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Thankfully, neither Bunk nor Orion was too worn out for the next day's festivities, which mainly centered on the official passing of the mantle and drill ram to the new chief. As Bunk was being tasked with the latter, he needed to be right in the front and center of the actual ceremony - something that made him a touch nervous and a little wistful, as Orion caught him looking at the weapon with a touch of sadness.

“Like losing a good friend, right?"

“Er…well, close enough. It's been something I've gotten so familiar with, and I really didn't realize I'd be handing it off…but it's all right. Styles can be changed."

“I'm sure you'll be fine. Skilled as you are, you'll pick up something soon enough." Orion gave Bunk a peck on the arm. “Besides, I know one weapon you can drill and ram with perfectly fine already."

“Pfft. I'd hardly call that a weapon."

“For someone my size? Trust me, if I was swinging that thing around they'd call me armed and dangerous."

Bunk covered his face. “You just had to give me that mental image so soon before the ceremony, didn't you?"

“Absolutely! Now you're feeling as awkward as possible, it can only go up from there!"

Bunk didn't really think it worked that way, but at the very least, he managed to recover his composure in the hours leading up to the ceremony. There was a good bit of hustle and bustle going on, including a whole festival grounds that had been popped up in the middle of the field outside the town. It had all sorts of things - plenty of food, vendors selling their sometimes strange and unusual wares (to Orion, they weren't nearly as foreign to Bunk), leisure activities and games, and plenty of crowds. In one area, there was a ring with a wrestling competition going on - two dragons at once, trying to pin each other, in nothing but their bare scales, putting on a nice show for all the watchers. In another, there was a brew tent where lots of dragons were partaking in some fairly potent alcoholic beverages, some of them getting pretty heavily soused and acting rather crazy. Orion had to stay a fair bit away from this, as he was considerably smaller and squishier than the usual customer. Still, he was able to enjoy pretty much everything else, and even Bunk was able to forget his anxieties for a bit and get into the mood - though he adamantly refused to participate in the wrestling despite Orion's cheeky prodding.

It seemed like the day passed at lightning speed, at least to Bunk, and as the sun was setting and starting to turn the sky orange, he made his way over to the ceremony temple, where other dragons had started to mass. With such beautiful weather, everything was being done outside in the front, and Kera and Drum were already in position, each looking a little bit nervous. Bunk could see Drum's gaze casting around, like he was looking for someone…Bunk at least now had an idea of who that someone was. He'd seen Drum pestering Orion a couple more times during their time at the festival, but not nearly as often as the previous days - perhaps Orion was trying to enforce some space for Bunk's sake, or maybe Drum was just too busy to be hunting the human down. He tried not to think too much of these instances, now knowing the real reason behind him, but there was still a small part of him that got nervous…perhaps once the ceremony was done, that would be past. He would no longer have to fear the responsibility he had never wanted, it would be in someone else's hands, and his life wouldn't have that cloud hanging over him. Maybe that was why he was less nervous than Drum or Kera, because despite having to give up his weapon, he was gaining something much more important.

“You seem happy." Bunk looked over at Orion, and did a sudden double-take. Orion wasn't dressed how he normally was…instead, he had on a silky vermilion robe that hung close to his body, held closed by a sash around his waist, something he'd never seen before in the human's wardrobe. “What in the world are you wearing?"

“Bought it at the festival." Orion adjusted the robe a bit, still getting a bit used to it. “I thought it looked nicer, and I was already feeling weird about showing up in street clothes to something like this. Was surprised that I found something my size, I guess sometimes they're gifts to humans?"

“Something like that, probably…" Bunk felt the heat rising in his face as he noticed something. “You…aren't wearing anything under that, are you?"

“Should I be?" Orion asked in an innocent yet not so innocent voice. “It's just so warm out, I figured it'd probably be more comfortable just in this…"

“Mmrph…maybe if enough blood goes to my face none'll be left for somewhere more embarrassing…" Bunk was trying very hard not to think about how easy it would be to see all of Orion in very short order, he did not want to have to hide a boner during the passing ceremony. Fortunately, he had a bit of time to compose himself, as more of the dragons milled into the throngs in front of the temple, eventually making it look like it was impossible to leave.

Finally, Drum cleared his throat, and the chatter slowly abated as he stood tall in front of them. All eyes went to him…though Drum's eyes were elsewhere, at first, scanning over the crowd. Bunk could see a bit of discontent in them…he tried to make a surreptitious look of his own. He wasn't seeing Gao, but with so many dragons clustered so close together, a human would easily be lost in them, even from a better vantage point like they had.

Eventually Drum spoke up. “My fellow dragons…I have lead you for a long time, and I have enjoyed it from start to finish. I could scarcely consider myself more honored for having been standing in front of you for all these years. But all things must move forward, and the time has come for me to relinquish the mantle, as all those before me have done through the trials of succession. Yet, even for a time-honored tradition that spans centuries, there are new steps to be taken. Standing here before you is a paradigm breaker of the most amazing kind. We have had many fine individuals take the trials of succession over the decades, but never have we had the honor of a female chieftain before. But there can be no doubt, her aptitude stands with the very best, and she has done everything and more to earn the mantle. Kera, by the honor given to me by my position, to be henceforth turned over to you: I bestow upon you the title of Chieftain of the Drum Bunker Clan."

