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Nie Huaisang 聂怀桑 ([personal profile] fanoperator) wrote in [community profile] marlowemuses2021-03-07 08:54 pm

But haven't you heard / hearts turn to dirt




The war between the Jin Sect and the Nie Sect had gone on for months, a bloody and exhausting battle of attrition. Lan and Jiang had stayed out of it, which was a kind of mercy. Everyone knew that if they took sides, Lan Xichen would support his dearest friend and Jiang Cheng would support his, and it would only spread the bloodshed. Huaisang was grateful that they were left out of this, and yet he often longed for that support and comfort.

Things had only gotten worse when Jin Guangyao had begun bringing in mercenaries. He had coin to spare where Huaisang did not, able to rely upon rich grain fields and a larger populace. Terrain and skill allowed Huaisang’s men to keep them at bay, and yet. It felt like it would only be so long.

The day’s battle had been exhausting and demoralizing in the worst way, a group of mercenaries sent forth to batter at a weakness in Huaisang’s defenses. It had taken mere minutes for Huaisang to spot the strategy, and after hours he still had no solution. The mercenaries were sent on a suicide mission, that was clear, but what was also clear was that they would succeed. They were meant to die and the breach in the border would leave the Nie Sect weak. He would have to fall back inside the very walls of Qinghe. Any peasants left outside would be killed or captured. Any peasants brought inside would starve slowly under siege. It was inevitable.

Huaisang wanted to sob, but he forced himself to think, considering hypotheticals again and again, but it was always the same answer. The walls would breach. They would fall back. They would starve.

He couldn’t change those facts, and that was what delayed him for hours seeing the one thing he could change.

The leader of the mercenary band was the one they called the Scourge. It seemed like he could kill hundreds of men on his own. His blade moved lightning-fast, though he was no cultivator. And he would die like the rest today. That was the only comfort in the tragedy of the day.

All at once, Huaisang saw how to change the pattern.

He sent his orders swiftly, commanding the breach to be surrendered, to fall back sooner, to let the mercenaries live. All that mattered was risking everything on one play which would introduce a new variable.

His men brought their captive in to Qinghe bound in silvery nets of energy. Qinghe was reinforced and the gates had been closed, accepting that awful fate, but Huaisang had a new variable brought to kneel before him in his throne room.

Heart pounding with nerves to be a prey animal facing down such an obvious predator, Huaisang lifted his chin and fanned himself idly, pretending calm in the face of his deadly captive. “So you were the price Jin Guangyao was willing to pay in order to seize my lands.”
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[personal profile] doul 2021-04-06 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Doul will do whatever he's asked, but he moves a little slower when lying down. He wants to keep touching Huaisang and will nuzzle or kiss any part that comes close.

"Stay?" Blink, slow blink. "I'd like that."

'Please' isn't something he like to say, but there's a measure of interest or desire that is apparent.
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[personal profile] doul 2021-04-07 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"You did," he says softly, followed by a noise of satisfaction as he's delicately pinned in place. Doul leans up and in, moving to lap up his spend and just enjoy the experience of being so close. If he was clever, he'd be careful not to get greedy.

And is is clever, but maybe he can leave his good sense at the door just for a little while. He hums, a low rumble of sound, and realizes that he can't reach up and pull Huaisang closer. It's a tragedy, but he'll survive.
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[personal profile] doul 2021-04-07 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
If he can touch and hold on, that's exactly what he's going to do. Not so hard that he'll bruise Huaisang, but certainly enough to keep him exactly where he wants to be.

He's not about to respond with commentary, rather he'll just smile and get back to his task. Next time, he wants to be on top, pinning him down so that he can eat him out for as long as he wants. See if he can make Huaisang squirm and cry out.
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[personal profile] doul 2021-04-09 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
It's been some time since Doul has done such a thing, but he remembers what his previous lovers had enjoyed. He spreads Huaisang's cheeks wider and leaves a broad, hot stripe up and over him. Working him open is a slow process and he is not always gentle - a sharp toothed nip to his cheek.

If he can wriggle a hand free, he'll start to see if he can press in alongside or after his tongue.
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[personal profile] doul 2021-04-28 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Shameless is a good look for Huaisang and Doul hopes to see if from another angle a bit later. Perhaps even with some of those carved toys in play. (It's good to have goals.)

It's worth noting that while Doul has his flaws, and they are many and varied, no one has ever accused him of lacking focus. He makes a noise, a sort of gasp, and licks in, slicking the rim of his arse and around his fingers as they press in.