Captivated by A.C. Thomas

Author:A.C. Thomas [Thomas, A.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBTQIA+, sci-fi, gay, nerd/linguist, space pirate, space travel/road trip, abduction/captive, twins, interracial, class difference, tattoos, body mods, humorous, opposites attract, outrageous flirting, sexual banter, undergarments, ribbon play
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2021-04-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Theo shuffled through his notes, ignoring the papers that flew and fluttered to the floor of the bridge until he found what he was searching for. “It appears to be some sort of recipe. Only, instead of dry goods, it calls for powdered minerals. Oh, on second consideration, it isn’t a recipe at all. It’s a chemical formula. Unfortunately, quite outside the realm of my expertise.”

Jun took the pad from under Theo’s arm and quickly scanned the translated Standard.

Peering over his shoulder, Theo had to rise up onto his toes in order to see the screen. He pointed at a sentence that had given him particular trouble, riddled with modern language difficult to translate from ancient text. “See, here it says something about an excessive amount of tantalum. I’m not sure if you’re aware, but that’s a mineral that’s been banned in the Core.”

Jun, still focused on the translation, made a short, stilted bob of his head that might have been intended as a nod. “Yes, I know what it is. Keep talking.”

It took concerted effort not to wriggle with joy over hearing those words in Jun’s voice. “Well, isn’t it lovely to hear that for once rather than the reverse? Alright, then, there’s this word, which I am unfamiliar with, but I could surmise from the context to be another type of mineral. I’m sure Ari could tell me everything about the blasted rock from its weight to its favorite way to take tea, but I’m at a bit of a loss. We could search for it on your stream to find out more about it.”

Theo’s heart stopped in his chest, then picked up double time when Jun reached for his hand. Holding Theo’s hand in his, he jabbed Theo’s finger at the pad.

“Point it out to me.”

After underscoring the word in question, Theo then turned his hand to circle Jun’s wrist lightly, just to hold him for a moment while he was too distracted to notice the presumption.

Jun cursed softly in Patch, knuckles whitening as his grip tightened on the pad to the point that Theo began to worry for the quartz screen.

Jun held it back out to Theo, breaking Theo’s hold on his wrist. He wiped a hand down his face with a long, shaky inhale, and then returned to his station and flicked on the coms. “Crew to the bridge. Now.”

Theo followed just behind his heels, bursting with curiosity. “It means something significant to you, doesn’t it? I’ve made a bit of a breakthrough in whatever you are planning. I knew I would prove a valuable member of your endeavors. If you would share more about it with me, I could be an even greater benefit.”

Jun’s hand landed softly on the center of Theo’s chest, large and warm and just edging beneath the (whoops) open edges of his shirt. Ari would have been scandalized to see Theo in such a state of disarray. Jun glided his hand over to Theo’s shoulder, then let go with a quick squeeze that sent an echoing squeeze through his chest.

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