still , there is laughter tucked beneath the complaint as his fingers remain loosely around ryo’s wrist giving him a small tug away from the oak . “ whatever terms you two were discussing are denied . indefinitely .”
hiraeth’s stare moves first to ryo , then rather accusingly toward the branches overhead . as though awaiting some paternal intervention that , quite frankly , never comes . a single leaf drifts down instead , catching somewhere in the witch’s hair .
“conspiring is a strong word.”
ryo’s hand remained against the oak, though the amusement at hiraeth’s accusation was difficult to hide. his thumb gave the bark one last, absent stroke before he finally let his arm fall to his side.
“we’ve barely had time to discuss terms.”
the fact that the oak offered no visible objection only made the joke easier to commit to. ryo glanced up through the branches as if genuinely considering the possibilities, then back at hiraeth.
“give us another five minutes.”
amusement settled plainly across his face.
“then you can start worrying.”
“ don’t encourage him .” another leaf falls . his mouth parts in quiet disbelief before attention returns to ryo , expression settling into something terribly resigned . “ wonderful . I’m being outnumbered by my own father .”
@pinkveIour the praise dismantles him far more than any teasing , color burning across his cheeks . fingers running across his lips , borrowed arrogance reduced to a shy , helpless hum . “ careful , keep praising your witch like that and I’ll spend forever trying to earn another . ”
@pinkveIour the fist tangled within his hair pulls a broken breath from the witch as he shifts restlessly beneath his little love . restraint slips quietly into ruin , mouth returning to apollo with fevered urgency , kissing him as though separation itself has become unbearable .
@pinkveIour the question leaves him hopelessly flustered , traitorous vines winding farther around his arm , trembling fingers trace his jaw . still , he attempts that terribly unconvincing arrogance , as though he cannot hear his heart . “promise , I’ve never denied you anything , have I ?”
@pinkveIour arrogance clings by a thread , betrayed by the trembling in his hands and the damned vines curling around his wrists — his own magic exposing what he refuses to confess . holding his gaze , forcing something dangerously close to confidence upon flushed features .
@pinkveIour gaze lingered with shameless satisfaction as he makes no attempt to rescue apollo from his own suggestion . fingers catching beneath his chin before he can make good on it . “ on your knees , then , little love . you offered so sweetly , and I find myself terribly curious . ”
@pinkveIour the plea settle between them without granting him an inch , that rare arrogance sharpening beneath the witch’s adoration . “ need me ? surely my spoiled little love can do better than that . . . ask me properly , little dove . make it impossible for me to say no . ”
@pinkveIour hiraeth lets the temptation linger just long enough to be cruel , amusement curling through the want still written plainly across him as he squeezes his bare flesh . “ ah , no . you asked your witch for kisses , little love . anything more will require a much prettier request . ”
@jinxedfatality a breathless gasp left his lips —— grip tight in hiraeth’s hair as he kisses him again . “ i wouldn’t dare . ” a breathless whisper ; lips parted to further deepen their kiss . moving closer to the witch, until there was no space left between them .
@pinkveIour the fresh mark against his flesh seems to awaken something hungrier beneath the witch’s tenderness — breath turning ragged as his grip tightens painfully so , whatever timid restraint vanishes . flushed beneath apollo’s gaze —
@pinkveIour melting beneath every hungry bite , cheeks burning beautifully — composure abandoning him entirely . trembling hands , a breathless , needy sound betraying how thoroughly the witch surrendered to him . “ you’re making it terribly difficult to remember how to behave around you . ”
@pinkveIour hands climb to greedy hips , grip tightening as something raw and aching finally breaks within him . kissing him with desperate , reckless need , chasing his mouth whenever breath threatens to part , unwilling to relinquish even an inch of the lover he has missed so terribly .
@pinkveIour “ loving every insufferable piece of you is still the easiest thing I’ve ever done . ” tenderness turns ravenous , stealing apollo’s mouth in a bruising kiss at the tug , all that quiet adoration finally given teeth as he keeps his little love impossibly close .
@pinkveIour he surrenders beneath apollo , a teasing retort disappearing against his mouth as his arms gather him closer . only when breath finally demands space does he murmur against those smiling lips . “ insufferable little thing — fortunate for you , I adore being your weakness . ”