thirty-one: broken down and hungry (for your love)

The young vampire, perhaps around three hundred years old placed his feet one in front of the other to silently sway around the room, holding his lover in his arms. He wanted blood. He was tired, too tired to be dancing with his true love, too tired to be on one of his favourite kinds of dates, too tired to even place his hand on his boyfriend's face and kiss him into stopping dancing like he usually would do.

Gerard slumped into his boyfriend's arms, and sighed, his legs fatigued. He hadn't fed in around three weeks—about thrice as long as he'd ever gone without doing so—when he usually fed every other day.

"Oh, darling, not again!" Frank whimpered and let Gerard to the sofa in front of the fire. "When was the last time you fed?"

"Three weeks ago..." Gerard looked away, knowing his beloved's face would be wilted in disapproval.

"That's far too long, why did you do this?"

"I... I procrastinated."

"I'll ask you when you're sane. In the meantime, we need to feed you, and I have just the idea."

"Oh?"

"Yeah," Frank's voice went a bit deeper and he chuckled under his breath. "You're going to really enjoy it."

Gerard shuddered at his boyfriend's voice. "Are you... are you going to make it enjoyable? You know I don't like drinking it like wine. It makes me sad."

"Oh, darling, this won't make you the slightest bit sad," Frank kissed Gerard and smiled, stroking his cheek. "I fed yesterday so the blood's all yours, darling. I'll be right back with it."

Gerard nodded and he couldn't help but smile as a little flame was lit within his stomach, one of hunger, but also one of need, of yearning, of lust. He bit his lip with his front teeth, not doing any damage yet. Yet. He'd bitten his lips raw before. But they always healed.

He listened to Frank get the blood they'd stored in the fridge. It smelt kind of old. It was. It was a few weeks old. Three weeks old. Gerard rolled his eyes at his own stupidity and sat up, curling his legs up to his chest and wrapping his thin arms around his legs. He bit his lip again.

Even the smell of old blood was one he loved. It didn't matter that he liked it warm. The cold made it taste more even. He listened to Frank glide over as well and felt his arms wrap around his waist. He shuddered as he felt a soft kiss on his neck, then one on his jaw, one on his cheek.

"Babe. I've got to feed before we—"

"I know. Just trust me," the older vampire whispered into his boyfriend's ear and felt him shiver against him. He was making this fun for both of them.

Frank reached to a side table next to the couch whose shiny polish was reflecting the dancing flames across from them. He picked up a glass of blood and put it in Gerard's hands.

"Babe, this isn't enough."

"I know darling. I know you don't like drinking out of glasses. But if you can get through this," he ran his hands down Gerard's sides and kissed his neck again. Gerard breathed in sharply. "If you can down that I have a surprise for you, alright?"

Gerard nodded and looked at Frank. He smiled weakly and reached a shaky hand up to his boyfriend's face, pulling it down to his and kissing him fully. "Okay babe, I'll do my best," he smiled and turned to the cold glass.

He didn't mind the cold. He didn't really feel it. But he did feel warmth and there was certainly a lack of that in this glass. But anyways, he brought it up to his lips and sniffed it. Yes, it was three weeks old. But it'd have to do. He tipped it back slowly and let the red liquid flow into his mouth past his lips, some of it catching on the sides, pooling, and then drooling lazily down his sallow cheeks in thin streaks.

Even though it was three weeks old, it was absolutely delicious. He grinned at Frank, his pearly teeth stained reddish-yellow.

"Downed the motherfucker. I need more though..." he stuck out his bottom lip slightly, tracing circles on Frank's chest.

"Of course, darling," he said. "I'll be right back. You've earnt your surprise."

Gerard beamed and received a kiss on the cheek before his boyfriend walked away once more. He sat there on the sofa, crossing his legs lightly and running a hand through his hair wondering just what Frank had on his mind to make feeding a little less cold and nostalgic.

He stood up, striding towards the fire and brought his finger up to his teeth, feeling along the rows, rubbing his finger on the ones that were normal. He sighed, his shoulders riding up. Oh, what he'd give to be a human again.

But his breath hitched as he felt a smooth hand wrap its way around his waist. "Hey, Darling."

Frank's bare chest made contact with Gerard's back, and his lips made contact with Gerard's neck. He kissed upwards, nibbled at his jaw and kissed right beside his lips once. He still had his skinny jeans on, but his shirt was off, and in his other hand he held what seemed to be the rest of the blood.

Frank brought this glass to his lips, but didn't drink. He only doused his lips in the red liquid and let it drip down them and onto his chin, some parts making their way down his neck in tiny little droplets and tiny little streams. Gerard bit his lip, and went to kiss him, but was stopped.

"Hold on, my darling. I promise I won't drink the blood. Do you trust me?"

"Of course, I trust you, babe," Gerard replied, breathless, watching the sweet substance roll down in droplets from his lips. He watched as Frank took some in his mouth, and then let his lips part and let the sticky substance roll down his neck and onto his collarbone, creating more jagged lines, pooling up a bit in his collar bone before crawling down his chest.

Gerard rolled his hips into Frank's and pressed against him, pushing him gently into the arm of the sofa. "Babe, please, you know how I feel about this."

"You feel excited... if you know what I mean."

Gerard let his forearms rest on Frank's shoulders, his hands dangling off the back, but bringing their faces closer together.

Gerard could smell the blood even better, and he could also smell his beloved even better. "Can I kiss you?"

"Of course, baby." Then he whispered—"Do what you please with me"

Gerard's breath hitched and he pulled his boyfriend closer. "Then kiss me."

As their lips collided, their mouths opened as well, their tongues entering each other's mouths, Gerard's practically caressing Frank's absorbing all the blood he could.

He pushed him onto the couch and sat on his lap, his legs on both of his sides. He kissed him once more, and then kissed his jaw, down his neck, onto his chest, where ever the blood was. Frank pulled at Gerard's hair as he got lower down on his stomach, but soon enough all the blood was gone from his skin.

"You want more, baby?"

"Yes please." Gerard bit his lip and looked at Frank.

"You're kind of um... on top of me."

"Oh, right," he reached for the glass. "Tip your head back and open your mouth, babe," he snickered as he said it.

But Frank did so and felt the cool liquid filling his mouth. He closed off his throat—something he was not used to doing in this position—and felt it start to spill out, retracing the paths it had already taken and carving new ones into his skin.

And when it had all been poured out, he was practically covered from mouth to stomach.

"Go to work my love. You need energy."

Gerard nodded and kissed him again, biting his lips a couple of times and making his way slowly down his chest, getting closer and closer to his stomach, and from there, getting closer and closer to his—but alas, Gerard stopped and started to make his way up again, kissing and sucking at the places he hadn't quite cleaned yet.

The red liquid seemed to have disappeared completely, and the young vampire wiped his lips triumphantly, smiling innocently at his boyfriend.

"Darling... you uh... I have a bit of a problem... if you know what I'm saying," Frank said nervously, and Gerard bit his lip, grinding his hips into Frank's. Frank cried out desperately, and Gerard drank in the sound.

"I'm well aware babe. But if you want me to fix it, you've got to do something for me."

"Oh? And what's that?"

"C'mere," Gerard said and pressed their lips together once more.

it took me way too long to finish this challenge im so sorry lmao