[ he can tell that crais is a little on edge, he won't pry. presumably being on edge is part of why they're doing this to begin with. he merely observes, notes how he acts and moves -- nods briefly, just in acknowledgment. a fair question. ]
We don't have to. [ its not something wash will require of him, at least this time. the power exchange itself is enough. if crais wants sex, of course, that's a different matter -- and he pauses for a moment, considering. eyeing him carefully, again. tracing mental ropes across his body. what would he like to do? ] But I've a mind to push you to exhaustion, Crais. In every sense of the word.
[ maybe he won't fuck him, unless crais specifically wants it. but he wants to push him to exhaustion, to overwhelm, and pleasure is one avenue he wouldn't leave unexplored. they haven't started anything yet, crais hasn't given him a safeword, and so it's a statement of intent rather than a demand; the power exchange itself is more than appealing enough that he'd be content with that. but for as infuriatingly unflappable and put-together as crais is, there is something terribly appealing to him about the idea of really being able to find the right kind of pleasure to make him squirm. ]
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We don't have to. [ its not something wash will require of him, at least this time. the power exchange itself is enough. if crais wants sex, of course, that's a different matter -- and he pauses for a moment, considering. eyeing him carefully, again. tracing mental ropes across his body. what would he like to do? ] But I've a mind to push you to exhaustion, Crais. In every sense of the word.
[ maybe he won't fuck him, unless crais specifically wants it. but he wants to push him to exhaustion, to overwhelm, and pleasure is one avenue he wouldn't leave unexplored. they haven't started anything yet, crais hasn't given him a safeword, and so it's a statement of intent rather than a demand; the power exchange itself is more than appealing enough that he'd be content with that. but for as infuriatingly unflappable and put-together as crais is, there is something terribly appealing to him about the idea of really being able to find the right kind of pleasure to make him squirm. ]