[ A dusty pink blushes his chest, crawls up his neck, and dots his cheeks and ears. He's been desired, shallowly and superficially, but he's never been adored. He remembers looking down on the lovers he'd see strolling the streets at night, hand-in-hand. Pathetic, he'd thought, how they let someone else hold a knife to their throat in that way. He'd let Iorveth hold a knife to his throat any day, as long as he keeps saying those pretty words.
He laughs, incredulous. ] You ridiculous, wonderful man.
[ Flopping back down, he sighs, dreamy and restless all at the same time. Of course, he could match Iorveth's energy, make a dramatic speech about how he'll adore Iorveth for the rest of eternity and then some, but instead—
Dryly: ] You really mustn't say such things if you're trying to keep your clothes on.
[ Gods, Astarion is intolerably cute. Before, that sentence would have terminated at "intolerable", but with enough awareness that Astarion isn't provoking him just for the sake of rubbing him the wrong way or seducing him for some perceived future advantage, the additional descriptor gets tacked on with ease.
Sitting up, he trails his palm down the sliver of pale skin showing between the un-belted canyon of the robe he'd gifted Astarion, from neck to collarbone and down to Astarion's chest. The wanting hasn't abated any, even if the crux of what Iorveth wants Astarion to take away from this has nothing to do with sex; he's just resigned himself to the inexorable fact that all of this wanting comes with wanting to put his mouth on every inch of Astarion's body. ]
I've not much to take off. [ Still very much shirtless, with apologies to the kind old woman that he scandalized. ] Astarion.
[ To the tune of "pay attention". Iorveth's single eye is warm, half his face still concealed but not at all opaque to interpretation. ]
I want you. [ Plainly, without any room for misunderstanding. An ultimatum of sorts. Astarion will simply have to live with the fact that this deranged wood elf is being honest about this. ] I suppose it was never about the shape of your ears, or what you could do for me.
I wanted you since the first time you sunk your teeth in my neck.
[ Astarion glows even pinker and hotter, if such a thing is possible. He must almost seem alive to the touch, for how warm he feels. Iorveth really, really can't keep talking like that if he wants to keep his clothes on. (Pants, anyway.) He remembers his first time feeding from Iorveth vividly, the memory stamped into his mind. He remembers Iorveth's melodramatics, the way he'd declared it his pledge. He remembers a woozy Iorveth braiding his hair, and the walk back to the Elfsong side-by-side. He remembers thinking that it would very likely never happen again.
The thought of being wanted then shoots a thrill up his spine. He strokes the back of Iorveth's hand, back and forth, like the tail of a purring cat.
Since this is presumably a safe space for letting one's freak out, he croons, ] I thought of that, you know. Ceaselessly.
[ Not sexually. Not not sexually. In truth, it was the first time he'd ever been so close to someone and felt good about it. Excited, in control. The unpalatable creature inside of him being accepted and fed, not rejected and starved. ]
[ Again: cute. Astarion gives Iorveth a glimpse of his freak flag, and it makes warmth curl in his own stomach, heady and difficult to ignore.
He trails his hand lower, dips it under the fabric of the half-open gown to press his too-warm palm against Astarion's navel. ]
Then I expect to have your teeth in me, when I sheathe myself fully in you.
[ Speaking of being a freak. Fingers trail along the ridges of Astarion's stomach, tracing him indulgently. The contrast of the dark fabric against his pale (now slightly pink) skin is pretty; Iorveth's gaze settles warmly on where he's petting, just above the waistband of the soft pants he'd purchased only hours ago.
Astarion'd accused Iorveth of inciting hunger. It feels almost impossible for Iorveth to wrap his mind around that concept, when, between the two of them, Astarion is the one who's so thoroughly and vexingly beautiful. ]
[ Gods, Iorveth is so uncouth. Astarion likes it. A lot, judging by the way all of the blood that had rushed to his face turns sharply southward. He grins, squirming restlessly, thrilled by the mere sensation of Iorveth's hand against his ribs and the dip of his navel. Nothing compared to some of the obscene things he'd done and had done to him under Cazador's thrall, but everything compared to them, too, more stirring than all of them combined. ]
—You're positively insane, [ he laughs, eyes sparkling with affection. Because Iorveth really is, to have seen the ravenous, feral creature that Astarion is and decided to keep him anyway.
He adds, smile spreading, ] And astonishing.
[ Demanding little beast that he is, he paws at Iorveth's shoulder, tugging him down so that he can he can press his stupid grin to Iorveth's mouth. ]
[ Proudly guilty on both charges: he is insane and astonishing. The observation curls Iorveth's lips into a light smirk, one that he presses to Astarion's grin when prompted, torso twisted and elbow bracing his weight next to Astarion's face.
What a luxury, having things to smile about in this world. Iorveth rakes his teeth along Astarion's lower lip, then buries his face against the crook of his neck, breathing him in; nothing of the stale, rank acid of Cazador's blood remains on his skin.
