Fishbone Prayer Plant (Ctenanthe burle-marxii)
The bell above the door of "Wattle Yer Fancy" chimed as Kai stepped inside. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and an amorphous symphony of plants. Wisteria, butterfly bush, and sweet olive were among the blend of fragrances. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves. Kai was here for a funeral. His latest maidenhair fern had succumbed to a mysterious withering.
Despite having a brown thumb, Kai was knowledgeable about plants. His crisp black beard and short hair framed a handsome face. His almond eyes were the colour of mocha which appeared black from a distance. Kai was 5'11" which was tall for his Taiwanese genetics. Having grown up in the inner west of Sydney, Kai was built like a rugby prop.
Across the shop, a whirlwind of movement caught Kai's eye. A short, stocky man with fiery orange hair and thick moustache wrestled an unruly monstera. Its long, fenestrated leaves threatened to topple a precarious tower of terrazzo planters.
"Fer fuck's sake," the man exclaimed with his brow furrowed.
Kai chuckled a deep rumble that vibrated his chest. "Looks like you might need a hand."
The redhead, startled, looked up. His deep green eyes widened at the sight of Kai - a towering figure with a gental smile. He held a small white pot. Out of the pot, a bush of scanty yellow leaves drooped low to the soil.
"Oh, uhm, thanks heaps," the man gestured towards the monstera. "Wouldn't want to hurt de poor lad."
His low Australian vowels surfed a melodic Irish lilt. Kai stepped backwards. Ever the clumsy one, his buttocks knocked a shelf causing a medley of pots to rattle.
"Careful there, big fella." The redhead, despite his initial shock, couldn't help but laugh. "You're a bit of a hazard to yourself, aren't ya?"
"Seems so." Kai returned.
"I'm Ronan." The redhead paused short of a handshake. "What's that you 'ave there?"
"He's meant to be a maidenhair fern."
"Ahhh, that's no good." Ronan walked Kai to a nearby table and started preparing a new pot. "What about a fishbone plant? They pray during the day, and are simple to care for."
Kai nodded his head in excitement.
Ronan fluttered around the shop. The talking continued as Ronan located the right soil, gloves, and nutrient sprays. Kai confessed he was studying plant sciences.
"You know," Ronan smiled. "Yer'd be surprised how much a bit of love and the right amount of water can do for a plant."
Kai felt a blush creep up his neck. He couldn't help but think that Ronan's words applied to more than plants. Kai left the shop that day with his new prayer plant carried close to his chest. Ronan had assured him it was indestructible.
Throughout the rest of the day, Ronan had a feeling of lightness he hadn't experienced in a long time. He looked at the bench now covered in soil, and the lifeless fern Kai had left behind. How am I going to revive this, he thought to himself.
Four O'Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
It was late afternoon on a Sunday. In the inner west of Sydney, many shops closed at 4PM.
Ronan was feeling horny. He picked up his phone and booted up one of his hook-up apps. No views. No new messages. He set it back down on the bench and began to walk away.
Buzz. Buzz. Ronan's phone vibrated on the table. Buzz. Buzz. He eyed the phone from a distance. A small blob of colour swirled around its screen and formed a yellow koala icon in his notification bar. Ronan had received a WRUFF.
The profile behind the alert was sparse. The photo was of a chunky bare torso. A tuft of black public hair disappeared into the bottom of the screen. Underneath this was a simple introduction. Ronan began reading.
Username: Planted Panda.
Nationality: Taiwanese.
Weight: 120 kilograms.
Position: Bottom.
Looking for: No strings attached.
"Thanks for the WRUFF, mr!" Ronan typed away.
Ronan's heart was pounding. Planted Panda was typing.
"You're welcome, handsome." There was a short pause. "Not sure if you remember me, but I was in your shop the other day."
"Kai!" Ronan typed back careful to fain surprise. "So glad you reached out."
Ronan had guessed it was him, or at least hoped it was. It had been a few days since Kai dropped by the shop, and Ronan hasn't stopped thinking of him. They continued to message for an hour as Ronan tidied up the nursery.
