#vegaskinn

[magicaldreamfox1]

KINNPORSCHE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT

— Ep 7: Favourite Platonic/Familial Relationship (insp.)

[agendratum]

#post-canon double dates be like

[returning-spring]

KPTS recs list

Most of these recs are rarepairs or VegasPete, but there are a couple recs for KinnPorsche and KimChay in here! Some Gen fic too.

Note: I read a lot of these fics months ago, so I can’t give any content warnings that aren’t already on AO3. I can only rec the fics, so curate your experience and have fun!!

KinnPorsche

the house don’t fall (when the bones are good) (E rated) by bytheriveriwept

The reality of Kinn is at times a grasping, hungry thing even when he is standing still. Or: Porsche and Kinn are the Theerapanyakun agency's best team. They live in each other's pockets and share their deepest secrets. But when Porsche takes on the role of bait in their latest mission, it throws their entire relationship into a spiral.

playing with fire (M rated) by @fractured-ice

For a long time in Porsche’s life, smoking was a constant.

Safe and Sound (T rated) by @achray1

Five times Kinn was nearly kidnapped, and one time he was.

VegasPete

in the shape of your dreams (E rated) by @t4tvegaspete

“Kinn,” Pete clarified, as he regarded Vegas. “You egg him on. You seek out his attention.” “That’s because I hate him,” Vegas said. “And he’s a scourge on my general existence and I want to make him suffer. Simple.” “He’s also very good-looking.” The words dropped like a pin to the ground. “Did you honestly just say that to me right now?” — Vegas is in a dark place. Pete can tell Kinn has something to do with it.

Comfort (E rated) by @ghost--houses

"Well, that was excruciating," Vegas says as they walk through the front door.

Business Sense (E rated) by duty_free

Vegas uses sex to help Porsche with a deal.

fool’s gold landed on my shoulder (M rated) by @phneltwrites​

Today is the day the minor family attacks the major family’s compound. It’s the seventh time for Vegas. (Time loop fic)

life's too short to drink bad wine (M rated) by @wedielike

When Kinn sends Pete to check out Vegas' undisclosed wine bar, Pete expects to find some dirty dealings. He doesn't expect Vegas' invitation to taste something special and all that it entails.

A Rock and a Hard Place (E rated) by rivers_bend

Pete knows what he wants, and that he'd be an idiot to go after it. But Vegas isn't someone he can resist.

KimChay

lessons in shooting sparrows (T rated) by violetsky

"Can you teach me how to shoot a gun?"

Love's a Two-Way Dream (E rated) by @giraffeter​

Kim stands up as well and slips an arm around Chay’s waist to steady him. Chay’s body melts under Kim’s touch. Waves ripple and rebound through him, concentric rings spreading from Kim’s fingertips. Chay sags into him, half-expecting to float. “I don’t…” Chay mumbles. “What… hmm…” He can’t think. He’s so warm. “Did you…?” “I gave you a little something,” Kim says. His voice is so smooth. Chay wants to swim in it. “To help you relax.” ~ Post-canon, Chay and Kim are back together, but Kim wants to keep Chay all to himself. Forever. He's got some ideas for how to do it. AKA: "The Kimchay Atticwife Fic"

Other Ships

Inevitability (T rated) by @static-abyss (KinnTay)

"We'll always have each other, you know that right?" Tay says, turning on his side to look at Kinn. "It doesn't matter what happens. You always have me."

Built for Sin series (E rated) by @kat8porgs and @queerebrum (Porsche/Kinn/Pete/Vegas)

Someone had tried to strangle Pete. Kinn had a bad feeling about who. He’d known, after all, exactly where he was sending Pete. But, a part of him had refused to believe that Vegas was capable of this. -- Kinn comes up with a plan to get back at Vegas for what he's done to Pete. Or at least, Kinn's dick has a plan.

goodnight (M rated) by @any-open-eye (VegasPorsche)

“You should have come home with me, Porsche,” Vegas says, barely over a whisper. “Just once.” Porsche grips the edge of the table. Fuck this. “You had me on your bike,” he says. “Seems like you could have brought me home if that’s what you wanted.” Vegas grins, and this time it looks less polished. “Do you think either of us would have survived me kidnapping my cousin’s new favorite?” (vegas and porsche are out on a job. they consider lost possibilities.)

no tenderness (E rated) by @veliseraptor (KinnVegas)

