[??? Sylvando makes a gobsmacked noise to replace the expression van Zieks wouldn't be able to see. He knows that some societies can be stifling—Yggdrasil knows he's received push-back for how open and flamboyant he is—but he's certain he'd have a hard time surviving London's upper class now.]
Goodness, how strict! You've cast away more than a few expectations today, it seems.
[His touch softens again after this, as does his tone. His hands come to a rest on van Zieks' shoulders and he leans in enough for his breath to be felt against the back of the other man's neck.]
You know... Distractions are only that, darling: distractions. You can be a workaholic, but loneliness always finds a way to seep in through the cracks. From what I can tell, this is something you've desperately wanted for a long time. I don't plan to take the trust you've put in me lightly.
[Van Zieks had gone through the trouble of unbuttoning some of his shirt earlier, which makes it all the easier for Sylvando to push some of that fabric aside in order to place a kiss against the nape of his neck.]
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Goodness, how strict! You've cast away more than a few expectations today, it seems.
[His touch softens again after this, as does his tone. His hands come to a rest on van Zieks' shoulders and he leans in enough for his breath to be felt against the back of the other man's neck.]
You know... Distractions are only that, darling: distractions. You can be a workaholic, but loneliness always finds a way to seep in through the cracks. From what I can tell, this is something you've desperately wanted for a long time. I don't plan to take the trust you've put in me lightly.
[Van Zieks had gone through the trouble of unbuttoning some of his shirt earlier, which makes it all the easier for Sylvando to push some of that fabric aside in order to place a kiss against the nape of his neck.]