[His lips quirk, though it doesn't meet his eyes. Seeing the predator for what it is: the fox, eyeing the tiger's paw.]
Mm, hardly. To tower and attack and overwhelm... you wouldn't be so flavorfully bold if you didn't know exactly what you wanted.
[But only in secret. Only in discretion. Such confidence kept so close to his chest... was there any pride left in it?
He leans into the touch, framing Ainosuke's arms with a ghost of a touch that traces up the arm that cups his own face. Glancing at the undone button and the shock of skin underneath, up to the smile that twists so ferally.]
What colors I see in you, behind these curtains you keep drawn.
[A beat, and his touch withdraws, chin lifting slightly as to decline the advance.]
Regardless. I believe we need some ground rules before you eat me alive, my little snake.
[ It irritates Ainosuke, to have his repression called out so front and center through this. His usual partners are too taken with him for such intrusive probing, or they are complete strangers who could not care less either way. This is a middle ground he hasn't had to navigate before, and it feels slippery.
Nevertheless, necessity brought them together and he is determined to make the best of it. It's been a while since he's had time to indulge. ]
Ah, you're a cautious man. Or just experienced?
[ Probably the latter. It's clear neither of them have any hesitation about encounters of this type. ]
Name your limits and I'll keep them in mind. I don't believe I need to explain the concept of a safeword to you either?
[ He's had to do that a few times, with partners far more nervous than this. ]
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[His smile just widens in amusement at the first question, but he doesn't answer, shrugging his jacket off and tossing it to the floor. The dark turtleneck left behind sits snug to him, a thin but healthy form with little true build.]
Of course not. "Castle" is a favorite, if that's not too hard to remember.
Mmn... No blood. No spit. No visible marks on the neck, and do not expect me to swallow anything. No treating me like your dog, or your belonging. And if you're going to do any daring positions, you'll have to be the one to hold our weight. Strength isn't my forte.
[Not that he thinks Ainosuke will have any issues with that, but yknow. Sorry if he has to pillow princess a little if you get too spicy.
[ Ainosuke hums along to the list, implicit agreement, though he almost laughs at the 'dog' specification - there is only one man in the world he'd treat as a dog, and that man would never sleep with him. (Or he would, if told to, but he'd make the same impassive face the whole way through and Ainosuke would want to kill them both.) It's a bitter association to have brought into his mind for just a moment, and he is eager to chase it away. ]
Likewise, no visible marks. In fact, don't bother touching me more than necessary. The focus is on you today, and trust me, I'll make it worth your while.
[ ... ]
Don't grab my wrists.
[ This one doesn't even get elaboration but it's clearly a hard limit.
Ainosuke moves to takes off his tie and adds, with a cat-like smile: ] How do you feel about restraints?
[The hard limit is fine, but man. No touching, putting all the focus on him, already bringing up restraint... really, it sounds like this man just wants something man-shaped to bang and not an actual partner.
Not that he can really say much. How many times had Asmo dragged him into the bedroom in those early years and he'd let himself drift into fulfilling the needs of their pact rather than bothering to enjoy himself? A pact wasn't a partnership, after all. It wasn't even a friendship.
His brows raise slightly.]
It depends. How do you feel about me struggling?
I have to be able to participate somehow, you know.
[ Ainosuke raises an eyebrow, as if this is genuinely the first time this occurred to him. ]
Is that so?
[ He thinks he's making a very good offer, and he's never let anyone leave dissatisfied yet. By his own accounts, he is a very selfless lover. ]
You can struggle, if you'd like. It adds spice. I'll play with you, don't you worry~
[ The lack of enthusiasm about tying up is at least noted - Ainosuke decides to keep it in his pocket as a later resort, depending on how much unwelcome touch he's receiving.
He steps back closer, placing a hand flat on Solomon's chest this time, and allowing it to rest there. ]
I do hate to hand it to Him, but the idea of making a flower bloom from within you is quite poetic.
[ Ainosuke sounds deeply unimpressed by the suggestion. Solomon feels quite tame to him to begin with, emotions muted behind a friendly facade. But even if he weren't... ]
No. I want to set you free.
[ Solomon isn't the only one who relishes in the idea of pealing back the curtain, finding something wilder and more raw beneath. ]
[ Ainosuke had wondered if he'd need to take Solomon's shirt off first, but he should have known that His miracles work beyond such measly constraints. All it takes is for him to push a little further and his hand sinks inside the unfamiliar depths of another being, grasping for that beautiful flower stem in the center. ]
Whats hidden in the depths, I want it to bloom in the light. Just for today, just for us. Won't you show me your heart?
