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When Etho opened his eyes again, he was in a bed, strangely enough. He no longer felt the mud sticking to his skin, either. Instead, he was lying on his side, curled up and comfortable. He felt someone playing with his hair. Whoever it was smelled nice, like the salty breeze out by the ocean.
"Gem?" he mumbled.
"Oh, hi, Etho" she greeted, voice soft. "Didn't think I'd be hearing any more from you tonight"
Etho hummed into the blankets, trying to find where Gem even was with his hand – he found her thighs, she must’ve been sitting up.
"I didn't –" Etho tried to say something, but quickly lost his train of thought. His head felt so pleasantly light, he wanted to stay like this forever.
"What's that?"
"I didn't… Make you feel good"
Gem let out an amused exhale. "What a good boy you are, thinking about that first thing after you wake up. Would you still be up for that? You don't have to"
"Anything you want"
It felt easier to leave it up to her than to make any sort of decision. He didn't need to think. It was unnecessary and complicated.
Gem hummed.
"Joel was here earlier, do you remember?" Gem asked, still picking through Etho's hair. His head was so blissfully light and quiet.
Etho mumbled something along the lines of a "no"
"He saw what I did to you and came to make sure you're okay. Isn't that sweet?"
Etho smiled at that. Joel did? He probably wouldn't even admit to it had Gem not said anything.
"So, I'm curious if you'd like to see him, too" Gem wondered. "Nobody ended up catching him and the Hunt is now over, so he's technically still a free man"
"Don't hurt him" was what Etho found himself mumbling out on instinct.
Gem chuckled. "Of course, I won't hurt him" she promised, "I'm asking if you'd like to see him. Has he ever seen you like this? When you're this good and obedient?"
Etho got out a "no" again.
Under any circumstances his body probably would've clenched with embarrassment at the thought, but right now he found no such resistance. It was alright. Joel could come. In fact, Etho really wanted to see him right now.
"No as in you don't want to or no as in he hasn't?"
Words were heavy and difficult. "I want to. He hasn't"
Gem hummed. "I'll go get him, then. I'll be right back"
Etho felt himself drift away to nothing as soon as the hand grounding him disappeared. It wasn't like he passed out, he was aware… as much as he could be, anyway, it was more like he himself became nothing. A pleasant, floating cloud of air.
Soon the door was opening again and he heard two pairs of footsteps. He could tell precisely who they were by the weight and rhythm. Someone crouched down by his side of the bed and he sleepily turned to face them.
"Hey"
It was Joel, wearing a clean set of clothes, his hair still slightly wet from what was most likely a shower. Etho could smell his hazelnut shampoo.
"Hi, Joel" Etho whispered, willing a lopsided smile to his face. He wanted to make sure Joel knew he was alright.
It didn’t seem like he’d succeeded at looking “normal”, though, as a mixture of intrigue and bewilderment blossomed on Joel’s features.
He turned towards Gem, who Etho could currently feel climbing back into bed next to him.
"What in the world did you do to him?" he asked.
"Well, you saw, didn't you? Don’t lie, I saw how you couldn’t look away" Gem teased, then added "You'd do anything Joel asked right now, wouldn’t you, Etho?"
Her hand was back in his hair and Etho hummed. That didn’t sound all that unpleasant right now. He’d never really thought of Joel in that context before, of him being in a position of power above Etho, but now he was getting some interesting images in his head.
Joel just sat there silently, a wild flurry of emotions washing across his face. It all culminated in a nervous chuckle that Etho knew all too well. That was the face of a man who had some bad ideas he was willing to take a chance on.
"I can give you suggestions if you'd like" Gem said, Joel's eyes fluttering to her again. "I'm sure there's something Etho would love right now. It'd make his little head spin like a Ferris wheel. Isn’t that right, Etho?"
Gem's touch wandered down his back, though her hand couldn't reach as far as she wanted it to in order to make her point. The implication was more than enough, though.
That's how Etho ended up kneeling on once side of the bed, his head between Gem's thighs, which was a blissfully good place to be, while Joel slowly worked open his entrance.