There was a good deal of cheering by the dragons in the crowd, enthusiastically supporting their new chief. For the first time, Kera looked a little bit overcome by the emotion, but she didn't let it stop her from acknowledging the crowd with a beaming smile and a bow.

Now it was Bunk's turn, and he stepped up with the Drill Ram Bunker. “Kera…as chieftain of the Drum Bunker clan, it is your honor and birthright to carry our signature and most renowned emblem of its power. The one true Drill Ram Bunker, the honor and pride of our clan, shall be yours to command as long as you hold it. I have no doubt you will wield it with skill, courage, and tenacity. May it ever strike true within your hands." Orion could tell Bunk was putting forth a very concerted effort not to let emotion get to him, either, and from his view the dragon was doing a pretty good job as the weapon left his hands for the final time. Kera held it up for all to see, earring a renewed round of cheering.

Drum turned and addressed everyone. “With this, the succession is now official. Answer to her as you answered to me, and show her how you hold to the way of the Drum Bunker!"

A final cheer went up from the watching dragons, a hail to their new chief which brought a bit of a tear to her eye. Drum clapped her on the back. “Well, don't keep them waiting, chief, go and revel with them. You've earned it, and there won't be nearly so many chances to kick back for a while, trust me on this one!"

“Thanks, Father." With a nod to him and to Bunk, Kera descended towards the gathered crowd and started to mingle with them as they headed back towards the festival. Orion expected to go along with them, but looking over at Drum's face, he had to pause…there was something heavier in his expression than he expected. He poked at Bunk, who looked over curiously and saw the same thing…they didn't have to exchange a word as they headed over to him.

Drum seemed to snap out of a trance as they arrived. “Oh, you two…aren't you going to enjoy the festival? I'm sure I've pestered you enough…"

“We'll get there," Orion said. “Are you okay? Everything seemed to go fine as far as I could tell…what's the matter?"

Drum shook his head. “It's nothing…just my own foolishness. I should've expected…"

“Expected? Huh?" It took a moment, but it clicked for Orion. “Oh…wait, Gao didn't show up?"

“I didn't see him. I was looking in the crowd the whole time, but…well, I suppose he had other things going on. He's a pretty busy guy, after all…"

“Not so busy I can't be there for my old buddy." Drum wheeled around, and everyone else turned to see the legendary figure of Gao Mikado standing not far away. Older now than the image so many had of him back in the day of his greatest recognition, but still possessed of a vitality that was clear from his face and the way he held himself. Though he wasn't terribly large, he had a presence about him that made him seem bigger than he was, particularly the longcoat he was wearing.

“Gao! Y-you made it!" Drum seemed to be caught between shock and joy. “But I didn't see you out there! I thought…I thought you weren't going to…"

“Heh…well, I might've gotten caught up in a traffic a little more than I expected. But I did see that ceremony…it was very well done. I just had a different seat - I couldn't have been out there among all those guys, I'd never have seen a thing!"

“Oh…I guess that's true…" Drum took a deep breath, letting it out and smiling warmly at Gao. “It's…it's really good to see you again."

“Yeah…same to you, buddy," Gao replied, his expression also softening to something very earnest. Even just a quick look between the two told Orion that there was definitely something under the surface there…the question was whether it would decide to come out into the open.

———

If it was, it was taking its sweet time getting there. The two were catching up, slowly but surely, as they sat on a hill a bit of a distance away from where the ceremony had taken place, a little private spot surrounded by trees and bushes and at least somewhat secluded, unless one was looking up the hill at them. No one was liable to do that at the moment, though, most everyone was busy at the festival, where it was getting more raucous and the drink was flowing much more freely. So it was just the two of them…and Orion and Bunk hiding in the bushes, only to intervene if things looked like they were totally crashing and burning. It hadn't gotten to that point at least, but Orion was really hoping Drum would just run with it once he finally got settled into the conversation. He didn't want to have to try to guide things along, Gao would almost certainly notice that and it would risk spoiling the whole mood.

“It really has been too long since I was last here…" Gao said wistfully, looking out over the setting-sun horizon, the brilliant hues of the sky lit up as the orb itself slowly inched down to its nightly rest. “Almost forgot how beautiful it could be. I guess that's what happens when life gets busy - you have to make time for those moments or you forget what they're like."

“Yeah…that's true, I guess…" Drum looked away briefly, trying to hide his flustered expression. His mind was trying to scramble for something to come up with in response to that - everything Orion had told him to talk about was suddenly impossible to think of. “I, uh, guess I…don't really notice it as much? I'm here all the time, so it's just…kind of a normal thing for me. I guess when you spent a lot more time out in a more remote town, you get used to all the natural sights and everything…but I also remember what it's like to miss it when you don't have it, too."

“Oh? And here I thought you'd be far too busy wrangling a tribe of dragons to spend any time appreciating sunsets," poked Gao playfully.

“Ahah…that does NOT leave a lot of free time, to be sure! Always a lot to do, gotta settle fights, keep everything running, make all the important decisions…not to mention being the champion trainer of the entire clan, making sure they all perform up to their potential! But I guess a lot of it can be done outside…or HAS to be done outside, even, so I still get to see 'em quite a lot. They're, uh, also good for keeping time, if they gotta finish something before sunset, right?"

