dreampost: even more after dark edition

[wotanon]

[ shit's going to be sexy in here.

please list what you're open or not open to somewhere in your toplevel pls and thank ]

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[forgottenmercy]

[it was, in his own...special way.

and Persephone is carefully undressing for the bath, taking off each layer of translucent cloth and setting them aside, the heavy fall of his hair artfully obscuring his body.]

[artisticliberty]

[fox is a polite boy, so he will not watch while persephone undresses, although he is tempted to.

the onsen is luxurious, an open-air natural onsen with a view onto what look like mountains in the distance, the night sky above them twinkling. there are some aromatics in the water and plants nearby that give off a pleasant flowery scent.

no capybaras or monkeys to be seen, sadly.]

[forgottenmercy]

[persephone wouldn't care if he did. but once he's done undressing - and done rinsing himself off first - will settle into the water.]

This is lovely...

[artisticliberty]

[fox will do the same, sitting a close but respectful distance from persephone]

It is, isn't it? And the view is beautiful.

[he probably means the sky but you know, maybe also persephone]

[forgottenmercy]

[almost smiles, briefly.]

Quite a lot of poetry has been written about nights like these. Simple pleasures - beautiful scenery, a nice bath, company on a cool night...

[artisticliberty]

Indeed. If I were a poet, this would be just the sort of scenario I would write about.

[forgottenmercy]

I am not one, either, so it will have to remain unwritten. [leans back in the water.]

[artisticliberty]

Alas.

[gives him a sidelong smile]

[forgottenmercy]

[tips his head, sideways, slow and demure] But that just means they cannot be shared with anyone else through the veil of poetry.

[artisticliberty]

[watches him, a little less subtle about it this time]

So it is our secret, then?

[forgottenmercy]

Of course. If you wish it to be.

[artisticliberty]

I would not mind sharing this just between the two of us.

[forgottenmercy]

[leans towards him, the heavy fall of his hair brushing Fox's shoulder. soft as silk, feather-light touch.]

Then let it just be between us, then.

[artisticliberty]

[oh soft ////]

Y... yes.

[forgottenmercy]

[one hundred brushstrokes a night, every night, for years definitely has results.]

...what do you long for, wish for?

[artisticliberty]

... I long for acknowledgement, for praise and for the joy of knowing my feelings have reached another. I long for the feeling of being enthralled by my passions, even as I am frightened of them.

And right now, I long to run my fingers through your hair.

[forgottenmercy]

...if I can help you with either of the first, I will.

[and going to shift so that Fox has easier access to his hair.] ...and you may.

[artisticliberty]

If it does not bother you...

[he lifts a hand to delicately touch persephone's hair, cautious at first and then letting his fingers run through it]

It's beautiful. That is, you are beautiful.

[forgottenmercy]

It does not bother me.[he actually likes fingers running through his hair, tilting his head into the touch and makes a soft sound barely more than exhaled breath, but it's a pleased noise.]

...thank you.

[artisticliberty]

[fox is just gonna keep petting persephone, then, being careful of any tangles and not to pull too hard]

... I enjoyed it when we kissed under the water, before.

[forgottenmercy]

[somehow, there are no tangles. the gentleness is nice, though.] ...then if that is what you wish, then...

[shifts to lean against him fully.]

[artisticliberty]

[/////!! fox swallows hard and instinctively leans in closer

but--]

Did you enjoy it, too...?

[forgottenmercy]

I did. I would not offer if I did not.

[not strictly true, but he is telling the truth this time.]

[artisticliberty]

Then... may I?

[lifts his hand to gently brush persephone's cheek]

[forgottenmercy]

You may. [tilts his head up a little]