[ His fingers close around it in that same moment, that single waiting rose. ]
[He bites down on the retort that he knows is pointless. I need no one to set me free. I am not the one who's trapped here.
It's sad. So very sad.
When the pressure starts to give, Solomon's breath hitches. When it reaches straight in with a confident grasp, a voiced groan follows it.
His hands ache to brace against the other man for balance, to touch and encourage. But his fists ball tight against his thighs, then open, then clench again in time with his shaking exhales.]
No holding back on me, now.
[A dare. If he was to parade so full in his words, then let him follow through in intent.]
[ It's certainly not hesitation that makes him stroke the rose stem for a moment longer than necessary before he begins to pull in earnest. ]
Oh, you already sound lovely like this...
[ It's basically a purr, let out as he leans in and locks their lips in a kiss. The rose inside loosens and slips back out along with Ainosuke's hand, still holding firmly onto it.
He let's the kiss linger a little longer than that, exploring the unfamiliar taste of a new partner, before drawing back so he can place the flower in Solomon's hair as the ritual requires.
[He takes up the kiss without hesitation, a comfortable and confident sort of energy in how he tries to coax that mouth open a little further against his. A sound of pleasure rises, heated and muffled against their lips with a shiver down his back, as the rosebud frees to open air and into Ainosuke's waiting grip. A deep, warm blue, like the depths of the sea.
The kiss pushes a little. A little more. And when Ainosuke withdraws to crown his Bride for the hour, Solomon's eyes are locked on him, a warm daze of pleasure contrasting the colder, hungry sharpness in his gaze.
He can't touch. So his hands move to tuck into the folds of his own shirt instead, as though he means to tease a stripping. But it doesn't take much fabric moved to show there might be a reason why the man doesn't show much skin. Traces of dark, foreign script, symbols and pentagrams and circles that follow the contures of his stomach up to his chest.]
Am I forbidden from this, as well? Or will you deign to strip me properly?
[ Oh, this is perfect. To reach so deeply into another, to see what it does to them... Though Ainosuke holds nothing but spite for Father at this juncture, he really must appreciate the concept. His own eyes are hungry as they dart over Solomon, from his flower decoration to his lips, and finally to the edges of his top. ]
... of course, I will, my dear. It is not my intention to leave you wanting.
[ The stipulation on touch is not meant as a cruelty, nor as a test of restraint. For however twisted his definition thereof is, Ainosuke means it when he says he wants to please Solomon by putting the focus on him instead.
His fingers hook under the shirt, sliding over the skin below for a second, before moving to push it upward. He'd expected pale skin, perfect for his own claiming, but what he finds below is a greater surprise than he could have anticipated.
The strange scripture and symbolism reveals itself a little, and Ainosuke whistles. ]
There is much more to you than meets the eye, as well. How lovely you are...
[He lifts his arms just so, as though it's an invitation to continue, chuckling very lightly.]
No need to butter me up with just a glance. I might think you're being insincere.
[Carefully, he leans his arms to drape on either side of Ainosuke's neck - his hands folded together in the empty air behind his skull as Solomon leverages their faces closer together. Kiss him. Again. It's a dare with his eyes alone.]
Explore my secrets, then. Let me feel your curiosity.
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Mm, hardly. To tower and attack and overwhelm... you wouldn't be so flavorfully bold if you didn't know exactly what you wanted.
[But only in secret. Only in discretion. Such confidence kept so close to his chest... was there any pride left in it?
He leans into the touch, framing Ainosuke's arms with a ghost of a touch that traces up the arm that cups his own face. Glancing at the undone button and the shock of skin underneath, up to the smile that twists so ferally.]
What colors I see in you, behind these curtains you keep drawn.
[A beat, and his touch withdraws, chin lifting slightly as to decline the advance.]
Regardless. I believe we need some ground rules before you eat me alive, my little snake.
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Nevertheless, necessity brought them together and he is determined to make the best of it. It's been a while since he's had time to indulge. ]
Ah, you're a cautious man. Or just experienced?
[ Probably the latter. It's clear neither of them have any hesitation about encounters of this type. ]
Name your limits and I'll keep them in mind. I don't believe I need to explain the concept of a safeword to you either?
[ He's had to do that a few times, with partners far more nervous than this. ]
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Of course not. "Castle" is a favorite, if that's not too hard to remember.
Mmn... No blood. No spit. No visible marks on the neck, and do not expect me to swallow anything. No treating me like your dog, or your belonging. And if you're going to do any daring positions, you'll have to be the one to hold our weight. Strength isn't my forte.
