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WHO Shannon Vaughn (

privatematter), Eli Delacroix (

aspectional).
WHAT Eli is an idiot; Shannon is curious. How exactly does D/s go down when you're not to the Having Sex stage in the relationship yet?
WHEN Late 1990. Seven months after Jumpscapades.
WHERE Shannon's place.

Shannon was anxious. Not in a bad way, but the anticipatory way that everyone got when something new and exciting was going up and there was no way it could go badly, but predicting the end outcome was almost impossible. It was a great feeling, but one that left Shannon feeling like a teen heading out to prom instead of a grown man getting ready to have fun with his boyfriend and potentially make some hilariously heartfelt gestures to express his trust in Eli. That was probably something he didn't do enough in general, actually.

Breakfast had been something simple. Pancakes, fresh cut fruit and sausage. Eli had come over pretty early to get ready, talking over the generalities of what they were going to do while the specifics were to wait for after they were done. Well, now they were done and sitting on the couch, and Shannon's leg was jiggling even under the hand he had placed on his knee to keep himself still. Lacey had wandered off after breakfast, stomach filled with her own food and presumably was napping on the foot of the bed in Shannon's room. Probably for the better, really.

"So," he said, ignoring the obvious tell he was giving off. If Eli took it for misapprehension, then Shannon was going to definitely lean over and smack him. "Where do we start?"

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"I'm glad to hear that," he said gently and smiled slightly. It was good to see him like this and knew that once his sub got some water to drink, he'd be feeling even better. Thankfully, with his powers, he could just teleport to where he kept his bag and the bottles he prepared beforehand and be back before he could really comprehend it. "I'm going to go get the water for you now. I promise it won't take long."

He teleported away into the other room, the sound of feathers rustling the only sound that action made. Grabbing the bag, he checked to make sure everything he needed was in there before he teleported back in on the bed next to Shannon, the sudden addition of weight added to the bed making it clear that he was there. "I'm back," he said as he pulled a water bottle out of the bag and popped open the spout. Eli then moved to sit Shannon up, leaning him somewhat against his chest as he pressed the spout against his lips. "I don't think I need to tell you what to do, now do I?"

Shannon tilted his head toward Eli when he returned. The sound of teleportation was somewhat disorienting since he still wasn't accustomed to Eli using it all that much. At least there was little question of who it was, just going by scent. When he was sat up, he leaned further against his Dom and obediently began to drink. He took long swallows where he could once the water hit his mouth, reminded of how thirsty he really was. One hand instinctively came up to lightly grasp around the bottle as if to guide it himself; with the state he was in right now, it was obvious he didn't even realize he was doing it.

Soon enough, the water was gone and he let himself lean more heavily on Eli to wait. He was still thirsty, but he was also comfortable and tired, and just this as they were was good enough for him. As long as Eli was there, he was content. "Thank you," he murmured. His Dom deserved his gratitude, as much as he could give. It was just so hard to get his brain in gear to remember...

When he saw Shannon's hand move up to the bottle he grabbed it gently and held onto it, not wanting to draw attention to him doing something wrong. This wasn't the time for punishments and training, but instead a time for Shannon to relax and for the scene to slowly come to an end. Everything else was something to deal with later.

Once the bottle was empty, Eli set it aside and moved him a bit to make them resting together more comfortable for the both of them. At the thank you, Eli smiled and then started to remove one of his gloves so that he could run a bare finger across Shannon's lips lightly. "Are you still thirsty? I made sure to bring plenty for you to drink, so you don't need to be shy about asking for more."

With his hand diverted, Shannon simply tried to turn his grip to something better-fitting inside of Eli's and let his hand be held. His fingers wandered, slowly feeling out the intricacies of Eli's hand and the glove that he still wore on it. He was a bit cold, for his usual temperature anyway, but didn't seem too bothered by anything. The scene hadn't left him just yet and he was still very unfocused on everything but Eli himself and the general pleasantness humming through his veins.

"Yes please," he answered. He tried to kiss at the finger running over his lips, but didn't move other than that to follow where it may have gone. Shannon sat incredibly still to soak in the moment, breathing only a bit heavy from more or less holding his breath while he drank. His steam was certainly starting to run out.

This was nice, just being here like this with Shannon. Or it would be if the shift from the scene wasn't making Eli's thoughts scatter like paper in the wind. The moment Shannon went to sleep, he would deal with the distraction in the other room and then finally get the chance to work on his own mind and settle it down into something close to normal. For now, he's just going to deal with making sure Shannon gets enough to drink and get him to sleep.

