”Jev?” Lo Qyun was long limbed and on the tall side of six feet with broad shoulders culminating into a lean build. Being the ship's mechanic occasionally put a lot of strain on his body even in his seventeen cycles. He strained his neck slightly and spoke over his shoulder. 

“Would you say that you love me?”

The man whose hands firmly applied pressure to Lo's long feet considered the question. Strong fingers precisely massaged pressure points to release pain and tension throughout his lover’s entire body, often eliciting a variety of vocalizations from the younger man.

“Do you want the simple answer or the complex one?” Jev smirked as he leaned forward and added pressure causing Lo to inhale sharply followed by a quivering moan. 

“Both.”

Lo was breathing deeply and responding to the foot massage as Jev thought he might. The naked man before him was incredibly sensitive, to the extent that the doctor considered highly erogenous. He enjoyed exploiting this in Lo. 

“Yes,” he kissed one foot and his tongue darted out and slid between Lo's toes. Lo let out an uncharacteristic high pitched whimper. Jev kissed the other foot and sucked on a couple of toes before continuing, “and yes.”

“That feels so good.” Lo was laying on his stomach, his body undulating with pleasure. His deep resonating voice was muffled into a pillow. Jev's hands moved on to his calves and thighs, enjoying the sensation of Lo’s sparse body hair there. The rest of his body aside from his groin and his thick head of hair was smooth to the touch. It was a joy to have his hands on Lo but to also provide him with relief and pleasure was intoxicating. Sex with him was some of the best he's had and Jev was twice Lo's age and had considerable experience. 

“Your hands are amazing.” Lo breathed. 

“Your ass is amazing!” Jev slapped the exposed glutes playfully, one cheek then the other. 

“Ok, that doesn't do it for me!"“ The younger man scoffed.

“I know, but you should see my perspective here!” Jev gave those inviting cheeks a few more exuberant slaps. Lo protested. 

“The only thing I love more is...” Jev forced Lo’s hips over and rolled him onto his back. He then grabbed his legs and slid Lo towards him so that the lean thighs pressed against his bare hips. 

“We should have fucked before this massage.” Lo was nearly panting now. His eyes were larger and darker than usual with lust.

“If we had, you'd still want it again.”

“Truth.” Lo’s chuckle was throaty. He gripped Jev's torso with his legs and pulled himself up to a sitting position. Face to face Lo's dark eyes dove deep into Jev with desire. He leaned in and kissed the older man with a rising fervour. Jev reciprocated with his lips and tongue but his hands gripped Lo's shoulders and began to work on those muscles. 

“Unh, how...can you... Have such control?” The younger man said as he breathed between kisses. Jev continued massaging Lo's shoulders and neck. Eventually Lo broke off from kissing and rested his forehead against Jev's. He groaned as practiced fingers kneaded his tense muscles. 

“Why didn't you ask me if I loved you?” Lo queried dreamily, nuzzling against Jev's body. 

“I'm a doctor. All the signs are there. I'm not going to ask if there's not a doubt in my mind.” Jev used his professional tone. 

Lo pulled back and stared at his bed mate silently. After a few minutes Jev had a quizzical look on his face. Lo just shook his head slowly and his lips spread into huge smile. 

“You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, you know.” Jev always told Lo things like this, not because he could sweet talk, but because he genuinely felt it was the truth. Saying it a different way each time was how he kept things interesting. 

“Only because you make me believe it.”

“Besides,” Jev wanted to backtrack the conversation a little. “Whether you love me isn't something I question. It's how. How can you love me, so much?”

THUD!

There was a resounding impact somewhere on the ship. Lo's eyes widened in worry. 

“That's a very bad sign!” 

The doctor began to dress in a hurry. Lo did the same, though his erection gave him logistical issues with his clothing. 

THUD

Another shipwide shockwave. 

“What's happening?” Lo exclaimed. 

“I don't know but you should head to the engine room. Be careful!” Before Jev rushed out into the corridors and dashed towards the infirmary, he gave Lo a quick but passionate kiss.

“That doesn’t help me right now!” Lo called after his partner after their lips parted while he continued to struggle with his clothes.