OOM: Orpheus

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve has Orpheus.

Steve has pie.

Steve doesn't know which one he wants to eat first.



... this is the dirtiest thing Steve has ever thought.

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[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve laughs and leans in to whisper in his ear, "Wait."

He turns to the tub to start the water running.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus chuckles and slides a hand over Steve's back.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve winds an arm around him and kisses his ear.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus smiles and kisses his shoulder, leaning against him.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve holds him close for a moment or two, then kisses his cheek. "Come on, let's get in."

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus nods and kisses Steve again before climbing into the tub.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve climbs in behind him. He runs damp fingers over Orpheus's back.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus settles against him happily, his head falling back to rest on Steve's shoulder.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve combs his fingers slowly through Orpheus's hair and rests his lips against his head, eyes closing.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus takes Steve's hand in his, resting it over his heart. There are a dozen things on his lips to say, but he holds them all in.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve smiles, fingers lightly tracing over Orpheus's heartbeat.

He starts humming again. It still sounds like "As Time Goes By."

[golden_lyre]

For a moment Orpheus hums along with him, but after a few notes, his humming shifts into a complementary tune.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve chuckles and softly sings, "'It's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory, a case of do or die...'"

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus keeps humming, doing his best not to overwhelm Steve's voice.

It's something of a challenge.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"'The fundamental things apply,'" Steve murmurs, "'as time goes by.'" He rubs Orpheus's ear with his nose.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus tilts his head slightly, his thumb stroking over the back of Steve's hand.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"That song always makes me think of you."

[golden_lyre]

"Because of the film?" Orpheus asks.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"That, and I like the words. I think they suit us."

[golden_lyre]

"Some of them," Orpheus agrees.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve nuzzles him for a moment or two more.

"I suppose there's a verse that isn't us," he says quietly and leans against the back of the tub. He runs his hand over Orpheus's back.

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus tucks his head under Steve's chin. "It's a good song. There's some really good music from your time."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"I think so too."

[golden_lyre]

Orpheus pokes him lightly in the side. "There's some really horrible music too."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"I'm sure that's true of every age."

His mind really isn't on music at the moment.