Teasing. He sees those looks. Wonders about them, about how much Armand liked being kissed in public in a shitty corner store, how happy he was at buying tacky little sunglasses. It feels good, to be wanted. Something Daniel could get used to— knows he shouldn't, knows it's a bad idea, that Armand will get sick of him, like everyone gets sick of him, and leave permanently, not just to have space or play tag like they've been doing.
There will always be this tether, though. This bond. Armand says Daniel will resent him eventually, but what about the other way around? What happens when Armand regrets making some mean old man his first fledgling, and there's Daniel at the other side of the link, spitefully happy?
"I'm not protesting," he says, and pats Armand's side as he rests hands on his hips. "I'm just letting you know. You can dress me up in any penguin suit you want, if that's the reward you're deciding on."
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Teasing. He sees those looks. Wonders about them, about how much Armand liked being kissed in public in a shitty corner store, how happy he was at buying tacky little sunglasses. It feels good, to be wanted. Something Daniel could get used to— knows he shouldn't, knows it's a bad idea, that Armand will get sick of him, like everyone gets sick of him, and leave permanently, not just to have space or play tag like they've been doing.
There will always be this tether, though. This bond. Armand says Daniel will resent him eventually, but what about the other way around? What happens when Armand regrets making some mean old man his first fledgling, and there's Daniel at the other side of the link, spitefully happy?
"I'm not protesting," he says, and pats Armand's side as he rests hands on his hips. "I'm just letting you know. You can dress me up in any penguin suit you want, if that's the reward you're deciding on."