"I'm closing up the store if you wanted to drop by and fool around?" Ronan thought it best to get straight to the point.
"Yes please. I can be there at 6." Kai replied.
Ronan pushed send on a last confirmation and set down his phone. It was close to 6PM already.
Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Ronan stood in the dark holding the door to the nursery open. He disabled the bell so as not to make any noise.
"Are you sure we won't get in trouble?" Kai whispered.
"Of course not," Ronan grinned.
They moved towards the centre of the nursery. The air had changed since morning. Night-scented jasmine and woodland tobacco filled the air. The silver rays of light shone through the glass roof onto the rich foliage. Long shadows danced across the floor. Dewdrops, like tiny diamonds, clung to the leaves of the ferns and reflected an ethereal light.
Ronan, unafraid to dirty his work overalls, knelt down and unzipped Kai's pants. With a heavy flop, Kai's penis fell out of his open trousers. He was a girthy 8" and his foreskin barely covered his glans. Ronan placed his lips to Kai's cock. Ronan's mouth parted, pushing Kai's foreskin halfway down his tip. After a deep breath, Ronan swallowed down to the base.
Kai let out a loud moan. He could feel Ronan's tongue running all the way along his shaft. Ronan savoured Kai's cock for a few minutes, lapping up the drops of preejaculate as they leaked out. Kai couldn't take it anymore. Kai gestured to Ronan to stand up. Ronan lifted himself into a genuflect. As he pushed off on his leg, he felt himself lifting. Kai had picked up Ronan from the armpits. A quick turn and Kai plainted Ronan on one of the workbenches, between the monstera and the begonias. Kai undid the two buttons on Ronan's overalls. A quick tug and his overalls were around his ankles. For someone so clumsy, Kai seemed to have everything under control.
He looked down. Ronan's cock was a thick 6". In the moonlight his orange pubes looked grey. He was uncut too, and his foreskin covered his entire erect penis from this seated position.
Kai enveloped Ronan's cock with his mouth in one movement.
"Wait!" Ronan whispered.
"Mmmhhmmm" Kai mumbled back.
They stopped moving. A few voices grew louded and then subsided. The windows were wide, but the plants in the nursery provided enough coverage. Kai continued to work Ronan's dick in silence. He licked between Ronan's foreskin and his sensitive crown. He swallowed deep and flicked his tongue upwards near the base grazing Ronan's scrotum. It was too much for him to handle.
"Yer gonna make me cum," Ronan's voice quivered.
Kai ignored this warning.
Ronan let out a final moan and started ejaculating into Kai's mouth. Kai stuggled to swallow it all. Ronan's load was enormous. Kai gulped once, and again. Semen continued to flood out, coating his mouth. Kai felt the liquid pushing against the tight seal between his lips and Ronan's cock. A third swallow and he was finally done. Kai could feel Ronan's cock softening in his mouth. With a wet pop, the cock fell out dragging a string of cum behind. Kai remained still admiring the sight. He held the soft cock at the base with his large, strong hands and pushed Ronan's foreskin down using his lips. Kai cleaned every last drop. Ronan turned a bright red.
Kai grabbed a hold of his own cock and started stroking. He blew a few wads beneath the bench.
"Was that okay?" Ronan asked.
"More than okay," Kai returned.
Kai thanked Ronan, zipped up his trousers and headed off into the night.
...
The next morning Ronan opened the shop and rinsed the ground with a hose. In spite of this, the air was musty with smell of semen. Ronan's plan was simple. If anyone mentions a smell, blame the bradford pear blooming. Throughout the day, Ronan hoped Kai would drop in, but he never did. Disheartened, he closed up shop as the sun set and made his way home.
Watermelon Peperomias (Peperomia argyreia)
The shop bell rang and a familiar shape walked through the door. Kai was again holding a small dead plant. Rest in peace, fishbone prayer plant.
"Yer a serial killer!" Ronan rushed to meet him.
"I swear I tried." Kai retorted. His hand was on the back of his head as he shrugged and chortled.
