@DEMONlCS
ㅤ[ a small grumble left him. this wasn't supposed to happen. a pout pulled at his lips as his tail flicked with annoyance , giving claudius a not - so subtle side eye , irises narrowing. how dare the incubus not pay attention to him. with little shame he let his jade - scaled tail curl around claudius , pulling him closer to him where they sat. ] ... >:c
ㅤ... what do you? i am / not / staring. you must be imagining things.
ㅤ... did — did you go and look at the bookshelf — my bookshelf — when i specifically told you not to.. ? you didn't — read anything , right?
@DEMONlCS [ when the incubus turned away jiaolong sighed silently , having his own private breakdown. what did claudius think of him now? a joke? a loser? a slut??? he huffed to himself. the demon knew he had been caught red - handed — and there was no use in saying he kept those books for display because a lot of them had small sticky notes and tabs to certain pages that he took particular liking to — and now an incubus of all people had access to them. ] [ as they reached the prized bookshelf jiaolong felt defeated. it felt as thugh his dirtiest fantasies were being shoved into the face of claudius. ]
@drqnist great! [ he practically skipped off, entirely ready to go find more things to read. totally not to study up on what his favorite demon enjoyed in his private time. no, never that. and he definitely wouldn't make little mental notes about which books seemed to have been reread over and over. definitely not that. ]
ㅤit irks me. why must you be so fascinated with my horns? what if i tugged your tail? you wouldn't enjoy that.
@DEMONlCS [ a fuzzy feeling embraced his heart — what the heck. the tips of jiaolong's ears began to turn pink and he wondered why his stomach was doing flips. hang on —- he had read about this in the books he adored reading.. was he — jiaolong immediately burned the thought and cleared his throat. ] don't expect it to happen often. i've been told vulnerability is not well suited for me.
@drqnist really? [ his eyes had lit up, practically sparkling. that was the best thing he'd ever heard in quite some time. was he dreaming? jiaolong, /the/ jiaolong considered him a friend? there was just no way. ] y'know, you should talk like this more often. all open and vulnerable, it's nice. i appreciate it, and you, a lot.
@DEMONlCS [ jiaolong could hear his heartbeat dance in his chest , the pounding leaving his ears twitching. did claudius really mean that? the nobility was almost rendered speechless , carefully watching the other as if he expected to find some sign that said he was lying. ] of course i see you as an equal.. you — you are my friend , after all. and i enjoy your company as well. [ the demon tried to give the other a reassuring smile.. but the corner of his lips had only curved up the slightest. regardless , it was his eyes that expressed what he couldn't. ]
ㅤ.. no. i am / not / having you sit on my lap. if you want to read this book so badly you can go to the library. preferably one far away from my house.
@drqnist [ mere moments passed before his body went entirely lax, head nuzzled deep into the crook of the prince's neck. gentle and slow breaths could scarcely be heard, tail occasionally flicking, twitching. not a snore or a sound came from him, that is, until he began to purr. safely curled up in the other's arms as he slept soundly, not a single thing could disturb him. ]
@DEMONlCS ..go ahead. i'll be here when you wake up. [ his heart swelled knowing the other trusted him enough to fall asleep in his arms. gently , jiaolong threaded his fingers through claudius's hair , hoping he couldn't hear the rapid beat his heart was going at. the shadow of a smile painted jiaolong's face , a secret one. ]
@drqnist [ it was hard for him to not fall asleep, especially when the hand in his hair started moving. purrs started up deep in his chest, tail swishing around a little faster. it flicked as well, his arms tightening slightly around him to try and get closer. ] 'm gonna sleep if you keep doing that. [ he mumbled quietly. ]
ㅤ[ a soft yawn floated from the demon's mouth as he curled up in bed , burying under the layers of blankets. the usual severe expression he wore was gone entirely , a placid and content aura hugging him. his usual red makeup that decorated his eyes was washed away , and his hair framed his face in a mess. ]
ㅤ[ the demon was so close to falling into slumber he barely noticed that a certain someone had been watching him closely. ]
@DEMONlCS [ he closed his eyes again , a pout of his own growing on his lips. ] ... don't make me regret inviting you here. [ jiaolong's ears flickered with annoyance. maybe he secretly enjoyed being teased by the other. but the prince never was one to take a compliment withtout doubting it entirely. ]
@drqnist [ the sight made him want to shower affection upon affection at him, almost moving in to peck his lips when seeing his eyes open, pulling back a little. heart thumping in his chest, he then raised a brow. ] you're plenty cute. maybe even too cute. [ lightly pinching his cheeks, the incubus pouted. ] seriously .. 'm almost jealous.
@DEMONlCS ㅤ[ slowly , an arm snaked its way to the other's waist , pulling him in close. the soft purr still reverberating gently , eyes closed , face content. though they opened the slightest at claudius's words , his ear twitching. the lightest of pinks tinted the demon's ears. ] ㅤ[ to say he was enjoying this felt like an understatement. jiaolong had always been so homesick for arms that never held him.. and here claudius was. calling him cute , playing with his hair. jiaolong opened his eyes. ] ... i'm not cute , [ he murmured. ]
/ cb!
/ i started going feral over this theme
/ note to self, theme change here + on @blosstre
@duckrising just browsing? bullshit, i know a lie when i see one. what were you really doing? [ being a creature from hell, he really didn't have time to play games. a straightforward answer was what he preferred, and likely, it's all he ever really wanted from annoying strangers. ]
@duckrising fight you? i was going to ask why you've just been hanging around by my store.