[ Childe continues his ministrations through the foreigner's words, pausing only to scoop up some suds from where they've dribbled down over the man's bare ear. He gently rakes his nails over his scalp as he scrubs and works, and it's only after a lengthy pause does he deign to speak, voice a bit softer than before. ]
If I had my way, I would have taken the children out of the city. It's an adult's job to protect the dreams and the well-being of the innocent. In time, maybe you'll come to understand the way of things around here.
[ But that's all he'll say on that matter. He's done lathering up the other's hair, fingers running through to the ends, and he rinses off for a moment before reaching for the bowl to begin washing it away. ]
Close your eyes. The soap will sting something fierce if it gets into your eyes.
[ Bowl in one hand, he tilts the foreigner's head back with his other, first smoothing hair out of his face before settling that hand over the lovely column of his throat. There's a little dip in the floor so that even if the rinse gets out of the tub, the water will still drain. Childe will still get soaked in the process, however, but that's easy enough to manage. ]
Even thousands of miles from your homeland, you still retain that same fire, that same degree of fierceness that first captivated me. Can you hardly blame me for making you mine? You don't seem to realize just what kind of sway you have over me. I suppose that's a good thing, for me at least.
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If I had my way, I would have taken the children out of the city. It's an adult's job to protect the dreams and the well-being of the innocent. In time, maybe you'll come to understand the way of things around here.
[ But that's all he'll say on that matter. He's done lathering up the other's hair, fingers running through to the ends, and he rinses off for a moment before reaching for the bowl to begin washing it away. ]
Close your eyes. The soap will sting something fierce if it gets into your eyes.
[ Bowl in one hand, he tilts the foreigner's head back with his other, first smoothing hair out of his face before settling that hand over the lovely column of his throat. There's a little dip in the floor so that even if the rinse gets out of the tub, the water will still drain. Childe will still get soaked in the process, however, but that's easy enough to manage. ]
Even thousands of miles from your homeland, you still retain that same fire, that same degree of fierceness that first captivated me. Can you hardly blame me for making you mine? You don't seem to realize just what kind of sway you have over me. I suppose that's a good thing, for me at least.