"What now?" Llewellyn said, amused, keeping my wrists above my head.
I could feel my chest rising and falling.
The bond did something weird and—
"I see," Llewellyn said. He tightened the shirt around my wrists, leaned down, hovering close for a second, and… kissed me.
"…"
Yeah, never mind fighting. This was definitely better.
"AHAHA! WELL, THAT'S THE END O' THAT!"
"Fight's over! The captain's surrendered to temptation!"
"Pay up, ye doubters!"
We both snorted, lips brushing, and kept kissing.
…I might have been trapped like this, but… I couldn't help it.
I splashed him.
Llewellyn pulled back to look at me, more amused than aggrieved, apparently.
"Oho! The lad's still throwin' water!"
"Stubborn as a storm tide!"
"Another bucket o' seawater fer the captain!"
"Weak attempt," Llewellyn said, dripping wet, kissing down my throat, then my torso. "You'll have to try harder."
Damn.
Well… That was assuming I wanted to throw him off, which I didn't.
In fact, I was having some trouble thinking straight.
Llewellyn mouthed down my stomach, reaching for the hem of my trousers. He bit the skin there, and… unbuttoned them.
"..."
I swallowed.
I wasn't one hundred percent sure about removing clothes here. I mean, it was one thing when I was blindfolded, but… um.
I must have said something through the bond, because Llewellyn looked up at me.
"Should I take out the blindfold, then?" he asked. "Or... stop?"
What? No! I wanted to see him.
I stared at him, chest heaving.
"Don't stop," I said, bumping my head back.
Llewellyn grinned and moved up to look down at me, making eye contact.
"No need to take anything off for this," he said—and slid a hand inside my trousers.
Uh.
"And I can also," Llewellyn said, settling on my thighs before hovering close, "cover you like this."
Fuck. My wrists were still tied, and...
This was so good.
"OI! Captain's blockin' the view!"
"Move two steps t' the left!"
"Someone get me a taller crate!"
…I didn't know how long we were like this, but—uuh—this was amazing.
Llewellyn trailed kisses over my jaw, down my throat, and… bit down.
I came with a shudder, arching up.
Llewellyn watched intently as I shuddered under him, then as I was recovering… splashed Water down my trousers himself.
"Hey!!!" I yelped.
"What?" Llewellyn said, smug. "You're drenched, anyway. Easier to clean you up this way."
...This guy!!!
I mean, that had been gentle, so I couldn't really complain. And... it had definitely been effective.
But still!
"AHAHA! Direct counterattack!"
"Crew's witnessin' a very advanced duel!"
"We're watchin' masters at work!"
I was still breathing hard and... I needed more kissing, immediately.
I hooked my leg around Llewellyn and hauled him in.
Llewellyn grinned.
"Good?" he asked telepathically, moving down to suck a mark on my throat.
Good? It had been amazing.
"Yeah," I said. "Very good."
Llewellyn hummed, sounding pleased.
But… wait. I needed to reciprocate!
"Hey," I said telepathically.
"Mmh?"
"Untie me."
Llewellyn looked up.
"What if I don't want to? You look very good like this."
Damn. How was he always so smooth.
"Untie me, I want to touch you."
Llewellyn's breath hitched. He dropped his forehead onto my shoulder for a second, breathing in, then reached up and removed the shirt around my wrists.
As soon as he did, I rolled us around, pinning him down.
Uh...
I swallowed.
He looked incredible like this. I could definitely work with it, but...
I extended a hand to help him get up.
"What?" Llewellyn said, surprised.
"Come on," I said.
Llewellyn took my hand.
As soon as he was standing, I pushed him until his back hit the railing and I went down to my knees.
Llewellyn cursed.
I waited to see if he wanted to stop me, using this chance to take in the view.
Llewellyn was shirtless, soaking wet everywhere, and the tent in his trousers was... uh... very, very—
A hand cupped the back of my head. "Go on, then," Llewellyn said.
Looked like he wasn't shy about this.
"Ayeee! Time for reciprocation!"
"Captain picked a generous lad!"
"Best entertainment on the sea!"
I went for the button, pushed his trousers down, and took him in immediately.
More cheers erupted. However, it looked like Llewellyn had decided to give me instructions through the bond, so… I stopped listening to them entirely.
"That. Do that again… Slower…" Some cursing. "Also that…"
My mind went hazy.
Llewellyn looked down at me, breathing hard, then the hand on my nape tightened, and... more water cascaded down on me.
Uh…
Looked like he really liked seeing me in wet clothes. Or… well. What remained of them.
