He Says He'll Change

1.

The bottom had been in plenty of relationships, a regular at bars and hotels alike. One day, he woke up and looked at the face of his bedmate, and suddenly decided it was time to settle down. Those past relationships were over. Now he just wanted to find someone as accepting as his bedmate and live a simple, peaceful life.

He was a true romantic, after all.

So they bought a home and moved in together, furnishing it as a couple. His bedmate held him close and talked about their future, while he nodded along.

But later, he was also the one caught in bed with someone else.

His bedmate wasn't surprised to see him falling back into old habits. After all, his bedmate had started out as the other man himself.

He said, "The condoms are in the bedside table."

2.

After sleeping with someone else once, the bottom regretted it a little, mostly because the guy was bad in bed. He hugged his bedmate again, hoping he wouldn't be angry.

Sitting on the bed with his collar hanging open, the bottom still had the day's kiss marks on him. His eyes filled with tears, his lashes clumped together with moisture. "I didn't want it to happen either. It's only because you've been so cold to me lately. Is it because you don't feel anything for me anymore?"

His bedmate was so pathetic that he went and licked away the tears.

One mistake didn't mean anything. The bottom promised to change, and he believed him.

3.

The bottom really did stop looking for other people.

Not because he had settled down, but because his bedmate had fucked him until he was too exhausted to move.

It wasn't like he had a sex addiction. Doing it every day had taken all the excitement out of it.

Using a business trip as an excuse to go to the next city over was the only way he managed to get a few comfortable days. But as soon as he had some free time, he wanted to go to a bar and look for a thrill.

He had just taken out a cigarette when someone leaned over to light it for him. The flame illuminated his bedmate's face.

His bedmate said, "I bought some fun new things. When you're done playing around, come back and try them. You'll like them."

The bottom blew smoke in his face. "Aren't you shameless?"

His bedmate kissed him. "I've always been shameless."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have watched the bottom sleep with one man after another before finally claiming his place, even though he had been there first.

4.

The bottom collapsed onto the bed, his whole body damp and limp, staring dazedly at the ceiling as it trembled.

The new toys really were something.

His bedmate leaned close and asked if he loved him.

The bottom smiled alluringly with half-lidded eyes.

"I love you more than anyone in the world."

--He said that to all his ex-boyfriends.

[Content Warnings]

1. The bottom is good at loving people (in a positive way). His relationships will be shown.

2. The bedmate is the top.

3. The story will show how the top became the other man in the relationship.

4. The top is a virgin, the bottom is not.

5. The top is incredibly devoted (as are some side characters).

6. It really is a love story (I think it's pretty sweet).

7. The cheating happens because the top goes crazy...

8. There's an age gap between the top and bottom; the bottom is three years older.

Theme: You have to fight for love yourself.