He felt dizzy, reckless, his pulse throbbing in his ears. Drunker than he knew he was. “Which one, Kinn? Am I your dog or your whore?” Vegas and Kinn make very, very bad choices.

fuck it all back down (E rated) by @syzyg3tic (VegasBig, VegasPorsche, VegasKen, VegasTawan, VegasPete)

Everything about sex is performative. There is no such thing as fucking without an agenda, at least in Vegas’s experience. He wouldn’t have survived to adulthood if he was precious about shit like that. Vegas and some of the men he sleeps with in his desperate, rage-filled attempts to be loved or hated--either will work.

drain the wellspring dry. (M rated) by @evashougouki (VegasTawan)

“Vegas,” he told him a few minutes after the knots had been tied, “Vegas, I don’t think I like this. Can you untie me?” For a second, when Vegas had looked down at him, Tawan had thought he had seen a flash of anger in his eyes, dark and fathomless. It was gone in a second, and Tawan convinced himself it had never been there in the first place— he was just on edge from trying something new. "Does it hurt?" "No." “Then we don’t have to stop, do we?" (Tawan's trapped in a haunted house of his own making.)

safe (right here in your arms) (M rated) by @toomoonfic (ArmTankhun)

Arm chokes on his own spit. “Um, I’m sorry, sir,” he says, “but Mr. Kinn implicitly told us that we shouldn’t let you watch any of that series anymore. At least not in the family theater.” Tankhun hums thoughtfully. “Do you think Kinn might be more receptive if we put some gay porn on?” he says. “At least Porsche should know what’s going to happen to him if he keeps returning my brother’s longing glances.” or, someone tries to kidnap Tankhun again. Porsche bleeds all over an expensive car. Pol is exasperated. And Arm is perfect, as usual.

Gen

no longer children (T rated) by alone_ghost (Tankhun & Kinn)

"Do you hate me?" Kinn and Tankhun struggle to find their place after Kinn takes over as heir to the main family.

blindside (T rated) by @lu-sn (Macau & Pete)

While Vegas is still in a coma, Korn summons Macau to have a talk with him. Macau's pretty sure everything's about to go to shit.

Civil Hands (T rated) by @ameliarating (Pete-centric, brief VegasPete)

There's legitimate violence and there's illegitimate violence. Pete finds a way to live in this filthy world.

I hope you’ve found something new in these recs! I’m thinking of making another rec post in the future. Now for some shameless promo, if there are particular ships or concepts you’ve been looking for in KPTS fics, check out the @kptskinkmeme​! You can request fics on AO3 or Dreamwidth, and if you’re a writer you might find a prompt that speaks to you!

[melodydrifts]

familial differences

[angsty-violet]

Arranged Masterpost

Find all of the chapters for my fic Arranged here.

Arranged on AO3

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

[itsbinghebitch]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Pete Phongsakorn Saengtham/Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun, One-Sided Vegas/Kinn Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Dom/sub, Rough Oral Sex, Finger Sucking, Crying, vegas's psychosexual obsession with kinn, Injury, Humiliation, Explicit Consent, incest happens only in vegas's mind, vegas subbing instead of going to therapy, Do Not Try This At Home Folks Summary:

“Kinn,” Pete clarified, as he regarded Vegas. “You egg him on. You seek out his attention.”

“That’s because I hate him,” Vegas said. “And he’s a scourge on my general existence and I want to make him suffer. Simple.”

“He’s also very good-looking.”

The words dropped like a pin to the ground. “Did you honestly just say that to me right now?”

—

Vegas is in a dark place. Pete can tell Kinn has something to do with it.

wrote this gift fic for dearest and most cherished @commonharlotwatchesbl. vegas subs and cries over his psychosexual obsessions with kinn. tread carefully (not beta-read and fully unhinged) 

[evolutionsbedingt]

I hate you, I love you by Nantai

Chapters: 1/1 (4377 words) Fandom: KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Chose Not To Warn Relationships: Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun/Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Dubious Consent, somehow the consent is more consensual than it is in canon, Consensual Infidelity, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Big Lives (KinnPorsche: The Series), because if Vegas survives four bullets to the torso so does Big, Porn with Feelings, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Cock Warming, Top Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun, Bottom Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun, Light Dom/sub, Sadist Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun, (he fantasises a little but doesn't act on those fantasies with Kinn), Vegas deserves Kinn on his knees begging for his cock. as a treat., mentioned vegaspete, mentioned kinnporsche, Cousin Incest Summary: Kinn got drugged and Vegas expected to be the last person he'd go to in such a situation, but here he is, almost incoherent from chemically induced lust and trusting Vegas to make him feel better. 

