تسجيل الدخولJudas stayed on his knees in front of Julian, one hand still wrapped around the base of his cock. The head was flushed and already shiny, a thick bead of precome gathering at the tip and threatening to spill. For a second neither of them moved.Then Judas looked up.“Before I do this,” he said, voice low and steady, “I need to know this isn’t the whiskey talking. You’ve had a few drinks. If any part of you is only here because of that, tell me now and I’ll stop. We can forget this happened.”Julian’s hand was still in his hair. His breathing had gone shallow. “It’s not the whiskey.”“Be sure.”“I am sure.” Julian’s voice came out rougher than he expected. “I’ve wanted this since the first night you put your hands on me to fix my stance. I’ve wanted it every time you stood too close and acted like it meant nothing. The alcohol only made me stop pretending I could keep ignoring it. I want your mouth on me. I’ve wanted it for days.”Judas held his gaze for another second, searching. What
Judas closed the last bit of space between them and kissed him.It started slower than Julian expected. Firm, deliberate, like Judas was still giving him one final chance to pull away. Julian didn’t. He pressed forward instead, one hand curling into the front of Judas’s hoodie, and the carefulness of the kiss disappeared almost immediately.Judas made a low sound against his mouth and deepened it. His hand stayed on the side of Julian’s neck, thumb brushing along his jaw as their mouths opened. The taste of whiskey still lingered faintly on Julian’s tongue. Judas kissed like he fought, controlled at first, then fully present once he committed. The heat of his body sank into Julian’s chest. The clean scent of soap and skin filled the small space between them.Julian’s back met the edge of the counter. But he barely noticed. Judas stepped in closer until there was almost no room left, one thigh sliding between Julian’s legs. The solid pressure made Julian’s breath hitch. He could alread
Julian told himself he was fine, but he barely got through most of the day without letting his mind drift too far. He cleaned the kitchen counters. He answered a couple of emails he had put off. He even sat at his desk with a notebook open just not to drift too far. Every time his thoughts slipped, they went straight back to the gym. To the solid weight of Judas’s hand on his waist. The brief press of their chests during sparring. The way Judas had watched him walk out the door like he wanted to say something and didn’t.By evening the quietness in the apartment started pressing in on him.Julian poured a glass of whiskey to get his mind off that. He sat down on the couch and drank it slowly, staring at the dark TV screen. The alcohol warmed his chest but did nothing for the restless feeling sitting under his ribs. He poured a second glass. Then a third. The edges of the room softened a little, but the memory of Judas’s hands on him stayed sharp.His phone was on the cushion beside hi
Julian stepped onto the mats and set his bag against the wall. Judas finished wrapping his hands and stood up. The gym was quieter than usual for that hour. Only two other fighters were working on the far side of the room, and the heavy bags hung mostly still.“You found better shoes,” Judas said.Julian looked down at the ones he had bought on the way home. “I took your advice. Figured I’d rather not spend the whole session slipping.”“Good.” Judas nodded toward the open space. “Come on. We’re going to work longer tonight.”They started with footwork. Judas kept his instructions clear and steady, but something about the way he moved around Julian felt different. Closer. More deliberate. When he corrected Julian’s stance, his hands stayed a second longer than they needed to, one at the small of Julian’s back, the other lightly on his shoulder to square him up.“You’re still leaning forward when you get tired,” Judas said. “Keep your weight centered. If someone pushes you like this…” H
“I’ll try to remember that,” Julian said.Judas nodded and started to turn away. Then he stopped. His eyes narrowed slightly, like something had just clicked into place.“Wait,” he said. “You’re the one who used to play at that little place on Mercer, right? The one with the red piano in the corner.”Julian stared at him in surprise. “How do you know that?”“I heard you play once. About three years ago. I was meeting someone nearby and stepped in to get out of the rain. You were playing something slow. Didn’t sound like anything I knew, but people were actually quiet and into it while you did it.” Judas shifted the paper bag in his hand. “I didn’t stay long though. But I remembered the way the room felt.”Julian stood there for a second, the grocery bag hanging from his fingers. Most people who recognized him only talked about the career he no longer had. But Judas was different. He felt like he still saw him, not just a fallen career.“I didn’t think anyone from that crowd would end
Julian didn’t plan on seeing Judas again until that night.He left his apartment around midday with a short list of things he needed; coffee, bread, and a new notebook because the old one still felt too heavy to write in. The sky was clear and the air felt cooler than it had the past few days. He walked without any hurry, letting the noise of the street fill the quiet that he usually felt in his head.He was coming out of the small grocery store on the corner when he almost walked straight into someone.“Sorry,” Julian said, stepping back automatically.Then he looked up.Judas stood there in a plain black hoodie and jeans, a paper bag in one hand. He looked different in regular clothes. Less like the fighter from the basement and more like someone who could blend into the sidewalk. His hair was still damp, like he had showered not long ago.For a second neither of them said anything.“I didn’t expect to see you out here,” Judas said finally.“Same,” Julian answered. He shifted the gr







