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 Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:28 pm
The visit with Caoin first thing in the morning had gone surprisingly well. Émile had really liked the erras. Despite the boy's excitement he had listened well and been very patient. Though there had been a bit of pouting when he was finally shoo'd off to his lessons for the day. After that Leo had left Rio to his own devices at Eglantine House for the day, so he could get some errands done. The first stop had been the marquist to get his marque touched up in some spots. After that was the shop of a jeweler he knew well- he had gifts in mind to get, namely for Rio, Echo and Akakios.
By the time he returned it was into the early evening and Leo went straight to his room to lay down, after putting most of the gifts away, so he could hopefully minimize the lingering pain his back. He lay on his stomach on the bed, one gift hidden in a box beneath his hands which his head rested on. Hopefully Rio would be back before long from whatever mischief he had gotten himself into during the day. If he was not, well, he would find Leo asleep on the bed when he returned.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:08 am
Rio had been a little curious about Leo's errands and the running of them, but he had not objected to being left behind in the least. He knew how to entertain himself! Even if he'd only had Leo's books to keep him occuppied, that certainly would have sufficed, but that was not actually how he'd spent his day. No, he'd spent it trying to...get to know people better. Much better. He was an undercover Love God in a house of courtesans, after all. How else was he going to spend his free time?
Eventually, he did return to Leo's room, and was surprised to find him fast asleep. He shut the door quietly and padded carefully across the floor, not wanting to wake him.
((They're yours, so...up to you if he actually succeeded with anyone. XD But he would have Tried. Valiantly.))
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:59 pm
It would not be the sound of Rio's footsteps that woke him, but the fact that he turned over as he slept. Fabric brushing against the sensitive skin of his back snapped him right to wakefulness, muttering a string of D'Angeline curses. It was not until after he had all but yanked his shirt off that he noticed Love standing there. "Rio?"
He had honestly not expected the god to come back until morning. It did not take much to tell where he had been- the smell of Madeleine's perfume was quite unmistakable and was that Cécile's favorite tint of carmine lip color on his collar? Leo would not ask because it was none of his business, but he was glad Rio seemed to have enjoyed himself today.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:06 pm
Love turned towards the bed at the series of sounds from Leo - aah, he never liked waking anyone up. Not that he was being deliberately sneaky, just polite. But Leo might have simply woken himself up, from the sound of it. "Mm-hm," Rio answered, moving to the side of the bed to bend down and kiss the D'Angeline on the cheek. "Sorry, did I wake you? I didn't mean to."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:23 pm
"No, I woke myself up." Leo gave Rio a kiss on the cheek in return. "My back is still sore from when I went to see the marquist earlier today and I guess I rolled over onto it." He smiled sheepishly, running a hand through his hair. Usually it only took a couple of days to stop hurting, since the touch ups were never that big. The D'Angeline had momentarily forgotten about the gift, whose box currently lay out in plain sight on the bed.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:35 pm
"Aah, I see." Rio also saw the box, which piqued his curiosity a little, but didn't ask after it. "I hope the rest of your day was more pleasant?" He would probably not fare well with tattoos, himself, and was fortunate that the marks on his skin had simply appeared. Ears, face, collarbone...that would have been painful.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:45 pm
"Considerably." Even if it had still been rather miserable it would have been better than laying on the marquist's table in Leo's opinion. Pain was not something he handled well, he had even told Rio as much. Though, he had managed fairly well with the marquist this time, likely better than he ever had. He reached over and picked up the box. "I have something for you, if you decide you want it."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:49 pm
"Glad to hear it." Rio perched himself on the side of the bed, and when Leo revealed that the box was for him, tilted his head slightly in curiosity. "If I decide I want it? Is there a reason I wouldn't?" He smiled, lightly teasing but clearly pleased.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:21 pm
"That is for you to decide." Leo offered Rio the small box. What he would find inside is a pair of gold earrings- studs with gold drops -a gift, meant to be simple and subtle. "It is meant as a Lover's Token. Servants of Naamah give them to favorites sometimes, to accept means you are considered a lover rather than just a patron." To be considered a lover to a Servant of Naamah had its perks, some of which already applied to Rio. "The idea with these would be you wear one and I wear one...it is common fashion between male lovers here." The D'Angeline's ears were not pierced of course, but that could easily be arranged with Cécile.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:16 pm
The god took the box and opened it, smiling at the contents - and then smiling even more when Leo explained them. He looked up with a brightly happy expression. "There is definitely not a reason I wouldn't want it." He leaned in to brush a kiss over his companion's lips. "I would be honored to wear one."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:33 pm
Leo made a pleased noise when Rio kissed him, grinning when the god pulled away. "I'm glad." He wrapped an arm around Love's waist. "So, what would you be interested in doing for the rest of the evening?" This was assuming of course that Rio had not made prior plans with anyone else.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:51 pm
"Mm, anything? I'm not even sure what time it is," Rio admitted with a soft chuckle, leaning contentedly into the contact. "I haven't being paying any attention." It had gotten dark at some point, and that was all he had.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 4:01 pm
Leo turned his head to glance out the window. "It has not been dark for long." As for actual time, that was not something he usually kept track of. One of the apprentices had come in at some point when he was sleeping and gotten the fire going, so there was light from that but he should probably light a few candles here soon. "Would you like a back massage?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:04 pm
"If you did that, I think I'd be asleep in about a minute. I can't think of anything I need, truly." Hell, even without a massage, he might not last terribly long. He'd had quite a day! "I wish I had something to give you. I'll have to think of something."
Sure, he could just magic something up, but that was a terribly lazy way to go about it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:11 pm
"Well, lets just curl up together then, if you are that tired." He smiled and leaned over to give Rio a kiss. "Your presence here beside me is a gift." Probably more than the god would ever understand.
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