[ahdriking]

I'm on some strange high seeing you mention kinn/Vegas/Porsche again 💥 I've been loving the new interviewwithavampire show so may I suggest a vampire au where kinn & Vegas have been fucking since the 1700s where cousins did that on the regular. And then in comes sweet slutty 2010's Porsche who discovers he loves being bitten & accidentally hooks up with both cousins separately. & maybe there's some angry moments at home for Vegas & Kinn but I'm sure the trio find an agreeable arrangement 😈

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NO WORDS, HEAD EMPTY, ONLY THIS.

oH. mY. FUckiNg. GOd. The idea of ancient, ruthless, world-weary vampire Kinn who feels Nothing, except when he occasionally meets up with his sociopathic, world-burning cousin Vegas, is actually making me fucking SHRIEK.

THEN YOU THROW 2010'S HIMBO PORSCHE INTO THE MIX.

Kinn feels alive when he's with Porsche, he feels like living for the first time in decades, and he's addicted to it. Porsche is vibrance personified, and Kinn would bask in it forever. Vegas, on the other hand, sees tough enough to fight back against him, someone stubborn enough to stand their ground, but ultimately strong enough to give in to him, too. And he becomes obsessed.

AND THEN THEY ALL MEET. Kinn and Vegas proceed to attempt to rip each other to shreds, before Porsche happily supplies the option of sharing. After that, there's no turning back. 😏

God I want this more than fucking air.

[hurlumerlu]

Vegasporsche has a lot of untapped potential as a “who did this to you” pairing.

[kissporsche]

Ships for that ask game: BigPorsche, ChayMacau, VegasKinn (I know! Cousins, but lets say for sake of discussion or in AU).

ANON i'm proposing to you as we speak!! BigPorsche:

SHIP IT. Okay i'm not doing the questions for them because I don't think they're relevent but YES for reason of WHY NOT. It's appealing because they hate each others' guts! Because of Big's terrible self loathing wanting a piece of Kinn however he can get it! Because Big would be both very mean and very pathetic! Also because they really really did have potential to be friends eventually and it makes me so sad that we're never going to get to see that

ChayMacau:

MY BELOVED KIMCHAY FRIENDS LOOK AWAY Ship it. Okay i'm probably not going to seek out fic for them specifically, but I like them as a side pairing! I think they're very sweet and work surprisingly well post-canon, Macau being able to help Chay navigate the mafia world and Chay helping Macau integrate more into the regular world. I do think it's valid to picture a world where Kim and Chay don't end up together and in that case, Macau makes a lot of sense. I also love platonic MacauChay and will be actually pissed if we don't get that in season 2, they should be besties and I will fight for it to happen

VegasKinn:

To quote tumblr user @aikinn: "THEY’RE COUSINS?!?!?!?!?! - ……….Is what I would say if I were fucking boring."

I feel like i'm in between states on this one. From Vegas's POV, yes absolutely. Love reading about Vegas's psychosexual obsession with Kinn, that shit is fucked up and awful in the best way. And I do think Vegas would fuck Kinn given the chance, because we know he considers sex as a tool, something he can use to further his aims and, crucially, something he already thinks of as freakish that can be used to intimidate and scare others away. It's just another weapon he can use against Kinn, assuming he can maintain control over the situation, which is absolutely not a given in this scenario. It would be a battle of wills more than anything else. However, I just don't see Kinn going for it. The right author can convince me of it! But in general, probably not.

[returning-spring]

vegas/kinn

you know, I don't think it's actually possible to make a bingo on these things because they put shit like "not my thing" next to positive boxes lmaoo, anyway

this is basically canon to me, but in a nebulously one-sided way. like absolutely Kinn and Vegas both have a thing about each other - that's what being raised to view your own worth and power in competition with your cousin will do to you, hence the "fated enemies" - but Vegas specifically has a sexual thing about Kinn. which, like we've talked about, manifests as Vegas trying to fuck his boyfriends and sometimes succeeding (Porsche and Tawan respectively)

also that's why I put them down as codependent bitches because really, what would they do if the other was really gone from the world? daddy can only be impressed with you if your cousin is there for you to play the one-upmanship game with

let's be real here, aside from their relationships with Porsche and Pete, and their fathers, this fucked up thing between them is the most important relationship in their lives, so that's why they also go under "in a relationship but not sure what type" :)