“I suppose so." Gao gave Drum a coy smile. “But something tells me you didn't just summon me here to talk about sunsets. Though, even if you did, it's still a nice break for me."

“Ah…I, uh, not really, no, though…I don't mind it, just…sorry. I'm…it's been so long…" Drum was sweating hard now, clearly struggling to come up with the words. “I guess it's just…hard, you know, to know what to say, when you've wanted to say so much for so long…I've missed you a lot, is what I'm saying."

“Aw. I've missed you, too." Gao leaned into Drum, patting him a bit. “It has been a long time, hasn't it? I guess that's what having busy lives gets you…I suppose we should've come up with a way of staying in touch, but back then, I wasn't really thinking that much about it. Seems like you've been doing well for yourself, though, keeping the village going, keeping everything in line…it looks really good around here, clearly you did everything you needed to do. And maybe you'll be less busy now that you've passed the mantle on."

“Mm, yeah, I suppose that'll be true…I never really thought about what I'd do afterwards, I had enough to do that I couldn't really think about it." Drum sighed a bit wistfully. “It's been rewarding, for sure. Being able to follow in my father's footsteps, having a nice big family, being a respected leader and helping keep my clan's traditions alive and navigating this changing world…I don't have any regrets, but…" Drum paused, hesitating, before saying it. “Sometimes I wonder what it would've been like if I'd stayed with you instead. What would've happened if I'd taken a different path. What it would've been like if it had been us together the whole time."

“Hm, I think everyone wonders that from time to time. I've thought about it here and there, too, what might've happened if we'd stayed together. Not that I regret anything either…I never thought I'd see myself with a wife and kid, and a life that's constantly packed with all the excitement I could hope for. But sometimes I wonder what it would've been like if we'd just stayed the course, just the two of us…heh, though, I think Bal and Batzz might've had a few things to say about that."

“Oh, yeah…uh, how are…they doing?"

Gao gave a slight shrug. “I don't really know…I haven't been that much more in contact with them since the last time I saw you. Life keeps me really busy. But yeah, if we'd stayed together…man, I can't even imagine what it would've been like for anyone to try to go up against us. We probably would've been legendary buddyfighters, the longer we went on the better we would've gotten, maybe to the point where next to no one could take us down, and everyone's ambition would've been to get the better of us…heh, I guess that would've been pretty nice, too. Even if it would have derailed a lot of other stuff."

“Yeah…"

“But…" Drum looked down at Gao, who was staring off into the distance wistfully. “Even when I was working with others…I still missed you a bit. You were the first buddy that I had, and you were the one that really pushed me at the outset, the reason I put in so much work to get better…everyone else after that, they didn't push me as hard as you did, and they reaped a lot of the benefits from my time with you. So yeah, I'm grateful for everyone, but you're the one I've thought about most ever since then. You had a huge impact on me…I wouldn't be where I am if you hadn't been there. And I'm glad I could see you again, because I feel like sometimes so much is going on that I can lose sight of that…you feel that way, too?"

“I, uh…I definitely feel like you've had a huge impact on me, yeah…" Drum was fumbling a bit, not ready to be asked that. The more they talked, the more he wanted to just come out and talk about what he really wanted to talk about, it felt like it was pushing at him inside, trying to get out…was it the right moment? Was there a right moment to be had? “Maybe more than you even realize…"

“Hm? What's that mean?"

“Well…you know, I think back on all the times we shared…including some of the times we never, uh…really addressed after they happened. And…well, when I'm talking about together…I mean, uh, as more than just buddyfight partners." Gah straightened up a bit, eyes widening as he looked up at the blushing dragon. “I've thought about that…maybe a lot more than you would expect. And…well…I don't regret anything that's happened since then, or who I've been with, or anything like that. But…I've never…stopped thinking of you in that way. Or wanting you in that way. And it's…caused me to, uh, have some…issues, I guess, with others who I really shouldn't have had issues with, and I…well, I've spent too long letting it eat at me and not…actually getting it out in the open."

Silence in response; Gao was still looking at the dragon in shock, and Drum's heart was pounding, thinking he'd said something wrong, gone too far, though he wasn't sure where. “I, I mean, d-don't get the wrong idea, I wasn't, I wasn't trying to get you out here because I wanted to, uh, seduce you or anything like that! I really did want to see you again, for a lot of reasons, and I know it's complicated, and you have a family, and I know it's different for humans and there's all sorts of weird stuff behind it, and it wouldn't be at all wrong if you weren't-" Drum might have let a thousand more and's spill from his muzzle if it hadn't been firmly shut by Gao pulling him down, the human's face meeting his muzzle and lips pressing up against him in a kiss. Now it was the dragon's turn to be stunned into silence as he felt Gao's mouth meeting his, the human's tongue slipping slightly inside, Drum a bit too frozen to do much more than feel it work against him.

After a minute, Gao pulled back, grinning up at Drum. “Hey, buddy, you still there?"

“Ah…that…Gao…what…huh?"

