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Shipping Picture Prompts

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It's always desperately quiet in the evening, and Solas has learned that it's one of the few times that he might enjoy some kind of peace.

Everyone is returning to their chambers as the daylight hours dwindle away to dusk and he is set to finish up his own reading, putting book to one side and adjusting the shards and other magical items that litter his desk. No one else visits the rotunda, not really, but he'd rather not run the risk of a stranger stumbling in and accidentally upsetting something, not when magical artefacts are rare and dangerous enough on their own. He will not be sleeping in the cot nearby and while there would be few that would notice his absence it's better to be safe with things that nosy folk might harm themselves with.

Once done, he manages to turn himself away, making his way out and through towards the stairs. It surprises him a little that, even here, with an elf at the head of the Inquisition, the supposed Herald of Andraste, that he might walk around unnoticed. Perhaps it's his drab clothes - Dorian has commented often enough, much to his frustration - or his quiet nature, but he is very rarely stopped or spoken to. Most would know him as a friend and confidant of the Inquisitor if he were caught in his movements, but it's such a rare occurrence that he's decided he ought to enjoy it.

The stairs are familiar and he makes his way up with ease, fingers brushing over the fine stonework as he goes. He can recall the Skyhold of ages gone by, the history of the walls in disrepair enough to make his heart hurt somewhat; it feels achingly familiar and somehow desperately changed in the space of time he was gone, and with no one to lead the keep nor care for it... Well, it had simply fallen apart. All Solas can do is watch as the Inquisition put it back together again, basking in the fact that his home was loved once more; that bringing them all here in the wake of Haven's loss had not been a mistake. He had been right to put his faith in them, and he would continue to do so.

It wasn't that he trusted all of the group he had found himself tangled up in, of course, that was remarkably untrue. He had put his faith in some of their hands, and those were the ones that had earned it. Others he treated with the same disdain that they gave him, and there was no point trying to hide it. It was why he was pushing open the door to Lasulahn's chamber, making his way over to the bed before he sits on the edge of it, reaching over to brush fingers over the other man's cheek gently, capturing his attention - his silent approach might have made it difficult for him to be noticed until now.

"I thought you were planning to rest more, lethallin."

Not that Solas was here to aid with that, but the rest of the council hardly needed to be aware of his true intentions here.

There are usually a half a dozen reasons at any given time why Lasulahn isn't sleeping: he is needed by his advisers for some urgent matter; the matter isn't necessarily urgent, but they got caught up in whatever they were working on; he is worried for his companions, many of whom argue or snap at one another (he was quickly learning which teams worked together the best); he is poring over the latest stack of reports on soldiers and agents that were lost in the field instead of laying in bed as he should; he simply can't sleep because the stone surrounding him is sometimes stifling for one so unused to sleeping inside; nightmares have woken him or kept him awake... the list goes on.

He had promised to try and get more sleep, after being scolded for looking weary. True to his word, the Inquisitor had gotten undressed and laid down early, just at sunset, with a few candles lit next to his bed so that he might read for a bit.

Only now, well after sunset, he is still awake, book open and forgotten in his lap as he gazes off at nothing in particular, idling plaiting his hair over his shoulder, only to comb it out with his fingers and repeat the motion.

Even as quiet as Solas was, Lasulahn should have noticed something about his approach; motion from the corner of his eye, the gentle depression of the side of the bed, something. Instead, it is not until gentle fingers brush his cheek that Lasulahn notices his visitor, a soft gasp slipping as he startles. A sigh follows, and a small smile. "Solas," he greets, and turns his head to lightly kiss the outstretched hand. "I..." Lasulahn glances towards the open balcony doors, and then somewhat guiltily back to his companion. "I'm sorry. I had meant to... I was thinking."

He closes the book in his lap and sets it aside (Swords & Shields, the third volume), before turning more towards the other man. "I am glad to see you." A pause, and then a slightly worried frown. "Is everything alright?" Not that Solas wasn't more than welcome for a private visit, but it was best, as Inquisitor, to make sure nothing was amiss before assuming.

