It had been several months, since Kiron had been assigned to Reeve. Though the man wasn't as strict as Kiron would have preferred, he was far better than his friend, Captain Dameron. He knew Kiron's place and ensured that Kiron kept it.
Kiron had been getting more aquatinted to Reeve's moods - had begun to anticipate exactly when he would tell Kiron to come to his bed and strip for him. Sometimes Reeve sent him back to the tent, first - told him to be ready and waiting for him by the time that Reeve arrived.
Tonight was different.
Reeve had snapped at him to go to the tent, but had given no instruction. He was in a worse mood than Kiron had ever seen him, which meant that Kiron had not yet begun to figure out a strategy for dealing with it. Without instruction, he wasn't sure what to do with himself, and eventually decided to sit on the end of the cot - still clothed - and wait until his master appeared.
Reeve loved the guy more than anyone, but as far as soldiers go, he's too fucking rash. They'd been on a reconnaissance mission and Poe had found an opportunity to strike at the enemy and take them out; a rare opportunity, a difficult choice to make. Failure would have set them back months, reset the trail routes they'd been tracking should the enemy realize Poe's squadron knew the location of their scouts. But Poe didn't fail. He and his companions delivered a decisive blow to the enemy and ended up with a far larger prize than they had bargained for.
But Reeve had been punished. He should have done better by him, Holdo said. It was too risky a move, and Reeve should have stopped him. The criticism turns into an argument and the argument turns into a fight- Reeve is given three days suspension. Three days alone with Kiron.
He's back home, after taking a drink to cool his head, a scotch that doesn't sit right. He's wearing boots and they crunch almost threateningly as he walks slowly back to the tent. Once inside, he looks at Kiron with what first seems to be apathy but quickly morphs into a sour distaste.
"What made you think just sitting on your cot was what I wanted?" He's wearing gloves, black and hardened leather, and he snaps them to his wrists. "I've told you time and time again to be ready when I arrive. What am I supposed to do with you now?"
Kiron was sitting straight as a rod, as soon as he heard the crunch of boots outside the tent, his hands folded tightly in his lap. He stands up incredibly quickly, when reeve scolds him, eyes immediately turning to the floor at the snap of leather.
"I am very sorry, Master," He whispered, barely above a breath, his head bowed. His fingers worked a little nervously as they reached for the buttons of his shirt - pausing before he actually did anything with them.
"Should I... do you wish me to undress, Master, or..." It wasn't often that Kiron couldn't anticipate exactly what Reeve wanted, but he'd never seen him in this bad a mood, before. There was a good chance Reeve might simply wish to beat him, instead, which - of course - Kiron would take willingly, if it meant he might ease some of his Master's frustration. A very real flush was starting to glow under his skin, purely from the anxiety of not knowing what he should be expecting.
It's said with a cold kind of callousness, Reeve pacing to the desk at the back of the tent, dragging his fingers along the wood as he gets there. He's purposefully looking down and away so Kiron can't see his expression, can't read anything from him; he's asking his Pledge to read his mind, to just know what he wants, and it's funny. He doesn't really want anything.
He moves to sit in the chair by the desk, resting his cheek on his fist, eyebrows raised as he watches Kiron silently. He looks good like this, Reeve thinks. Nervous and red and fragile, so easy to bend or break. So fucking stupid, too. Standing there with his fingers on his buttons, unable or unwilling to do anything without express permission. Permission that Reeve isn't going to give.
"Do you really not know what I want?" He lets the words hang there, venomous. "Because - fuck, kid. Pledges are replaceable. There are others who wouldn't need me to spell this out for them."
Kiron was far from stupid, even though he was all too happy to reinforce that assumption. Right now, though, he was quickly trying to decide whether it would be better to act on what he presumed were Reeve's wishes, or better to wait until he was ordered - both of which technically fell under his programming.
In the end, he decided that there were only two real things that Reeve could want, right now.
Both required a bare back.