“Aheh, looks like you're not the only one who can spring a few surprises," the human snickered, before his expression shifted to a more earnest smile. “You know…I know we had that little bit of time where we fooled around back then, and I told you I felt like we needed to stop because it was too much to think about with everything else going on. I was too young, too naive, didn't really understand all my own feelings, but I was trying to work them out…when things settled down, and then you said you were going back, I just kind of assumed you'd lost interest in that, so I never said anything about it, because I didn't want to make things awkward. But…I never stopped thinking about it. You affected me kind of a lot with even that little bit of playing around, just another way you shaped me. And even though it's been a long time, I never really stopped thinking about you in THAT way, either…even if I couldn't touch, I could remember. But, now that you've come out and said what you said, I can say my part without any regrets…I'd love to reawaken that side of things."

“You…you would? That…it won't get you in, uh, trouble or anything?"

“Heh, we're a long ways from that sort of thing. I'm gone for long periods of time all the time, my wife and I both decided long ago that it wasn't reasonable to wait for so long for something like that. When we're together, we're together, but when we're apart, we can seek those pleasures out elsewhere, so long as we don't get too invested…but she always did tease me a bit saying that 'you can make an exception for Drum, because I know if it happens hell itself couldn't stop it.'"

Drum's eyes widened again. “What…she really said that? She, uh, she knows?"

Gao blushed a bit. “We were honest about our pasts…eventually. It took me a bit to get to admitting that. But she didn't have a problem with it, she said it was kinda cute. She mostly said that to tease me a bit, but…she let me know once that she meant it, too. Just so long as I don't leave her for you, but I don't think I have to worry about that, right?"

“N-no, not at all, I would never…w-wow, I never realized…I, uh…thought humans weren't…usually like that."

“Well, a lot of them aren't, yeah, but some are, and when it works out, it's pretty nice. Mm, I notice YOU haven't made mention of having any issues, though, mister 'kids galore.'"

“Ahaha, er, yeah," Drum laughed a bit. “No, uh, definitely not…after ten kids, she said anywhere else I want to sow my seed is fine by her. We're, uh, looser about that in general, I guess, but no, there's no concerns about objections there for sure."

“Well, that's good, because I don't wanna mess anything up for you. But if all's well and good…" Gao's hand stroked Drum's heavily flushed face. “Then I think we have something to take care of. And about time, too…heh, you know, I sort of hoped this would happen. There were a few times where I was fantasizing about coming back here and you were all ready to pounce on me and ravish me…"

“Wow…I…I had no idea…" Drum swallowed hard. “I thought…you might not be interested anymore…and even bringing it up would ruin things…"

The human gave a long laugh. “Oh, Drum! Even if I hadn't been interested, I wouldn't have blamed you for it…we don't control those sorts of things. But did you really think I wasn't going to try to get a piece of you if I came back? I could barely control myself even back when it wasn't a good idea…I was going over all sorts of ways in my head I could figure out if you were even a little interested all the way here."

“Oh…I guess I, uh, got a little bit…worked up for nothing, huh?" The dragon rubbed his head. “I guess, uh, better getting worked up over nothing than not realizing I have a reason to…"

“Agreed. So, my big stud of a dragon, what're you waiting for?"

“Gao…you really want me to, uh…"

The human winked at him. “You didn't get to ten kids by holding back, did you? C'mon, I'm not getting any younger, who knows how long it'll be before I can't get it up anymore?"

Drum gave a light lustful growl. “You've got a lot more spunk left in you, I can tell. It's time I oughta make some of that mine again after this long." He reached out for Gao's shirt, grabbing it from the bottom and pulling it over Gao's head, baring the human's chest to him - lean, yet nicely toned, the signs of someone who had a very active lifestyle without putting building up as a focus. “Been too long since I saw you at all, but especially like this…you've grown nicely."

“I'd say the same thing about a specific part of you." Gao snickered as he motioned towards Drum's legs, where the dragon's erection was pushing against his garment, making a rather noticeable protrusion and a bit of a wet spot. Drum flushed deeper as the human continued to laugh. “No wonder you made so many kids if you've got such a fine tool to do it with."

“Heh…well, it's been WAY too long since you've had a chance to use this 'tool', so perhaps I shouldn't be keeping you waiting, huh?" Drum pulled at the ties on one side of his garb and flung the front part off over him, baring himself to the human in rather quick fashion. The muscular, red-scaled body was on display for Gao, as well as the deep red, knotted dick that stood at such attention, very clearly glistening with the dragon's natural fluids and already beading with pre at the tip.

“Oh, my…it definitely HAS been too long…" Gao was almost entranced, looking upon Drum's nude form for the first time in quite a few years. “And you look just as gorgeous as ever…I'll bet you could still beat up most of the guys still in the game today."

“I'm not so interested in beating people up anymore…last one I tried to gave me a well-deserved thumping. But that doesn't mean I can't do another sort of pounding. Loosen up those pants, or they might not survive me pulling them down…"

“That's the feisty buddy I remember." Gao undid his pants just enough to make sure that they could come off easily, letting the dragon do the honor as he clearly wanted to. He lifted himself up just enough to make sure when Drum grabbed and pulled, nothing got in the way of them sliding off and being tossed to the side where his shirt was currently laying in the grass.

Drum licked his chops as he drank down Gao's nude form - lean, wiry, a few marks here and there that might have been slight scars, immensely attractive to Drum as it always had been. “No underwear? You really WERE planning to get frisky, weren't you?"