It's probably not fair for him to judge too harshly, considering. Solas is not much of a sleeper himself, not in the general sense, and Dreaming in the Fade is not the same as a good night's rest. He urges Lasulahn to rest well and sleep better because he is concerned and cautious, because he wants the other man to feel stronger as the days go by. He's also aware what kind of influence bad habits might have on the anchor, and it's one of the things that he's most conscious of... Not that he would ever say such things aloud. Some secrets he intends to keep until he feels as though it's impossible for him to hold them back any longer.

Either way, it's only his place to scold because no one else would do it. The others might notice, and try and nudge - gently or otherwise, depending on their nature - but Solas knows that he has the power and the words to make Lasulahn aware of how much he needed the rest. Ignoring it was not a possibility because Solas would not allow it to be so; he wouldn't allow the other man to let himself drag along into reams of exhaustion.

Tilting his head up, he offers a small smile, tilting his head and watching. No one else would be aware that he was here, no one else would understand the connection he shared with the other man, and he was careful and gentle as he moved closer, letting his kissed fingers stroke over his partner's jaw with a tenderness he tries to disguise.

"You are often thinking." Not that it's said in a particularly harsh or cruel way - if anything Solas is impressed. There are few in Thedas that are as thoughtful as his Inquisitor was and that was something worth celebrating, not ignoring. Looking over at the balcony, he shakes his head before he adjusts himself, settling down properly and letting his fingers move to rub against the curve of his wrist.

"Everything is fine. I thought you might enjoy a little company." Tilting his head up, his expression softens as he leans close, letting his lips brush against the other man's forehead. "I am glad that I did. Perhaps I can help you stop thinking and rest."

"There is much to think about," he says lightly, if not a bit vaguely. He adds, "More now than ever." Such a thing could be taken many ways. More, because Lasulahn was no longer confined to his clan of a few dozen people, he had travelled from the damp of the Fallow Mire to the dry Western Approach, from the Free Marches to Ferelden to Orlais. He had met humans of all sorts, city elves, dwarves and qunari. More, because Solas himself had taught Lasulahn much of magic, and the Fade, and even their own people. More, because he was a leader of a group a hundred fold more than he'd ever thought he would be, and their lives were in his hands. There was, indeed, much to think about.

Solas reassures him that things are fine, and Lasulahn relaxes, tension that had made his shoulders grow stiff now eased from his frame, left him looking smaller, but relaxed. Well, a little relaxed. The smile returns, genuine and affectionate, a private sort of look that he can afford for Solas alone.

Some might think it strange, that the lone apostate might become so important to the Inquisitor in such a short amount of time, but there was something to be said for the trials that they had faced together, a bond forged in the magics they shared. Solas was kind, offered guidance freely, and had a gentleness about him that Lasulahn couldn't help but be drawn to. He was a mentor, yes, but more than that, too.

"I would very much enjoy your company," he says, closing his eyes to relish the affectionate gesture. The smile widens a little, touched with a bit of humour. "But, that is always the case."

He gives a small frown after that. "I am resting," he protests, and then guiltily adds: "Sort of." The younger elf leans to seek a brief, chaste kiss from his companion. "Truthfully, I so rarely get time to myself anymore, I don't know what to do with myself. It seems strange, to sleep this early; like I'm forgetting something I need to do."

Cassandra had scolded him in her awkward way, a little brusque, but tender enough that she reined in her words, that made him feel like a child that was refusing bedtime. Sera's suggestion that he get some rest had been a helpful, 'you look a bit shite.' Leliana had suggested that she would keep people with business away from his door, should he wish to have the evening to himself.

"There is always much to think about, but if we spend all our time in thought we will not see the world around us. I think we both know that to be true, lethallin." Perhaps that is one of the reasons Solas had been so blind to the suffering of his people for so long; he had been so lost in his own thoughts and studies that nothing else registered to him. He had been blind to the world, blind to the hardships and suffering of those that he had sworn to protect, and he had broken so many things because of it. He does not imagine the same would happen to Lasulahn, of course, even if the weight on his shoulders was equally as heavy, but there was no denying that he held some concern.

His duty now is to the Inquisitor, and that means helping him calm and relax. He is the one able to do it, to offer severe yet kind words, and he nods his head with a certainty that there's no use trying to disguise; he will force Lasulahn to rest if he must, and he will not be ashamed to do it.