"How 'bout a peperomia this time?" Ronan gestured. The plant's leaves were round with patterns in two shades of green. Each leaf looked like a small watermelon.
"Uhmm... okay.... sur... sure thing."
"The leaves look scary aye?"
"I'm not sure he'll survive."
"I can show yer where he goes, and how to water him?" Ronan winked.
"I'd like that!"
"Meet me after my shift."
Kai abandoned his prayer plant to the care of the nursery and marched out with his peperomia.
...
The night air was crisp. A cool breeze rattled the eucalyptus trees lining the roadside. Ronan and Kai walked 10 minutes away from the nursery. Ronan had changed out of his shirt. A ribbed singlet lay between his body and his overalls.
They approached a small building with a Victorian facade. Red bricks appeared charcoal in the moonlight. They climbed some stairs, walked down a small corridor, and arrived in a studio flat. Kai's bed rested against the back wall. There was a small desk covered in scientific books. The Statistics of Ecology: From T-Tests to ANOVAs stood out immediately. A small potted peperomia sat on top. To the left was a bookshelf covered in trinkets and a small juliet balcony. The room was lit by a bedside lamp.
Before Ronan could speak, Kai planted a kiss on his open mouth. His soft lips parted and he leaned in for more. The two of them began to strip. Light bounced off orange tufts of hair on Ronan chests. His frame was solid, with a bit of a belly. His balls hung in their soft pouch underneath. His testies seemed to bounce as his cock throbbed. From a seated position, his foreskin swallowed his cock. Now, standing, the deep pink tip of his penis was visible. It had a slight upwards curve. Opposite him, Kai's body was smooth. Ronan could see his muscular build and solid padding. His cock leaned down under its own weight. A bottom with a big handle, Ronan thought.
The two kissed again as Ronan pushed Kai onto his back on edge of the bed. His hands moved Kai's legs up in the air, exposing his soft hole. Ronan parted his cheeks, knelt down and pushed his face up into Kai's ass. Kai moaned as Ronan's tongue pushed at his hole making circling motions. After a few mins, Ronan looked up.
"Would yeh like my cock now?" Ronan asked in earnest.
"Yes... please," Kai was eager.
Ronan stood up. He squirted a dollop of lube onto his glans, massaging it down the length of his shaft. He straightened his torso pushing his hips forward. His cockhead rest snug against Kai's tight hole. Ronan's eyes travelled up Kai's body before making eye contact. Ronan's cock sunk a few inches in.
"Fuck, yer feel good." Ronan thrusted deeper.
"You feel good too." Kai mustered a reply as Ronan plunged his shaft down to the base. His balls pressed up against Kai's body.
His pace began to quicken. Ronan thrusted with one hand holding Kai's leg, and the other caressing Kai's 8" shaft. A bottom with a big handle, he thought again. Kai moaned with pleasure. Ronan was at full speed now. He slammed his rod into Kai's hole with such force that the whole bed shook. He kept this rhythm for a few minutes.
Ronan was getting close. His cock throbbed against Kai's prostate with every inward thrust. Kai felt the pressure building up in his crotch.
"Fuck. I'm gonna c... cum," Kai blurted out.
Ronan continued stroking as Kai's cock exploded in his hand. Thick strings shot up his stomach and chest as his body shuddered.
"F... fuck, t... take my load,” Ronan groaned flooding Kai's insides. Without seeing it, Kai could tell it was a deluge of cum. Ronan's body pulsated with each shot. The culmative load felt like it was ready to break open, plugged up only by Ronan's softening cock. Ronan gripped Kai's legs as his body continued to convulse with pleasure. After a few minutes, Ronan's cock plopped out. Kai's hole let out a glob of cum before the gape had a chance to close.
They collapsed on the bed cudding and talking. It felt like they were chatting for hours. Ronan helped Kai place his new plant before walking the five blocks home. He had a spring in his step the whole way.