“Am I that transparent?" Gao joked back. “I remember you used to wonder why I wore clothes that no one could even see, and I used that as a sort of signal…figured it might help jog your memory, but clearly you didn't need that." The human scooted closer to Drum, their bodies starting to rub together, the much bigger dragon dwarfing him but not intimidating him at all. “Mmm, you really are still a nice big stud. I've always had a bit of trouble with comparing others to you…well, other guys anyway."

“Hopefully the trouble was that I was better than all of them."

“Could it be anything else?"

Drum averted his gaze nervously. “Well, I would HOPE not…"

Gao chuckled and leaned into Drum, caressing the dragon's chest and side and arm. “Never could've been possible. None of them could be as big as you were, in any sense of the word, and they couldn't put up that kind of fire either. Heh, usually I was the more forward one…you did kinda ruin me for taking it, it was never enough to have the impact that you did, so I've mostly taken the other side."

“Oh? I thought we, uh, couldn't…exactly leave any, uh, permanent marks or anything…"

“Well, not physically, but how am I ever going to compare a wild rut from a dragon-sized and dragon-hot dick to anything a human could try to offer me? All in my head, but my head made a compelling case…still, I had no problem making sure others knew I wasn't just some twink to be pushed around. But I have missed it a bit…and now that I have the one that ruined me back in front of me, I think I need to 'relive' those days."

“I'll make you feel like you never stopped." Drum took hold of Gao and pulled him up onto his body, laying back a bit with the human on top of him. Gao's hands dropped onto him as the two shifted and squirmed a bit, Drum's fat staff rubbing against Gao's tight rear as they tried to line themselves up for the fun. It was a bit challenging given that they were both still trying to feel each other up at the same time, hands rubbing against chests and sides, neither one wanting to give up that close contact. “Mrrr, you can't get enough of my muscle, can you?"

“Can I help it if I'm a bit starved?" Gao fired back playfully. “I haven't been with a guy even close to your build for way too long."

“Hm, I'll have to make sure you get your fill, then." Drum finally reached back and grabbed Gao's ass, spreading him apart and wedging the tip of his cock in between those taut cheeks, making Gao gasp and moan. “You okay?"

“Mm, I'll be fine…maybe start slow, though, this is…something I gotta work back up to, I think."

“Of course." One of Drum's hands took hold of Gao's thigh while the other stroked the human's back, giving Gao a moment to ready himself. As the human seemed to relax, he tightened his hold and drew Gao down onto his staff; the thick rod pushed slowly and evenly into Gao's body, getting a breathless cry out of the human as he was stretched out intensely for the first time in years. Drum let out a tense growl as he felt that vice-like grip on his cock, he'd got much more used to others his size, the much smaller human was a fit he hadn't felt in equally long, and the pressure on his shaft was unbelievably stimulating, making him leak and squirt into that narrow canal, bathing Gao's insides in heat.

“Oh, fuck…that's…agh, I missed that so much…" Gao was panting hard, it was clear he was feeling the strain, but his voice was tinged with mountainous bliss, and his own cock was just as hard and leaky as the dragon's. “Give me just a sec, I…"

“Mmnh, I missed this so much, too…" Drum was struggling to keep from bucking himself the rest of the way in - he was only about halfway inside Gao, but he forced himself to hold back for the sake of the human. Little by little, he could feel bits of that tension around him ebbing away - not fully, but enough that he could tell Gao was handling it better. Neither of them were waiting idly, their hands still running over each other's bodies, Gao rubbing and squeezing those muscular dragon abs and Drum letting his claws scratch ever-so-lightly over Gao's back and sides.

Drum's cue to keep going was when Gao started to try to push back down on him again, looking to take more of that enormous draconic member into him. Drum made sure they took it slowly enough, even as eager as he was to be sheathed inside Gao again for the first time in far too long, he also wanted to make sure Gao loved the hell out of it - if it was the last shot he had, he was going to make it one to remember, and if by some chance it wouldn't be, he wanted to make sure it was something for Gao to come back to. Still, there was always only one goal, and though it was a touch slower getting there than his body demanded, soon enough Gao's rump was flush with Drum's knot, that dick inside him and creating a small bump that they could both see and feel.

“Haha…goddamn…THAT'S something I remember…" panted Gao as he stroked the firmness inside him. “Hah, back then I didn't even realize that wasn't…something that should be possible, I didn't care one bit…just another way dragons are special."

“Heh, it makes me feel like a monster," agreed Drum. “Just a beast of virility…but that's not the only thing I need to get inside you, now, is it?"

“Definitely not. Show me the breeding you made ten kids with, stud."

As before, Drum started slower than his body wanted to go, getting a nice tight grip on Gao and slightly pulling him up as he drew his hips away towards the ground, then slowly pushing down as he pumped up and in. It was a gentle start that nonetheless showed Drum's considerable power quite effectively, making Gao grunt loudly as he felt that pressure within him recede and then escalate much more rapidly than before. The immense pressure on his prostate made sure there was a nice buzz of pleasure underneath that pressure, though, making his dick drool a bit of precum onto Drum's lower stomach and groin, where it hissed a bit from the heat.

