[That does surprise Viktor to hear, not sure he'd think of Brad as the fatherly type. But now that he considers it, it fits him. A broad grinning, loud mouthed father herding his kids inside, all exhausted from playing. He can see it.]
Having little ones is a fine goal. Wanting to be strong enough to protect them... I understand, Bradley.
[the world is a harsh place with harsh people. More kids could use a father figure capable of protecting them no matter what could happen.]
[Viktor laughs at that, ruffling Brad's hair with both hands. He looks fondly to the man, before muttering,]
Maybe I shouldn't send you to the Undercity... you'll be adopted by half a dozen children.
[he simply does not have the room or time... Viktor can't bare the idea of giving a child a glimpse of security and then dying without someone to take his place. Not any concern of Brad's, with his kind of lifetime, though... that results in its own heartache,]
[He really shouldn't adopt half a dozen children in a far-off country, hundred of miles away from home. But you know, it's tempting. Almost as tempting as it is to tease Viktor.]
What, worried they'll take up all my time and I'll have none left for you?
[Because that's easier to talk about than Viktor's mortality.]
[Viktor looks surprised by the teasing, not knowing how to respond for once. He's not always got a snappy come back, after all. Instead, he just grabs a handheld nozzle to his side and pulls it forward to spray into Brad's forehead with a blast of concentrated water. He really hadn't needed to use magic for that, but Viktor didn't go showing him all the accessibility features of his shower. This is a nice one. Definitely soaking Brad in too much water for him to keep teasing.
Also, it feels really nice power washing his scalp in tandem with Viktor's attentive combing of fingers. He's going to be so refreshed after this... as Viktor already feels, even if he's a bit flustered by the idea he's monopolizing this man's time so openly,]
[Whatever Brad had been about to add to that question is lost in the stream of WARGHARBL from that blast of water right to his face. It's a perfect revenge all things considered, it shuts him up for the moment.
By the time Viktor lets up on the water, Brad looks like a drowned rat. Even if it felt nice on his scalp, he feels like he got his face blasted off too.]
[Viktor, no. He will stop menacing Brad with the sprayer, turning it off and setting it aside. The pressure is definitely too high for sensitive areas. Nostrils included.]
[Viktor, not a man to mince words or not be helpful when he can be,]
Would you like my fingers to help clean you out? [given Viktor did creampie the man not long ago. That should probably be apart of this little bout of aftercare. Viktor's not about to be shy over it, just practical, really.]
I wouldn't, Bradley, come on now. [He chuckles softly, putting both hands up in a wave of surrender to that. No way,]
What I could do is use it up and down your spine, so the water pours down your back. That feels quite nice. [and could help with the clean up, but he will float the idea first instead of just doing it.
A real courtesy, there, when Viktor do just being doing things, sometimes.]
I wouldn't do anything I wouldn't do to myself. [and no, he wouldn't blast his ass with that kind of power sprayer either, yike.
Viktor scoots back in the seat and sets his legs together, giving Brad room to set his knees on each side of his hips. Patting his thigh to motion him forward,]
[Well, that's actually his life philosophy so he accepts that from Viktor. He'll scoot to sit on Viktor's legs, facing away from him. He does worry about squishing Viktor, but he's doing his best to nor be overbearing about his thoughts.]
You can shove me off if my ass is too bony.
[He does turn his worries into jokes pretty often too though.]
Let's check... [Viktor says, before pinching and groping Brad's ass with both hands a few ways. Testing, testing- his assessment is an easy one to include.]
A full shape, plenty of muscle; you're fine. [damn fine, is right. Viktor leans forward to kiss at a scar on the man's back, anything that's in reach of him from such an angle.]
[He realizes that he basically invited this, and he laughs.]
Ha! A fair assessment.