[vegaseatsass]

I am so rusty at writing that I hesitate to ever talk about writing things, because I almost never finish them, and even if I did, I'm not sure I would share anything publicly right now lol sob, but I'd still like to try to write something for the KPTS Prompt Fest. So I wish to once again use polls to make my decisions for me! (Thank u all for ur help in the tv poll btw; having a great time w/ Theory of Love & Little Women!) Tl;dr: Help break me out of my decision paralysis and choose one thing for me to focus on writing! (Detailed prompts after the poll)

Excerpts of full prompts beneath the cut.

1. Vegas/Porsche arranged marriage:

Bonus points for Vegas resenting Porsche for being the son his father has always wanted (or in the version where Gun's already dead, for stealing his birthright), and plotting little schemes before their marriage to ruin him and the like, and Porsche disarming him the more they get to know each other. Extra bonus points if Vegas betrays him anyway, just like in canon, but the fondness is still real (for both of them), and makes it hurt more on both sides.

2. Vegas wakes up main family heir: Vegas goes to sleep wishing, not for the first time, that he'd been born to the main family. He wakes up in an alternate universe where his grandfather made Gun the main family heir, not Korn. Gun is not a better father in this timeline. 3. Vegaskinn arranged marriage: Korn strong arms the minor family into a marriage agreement to, he claims, ease the tensions between them, but actually because he would like to collect Vegas and Macau under his roof, like chess pieces or pokemon.

It would be fun if this were set after Vegas's big betrayal, as his punishment, instead of being blacklisted and going to the safehouse, but it can also be something AU/pre-canon. The hilarious idea popped into my head of Korn having already arranged Tankhun/Porsche and Kim/Chay marriages long before he decided Kinn/blood-related nephew should happen. Alternatively, maybe Kim/Chay and Kinn/Porsche as preexisting relationships make Korn confident in his hold on the Kittisawats, and he assumes Kinn/Vegas will be a loveless Emperor/Empress marriage up against Porsche as Kinn's most beloved noble consort. 4. Porsche and Big bodyswap: Cue Big experiencing the exquisite pain of Kinn looking at him with adoration and want, but it's not actually HIM he's looking at, and fighting himself on what to do when Kinn wants to touch him. Cue Porsche having to get along with Ken and pretend he loves doing nothing but shittalking himself all day. Cue Porsche picking up on the fact that Chan is completely gone for him (for Big) after years of Big missing all the signals? Comedy, angst, any ships you want!

5. Tankhun and Kim start hearing each other's thoughts, and can't turn it off. It's actually worse when they're not in the same physical vicinity, they start hearing more of what the other is thinking and worse, so they have to start spending a lot of time together to keep the thoughts calmer and less invasive. This means Kim joining Khun for horror movie night, and yes, he does have to dress up, and Khun joining Kim…on tour? Can he do it? And what do they learn about each other when they are physically separated? What lurks in the deeps of their psychologies?

RAPE/NON-CON WARNING FOR THE REST OF THESE

6. Vegaspete, puppyplay. Vegas makes Pete wear puppy ears and a puppy tail butt plug and bark. Totally up to you if it's noncon at the safehouse or consensual after that.

7. Vegas sex pollens Kinn: Kinn is at a very important professional function surrounded by very important professional contacts when Vegas, who is also at said function, slips a drug with aphrodisiac properties into his food/drink/expensive cologne/whatever. Kinn valiantly tries to maintain his self-control, but he's only human, and before the end of the night someone — or even a team of someones — ends up having to somehow fuck Kinn until he cries while not giving any rival crime families any inkling. (@vegaseatsass note: I would 100% write this as Vegas planning to leave Kinn alone to deal with his situation, hoping he will fail but counting on Kinn superhumanly outlasting the drug, and then getting possessive about it and rushing in to take control the second it looks like Kinn's going to capitulate to unworthy outsiders. Apologies in advance to the anon that I am a Vegaskinn sicko and not a Kinn whump sicko; I hope they get this filled by a gangbang connoisseur!)

8. Vegaspete handcuffed together: Vegas and Pete are kidnapped at the auction. They wake up naked and handcuffed together. Vegas makes the most of it.

