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[ i have to read the word glomp in 2025

Sylus just goes very still. ]

Should I be watching out for a knife?

[ caleb texts xD surely you're used to it

but, he doesn't release, he just keeps his arms wrapped around sylus. ]

Does it feel like I have a knife?

[ YOU KNOW I DON'T PLAY THE GAME ]

I trust you to keep it hidden well enough.

[ DKSJGHJDSK ]

Is that your way of admitting I could get the jump on you? Thanks for the compliment, cutie.

[ he's not in his right mind... ]

I'm acknowledging your skill, not that it exceeds mine.

[ Punk. Gently reaches back to push Rafayel off him. ]

Then, why are you cowering away?

[ when sylus tries to push him, he loosens just a little, but doesn't let go of him. ]

[ wow

is this.... his own medicine? ]

Do I look like I'm cowering?

You do. You look just like prey, actually.

[ lol, it really is a taste of his own medicine.

but, there's a slight smile on rafayel's lips as he draws sylus even closer. enough that he can... gently press a kiss on the back of his neck. ( sylus voice ) meow ]

[ Goes very still. Okay.

He's going to cheat and disappear from Rafayel's hold in a tendril of red-black mist, gliding smoothly from his arms and reappearing behind him so that their positions are reversed.

Leaning in to speak directly against his ear. ]

You really are terrible at assessing a situation.

[ no.... he kisses mist i guess. sad...

but, when sylus appears behind him. this is flirty rafayel who is not daunted. jk, he is surprised but he definitely recovers quickly enough. at least, when he doesn't think sylus is trying to kill him. ] Oh, that intense...

Should I pretend to be caught? [ there is no pretending...

but, let him front. ]

[ No, he teleported after receiving the kiss. That's canon.

He also thinks Rafayel is so funny. Stepping back a bit, he presses a finger against the top of his spine, idly tracing it downward, trying to see if he shies away without the upper hand. ]

Do you want me to catch you?

[ Fish of the day... ]

[ oh 😳

his body twitches just a little from the touch. it's subtle enough where he plays it off, by leaning back, turning his head to look back at him briefly. ] No. Because, a hunter's only interested when they're on the chase.

And when they're hunting, well, they get their full attention, right?

[ going to try to lower his weight a little and elbow sylus in the ribs. ]

[ Are they fighting now? Sylus is too competitive not to dodge, so he moves away from the jab, putting distance between them again. ]

You're not giving either of us though credit.

[ But it's a fair response. He knows what he comes across as. ]

There's no one more loyal with their attention than me.

[ Unless... you're not deserving of it. ]

[ why are you play fighting him?

but, yeah rafayel is coming back in, if because he's naturally competitive... ]

Yeah? Well, I might have to get that in writing. No offense.

[ going to try and grab sylus... ]

[ Because Rafayel attacked him? But okay, he can grab him. ]

Believe me or don't. It's the truth.

[ Looks down at him. What are you going to do by grabbing him? You already know he can poof away. ]

If it's the truth, then there's no hurt in making a contract, right? It'll say, "I, Sylus, will always keep my attention on Rafayel." [ i guess his way of romance is contracts now.

but, now that he has sylus, he pauses. what does he want to do?

he just has the urge to touch him, and so he does, trying to rub his hand on his cheek. ]

[ How sexy of him. Just remains still while Rafayel rubs his cheek. Does he think he's a pikachu or something... ]

That seems like the sort of thing that would make you miserable.

[ Wonders if there's any point in pointing that out. ]

At least when you're in your right mind.

[ sorry he can't do the famous sexy man poses like sylus does

even in this state, he feels like what sylus is saying isn't far-fetched. but, at the same time, he still refutes it. ] Is that your way of saying you're going to make me miserable? Are you going to cage me and whip me everyday?

[ touching sylus' ear now. ]

[ Oh... Ticklish. Looking off to the side and then back at him, lifting a brow. ]

You've got quite the imagination. Is that a fantasy of yours?

[ He would rather be caged up and tamed himself... Genuinely would be so flattered if the hunter caged him, actually. ]

[ sylus and his taming fantasies.... ]

No, not at all. Do you want to know what my fantasy is?

[ there are no rare species of flowers he can resurrect on the brink of extinction to show how he he currently feels. maybe that's for the best considering he's about to regret this by the time these feelings wear off, but it's true that he keeps looking at sylus' lips. (pain) ]

[ He has the power to resurrect flowers? Rafayel... That's so romantic. The way flowers would work on Sylus.

Sometimes you are a basic bitch who doesn't mind being caged up. ]

What is it?

[ Puts a hand on Rafayel's waist... Contemplating how much he's going to regret this later. ]

[ no... he has money and time... his extinct aquatic plants.

but, thanks sylus for being easy. if this was any other time, perhaps rafayel would have considered the consequences of his own actions. but, as it stands, he barely waits for sylus to finish asking his question before he tries to press his lips against his. unfortunately, it may not be a chaste kiss... ]

[ RAFAYEL COMING IN HOT WITH TONGUE. Honestly, Sylus is not concerned with Rafayel's maidenhood. Maybe if he were a more delicate person, Sylus wouldn't let them kiss him while he's aware that they're clearly under the influence of something. But Rafayel... he can live with it.

So it's not out of kindness that he grabs Rafayel's chin to stop him, close enough that their lips barely brush, but no further. ]

Why are you here?

[ existential question time ]

[ STOP SHAMING HIM he's been deprived

when he's caught mid-way, he just stares at sylus. honestly, his own head is hazy and he can't really think up an answer for a second. oh, right. maybe it's just like this that the feeling of romance finally... leaves his body, and he just stands there.

🧍‍♂️ ]

[ Kisses him. ]