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[personal profile] diffract 2024-01-29 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's Thursday, around dusk. The curtains are pulled in the living room of Alhaitham's penthouse, leaving a slant of orange sunlight over the couch. Alhaitham himself is spread over the cushions, propped up near the arm of the couch on a pile of couch pillows. A table lamp spills warm light onto the book in his hand, which he reads with unbroken concentration.

The penthouse is gently, soothingly dark whenever Kaveh arrives back from his trip. Though the food was made hours before, a faint smell of spiced, braised meat and butter surrounds the kitchen. Whenever the door clicks shut, Alhaitham will tip up his chin without looking away from his book. ]


Welcome back.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-01-30 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alhaitham doesn't look up as Kaveh slogs through the front of the apartment. He does, however, hold out his book a little towards his side when Kaveh reaches the couch, leaving room for when Kaveh collapses over him and mmphs right into Alhaitham's sternum. (Yes, between his boobs.)

SO eloquent. Alhaitham gets a whiff of hotel shampoo and airline pretzels. Kaveh's body settles over him like an all-too-familiar blanket. Alhaitham cards his fingers through Kaveh's hair, though he leaves his pins in place. Grains of sand catch under his fingernails. ]


You'll leave sand on the couch if you don't shower.

[ Despite the debris and airport grime and pretzel smell, Alhaitham lets his arm hang over the couch and leans in to press his lips to the top of Kaveh's head. ]
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-01 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaveh will feel Alhaitham's heart stir under his hand, pulse leaping while he looks otherwise unaffected. Alhaitham isn't one for sentimentality and he values his independence, but Kaveh's absence leaves him hollow. He learned this the hard way a long time ago. Now, those three words burrow into him, finding their rightful home in his ribcage, filling the negative space.

Alhaitham's book is finally abandoned on the coffee table. The hand in Kaveh's hair smooths over his back, securing Kaveh in the coil of Alhaitham's arm. He brushes the golden strands from Kaveh's face where they lightly stick to his temple and cheek, and for a moment Alhaitham only observes him as he's wont to do. Kaveh looks exhausted, a familiar sight that's both worrisome and endearing, vulnerable in a way that he'll hopefully never get used to.

Yes, he loves Kaveh's neediness. It means that Alhaitham can take care of him and Kaveh will be less resistant to it. ]


I missed you. [ There's no hesitation in his voice. Alhaitham presses another long kiss on Kaveh's head and sets his hand over the one on his chest. He lets his mouth hover close, the edges of his lips curving in a small smile. ] It's jarring to finally see the bathroom counter when you leave.

[ Because it's usually full of Kaveh's beauty products and appliances. Alhaitham has definitely teased him about this before. ]
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-05 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ THAT'S SO BORING THOUGH

Alhaitham is THIS CLOSE to licking Kaveh's hand but it's got airport germs. Instead he takes it and presses Kaveh's palm to his cheek. ]


You're clearly exaggerating, but wouldn't it stand to reason that you missed that aspect of my personality as well?

[ Anyway. Slides his hand over Kaveh's butt, because Alhaitham missed that too. ]
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-05 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The sweep of Kaveh's thumb weakens him a little. He starts carefully pulling the pins from Kaveh's hair, gathering them in his palm. He also leisurely squeezes Kaveh's ass. ]

You hope for that regardless of whether or not you're away. I have better ways of using my time and more interesting subjects to study.

[ He sets the pins on the table and cards his fingers into Kaveh's hair, sliding from root to tip. ]

You can either take a bath or have dinner first.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-09 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alhaitham closes his eyes and tips his head to receive kisses, heart fluttering under the attention. Even after being thrown around in airports and packed into a plane, Kaveh is still a gorgeous sight when he sits up and pushes the hair from his face. Then again, Alhaitham is endeared to him even when Kaveh is at his most exhausted and unkempt, all flyaways and eyebags and endless coffee mugs mixed with cups of paintwater.

