Nocte Nexus

[means2bhuman]

Title: Nocte Nexus
Characters: Sylar (Gabriel Gray), Peter Petrelli (sort of pre-slash, for now)
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Word count: 340
Setting: Inside the Wall
Summary: Sylar feels something strange and wonderful in the night.

A/N:
Inspired by More Between Us, this gif set, and my most awesome and patient writing partner,
game_byrd. Happy Birthday!

Comments

[game_byrd]

I've read this four times now. And this morning when I was driving around on my errands, it kept running through my head, along with an odd reprise -

Sylar lies there in the dark, waiting, thinking, remembering how that felt, and aching. He finally can't take it anymore and rolls over, to see that Peter is lying facing him, fast asleep. He starts stroking Peter's forearm - careful, slow, soft - just like Peter did to his back. Peter wakes, sleepy eyes blinking away the fog of sleep, then tensing and drawing back a little as he realizes Sylar's awake and caressing him. But he doesn't pull his arm away. And Sylar keeps touching it just as he did before

[means2bhuman]

No! Don't spoil the continuations! ;) This was all I had time to write before going to work. The smut piece I was trying to write wasn't coming together and I wasn't sure you'd like it anyway. I have more of this in my head.

Yes, Sylar touching back is definitely an option and there are lots of them! I particularly liked "Don't shush me!" out of a dead sleep, being that contrary or defensive or something, and then "Are you always this bossy in bed?" Peter: 'You have no idea,' and he looks down at Sylar's touch like it offends him.

You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[game_byrd]

Okay! No more spoilers from me. :) I look forward to anything else you will publish.

In the 'Shh/don't shush me' part, Sylar was afraid Peter was going to say something that would ruin everything and just wanted him to keep his mouth shut and let things happen. Peter was all, 'wait a second, this is important shit and I get to talk about it and say things if I want to say things. This isn't some child-molesting you-can-keep-a-secret-can't-you thing. Don't shush me! I'll talk if I want to talk and you're going to fucking deal with it, especially if you wake me up out of a dead sleep!' But he went with the much shorter version.

All the 'shh's from Sylar in canon make me wonder if he's been told that himself when something was happening that he wanted to/should have complained about.