[There's so many scars to choose from, Bradley really has been through the wringer. But at that angle, Viktor has three choices: hefty claw marks on Bradley's right forearm, a couple round scars up near the back of his neck that are indicative of bullet wounds, and a long diagonal slash that goes from Bradley's right shoulder to his left hip.]
[Viktor will start at that long slash, but then why not the rest, too? Brad's body is just right there, waiting to be lavished with kisses. He'll be considerate and not use his teeth, as Viktor has been want to do. He doesn't know how tender that flesh is, nothing would spoil a good mood like striking an unexpected nerve.]
You are... glorious, Bradley. I think I told you that. [he laps some water from skin,]
[They're not as sensitive as they were centuries ago, but it still feels nice to have gentle attention paid to them. Brad isn't exactly proud of some of these scars, they're evidence of the stupid mistakes he's made in the past. But he won't deny that they're an accurate retelling of past battles and recoveries.]
Well, what can I say? I've lived a life full of glory.
[He can focus on the overall stories of each scar, rather than the moment of injury. That makes it easier to share.]
The claw marks are from one of the darkspawn fights a few decades back. It was a tough fight, and I had to spend a few weeks in the medical ward afterwards, but...y'know, better me than one of the kids. Or one of the humans, they would've died instantly from the darkspawn poison.
[He barely feels it anymore, but those scars do ache when the darkspawn are nearby. It's handy, but painful still.]
The bullet scars are newer too, from like...it was like a decade before I got arrested, so hand pistols had just been invented. Someone got a few lucky shots on me. That one needed healing right away, it got way too close to my spine. Layin' out in the snow while the team healer did his work sucked.
The big one though, that's from a duel. I won, but just barely.
[Nero had cried over him then. In retrospect, that fight had been the start of the end for Brad and Nero's relationship.]
[Viktor listens well and close, moving to grab the pressure sprayer as he's spoken to. He has already grown attached to hearing Bradley's stories. Pieces of a mage's life... all so-]
Incredible. Truly. The persistence to survive... recovering from these could not have been easy. [Even with magic, the lasting marks make it clear that there is no waving a wand and making such things simply disappear. They linger, they scar.
He does as promises, starting high at Brad's spine and spraying the higher pressured water down his back. Viktor's hands massage into him, washing his back while he's in such a state to dote on the man.]
Yeah, well. That's what guys like you 'n me do. We refuse what the world gave us and fight for what we deserve.
[Viktor's achievements might not be on as grand of a scale, but sneaking into an academy by wearing the uniform and acting like he belongs takes balls. Brad likes that about Viktor.
He also likes the feel of that water on his spine, yes please, keep that up.]
To consider us as similar... now that is a stunning compliment.
[Not flattery, but sincere compliment. Viktor believes in himself, he always has, but others see him different. He's looked down on, pitied, or simply not seen at all, a shadow cast behind a greater man. Jayce was the exception all these years, he always recognized Viktor's achievements and contributions. If Viktor really thought about it, Mel and Heimerdinger saw him, though he worried it was more for his value to them than his self worth.
Brad understand him. It's a good feeling, too. Recognized.]
You know, once upon a time I used to recognize talent like yours 'n train 'em up. Or point 'em in the right direction if it was something I didn't know.
[Once upon a time, when he was the Bandit King of the North, and he filled out his ranks with talented men and women. People of all walks of life, who just hoped to become something they dreamed of.
People who died, all because of him.]
...but those days are mostly over, now that I'm busy with the fight against the darkspawn. The only training I do is with new recruits.
Trained... no, it is a bit too late for me. Not that I am passed learning, just-
[He doesn't have much time left. It would not be a wise investment to make. That's always what he's been, after all, an investment for those around him to bet their money on. Brad may have plenty of time, but that doesn't mean it's not precious.
Viktor will take what he can get of it.]
-nevermind. I keep getting distracted. Relax. [he is about to stick a finger in Brad's ass, best to not be too serious about that]
[He knows exactly what Viktor means. He knows Viktor is sick, and the way he acts about it means his life will be drastically shortened by it. There is no doubt in Brad's mind that Viktor is saying that because he thinks he doesn't have enough time.
