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[somepoorsoul]

Though he has spent much of the last week imagining Aramis and Porthos’ return - in anticipation, and joy, and a bit of fear - now that he knows the moment draws near, he finds himself teeming with uncertainties. There are things he must say - now, before the opportunity slips through his fingers forever, and all he has left is the memory of those moments in the stables, the press of lips against his and hands blissfully burning his skin. Athos still does not trust himself, and perhaps he never will, but he trusts his friends, more than he has trusted anyone. And so, there are things he must say.

But first, he must welcome his dear friends home. Athos has not attempted to make a meal for them, knowing that no meager fest he could concoct would match Porthos’ skill in the kitchen. But he has procured a few bottles of fine wine, one of which sits already open and half drunk on the kitchen counter. The steadying of his nerves has taken one, and then two, and three glasses. Now, shamefully, he pours himself a fourth.

He has never been very good with words.

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[du_vallon]

Porthos lets out a muffled sound of shocked surprise, not sure why he's the one getting kissed like that when Aramis is the one who talked about throwing him in to swim or drown. Still, he's hardly going to complain. Still, Aramis has ideas and Porthos is happy to share those notions because they've talked about this and it's not hard to know what Aramis wants.

So while he's parting his lips and sinking into such a lovely kiss, his arms are working around Athos' elbows, holding tight. He pulls himself away from the kiss, cheeks flushed and an apologetic look in his eye. "Sorry, lapin," he offers, and flips Athos so that he's on his back to Porthos' front, his arms locked behind his back.

He's held down, restrained, and ready for Aramis. "I definitely think we should do that thing we talked about," he agrees with Aramis, despite not having said a word out loud about said plans.

[afineseamstress]

"A fine idea," agrees Aramis, even as he clucks his tongue, eyes raking over Athos before he meets Porthos' eye. "So many clothes yet, cariño." Crawling over them both, Aramis nips Porthos' bottom lip, pressing a kiss to his scar before dropping down to where Athos lies prone between them.

Aramis gazes at him for a long moment before he ducks his head, dropping a kiss to Athos' flushed cheek. "Too many clothes, indeed," he murmurs, and fastens his mouth to the curve of Athos' throat, pressing hot, sucking kisses there while his fingers work the clasp of Athos' trousers free.

[somepoorsoul]

The very moment Athos believes he has grasped some semblance of control, Aramis and Porthos gleefully wrest it from him, a power they have that is unsteadying and intoxicating both. When Porthos flips him round, Athos grunts with surprise, immediately tipping back his head under Aramis’ mouth to tuck against Porthos’ collarbone. He pulls against the man’s hold, not truly to break free, but to revel in the strength of it.

“Sounds ominous,” he observes, voice hitching as Aramis’ hand brushes his groin. He should not want this, certainly not so desperately, but now he cannot think of a single reason why.

[du_vallon]

Porthos grins because he knows what comes next and he loves what comes next. He's a bit envious of what Athos is about to experience, if he didn't get it himself every single day on a near steady basis, given that Aramis has a habit of doing this after yoga with him. "How long has it been, lapin?" he murmurs, slow and heavy. "Aramis, how long do you reckon, since a man of your handsome nature was where you are now?"

[afineseamstress]

"Porthos, please," says Aramis, pushing Athos' trousers over his hips so he can drag his underwear down with his teeth, "I am without equal." His smirk loses focus, however, for the sight of Athos' cock, only half-filled yet, but that will soon change. Aramis glances up for one eager glance at the pair of them, then he curls his fingers around it, stroking loosely while his mouth goes to the juncture of Athos' hip, biting down as he strokes Athos to hardness.

[somepoorsoul]

Athos begins to chide Aramis for his arrogance, but the words are not even formed when he is pulling down his pants with his teeth and touching him, and Athos can no longer think on anything else. As much as he had wished it otherwise, abstinence has never lessened desire, and for six years he has dealt with it with too much shame for real pleasure. Now, his mind has no room for anything but want, not when Porthos is murmuring in his ear and Aramis is smirking joyfully as he strokes him to hardness. He has not forgotten the day when he walked in on them, Porthos' mouth around Aramis’ cock, a scene he has since imagined in every permutation. With that image in mind he whines, and then closes his eyes against the unbidden sound, biting his lip hard to suppress his next undignified whimper.

[du_vallon]

Oh, that sound is something that Porthos wants to hear for the rest of his life. He grins and holds him a little tighter, his fingers stroking over the bare skin that's available to him. "He's good at that, isn't he?" he murmurs. "The way he touches, the way he works, that look in his eye. He's never more beautiful than he is when he's like this," he narrates, smiling fondly down at Aramis from where he's lying prone, holding Athos back.

