While soon growing quite too warm in the jacket provided by Tataru for their excursion into Garlemald, Raha discarded it and hang it over the bar, leaning against it. Waiting for his mate to finish up with the Keeper – while ignoring more than a few curious looks from the crowd gathered around them to watch the fight – he agreed easily when one of the waitresses dutifully asked him if he wished for a drink. Soon taking one of the tall chairs by the bar and leaning his back against it, he sipped a deliciously apple-scented iced tea and his ears twitched slightly at the occasional cheers coming from the gathering.

Musing over the developments of the day so far, he at first ignored the small group of young women of different races that eyed him with quite an interest. Whispering and giggling with each other, they seemed consumed with a heated discussion a bit away from the crowd of spectators… until seemingly one of them was pushed toward him by the others. A young Seeker with long, blonde hair and huge blue eyes, squeezing something that looked like a book against her chest, she stumbled toward him with a darkly flushed face and was followed by her friends' not-so-subtle encouragements.

Growing quite curious about what it was about, Raha waited patiently until she neared him – her blush only growing so much darker under his stare – and his lips twitched slightly when she visibly took a deep, steadying breath as her ears lowered against her head considerably and her tail whipped behind her with obvious agitation.

"Excuse me, sir!" she finally squeaked, shoving her book at him and avoiding his gaze. "Could you… umm, If you could, please… sign it…?" she stammered and he blinked with surprise, shifting to put away his drink and frowning as he took the book from her hands gingerly.

"…sign it?" he murmured, looking at her with uncertainty. She flushed darker but nodded quickly and handed him a pen. Utterly baffled, he turned the book over – noticing the cover didn't have anything on it, neither title nor the author – and opened it, wondering what it was about… and his jaw dropped at the sight of the first page while Damon in the back of their shared head downright gushed.

It was not a book. Mortified and with eyes wide like saucers, he turned the loose page and gasped at the sight of the next one. No – turning a few in quick succession – this definitely wasn't a book, but a collection of absolutely fantastic – if embarrassing – drawings. All of them seeming sharing a focus: he and Senri in quite… explicit detail. Some of them were innocent enough, picturing them kissing or simply holding each other… others… well, we're extremely far from being innocent!

I want it! Damon demanded petulantly and he barely stopped himself from slapping his hand over his eyes as his face burned like an inferno at some of the… riskier images. Come on, don't be a prude, Raha! They're amazingly well done!

That, he had to agree on… but still!

"What… what is this…?" he squeaked, then cleared his throat self-consciously and looked up at the girl – both of them equally as red in the faces.

"Ah… ummm…" she twitched nervously, blinking rapidly and looking between his stunned expression and her 'book.' "I and my f-friends…" she said, pointing toward the group of girls behind her. "We… ah, collect them because they are so… ah, they're were popular now and very… p-pretty!" she squeaked shyly, dropping her gaze and stopping from one foot to the other.

"C-Collect them…? There's more…?" he gasped, curling into himself and turning the pages, his face completely on fire. The farther it went, the more explicit the images became… and by now Damon was cackling madly or gushing embarrassingly.

Perhaps because of that, he didn't notice when his lover broke through the line of the spectators and neared them – while the crowd started to dissolve and a few men picked up and carried off Senri's prey.

"Are you… oh, what's that?" he heard above him and nearly jumped out of his skin as his tail downright shoot up in the air and he instantly slammed the book close, refusing to look up at his mate when he took it out of his hands and opened it. Covering his face with his hand, he wasn't even particularly surprised to hear Senri gush while he flipped through the pages. "Oh, Azeyma… gorgeous! What is this…?" his lover asked the girl and when Raha dared to peek through his fingers, she seemed to gawk at the Warrior while her tail flicked with obvious enthusiasm. When she repeated her explanation, Senri laughed, leaning against the bar next to him, and kept flipping the pages, utterly shameless in his admiration. "And you can buy those…?" he asked finally arriving at the last image, then flipping the book back to the beginning.

"Mhmm," the Seeker confirmed with an eager nod, smiling at his lover with such obvious enthusiasm. "The better ones are more expensive and all… but so worth it!"

"Better in what sense…?" he muttered, almost wishing the ground would open up below his seat.

"Artistically!" the girl gush, then hesitated and flushed again, looking away. "And well… ah, the e-explicit ones also tend to cost more…"

"I see…" he mumbled, hiding his flaming face in his palms while his mate flipped through the pages again, now looking at the images more closely… and seemingly completely unmoved by the topic of them! At least until he stopped suddenly and shoved the open book in front of him.

