5 - All I want for Christmas

Horknath leaned towards her as well, grinning. "Only at midnight?", he joked slightly, even as he raised a hand to cup her cheek. "Of course I will. I will sweep you off your feet", he promised then without a trace of teasing left in his voice, his gaze softer as he leaned in more to brush his lips against hers. 

Asterius felt Theseus wrap an arm around his neck and held back a smile, briefly wondering what could he be planning. He waited until he had permission to open his eyes and finally peeked, to try and see his boyfriend's grin (he was quite sure he was grinning, anyway). And instead, the first thing he noted was the obvious lack of something, and he found himself speechless.
Because indeed, Theseus had been very handsome before, but he was even more so now, with his nose fully healed and with that confident look in his eyes and grin. More himself, even. He chuckled in disbelief, raising a hand to cup his face. "So that's where you disappeared to for the whole afternoon", he murmured as first thing as he admired him. "And here you are now. You're..." He hesitated, trying to pick a word. "You are gorgeous."

Carleen had chuckled at first, but she softened up when Horknath leaned in to kiss her. She lovingly kissed him back for a bit, keeping it sweet and gentle, before she broke the kiss and smiled fondly at him. "I should get dressed. I'll probably need some help closing my dress, if you don't mind?"

Theseus scoffed lightly. "Now Asterius, I'm afraid that's my line. I'm handsome. And you're gorgeous," he said, sort of echoing the night of their first kiss. Oh, he sure hoped Asterius would catch on. In the meantime, he tilted his head and pulled his boyfriend down, so that he could finally kiss him slow and deep, like he had been dreaming of for almost two weeks now. At last.

"Of course, I don't mind", Horknath answered distractedly - probably not realizing just how much that was going to fluster him when it was going to happen. Yet. "I'll need to dress up too." He sighed inwardly, already suspecting that the nice-ish shirt and pants he had bought, together with a tie, were definitely not going to be on par with Carleen's attire.

Oh, Asterius most definitely caught on what Theseus was referencing to - and he felt himself flush at the thought, because how could he ever forget the night when his boyfriend had looked at him straight in the eyes, whispered to him that he was gorgeous, and then kissed him for the very first time? The little protest he had ready about Theseus also being gorgeous was quickly forgotten as soon as their mouths were pressed together, finally - finally! - sharing a deeper kiss. He hummed, pleased, and wrapped both his arms around Theseus to keep him closer as he looked to make their kiss more passionate in an almost greedy way.

Oh Horknath would certainly look dashing too! Carleen didn't feel like overdoing it too much either. After all, it was friends she was meeting up with, and although she suspected that Selena would dress to kill - she was like a walking goddess 24/7 - there was no one to impress.
She had picked a red dress that stopped at her knees with a wide, puffy skirt, and planned on wearing it with a black jacket. It hugged her form perfectly, so closing the zipper in the back was a little difficult for her.
Since it was such a perfect fit she didn't need to bother with a bra, so the back she presented to Horknath after discarding her hair to the side was completely bare. "Could you help me now?"

Theseus didn't hide how much he loved that kiss. He downright moaned through it a few times, shivering with delight. After a few long seconds he finally discarded his phone in his back pocket so that he might run his free hand on Asterius' cheek. If he broke the kiss momentarily, it was only to nibble at his boyfriend's lower lip with a pleased hum, before he dived right back in, deep and passionate as well.
By the end he was already breathless, and had to definitely part away from Asterius for breath after his nose had pushed his boyfriend's piercing away a few times , drawing chuckles from him.

Horknath was dutifully knotting his tie in front of a mirror - it was black, and it looked nice on his red shirt. He had just shrugged on a vest when he heard Carleen calling for his help and he turned around with a smile - that died on his lips quickly to be replaced with utter embarrassment and a deep fluster when he was faced with Carleen's naked back.
She wasn't wearing a bra. He managed to pull his mind out of the gutter though, and let out an "Of course" before he walked up to her. He hesitated for a second, a hand resting briefly on her naked back before he finally pulled up the zip, minding to be gentle and not rip something with his big hands.

On one side, Asterius' lungs were certainly much bigger than Theseus' - even though they were both athletes, so their capacity in that sense was at its best - so he could have gone on for hours, kissing Theseus, holding him, sucking his tongue in his mouth. He was fairly sure he had let out a pitifully needy noise, a weird sound mixed with a growl, when his boyfriend broke that union to take some breath back.
On the other hand. He definitely needed a break too, and not because of the lack of air, but because he had been dreaming of this for definitely too much of a long time and his head was spinning, drunk on the moans Theseus had let out on his mouth and on the sensation of his teeth on his lip.
He took a deep breath, arms still wrapped around his body, and he opened his eyes again to stare at him intensely, in silence, for some seconds. "We need to do that again", he grumbled.

