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Secret relationships are best relationships

SECRET relationship;

The fact that you're in a relationship with this person isn't public knowledge. Actually, no one knows about it except for the people involved. Maybe you guys are just private like that; on the other hand, it may be a necessity to keep things a secret from others. Maybe you're both team mates, and others on the team would give you grief, or you're not suppose to be dating, or you're not the type to usually date and you're only testing the waters. Perhaps it's the combination of you two, possibly an odd couple, that would bring some controversy or some teasing. Or, you know, you could not want to deal with friends and relatives being busybodies. Your reasons are your own.

Are you content with stealing moments to be together as a couple? Do you want to make your relationship known and the fact that you can't drives you batty? Remember, there are lots of benefits to dating in secret. You can be yourselves completely, away from prying eyes, and get to know each other better as potential longterm romantic partners. In a way, it's ideal.

...still, do you ever wish you could scream from the rooftops how much you care for your significant other?

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Thanks. I mean, that's really nice of you.

[It sounds lame when he says it, but he doesn't really know what else to say. He got caught up in a lot of things, real fast and Theo's been good at making him feel like he isn't a monster. And to think, he was scared of the werewolves and the other supernatural people, when Ms. Monroe led him and and the worst of them.

Maybe they get along the best because they both know how this feels. Doing things you regret, trying to make up for it, having no one.

He's still surprised, every time Theo kisses him and he feels a little less alone. He leans into the kiss, returning it with a bit too much neediness, but Nolan is used to extremes. Things in his head tend to be all or nothing, with a lot of self doubt in between.

He never thought he'd be with one of them like this and as Theo nuzzles at him, he berates himself for even thinking about him as anything other than just a human being.]

[Nice. Theo actually scoffs at that. It's not a word anyone would associate with him, not unless he had some kind of ulterior motives. Although, maybe that's true now. Maybe Theo is genuinely being nice because, yeah, being alone is fucking depressing. Even worse when you can't stand your own company.

He doesn't judge or scold Nolan for being overly eager, just takes what the other teen gives until Theo's moving on, nuzzling his neck, then lower to do the same to his chest. Teeth nip through his shirt and Theo seizes it in a hand pulling Nolan down. He crushes their mouths in another kiss, more fierce than the first, and pulls at the other's bottom lip with teeth.]

Let's keep that between you and I, okay?

[Not that anyone would believe Nolan. They'd sooner believe he was being used.

He pulls away, nods to the bed.]

Come on.

[Nolan doesn't really know Theo as anything else but nice. Saving his life, giving him another chance, taking Gabe's pain away. He doesn't know anything about before, and really, it doesn't matter. Nolan doesn't want to listen to what people tell them. People can be liars and manipulators and he falls so easily for it because he just wants people to like him.

Maybe that's what's happening here with Theo too, but Theo is different. He's not like Gabe or Ms. Monroe. Nolan would let him stay here with or without the kisses and he doesn't really know what else the other boy would have to gain from this. Maybe to make nice with Liam? Nolan doubts this would help his case.

His heart still pounds in his chest when Theo nips at him. He's seen those teeth before and he's such a skittish person to begin with. It's hard to swallow it down, but he does, reminding himself that if Theo wanted to hurt him, he would have done so a thousand times over. ]

If they'd see you like I see you, they'd think you were nice too.

[But he'll keep it between them if that's what Theo wants. He's been trying to lay low anyway. He still hasn't apologized to Corey for stabbing him in the hand. He's not sure 'sorry' is sufficient for what he tried to do.

He's thinking about all of this, letting his mind get carried away, but Theo kissing him again drags him back to the moment. He stands up when Theo tells him to and heads for the bed, then rethinks things and goes for the door instead, locking it, before heading back to the bed again, sitting down on the edge of it]

Can I ask you something?

