Aloysius's Mistake
In Tyné, men and woman were expected to remain a virgin until marriage and sex between same sex didn't count. Aloysius sat with his legs curled near his body, with an elbow on the low table. Aloysius' plans, whether they involved fun or not, didn't involve Ramses.
"My prince."
"And the demon that tempted him beyond sense?" The sounds seemed to have been teased out from the darkest shadows in the hall. Both Aloysius and Ramses turned their head. The speaker was startlingly but unnaturally handsome, as if he'd created his own face with the best features of different people. "I heard you were ambushed. Your uncle?"
"Overstepping boundaries, aren't we?" Aloysius' light tone sounded almost flirtatious to Ramses' ears.
"I only overstep however …show more content…
Aloysius said, "My pet doesn't like it?"
"And a unique penchant for questions with obvious answers," said Ramses.
Gaze steady on Ramses', Aloysius reached for the tray in the middle of the low table. Nimbly, he picked up a white confection. Ramses thought the prince was going to hold it out the way he'd seen some other occupants of the room did, but Aloysius brought the marchpane to his own mouth and then arched closer until Ramses felt the ermine trimming his robes.
When the tip pressed against Ramses' lips, Aloysius said, "Open your mouth, Ramses."
Ramses held himself completely still and Aloysius shifted. The marble-like skin of his neck glowed under the magic torches and Ramses heard the murmur of his pulse atop of the lewd noises from the stage. Blood. Ramses' lips parted and Aloysius pushed the morsel through with a quiet, "That's it. Take all of it in." Heat coiled from Aloysius' body, almost palpable as a few strands of golden hair fell to tickle against Ramses' hand.
Ramses thought he should be thinking about other things, but the weight against his tongue was sweet and one of the prettiest faces Ramses ever saw was within biting distance. The silver mask obscured the prince' porcelain features in a way Ramses suddenly hated and he wanted to push back the hair that fell across Aloysius'
"My prince."
"And the demon that tempted him beyond sense?" The sounds seemed to have been teased out from the darkest shadows in the hall. Both Aloysius and Ramses turned their head. The speaker was startlingly but unnaturally handsome, as if he'd created his own face with the best features of different people. "I heard you were ambushed. Your uncle?"
"Overstepping boundaries, aren't we?" Aloysius' light tone sounded almost flirtatious to Ramses' ears.
"I only overstep however …show more content…
Aloysius said, "My pet doesn't like it?"
"And a unique penchant for questions with obvious answers," said Ramses.
Gaze steady on Ramses', Aloysius reached for the tray in the middle of the low table. Nimbly, he picked up a white confection. Ramses thought the prince was going to hold it out the way he'd seen some other occupants of the room did, but Aloysius brought the marchpane to his own mouth and then arched closer until Ramses felt the ermine trimming his robes.
When the tip pressed against Ramses' lips, Aloysius said, "Open your mouth, Ramses."
Ramses held himself completely still and Aloysius shifted. The marble-like skin of his neck glowed under the magic torches and Ramses heard the murmur of his pulse atop of the lewd noises from the stage. Blood. Ramses' lips parted and Aloysius pushed the morsel through with a quiet, "That's it. Take all of it in." Heat coiled from Aloysius' body, almost palpable as a few strands of golden hair fell to tickle against Ramses' hand.
Ramses thought he should be thinking about other things, but the weight against his tongue was sweet and one of the prettiest faces Ramses ever saw was within biting distance. The silver mask obscured the prince' porcelain features in a way Ramses suddenly hated and he wanted to push back the hair that fell across Aloysius'