Reasons [G]

[Ankhiale]

Title: Reasons
Summary: Numair asks Thom a question. Slash.
Rating: G
Warnings: fluff and silliness
Notes: Part of my Flickerverse AU, at an undetermined point in time. For Muse.

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"'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…'"

"Oh, Mithros, don't tell me you've been reading sonnets again."

Numair's head jerked up, and he blushed. "Not recently, no. Some things just stick in the mind."

"Uh-huh." Thom looked skeptical, which was, admittedly, one of his standard expressions.

"No, really. I used to think of those poems as just soppy mush…"

"They're still soppy mush, Numair."

Numair grimaced. "You have not a single romantic bone in your body, do you." It wasn't a question.

Thom grinned. "Nope."

"So…"

Thom groaned. That playful tone never boded well. He peeked at his lover.

Numair was grinning too broadly at him, all teeth. "Why do you love me?" he asked, a touch too innocently.

Thom flopped backwards on the bed. He clicked his tongue. "Honestly?"

That damnable smirk widened. "Sure."

"Your mage tower."

Numair blinked.

"It's nice and isolated, well away from anyone, yet still within a reasonable distance from my sister's home, should I ever actually want to socialize with her. It is certainly well away from court, which is the important thing, and Trebond, which is almost as important, and," Thom said with a flourish, "you've scared off all the staff. So there's absolutely no one else here but me and occasionally you, when you remember you actually own a house."

He risked another glance at Numair. The mage was staring down at him, gape-jawed.

"But there are other perks," Thom said, and cracked up.

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The poem Numair quotes is by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

[Muse]

AH!
You wrote this?! (well, of course you did, but---) OH MY GOODNESS IT IS BEAUTEOUS!

And Thom's deadpan, and his REASONS are amazing, and SO TRUE.


I LOVE THIS:

"Your mage tower."

Numair blinked.

"It's nice and isolated, well away from anyone, yet still within a reasonable distance from my sister's home, should I ever actually want to socialize with her. It is certainly well away from court, which is the important thing, and Trebond, which is almost as important, and," Thom said with a flourish, "you've scared off all the staff. So there's absolutely no one else here but me and occasionally you, when you remember you actually own a house."

He risked another glance at Numair. The mage was staring down at him, gape-jawed.

"But there are other perks," Thom said, and cracked up.

but if I could quote the whole thing I would. But Numair's expression, and Thom's delight (and flourish!) and then Numair's reaction.. They have me giggling everywhere!

Thank you!

[gear]

I love this universe so much - you've built it so well, and every fic in it is as good as the last.

[Ankhiale]

Thank you both! This is a fun 'verse to play in, which makes all the difference, I think.

[Muse]

I randomly opened this again, fell in love with this line again, and realized that I had already quoted it to you. But I still love it!

...and," Thom said with a flourish, "you've scared off all the staff. So there's absolutely no one else here but me and occasionally you, when you remember you actually own a house."

Because it's perfect!