"Look, Raha!" Senri snickered, holding it open with one hand while putting his free arm around his shoulders and nudging him to peer at it. He swallowed thickly, then lowered his hands to see what got him so… excited and almost expired instantly, gasping at the sight. It was them, obviously, in a very gorgeous and detailed image picturing them from the side… as seemingly Senri had him pinned against the low wall of one of the Limsa's platforms, fucking him. Mostly clothed, but with his red tail wrapped around him with obvious possessiveness and bracing his arms on the wall while his lover took him from behind with very obvious dominance… he gasped, flushed even darker – as his first thought was that he definitely wouldn't mind recreating that image… right now… And obviously – able to feel his instant, painful arousal – Senri tightened his arm around him and shamelessly nuzzled against his neck insistently. "I knew you are going to like this one," his mate purred teasingly, obviously reading his mind.

He didn't dare to look up at the girl – his face absolutely ablaze with a mix of embarrassment and arousal – and only swallowed thickly, shifting on the seat and burying his flaming face against his lover's shoulder with a choked whimper.

"So… will you sign it…?" the girl repeated shyly.

"Sure!" his lover – of course – agreed easily with a chuckle, petting his back briefly before taking the pen from his numb fingers. "Just tell me… where can I get those?"

Hmmm, at least he's more sensible, Damon chortled and Raha hissed at him inside his head. What? It's true. Think they're taking commissions…?

Oh, hells… Was he the only one disturbed by the idea of people picturing and drawing them like… that?!

Apparently! His immortal snickered.

"Ah, all over the place, really!" the girl said with a giggle. "Here, in Limsa, there's one very skilled artist drawing the city-focused ones, but I heard my friends say that it's similar in the other city-states, too."

"I see, I see…" his mate replied with obvious amusement and eagerness.

"That artist I mentioned has a stall near the Arcanist Guild," the Seeker supplied helpfully and he almost whimpered, thinking about why they would need a whole stall for it! "I love her works, hence most of them are in my art book," she added while Senri chuckled, signing his name on the inside of the cover, then poked him with the pen.

"We're going to swing by it then, before we leave the city," he said despite the glare he sent him as he took it and despite his embarrassment with the whole thing – he signed his name under his, then sighed and handed the book back to the girl. If nothing else, her brilliant grin was at least worth it.

"Thank you!" she said with enthusiasm, waving her tail as she hugged her art book against her chest again. "My friends will be so jealous! And if you don't mind a recommendation, there's also a really good stories written about you!"

"…stories…?" he muttered, almost wishing he didn't understand as he somewhat numbly pointed toward the book in her grasp. "Ah, similar to this…?"

"Mhmm," she nodded eagerly, grinning gleefully as she looked between them. "There's this sort of newspaper being printed in Ul'dah and sold once a week in every city-state that gathers the best stories people send to them. It was mostly short ones at first and quite… ah, non-explicit, but after people asked enough, they also started to release a second version that you have to be an adult to purchase because it's basically only explicit stories! And also longer ones, so you have to carefully buy each example to not miss a chapter!" she gasped like it would be the end of the world to do so.

"I see…" he murmured, then cleared his throat and not looking at her, jumped off his seat and glaring at the floor, grabbed his lover's arm, then with his free hand his jacket, and headed toward the exit of the tavern.

"You really should check it out!" the girl tossed behind them.

"We will," his lover assured with a laugh, waving at her but letting himself be dragged along. "Thanks for letting us know!"

"Oh, gods…" Raha murmured under his breath, then only breathed easier as they exited the building.

"Oh, come on… they were very good, those drawings," his lover chuckled, taking proper hold of his hand and lacing their fingers tightly as he took over and pulled him up the widening path.

"I don't say they weren't," he admitted, still feeling like his face I going to burn away. "They were, but you can't say it doesn't feel… awkward to think about people doing this, right? …and where are you taking me?" he added with confusion, tugging on Senri's arm and frowned when his mate tossed him a wide, playful grin.

"Well, I happen to recognize that platform from the picture you liked," he purred, smoothing his thumb over Raha's hand as his ice-blue eyes heated up, trailing down his body. "Outfit is off.. but that shouldn't be an issue…?"

"Snark!" he gasped, trying at least to pretend to not be instantly aroused at the idea, looking away from his eyes and swallowing audibly. His face only grew hotter when his lover growled playfully and sped up his step, pulling him along. "It's the middle of the day…" he protested weakly.