Unfortunately, that also turned me on. Not to mention his Magic felt amazing.
I tried to suppress a moan and failed.
Llewellyn's hips thrust forward. He tried to pull me back, but I stayed put, sucking around him.
Llewellyn shuddered. A moment later, he came down my throat, fingers tightening around my hair.
Perfect.
I rested my forehead against his groin, recovering my breath.
Llewellyn peeled me off and pressed me back until I was lying down, climbing on top of me and kissing me hard.
Then he... uh... noticed something else.
"Looks like you'll be ready to go again in no time," he said, breath uneven.
…He wasn't wrong.
"Ayeee, take 'im on the deck, captain!"
"The crew approves this turn o' events!"
"Unanimous vote!"
"I can teleport us back to bed," Llewellyn said, kissing under my ear.
I took in a shaky breath.
That wasn't a bad plan, but… there would be no Water Magic there.
I didn't want to leave yet.
"Let's stay like this a bit longer," I said, pulling him into a kiss to more cheers.
***
Somehow we'd ended up restarting our training, though it was mostly an excuse to throw some Magic around, crash some barrels, catch each other, and… end up on the deck again, hands and mouths everywhere.
By the third time, I was regretting the decision to keep my trousers on. Llewellyn had also buttoned his again, which was a travesty.
No one here would remember anything. We could do it.
"Are you sure?" Llewellyn said, sounding strangled.
…Damn. Looked like that really did it for him.
"Yeah," I said, biting down on his lower lip. I reached for the button of my own trousers.
Llewellyn moved to shield me, but it wasn't necessary.
"It's fine," I told him, taking everything off. "Don't worry about it."
Llewellyn searched my face, probably sensing through the bond, then kissed me hard and… took our usual vials out of his inventory.
Uh.
Around us, more cheering had exploded.
Llewellyn parted my legs, his fingers reaching down and sliding in.
Fuck. This was really—
"AYEE! Time for the main event!!!"
"We're gettin' the full performance!!!!"
"Lad's about to get thoroughly ruined!"
"Five stars! Five stars! This ship knows quality entertainment!"
I'd have laughed if Llewellyn hadn't chosen that moment to hit the right nerves.
I moaned.
Llewellyn kept going amid more obscene cheering.
I managed to find his lips almost blindly, panting.
"Do it," I said. "Come on."
Llewellyn positioned himself. His fingers found mine, and he pushed in.
***
We both collapsed on the deck, spent, lying on our sides.
"That's a happy captain if I've ever seen one!"
"Practically glowin'!"
"Look at the lad! He's smilin' just as bad!"
…Yeah. I was probably smiling like an idiot.
Llewellyn huffed out a laugh and kissed me.
All that aside, I couldn't believe the bond could feel this good, what the hell. I felt like I was floating.
However, if Llewellyn was any indication, we were in… quite a state.
Well. Since he'd tested this before…
I crashed a whole wave on us—to clean us up.
"Oi!!!" someone yelled. "Don't sink the ship!"
It seemed that Llewellyn hadn't expected that.
He spluttered, startled, then leapt up and jumped me, pinning my wrists above my head.
However, his eyes were warm and happy.
"Got you," I said, grinning.
Llewellyn snorted.
"Let's go home," he said, leaning down to kiss me.
***
After a proper shower and… more kissing under the spray, Llewellyn suggested we go out and have dinner somewhere.
Unfortunately, I had my last shift tonight, so I had to sleep at least a couple of hours if I didn't want to doze off an hour in, especially after so much… uh… strenuous activity.
Besides, even if we went, we couldn't be too late and we couldn't drink.
Well, I couldn't, at least.
This sucked. I wanted to go.
"Let's do it tomorrow," I said, toweling my hair off. "Today we could collect Penguin and Lumos and spend an hour in my Core Partition, learning one or two of those books we got from Tiernan?" We wanted to find out more about St. Caerwyn and the other gods, after all. "And then tomorrow we can go out."
"Alright," Llewellyn said, putting a shirt on. I'd say it was a waste to cover all that up, but… everything looked great on him, so. It wasn't really a loss. Or… not too much. "Lucky for you I'm too satisfied to be disappointed by this bait and switch."
"Hey," I said with a grin. "No bait and switch here. It's not like I wanted to turn this down either. We can order something in, if you like? I start at 11 PM."
I saw those high-end restaurant flyers he had piled up on the kitchen counter, so I thought he might like that.
"Mmh," Llewellyn said. "I suppose that's a compromise."
I grinned.
"Core Partition first then," I said.
Ah, this was amazing.
I really wasn't looking forward to my last shift, though.