Well - as much as I can be tempted to distraction; I suppose compared to most others I'm far more restrained.
[ because he'll do everything to downplay a potentially vulnerable admission, that usual cocky air taking over his speech again. today had already been a significant step for alhaitham, a man who prided himself on the fact that he appeared to the outside world as a mysterious enigma - and would like to keep it that way, too. sharing things on his mind that weren't off-the-cuff, sardonic remarks or academic material wasn't something he'd been particularly interested in adding to his wheelhouse, but even the scribe could recognise the correct timing and importance of such a thing to the man still wrapped around him in his lap.
kaveh's mouth on his is so pleasant, though, that it distracts from the discomfort of this intimacy of information, the kisses slow and purposeful unlike the fleeting ones they'd shared previous to today - the clipped, fleeting, demanding kisses driven by alcohol and frustration. the occasional graze of the blonde's teeth skillfully stirs something deep inside him that alhaitham knows would be improper to act on considering the sheer state kaveh had been in last night.
honestly, the fact that he'd even gotten up this morning was impressive, considering he'd not even been able to walk properly from one end of the room to another. truly formidable.
but as convincing as the architect can be, alhaitham's reply is the faintest hint of a smirk that plays into the next kiss. ]
It'll take me some time to come up with a reasonable trade, considering the weight of the exchange. You're no stranger to working yourself hard, though, so I imagine you'd have no trouble rising to the challenge.
[ the double entendre is, of course, on purpose coming from a scholar of semiotics, but it doesn't seem like he's trying to goad kaveh any further down this path that they found it so easy to stumble down. ]
But first - you should probably eat something, if there's a stomach left for you to fill after how much you drank last night.
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[ because he'll do everything to downplay a potentially vulnerable admission, that usual cocky air taking over his speech again. today had already been a significant step for alhaitham, a man who prided himself on the fact that he appeared to the outside world as a mysterious enigma - and would like to keep it that way, too. sharing things on his mind that weren't off-the-cuff, sardonic remarks or academic material wasn't something he'd been particularly interested in adding to his wheelhouse, but even the scribe could recognise the correct timing and importance of such a thing to the man still wrapped around him in his lap.
kaveh's mouth on his is so pleasant, though, that it distracts from the discomfort of this intimacy of information, the kisses slow and purposeful unlike the fleeting ones they'd shared previous to today - the clipped, fleeting, demanding kisses driven by alcohol and frustration. the occasional graze of the blonde's teeth skillfully stirs something deep inside him that alhaitham knows would be improper to act on considering the sheer state kaveh had been in last night.
honestly, the fact that he'd even gotten up this morning was impressive, considering he'd not even been able to walk properly from one end of the room to another. truly formidable.
but as convincing as the architect can be, alhaitham's reply is the faintest hint of a smirk that plays into the next kiss. ]
It'll take me some time to come up with a reasonable trade, considering the weight of the exchange. You're no stranger to working yourself hard, though, so I imagine you'd have no trouble rising to the challenge.
[ the double entendre is, of course, on purpose coming from a scholar of semiotics, but it doesn't seem like he's trying to goad kaveh any further down this path that they found it so easy to stumble down. ]
But first - you should probably eat something, if there's a stomach left for you to fill after how much you drank last night.