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Experience (Or Lack Therof)

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Not too long after Ankh’s revival, he and Eiji started to finally begin dating. They had only realized their feelings for one another until it was too late, but now Ankh was back. He was home.

There was much to catch up on since all the time that passed. So much to do, to see, to experience, together.

When it came to initiating the relationship, they ended up doing so the most clumsy way possible. Both of them struggling to just get to the point, and then asking at the exact same time.

They’ll get better at communication. Eventually.

And after everyone else learned of the news, everyone was thrilled for them both. But nobody was surprised that they fumbled to get straight to the point back there.

If there was one thing that was the exact same as it was all those years ago, both of them still had to improve on just using their words with each other.

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By this point they’d been dating for a few months now, but they still had so much to learn.

Neither of them had any experience with relationships and it definitely showed at times. Actually it showed most of the time…

But they’re doing their best. Taking it day by day.

Over time Eiji finally began to allow himself to want things again. He had to gradually get used to it, but by now he was much more comfortable with the sensation of allowing himself to want— To desire.

It was interesting to look back on how things changed after he first met Ankh.

Eiji shut himself off from wanting anything for so long. But at some point he formed a drive for desire that got bigger than anyone could have ever anticipated. Including himself.

He’d look back on the unicorn yummy, when he was able to protect everyone back then from that pawn of Gara’s, and of course: Ankh giving Eiji the power to save those within his reach.

Reflecting on it all, he felt that the moment he was given the Os driver is when his desire began to gradually grow to such a size.

Today he was feeling a specific desire. Eiji wanted Ankh, and all of him. Longing to feel his skin against his own, to feel those talons make their way around his body… but he didn’t know how to exactly go about it.

Yes, he could just use his words and ask upfront. But it also felt a little too awkward to just plainly ask for them to fuck.

Pondering about what to do for a bit, he then got an idea on how to go about this.

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After sneaking a secret extra fifth Popsicle for the day, Ankh went back up to the attic feeling pretty satisfied with himself. He was more than ready to just lounge in his nest, and browse through his iPhone. The usual routine.

Entering the attic, Ankh looked up from his phone. He didn’t expect to see this.

Eiji was laid across his bed, a blanket draped across him in what looked to be only covering his dick and nothing else.

It wasn’t a bad sight. Eiji’s body looked good, it was very easy on the eyes. Yet Ankh couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at all this.

Taking the Popsicle out of his mouth, “What the hell are you doing?” Ankh spoke bluntly. “You look stupid.”

In an attempt to be coy, emphasis on attempt as it was apparent Eiji was struggling to be seductive. “I completely ran out of underwear… And I just don’t know what to do—”

Interrupted with a scoff, “That’s not my problem, go do some laundry.” Then leaning against the wall, starting to scroll through his phone.

Although without Eiji noticing, Ankh would still take a look at his body here and there through the corner of his eye.

Eiji expected this sort of result, more or less. He had absolutely zero experience flirting and wasn’t knowledgeable on seduction at all.

And meanwhile with Ankh, while he was aware of the concept of humans flirting and how they’d go about it— He’d never been the subject of it before.

He may have known of flirting by this point, but he did not actually know it.

Ankh wasn’t human. He was a bird, a Greeed. And no longer did he have access to Shingo’s vast array of memories to rely on. No longer could he instantly access a deeper insight into so many of the aspects that made humans… Well, human.

Plus he was more familiar with how birds went about this sort of thing. Being a bird and all himself, of course.

Though he may no longer share a body with Shingo, this new one was much more human than it ever had been in his original Greeed form.

It was hard to articulate but something about this body felt different when compared to his old one. He’d bet the Kougami foundation had something to do with that, but he didn't want to worry about that right now.

And if he let himself think about it for too long, Ankh would start to form questions he would not be entirely sure if he would really want to hear the answers to. Kougami was a bizarre man, and his foundation was equally so.

So it’d be for the best not to dwell on this right now.

Despite this difference about his new body, there was still so much for Ankh to learn and experience about humans.

So as it currently stood, how could anyone expect him to be privy to any of this yet? Even if Eiji did have any experience, it’s not like it would be doing him much good here.

Now, if he was wearing something with flashy colors instead of wearing nothing at all… Maybe his luck would fare better, Eiji thought.

Ah well. At least he tried.

While Eiji dwelled on his failed attempt, Ankh couldn’t help but continue to stare at Eiji’s body. Eyes slowly looking up from his phone, unable to look away. Suddenly it was a good thing human cellphones have grown so much in size while he was gone. It provided decent enough cover for his face.

As he kept gawking, it suddenly hit him like a brick. Was this flirting?

The more Ankh thought about it, the more it began to sound like it. And if that was the case— Humans really needed to up their game here.

Incorporate more bright colors into their flirting customs, or courting dances, songs, something.

(And they could, just not in the ways Ankh was thinking of. Humans do things differently than birds. But he had all the time in the world to learn those differences later.)

Ankh couldn’t just keep gawking and standing by idly, his body was doing things. Right now he needed so much more than to just only look at Eiji’s body.

Oh, he needed to feel it. To taste it. To touch it.

Indulging in all those senses to the fullest extent possible that he never could when he was only a Greeed. He took one last good look at Eiji from top to bottom, his eyes just eating him up.

Pulling off his shirt with a smirk, “Next time, just tell me what you want. Idiot.” Finishing the very last bit of his Popsicle, casually tossing the stick aside and sauntering towards Eiji’s bedside.

Eiji burst into a laugh, “Oh you should be the one to talk—” He was silenced as Ankh tossed his shirt right at his face, promptly sliding into the bed with Eiji.

Then Eiji enjoyed a kiss that tasted of cherry, following with a bite to his lips. Moaning and smiling into their kiss, running his fingers through Ankh’s soft curls as things intensified. Letting out a pleased hum as he felt Ankh’s talons grip his hair.

Back arching, Eiji let his desires run rampant. Begging, “More, Ankh. Give me more, more.”

Now this was exactly what Ankh liked to hear.

Without a second thought, he roughly kissed and bit across every inch of Eiji’s neck, marking everywhere he possibly could. As if it would be the last time they’d ever get to be intimate like this.

Thankfully it was far from the last time. In fact, it was only just the beginning.

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End Notes: What inspired this fic was past fun headcanon conversations I've had about Eiji being horrible at flirting and seduction and Ankh being just as bad at being able to take a hint. They are doing their best.

It was really nice to have written something over 1000 words again! Originally this was almost 600ish or so words, but then more words kept on coming. Which made me happy!

You can find the original Dreamwidth post of this fic on the fan-flashworks community right here as well.

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