[That much he can answer without hesitation, without the usual layers of ego and arrogance.]
As a Servant, I killed, and I killed, and I killed, and I killed... and only rarely did such hands offer any comfort. But even so, I also loved. It is not beyond me, beyond people like us—it is not impossible, and it is hardly forbidden, to know these pleasures.
[But that's just starting the argument up all over again, when Setsuna clearly needed a moment's respite. He offers soothing hands along his face, stroking cheekbones and massaging skin, though they refuse to cover his ears up, as he seems to want. When the King speaks, others must listen. That was the unbreakable law of the land.
He will soothe him to sleep, for as long as it takes. Maybe his hands weren't comforting, but they could be soft. They could be warm, and welcoming, like a lover's.]
Hush now, little knight. We may worry over the matter later. For now, be good to yourself, and lie with me.
[If only it could be as he truly desired. If he only he could ever have this man for his own. For now, this will do.]
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[That much he can answer without hesitation, without the usual layers of ego and arrogance.]
As a Servant, I killed, and I killed, and I killed, and I killed... and only rarely did such hands offer any comfort. But even so, I also loved. It is not beyond me, beyond people like us—it is not impossible, and it is hardly forbidden, to know these pleasures.
[But that's just starting the argument up all over again, when Setsuna clearly needed a moment's respite. He offers soothing hands along his face, stroking cheekbones and massaging skin, though they refuse to cover his ears up, as he seems to want. When the King speaks, others must listen. That was the unbreakable law of the land.
He will soothe him to sleep, for as long as it takes. Maybe his hands weren't comforting, but they could be soft. They could be warm, and welcoming, like a lover's.]
Hush now, little knight. We may worry over the matter later. For now, be good to yourself, and lie with me.
[If only it could be as he truly desired. If he only he could ever have this man for his own. For now, this will do.]