Drum repeated that motion, over and over, escalating the pace as Gao got more and more accustomed to it, the humans grunts and groans turning slowly into moans and cries that matched Drum's intensifying growls and grunts. His cock leaked more and more into Gao, smoothing the ride a bit and pulsing a radiating heat into the human, which was both relaxing his passage and soothing the muscles that were being pushed to the limit by the draconic drilling. As it continued, Gao leaned more and more into Drum, until he was more or less laying down on the dragon and pressing himself eagerly into that muscular body; Drum adapted accordingly, using less of his hands and more of his hips and tail to provide the drive into Gao's tight ass. Both were starting to sweat a bit from the heat and exertion, amplifying the musky scents in the air that inflamed their lusts even further, especially with as close as Gao was to that powerful body giving off such a powerful manly odor.

Drum was almost totally lost in the sensations when he felt a poking at his pecs, and looked down to see Gao tapping that beefy muscle. “Damn, this feels like a giant slab of rock…how do you carry these things around?"

“Good supporting muscles, like the ones you've been engrossed with this whole time. Maybe I'll need to give you more time to just admire them."

“Mm, sounds enticing. But at the moment…I think I'm loosened up enough, Drum. And I can feel that knot of yours knocking at my door." Gao gave the dragon a salacious wink. “It would be a shame to keep it out of its home."

“Heh…you make a pretty compelling case, Gao." Drum pulled out of Gao, and then flipped over so that the human was on his back on the ground and Drum was looming over him. He leaned down and his muzzle met with the human's face, tongue pushing out to meet Gao's in a rather sloppy kiss. Both of them moaned into that heated exchange of passion and spit, Drum's tongue overpoweringly huge compared to Gao's but the smaller one doing its best to hold its own against that imposition. As Drum pulled away, his eyes seemed almost faraway as they looked down at Gao. “Better tell me if you're not really ready, because I don't know if I'll be able to hold myself back when I'm in the zone."

Gao merely grinned back up and widened his legs. “You'd better not, if I could handle you back then I can handle you now."

Just what Drum liked to hear. He shifted forward, lining himself up and then driving in as he held Gao down on the ground, the pin less for dominance and more just to keep Gao still under the incredible force. This one was no nice gentle entry, this was most of them close to the edge and trying to finish things off, and Drum needing to put his all into knotting the human's ass for the first time in too long for either of them. The thrusts were much more intense, Drum putting much more into them than the initial salvo, smacking that knot against Gao's ass with all the vigor of a proper dragon rutting. To Drum, it felt like an even tighter fit now that he was going all out, relying on only the heated fluids he'd already leaked into Gao to ease his passage, drinking down the scent of the human in the air, a partner that he'd pined for so long and now could enjoy the way he'd been wishing for, without any worries.

And Gao was clearly loving it, the way his voice cried out with raw euphoria, the way he squeezed around that thick shaft whenever it entered into him, the way he pushed back just that little bit that he could when it plowed into him. His cock was throbbing, leaking madly now onto himself, so close to his pinnacle but holding back as long as he could to build up just that little bit more. Gao's arms clung to Drum's, seeming like branches to tree trunks, as he endured and enjoyed the full drive of a Drum Bunker Dragon, losing himself to the power and carnality and the joy of a passion rekindled.

There wasn't any holding back, not now, not when they were so eager and pent up. Drum hammered away at Gao, almost desperate to embed his knot in that tight tunnel and finally let loose with his load; underneath him, Gao was trying to loosen up, a relatively futile effort against such a prodigious girth, but wanting to get that knot in him as much as Drum wanted to put it in. But it was his own climax that hit first, his seed gushing out from him forcefully, splattering in lines along his body. He couldn't keep from squeezing down and spasming around that thick girth, writhing in ecstasy underneath Drum's hold, his voice wailing out in rapture with every truncated breath he managed to get in.

Finally, gloriously, Drum felt Gao's rear give slightly, and with a roar he drove in, his bulge making that pucker yawn wide open and then snap shut around him as he embedded his full thickness into Gao. That roar was only the prelude to another, louder and more heavenly eruption as he felt himself cut loose, his furiously hot cum geysering into Gao's innards. Just as Gao's climax was dying down, he felt the full force of Drum's upon him, heating him up from the inside out and packing him full of thick, virile dragon spunk, adding to the stretch inside him and the firmness in his gut. His voice was reduced to more tepid, breathless moans with the occasional higher cry, as he slumped back and accepted the offering given to him by his lovely dragon.

With no more need to hold him in place, Drum scooped Gao up in his arms and rolled back over, holding the human close as they both panted hard, rubbing his back as he filled up Gao's body with his prolific seed. He paid no attention to the sticky mess on Gao already, it would be trivial to wash up and just something else they could do together. “That was…just as amazing as I remember it. Maybe even more so."

“Mmm…yeah, same…" Gao rubbed a hand tiredly over the dragon's scales. “Shouldn't have waited so long…we're just going to have to make up for some lost time while I'm here, aren't we?"

“I would love that," agreed Drum, squeezing Gao tight against him. And perhaps, he thought, see if he could make it so they wouldn't have to wait as long for the next time, either. But he could think about that later…right now, he just wanted to enjoy the darkening sky in relative privacy with his lover, and enjoy the time they had together, with no more anxiety over what might or might not happen.

———

The two had actual privacy, as it turned out, because Orion and Bunk had vacated their viewing point a while back. Bunk perhaps much more hurriedly than Orion, it seemed, because he was still cringing at the full view he'd gotten. Much to his human's delight. As the skies darkened overhead, Orion was jaunting around with Bunk, the dragon trying to grab at him as he was mercilessly teased. “C'mon, Orion, it's not that bad!"

