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With lots of room for multiple positions, of course. And places to tie things to, perhaps?
[ He says it so easily because he literally doesn't think when he flirts. It's just reflex to him at this point. Of course he enjoys flirting with Fenris, and he's made a conscious decision to do it now, but the content of it is just words. He hasn't really thought through the fact that he's suggesting that one of the two of them tie the other up--something that would certainly be difficult for either of them. ]
[ He says it so easily because he literally doesn't think when he flirts. It's just reflex to him at this point. Of course he enjoys flirting with Fenris, and he's made a conscious decision to do it now, but the content of it is just words. He hasn't really thought through the fact that he's suggesting that one of the two of them tie the other up--something that would certainly be difficult for either of them. ]
Is that something you desire, ma Vhenan?
[Fenris would be willing to try it either way with Astarion, not that he knows how either would react to it. It skated close to that was hurt for them, but he is curious what might come of this turn of conversation.]
[Fenris would be willing to try it either way with Astarion, not that he knows how either would react to it. It skated close to that was hurt for them, but he is curious what might come of this turn of conversation.]
[Fenris had thought to offer his own hand but is beaten to the punch when Astarion offers his own first. It's a little surprising, but Fenris doesn't think about it as he takes the elf's hand in his own.]
20? It seems you have high expectations for the crew. [There's a smile to his voice as he lets Astarion start to guide him for the grand tour.]
20? It seems you have high expectations for the crew. [There's a smile to his voice as he lets Astarion start to guide him for the grand tour.]
Well it was this or what appeared to be a poorly-held together shack by the seaside. I'd much prefer this.
[ Although he hasn't quite thought through the particulars of how you keep a house this nice clean when you don't have a hoard of various servants at your disposal. It's fine, he'll consider that later.
For now, they enter in through a grand foyer, the place certainly impressive enough to belong to an entire armada. ]
[ Although he hasn't quite thought through the particulars of how you keep a house this nice clean when you don't have a hoard of various servants at your disposal. It's fine, he'll consider that later.
For now, they enter in through a grand foyer, the place certainly impressive enough to belong to an entire armada. ]
Yes, I would say this suits you much better than a shack.
[He couldn't imagine the other man living in a shack. No, Astarion deserved something fit for a king and to see such a massive and extensive home, he could safely say that this was exactly that.
Especially when they enter the grand foyer and he can see how this could have been the headquarters for an armada and it would have still had space to spare.]
You could start your own armada with a home like this. [A small tease.]
[He couldn't imagine the other man living in a shack. No, Astarion deserved something fit for a king and to see such a massive and extensive home, he could safely say that this was exactly that.
Especially when they enter the grand foyer and he can see how this could have been the headquarters for an armada and it would have still had space to spare.]
You could start your own armada with a home like this. [A small tease.]
Would that make me a commander? That's even better than a captain.
[ There's certainly something to suggestive to this otherwise normal thing he's saying to him.
He walks him over to the kitchen to show him. I mean he's not going to use it, but he recognizes that some people need to eat. ]
You'll have to let me know if there's anything you want.
[ There's certainly something to suggestive to this otherwise normal thing he's saying to him.
He walks him over to the kitchen to show him. I mean he's not going to use it, but he recognizes that some people need to eat. ]
You'll have to let me know if there's anything you want.
[Fenris is one of those people who needs a kitchen, so it's good to see one, though he's not surprised to see one. What does surprise him just a little is the offer, because it was a sweet offer for sure.
Did Astarion want to provide for him?]
I shall and you will have to do the same, you are already providing the accommodations for us all, Commander.
[He lets the title roll off his tongue in a.. flirty way.]
It wouldn't do for you to go without.
Did Astarion want to provide for him?]
I shall and you will have to do the same, you are already providing the accommodations for us all, Commander.
[He lets the title roll off his tongue in a.. flirty way.]
It wouldn't do for you to go without.
[His breath catches in a small way, his head tilting to the side in offer as his own arms move to rest on the elf's shoulders. There wasn't really anything sexual he found about the feeding, but he did enjoy being this close to Astarion, for him to want him even like this, for Fenris to be able to help someone he cares about so deeply. Any pain and cold that came from it was easily outweighed.
So when the kiss comes to his neck, he feels the uptick of his heart in anticipation.]
Is that how you would describe me? As sweet? [That would be a first.]
So when the kiss comes to his neck, he feels the uptick of his heart in anticipation.]
Is that how you would describe me? As sweet? [That would be a first.]
[ Another kiss, but no hint of his fangs. Just gentle, chaste kisses. Teasing, at best, given the way he can hear Fenris's heart. ]
Mm, that's far to simple a word to capture it. I might as well try to describe the taste of a rainstorm. You're...electric and warm and perfect. As just as petrichor carries with it that familiar feeling of remembrance, there's something about you that tastes like home in a way I never expect.
Mm, that's far to simple a word to capture it. I might as well try to describe the taste of a rainstorm. You're...electric and warm and perfect. As just as petrichor carries with it that familiar feeling of remembrance, there's something about you that tastes like home in a way I never expect.
[ Xenk laughs, honest and charmed as ever. ]
You underestimate my ability to stomach even the strangest of foods. I have traveled Faerun for over a century, I mean this seriously -- you cannot make anything that would offend my tastebuds. Unless it happens to be entirely uncooked.
[ He's had that happen before! But also he seems happy to have Fenris' care and his counsel. Unfortunately, once you get closer to Xenk, his awful sense of humor starts to come out. He says things like this and then he's back to being serious. (He's always serious, just sometimes it's on purpose.) ]
Of course. It is a valuable skill, and one that many often take for granted. [ Reading and writing, even in Faerun, was not a given. ] When I first fled from Thay in my youth, I knew only how to read and write in Thayan script. The common language was known to me, but putting it to paper took some time. And it was not until years later that I learned the proper rules of grammar and recitation. I will ensure it does not take you years to master this.
You underestimate my ability to stomach even the strangest of foods. I have traveled Faerun for over a century, I mean this seriously -- you cannot make anything that would offend my tastebuds. Unless it happens to be entirely uncooked.
[ He's had that happen before! But also he seems happy to have Fenris' care and his counsel. Unfortunately, once you get closer to Xenk, his awful sense of humor starts to come out. He says things like this and then he's back to being serious. (He's always serious, just sometimes it's on purpose.) ]
Of course. It is a valuable skill, and one that many often take for granted. [ Reading and writing, even in Faerun, was not a given. ] When I first fled from Thay in my youth, I knew only how to read and write in Thayan script. The common language was known to me, but putting it to paper took some time. And it was not until years later that I learned the proper rules of grammar and recitation. I will ensure it does not take you years to master this.
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