Their bond is something that no one else can lay claim to nor touch; it is something for the two of them to share and for no one else to concern themselves with. For that, at least, Solas is grateful. He isn't concerned with what the world might think, not truly - he is an apostate elven mage with knowledge of a world people can scarcely imagine - but he knows that his partner's position relies upon strength of character and avoiding dirtying his reputation. It makes him more careful than he might otherwise have been, he thinks to himself, and he is careful enough already given his circumstances.

"Then I shall stay for as long as you carry that sentiment. I have nowhere else I would ever want to be." Solas is pleased that his company can inspire warmth, at least, and his lips press again, fingers brushing against the other man's cheeks, tracing the line of his cheekbones with a careful finger.

"You must rest more, then. I will not play the healer, but I will ask that you put the papers and thoughts aside for now. I am here and perhaps that shall be distraction enough." He means it because of conversation, of course, but if there is an ulterior meaning to his words he doesn't comment on it. All he does is lean back, lips twitching into a pleased almost smirk.

"Sit with me. Consider me at your mercy tonight, Inquisitor, whatever you might wish to do with me."

"I hope I am not so distracted as that," the Inquisitor says with a soft laugh. "There has been so much for me to learn, and to learn still... I try to be conscious of at all. At least, as much as I can."

For a Dalish elf, and a mage at that, it was critical for him to learn as much of the world as he could, and apply it. The Dalish were isolationists by necessity. While their clan did trade with some humans, a few days near a town every several months was hardly a chance to learn about their culture. Being called the Herald of their religious figure, and being thrust into the midst of their conflicts, forced to make decisions that would impact hundreds, if not thousands of lives... Lasulahn could ill afford to be ignorant or oblivious. From the Mage-Templar war, to the Orlesian civil war, to minor, petty squabbles, the Inquisitor did his best to be fair, and informed.

It was hard to say whether the fact that he was so empathetic to the hardships of those around him was a help, or a hindrance. Certainly, learning that not everyone could be appeased, and not everyone could be saved, were both difficult, but necessary lessons he had learned very quickly. There were myriad other things to be learned, too, but Lasulahn considered himself quite fortunate that he was surrounded by people that offered him guidance willingly. Some to their own ends, but that was a life lesson in itself.

Solas has been one of the most important figures in his inner circle, and Lasulahn cherishes him for many things. Their bond is a mostly private one, by virtue of Lasulahn not being one to share such a thing unnecessarily - although a few of their friends have teased the 'doe eyes' that their Inquisitor gives the other elven apostate. He is not naive enough to think that there are not those that have negative opinions of Solas, and perhaps his 'undue influence' (it seemed most of his friends were thought of poorly by some group or another). But, he is also not meek enough to let that come between them.

"You shall be here a long time, then," he tells Solas fondly, and leans in. The happiness that wells in him at the declaration might be a bit silly, but perhaps he needed happiness where he could take it during these trials.

"I think I can manage that much, at least," the Inquisitor agrees. He shifts his position on the mattress to lean close even as Solas leans away, pressing shoulder to shoulder and laying a kiss to the man's cheek.

Whatever he might wish to do with him...? Perhaps it was just the fact that he'd been reading shameless, 'smutty literature' as Cassandra called it, but there are few chaste things that come to mind with that sort of phrasing. The elf can't help the sudden bright flush that blooms across the bridge of his nose. He tries, and fails, to think of a proper response, and ends up simply leaning into Solas, hiding his face against his neck, and hoping Solas can't feel the heat from the blood that has rushed to his face.

"You are doing well enough. I would not waste time fretting that there is not enough hours in the day - you are living up to your name and title, even if they give you falsehoods to bear. You are more than anyone could have asked for, Lasulahn, and you continue to surprise us all."

Which is true enough. He is a Dalish apostate come from nowhere, risen high to rule an Inquisition that no one can truly understand. He has power that no one can grasp, and Anchor on his hand that only Solas truly understands, and yet he bears it all with grace and kindness that's impossible to deny. Lasulahn is a miracle upon Thedas, and Solas is aware of it - he thinks the others are, too, for all that they follow the other man without pause. They accept it, and him, and all the things that make up their leader, the thousand interesting parts that make one whole man.

