Kink Meme Fill #5
Title: Put Under
Pairing: Arthur/Cobb
Rating: PG13
Summary: Based on this prompt from the kink meme "Cobb loves putting Arthur under; it's the only time he ever sees him vulnerable."
Whenever Yusuf has a new concoction to test it’s Arthur that volunteers and it’s Cobb that puts him under. No one questions it, that’s just how it’s always been. “I’ll give you five minutes and then wake you up.”
“Make it three.” Arthur says as he rolls his sleeve up and puts the IV in his arm. “If this is as strong as Yusuf says it is five minutes could be uncomfortably long.” He lies back in the chair and shifts around a bit to get comfortable. Cobb watches him and when Arthur nods he presses the trigger. The low hiss of chemical release sounds and Arthur’s body goes slack, the new compound hitting him hard.
Cobb checks his watch. Three minutes.
He looks up as Arthur’s arm slips off his chest and dangles over the edge of the chair, fingertips just barely touching the ground. Cobb knows that he should move Arthur’s arm back up to his chest, but he doesn’t, transfixed by his slack fingers, by the utter helplessness of it. Arthur is a capable man, always guarded, always ready to spring into action, it’s only when he’s put under that his face softens and the lines of his body slump in on themselves. It’s only when he’s put under that he’s vulnerable and Cobb can’t get enough of it.
Finally he forces himself to get up. He takes a hold of Arthur’s arm and raises it, feeling the dead weight of it a moment before he places it properly on his chest. Slack jawed and unconscious anything could happen to him. A shudder runs down Cobb’s spine as he traces over Arthur’s cheek and along his jaw. His fingers hover over his lips, barely touching, feeling the slow steady breathing and then Cobb pulls his hand away as if he were burned. He curls his fingers into a fist and presses his knuckles against his mouth. Anyone could do anything to Arthur like this. He could do anything to Arthur like this.
It’s only in these moments, when the other man is unaware of his surroundings, that Cobb lets his mind wander and conjure up images of what he’d do to his partner if given half a chance. Slack jawed and vulnerable Arthur was beautiful and each time he goes under the urge to touch, to manipulate, to claim gets harder to ignore. Each time he worries that maybe next time he’ll take advantage.
His watch beeps and he steps back, taking in a shuddering breath as he runs his hands through his hair before he goes over to the Pasive device and wakes Arthur up. A twitch of his fingers is the first indication Cobb gets of Arthur coming back to himself and then his eyes open and he looks at him.
“How was it?” Cobb asks.
“Fine. Sharp. Felt like two hours. Yusuf did good work.”
Cobb runs his fingers over his lips a moment, debating.
“You want another three minutes?” He asks. Arthur shrugs.
“Sure.”
Cobb pushes the button and Arthur closes his eyes.
Pairing: Arthur/Cobb
Rating: PG13
Summary: Based on this prompt from the kink meme "Cobb loves putting Arthur under; it's the only time he ever sees him vulnerable."
Whenever Yusuf has a new concoction to test it’s Arthur that volunteers and it’s Cobb that puts him under. No one questions it, that’s just how it’s always been. “I’ll give you five minutes and then wake you up.”
“Make it three.” Arthur says as he rolls his sleeve up and puts the IV in his arm. “If this is as strong as Yusuf says it is five minutes could be uncomfortably long.” He lies back in the chair and shifts around a bit to get comfortable. Cobb watches him and when Arthur nods he presses the trigger. The low hiss of chemical release sounds and Arthur’s body goes slack, the new compound hitting him hard.
Cobb checks his watch. Three minutes.
He looks up as Arthur’s arm slips off his chest and dangles over the edge of the chair, fingertips just barely touching the ground. Cobb knows that he should move Arthur’s arm back up to his chest, but he doesn’t, transfixed by his slack fingers, by the utter helplessness of it. Arthur is a capable man, always guarded, always ready to spring into action, it’s only when he’s put under that his face softens and the lines of his body slump in on themselves. It’s only when he’s put under that he’s vulnerable and Cobb can’t get enough of it.
Finally he forces himself to get up. He takes a hold of Arthur’s arm and raises it, feeling the dead weight of it a moment before he places it properly on his chest. Slack jawed and unconscious anything could happen to him. A shudder runs down Cobb’s spine as he traces over Arthur’s cheek and along his jaw. His fingers hover over his lips, barely touching, feeling the slow steady breathing and then Cobb pulls his hand away as if he were burned. He curls his fingers into a fist and presses his knuckles against his mouth. Anyone could do anything to Arthur like this. He could do anything to Arthur like this.
It’s only in these moments, when the other man is unaware of his surroundings, that Cobb lets his mind wander and conjure up images of what he’d do to his partner if given half a chance. Slack jawed and vulnerable Arthur was beautiful and each time he goes under the urge to touch, to manipulate, to claim gets harder to ignore. Each time he worries that maybe next time he’ll take advantage.
His watch beeps and he steps back, taking in a shuddering breath as he runs his hands through his hair before he goes over to the Pasive device and wakes Arthur up. A twitch of his fingers is the first indication Cobb gets of Arthur coming back to himself and then his eyes open and he looks at him.
“How was it?” Cobb asks.
“Fine. Sharp. Felt like two hours. Yusuf did good work.”
Cobb runs his fingers over his lips a moment, debating.
“You want another three minutes?” He asks. Arthur shrugs.
“Sure.”
Cobb pushes the button and Arthur closes his eyes.