dollymixtures | Oh, oh, oh it's magic (Xie and Kevin)

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Zhao Jing used to be a nobody, born into influence and wealth but always in the shadow of those around him. In magical circles he was even worse, a barely-remembered witch that didn't have enough power for any familiar to even consider looking twice at him.

Somehow, though, after many years (and a few suspicious deaths), he's managed to climb his way to the CEO of Five Lakes, his power - of both kinds - growing exponentially.

The previous CEO was surrounded by some unfortunate rumorus before his death, so Zhao Jing has been focused on repairing the reputation of he company and solidifying his support, mundane and magical, which means it is far too delicate a moment for Xie to be in the spotlight, even if he was promised he'd be allowed to stop hiding when the position was in Zhao Jing's hands.

He just has to wait a little longer, that's all, and it's not like it's difficult to only appear in his animal form whenever Zhao Jing is in public, just uncomfortable, and the last thing they need is for somebody to recognise Xie for any of the things he's done to help his witch get where he is today, when his position is still so precarious...

He tells himself all the excuses he's heard from Yifu, repeats them in his head like a mantra as he sits through all the meetings and negotiations, a little black cat and Zhao Jing's feet, watching the men and women he's speaking to for anything Yifu can use. He hangs around when Zhao Jing steps out the room, listens to what they say behind his back - that's his job with normal people, to be a pair of ears they don't realise are there. Even paranoid types who scan for bugs would miss him, which he finds funny, privately, because he is a bug of a sort.

Not that he's allowed to take his original animal form - a scorpion would be out of place if anybody caught sight of him, and Yifu doesn't like the idea of him hiding in pockets or anything like that. He says it's dangerous, that something could happen to him, but Xie privately thinks he just finds the form creepy. Even around other magical people, the cat is preferred - his job with them is to be a reminder that Zhao Jing has a familiar, and a relatively powerful one at that.

It's hard for familiars to change the form they can take, but he did it, for Yifu.

He tells people the cat is called Scorpion, and that somebody else named him - which is technically true, Xie does mean scorpion, and his parents named him - and that he's vaguely embarrassed to have such a fiercely named cat.

(He doesn't tell magical people anything at all, they know Xie isn't a pet so they're less likely to ask, at most they will wonder why his familiar always stays in animal form. Zhao Jing just tells them he's shy. He isn't, he doesn't care about people seeing him, but it's easier to do the things Yifu wants him to do when nobody knows what he looks like)

Xie hadn't always known he was powerful - when Yifu had taken him in he'd been told he wasn't much, but that maybe he could be useful. Later, when some witch had made an offhand comment about it, the story had become that Yifu recognised his power and took him in before anybody else could steal him away, that he just wanted to protect Xie from the people who would use him for his power. Xie was already so far gone by that point that he accepted it, that he told himself he was lucky he had Yifu to protect him, to guide him.

It's funny how easy it is to lie to yourself.

When the meetings are over for the day he finally shifts back to human form, spending a few minutes stretching out the kinks that come from forcing himself into a form that isn't quite his, especially with how much he's had to do it over the last few weeks, and then going in search of something to eat. He could probably just head back to his own apartment since he doesn't think Yifu needs anything else from him, not today, but the outsiders have all left and everybody in Yifu's manor at least knows Xie, even if they don't know that Xie and Scorpion are one and the same, so it's safe to be around them.

He likes to spend as much time here as he can get away with, likes to remind Yifu he can be useful in other ways... and maybe he likes to keep an eye on this new apprentice Yifu has taken on. He doesn't understand why he needs anybody else when he has Xie, but the last time he'd questioned somebody new in the house Yifu hadn't spoken to him for a week, so he doesn't voice that thought out loud - he just watches the guy suspiciously every chance he gets, and wonders how easy he would be to get rid of.

He's halfway to the kitchen when something makes him stop. A tug of power, the vague echo of chanting, there's a ritual happening and something about it is drawing him close. He frowns, confused, and follows the pull...

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xie_er

They haven't needed lube and condoms for anything they've been doing so far, and sure it might be some adventurous new plan that Kevin has come up with, but there really is only one obvious use for them and it's not one that Xie is particularly thrilled about.

By the time they're back in the car, though, he's buried those feelings and he glances over at Kevin with a smile when he asks.

"I'm fine." He reassures "I was just thinking about the kid."

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weird_cop

Kevin hums out loud in agreement. He's worried, too. And it must have been tough for Xie to encounter his own past.

"I'm sorry we couldn't do more," he offers.

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xie_er

"We'll find a way to help," Xie says, reassuring himself as well as Kevin "you're good at that."

Kevin's saved the whole of London, saved him, he'll figure out how to save this kid from whatever trouble he's in.

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weird_cop

"Thank you for the confidence."

Kevin slips a hand over, squeezes Xie's thigh.

"And for being with me while I figure it all out."

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xie_er

"I'm glad I can be" It's not just because this is infinitely preferable to being locked away in prison, but because he wants to be at Kevin's side, wants to be there to help and support him.

He would, he thinks, do anything to make him happy. Even something he doesn't really want to do.

It's no different to watching football, right?

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weird_cop

Kevin smiles warmly at him, hoping to reassure him that they will work it out, save that kid from whoever it is after him, help him find someone to bond with.

He slips into small talk for a bit before they get home, and he can get out the steaks he's been thinking about at least part of the day.

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xie_er

"Is it a special occasion?" Xie asks with a smile as he gets the steaks out.

He had been thinking of doing some work in the garden, but since it's started raining he takes a seat at the kitchen table instead, deciding to keep Kevin company while he preps dinner.

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weird_cop

"The occasion is I want steak," is the answer.

And maybe he also wants wine and romance and a long casual fuck in their bed, candles optional.

