The cabin on the western peninsula blended perfectly with the surrounding rocks, all snow-covered, so much that Evan worried as he stumbled away about not finding it again. The sun was setting, and he was drunk as he could be with what had remained in his bottle. He reached the dark grey Sacred Rock, a solid two-meter protrusion bulging from the ground at sixty degrees, and leaned against it. He worried for a moment he might vomit. This was his life now; out of whiskey and living alone in the pervert shack.
Thirty years ago, the one-room shanty built around this Rock had been moved a hundred feet down the hill, to dissuade the occupant from what Evan closed his eyes to focus on.
The Sacred Rocks of War were but one, connecting the energy of the Waren gift within the hive without any effort or awareness. With effort, Evan could focus on any awareness on the island. He did it sometimes out of loneliness, boredom, or the unfortunate curiosity at whether anyone was talking about him. He did it now because he was lonely, drunk, and horny.
Strong emotions began to emerge into his perception from the general hum of the hive. First came anger, mostly fathers arguing with sons about stupid shit that didn't interest Evan; he disregarded them. There were a lot of happy, contented feelings as his Waren brothers ate and drank of the spoils of their community efforts. After a dark bout of anger and jealousy, blocking them out, too, he opened himself up to these feelings. One set of thoughts in particular drew his attention, a young couple still enamored with each other, the woman being four or so months pregnant with their first child. They were both high on hope for the future. The way they looked at each other gave Evan some hope for the future, too, though in the much shorter term.
The man told his blushing bride how beautiful she was and wasn't lying so much as he was not a good judge of physical attractiveness. The woman giggled as he went on for some time about his love, saying things that made her take his hand and murmur, "Oh, Inez..."
Disregarding their post-meal clean up, they stood as one and went into each other's arms as though magnetized. As her swollen breasts pressed against him, their lips meeting, the passion of their romantic feelings became more amorous, even lustful. Evan could relate to that much easier, strengthening the link. He could feel the eager throbbing in that cock across the island as readily as he could his own. He could feel the heat in her big, sensitive titties, heaving against her lover and he could feel them pressed to Inez's pecs and the way his body responded.
Inez kissed his wife as he undressed her, his lips moving down as he bared a shoulder and lower still as one of her full, soft, gorgeous breasts became exposed. The woman's face might have been unimpressive, but Evan agreed when Inez told her how sexy her body was, could feel sincere arousal. He had always been more in tune with sensations than thoughts or even emotions, and the yearning in the other man's loins was enough to make his own dick hard.
The pleasure in the couple miles away surged through Evan's body and mind, and he let it flow freely through the hive. The arousal touched each one of his brothers, though not so strongly they were overcome or even fully aware of it. Those who had already been open to the possibilities longed for them more strongly. One man, fighting with his wife over Evan of all things, let his sadness be washed away in the wave of lust that grew over the island. The hurt over her betrayal momentarily forgotten, replaced with desire, it couldn't erase the knowledge of what she had done. He was horny, but he was still angry, and he stood a moment, shoulders heaving, as he regarded his wife of ten years.
Her eyes were wide but her voice brave, "You knew what I wanted, but he gave it to me." She shook her head defiantly. "I like it, that's all. I liked it with him, because he spanked me, but I wanted to do it so you would."
"I don't want to hurt you."
"Yes you do, some part of you does," she assured him. "The part that knows how much it would turn me on. Don't think of it as hurting me, think of it as kissing me hard with an open palm."
The man's shoulders hunched further, his breath coming harder. "He made that comparison, didn't he?"
"His hands were so strong," the woman goaded her husband. "And he said many things that turned me on. I thought I would surely regret it, but I don't. He showed me how much I'm missing out on, having a husband who won't do everything he can for me."