But Brad smiles and says something different.]
Right, it'd be weird if you were trained by the guy you just railed.
[What he can't say in seriousness he will say in comedy.
[Viktor has definitely not fucked his previous mentors. Academy professors, Heimerdinger, and Singed... he has never been that down bad. Good god, never.
If ever he needed an idea to turn him off, that would do it! Thanks, Brad. Now he can focus on this task without being riled up.]
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Date: 2024-12-04 02:41 am (UTC)Having little ones is a fine goal. Wanting to be strong enough to protect them... I understand, Bradley.
[the world is a harsh place with harsh people. More kids could use a father figure capable of protecting them no matter what could happen.]
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Date: 2024-12-04 03:07 am (UTC)[Sage wisdom from this shady wizard.
He tilts his head to peer up at Viktor with a sheepish grin.]
No woman's ever tolerated me long enough for kids to come into the equation, so...
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Date: 2024-12-05 02:56 am (UTC)Maybe I shouldn't send you to the Undercity... you'll be adopted by half a dozen children.
[he simply does not have the room or time... Viktor can't bare the idea of giving a child a glimpse of security and then dying without someone to take his place. Not any concern of Brad's, with his kind of lifetime, though... that results in its own heartache,]
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Date: 2024-12-05 05:06 am (UTC)What, worried they'll take up all my time and I'll have none left for you?
[Because that's easier to talk about than Viktor's mortality.]
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Date: 2024-12-05 05:22 pm (UTC)Also, it feels really nice power washing his scalp in tandem with Viktor's attentive combing of fingers. He's going to be so refreshed after this... as Viktor already feels, even if he's a bit flustered by the idea he's monopolizing this man's time so openly,]
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Date: 2024-12-05 08:37 pm (UTC)By the time Viktor lets up on the water, Brad looks like a drowned rat. Even if it felt nice on his scalp, he feels like he got his face blasted off too.]
...ya got water up my nose.
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Date: 2024-12-05 11:46 pm (UTC)[Viktor, no. He will stop menacing Brad with the sprayer, turning it off and setting it aside. The pressure is definitely too high for sensitive areas. Nostrils included.]
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Date: 2024-12-06 02:30 am (UTC)I mean, there's better things to do with my holes anyay.
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Date: 2024-12-06 02:37 am (UTC)Would you like my fingers to help clean you out? [given Viktor did creampie the man not long ago. That should probably be apart of this little bout of aftercare. Viktor's not about to be shy over it, just practical, really.]
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Date: 2024-12-06 03:36 am (UTC)Don't use that sprayer for that.
[He will take help but even he has limits, don't blast his ass like that.]
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Date: 2024-12-06 03:46 am (UTC)What I could do is use it up and down your spine, so the water pours down your back. That feels quite nice. [and could help with the clean up, but he will float the idea first instead of just doing it.
A real courtesy, there, when Viktor do just being doing things, sometimes.]
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Date: 2024-12-06 03:50 am (UTC)[Honestly, the spine idea does sound nice though.]
...so for this do I sit on the edge of your chair there, or what?
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Date: 2024-12-06 03:58 am (UTC)Viktor scoots back in the seat and sets his legs together, giving Brad room to set his knees on each side of his hips. Patting his thigh to motion him forward,]
It would be back in my lap for this, yes.
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Date: 2024-12-06 04:16 am (UTC)You can shove me off if my ass is too bony.
[He does turn his worries into jokes pretty often too though.]
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Date: 2024-12-08 05:27 pm (UTC)A full shape, plenty of muscle; you're fine. [damn fine, is right. Viktor leans forward to kiss at a scar on the man's back, anything that's in reach of him from such an angle.]
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Date: 2024-12-08 06:15 pm (UTC)Ha! A fair assessment.
