Who ⚔ Yael & assorted nerds What ⚔ A dungeon run and other things When ⚔ After the party Where ⚔ Errywhere Content Warnings ⚔ Men with their tits out? Alcohol??? No correlation there surprisingly. nsfw i'm sorry mom
[Ah, now that smarts. Yael's accosted by full body shivers, that threatening tone stabbing clean into him. That's more like it. That's the demon he fell in love with.
Yael's voice slips into low, gravely tones, the tip of his neglected cock straining against Yuui's belly.]
Hah... Like you would share me.
[Yael's fingers tangle into Yuui's hair. They're trembling, just barely.]
Fuck me. Stop making me beg. If you won't...
[Slipping free of Yuui's hair, Yael's fingers slide down low and push into his own body, fucking himself open on them. His heady groans are shameless, spilling freely into Yuui's ears.]
[ He's trembling, hm? It lights a fire in Fai's belly, and he presses closer, his gaze drifting down to watch Sheza finger himself.
Completely ignoring his begging, he presses a kiss right below his ear before sucking a bruise that's sure to be dark purple in just a few minutes. ]
Of course I'd never share you. You're my whore. Got it?
[ This is a sight he wants only for himself and he's determined to keep it that way... by being a good boyfriend, of course. All of this? It's just a healthy way to get out his more toxic feelings.
Probably. ]
I'm the only one you'll ever answer to, the only one you'll ever think of.
[His whore. Yael should be insulted, shouldn't he? Anyone should feel insulted when they're being blatantly talked down to, but oh, Yael struggles to take offense here.
Yuui's whore. Hearing the words make him shiver. Recalling them makes his cock bounce and twitch, his restless fingers grinding up into his prostate. All that makes it past his lips is a deep, guttering growl, but don't mistake those growls for displeasure. Yael is anything but.]
Mm.
[It's an answer, confirmation insofar as Yael can give it. He's starting to pant, his cock swollen and straining against the fabric of Yuui's robes. Therapy can't fix this. Don't even suggest it.]
...Of course you are, dummy. You're the only one I love.
[ Seeing Sheza so unrestrained is something he wants to commit to memory, but it's hard to really think about that when his own cock is straining against his underwear. That's something he can worry about when Sheza has earned his right to a dick up his ass, though.
With a smile, Fai pushes up Sheza's shirt so he can get a better look at his whole body, his fingers roaming along his chest. This certainly isn't where Sheza wants him to touch, but he'll continue to deny until Sheza is about to lose his mind. ]
And I'll be the only one you love for the rest of your life.
[ Despite his smile, there's no sentimentality in Fai's voice. This is an order. ]
Look at how worked up you are. How badly do you want help?
[He's already lost his mind, baby. Yael snorts, knowing full well Yuui enjoys playing with his chest, but this is a lot less playful and a lot more torturous. As it should be when he's being punished.
It's amazing, the way Yuui's icy tone chills him to the bone. At the same time, it pours fuel onto the fire burning inside of him, his hips greedily lifting to grind against Yuui's, make some passing attempt at stealing a bit of pleasure from him.]
You really want me to beg, huh? The love of my life, a sadist...
[He couldn't ask for finer.]
What do you want me to do, bark? Bow at your feet? I'm already begging, babe. Don't make me embarrass myself.
[imagine being yael and thinking you haven't already embarrassed yourself]
[ Nope, there will be no pleasure given from him until Fai has deemed Sheza has done enough to deserve being fucked. So he quickly pulls back, though his hand stays on Sheza's stomach.
With a hum, he watches as Sheza continues to fuck himself with his fingers. Fai runs his nails lightly over Sheza's abs, considering his options. ]
I think you know that's exactly what I want, though, don't you? Humiliate yourself for me.
[ Embarrassment isn't enough, not when he's got Sheza wrapped around his finger like this, ready to do his bidding. But he'll give him the ability to make his own decision here, and if he's lucky, Fai will give him full marks for creativity. ]
[Stuck between a bitch and a hard place... but it's fine. Yael's flexible.
He lets his eyes slip closed for a moment so he can focus on fucking himself on his fingers, head lolled back against the hardwood counter. His thighs have begun to quiver, vaguely recalling a time when he'd come from nothing more than prostate stimulation, but... ah, when was that? He knows it happened, but Yael can't quite place when.
