"Taria's scarier than I am," Lothar says easily enough. There's a reason
that he doesn't like to cross his sister and he's glad that he and Llane
are of one mind when it comes to that. Still, Taria isn't involved in this.
Their relationship is complicated at best, a triangle with equilateral
sides, and Lothar wouldn't dare impede on the aspects of Llane's life that
Taria fills. There are roles in Llane's life that he can never fulfill,
things he can never satisfy, and Lothar is fine with this. He knows his
place. His place is, as always, in service of his king and now that service
comes in the form of comfort and release.
He ghosts a hand over Llane's hair, petting it lightly, before tipping his
face up to look into it. He's a bit shorter than he is, always has been,
and it comes to his advantage now. "Come to bed with me for a while, Llane.
We'll forget about all this, all right?"
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"Taria's scarier than I am," Lothar says easily enough. There's a reason that he doesn't like to cross his sister and he's glad that he and Llane are of one mind when it comes to that. Still, Taria isn't involved in this. Their relationship is complicated at best, a triangle with equilateral sides, and Lothar wouldn't dare impede on the aspects of Llane's life that Taria fills. There are roles in Llane's life that he can never fulfill, things he can never satisfy, and Lothar is fine with this. He knows his place. His place is, as always, in service of his king and now that service comes in the form of comfort and release.
He ghosts a hand over Llane's hair, petting it lightly, before tipping his face up to look into it. He's a bit shorter than he is, always has been, and it comes to his advantage now. "Come to bed with me for a while, Llane. We'll forget about all this, all right?"