[And shockingly, it's not said just because he's interested in an easy lay, as he elaborates.]
It is the closest connection we stand to share as people. It is warmth and love and affection; it is reassurance and stability; it is a light in the dark, when nothing else shines. I am surprised, Adrasteius, that one of your nature would scorn it. It is practically your calling.
[Or at least he assumed as much, as a priest. As gently as he can, with tenderness nearly unsuited to a self-proclaimed tyrant, he rests a hand on Adra's cheek, as had been done to him. He strokes where he can feel bone, beneath the shape of an eye, through his hair and under his chin, and very, very faintly over the shell of an ear.]
Intimacy is not anything to shy away from, little sun. I am surprised, but I also am saddened you would not want it for yourself.
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[And shockingly, it's not said just because he's interested in an easy lay, as he elaborates.]
It is the closest connection we stand to share as people. It is warmth and love and affection; it is reassurance and stability; it is a light in the dark, when nothing else shines. I am surprised, Adrasteius, that one of your nature would scorn it. It is practically your calling.
[Or at least he assumed as much, as a priest. As gently as he can, with tenderness nearly unsuited to a self-proclaimed tyrant, he rests a hand on Adra's cheek, as had been done to him. He strokes where he can feel bone, beneath the shape of an eye, through his hair and under his chin, and very, very faintly over the shell of an ear.]
Intimacy is not anything to shy away from, little sun. I am surprised, but I also am saddened you would not want it for yourself.