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[personal profile] trounce 2025-11-09 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's not hard to notice the long, tan (thanks to the shadows), and handsome figure stalking his way over, given how empty the streets are this late. still, wriothesley isn't too perturbed when the stranger steps in close—regardless of their expression or how easily they tower over him. the first impression doesn’t exactly invite warmth, but wriothesley makes no move to meet it with swagger. instead, he responds with a presence that’s grounded, watchful, and a tone that fits the other’s cryptic and faintly condescending approach. ]

Oh? Why, is it remarkable enough to lure out someone who bites?

[ his head tips slightly, just outside the reach of a streetlight, revealing the glint of carnivora eyeshine. it’s not a show of threat so much as an unconscious tell—his natural soul bleeding through more freely than usual. ]

But if that’s your version of a kind warning, then I’ll take it.
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[personal profile] trounce 2025-11-11 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's not oblivious—just out of step. ever since fully shifting and the full moon, his natural soul has been pacing just beneath the surface, restless and sharp-toothed, testing the edges of his restraint. they're not aligned, not yet, but something about the pull in the air makes that distance feel thinner than usual. he's slipping a little, and entirely aware of it. though rather than tamp it down as he usually would he's letting instinct breathe deeper than it should. and maybe that potential loss of control should concern him, but it doesn’t on tonight of all nights.

the stranger’s words don’t help—framing want as something primal, inevitable. it coils around him like a dare, tempting him to let the soul rise. and when that voice leans in, teeth bared in meaning if not action, wriothesley doesn’t retreat. he stays where he is, still and composed, but the smile that tugs at his mouth doesn’t quite hide the way something inside him leans forward, too. ]


Your approach could use some work. But I've seen worst attempts at a bit of courtship. [ he lets it sit there a moment, unhurried. ] Tell me, though—what exactly do you think you’re biting into?
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[personal profile] trounce 2025-11-15 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ wriothesley glowers at the other—up until he doesn’t. there’s no real malice behind the stranger’s advance, or at least not enough to warrant the shove he might’ve delivered under different circumstances when they readily step into his space. still, the sudden bite breaks whatever patience he was holding onto, and something sharp flickers in its wake.

he isn’t as feral as the other seems to think, but the recent discord between himself and his natural soul has left him raw. what restraint he’d managed to hold thins into a knife’s edge, and the dormant predatory instinct that had been lingering just beneath the surface finally catches wind of an opening. if the stranger had come here playing the role of hunter, wriothesley shifts in kind—no longer content to play prey. ]


I don’t expect to be wedded and bedded, but at least have some decorum.

[ the reprimand cuts clean, spoken with edge, before his hand fists in the stranger’s hair without hesitation. aiming to pry him off—not with panic, but with deliberate force. and even caught in the other’s arms, there’s only the faintest flash of fury in wriothesley’s eyes. otherwise, he doesn’t move—doesn’t need to.

he might be a nerve drawn tight with want, but the urge to stay in control is braided into instinct—still intact beneath the pull of the moon and the burn of his natural soul. ]


But of all the strays you could’ve reached for, you went with the one who doesn’t mind telling you to heel.

[ if the stranger thought to corner him without resistance, he’ll soon learn better. wriothesley isn’t above rising to the challenge, not when the terms are being dictated without his say. so his grip tightens, just enough to guide the stranger’s neck to an angle that better suits his purpose. then, as if savoring the moment, he casts a glance down to where a smear of blood still lingers on the man’s teeth—his blood—and flashes a crooked smile. it’s not warmth, but something more dangerous, like a warning dressed as amusement. ]

So tell me your intentions. And if I like what I hear... then maybe I’ll stay interested.
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[personal profile] trounce 2025-12-02 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ even a bare modicum of decency would do the dragon some good, considering he's in a world labeled the same as wriothesley and everyone else: an augmented.

but semantics aside, at least the other is a good sport—giving as good as he gets. the bite still throbs, but alongside it is the steady pulse of his carnivora soul beating with his own, no longer so out of sync by the looks and feel of it. it's still strange to see himself being more open to the idea of closeness, but maybe that’s just his natural soul finally catching up to his body.

the full moon brings a strange tension to his limbs—not quite discomfort, but a restless energy with nowhere to go. wriothesley finds himself standing closer than he usually would, eyes lingering longer, thoughts looser, and his grin a little sharper than usual. he’s not used to indulging the pull, not fully, but he feels less like bracing and more like leaning in. ]


Well, it's somewhat reassuring to see you're still capable of some manners. The sweet-talk certainly helps.