He pulled his finger away from his lips and grabbed a full water bottle from the bag, popping the cap open with his teeth before putting the bottle against Shannon's lips for him to drink. "Here you go," he said warmly, squeezing Shannon's hand gently as he spoke. "Drink up."

It was a simple task to get through the second bottle. He was easily dehydrated, and after what his body went through with the intensity of the scene they had just played out, it was even worse than usual. However, by the time he had finished most of the water, Shannon had begun to droop quite heavily. Where he had been leaning under some of his own power, now he was slowly drifting away from wakefulness and leaving his weight for Eli to hold instead.

The intruder in the living room wasn't even on his mind. Thankfully the distraction had been successful and saved him from having a further breakdown, and so his body was taking advantage of the chance it had to rest up from the mental and physical exertion. He was far too out of it to really say the scene was over yet, but judging from their single previous experience, that wasn't going to be a problem when Shannon eventually woke back up.

Eli was still focused enough that when Shannon started to droop, he pulled the water bottle away and moved to lay Shannon down instead of having him be leaned up against him. It'd be more comfortable for Shannon and Eli would be able to move without waking him once he drifted off completely. He moved the sheets up so that they covered Shannon's body, having noticed that he had seemed cold after things started to wind down and Eli didn't want him to get sick.

Once that was taken care of, he started to gently pet Shannon's hair in an attempt to lull him to sleep faster. He wanted to deal with Matheus, but he didn't want to leave Shannon as long as he thought that he could notice him missing. As soon as he thought it was safe enough, he stopped petting and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek before murmuring a quiet "sweet dreams" and teleporting out of the room in front of the door. Now he had to go deal with an intruder and he wasn't too happy about it.

Shannon was out soon after, sighing quietly while beginning to shift into the position where he would stay for as long as he would sleep. It was a deep sleep once he fell into it, and there was nary even a twitch when Eli left. He had been there to see Shannon to slumber, and that was more than enough to make sure his rest would be peaceful.

Matheus was more or less where he had been left. The remains of the burned notebook lay on the floor where it had been dropped, covered with a dish towel and the spot around it was noticeably wet. He wasn't about to leave something burning in the middle of the living room, especially not when it could set off the smoke detector and ruin things even worse. There was, however, one large difference from when Eli had last stopped by the living room: Lacey was there, sitting between Matheus' legs while he showered her with affection to get rid of his nervous energy. There was really only one way this could go after he'd barged in on a D/s scene between Shannon and Eli: badly.

Walking out, Eli noticed Lacey over by Matheus and slightly altered his game plan. He sat down next to Matheus and without even a glance or any movement towards him, he paralyzed the majority of his body, allowing him to still move his eyes and speak. Leaning forward, he reached over to pet Lacey and rub her ears affectionately.

"You walked in on us," he started, his tone edging towards cheerful. Eli still didn't look over at him, acting as if he didn't exist and more like he was talking to the dog than the man next to him. "You interrupted us. You hurt Shannon. Therefore, I'm going to make sure you won't be able to do so again in the future. First thing is that you're going to give me your key."

Lacey was quick to receive the new attention from Eli, her tail wagging happily. Thankfully, Eli's tone kept her from reacting poorly to the situation around her and she seemed perfectly content to bask in the ear rubs. At least someone in this situation was enjoying the experience.

On the other hand, Matheus was quietly freaking out. Of all the ways he expected Eli to handle the situation once he returned from helping to calm Shannon down, this was not on the list of possibilities. His eyes darted around; he went systematically down his spine to test the possibility of moving anything else. Only his mouth responded. This was going to be tough as hell to navigate, but at least it meant physical signs of fear would find it more difficult to present themselves. "Eli," he said, carefully and as neutrally as he could, "that's something Shannon should decide. He gave me that key years ago, he's the one who should get to take it away. You know I didn't mean to interrupt anything. Is he all right?"

It was a good thing that Lacey was happy for the attention Eli was giving her. He wasn't going to upset the poor dog just because Matheus was a complete idiot. Besides, Shannon wouldn't approve of Lacey ending up in the middle of this argument and Eli didn't want to have that happen so soon after this whole situation went down.