It was so gentle, so smooth compared to what he'd gone through out at the river delta that the contrast itself made Etho rock hard all over again. His insides still hurt, they hurt so good, he could feel the slight bruising as Joel's generously lubed fingers pressed against his walls, digits carefully kneading that sensitive, sensitive spot…
Etho moaned against Gem's pussy as he licked around her clit, feeling her thighs tense against his head, her hand pushing him closer for leverage which he was more than happy to give. He slipped his tongue inside her and there was a small, breathy noise that left her, clear as a wind chime in his ears. Such a pretty, twinkling sound, fitting for a sparkling star like Gem.
Joel's fingers left him, which Etho only had to mourn for a moment, because soon the head of his cock was spreading him – Etho momentarily forgot his mouth had work to do, trying desperately to lean into the sensation. Joel wouldn’t let him, though, keeping his hips steady with both hands. He’d never held Etho there before. It was really good, they needed to do this more often.
Gem clicked her tongue. "Hey, now, no slacking off"
Her hand scratched above his ear, below the still slightly sore spot where his antler had been. The spot that had broken him this good. Etho resumed sucking her clit, eagerly, managing to get his hand up there, too, which wasn't easy in this crowded position, then slowly worked them inside her.
Gem moaned – it was cut off slightly, like she bit into her hand. Etho felt Joel reach over him, his cock pressing deeper and deeper, though the specifics of the interaction were lost on him. "Come on, I wanna hear"
Gem chuckled. "Fine"
Etho heard another breathy whisper – oh, there were words, too – as he sucked harder, two slender fingers kneading into the rougher spot by her entrance.
He’d never heard Gem moan like this before. Before he had protested the thought of her being cute, but the sounds she was currently making were exactly that, small, cute noises squeezed through closed lips.
Etho felt her finger circle where his left antler had been. "Isn't it great that they're gone? You never would've fit in here otherwise" she whispered between breaths and Etho hummed in agreement.
Etho let out a small yelp as Joel, who sneakily hadn’t moved all this time, suddenly picked up the pace. His cock rubbed up against all of the aching and sensitive spots that made Etho’s head spin, thrusting into his sweet spot over and over again. Joel’s hair tickled the back of his neck as he leaned down to press a kiss into his nape. The sensations from all directions were overwhelming and Etho found himself completely relinquishing all control to his partners. There were no thoughts, just an experience that was overwhelmingly pleasant, one that hurt and strained in all the ways he’d been missing for so long.
And when Joel reached around to Etho's cock, which had not been touched all day, the warmth from all around his body suddenly rushed to one spot and he lost it. He felt himself contract around his dick, legs shaking with a whimper as his free hand desperately tried to find solid ground so as not to collapse against Gem, who’s thighs were now as tight as a screw clip around his ears. Joel thrust deeper and deeper, sending wave after wave of pleasure through his core until he was pushed over the edge. He kept going, all the way through Etho's release until something hot flooded his insides. Gem’s legs shook before she abruptly pulled up her knees as she came, as well. Etho rubbed her inner thigh as he pulled his fingers out and rested his head against her. She was the best.
As if Joel had heard his thoughts, he slowly pulled out, not without brushing against every painful spot on the way and it hurt so good. Etho made a correction in his head: Joel was also the best. He found himself wishing he'd do it again, but they all seemed spent, himself included. The way Gem pat his head and Joel caressed his skin was enough, more than enough. Good enough to drift off into.
Not before a bit of cleanup, though. Etho was grateful to only be a passive participant in that activity.
Once they got that out of the way, it was time to climb into bed – and Etho could lay on his side again, praise be to the Hunt – comfortably snuggled between two of his favorite people.
“I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t think anyone else had a time this blummin’ amazing. I think we won” Joel said, stretching his arms slightly.
Etho wondered why everything had to be a competition to Joel, but that seemed like too many words to articulate at the moment. So, instead he just hummed in agreement. It had been pretty amazing. He certainly felt like a winner with these two at his side.
Gem let out a chuckle and the other two glanced up. She had her communicator in her hand and she turned the screen towards them.
It was a selfie of Grian grinning with Scar in the background, caught by the net trap he himself had set, looking like a very sad puppy. The message read “Instructions unclear, captured my hunter”
Joel and Etho laughed.
It seemed that everyone else had had a good time as well. But, to Etho, there was no better spot to be than between these two, not in this world, not on this server, not in this universe.
fin.