[Orym's voice is barely a whisper, like he's sharing a secret he's been holding close for some time now.
Then Dorian tells him he just wants Orym to be himself. His heart is racing in his chest, like he's standing at the edge of some perilously high place, ready to jump. In a way he is. As he looks at the other man, he realizes he can't hold back anymore. He leaps.]
I made a mistake with you, you know. One of the first things they told me, when I started working there, was never to let yourself have feelings for a customer, never fall in love with someone paying for your time, remember what you are, a whore and nothing else. I always... always remembered that. Until you.
[He takes a breath.] I'm not asking for you to feel the same or anything like that, but I want you to know it's never been because I had to.
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Date: 2023-07-11 06:39 am (UTC)[Orym's voice is barely a whisper, like he's sharing a secret he's been holding close for some time now.
Then Dorian tells him he just wants Orym to be himself. His heart is racing in his chest, like he's standing at the edge of some perilously high place, ready to jump. In a way he is. As he looks at the other man, he realizes he can't hold back anymore. He leaps.]
I made a mistake with you, you know. One of the first things they told me, when I started working there, was never to let yourself have feelings for a customer, never fall in love with someone paying for your time, remember what you are, a whore and nothing else. I always... always remembered that. Until you.
[He takes a breath.] I'm not asking for you to feel the same or anything like that, but I want you to know it's never been because I had to.