abraxaslogs | Got love for the people that have warned you

If you're going to carry me all the way there with the blood rushing to my head, you better have my blood rushing in a different direction eventually.

[ He laughs out loud at the return slap, still waving at people who are looking at them funny. It's possible that there are a few normal locals out there who don't even blink at it though, as if they know the Summoned - or specifically Jesper - well enough to shrug at their weirdness. The way it should be.

He's not going to make it easy for Sylvain so he continues to grope his ass since he can, squeezing contently. He can't look at his shoulders or muscles from here so he has to make do with something he can admire. ]

Have I said no to a single thing you've wanted? And we haven't even played around with all our kinks yet.

[ If it’s not Jesper’s weirdness they’re used to, Sylvain’s is up there, too. This isn’t even the first time he’s carried someone home on his back. Although Hilda had been upright. And also very very drunk. ]

That could probably be arranged. If you ask very nicely.

[ As if he would deny Jesper much of anything, either. But it was also pretty fun pushing him to the point of ‘asking nicely’. Or just outright begging. That was always fun, too. ]

Clearly we don’t even know all of each others’ kinks yet. Maybe we should make a bucket list. [ Something he’s learned about from some of the more modern members among them, but he thinks its a great idea. Although he’s still not sure why there’s a bucket involved.

Still, he climbs the outer stairs to the Loft and then inside and down the hall. Mostly in the direction of his rooms, but turns into a different room one door too early. Which happens to be a cozy bathroom with a tiled shower in one corner and a massive clawfoot tub settled under the skylight.

A tub that is currently filled with hot steaming water that smells slightly of pine and spices. There are candles lit on multiple surfaces, creating a soft, soothing glow that dances around them.

It’s only once he’s inside that he leans forward and sets Jesper back on his feet, keeping hold of him to make sure he has his balance. At least until all his blood flows back to where it’s supposed to be. He casts his lover a wink as he straightens. ]

You’ll have time to talk me into bed, but first I need you naked for other reasons.

We should have a kink session. Let's make sure Claude and Hilda aren't around for that though, you know how loud I get.

[ As if Sylvain isn't loud too. They really bring it out in each other but that's what intense sexual chemistry sounds like. They do have sex when the others are around and mostly can keep it under wraps, it's just that a kink session won't be the quiet type. He sees the place from an angle he really didn't expect to see it from but he remains placid to see what Sylvain plans here.

He looks genuinely surprised at the somewhat romantic and sweet set up in the bathroom and truth be told, he needs one. He's been surviving off very fast showers because he's been working day and night, always up to something. He probably smells a lot like sweat and wood at this point. ]

Did you do this for me, or is it impeccable timing and we're stealing it from Hilda?

[ He manages to get his balance back after the blood settles off his head and he runs his hands up Sylvain's chest, hooking up over his shoulders. He doesn't wait for an answer before he steals a kiss from him. Jesper always throws himself into kisses, not believing in ever giving less than the other person deserves.

He pulls away to follow that order, but raises an eyebrow at him. ]

You better strip down too, baby, I want you wet and naked so I can run my tongue over your arms. Those damned muscles.

I’d say we could find you a gag, but I happen to like making you get all loud.

[ His smirk only grows as he leans into that kiss, returning it and stealing another of his own. ]

But I’m hardly going to object to exploring some new kinks with you. That sounds like a fun way to pass an evening. Or a weekend. Since you tend to make me rather insatiable, after all.

[ That smirk softens as Jesper looks around to take in the bathroom and he leans in, his own arms winding around the other man’s waist as he gives him a fond look. ]

Nope, this is all for you. Unless stealing it makes it more exciting, in which case, I totally stole it. [ He didn’t steal it. But he did arrange it all for Jesper. And he’s relieved it went over well, since that had totally been a spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment idea he’d let run away with him. ]

Why do I get the feeling that if I let you coax me into getting wet and naked with you, there’s not going to be much actually ‘getting clean’ going on here. [ The laughter in his eyes, however, belies that he doesn’t mind in the least.

So does the fact that he’s already unbuttoning his shirt to shrug it off broad muscled shoulders, completely content to indulge Jesper’s every whim. ]

I mean, we can start there with the kinks, because you can gag me any day. I also like being tied up and spanked like the bad boy that I am.

