Paperwork and sneezes 1/?

[AllyKabbet]

Hello! This is my first fic here, and I'm a little nervous.
I hope you like it, and forgive the spelling mistakes. I am Spanish, and I still do not control English very well.

Azrael is the leader of a band of mercenaries, and an archer. He has long, ash blonde (sometimes silver) hair, one red eye, and a patch over the other eye. He is handsome, very intelligent and a good speaker and strategist.
Orion Garetha is the third prince of the kingdom of Garentmeth. He is an earth mage, and one of the generals of Azrael's gang. He is sarcastic, joking and a bit lazy. He is blond, with brown eyes, and has an earring with tassels.
They're both from a trilogy of epic fantasy novels I'm currently writing (I've changed the names of the characters, just in case). The two of them have a long-standing open relationship of lovers (Azrael is bisexual and Orion is gay). Their relationship is complicated. They have a lot of complicity, and Orion is very much in love with him. Azrael, however, is a free and ambitious being, and love is not a priority for him.

 

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Orion liked to see Azrael go about his business. Whatever was going through that head as he wrote, with that pen that seemed to rip the paper with every yellowed, faded idea that only he would understand. He liked to see how the porcelain brushed against Azrael's lip, and the hot liquid running down his throat and making him smack his lip. He liked to see how the candle in the oil lamp sparkled in her red eye at night, or the sunset on her silver hair. He liked everything about Azrael, and that was why he was very, very unproductive, when he was by his side. And filling his pipe weed became a task that could take him hours, instead of doing paperwork, organizing troops, calculating budgets, doing the quadrant ...
Bored. Watching him was more fun.
"Orion." Azrael called him, and Oriom came out of the spell.
"Yes?"
" How are you wearing the quadrant?
"One moment... "And he carefully completed his task of refilling the pipe. " Well... "He looked at the parchment." Almost.
" Orion, focus. We have to have it by tomorrow, and we still have to doing the strategy.
"Or we can rest for a while, and then return to the work routine with more force. How about?
"A terrible idea, since we have a very limited time." he answered curtly, with a smile that did not reveal anything of seduction
Orion pouted.
"Well, whatever you want..." He said him, his voice a little sharper with annoyance." You miss it... "And he began to play with his earring with tassels." You miss it*... "he repeated in a lower voice, looking at him.
Azrael sighed, with a faint, tired smile.
"If you do it right, and fast..." he began, and made a dramatic pause, one of those that put Orion on the spot*." It is possible that I will reward you properly.
"Well... "Orion increased his smile." You've convinced me."And he licked his lip.
Azrael returned to his chores, recovering behind his ear that rebellious hair, somewhat shorter, that always escaped from his ponytail. Orion did "or pretended to do" the tasks he indicated, in good handwriting, because he wanted the best possible reward. Sometimes he was distracted by looking at Azrael. That time, in particular, was because he did something Orion didn't expect. Azrael took a quick exhalation, and Orion saw, from full perspective, how Azrael's features stretched and went languid. It lasted only a few seconds, before he sighed and returned to normal. He had over"tightened the pen. Orion looked a little more, surreptitiously, and for half a minute nothing happened. Until Azrael took another breath and, fastly, buried his face in the crook of his arm.
"Etsh"shi! "It was a wet sneeze, with a small pause in the middle, as if it was difficult for him to expel it completely. He was motionless for a few seconds, in which Orion held his breath. Then, Azrael's chest swelled again and..." TSShh!"Much less soft and restrained, with a touch of desperation.
Then, he sobbed afterward and ran a graceful curved finger down his nose. Orion felt his cheeks heat up, and he covered it up by holding his head in his hand and writing, much faster and less precise.
"Bless you." he said.
Azrael made a noise of assent. Orion was glad of that, although a part of him wanted, no, needed, for Azrael to sneeze again. Seeing him lose control like that was simply an experience that would not be repeated for a long time, perhaps never.
So he decided to play.
"Azrael." he called him. The leader of the mercenary band looked at him. "How about sending the money from Count Roshas's grant for the reconstruction of the Monas barracks?" A totally arbitrary and absurd question, to which he already knew the answer. Like a good prince, Orion was an expert in finance.
Azrael pondered it.
"What do you think?"
"To me? Well, if it were up to me, I'd send the funds from the reserve and the grant from the County to buy new weapons, for training especially, because they are ready to be thrown in the river. But I understand that there are priorities.
"Yes, there are. But why don't you get money from elsewhere for that? If you think it's necessary..."
