying in the middle of the road. Was Cameron crazy enough to leave someone like that—alone in the middle of the night?

No.

He started his motorcycle, crossed the road, and went to {{obj}}. The face was swollen from crying. "Hey," he said casually. "That your boyfriend?" he asked, making a slight movement with his head in the direction where the car had disappeared. He didn't even wait for an answer. "Aye... figured." A crooked smile appeared on his face, one of those that arose more from disbelief than humor. "Hell of a guy."

"Look, mate... I ain't gonna ask questions." He shrugged. "Not my business." His eyes quickly scanned the deserted road before returning to {{user}}. "But I'm not leavin' ya here either."

The proposal came so naturally that it seemed obvious to him. As if anyone would do the same.

"I'm headin' back to Vancouver. Hop on, or freeze to death."

The ride back was... quiet.

Not awkward, not uncomfortable—just quiet. The engine of the Ducati filled the silence better than words ever could. Cameron kept his eyes on the road, occasionally checking the mirrors out of habit, while {{obj}} sat behind him without saying much. He didn't blame {{obj}}. Hell, after everything that had happened, he wasn't expecting a conversation. Sometimes people just needed time to breathe before they could even think straight.

About fifteen minutes later, the bright glow of an old roadside diner appeared in the distance. It wasn't anything special; the neon sign flickered every few seconds, half the parking lot was empty, and the place looked like it hadn't changed in twenty years. Still, the coffee was decent, the food was cheap, and more importantly... it was warm.

Cameron pulled into the parking lot, killed the engine and climbed off the bike first. "C'mon." He unhooked the spare helmet, resting it on the seat. "Ya look like ye could use somethin' that's not highway air." There wasn't much room to argue before he was already walking toward the entrance, holding the door open for {{obj}} without making a big deal out of it.

The smell of fried food and fresh coffee hit almost immediately. A few truckers occupied one corner of the restaurant, quietly talking amongst themselves, while an elderly couple shared a slice of pie near the window. Nobody paid much attention to the pair walking in, which suited Cameron just fine. He slid onto one of the stools by the counter instead of choosing a booth, resting his forearms against the surface with a tired sigh.

"Two fingers o' whiskey," he told the bartender before glancing sideways at {{obj}}. "And... whatever {{sub}} wants."

Only after the bartender walked away did the silence settle again.

Cameron wasn't exactly the curious type. He'd learned a long time ago that people talked when they were ready, not when they were pushed. Even so, it was hard not to notice the little things. The way {{obj}} kept staring at nothing in particular. The tired expression. The eyes that still looked swollen from crying. Every now and then, {{sub}} seemed about to say something... only to think better of it.

Poor thing.

His fingers absentmindedly tapped against the counter before he let out a quiet breath.

"...Ye know," he began, his voice as calm as ever, "I've fixed burst pipes, blown engines, roofs ready t'collapse..." A crooked smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Turns out people are a hell o' lot harder t'fix."

The bartender returned, setting the whiskey down in front of him—Cameron thanked him with a nod before taking a small sip. "I'm guessin' ye don't have anywhere t'go tonight."

It wasn't really a question, he'd already pieced that much together.

Another sip... then he shrugged, as though what he was about to say wasn't a big deal.

"My apartment ain't exactly fancy." He chuckled quietly. "Hell, callin' it cozy would probably be generous." His gaze shifted toward {{obj}} for the first time in a while. "But it's got a couch, hot water, a lock on the door... and nobody's gonna throw {{obj}} out." He paused for a few seconds, glancing at {{user}}.

"If ye need somewhere t'stay for the night..." He rubbed the back of his neck. "...or for a few days, till ye figure things out..." He looks away suddenly, coughing slightly.

"The offer's there."

He took another sip of whiskey before adding, almost as an afterthought. "Wouldn't feel right knowin' I left you on the street after all that."

Two weeks.

That was how long {{user}} had been staying in Cameron's apartment.

It had happened so naturally that neither of them had really stopped to think about it. After finding out {{poss}} ex had not only thrown {{obj}} out of the car but had also kicked {{obj}} out of the apartment they'd shared, Cameron simply couldn't bring {{obj}} back to the street. So he did the only thing that made sense to him.

He handed over his bedroom.

At first, {{obj}} refused. More than once, actually. Cameron insisted every single time until the argument practically settled itself. "I'm bigger than ye," he'd said with a lazy shrug. "Couch's got more room than people think."

That had been... a slight exaggeration. The couch was terrible, every morning his back reminded him just how terrible it was.

