Obedience? You do know who you're talking to, right?
[Still, for his teasing back, he didn't move like she instructed. It was true that Adell was willful on his own, and had plenty of spine in all things; but for the sake of the game, he could play ball with that.
Her fingers tracing around his neck, stroking the vulnerable part of his throat made him tense and produce the swallow she was looking for, but he stood stone still. His eyes winced a little, completely unused to any sort of contact there. The wince was accompanied by a short gasp, perhaps one of discomfort or unease, and a brief moment of Adell's mind flashing in a brief panic that he still managed to holdfast through.
Answer me, honestly, are you afraid? ...I'm terrified. ...I am mean, selfish, and without shame for my love of material things. In all my hundreds of years of life, I've loved jewels and furs more often than my own father. But I am no villain, and I have never resorted to cruelty. I am no monster.
...
For a good moment, he felt pretty stupid, and just smiled warmly as he relaxed again. A soft hum followed, one of much clearer enjoyment, even comfort, this time.]
And just how do you intend to test the other three, anyway?
no subject
[Still, for his teasing back, he didn't move like she instructed. It was true that Adell was willful on his own, and had plenty of spine in all things; but for the sake of the game, he could play ball with that.
Her fingers tracing around his neck, stroking the vulnerable part of his throat made him tense and produce the swallow she was looking for, but he stood stone still. His eyes winced a little, completely unused to any sort of contact there. The wince was accompanied by a short gasp, perhaps one of discomfort or unease, and a brief moment of Adell's mind flashing in a brief panic that he still managed to holdfast through.
Answer me, honestly, are you afraid?
...I'm terrified.
...I am mean, selfish, and without shame for my love of material things. In all my hundreds of years of life, I've loved jewels and furs more often than my own father. But I am no villain, and I have never resorted to cruelty. I am no monster.
...
For a good moment, he felt pretty stupid, and just smiled warmly as he relaxed again. A soft hum followed, one of much clearer enjoyment, even comfort, this time.]
And just how do you intend to test the other three, anyway?