The sun set with trepidation.
Each ray, not blocked by towering oaks and cedars, trailed along the grass of the Manor in Wiltshire, as fingers do across a lover's skin. A multitude of insects thrummed, a crescendo of sound before receding back, vibrating at a level more soothing than disruptive. The tableau, rich in color and romance, paled in comparison to the men observing the descent.
Rabastan counted each breath as Abraxas' chest rose and fell. The tempo lulled him, sated as they were, into peaceful silence.
"I've always valued your opinion, Bast," Abraxas said, his voice hushed as the sunset reflected in his eyes. "And I'd hoped my son would look to you as a mentor."
Rabastan scoffed. "Lucius would no further look to me for advice as he would ask it of a house-elf."
Abraxas held him closer. "His folly. If he wishes to become closer to our Lord, then he would do well to model his actions against a worthier man."
He didn't respond. The argument stopped at his lips, forced back down behind years of patience and practicality. Moments like this, their bodies turned liquid beneath the sun, grew fewer and he was loathe to disrupt it.
"You worry like this, and you'll give yourself wrinkles, my prince."
Immediately, and proving Rabastan's point, Abraxas scowled mightily. "You dare suggest- "
Rabastan silenced him with a kiss. "I dare."
Softened, Abraxas leaned into his consort, stealing another moment of quiet. Abraxas turned again to survey his land, unmarred by the creeping hands of industry as in other parts of England and the continent. As the sun relinquished its grip on the fabric of the sky and moved to shine on another land, the men stirred from their shared chaise.
"I'll never unsee that," murmured Rabastan, as he assisted Abraxas into his house robes. The chill of summer night air was too much for their bare bodies any longer. Abraxas lifted one eyebrow in question, and he obliged his love with an explanation. "The sunlight on your hair, your chest. It's the most beautiful thing I could imagine.
Prompt: "I'll never unsee that." | Rabastan Lestrange x Abraxas Malfoy | Requested by ibuzoo | Fluff prompt challenge can be found on my tumblr disillusionist9