"So…?" Senri chortled, then as they entered the corridor leading up one of the city's towers, he stopped and before Raha knew what happened, he was pinned against the wall with his lover nuzzling against his throat affectionately while shamelessly curling his big hands around his ass, kneading it with relish. "Nothing a little shield can't help with, isn't it…?" he purred near-deafeningly when Raha arched under him with a choked whine, helplessly fisting his shaky free hand in the back of his shirt when Senri bit him. Sneaking one hand behind the waistband of his pants at the back, the taller Seeker slid his fingers between his buttocks, dragging one over the tight ring of muscles while purring into his skin insistently. Losing it at the sensation, Raha dropped his jacket, gasping desperately as he curled his hand in Senri's black hair, pulling his head closer into the bite and whining his utter submission instinctively. His lover's purrs dropped into hungry growls as he felt two sharp points pierce his skin when his fangs extended, then distinctively sharp points of his claws bit into his skin at his ass and he almost howled, instead biting down on the material of his mate's shirt and whimpering breathlessly. His dick throbbed in the rhythm of his insane heartbeat, and his blood sang with heady arousal when Senri pulled back, then holding his dazed stare, licked his lips with relish and wrapped his free hand around his chin while the other tightened around his buttock and held him captive while he rutted against his stomach slowly, letting him feel how hard he was for him already. "I know you want it, Rrraha," he rasped, leaning in to brush the tip of his nose against his. "Can smell it on you, my hearrrt. The verrry idea of having me like that, on full display for all to see… I can feel how much it turrrns you on, my possessive mate. Like with Hyth, rrremeberrr…?"

He whimpered needily, closing his eyes and resting the back of his head against the wall behind him as his arousal hit a whole new high at the reminder of that.

"But none can see yourrr beauty when I take you… None can hearrr yourrr maddening noises…" his lover cooed, then nipped on his lower lip and the sharp edge of his fangs… oh, gods… "Only me, my beautiful, perrrfect prrrince…"

"N-not… fair," he whined, arching his neck when his mate dragged his tongue over the tattoo on his throat, rutting into him harder, faster… as his sounds grew a tantalizingly aggressive edge. "You… ah, ngh…" he groaned at another bite, choking as the loud purrs slipped through his mouth and he couldn't help but rut back against him as his erection grew beyond painful. The thick, sweet scent of apples filled his head unbearably with his lover's need, spurring his instincts to a furious life. His mate needed him and everything inside him craved to submit. Going plaint in his grip, struggling to catch his breath, Raha mewled his need, not caring about anything anymore but Senri… his mate, his Sun, and his painfully arousing bite demanding his utter and complete submission.

"See…" his lover purred, pulling back to pin him against the wall harder, rolling his hips slowly and coiling his long tail around Raha's thigh as he dragged his tongue up his throat. "…you want it, Rrraha… yourrr beautiful body betrrrays yourrr need."

"P-please…" he whispered helplessly, tightening his fingers in Senri's hair and panting desperately as his heart wanted to burst out of his chest and his dick leaked pre-cum at this point, painfully demanding relief.

"Tell me, my hearrrt… what do you need?" his lover breathed against his lips, then dragged his tongue over them, pulling black with a deep, raspy chuckle when he instinctively tried to chase them. "Tell me, Rrraha."

"You!" he gasped, then licked his lips and drowning, peered through his lashes, flushing furiously despite himself as he climbed to his toes and caught his lower lip between his teeth, pulling delicately before letting it go and whispering when his mate growled softly in a warning. "You, Snark… Always and only you…"

"Such a good mate I have," his Warrior purred, then shamelessly shoved his hand between them and pressed it over his crotch, tearing a helpless groan from his throat. "So obedient…" he rasped, tightening that hand rhythmically until he couldn't help but match it with rolls of his hips, dropping his head against Senri's shoulder and mewling his arousal uselessly, clawing at his back with both hands as the pressure at the base of his spine grew painful and his dick throbbed with a warning under his mate's palm. "So close alrrready, I can hearrr yourrr need to come… smell it… It drrrives me mad, Rrraha… How do you want me, my beautiful prrrince…?"