Ah well. He's too lost in the sauce to pay it much mind now. Eyes slipping back open, Yael's lips quirk into a grin.]
Will you show me some mercy if I finish myself off?
[Supposing he can, anyway. Yael's never managed to finger himself to completion before, but if Yuui can do it, he's sure he can figure it out on his own too.]
[ Fai sets a hand on Sheza’s thigh, feeling the way his muscles flex and tremble underneath his fingers. He’s getting close, isn’t he? It reminds him of something… the soft patter of rain as the scent of damp foliage wafts through the air and Sheza’s thighs are quivering around him. Hm.
He doesn’t remember that, but it’s certainly something that could have happened between them at some point. ]
I’ll consider it.
[ He says it dismissively, like he doesn’t really care to think about that right now. ]
Show me what you can do to yourself. You might make my job easier. Self-sufficient whores are better than good-for-nothing ones like you. Maybe you’ll finally move up from one.
[It's a bit unnerving, being unable to recall the first time he fucked himself to completion. Then again, he's pretty certain Yuui was the one who introduced him to prostate play and the like. It was Yuui who did him in, but when?
Yael closes his eyes and smells rain and petrichor. He sees Yuui's shadow moving above him, kissing him, fucking into him again and again until they reached their climax together. That happened, didn't it...? Why does that moment, lost to time, feel as much like a distant memory as it does a dream?
Tsk. Yael's thought about it long enough that he's lost focus, his erection flagging. To make up for it, he fingers himself even harder, digging his fingers into his prostate until he's red in the face and visibly shaking. A little more, a little more—]
H-heh, right...? Self-sufficient whores. What a... way with words.
[Yael grits his teeth and swallows whatever other snide remarks may have been lingering on his tongue, making a mess of both his abdomen and Yuui's when he comes. Wave after wave crashes onto him, leaving Yael a jelly-boned mess on the bar counter by the time he withdraws his fingers. And after all that...]
...Good talk. Why don't you get out of the way, little dom? I need a bath.
[ The way Sheza's cheeks turn red and his muscles tremble bring back another flash of... something that he can't quite grasp onto. Hm. No matter, the sight of Sheza's muscles twitching and his body tensing with his orgasm is enough of a sight to behold that Fai doesn't think of much else as he watches.
Sheza is a mess and so is Fai's shirt, and he frowns when he mentions a bath. ]
You'll have your bath with I'm done with you.
[ Fai presses into him, finally allowing even a little bit of heat to be shared between the two of them as his hand lays on Sheza's hip. Leaning in to Sheza's ear, his voice is low as he whispers: ]
Turn over.
[ They'll get the bar sticky with Sheza's mess, but that's exactly what Fai wants. There's no escaping what he's already spilled, and dirtying the bar now will serve as a reminder whenever Sheza lays eyes upon this spot. ]
[Mm? Yuui's finally going to give in and fuck him? Yael smirks, but not before doing what he's ordered and turning himself around, one leg kicked up onto the bar while he plants the other on solid ground to keep himself upright.
...Has he ever let Yuui have his way with him before? Surely, Yael thinks, and yet he can't remember when. Again, the smell of petrichor fills his nostrils. Again, he struggles to understand why that distant memory is being held just out of reach.]
[ He takes a moment to admire the way Sheza looks, leg propped up on the bar and leaving what's practically an open invitation for Fai to shove himself into. It's good. Perfect, even.
Ah, but then Sheza has to open his mouth.
Leaving his palm wide open, Fai swiftly smacks his ass with enough force that it'll sting. ]
I'll take as much time as I want, whore.
[ Despite his words, though, he's unable to hold himself back much longer. Undoing his pants and shoving his underwear down far enough to free his cock, he steps forward, teasing Sheza's entrance with the tip of his cock for a brief second before he lines himself up and pushes in. There's a moment where Sheza's tight heat feels familiar around him, the sensation tugging at a memory he can't quite reach, but he doesn't linger in it. Refusing to give Sheza any time to adjust, he grabs onto his hips and thrusts hard, quickly working up to a punishing pace.
