cacklingmarionette:

Arley’s excitement was very contagious, making Cal giggle and practically vibrate just as happily. He would love a sleep over, and having another person in the house just might help Leo get out of his funk a bit. The more the merrier!

Cal’s smile softened to something a little more soothing as he reached out, placing a hand on Arley’s and giving it a squeeze. “I’m fairly new to it myself, but I know enough to be able to teach you the basics. I’m gonna try to make it enjoyable for you, because I don’t want to hurt you or have you associate it with something bad because I did something wrong.” He said, his smile growing once more. “Name the time and place, and we’ll do it.”

The shorter blonde was very happy to see Cal enjoying himself. It was… very, very rare that anyone was happy in this household. Which was sad, but he’d gotten used to it. For better or for worse.

Smiling to himself and squeezing Cal’s hand back, he looked up at him and tried to hide his growing smile. This was exciting! He had at least some idea of what to expect, but otherwise it was completely new to him. The feelings, anyway. It looked like it felt nice? In some pictures, anyway. In some others it looked painful. But he was not unaccustomed to pain, and it was the experience overall he wanted. He smiled a little reassuringly. “I trust you. Er, I said that already, but I do. I know you’ll… make it okay.” Though he did hum a little in thought. “My schedule is entirely open as long as yours is.”