"I Consecrate my Soul to Thee" Witch/Demon AU

[zauberdecke]

[ There was a very specific reason why Essek was here at this moment.

All around him was gathered components, and within his hand he held chalk with which he was drawing the familiar pentagram that would assist in his mission. For his entire life, he had been gatekept, he came from a long line of witches, all of them female; the power passed down through matriarchal laws and blood-- from woman to woman.

However he was the black sheep, the one who had been given far more power than was comfortable for the bloodline in which it had been strictly locked up. Because of this, no female line could inherit and even right now etched into his chest was a binding spell that was unbreakable though oh, how he had tried. It had been placed there by he who he had been given in marriage to; locked until at which point a female was conceived which would then continue the line downward.

There was nothing more vengeful than a cat who had been caged, and right now Essek Thelyss was out for blood and perhaps even a healthy dose of revenge. There was that intrinsic longing for freedom to do what he wanted, not wanting to be bound by tradition to a familial coven who cared more about the line than him. He wanted to put a stop to it, perhaps even get this angry scar of a sigil on his chest removed, wanting night upon night of assault to end.

He did not care what he summoned, the only thing he wanted was for whatever power he could bid to rise to invoke retribution, to free him. Logically he knew that he would be entrusting his fate into the devil he did not know-- but at this point in time, that seemed far preferrable.

And that was how he had roped Alex into this. Someone who was well versed in the rituals if not well practiced; he could not do this alone because there was so much that could go wrong. Best to have two hands in it, even though he knew that it was not Alex's job to intervene but rather to 'watch' but he was desperate, and Alex knew how much he hated Adeen.

Desperate times called for desperate measures, and it was then that Essek finished the circle and then set his chalk down gently. ]

The circle is complete, the components are gathered.. it is time.

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[zauberdecke]

[ Oh.. oh-- he knew what Bren was doing now, it was something that he was unfamilar with on the recieving end; not even a taste of what it felt like-- he was only aware of the intrusivity of it-- the helpless way it had made him feel, but here was Bren doing it willingly? ] If you would not be comfortable doing this, I understand.. I.

[ Here was Essek struggling for words even as he looked down at Bren with smokey desire-filled eyes. Perhaps another reason for Adeen to be hated by the Demon, as if the other reasons were not originally enough.

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Did you even know what you were accepting? [ it was a skillful counter, tit for tat-- because in a way the weight was both the same, it stemmed from the same wellspring of emotion; it lingered like a tsunami of abundance. ]

I think our pact is irreversible, it is even doubtful if it can be reversed, it is absolutely-- as stalwart as all the secrets that the Talamasca hide.

[ Secrets for them, but the sharp and unarguable truth of Henry's existance ] I exist now to serve you because I want to.

[internationalrelations]

[Bren was truly going to enjoy making Adeen suffer for everything he had done -- a list that kept growing. Bren looked up at Essek with a gaze that was unmistakably adoring, the desire clear in his own blue eyes.]

Not comfortable? My treasure... I want to taste you this way so much that I may go mad if I'm not allowed to.

[Bren was clearly intending to teach Essek about just how sexy mutual enthusiastic consent was. Starting with hitching those skin tight pants down just enough so that he could free the drow's prick, wasting no time in wrapping a hand around him and looking up at him.] It is okay, ja?

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I don't want it reversed.

[His soul was a paltry price to pay for having Henry in his life. He'd pay it again and again if he were offered the choice.]

I didn't have any idea what I was accepting, you know. I just knew... I just knew you were what I'd been searching for my entire life, even if I hadn't realized it was even missing...

[And now he'd found it. He felt more himself, more whole, like he'd only seen the world in full color the moment he fell into the demon's blue eyes. He hadn't know what he was missing, but now there was no going back.]

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[ Oh well, ah-- Essek's own murmur while not overtly enthusiastic, it did convey quite a bit of understated interest, twofold when he felt Bren's hand wrap around his freed cock; he carefully summoned some gravity to keep him steady and upright without his knees buckling.

And then his fingers loosed the ties binding Bren's hair back and then he tossed it aside where it would no longer be needed. ]

It is very okay, you may do anything that you wish to me. [ he trusted him, also perhaps he was a little bit curious about the things that he had never gotten to expirience-- including this as well as taking someone- that also had not been precisely allowed. ]

--

[ Perhaps Henry should be reminding Alex that they needed to get to the club, but he could sense something happening and also he wanted this monent with Alex and would do anything to prolong it. ]

I fear then that we are stuck together.