It's a shame he didn't give himself much of a chance to let the way Sheza feels fully sink in, but hopefully foregoing that proves to be worth it. ]
[Being called a whore like he's nothing more than something to be used and thrown away sends electric thrills up Yael's spine. Whore, Yuui says, and he almost sounds like he means that.
Shivers accost him, thrust onto the counter belly down, and Yael grunts through the sharp push of Yuui's cock into the depths of his body. He feels like he's been cut open. Like he's fit to burst. But intermingled with the pain is the bottomless desire for more, more, more, leading Yael to throwing back his hips and meet Yuui halfway through every thrust.]
Nh—! ...You could make a career of this. Dominating men like me. To bad... I won't share you with anyone.
[ His breath catches with the tightness of Sheza's muscles around his cock, and the way he pushes back would send shivers down his spine if he weren't so focused on driving deeper into him. Fai's fingers dig into Sheza's hips, his nails sinking into his skin deep enough that the little crescent marks he'll leave behind will still be there in the morning. ]
Could you really stop me?
[ As if he would ever find someone else, but he'll entertain the thought just to goad a reaction out of Sheza, to see what he'll say. His attention and desire never wavers when he loves someone and he's sure Sheza is well aware of that, but maybe the moment that they find themselves in will have him wondering otherwise.
Steading himself on his feet, he pushes Sheza harder against the bar, hoping that the edge of it pushes uncomfortably into his skin. ]
[Could he? The jealous, animalistic caveman in Yael says yes. He'd club to death any man who would dare lay a finger on his sweet little meow meow, but he's not in any position to advocate for himself now.
Like that's going to stop him. Yael, swallowing down a keen, grips the edge of the bar. His knuckles blanch white.]
...No, but I sure as hell can stop any fool who falls for your wiles.
[ He laughs, soft and breathless and more like a pant than anything else as he grips more tightly onto Sheza's hips so he can give himself just that much more momentum. With every thrust, he pushes Sheza up against the bar in an attempt to make sure that he's never able to truly steady himself no matter how hard he grips at the edge of it. ]
Oh, you know... just about every guy in town.
[ There are a few that prick at the back of his mind, customers the he can't put a place or name to that would stop by every day just to watch him... do something? He's not sure what, not as the memory floats contextless between his thoughts as it slips through his fingers.
But it's easier to spout that little quip than it is to talk about vague feelings and dreams. After all, he's too busy fucking Sheza into the bar to really put all of that into words right now. ]
[God, his knees are buckling. Is he really about to come twice in the span of, what, five minutes? So much for whiskey dick. Not about to ruin a good thing for himself, Yael doesn't say shit about the fact that his cock's steadily dribbling precum onto the tile below.]
I'll sharpen my blade... make you polish it every morning—!
[Signed: the man who can't even get a smarmy remark out before he's caving to the pressure and throwing rope all over the foot of the bar. If Yuui doesn't feel Yael's muscles constrict and loosen in quick succession, he'll hear the splatter of cum hitting his pristine, polished bar. Yael, a smart man, knows he'll be made to clean that up later.]
[ Ah, he'll never be able to eat at this side of the bar ever again, knowing what's happened.
Whatever. It doesn't matter anyway, not when Sheza is tightening around him and dirtying his well-kept bar all in quick succession. He doesn't care, though, not when Sheza losing control like this is so intoxicating to see. ]
You wouldn't dare—
[ His voice catches in his throat and he realizes he's done for, too. It's a difficult choice, deciding if he wants to fill Sheza up to the brim until he's leaking cum down his inner thighs or if he wants to finish on his back instead.
Quickly, Fai pulls out and gives himself the last two strokes he needs before he comes hot over Sheza's back. Breathing heavily, he smiles softly as he takes in the sight. ]
[Ah. Is it raining? Strange, Yael doesn't remember petrichor smelling this... mildly fishy. Has Yuui ever come on his back before? Bold of him, but it's only in a scenario like this that Yuui could get away with such a devious act. He'll get you back soon enough, fiend.]
Yeah. Scoot back.
[Yael rights himself with a grimace and a groan, lifting his arms high above his head and wringing the kinks out of his neck...
...And almost immediately palming the bar when, as it turns out, he stood up way too quickly for a man whose blood was pooled entirely in his dick. He caught himself and that's what matters.]
I was serious about that bath.
