Ashley responds pliantly and gracefully as he's grasped, following Ereuvir's lead like it's a step in a dance, so that he doesn't spill a drop of his tea. Instead, holding carefully still where Ereuvir's gripping him and keeping his foot hooked around Ereuvir's calf, he closes his eyes and sets the teacup safely down on the table before he responds.
"I'm aware," Ashley says. His hands are both free, but he doesn't touch. He's been bold enough already. "The island was awful, but Cocytus lacked a certain creativity in my miseries. I don't--" Ashley's eyes flick around the ceiling, though there isn't much to see with his chin tilted up like this. He swallows, and a little tremor goes through him. He is frightened, though he's very good at hiding it, and even better at not letting it stop him from doing what he wants. "I don't think you lack that creativity."
Relaxing back against Ereuvir's chest, Ashley tucked his head over Ereuvir's shoulder. "Every creature I have ever encountered desires attention and flattery. Human or otherwise." It's true that Ereuvir is unlike any of the mere mortal creatures Ashley has encountered. But he has a physical body and an interest in keeping up appearances. Both of those speak quite clearly to Ashley that Ereuvir will be interested in someone who can offer him more than yet another body to torture. "How many of the beings in your realm offer you attention for the sheer pleasure of it?"
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Date: 2018-09-23 11:22 pm (UTC)From:"I'm aware," Ashley says. His hands are both free, but he doesn't touch. He's been bold enough already. "The island was awful, but Cocytus lacked a certain creativity in my miseries. I don't--" Ashley's eyes flick around the ceiling, though there isn't much to see with his chin tilted up like this. He swallows, and a little tremor goes through him. He is frightened, though he's very good at hiding it, and even better at not letting it stop him from doing what he wants. "I don't think you lack that creativity."
Relaxing back against Ereuvir's chest, Ashley tucked his head over Ereuvir's shoulder. "Every creature I have ever encountered desires attention and flattery. Human or otherwise." It's true that Ereuvir is unlike any of the mere mortal creatures Ashley has encountered. But he has a physical body and an interest in keeping up appearances. Both of those speak quite clearly to Ashley that Ereuvir will be interested in someone who can offer him more than yet another body to torture. "How many of the beings in your realm offer you attention for the sheer pleasure of it?"