[ Jesper says all of this with the same amount of casual humor as he would talking about his day. He's very comfortable with himself and his desires and he knows that Sylvain won't mind them. If anything, he's insatiable about it, as he just admitted too. The two of them have an easy time getting lost in each other. He's fairly certain none of Sylvain's lovers ever got to know him the way he does, and they're the poorer for it. ]

We'll be clean, we'll just also be very dirty.

[ Jesper hurries to get out of his clothes mostly because he's trying to be very good and not immediately plaster himself all over Sylvain and distract them from the bath. The hunger in his gaze is instant when he gets to look at those impressive arms. If he touches him he'll be on his knees in a second, so instead he finds some control within himself and gets into the bath instead.

Sylvain put effort into setting this up to be nice, he's going to appreciate it properly. He knows that he makes an appealing picture though, naked and now wet himself, so he stretches out his long lean body in an intentional bid for attention. ]

I think I'll need to lie in your arms. You know, because of the height.

[ He grins. As if he needs an excuse, but they'll need to share the space together, the best way possible. In truth, Jesper wants those big strong arms wrapped around him.]

And here I thought you were a very good boy.

[ There is laughter lurking in his tone - and his eyes - but that does nothing to dim the very real spark of interest at the possibilities Jesper brings up. To say he’s not opposed to the suggestions would be a gross understatement.

But bath first. Kinks later.

He bends to pick up Jesper’s clothing out of habit, folding them and setting them aside on the sink counter before shedding the rest of his own and doing the same with them. He doesn’t even think about it, which is probably one of his odder quirks and something Jesper would have seen him do many times now. Then again, considering his room is always fastidiously neat, maybe its not that surprising after all.

But that just means he can eye his pretty lover all stretched out and languorous in the bath now, his amber eyes drinking in the sight with a spark of hunger, and definite appreciation. ]

Aren’t you about the same height as I am? How do you figure that exactly? Not that I’m objecting. But you might have to shift forward a bit if that’s the position you want. [ Grinning, he crooks a finger in Jesper’s direction, because if Jesper wants to lie in his arms, he’s going to have to get himself situated first. ]

[ Jesper's side of the room at the inn is organized chaos. He knows where everything is and it's far from dirty, but cluttered. He makes everything he sells there and he has quite the wardrobe from being here so long. He doesn't mind Sylvain's attention to detail, it's probably some soldier thing. He knows the army's weird about organization. ]

It's definitely about height and not that I want to curl up in your impressively bulky arms.

[ Seriously, they're giant, he loves looking at them. And Sylvain's chest. And his entire body. Also his eyes and hair. Okay Jesper has a fetish for all of him. He's very confident in his own body even if it's leaner and longer, but damn, Sylvain is a work of art. He does shuffle forward to Sylvain can situate himself in the bath comfortably.

Once he's settled in Jesper then situates himself in relation to it, finagling their way to a place of comfort, and then he sighs contently once they're both in place and he has those giant arms around him. Jesper rests his head back on those very nice pecs and considers himself lucky. ]

You're a sweet lover, Sylvain.

[ Both in bed and out of it. He shows a lot of care for others. He runs his fingers along those gorgeous arms.]

You know it's been over a year for us.

[ It's definitely just a Sylvain thing, but he appreciates the vote of confidence.

He crawls into the bath behind Jesper, grateful that this tub is large enough to accommodate them both, especially because neither of them are exactly small. But he settles into the steaming water, already wrapping the other man up in his arms and dragging him back against his chest.

Settling Jesper comfortably there, he trails light kisses along one bared shoulder, unable to keep from smiling at the words that follow. He relishes the gentle brush of fingers against his arms, his own tracing absent shapes against Jesper's stomach. Although he makes a face at being called 'sweet'. ]

There you go, trying to ruin my reputation again.

[ Even though he didn't have one here - that wasn't the point. Even after only a year here, it was still weird to not be constantly preceded by his own infamy. Every time he got close to someone and didn't have them judging him before he even got a word out of his mouth... it still caught him off guard.

But he just squeezes Jesper a little closer now, resting against his shoulder as he gives a thoughtful hum. ]

Almost a year exactly, isn't it? [ His lips quirk as he muffles a quiet laugh against the other man's skin. ] Lucky for us both, I'm still an excellent distraction. Of course, that time I had to drag you to the Inn and this time I had to drag you out of it.

