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sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-13-2025
[say]"Okay, now you have to trust me,"[/say] Danta is saying with a grin as he reaches up with a black, silken strip of fabric to tie firmly around Asta's eyes. [say]"I know you hate not being in control, especially lately, but being flexible is good for you in the long run."[/say] And not only that, but the Maverick is liable to start a fight with his lover if he continues to try and keep everything under his thumb at all times.
He isn't a monster, though, and so his little blindfold experiment should all be in good fun, and it's taking place within the familiar confines of their bedroom. Waving a hand in front of Asta's face to ensure he can't see, Danta finally clicks open the door to the room to lead him inside.
Instantly, he'll be greeted with the smell of fresh pastries, sweet jams and chocolate, Danta leading him to the plush sofa to sit down. [say]"I have been practicing my baking, with the assistance of the kitchen downstairs. And so I thought you could have the honour of taste testing,"[/say] he says through a grin.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-14-2025
To say that the butcher’s not suspicious when Danta tells him he has to trust him, is simply just a blatant lie. He squints over at him as the strip of smooth silk is lifted, placed up and over his eyes, tied behind to blot out his vision. His eyes close out of mere habit, but the silk is just thick enough to prevent any light from slipping in, leaving him completely at Danta’s whim. “[say]Mm, if you say so, darling.[/say]” The butcher hums a bit curiously.
Obviously he’s thinking in the gutter. This season, plus Danta’s usual preference for it has harbored a certain expectation that immediately gets sent spiraling the moment that that Danta clicks open the door - having completely missed the hand wave in front of him (proof it’s working).
The scent greets him first, the over abundance of sugar and sweets, the floral fruitiness of jams, the hint of chocolate if he thinks about it more intensely. At his lover’s words, however, Asta’s smile tugs up a bit brighter. “[say]Have you?[/say]” He asks a touch bewildered as he steps in, remaining still lest he run into a table and knock over all of Danta’s hard work. “[say]You are simply full of surprises this season, mm?[/say]” He muses happily, tail wagging a touch behind him as he waits for the first item.
“[say]Am I to guess what you have made or simply tell you if I think it tastes divine?[/say]”
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-14-2025
[say]"I have,"[/say] Danta confirms with a grin that Asta will only be able to hear. [say]"I have to find something to do that won't end up with you trying to bite someone's hand off if I talk to them,"[/say] he reminds him. Making sure that the butcher is happily settled on the sofa, Asta will hear the rustling of a tray and the clink of a few plates and cutlery, before Danta is shifting to sit comfortably astride him.
(Just because his mind hasn't immediately tumbled into the gutter, doesn't mean he isn't very tempted to be wicked with the other man blindfolded before him).
[say]"You can just guess the flavours, and tell me if you like them. Most of them are cake,"[/say] he tells him. [say]"Now shut up and try this."[/say]
Long fingers curl along Asta's jaw, tilting his head up ever so slightly so Danta can present him with a bite of cake that will explode with citrus flavour and decadent frosting.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-14-2025
The reminder sparks a soft laugh from the butcher, an incline of his head despite his vision still being completely blocked. He’s guided easily, shifting to sit on the couch comfortably in a way that won’t pin the wagging tail. The rustling immediately draws his attention - and the shadow that pops up over his shoulder to watch with bright eyes and an even brighter, wicked smile. Now thankfully the shadow cannot tell him what he’s looking at, but Asta can’t help but to let a bit of his haunt out as he settles in.
He feels Danta straddle him and his hands immediately go to the outside of his thighs, slender fingertips brushing against them as he hears the instructions. He huffs a soft laugh again, about to respond before his bearded jaw is captured by Danta’s hand, tilting his head up to take a bite of the mystery cake. The first thing to hit his tongue is sweet, before there’s an explosion of what could be lemon or lime, intermixing with the cake in a way that’s surprisingly refreshing.
Swallowing down the bite, he seems to consider it for a few long seconds. “[say]Let us see.. Vanilla with lemon? Or lime?[/say]” He guesses, a brow lifting beneath the blindfold in a way that makes it visible - but just in case it wasn’t that obvious, the shadow tilts about 90 degrees in an over gesture of his question.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-14-2025
Grinning right back at the shadow that creeps up the wall over Asta's shoulder - even if it can't really see him or let the butcher in on the mystery desserts - Danta refocuses on the first cake, setting the plate aside only once the other man has fallen quiet to consider. [say]"Lemon,"[/say] he agrees with a nod Asta won't see. [say]"With cream cheese frosting. But there might have been a little vanilla in it - I don't remember."[/say]
There's another series of clinking dishes, and this time the butcher will be able to smell chocolate before the bite gets anywhere near his lips. [say]"I don't think you'll need to try hard to guess this one, but there is something extra in there,"[/say] he remarks, carefully guiding the fork to his lips. It's sweet and decadent and everything one might expect from a piece of chocolate cake, but there's a spike of something earthy and sharp there too, like roasted coffee beans.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-14-2025
His grin sharpens into a small smirk as Danta agrees - the answer satisfying that itch within him that needed to ensure he knew what was happening at all times. Even the shadow seems pleased, rising up fully to beam its sharp smile back at Danta in answer. He hums a little thoughtfully for the cream cheese frosting, though, something that he should have guessed based from the tang, though he decides it likely was covered up by the tang of the citrus.
