NAK Drabbles [Ghost Adventures] ✔

20. Forbidden [Period Drama]

PROMPT: Period Drama
RATING: teen and up
SUMMARY: Zak and Nick escape a party to have some time to themselves (circa 1700s).

It was forbidden... by God, by society, by his family. Zachary blames it all for the reasons why they are hiding behind velvet curtains and cheap bed & breakfasts. The taste of pomegranates was heavy on his tongue, like he was Persephone fallen into the underworld awaiting her Hades.

Zachary was the proud eldest son, but middle child, to a wealth fish merchant family. Thousands of ships called Zachary's family name their own, flew their flag across the graceful waves of the ocean. His family was good and true, upholding their motto, Sine crimine haberet honoris. Or, Honor without dishonor. Perhaps that was another reason why the affair that he had under their nose felt forbidden.

It was a late evening party. Zachary was dressed in his best, as his mother wanted him to try and find some pretty girls to talk to-- "I want to see my grandchildren, Zachary, before I die, mind you." Yet, Zachary wasn't interested in girls. Well, he liked to look at them, but none of them every sparked a fire in his heart. And here he was at this evening party, pushing away the girls, and searching for another. His sapphire eyes scoped over the group in the ballroom, dancing over the blondes and brunettes floating about, until he landed on a pair of soft chocolate. His heart ignited in fire.

Slowly, he nodded his head to the doorway and moved toward it.

His body thumped with pleasure as he entered the long hallway, lit only by a few candlesticks. Zachary walked to the end of the hallway, picking the door to his right. He paused there for a few minutes, turning to look back down the hallway at the doorway to the ballroom. Moonlight danced through the hallway from the window behind Zachary. He listened carefully for the sound of servants, but everything was deadly silent.

Suddenly, the door down the hallway opened and a tall figure entered. It paused, shutting the door behind them softly, before turning to look down the hallways. Zachary recognized the figure instantly and smiled. Fingertips turned the doorknob and he disappeared into the room.

He looked around what appeared to the library, finding no one there, and completely dark. He strolled into it a bit, looking around, studying the spines of tomes and literature, finding wonder in the amount of knowledge this library held. Raising his hand, Zachary traces the decorative lettering of titles with his fingertips.... Waiting... and waiting...

The door behind him opened and closed quickly, making Zachary jump at the noise. He turned around abruptly and softened at the sight of his lover. The tall figure moved quickly, hands reached for Zachary's face, pulling their bodies together. Lips found each other blindly and Zachary moaned at the harsh lines of muscle against his own. His back collided with the book shelf and his hands scrambled to find purchase on the shelves.

The tall figure pulled their lips away from Zachary's face and down his neck, slipping underneath the collar of his jacket. Zachary's head fell back against the shelves, eyes falling shut, and his mouth agape. A name on his lips, "Nick..."