❝ Pleasure is sweetest ❞

[aluqah]

{ when ‘tis paid for by another’s pain }

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♫ I can show you the world ♫

[aluqah]

you might be surprised what sort of things you'll like.

bonk

[gradable]

do you ah
go to places like that a lot?

( somehow, eli already feels like he knows the answer. )

[aluqah]

often enough
i actually have a little setup of my own but some people need to build up more trust before entertaining the idea of coming to one's home dungeon

[gradable]

( hello????? )

😅
it was my first time.

[aluqah]

(( and that makes all this even more delectable. ))

how brave of you
maybe i can tempt you to come to my place next time

(( because there's definitely going to be a next time. ))

[gradable]

( brave! yes! that's what he was going for! )

i'm gonna have to find something a little more dress code appropriate to wear next time.

( eli isn't exactly trying to be coy, but. )

hope you managed to get some sleep

[aluqah]

you'll find my dress code is more relaxed: less is more.

[gradable]

i guess that's why you took a liking to me, huh.

( since he doesn't own anything leather, well. shirtless felt appropriate. )

[aluqah]

you stood out. i like that.

[gradable]

the perks of being a foreigner. 😅

( he knows ruvin doesn't mean it like that, but the directness he speaks with is enough to make him want to cover his face with his hands. )

[aluqah]

oh yes that's *exactly* what it was

(( Couldn't possibly be the newness about him when he wandered into that particular bar, nope. ))

[gradable]

sorry. i'm bad at this.

( the flirting — and especially being on the receiving end of it. still, there's something about ruvin that has him a little squirmy in his classroom during his lesson planning period, and he takes a little bit of a leap of faith in an effort to not bore this dude to death. )

i'm better at letting my body do the talking.

[aluqah]

(( Don't mind that location pin dropping on your phone, Eli. ))

so come by some time and we'll talk more.