[Especially now that he has both of their semen mingling, and rapidly cooling, on his skin. Nasty.]
[Hold the phone. Yael, mop already in hand, stares at Yuui over his shoulder. He can deal with Yuui's heel face turn and think nothing of it, but like. Hello???]
Has the door been unlocked this whole time?
[Tell him you're lying! Tell him you're full of shit!! Without waiting for a reply, Yael looks at the mutual mess they've made, grimaces, and puts his mop to work.]
[ He's got the most distracting bussy this side of Mac Anu. ]
Why not?
[ Who is he to say no to more alcohol and definitely more sex? With a grin, he sets the rag down on the bar. It's now clean and disinfected, so no harm can come to any unassuming parties that have a drink or a meal at the bar. ]
[With wine in one hand and their glasses in another, Yael takes the lead and walks them to the bathroom. If Yuui plays his cards right, Yael'll add some bubble bath to the mix.]
Nah. I'm ready for the angel on my shoulder to come back from vacation.
[And as they settle in the bathroom, drawing the bath and stepping out of their dirty clothing, Yael plants a kiss on the nape of Yuui's neck.]
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[Ah, now that smarts. Yael's accosted by full body shivers, that threatening tone stabbing clean into him. That's more like it. That's the demon he fell in love with.
Yael's voice slips into low, gravely tones, the tip of his neglected cock straining against Yuui's belly.]
Hah... Like you would share me.
[Yael's fingers tangle into Yuui's hair. They're trembling, just barely.]
Fuck me. Stop making me beg. If you won't...
[Slipping free of Yuui's hair, Yael's fingers slide down low and push into his own body, fucking himself open on them. His heady groans are shameless, spilling freely into Yuui's ears.]
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Completely ignoring his begging, he presses a kiss right below his ear before sucking a bruise that's sure to be dark purple in just a few minutes. ]
Of course I'd never share you. You're my whore. Got it?
[ This is a sight he wants only for himself and he's determined to keep it that way... by being a good boyfriend, of course. All of this? It's just a healthy way to get out his more toxic feelings.
Probably. ]
I'm the only one you'll ever answer to, the only one you'll ever think of.
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Yuui's whore. Hearing the words make him shiver. Recalling them makes his cock bounce and twitch, his restless fingers grinding up into his prostate. All that makes it past his lips is a deep, guttering growl, but don't mistake those growls for displeasure. Yael is anything but.]
Mm.
[It's an answer, confirmation insofar as Yael can give it. He's starting to pant, his cock swollen and straining against the fabric of Yuui's robes. Therapy can't fix this. Don't even suggest it.]
...Of course you are, dummy. You're the only one I love.
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With a smile, Fai pushes up Sheza's shirt so he can get a better look at his whole body, his fingers roaming along his chest. This certainly isn't where Sheza wants him to touch, but he'll continue to deny until Sheza is about to lose his mind. ]
And I'll be the only one you love for the rest of your life.
[ Despite his smile, there's no sentimentality in Fai's voice. This is an order. ]
Look at how worked up you are. How badly do you want help?
[ How much is he willing to beg? ]
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It's amazing, the way Yuui's icy tone chills him to the bone. At the same time, it pours fuel onto the fire burning inside of him, his hips greedily lifting to grind against Yuui's, make some passing attempt at stealing a bit of pleasure from him.]
You really want me to beg, huh? The love of my life, a sadist...
[He couldn't ask for finer.]
What do you want me to do, bark? Bow at your feet? I'm already begging, babe. Don't make me embarrass myself.
[imagine being yael and thinking you haven't already embarrassed yourself]
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With a hum, he watches as Sheza continues to fuck himself with his fingers. Fai runs his nails lightly over Sheza's abs, considering his options. ]
I think you know that's exactly what I want, though, don't you? Humiliate yourself for me.
[ Embarrassment isn't enough, not when he's got Sheza wrapped around his finger like this, ready to do his bidding. But he'll give him the ability to make his own decision here, and if he's lucky, Fai will give him full marks for creativity. ]
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He lets his eyes slip closed for a moment so he can focus on fucking himself on his fingers, head lolled back against the hardwood counter. His thighs have begun to quiver, vaguely recalling a time when he'd come from nothing more than prostate stimulation, but... ah, when was that? He knows it happened, but Yael can't quite place when.
