Chase shouldn't be flirting, but he is. It starts with that comment, and then is there like a current as they dance, move together, with Chase's movements light and airy on the tips of his toe shoes. House guides them and Chase follows, easy, the way that he leans in, the graceful and easy way he lifts his leg, like a continuation of the line of his torso as he tips in forward. His hands touch House's hands, and then pull away, move toward him but shy from touching. There's that attraction and trepidation spelled out in his body instead of just on his face.
Dancing like this feels like flying, like freedom, letting someone in and not being shunned. His mother had understood, but it's hard to trust that anyone else will, especially when classical ballet is so rigidly gender divided. But House- one of the best Primary dancers in the Company- he sees who Chase is, and accepts him, dances with him like he was any of the ballerinas he's been partnered with in rehearsals. Maybe more than that.
There's that command, and Chase sees what House sees, the lift, how he needs to move, how to jump, and he does it easily. He might not be good at the lifts himself, but he has powerful jumps, but like this, he doesn't try to dress them up. That power is lighter and less the raw explosive jumps the director tries to push him for. It's easy and perfect the way that he trusts House to be there, and House catches him, lifts him, and Chase feels weightless. He's not quite as light as the girls in the company, but House catches him like he is.
His hands hold onto House's shoulders, a light touch, steadying. And then House sets him back on his feet, sliding him down his body, and that contact sends a rush of heat through Chase's body. There's something far too intimate about this in the first place and now, his heart is racing, pounding in his chest, and he tries to ignore that flash of arousal, but he's a teenager, and that's like asking rain not to fall.
He slides back a pace, those almost stuttering steps, and he spins, and he's leaning back in again. That repeating motif of being unable to pull away, and it's not ingenuous, because as much as is wrong with this, Chase can't help himself. If this happened with anyone, it should have been his boyfriend, but it's not, and it just makes that attraction he's been trying to fight burn that much hotter.
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Dancing like this feels like flying, like freedom, letting someone in and not being shunned. His mother had understood, but it's hard to trust that anyone else will, especially when classical ballet is so rigidly gender divided. But House- one of the best Primary dancers in the Company- he sees who Chase is, and accepts him, dances with him like he was any of the ballerinas he's been partnered with in rehearsals. Maybe more than that.
There's that command, and Chase sees what House sees, the lift, how he needs to move, how to jump, and he does it easily. He might not be good at the lifts himself, but he has powerful jumps, but like this, he doesn't try to dress them up. That power is lighter and less the raw explosive jumps the director tries to push him for. It's easy and perfect the way that he trusts House to be there, and House catches him, lifts him, and Chase feels weightless. He's not quite as light as the girls in the company, but House catches him like he is.
His hands hold onto House's shoulders, a light touch, steadying. And then House sets him back on his feet, sliding him down his body, and that contact sends a rush of heat through Chase's body. There's something far too intimate about this in the first place and now, his heart is racing, pounding in his chest, and he tries to ignore that flash of arousal, but he's a teenager, and that's like asking rain not to fall.
He slides back a pace, those almost stuttering steps, and he spins, and he's leaning back in again. That repeating motif of being unable to pull away, and it's not ingenuous, because as much as is wrong with this, Chase can't help himself. If this happened with anyone, it should have been his boyfriend, but it's not, and it just makes that attraction he's been trying to fight burn that much hotter.