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"Hm," Emet-Selch hums thoughtfully. "He truly was of no significance." But if Hythlodaeus is feeling so strongly and there seems to be no convincing him fully right now, it can really only mean that once again this city is messing with them. "Perhaps something in the food as usual."
But he lets Hythlodaeus hold him, placing gentle kisses against his face and collar bones.
"How could I leave you, when you are everything I need."
But he lets Hythlodaeus hold him, placing gentle kisses against his face and collar bones.
"How could I leave you, when you are everything I need."
He smiles against the kiss, deepening it until they must draw back again, and then he simply smooths his thumb against a cheek. "And we do spend all of our time together. Most of it. But I do need to get some work done occasionally, like old times." He chuckles softly, one of those rare laughs just for the closest of his friends.
There is not so much to be done today, however, that he can't give Hythlodaeus his full attention for a while. They could break the place in a bit ...
"I think you would look rather beautiful pressed against this desk in other ways."
There is not so much to be done today, however, that he can't give Hythlodaeus his full attention for a while. They could break the place in a bit ...
"I think you would look rather beautiful pressed against this desk in other ways."
The laugh warms him, and he grins at the suggestion. He likes that.
"I would allow you to press me against every surface of this room, if that is what you wished." He murmurs it softly against Emet-Selch's lips, before nipping at his lower lip and pulling back to look down at him with a smirk.
"But the desk is a good starting point."
"I would allow you to press me against every surface of this room, if that is what you wished." He murmurs it softly against Emet-Selch's lips, before nipping at his lower lip and pulling back to look down at him with a smirk.
"But the desk is a good starting point."
"The food?" He frowns, then nods. "I did eat at the picnic. How cruel..." And yet, he still feels uneasy.
Though, Emet-Selch's words soothe him somewhat. He presses a kiss to his neck, sighing a little at himself. "I know you speak true, and yet my heart still feels troubled... would you stay with me until this passes? I could not bear the thought you of out there, speaking with others while I am like this..."
Though, Emet-Selch's words soothe him somewhat. He presses a kiss to his neck, sighing a little at himself. "I know you speak true, and yet my heart still feels troubled... would you stay with me until this passes? I could not bear the thought you of out there, speaking with others while I am like this..."
"Of course we could not simply settle with something so boring as only the desk." He agrees, partially joking but kind of serious too. Smiling up at Hythlodaeus, he smooths a hand against a cheek and into the stray tendrils of lilac locks. "Lovely."
The same hand gently tugs the front of Hythlodaeus's shirt to bring him down for a proper, deep kiss. For now, his work is forgotten.
The same hand gently tugs the front of Hythlodaeus's shirt to bring him down for a proper, deep kiss. For now, his work is forgotten.
Emet-Selch nods slowly, eyebrows furrowed a little bit. If he could, he would destroy them for making Hythlodaeus feel this way, no second thoughts about it.
"Of course I'm going to stay with you." Not to mention he's rather physically exhausted. Going back out to a social event sounds awful, in fact. "Though I won't be blamed if I end up falling asleep." He's warm and content and tired, it's very likely. But he won't move much from his current spot at all if he can help it. He's quite happy to show Hythlodaeus he has no interest in anyone else.
"Of course I'm going to stay with you." Not to mention he's rather physically exhausted. Going back out to a social event sounds awful, in fact. "Though I won't be blamed if I end up falling asleep." He's warm and content and tired, it's very likely. But he won't move much from his current spot at all if he can help it. He's quite happy to show Hythlodaeus he has no interest in anyone else.
Smoothing his hand up the front of Emet-Selch's shirt, he returns the kiss with a sigh. How nice it is that they can simply enjoy each other whenever the fancy takes them. He moves his free hand to his own buttons, undoing them slowly, as his other hand traces fingers over his love's stomach.
And when the kiss breaks, he's quick to shrug off his shirt, dumping it off to the side. "Perhaps you should move your work, lest it become a crumpled mess." Not that Hades couldn't simply fix it, of course. But if he wanted to save himself the trouble...
And when the kiss breaks, he's quick to shrug off his shirt, dumping it off to the side. "Perhaps you should move your work, lest it become a crumpled mess." Not that Hades couldn't simply fix it, of course. But if he wanted to save himself the trouble...
