[It feels like a continuation of their negotiation, these initial exchanges between them — positioning, posturing, trading pawns in their openers as they progress toward the middle game. There's something nice about the way Aventurine drapes his arms over Rufus's shoulders, casting an illusion of intimacy that they can either pretend to buy into or acknowledge for what it really is. Because of course, Aventurine is right: they do make an exquisite picture like this, pretty blond on pretty blond, not just wrapped up in each other but so bathed in power that they have the luxury of not paying attention to anything else around them.
Of course, having Aventurine in his lap comes with other benefits — like making it natural for them to lock eyes and hold it there, to size each other up.
Like drawing attention away from the remote in his dangling hand, so it's inconspicuous when his thumb moves and toggles the vibrator on to a low setting.]
Do you like being controlled, Mister Gambler? Or do you just like playing games?
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[It feels like a continuation of their negotiation, these initial exchanges between them — positioning, posturing, trading pawns in their openers as they progress toward the middle game. There's something nice about the way Aventurine drapes his arms over Rufus's shoulders, casting an illusion of intimacy that they can either pretend to buy into or acknowledge for what it really is. Because of course, Aventurine is right: they do make an exquisite picture like this, pretty blond on pretty blond, not just wrapped up in each other but so bathed in power that they have the luxury of not paying attention to anything else around them.
Of course, having Aventurine in his lap comes with other benefits — like making it natural for them to lock eyes and hold it there, to size each other up.
Like drawing attention away from the remote in his dangling hand, so it's inconspicuous when his thumb moves and toggles the vibrator on to a low setting.]
Do you like being controlled, Mister Gambler? Or do you just like playing games?