Absolutely. I did already offer to read to you out of my book, if you want...although if you'd like me to talk about other things, I can do that, too. Whatever you need.
[Even though the words are by no means unexpected under the circumstances, Claude melts nonetheless, giving Dimitri a soft smile that the man won't even see.] I love you too, نور چشمم.
[The words are completely unfamiliar, obviously Almyran.]
[Oh. It's very possible to feel Dimitri go boneless against Claude's shoulder, even as he tries to hide his face against it. Ignore the slight bump of Kent.]
The reason I called you that is because it's what you already are. [Claude leans in to press a kiss to the top of Dimitri's head, since he's trying to hide everything else.] Like the star of your Crest - no matter what happens, your light shines through eventually. And I can't get enough of looking.
[Dimitri nudges his nose further against Claude's shoulder. Kent is having to make some impressive adjustments for all of this, although he doesn't seem to mind. It's just a light exercise before dinner, right?]
Was I? [Claude smiles, lifting a hand to brush fingers through Dimitri's bangs. (With Kent where he is, Claude doesn't have too much access to his hair.)] How so?
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[Dimitri lets loose a long, slow breath, before he lets his eye shut.]
Thank you, Claude. I love you.
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[The words are completely unfamiliar, obviously Almyran.]
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Was that Almyran? What did you say? I have never heard it before.
[Srengese, yes, he can understand that, but anything else...]
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Yes, it's Almyran. And roughly translated...well, it means something like "the light of my eyes".
[Rip in rest, Dimitri.]
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...If I can live up to such a name...
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...You were always the star, in my eyes...
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You're an incredible leader.
[Everything he felt that he wasn't.]
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[He knows it isn't. He's fishing for compliments.]
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The other ways I was fond of you could not be likened to a star.
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It is the opposite of what was requested, true. So... I will close my eye now, and just... listen.
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[And Claude begins reading from his book, his voice soft, feeling so much love for the man leaning against him that he can hardly stand it.]