Kassian's mouth twitched slightly, almost a smile, though his gaze was still lit.
"It was pleasing," he said, "and is."
His eyes dropped to look at Isaev's body, even though he was now clothed. The lieutenant was young and strong and handsome, to be sure. Taller than Kassian, more muscular. His body had been smooth and sculpted, like a classic Greek statue.
And from what Kassian had seen in the sauna, virile.
The memory stirred his loins, and this time, he let it.
They had no audience here. No one to see, or mock. No teasing to endure later.
It was just him and Isaev.
Mutual predators, he thought. Circling each other.
He found he liked the thought of that. The clash of wills. The challenge. The struggle.
And yet, it was somehow not a struggle. Isaev made this easy.
Or maybe it was himself. Maybe he'd changed. He thought back to Vitya, and wondered if it had been in any way the same.
He didn't think so, but couldn't say why.
"And you're not wrong about me either," he said, and looked up from his observation. "I take what I want. Sometimes, whether it's good for me or not. Even if I should know better."
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"It was pleasing," he said, "and is."
His eyes dropped to look at Isaev's body, even though he was now clothed. The lieutenant was young and strong and handsome, to be sure. Taller than Kassian, more muscular. His body had been smooth and sculpted, like a classic Greek statue.
And from what Kassian had seen in the sauna, virile.
The memory stirred his loins, and this time, he let it.
They had no audience here. No one to see, or mock. No teasing to endure later.
It was just him and Isaev.
Mutual predators, he thought. Circling each other.
He found he liked the thought of that. The clash of wills. The challenge. The struggle.
And yet, it was somehow not a struggle. Isaev made this easy.
Or maybe it was himself. Maybe he'd changed. He thought back to Vitya, and wondered if it had been in any way the same.
He didn't think so, but couldn't say why.
"And you're not wrong about me either," he said, and looked up from his observation. "I take what I want. Sometimes, whether it's good for me or not. Even if I should know better."