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𝓸f course he was nervous— that his aura had not prevented her touch alone was incredibly disarming . he had not even noticed it's faint golden glow , as if they were not truly in front of him at all .
❝ 𝓲 question any calling that i am not familiar with . your motives-
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𝓬lenched . they were a risk , and he was not foolish enough to provoke someone he knew so little of when they could hurt him .
❝ 𝓷o , i am not . that does not make me nervous . curious , perhaps . ❞ he muses— not entirely untrue . he is curious , and he is anxious . -
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personally i think cleon could absolutely be walked like a damn dog with the right person but they'd have to strongarm him into it lmfao
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𝓱e is no stranger to acts of sensuality- quite often those around him utilized such things as an attempt to get on his good side . what disarms him is the touch- soft and slow enough to graze against his skin through the protective aura around him , causing him to -
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𝓼tiffen if only slightly .
❝ 𝓽he '𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭' ? how vague . ❞ he says , jaw clenching- for a moment he wonders if they were preaching seldon's psychohistory theory . . . but they did not seem the type .
❝ 𝔂ou are on 𝘮𝘺 grounds . i do not need a purpose to -
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𝓼ame fire in her eyes .
𝓷o , what she offered was mutual benefit . despite the fact that cleon was not fond of being reliant upon anyone . . . he found that what she was offering was of great benefit . for the resources , of course— brother dusk would likely be over-
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𝓮nough to her resolve .
❝ 𝓼till . i have learned that little is offered without wanting something in return . not that the empire would leave a valuable ally wanting . ❞
𝓽here's a bit of cheekiness to his expression then , leaning forward with a grin . -
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𝓲t is not often that he's matched in terms of confidence— he tended to invoke fear or unease in others even without trying to do so . it was something he prided himself in , in a way , though cleon finds that with her he's satisfied that she was unshakable .
𝓽oo quick -
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