Ah well. He's too lost in the sauce to pay it much mind now. Eyes slipping back open, Yael's lips quirk into a grin.]
Will you show me some mercy if I finish myself off?
[Supposing he can, anyway. Yael's never managed to finger himself to completion before, but if Yuui can do it, he's sure he can figure it out on his own too.]
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He doesn’t remember that, but it’s certainly something that could have happened between them at some point. ]
I’ll consider it.
[ He says it dismissively, like he doesn’t really care to think about that right now. ]
Show me what you can do to yourself. You might make my job easier. Self-sufficient whores are better than good-for-nothing ones like you. Maybe you’ll finally move up from one.
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Yael closes his eyes and smells rain and petrichor. He sees Yuui's shadow moving above him, kissing him, fucking into him again and again until they reached their climax together. That happened, didn't it...? Why does that moment, lost to time, feel as much like a distant memory as it does a dream?
Tsk. Yael's thought about it long enough that he's lost focus, his erection flagging. To make up for it, he fingers himself even harder, digging his fingers into his prostate until he's red in the face and visibly shaking. A little more, a little more—]
H-heh, right...? Self-sufficient whores. What a... way with words.
[Yael grits his teeth and swallows whatever other snide remarks may have been lingering on his tongue, making a mess of both his abdomen and Yuui's when he comes. Wave after wave crashes onto him, leaving Yael a jelly-boned mess on the bar counter by the time he withdraws his fingers. And after all that...]
...Good talk. Why don't you get out of the way, little dom? I need a bath.
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Sheza is a mess and so is Fai's shirt, and he frowns when he mentions a bath. ]
You'll have your bath with I'm done with you.
[ Fai presses into him, finally allowing even a little bit of heat to be shared between the two of them as his hand lays on Sheza's hip. Leaning in to Sheza's ear, his voice is low as he whispers: ]
Turn over.
[ They'll get the bar sticky with Sheza's mess, but that's exactly what Fai wants. There's no escaping what he's already spilled, and dirtying the bar now will serve as a reminder whenever Sheza lays eyes upon this spot. ]
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...Has he ever let Yuui have his way with him before? Surely, Yael thinks, and yet he can't remember when. Again, the smell of petrichor fills his nostrils. Again, he struggles to understand why that distant memory is being held just out of reach.]
Hurry it up. I've entertained you long enough.
[Give me what I've been waiting for all day.]
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Ah, but then Sheza has to open his mouth.
Leaving his palm wide open, Fai swiftly smacks his ass with enough force that it'll sting. ]
I'll take as much time as I want, whore.
[ Despite his words, though, he's unable to hold himself back much longer. Undoing his pants and shoving his underwear down far enough to free his cock, he steps forward, teasing Sheza's entrance with the tip of his cock for a brief second before he lines himself up and pushes in. There's a moment where Sheza's tight heat feels familiar around him, the sensation tugging at a memory he can't quite reach, but he doesn't linger in it. Refusing to give Sheza any time to adjust, he grabs onto his hips and thrusts hard, quickly working up to a punishing pace.
It's a shame he didn't give himself much of a chance to let the way Sheza feels fully sink in, but hopefully foregoing that proves to be worth it. ]
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Shivers accost him, thrust onto the counter belly down, and Yael grunts through the sharp push of Yuui's cock into the depths of his body. He feels like he's been cut open. Like he's fit to burst. But intermingled with the pain is the bottomless desire for more, more, more, leading Yael to throwing back his hips and meet Yuui halfway through every thrust.]
Nh—! ...You could make a career of this. Dominating men like me. To bad... I won't share you with anyone.
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[ His breath catches with the tightness of Sheza's muscles around his cock, and the way he pushes back would send shivers down his spine if he weren't so focused on driving deeper into him. Fai's fingers dig into Sheza's hips, his nails sinking into his skin deep enough that the little crescent marks he'll leave behind will still be there in the morning. ]
Could you really stop me?
[ As if he would ever find someone else, but he'll entertain the thought just to goad a reaction out of Sheza, to see what he'll say. His attention and desire never wavers when he loves someone and he's sure Sheza is well aware of that, but maybe the moment that they find themselves in will have him wondering otherwise.