As for the next one, the butcher’s smile brightens before the fork even reaches him - getting the waft of chocolate nearly immediately. His tail flits with a touch of excitement, taking the bite easily and humming contently before the taste of something earthy and sharp hits his tongue. He pauses nearly immediately, brows pinching which are only reflected in the confusion that flares in his shadow. His head tilts a fraction, enough that a lock of hair falls from where it’s been tucked behind an antler. “[say]It is almost bitter.. Hm, Chocolate, obviously.. Yet not dark chocolate. It is too creamy and milky for that.[/say]” He hesitates, the taste mostly unfamiliar unless he’s expecting it.
And that’s when it maybe occurs to him. “[say]..Coffee?[/say]” He murmurs after a second, but it’s clear the answer is leaving him unsure.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-14-2025
[say]"You should reconsider your career and take up taste testing, you know,"[/say] Danta says, the praise in his tone obvious that Asta has gotten it right. [say]"Correct, coffee. I started off trying to replicate the martini you like, but then I noticed some coffee extract on the counter. I couldn't help myself, especially since I was planning this."[/say] Setting the fork aside - and swiping a bit of frosting from the corner of Asta's lips, the Maverick's free hand reaches up to carefully tuck his hair back behind his horns, leaving him immaculate.
[say]"There's one more to try, but first,"[/say] he says, his tone growing a touch uncertain despite the bravado that mostly covers it up, [say]"...can I ask you a question?"[/say] His fingers remain gently curled at the tips of Astas dark hair, feathering the silken strands as if for something to hold onto and fuss.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-14-2025
“[say]It does become easier when it is not something that is eaten daily.[/say]” He touts a little playfully, the faux pride glittering through like a silver thread amongst a sea of black. He hadn’t known it was coffee, but he couldn’t help but to guess it based off of the ones he’d tried with Danta. Still more of a tea fan than he was coffee, he does surprisingly think it tastes good - once you knew what to expect, of course.
As for the comment of the cocktail he likes, his smile slants brighter. “[say]It is a beautiful experiment, darling.[/say]” And he means it, even if the glider of truth is hidden in his closed eyes. And despite Danta putting a pause in it, his mouth already opens expecting the next bite before the question actually hits.
His fingertips twitch against his legs again, the tip of his spaded tail flicking with a touch of uncertainty with the uncertainty he spots in Danta’s timbre of a voice. “[say]Of course you can, love.[/say]” He murmurs softly, closing his mouth and tilting his head into the touch he can sense along his hair still, even beyond when Danta had fixed the strand that had come loose.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-14-2025
[say]"I just figured we could use something lowkey for a bit, since Leafchange has been so intense so far,"[/say] Danta says with a quiet laugh, though he's busy threading his fingers through Asta's hair by now, more preoccupied with the way he's steered the conversation, unintentional though it might have been. Perhaps it's because the butcher is blindfolded that it's easier, though it doesn't stop the set of the Maverick's jaw as he forces the words out, his tone carefully level.
[say]"Am I too much, sometimes? For you?"[/say] he asks in a low voice. [say]"It's been playing on my mind since the masquerade, when Thal showed up. She waited until I wasn't looking, made a joke about you needing to be saved. I know you two talk a lot, so I wondered if you'd said something to her that you felt you couldn't say to me."[/say] And I didn't care for it.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-14-2025
“[say]I am a giant fan of it, darling.[/say]” The butcher very nearly purrs before he’s settling into the sensation of the fingers threading through his hair, the way Danta seems to pause and take his time formulating his question. Asta dismisses the shadow nearly immediately with the leveled question. It immediately drags concern to paint into the lines of his face, even if his gaze isn’t visible. It’s there in the way his mouth twists a touch toward a frown, flattening the smile lines there with how often he rarely does it.
His tail stills from where it was wagging on the edge of the couch, his fingertips returning to the gentle and smooth strokes along his leg. Nothing suggestive, just a gentle touch to prove that he was listening, even if part of it was there to help try to smooth the barbs he feels growing within his lover. “[say]Not at all, darling.[/say]” The butcher answers back with the thicker edge to his accent, the response absolutely genuine. “[say]Everything I have said to her is exactly the same I have said to you.[/say]” He has no reason to hide anything, why would he?
