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

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[ 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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I am a very lucky man.

[Downright blessed, thought the demon who had spent so many ages quite the opposite. It was hard to consider himself damned when he was tucked so close to Essek that he could smell the sweet familiar scent of his perfume, feel the press of that body against his own.]

I would let you do whatever you wished. [He left the fleeting ghost of a kiss against the pad of that thumb.] I would beg you to fuck me.

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[Perhaps part of Alex's confusion about his sexuality had been the fact that the brief experience with Miguel, that one awkward casual thing that couldn't even be called a fling, had left him not feeling much of anything. It was nothing like being with Henry, nothing even like the thrill that raced through him when his demon's hand sought out his own.

He melted at the kiss, some of the tension in him fading. He hadn't realized just how tense he had gotten until Henry's presence began to ease it out of him.]

Yeah, honestly, he's kind of a prick. I think he's mostly interested in me because he has questions about the Talamasca and wants an inside source.

[Which was true, yes, but Alex was also underestimating the fact that Miguel also definitely wanted to fuck him. It didn't matter. Alex wasn't thinking about him anymore. He was thinking about the man in front of him.] I'm not worried about him... I've got better things to think about. [Like handsome blond demons.]

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[ Essek watched with such carnal interest as Bren kisses against his thumb, his own body reacting in the most impossibly sweet way at the vote of submission, of Bren saying that he would 'beg' for it as if it was an honour. It was not that he was drunk on it but it was something that he had little to no control over, his own bodily autonomy.

He wanted to test it, and so he wrapped his arm around those shoulders and leaned into that body- rubbing his body almost suggestively as he murmured. ]

I want to hear how much you want my cock.. can you tell me? [ He wanted to hear those words right in the middle of the dance floor, and perhaps his hand slipped down to lightly tug against the fabric of Bren's shirt. ]

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It did not matter, Alex's past did not mean anything to Henry-- just that he was here right now. No explanations had ever been necessary or needed and it was important that he had the other man's consent above all else. ]

That is very dangerous, Alex.

[ Now Henry pulled Alex closer while understanding that he would have to keep a look out for this man; people like him were rarely scrupulous and he had acted like he owned Alex, had some claim on him because of a minor little fling. He had sources though and he would have him followed.. discreetly of course. ] Well I can assure you I am at your beck and call tonight.. whatever you want, it is yours.

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[It was an honor, so far as Bren was concerned. The submissive streak in him was emerging in a response that he couldn't have stopped if he wanted to -- no more than a flower could resist the urge to bloom when the rain and sunshine found it and urged it from where it lay hidden in the soil.

His arm tightened around Essek's waist, keeping the two of them close, obscenely close the way they were still moving against one another. He ducked his head so his words were spoken directly to Essek's ear.]

I want it so bad, Schatz. I want to feel you inside me, want you to ruin me for anyone else, show me I belong to you.

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Dangerous? What Miguel?

[Alex was, perhaps, underestimating the situation generally -- largely because he didn't exactly think of himself as anyone worth causing trouble over, even with his connection to the Talamasca. He'd been kept rather leashed, after all, blocked off from the legacy of magic that ran in his blood.

Until Henry.

And it hadn't been lost on Alex that Henry had made a point of this all being his choice tonight, of him not being an object for other's use. Was it any wonder he was falling in love with him? Alex brushed his lips against Henry's, light and dangerously affectionate.]

You. That's all I want.

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[ Truth of the matter was that it was likely that they were going to fuck right here in the club with what they were uttering to each other while they were dancing, giving rise to something far more powerful then the two of them. He heard those words, they way that it managed to catch hold of his senses.

Time to test the waters so to speak. His hand cupped that neck, the same one that he had been nibbling at a short while ago. ] Would you wear my collar, Pet? Would you belong to me completely, calling me your Master?

[ And yet, if this was not something that Bren did not want, he would absolutely pull back-- for he knew well how it felt when all parties did not consent. ]

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[ Henry knew that Alex was underestimating Miguel, but Henry wasn't. He was already making a read on where the man went and the wheres and withals of where he was going; who he talked to.. all of those things. And more importantly there were people, demons who were entering the club at this moment with a intent to watch the other man.

Which meant Henry could tuck that aside for later. ]

You have it, every single part of me.. [ His hands softly caressing the side of that hip, giving Alex the sweetest look. ] We will not talk about Miguel anymore-- he is not a good subject, what is a good subject is us.