Steading himself on his feet, he pushes Sheza harder against the bar, hoping that the edge of it pushes uncomfortably into his skin. ]
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Like that's going to stop him. Yael, swallowing down a keen, grips the edge of the bar. His knuckles blanch white.]
...No, but I sure as hell can stop any fool who falls for your wiles.
[Permanently.]
How about it? Any enemies I should know about?
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Oh, you know... just about every guy in town.
[ There are a few that prick at the back of his mind, customers the he can't put a place or name to that would stop by every day just to watch him... do something? He's not sure what, not as the memory floats contextless between his thoughts as it slips through his fingers.
But it's easier to spout that little quip than it is to talk about vague feelings and dreams. After all, he's too busy fucking Sheza into the bar to really put all of that into words right now. ]
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[God, his knees are buckling. Is he really about to come twice in the span of, what, five minutes? So much for whiskey dick. Not about to ruin a good thing for himself, Yael doesn't say shit about the fact that his cock's steadily dribbling precum onto the tile below.]
I'll sharpen my blade... make you polish it every morning—!
[Signed: the man who can't even get a smarmy remark out before he's caving to the pressure and throwing rope all over the foot of the bar. If Yuui doesn't feel Yael's muscles constrict and loosen in quick succession, he'll hear the splatter of cum hitting his pristine, polished bar. Yael, a smart man, knows he'll be made to clean that up later.]
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Whatever. It doesn't matter anyway, not when Sheza is tightening around him and dirtying his well-kept bar all in quick succession. He doesn't care, though, not when Sheza losing control like this is so intoxicating to see. ]
You wouldn't dare—
[ His voice catches in his throat and he realizes he's done for, too. It's a difficult choice, deciding if he wants to fill Sheza up to the brim until he's leaking cum down his inner thighs or if he wants to finish on his back instead.
Quickly, Fai pulls out and gives himself the last two strokes he needs before he comes hot over Sheza's back. Breathing heavily, he smiles softly as he takes in the sight. ]
Can you keep yourself upright?
[ His knees were starting to buckle, after all. ]
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Yeah. Scoot back.
[Yael rights himself with a grimace and a groan, lifting his arms high above his head and wringing the kinks out of his neck...
...And almost immediately palming the bar when, as it turns out, he stood up way too quickly for a man whose blood was pooled entirely in his dick. He caught himself and that's what matters.]
I was serious about that bath.
[Especially now that he has both of their semen mingling, and rapidly cooling, on his skin. Nasty.]
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Fai does bump up against his shoulder, though, before leaning forward an pressing a soft kiss to it. ]
I need one too. I'm sweaty.
[ Just like that, the switch has turned off and he's just as eager to be in Sheza's space as he always has been. ]
Let's clean up the bar before we go do that, though. I don't want anyone coming in here and only seeing the mess.
[ Somehow that's more embarrassing than being caught outright to him. ]
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[Hold the phone. Yael, mop already in hand, stares at Yuui over his shoulder. He can deal with Yuui's heel face turn and think nothing of it, but like. Hello???]
Has the door been unlocked this whole time?
[Tell him you're lying! Tell him you're full of shit!! Without waiting for a reply, Yael looks at the mutual mess they've made, grimaces, and puts his mop to work.]
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[ For his part, Fai doesn't seem bothered at all. Maybe he should be, but that's the risk they took by having sex in the main hall.
Picking up a cloth and some cleaner, he starts to hum as he wipes at Sheza's leftover fingerprints, completely unbothered. ]
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[His bussy is just that distracting, huh? He'll keep that in mind.
After the mopping's done, Yael sneaks behind the bar and grabs a bottle of wine and two glasses. There's that telltale glint in his eye...]
How about we pick up where we left off in the bath?
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Why not?
[ Who is he to say no to more alcohol and definitely more sex? With a grin, he sets the rag down on the bar. It's now clean and disinfected, so no harm can come to any unassuming parties that have a drink or a meal at the bar. ]
Want more insults thrown your way?
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Nah. I'm ready for the angel on my shoulder to come back from vacation.
[And as they settle in the bathroom, drawing the bath and stepping out of their dirty clothing, Yael plants a kiss on the nape of Yuui's neck.]
Besides, those horns suit me better.
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