@moralhymn ;; CONT. FROM HERE -
‘ best behavior ‘ in whose terms of the phrase? ardyn could speak in so sultry a fashion, yet with such underlying venom coating each word, that it was difficult to derive any sort of HONESTY from them at any given time. yet, it was as if the adviser never held such reservations around the chancellor, as he all but WILLINGLY allowed the taller man to lie atop him. an uncertain intake of breath hitches within the blond’s throat, pulse pounding beneath his chest at such close, albeit FOREIGN contact, before he allows it a slow, drawn out release.
fingers twitch from where they lay at his side. instinct has him wanting to toy with auburn strands, in much the same fashion as he once had with the prince, when noctis was much younger. it’s a standard source of comfort -- ardyn seems to need it right now, more notably.
... but, is ignis so bold as to follow through? he swallows the words as quickly as they had risen, deciding it best to, perhaps, just ACT instead of speak. if ardyn is comfortable enough around him to take up temporary residence atop his body, then an innocent coil of strands around his fingers shan’t disturb ardyn on anymore severe a level, ignis hopes. the limb hovers but a brief moment longer, before coming to settle atop ardyn’s head, fingers losing themselves within the messied mane.