The only reputation you have here is how sweet and handsome you are, sorry.

[ Sylvain's well-liked here because of course he is. Whatever history he has, it doesn't matter here, and he's made his own reputation by being himself. That's one thing that they've left behind; whatever reputations they thought were important or real before. Jesper, however, is exactly what people think of him, and that's always been true. He's very much himself, even when he's not.

Such as when they had sex the first time, when he wasn't entirely himself. He was at his worst place. So strung out and afraid to go home and needing a distraction more than anything else to get him out of there. He hooks an arm up around Sylvain's head so he can play with his hair. ]

Yeah, technically last month, so I'm a bit late on the anniversary front.

[ He takes Sylvain's hand and kisses every fingertip affectionately. ]

I don't usually use my abilities this frequently. I've gotten stronger over the past year and a half, so much stronger than I thought I would be, but I can still burn out.

It's okay, we were late for our own first date. Unless we count the hot springs. Which I haven't been.

[ His smile lingers as he watches Jesper's movements, aching fondness a warm light in amber eyes. Bending his head forward to give Jesper whatever room he wants to play, he brushes his fingertips over the man's lips as he presses kisses to the weapon-calloused skin there.

He lets the reputation bit drop, because that is something he's actively tried to leave behind him in the past year. And Jesper has helped with that far more than he'll ever realize. Just by being himself.

Besides. He'd much rather focus on the present.

His lover deserves all his focus, after all.

Jesper's words get another quiet hum from him before he bends forward again and nips lightly at the curve of his throat. ]

Let's not see how much you need to use before you hit that point, alright? Especially because there's no need to push yourself that far.

Like most of my first dates, I've been counting it since sex.

[ As if Jesper's really been on a date that wasn't sex. Maybe he has here and there, in the early stages of 'will they/won't they' but most of the time, it's involved sex. He is who he is and he's not ashamed of that, but he does think it's funny and brings it up. He's a passionate guy.

He nips playfully at Sylvain's fingertips and tilts his head so he can have more access to his throat. As if he'll ever say no to that. Sylvain's insane body is such a good cushion for him. Jesper sighs and is quiet for a few moments, something nearly unheard of from him. Even during sex, as Sylvain knows, he's incredibly vocal. ]

It's important to me, updating the inn. It's my home.

[ It's why the Crows have yet to leave it, they see it too clearly as their home, the place they want to be. Leaving just wouldn't work out. Maybe if he was entirely alone he would struggle with staying there, but he isn't (yet) so he clings to the familiar. ]

The Crow Club was always it before and I guess I've officially started shifting doors of where I considered home.

[ Which is complicated, because in a way it feels like giving up going back, too. Or maybe accepting that he isn't in any hurry to. Maybe he's not as neutral as he thought he was.]

[ He's seen the Crow Club in the Horizon. It's definitely the sort of place he would have frequented back home, so he understands Jesper's fondness for the place.

His other hand slides up to stroke over Jesper's hair as he stays comfortably wrapped around him. Letting the steaming water soak into both of them, relaxing sore muscles and easing the strain of the day's hard work. ]

It's a good place to call home. The energy of it suits you. Not to mention it's a good way for all of us to say thank you to Mags, after all she's done for us.

[ Sylvain has nothing but fond memories of the almost-year he and the others lived there. And while he sometimes misses the bustle of the place, the Loft is only a short walk away.

But he tugs on a dark curl because that still doesn't negate his point. ] I understand it's important, but so are you. You have enough hands to help you get the work done. So no exhausting yourself when others want to help. It's their home, too.

[ Don't make him get all stubborn and bossy on your ass, he'll do it if he needs to. ]

Mags is an interesting person. The Crow Club, it's our home because we're part of the gang, most homes you have to work for or have reasons to be there. She had no real reason to take us all in, it was because she's a good person. And that's not something I'm really used to.

[ Good people. Jesper would have used to say that his father was the best person he knows, but in retrospect he's stopped looking at Colm that way. And not in the bad sense, the fact that his father is flawed has given them a lot of better moments, rather than a child worshipping a parent. They found themselves on the same level. But true altruism is so bizarre to him. It is the kind of thing Inej would do though, a generous heart, taking care of others.

