Enchant Me. Captivate Me. ((Merripen/Iben))

[ode]

Once they were alone, Merripen confronted the man, "If you want sex you need to be more subtle. The elders aren't going to put up with a catamite in there midst."

[praiseofblood]

Iben blinked at the curious word. "Catamite? I do not understand what you mean, beauty."

[ode]

Merripen stared at the man who had just called him a beauty. "A bloke who friggs other blokes."

[praiseofblood]

Iben cocked his head. "This is...unusual amongst your people?"

[ode]

'It's not right," Merripen said with a shake of his head. "The elder dont put up with it and the Gadje's don't either. You can't be staring at a man the way you just did."

[praiseofblood]

"Why not? Is it frowned upon to admire beauty amongst you? You are beautiful, and I was simply admiring you ." Iben grinned.

[ode]

Merripen looked at the man aghast. Had another person been present he woul have punched the man to save face. "Don't say thing like that in front of anyone else."

[praiseofblood]

Iben cocked his head and stepped closer to the beautiful guy. "Oh? Do you fear these people finding out that you also prefer males? What an odd way to live."

[ode]

Merripen eyed the man and subtly glanced around. Thsi almost felt like a trap, the man was so open about liking men.

[praiseofblood]

Iben moved a little closer, his strong body coiled with power and he crowded the man's space. "Are you afraid, beauty?" he asked again.

[ode]

Merripen reflexively clenched his fist as the man approached. "Not of you," he murmured lowly.

[praiseofblood]

"Good," Iben smiled. "It would make courting you all the more difficult."

[ode]

Merripens brows furrowed as shock covered his face. Courting? Men didn't court one another. They had a quick rut between vardos and never spoke of it again. "Explain yourself."

[praiseofblood]

"Do you humans not court? That is the word for it, yes?" Iben mussed, looking confused. Was the vocabulary different here?

[ode]

"It is. But men do not court men," he sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "If it's a bedding you want then lets get to it. But you needs be more secretive about your wants, yeah?"