"F-Fuck me, pleeease," he whimpered, burying his flaming face against his shoulder and nuzzling against his shirt with near-deafening purrs, rutting into his grip helplessly as the need to spill become a living thing under his skin, drowning all sense and reason in favor of the need to please his mate, to have him… That naughty, pretty image sprang back up behind his closed eyelids and he mewled mindlessly with need, too aroused to care about what was proper anymore. "Like t-that… image… p-please…"

"As you command," Senri purred, then chortled breathlessly as he leaned in and picked him up, then tossed him over his shoulder and when Raha squeaked with embarrassment and indignation, his mate swatted his behind, then sprinted up the corridor. "Shush, that's faster," he snickered quietly, then he felt him cast the shield as the corridor ended… and almost expired, whimpering involuntarily at the familiar-unfamiliar sight of the wide platform surrounded by a low wall. "Told you I knew it," his lover chuckled, then unceremoniously dropped him down by that wall, spun him around, and leaned against his back to whisper against his ear. "Feeling reckless, Raha…?" he asked, dragging his hands down his sides. "No one here… I can drop the shield and leave it to fate… how about that, my prince…?" he cooed, hooking his thumbs in the waistband of Raha's pants and pulling them lower on his hips.

"Don't… don't care," he gasped, curling his hands around the edge of the wall and leaning forward, mewling his need quietly when his lover growled his approval, tugged his pants lower, and snuck one hand behind them to wrap his hand around his cock as he rutted into his ass slowly, teasingly. Instinctively leaning harder, purring loudly in an invitation, he wound his tail around his lover's thigh in a claim, already so painfully close to coming when his Senri pumped his dick in rhythm with his movement, matching it when Raha couldn't help but hang his head between his arms with a whine, helplessly rutting into his tight, hot grip. Dizzy with mounting pleasure, with sheer pressure to spill tightening his balls, he mewled mindlessly as his body peaked almost embarrassingly quickly, blushing when his lover growled softly, but more than enjoying his high anyway.

Sagging slightly on his stretched-out arms, fighting for a breath, he gasped when Senri pulled his hand back, then after a quick fight with his own pants, through the daze of the afterglow, he felt his distinctively oiled finger rim his opening before unceremoniously shoving inside him, tearing a surprised whimper from his throat and forcing his back to arch at the sensation.

"Not going to be gentle, Rrraha," his lover rasped and he swallowed thickly, only whimpering involuntarily as his mate worked his body into a rapid submission, impatiently rutting his scalding cock against his buttock as he leaned in to nuzzle against his neck insistently. "It already takes all of my measly self-control to hold my claws back. Your so unbearably hot like this, my prince… Can I blame them for imagining you like this, so eager to take my dick deep into your scorching heat, my Sun?" he whispered heatedly against his neck, and he mewled softly in answer, pushing back against the intrusion when he pressed another finger inside him. Tightening his tail around him possessively, he rocked back and forth on his arms, matching the impatient pressure and losing his mind as his mate purred and growled his approval, then hooked his hands around his hips slowly he felt the thick head of his cock breach the tight ring of muscles. He gasped and it trailed off to a wail when Senri snarled aggressively then pulled him back, snapping his hips at the same time, and instantly sank into him up to the hilt.

Whimpering at the suddenness of it, loving the pure aggression of his mate in the harsh claim, he mewled when Senri growled furiously but yet his touch was beyond delightfully delicate as he tangled his hands with his on the edge of the wall, pressing against his back tightly as he let his body adjust to the intrusion.

"Love you so much, my prince," he purred soothingly against his neck and Raha moaned deeply when he pulled out of him an ilm to slide back in, grinding into him harder. "Adore you…" he growled, repeating that, harder and harsher with each stroke. "Crave you with every fiber of my being."

"Me… too…" he gasped, curling his fingers around his lover's as he rocked under him to match his growing rhythm, take him deeper and mewling his bliss and arousal shamelessly as his mate complied. His thrusts grew increasingly aggressive and demanding, and soon it was the only thing he could focus on, the scorching flesh pulling back then spearing his insides in the deliciously brutal claim, his lover's gasps and groans against his neck, the way Senri soon choked on his distinctive mewl-purrs of his name, begging him to come as he shook against his back, fighting his own peak. Then he shifted against his ass and with the next harsh stroke Raha saw the stars bloom under his eyelids as the shock of sparks shoot up his spine, tearing a string of profanities and whines of Senri's name from his mouth. The next scorching hit had him mewl desperately, and the next forced his back to bow as a shout left his throat and his cock simply burst, spilling his seed in thick spurts as his mate groaned deeply when his muscles spasmed around his. Freeing his hand to wrap it around Raha's throat, he held him immobile as he rutted into his ass furiously, mewling his name in choked gasps until he went rigid and the heat of his seed filled him up in the scorching, maddening spasms.