Sam too, maybe that's where it came down to. Sam found someone like him in this giant desert city and somehow it ended up this way. Jesper is a momma's boy at his core. Mags just happens to be his current mother figure. There aren't a lot of purely good people in his world. Jesper's used to corruption and violence. So of course he wants to caretake Mags right back. ]

I'm fine, Sylvain. I get stronger the more I practice.

[ So he exhausted himself by going too hard, but then he'll get to have better stamina. Jesper doesn't do things by half. He's all in or out of it. He can't believe how vast Sylvain's chest is when he rests his head back like this, it just goes on and on. A beefcake. They barely fit in the tub but they do enough, and he likes the tightness of the space, it means they're completely intertwined together. ]

I'm used to being the caretaker, I'm not great at letting other people be.

[ As if he needs to say out loud what they both already know. It's why Sylvain is constantly trying to do things like this, and Jesper still is reluctant and stubborn about it. ]

This is why I love you.

[ Simple, to the point, genuine. His feelings on his sleeve like usual. ]

[ Before meeting Jesper, Sylvain had no idea those words could ever be offered to him without strings attached. A laundry list of expectations behind them. Love was a currency in his life, and he'd always been the goods bartered away in exchange. But it had never been real love. Or if it was, it wasn't actually for love of him. No, it had always been a shallow, empty thing. And he was just as guilty of offering it that way, as mere lip service or idle charms. Because that was all he believed it to be.

It still made his head spin, to hear Jesper say that so easily, and know he meant it honestly. Openly. Sylvain didn't have to do anything to earn it, and even more shocking, didn't have to bend over backwards or jump through flaming hoops to keep it. He still struggled to believe it at times, wrap his head around the strange enormity of it, but he was trying. For Jesper.

Even if he still struggled to offer him the words back each time. He managed it, sometimes. To speak them aloud, to give them back with the same amount of honesty. For someone who had always had a way with words, that Jesper could steal these so easily...

But he presses a kiss to the man's shoulder, arm squeezing him tightly in a warm embrace, hoping he could still convey the depth of his emotions even if he couldn't easily give the words tonight. They choked in his throat and it just made his arms tighten a little more.

When he could finally speak again, his voice is a little raw, but still thickly warm with affection. ]

And here I thought that was because of my muscles.

[ Easier to make light of his own failure there, distract away from it, before guilt started gnawing at him and ruined an otherwise perfectly good night.

He wasn't good at letting other people be his caretaker either. So he understood Jesper's words all too well. ]

You deserved to be spoiled and pampered every once in a while too, you know.

[ Jesper is not someone who needs or expects the words back. He is unerringly confident in himself and in his worth. Not always, he has his blind spots like anyone else, but he knows he's lovable, that he's cared about and needed. Sylvain's affection for him is being expressed very clearly at the moment which is why he does what he does, which is make words to say what's in his heart.

He knows Sylvain better than the man expects, because Jesper is very observant and they've been lovers for a year now, he pays close attention. He knew that their relationship was unique for Sylvain, being someone who wanted him in his bed and keeping him there, that sex was only part of a bigger relationship. He doesn't know if anyone has told Sylvain he loves him before, but that's fine. If he's the first, good, then he's heard it at least.

He smiles into that tight hug and takes Sylvain's hand, pressing a kiss to his palm lovingly, and putting it against his cheek. Just nuzzling into it, affectionate and content. ]

The muscles are a nice perk. If I knew what your body looked like, I would've jumped you the first time we met.

[ Not even a joke. Sylvain's clothes did not do him justice. The first time Jesper got to actually look at his body, he thought he'd died and gone to heaven. Beautiful. But it's not the muscles that keeps him coming back or keeps him here right now in this bath. ]

I feel spoiled right now, yes. Very cared about.

[ It's a gentle reassurance about the words not being more important than the actions. ]

I'm having Steve distract Sam, I'm making him a special suite.

I'm still impressed you got through an entire afternoon at the hotsprings without climbing into my lap, if I'm honest. Or maybe that was more me climbing into yours.

