David dares to make an exception for his food preferences. Drabble. Semi AU. Implied DavidxRush.
Irresistibly Sweet
It wasn't that he disliked sweets; he just… doesn't have any taste for it, probably.
Emmy once convinced him– tricked him more likely – into sampling one of those taffies from Melphina and remembered his first thoughts were to spit it out. But he didn't. Torgal was looming like a skull scavenger back then so he swallowed it with as much dignity as a six year old can. His mother would have been proud.
He thought it was only a onetime thing but it happened again when Pagus brought home some candies from Nagapur. He had given them a try, but again, he felt like gagging when the first hint of sweetness touched his tongue. He didn't dare touch anything sweet ever again and Blocter was more than happy to eat his share.
But, now, looking at those chocolate smudged lips… they certainly looked quite delectable…
"Dave?"
He tore his eyes from the unusually enticing– absolutely captivating– mouth, and looked up to meet stormy grays.
"Want some?"
He blinked once, then again, "No, thank you. I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Rush."
"If you're sure…" And another dark sweet morsel popped into that mouth.
The chocolates were presents from Princess Charlotte. He couldn't fathom why she would send some to Rush but knowing Rush, though, he must have done something to please the lady. Hopefully something he need not worry about… he hadn't received any strange requests just yet– like that of matrimony– so he digressed that it was probably nothing…
"Dave."
Those lips were moving and he felt himself being hypnotized. "Yes, Rush?"
"…you're starring."
"Am I…?" Was he…? "My apologies."
"right…"
Another chocolate was pulled out from the bag and he found himself following it until it disappeared into that mouth. He licked his own fast drying lips. He had never craved for chocolates, for anything sweet really, but right now it looked so– so ravishing.
"You know… Blocter said you didn't like these kinds of stuff."
"Oh?" They were moving again… Rush was telling him something, but they were moving again… almost as if inviting him to have a taste, but dare he?
"But you don't– Dave, you listening?"
"Hmmm?" Maybe he could just have… just a little… it wouldn't possibly hurt to try just a little…
"Erm, you can have some, you know,"
He can? He licked his lips again. Well, it would probably be alright and if Rush said so… just a nip though, to test it.
"D-D-Dave? What're y–"
He first tasted honey then cinnamon then chocolate, furthering his inspection he discovered a bit of a minty undertone too. It was like spring blooms, winter pines and summer lakes all at the same time… and they were soft– so soft– like the gentle ripple of velvet on bare skin.
Amazing.
The taste– sensation– took his breath away, made his head light, made his heart pound… and it was all simply: "Delicious…"
Perhaps he does have a penchant for sweets after all, or maybe this was just one exception… An exception he surely would not mind.
"hu-huh?"
–and he wanted more.
"!"
And that's just me saying hi~