[ae-azile]

I really appreciate the voting pools you are doing for every upcoming chapter:D. It gives me a taste of what I can look forward to the next chapter of Progression. I love this story so much. I fear that Korn will make some real trouble now. And hopefully he won't get between KhunArm too much. Because yes, Porsche won't have this ship ruined for him:DD. Also I think that Korn won't like developing VegasKinn ship either (i.e. power cousin combo). If that's something he will try to break (again), Chay won't have it. It's his OTP now and Korn won't ruin it. Your writing is amazing and I can't wait for more.

I'm glad you enjoy the voting polls! Meant to make this last one have a week limit but forgot to change it. But they are fun to compile and sometimes hold me to keeping certain plot points that I might delay otherwise.

Korn is...ugh. I will say that he loves his sons in his own way, but he values his own perception and control too highly to truly listen to them and adjust his own views and behavior. In this universe, I have Tankhun getting kidnapped at 17 years old. He was highly valued and Korn's pride and joy up until that point, and then was completely traumatized by everything that happened to him during his kidnapping. I think Korn's mixture of guilt and disappointment that he never bounced back from it made it so he distanced himself from his oldest and went lax on the level of support he needed back then. Khun changed so much from the experience, and I think that was not expected. But it also made Korn more controlling and protective of Tankhun in his own way. He has not viewed Tankhun as capable in a long time, and this extends to normal life milestones that Tankhun was robbed of. He has been so brave and productive these last few years, both secretively and not so secretively, and it has gone mostly unnoticed by close to everyone (except for Arm, and maybe Pol). It probably saddens him greatly, but he knows it has been for the best because the good developments might be halted by his father, should he find out. This upcoming chapter, he may be proven right. It's integral that he has everyone else in his corner at this point. His next steps need to be a strange mixture of bold, deliberate, but also very planned.

I mean, after all, he can't let Porsche down. ArmKhun is his OTP! I think if drama occurs with Korn, he is going to be a mixture of pissed off, supportive of his ship, and extremely involved. He wants them to stay together, and being an active player in making sure that happens will be interesting for him lol. As for Chay, I know he doesn't want the relationship between the cousins to be affected by Korn or his decision to step out of retirement.

The reconciliation with the cousins will probably be kept quiet for now, but I don't see Korn liking it much either, not unless he can keep an active eye on Vegas, Macau, Pete, and Fern. He has been comforted by the knowledge that they are busy with new ventures that don't really affect the major family's, and the fact that Vegas and Pete are busy with fatherhood might be a positive in his eyes. They won't risk the baby's welfare by stepping out of line, and the baby can be used as potential leverage if they do. I don't think it will come to that, but I think Vegas has no desire to get involved with Korn again for this reason, as well as the fact that he views Korn as the root of several different traumas.

I do hope to explore some of this in the new chapter! I am behind schedule right now due to two deadlines at work, but I am currently writing an emotionally charged conversation between Kinn and Khun now. It is way overdue and some resentments are coming out, but it will hopefully be good for them and their bond in the scheme of things! Thank you for the ask!

[transwegath]

Vegas/Kim? 👀

So VegasKim, unlike VegasKinn, I mostly see as being sexual and platonic rather than romantic. I mentioned this once many moons ago but I think Vegas and Kim not interacting or even acknowledging each other in canon is a blessing, cause I can shape their relationship however I want.

I think Kim and Vegas get along, or at least have an understanding that they're the only other person in the family who sees through Korn's lies. Kinn's too devoted, Khun won't admit to it even if he knows, Macaus too young, etc. Couple that with Vegas never having had to compete with Kim because Kim was never gonna inherit the family, Vegas encouraging Kim to get as far away from the family as possible, etc.

I think they could fuck nasty on and off then never bring it up again when they get into other relationships. Which is why I don't think it will end well technically, I don't think they'd be endgame in love.

[angsty-violet]

Arranged - Chapter 1

Kinn had always thought that Vegas’ swagger was a little ridiculous. The actions of a small man trying to make himself seem bigger, more intimidating, or sometimes just sexier than he actually was. In fact, Kinn had found a lot of the things Vegas did to be sexy slightly off-putting.

Most men ate it up. This was why when Vegas was acting like sleeping his way through the entire gay population of Bangkok was his job, he pulled. Kinn hated every second of it.