London Plane Tree (Platanus × hispanica)
Over the next three months, Kai continued to attend the nursery. Like clockwork, he'd drop off a disheveled, dried husk of a plant and purchased a new one. First with the peperomia, then a triangle ficcus. Firetail nerve plant, snow queen pothos, Japanese peace lily, and snake plant were amongst his victims.
Each time, Ronan would go home with him and they would fuck. Kai would finish on Ronan's chest, or his face, or the floor, or the bed. Ronan would unleash his swimmers into Kai's eager hole. Kai became used to his hole overflowing each time. He could hardly stand after Ronan finished in him. They'd talk until late and Ronan would walk home drunk on the post-orgasm high.
Ronan became accustomed to their routine, but he longed for more. One morning, Ronan resolved himself to ask Kai to be his boyfriend. That afternoon, Kai stepped in with a concerned look on his face. His latest snake plant also looking forelorn.
"What's yer face like that for?" Ronan reached for another plant.
"No more plants, Ro." Kai looked distressed. "I can't take care of them."
"Don't be sad. One of 'em will work out."
Kai looked Ronan in the eyes. "Ro, I'm moving to London for a year." He blurted out after a long pause.
Ronan froze in shock.
"It's for study," Kai continued. "Only for a year."
Ronan's heart sank. He was downcast, but he understood that this move was important to Kai. He reasoned from Kai's profile that he was not looking for attachment. Ronan drove him to the airport that afternoon.
...
Over the year, Ronan and Kai continued to message. Ronan went on some dates which didn't work out. Kai's Koalr account status changed to "It's complicated." Though it pained Ronan to think about, he was glad Kai was laying down roots.
Butt Nut (Lodoicea maldivica)
Ronan was ecstatic. Flight BH451 from London had landed in Sydney. This was already two hours ago. The last of the passangers on the flight had walked out of the arrivals gate. Kai must be stuck in customs. The noise in the airport was deafening. Kai had reached out a month ago to get help finding his Sydney feet again. In the meantime, he would stay with Ronan.
What's taking him so long, Ronan thought.
Kai emerged from the gate sporting a large backpack. He caught at glimpse of Ronan and smiled. He held a short potted plant to his chest. Deep green leaves shot out from a fiery orange stem. Ronan furrowed his brow. He didn't recognise its shape. Anticipating a question, Kai opened his mouth.
"It's a fire flash plant," he explained, "and it's for you."
Ronan didn't know what to say.
With no response, Kai continued. "It took me a bit of paperwork, but I got permission to bring it in. You know Aussie customs and all!"
Ronan leapt with arms outstretched. He held Kai's body close in a firm bear hug, throwing him off balance. Kai struggled to stabilise the orchid in the air. Jostled by the embrace, he wobbled under the weight of a traveller's backpack. Kai hugged back as best he could with his free arm.
They exchanged stories all the way back to Ronan's apartment. The drive was long and it was already night when when they arrived.
Ronan's apartment was roomy with a tall ceiling. It formed part of a refurbished warehouse. Large panneled windows spanned the entire northern wall. Brown bricks contrasted a selection of posters and paintings. Winding steel stairs lead to a small mezzanine, and a petite kitchen formed the corner of the room. The moonbeams played hide-and-seek amongst a forest of leaves and vines. They cast long silhouettes on the shaggy rug and floorboards. The foliage of various indoor plants were, in the moonlight, shades of black and grey.
Before Kai could speak, Ronan planted a kiss on his open mouth. His soft lips were ajar as Ronan's tongue explored his. They undressed each other, sending socks, trousers and briefs flying in every direction.
The two moved towards the sofa. Kai propped himself up on the couch on his hands and knees, his broad frame looking like granite. Ronan scrambled for the lube before running back. Ronan slicked his cock up, a few drops of lube running down his soft neat sack. The lube felt cold against Kai's skin. Kai arched his back. He felt two rough hands spread his asscheeks apart exposing his hole. Ronan pushed in the first inch, Kai's hole enveloping his glans. He plunged an inch deeper.
"Hold on," Kai petitioned.
"You okay?" Ronan froze.