Solas himself has a slightly less intellectual interest, of course, and that is what has brought the two of them together like this. They're a pair not just because they are both elven - Solas is hardly Dalish, no matter what people might assume from his face and his nature - but because they have seen things inside one another that draw them to each other, curious and wonderful and magnificent. Solas knows that he is near enough obsessed with the Anchor - he has reason to be - but just as much with the man that bears it. He is here because of the warmth and the affection in his chest, the kind that should terrify him but only makes him feel more passionate, stronger, braver, somehow, despite his guilt and the pain that chases him across realms.

They lean in to one another and that is what matters. Solas has never let the opinion of the world weigh him down (if he had then he would not be able to stand tall now with all that he has done and all the darkness he has created) and he would not allow it to do the same here. He would not let anyone or anything harm them or hurt them, and he reaches out to lean against Lasulahn as easily as he does anything else with this man, soft and gentle and sure, careful in his conviction despite knowing what the future will hold for him. There's an ache in his chest that he knows will never fade, but being with Lasulahn makes it easier to bear.

"I am prepared to shoulder that," he replies, letting an arm move to hold onto the other man, gentle and soft and sure. He is there to be a calming presence, to offer his company, and yet - and yet. He could offer so much more, too. They're both aware of it, the unspoken promise of the things they could do together if their desires grew.

He does watch, however, as a flush rises high on his partner's cheeks. His lips twitch into a smile because, of course, he is well aware of the double meaning in his words. He picks and chooses everything he says with care and consideration, and when he reaches out to let his fingers rest upon Lasulahn's chin it's to draw it up and lift the other man to look at him, conscious of the flush on his cheeks and the way that he feels embarrassed and shy. When he speaks, Solas' voice is soft and gentle as it always is when it comes to this lovely man.

"There is no need to hide your face, da'len. There is no shame in your thoughts."

It comforts him to hear Solas say such things, and Lasulahn is not unaware that the other elf likely knows it, says it intentionally to soothe him. At the same time, he does not believe Solas would lie unnecessarily, to give praise, or even credit where it is not due. So he is calmed by the assertion, and he smiles in appreciation.

"Good," he murmurs with a content sort of tone. There have been many moments where he wishes, fleetingly, that the peace between them, around them in these private moments, could last forever. He knows it cannot, and he does not deny his duty, nor ever intend to eschew it. There is so much else that fills his days, so many worries and things that necessitate his action or decision, that it is rare he is able to think of the future, of what may come if he survives this ordeal. Still, in the times that he has, Lasulahn has considered Solas, has wondered if the man would still be at his side when Corypheus finally lay slain, and the sky was truly healed. He wonders if they might have a future together. Even with this sort of love between them, Solas had come from a life separate from the Inquisition, and could return to it in ways the Inquisitor could not go back to his own.

Privately, though, he hopes against his own better judgement.

Solas is warm and steadying against him, and he's glad for that. He's painfully aware of the red in his cheeks that has crept up from his neck and into his ears. He meets the other's gaze and wills his heart to calm itself.

A meek attempt at humour colours his tone. "I'm not so sure you'd say that, could you hear them," he admits, and the declaration does nothing to diminish the heat in his face. But if he's going to confess as much, he can at least act on it. He knows that his affections are not unwelcome, and so he kisses Solas now, lips parted and eyes falling closed. It's careful, an underlying desire spurring it, tangible but not overtly so.

He glances away when he pulls back, as if unsure if he should say more. With Solas, he thinks that the man knows well enough already.

Solas gives and offers advice that he himself might never be able to take, and he is aware of the hypocrisy of his actions. He offers things that he could not do, would never be able to survive, and expects to be listened to - he had learned from his mistakes, after all, and learned the heavy price that ought to be paid by those that are ignorant and too full of their own mind and power. He would not allow others to fall into the same traps, especially not those that he had come to care for so desperately.