[ And then he leans in and he catches Alex's mouth, slipping tongue against lower lip as he plays out a melody against it, seeking and somehow attempting to prove his adoration. ]

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[Bren smiled up at him at that permission. Those words were fully mutual, of course. Whatever Essek wanted, Bren was all too happy to provide. He leaned closer, lips pressing a heartfelt kiss to the head of his cock, even as he began a slow, even stroke, working that velvet soft skin along his shaft.]

I wish to please you, Schatz. It is simple as that.

[That said, he parted his lips to wrap around Essek's arousal, tongue teasing along the ridge of the head.]

--

[The club would still be there. They'd just get a later start than intended. The night was still young, and Alex wanted to linger in this moment too. It felt as if it had a weight to it, as if they were acknowledging something, speaking it into a surer existence.]

Seems that way... guess we'll just have to deal...

[With belonging to one another. He gave up on talking when that mouth found his, lips parting, an unspoken but eloquent welcome, for Henry to take all that he had to offer, all of him. Alex stepped in closer, arms winding around Henry as he molded himself up against his demon.]

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[ Never had Essek felt such loving intent and that was what made this act feel different; the silky lash of tongue as it flattened against his head to lap up precome, and then the welcome that his cockhead recieved by mouth, like a benediction.

If magic had not been supporting him, he would've melted like a puddle. There was also the slight thrill that they may be caught which also carried this and so his fingers curled through ginger locks and he mumured in a nearly fevered manner. ]

You are such a good boy for me. [ he had not meant to trigger an unexplored praise kink ]

--
[ And here was Henry, stepped firmly into the circle of those arms, their mouths partaking and his exhibiting quite the hunger-- the mouth that was indeed welcoming even as it delved deeper, and he tasted of Alex's favorite flavor-- whatever that was.

He backed up Alex against the edge of the couch while his fingers palmed right there against a rear and the he breathed against lips. ] We could be even more stuck together, you know.

[ For shame, while the other pair was innocently dressing too ]

[internationalrelations]

[Bren didn't worry about getting caught. Yes, there was a brief thrill at the idea of it, an excitement to keeping this quick and clandestine, but he also knew for a fact that if Henry were to find them, he'd just earn a roll of the demon prince's eyes. And from what he'd learned about Alexander from all Henry's stalking and spying and fanboying, there'd be flustered squawking at worse before he left them to it.

He was also way too eager to have Essek in any way he could to let it stop him anyway. A soft moan of encouragement turned into something throaty and low at those casually dropped words of praise. Yes, something clearly was unlocked right then and there, if the sudden heat in Bren's gaze was any indication. Either way, he was incredibly motivated at the moment, focusing his attention on swallowing him down, tongue guiding along the length of him as he took him into his mouth, his throat, inch by inch.]

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[Alex did not realize he was moving right until the point where he felt the sofa behind him. Oh. Well. That was fine too. As long as Henry was close, as long as those hands and that mouth were on him, he had no complaints whatsoever about their location. A soft sound as those hands went grabbing, and he couldn't stop the way he arched against the demon, as if the movement was pure reflex, his body having decided that his brain did not need to be consulted in this instance.

And why would it? Thinking was overrated.]

Baby, we have company. [Which, incidentally, was most emphatically NOT a no.] What if we got caught? [And why did that sound like the idea was a turn on?]

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[ Oh gods, the view of Bren taking all of his slender and long cock in had him thickening on that tongue; he was finding that orgasm was not a hard thing at all when tendered by Bren's skilled fingers and tongue-- he was finding out that he enjoyed sex and yet he was sure it was because of this man.

Without Bren he could live without it, but with Bren, he was finding his mind straying to moments when he could find his way to his bedroom for alone time with the Demon
] Do you like it when I tell you that? I did not think that you liked being my pet quite so much and yet here you are.

[ This was asking for Bren to get edged all night ]

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[ The kisses came in short hot little waves against mouth, like the sea rocking against shore though still enough that he could speak. ] If we were caught.... Bren would give me a congratulatory nod [ Each pause was punctuated by a kiss ] while from what I've seen of Essek, his ears would flush but he would keep his composure and then flee the scene of our crime?

