plotted .
" what's caught your eye , pet ? "
other than yours truly , mother thinks , one neatly manicured finger tracing ed's clavicle with distant satisfaction . at some point , the night had been young , and at some point , he'd indulged a bit too much in his own wares for his liking . teach was just too darling , wasn't he ? wiry, scruffy , tall and tan , seeped in the musk of salt and sunwarmed leather ... mother couldn't resist . and when mother wanted something , he went for it , tooth and nail . coin be damned .
well , not entirely . ed had never indulged in more than the fine atmosphere this establishment offered , and they both knew mother wouldn't push much more than that . when the night grew too thick with drink and revelry to chat at a reasonable level , mother had volunteered his chambers for their enjoyment , whisking a few bottles and edward teach up the stairs to relative privacy ; as much as his children and his patrons might imagine and jeer at what was to occur , they'd , for the most part , be mistaken .
mother laid beside @kraekns in his bed, chin propped in one hand , his spare making a decent game of navigating edward's skeleton over his shirt . occasionally he broke to ash the cigar between his teeth , but for the most part , he was content as he was . ed , however , was distractable . fidgety . kept sneaking glances at mother's open boudoir , overflowing with lace and satin and all sorts of lovely , soft things .
" come on . tell mummy . " his finger lifted from ed's chest , gingerly tilting ed's chin in his direction . " something you fancy ? what's mine is yours , you know ... long as it fits . "