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[It would be very obvious that Bren wanted this. If the insisting press of his arousal -- obvious given the way their hips were pressed together -- was any indication, he was extremely into the idea.

His breath caught in a soft gasp and he had to force himself to breathe again, to not outright moan in the middle of the dancefloor. Get it together, Bren. But there was no getting it together. There was only the surge of arousal at those words, at the images they conjured in his imagination.

He lifted his chin just lightly before giving a fitful nod.]

I would. I would be your obedient pet, belong to you in every way someone could.

[His voice was breathy, roughened.] I would be whatever you wanted me to be, Master.

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[That Alex could agree on. No need to talk about him anymore. He smiled and lifted his head to cup his hands at either side of Henry's face, taking a long moment to kiss him again. Then again.]

Us is an excellent subject.

[Another kiss, like he couldn't tear himself away from Henry's lips for more than a few seconds at a time. His heart ached with how much he adored this objectively dangerous creature, this beautiful, brilliant man.]

I'm falling in love with you, you know.

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That is a good Pet.

[ Essek murmured before he allowed himself to step backwards, the press of his body vacating only for a moment before he took up that hand and said in a husky-tinted voice. ] Let us find somewhere private? I fear I am not able to resist that which you are offering.

[ Of being inside Bren, of threading his hair through those locks of vibrant crimson while he rode the man into oblivion, and then letting him have him again.. it was a heat that he could not contain, and he also knew that there was no quelling this lust within, they could literally go all night if they wished. ]

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[ The surge with which Henry felt those words go through him nearly punched the air right out of his lungs, he then quivered softly, his mouth a soft litany while he returned kiss for kiss. ]

You are falling in love with me?

] And then a soft purr settled at the back of his throat. ] You are everything to me, I loved you even before I met you-- you know.

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[Bren shivered in pleasure at the praise, those simple words threatening to undo him then and there. He curled his fingers around Essek's, not willing to break their connection fully right now.]

Ja, private. How private would you prefer?

[Do they want to play with this little bit of risk of discovery? Because Bren was entirely willing to do that. But he could also slip them into his neat little demiplane. ...he'd just have to catch Henry's attention and let him know they'd be making their own way home.]

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[Alex tasted that question as much as heard it, feeling his own breath stolen away by Henry saying such sweet things. To him.

How often had Alex been simultaneously too much and not enough for people? He never really knew if it was that he drove people away or he was not quite reason for them to stay.]

Falling... fallen, probably will be falling for the rest of my life.

[Another brush of his lips along Henry's.] Before you met me?

[Is that a thing that is possible? ]

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[ Essek had to consider that, even as he slipped his hands into the back pocket of Bren's pants-- how very dangerous to flirt with the risk of discovery-- but he liked the idea of claiming Bren where anyone could stumble in upon them. He leaned in and nibbled at an earlobe before finally he murmured. ]

A little bit of risk, and then perhaps you can breed me somewhere private?

[ That was when his fingers squeezed the ass underneath leather, and then another grinding up against him. ]

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I may have been watching you.

[ He was almost rueful to admit it and yet he did, with a look of utter chagrin as he pulled him close and then whispered against lips, a secret just for Alex. ] How can I gravitate toward the light that has always radiated from you? I was never proof against it, and thus..

[ And quickly as he kissed back, just a teasing kiss. ] Though I never infiltrated your personal spaces.. I was following you out in public-- in my own ways.

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[There was an illicit thrill in the idea of doing something so scandalous where anyone could discover them, to let Essek have him and claim him. Hell, let everyone know who he belonged to, that he was Essek and only Essek's.

He nodded, a low rumble of sound as Essek pressed against him.]

I think I have an idea of where.

[And one that wasn't the men's room perhaps. It was warm enough that it appeared the coatcheck room was abandoned an unused.]

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[Alex looked surprised by that, looking at Henry surprised.]

But you never tried to reach me before the ritual? Is that the rules?

[He shifted closer until there was no space left between them. Really. Henry was saying these words to him. Light? Him?]

Never had a stalker before. [Alex teased, fingers brushing at the edges of hair at the nape of his demon's neck.]