"Well, soldiers have a tendency to complain systematically, so I don't know..."
He stopped when he recognized it. That expression, that slight discomfort that showed in his red eye, narrowed against his will. Mouth opening...
"Abgh"xt "And a small, soft sneeze, much more contained and weak than expected. He covered it with his forearm, and after a small exhalation he pulled himself together, sobbing. "Sorry. Do as you want, Orion.
Orion was genuinely surprised. Not because of the sneeze " there was a lot of dust around, and it was normal for her nose to itch frequently " but because of his voice. It had sounded weak, tired, and Azrael was anything but weak. He always conveyed confidence, arrogance even, with his long hair and eye patch.
"Superleader."He called him with their affectionate nickname, this time, more seriously."Is everything alright?
Azrael didn't even look at him.
"Of course. Why do you ask?"
"For nothing in particular."And he took a drag on his pipe.
They were just his imagination, Orion thought. Maybe it had been a coincidence, or many hours working in a row. Or...
"Pf"xst!"Maybe it wasn't so normal. Another sneeze, almost completely contained. Azrael had turned this time, covering him with his fist, making sure he was almost hidden from Orion's view. His exhalation was louder, more desperate, and Orion could almost feel his need for a tissue.
He wouldn't look for it, or ask for it, of course. He was too proud.
"Blessings" Orion repeated softly.
"Thanks. "Azrael barely whispered it, perhaps not to show the congestion in his voice.
Always the same, carrying an unrequited weight. Would he sick? Orion wondered, with growing concern.
"Agh"ttchu!"This one did not see it coming, and was more vocal, desperate and frustrated. It was still strangely soft, contained. Orion saw him rubbing his nose with his knuckles, trying to stop his sneezing fit.
Orion cleared his throat.
"Azrael."
"The dust, Orion."He anticipated, as always, his thought. Orion was always fascinated about him, but not now. "Don't imagine things.
"I am not imagining anything. I was just going to ask if you're okay."
"I am perfectly."
"Of course, and I am the king of Fai Ronssel."
Azrael rolled his eyes.
"You love to be dramatic.
"And you have an ego so swollen that one day you will take flight. Take a bloody tissue, dammit." And he took from his inside jacket pocket a cloth tissue, embroidered with a golden O, that his sister Anna had given him a long time ago.
Azrael gave him a disapproving look, but finally accepted it and gently blew his nose, turning away from his gaze. Orion sat back down on the small sofa.
"You look very handsome with your nose red." Orion commented maliciously, biting his fingernail.
Azrael looked at him with raised eyebrows, a smile tugging at his corners.
"Shut up."
Orion giggled.
"You're sick."
"No..."
"Yes, of course you are. And forgive me for laughing, but you are very obvious." Orion crossed his arms and looked up at him.
"Orion, you do anything instead of working."
"Yes, and you work too much when you're sick."
"Orion, come on..."
"What? "Orion stood up, and with open arms, advanced towards Azrael."Have a little respect for me, I'm not blind. And you need to sneeze."
Azrael lowered the hand he was rubbing his nose with, almost unconsciously, and glared at him.
"Of course not. You are impossible..."
"And you would have already given me one of your fast answers if you had been in perfect condition, ah? And that's why the tea has with and ginger, for the throat, ah?" He pointed, smiling, at the almost empty porcelain cup. "And that's why you're..." He went to touch his forehead, but Azrael stepped forward, getting up and facing Orion.
At the same height, Orion looked less sure of himself.
"Don't think you're so smart. If you want us to take a break, we'll take it, but I'm not going to admit something isn't true just because you don't feel like doing paperwork.
"Fuck the paperwork!"
Azrael went to protest, and Orion to protest louder, when Azrael suddenly raised a finger and turned quickly. He grabbed the tissue on the table and brought it to his nose.
"Atcshu!" The first sneeze was wet, leaving him slightly bent at the waist. Then he turned around. "Ah"mph! Mpgh!"He didn't seem satisfied, but he stopped them by swallowing hard."Excuse me."He said, like a way of exhalation.
Orion, despite being proud of his discovery, couldn't not worry.
"Agh, what a stubborn you are. You don't know how to take care of yourself."
"It's not that bad."
It's not that bad." Orion teased him, and then came over and put a hand on his cheek. It wasn't especially hot, but that didn't make Orion worry any less. "Let me take care of you.
"Very insightful." he sobbed. "You really surprised me.
Orions smiled.
"I have learned from the best. "And he gave him a light kiss on the lips, which Azrael reciprocated with a small bite on the lips.

[Kolen]

I love them they're adorable!!

Also yAy fIrSt cOmMeNt!!

As for the English-

My dear, it is perfect enough for me 😎💅🏼

[AllyKabbet]

Thank you so much Kolen! ❤️

I am very glad that my English is understood!

[glitterdoll78]

I love this story, I hope you continue it!