"Good..." He could fall asleep quite easily himself, he's sure. It's exhausting, being a jealous mess.
"Perhaps when we wake, the effect will have passed." He rubs his hand along Emet-Selch's back. "Though it will not mean I want you any less."
Emet-Selch had said as much himself- he was enjoying being coveted. "I have always desired you... I am simply usually more content in the knowledge that your heart is mine." Laid back as Hythlodaeus usually is, he doesn't see others as competition because he knows Emet-Selch loves him.
"Perhaps when we wake, the effect will have passed." He rubs his hand along Emet-Selch's back. "Though it will not mean I want you any less."
Emet-Selch had said as much himself- he was enjoying being coveted. "I have always desired you... I am simply usually more content in the knowledge that your heart is mine." Laid back as Hythlodaeus usually is, he doesn't see others as competition because he knows Emet-Selch loves him.
Would that I could return to the moment I was asked to accept my nomination...I wish that I would have the courage to reject it. Amaurot is an impressive city and nothing can compare to it...but it is an environment I have never found myself feeling comfortable in.
...
[ Emet-Selch pauses a moment, and then sighs. It doesn't matter, he thinks. Whether Hermes becomes Fandaniel or not, Meteion is there, her sisters have been sent from the star, their paradise is already scripted for doom. ]
Your work on the Convocation would hardly bar you from being in Elpis. Several seats spend quite a fair amount of time there, need I point out the Words of Lahabrea, or Mitron? Even the Emissary spent time there. We would not be asking you to abandon your comforts. Far from it. You fret too much.
[ Emet-Selch pauses a moment, and then sighs. It doesn't matter, he thinks. Whether Hermes becomes Fandaniel or not, Meteion is there, her sisters have been sent from the star, their paradise is already scripted for doom. ]
Your work on the Convocation would hardly bar you from being in Elpis. Several seats spend quite a fair amount of time there, need I point out the Words of Lahabrea, or Mitron? Even the Emissary spent time there. We would not be asking you to abandon your comforts. Far from it. You fret too much.
That may be so...but I would not have been able to take Meteion with me, nor does the thought of replacing my mentor sit well - it causes me great distress to think about, even though I know it is pointless now.
[Since none of this matters. Nothing matters. Hello existentialism...]
[Since none of this matters. Nothing matters. Hello existentialism...]
[ He really, really doesn't want to talk about Meteion. ]
Perhaps if you had gotten her approved as a concept...
[ The worst part about this is that he's both upset at Hermes and sympathetic toward him. The woes of a soft heart.... ]
But no. It is pointless now. And all in all what I was trying to say by mentioning your nomination is that you are an extraordinary being, Hermes. My faith in you is founded.
Perhaps if you had gotten her approved as a concept...
[ The worst part about this is that he's both upset at Hermes and sympathetic toward him. The woes of a soft heart.... ]
But no. It is pointless now. And all in all what I was trying to say by mentioning your nomination is that you are an extraordinary being, Hermes. My faith in you is founded.
[The problem of getting Meteion approved is that...Hermes doubts she would've been. Worse still is that if she weren't approved she would be unmade and that was something he would never allow to happen.]
I wish I could see in myself what you see in me.
I wish I could see in myself what you see in me.
"Perhaps I shall," Emet-Selch answers lazily as he watches Hythlodaeus rid himself of his shirt. He runs his own fingers over bare skin before he shifts, moving papers and things aside. He could clean it all up later. But he'd rather not.
Anyway, what's the point of owning extravagant rooms if you aren't going to use them to their fullest potential?
"That should be suitable, yes?" He repositions himself between Hythlodaeus' legs, capturing his lips again for a quick kiss before he moves his mouth to the slope of the neck instead.
Anyway, what's the point of owning extravagant rooms if you aren't going to use them to their fullest potential?
"That should be suitable, yes?" He repositions himself between Hythlodaeus' legs, capturing his lips again for a quick kiss before he moves his mouth to the slope of the neck instead.
"I shall hope for it." He tells Hythlodaeus softly. Fun as this was, he wants Hythlodaeus to feel like himself.
He smiles at him gently. "The same goes for me. It is utterly impossible for me to want you less." If the two of them had endured in one another's heart and soul for lifetimes, he's not worried that it will disappear anytime soon. In fact, as he lies next to Hythlodaeus watching him, he feels as though his heart may burst with love.
