Fics like old news, new normal

“No, but I’m serious. It feels…weird. Kinda wrong? I mean, it seems like only yesterday I was the next big thing and now…BAM! The paddock is brimming with kids and I’m old. How did you manage going on for so long?” He turns slightly, cupping Valentino’s cheek, scratching his palm against his several days old stubble. He likes the sensation of it, the slight bite, Valentino’s face leaning in as his eyelids flutter closed for a moment, heavy breath caught between his teeth. Despite having lost all of his boyish features, he’s still delicate looking, almost womanly at times, when he smiles and he’s oh, so gentle and graceful. Marc doesn’t mind it, on the contrary. Age has refined Valentino’s beauty, given a melancholic quality to it. Retirement does really look good on him, it has plumped him up a little – he doesn’t look like a scarecrow anymore, and this new layer of protective fat on his stomach suits him nicely. Just a lazy morning between two people who have only recently started to get attuned to one another once again.

Fics like old news, new normal

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