[Not that he thinks Ainosuke will have any issues with that, but yknow. Sorry if he has to pillow princess a little if you get too spicy.
Off goes his shoes as well.]
What about you?
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Likewise, no visible marks. In fact, don't bother touching me more than necessary. The focus is on you today, and trust me, I'll make it worth your while.
[ ... ]
Don't grab my wrists.
[ This one doesn't even get elaboration but it's clearly a hard limit.
Ainosuke moves to takes off his tie and adds, with a cat-like smile: ] How do you feel about restraints?
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Not that he can really say much. How many times had Asmo dragged him into the bedroom in those early years and he'd let himself drift into fulfilling the needs of their pact rather than bothering to enjoy himself? A pact wasn't a partnership, after all. It wasn't even a friendship.
His brows raise slightly.]
It depends. How do you feel about me struggling?
I have to be able to participate somehow, you know.
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Is that so?
[ He thinks he's making a very good offer, and he's never let anyone leave dissatisfied yet. By his own accounts, he is a very selfless lover. ]
You can struggle, if you'd like. It adds spice. I'll play with you, don't you worry~
[ The lack of enthusiasm about tying up is at least noted - Ainosuke decides to keep it in his pocket as a later resort, depending on how much unwelcome touch he's receiving.
He steps back closer, placing a hand flat on Solomon's chest this time, and allowing it to rest there. ]
I do hate to hand it to Him, but the idea of making a flower bloom from within you is quite poetic.
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Mm. In what way?
Do you feel you can act on your opinions of me with a kind touch?
Tame me, perhaps?
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[ Ainosuke sounds deeply unimpressed by the suggestion. Solomon feels quite tame to him to begin with, emotions muted behind a friendly facade. But even if he weren't... ]
No. I want to set you free.
[ Solomon isn't the only one who relishes in the idea of pealing back the curtain, finding something wilder and more raw beneath. ]
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Whats hidden in the depths, I want it to bloom in the light. Just for today, just for us. Won't you show me your heart?
[ His fingers close around it in that same moment, that single waiting rose. ]
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It's sad. So very sad.
When the pressure starts to give, Solomon's breath hitches. When it reaches straight in with a confident grasp, a voiced groan follows it.
His hands ache to brace against the other man for balance, to touch and encourage. But his fists ball tight against his thighs, then open, then clench again in time with his shaking exhales.]
No holding back on me, now.
[A dare. If he was to parade so full in his words, then let him follow through in intent.]
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[ It's certainly not hesitation that makes him stroke the rose stem for a moment longer than necessary before he begins to pull in earnest. ]
Oh, you already sound lovely like this...
[ It's basically a purr, let out as he leans in and locks their lips in a kiss. The rose inside loosens and slips back out along with Ainosuke's hand, still holding firmly onto it.
He let's the kiss linger a little longer than that, exploring the unfamiliar taste of a new partner, before drawing back so he can place the flower in Solomon's hair as the ritual requires.
Lovely, indeed. ]
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The kiss pushes a little. A little more. And when Ainosuke withdraws to crown his Bride for the hour, Solomon's eyes are locked on him, a warm daze of pleasure contrasting the colder, hungry sharpness in his gaze.
He can't touch. So his hands move to tuck into the folds of his own shirt instead, as though he means to tease a stripping. But it doesn't take much fabric moved to show there might be a reason why the man doesn't show much skin. Traces of dark, foreign script, symbols and pentagrams and circles that follow the contures of his stomach up to his chest.]
Am I forbidden from this, as well? Or will you deign to strip me properly?
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... of course, I will, my dear. It is not my intention to leave you wanting.
[ The stipulation on touch is not meant as a cruelty, nor as a test of restraint. For however twisted his definition thereof is, Ainosuke means it when he says he wants to please Solomon by putting the focus on him instead.
His fingers hook under the shirt, sliding over the skin below for a second, before moving to push it upward. He'd expected pale skin, perfect for his own claiming, but what he finds below is a greater surprise than he could have anticipated.
The strange scripture and symbolism reveals itself a little, and Ainosuke whistles. ]
There is much more to you than meets the eye, as well. How lovely you are...
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No need to butter me up with just a glance. I might think you're being insincere.
[Carefully, he leans his arms to drape on either side of Ainosuke's neck - his hands folded together in the empty air behind his skull as Solomon leverages their faces closer together. Kiss him. Again. It's a dare with his eyes alone.]
Explore my secrets, then. Let me feel your curiosity.