[ she’s noticed his absence more often than not. she’s never made more than note about it — except during the kidnappings, when she’d been scared he would go missing as well. she had wanted larus beside her, but she hadn’t demanded. not like a proper dominant might have.
they have, she thinks, been far more lenient than any dominant and submissive should be. she has been. but that is all this was intended to be. a sheet of paper. to protect them both.
he could be better protected by someone else.
she rubs her fingers over his knuckles, lifting their hands to press a kiss to them. ] Tell me why you want to stay. [ beat. extending their contract isn’t riding on it, that seems mostly settled. but she would like to hear. ] Please.
[ part of him expects that to be the end of it. no more discussion of contracts or whatever else the city decides to put on their shoulders. but she says that, and larus visibly stills next to her, his hand loose in hers until he sighs and tightens his fingers.
this should be easy, he thinks. something he's already decided since they'd met, but daphne is so much more than some helpless person in need of someone taking care of her. it's not quite what their designations demand of them, but larus has never really needed daphne to be his dominant in any other way except name and purpose.
it simply comes down to one very specific thing, and it takes him several long seconds to voice it, his tongue pressed to the back of his teeth. there's a list that unravels in the back of his head, but he's never been one for speeches or long explanations. he's upfront, and this moment, too, deserves that. ]
I could give you countless reasons, Daphne, but I like being here. I like being with you.
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they have, she thinks, been far more lenient than any dominant and submissive should be. she has been. but that is all this was intended to be. a sheet of paper. to protect them both.
he could be better protected by someone else.
she rubs her fingers over his knuckles, lifting their hands to press a kiss to them. ] Tell me why you want to stay. [ beat. extending their contract isn’t riding on it, that seems mostly settled. but she would like to hear. ] Please.
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this should be easy, he thinks. something he's already decided since they'd met, but daphne is so much more than some helpless person in need of someone taking care of her. it's not quite what their designations demand of them, but larus has never really needed daphne to be his dominant in any other way except name and purpose.
it simply comes down to one very specific thing, and it takes him several long seconds to voice it, his tongue pressed to the back of his teeth. there's a list that unravels in the back of his head, but he's never been one for speeches or long explanations. he's upfront, and this moment, too, deserves that. ]
I could give you countless reasons, Daphne, but I like being here. I like being with you.