Willy

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx watched Hex go, waiting a beat before turning and headed back towards the remains of what had once been a village.

He wandered quietly at first, poking around in the remains of buildings, and inspecting things he found discarded. There was a sadness here. Something broken. Lost. He could taste it in the air, like chalk and dust.

"Are you still here?" he called out. "You must be, I feel eyes on me. Come out. Come speak."

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[willysilver]

"I could show it to you," he offered lightly, as if it were going to be dull.

[tempting_the_fates]

"I'm comfortable now though, and I thought you were going to feed me and show me what to hunt," Nyx said with a little yawn.

[willysilver]

"I waaaas," he drawled as he studied Nyx. "But you look so nice. I think I will admire you before I feed you."

[tempting_the_fates]

"I am pretty," Nyx agreed with a grin and a purr, stretching out a little. "You may admire," he decided.

[willysilver]

And Willy did, for quite some time. Truly drinking in the sight of him. Admiring every different angle.

Eventually rising to come closer.

"Tell me the things you like to eat. How it feels, or tastes, perhaps. I doubt I will know your favourites."

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx let his own gaze roam over Willy, admiring him in return - Though he'd deny he was even looking if he was asked.

"I like pale meat, and fish, salty, warm..."

He wet his lips a little, but his mind was no longer focused on his belly.

[willysilver]

The dark smirk curved his lips again.

"Join me in my kitchen," he said, then pivoted to walk through a curtain of crystal beads, beckoning Nyx to follow.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx watched him go, then sat up and moved to follow.

"You have fish?" he asked. "What about chocolate?"

[willysilver]

"I do not know chocolate," he replied.

The room lit up, a fire roaring up in a hearth.

[tempting_the_fates]

"It's creamy, sweet. Humans have it," Nyx explained. "You can melt it on fruit. I like it."

[willysilver]

"Bring me some," he demanded, gently enough to be a suggestion.

Then he began to open cupboard doors. An array of bites, some recognizable, some decadant and beautiful, some crisp, tart, light...

And meats. Fish, sweet and snow white that fell in light flakes. FIsh, pink and thick and a joy to chew. Birds, crispy roasted, three to a skewer. Cubes of flesh that all tasted better than the last.

A feast of Willy's leavings.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx watched, a bit overwhelmed by the amount of food. It made him twitchy, made him want to push something on the floor... But he was getting better at controlling those impulses.

"Too much," he said instead. "Too much to taste. I will get overwhelmed, and I can not linger long."

[willysilver]

"Nooo, stay," he pleaded. "Eat your fill. Rest out of the heat. I know that even the nights are becomming unbearable."

The sharpness of his gaze was unsettling.

Predatory.

"Eat."

[tempting_the_fates]

"Don't tell me what to do," Nyx huffed. "Hex will worry if I do not return before it's late. I will try one thing, then leave. When I see you next, there will be chocolate."

[willysilver]

"You promise to come back?" Willy asked, his demeanor slipping to sweet.

Charming.

"For my treasure?"

He paused.

"Or for my bed?" he asked, bold and hopeful.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx tilted his head considering Willy for a moment.

"You want to play?" He asked.

[willysilver]

"I do," he nodded.

"But...you will be missed..." he sighed, looking away, crestfallen.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx considered him for a moment, then nodded.

"I will come back tomorrow," he decided. "I will stay longer then."

[willysilver]

"I will wait for you," Willy promised.

He moved closer, then slowly reached out to stroke his cheek.

"Before you leave, I have a gift for you."

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx leaned into the touch without even realizing he was doing it.

"A gift?" he asked, though he was purring just at the idea of being given something. Anything. Gifts were always good.

[willysilver]

"Mmm," he hummed while he nodded.

Willy walked away, stopping at a chest in the next room. He had to move some things off of it, and then opened it to reveal what very well could have been cobwebs. He reached in and lifted out a gossamer tunic. Lightweight, transluscent, and utterly transparent.

"You will be more comfortable in the heat in this," he said. "It will shield your skin- don't go naked."

His tone of caution evaporated when he smiled.

"I would love if you wore it when you returned."

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx held the tunic, then nodded.

"I will wear it," he agreed, looking it over, then smiling in return. "Tomorrow," he promised again.

Holding it tight, he scurried off back the way they'd come. Back to Hex.

[willysilver]

Willy watched him go, trusting he could make his way through the dark to the stairs. He returned to enjoy the food Nyx had been overwhelmed by.

He was curious enough to see if Nyx would be true to his word. To not only come, but to wear the revealing tunic and bring him chocolate.

As the sun climbed higher, Willy came outside to enjoy the day while he could stand it.

[tempting_the_fates]

Nyx spent his evening as he always did, curled up with Hex and just enjoying the other man. When morning came he saw Hex off to work, before getting dressed.

He hesitated a beat, then pulled on the new tunic. He took a moment to admire himself, studying the way it hung on him before heading back off to Willy's home. He knew the path well already, and it wasn't long before he was at the edge of the fallen village.

[willysilver]

Willy spotted him and stepped into the open, admiring Nyx outright as he approached.

:You are a vision,: he smiled.