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"It's fine, I'll just fail."
"It is not fine, if your grades get too bad they won't let you play."
Tai elbows Van in the side before grabbing the flashcards and shuffling them again. They're sitting on Tai's bed facing each other, textbooks and papers scattered around them. Van has a history test tomorrow, and she's helping them study. Their grades typically teeter between a B- and a C+, but with states coming up, they've been getting a little distracted. Tai was always much more organized with this stuff than they are. She pulls the first white flashcard and holds it up so they can see it.
"Year World War Two Began... Van!"
They had zoned out again. "Seriously, what's another failed test? I'll just pay attention for the next one-"
"No. This is a midterm." Tai has an idea. "What if... you get a reward every time you get one right?"
Van raises an eyebrow. "What kind of reward?"
"That's for me to know and you to find out."
They sit back and cross their elbows, acting as if they're gonna wait her out, before their arms drop.
"Fine."
"Okay. Year World War Two Began."
Van blows at a strand of hair that had fallen in front of their face. "Uhhh... 1939."
"Good."
Tai misses Van's shoulders twitching slightly at that as she pulls her sweatshirt over her head, revealing the grey tank-top underneath. She slots that card under the deck and pulls the next one.
"United States President at the start of the Cold War."
"Truman."
"See, you know it if you just try."
Van rolls their eyes lightheartedly. "If you only applied yourself..."
Tai is crossing her arms over herself and pulling her tank-top off, a black bralette underneath. Van attempts to maintain eye contact. She smiles.
"Too much for you, Palmer?"
"No. Do the next one."
Tai grabs the next card. "US Allies During World War Two."
"Britain and the Soviet Union."
"Good!" They blush, and she catches it this time, but doesn't say anything, instead reaching down to pull her socks off.
"No way, that doesn't count."
"Oh, you're in charge now?"
It was really crazy how much power Tai has over them right now, despite the fact that she's sitting almost half naked on their bed, while they are fully clothed. She sees their eyes begin to fog before righting themselves, training their gaze back on her face. She hadn't really realized until this point how exhausted they looked, mentally. Study time is probably almost over. She picks up the next card.
"United States President during World War One."
Van's gaze had shifted again, unfocused, darting to her body and her face before trying to pull themselves together again. It's adorable.
"Um..."
Van looks down into their lap, realizing how gone they are mentally and how little it took for them to get there. They were just, so tired. They hadn't had a lot of down time recently, so they were just feeling super overwhelmed. "I'm sorry..."
"Hey, no, Van, look at me. You did such a good job for me, I'm so proud of you. It's been a long day."
Tai starts cleaning up all their school supplies, tucking the flashcards into the front pocket of their backpack and sliding study guides into folders before putting those away as well. They can study more during their free period tomorrow. She places both their backpacks neatly on the floor.
"Okay... what do you wanna do now?"
Van looks up with a pout, there is no way she is going to make me ask, but Tai is smiling knowingly, leaning in to kiss them, hands grabbing theirs bunched in their lap. Van sighs into it, shoulders unconsciously relaxing as her fingers rub at their wrists. She lightly trails kisses over their jawline to their ear.
"You were such a good boy." Van lets out a voiced exhale.
She moves down lower, to their neck and collarbone. "So good at listening to me."
Her hands slip up and around their waist as she sucks into their skin. "Are you gonna keep being good?"
Van whines, nodding. Tai bites lightly.
"Can't hear you, puppy."
Weak, wanting. "Yeah..."
"Good boy."
Tai pulls them with her as she leans back against the headboard, Van following willingly, almost falling into her if it wasn't for their hands landing to support their weight. One of Tai's hands stays on their torso, rubbing along the side of their stomach, while the other moves up to their neck, scratching at the back of their head. They lean into it gratefully.
"Aww, puppy, does that feel good?"
"Mhm."
She's lightly kissing their neck, careful not to leave visible marks on their pale skin. Van lets her support their weight, laying against her chest. Her hands travel, smoothing over their back. One of her knees bends up to press between their legs, Van moaning into her neck. She starts to move gently, bucking up into them as their hips push down to meet her, releasing breathy sighs with their movements.
"You make such pretty noises, handsome. So fucking good for me. You want more?"
Van nods into her with a moan, and Tai pushes them back lightly in response in order to get enough leverage to flip them. Van lands on their back as she straddles them now, pulling them up to take their shirt off. They giggle at the precision of her movements, the methodical way she lays them out, and her lips catch theirs again as her hands move down to their shorts, fingers hooking under the waistband. She pulls them off, standing up at the edge of the bed and taking her own pants off before rejoining them, moving on top of them as her hand slips into their boxers. Tai is looking at them now, faces close as her fingers find wetness, and Van gasps. She strokes them lightly as their eyes slip closed.
"Can you look at me, Van?"
Their eyes flutter back open, catching hers right above them.
"How do you feel?"
"Good..."
"Good boy. That's all you need to do right now."
She increases pace and pressure, rubbing circles into them as their hips cant in response. Van is whimpering, eyes falling shut again as their head slips back, and Tai takes advantage, pressing kisses into their neck, feeling the vibrations of their breathy moans in her lips.
"Fuck, Tai, please..."
"I'm not going anywhere, I'm right here."
They reach their climax, rutting against her fingers as she talks them through it, keeping helpful pressure until their body relaxes.
There isn't much talking after that, besides mumbled praises as Tai cleans her hand off and cuddles up to them, hands scratching comfortingly at their sides, both too tired to do much else as they fall asleep.