Fandom: Heroes RPS
Pairing: ZQ/SR
Summary: At the Maxim party.
The music isn't actually so loud that he needs to be standing so close, shoulder touching shoulder and mouth inches from Zach's ear, watching that profile laugh and bobble as he recites Münchhausean tales of London nightclubs and extravagant substance use. No, it's not that Sendhil needs to -- he just wants to, and he has no problem admitting that, especially as he sends a whiff of breath down Zach's neck with a laugh, and watches as goosebumps rise on Zach's skin and a deep hum escapes his throat, vibration passing through them to make Sendhil's fingertips tingle.
Then suddenly the other Zach appears by his side with fresh drinks, and Sendhil finds himself sandwiched between the two again. As they toast a pair of women pass them by, the fabric of their skirts wavering inches below their buttocks, and the other Zach makes comically exaggerated appreciative noises while Sendhil laughs, not disagreeing. Zach, Sendhil observes from the corner of his eyes, gazes at them with a small smile playing on his lips.
Zach is a bad liar, Sendhil thinks, and then immediately corrects himself because he knows that's not exactly accurate; Zach merely dislikes lying. It's endearing, almost, the way Zach substitutes the truth with silence, furrows his brows and lets his eyes wander in mock-contemplation, exactly long enough for someone to change the subject; it makes Sendhil wish to strip that practiced behavior off him, lay him bare, devour.
As the other Zach raves about curves, Sendhil turns to Zach and whispers in his ear, "You know what I like? I like white boys." The words sound uncharacteristically crude even in his own ears, and Sendhil watches as Zach nearly spits his drink and widens his eyes, turning to him with an incredulous glare. Sendhil feels a smirk tuck at his lips; it really is what Zach is to him, a boy, all childish charms and bubbly enthusiasm and painful honesty. Absolutely tempting.
Sendhil knows what he's feeling tonight is a perverse impulse, but he has no qualms admitting this, either. So he curls his mouth into a mischievous smile, showing teeth, and then he leans in again to nibble at Zach's lobe as he adds: "You all blush so pretty."
Sure enough Zach is no exception, and Sendhil laughs in his ear again, and he's certain none of them can wait to get out of this place.