Lasulahn is red, flushed with his thoughts and desires, and all it does is inspire gentleness and fondness in Solas himself. It has been a long time since he was around others and even longer since he sought the company of anyone in a way that might be more than simply intellectual - and, yet, here he is, completely enraptured with someone that should never have fallen into his path. He feels lucky and cursed in equal measure, unable to rationalise his wants and desires with what he knows ought to be. He should turn his back on Lasulahn, but he is entirely incapable, twisted and cuffed in a way that would shame him if he were not so content.

It will end, soon, and he will be forced to return to his own world and his own plans; he must seek happiness as much as he can until that day comes.

It does mean that he is softer and gentler with this man than he might be with others, and there's a fondness that overtakes him that cannot be ignored. He leans close, shifting to rest his forehead against the other man, closing his eyes and breathing him in for a moment, accepting that he is just as caught as the Inquisitor himself is. They are trapped together, and this is one demise that Solas does not wish to escape from.

"Perhaps you should voice them for me so that we might share in your desires." It comes out soft and a touch breathless, the idea of Lasulahn wanting something from him - something that might inspire red cheeks and a dash of discomfort - making his own skin warm with a quiet flush. He leans close, lips pressing against the other man's head gently.

"There is nothing to shame us here, together."

Lasulahn, for his part, has never experienced the intimate company of someone, despite reaching his twenty-fourth summer. Certainly he's had crushes; even as part of the Inquisition. (He keeps his early infatuation with Cullen close as a secret. Sera would never let him hear the end of it, and he wouldn't put it past Varric to end up in a story.) He thinks he's mentioned it at some point in their travels, to one of their companions in idle conversation, if not to Solas directly - but even if he hadn't, the elf is aware it must be obvious.

The Creators had seen fit to thrust upon him a great many new experiences these past months. Many were painful and trying, even overwhelming, but many were joyful and wondrous. The unexpected love that had blossomed for Solas made him happy in a way that he'd never really experienced, and it was something sorely needed now, more than ever. Perhaps it was the bitter with the sweet that made his feelings all the more poignant.

To Lasulahn, Solas is not trapped. He thinks the man has chosen to stay here of his own volition and good will, and several of his companions had marvelled in the same way. As Inquisitor, he tries not to consider himself trapped, but it is sometimes hard to do so, faced with the decisions of people he had nothing in common with, little knowledge of, who treated him based on his appearance, or his title, rather than who he was as a person. The Inquisitor makes a valiant effort to not consider himself trapped, because he would want to help regardless, but it's a bit difficult sometimes.

His eyes fall closed with a peaceful, quiet exhale as Solas rests their foreheads together, and he smiles briefly.

Nervousness flutters in his stomach at the suggestion that he should put voice to these inappropriate thoughts. Well, perhaps they weren't inappropriate, but they were more colourful than he'd be able to comfortably voice aloud. The press of lips against his forehead serve to ground him, at least a little.

"I was thinking I would like to lie with you," he says in a voice so quiet it was as though he were afraid the walls themselves could hear. He lifts his gaze uncertainly. "To be able to please you."

It has been a long time since he has been able to be comfortable around anyone - it has been a long time since he was able to allow himself to be relaxed and at ease. He does not allow it often, if only because it means that he can protect himself from the world around him. He had slept for so long and awoken to a world so desperately different from what he was used to... How could he not be on edge, on guard, prepared for the worst constantly? He had to act as though he was playing a game of chess and each movement was life or death.

Lasulahn made all of that so very difficult, however. He let his guard down more than he ought to and he allowed himself to be drawn into an intimacy he had never expected. It had come out of nowhere and had struck him right in his heart, leaving him shivering and uncertain, wondering about the desperation of his own emotional entanglements. All of this was meant to be easy, after all, and here he was making it all the more complicated again.

There is a chance that he might lose himself, somehow, but he is running the risk all the same. There is no one else that has made him feel this way, and no one that has inspired such desperation and such warm intent - Lasulahn has brought out a side of him that he had never imagined possible before, and he is sinking into it with ease. He wants, so much, and it's hard to regulate himself, hard to hold himself back and not dive into the deep end of his own passions, wants and desires.

His fingers brush over Lasulahn's cheek and he breathes out a soft noise, closing his eyes and embracing it for the moment.