[ Demons were so perceptive. ] But I think they may be shagging too.. it does not take that long to dress?

[ And then with skillful ease, he toppled the two of them back onto the couch-- not the first time this couch has seen such shenanigans. ] I personally think you deserve to have your prick sucked.

[internationalrelations]

[Ah. Called out on it wasn't he? But he supposed he couldn't deny it. Hell, he wouldn't want to deny it. He was, after all, the one who had quite literally volunteered to act as Essek's pampered pet cat as a disguise while they plotted Adeen's demise. So the only response that the drow would get to that question was another muffled groan and a fluttering of ginger eyelashes settling against pale, flushed cheeks.

Yes, he liked it. And yes he would be playing himself straight into that edging for the rest of the evening. He'd accepted his lot in life.

His cheek hollowed around the length in his mouth and he began a hungry rhythm of swallowing him down and letting the prick slip from his lips near entirely before engulfing him once more, again and again.

--

[Alex met each kiss with an increasing level of utter distraction from any other thought other than Henry's lips. How the demon managed to do this to him again and again was maddening, but in the best way that he could possibly imagine. And really, he was making very salient, very persuasive points in this particular debate.]

Mm... you've got a point... [Conversation slowed and interrupted by the need to continue sipping from Henry's lips.] They've been in there a while...

[A long while, for just a quick outfit change. They'd definitely got distracted. So really, it was only fair that Alex and Henry make the best of their time while they waited. So he was already on board even before he was toppled back to the couch, looking up at Henry in a clear but oh so very sweet surrender.]

Oh. I mean... if it's what I deserve, it's not like I can argue...

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[ The groans were taken as, what Bren had termed' enthusiastic consent so Essek decided that he would continue on that vein just as Bren was assuredly continuing along his. He could not help but allow his fingers to continue their ministrations, so perilously close to the back of that head. But Essek was not sure how much Bren could take.

Despite himself, his hips moved only a little bit in time with Bren's taking him to the root-- he was mindful to watch for choking sounds that would sound distressing. ] Do you ah.. wish to be used?

[ Essek's own ears flammed darker as he heard himself say that. ]

--

[ Homestly, Henry and Alex were not ready to see what was going on in the backroom-- it appeared that those two were starting to skid into dangerously kinky territory and with no intent of stopping any time soon. Which meant that the two of them had time to curl into each other on the couch that could barely fit the both of them. ] We need to get you a larger couch.

[ High romance right there. ]

You do deserve. [ Henry said as he placed his lips right at the nape of that neck and then let out a rather pronounced nibble, enough that he was sure that he could get Alex purring; but also he did enjoy putting his mouth on the other man wherever he could be. ]

Be sure that you are loud so that they know not to come out here whenever they finish, Sweetheart.

[internationalrelations]

[Bren opened his eyes to look up at Essek at that question. He could see the flush on the drow's features, and it was a fetching thing to see. As for the answer, for if he wished to be used, the only response he could give was another throaty moan, and a pleading look cast up at his pactkeeper.

Oh yes, he very much wanted Essek to use him, to take what pleasure he wished from him. He wanted those hips to rock, to properly fuck his mouth until he came. Those fingers in his hair were captivating too, though he was half waiting for that grip to tighten, to tug.]

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I dunno... it's cozy. I like cozy.

[He liked the excuse to be entirely on top of one another, but maybe a slightly roomier couch so they could properly cuddle and drape on one another. Or fuck with less worry of going tumbling onto the floor.

Though there were worse thing than banging on the floor too.

Alex let his head loll to the side at the touch of that mouth. Oh he was exceptionally easy where Henry was concerned -- purring indeed as he basked in the attention. He felt heat rising in his cheeks.]

You want them to know we're messing around... didn't expect you to be the exhibitionist type. [He was half teasing.]

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[ Previous-to, Essek had enjoyed Bren crawling into his bed; the messing around-- the sweetness of Bren's fingers upon his body, the kisses against his neck and yes even the fucking which had been what he had opened up to but it stood to reason that there was still a part of himself that had wanted some control; he had evidenced that when he'd asked to 'ride' Bren that first time.

But now it was coming out in a far more tangible way.

