I'd like that. I can put some tea on...I think it would be good for both of us.
[Quiet commiseration is an indulgence that Rhys knows he for sure would appreciate. It comes and goes in waves, the desire for company and the urge to retreat, but the comfort he'd had thus far had helped...and Chris can offer magical relief for the physical wounds, which Rhys tries to discount right up until he moves and is reminded of the state of his back.
He lets out a slow breath, then turns his attention to the bigger question Chris offers.]
I think that's valid, yeah. I mean, I like people, I thrive on...company, I guess? But when I got here I was really focused on where I was before. It took time and a lot of crazy shit to shake me out of it and start looking to others. Because I had to. Being a Submissive. The Manor house. Everything else that makes up this madness.
It's a lot of trial by fire. And it strips us naked, takes away the illusions. It's seeing each other at our worst, but it also means being seen at our worst, and if you can get through that and still be loved, that's...something. That's a lot.
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[Quiet commiseration is an indulgence that Rhys knows he for sure would appreciate. It comes and goes in waves, the desire for company and the urge to retreat, but the comfort he'd had thus far had helped...and Chris can offer magical relief for the physical wounds, which Rhys tries to discount right up until he moves and is reminded of the state of his back.
He lets out a slow breath, then turns his attention to the bigger question Chris offers.]
I think that's valid, yeah. I mean, I like people, I thrive on...company, I guess? But when I got here I was really focused on where I was before. It took time and a lot of crazy shit to shake me out of it and start looking to others. Because I had to. Being a Submissive. The Manor house. Everything else that makes up this madness.
It's a lot of trial by fire. And it strips us naked, takes away the illusions. It's seeing each other at our worst, but it also means being seen at our worst, and if you can get through that and still be loved, that's...something. That's a lot.