[There's so many scars to choose from, Bradley really has been through the wringer. But at that angle, Viktor has three choices: hefty claw marks on Bradley's right forearm, a couple round scars up near the back of his neck that are indicative of bullet wounds, and a long diagonal slash that goes from Bradley's right shoulder to his left hip.]
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Date: 2024-12-08 07:59 pm (UTC)You are... glorious, Bradley. I think I told you that. [he laps some water from skin,]
It would bare repeating.
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Date: 2024-12-08 09:07 pm (UTC)Well, what can I say? I've lived a life full of glory.
[He can focus on the overall stories of each scar, rather than the moment of injury. That makes it easier to share.]
The claw marks are from one of the darkspawn fights a few decades back. It was a tough fight, and I had to spend a few weeks in the medical ward afterwards, but...y'know, better me than one of the kids. Or one of the humans, they would've died instantly from the darkspawn poison.
[He barely feels it anymore, but those scars do ache when the darkspawn are nearby. It's handy, but painful still.]
The bullet scars are newer too, from like...it was like a decade before I got arrested, so hand pistols had just been invented. Someone got a few lucky shots on me. That one needed healing right away, it got way too close to my spine. Layin' out in the snow while the team healer did his work sucked.
The big one though, that's from a duel. I won, but just barely.
[Nero had cried over him then. In retrospect, that fight had been the start of the end for Brad and Nero's relationship.]
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Date: 2024-12-08 11:04 pm (UTC)Incredible. Truly. The persistence to survive... recovering from these could not have been easy. [Even with magic, the lasting marks make it clear that there is no waving a wand and making such things simply disappear. They linger, they scar.
He does as promises, starting high at Brad's spine and spraying the higher pressured water down his back. Viktor's hands massage into him, washing his back while he's in such a state to dote on the man.]
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Date: 2024-12-08 11:17 pm (UTC)[Viktor's achievements might not be on as grand of a scale, but sneaking into an academy by wearing the uniform and acting like he belongs takes balls. Brad likes that about Viktor.
He also likes the feel of that water on his spine, yes please, keep that up.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 01:49 am (UTC)To consider us as similar... now that is a stunning compliment.
[Not flattery, but sincere compliment. Viktor believes in himself, he always has, but others see him different. He's looked down on, pitied, or simply not seen at all, a shadow cast behind a greater man. Jayce was the exception all these years, he always recognized Viktor's achievements and contributions. If Viktor really thought about it, Mel and Heimerdinger saw him, though he worried it was more for his value to them than his self worth.
Brad understand him. It's a good feeling, too. Recognized.]
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Date: 2024-12-09 03:56 am (UTC)[Once upon a time, when he was the Bandit King of the North, and he filled out his ranks with talented men and women. People of all walks of life, who just hoped to become something they dreamed of.
People who died, all because of him.]
...but those days are mostly over, now that I'm busy with the fight against the darkspawn. The only training I do is with new recruits.
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Date: 2024-12-10 01:04 am (UTC)[He doesn't have much time left. It would not be a wise investment to make. That's always what he's been, after all, an investment for those around him to bet their money on. Brad may have plenty of time, but that doesn't mean it's not precious.
Viktor will take what he can get of it.]
-nevermind. I keep getting distracted. Relax. [he is about to stick a finger in Brad's ass, best to not be too serious about that]
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Date: 2024-12-10 03:43 am (UTC)But Brad smiles and says something different.]
Right, it'd be weird if you were trained by the guy you just railed.
[What he can't say in seriousness he will say in comedy.
And yeah he's relaxing, go ahead Viktor.}
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Date: 2024-12-11 05:53 pm (UTC)[Viktor has definitely not fucked his previous mentors. Academy professors, Heimerdinger, and Singed... he has never been that down bad. Good god, never.
If ever he needed an idea to turn him off, that would do it! Thanks, Brad. Now he can focus on this task without being riled up.]
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