Asher carefully brushes out Nathaniel's hair, starting from the ends and working his way up bit by bit, soothed by the repetitive motion as much as Nathaniel is.
"Perhaps he will have returned by then," Asher murmurs, bending quickly to kiss Nathaniel's bare shoulder. He returns to his task, gathering a handful of hair, brushing it smooth until it lies like silk against his hand, and then moving on to the next section.
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Date: 2009-07-08 08:07 am (UTC)"Perhaps he will have returned by then," Asher murmurs, bending quickly to kiss Nathaniel's bare shoulder. He returns to his task, gathering a handful of hair, brushing it smooth until it lies like silk against his hand, and then moving on to the next section.