[ There's soft, affectionate laughter in his tone as he brushes his fingers against Jesper's lips. Grateful the other man understands even when this is something Sylvain has a hard time putting into words himself.

It's not that he's never heard the words before. In fact, he's heard them - said them - so many times they should have lost all meaning by now. Except they'd never held any meaning in the first place.

All except from Jesper. So maybe that did make him the first.

But he lets the conversation drift to what Jesper's been preoccupied with and he arches an eyebrow, because this is the first time he's hearing about it. Although he's been very busy helping with redesigning and remodeling the kitchen and bar area downstairs. He'd spent enough time working in both when he lived there to know where some improvements could be implemented. ]

Oh? What kind of special?

Oh I thought about it the entire time. You're so gorgeous. I was just still trying to suss you out, I couldn't tell if you would want that.

[ Some people flirt a lot but don't react well when someone throws themselves into their lap in a semi-public setting. Jesper wasn't entirely sure about Sylvain and his needs being similar until the night they did hook up, when they nearly fucked in the alleyway. Everything after that was so much hunger and that hunger has never stopped, even if it's also settled into the kind that can wait for the full meal to be served.

Which is why he hasn't seduced Sylvain yet. He's going to, they can have a few minutes first to talk and not be out of their mind in lust. It's something he knows he can unwrap like a gift when the time is right. Probably very soon, because with Sylvain's large body pressed up against him, he is already thinking impure thoughts. ]

It's top secret.

[ Meaning this is basically only a conversation that happened between him and Mags, and eventually the people who were going to put it together. This wasn't in any of the plans drawn out on purpose, so Sam wouldn't know. ]

He's not someone who would ask for a better place or take one, so I'm forcing it on him. It's going to be the nicest suite in the entire inn, as befitting the person who started this partnership.

[ Jesper's going all out. It's going to be larger, more detailed, probably even prettier. It won't be so over the top that it will overshadow everyone else, he knows Sam wouldn't like that either, but Jesper's been around here a long time. He knows what Sam likes and what will suit him. He wants it to look extra good but also be homey.

He rests his head back on Sylvain's shoulder and smiles, very smug about managing to pull off this surprise. It's not done yet, but it will, and he can't wait to see Sam's face. ]

It was my idea but Mags insisted on it, if she was going to let us update everything.

Well, I'm glad you finally figured out how very into you I really was.

[ He adds this with a playful wink, because the memories of that night in the alley - and all that had come after - are still among his fondest memories here. Even if the initial cause of it hadn't been great, the results had been among the best things to happen to him here.

His fingers sweep along Jesper's ribs as he trails kisses against his shoulder, smiling against the skin under his lips, comfortable and content in the heat and contact between them. He knows there will be more, but he's fine with them taking their time in getting there. He'd brought Jesper here to relax and unwind, after all. In whatever form that takes. ]

That's very clever of you. He's gonna love it, I bet. Do you need any help? Or do you have it handled?

Was? I'm pretty sure you're even more into me now.

[ Jesper grins and to prove as much he wiggles back against Sylvain to be a menace, giving him a little bit of friction. He smiles and tips his head to request more kisses, reaching up behind him to hook his hand in that perfect red hair again, tangling wet fingers in it. Sylvain is such a perfect male specimen, Jesper has always been bisexual but Sylvain's the kind of man that would make him go 'oh fuck I'm bi' if he hadn't already known it. ]

If you'd like to come use your muscles to move the furniture in and out once we're done fixing up the inside, I wouldn't say no.

[ Jesper could do it all himself with the few workers - non-Summoned - he got involved in it. But Sylvain's proven by dragging him there that it wouldn't hurt to allow others to help. Just a little. ]

Although I'll have to pay you in a special way, for your effort.

[ Coquettish. ]

Oh, I am absolutely sure of that fact.

[ He has to laugh when Jesper wriggles back against him. He's only human, after all, and he has his very hot boyfriend currently very naked and wet in his arms. The friction only adds to what's already there, although he'd been trying to be polite to make sure Jesper got the chance to relax and enjoy his soak before they both distracted each other the rest of the afternoon.