Right now, though, he would give absolutely anything for Vegas to do anything of that ridiculous routine. Anything to see him swagger and smirk. Anything but the look of resigned misery that seemed to have permanently settled on his face.

The ceremony was going to be a small one. Nothing like the extravagant wedding Khun and Porsche had had. Their wedding had had tons of people, a huge reception and dancing and drinking into the night. Hours of congratulation and enjoyment. Because although Korn had pushed them into marrying earlier than either of them would’ve liked, they still loved each other.

Unlike Kinn and Vegas.

There was a small part of him that resented both of his brothers. For ending up with the beautiful, charming Kittisawat brothers. For getting to settle down with people who they truly cared about. For knowing that despite their father’s machinations, they had a chance at happiness. However, a much bigger part of him was grateful that neither of them would have to bear this.

Neither of them would have to force themselves to put a ring on their own cousin. Neither of them would have to take him to bed. Most of all, neither of them would spend the rest of their life hoping that their own husband wouldn’t decide to smother them in their sleep.

So, a small ceremony.

The immediate family, a handful of friends, and their bodyguards were the only attendees. The room was lavishly decorated but small. Seating only about a dozen people total while everyone else stood.

Kinn was dressed in a striking ombre suit that started with white and transitioned to red. Because if he was going to force himself to marry his bastard cousin, at least he’d look good while he did it. Now, he was walking down the aisle, taking his place at the end of it, in front of the officiant.

He stepped up to his place and turned to look down the aisle. In a minute, Vegas would be coming down that aisle, and then after that, they’d be putting rings on and saying vows they didn’t mean.

Kinn scanned each of the faces. There was a lot of blankness. Some pity from his brothers and their partners. And…tears from Macau.

Kinn swallowed the guilt he was feeling. Korn had demanded that one of the brothers marry back into the family if they were to keep their position. He hadn’t cared which brother, despite the fact that Macau was only sixteen.

Kinn, on the other hand, had been terrified of ending up with a teenage husband. Scared enough that when Vegas had informed them he would be taking on this task, relief had coursed through him. Immediately followed by dread.

Vegas, of all people.

Then, the dread had turned into resentment. Resentment towards Vegas, resentment toward the minor family, and most of all, resentment toward his father, the architect of this mess.

Vegas stood outside the door.

His heart was pounding, and his stomach ached. In a few moments, he’d be married and to Kinn of all people. What other choice did he have, though? Let Macau marry a grown man? He was still just a kid. He couldn’t run away. Korn would never allow them to make it that far.

He had no real options besides going ahead with this stupid plan. And he hated it so much. Why, of all people, did it have to be Kinn?

He would’ve taken anyone else, even Khun, before Kinn. Khun, at least, was easy to placate and bribe. All he’d have to do was keep a continuous stream of gifts, and Khun would happily just stay in his room with his dramas and toys.

Or Kim, who was always so logical and rational. Who probably hated Korn even more than Vegas did, if that was possible. Someone he could form a solid allyship with. Someone he could at least call his friend.

But no. He was saddled with overly emotional pain in the ass, do as daddy tells him, Kinn.

But not for long! If Vegas had his way, as soon as he got an opening, he was going to put a pillow over Kinn’s face and smother the life out of him. Leave him as a dead husk, steal his little brother, and take off into the night. Leave all of this nonsense behind him.

Vegas took a deep breath and turned toward the door. He stepped through and stared down the aisle toward his doom. Kinn was looking stupidly handsome in one of those ombre suits, and his hair gelled back.

Vegas himself was in a simple, all-white suit. When he had tried to get a basic black suit, he had been shot down by the man in charge of tailoring the wedding outfits. So, he was stuck in something that would definitely show literally every stain he got.

Vegas started his walk down the aisle, trying to focus on just getting through this experience. A quick look side-to-side showed everyone he had expected. Even his little brother, his only reason for living, was seated watching him walk down the aisle. Vegas was touched to see tears in his eyes and a desperate look on his face. At least he cared enough to be upset that Vegas was being given away like an object.

For the first time since it had happened, Vegas wished his father was still alive. He wished that he was there to put a halt to this idiocy. Because if there was one thing that Gun wouldn’t have ever allowed, it was his son being married off to Kinn.

Gun had had the unique privilege of being the only person in the world who could stand up to Korn. He was the only man who had enough power and sway that when Korn demanded something, he’d say no.