"Then we shall learn to do so," Solas replies, finally, voice low and soft. He leans back, tilting his head to one side so that he can offer the other man a smile. He might be older and somewhat more experienced but that does not mean he is a master at this kind of artistry. He is still learning in his own way, and he hopes that he does not let that slip. Here he is meant to be the master, the one to guide and lead, and he cannot stumble now.

"Where would you like for us to begin?" He is soft, gentle and calm, fingers brushing gently. "I am at your mercy."

Somewhere within him, Lasulahn is aware that Solas affords him a vulnerability he does not show anyone else, and Lasulahn cherishes that. The Inquisitor is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve. He has learned, somewhat, to guard his intentions, but the role of Inquisitor has not changed who he is as a person. Not as it might some. He still feels deeply, cares deeply, loves deeply, and people know that.

Perhaps it is naivete, but Solas' guarded nature does raise any suspicions in his gentle lover. After all, Solas is an elf. Even if he scorns the Dalish and their ways, life for their people is not easy, Dalish or not. Lasulahn is used to being around those who only trust their own kind.

The touch against his cheek is a pleasant one, and he leans his cheek into it, nuzzling affectionately.

Being the Inquisitor has forced Lasulahn to be a bit more assertive, but to answer such a question so boldly, he's not sure he can. Still, he will try.

He swallows his insecurities and the nerves that flutter in his stomach and stay his fingertips. He turns, lifts onto his knees and rests one hand on Solas's shoulder to balance himself. He settles one knee between the other's thighs, and leans in.

"Tell me what you would have me do," he murmurs against his lips, voice soft. He follows the invitation with a kiss to the corner of his mouth, then his jawline, the sweetness of such brushes belying the passion, the want beneath them. He leans into Solas, just a little, and allows his free hand to drift down the side of his face, sweeping across temple and cheekbone, settling beneath his ear. "If you are at my mercy, let me please you. Ma ghilana, ma lath."

It has been obvious from the first day that he had joined the Inquisition that he would be under more suspicion than most; he was an elven apostate that had been away from current events for so long that he had a small grasp of what was going on. The fact that he had instantly been close to someone that was in charge of how things go in Thedas was more than enough to make him appear as a threat - all the others had more than a handful of credentials to their names.

Seeker. Circle Mage. Grey Warden. Qunari Spy.

Solas was not like them and, yet, Lasulahn embraced him all the same. He was welcomed into the fold, he was accepted, and he was proven to be an ally rather than a threat. He was accepted, because Lasulahn had trusted him and made it so. If it had been anyone else... Solas wonders if he would have been so cherished, so welcomed, so appreciated. It is unlikely, but it is his position as part of the Inquisition that has granted him so much of the knowledge and strengths that he has earned over the last few months and he would not trade that for anything.

The fact that he had somehow fallen in with Lasulahn like this... It was unexpected, but he could not find the will to complain or dismiss it. There's a soft warmth in his chest that betrays him; it means that the future is going to be even more dire for him and he is well aware of it. That is something that he is just going to have to accept; he set himself up for his own pain.

It's clear to him that he is pushing Lasulahn, too, and perhaps that is for the best. The Inquisitor is sweet and kind but he is also quiet and shy and he needs to become stronger, needs to feel as though he can speak his mind - to both his dearest friends and his worst enemies. It would not do for the leader of such a grand force to be unable to speak his mind nor express himself. It would be a failing, and Solas hopes that their shared, tender moments might help heal those.

"You should not answer a question with what appears to be a question," Solas teases, tilting his head to offer his skin for the other man to kiss and touch. His arm wraps around Lasulahn and draws him closer, adjusting the weight of their bodies so that he can lean close, pressing his own soft kisses against the other man's mouth. "What if I asked you to touch me, Lasulahn? And let me touch you in return?"

Solas has helped, all of his companions have - even those he is not particularly close to. He is always learning more, growing both by consciously pushing himself, and the gentle pushes from those around him that he has come to trust (or learned not to). Lasulahn never expected love to come out of the mess that had been the Conclave, but he would not have any of it any other way, at least not for himself.

