Indulgences
a Harry Potter story
by midnight_angel_girl
Oliver finished lighting the candles in the bedroom and surveyed his handiwork. He had deliberately chosen candles with the strongest scent. Percy occasionally had sneezing fits from strong perfumes, and he was hoping the candles would have the same effect. Oliver kind of enjoyed seeing Percy sneeze, and unless his lover was ill or exposed to dust, certain perfumes or some plant that had blossomed during their last year of school, it hardly ever happened. Stripping to his boxers, he sprawled out on the bed. Percy would be home any minute, he thought, ignoring the fact that his eyes were starting to prickle slightly.
Not five minutes later, Percy came into the bedroom, still clad in his ministry robes. "Hey babe. What's all this?"
"Thought I'd surprise you." He quickly rubbed his tickly nose with the back of his hand.
Percy slipped off his robes and tie and slid next to Oliver on the bed. "Miss me?"
"Yeah." He whispered as Percy leaned in with a strong kiss. Seconds later, Oliver pulled away. "Heh-chuhh, eh-chuhh." He sneezed roughly. "'Scuse me." He quickly blew his nose which did nothing to relieve the burning in his sinuses.
"Bless." Percy pounced on him and pulled him into another embrace, stopping a minute later. "Ollie, are you coming down ill? You're pretty sniffley."
"I don't know what you're talking about." He pressed his hand against his nose to stop another sneeze.
Percy looked at him closely and brushed a hand against his forehead. "No fever."
"I'm fi...ihh...finde." He said before a powerful sneeze erupted from him. "Hurchahh."
"Bless you." Percy exclaimed.
"Hurchehh."
"Olly, what is making you sneeze like this?"
Oliver blew his nose. "I dond't dow."
"Is it the candles? They smell nice, but they are pretty strong."
"Are they bothering you? Huh-chehhh."
"No, but I think they're getting to you."
"I'm fine." He pulled Percy towards him, only to pull away at the last minute. "Hurchoo, uh-huhchoo, ahrchoo."
"Bless you, bless you, bless you. Ol, I really think we need to put the candles out."
"If they're not bothering you, I'm fine."
"They're not bothering me, but you sneezing every thirty seconds is." Percy got up and blew out the candles, then grabbed the box of tissues and Oliver's arm. "You can explain to me what is going on in the living room."
"Hurhchuhh, ehhrchoo."
Percy handed Oliver a handful of tissues as they sat on the couch and waited for him to blow his nose. "Better?"
"Yeah."
"What is going on here with the candles and all?"
Oliver flushed crimson. "Dothig."
"I know you better than that. And you know you don't need candles to seduce me. Seeing you half naked on the bed is enough."
"It's...uhchoo...it's dothing."
"Oliver, we agreed: no secrets."
"It's hard to explaid."
"Try."
"Probise you wod't leave be or thik I'b a freak?"
"Ol, I love you. I promise. Now what was the deal with the strong candles?"
"Well, umm, you know how you're allergic to some strong perfumes." Percy nodded. "I thought maybe the candles would do the same thing because Ikindalikeseeingyousneeze." he said in a rush.
"What?"
"I...well...I kind of like watching you sneeze. You're so controlled in everything that I like seeing you lose control like that." Oliver said, looking at the floor. "But you hardly ever sneeze..."
"You thought you'd help with that, and it backfired on you."
"Ehhchuhh. Yeah."
"Why didn't you ever say anything? It would have been easier for you."
"I guess I was afraid of how you'd react."
"It's not the kinkiest thing I've heard. Trust me. You could have just brought it up."
"How? Say: Hey, Perce, I want to see you have one of your sneezing fits `cause I like it?"
"Well, maybe not that blunt. Maybe explained yourself first. I guess once in awhile, I could indulge you in that."
"You meand you really wouldn't mind?"
"I guess not, once in awhile." Percy got up and left the room for a minute, returning with a small bottle of cologne. "I'd rather use this than dust since I don't want to be miserable all night. How do you want me to do this?"
"Uh-chuhh, uhchoo." Take off your shirt please."
Percy took off his shirt. "Now what?"
Oliver blushed again. "Sneeze." he whispered softly.
Percy sprayed the cologne and sniffed, sneezing almost instantly. "Hey-ishh, uhihhshh, ihshooo, hihhshuhh, ehshhuhh, heyishhoo, huh-uh-aiihhshoo. How was thad?' He sniffled.
"I could take you right now." Oliver admitted.
"Berlid, Olly, at least let be blow by dose first."
Oliver handed Percy the tissues before dragging him into the bedroom for the night.
Not mine
Written for weekly hatching #51
This kind of went the opposite of how I'd originally thought I'd write it. The allergy revelation itself is not so much awkward as what follows it.