The Treasure She Never Asked For

"What did you say? I didn't catch that," Marcel said as he looked at his now wet cheek from the condensation on the surface of the glass.

"It's nothing," Adrian said as he bit the lip of his glass. 

"I need another drink," Marcel said as he shifted his weight so that he wasn't leaning against the window anymore.

Marcel walked to the table to pour himself another drink while Adrian stayed back to look at his tall and straight figure as he walked towards the table.

"Do you need some?" Marcel asked, and Adrian shook his head to refuse. He hadn't even finished half a glass yet.

Marcel went to stand next to him once more after refilling his glass while looking at the people on the lower floor.

Marcel smelled his drink and felt his eyes water a bit from the alcohol content. He wanted to ask someone why in the world he was having something so strong.

"Why do you like this drink?" Marcel asked Adrian, who was staring outside in a daze.

"I can't say I like it, but it's more familiar and doesn't make stupid," Adrian said after some thought. When he was in university, he would get completely wasted on the cheap alcohol he had then, now that he had grown so big, it was the expensive and refined stuff that suited him better.

"So you get stupid from alcohol?" Marcel asked with curiosity written all over his face.

"Only certain alcohols, don't get your hopes up," Adrian said as he sipped on his drink as if making a point, causing Marcel to laugh.

"I want to see it. You'll have to show me one day," Marcel said as he pushed a strand of hair away from Adrian's face. Since they had been in each other's personal space all day, Adrian didn't feel any discomfort at the familiarity of the gesture.

"You want to see me become stupid?" Adrian asked as he shifted his weight.

"Mmmh, let's go sit first," Marcel said when he noticed Adrian's discomfort. 

Marcel went back to sit on his side and, to his surprise, Adrian had followed him and sat next to him. Marcel turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow, and Adrian acted like he didn't notice.

"You made a strange request," Adrian said, resuming the topic they had been discussing before.

"Is it that strange?" Marcel asked, deciding to humour him.

"Yes, if you want to see it, then we'll have to do it together," Adrian said as he looked at Marcel's profile. He did not know if it was the alcohol, but he felt like Marcel's charm had been multiplying over the past few minutes.

Marcel looked at Adrian for a few seconds before leaning forward, closing the distance between them. Adrian, whose head was already hazy with alcohol, only looked at him while in a daze.

"Then it's a plan," Marcel said with a mischievous smile, that gradually faded when he felt the air around them shift. It was not the first time he was teasing Adrian like this, but he felt that it was different this time. Adrian didn't try to avoid it and he had even gone a step further to stare at his lips.

"Can I kiss you?" Adrian asked, making Marcel smile. He didn't know what he was talking about but he suddenly had the urge to do so. It was just that his upbringing did not allow him to take such liberties with someone without asking first. .

"Mmmh," Marcel responded and Adrian moved forward to press his lips against his. Marcel lowered his eyelids as he blindly placed his glass on the table and pulled Adrian closer to himself. Adrian, who was caught unawares, was disoriented and almost fell on top of Marcel.

The two started with only pressing their lips together, but Marcel couldn't help but feel impatient from the slow pace. 

Marcel parted his lips and nipped on Adrian's bottom lip before ċȧrėssing it with his tongue. The subtle action was as if Marcel was asking to deepen the kiss, which made Adrian subconsciously part his lips.

Being the tease that he was, Marcel didn't deepen the kiss but rather teasingly suċkėd on his bottom lip, which just served to entice Adrian more. He lightly stroked his cheek with his fingertips and moved his hand to the back of Adrian's neck, deepening the kiss as he lightly tugged the hair on his nape. Marcel pushed his tongue into his mouth when Adrian let out a shaky breath, lightly perceiving the residual taste of the alcohol they had been drinking.

Adrian became slightly flustered by this sequence of actions and pulled away from Marcel when he felt himself get excited. The two looked at each other, and Marcel released his hold on Adrian as he watched him try to calm himself down. Before he put more distance, Marcel suddenly approached Adrian and mischievously bit his slightly swollen bottom lip.

"Cute," Marcel said as he gave Adrian some space. Adrian pursed his lips together, feeling unsure of what to do since this was the first time he had kissed a man. He was even more flustered because he realised that he had actually enjoyed it. 

He brought the glass that he had been holding tightly the whole time to his lips and took a drink from it. Marcel glanced at him and smiled when he saw his flushed cheeks. The sudden shyness really did it for Marcel, and if he was more inebriated than he currently was, then he would definitely have pulled him in for another kiss.

Adrian finished off his glass while he was still deep in thought and refilled it. Marcel, just like he had done before, poured him a glass of water and placed it next to the alcohol.

"If you want to calm down, have water instead," Marcel suggested. He was not planning on coddling him and influencing his thoughts. If he hated it he wanted him to be sure of that. Of course, the opposite was also true. He did not intend to take further advantage of their situation to selfishly mess around with him.

"Do you think we'll win this round?" Adrian suddenly asked, completely pushing away the strange thoughts he was having. He couldn't think straight and figured he would ponder over his feelings once he was sober.

"Definitely," Marcel said as he took a drink from his glass and leaned against the backrest of the sofa, looking lazy and seductive.

"So confident?" Adrian asked, feeling a bit more relaxed when he saw that Marcel was not intending to pursue the matter or pressure him.

"Why not? Don't I have you?" Marcel asked him and Adrian felt at a loss for words.

"Mmh, what are your plans for tomorrow?" Adrian asked, trying to see if he could get him to go out with him the next day as well.

"I have filming to do," Marcel said without thinking about it.

"And you are still here at this time?"Adrian asked and checked his phone, only to see it was almost 11 pm.

"It's not too late, but I should get enough rest as well," Marcel said after he also checked the time. He quickly texted Lane to come to pick him up in an hour before resuming with his drinking. He was going to accompany Adrian for a bit longer. 

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