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    To devour, and be devoured, he thinks, as he slips the key into the lock. To devour and be devoured, he muses, as he helps unclasp Laios’ cloak with hands far steadier than his nerves; this close, he catches the vague scent of candle flame, the iron tang of wet ink - the fresh, crisp smell of a new book. To devour, he thinks - as he catches Laios’ gaze, tracking his movements, before the other averts his eyes - as if he as been caught, cheeks a pale shade of pink; and be devoured, he thinks - as Laios sits on the edge of his bed; thinks how easy it would be, simply to step forward, to tilt his chin up and kiss him, what might happen if his feelings were reciprocated -

    - arousal lances through him; white-hot, fist-clenching - his stomach lurches.

    “No,” he says, instead - keeps a respectful arm’s length apart, as he watches Laios tug off his boots, his eyes tracking the flex of muscle under his tunic sleeves, the careful concentration in his eyes, as he works to unlace the tops. “No, I think I understand what you mean, when you say that.”

    Or: the adventures of Kabru, master overthinker.

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    5 times Kabru felt jealous over Laios + 1 time Laios got jealous in turn

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    21 Aug 2024

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    Kabru had watched the king brighten at the sight of the dragon, but slide back into polite interest a moment later when he seemed to realize that the dragon’s woven depiction was, at best, an artist’s interpretation, and not at all anatomically accurate.

    “Oh wow, it’s… It must have taken a lot of work!” Laois had settled on, and Kabru could only wince.

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    21 Aug 2024

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    When he closes his eyes, he sees a portrait. The one of Laios, sat on his throne, dressed in his finery. Sometimes it feels like it’s painted inside his eyelids or framed somewhere on the back of his skull. It’s an image Kabru has always liked, ever since the day it got hung up. The king’s likeness captured near perfectly, with all his nervous edges buffed out. He looks like he belongs there.
    Kabru hopes that when Laios is long gone, that is how he is remembered.

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    20 Aug 2024

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    aoki already knows that he’s going to cry about this later, even before he’s scrambling away across the floor to hide behind a curtain about it right now.

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    It’s kind of perfect