"My heart will always be yours. But I will say it was nice to see such a side of you. Especially since I have felt it as well." Despite being so sure in Hythlodaeus' feelings for him, he is pretty prickly about it if someone else gets a little too close. That's just his personality really.
He smiles at him gently. "The same goes for me. It is utterly impossible for me to want you less." If the two of them had endured in one another's heart and soul for lifetimes, he's not worried that it will disappear anytime soon. In fact, as he lies next to Hythlodaeus watching him, he feels as though his heart may burst with love.
"My heart will always be yours. But I will say it was nice to see such a side of you. Especially since I have felt it as well." Despite being so sure in Hythlodaeus' feelings for him, he is pretty prickly about it if someone else gets a little too close. That's just his personality really.
He's noticed that Emet-Selch gets jealous at times, but having never been the jealous type himself he'd never really known how it felt. Perhaps he should be more careful, for Emet-Selch's sake, so that he needn't feel that way. Still, he leans in for a brief kiss.
"Hades... I have loved you for as long as I can remember. Why do you think I could never settle with a partner even during our days in Amaurot? 'Tis true I am perhaps the flighty sort... but I think it was partially because nobody else could take your place. The same holds true, even now. I may become close to others, but none will compare to you."
He would never have been content with someone else, not when all he could think of was Emet-Selch.
"Hades... I have loved you for as long as I can remember. Why do you think I could never settle with a partner even during our days in Amaurot? 'Tis true I am perhaps the flighty sort... but I think it was partially because nobody else could take your place. The same holds true, even now. I may become close to others, but none will compare to you."
He would never have been content with someone else, not when all he could think of was Emet-Selch.
"More than suitable, I'm sure..."
He pulls Emet-Selch closer as he kisses at his neck, closing his eyes and sighing out softly at the feeling. He's quick to start removing his lover's shirt in turn, pushing it out of the way and waiting for Emet-Selch to get rid of it before he runs his hands down his back and enjoys the kisses to his throat. He soon returns them, kissing along his shoulder and up to his jaw, nipping at the skin there teasingly. He wonders if Emet-Selch intends to bend him over the desk or lie him back- either option sends a little shiver of anticipation up his spine.
He pulls Emet-Selch closer as he kisses at his neck, closing his eyes and sighing out softly at the feeling. He's quick to start removing his lover's shirt in turn, pushing it out of the way and waiting for Emet-Selch to get rid of it before he runs his hands down his back and enjoys the kisses to his throat. He soon returns them, kissing along his shoulder and up to his jaw, nipping at the skin there teasingly. He wonders if Emet-Selch intends to bend him over the desk or lie him back- either option sends a little shiver of anticipation up his spine.
There's probably no cure to how Emet-Selch gets possessive. It's just something he has always been, longing to covet Hythlodaeus completely to himself. At one point he probably also felt similarly to Azem. In fact it's his turn to be a little clingy after the kiss, burying his face into the crook of Hythlodaeus's neck protectively.
"I know that, it's the principle of the thing really." He complains into Hythlodaeus' shoulder, hugging him close. "I know your heart is mine but the thought of sharing you with the unworthy..." Unbearable. Horrific.
"I know that, it's the principle of the thing really." He complains into Hythlodaeus' shoulder, hugging him close. "I know your heart is mine but the thought of sharing you with the unworthy..." Unbearable. Horrific.
He can understand how Emet-Selch feels, but he still chuckles warmly all the same.
"And what defines unworthiness? Is there a test I must be making sure my prospective partners pass?" He squeezes Hades tight, wrapping himself around him as best as he can.
"Ah, but the thought of being with anyone but you right now is... unpleasant. As is the thought of you being with another. So let us think of sweet things, and rest."
He keeps Emet-Selch close as he closes his eyes. "Rest well, my love."
"And what defines unworthiness? Is there a test I must be making sure my prospective partners pass?" He squeezes Hades tight, wrapping himself around him as best as he can.
"Ah, but the thought of being with anyone but you right now is... unpleasant. As is the thought of you being with another. So let us think of sweet things, and rest."
He keeps Emet-Selch close as he closes his eyes. "Rest well, my love."
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