[afineseamstress]

Aramis exchanges a wild look with Porthos for that whimper, plucked straight from their imaginations and even sweeter in reality. He holds Porthos' gaze as he guides Athos' cock to his mouth, wanting to share this first taste with him, but his eyes fall closed as soon as that smooth, firm heat hits his tongue.

Aramis groans, hands curling around Athos' hips as he lowers himself, sucking at the velvet flesh inside his mouth gently at first, then growing in pressure as he begins to move. It is perfect, Athos is perfect, just as they knew he would be, and the only thing that could make this better would be the tug of fingers in his hair. It is by Aramis' own design that neither of his companions' fingers are free, but he whines with wanting anyway, eager for every pleasure.

[somepoorsoul]

Even with his jaw clenched, Athos hisses shakily, certain he must be trembling, certain he will be driven to madness by Aramis’ mouth, and the obvious relish with which he takes to the task. Only Porthos’ steadying hold keeps him halfway grounded, assuring him that this is real and not some incredible dream. How much time has passed since he poured wine and told them in his own understated way that yes, he needs them both like he has never needed anything, and damn the rest? Less than an hour, surely, though it seems like a lifetime. His body arches greedily of its own volition, and as his head falls back on Porthos’ chest, he flutters his eyes open, meeting the other man’s gaze with wild eyes. As wonderful as the restraint may be, he wishes he could reach for Aramis’ hair or hand – anything to keep him steady in this moment.

[du_vallon]

Porthos grins down fondly at Athos when he arches up, pins his gaze on him, and despite the fact that Aramis likes plenty well the feel of hands in his hair or scoring his back, this is about restraining Athos through it all. If anything, the look that Athos gives him only drives Porthos to hold onto him tighter than before, widening his knees to let Athos' body slip in between his trousers. He's the most clothed of the three of them, but hardly minds, given that every time Athos struggles, he gets some friction for it.

"Show him how deep you can take him," Porthos encourages in a growl, shifting his grip to Athos' wrists, now.

[afineseamstress]

As keenly as he feels the absence of phantom fingers, the missive gives Aramis new purpose, and he takes several deep breaths through his nose before letting Athos slide deeper against his tongue. He savors every pleasure that is to be found in bed, but giving it to others is by far the headiest and dearest of them all, and the discomfort as Athos' prick reaches the back of his throat is nothing compared to the thought of what it must feel like for Athos.

Aramis moans, swallowing hard, and lets Athos linger there as long as he is able, watching every heave of Athos' chest above him through slotted eyes, feasting on the strain of Porthos' arms as he holds him as if it were the oxygen his lungs are screaming for.

[somepoorsoul]

He isn’t going to last long, not like this. Aramis’ mouth is relentless, and Porthos’ fingers bruise his wrists, and it’s so much that he truly believed he would not feel again, so much he did not believe he would ever feel at all. “Wait,” he stutters, despite his pride more a moan than a word, “Aramis, I cannot…” Surely Aramis will not allow him to come like this. Surely, he should pull away. But both men hold him fast, and he cannot help but thrust into Aramis’ mouth as he nears completion and then spends with a trembling cry.

[du_vallon]

Porthos presses a kiss that's so firm and so adoring to Athos' messy hair, burying his face in it until he can only barely peer up and over it to stare fondly at Aramis, pleased that they're the ones who've brought him over the edge the way that no one has in so, so long. "That's it," he soothes and coaxes him through the orgasm. "That's it," he promises. "Aramis can take it and I've got you."

[afineseamstress]

It is torturous, knowing that above him, Athos' head is tipped back in ecstasy and Aramis cannot see it. But just as Aramis can taste Athos now, pouring hot and liquid down his throat, Porthos can drink in the sight of him, and between them they will share everything. So he eagerly swallows until the jerk of Athos' hips has relented, pulling back to drop a kiss to the wet tip of his prick before he lays his head on Athos' thigh, head tipped to grin up at them as he gasps for air. His throat and lips are sore and swollen, and Aramis tongues at the corner of his mouth to savor the ache, saving the last of Athos' taste there for Porthos.

[somepoorsoul]

Athos still trembles as aftershocks dance through him, his eyes closed and cheek pressed to Porthos’ chest. He pulls a hand free of its bond so that he can lightly, almost thoughtlessly, run his fingers over Aramis’ hair, thumb brushing his temple. All but these two men forgotten, Athos lingers blissfully with the world out of focus for one moment, and then two, and then three, before reality begins to set in again.

It is a wondrous reality, though, if one that leaves him unsure how to proceed. Athos blinks a few times, his gaze flickering up at Porthos’ face, and then down at Aramis with a shaky, breathless smile.