The whimpering groan reverberated all along the line of his cock and his eyes closed, even as his fingers subtly tightened and he thrust however still gently into that mouth, feeling the way that that tongue dragged against the underside of his cock just against a vein, and then another thrust, experimental. One hand moved to Bren's hand and picked it up to place it on his own hip. ] Show me how fast and hard you want it?

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[ Alex could easily drape against him, on top of him, between his thighs just as easily on a larger couch, just there would be a little bit more room. He'd funnel in funds for Alex to buy it, in fact Alex could buy whatever he wanted-- as the Prince of Hell, he had quite a bit of throwaway assets. ]

I am being practical.

[ Henry said as he ground down right against Alex, pressing their bodies together in something that could only be determined to be frottage/ ] I am sure that Essek and Bren will act like they never heard it.

[ Besides did dry humping on the couch count? Though it was elliciting quite the beautiful purrs to pearl from those lips. ]

[internationalrelations]

[Bren fought against his own gag reflex, and managed quite well to swallow against the urge to choke, finding a good angle of as Essek thrust against his mouth. He let his hand be guided, still watching Essek, looking up at him with that adoration that the demon so often seemed to have shining in his gaze when he looked at his pactkeeper.

His fingers curled around that slender hip and with a subtle pressure for Essek to continue those thrusts. He moved his own head to meet those motions, urging the drow to let go of that careful control, setting a pace that was indeed hard and fast.

Use him, Essek. He wanted him to take whatever pleasure he wanted from him.]

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You're sexy when you're practical...

[Alex murmured, playful, though the words cut off in a groan as Henry ruts against him. That delicious pressure and friction of their hips together, the feeling of the demon's prick just as hard as his own, just as captive inside his pants.

Gods he wanted more. Fuck.

A louder moan, as he let his head fall back against the soft, hands running over Henry anywhere he could touch, anywhere within his reach.]

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[ Bren had set the pace, and now Essek was following it. His hips started to mimic the guiding of hands as he threw his head back and let himself go, harsh rasping pants as he worked his hips in time, clenching in hair while he could feel that silken stream slowly work it's way to the surface-- summoned it's way upwards like a charmer of snakes.

And then he caught himself, a precursor and what felt like an inelegant bubbling upward so that it hit the back of that throat while he prepared himself for the deluge, it was coming. ] Fuck.. [ The first time he'd ever uttered something so filthy, and yet here he was. ] Soon....

--

[ It appeared that they were going to edge each other just as thoroughly, which was fine because Henry could not get enough of it-- his hands underneath those shoulders and their hips contacting amid tight leather on both their parts. ] Well darling, there is more where that came from.

[ Oh yes, he managed to grind himself a little bit more firmly while he nibbled slowly underneath the collar of that rather see-through shirt, the shirt was not going to accept this while getting a little bit rumpled. ] You can touch wherever you like.. I'm yours, you know.

[internationalrelations]

[A shiver tore through Bren at that curse leaving Essek's lips because it was certainly something he had never heard the drow speak before. And oh Bren loved it, to know that Essek was letting himself go, that he was easing some of that careful self control, of taking what he wanted.

He groaned again around him, plea and permission for Essek to let go, for the other man to come down his throat. He tongued and sucked at the cock in his mouth, the sounds of it wet and downright obscene.]

--

[Alex shifted to hook a leg over Henry's hips, arching against him, urging him for more. His fingers slipped into the demon's hair, burying in soft strands, gripping tightly.]

Mine...

[Alex echoed, soft and heated. He'd ever had anyone to call his own, had never wanted to tie himself so fully to someone before.]

All mine.

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[ That did it in its entirity, the way that the muffled sounds translated-- the fact that Bren seemed to be enjoying it; he wondered albeit briefly if he could enjoy the act as well. Those sounds made him think like perhaps he could.. in time.

He could do it because, oh he wanted to bring the Demon pleasure. This was giving him pleasure, he knew it, could feel it and then at that very fragile crystalline thought, he gave one more roll of his hips and then hot ropes of seed burst forth and his own orgasm a hot and wild thing.

His spell gave out and then he hunched over Bren, keeping himself steady that way as his breathing came rapid and shivers quaked through him. ]

--

You can have me in whatever way you desire, I am yours to command.

