Nyx

[just_hex]

He'd thought he was alright with this. Being mates. Being lovers. He'd thought he would be alright.

But he missed Nyx. Even when they were together, even when they were in bed, it felt like something was gone.

He knew what it was. Nyx didn't want him to be his Keeper. His heart had broken a bit, and it still ached.

Another miserable day at work, another miserable dinner.

Hex was laying in bed, wide awake, lost in worry, when Nyx came in. Before the Nymph could even put his things down, Hex sat up.

"I need to be your Keeper again," he said plainly.

"What do I need to do to get you to come back?" followed, much more tenderly.

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[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx looked a bit confused, then upset.

"You were the one who told me I didn't need a keeper. Remember? You didn't even want to keep me at first. Why has that changed? Why is it now that I now desire freedom, you want a pet?"

[just_hex]

"Things changed, Nyx," Hex said, considering his words.

"I wasn't in love with you when I said that."

He hadn't wanted to be Nyx's Keeper. He intended to find someone to give him to. But that was a long time ago.

"And I don't want a pet. Not at all."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I love you as I am, I do not need to be kept to care for you," Nyx argued.

[just_hex]

"But you'll leave," he blurted out.

As soon as he gave it voice, Hex clamped his mouth shut, looked away, then moved to get up to go get some water. He looked deflated a bit. He'd had plenty of time to lay in bed and dwell on a life without Nyx. He had come to the conclusion that he didn't think he could stand a world without him. Or, possibly worse, living in a world with him and without him all at once.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Leave? Why would I leave?" Nyx asked, looking baffled by the suggestion.

[just_hex]

Hex deflated slowly.

"Because everyone does. Always did, anyway. A few weeks. A few months. I'm too much, they all said," he explained.

"I...don't want to lose you, too."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I think you're lovely, Hex," Nyx said softly. "I want to be with you- Not because you keep me, but because we are in love."

[just_hex]

For a moment his heart stopped and constricted. In that moment, he forgot how to breathe.

Part of him didn't believe it could be true.

A bigger part of him hoped it was.

"Really?" Hex asked softly. Because I love you, Nyx. Madly."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I don't lie about such things," Nyx said softly.

[just_hex]

Suddenly, Nyx was much to far away. Hex was pulled in by his gravity, though, and pulled the nymph to his chest.

"I'll still take care of you," he promised. "Keeper or not."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I'd like that. Anyone would be lucky to be in your care, Hex," Nyx purred, resting against him and holding on tighter.

[just_hex]

"I don't want anyone. I want you," he said softly.

Hex cradled his face and searched Nyx's dark eyes for a moment before kissing him with every ounce of care in him. He kissed him, long and tender, his heart beating faster.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx purred loudly into the kiss,holding him tighter and arching against him.

Yes, this was good. Loved, wanted, and free.

[just_hex]

Hex's kiss lingered, but he finally stopped, only barely pulling away.

"I love that sound you make," he admitted with a bashful smile.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Some find it unsettling," Nyx admitted.

[just_hex]

He moved back a little more so he could touch his cheek again. He could see how people might be unsettled by Nyx. His eyes. His skin. His angles.

He wasn't human...and Hex truly loved it.

"I like it. I like you. Like this. I...you're so beautiful."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I'm glad you like me as I am. I worried... I worried you might reject this version of me. My true self," he confessed.

[just_hex]

"Not at all," he replied softly, then flicked his tongue to wet his lips.

"Is it bad I like it better? I like how you're...more real. Yourself. I like it..."

The way he caressed Nyx as he spoke said more than his weak words.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"It's not bad- I'm flattered. I'm glad I am able to be my true self with you, Hex," Nyx said softly.

[just_hex]

Hex flashed a brief smile, then leaned into kiss him.

"I think you're perfect. Just the way you are," he said softly. "My Nyx..."

He kissed him again, but first on his jaw. Then his brow. Then finally, softly, on the lips again.

[prince_of_nymphs]

Nyx continued to purr, basking in the attention and affection.

"My Hex," he said quietly.

[just_hex]

Hearing that sparked inside him and flared to life. His hands grew less gentle, grabbing and pulling at him to haul him close. Hex kissed him again, deeper, but hungry and slow.

Nyx nearly overwhelmed his senses. The way he tasted. How he smelled. Every little sound he made. He knew it was the magic, but he chose to ignore it. He liked it better if he thought their connection was genuinely that strong.

[prince_of_nymphs]

"Take me to bed," Nyx whispered. "Take me to bed, Hex. I want to lay with my lover."

[just_hex]

Hex broke away from the kiss and began pulling Nyx to the bed while also trying to strip him bare.

"You consume me, yeah?" Hex said softly. "You're the only thing I care about."

[prince_of_nymphs]

"I like that, I like the idea of being in your blood, in your bones," Nyx purred, moving with him and clawing at him, eager to see him bare.