Carleen shivered when Horknath's fingertips brushed against her back, and smiled to herself when she thought about the fact that she'd probably need his help to undress again that night. She beamed however when she turned around. "Oh! We match!" She smiled to herself and reached up to adjust Horknath's tie slightly, so it wouldn't look too tight. "Red looks great on you."

"Agreed" Theseus breathed out with a soft chuckle. "Oh, Asterius, I've been waiting to kiss you like that for so long." He caressed his cheek some more, and leaned in to press a kiss against his snout. "It certainly feels much better when I don't fall asleep at the end of it," he added on a playful tone, before he looked at the time on his watch. "Hm... we do have some time to kill, but-" how about we resume to kissing once we're dressed for the party?"

Horknath felt himself melt when Carleen reached for his tie to fix it a little. That was such a domestic gesture, he was positively thriving with how much he loved this kind of easy intimacy they had. "I, uhm. Thank you", he answered shyly, leaning in a little to ease her job. "You look great in red too", he added then, brushing her puffy skirt with a hand with a little smile on his lips.

Asterius sighed happily, eyes fluttering closed for a second when Theseus' lips pressed against his snout. "I was hopin for this moment to come soon too", he murmured, leaning in to nuzzle back agains his cheek before straightening back up. He chuckled though when his boyfriend made that observation about not falling asleep. "I prefer it this way, yes. At least I'm not terribly confused about whether you meant it or not this time around", he answered with a smile. "Hm. Let's do that, yes", he answered finally, after saring down at Theseus' lips for a little while without really saying anything - but with yearning clear in his eyes.

Carleen smiled back at Horknath and raised on her tiptoes to peck his lips. "Thank you ~ Oh, come here, I'd like to see how we look together!" She dragged him all the way into her dressing room and beamed when she looked at them both in the huge mirror at the end.
They really looked like a matching couple. She actually chuckled and took his hand in hers when looking at their reflection. "On no. My dad is going to see us and he's going to want to design more matching outfits for us. I can basically hear him insisting on taking your measurements once and for all already."

Theseus' grin died down a little, replaced by... yes, a slight fluster when he noticed the hunger in his boyfriend's eyes. He wet his lips and cleared his throat, forcing a more confident smile. "Well! Then- I'll go to the bathroom. Get my hair done. What are you going to wear tonight?" It took him a few seconds to manage to tear his gaze away from Asterius' face, and to indeed walk towards his bathroom and style his hair.

Horknath looked at his reflection in the mirror and was pleasantly surprised to see just how nice of a pair they indeed made at each other's side. He watched as he grew flustered when Carleen took his hand in hers, but he chuckled too at her comment. "Do you mean he will still have his measuring tape with him even at the New Year celebration? He sure is always ready", he joked, laughing. "But, well - I can't say I would be too upset with that", he confessed then, bashfully squeezing her hand. "We do look great together, after all."

Asterius' attentive - and hungry, as Theseus had rightfully noticed - eyes followed the flicker of that tongue with interest before he finally freed his boyfriend from the weight of his gaze. He hummed as Theseus walked away, and opened up his bag to look inside. "Well - I've packed a blue shirt, a vest. A black tie. And some nice pants", he said vaguely. "Maybe I'll paint my horns a little. Nothing too flashy. And what are you going to wear?" Ariadne had always loved for her boys to dress up a little similar, maybe with different colors - mostly because they were the same age, and more or less the same build. Aria was always dressed in some shade of violet or purple, because. What's red plus blue?
Ariadne the Great is a nerd.

Carleen held back a smile, and looked at Horknath. "We do. You know what? Maybe I'll let him convince me to make us some more matching outfits." She looked at him some more, and then sighed. "Alright, I still have some things that I need to do." She raised on her tiptoes, kissed his cheeks and went to finish her hairdo and makeup.

Theseus took some time to come back and gaze at Asterius in his blue shirt. He held back a smile, and bit on his lower lip while he walked towards his boyfriend to run his hands on his arms. "I think I do have a top that could match this blue." He grinned, and looked up at his boyfriend. "We could match! I'll definitely wear it, then. As for your horns, I could paint them in blue to match your shirt, if you want!"

