Cass swallowed at the new look of the bedroom. Honestly, it wasn’t that different, but the size of the bed really took Cass by surprise.
It looked a lot bigger in his room than he considered, especially as they, as a unit, stood at the entrance of the doorway, all staring. Lucian loomed behind Cass, Edgar and Gideon on either side of him until Cass felt Lucian’s chin come down on the top of his head. Cass scowled in annoyance, but didn’t shake him off.
"Wow. That’s huge, Cass. Were you thinking I’d come cuddle in my dragon form?" He teased and Cass flushed.
"No, that’s ridiculous, and I know that wouldn’t be enough cushion for if your dragon form was here. We’d have to make a mattress the size of my rooms combined." Cass said and Lucian grunted, nodded, but didn’t move.
"Well, it’s still pretty big for only four people." Lucian commented, before he grumbled a bit. "The smaller bed meant we had to cuddle." Cass spun on his heel, forcing Lucian to take a step back if he wanted to meet Cass’ eyes. He did, meeting Cass’ glare head on as Cass crossed his arm.
"Are you complaining that I changed around my room?" Cass asked, then hesitated for a second before he continued. "Are you complaining that I thought about all of us being in one bed?" Cass asked and watched as his eyes went wide. The dragon, slivered eyes even faded in the face of his own shock. He held his hands up, shaking his head and hands at the same time.
"No! I would never! I just...I love cuddling." Lucian told him and Cass scowled.
"Who said you couldn’t cuddle in this bed? Maybe I just wanted to be comfortable and made sure that no one had to worry about falling off? I don’t want to fear that in the middle of the night I make one wrong move and I’m falling in my dreams. I already did that enough talking to the damn gods." Cass muttered. That seemed to confuse the others for a moment as Cass waved a dismissive hand before it slipped back to cross his chest.
"I...Sorry, Cassy Baby. I didn’t mean to upset you." Lucian softened, leaning in and pressing a soft kiss against Cass’ lips. Cass almost protested, but he liked the feeling of the other man’s lips against his own too much to truly protest. He growled a bit, a small warning sound, and Lucian pulled back with a smile. "Can I kiss the anger away?" He asked softly and Cass huffed.
"Maybe." Cass muttered, and Edgar leaned in, resting his chin against Cass’ shoulder.
"Well, can we soothe you inside of the bedroom? I think Sam and Byron would like to have their own privacy now that they know you’re in good hands and they can’t do that while we’re hovering in between." Cass flushed and nodded. He turned, moving towards the bedroom robotically. Gideon gave a soft laugh, but didn’t say anything else, following him as he moved into the bedroom proper. Lucian closed the doors behind them and Cass couldn’t help how he jumped a little. He was nervous. Why wouldn’t he be? This was...he was...they were going to cross the final line.
Cass felt his face warm, his throat suddenly tight. Cass knew that they had been tiptoeing around that final, dangerous step that would take their relationship from just ’fooling around’ into something a bit more serious. At least in Cass’ mind, and from the way that the three men were looking at him like he was the best meal they’d ever seen, it was the same for them too.
Hell, their mouths and tongues had already gotten intimately familiar with the softer, warmer places on their bodies, but that didn’t mean that this moment didn’t feel bigger. More serious. Cass knew that his body couldn’t handle them all at the same time. He didn’t even think it was possible. Fuck.
How was he going to handle Lucian in his entirety? He was just a beginner.
Cass could feel the panic begin to sink its claws into him, but with a simple touch from Lucian, his arms wrapping around his shoulders and tugging him against his chest, Cass let out a slow breath. Lucian’s lips came down on Cass’ head, before he tilted and pressed another kiss against the side of his head, near his ear.
"Lovely, sweet Cass, there’s no need to panic. We’ll go as fast as you need. Why is your heart racing? Are you scared? You need to let us know if you’re scared so we can stop." Lucian told him sweetly. "That is the last thing I want from you. I hate it, but if you’re just worried, let us know so we can help you through your worries." Lucian told him softly, sweetly. Cass swallowed as Gideon came into view, his green eyes filled with concern.
"Are you scared? It’s okay, Cass. For two of us at least, this is our first time. We’ll be...a little awkward no matter what, I think." Gideon said, trying to give him a soothing smile but it looked as stiff and awkward as Gideon had said. Cass felt his shoulders relax slightly. Edgar reached for Cass’ hand, tugging it from his chest and raising it to press it against his cheek. Cass turned his head to look at Edgar, his hand twitching against his warm skin.
"Lucy and I will take good care of both of you, Cass, Giddy. Please don’t worry. While I may not be as experienced as Lucy, I promise we won’t make fun of you, we won’t mock you, we just want you to feel safe and enjoy your time with us. We’ll go at your pace." Edgar purred, his blue eyes bright before they slid to Lucian. "Though, I’m sure we’d both like to swallow you whole." Edgar teased, his lips curling up slightly. Cass felt his breath hitch and heard Gideon do the same.
Lucian rumbled, pleased, behind him.
"Eddie." He admonished. "That’ll scare them. We can only swallow them whole one at a time, anyways. Are you going to take care of Gideon while I take care of Cass?" Lucian asked and Edgar’s eyes widened, before a slight flush crossed his cheeks.
