^Vices and Virtues^Tordtom^Biblical au^

Episode 10: Reveal-ation

The sunshine woke Tord up; his neck ached for sleeping in such an awkward position with his right arm feeling numb, he looked down and saw him hugging a half-naked Tom close to him. Tom winced in his sleep making Tord slowly peel himself off from him.

Tord sat up and placed Tom's body away from him before stretching his arms. After stretching, he looked back at Tom and his wound, there was no longer a gaping hole in his chest, it had now fully recovered as if nothing bad had happened. Tord's fingers brushed against it lightly, causing Tom to wake up.

His eyes met with Tord, making him stop what he was doing; Tord's hand on his chest was really warm but Tord's stare was making him uncomfortable.

Tord reached towards Tom's face and caressed his cheek, he found himself lost just by staring at the Stygian darkness of his eyes. There was something that ignited deep inside his heart while staring at Tom, he could feel his entire body heat up, as his entire body felt like he was standing on cloud nine.

Tom froze and closed his eye before slapping Tord in the face, Tord snapped from his trance and rubbed his cheek,

Tom turned his back on Tord and looked for something to cover his eyes with, he tore a piece of cloth from the coat and wrapped it as a blindfold around his head,

"you're the last person I want to get affected Tord, the least I can do to you is save you from me"

Tord placed a hand on Tom's shoulder and played with the knot behind Tom's face,

"it's okay Tom, even though you're a demon, I won't get affected! So don't hide it from me"

"and you're an angel! A Seraph! You really should be more careful, someone of your caliber is irrep-"

Tord forcefully turned Tom around so that they would be facing one another and hugged him tight,

"we're friends, and I'll die for you if I have to"

"you don't have to"

"you made me realize something and I owe you, this changes nothing between us, no matter if you're royalty or not"

Tom returned the hug causing the two of them to lose balance and make him fall on Tord's chest. It felt nice to be held close without having sex, he tightened his hug when he felt something poke against his thigh.

Tord pushed Tom off and turned bright red, Tom let out a soft chuckle and smiled at Tord; his fingers traveled down to lightly touch the tip,

"wow"

Tord bit his knuckles and pushed Tom away with his foot,

"it's not that big"

"Now you're just flattering yourself, to think you've been hiding all these underneath all those layers is so modest"

Tord rolled his eyes and ruffled Tom's hair before looking around, he came across a small stream and dipped his fingers into the water. He guided Tom to the stream before he felt a gentle tug on his arm.

"I don't know how to swim, and I can't see, no no no thank you!"

"I'll hold you"

The words coming out of Tord's mouth felt so surreal, there was no slight tinge of hesitation nor shame, for once his heart was beating loudly against his chest. Tord caught Tom in his arms and held him close, Tom's arms wrapped around his chest tightly making him heat up quite a bit.

"so why are you conscious of your eyes?"

"In a succubus, when they use their powers it's controlled by their action but for some reason, the eyes are out of control, I'm sparing you of this curse"

"You're an angel, I'm pretty sure you can't get affected"

"you aren't sure"

"Would it help if I cast a prayer to protect me from you?"

Tord scooped Tom up and left the water. Maybe it was best if he didn't push this topic further, Tom isn't happy talking about it anyway, and he already knows what he needs to know.

The sound of wings flapping could be heard from above them, happy yips rang through Tom's ears making him stand up and follow the sound.

"Dante!"

Tom was now running, Tord stood up and chased him before he got more hurt. Dante's head pressed against Tom's forehead lovingly as Tom scratched the back of his ears, Tord smiled at the sight before pinching himself for smiling like a goon. Dante coughed up a pair of glasses and nudged it towards Tom; Tom faced Tord again and smiled at him brightly before facing Dante again.

"Can you fly the two of us home?"

Dante happily barked, Tom, pulled on Tord's hand and made him sit behind him, Tord's arms wrapped around Tom's waist making the demon smile slightly.

They hopped between thick pillars of clouds, the birds migrating circled them, Tord's eyes widened at the sight but something else caught his heart's attention, Tom's excited cheers made him more lovestruck...Tord's grip on Tom's waist suddenly tightened when Dante suddenly nose-dived downwards.

Dante landed in the backyard, transforming back into a normal dog, Tom laid on the grass before rolling over to give Dante his much deserved kisses before standing up with Tord.

The sound of a jug falling to the ground caught their attention, they turned their heads to the left and saw an elderly couple staring at them in confusion; The two of them hurriedly ran back inside to get dressed.

Tom took a proper bath to remove the dirt and grass on his body, he looked at himself in the mirror and ran his fingers over the spot where Matt choked him, he sadly sighed and stared at himself some more.

"you're your own person, you'll be worth the throne, Matt...He's just jealous"

After giving himself a bit of pep talk, a smile crept on his face as reminisced about Tord; speaking of Tord, he kind of owes him his life now, but that wouldn't be an issue, if anything he's happy that its Tord.

Tom slapped his head again when he remembered that Tord might still be under his spell, so he might as well make it quick.

Tord took a sip of coffee before spitting it out, food or drinks isn't really for him, especially something this bitter. Tord then placed the mug in the sink, before grabbing his prayer book from his library and skimming for a prayer to "rid of an incubi's curse".

After praying, he didn't feel any different but he did feel extremely tired; looks like his exhaustion is finally catching up to him. Tord opened the door to his room and stopped when he saw Tom on the bed wearing white lingerie.

"why are you dressed like that?"

"The curse-"

"I already prayed, I'm not cursed anymore, I'll prove it"

Tord got on top of Tom and removed his glasses, Tom stared back at him but now he didn't feel the slightest bit different. Tord suddenly lowered himself, until their lips were inches apart, Tom closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Tord's neck.

"Let's just get this over with"

Tord huffed and removed himself from Tom before sitting on the edge of the bed.

"do you not like boys? I can change myself for you, I can be a girl-"

"I don't want to have sex with you, I'm happy enough that you're here, forget the curse, I'm just tired"

Tord opened his closet and tossed Tom a white tee. Tord motioned for him to put it on and so he did, he was about to leave but he was pulled back towards the bed by Tord. This was a new experience for Tom but he hugged Tord back and smiled happily in his embrace.

"I'm not thinking straight Tom, just keep doing this hug"

Tord rested his chin on top of Tom's head as the two of them slept through the afternoon.