5. Purple Haze

CHAPTER 5

Max

I'd had sex plenty of times in my life, but nothing had ever been like this. Being with Moss felt like an elemental pairing—the two of us tumbling together in a dance of give and take.

Xe lowered me into the hot springs, the water swirling around us. There were particles of light that seemed to move with the ripples we made, reminding me of the bioluminescent algae on certain beaches on Earth. I tipped my head back and looked at the ceiling, the thousands of crystals reflecting small images of us. And then there were the branches that wound through the walls, creating a cavern of natural beauty.

Moss pressed xyr lips to my shoulder, xyr hand sliding gently around my neck. It was a firm hold and one that turned me on more than I thought possible.

"Moss," I murmured, closing my eyes as xe touched me.

The pool was fairly deep. My feet couldn't touch the bottom at the center, but that didn't matter since Moss held me close, xyr tentacles writhing against me.

All of the passion had simmered down into a tender smolder. Every touch left its mark as xe continued to explore me with xyr lips. I huffed and turned around, wrapping my legs around xyr waist. I reached up, running my palm over one of xyr many horns.

Moss let out a soft growl, almost like a purr. I felt it rumble through xyr chest. Xyr eyes seemed to change again, brightening into a shade of violet that stole my breath before darkening again.

"Your eyes," I whispered.

Xe nodded. "The colors change sometimes."

"Wow," I whispered reverently. "You are beautiful."

Moss blushed. "You think so?"

"I do," I murmured, pressing my lips to xyrs.

Xe kept smiling as xe kissed me. I sighed against xem, reaching up and knotting my fingers in xyr long hair. I felt the tip of one of the tentacles pressing against me again, my breath hitching as it pushed inside of me.

I arched, dragging in a gulp of air as I sank down, taking more of xem. "Fuck," I moaned.

The pleasure was unending. I shuddered around xem as we moved, our movements gentle. The water sloshed around us, the luminescent particles swirling.

"I could stay like this forever," Moss sighed.

I nodded, my cry ringing around us as the tentacle went deeper. The second one joined in, probing me gently before intertwining and thrusting into me.

I kissed down xyr neck, unable to resist the urge to bite xem. Moss let out a low growl as I sank my teeth into xyr skin, kissing and biting and leaving marks everywhere I could.

"Your little teeth are sharp," Moss chuckled, pumping into me harder.

"Bite me," I murmured. My cock hardened against xem at the thought of xem sinking xyr sharp teeth into me. "I like the pain."

"Do you?" xe purred.

Xe gripped the back of my head, pulling me back and exposing my neck. I whimpered as xe leaned in, just grazing my skin lightly, playfully. Driving me crazy.

"Moss," I moaned.

Xe chuckled. "Beg me."

I made a noise, somewhere between a growl and helpless groan. Xyr tentacles pumped inside of me, my cock throbbing between us.

"Please," I rasped. "Please, please, please bite me."

Xyr fangs brushed over my throat.

I bucked against xem, demanding it. "Please!"

"It'll hurt," xe whispered.

"Fucking bite me."

Xe smiled against me. The tip of xyr tongue traced me slowly, teasing.

"Moss," I cried. "I swear to the gods?—"

Xyr fangs sank into my neck, the pain a sudden sharp contrast to the mindless pleasure flowing through both of us. I wasn't sure if I screamed, because the moment xe sank xyr fangs into me, I came so hard I lost myself to the feelings of everything.

Moss moaned as xe sucked. I could feel xyr cum inside of me, breeding me as xe bit down harder. Xyr nails raked down my back and I arched, crying out again.

Xe pulled xyr fangs free from me as xe panted. Blood wet xyr lips, swiped away by xyr tongue.

"Again," I rasped.

Moss growled and lifted me, pulling xyr tentacles free. Xe carried me to the edge of the pool and bent me over it, shoving inside of me again as xe leaned over my body and sank xyr fangs into my shoulder.

I screamed again, tears blurring my vision. "Fuck!" I shouted, but I wanted more. I needed more.

I'd succumbed to the haze between us and didn't want it to end. The tentacles fucked me relentlessly, moving in and out as Moss bit down, marking me as xyrs. I felt like xyr sex toy, xyr strength of holding me and using me turning me on in a new way. I liked the feeling of being fucked like this, my body held with ease as xe thrusted in and out.

Xe released me, xyr tongue swiping over the bite marks eagerly. "They'll heal quickly," Moss murmured, licking them again.

"Means you can bite me more, then?" I huffed.

Moss snorted. "If you like pain, I have other devices too."

I glanced over my shoulder, my eyes widening. I was curious about what xe meant.

"I'm going to fill you again and then we'll wash off and I'll take you to bed," Moss said. "You need some rest, even if only for a couple hours."

"Maybe you'll fuck me while I sleep," I whispered.

Moss growled, thrusting xyr hips. "Would you like me too?"

"Yes," I admitted, grunting as xe fucked me harder. "I want to wake up to you using me. However you want."