So he makes a start on that by grabbing the red from their tiny rack and handing it to Xie.

"And maybe the occasion is I have a gorgeous boyfriend who is also a great work partner."

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xie_er

Xie laughs softly, taking the wine and giving Kevin a kiss on the cheek as he moves to grab the corkscrew.

"You know, I was just thinking the same thing." He says, feeling the kind of warm glow of contentment that he'd barely ever even dreamed he would feel before he met Kevin.

He opens the wine, pouring them both a glass and passing one over to Kevin along with another kiss.

"That seems like a special enough occasion to me."

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weird_cop

Kevin snakes an arm around Xie's waist in order to squeeze him throughout that second kiss, before turning his attention briefly back to his cooking.

"How well done do you like yours?"

Eventually, however, he's satiated his hunger and happily worked his way through the wine. He ends up sitting with his chin in one hand, watching Xie finish his food, and thinking just how much he wants him.

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xie_er

The answer is 'not very', and Xie is not surprised to find Kevin cooks it to perfection.

When he finishes, he looks up to see Kevin watching him and he just smiles slightly, mimicking the posture and leaning forward slightly, picking up his wine glass in the other hand to swirl the last little bit around.

"Do I have something on my face?" He asks, amused, draining his glass.

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weird_cop

"No... wait."

Ever corny, Kevin leans forward across the table and presses his lips to Xie's, firm and insistent.

"Now you do."

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xie_er

Xie rolls his eyes, but he catches hold of Kevin's shirt so he can't pull back and deepens the kiss, his other hand depositing the glass on the table without looking so he can slide it around the side of Kevin's neck.

The day's purchases are at the back of his mind, but he's trying not to think about it - and it's hard not to get carried away with kissing Kevin, whatever he might be uncertain about.

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weird_cop

Unfortunately they're rather at the forefront of Kevin's mind, along with everything he wants to do right now. He wraps his hands around Xie's back and pulls him up to standing, so he can press their bodies together.

"You taste nice."

Red wine and steak: of course he does

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xie_er

Xie allows himself to be pulled upright and steps in close, wrapping his arms around Kevin in turn and laughing against his lips.

"I think you've said that before." He teases lightly.

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weird_cop

"I didn't know I had to be totally original in my compliments," Kevin complains toothlessly.

"What about how good you smell?"

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xie_er

"Mm, I think you might have mentioned that before too." His very expensive conditioner does smell good, after all.

"I didn't say I minded hearing it again." He adds with another light laugh, one hand sliding down Kevin's back to squeeze his arse.

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weird_cop

Kevin's ass twitches in Xie's hand, and he gently turns him round so Kevin can start backing towards the stairs, his hands tracing patterns on the back of Xie's shirt.

"I like it when you taste of my cooking," he says, but moves his mouth to catch Xie's jaw and chin.

"I like the taste of your skin when it's clean but also I love how you taste when you're sweaty and working hard. "

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xie_er

Xie moves easily with him, letting himself get caught up in the moment rather than thinking about what was to come.

"You drive me crazy," he replies, fond and wanting "I've never felt so wanted. Never wanted someone so much."

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weird_cop

Kevin backs up the stairs one at a time, taking the opportunity to be taller than Xie as he presses hungry kisses to the top of his head.

"I want you so much," he agrees. "I want to taste you and feel you and to give you everything you want."

He's already hard in anticipation, and when they reach the first floor he pulls Xie tighter so he can feel just how much he's wanted.

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xie_er

He can convince himself this is no different to normal, and maybe it can be, he can get lost in the arousal and the wanting and the passion and steer them in another direction and it will be fine.

So when they reach the top of the stairs and Kevin presses into him he moans slightly and drags him in for a passionate kiss.

"Yes, please, I want to- I want to give you everything you want, too."

It's not really a lie, he does want to give Kevin everything he wants, it's just, if he can avoid this one thing...

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weird_cop

Kevin, too caught up in his own ideas and plans and arousal to notice anything else, leads Xie to the bed and pulls him down on top of him, pressing him with kisses as his hands work his shirt.

"So beautiful. All of you."

His legs bend at the hips and knees, catching Xie between them and tucking his feet over Xie's ankles in order to entwine their legs.

He continues to shower him with praise.

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xie_er

Xie manages some praise of his own, though he's still got that hint of blush in his cheeks even after hearing this regularly over the last few weeks. The shine of somebody actually wanting to praise him so much hasn't worn off and he's still hungry for it.

It helps his resolve, too, if Kevin wants him this much, gives him this much, can't Xie give him this in return? He knows he can, knows he can make it good and convincing and...

It's just harder, somehow, the thought of faking it with Kevin. Is he just being selfish? Isn't this what Kevin wants?

He pushes it away, focuses on the now, works to get Kevin's shirt off as well, gets his trousers undone and a hand shoved inside - a little quick, overeager.

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weird_cop

Kevin is perfectly happy for Xie to be overeager. He's a little taken himself with his needs. But when Xie gets his trousers undone a little too rushed despite Kevin's hardness, he moves his hands down. One hand tugs on Xie's shoulder to bring him up a kiss, the other guides his hand back around to Kevin's ass, as his hips rise up to press into him.

"I want you so badly, Xie. I want you inside me."

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xie_er

Xie lets himself be guided, as much as there's a part of him that just wants to get it over with, or wants to distract him with hands and mouth and anything else, he is still trying to make this good for Kevin, make him happy, and if he wants Xie to slow down of course he's going to.

He stops, startled, drawing back a little to look at Kevin with wide eyes. He knows he's said it before, was surprised then, too, but he hadn't really thought he meant it.

"Really? You really want that?" He asks, sounding a little stunned.