Never again. Content, Iorveth trails more kisses under Astarion's chin, along the rise of his throat, down to his open collar. Exploring for the sake of it, mapping him in slow, steady inches. ]
Funny. I find you just as insane for wanting me. [ Murmured against a mouthful of collarbone. Sure, there's a learning curve for how to deal with a vampire with a finnicky personality, but Astarion has a baseline charm. Iorveth, self-aware, really can't say the same about himself. ]
[ He should be the one at Iorveth's throat, but he finds he doesn't mind conceding. With Iorveth's head in easy reach now, he claws at the strip of fabric covering his face like it's personally offended him, tugging it off and unceremoniously tossing it aside.
No one's ever taken their time with him, and being lavished with such unhurried attention makes him feel strange and pleasant and restless all at the same time. It feels nice, of course, but two centuries of habit are telling him to roll over, pin Iorveth down, and get this over with as quickly as possible. He doesn't want to rush through this, though, no matter how instinctual it might be. He fights the urge, instead stroking Iorveth's hair. ]
Please. I can't imagine a monster whose hunger you couldn't sate.
[ He lets his hand drift down onto Iorveth's cheek, thumb running over the scar that cuts over his mouth. ]
[ The vehemence with which Astarion strips him of the cloth covering the mangled side of his face makes Iorveth laugh; truly, if it were anyone else, he would've reared up and headbutted them in the chin for the transgression. Even now, there's a moment where he thinks to brush his grown-out bangs (a curtain now, brushing against his chin) over the missing eye, sparing Astarion from having to look at the hollow space it left behind.
He doesn't, but tenses slightly when he feels fingers brush against his discolored, uneven skin. His gaze momentarily swims to the side, not uncomfortable but unsure, before stubbornness tells him to maintain eye contact. ]
－No. The wound was made years ago, and all the nerves around it are long dead.
[ Blithely, but with distant bitterness. Not the time nor place for unpleasant memories, though; Iorveth shelves his kneejerk instinct to wax poetic about how much he hates humans to nudge into the hand on his cheek, allowing Astarion the freedom to touch. ]
Incidentally, I chose this inn because it was a spearhead that gave me this scar.
[ Implied: I have an awful sense of humor. He licks Astarion's palm. ]
[ Having Iorveth lick his palm like an unruly dog shouldn't do it for him, but it does. Fingers light, he follows the gnarly scar down to Iorveth's lips, then the curve of his jaw, then down to his throat. Although he's quite fond of the whole package, he can't deny a particular fondness for the soft notch above his clavicle, the skin tender and vulnerable.
A sigh precedes, ] If only you could see what I see.
[ He lets his hand drift down the elaborate lines of Iorveth's tattoo, from his neck to his shoulder to his chest. It stalls there, flattened over Iorveth's heartbeat. Steady and thrumming and wonderfully alive. ]
You're beautiful.
[ He's said these exact words a thousand times, shallow and hollow, but he infuses them with as much sincerity as he can now. ]
[ Another brief moment of tension, again, at being called beautiful. Of all things. Now he knows why Astarion replied with "don't say things you don't mean" to his promise to stay close; some things, even spoken in a voice he adores, are hard to believe.
Still, his response is physical. Under the flat of Astarion's palm, Iorveth's heart pounds faster, harder. His turn, for the tips of his pointed ears to turn redder, for his tanned skin to be made even warmer.
He dips down, mouth to Astarion's stomach, slipping away from that clever hand feeling at his pulse. ]
...Mm. [ Uncharacteristically mealy-mouthed for a man who always has too much to say. He scrapes the flat of his teeth along pale skin, keeping with the canine affection.
Before Astarion can say something nice about his looks again: ] ...I've no oil. [ A mild sort of exasperated realization. Practical as always, and looking slightly embarrassed, still, that he was made to be pleased by Astarion's compliment. ]
[ Astarion has had all manner of people in his bed, done all manner of acts. The quickening of Iorveth's pounding pulse beneath his hand is still the most arousing thing he's ever experienced. If there was any blood left in his brain, it's gone now, save for one last drop used to make a mental note to call Iorveth beautiful more often.
With all this excitement, it's reasonable, then, that his eyebrow twitches in annoyance at the impending cockblock. It's not unlike the expression of a spoiled brat who's just been denied a puppy. Had he not used that last bit of blood in his brain on reminding himself to compliment Iorveth, he might be more sensible. Say something like that's all right, I can wait. (Well, maybe not that sensible. He's never said 'I can wait' in his life.)
Instead, entirely fuzzy and thoughtless, he says, ] I don't mind it rough.
[ He fumbles for Iorveth's hand with his own, pressing the tips of his fingers against the wetness of his mouth, brazen and shameless. ]
[ Gods, it's difficult to be reasonable with a bad case of Sex Brain. If Iorveth licking Astarion's palm did it for Astarion, Astarion trying to suck on his fingers does it for Iorveth; it's a struggle, having to exist in this state of impossible arousal with his pants still on. He's probably never been harder in his life.