Senri sagged against his back slightly, with loud, blissed-out purrs nuzzling against his neck affectionately while Raha fought to catch his breath, gasping as he pushed his hand back and petted his lover's ear gratefully even as the fog of the orgasm cleared, his face heated up unbearably at their surroundings. The platform still thankfully empty… had him close his eyes as his cheeks burned. If he wondered if Senri noticed his kink – well, he didn't need to wonder anymore as his earlier words rang in his head again. Apparently, his mate was more than aware of his arousal with the idea of being caught – and more than eager to tease him with that.

He sighed with bliss involuntarily, because was there ever a better mate than his Snark? So wonderfully accommodating of his… needs.

"I have an idea for a game for us, my prince," his lover chuckled, playfully nipping on his neck while with his big, hot hand fondly petting his abdomen.

"Huh?" he hummed with distraction, leaning his head to the side while his lover dragged his nose up his throat, then nipped on his Archon's mark. "What game…?"

"We will go see this stall she mentioned…" Senri purred teasingly, tightening his fingers around his skin and pulling him back into his heat until Raha straightened and leaned back against his chest, smiling helplessly when his lover fixed his pants back in place, then his own and wrapped his arms around him securely, nipping delicately on his ear as he spoke next. His face was on fire as his deep, deep voice rumbled with quiet, inviting purrs. "…and others around Eorzea, and the best works – I don't mind recreating like this," he chuckled, smoothing his right hand down his stomach and under the patch of material in front of his groin, fondling his cock until he arched in his arms with a choked mewl at the sensation. "To have you so delightfully railed up, my prince… Think they take commissions…?"

He merely rolled his eyes when at that Damon couldn't take it and cackled madly, reminding him of his presence.

Can't help it… I knew I loved him for a reason! The immortal chuckled helplessly.

I know the feeling, he agreed easily, then sighed and put an impressive pout on his lips, narrowing his eyes at his lover over his shoulder. "I see… you have no scruples when using my weaknesses, do you, Senri?"

"None," his mate gushed, then pressed a tender, fond kiss on his cheek. "Pleasing you, Raha, is going to be the meaning of my eternity," he whispered against his ear, then nipped the sensitive shell of it, and Raha downright melted, purring loudly in bliss.

If we survive, ran through his head, but he chased the thought away with determination, instead lifted his hand over his shoulder and rested it against his lover's cheek, smiling his stupid, lovesick grin when Senri nuzzled in it with a deep, rumbling purr.

"As pleasing you will be mine," he whispered with confidence, brushing his thumb over his lower lip. "I love you, my beautiful beast, always and forever more."

"Good," Senri breathed, then pulled him in a deep, delicious kiss, claiming his heart with the sheer tenderness of it, before pulling back and chuckling sheepishly as he tightened his arms around him. "Because… I might have also another idea for you to consider."

"Huh? Another game?" he smiled, then turned in his arms and wrapped his around his lover's neck pulling him down until their foreheads met. Closing his eyes, he enjoyed his heat and their mixed scents when Senri wound his arms around his back and pulled him closer.

"Nah, not really," suddenly there was a slightly nervous note in his voice that had him frown and open his eyes, right to the hint of uncertainty in the depths of ice-blue eyes. Eyes he already loved for more than a century – so he purred soothingly, tightening his arms around him securely until Senri sighed softly and closed his eyes, relaxing and brushing the tip of his nose against his in an affectionate caress. "But… ah, what do you think of letting Nico stay with us?"

"…stay with us?" he repeated hesitantly.

"I mean… for good?" his lover sighed, then straightened and opened his eyes, peering at his expression hesitantly. "I hate… the idea of sending him back here, to this asshole that dared to touch you."

"Well… that was kind of my fault, really…" he hummed with amusement, then wrapped his hands around his lover's beautiful face and pulled him back down, brushing his lips against his. "And if the boy's willing… I don't see why not? I'm sure Ralla, Navi, and Nari will enjoy having another kit for the company."

"Gods… I love you," his Senri exhaled with relief, tightening his arms around him possessively and putting a loud, fond kiss on his lips before grinning at him with his ridiculously gorgeous, goofy grin as his eyes lit up with devotion.

"And I love your enormous heart, my beast," he admitted without shame, then chuckled. "But soon, we will really need to look for a bigger house."

"Mhmm," his lover nodded seriously then winked at him playfully. "And don't forget all the kittens we will be getting, too."

Raha blinked slowly, then frowned, pursing his lips in a pout.

"Seriously…" he drawled slowly. "…how many cats do you want to get?"

"Many," his mate laughed, then stifled his protest with a deep, devouring kiss. And Raha couldn't help but smile under his mouth, thinking that if it goes one like this… they'll need more than one house!