"Mirrors,' she said, 'are never to be trusted."

For mun~day, I offer myself painted up as Harvey Dent for a request.

Le Roi et La Reine

He tries to remember the half-broken girl he and mother found. That's how most of the family had come to Lily-- half-broken and abandoned. It's hard to recall how Giselle used to be, because right now she is nothing but smiles and laughter. Luke reminds himself that he is a big part of why she is the way she is, and he feels proud. He loves Giselle, even if he still won't admit it out loud. "Vous aurez ce que vous voulez." His voice is firm but loving as he says it, letting her know that it is absolutely true. "Je vais vous donner tout. Qu'est-ce que je ne peux pas, nous allons prendre ensemble."

Chocolate

Luke pulls away too soon, but Mark laughs at his request. “Luke I could never hurt you. Even if you want me to.” He holds his hand to Luke’s face a moment longer, letting his thumb brush over his cheekbone. “Never.” He lets his hand fall away and smiles and Luke feeds him again. This is better. They’re alone, they’ve had sex, they’re having dessert, and their getaway has only just begun. Luke should only be happy. He’s not supposed to worry or stress when they’re in their home together. He reaches for his wine as Luke speaks, and suddenly he understands. He isn’t sure what brought on such negative thoughts –the idea of people judging them and commenting on their relationship– when they were entangled with each other and wine and chocolate. Mark just hopes those thoughts don’t come back. “If it ever changes, maybe then I can hit you. But I know it won’t. It’s stupid to think so. We’ll always have each other, no matter what anyone says.”

"Not even if I begged you to spank me?" Luke coos with an irresistible grin on his divine face. "Not even if I wanted you to bite me until you left a mark? C'mon Mark. Where's the fun in that?" Continuing to offer spoonfuls of decadent chocolate mousse, Luke settles into their comfortable and familiar synergy with ease. Yes he has his moments of worry, moments of rage where he imagines an outsider's reaction and lets it taint him. But he never has moments of doubt, and the days on end where he just sits back and admires his brother and their intimacy severely outnumber those terrible little moments. And Mark is right. In this house, he settles much easier than anywhere else. This home is his territory, and it works to soothe him almost as well as Mark does-- merely because it is theirs and every room holds hundreds of their memories.

[think of luke and he appears]

get to know me meme: [1/5] celebrity crushes → Sam Underwood

Mark slicks his hair back and sits in front of a mirror just so he feels like he’s looking at Luke again.

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