[Doesn't matter what the others see in Theo. At least that's facade the chimera tries to put on - no one can get under his skin, no one's opinions matter. Except they do. He excels at shrugging them off... except when he completely fails at it, and constantly turns up to help out whenever Scott's pack needed it. He does crave a redemption of his own.

Him and Liam were on better terms, at least. Theo saved his life too, and from the Wild Hunt no less. He thinks that repaired relationship is owed.

Theo watches Nolan, brows slightly knitted together. He can see from the kid's expression that the distraction wasn't working as well as he hoped; there's still something on his mind. Joining Nolan on the bed, he shrugs loosely.]

Yeah. You can ask me anything.

[ That's the problem. In the end, it always matters. What people think, what they say. If Theo told him that he didn't care about those things, Nolan would probably believe him, though, because Nolan sees Theo as someone strong, someone utterly confident in everything he says and does.

Compared to Theo, Nolan feels kind of pathetic, but that's only when Theo isn't around. When he is, Nolan figures he must be worth something, if Theo keeps coming back. He's not really sure what, though.

He wrings his hands in his lap, keeping his eyes down, then glances up at the other boy. Nolan is mostly going to trip all over his words now.]

Do you... I mean... when you come here.... [he pauses, running a hand across his forehead] Why do you like me? Do you like me?

[That isn't a question he was expecting. Nolan catches him off guard and it shows visibly in the way that Theo hesitates for a few seconds, struggling to find words to a good question that warrants a better answer.

Theo sighs and glances down to the floor.]

I thought it was obvious that I liked you. As far as the why...

[The older teen's gaze is back on Nolan, carefully regarding him if not a bid fondly.]

Probably isn't the greatest thing to hear, but you remind me of myself in a way. You've done some...pretty terrible things but you tried to do good and fix it. I guess that you make me hopeful-- It's dumb, I know. What I mean is that you've shown that guys like me have a chance, that we can change-- we're not total scumbags. [He shrugs again.] It's what I like to think.

Anyway. You're a good kid, Nolan. You're trying. You're a bit too hard on yourself, but you're trying. I like that.

Things haven't been so obvious lately.

[He doesn't trust himself not to be so easily manipulated. But when Theo talks to him, Nolan wants to believe it. He wants to believe that someone likes him even more than that]

If I remind you of yourself, that's a good thing. You're probably one of the best people I've ever met. But I don't think I'm like you. Not even close. I'm just... I don't know. I don't know anymore.

[He doesn't mean to drop all those nonsense in Theo's lap, not now. But he has no one else to talk to]

I'm trying though. I really am. And you're not a scumbag.

Wow, I've really stepped into the Twilight Zone now.

[Theo the best person he's ever met? That's also saying a lot about the people Nolan has met, not even counting the hunters who indoctrinated him and Gabe.]

Trying is really all that counts, man. Means you give a shit enough to put forth the effort. And that's a good thing, even if it doesn't seem that way at first.

[Take it from the resident asshole (one of many) who's been trying to redeem himself and not having gotten very far.]

[Lucky for Theo, Nolan has no clue about his past or why the others wouldn't take so kindly to him... but even if he did, he might not hold it against him anymore. Not after knowing what it feels like to get sucked under.]

Whatever you did, it can't be much worse than what the hunters... what I tried to do, right?

[He's pretty sure Jiang and Tierny are dead because of him. He should have turned things around sooner]

See, you're good. You're good at this.

[Nolan says with a small smile, then leans in kisses Theo, not wanting to bring anymore of his insecurities into this. ]

...No, I just tried to take over Scott's pack and nearly killed Scott trying to do it. Put the others in danger, too.

[He purposely leaves out the addition of the Dread Doctors, they were just one detail too many and-- He still gets chills thinking about them.

Theo shakes his head, avoiding Nolan's gaze now because it just isn't true. He wants to be good, but...

And that's the end of that thought as he's kissed. Theo stares at the kid and his mouth quirks into a barely there smile.]

You're homework...