[ there's a huff, as if that’s the bare minimum the other ought to offer—but even so, wriothesley doesn’t shrug off the arm around his waist. when the other reaches up to coax his fingers loose, wriothesley shifts his hand beneath that hold to lace their fingers together, his grin growing coy. meanwhile his free hand trails slowly up the other's arm, settling at the crook of his neck and shoulder, guiding the stranger to tilt his chin—turning his face at a few deliberate angles under the hazy wash of the nearby streetlight. wriothesley studies him there, close and unhurried, like he’s weighing what kind of trouble this person might be. ]

But I’ll admit, I’m flattered my scent alone was enough to draw a confession out of you. So go on—tell me more. And don’t be shy.
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[personal profile] trounce 2025-12-04 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ the more wriothesley allows himself to be swept up by this man, the more he’s come to realize how awfully excitable and impulsive the other is. yet even then, wriothesley can’t sense or sniff out a trace of malice—only a kind of awful simplicity and bluntness, the sort you’d expect from someone who’s never been denied anything. it’s almost touching in its own way, the plainness in desire, especially when the man lets go of their joined hands just to hoist wriothesley up and pin him against the wall.

normally, he wouldn’t entertain such graceless approaches, but there’s something instinctual in his natural soul that doesn’t mind a little closeness. it even invites it, and not just in the way the man describes his scent, but in how heat seems to settle thick between them. the budding imprint is just as telling to wriothesley, obvious in the way that familiar sense of calm begins to surface between them. it starts as a low hum at the back of his throat, something felt even before it's understood—not out of surrender, but out of recognition and alignment.

it makes it easier to get settled in the other man’s grip, and wriothesley chuckles when he feels bold fingers kneading into his backside. shameless, but charming in a way, and he allows the stranger his fun just as he indulges in his own. especially in the way his tail slips free to sway as layers are tugged and maneuvered to allow touch. the man clearly towers over him, marked by strength stronger than his own if the ease of keeping him lifted without so much as a sweat is anything to go by. but what wriothesley hadn’t expected was for the stranger to lean in and go for his ears.

they twitch and flatten immediately. the press of lips, the sudden playful nip of teeth; it’s too sensitive at first, enough to pull a grunt from his throat. but they’re close enough now for wriothesley to finally get a good whiff of the other’s scent in turn. and what he finds leads him to immediately fist the collar of the stranger’s shirt and tug him forward for more.

it hits him low and sharp, heady and undeniable, like the curl of ozone off tempered steel. the kind of charge that comes before thunder. it doesn’t choke the air, but rather claims it.

and still, wriothesley leans in closer, nosing along the man’s neck before setting his mouth there. he laves his tongue over skin, and grazes teeth over the line of his throat. not because he’s lost to it, but because the instinct to pull away never comes. he’s smelled fear before. alongside greed and desperation. but this isn’t any of those ugly feelings. this is what presence smells like. it's akin to something ancient brushing up against his skin, reminding him there are things worth kneeling to, if only in thought. ]


A shame you didn’t think to start things off like this. [ he murmurs into the column of the man’s throat, sinking further into his grip until their hips press flush, enough for him to feel the stranger’s arousal firm against the seat of his groin. ] You might have me in your hands, but don’t expect me to be swayed so easily.

[ even knee-deep in his momentary heat, wriothesley knows he’s far above fucking in a dank alleyway. but he’s curious to see what the other man does to sweeten the moment—because wriothesley’s real seat of power has always been in knowing when to walk away. ]
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[personal profile] trounce 2025-12-10 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ the moment wears on his patience in more ways than one. namely, in how he’s expected to sit there and parse through the man’s parlance while no longer actively resisting the pull of his soul’s wants. the desire to appease it simmers just under his skin, but the other has worn him thin enough that he doesn’t even bother bargaining for a better place to fuck—so instead, he tries to refocus on the press of the other’s cock against his own. it’s enough to draw a low hum from his throat as he pauses in mouthing at the man’s neck, gaze dropping instead to admire the tenting in the other’s pants. ]

I said all your sweet talk and confessions certainly helped your case, didn’t I? Would’ve done wonders—if you hadn’t sunk your teeth somewhere they weren’t welcome. [ it’s not a final say, but more of a verbal pin; meant to offer more clarity, even if he doubts the man cares for it. still, the imprint keeps him grounded, keeps the mood teasing enough to keep bantering. ] But I don’t think you know much about building anticipation if we’re just going to circle the same point over and over.

[ and to prove it: wriothesley lifts his head to meet the man’s gaze, slow and deliberate, before working his hips in a subtle roll that guides the probing finger past the tight ring of muscle with a quiet grunt. he grinds once against the other’s cock, arms curling lazily around broad shoulders as he leans in. he doesn’t need to say much when the look he gives is already doing the heavy lifting—eyes half-lidded, mouth parted in a sigh that says exactly where this is headed. ]

So go on. Prove your claim already. If you desire me so wholly tonight, then leave me just like you said my scent would: wanton and tempestuous—wasn’t it?