Forcing his neurons to continue functioning: ] ―I want you to enjoy this, not to tolerate it.
[ There are two wolves inside Iorveth: one, the freak wolf, that says that if Astarion enjoys a little roughhousing, to not treat him like an invalid about it; the other, the rational-thinking wolf, says that Astarion might only be saying this to please Iorveth instead of thinking about his own needs, and that taking advantage of him would be worse than heinous.
The freak is silenced for now. It hasn't been more than a day since they killed Cazador, he reminds himself, not that it stops him from repositioning himself so that he's flush against Astarion, obvious erection pressed to Astarion's thigh. He traces Astarion's teeth with slick fingers, and purposely cuts himself on the sharp end of one perfect fang; blood pools on the tip of his index, and he smears it, indulgently, on the flat of Astarion's tongue. ]
[ Iorveth of all people declining to match his freak is probably one of the low points of Astarion's existence. He doesn't let it fetter his excitement, in part because nothing could, with Iorveth slicking his tongue with blood and saying such sweet words. Paradoxically, Iorveth's reluctance to, as he'd so delicately put it, fuck him senseless only makes Astarion want him more. As it turns out, someone actually giving a damn about whether he has a good time is incredibly erotic.
He flicks his tongue against Iorveth's bloodied finger, then gives each one a toothy kiss, like an affectionate but poorly domesticated animal. After, he pushes on Iorveth's shoulders, a demanding attempt to flip them over. ]
[ Iorveth, fussy and semantic, doesn't like the sound of at least, either― but he allows Astarion to flip them, because he'd allow Astarion most anything in this moment. On his back now, with that pleasant weight bearing down on him, Iorveth takes their twined hands and eases it between their pressed-tight bodies. Down, down, until the flat of Astarion's palm rests on that too-warm hardness between Iorveth's legs.
He makes Astarion feel it, that dull heat, while his spine arches at the bare-boned friction. A reminder: "you did this to me". Or, more importantly: "only you can do this to me". ]
Make no mistake, [ he breathes, voice like sandpaper. ] I can think of little else I'd like to do than to fuck you until that clever mouth of yours forgets how to form words.
[ There's that for Iorveth speaking his mind. His mouth's gotten him in more trouble than he'd care to count, but he also doesn't take critique.
Grinding up gently into the cradle of Astarion's palm, he continues: ] But you have me at your mercy.
[ A brief laugh, to the tune of "yeah, I know. Me, giving up control?" ]
[ A grin spreads across his face at Iorveth's surrender, and he presses the heel of his palm into the heat of his erection, warm and pleasant against his hand. As he palms him gently through his clothes, Astarion says, smugly, ] Don't I always?
[ Dangerous of Iorveth, really. Give him an inch of power, and he'll take a mile.
He bends to press a wet, messy kiss to Iorveth's collarbone, then the flat of his sternum, then the hollow of his navel. His teeth graze the vulnerable skin of Iorveth's stomach, blunted. The unthinking, primal part of his brain lights up in all the best ways; it's intoxicating to be bared Iorveth's soft underbelly, both literally and metaphorically. ]
I'll make you feel good.
[ His index fingers hook under the waistband of Iorveth's pants and underwear both, tugging them down impatiently. ]
[ Doesn't he always. Infuriating, how Iorveth can't refute it. Iorveth would claw and bite and hit and kick anyone else who would ever attempt to make him submit in any fashion, but apparently all it takes is for Astarion to look up at him with his pretty mouth on his navel, silver hair like moonshine, for Iorveth to bend.
His back lifts from the bedsheets; it's only a little embarrassing when his cock springs up to hit his stomach when it's liberated from his clothing. No point in acting brand new－ he hasn't exactly been subtle about his arousal, and it's nice, in a way, for Astarion to see it manifest. ]
You enjoyed it when I had my hands shackled, I bet.
[ Teasing, provoking. A sort of do-your-worst, which is a lot of bravado for a man with his leaking dick out for someone else's scrutiny, shifting impatiently on bedsheets. The vinelike patterns that extend down from his chest to hip to thigh undulate to his twisting, the tattoo almost like a living thing sitting on Iorveth's skin. He skims his touch from Astarion's curls down to his jaw, touching him just for the sake of touching him. Hungry. ]
Mmm, [ he hums, grinning. ] Perhaps. You'll have to let me shackle you again to find out just how much.
[ So, yes. He did. More so the fact that Iorveth let him do the shackling than the shackles themselves. He's spent so long feeling powerless that the slightest hint of power goes straight to his head; it's thrilling to have someone like Iorveth, proud and stern, yield to him so willingly.
All of Iorveth's clothing joins his makeshift headscarf in a messy pile on the floor. Astarion might be fussy with his own things, but he's a bit of a slob with everything else. He presses his mouth to the soft skin of Iorveth's inner thigh, feeling the pulse there, then drags his teeth along it. It's both indulgence and a little bit of stalling — he's never enjoyed doing this, always felt used, and there's a tiny voice inside that's afraid he's going to hate it this time, too.
