closed starter for @xrhettmatthews
Aslan had left the Haus for a few weeks to handle some business and was surprised by how much he wanted to return. It was almost a world in and of itself, a way to get lost from the real world. Like eating the lotus and losing all sense of time. Aslan was aching to go back but he was nervous at the same time. Going back to the Haus meant change. A change of scenery, a change of scale, and probably a change in people. That’s why when he first arrived, Aslan put in a request for a very specific staff member to meet him at the luau. Someone he knew he’d feel comfortable with so it didn’t seem like he was simply wandering around aimlessly. And he felt a weight lift off of him when he saw the familiar blonde coming toward the bar where he was sitting.
Standing from his stool, he greeted Rhett with a smile and a hug. Was that too familiar? Too casual? Aslan shook off the questions in his mind and motioned to the stool next to his own as he sat back down. “I know there’s a party going on but I wanted to see you now that I’m back.” Working during a party probably wasn’t Rhett’s idea of fun, but Aslan tried to frame his request as just a friendly meeting than work. He didn’t expect Rhett to stick by his side the entire time, after all. He more than likely had more people he wanted to spend time with during the celebration. “So, an island?” He chuckled. “As if the Haus wasn’t extravagant enough. What do you think of it?”
