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[forgingfires]

"You have contacted the great Red Son! Leave a message after the beep and keep it brief. If this is about a repair job, state the object and problem."

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[sangreine]

You're going to need to explain that one.

[ Because as things sit she's not sure whether to be insulted. ]

[forgingfires]

Dragon Girl thrives on getting a reaction out of me and she's gotten pretty good at getting what she wants specifically out of me. Unfortunately.

Noodle Boy does it on accident and he's usually just amused by it now.

[sangreine]

I know plenty of people who like getting a reaction. I don't much like doing that myself. I've been on the other end of people cutting themselves to get a reaction out of me, and I hated it.

[forgingfires]

Cutting themselves?

[sangreine]

Drawing blood. Trying to shortcut their way into whatever sort of encounter they imagine.

[ She's being delicate but it's clear that the implication is they were trying to coerce her into bed. Not cool. ]

[forgingfires]

... [It takes several beats.]

The absolute disrespect!

I can understand coming on strong, but there are certain lines where such things should not be used, that isn't so hard to understand!

[sangreine]

[ ...whoa. He seems more mad than she was about it. ]

I agree, of course. If it helps, they were sorry they pulled that little stunt.

[forgingfires]

As they should be! They should be grateful if all their limbs are still attached!

[sangreine]

They were when I left them. Their face was pretty gross for a few days.

...Is this a general stance based on principles, or are you being protective?

[forgingfires]

It can be both!

There are standards to such things. Demon courts have courtnapping as part of the courting process, but beyond transportation to one's home, any royal worth an ounce of respect and not simple fear would never touch the target of their affection without express permission!

[sangreine]

It can. But only one reason I'm a bit touched by.

I don't get the impression they had an ounce of respect, and they certainly weren't royal. I told you, more than once someone assumed I was their own personal kink. That particular person tried to bite me without permission, too.

[forgingfires]

I hope you broke their jaw.

[sangreine]

Something like that, yeah. I'm not easy to take advantage of.

[forgingfires]

I know, but some people don't always give the deserved punishment.

[sangreine]

What's the deserved punishment for this? Out of curiosity.

[forgingfires]

I would personally kill someone who wanted to force that kind of encounter.

Debate eating them. It would be the question of utterly erasing them from existence to wanting nothing to do with their body.

[sangreine]

I would have if they didn't stop.

I didn't mean to upset you.

[forgingfires]

YOU didn't upset me.

They did.

[sangreine]

Okay, well. Fair. But I didn't mean for that story to upset you.

[forgingfires]

No, stop. [He is going to turn to her and then he going to very firmly kiss her on the lips. Brief, but firm.]

Do not apologize for informing me of bad things that aren't your fault.

[sangreine]

[ He'll get to see her look marvelously surprised for a moment before she smiles at him. ]

If that's how you scold me, I don't see how I'm supposed to be discouraged from apologizing.

...But I'll try.

[forgingfires]

You get longer kisses if I don't have to scold you immediately after.

Honesty is important, but you don't deserve the guilt for being so.

[sangreine]

Oh, do I? [ If there's any way to get her to stop with the guilt, that's probably the most effective. ]

I can be honest without the guilt if that's what it gets me. I'm too used to having to apologize for myself. Comes from growing up around humans, I suppose.

[forgingfires]

Yes. My mouth isn't busy with something else, is it?

Humans do seem to have that effect. You don't need to feel bad with sharing things with me.

[sangreine]

I suppose I can't fault your logic.

[ The second thing takes her a moment to respond to. All his continual indications that she doesn't need to hide from him is both stunning and incredibly touching. ]

It's pretty amazing that you don't consider me too much to deal with. [ Which is where a lot of the holding back comes from. ]