And right now, Vegas would take a slap across the face and a brutal chastisement if it meant getting out of this situation. There were a lot of things Gun had allowed to happen to Vegas. This wouldn’t have been one of them. He would’ve stopped it in its tracks, and that’s what Vegas wanted more than anything right now.

The reception was just a dinner. An awkward dinner where small talk seemed unable to bear the weight of the tension. Vegas and Kinn had sat next to each other, not saying a word.

In fact, neither of them had said anything since their vows had been completed. They had simply sat there, waiting for the entire experience to be over.

Finally, Kinn couldn’t stand it anymore. He had to say something.

“You looked nice.”

Vegas turned toward him, his eyes calculating. “Thanks, you too.”

They fell into silence again, and Kinn scrambled around for anything else to say. He felt like he was fourteen and on a date for the first time with a boy. Awkward and wrong-footed.

The multi-course meal seemed interminable. But the only other option was to leave early and bring Vegas with him, and he wasn’t going to do that. As the last few plates were cleared away, Kinn felt like he should say something. Something about how, despite this, he would take care of Vegas. Something about rekindling the friendship from when they were young, even if it had been a long time since then.

He opened his mouth to say something when the music came on.

“And now, the grooms are going to have their first dance!”

Vegas shook his head mutely. Kinn knew that they had to get up there. It was part of the expectation of the wedding.

“It’s alright. It’ll be over soon enough.”

Vegas shook his head. “I can’t dance.”

Oh fuck. Of course. Kinn had been instructed on everything a man needed to know to survive in high society. But while he was learning to waltz, Vegas was learning how to remove teeth from a traitor’s head. A quick glance at Korn had Kinn frowning and knowing he needed to get Vegas out on that floor.

“Come on, just follow my lead. We need to keep Pa happy, remember.”

Vegas’ eyes met his, and he nodded. He let Kinn pull him to his feet and out on the dance floor.

Kinn took Vegas’ hand with one of his own and put an arm around his waist. Kinn was annoyed to discover that he was tight and fit with warm, tense muscles cording his body. He put one of his warm hands on Kinn’s shoulder, and the music began. Kinn led, guiding Vegas using his waist and hoped that they didn’t look too hideously awkward together.

Vegas felt the urge to cry. He hated Kinn; he hated dancing, but for some reason, he didn’t hate this. There was something reassuring about the way he guided them both. The thought of having to dance in front of even the few people who had attended his wedding had him originally in agony. He had never taken lessons and barely knew how to follow steps.

Then Kinn had comforted him. Told him his shortcomings were okay and taken over. It made him feel like he might get through the rest of the day without dissolving into tears. And that made him want to cry even more because he hated the mere thought of agreeing with anything Kinn was doing.  

The music came to a stop, and Kinn stepped back. For a minute, Vegas missed his warmth and strength against him. Then the relief of it being over set in, and he walked back to their seats. They sat back down together, with Vegas sitting just a little closer.

Okay, maybe he didn’t need to put a pillow over Kinn’s face right away. He could wait a couple of days, just until some of Kinn’s paranoia would fall off. Then he could kill him and run away.

Tea was served, and Vegas enjoyed a few sips of green tea. For a minute, he was somewhere warm and beautiful. For a moment, he could pretend he was outside reading a book. Then, he was brought back to earth and back to his reality. 

The dinner was starting to wind down, and they were coming up on the last course. As they ate a few bites of lemon gelato and the slight murmur of conversation began to die down, Korn apparently felt like he needed to step in.

Korn stood, and everyone’s attention turned to him. “Gentlemen, I think that now it is time for our lovely grooms to retire to their bedroom. Everybody go ahead and tell them goodnight.”

Vegas and Kinn wore the same horrified expression as people reluctantly told them goodnight.

Khun and Porsche were the first. Hugging Kinn and whispering reassurances. Then Kim and Chay, then a river of people, were all there to say goodnight to Kinn.

Vegas stood off to the side, uncomfortable but unwilling to shorten this and hasten their retirement to the bedroom. The groups of them finally trickled down to just a handful of people. One of the last was Macau, who still looked a little weepy.

Vegas opened his arms and wrapped them around his little brother.

“Everything’s going to be alright. You remember what I told you?”

“Yes, hia.”

“Don’t cry,” Vegas whispered and wiped away the tears. “Just keep your head down. Okay?”

“I remember. Take care of yourself.”

“You too, and I’ll come see you as soon as I’m allowed.”