Make-Up Masturbation

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Title: Make-Up Masturbation
Characters: Peter Petrelli, Gabriel Gray
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit sexual content
Words: 1300
Setting: Shattered Salvation, modified version of chapter 345. Post-series, Peter and Gabriel are married.
Summary: Peter wakes on the couch after an argument, and tries to quietly dispense with his morning erection.
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(is it because of the fight? Does he feel guilty, and that's why he's being like that?)

Yes, it's because of the fight, and some complicated psychological issues Gabriel has going on. Chapter 345 in a really long story means there's a TON of background I'm not providing. But yes, the fight they had consisted almost entirely of Gabriel being an ass and Peter trying to cope with it until he finally said, 'no more; I've got to think about whether I want to stay with you if this is how you're going to be'. Gabriel knows he put his foot in it bad.

I wanted to ask though, why does Gabriel sleep only in his shirt and no boxers or pajamas? Is their some psychological reason or just a preferance? Yeah I'm in a mood these days.

When Gabriel would only sleep in a shirt, and Virginia *knew* he only slept in a shirt, and she didn't want to see him naked, then it meant she had to stay out of his room when he was asleep (or was supposed to be asleep). It affords a level of privacy. If you're in pajamas, your abusive, opposite-sex parent might feel they can just barge in whenever they like to yell at you that it's time to get up for school, or ask what the hell you're doing under the covers with that flashlight.

I never had this problem, but my ex, who came from quite the abusive home, explained his motivation for letting his junk hang out. Also, once we were together, it provided him an additional excuse to have me answer the door, deal with the kids, or whatever he didn't want to do - 'oh, I'm not dressed, I can't cook breakfast', or 'oh, I can't get the door, I'm not wearing underwear'. He was an ass that way, which is why he's my ex. Gabriel ... well, he wants to be a nice guy, but he doesn't even realize how problematic some of his behaviors are. This one is really quite minor, though.

Peter wears boxers to bed for the exact opposite reason - because when he was a kid, if he needed to get up in the night to go to the bathroom, or go downstairs to get a drink of something, the Petrelli household rule was that you be at least somewhat covered. Peter never had any need to resort to bizarre and manipulative ploys to protect his privacy.