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Then take me there, Chathtiu--

[ There was no sweeter words than "I know a place" for the sheer fact that he knew that Bren had been assessing the situation, he would trust him implicitly, but also he was going to put to good use all the lessons that he learned by Bren and his previous times together. His fingers hooked into the collar, giving it another almost impatient tug. ]

Now--

[ Demanding Essek was in the house and he was ready to destroy his demon in all the right ways. ]

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Despite what one may think, We demons do have rules we follow-- and one of them is that we are not allowed to associate with humans without a pact generally. There are exceptions and rogue demons who act against the rules but this is to prevent us from pursuing selfish ends.

[ Though he and Bren were not one to talk, they had VERY selfish ends that had nothing to do with the pact. ] My intentions were selfish however, I had to wait until the right moment-- for you to let me in.

[ And he whispered as he murmured happily at the touch of fingers against his neck, the soft petting that made his spine arch. ] I will continue to stalk you but from a distance of which you know I am stalking you?

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Of course.

[Now. Bren was inclined to move mountains to obey, especially after Essek's fingers hooked into his collar, that pull, that note of authority in the drow's voice. Oh yes Essek had stumbled across Bren's weakness right here.

Well, Essek himself as his weakness. Essek stepping into the role of dominant -- hell, Essek just plain stepping on him -- had clearly awoken something in the demon.]

This way, Schatz.

[He led the both of them towards the abandoned coatcheck room that he'd spied on the way in. It was locked, but that didn't seem to be a problem for the demon, a twist of his wrist and the door opened for them.]

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Demons are surprisingly good about consent.

[From what Henry had said earlier about him when Miguel was here being an absolute douche to this waiting to be let in, to the way the other man had treated him since that very first day they'd met.

Alex's expression melted, full of pure and undisguised affection. His fingers continued their absentminded touch, sliding slowly up the back of his head and into his hair.]

I don't think it counts as stalking when you've been very specifically invited. And you are invited. I want you with me, Henry. It's... the world is better with you near me. I'm better with you.

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[ Essek followed after, and there was something quite honestly predatory with the closeness to which he trailed after Bren, his fingers threading through the demon's and not minding anyone else; already he was thinking of the power that his lover was giving him, the power to absolutely rend him in two. The thought of that was enticing.

Once they were inside that coat closet, he barely looked around.

There were coats here and who knew how long they had been here-- but he did not particularly care.

The door was shoved close and then Essek lightly pushed Bren back against the wall before he followed with his body, his hand was still in the strap of suspender and he was twisting it lightly. ] Does it turn you on to realize that you are going to get fucked by me?

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It was truly disgusting how much Henry adored this man, he would prove everything.. would even become a shining knight for him, though bathed in a hellish glow-- he would offer up himself to Alex, willingly and gladly.

Leaning closer so that he could nuzzle their noses together. ] You did invite me in didn't you? In more ways then one.

[ He was of course thinking of the very blatant altar sex that they had. ] I can promise you that you will always have a choice, just as Essek will have a choice with Bren-- you do not have to worry about him.

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[Bren heard the door shut just before Bren found himself so delightfully trapped up against the wall, between it and the beautiful drow in front of him. His heart was racing in his chest, though the blood it was meant to pump had all been rerouted to his cock, which was impossibly hard at the moment.]

Very much... I want to feel your cock inside me. I want you to take what is already yours.

[Honest words that spilled out like offering left on the altar of this divine being in front of him.]

--
[All Alex wanted from Henry was for him to stay. There had always been that quiet voice in the back of his mind that liked to remind him that he was too much for people, that he would push them away. That he was not ever enough for someone to really stay.

So here he was, desperately hoping that his demon wouldn't grow bored of him, wouldn't decide he'd been some passing fancy and no longer worth the effort. He stuffed those insecurities and misgivings down deep where they belonged and focused on the moment, on this moment.]

I did. And that invitation is still very much open. ...in more ways than one.

[Alex, too, was thinking about the altar sex. It was impossible not to.]

Yeah... I got that impression. Essek found himself a puppy.

[As if Alex wasn't that exact same sort of lovesick lap dog. Shh. His self awareness went only so far.]

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[ A pleased hum, because Essek enjoyed knowing that he owned this handsome demon, could see the soft glowing blueness of eyes in the darkness of the coat room, his own eyes were soft shimmering gold and they did not need any other light than that. He bit at that lower lip, taking it between his teetn as he reached between them so that he could fondle cock, could feel the hard quivering length fighting to get out of pants.