"It's been a while."
"I'll go slow."
This new knowledge caught Ronan off guard. They rested in that position for a few seconds. The breeze hitting the large window caused a low whistle.
"Okay, babe. I'm good." Kai took a few deep exhales.
This was the first time Kai had called him babe. Ronan pulled Kai's body closer. His breath on Kai's neck was hot. He breathed into his ear, "yer doing great, babe."
Ronan pushed all the way in. His hairy torso pressed against Kai's back.
Globs of precum oozed from Kai's throbbing cock. Ronan felt like the luckiest man on earth. Their tempo quickened. Ronan thrusted harded and deeper. The slaps were audible as his sweaty thighs collided with Kai's butt cheeks. He could feel scrotum swinging and slapping back against his own as he continued to punish Kai's hole. Kai's eyes rolled back in pleasure as Ronan's cock prodded his prostate. Kai's hole was melting around his Ronan's cock.
"Fuck, Kai." Ronan let out a soft moan. His cock sliding all the way in again.
"You... feel... so... good," Kai was taking a merciless pounding.
Ronan watched his cock plunging in and out of Kai's hole as he pounded.
"Uhmm... babe. I'm gonna... c... cum." Kai's whole body shook. He was throwing ropes, painting the couch and floor with semen. Ronan kept his pace. He fed Kai his whole shaft and each time Kai would let out a drop or two of cum. Kai was in a trance.
Ronan was getting close. Ronan rocked his hips back and forth, feeding all 6" deep into Kai at increasing intensity.
"Do yeh want it?" Ronan growled.
"Yes, please." Kai whimpered.
""F... fuck. Take it.”
Ronan bellowed. It felt like Ronan unloaded a litre of semen into Kai. His body twitched, and he let out a load moan each time his cock pulsed. Ronan squirted for minutes. He coated Kai's insides with another one of his copious loads.
"Fuck, I missed your big loads." Kai said as he lowered his body to the couch. Ronan came to rest on top of him, his cock still throbbing inside. Kai tightened his hole not wanting to let go. They were silent as they rested in that state. Ronan lifted himself up, his flaccid member pulling out and making an audible pop. A river of cum followed his cock as it left the hole.
Exhausted, they made their way to the bed and collapsed there in each other's arms.
Fire Flash Plant (Chlorophytum amaniense)
When Kai woke, the sun was shining through the panneled windows. The rays hit the floor and stopped short of the bed. Kai was on his side, and his hole felt loose from last night's punishment. His skin felt cold where an overflow of cum soaked the linen sheets below him. The air was musty with the smell of sweat and sex. He sat up, scanning the room for Ronan.
There he was. The sunlight revealed the splendour of tussled orange hair across the room. Ronan stood there stark. Indoor plants seemed to engulf him. Clear water trickled down from the spout of a jug as he bent over and doused each plant.
Kai took a closer look at the plants. Ronan's hair was not the only thing to brighten in the daylight. The white and green foliage of a long snow queen pothos draped down from a hung pot. Its vines twisted around everything it touched. The red of the firetail nerve plant contrasted the greens of the watermelon peperomia. From the foliage of the peace lily shot spikes of white flowers. Its variegated leaves showcased swathes of eggshell. The details appeared as though painted onto each leaf with a brush. In the corner, stood a towering triangle ficcus. Its leaves resembling a sphere of large butterflies ready to take off. Finally, Ronan leaned over a small plant. He sprinkled a measured dose of water over its soilbed. Feeling watched, Ronan looked up and met Kai's eyes from across the room. Kai sat there enamored by Ronan's bright hair and deep green eyes. Ronan was distracted. The jug had emptied over the entire plant. The moisture gleamed as droplets ran down green blades to the fiery orange stem. They looked at each other and chuckled.
Kai got up, walked over and wrapped his arms around Ronan from behind. The two swayed on the spot in a naked embrace. Their bodies rocked side to side amongst the still leaves. Ronan could feel Kai's cock stiffening.
"I guess it's time for another watering?" Ronan said with a smile.