But Iorveth is laid out so sweetly for him, pliant under his touch, and so he's willing to take the plunge. He doesn't want this to be like all the other times, rushing through it just to get someone off as quickly as he can so it can be over sooner, so he takes Iorveth in hand, pressing light, exploratory kisses to his cock. The skin feels smooth and hot against his lips, not unpleasant at all. ]
Tell me how you like it, and maybe I'll grant your wish.
[ He does, however, very much need to feel in control right now. ]
[ A new and novel thing, to take so much time. Iorveth can't remember the last time he'd slept with anyone that didn't end up being a hurried, desperate affair spurred by adrenaline; the sort of mashing of bodies that happens after a particularly bad fight, fingers curled too tightly in someone's hair, hands gripping someone hard enough to bruise. A lot of thank the gods we aren't dead, followed by tacit promises to not complicate matters further, lest they all die the next day.
None of that, with Astarion. (Not that that wouldn't be nice too, Iorveth thinks－ just needing him, primally and brainlessly.) Iorveth feels his cock jump under the attention it's being given, the flushed erection almost obscene against all that pale, perfect skin. Almost as sinful as showing someone as beautiful as Astarion the wrecked landscape of his face. It makes him feel hot all over.
To the question of how he likes it: ] ...Rough. [ A funny side effect of not considering himself beautiful or even particularly nice to be with. Sure, he wants to treat Astarion with all the reverence he hasn't been shown, but he doesn't actually know how to be on the receiving end of it. He touches his thumb to Astarion's wet lips, tracing his mouth with slow affection. ] Take what you want from me.
[ He shifts again, already feeling oversensitive and breathless. The thought of Astarion being unrestrained and greedy is enough to make him squirm under the hands holding him in place. ]
You little minx, [ he teases, pressing a kiss to the head of his cock now, feeling the slickness of arousal against his lips. The sensation would repulse him, normally, a visceral reminder of what he's doing. It certainly doesn't repulse him now, the awareness of just how stirred Iorveth is heating something deep in his gut.
He's certainly been asked for rough before, but rarely—if ever—has he been told to take what he wants. In truth, he's not sure what that looks like, reasonably. He knows he wants to bite Iorveth all over, drink his blood until he's gorged himself and then drink some more. He wants to crawl inside Iorveth's mind and live there instead of being stuck in his own dead body that's betrayed him in so many ways. He can't do those things, so he settles on pressing the flat of his tongue against Iorveth's erection, licking experimentally before taking him in his mouth properly, careful with his fangs.
Iorveth feels even warmer inside of his mouth, an impossible, wonderful hardness that makes the heat pooling in his stomach burn. He lets both of his hands slide down to the tanned expanse of Iorveth's thighs, brazenly handsy. Rough, he'd said, and while Astarion isn't one to take direction, he can certainly follow that one. He lets his fingernails scratch against Iorveth's skin as he lowers until his nose is nearly brushing against Iorveth's pelvis, humming with satisfaction at the weight of him against his tongue. ]
[ It feels impossibly good, being caught in Astarion's mouth― so good, in fact, that Iorveth forgets how to speak Common entirely and gasps a string of expletives in his native language, raw and hoarse. Compulsion whispers to him to grab a fistful of soft curls, but he stops himself and reaches backwards to grip their bedsheets instead, his hold so tight that he thinks he might tear the fabric.
Fuck, is what every synapse firing in his body says in unison. Iorveth hisses, bucks up an inch, and tips his chin towards the ceiling. ]
Astarion, [ he gasps. Affirming? Pleading? Gods, he has no idea. It's just that he likes the sound of Astarion's name in the back of his throat and at the forefront of his mind, red and silver and pretty. His hiked knees bracket Astarion's shoulders, toes curled into the mattress, followed by more broken syllables in Aen Seidhe, only a fraction of the nonsense litany of affirmations his brain screams at him.
Another experimental upwards hitch of his hips, fully expecting Astarion to pin him back down with nails in his skin. The freak in him hopes those pretty fingers make him bleed. ]
Gods, the way you make me want you. Like nothing else.
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[ The steady stream of foreign language coming from Iorveth's mouth is incomprehensible but exhilarating all the same. Then Iorveth bucks again, the head of his cock bumping Astarion's throat in a way he'd usually find repellent but now only finds thrilling. How powerful he must be, to wrench this sort of reaction out of Iorveth; he shifts, feeling unreasonably hard in these silky lounge pants.
Astarion pulls off, sliding his hands to Iorveth's hips and pressing down with his fingernails. He isn't nearly brawny enough to keep him down by strength alone, but that's all right. Having a psychological pull over Iorveth is much more exciting. ]
Be a good boy and keep still, [ he says playfully, clearly enjoying that he's getting to be in charge. No one in their right mind would ever let him call the shots in reality, but it's fun to pretend here.