“I never should have gone out there! I didn't think they'd just…start doing that stuff right out there!" Bunk wanted to scrub the sight of his father's naked body right out of his brain, but it wasn't that easy to do with Orion prodding at him like that.

“Look on the bright side," Orion said with his cheekiest possible grin. “At least now you know where you got it from!"

“Guuuuh! Don't say things like that! I don't want to be thinking about that!" Bunk swiped at Orion, trying to grab him and shut him up, but the human was staying just out of his reach, distracting him with every jibe.

“But it's just your heritage! You're strong, studly body, your luscious mane, your hot, thick dragon cock…it's the spitting image!"

“Stop that!" Bunk lunged for Orion, faceplanting into the grass as the human ducked and rolled out of the way.

“You might even be bigger than him…maybe I'll have to get Gao to help me get the two of you together so we can compare! See if the dragonfruit doesn't fall far from the-" Orion's last crack was cut off as Bunk finally snagged his robe. He pulled at it to try to pull Orion towards him, but the human's resistance ended up with him tearing it off of Orion with a yank and leaving the human stark naked. “Oy! I just got that!"

“And I just got you." Orion's momentary distraction was enough for Bunk to snatch up the human and pull him close. The robe was discarded aside as the dragon secured his grip on Orion and pinned him to the ground underneath him, silencing any further protests or taunts with his tongue in Orion's maw. He felt Orion relax into the kiss, ceasing any further struggles in a concession to Bunk's superior strength. After a minute Bunk pulled back, eyes slightly lidded as he looked into Orion's gaze. “See, you CAN use that mouth for something better. You're lucky I love you."

Orion, panting a bit, found his eyes widening at that. “That…that's a new one, Bunk. You love me?"

Bunk's eyes shot open wide as well as he realized what had just slipped out. Once again the heat rose to his face…he feared that eventually it was just going to stay that way with how often this had been happening. But there was no point in ducking around it now. “Y-yeah, I do. I love you…I…how could it be anything else? There's nothing else that could make me crave you as much as I do, day in and day out. There's nothing else that could have driven me to finally stick up for myself and challenge the person that I never could. There's nothing else that could have had me so panicked at the thought of something going on that could threaten to take you away from me. It's just…you're amazing. You even broke through the old man's shell, and I didn't think all the drills in the world could've done that…you're tough as any dragon here, and that makes you just so much more attractive to me, that a little human could run with us and keep up. And I don't wanna let anyone else try to sink their teeth into you and pull you away…I want to be that one."

“You did a pretty good job of that yesterday," the human teased. “I swear I still feel where you latched on."

“Ah…well, uh…this time I meant it more, uh, metaphorically. Though if I need to bite to remind you of it, well…"

“I don't think you'll need to. Bunk, I…well, I'm not really generally good with stuff like this, but…you know, you're the reason I tried to get that toughness that you like about me. I used to be pretty pitiful, really, and I wanted to prove that I could be a good partner for you…and the times where I thought you might leave were the ones that hurt the most." He reached up and caressed Bunk's blushing face, his own feeling pretty red as well. “And you still do push me more than anyone else does. You challenge me when I need it most, and you help me see when I'm doing it wrong. I can't think of anyone who's ever meant as much to me as you do…and I love you too."

“Aww…" Bunk felt himself smiling, even as he felt a little embarrassed. “I guess you've got a little sap in you, too, huh?"

“More than a little…I, uh, got something for you. It's, uh, in the robe, if you didn't destroy it completely."

“Oh, hush. We make stuff that's hardier than those flimsy fabrics you humans make clothes out of." Bunk pawed over at the robe and pulled it closer, and felt around the inside for a hidden pocket. Once he found it, he pulled something out…it was a hairpin brooch with a polished, smooth emerald in the center and small sapphire studs laid into a fine silver setting. His eyes widened as he took in the sight. “O-orion…this is…"

“There was another reason I wanted to speak to Drum alone while we were here…" Orion was a much deeper red now. “I mean, not a dozen times, but at least once. I read about this online, about some old dragon traditions…I know a mateship gift is sort of an archaic thing, but I, uh, I guess I felt like it was the right thing to do. Because I want to always be with you, Bunk…no matter what, I want us to be together."

Bunk felt himself tear up, and gave a choked sob-laugh as he leaned down and kissed Orion again, even more deeply. He didn't think he'd ever felt this sort of happiness before…to have an expression of love that strong, that meaningful, when he'd always wondered whether Orion truly felt the same way as he did, having all that hit him all at once was overwhelming. As Orion pinned the brooch into his mane, it felt truly like an affirmation of their union, a statement that they would be staying together, living their best life and love as long as they could.

“It looks fantastic on you," said Orion, stroking a hand through Bunk's hair around the brooch. “Not that you need it to look fantastic."

“Orion…you're absolutely perfect." Bunk hugged Orion closely, his heart blazing with joy and passion. “Thank you…I love you so much."

“I love you too, big guy," replied the human happily. “You want to take this back to the hut?"

“Screw that…I don't want to wait." Bunk gave Orion a long lick on the cheek. “I'm gonna let all that love out right here."

“Wait, here? Right out in the open like this?"

