Title: Cherish

Fandom: Tales of the Abyss

Pairing: Guy x Luke

Words: 505

A/N: Prompts taken from "One Hundred Ways to Say 'I Love You' by p0cketf0x on tumblr. Found this list thanks to Ao3 user violetstorm using it for Asch/Natalia


Prompt: #1 "Pull over. Let me drive for awhile."


Guy slowed his speed on the motorbike until it came to a stop. Lifting his goggles to his forehead, he glanced back at Luke. Luke, who was clinging tightly to his waist, had yet to open his eyes. Guy smiled as he dropped a foot to the ground to keep his balance.

"You all right there, Luke?" He asked. "I thought I heard you say something."

Luke's grip around his waist barely relaxed at all even as green eyes opened, not that Guy minded the contact in the least. "Y-yeah. I told you to pull over."

Feeling a patient smile forming on his face, Guy hummed. "All right. I stopped. What's wrong? Was it too fast?"

"N-no, it's not that."

Luke shook his head and buried his face into Guy's back. Guy could almost feel the new warmth through his fontech work jacket and wondered if Luke was trying to hide a blush. He wouldn't be surprised.

Whether Luke would admit it or not, Guy was pretty sure his boyfriend was freaked out by the ride. The motorbike Guy had designed was way different from anything he'd made before, or at least a far bigger scale than the toys he'd made in the past. It was far more open than a coach or ship, too, and riding in the back without any belt to hold them down meant Luke had to put complete trust in Guy. No wonder the red-head was clinging so tightly.

"It's not a big deal, Luke," Guy said, keeping his smile. "You won't hurt my feelings if you want to stop."

"It's not that either!" Luke exclaimed, lifting his face to glare at Guy. "I trust you, Guy. I just -"

Tilting his head, Guy blinked. "You just what?"

"I just want to switch places with you!"

Guy stared back at Luke, unsure how to react. Switch places? Despite what Luke had said about trusting him, Guy still worried that his friend didn't trust in him to keep them safe. What had he done wrong? He'd gone too fast too quickly after all, hadn't he?

"Luke..."

"Oh, don't give me that look, Guy," Luke murmured as his hands moved up to grab his collar to tug him down and push their lips together. "I trust you, okay? It just – it looks like fun so -"

Cheeks flushing, Guy's brain took half a second to catch up. "O-oh. Okay, yeah, sure. I'll lead you through it from behind, then."

Luke nodded, muttering under his breath as they awkwardly switched places. "Yeah, don't let me mess up."

Smiling, Guy dropped a kiss to the side of Luke's mouth before climbing up behind him. His hands went over Luke's and he set his chin on Luke's shoulder. He could definitely feel the warmth emanating from his boyfriend now.

Biting back a chuckle, Guy whispered. "I won't. And even if I can't stop you from wrecking us, I'll be behind you to catch you. No delay this time."

No delay or backtracking ever again.