50 ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐พ๐ต ๐บ๐ธ๐๐๐ด๐ // not accepting.
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in him. Sliske likes to plan out probabilities and actions, trying to find the best outcome at all times. Any needle-thin route that would serve him the best. Whether it was from paranoia, comfort, or a need for some degree of CONTROL, he didnโt reflect on it. His trip up the stairwell behind her was uneventful until Tessโ voice cut clear, โDonโt do it again.โ
ย ย ย The Mahjarrat knows exactly what the Fae is talking about and CHUFFS at her softly, not a valid apology for unproven MURDER. Heโs good at it, leaving no trace, no identifiable manner at times. But she knows heโs the only suspect โ every time. And he gets away with it. Sliske stops short on the stairs and stares up at her, a quizzical squint aimed at her with a glint of MIRTH in it. Able to feel heโs not following, Tess turns on a heel and confirms Sliske isnโt moving, his gloved hand rested on the railing with that unblinking, almost PREDATORY stare, โWhat?โ His only response to her inquiry is a low guffaw and head shake paired with one of those long, notched ears dipping back a tad.
ย ย ย โI like looking up at you, you look different when taller than me โ up on the stairs,โ Sliske states a little too slyly, the cut of his vowels walking a thin line between seductive and DANGEROUS as a hand beckons at her sharply with two fingers, the gloves on them straining at the points of the claws they cover. ย Tess doesnโt cede to him and instead purses her lips, avoiding his usual way of pulling people into doing what he wants with his words, his motions, the MAGIC that coats his silver tongue like sugar venom. โSliske.โ The fae says it so sternly his side smirk turns into a snarl and his eyes narrow enough that the thin, grey membrane that usually protected his eyes from debris and bright lights is visible in the corners before he takes one step up the stairs and presses his nose to her jaw in ABATING silence. He stays there, striped neck craned up to fit the hollow of his eye and cheekbone to the side of her face with a raspy purr. An ill-matched puzzle piece.
ย ย ย ย Itโs always this game to see how he can get her to fold without any unfair pushes, all he does is tip the scale a little โ time to time. โI rather like this, the FAUX feeling of you being taller; albeit temporary,โ he murmurs close to the Faeโs ear, jesting before a singular claw drifts along her tawny cheek as he parts a little from her. Just enough room to brush his lips against her pursed ones, the singular ONYX point on her cheek becoming many as they curled into her hair. Always the hair. Must be envy; he has none of his own. Sliske finally gives into silent begging, forked tongue curling against her lip with a HOARSE snort untilย Tess gives in and grips him hard by the silk lapels, dragging him close which earns another nasty guffaw from him between breaths; he always liked the occasional commanding motion.ย
ย ย ย Ahem. The abrupt, annoyed noise behind them caused the pair to separate and take notice of an irritated woman with a bob on the stairs, wanting to get by. Sliske ran a thumb over his lip and smiled,ย โHm, apologies.โ As she passed, the ancient made a great attempt to look a little amused and embarrassed but he wasnโt; wrinkling his nose and looking down and away from Tess.ย โLesson learned.โ