"Actions have consequences and your consequence is not having a key to this place," Eli replied in a sing song tone of voice as he continued to pet Lacey. His body language alongside his voice was incredibly off-putting with how there was a dissonance between them that Eli was definitely playing off for maximum discomfort. "He's resting for now, but he was very out of sorts before. Hopefully, he'll be back to normal once he's had some sleep. Which means you won't be dealing with him."

If he could have, Matheus would have bristled. He was having enough trouble keeping the quiver out of his voice as it was — whether it was from fright or anger was hard for even Matheus to say. He couldn't keep the unhappiness out of his voice, however, and wasn't even going to try for that. "Just because you're his Dom now doesn't mean you get to control the basis his friends interact with him on," he refuted. "Actions have consequences, but there's a reason intent can be taken into account for serious crimes. Accidents happen, Eli."

There was no way he was going to let Eli win this when it concerned something as important as Shannon. Even if Nate was sleeping away somewhere inside that skull of his, Shannon himself was like a little brother to Matheus and he did not take the threat of separation from him lightly. Eli was pretty obviously rattled by the intrusion himself, but was more coherent and lucid than Shannon had been... for better or for worse considering the current situation.

For a moment, Eli was still outside of the ever-present trembling of his left hand. Then electricity started to crackle over Eli's skin as he pulled his hands away from Lacey so as to not harm her. He wasn't upset; he was downright furious. For Matheus to think that Eli was controlling Shannon's life outside the scene was insulting. He would have to fix that.

"And because I'm his Dom, it's my job to make sure that he's kept safe during a scene and to make sure of that by any means necessary. If that means taking your key away so that you don't walk in on us again, then so be it." He then reached over to press his bare hand against Matheus' chest and zapped him pretty decently through the fabric. Unlike the zaps he gave Shannon, this one was meant to cause pain. "Don't worry, this won't kill you. I have far better control than that."

Matheus grunted, unable to move or do anything to try and absorb the shock. That was not what he expected to happen, although perhaps he should have given it more serious consideration. Eli was definitely not in the place to be reasoned with right now and that made this all the more dangerous. He knew there was no love lost between them for the insistence that Eli would make the best leader for all the Aspects, but this incident had apparently tipped him over from unfriendly to hostile in Eli's addled mind.

"Not worried about you killing me," he said slowly. This time, anyway. He had to stop and take some breaths before he could continue, with Lacey beginning to nose about his knees and chest in response to the electricity in the air and his breathing patterns. She was a smart dog, but there was no way she could figure out what was happening here. "You've got me where you want me, Eli. Just take the damn key."

It was really quite obvious that Eli wasn't in the right mental state to be reasoned with. While he had his unreasonable moments thanks to his emotional instability, it was never this bad as he could have some semblance of control over himself. Thankfully for Matheus' sake, he wasn't being violent for the sake of it and the zapping was only to influence him into going with what he wanted.

"You should be worried," he answered with a tilt of his head as the crackle of electricity died down and he petted Lacey gently to try comforting her in her confusion over what he had just done. At Matheus' declaration of defeat, he reached over and searched for the key, finding it and taking it from him. "There we go. That wasn't so difficult now was it?"

Matheus simply sat for a moment and let himself breathe through the lingering pain jumping through his nerves. After that, he let out a careful sigh and watched Eli as warily as he could considering the current position of paralysis. Once the key was located and Eli made his comment, there was little to do but laugh.

"For you? Nah. Walk in the park," he said with some forced amusement in his voice. "If you want me out of here, you gotta let me go, kid."

At first, Eli just started to play with the key, not really paying attention to what Matheus was saying, but once it seemed to filter through his mind he stopped, the key magnetically attaching itself to the back of his hand while he studied him. There was a frown on his face alongside a look of deep thought, but as quickly as it appeared, it was gone. He definitely was having trouble concentrating at this point.

"And you'll go? If that's the case, then why not." He tapped Matheus' forehead lightly with his finger and the paralysis was gone. It was very obvious that the physical motion was only for dramatic effect and that he didn't need any sort of contact with him to use his powers on him. His time in the other worlds had only honed those abilities and it was very obvious that Eli had been hiding just how well he could use them now. "Do be sure to tell Javier to not come around today. I don't need to take his key as well."

The sudden freeing of his limbs took Matheus off guard enough that he had to hide his stumble into a somewhat clumsy motion to pet Lacey. Her tail had gone back to wagging sometime in the last few minutes and she was definitely pleased that the two seemed to be paying her no small amount of attention in the middle of their conversation. With a deep breath, Matheus stood.

