Grell yawned and shook his head to get rid of the dizziness. He was sure he heard a sound from the entrance hall.
"Willy, is that you, love?" he said loudly, voice giving away that he had already been asleep for hours.
"Yes, it is me," was the response from somewhere on the other side the closed bedroom door. With a sigh, Grell relaxed again and lay back down on the pillow, pulling the blanket over his head. For a short while he merely listened to the sounds William made. Grell recognized the sound of a bag being dropped to the floor, and that heavy scythe too, then a drawer being opened and closed again. Soon, very soon he would be in the bedroom, Grell thought. He gazed at the clock. It was almost four in the night. That stubborn man kept pushing his limits further and further. Grell wanted to scold William for letting him wait so long every single day, but on second thought, the brunette was such a good boy for doing all of his work on time; he surely deserved a reward. The thought of William coming into the room possibly in mere moments, needing to change his clothes for the night, gave Grell the perfect idea for a gift for his hard working lover.
"Just me," Grell mumbled to himself, and a second later the door opened and the light was turned on. In marched a William who was hard to recognize. Hours of working and then walking home in the rain had done nothing good for his hair, and his suit did not look as perfect as it usually did. It was a bit unlike the professional supervisor to look like that.
"You are late, darling," Grell purred. "I made your pyjamas ready for you, it is here on the bed." He pointed with a lazy finger at a neatly folded set of nightwear on William's side of the bed. William did not even stop to look at Grell.
"Thank you, that was considerate," was the tired reply. Grell frowned. Considerate? What was wrong with adorable or maybe even lovely? Well, that was not going to change his mind. The look of short, wet bangs sticking to William's forehead -- and a bunch of other small pieces of eye candy -- had already made Grell determined. Determined on giving Willy his reward. Being seduced was a reward -- right?
"Have you been busy today?" Grell asked, feeling ignored as William walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth.
"Very much so," William replied. "After all, I am supervising a group of more or less incompetent reapers."
"But Willy," Grell complained. "I am in that group, remember? Do you find me incompetent?" His voice was getting more and more dramatic as he spoke. The buzzing sound of William's electrical toothbrush was the only answer he got until William was back in the bedroom, closing the bathroom door behind him.
"I definitely see room for improvement on some points," said William, "but there are some things you never fail at." Grell lips formed a wide grin, and he wiggled his hips under the blanket.
"Which things could that be, darling?" He looked up at his superior with trusting eyes.
"Take a guess," William said and started changing into the neatly arranged night attire, not even looking at the other shinigami.
"I don't know, Willy, tell me?" No response. Grell sighed heavily and switched to looking with admiration at all the masculinity in front of him. He sure was something, that William. Being able to ignore a set of eyes that was so blatantly looking at him changing his clothes - Grell himself could not have been so stoic under William's gaze, so cold and estimating. William was always so mysterious; you never knew what he was thinking. What could it be that he actually thought Grell "never failed at"? The redhead refused to give up.
"Willy, please?" he begged. Still no response. That was it. With a grunt Grell pushed the blanket away and revealed the red, frilly piece of nightwear he was wearing. Then, he stood up in the bed, walked to William's half and stopped there, looking at William with the most sugary expression he could manage.
"Willy, dear, I don't like all that secrecy. If you don't tell me, I might have to be cruel to you." William, who was just done changing into the pyjamas, turned around to face Grell, who, by the way, had chosen a pose that made him look very tempting, and he was lifting up the bottom of the dress just a little, teasing bit. William blinked.
"It would seem I have no choice. Fine, let me lie down and I will tell you." Grell stepped away to make space for the other man, utterly pleased with himself. When they were both under the covers, Grell did not waste any time. He practically laid down on William, and he made sure the other got plenty of small kisses and caresses here and there.
"Hmm~ what was it, then?" Grell asked impatiently and tugged at William's nightshirt. William took a deep breath, but his face did not show even a slight hint of emotion. Such cold eyes, Grell thought.
"What you never fail at, Grell Sutcliff, I being extremely attractive. I believe I have never seen anyone even remotely..." Before William could finish the sentence, Grell had captured his lips with his own, kissing his stunned supervisor quite forcefully. The kiss lasted a few, sweet seconds before William broke it.
"I had not finished yet," he said. Grell looked at him in anticipation.
"I have never seen anyone even remotely as beautiful as you, or as enticing. You, Grell, Sutcliff, are addicting, and I pity the rest of the world, because it will never have you." A small pause, then Grell broke the silence, whispering:
"Are you done?" William nodded. "Willy, that was so sweet!" he squealed, not even close to whispering this time, and wrapped his arms around the broad man as much as the lying position allowed. William responded to the hug with patting Grell's back.
"I was merely pointing out some obvious truths," he stated. Grell did not look disappointed in the slightest.
"You're flattering me, darling," he said and planted a kiss on the other's lips. "I thought you were going to say something about how I handle my chainsaw, but this..." He took a deep breath. "Thank you."
"That is not a problem at all," William replied. Suddenly, Grell felt broad hands grab him by the hips and push him away. He uttered a disappointed grunt.
"Willy, don't you want to cuddle with me?" William sighed.
"I suppose I do, but I am very tired. I need to sleep right away." Strong arms were wrapped around the redhead. They were facing each other, so Grell took the opportunity to snuggle close to William's chest, resting a hand on the considerable muscles there. William closed his eyes immediately, but Grell could see how tired he was even through the closed eyelids. That was not going to stop him. The hand on William's chest inched down towards the edge of his night pants. William reached for Grell's hand to stop it.
"Grell, not tonight." The grip was very weak, so Grell eased his hand free and continued downwards.
"But William, dear, it is your day off tomorrow. You can sleep all you want!" William sighed. Grell grinned. When the redhead started massaging the slight bulge that had already formed there, William sighed again, but this time the tone was slightly different. This made Grell's grin even wider. He only needed to look at his superior's face once before he knew he had won. William always got that special face expression when he knew he was going to give up, and he had exactly that expression now. It looked more like annoyance than anything else, but Grell had learned to live with it, since he knew what it actually meant. He knew William was not annoyed in the slightest. Defeated and aroused, yes, but not annoyed. William opened his eyes and looked down at Grell.
"Listen, I really need to sleep," was his last attempt to resist. Grell smirked and gave the still growing bulge a pinch, causing William to utter a grunt. His tired state made the sounds that wanted to escape him flow almost freely. Perfect.
"William, you didn't sound like you really meant that," Grell whispered, starting to make his strokes a little more steady. With no more resistance left in his body, William tightened his grip around Grell, squeezing him, but weakly. Grell purred.