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Rings are Jinana's weakness, and they come away from one particular seller with two of them - hir with a rather realistic representation of a cicada in silver, and Adina with a charming little glass frog in a gilded bezel to sit stop her finger.

They make other choices - a big bundle of soft wool dyed in brilliant colors, lengths of fabrics, bobbins of crewel and tiny glass beads and sequins for embellishing. Their chosen color schemes are gloriously different from each other, compared with great delight.

As they reach the midpoint of their circuit of the Market, the scents of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg waft to their noses, warm and appealing on this chilly day.

"My hands are almost frozen," Jinana confides. "Do you want to share a mug of mulled cider? They're very big."

At Adina's assent, s/he leads the way to where a vendor is ladling steaming-hot cider from a huge cauldron into sizeable stoneware mugs, adding a dash of apple brandy for good measure. The mug is so big that Adina can wrap her hands around it from one side, and Jinana from the other, their fingers interlaced.

They take sips from the mug alternately, laughing, loath to let go of the blissful warmth even though Jinana has to raise hir hands so that Adina can drink, and Adina must lower hers so that Jinana can drink.

9. What’s their favorite way to get in the mood? How do they set the mood?

Wine and dine seems to be eir choice for this.

15. Describe their favorite sexual encounter.

I'll let Marcus Aquila describe it:

Marcus Aquila thinks for a moment then smirks, "It happened while Miloš was still The Coliseum's surgeon. It was his birthday, we had been spending time together for a few months by that time, so I'd brought some alcohol, food, a little gift, and some extra coin to convince the guards to take a break, for the occasion."

"It sounds like a nice little set up, doesn't it? Fit for a little fun in the mostly empty Coliseum? Unfortunately, I found that he'd been locked in a cell and our dear Count had taken that set of keys with him. He ended up losing the damn things and the cell had to be broken and repaired," Ey suck eir teeth with a frown and wave a hand, "But that's another thing entirely."

Marcus pauses, recomposing emself, "I sat with him, sharing the food and drink, playing cards through the bars, and talking. It was a good time."

Ey smile fondly, then flush just slightly. "Now it's not very often that I find myself attracted to someone sexually. Sex is fun, but wanting it with someone in particular is something else entirely, but I found myself wanting that with Miloš..."

"So I sucked his cock through the bars of the cell." Ey say quickly before leaving.

24. A song they would fuck/get fucked to

Marcus Aquila and Miloš

3. By contrast, what was the moment that first made their ~heart~ Soft for the other person? Not necessarily a conscious realization of “I love this person,” but a moment that had them like “Oh…I adore them…”

The first time Marcus saw this bean pole of a man try to boss around a hulking gladiator easily 5x his size.

4. Does this change over time? What will always reliably make them melt with how much they adore the other character?

Honestly I think these things just start compounding as time goes by. If it's not his cockiness, it's how intense he can look when he's concentrating (with his little eyebrows all scrunched up), how well he does with Marcus' kid siblings, or how incredibly expressive his eyes can be.

5. How do they consciously realize that they like the other character? Does it take them a while?

I don't feel that it takes too terribly long for Marcus to realize ey care about Miloš.

A short time after they meet Lucio orchestrates a battle royale in The Coliseum. This of course creates a scenario in which Miloš, as the surgeon for the coliseum, can be overwhelmed with life threatening injuries to treat.A decade of working for Valdemar has allowed for Marcus to pick up a strange assortment of skills. This does include being able to stitch up an open wound, so ey jump in to assist Miloš.

The spur of the moment decision surprises both of them, but it make Marcus realize ey care about Miloš and his struggles.

10. What scares them about entering a relationship?

Marcus had a lot of misgivings about relationships in general before Miloš, entering a relationship with him specifically had it's own list of associated fears though. Such as; Am I going to go looking for him at some point and Lucio has decided to kill him?

Jinana and Heron QPP

(Most of these are withing the context of apprentice!Jinana.)

17. Under what circumstances would they want to be left alone by their partner?

I'm not entirely sure. Maybe in the aftermath of something hurtful s/he might have said or done? Heron isn't typically given to the brood in solitude mode if given the option.

30. What completely petty topic (music taste, favorite food) do they find themselves completely at odds with their partner about?

Heron likes raw banana, but Jinana doesn't. S/he hates the texture.

33. Under what circumstances would they feel jealous?

It would probably take targeted and intentional exclusion, over a decent period of time, in favor of someone Heron didn't approve of.

34. Under what circumstances would they feel protective?

Heron gets protective of Jinana when s/he starts to get overwhelmed. Lots of external stimuli at once can be too much for hir and he'll shoo people off and try to help hir get out of the area.

Heron and Ell'iandyr

(All this is in relation to Heron and non-apprentice!Ell'iandyr, so some of this is speculation. The rp isn't quite this far yet.)

1. What, specifically, was the catalyst for their physical attraction (if applicable) to the other character? In other words, what in particular had them like “Oh, they’re…hot…”

Heron likely always found Ell'iandyr to be attractive behind that layer of anxiety. They didn't really speak in more than a professional way for quite some time though, as Heron isn't one to push his presence on someone who doesn't appear to want it.

3. By contrast, what was the moment that first made their ~heart~ Soft for the other person? Not necessarily a conscious realization of “I love this person,” but a moment that had them like “Oh…I adore them…”

When Heron asked about what kind of hobbies Ell'iandyr has and they lit up at the suggestion of reading. It might have been a platonic thing at the time, but that enthusiastic reaction will stick with Heron.

5. How do they consciously realize that they like the other character? Does it take them a while?

It probably does take Heron a little while, since he starts from a place of relative caution. He feels he got off on the wrong foot with Ell'iandyr and crossed a boundary inadvertently through initiating contact by kissing their hand.

🐶-Favorite pet name they like to be called?

Marcus doesn't like pet names that overtly gender em, and don't have preferences beyond that really.

Miloš has called em 'dušo' though. Ey do enjoy that. 💖

[edit: duša to dušo]

💦-Best place for their partner to cum on/in?

Inside em (ie. mouth or ass), or on themselves. Assuming this is a partner that ejaculates, of course. Seeing such a partner make a mess of themself is always nice though.

👎🏻-What is an absolute deal breaker in the bedroom?