Alhaitham missed him so much. One of his hands circles around Kaveh's waist and holds him in place. His gaze is fond. ]


You're forgetting something.

[ No bath yet. Give kiss. :/ ]
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-10 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaveh your boyfriend just made dinner for you and he's about to help you wash up, WHO IS REALLY THE SPOILED ONE HERE. Alhaitham would have brought up the question himself if he hadn't just seen Kaveh's smile for the first time in days. Of course Alhaitham supports him as Kaveh leans down, even lifting his chin and softening his mouth before finally getting his kiss.

His days-old longing finally eases out of him. His lips only briefly quirk before Kaveh kisses him again, and Alhaitham easily falls back into a slow line of kisses. Kaveh had tried to sit up, but Alhaitham slides his hands over Kaveh's back and lowers his weight back down against his chest.

Maybe Alhaitham is spoiled, wordlessly demanding cuddles like this. Kaveh likes the attention and he knows it. ]


If the Genius of Kshahrewar can forget something as vital as this, [ Alhaitham murmurs after another kiss, his smiling lips brushing against Kaveh's cheek, ] that means I need to do some course correcting.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-10 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaveh keeps making it so painfully easy for Alhaitham to kiss or bite or lick his fingers when he can't actually do it... Cruel... and on the day of his birth

Ultimately Alhaitham lets him go with a quiet sigh, hands sliding over Kaveh's back as he gets to his feet. It's a small slog for Alhaitham to peel himself from the couch too; not only is he chronically lazy, but he's been waiting for Kaveh for some time.

He sets his hand loosely around Kaveh's waist, holding him still as he brushes past. ]


Go get your things from the entryway. I'll start running the water.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-11 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Still heading to the bathroom! He read the book because he was waiting for YOU. ]

You're clearly exhausted, and this takes hardly any effort on my part. I'll be taking a bath as well, after all.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-11 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ You haven't seen your gorgeous boyfriend in SO LONG and when he's finally home he refuses to be naked all the time... CRUEL... AN ATTACK ON ALHAITHAM SPECIFICALLY :(

Whenever Kaveh arrives at the bathroom, he'll find Alhaitham already stripped down, testing the bathwater with his fingertips. (His clothes have also been kicked off to the side of the floor.) The bathtub itself is mostly full, and a pair of fresh towels sits on the lid of the toilet. When he finally sees Kaveh in the doorway—still wearing clothes, for whatever reason, though Alhaitham will take care of that soon—he pushes back up to his feet. ]


Check the temperature.

[ Alhaitham can be picky about it himself, but this is Kaveh's bath more than his. He reaches out to take the pajamas and set them on the toilet tank. ]
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-11 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ HE COULD but Alhaitham's reaction wouldn't be as funny as Kaveh's... He would just do it back.

He's tempted to do it now even, while Kaveh's bending over. That impulse poofs away when Kaveh decides to glitterfy their bathtub AGAIN.

Alhaitham stands directly behind Kaveh and crosses his arms. Menacingly. ]


It's interesting that you would create more work for yourself right after you returned from a business trip. I won't be cleaning the tub on your behalf.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-11 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaveh is lucky Alhaitham loves his sweet ass and was looking forward to bathing together.... He'll be a sparkly princess but only tonight. He graciously doesn't bring up the fact that the glitter will get on the floor eventually too. ]

Again, you create more problems for yourself than need be. You didn't have to use that particular bath bomb. That was your choice.

[ But he lets it go after that. He unfolds his arms and walks up behind Kaveh, short of meeting his chest to Kaveh's back. If Kaveh lets him, he gathers the hem of Kaveh's undershirt to peel it up and off of his shoulders. ]

What's done is done.
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[personal profile] diffract 2024-02-11 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As soon as Kaveh's shirt is off and on the floor, Alhaitham brushes the hair from the nape of Kaveh's neck and presses a kiss there. ]

You can worry about that tomorrow.

[ Always fussing. Alhaitham hooks his fingers in the band of Kaveh's underwear and pushes them down until they pool at his ankles. ]

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