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For hugs prompt 17. hugging from behind
Rik came back to the room he shared with Billy to find him standing by the window practicing. No amp only the twang of the strings. They all did this from time to time, practiced randomly to keep their skill up and the memory of all the songs they had to play. Rik though needed to hug the Brit and came up behind him, slipping his hands around his waist. It pulled a quiet laugh from the Brit especially when the Dane rested his chin on top of the other guitarist’s head.
“Thank you.” Rik spoke quietly while pulling Billy in closer until his back was firmly against the Dane’s chest.
“What for?” Billy questioned as one of his hands left the guitar to hold Rik’s.
“You and Ollie. Working on .. I guess being friends.” Rik wasn’t quite sure where the two men stood with each other but imagined, or hoped, that friends would be the end point.
Billy took a deep breath and Rik kissed the back of his head. He knew the Brit still worried and knew all too well what it was like to wrestle with damage from your past. None of it was easy but that was also why the Dane was so grateful. “We’re friends, that’s all. Close friends but just friends.”
The instinct was to stand there and stare out the window at L.A. swaying, almost rocking the Brit from behind. The tension was still there and Rik laughed. “I think Ollie likes someone else.”
Billy’s expression when his head turned was enough to have the guitarist giggling. He was in such disbelief as Rik tugged on his hand. “Come, I’ll show you.”
The Brit brightened as he set his guitar aside, ready to sneak around and potentially cause trouble with his Danish lover. Rik and Billy were constantly up to something but they weren’t the only ones. Rik took Billy down to the hallway overlooking the restaurant in this particular hotel. It was lunch time and busy when Rik stopped leaning on the rail of the overlook. Billy stopped beside him, squinting down at the crowd below.
“Over by the flowers in the window.” Rik directed. Sure enough Hans and Ollie were down there having lunch, though they were sitting on opposite sides of the table Rik knew both men well enough to see it.
“Is that Hans?” Billy asked glancing to get a nod from Rik.
Rik was giggling. “The way Ollie is playing with the ends of his hair like that while they talk, he only does that when he’s nervous and feeling shy.”
Hans, well he might as well have had hearts floating from his head with how he was leaning forward and listening. Rik imagined the two were talking about cars or racing. It was something they had in common and he didn’t forget sending Hans down to the race track. Billy suddenly laughed beside him, no doubt some stress relief from the sound of it, and Rik reached down to hold his hand.
“You can pick on him about having a crush soon.” Rik snickered as he leaned into Billy. The Dane felt sad to see Ollie move on but he was also happy for him. This would be good for everyone and Rik looked forward to hanging out as couples. Even if Hans was kind of like a big brother and would be dating his ex, awkward in a adorable way for sure. He was just glad that this got some of the tension out of Billy, hoping this would help.
Rik came back to the room he shared with Billy to find him standing by the window practicing. No amp only the twang of the strings. They all did this from time to time, practiced randomly to keep their skill up and the memory of all the songs they had to play. Rik though needed to hug the Brit and came up behind him, slipping his hands around his waist. It pulled a quiet laugh from the Brit especially when the Dane rested his chin on top of the other guitarist’s head.
“Thank you.” Rik spoke quietly while pulling Billy in closer until his back was firmly against the Dane’s chest.
“What for?” Billy questioned as one of his hands left the guitar to hold Rik’s.
“You and Ollie. Working on .. I guess being friends.” Rik wasn’t quite sure where the two men stood with each other but imagined, or hoped, that friends would be the end point.
Billy took a deep breath and Rik kissed the back of his head. He knew the Brit still worried and knew all too well what it was like to wrestle with damage from your past. None of it was easy but that was also why the Dane was so grateful. “We’re friends, that’s all. Close friends but just friends.”
The instinct was to stand there and stare out the window at L.A. swaying, almost rocking the Brit from behind. The tension was still there and Rik laughed. “I think Ollie likes someone else.”
Billy’s expression when his head turned was enough to have the guitarist giggling. He was in such disbelief as Rik tugged on his hand. “Come, I’ll show you.”
The Brit brightened as he set his guitar aside, ready to sneak around and potentially cause trouble with his Danish lover. Rik and Billy were constantly up to something but they weren’t the only ones. Rik took Billy down to the hallway overlooking the restaurant in this particular hotel. It was lunch time and busy when Rik stopped leaning on the rail of the overlook. Billy stopped beside him, squinting down at the crowd below.
“Over by the flowers in the window.” Rik directed. Sure enough Hans and Ollie were down there having lunch, though they were sitting on opposite sides of the table Rik knew both men well enough to see it.
“Is that Hans?” Billy asked glancing to get a nod from Rik.
Rik was giggling. “The way Ollie is playing with the ends of his hair like that while they talk, he only does that when he’s nervous and feeling shy.”
Hans, well he might as well have had hearts floating from his head with how he was leaning forward and listening. Rik imagined the two were talking about cars or racing. It was something they had in common and he didn’t forget sending Hans down to the race track. Billy suddenly laughed beside him, no doubt some stress relief from the sound of it, and Rik reached down to hold his hand.
“You can pick on him about having a crush soon.” Rik snickered as he leaned into Billy. The Dane felt sad to see Ollie move on but he was also happy for him. This would be good for everyone and Rik looked forward to hanging out as couples. Even if Hans was kind of like a big brother and would be dating his ex, awkward in a adorable way for sure. He was just glad that this got some of the tension out of Billy, hoping this would help.
