Hex

[tempting_the_fates]

His ears were back and he hissed loudly as the man tried to catch hold of his arm.

"I said no," Nyx said, baring his teeth. They were down one of the many winding halls near the residential area, alone, but not hidden.

"I don't see why you're being so difficult. I paid you last time, and I'll pay you again. Come on, just come back to mine," the man snapped, glancing around to make sure no one was watching as he caught Nyx around the middle to try and haul him along.

Nyx hissed louder and gave him a kick in the shin. "I said I would not take you as a client again!"

The man hadn't been too rough or violent, those things didn't bother Nyx at all. No, this man had almost been too friendly, calling often after their encounter and sending Nyx little gifts. Usually he loved that sort of thing, but this man... He made him uneasy.

"I have money, you could just let me look after you," the man said, trying to soothe him. "I could be good for you..."

Nyx bit down hard on his shoulder, sharp teeth piercing through the man's uniform. That seemed to be the final straw as the man moved to strike him.

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[tempting_the_fates]

"I am fine, I will wait outside the med bay though. I don't like it there," Nyx said, pulling a face. "But I will wait," he promised again.

[just_hex]

"Would you like to join me for food when I am finished?" he asked, then remembered Nyx liked clarity.

"I would like it if you did."

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx considered the offer, then nodded.

"Yes, alright, I would like that," he decided. He liked eating after all, and he suddenly found himself eager to spend more time with Hex.

[just_hex]

Never in his life had anyone wanted to spend more time with him once they'd seen what he was really like. He'd never had anyone appreciate it. Not at home, not in the fleet. Violence isn't the answer, Hex had been repeated to him for years.

As he looked at the handsome prince, part of him thought all those voices were wrong. Sometimes violence was absolutely the answer.

"Have you found a food that pleases you yet? We can eat that," he suggested.

[tempting_the_fates]

"Yes, Robin has told me how to order some things close to what I had at home," Nyx nodded, starting to purr again, and resisting the temptation to nuzzle against him again.

Hex was nice. Hex was strong. Hex would look after him, he had decided.

[just_hex]

"I would love to try something familiar to you," Hex replied.

"How fortunate Robin could help. I think, sometimes, there's nothing he doesn't know," he continued as they entered the lift to take them to the bay.

[tempting_the_fates]

"He is old," Nyx said as they waited in the lift. "His kin knew mine. We might even be close in blood, our kinds."

It was more than Nyx would usually share with anyone.

[just_hex]

"How interesting," he smiled, the idea that Nyx was entirely alone warming him.

"I've always wondered about his kind. They look alike," he noted.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx hummed and nodded.

"They are good lovers," he added helpfully. "Not as good as me though," he insisted, oblivious to how arrogant that sounded.

[just_hex]

Hex tilted his head and looked at Nyx curiously.

"Robin is a very good lover," he agreed. "What makes you better?"

[tempting_the_fates]

"I just am," Nyx huffed, ears going a little flat at the question. "People pay me for the pleasure of my company."

[just_hex]

"You're clearly so good that some men will foolishly try to steal you and keep you," he noted.

"...No one has ever wanted me like that," he admitted with a soft chuckle.

[tempting_the_fates]

"No?" Nyx asked, leaning over and nuzzling him again, before lightly biting his shoulder. Just a ghost of teeth and a soft purr.

"I might want you," he suggested. "More than a meal."

[just_hex]

Hex's heart beat faster with excitement and his hand moved to touch Nyx, but then the lift stopped and the doors opened.

He froze.

Cleared his throat.

"I...have to drop this off before it spoils," he said weakly. "Then...yes."

[tempting_the_fates]

"Fine," Nyx said, following him out, but not heading inside the lab. He lingered by the door though, eyes sharp as he watched people walk by.

[just_hex]

Hex did his job, eager to leave in a way he normally wasn't. Rushing in a way he never did. He barely bid anyone goodbye before he was dashing out again.

"Quick as I could," he told Nyx, thrilled he was still there.

[tempting_the_fates]

"Very prompt," Nyx replied with a little purr. "We go to yours," he decided, pushing away from the wall and lingering at Hex's side as they started to walk.

"You're a healer? You know House?" he asked.

[just_hex]

"Yes," he nodded. "My job is called nurse. House is a doctor. Different, but both healers."

His quarters meant a trip back to the lift. It wasn't until the doors closed that he felt bold enough.

"I want to touch you," he announced, not making any move yet to do it.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx looked a little amused, then nodded, peeling his shirt off and over his head.

"You can touch. It's why I'm here. You can do more than touch. You saved me. I am thankful."

[just_hex]

He moved in, both hands warm as he took hold of Nyx.

"You owe me nothing," he said softly.

"I'd save you a thousand times, from every monster," he promised.

[tempting_the_fates]

"I will seek out danger then," Nyx said with a toothy grin, his teeth a little sharp looking. "Make certain you have reason to come find me..."

[just_hex]

His breath caught, just briefly, and his fingers dug in as he held on tighter.

"Would you?" he asked, breathless and hungry.

[tempting_the_fates]

"I might," Nyx said, purring louder when Hex held him tighter. His own hands slid up the other man's chest to his shoulders, and he arched himself against him.

"I like a little danger. Don't you?" he asked. "I think maybe you do. I think maybe you like it more than others know."

[just_hex]

Hex's hands were rough, dry, and his grip solid as he held on.

"You can tell?" he asked.

Then grinned.

"You are right."

[tempting_the_fates]

"I could smell it on you when you struck that man," Nyx admitted, seeing no reason to be coy as his fingertips traced invisible patterns on his skin. "It was arousing, I felt aroused. ...You also smelled of... Something else though. Something I didn't recognize."