"I can do that," Moss groaned. "Are you certain?"

"I'm more than certain."

That had been a desire of mine for so long, one that I'd never asked for but with Moss it felt like an easy request. All of the kinks I'd never indulged in came to the surface, my thoughts wandering as Moss gave one last pump, filling me again with xyr cum.

Xe braced xyr hands on the sides of the pool, breathing hard. I felt the lull, and knew xe did too. A few moments of clarity between the lust.

Moss kissed the back of my neck and then eased out. "You're perfect, little tarax."

"What is a tarax?" I asked.

Xe chuckled and moved across the pool, stepping out briefly and then returning with what appeared to be a bath bomb. They tossed it into the pool and it began to fizzle.

"This will clean our bodies," Moss said. "Tarax is a sort of flower that blooms rarely in an oasis. You remind me of its scent. It's a beautiful flower, and my favorite too."

I blushed as I turned and pressed my back against the pool's wall, finding a ledge to sit on. Moss met my gaze and offered me a soft smile.

"I can think for a moment," I said.

"For a moment, as can I."

I swallowed hard because all I could think about was how I wanted to know xem more.

Moss stepped to the center of the pool and lowered completely, xyr horns disappearing beneath the water. I could still see the orange tips beneath the surface.

I decided to do the same and dipped below, running my fingers through my hair. The water tingled against my skin, cooling me despite the fact that it was a hot spring. I rose back up, wiping my eyes as Moss emerged too.

"Your hair is so long," I said in awe. "Do…do you have a brush? Would you like me to brush it?"

Moss stared at me for a moment and then xyr expression melted. "If you wish to," xe whispered, xyr voice hoarse.

"Is that okay?" I asked. "Is that something I shouldn't have asked?"

"It's very intimate," Moss explained. "But I would like for you to after you drink water and eat something."

As if on cue, my stomach grumbled. I had no idea what time it was, but this had to be one of the longest days I'd ever had.

"Food, water, hair brushing, sleep, and fucking," I said, making a list.

Moss smiled and nodded, going to the steps of the pool and rising out. I admired xyr body as I swam to the steps, following xem. Moss shook xyr body in a way that I certainly could not, xyr skin drying completely, but leaving xyr hair still damp.

"I can't dry like that," I snorted.

"Oh. Hmm. Let me find a cloth. Stay here." Moss disappeared beyond the doorway for a moment and then came back holding a clean robe that belonged to xem. "This will do I think."

I smiled as xe wrapped me in it, drying me off quickly. I breathed in xyr scent, closing my eyes with a soft hum.

I could feel the exhaustion starting to hit now. Beneath it, there was the horny buzz again, but…

Xe scooped me up and carried me down the hall to xyr kitchen. Xe sat me on the countertop as xe got me water, bringing me a glass. I drank it as xe rummaged for food.

"I don't know what humans eat," Moss mumbled.

"What do Arborians eat?" I asked.

"Mostly plants and fish. Ah, here's something that might work."

Xe pulled out a pack wrapped in silver with faint writing on it. I wasn't going to ask how long that had been in xyr cabinet. I took the pack and raised a brow, checking the date. It was a bar that would certainly fill me up until tomorrow, something we carried a lot of on the ship. I opened the wrapper and bit into it, surprised by how fresh it still tasted.

"Tomorrow, I will order a banquet," Moss said. "If that is okay."

"Yes," I said. "We can fuck and eat and drink all day tomorrow. My next rehearsal won't be for a couple days. This worked out well."

"Good. I'll need to call my work tomorrow, but they'll understand."

"Will you tell them what happened?" I asked, curious.

"Yes. To go into sporev is involuntary. I'll have my time off. They will function perfectly fine without me."

I ate and drank my water quickly and then followed Moss back to the bedroom. Moss grabbed what looked like a wooden comb, and handed it to me. The two of us sat on the bed, and I ran my fingers through xyr hair, feeling how silky the strands were. Xyr muscles were hard and defined, whereas xyr hair was long and soft, and absolutely stunning. I ran the comb through it, working everything gently.

Moss let out a happy sigh, humming as I continued to brush through every lock.

"Remember you can wake me up and fuck me," I teased as I finished brushing xyr hair.

I set the comb to the side and they took it, returning it to its place on xyr dresser.

"Time to sleep. Your body has to be exhausted, even with my cum inside of you and pheromones changing yours."

I grabbed the edge of the blankets and pulled them back, settling in. Moss crawled in next to me, pulling me close to xyr body. I buried my face against the crook of xyr neck, smiling against xem.

My stomach twisted with excitement. Ironically the thing that made me want to fall asleep was the idea of waking up to Moss fucking me.

Moss let out a soft growl. "Even now I can feel how dirty your mind is. Go to sleep, little tarax."

I smirked, but xe was right.

I closed my eyes and breathed in xyr scent. I'd had one of the best nights of my life between my first performance and Moss.

I was a real burlesque performer now.

I let that sink in and soon was drifting towards the stars.