A soft purr. ]

Remove these right now, we do not have any need for them, now do we? [ It would be easy for Bren to do it, and he wanted instant gratification. His fingertips hooking lightly under chin so that the point lightly bit into flesh. ]

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[ Henry was not someone who was frivolous to that extent; he could be stormy and slightly moody but he was also unfailingly constant and all of what he saw with Alex only served to delight him. It was impossible to grow too bored, he did not need to be in the spotlight-- rather he had never been a fan of it.

Let Henry be the wind to Alex's wings, it was what he felt like he was born to do. ]

Essek is not the only one who found a puppy, however I think that your charming exuberance is what makes you you.. and I will never attempt to quell it. I may argue, but that is because arguing with you makes you say the most charming things.

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[Bren could not -- and honestly did not even bother trying to -- quell the moan that Essek's hand drew forth from him as it toyed with his prick through the fabric of his trousers. His hips pressed towards the attention, a wordless beseeching for more.

He was lightning quick to obey those next words, a shimmer of magic that sent his pants off to whatever pocket dimension ethereal closet that his wardrobe lived in when he wasn't wearing it. His chin lifted at the pressure of those nails, eyes never leaving the drow's.]

No Master, we do not.

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[Alex opened his mouth to argue that he was not a puppy, but well, wasn't he? Also the fact that Henry actually liked the exuberance, actually seemed to like him was still a surprise, a new discovery every time that it was revealed.

So instead he wrinkled his nose at him.]

You're an instigator. And people think I'm a troublemaker.

[Nope. It was this demon in front of him with an angel's face.]

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[ The drow was going on intuition alone, the way that he could feel now freed prick jump in his hand. One hand slid up to curl in those locks of ginger and then he pulled lightly back so that he could bare that neck, watching the way that the pulse jerked underneath such ministrations. ]

Do you like to be treated roughly, pet?

[ Bren had felt the soft gentle caresses of Essek's touch on several occasion, but this was downright filthy and commanding. ] It is only because you can take it, it is only because you know that you are mine. [ Stroking prick while tugging hair, he could do both at the exact same time. ]

--

[ Henry's hand slid down so that he could cup that delightfully tight ass, and give it a squeeze. ] Just as I signed up for you willfully-- you signed up for me. So it is effectively a contract of which all parties signed on the dotted line.

[ He leaned in to whisper, his breath hot. ] Just try to get rid of me, I dare you. [ And then by the rear, he did pull Alex closer, holding them so that their bodies ground into each other.

It seemed he was getting rather used to this new-fangled (did he just think that?) dancing. ]

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[Those fingers gripped at his hair, and Bren yielded to that pressure, head falling back, throat bared, breath quickened by nothing more than the way Essek sounded as he spoke those words. In his pactkeeper's hand, his cock throbbed and ached with the growing need.]

By you, ja. Because I am yours.

[in every imaginable (and some likely yet to be imagined) ways that he possibly could be.]

--

[Henry, it seemed, was a quick learner, at least on the dance floor. Alex's eyes widened in surprise at the rather blatant groping at his ass, but he liked it far more than he had any right to.]

Like hell... [He purred the words, shifting closer, all in rhythm with the music as he just as blatantly ground his hips to Henry's, full on dry humping his demon right here on the dancefloor, hard as a goddamned rock and it was all Henry's fault.]

Why would I want to get rid of you? [He turned to graze his lips along Henry's jaw, a slow path of lips and teeth and tongue up to his ear.] You're mine, aren't you? And I'm yours.

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Good...

[ The voice was lit with approval and praise, it was the sort of tone that would make someone want to behave for the drow; although, Essek rather thought that Bren could be nothing but obedient for him-- he'd seen only care and devotion-- part of him felt guilty that he was treating him so roughly, but something in Bren made him want to. Perhaps that recognition that he could take it? ]

If you do not like what i am doing, you will tell me-- that is not a request, that is a command. [ A command that as a pactkeeper, Bren would have to obey. One of those signs that there was love there in what Essek felt for the demon.

Then he very softly reversed Bren's position so that his front was against the wall, and Essek tucked up behind him, slowly grinding himself against that delicious pale ass. ]

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I am yours, however you wish.

[ Henry said as he felt the sinful snake of Alex's mouth. Oh yes, this man had been easily tempted because it would not have been hard to tempt him to begin with-- there was that core of deviltry within him that had him questioning his mortal restraints, his limitations.

