Ah, religious-based threats. The worst of them all. [He laughs with Rikku. He knows his attempts at humor are terrible, but there's nothing to be done.]
And I'm just fine with that. I've had enough Catholicism in my life. [He smiles and lets Rikku kiss him again. Gradually, Artemis' hand sneaks up to the back of Rikku's neck and just rests there.]
Alright... [Artemis looks a little sheepish, but he was seriously a little worried there.] I feel a little like a cold fish right now, I can't imagine being... sexy.
Our bedroom. And why bother? [He smiles and looks up briefly at the blanket canopy.] It's our apartment. Unless you've been giving out keys? [He grins.]
[Oh... wow. Artemis always knew Rikku was an attractive boy from California, but he's never really gotten a face full of blatant sex-appeal like that. It makes Artemis' stomach twist a little in a strange new way.]
Do you... [Not his most intelligent response but.] What else do you like...?
[Artemis is very interested in seeing this. Not at this very second, but his face is starting to flush at imagining these extremely pornographic images. It isn't hard--Rikku walks around shirtless all the time.]
I never noticed. [Artemis swallows again, feeling as though his mouth is getting drier.] But after a few months of living with you, I started wanting to draw you. Walking around the kitchen in your boxers. [He smiles, almost laughing at himself for revealing that, and edges closer to where their foreheads are touching.]
You can. [He smiles back] I'll even pose nude for you. I've done it for the art kids before. Y'know that painting of Apollo and his boyfriend that got flowered--Hyacinthus?
You did not. [Artemis sounds scandalized and delighted at the same time. He thinks he could have done it better, the painting that is, but it's still a very nice piece. And Apollo's body was very nice...]
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