He dips back down after that, taking the heavy warmth of Iorveth back into his mouth with a grin, which is— well, it's rare that he's ever felt like smiling, doing this. ]
[ "Keep still" is incredibly vexing, and something Iorveth wouldn't entertain if not for his more overarching desire for Astarion to feel in control of how he makes his intimacy. Far more important than easy gratification―
―which isn't to say that this doesn't feel good. It's numbingly satisfying to see Astarion smile as he sinks back down, achingly sweet how he plays at overpowering Iorveth with the bearing down of his palms. Iorveth plays along, suppressing his instincts to shift impatiently in the warm hollow of Astarion's mouth, bringing his own hand to his mouth to bite his next huff and moan into the back of it. ]
Yes, [ he says, his voice muffled. A little wrecked. His focus dials down to what's happening between his legs, hot and messy. ] Gods, fuck.
[ He feels stripped down. Bare. He turns the ruined side of his face into the nearest pillow, choking back another groan into his hand; he can feel his cock swelling in anticipation, made eager and stupid by Astarion's attention. It's mortifying, but it's also perfect. ]
[ Hearing Iorveth curse goes straight to his groin, a sharp pang of arousal that makes him groan against Iorveth's cock. Sleeping in the dirt might not be so bad, he thinks, if he gets to do this every night. Iorveth is so unbearably sweet, still under the pressure of his hands, pliant and perfect.
It's not dissimilar to feeding from him, really. Losing himself in the sensation of licking and lapping, mouth slick with a mixture of saliva and precome, feeling Iorveth's muscles jump beneath him. He grips the lean muscle of Iorveth's hips tighter, nails digging into his skin forcefully enough to leave a mark. It's on purpose, of course; he hopes it'll bruise that lovely tan skin, so that Iorveth thinks of this until they fade. He'll be the one getting into a fight to the death with Shadowheart if she tries to heal him.
He hollows his cheeks around the weight of Iorveth's cock, eyes flicking up to watch his face as he comes undone. ]
[ Chasing his orgasm ultimately beats out trying to last: Iorveth lets go of the last scrap he had of his self-control to flick his solitary eye down towards Astarion, and it's when he realizes Astarion is looking at him that he falls over his edge. It unravels something inside Iorveth that no one else has ever touched before, the tightly-coiled part of himself that hasn't relaxed since he took up arms more than a century ago.
The whiplash revelation comes and goes; the rest is mindless, perfect sensation. He calls Astarion's name in an urgent whisper, and it's the only warning he can think to give before he arches, fingers digging into bedsheets, and spills into Astarion's mouth with a drawn-out groan. The feeling wipes him out completely, and he only regains his awareness of his body once the last of his orgasm fades out into pleasant, humming white noise in the back of his skull.
Fuck, he mouths again. Long limbs splayed, forehead beaded with sweat. Blindly, he fumbles his hand for whatever of Astarion is within touching distance. ]
[ He laps at Iorveth all through his orgasm, the harshness of his dug-in nails replaced with gentle circles of his thumbs, almost apologetic of his roughness. Almost. When Iorveth has finally softened in his mouth, Astarion crawls up his body, taking his chin between his thumb and forefinger. ]
You did so well. [ It can't have been easy, letting Astarion take the reins. Iorveth is always in control, so rarely vulnerable, no one's prey, yet he surrendered to Astarion. That alone is more erotic than having him in his mouth. Voice full of pleased affection, he says, ] My perfect creature.
[ And good boys get rewards, so he gives Iorveth what he asked for. (Entirely altruistic and not at all selfish, of course.) Tilting his head to the side, Astarion plunges his teeth into the tender skin of his neck, body pressed close. ]
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He laughs, incredulous. ] You ridiculous, wonderful man.
[ Flopping back down, he sighs, dreamy and restless all at the same time. Of course, he could match Iorveth's energy, make a dramatic speech about how he'll adore Iorveth for the rest of eternity and then some, but instead—
Dryly: ] You really mustn't say such things if you're trying to keep your clothes on.
[ He's only a man. ]
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Sitting up, he trails his palm down the sliver of pale skin showing between the un-belted canyon of the robe he'd gifted Astarion, from neck to collarbone and down to Astarion's chest. The wanting hasn't abated any, even if the crux of what Iorveth wants Astarion to take away from this has nothing to do with sex; he's just resigned himself to the inexorable fact that all of this wanting comes with wanting to put his mouth on every inch of Astarion's body. ]
I've not much to take off. [ Still very much shirtless, with apologies to the kind old woman that he scandalized. ] Astarion.
[ To the tune of "pay attention". Iorveth's single eye is warm, half his face still concealed but not at all opaque to interpretation. ]
I want you. [ Plainly, without any room for misunderstanding. An ultimatum of sorts. Astarion will simply have to live with the fact that this deranged wood elf is being honest about this. ] I suppose it was never about the shape of your ears, or what you could do for me.
