[Says the mostly naked Renan Lord who spent over an hour ensuring every inch of his body was hairless, rose-scented and gleaming with oil, shooting Zephyr a scandalized look that's mostly for dramatic effect.]
I've been with plenty of men and women in the past, but all they ever gave me were their bodies. Never their hearts. I was simply a means to an end. Whether it was to inflate someone's ego, or elevate their standing in court.
If all I wanted was sex I could have found it with someone half as stubborn and complicated as a Dahnan rebel commander. Really, of everyone I could have chosen in all of Copalli, many of whom don't know my past and would easily excuse my sins-- of course it had to be you.
I'm always reaching for the stars, and you burn the most brightly of anyone I've ever met.
[A low laugh, eyes casting away. Face and throat burning. As a man who lived much of his life as a liar and a fraud, honesty has always come with great difficulty to Dohalim. To be vulnerable in Renan society comes at a great price, one he hadn't been willing to pay.
Until now.
There is nothing Dohalim wouldn't give to be with the man before him. He will find a way for them to be together, even if it takes him the rest of his life. The gods and magic of this word will rue they day they attempt to kept him from Zephyr's side.]
It isn't enough to share a bed. I want to share thoughts, feelings, a life... when I'm with you, I actually want to live. And I haven't wanted that for myself in some time.
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[Says the mostly naked Renan Lord who spent over an hour ensuring every inch of his body was hairless, rose-scented and gleaming with oil, shooting Zephyr a scandalized look that's mostly for dramatic effect.]
I've been with plenty of men and women in the past, but all they ever gave me were their bodies. Never their hearts. I was simply a means to an end. Whether it was to inflate someone's ego, or elevate their standing in court.
If all I wanted was sex I could have found it with someone half as stubborn and complicated as a Dahnan rebel commander. Really, of everyone I could have chosen in all of Copalli, many of whom don't know my past and would easily excuse my sins-- of course it had to be you.
I'm always reaching for the stars, and you burn the most brightly of anyone I've ever met.
[A low laugh, eyes casting away. Face and throat burning. As a man who lived much of his life as a liar and a fraud, honesty has always come with great difficulty to Dohalim. To be vulnerable in Renan society comes at a great price, one he hadn't been willing to pay.
Until now.
There is nothing Dohalim wouldn't give to be with the man before him. He will find a way for them to be together, even if it takes him the rest of his life. The gods and magic of this word will rue they day they attempt to kept him from Zephyr's side.]
It isn't enough to share a bed. I want to share thoughts, feelings, a life... when I'm with you, I actually want to live. And I haven't wanted that for myself in some time.