"No one does." He preened under the praise because well, it was true. It was also a very thinly veiled attempt to distract him and Dorian would have none of it. He was more clever than anyone gave him credit for.
He circled around to Athras' side, carefully moved some books aside and then sat on the desk. This close he could see how long his lover had been awake and what a toll it was taking on him. He felt horribly guilty for not acting sooner. He was supposed to take care of his lover wasn't he? That was how relationships went? He was truly terrible at this.
"Did the Fade trouble you that much?" he asked, his tone gentle instead of teasing. He was being genuine here. "Surely you can't believe any of the nonsense that demon spat out."
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Date: 2016-09-29 12:09 am (UTC)He circled around to Athras' side, carefully moved some books aside and then sat on the desk. This close he could see how long his lover had been awake and what a toll it was taking on him. He felt horribly guilty for not acting sooner. He was supposed to take care of his lover wasn't he? That was how relationships went? He was truly terrible at this.
"Did the Fade trouble you that much?" he asked, his tone gentle instead of teasing. He was being genuine here. "Surely you can't believe any of the nonsense that demon spat out."
That couldn't be it, could it?