Horknath blissfully touched his cheeks and sighed before leaving Carleen to her beauty routine, going to sit on the bed. "If you need any help with your hair, don't hesitate to ask", he called after a little bit. "I was used to help out Aria with hers - and sometimes I help Asterius, when he wants to braid it."

Asterius smiled down at Theseus. "I would like that. Thank you", he answered gratefully before leaning in to kiss him on the forehead. "If you don't mind, I need to use the bathroom, if you're done. I need to get my mane into place a little bit."

Carleen beamed at Horknath. "You know what? I'd love that!" She requested for his help to add some small braids into her hairdo. She definitely looked super cute by the time both of them were done!

"Oh, of course! Don't hesitated to tell me if I could help you!" In the meantime Theseus fetched himself some black pants, a blue top that was the same color as Asterius' shirt, and a black jacket on top of it. Since the jacket had been designed by his father, it was covered in metal decorations. Of course.

Horknath happily got up to go and braid some of her hair into small braids wherever she told him to - and of course she ended up looking amazingly pretty, and Horknath kind of gushed about it because of course he did.

Asterius came out of the bathroom after weaving some little braids in his own mane - at least to keep it a bit more orderly for the party - and with his horns looking more polished and clearer now. He was still holding his care-kit in his hand, since maybe Theseus would need it as he painted his horns.

Carleen chuckled and definitely kissed Horknath after he gushed about her hair, because she loved him so dearly. It felt nice, to know that he still managed to be pleasantly surprised about her looks!

Theseus smiled to himself when Asterius came back, for he was positively gorgeous! He sat down on his couch and invited his boyfriend to sit between his legs so that he could paint new intricate designs on his horns, with pretty hues of blue.

I suggest then a summary of the party ? Or we could play some moments!
I mean, Theseus is going to end up drunk and pester Dean about sex talk *rolls*

Yes let's do that awkward drunk talk *dies*

The party was not packed with people like one of Dionysus' feasts (honestly, which party was even that full) , but that ended up actually being way more manageable for everyone - and all the guests probably ended up having a great time!
Selena, as foreseen by Carleen, was dressed to kill - literally, those stilettos looked deadly (I have no idea if she would already be so close to Raphael to bring him with her, but if she did, Castiel was definitely in for a surprise), Charlie ended up having a great time talking about videogames with some of Theseus' friends, Castiel probably relaxed for good once he was sure he was surrounded by a lot of people he knew well - Horknath being one of them, and Dean of course, and Charlie.
Just to quote a few of the participants.
They ended up playing some games and waiting excitedly for midnight, even though some of them were most definitely already quite tipsy before the clock stroke the last minute of the old year, let's be honest.

I have no idea if Selena and Raphael were that close already. We might have to play the advancement of their relationship a little later!

But yes, the party was a blast. They all had a great time - Carleen could finally formally introduce Horknath to her best friends, Theseus could make his relationship with Asterius official to their friends and teammates...
All in all, a good night.

Theseus was the kind to always enjoy a party fully, so of course when everyone was tipsy as midnight got near, he was drunk already. Drunk enough for having French kissed Asterius a few times in front of other people without a single care in the world, but still sober enough to talk with everyone.
Speaking of talking, there was someone he hadn't managed to get some time with since the beginning of that party. His best pal - Dean Winchester. He spotted him not too far speaking with that other guy whose name he didn't catch - he just knew that he was Horknath's best friend, and was living with Dean right now.
As in, they were definitely an item, right? Anyway.
"Heyyy, Dean," Theseus slurred, as he wrapped an arm around his shoulders. "Got a few questions to ask you, my dear friend. I need your expertise on a private and urging matter, you see," he explained, stage-whispering from fear that Asterius might hear him.

Asterius - who was just slightly tipsy - got definitely flustered more than once as Theseus french kissed him so unabashedly and without an ounce of shame. But on the other hand, he couldn't hide that he was kind of pleased by how openly his boyfriend was showing that he loved him.
Luckily for Theseus, he was now far away enough that even with his stage-whispering he wouldn't have heard him.

Dean - who was most definitely not an item with Castiel, at least not yet, and was still carefully tip-toeing around him to try and see if there could be something between them, just out of curiosity of course it wasn't as if he really hoped for that to happen - rolled his eyes a little when Theseus almost tripped over him, snorting a little at his slurred words. Of course he was already drunk. "Yeah, sure buddy", he answered in a conciliatory tone, awkwardly patting his back. "But I'm talking with someone right now, see?", he added, gesturing towards Cas. "It's Cas. You know him. Can't this wait another time?"