“[say]She was apparently in love with Pierce, whom ended it when they all departed. It has made her… Sharper and less trustworthy. She is a bit like an abused animal at the present moment.[/say]” He murmurs a little softer, blindly reaching up to run his hands through his lover’s golden strands. “[say]I do not think it was a barb aimed at you, darling, but the party itself.[/say]” His thumb strokes along his cheekbone, mapped by the feel of his skin.
Allowing that to settle, his smile returns slowly. “[say]You are my person. You are mine, and there is not a single thing I would change about you.[/say]”
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-14-2025
[say]"Yeah, she told me as much,"[/say] Danta mutters of Thal, [say]"though she didn't mention it was Pierce."[/say] His nose wrinkles at the memory of the hulking brute, and he stills a bit as Asta's hands map their way up to thread through his hair. [say]"And from one abused animal to another, you'll forgive me for not excusing the behaviour. If it was aimed at the party, why not come talk with both of us? It's not like she's a stranger to me."[/say]
One of his hands comes up to cover Asta's, Danta leaning into his touch, though the frown still draws his brows together. [say]"If you're sure..."[/say] He sighs, shifting forward to rest his forehead against the butcher's, despite the silken slip of fabric still covering his eyes. [say]"You sure it's just Pierce she's in love with?"[/say] he asks, only half joking. [say]"Not that I'd blame her."[/say]
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-15-2025
“[say]I believe only I was privy of that information. Perhaps because she assumed I would not judge her.[/say]” And I didn’t, not when I knew the condition she was in. He might have added if it weren’t already explanatory. “[say]I found a rose during the masquerade. I am intending on healing her and perhaps that would alleviate it.[/say]” He offers easily - because there were no secrets between them. Besides, they had talked about healing her before so it wouldn’t come as surprise.
His fingers trail through the blonde strands he can’t see, affectionate and warm even as he leans forward to press his forehead against the butcher’s own. He can’t see the emotions that dance across his lovers face, though perhaps it’s for the best. But he brushes his nose by Danta’s own as a soft laugh escapes him. “[say]I am fairly certain.[/say]” But she won’t tell him otherwise and he’ll never ask. “[say]But there is nothing to worry about, darling, I love you and only you.[/say]” He trails his fingers down the back of Danta’s head to his neck, spreading his long fingers out to draw little designs against the top of his shoulders then back to his spine.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Dantalion - 08-15-2025
[say]"Perhaps if she let more people see she's a person with feelings they wouldn't be so judgy,"[/say] Danta mutters, his tone almost petulant even as he sighs into the gentle touches that Asta feathers through his fair hair. [say]"You found a rose? Well, Dygra go with you. If she hurts you, though, I'm not excusing the behaviour."[/say] He hadn't with Maea and he sure as fuck won't with Thal, whatever she might be going through.
He's reluctantly about to start to relax into the butcher's hands, already reassured by his previous words, when he hears that last little snippet - I am fairly certain. Straightening up, he reaches to tug at the knot in the blindfold to let the slip of silk fall from the other man's eyes, revealing the Maverick's stony expression. [say]"Asta,"[/say] he says, his voice quietly stern.
[say]"This isn't about that - fuck, we've been through enough that I know that. But does she? Don't you remember the whole business with Flora? Your charm and attention can be another person's flirting."[/say] He swallows hard, suddenly uncomfortable.
RE: sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - Astaroth - 08-15-2025
“[say]I understand, darling.[/say]” The butcher hums softly - even if he does think the circumstances are different. At least Thalassa isn’t entirely herself, whereas Maea had been in full control of herself at the time she’d decided to wrongly ‘try’ to be a friend of his. But he doesn’t air it, not as he mulls over the hidden meaning within what Danta has said, proving that he’s listening to him. He would just have to be careful about it, and that he thinks he can do.
Ah, but then he gets rigid again and Asta’s brows shoot up - hidden behind the blindfold that’s suddenly loose and falling between them. The stony expression has lines forming in his brows as they pinch, surprised perhaps to be essentially scolded. But rather than respond with a gut punch reaction, he’s measured. Hearing him. And in the discomfort he can see forming on his lover, Asta’s dark gaze scans the panes of his face as he nods. “[say]I do recall that, yes.[/say]” He pauses, taking a slow and deep inhale before he tilts his head back to look up at the ceiling and their mezzanine, trying to recall anything specifically between Thalassa and himself.
“[say]Would it be unwise for me to blatantly ask her?[/say]” Just thinking about it feels suddenly quite awkward for the butcher himself, as it turns out. What if she didn’t and he asked her and it became a thing?