"Should I not?" he asks with humour in his tone, laden a little with want, and the Inquisitor huffs a quiet laugh as they press close. "Too much politics," he muses. His lips trail the exposed length of the other's neck, until he is drawn back to kiss mouth to mouth. It feels surreal, to be able to be so close in this way. He has thought of it a few times, in private moments where the immediate presses of the Inquisition's needs have abated just enough to give him a moment to breathe. He has entertained the thought of Solas's hands on him, wanted for it. The other man's offer is a tempting one, and it makes it a little harder to keep his breath steady.

"Yes," he exhales softly, fingertips trailing down his front, catching just a little on the soft fabric of his tunic. (Drab, he remembers Dorian complaining, but Lasulahn likes the simplicity of it, the elegance of his form unhidden as he exercises his staffwork.) He loops his arms around Solas's shoulders then, pressing close but dipping his head to chase another kiss. He thinks that this would have been much more difficult for him a few months ago, that he would be too meek in his inexperience. He knows well Solas's hand in encouraging him, subtly and more directly, and he is grateful for it.

He sits back on his heels, knees to either side of one of Solas's thighs, and reaches to play his hands along the hem of the beige tunic. "I am yours," he promises.

"No. Some might think it rudeness, to question them when they are trying to guide you. Others might simply think you brainless." Solas, of course, knows both of those are untrue - Lasulahn would likely not be rude if he could help it and he had a far greater mind than anyone he had met had ever presented before. He was wise and brilliant like a beautiful storm and it was an echo of something incredible that he wanted to cherish, to watch to see it grow and become something all the more amazing as a result.

His love, his tenderness, his feelings, they were all built up to be something amazing. They burn inside of him like veilfire, something unnatural and amazing and beyond the credibility of man. He had not imagined love like this - a tenderness, a warmth, that belayed all the intent and instruction he had given himself before taking part in the foundations of the Inquisition. He was not meant for this sort of feeling, this sort of intensity and greatness, and yet here he lay, desperate for it, wanting to accept it even though he knows it will hurt less if he doesn't.

Reaching out to touch, to taste, to tease... It feels immoral and wrong, considering the nature of his life and position. May the Dread Wolf take you so many said and yet... Perhaps he shall be the one taken. He is caught in Lasulahn's trap, rather than his own, like a wolf with it's hind legs twisted up in metal, and there's no escape for him. He will continue to be captivated, to be torn, to be broken and bruised in the most intimate of ways because there is no other option for him, no other escape, nothing but his own want and desire overpowering the knowledge of what he must do.

Straddled, now, Solas watches Lasulahn with lidded eyes, his intent unavoidable. Hands move along his tunic, against his body, and a soft flush colours his skin - desire and a new kind of shyness all rolled into one. Oh, Solas knows he has experience, enough to measure against Lasulahn's lack, but this is still new to him, a new kind of intimacy that he never wishes to flee from. His hand moves, covering the other man's, and he nods, once.

"As I am yours, vhenan. Please, continue."

Do as you like, he thinks. Own me.

Lasulahn hums idly at that thought, a dry sort of humour colouring his tone. "That would not be so different from usual," he muses, and though it is a jest, there is truth behind it that they both know. Humans have disdain for their kind, and though that perception has shifted for some with a knife ear at the head of their religious army, for many it has not.

But enough of that. They, both of them, deal with prejudice enough in the day to day. Lasulahn is grateful that he has these moments away from all of that, stolen whether or not he deserves them, whether others think he deserves them. Solas knew so much, shared his knowledge freely and, in moments like this, more of himself than he shares with anyone else. It is special, more than Lasulahn could ever put into words.

He bites at his own lower lip, an idle sort of fidget that betrays his inexperience, the undercurrent of nervousness that runs along excitement and he is unsure where one begins and the other ends.

A breath drawn in, shaking but meant to be steadying, and he leans suddenly forward. He captures Solas's mouth with his own, lips parted and inviting. He hasn't the experience to lead, not really, his only guide the whispered words of other conversations, and silly romance novels. But there is passion, the desire to please. His hand draws beneath the soft, plain fabric of his shirt, and fingertips brush the bare skin of his side. The touch is light, tentative, like a woodland creature ready to dart at the first sound. Slowly, he grows a bit more bold. The caress becomes firmer, palm against warm skin, and he holds himself closer as they kiss.

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