"Yes," Gaius says, as he scoots himself closer. "So your first lesson will be to learn to take pleasure, not give it."
It's going to be a hard lesson to learn, to take and accept instead of surrender to overwhelming force. Gaius has no desire to do that to someone who has already known so much pain and conflict.
"We will start slow-- I will touch you. But slowly. No immediate sexual touch. Just finding your tolerance for skin on skin. The rules apply."
And that's when he finally touches Estinien-- with an ungloved hand, calloused fingertips sliding over the wrist in a slow motion.
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Date: 2022-08-15 09:41 pm (UTC)It's going to be a hard lesson to learn, to take and accept instead of surrender to overwhelming force. Gaius has no desire to do that to someone who has already known so much pain and conflict.
"We will start slow-- I will touch you. But slowly. No immediate sexual touch. Just finding your tolerance for skin on skin. The rules apply."
And that's when he finally touches Estinien-- with an ungloved hand, calloused fingertips sliding over the wrist in a slow motion.