holding your lover by the jaw to kiss them. ( it's because he's so tall )
𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄 : kiss & tell / 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒 : open .ᐟ
he feels 𝙽𝙸𝙶𝙷 𝚃𝙾 𝚄𝙽𝚃𝙾𝚄𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙱𝙻𝙴 on the pole ; some empyrean being descending from a godly realm on a 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 , wielding its 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 like an angel’s blade brandished with grace and beauty unquantifiable . evidently , the truth is 𝗞𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 , but there’s value in 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 . who says the hordes of men he charms from so far away are the only ones allowed to 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 .ᐣ it’s a two way street , in reality : they regard angel as if he’s god himself , made of divine , heavenly light they’ll never see , and , for however long he commands the stage , 𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒 .
only , presently , 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 . angel’s 𝙸𝙽 𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙱𝙴𝙳𝚁𝙾𝙾𝙼 , clad in tiny lounge shorts and a tank top struggling to contain the 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 , thighs wrapped around the pole to aid his mind in sending him anywhere else , 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 . the withdrawals have made firecrackers of his nervous system , making the 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐮𝐩 seem bleaker than what progress may suggest . [ 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚏 𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚍 .ᐣ ]
company makes it easier , even if he’d 𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 aloud [ 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚗 , 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛 ] , but even so , there are days where nothing soothes the ache , and the 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐒 makes it appear endless , swallowing him down into the belly of the beast . as much as he cares for the 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝘩𝑒’𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 , the leash known as hope 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤 , for the prospect of simply being ❛ 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑛 𝘩𝑒’𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 ❜ often reads as a tall order .
he’ll be 𝙷𝙴𝙻𝙻’𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝙻 forevermore . and he’s 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 . or so he tells himself .
angel hears alastor 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝘩𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝘩𝑖𝑚 ; the whirling wisps of shadows fill the space between his ears , and he 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐒 where he’s 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞 , the fabric of distraction dissolving around him . something glows in his eyes when he sees him , 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 as if he were some 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗬 that ought to inspire discomfort & fear . perhaps to others , this would toll true , but to 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍 , a 𝙹𝙾𝚈 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴 to visit him in a lightless hour , as if he’d known he’d been needed .
𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 . alastor seems to always be around , even when he isn’t ━━━━ as if a piece of him lies 𝐓𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 in every shadow cast by even the most insignificant presence .
rather than words , angel 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦 by way of a greeting , plush lips curling into a 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄 when he obeys and crosses the room at the wordless request . strong legs take him 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝘩𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑒𝑟 on the pole , only for angel to leverage his weight to render himself upside down , appearing 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 – 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 in disposition than 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 before .
despite their 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 , their faces are level now , and angel only 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑 for a while , admiring the lineaments of his endlessly smiling face , but also trying his hand at 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 what he might say . ❛ 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 , 𝚖𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛 .ᐣ ❜ or ❛ 𝚒 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚜 , 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚒 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 . ❜ he nearly laughs at the joke , despite the fact that it 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗡’𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗 , but prior to the breaths 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒎 , alastor plays a wild card that steals the air right from his lungs .
slender fingers 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 of his jaw , before instating a hold there that eases alastor’s efforts to 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐑 . then , the press of his lips to angel’s ; chaste and chivalrous , in the vein of greeting 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 rather than a lowly harlot . 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 go wide , angel’s breaths 𝙷𝙰𝙻𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝚁𝙴𝙻𝚈 for a beat and a half , before he cranes a long , slender neck to respond in kind , drawing alastor in with a soft sigh and the 𝐩𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞 – 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐭 of warm , slick mouths venturing to taste the longing on each other’s lips .