Oh. But then... you helped them. You're trying now too. I'm sure he sees that.

[Nolan is probably better off not knowing the more intense details. He's generally skittish as it is. But it does comfort him to know that they're both here trying. Theo understands him and that's more than most people have ever really tried to do.

He shrugs.]

I'm always doing homework. I don't always get to do this.

Guess you could say he does.

[As much as he deserves it, he still feels hurt at the recent rebuff of joining Scott's pack. He's not power hungry anymore, not after they trapped him in some kind of mystical prison of hell. He doesn't blame Scott for still being wary and suspicious of him though.]

So can I take this opportunity to repay you for the sandwich?

[He draws a finger along Nolan's jaw and chin, tips the kid's head to kiss him on the mouth.]

I think a lot more people would be dead if it wasn't for you.

[Including himself, most likely. So yeah, Theo has definitely become one of the good guys in Nolan's head. At first, that's what inviting him over was about. Now, it's about more than that- he's pretty sure it is, anyway. Theo did just say he liked him and his approval means everything to Nolan.]

I won't say no to that.

[He says with a little more confidence than he had earlier. He shifts forward to lean into the kiss, moving a hand to Theo's leg, just resting it there for now. ]

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You're just flattering me at this point.

[Or totally making fun of him. No, Theo doesn't really believe that. He wishes he could see in himself what Nolan sees so easily. Perhaps in time he will, for now, he's content with the other's reassurances.]

Didn't think you would.

[And Theo can sense that newfound confidence when he's pressed against, and the hand on his leg gets a raised brow. Hearing Nolan's kind words echoing in his mind, Theo kisses him deeper and slips a hand under the front of his shirt.]

I... I'm not. I swear.

[Definitely not making fun of him. Nolan wishes he would have seen it sooner, but he hadn't and he knows he's lucky that Theo is giving him a second chance at all, especially because he's new at all of this- this whole being with someone thing. Or whatever this is. He's fine with it being whatever Theo wants it to be.

His homework, school, everything, it's long forgotten once Theo's hand is under his shirt. He shivers, leaning into the kiss and parts his lips to let Theo in. Nolan's not sure if he's good at any of this, but Theo keeps coming back, so he must be doing something right.]

Hey, it's cool. I believe you.

[They've got a weird relationship, Theo will admit. He hasn't really stopped to put a label on it, or try to define what they have. Maybe, for now, it is best he doesn't, because he likes what they have and doesn't want to ruin anything by throwing around labels that don't really fit them.

What he does know is that what they have is good. Almost as good as that shiver that shakes Nolan. Theo smirks against his lips.]

Thought you'd be used to that by now.

[As if to starving for more reactions like the shiver, Theo slides his fingertips down Nolan's stomach with a feather-light touch.]

Okay... good.

[Not labeling this, not trying to do any more than what they're already doing, that'll probably work for Nolan because he wouldn't even know what to do with any more of it. Not yet, anyway. They're fine like this and Nolan doesn't want to do anything to get in the way of that.

All he knows is that things get quieter in his head and that's something he needs, very much.]

Feels good every single time.

[Nolan isn't particularly good at expressing his feelings most of the time, keeping everything inside, but Theo manages to pull it all out of him somehow. He manages to make Nolan smile and slide his hand further up his leg, nipping at his bottom lip before kissing him again]

[Hushed thoughts was exactly Theo's aim; he's noticed Nolan's no good to anyone when he has time to overthink, which in turn makes him hard on himself. If Theo can be good at anything, he's glad it's this. Even if it's just talking or watching silly videos on their phones or the computer. Theo's found himself oddly protective of the boy.

The nip to his lip and upward crawl of that hand get a quiet groan. Nolan may not think he's any good at this, but Theo is willing to argue otherwise. He hikes up the kid's shirt only to reluctantly pull away from soft lips to place his own on Nolan's midsection, warm and wet kisses and tiny bites.]

How about this?

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