"Do you want that, Gideon?" Edgar asked and Cass slid his gaze to Gideon. He watched, his breath raspy, as Gideon seemed shocked. It was clear that he hadn’t considered that he would get to sleep with Edgar, at all, which was ridiculous. Why wouldn’t he? Cass wasn’t greedy like that, and while Cass knew he felt...something for all three of them, it could not compare to the longing and yearning the two men had for each other.
Gideon glanced at Cass, curious, concerned, but Cass gave him an encouraging nod. It wasn’t a huge motion, but told him that Cass wouldn’t be offended if he went first with Edgar. They’d all end up sleeping with each other anyways, so why did the order matter? Cass was sure there was some silly, macho reason that it would matter, that Lucian was being so possessive of Cass because of his dragon nature, but Cass didn’t have such ideals in his head.
Old Cass would have, but new Cass? Merged with Cassian? They didn’t believe that was anything important. They had a rather relaxed view of it all, and Cass had a feeling that was due to his new, demonic nature.
Gideon seemed to hear Cass’ message, loud and clear, and he dropped his head. Not because he was ignoring them, but because he was thinking. Lucian shuffled closer, giving Gideon the time to consider, process.
"Would it...upset you if I didn’t touch you right away, Eddie?" Gideon asked carefully, and Cass felt how Edgar jerked slightly, his breath trembling against the delicate skin of Cass’ wrist.
"O-Oh. No, it wouldn’t, but I would like to ask why." Edgar responded and Gideon raised his head, glancing towards Lucian before turning his gaze back to Cass and Edgar. He leveled Edgar with a serious, if not a little flustered, look.
"I’m just not confident in my skills. I would rather watch Lucian to know what is the right thing to do, and then act." Edgar’s face went red, his blue eyes wide while Lucian tilted his head back and laughed. It wasn’t because he was making fun of Gideon even if Gideon thought it was for a moment.
Then, when he was done, Lucian’s hand came down on Gideon’s shoulder and gave it a squeeze.
"That was a great way to stroke my ego, Gideon. I feel like you would be the kind of man who would go to a brothel just to watch how it was done, and then take what you’ve learned back to your lover." Cass could hear how pleased Lucian was in how he spoke. "Don’t worry, it’s very instinctual. From the way these two were complaining about you, you’re a fast learner and you’ve realised that half of the battle is listening to what your partner likes. You’ll be fine, but if you’re worried, you are welcome to watch." Lucian’s eyes were warm as he met Gideon’s eyes. Gideon swallowed, then nodded.
"Thank you for being so understanding." Gideon said, then slid his gaze to Edgar. "Is that okay?" He asked and Edgar swallowed.
"As long as you don’t plan to take notes, yeah." Edgar tried to joke but he didn’t smile. It was Gideon who broke out into a wide smile, his green eyes curling up at the corners. He looked very handsome in that moment and Cass watched Edgar’s expression as he flushed.
"I’ll make sure to keep my notes inside of my head. My hands can still move as I watch." Gideon confirmed and Lucian whistled as Edgar blushed further. Cass curled his hand against Edgar’s cheek, feeling the heat there.
"Good call, Gideon. Now, why don’t the other, sweet boys, get undressed? Or do you want us to help?" Lucian asked, his voice dropping deep, low. Cass swallowed before Edgar answered, laughing.
"Cass can’t get undressed on his own. Sam keeps putting him in outfits that need help taking off." Edgar murmured, a little amused and Cass flushed. Lucian’s hands came around Cass’ sides, sliding to his belly button.
"Is that true, love?" Cass felt a tingle fill his body hearing Lucian call him that. Cass flushed, his stomach flinching at the slight touch as the tingle moved further down his body and settled deep in his groin. Cass cleared his throat.
"I, uh, haven’t noticed." Cass admitted. Edgar had been helping him get undressed without a complaint, so Cass didn’t even consider it. Edgar chuckled, turning his head to stare at Cass with warm, blue eyes. Even Gideon was looking at Cass like that. Lucian’s fingers tapped against Cass’ lower stomach and Cass flinched.
"Well, let’s test that, hmm? Let’s get our sweet, lovely, sexy Cass undressed. Oh, an important question before everything gets started. No touching your second hole, that is established, but can we use it for lubrication?" Lucian asked and Cass nodded, his face warm. "Wonderful. What about spilling our seed? Can we do it inside of you? Cass? Edgar?" Lucian was asking the serious question and Edgar paused, his face turning bright red.
"I can’t process it." Edgar told him, sounding a little annoyed until he met Cass’ absolutely blushing face, his whole body trembling slightly.
"I can’t?" Cass asked and Edgar swore under his breath softly.
"Fine. I’ll allow it as long as someone helps me clean it out." Edgar muttered, embarrassed and Cass gave an enthusiastic nod. Lucian chuckled.
"We’ll make sure you’re cleaned up, Eddie. Don’t worry a single hair on your pretty blond head." Lucian tapped Cass’ stomach again over his clothes. "Cass? What do you think? Can we fill you up with our seed?" He asked and Cass felt his tongue dart out and lick his lips. He nodded, but knew that wouldn’t be answer enough. They needed to hear it.
"Y-Yeah. I think I’d like that." Cass whispered softly and Lucian purred.
"What a good decision, Cass. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure to feed you well."