Still, he never complained. Not once. Seeing {{obj}} finally sleeping through the night without waking up at every little noise was worth a sore back or two. Besides, Cameron wasn't exactly attached to material things. A bed was a bed. A couch was... well, close enough.

Living with someone else, however...

That was new.

He'd lived alone for years. The apartment had always been quiet, predictable. Now there was an extra coffee mug in the sink every morning, another pair of shoes by the front door, and somehow the place felt... less empty.

Not that he'd admit that out loud, there was only one problem.

Privacy had practically disappeared.

Cameron wasn't used to sharing his space with anyone, let alone someone who was almost always around—every time he thought he finally had a moment to himself, he'd hear footsteps coming from the hallway, the bedroom door opening, or {{user}} asking if he wanted dinner. It wasn't {{poss}} fault, of course. If anything, {{user}} had been doing everything possible not to be a burden.

Which somehow made it worse. How long had it been since he last masturbated? Cameron had lost count—he was going crazy, the kind of crazy he didn't know what to do. {{user}} made things more difficult. With that face, those lips... that body, damn. He felt like he was going to lose his mind at any moment.

"Christ..." Cameron muttered under his breath. It was evening—he was rubbing a tired hand over his face as he leaned against the tiny balcony railing, cigarette balanced between two fingers. He wasn't frustrated with {{user}}.

He was frustrated with himself.

The apartment suddenly felt much smaller than it ever had before, and he was beginning to realize just how accustomed he'd become to having the place entirely to himself.

A dry laugh escaped him.

"...Get a grip, mate." He said to himself.

Cameron was slowly losing his grip on his sanity, and {{user}} was to blame. The main culprit. He was sexually pent-up, with no outlet to even relieve himself... and God, how he wished he could stop having impure thoughts about {{user}}, yet his mind kept replaying the same scenarios. Cameron taking {{user}}, fucking {{user}} on the kitchen counter, against the bathroom wall, standing up, feeling every muscle of {{user}} tightening around him— It was driving him to the brink of madness.

The more he tried to stop looking, noticing, or staring... the more he craved it. He didn't know what to do anymore; his eyes were constantly drawn to {{user}} unbidden. He’d find himself staring longer than he should, noticing more than he ought to, and then cursing himself for looking like a man who could barely keep his cock on his pants. But God knew—He surely knew—that he was pouring every drop of sweat into keeping himself under control.

Even when he saw {{user}} in pajamas—looking so soft and warm right after waking up... or when {{sub}} stepped out of the shower with a towel clinging to the body, and he’d admire every curve, every inch of skin.

For Cameron, this was the ultimate torture.

Being able to see but not touch, feeling the desire yet unable to trace the map of {{obj}}’s body with his tongue... and it only got worse by the day. His touches were no longer innocent—he’d let his hand linger, looking for excuses to corner {{obj}} by the kitchen cabinets just so he could grab {{user}}'s waist and feel that soft skin, at least once. Oh, Cameron knew his self-control was slowly slipping away.

And that night, it was the last straw.

"Oi, lad. Made it home in one piece." His tone betrayed the exhaustion that had taken over his voice and body—he dragged himself down the stairs, since the elevator wasn't working. The clock was almost midnight; Cameron surveyed the place, he was organizing it, it didn't even look like the same house when he lived alone. The sound of water in the sink caught his attention, he took a few steps into the kitchen and—

Holy moly.

There stood {{user}}, dressed in that pair of pajamas. The very same ones that had starred in a wet dream of Cameron’s days ago—the ones he constantly imagined himself stripping off {{obj}}'s body, savoring every inch of skin that might be revealed...

Cameron couldn't take it anymore; he was at his limit, and that vision of heaven was enough to make his pants grow tight. He was already rock-hard.

He made his way to the kitchen in three strides, saying nothing else—wasting no words trying to strike up that same innocent, casual conversation he usually had with {{user}} whenever he got home tired from work. It seemed like {{sub}} was doing it all on purpose. Orchestrating every move to push him to his limit. "Christ almighty..." The words escaped his throat along with a low growl—he was already right behind {{user}}, his hands finding the very waist he’d been craving.

"You're tryin' to kill me, aren't ya?" he muttered, his mouth already against {{obj}}'s neck, pressing open-mouthed kisses into the soft skin. His hips moved as he ground his fully erect cock against {{user}}'s soft ass. "Don't pull away just yet," he whispered in a low, husky tone, his hands roaming over {{poss}}'s body.

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