[ He pulls back a moment to search Basch's face, because that grief and desperation he can sense in his lover is still worrying him, even if he knows its the lingering effects of fear, of uncertainty. The thing they both fear more than anything else - losing the other, one way or another. But at that sight of frustration, it settles something in him, too. This, this is something he can do something about, even if the stuck magic leaves them both in a sort of limbo for now. ]
Come here.
[ he urges instead, wading deeper into the pool of water, drawing Basch along with him. ]
We've got this place to ourselves - there was no one around when I came looking for you. We can do anything you want, right here, alright?
[ Basch is suddenly shy, even if he lets Sylvain lead him. Despite everything they did at the Golden Peacock, it's different here; there's no way to mask his desire behind the rules of the place, the suggestions they both know are coming. It's absurd, really; Sylvain has wanted him through everything, in every scenario they've had.
That's the fear, isn't it? That somehow he'll find the combination that breaks this.
It doesn't help that he's never been entirely himself when in this form before. What if he doesn't have the parts that make it work for Sylvain? What if all he is now is this? It's a thousand worries, much closer to the man he was when Sylvain met him than who he is now.
He doesn't eve realize the way his tentacles are curling around the other, seeking and releasing in nervous want. He's learned enough to at least not bolt, leaning his head into the other's. ]
I want...to feel close. [ To feel stable. To feel okay. To be as carefree and confident as he'd been for those months. To still be enough for Sylvain. ]
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Date: 2025-10-14 02:01 pm (UTC)Come here.
[ he urges instead, wading deeper into the pool of water, drawing Basch along with him. ]
We've got this place to ourselves - there was no one around when I came looking for you. We can do anything you want, right here, alright?
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Date: 2025-10-27 05:54 pm (UTC)That's the fear, isn't it? That somehow he'll find the combination that breaks this.
It doesn't help that he's never been entirely himself when in this form before. What if he doesn't have the parts that make it work for Sylvain? What if all he is now is this? It's a thousand worries, much closer to the man he was when Sylvain met him than who he is now.
He doesn't eve realize the way his tentacles are curling around the other, seeking and releasing in nervous want. He's learned enough to at least not bolt, leaning his head into the other's. ]
I want...to feel close. [ To feel stable. To feel okay. To be as carefree and confident as he'd been for those months. To still be enough for Sylvain. ]