[This close, Bren could tell that Essek Thelyss smelled amazing, and his mind supplied the very helpful thought that he smelled like coming home. And oh he did. Something in Bren ached sharply, and it took all his willpower -- which honestly had been so sharply tried today -- to keep from moving in even closer, winding his arms around that slender waist and pressing his face to his shoulder. It was a ridiculous impulse, and rationally he knew that, but something deeper inside him than logic and reason sang for it, whispered that this man was his mate.
That was impossible of course. Trent had made a point of giving him to two of the other werewolves. They'd been kinder to him than most, and he'd been grateful for them, even if the bond between them had always felt strange somehow, like it lived solely on the surface.
Not like the pull towards this man before him. But that was foolish, some misplaced awe at being so fully rescued by a handsome Lord. That had to be it. Didn't it?
He held still, save for his eyes that roamed over Essek's face as the other applied the lather to his beard.]
Ja, that is true. Starting anew feels nice. [There was so much he was ready to leave behind beyond just this overgrown, scruffy beard. His eyes widened in the next moment, the faint dusting of a blush rising beneath freckled skin.] W...will you?
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Date: 2023-03-14 03:33 am (UTC)That was impossible of course. Trent had made a point of giving him to two of the other werewolves. They'd been kinder to him than most, and he'd been grateful for them, even if the bond between them had always felt strange somehow, like it lived solely on the surface.
Not like the pull towards this man before him. But that was foolish, some misplaced awe at being so fully rescued by a handsome Lord. That had to be it. Didn't it?
He held still, save for his eyes that roamed over Essek's face as the other applied the lather to his beard.]
Ja, that is true. Starting anew feels nice. [There was so much he was ready to leave behind beyond just this overgrown, scruffy beard. His eyes widened in the next moment, the faint dusting of a blush rising beneath freckled skin.] W...will you?