I wanted you since the first time you sunk your teeth in my neck.
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The thought of being wanted then shoots a thrill up his spine. He strokes the back of Iorveth's hand, back and forth, like the tail of a purring cat.
Since this is presumably a safe space for letting one's freak out, he croons, ] I thought of that, you know. Ceaselessly.
[ Not sexually. Not not sexually. In truth, it was the first time he'd ever been so close to someone and felt good about it. Excited, in control. The unpalatable creature inside of him being accepted and fed, not rejected and starved. ]
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He trails his hand lower, dips it under the fabric of the half-open gown to press his too-warm palm against Astarion's navel. ]
Then I expect to have your teeth in me, when I sheathe myself fully in you.
[ Speaking of being a freak. Fingers trail along the ridges of Astarion's stomach, tracing him indulgently. The contrast of the dark fabric against his pale (now slightly pink) skin is pretty; Iorveth's gaze settles warmly on where he's petting, just above the waistband of the soft pants he'd purchased only hours ago.
Astarion'd accused Iorveth of inciting hunger. It feels almost impossible for Iorveth to wrap his mind around that concept, when, between the two of them, Astarion is the one who's so thoroughly and vexingly beautiful. ]
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—You're positively insane, [ he laughs, eyes sparkling with affection. Because Iorveth really is, to have seen the ravenous, feral creature that Astarion is and decided to keep him anyway.
He adds, smile spreading, ] And astonishing.
[ Demanding little beast that he is, he paws at Iorveth's shoulder, tugging him down so that he can he can press his stupid grin to Iorveth's mouth. ]
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What a luxury, having things to smile about in this world. Iorveth rakes his teeth along Astarion's lower lip, then buries his face against the crook of his neck, breathing him in; nothing of the stale, rank acid of Cazador's blood remains on his skin.
Never again. Content, Iorveth trails more kisses under Astarion's chin, along the rise of his throat, down to his open collar. Exploring for the sake of it, mapping him in slow, steady inches. ]
Funny. I find you just as insane for wanting me. [ Murmured against a mouthful of collarbone. Sure, there's a learning curve for how to deal with a vampire with a finnicky personality, but Astarion has a baseline charm. Iorveth, self-aware, really can't say the same about himself. ]
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No one's ever taken their time with him, and being lavished with such unhurried attention makes him feel strange and pleasant and restless all at the same time. It feels nice, of course, but two centuries of habit are telling him to roll over, pin Iorveth down, and get this over with as quickly as possible. He doesn't want to rush through this, though, no matter how instinctual it might be. He fights the urge, instead stroking Iorveth's hair. ]
Please. I can't imagine a monster whose hunger you couldn't sate.
[ He lets his hand drift down onto Iorveth's cheek, thumb running over the scar that cuts over his mouth. ]
Does this hurt?
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He doesn't, but tenses slightly when he feels fingers brush against his discolored, uneven skin. His gaze momentarily swims to the side, not uncomfortable but unsure, before stubbornness tells him to maintain eye contact. ]
－No. The wound was made years ago, and all the nerves around it are long dead.
[ Blithely, but with distant bitterness. Not the time nor place for unpleasant memories, though; Iorveth shelves his kneejerk instinct to wax poetic about how much he hates humans to nudge into the hand on his cheek, allowing Astarion the freedom to touch. ]
Incidentally, I chose this inn because it was a spearhead that gave me this scar.
[ Implied: I have an awful sense of humor. He licks Astarion's palm. ]
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A sigh precedes, ] If only you could see what I see.
[ He lets his hand drift down the elaborate lines of Iorveth's tattoo, from his neck to his shoulder to his chest. It stalls there, flattened over Iorveth's heartbeat. Steady and thrumming and wonderfully alive. ]
You're beautiful.
[ He's said these exact words a thousand times, shallow and hollow, but he infuses them with as much sincerity as he can now. ]
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Still, his response is physical. Under the flat of Astarion's palm, Iorveth's heart pounds faster, harder. His turn, for the tips of his pointed ears to turn redder, for his tanned skin to be made even warmer.
He dips down, mouth to Astarion's stomach, slipping away from that clever hand feeling at his pulse. ]
...Mm. [ Uncharacteristically mealy-mouthed for a man who always has too much to say. He scrapes the flat of his teeth along pale skin, keeping with the canine affection.
Before Astarion can say something nice about his looks again: ] ...I've no oil. [ A mild sort of exasperated realization. Practical as always, and looking slightly embarrassed, still, that he was made to be pleased by Astarion's compliment. ]
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With all this excitement, it's reasonable, then, that his eyebrow twitches in annoyance at the impending cockblock. It's not unlike the expression of a spoiled brat who's just been denied a puppy. Had he not used that last bit of blood in his brain on reminding himself to compliment Iorveth, he might be more sensible. Say something like that's all right, I can wait. (Well, maybe not that sensible. He's never said 'I can wait' in his life.)
Instead, entirely fuzzy and thoughtless, he says, ] I don't mind it rough.