When those fingers tangle in his hair again, however, he lets one hand slide up to cradle against Jesper's jaw, turning his face enough that he can catch his lips in a slow, lazy kiss. Lingering, and not in any rush still. Just enjoying the moment. Jesper makes it easy to do that, to turn everything else off and just focus on what's right here in front of him. At the moment? Quite literally. ]

I'm pretty sure I've already told you my muscles are at your disposal. But I won't say no to whatever you're cooking up in that clever mind of yours. I was about to say I'd give you a discount, but now I think I should definitely stick to full-price, especially since I'm getting special payments.

[ Jesper is delighted that Sylvain is already reacting to being naked with him, as he well should, grinning as he returns the slow kiss. He does less wriggling this time and readjusts so he can much more directly grind his ass against Sylvain's cock. He barely has to move to do that, rocking against him.

He reaches over to take Sylvain's hand and kisses each finger before bringing it down and encouraging him to wrap around Jesper's now very interested cock. He could turn around to start really getting them both crazy and he'll hold that in his back pocket, but a little bit of teasing never heart anyone. ]

It has to be full-price, sweetheart, we're both worth retail value.

[ Jesper laughs and turns his head to try and steal another kiss from him. ]

[ Sylvain just laughs at that, letting his hand be guided as he wraps warm fingers around Jesper's cock, giving him a slight, teasing squeeze before stroking slowly. He slides his thumb over the tip of him, even as he grins when Jesper purposefully grinds back against his own hardening arousal.

His other hand tangling in Jesper's hair, he draws his head back at a better angle to steal that kiss, more than happy to interrupt his reply for a few moments for another taste. It's never enough. ]

Well, you certainly are. Although I think my plan for the afternoon has failed. You don't feel very relaxed at the moment.

[ Jesper moans at the first stroke since it sets off so many delicious feelings at once, exactly what he needed, and he returns the kiss with a slightly faster breath. ]

Don't worry, we'll be relaxed soon enough.

[ He pulls Sylvain's and off him but it's because he's impatient (well known) and he turns around, the water sloshing around him but not over the rim for now. He straddles Sylvain's thighs and snuggles in close, nuzzling his nose as their cocks rub up against each other. Jesper runs his fingers into Sylvain's hair and then pushes his head back so he gets full access to his neck to nip and suck on. ]

Saints what I wouldn't do to ride you right now. But we'd definitely get all of the bath on the floor.

[ Jesper laughs into his neck and his other hand wraps around only Sylvain, leaving his ignored for the moment, so he can start teasing him the same way, stroking slowly. ]

[ Considering the loft is built over a factory and warehouse, he's pretty sure that would result in a lot of angry workers banging on their door, so probably not a good idea.

But he does continue to stroke Jesper's cock, matching the pace to the movement of the other man's hand, even as a breathless moan slip free of his lips. He tips his head back at the tug to his hair, resting it on the edge of the tub as Jesper's lips and teeth move against his throat. ]

You're really tempting me to say 'fuck it' and do that anyway, but I'd like to not get evicted, I happen to like this place.

[ He twists his hand, adding a bit of a squeeze to the next stroke as he swipes his thumb over the head of his cock, lips quirking into a smirk. ]

So I suppose we should finish your bath before you distract the both of us. More.

Mmm, it's fine, I'll do it later.

[ Sylvain has successfully distracted him from his work and he may as well get a little snuggling and sex out of it before going back. Jesper will definitely need to sleep a little first though. As eager as he can be, he's definitely worn through. Not so worn he can't push into Sylvain's hand, careful not to send any water crashing down, moaning at the thumb as it touches the slit. ]

Here, baby, work with me.

[ Jesper's long elegant fingers are good at a lot of things, but right then all he wants to use them for is this. He presses all the way against Sylvain so they are flush together and they can stroke each other while little movements of his hips forward also cause friction when they're rubbing together. He moves his hand faster to spur him on, his breath coming in sharply. ]

Let me look at you.

[ Jesper likes to look, something Sylvain's well aware of, tugging his head back down so he can gaze hungrily into his eyes, watch his expression for pleasure as it's also showing on his own. Jesper is the one who loses composure first though when another swipe of Sylvain's thumb sets him off and he gasps, pushing into his grip. ]

Got love for the people that have warned you

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NSFW from here

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the amount of time i spend staring at his gif every time i come here to reply is obscene tbh

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maybe wrap on this one, I'll start our quest one soon! :D

YAY