"I'm afraid not, because it might happen any moment now," Theseus replied, frowning slightly, before he looked ar Castiel. Cas, who let out an awkward half-smile and sipped at his drink after nodding at Theseus in greeting.

Theseus' face lit up once a brilliant idea hit him. "Oh! Actually I definitely should take advantage of the fact that the both of you are here right now, that way I'll get both of your input on the matter!" He released his grip on Dean slightly, so that he might turn to look at him, looking completely serious. "How do you two have sex together?"

Castiel choked on his champagne so hard that some of it definitely went up his nose.

Dean didn't have any champagne he could suffocate on in his mouth, but he made do with air and his own saliva, almost choking himself as well in the process - and becoming redder and redder as he forgot how to breathe for a full couple of seconds. "WhAT", he finally wheezed, frantically looking around before trying to help Castiel by offering him a nearby, clean napkin.
This was possibly the worst thing Theseus could ever ask to him - hell, and with the worst timing too. What if he scared Castiel away now, with this brash question!?
"Dude, what the fuck!", he asked, finally managing to untangle the number of emotions he was feeling in that moment and settling on offended and pissed. "That's really- you don't just go asking questions like this! What's wrong with you!? I mean, I get asking me, you know me, but you barely even know Cas!"

Theseus blinked a few times, alcohol making his reasonning a little foggy "Oh- well, my apologies, then! I thought your boyfriend was just as open on those matters as you are-"

Castiel coughed some more, his crimson face half-hidden behind the napkin Dean had given him. He actually seemed quite flustered, and cleared his throat, throwing an awkward glance at Dean.
Against all odds, when he understood that Theseus really meant that he and Dean must have been an item, he let out an awkward chuckle. "I. Hrm. We don't have sex." He tried to catch Dean's gaze. "I'll let you two talk, I'll be with Charlie if you're looking for me, alright?"

"Y-yeah. Alright", Dean finally managed to sigh, running his hand through his hair. "I'm sorry", he added then on a second thought vaguely gesturing towards Theseus, feeling the need to apologize to Castiel. He really hoped this wouldn't compromise their existing friendship at least.

Once Castiel had walked off, he turned to pointedly glare at Theseus. "What the hell, Theseus?", he whispered, managing not to sound too angry only n behalf of the fact that the other man was drunk. "He's not my- he's not my boyfriend, I don't even know if he swings that way!" And now, even if he does, he'll be too embarrassed to even consider me as an option!, he thought bitterly. "Besides, what do you care about how I have sex?"
Maybe he shouldn't have asked. He had the sudden feeling this was going to become very a TMI-kind-of situation.

Theseus blinked a few times. Oh. Oh, so Dean wasn't dating that guy. Damn, it sure felt like there was something going on between those two.
As usual though, he got distracted by what really interested him. "Well! You're not without knowing that I have a boyfriend now - which is a first. But I know you've had some experience in that field, so I was wondering how- how that's supposed to happen." He squinted slightly. "You did get intimate with other men before, right?"
All things considered, it was good news that Castiel had bailed.

Dean felt himself grow even warmer with more embarrassment - and he had half the thought of hiding his face in the palms of his hands and screaming, but he didn't. If nothing to avoid for everyone to think that he was a lunatic, or worse, for someone to come over to ask if everything was okay.
But just how invasive could Theseus get with his questions!?
"I- Dude- I really, really don't want to think about you potentially having sex with your boyfriend", he groaned in the end as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "And not that it's any of your business, but yes, I did get intimate withother man, but I don't see how I could help you at all! I mean- aside from the fact that I have no idea whether you'd be", he hesitated, taking some time to violently reject the images that came to his mind with that thought, "receiving or giving, but-"

Theseus laid a hand on Dean's shoulder again, seemingly thoughtful. "Wait! What does that mean, to give or to receive? Does it have to do with the 'dom and sub' dynamic Selena told me about?" His face lit up with understanding. Or what he thought to understand, anyway. "I didn't know it was that important in an exclusively male relationship! Ah, then I have no idea what this is. She told me that it was rather different to another concept, what was it called- up and down? Top and-" oh no, he was rambling now.

"NO!" Dean took in a deep breath, realizing he had almost yelled that out. "No. That has nothing to do with it. Dom and sub dynamics are- Selena is into particular things that should not in any way, shape, or form concern you", he answered, feeling his eye almost twitch. "Listen. There is a lot to unfold about this and I'd rather not explain how sex works while we are in public, and especially while you are drunk." Or ever. "Can we- can we discuss this another time?"