So his fingers started working - quickly, efficiently, in stripping himself of his clothes.
"Forgive me, Master," he whispered, carefully pulling his shirt off and letting it slip to the floor before going for his trousers. The flush that had made his cheeks glow continued down his throat, and spread across his freckled shoulders. "Please, punish me for my failure. It won't happen again."
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Paralogue 1: Kiron and Reeve
Kiron had been getting more aquatinted to Reeve's moods - had begun to anticipate exactly when he would tell Kiron to come to his bed and strip for him. Sometimes Reeve sent him back to the tent, first - told him to be ready and waiting for him by the time that Reeve arrived.
Tonight was different.
Reeve had snapped at him to go to the tent, but had given no instruction. He was in a worse mood than Kiron had ever seen him, which meant that Kiron had not yet begun to figure out a strategy for dealing with it. Without instruction, he wasn't sure what to do with himself, and eventually decided to sit on the end of the cot - still clothed - and wait until his master appeared.
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Reeve loved the guy more than anyone, but as far as soldiers go, he's too fucking rash. They'd been on a reconnaissance mission and Poe had found an opportunity to strike at the enemy and take them out; a rare opportunity, a difficult choice to make. Failure would have set them back months, reset the trail routes they'd been tracking should the enemy realize Poe's squadron knew the location of their scouts. But Poe didn't fail. He and his companions delivered a decisive blow to the enemy and ended up with a far larger prize than they had bargained for.
But Reeve had been punished. He should have done better by him, Holdo said. It was too risky a move, and Reeve should have stopped him. The criticism turns into an argument and the argument turns into a fight- Reeve is given three days suspension. Three days alone with Kiron.
He's back home, after taking a drink to cool his head, a scotch that doesn't sit right. He's wearing boots and they crunch almost threateningly as he walks slowly back to the tent. Once inside, he looks at Kiron with what first seems to be apathy but quickly morphs into a sour distaste.
"What made you think just sitting on your cot was what I wanted?" He's wearing gloves, black and hardened leather, and he snaps them to his wrists. "I've told you time and time again to be ready when I arrive. What am I supposed to do with you now?"
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"I am very sorry, Master," He whispered, barely above a breath, his head bowed. His fingers worked a little nervously as they reached for the buttons of his shirt - pausing before he actually did anything with them.
"Should I... do you wish me to undress, Master, or..." It wasn't often that Kiron couldn't anticipate exactly what Reeve wanted, but he'd never seen him in this bad a mood, before. There was a good chance Reeve might simply wish to beat him, instead, which - of course - Kiron would take willingly, if it meant he might ease some of his Master's frustration. A very real flush was starting to glow under his skin, purely from the anxiety of not knowing what he should be expecting.
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It's said with a cold kind of callousness, Reeve pacing to the desk at the back of the tent, dragging his fingers along the wood as he gets there. He's purposefully looking down and away so Kiron can't see his expression, can't read anything from him; he's asking his Pledge to read his mind, to just know what he wants, and it's funny. He doesn't really want anything.
He moves to sit in the chair by the desk, resting his cheek on his fist, eyebrows raised as he watches Kiron silently. He looks good like this, Reeve thinks. Nervous and red and fragile, so easy to bend or break. So fucking stupid, too. Standing there with his fingers on his buttons, unable or unwilling to do anything without express permission. Permission that Reeve isn't going to give.
"Do you really not know what I want?" He lets the words hang there, venomous. "Because - fuck, kid. Pledges are replaceable. There are others who wouldn't need me to spell this out for them."
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In the end, he decided that there were only two real things that Reeve could want, right now.
Both required a bare back.
So his fingers started working - quickly, efficiently, in stripping himself of his clothes.
"Forgive me, Master," he whispered, carefully pulling his shirt off and letting it slip to the floor before going for his trousers. The flush that had made his cheeks glow continued down his throat, and spread across his freckled shoulders. "Please, punish me for my failure. It won't happen again."