His heart was hammering so hard he could almost feel his teeth vibrate with the pulse. This was his only real moment. He had to believe that Poe would listen to their safe words, but there wasn't a whole lot of coming back from just this.

But though he was scared and nervous, he couldn't keep denying some things to himself. "I want this," he replied hoarsely. 'Don't hurt me' was on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed it. He was being ridiculous. Poe wasn't the dreams. He'd never hurt him.