Better for Henry. ] All you have to do is say what you want, and I will give it to you. [ Now wasn't that a promise? It was meant precisely for Alex to do what he wanted iwth it, it was a mark of trust as well-- and even if Alex went rogue, that was fine as well. ]


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[That low infernal purring started in his chest -- not intimidating so much as like a contented cat being stroked by its favorite person. If it would help with Essek's brief guilt about it, Bren seemed to be thoroughly aroused at the treatment, eager for more of it.]

Yes, Master...

[Promise as well as a prayer in its own way. It was probably best that Essek had given that command, because Bren was not inclined to deny Essek anything. His pactkeeper could ask to carve his heart still beating from his chest, and Bren would fetch the knife.

He found himself pressed to the wall, could feel the drow behind him and rocked his ass back to meet that pressure.]

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[Alex had been so easily tempted, but some of that ease was precisely because it was Henry doing the tempting. Something about the demonic prince had called to a place in Alex that had been dormant and near atrophied, but now it was awake and in full bloom.

And that part of him hungered, carnally, for pleasure and perhaps, if he were being completely honest with himself, for power.]

I want to do something that matters, something that means something. I want to be someone who matters.

[Little cracks and peeks into Alex's well-hidden insecurities. But he supposed if anyone could be trusted with them, it was Henry.]

I'd also... very much like... [His hand slid down between them, down to very deliberately palm at Henry's prick through his pants -- right here in the middle of the dancefloor.] ...this splitting me open again.

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[ The enthusiastic consent was well-noted, and so Essek continued along that vein while one fingertip lightly tripped against spine, to the very small of that freckled back-- and then his own lips dancing lightly against neck while he slid his palm between them. ]

You told me you were a human before this, is this what you looked like as a human?

[ If it wasn't, Essek would want to see Bren as he truly was, as he had been. ]

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[ The pleasure and the power would be doled out in equal measure and gladly, for Henry could see absolutely nothing wrong with that-- with giving his shining human that which he craved. He had his soul but he knew that he also had the heart; every single romantic bone in his body seemed to sing in that. ] You will achieve great heights, you will achieve them because you are clever. Because you are clever, I will give you the tools with which to transcend that which holds you back.

[ His mortality. ]

Oh...

[ The hand against his leather-clad prick which jumped underneath. ] You can have that, yes. As many times as you want. [ His voice wasthroaty, husky and deliciously shy mainly because they were in the middle of the dance floor and he'd never been seduced quite so publically before. ]

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[Bren shivered beneath the attention, trying to keep still, trying not to dissolve into a fit of begging Essek for more of his touch. He was managing so far, though his prick was weeping its need quite obviously.]

This is it. Perhaps a bit leaner, towards the end.

[Which may have been a worrying statement given that his current form was on the thinner end of what might be considered healthy in a human.]

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I want that. But I want one thing even more. I want you by my side.

[Because Henry did indeed have his heart, and Alex couldn't imagine anything except falling deeper and deeper in love with this demon.]

And if that's the only thing I can have, then it's more than enough.

[Because Alex was, at the end of the day, a total simp who'd found his other half.

Of course, he was also a feral, incorrigible thing and he was still groping his demon in the middle of a crowded club.]

Now?

[Demanding as he scanned the room to see where Essek had gotten off to and-- yeah nope, no sign of drow or ginger demon. Huh.]

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[ A soft kiss that he pressed to the side of that neck, just underneath the earlobe, he had seen the other man-- he was not one to judge, his own thinness bordered only barely on the edge of unhealthy as well. When he lay down, his ribs could be found, as well as the jutting of his pelvis bone which could cut if given half the chance.

Neither of them were comfortable men to fuck; there was something angular about the both of them. Life had made them that way. ] Good, I like you as you are.

[ He was already running his index finger against the hole, dragging it over each little ridge and feeling how it was warm and hot for him-- just like a demon. A hiss as he started to push his fingertip in, wondering at how like melted butter Bren was. ] You are beautiful...

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If you wish...

[ He knew exactly where Essek and Bren was and he leaned in to nuzzle against that jawline as if he was a creature drugged. He was, with a side of enchanted. ] Bren and Essek have found a coat closet-- so I would avoid that at all cost.

[ Else they get an eyeful of what they didn't want to see; Henry liked Bren but it did not mean that he necessarily wanted to see the other man fuck. ] I think that they may zip off after that, it appears they couldn't make it through one drink.