[ It was the Demon to please their pactkeeper. Sometimes it was not sexual, and other times it was this, white hot lust that wrecked lightning between them. His breath caught, certainly enough that he could catch that mouth and run his tongue against the inside of the lip, reaching between them to grind his palm between them, stroking cock that was pinned just underneath fabric. ]

I do not want anyone else.

[ That was a loaded thing for a demon to say, to declare how easily they could be controlled was just one step beneath taboo. ]

[internationalrelations]

[No seemed to be about it. Bren was very much enjoying himself. He was, in fact, enjoying himself a great deal thank you very much. Knowing that he was giving Essek pleasure was dizzying, that Essek not only allowed him to but wanted him to, it was perhaps the best reward that he could possibly think of.

He swallowed around the prick in his mouth, drinking down his seed as if he had been parched for him. And he had really, for ages and ages, and that thirst would never really be slaked.

Drawing back slowly, he let his tongue pass over his own lips -- reddened and slick already with a mix of saliva and seed.] Good, Schatz?

--

[Oh those were indeed dangerous words, weren't they? Alex looked at Henry in quiet wonder, pausing long enough to groan to the other man's mouth as he was kissed once more. His hips arched hard into that hand.]

I want all of you, every way there is... is that too much to ask?

[Just everything of Henry. That was all he wanted, all he needed.]

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[ To be honest, it had been far superior to just 'good'; try mind-blowing or absolutely cataclysmic. Already his prolonged orgasm was still shooting through him, bourne of his own drow stamina-- certainly not like a normal human, it would be adequate in keeping up with Bren's own demonic libido.

He slowly slinked down to place himself on Bren's lap and then has his arms wound around shoulders, he pressed his mouth to lips that tasted like himself. ] So that is how I taste like? [ He was not in any hurry to leave quite yet though for Bren, it's likely he'd be able to feel the vibes coming from just outside the room. ]

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No.. [ He gasps as his tongue plunders Alex's mouth, spiced and warm just like his soul. His beautifully and decadently lovely soul. The flavour heightened his own pleasure and he was starting to grind his palm down between them, and of course it would catch against the underside as it was trapped-- he could feel the ridges. ]

You are not wrong whatsoever.

[ He wanted to leave a mark against that neck, wanted to see it revealed-- in between kisses his teeth was finding jaw and then he drew the skin like a vice of suction into his mouth, keeping it there. ]

[internationalrelations]

[Bren chuckled quietly at the question, nodding.]

Mm... it is. You're delicious.

[Bren was biased of course, but not wrong. He let his arms settle around Essek, holding the drow close in his lap as they settled here on the floor. They would eventually have to go back and join Henry and Alex to actually make it to the club.

But he was also certain he is aware of something from the room beyond. So yeah, they can take their time.]

--

[Alex leaned after that mouth as the kiss ended. But he supposed it was fine if Henry was going to kiss and bite and leave hickeys on his neck. Fine by him if Henry felt the need to leave him marked up. A soft gasp of sound at the feeling of that hot mouth fastened onto his neck.]

Baby...

[A low, needing whine.] You're killing me... it's not enough.

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[ It was time for perhaps a little bit of vulnerability between them. He was feeling deliciously limp and there was that humming buzz of sweetness that denoted an orgasm well spent. ] I have horrid memories of that act, I am glad that you ah.. enjoyed it.. and that I did not hurt you.

[ And Essek was blissfully unaware of what was happening outside, he was content to cuddle up and enjoy such proximity with his lover. ]

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Is it not enough?

[ As if he did not know what he was doing at all, he rather enjoyed the fact of teasing him even as he arched his own hips against and downward, dragging their hips together over and over again as if they were a see-saw.

Another whisper like the flicker of a snake even as he started to kiss his way down that neck, parting the folds of shirt. ] What do you want? [ As if he wasn't just heading all the way down that body as if Alex was a slide and he wanted to ride it all the way down. ]

[internationalrelations]

I think I will peel Adeen's skin from his bones by hand.

[Bren murmured quietly, nuzzling into the drow's cheek. The man that his pactkeeper had been married off to was Bren's least favorite person who had ever existed -- impressive given that Trent Ikithon existed in this universe. Adeen had shot to the head of that line though.]

I enjoyed it very much. I like making you feel good, my treasure. You are a work of art.