"Yeah, I figured that part out myself. Detective and all," he answered. This was going to be one hell of a phone call. Rather, Matheus might just drop by Javier's place and explain what had just happened in person. Eli was more and more obviously destabilized, and Matheus' worry was splitting between Shannon and the young man before him. Not that he would act on anything in front of Eli right now, not with how terrifyingly precise his powers had become. Matheus said nothing more, making it to the front door with only one look over his shoulder in the interim; he figured he'd earned that much.

There was a small smile of knowing amusement when the paralysis was removed, Eli having noticed the small stumble he turned into dog petting. Once a cat, always a cat, his Aspect memories supplied easily. He continued showering Lacey in affection even as Matheus stood.

"It's hard to tell with you sometimes," he responded easily. Once Matheus was on his way out, Eli's focus changed to cleaning things up, standing up to go over and pick up the remains of his sketchbook to throw away. He didn't even seem to notice Matheus turning around for one last look, going about his own business with no real focus on anything outside of himself.

While Eli focused on getting things tidy, Lacey merely followed him around to watch what he was doing and bask in his presence. He was more or less like family at this point, and she knew for a fact that Shannon was still somewhere in the house elsewhere. There was no need for alarm, just dogged attention. She did nose at the sketchbook while Eli picked it up, curious at the washed out, burnt scent it was giving off, and followed it all the way to the garbage.

Eli didn't mind having Lacey follow him around. She was a dog and that was what dogs did. At her curiosity over the sketchbook, he put it near her nose so that she could have a sniff at it and examine it. "It's nothing for you, Lace," he said to her, perfectly happy to chat up a dog.

When he finally disposed of the sketchbook, he went to grab cleaning supplies and looked around the open areas of the house. He was going to clean the place up while Shannon was asleep mostly because his mind wouldn't settle down and cleaning usually helped with that. Hopefully, Shannon wouldn't mind when he woke up.

It was another hour or so before Shannon began to stir. His mind and body had been put through a lot, both good and bad, and needed the time to come back down to normalcy. When first he woke, he stretched out his legs, grimaced at the soreness running through them, then tried pushing up on his hands to see if it was the same. Surveys said yes, but at least it was a good sort of soreness. It took a moment for his mind to cast back and figure out what had caused it. Eli, claiming him as his own. Himself, giving it all to Eli in pure devotion. Matheus, barging in like a fool and ruining everything before all that to shatter what had been a tenuous state of mind.

Shannon placed a hand to his forehead as if to will away the remaining murkiness, then cast his attention further outward to get a better idea of the room. Wiggling his toes, he noticed a weight that spoke of Lacey... then the smell that spoke of a bathed Lacey and, well, that was confusing. There was a weight next to him, as well, and Shannon reached out tentatively to see whether Eli was asleep or awake.

He was definitely awake and has been the entire time Shannon was out. If he had been out much longer, Eli would have resorted to pacing around the room to distract his mind from the boredom and fleeting focus his mind had at this time. Shifting himself so that he was turned towards Shannon, he reached over and grabbed his arm lightly.

"Hey there. Feel better?" His voice was trying for gentle, but there was a manic edge to it that was normally only found whenever Eli pulled an all nighter and had gone a little loopy in the meanwhile. The extent of how bad he was definitely wasn't obvious quite yet, but it would be soon enough.

Shannon gave a small grin, shifting on the bed so that he could clasp a hand around the one on his arm. He squeezed lightly, then tilted his head to take in what he could about Eli. There wasn't much, just the sound of his voice and the rhythm of his breaths. Not a whole lot to go off of, but he was pretty good at reading Eli by now.

"A lot," he said with some unintended levity. He really did feel pretty good. "Little sore, but I think that comes with dating you." It was a joke, really, since he knew what he had been getting into with Eli's electric powers. Part of him wondered what he would have been able to give in return if he could access his own hidden magic, but that came at too great a cost to truly consider. He squeezed at Eli's hand one more time. "How about you?"

At some point, Eli had changed out of his leathers and back into his normal clothes. Probably at the same point he decided that he should go brush and bathe Lacey for Shannon. His hand was a little shaky from how wired up he was, but nothing too big.

"I'm glad to hear that. Except for the soreness, but that should go away soon. I tried to be careful with it, but I might have gone a little overboard at the end there," he said as he snuggled closer to him. "I'm okay. Better than okay. Well. Not really. It's hard to think. Like thoughts keep slipping out of my grasp when I try catching them. I'll be okay when I sleep."

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