[ He fumbles for Iorveth's hand with his own, pressing the tips of his fingers against the wetness of his mouth, brazen and shameless. ]
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Forcing his neurons to continue functioning: ] ―I want you to enjoy this, not to tolerate it.
[ There are two wolves inside Iorveth: one, the freak wolf, that says that if Astarion enjoys a little roughhousing, to not treat him like an invalid about it; the other, the rational-thinking wolf, says that Astarion might only be saying this to please Iorveth instead of thinking about his own needs, and that taking advantage of him would be worse than heinous.
The freak is silenced for now. It hasn't been more than a day since they killed Cazador, he reminds himself, not that it stops him from repositioning himself so that he's flush against Astarion, obvious erection pressed to Astarion's thigh. He traces Astarion's teeth with slick fingers, and purposely cuts himself on the sharp end of one perfect fang; blood pools on the tip of his index, and he smears it, indulgently, on the flat of Astarion's tongue. ]
I want you to feel nothing but pleasure.
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He flicks his tongue against Iorveth's bloodied finger, then gives each one a toothy kiss, like an affectionate but poorly domesticated animal. After, he pushes on Iorveth's shoulders, a demanding attempt to flip them over. ]
Then at least let me take care of you.
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He makes Astarion feel it, that dull heat, while his spine arches at the bare-boned friction. A reminder: "you did this to me". Or, more importantly: "only you can do this to me". ]
Make no mistake, [ he breathes, voice like sandpaper. ] I can think of little else I'd like to do than to fuck you until that clever mouth of yours forgets how to form words.
[ There's that for Iorveth speaking his mind. His mouth's gotten him in more trouble than he'd care to count, but he also doesn't take critique.
Grinding up gently into the cradle of Astarion's palm, he continues: ] But you have me at your mercy.
[ A brief laugh, to the tune of "yeah, I know. Me, giving up control?" ]
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[ Dangerous of Iorveth, really. Give him an inch of power, and he'll take a mile.
He bends to press a wet, messy kiss to Iorveth's collarbone, then the flat of his sternum, then the hollow of his navel. His teeth graze the vulnerable skin of Iorveth's stomach, blunted. The unthinking, primal part of his brain lights up in all the best ways; it's intoxicating to be bared Iorveth's soft underbelly, both literally and metaphorically. ]
I'll make you feel good.
[ His index fingers hook under the waistband of Iorveth's pants and underwear both, tugging them down impatiently. ]
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His back lifts from the bedsheets; it's only a little embarrassing when his cock springs up to hit his stomach when it's liberated from his clothing. No point in acting brand new－ he hasn't exactly been subtle about his arousal, and it's nice, in a way, for Astarion to see it manifest. ]
You enjoyed it when I had my hands shackled, I bet.
[ Teasing, provoking. A sort of do-your-worst, which is a lot of bravado for a man with his leaking dick out for someone else's scrutiny, shifting impatiently on bedsheets. The vinelike patterns that extend down from his chest to hip to thigh undulate to his twisting, the tattoo almost like a living thing sitting on Iorveth's skin. He skims his touch from Astarion's curls down to his jaw, touching him just for the sake of touching him. Hungry. ]
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[ So, yes. He did. More so the fact that Iorveth let him do the shackling than the shackles themselves. He's spent so long feeling powerless that the slightest hint of power goes straight to his head; it's thrilling to have someone like Iorveth, proud and stern, yield to him so willingly.
All of Iorveth's clothing joins his makeshift headscarf in a messy pile on the floor. Astarion might be fussy with his own things, but he's a bit of a slob with everything else. He presses his mouth to the soft skin of Iorveth's inner thigh, feeling the pulse there, then drags his teeth along it. It's both indulgence and a little bit of stalling — he's never enjoyed doing this, always felt used, and there's a tiny voice inside that's afraid he's going to hate it this time, too.
But Iorveth is laid out so sweetly for him, pliant under his touch, and so he's willing to take the plunge. He doesn't want this to be like all the other times, rushing through it just to get someone off as quickly as he can so it can be over sooner, so he takes Iorveth in hand, pressing light, exploratory kisses to his cock. The skin feels smooth and hot against his lips, not unpleasant at all. ]
Tell me how you like it, and maybe I'll grant your wish.
[ He does, however, very much need to feel in control right now. ]
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None of that, with Astarion. (Not that that wouldn't be nice too, Iorveth thinks－ just needing him, primally and brainlessly.) Iorveth feels his cock jump under the attention it's being given, the flushed erection almost obscene against all that pale, perfect skin. Almost as sinful as showing someone as beautiful as Astarion the wrecked landscape of his face. It makes him feel hot all over.
To the question of how he likes it: ] ...Rough. [ A funny side effect of not considering himself beautiful or even particularly nice to be with. Sure, he wants to treat Astarion with all the reverence he hasn't been shown, but he doesn't actually know how to be on the receiving end of it. He touches his thumb to Astarion's wet lips, tracing his mouth with slow affection. ] Take what you want from me.