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You know what I want.

[Alex fixed an accusatory look on Henry because good try playing innocent, Mr. His Royal Highness Prince of Hell. Alex was onto him. Henry knew exactly what he was doing, knew he was driving him mad with lust. Alex's pants were tight before his prick decided to take up more than its allotted space, and now they were downright constricting.]

Please, baby?

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[ Essek did not know how to tell Bren how he wanted to please him, wanted to see that smile. This demon who cared about what he wanted, who looked at him with such tender love. It was addictive and he could feel instinctively his hands clenching in the folds of that shirt. But perhaps he could vocalize a sweet sentiment nevertheless. ]

I trust you.. [ That was not precisely love but it was painfully blissfully close to it with such a sentiment. ] More than I've trusted anyone in my life.

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I do.. you greedy boy.

[ That needy whine did not go unnoticed, but he did enjoy having Alex eating out of his hand, poised on the crest of anticipation. Helpfully, he took away his hand from crotch but only so that he could push fabric upward, so that he could start to work those pants open. ] I suppose since you have begged quite nicely.

[ And then he levied a kiss against the navel, the inch just over fastenings, his blue gaze sliding upward in a gesture nearly flirtatious. ] You may want to push a pillow behind your head so you can watch.

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[Bren could not imagine more beautiful words than that. Trust was a rare and precious thing in the demon world, and to have it given freely to him by this man who meant so much to him.]

That is a gift, Schatz. Thank you for giving it to me.

[He pressed a kiss to his temple.] You have my trust as well, all of it.

--

[Alex pursed his lips into a pout. Greedy nothing, he was being played like a musical instrument by some master of the craft. How could he help but be greedy for more when he was being so expertly teased and edged?]

You are... way too smug about this...

[Curse the demon for being beautiful and sexy and far too good at this.]

...but yes. I wanna watch.

[So he'd grab for a pillow to prop himself up, even as his stomach caved beneath the touch of those perfect plush lips.]

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[ It was a heart-to-heart, the most that Essek had ever put his emotions on the line. And he did not think it would backfire, it wouldn't leave him disappointed in the world and it's future-- the idea of extinguishing Adeen and then running off with Bren was.. perhaps he had wanted different things upon summoning but now? While ambitious, he wanted freedom and wanted to wile away the time with this fascinating demon who captured his attention. ]

Do you have anything want? Anything that I can give you?

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[ At this point, Henry decided that the best response to this was absolutely no response at all. He undid the buttons and then reached in to draw out that throbbing prick and then he leaned down and lathed his tongue right against that slit, holding the cock at such an angle that there was no way that Alex could avoid it within his vision.

And oh he made a grandiose show of it, dragging over velvet and feeling the pulse there. Another lick against the slit to scoop up precome while he purred against flesh, he really hoped that Alex was enjoying this vision. ]

[internationalrelations]

You have already given me more than I deserve.

[A quiet murmur as if the words were a secret meant for Essek alone. Bren pressed another kiss through his hair.]

Stay with me like this, ja? A little while. Our hosts are busy right now.

[Get him, Henry. 'atta boy.]

--

[Damn him. Damn everything about him. Alex knew he was in so very deep, and he was still sinking into the depths that was Henry. He watched, eyes darkened with lust that had utterly subsumed him.

His hands gripped against the cushion beneath him as he watched Henry treat his cock like a popsicle, and fuck him it was already undoing him. He heard someone moan, loud and desperate and only a moment later realized it was him.]

H...Henry..!

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[ Such a simple request, and Essek was quite content to linger in the circle of Bren's arms. That was what he did, he shifted so that he could lean back against Bren's chest, the top of his head resting against that neck and brow against jawline. It was a moment that he would like to bask in as well. ]

Anything that you wish, it is pleasant to be here-- you know that I enjoyed cuddling with you in bed last night.

--

[ He closed his mouth around the cockhead and then he gave it a suck-- but he did not wish to drag the cock into his mouth just yet, rather getting the head and the ridge around it slick and wet within the volcano of his saliva. Much like a demon, he felt like the fires of hell itself.

There was no pain though, only a washing of pleasure. The road to hell was paved with indulgence and sin-- and right now Henry was in the driver's seat, and he was going to drive his lover nearly insane with it.

An admirable goal to be sure. ]