Back then Aksel hadn't cared much for his fate, he'd kept his head down, stayed in line and did as he was told because he was used to that - it was what he'd done his whole life. But that was who he'd been back then, now... he wasn't that person and more importantly he had something, someone worth losing. The fear now rested in screwing it up and putting that at risk, he didn't care for the shop or the life he'd once lived. Those last few weeks, months, were the only good parts he held onto and that was because it had been the start of them, of the two of them and their lives together.
" I would pay good money to watch you do it, If I had any left. " He allows himself to settle against Paerin's side, head lulling to the side to rest against his shoulder. He tries to keep his guard up around the rest of their party, but around him he melts - especially in moments like this when he needs it. " Fine, no take backs and I am not admitting defeat but I know when I will not win. " A smile rests on his lips and he breathes him in. That dread doesn't quite go away but it settles and he's ready, gods, he's ready to let go off it and move on, to be done with a life that isn't his own.
Aksel lifts his head just enough to press a kiss to the others cheek. " You swear it? " His brow arches a little. " Say it again, I like the way it sounds when you say it. " - and he believes it when it comes from Paerin because he has plenty of faith in himself but it's unwavering when it comes to him. " Then I will stop being a misery and get out of this tent. "
He hasn’t really had a place he’s called home in a long, long time. Maybe those days in Baldur’s Gate — those days with Aksel, that time they spent together, that time they’d started making something — was starting to be the first that he could really call that in so many years that the word of it feels strange and stiff on his tongue, but it’s there all the same. And yet — along this journey, he’s come to know that it’s not really a place at all, but rather merely being here, together. Whatever they face, he feels like they face it better together, whatever may come.
And so — he looks to their return to the city without particular emotion beyond that driven by the purpose of their journey, but he’s well aware of the truth that these walls hold memory that goes far deeper than the good ones they’d begun building.
Still: he shrugs. " Aye, see, it’s mine. An’ I can do with it what I damn well please, an’ what I’ll do with it is stuff it down your devil’s throat myself to pay it off. An’ no paybacks, either. " He huffs a little exhale. " I’ve got clothes on my back an’ steel in my hand, I’m set. " He reaches over, squeezes his knee, and then slowly shifts so he can pull an arm 'round his shoulders.
" Aye, I know it, " he sighs. " An’ I suspect that this en’t goin’ to be a simple or fast job, either. But, " he adds, more softly, and painfully earnestly — tipping his head to murmur it into his temple: " Soon as we’re done an’ soon as we can, we’ll walk out these gates an’ put it behind us. That I swear. "
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It was true, Aksel had a tendency to help others and ask for nothing in return. Maybe it was because the last time he'd asked for something he'd ended up entangled with the devil, but perhaps it was the softer part of him that he held onto as well - he didn't think to use it to his advantage. But the wilderness had given him an edge, he could feel himself changing, edges rougher and his tongue more brutal. Still, he was soft at heart. " You would suit being an errand boy. " He teases with the other with a smirk on his lips, not subtle when he looks him up and down. He knows Astarion is right, whether he's willing to admit it and give him that power is another thing entirely. " Should I let you take the lead next time? So you can show me how it is done? " His brow arches as he waits for a response. " It is not in my nature to take from people, maybe it's a flaw of mine - I suppose I must have at least one flaw. "
❛ well, someone's cranky today. ❜
astarion cannot roll his eyes any further, they would pop out of his head if they did, hand on his hip, moved to a side. "oh you know, all this useless do goodery tends to sour the mood for me. did you not even think of asking for something in return, darling? at this point we are surely on our merry way to become faerun's errand boys." rarely is astarion in a good mood, and aksel has this funny little way of just getting to his nerves. he doesn't dare to do much than complain, he would not admit it outloud, but aksel has very well taken in a leader role in this group of theirs. astarion knows he would not be great, but how he wished his companion would just stop it with helping others for no good reason. it's a constant reminder of how others have it better, how others have luck and are given grace when he has had none in over two hundred years. but he'd rather get stabbed than to admit to the fact, to the reality of his situation.
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blood, blood, gallons of the stuff ! a collection of icky, bloody prompts for those who like to choose violence. actions are reversible. general warning for blood, violence, murder, death.
𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :
" that's a lot of blood. "
" it isn't mine. "
" what did you do ? "
[ sigh ] " what did you do ? "
" come on. have a taste. "
" holy shit, are you okay ? "
" it looks worse than it feels. "
" you should see the other guy. "
" it's a good look on you. you should get covered in blood more often. "
" lean on me. "
" oh my god. oh my god, oh my god, what the fuck ? is that what i fucking think it is ? "
" . . . gross. "
[ standing over a body ] " oops. "
" is that a fucking body ? "
" look, i'm sorry, okay ? "
" what the hell happened ? "
" before you say anything, it wasn't me. "
" at least it wasn't me this time. "
" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you pretend it isn't. "
" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you wish it wasn't. "
" i'm not scared of you. "
" you don't scare me. "
" shut up and let me help you. "
" i got your shirt all bloody. "
" let's get you cleaned up. "
" that looks like it hurts. "
" i'm fine, just. . . give me a minute. "
" we are so fucked. "
" what the fuck is wrong with you ? "
" are you gonna help me clean it up or not ? "
" the fucker deserved it. "
" red looks good on you. "
" what the hell did you do ; tap - dance all over the body with ice - skates ? "
" what, did you run over the body with your car a couple times after ? "
" i. . . i didn't mean to. . . "
" sorry. fuck, i'm sorry. "
" this isn't what it looks like. "
" it was an accident. "
" motherfucker ran right into my knife, i swear. "
" people need to look both ways before crossing. . . bullets. "
" would you believe me if i said wrong place, wrong time ? "
" hey, look at me. i don't care. are you okay ? "
" they deserved it, right ? please tell me they deserved it. "
" you're bleeding. "
" what the fuck happened to you ? "
" you're getting blood on the carpet. "
" sit down before you fall down. "
" that looks like a you problem. "
𝚄𝙽𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :
sender spits out a mouthful of blood at receiver's feet
sender spits out a mouthful of blood on receiver
receiver finds sender covered in blood
sender tries desperately to stop receiver's bleeding
sender helps receiver clean up after a kill
sender wipes blood from receiver's face with a washcloth
sender wipes blood from receiver's face with their thumb
sender licks receiver's blood off a knife
sender licks receiver's blood off their thumb
sender lights up a cigarette a foot away from someone they killed before offering one to receiver
receiver finds sender stood over a body
sender stitches up receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]
sender digs their finger into receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]
sender frantically checks receiver for injuries under all the blood
sender guides receiver's bloody hands under a faucet / water source and begins washing them clean
sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood
sender tilts receiver's head back to staunch a nosebleed
sender draws a smiley face out of the blood they spilled :)
receiver finds sender cleaning up a kill in a daze
sender looks receiver in the eye as they shoot / stab / kill someone
sender ruffles receiver's hair, getting blood all over their hand
sender gets some of receiver's blood on them and makes a face
sender flicks blood at receiver to annoy them
sender stomps in a pool of blood to splash it on receiver
sender slips in their victim's blood but receiver steadies them before they can fall
sender steadies receiver when they slip in the blood sender spilled
receiver comes home to sender covered in blood and waiting for them with all the lights off
sender spits out a tooth and it hits receiver
sender tries to wipe blood off receiver but the blood on their hands just makes it worse
sender takes an injury meant for receiver
sender shows up on receiver's doorstep covered in blood
sender sits down quietly next to receiver after receiver kills someone
sender punches receiver in the mouth
receiver watches sender lick the blood off their fingers like its cheeto dust
sender helps receiver bury a body
sender hugs receiver just to get their victim's blood all over them <3
sender hugs receiver just to get their blood all over them <3
sender leans on receiver for support
sender kills someone to protect receiver
receiver finds sender in a frenzy maiming a body after they've already killed it
sender kills someone and the blood spatters on receiver
receiver finds sender desperately trying to wash the blood off of themself
sender kisses receiver to taste the blood on their busted lip
sender shoots / stabs receiver non - fatally as a warning
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There's no better way to wake up and start a morning. Gods, if he'd had any intention of springing out of bed he's not going to now. Aksel's in no hurry, he's happy to enjoy the attention and the view. It's one hell of a view too, elbows against the bed as he keeps himself propped up to watch Paerin. " I could get used to waking up to you down there, you look pretty. " He wants to feel his mouth around him again but at the same time he doesn't want to rush, he wants to take his time and last just so he can enjoy him for that bit longer.
He can feel hot breath against the tip of his cock and then the kiss - he twitches in response, thighs tense. Lips part for him to speak but he stops when he feels Paerin's finger, teeth biting down onto his lower lip, a very weak attempt to hide the smirk that starts to appear on his lips. " Tease - " He knows it's an offer but he's a damn tease too.
Then he pressed down against the circling finger and he pushes himself up just a little more because he wants to watch his mouth move around his cock. " I have nowhere to be, " The smirk appears properly that time and he purposefully shifts his hips so his cock bumps Paerin's lower lip but then he's pressing against that finger again and hell, he doesn't know what to do with himself. He's eager and fuck he's his to toy with. " Fuck, I'm all yours. "
That’s the point — or so he’d say if he could, because he’s busy. Instead, he just utters a groan deep in his throat. It’s not the first time by far: he’s enthusiastic with this, eager and attentive, but usually he does work him over fast and hot. Chasing release, not teasing or dragging it out — and he often likes it much the same. But this time, he’s going slower, taking his time — feeling every part of him, just taking a moment to let the simple pleasure of the moment wash over them both.
Of course: he’s plenty hard, too, but he’s ignoring it for the most part; that can wait. For now, he works him lazily before pulling back enough to give him a moment’s break, the tip resting against his lower lip. He follows it with a low sound, voice caught tight: " God, but you’re perfect, " he breathes. " Gorgeous fuckin’ everything. You undo me. " He exhales a shaky little breath, following it with a groaning laugh. " Well, d’you want to last a long time? "
And he mouths a kiss against the shaft, slipping a hand between them and between his thighs, making sure it’s wet before teasing at fingering him, more question and offer than doing yet — and he gives a little cheeky grin. " Could always just see how long I can make y’last —— " Just as the lazily circling finger, it’s a tease and offer at once: he very much prefers to check in before doing much of anything. " Whatever y’want. "
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