[ He shifts again, already feeling oversensitive and breathless. The thought of Astarion being unrestrained and greedy is enough to make him squirm under the hands holding him in place. ]
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He's certainly been asked for rough before, but rarely—if ever—has he been told to take what he wants. In truth, he's not sure what that looks like, reasonably. He knows he wants to bite Iorveth all over, drink his blood until he's gorged himself and then drink some more. He wants to crawl inside Iorveth's mind and live there instead of being stuck in his own dead body that's betrayed him in so many ways. He can't do those things, so he settles on pressing the flat of his tongue against Iorveth's erection, licking experimentally before taking him in his mouth properly, careful with his fangs.
Iorveth feels even warmer inside of his mouth, an impossible, wonderful hardness that makes the heat pooling in his stomach burn. He lets both of his hands slide down to the tanned expanse of Iorveth's thighs, brazenly handsy. Rough, he'd said, and while Astarion isn't one to take direction, he can certainly follow that one. He lets his fingernails scratch against Iorveth's skin as he lowers until his nose is nearly brushing against Iorveth's pelvis, humming with satisfaction at the weight of him against his tongue. ]
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Fuck, is what every synapse firing in his body says in unison. Iorveth hisses, bucks up an inch, and tips his chin towards the ceiling. ]
Astarion, [ he gasps. Affirming? Pleading? Gods, he has no idea. It's just that he likes the sound of Astarion's name in the back of his throat and at the forefront of his mind, red and silver and pretty. His hiked knees bracket Astarion's shoulders, toes curled into the mattress, followed by more broken syllables in Aen Seidhe, only a fraction of the nonsense litany of affirmations his brain screams at him.
Another experimental upwards hitch of his hips, fully expecting Astarion to pin him back down with nails in his skin. The freak in him hopes those pretty fingers make him bleed. ]
Gods, the way you make me want you. Like nothing else.
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Astarion pulls off, sliding his hands to Iorveth's hips and pressing down with his fingernails. He isn't nearly brawny enough to keep him down by strength alone, but that's all right. Having a psychological pull over Iorveth is much more exciting. ]
Be a good boy and keep still, [ he says playfully, clearly enjoying that he's getting to be in charge. No one in their right mind would ever let him call the shots in reality, but it's fun to pretend here.
He dips back down after that, taking the heavy warmth of Iorveth back into his mouth with a grin, which is— well, it's rare that he's ever felt like smiling, doing this. ]
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―which isn't to say that this doesn't feel good. It's numbingly satisfying to see Astarion smile as he sinks back down, achingly sweet how he plays at overpowering Iorveth with the bearing down of his palms. Iorveth plays along, suppressing his instincts to shift impatiently in the warm hollow of Astarion's mouth, bringing his own hand to his mouth to bite his next huff and moan into the back of it. ]
Yes, [ he says, his voice muffled. A little wrecked. His focus dials down to what's happening between his legs, hot and messy. ] Gods, fuck.
[ He feels stripped down. Bare. He turns the ruined side of his face into the nearest pillow, choking back another groan into his hand; he can feel his cock swelling in anticipation, made eager and stupid by Astarion's attention. It's mortifying, but it's also perfect. ]
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It's not dissimilar to feeding from him, really. Losing himself in the sensation of licking and lapping, mouth slick with a mixture of saliva and precome, feeling Iorveth's muscles jump beneath him. He grips the lean muscle of Iorveth's hips tighter, nails digging into his skin forcefully enough to leave a mark. It's on purpose, of course; he hopes it'll bruise that lovely tan skin, so that Iorveth thinks of this until they fade. He'll be the one getting into a fight to the death with Shadowheart if she tries to heal him.
He hollows his cheeks around the weight of Iorveth's cock, eyes flicking up to watch his face as he comes undone. ]
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The whiplash revelation comes and goes; the rest is mindless, perfect sensation. He calls Astarion's name in an urgent whisper, and it's the only warning he can think to give before he arches, fingers digging into bedsheets, and spills into Astarion's mouth with a drawn-out groan. The feeling wipes him out completely, and he only regains his awareness of his body once the last of his orgasm fades out into pleasant, humming white noise in the back of his skull.
Fuck, he mouths again. Long limbs splayed, forehead beaded with sweat. Blindly, he fumbles his hand for whatever of Astarion is within touching distance. ]
Come here, [ is hoarse, ragged. ] Bite me.
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You did so well. [ It can't have been easy, letting Astarion take the reins. Iorveth is always in control, so rarely vulnerable, no one's prey, yet he surrendered to Astarion. That alone is more erotic than having him in his mouth. Voice full of pleased affection, he says, ] My perfect creature.
[ And good boys get rewards, so he gives Iorveth what he asked for. (Entirely altruistic and not at all selfish, of course.) Tilting his head to the side, Astarion plunges his teeth into the tender skin of his neck, body pressed close. ]
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