[Love was the downfall of innovation and personal drive. Hindsight was a terrible mistress, especially as he realized too late his empire had begun to fall not because the sister had returned to the Lanes but because he finally found someone he wasn't willing to sacrifice for his lifelong personal cause. In the end, it had destroyed him too, as it had the first time he had ever experienced the emotion. It was a poison causing wide-spread damage.
It was better for them both that they simply enjoyed the warmth and calm of this pact of theirs. Sex, trust, and confiding in one another. It was as simple as that. He ignored the fact that they had made a pact, that they continually shared more and more to one another, or any other of the ten thousand little acts and thoughts that were twisted up in this 'simple' dalliance.
He raised his natural eyebrow, not expecting Richard to understand the weight of the statement. His fingers massaged down between Richard's bare shoulders.] Place my faith in our pact then. And your assurances. [In you.] I hope that you feel that you can do the same to me.
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Date: 2024-10-11 04:36 pm (UTC)It was better for them both that they simply enjoyed the warmth and calm of this pact of theirs. Sex, trust, and confiding in one another. It was as simple as that. He ignored the fact that they had made a pact, that they continually shared more and more to one another, or any other of the ten thousand little acts and thoughts that were twisted up in this 'simple' dalliance.
He raised his natural eyebrow, not expecting Richard to understand the weight of the statement. His fingers massaged down between Richard's bare shoulders.] Place my faith in our pact then. And your assurances. [In you.] I hope that you feel that you can do the same to me.