Wonderful Vices
Main Theme- The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience
Darth Sidious swirls the silver chalice brimming with the finest of blossom wine. Only a moment later his champion arrives. He's ushered in by the Royal Guards, but they quickly depart for they know better than to linger. Dark emotions, such as passion, roil in the Force. Sidious merely grins and drinks deeply from his chalice. It's been nearly three weeks since they saw each other in the flesh. His champion was doing his duty and exterminating another Jedi nest.
His Apprentice genuflects before him with his helm looking down at the black and white marble of Wayland. However, Sidious can see those golden eyes looking up at him. They are filled with such longing. It almost convinces him to acknowledge him. Almost.
He savors the sweet sharpness of his wine for two more minutes. Each second increases the tension in the heated air until it threatens to boil over. But Lord Vader knows better.
"Rise, Lord Vader."
"My Master." The younger man's voice comes out as a guttural rasp due to the vocoder.
"Take your mask off, Lord Vader, I wish to see your face."
The mask drops to the floor with a mighty thud. Lord Vader bares his boyishly handsome face. His golden brows and full lips work in tandem to create such a serious expression on that ashen face. His golden eyes burn with desire for him like they always have.
When his face was ruined, Sidious thought his disfigurement would kill his Apprentice's lust for him. Surely, the Force's well-formed son wouldn't want a wither old man?
"I love you!"
He distinctly remembers his heart aching from Anakin's declaration after the Jedi's assassination attempt. He believed his heart was damaged from the Force Lightning. Eventually, and reluctantly, he realized that the ache was a natural response.
"Come closer." He beckons, and Vader draws so closely that only a few centimeters separated them. Sidious leaves his chalice floating in the air and cups his Apprentice's face with both hands. His skin is impeccably smooth and soft; Sidious was so relieved that Anakin used his head during the final duel with his former Jedi Master.
Yet, he is certain that if Vader had lost his beauty, he would still love him.
Of course, no self-respecting Sith Master would ever say those words aloud, but, for Vader, he expresses the sentiment in other ways.
Such as with a sharp, sweet kiss.
Author's Comments- Here is the link:
Here is the link to "The Cult of Dionysus" by The Orion Experience. I finally found my voice for Anakin, but this song primarily inspired this one-shot: a href=" watch?v=8ZcqaolcjUI"Link/a
This is for A Very Naughty Otter on Sheev Discord. You convinced me that melted face Palpatine and pretty boy Anakin/Vader would make for a fun pairing. I did add Vader choosing to be touch-starved, a bit of a masochistic streak in him, and only letting his Master see his face, which is wise because I don't think anyone can take Anakin's pretty boy face seriously. This is 100% pure Sheeder (Sheev/Vader because I don't know the official ship name for them, and I like cheese) with some wine.