04-29-2023, 11:21 PM
He was utterly entranced by Visha’s slow words and sultry stare. All she had to do was mention the bracelet and he was slipping it from his wrist and asking her to take it. “Please. It would make me so happy to see you wear it,” he smile was charmed by a passion brightening his eyes that said he’d give her anything she wanted.
He straightened as Nox came near, charm smoothly including him into the conversation with all the welcome that he should not be worried by perceived interruption. The friendly squeeze of their shoulders hurdled any polite space that might have separated them, and Seven found himself enraptured by a second person in the same evening.
His gaze slipped from Visha to Nox and back again. He was very aware of the state of Nox’s clothes and all the ridges of his body beneath it. Certainly, he spied the coiling of rune threads crowning his hair with blue light. “It’s no interruption. We’re honored to have the star greet us,” but his voice trailed as the flickering flames drew his blue eyes toward the shared color of Nox’s hair. “It’s really beautiful,” he complimented first, then met the man’s eyes, and held them, with an impressed smile.
It was inevitable that Jay’s name would pass between them. Seven was only aware of snippets of their story; any hints that were offered, Seven didn’t pursue. And Nox found them sharing a drink and laughing. It certainly looked like they were friends. For Seven, he would count Jay as such, but he only met him the one night. Jay blacked out not long after they left.
He stepped up to offer to shake hands. “My name is Seven.”
Nox accepted the hand with a smile, and replied, “Nox. Pleasure is all mine.”
There were plenty of people stealing glances their way and he did not want to exclude Visha, but for the moment, Seven’s attention was fixed on the man before him. Nox was the enigmatic star, and he was still wearing the stage costume that made him that way. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind an ear and continued. “Seems like everyone wants to talk to you. If you are free later, I’d be very happy to buy you a drink. Maybe hear the details of how you did the hair?” His brows rose at the suggestion. It really was beautiful.
((with Nox))
He straightened as Nox came near, charm smoothly including him into the conversation with all the welcome that he should not be worried by perceived interruption. The friendly squeeze of their shoulders hurdled any polite space that might have separated them, and Seven found himself enraptured by a second person in the same evening.
His gaze slipped from Visha to Nox and back again. He was very aware of the state of Nox’s clothes and all the ridges of his body beneath it. Certainly, he spied the coiling of rune threads crowning his hair with blue light. “It’s no interruption. We’re honored to have the star greet us,” but his voice trailed as the flickering flames drew his blue eyes toward the shared color of Nox’s hair. “It’s really beautiful,” he complimented first, then met the man’s eyes, and held them, with an impressed smile.
It was inevitable that Jay’s name would pass between them. Seven was only aware of snippets of their story; any hints that were offered, Seven didn’t pursue. And Nox found them sharing a drink and laughing. It certainly looked like they were friends. For Seven, he would count Jay as such, but he only met him the one night. Jay blacked out not long after they left.
He stepped up to offer to shake hands. “My name is Seven.”
Nox accepted the hand with a smile, and replied, “Nox. Pleasure is all mine.”
There were plenty of people stealing glances their way and he did not want to exclude Visha, but for the moment, Seven’s attention was fixed on the man before him. Nox was the enigmatic star, and he was still wearing the stage costume that made him that way. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind an ear and continued. “Seems like everyone wants to talk to you. If you are free later, I’d be very happy to buy you a drink. Maybe hear the details of how you did the hair?” His brows rose at the suggestion. It really was beautiful.
((with Nox))