Parallel (Vexxieverse Series - Part 1)

Louis

Louis was glad he planned Liam's punishment a day after the meeting because it took them a while to come back down from that high. They had the best night just drinking and celebrating, reading all the tweets, and saving the pictures people had taken of them with the flowers.

Louis took a photo of Harry while he cooked steaks for everyone on the grill because he looked so damn beautiful and he wanted the world to see. Well, tried to cook, but mostly he just bossed Liam around since he only had one nondominant hand. Still came out delicious.

Harry wore black pajama bottoms with white palm tree silhouettes all over them and they sat low on his hips in the most enticing way. No shoes or shirt, because Harry was allergic to clothes. And his hair was in a messy bun with a lily still tucked behind his ear because he refused to take it out.

He held a spatula in his left hand and used it to point at the steaks while he taught Liam the proper way to cook them. His right hand dangled uselessly at his side, so it was out of sight in the photo. What was not hidden was the full view of his wedding tattoo that matched Louis's on his ribs. They had only sent Louis's tattoo picture from the burner, so this be the last bit of confirmation for the Vexxies. They earned it.

Liam was also shirtless because Harry was a bad influence. His pajamas were similar but solid black, but the abs were what Louis was really after. The fans deserved another treat. They were good babies and could have all the shirtless pictures they wanted.

Harry was completely unaware Louis took the picture, but along with the abs, Louis wanted to share a candid moment with the Vexxies to show Harry was still thinking of them with the flower in his hair.

Louis was still a bit of a nuisance though, so he captioned it, "He looks better grilling meat than being grilled meat, doesn't he?"

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Once everyone was full and relaxed and draped over couches and chairs in the living room, Louis got up and retrieved a chair from the dining room and sat it in the middle of the floor. This pajama party was about to get a lot more interesting.

Harry took that as his queue to take the bun out of his hair and let it down. Subs had their hair up for things like blindfolds and gags, but doms didn't need to have theirs up. Plus, it'd help him get into the character easier since it felt like Phillip. He pushed the lily right back in, though. Louis couldn't wait to see Harry being a dom with a flower in his hair and with only one hand. He had no doubt he'd pull it off.

Liam tossed an M&M into the air and caught it with his mouth and looked at the chair. "What's that for?" He chewed.

Niall squirmed in his spot and sat up straight. Harry's face lit up like a Christmas tree. And Zayn looked pitifully at Liam. But no one responded to his question.

Next, Louis popped down a big black duffle bag onto the couch. He pierced a glare into Liam and pointed at the chair. "Sit."

Liam scrambled to obey and quickly sat in the chair.

"Stay."

Then Louis beckoned Zayn with one finger to signal it was time to hand over his sub. Zayn heaved a sigh, then hung his head briefly before raising it again to look at Liam. "Liam, I've given Louis permission to punish you for teaching Harry how to be a brat. However, he is not to lay a finger on you." Zayn glared at Louis.

"Shit." Liam squeezed the arms of the chair and looked at the ceiling, probably thinking of all the ways he might be punished without being touched. But he had... no idea what was coming.

Louis gripped his own wrist into his palm in front of him (standard dom pose) and walked slowly around Liam in the chair. When he was directly behind him, he whispered without touching him. "You're about to be... very sorry for what you did." Then he leaned back up and walked away without a second glance.