[ And Henry was having problems as well with the distraction that was his talamascan agent. ]

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[They were sharp-edged men, honed by the world into what they were. But perhaps bit by bit they could the softer parts of each other. Without losing those edges entirely, especially given the fact that Bren was currently pressed up against the wall of a coat closet.

A soft hitch of breath as that finger began to press inside him, his body yielding to the pressure in full and pure invitation.]

You are the beauty, Master... but I could be whatever you wished for me to be, for you.

[He was a demon, and even before he'd been a demon he'd been a very capable wizard.]

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...ah. Well. They're their own ride home then.

[Jeez. Some people had no self control. Thought Alex while he was feeling his demon up in the middle of the club. Oops. His eyes fluttered, those unfairly thick eyelashes coming to rest against his cheeks while he basked in the closeness, the sweet nuzzle at his jaw.]

Maybe we grab another drink and call it an early night, mm?

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I know you could be what I want, but what I want is you-- who you are now, and that is beautiful.

[ The softest part of flesh as finger sank in, the nail delicate enough that it was not going to rend the inside, but just long enough that it could tickle that prostate in the most maddening way, the flat of his finger lightly massaging against wall as he spoke those words against ears. ]

I have never wanted a man, like I want you... I thought I was broken, until you.. Adeen always told me that I was broken, but you.. [ His other hand slipped against hip and was lightly encircling that prick that was so very good at taking him apart, lightly stroking languidly. ]

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I honestly think that you are the only partier in this retinue. [ Henry enjoyed a get-together but he tended to be more comfortable in intimate gatherings, it was because a surplus of people often made him only a little anxious even though he was a demon and by nature should not feel that. ]

I think that is a good idea though, will you make me another ah.. pineapple drink? [ The one that had made him feel nice and slightly dizzy, drunk with the colours and with the sparkle in Alex's eyes. ]

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[And Bren was hopeless to resist Essek saying that he was what the drow wanted, the submissive in him thrilling at the words, at knowing that he was wanted. That Essek wanted him, and not only for the power that he had given and would give him.

He let his head fall forward, forehead resting against the wall as Essek's finger probed deep, so close but not nearly enough.]

You are not broken. You are perfect. You were more than he could ever hope to deserve, ever hope to comprehend.

[His hips jerked forward into that touch, breath coming in soft, quickened pants already.]

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Yeah, maybe. That's fine. I'm happy to take the party back home, where it's just us.

[So Alex pressed a kiss to the corner of Henry's lips.] You've got it. Wait here and save our spot, sweetheart? We'll have another dance and call it a night. I'll be right back.

[With that, Alex was off through the crowd, moving with the ease of someone used to this milieu, like every move he made was another part of the choreography, to fetch their second and final round of drinks. Another fruity sweet drink for Henry, though he switched to a simple bourbon on the rocks for himself. Easier to toss back so he could get his hands back on Henry. His drink was done first, set beside him while he waited for the second, fishing out enough to cover the drinks and a tip.

He glanced back across the dancefloor to Henry, feeling his heart give an unmistakable flutter. He'd told him he was falling in love with him, and god it was true. He was enamored enough by the sight and thought of his demon that he didn't notice the presence at his side. Certainly did not notice the figure at his side add something to his drink, even when he reached back for it without looking and downed about half of the glass in a long sip.]

'Easy there, Alex. The night is young. You don't want your blond to have to carry you out of here. Or maybe you do.'

[Alex bristled and turned to glance at the speaker.] Oh what the hell, Miguel. Are we going to do this again?

[Miguel held up his hands in a gesture of pure innocence.] 'Just getting a drink. Same as you.'

[Alex glowered and tipped back the rest of his bourbon like it was a shot. He suddenly felt like he needed. He glanced at the bartender and signaled for him to make that one painkiller two, because yeah. He was met with a 'just need to grab another pineapple juice.' Just his luck.

He deliberately leaned back against the counter and ignored the man beside him. He also tried to ignore the way his head was starting to very quickly feel like it was swimming. Oh.]

'Though I'm curious, what is it about blondie that's got you so locked in? I didn't think that'd be your type.'

[Alex frowned and turned to face Miguel to tell him to fuck off, but as he moved, the world around him moved faster and he was suddenly feeling like the room was spinning around him.]

Shit...

[And Miguel was quick to take the opportunity, reaching out to take Alex's arm.] 'You don't look so good, Alex. Let's get you some air.'

[Alex tried to protest, but the words didn't come, and he found himself being led towards the door, away from the bar and much more crucially, away from Henry.]