[du_vallon]

Porthos is grinning like a fool at Athos as he slowly comes back to himself, letting go of him and settling him aside so that he can reach for Aramis by the shoulders, hauling him up for the kiss he's been wanting since Athos spent, the taste of him on Aramis' lips something he chases after desperately and happily. He finally sags back against the headboard, stretching out his fingers after having been clamped down.

"What do you think, chou? He relaxed?"

[afineseamstress]

Aramis sighs in bliss for the touch to his hair, moaning aloud when it is followed by another favorite thing and Porthos hauls him bodily up, kissing the taste of Athos from his mouth. Aramis stretches out on his side, nodding his agreement. "I dare say we've taken the edge off," he rasps.

Plucking Athos' hand from the covers, Aramis presses a kiss to his palm, taking in the sight of Athos more undone than Aramis has ever seen him. "Relaxed, and beautiful."

[somepoorsoul]

“I am right here.” Still, Athos flushes at the praise, surprised to hear that he sounds so much steadier than he feels. Still on his back, he turns his head to gaze at them both in awe. He has never been a man of many words, but rarely has he found himself quite so at a loss as he feels now.

[du_vallon]

Porthos quirks up his lips in a grin as he looks at Athos and the way he's never seen him before, so stupidly grateful that it's them who get to see it and no one else. "You are right there," he agrees, sliding his fingers over Athos' shoulder as he twines his other hand into Aramis' hair for another kiss, smirking as he moves his touch to Athos' hands, depositing those hands to Aramis' hips.

"So be a good man and strip him, would you?"

[afineseamstress]

Aramis sighs into Porthos' mouth when the hand in his hair is denied him yet again, but he turns to look at his work with Athos' hands. He longs to know that he's made Athos feel good, but Aramis also knows better than to wait to hear it, reading his praises in the flush of Athos' skin, the soft lines around his eyes, the tremors that are yet to be seen in his naked body.

Then those hands curl around his hips, and Aramis shudders. He has seen them at work so many times, those pale fingers long and elegant, handling a blade with tremendous skill. To be handled by them now is dizzying, and Aramis looks eagerly between their bodies, gaze flicking between Athos' hands and his face so as not to miss a moment.

[somepoorsoul]

Heart in his throat, Athos tightens his hands at Aramis’ hips and leans over Aramis to kiss him, realizing as he does that he has not done so yet today, and what a pity that is. Perhaps if he is very lucky, another day in which he does not kiss Aramis will never come to pass. Athos was once a rather romantic man – to the point of foolhardiness, even – and though he even now believes that he has left those overblown hopes and dreams behind him, the way his stomach twists now surely proves that there is more of his younger self left within him than he admits.

Hooking his fingers at the hem of Aramis’ boxers, he does as instructed and divests him of the rest of his clothing. “Tell me how to touch him,” he asks Porthos, his voice low, intent gaze never leaving Aramis’ face.

[du_vallon]

His smile only grows at the question, making room for himself at the head of the bed, knee pressed to his chest as he rubs his thumb over his lower lip and considers. "He'd very much like his hair touched right now," Porthos says lowly. "Trust me, as tight as you can. Don't be gentle with our Aramis," he warns.

"And when you touch him, rub your thumb in light circles, teasing and slow. Then, you should definitely use your nails, hard as you can, when you scratch down his back."

[afineseamstress]

"Porthos," Aramis exhales, winded even before Porthos begins his instructions, "The way he looks at me." Athos' blue eyed gaze is unwavering, as soft as Aramis has yet seen, and still so focused. Aramis feels color rise to his own cheeks, and he struggles against the urge to cast his eyes downward lest he be swept away. Reaching up, he cradles Athos' face in his hands, lifting his head to press another kiss to his mouth. "He is right," he tells Athos, for his craving for touches deep enough to mark him is without end, "But I will like anything you do. I believe I could spend if you only stared at me long enough," he says in a breathless laugh.

[somepoorsoul]

Athos, too, must resist the urge to look away from the intensity with which their eyes have locked, and the awe he finds in Aramis’ expression. It is nearly too much, nearly more than he can bear, but as is so often the case in moments of unsteadiness, he takes refuge in controlled calm. “One thing at a time,” he admonishes with a mildness that stands in sharp contrast to everything else about him, and when he kisses Aramis, he tugs at the man’s lower lip with his teeth. Then, sliding a brief look at Porthos, he follows the first of his suggestions, tangling his fingers in Aramis’ hair and pulling back hard, then pressing his mouth to the exposed skin of Aramis’ neck.

[du_vallon]

Porthos grins at the tug, knowing exactly the sort of reaction that follows something like that and he finds himself eagerly anticipating what's about to come. "That's it," he murmurs, approving and encouraging. "Just like that, my beautiful, perfect men. Keep going, touch him while you grab his hair."