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Baby Steps

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"Elder, trust me." He held out a hand to the man in the blue robes, a gentle smile on his lips. He was standing just outside of the Elder's office, making sure that he was close to him but just further enough away that if Nolan tried to walk towards him he would be forced to leave his office.

It was the idea of leaving his office that made Nolan whimper, chewing on his lower lip as he wrung his hands together, looking down at the ground fearfully. "James…"

"Do you trust me?" The Lone Wanderer asked. Nolan looked up at that, twisting his fingers together. James was standing before him, dressed in a white shirt that was two sizes two small for him and jeans that were tight enough to show off his well toned ass. It turned Nolan on incredibly but sadly his phobia was getting the better of him and he had no time to think about how handsome his lover was.

"I…I do…but…"

"Back where I came from a lot of Vault Dwellers are agoraphobic and photophobic…it's not an uncommon thing to have." James assured him, his voice never going higher than a whisper. "You can overcome it, Elder. It will just take time and love." He promised him.

Slowly Nolan shook his head, pressing trembling knuckles against his mouth, biting down on them hard enough to draw blood before quickly throwing his hands behind his back. "My love….my love, I cannot go out there!" he insisted. "If…If I go out there…"

"I will be with you the entire time, Elder." James reminded him. "No one will be able to attack you if I am with you."

"Do…do you promise?" he asked timidly.

"I would promise you the moon and the stars if I could." Nolan blushed at James' words and slowly he nodded his head, shakily reaching out to take the tall man's hand.

"I…I trust you." He said once more.

"I know you do. Now…take the first step." For a long time nothing happened and James was ready to call it a day and simply step back into Nolan's office when suddenly the white haired man lifted up one foot, slowly extending it out past the threshold of his office; the room he had stayed in for three years.

Nolan was holding his breath the entire time but when he set his foot down, he finally sighed in relief and immediately he threw himself into James' arms, trembling as he hugged onto him tightly. "I am outside!" he cried out. "Oh my love! I am outside!"

James smiled happily and he kissed Nolan on the top of his head, sighing in happiness as he let his eyes close in pure delight. "And little by little…you will go outside and see the sun with me."

"Ngh…but not today right?" Nolan asked fearfully. James offered him an understanding smile, stroking his cheek with the back of his hand.

"No, not today." He assured him. Nolan let out a sigh of relief and he smiled happily, nodding as he promptly retreated back into his office with his large lover.

"Thank you for taking it slow with me, my love." James rested his forehead against Nolan's, closing his eyes in delight. He knew that he would need to take tiny steps with his lover; people with severe phobias needed to be treated gently and with understanding if there was any hope of helping them.

"For you…I would take the tiniest of steps, love."
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James belongs to her and is adorable with Nolan.
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THIS WAS SOOOOO GOOD! I'm still all d'awwww <3