“Heh, I don't care who sees me pleasuring my mate." Bunk's passion seemed infectious, and Orion couldn't find any reason to argue with that, nor did he really want to. He leaned into Bunk's kiss as the dragon fumbled with his garb and finally cast it away, his erection swelling with his passion as he tasted his mate's delectable flavor. His impressive endowment rubbed and frotted against Orion's as they lay on the grass, making out and sharing the closeness between them with visceral desire. Orion flushed a bit as he felt Bunk's heated fluids leaking onto his body, bestowing on him a powerful warmth that spread over him, marking him with Bunk's scent…one that everyone was going to smell and know who it was he belonged to. Like the last late-night romp, except different, he was wearing it like a true partner now. The thought of that sent a lightness through his heart, finally taking things to the next level with his wonderful dragon…all that thinking about the future had helped him see what was most important to him in that future, and that was Bunk being with him.

Bunk finally broke away from the kiss, looking down at Orion with starry eyes for a moment before shifting and lining himself up with Orion's tight rear. His arms slipped under Orion, keeping a nice tight hold on his human as he pushed inside, his hot dragon staff pushing with force but not ramming into Orion, a much more restrained entry that somehow felt more intense than even the usual hard entry to the human. He moaned out loudly as he felt that burgeoning stretch rise within him again, the heat of Bunk's cock adding to the steaminess he was already feeling, and he clenched down on that potent staff as he rubbed Bunk's arms with his hands, panting hard as he coaxed the dragon onwards.

Bunk began to thrust, but it was a much more measured pace than usual, his growls laden with a passion beyond the raw lust of his usual…his beast of a cock slipped in up to the knot, slid out, pushed back in, seeking out Orion's most sensitive spots and trying to work them very deliberately. He wanted to hear his lover's sweet moans, and he was getting rewarded, the human's voice huskier and his body shivering more as he was given a much more sensual treatment than the dragon ever had shown him before. He leaned down lower over Orion, letting their bodies rub together more, holding him tight to his muscular chest, the scaly form glistening with sweat and heavy with his musk.

Orion was soon pushing back, arching his back into those thrusts, his hands flung back onto the ground, clawing at the grass, toes curling from the impassioned rutting. He'd never known Bunk had this side to him, and he knew he was going to want more of it…wild and rough was fun, but his was deeper, more meaningful. His own cock was pushing up against that scaly body, relishing the heat and the contact as it was stimulated from all sides, amplifying his arousal even further beyond the sensual display of the dragon. He started to give licks and kisses to Bunk's chest, lacking access to his head for the moment, but wanting to give back whatever he could to his lover.

And Bunk helped with that, making it easy for Orion to access his body as he pulled the human's head against him, rubbing more fiercely against him as he thumped his knot against Orion's taut pucker. Not coming even close to forcing it in this time, instead letting it slap relatively gently against his partner, letting Orion loosen up naturally and prolonging the pleasure for both of them, in no rush to let this feeling of bliss go. The heat in his loins wasn't going to hold out forever, he knew, but he would keep himself held back as long as he needed to to properly consummate their partnership, and to make sure Orion reached the pinnacle alongside him.

Orion was almost there, the passionate plowing doing the trick and then some. His fingers departed from the ground again, only to grab onto Bunk and try to pull himself closer, crying out into Bunk's chest as he felt the bolts of pleasure rush through him, his cock throbbing madly, begging to let loose its payload. But he didn't want it to end without giving Bunk the same level of pleasure…he managed to form a few choked words through the tension. “B-bunk…please…let me…feel a-all of you…"

How could he say no? Bunk tightened his grip a little and pushed harder, letting his knot hit and press with more force, though still not with the drive of his baser ruts. But Orion was more than primed to handle him by now, and he could feel the human slowly yielding to his strength, until the entirety of that thick bulge slid inside with a loud pop. The sudden tension around his sensitive knot was exquisite, and it only got better when Orion cried out and clamped down hard onto him as his orgasm struck, pulsing seed onto Bunk's abs and groin…it was enough to set him off as well, and he let out a cry of his own as he unloaded his sticky heat into his human love, unleashing a potent portion of passion into his waiting partner's innards.

Orion clung tight to Bunk as he took it all in, loving the feeling of that fiery fluid inside him even more than he usually did. Not just a sensation of heat, but an expression of love, no longer masked or avoided, but as pure and sincere as could be. He was getting a bit dizzy from it all, the heated and musky air getting him almost drunk off of his dragon, and he tried to nestle into that muscled chest as much as he could, willing to melt into Bunk if that was possible. He could have spent days worshiping that studly body, and it still would have felt like not enough appreciation of Bunk, so amazing was he…but he had all the time in the world to do so, and he was going to relish it when he could.

Bunk finally shifted, pulling Orion up with him as he got to a sitting position, his knot still lodged tight inside his human. He tilted Orion back and tilted the human's head back, then bent down and engaged his lover in another deep kiss, uncaring about the slightly awkward angle - he was going to make it work however he could, to show his love to the person who mattered most to him in this world. Orion reached up and wrapped his arms around Bunk's neck, throwing himself with abandon into the kiss, putting his own love on full display. The two of them embracing each other and their new future together, a future for the two of them that neither knew what would it would bring, but that they'd go towards it together in heart and soul, albe to handle anything as long as they had each other.