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Thrawn was perfectly comfortable being nude in his own dorm. Confident, even.
Eli wasn't.
He could tolerate it, chalking it up to Chiss cultural differences, letting it slide mostly because he felt sympathetic towards Thrawn. He'd already had to leave his people and everything else behind, so he should at least be allowed a few things that gave him the comfort of home.
He would never forget the first time it happened though.
They'd only been at the Academy a day or so, still adjusting to their new shared accommodation. Eli was minding his own damn business, sitting on his bed reading the morning news, when Thrawn had burst from the en-suite bathroom as naked as the day he was born. He had no qualms at all about approaching the bunks, significantly-sized penis swinging tauntingly in front of Eli's face as he rifled through his clothing to get dressed for the day.
Surprisingly, Eli had managed not to go blind, although an image of a blue cock and balls had been forever imprinted onto his retinas. He'd protested, of course, to a very confused Thrawn who just couldn't understand what the fuss was.
It was his room, why couldn't he be nude in there?, he'd asked. And Eli hadn't had much of a good answer to that so, as always, Thrawn got his way.
Now, more than two months into being at the Academy, Eli had seen Thrawn's flaccid dick nearly every single day since then. He became accustomed to it, simply respectfully turning his eyes away. Staring still felt impolite.
Eli himself had even dared to be nude himself, only a couple of times, when he'd forgotten his towel after showering. He'd modestly covered himself with his hand the first time, but Thrawn hadn't even glanced in his direction. The second time, he didn't bother to hide anything.
And so it came to pass that this level of nudity was normal. Until the incident.
It was hot that morning, and Eli woke from sleep to the sound of Thrawn moving from his bunk, up just before him as usual. Thrawn sitting on the chair of the study desk was what he saw more often than not upon waking.
Thrawn had apparently also noticed the heat, as he was once again naked. Whatever.
Only...no, not whatever. This was a step too far.
"Thrawn! Cover that up!" Eli had yelled exasperatedly.
Thrawn, bemused, looked down at the rock-hard erection he was currently sporting between his legs.
"Why?" he asked earnestly.
"Because it's...it's inappropriate!" he desperately looked around the room, away from Thrawn's cock. But it was hard not to look at. kriff he was large, and the way it stuck straight out like that, the blue colour-
"Ah, I assure you, my state of arousal was not caused by sexual activity. It was present upon waking, as I believe is normal for humans as well as we Chiss."
"It- it is, but that's not the point. You can't just go waving your hard-on around like it's no big deal!" Eli groaned, turning over in bed and pulling his covers up to his head.
"Noted. Would you prefer that I get rid of it?" Thrawn asked.
"Yes. Please."
Thrawn said nothing, wordlessly reaching for something in his bedside drawer. A few seconds later, Eli began to hear a strange sound.
Oh maker, no.
Sure enough, there was a slapping sound that Eli knew all too well.
"Are you jerking off?!" he asked without looking. He didn't want to see.
"Yes, Cadet Vanto. My erection will be dealt with soon."
"No, no, that is not what I meant by getting rid of it. Go to the fresher if you're going to do that."
Thrawn huffed with irritation, finally getting out of the seat and sauntering reluctantly to the bathroom.
"So many rules," he muttered to himself, before closing the door behind him.