Laurent orders a new pair of boots made. Once they are done, they get delivered to akielos, bc that's where Laurent is right now. So he is in his - their - bedroom wearing a chiton when a servant arrives with his new boots: Dark blue, calf boots, reaching about a palm under Laurent's knees, and with a lot of lacing because Veretian. They were custom made, but Laurent obviously has to try them on. So he removes his sandals and puts both of them on, does all the lacings and test them out a little bit. He's distracted by all of it when Damen arrives. And Damen is just... mesmerized by the sight. So he just stands there and stare at Laurent in chiton wearing veretian boots. And even though the boots cover half of Laurent's legs it looks obscene and it makes no sense but he can't stop staring.
And when Laurent realises he is not alone anymore, he looks at Damen, smiles mischievously - like he knows Damen is having a hard time wrapping his mind around it - and then unpins his chiton. And, as the fabric falls to floor, Damen almost does he same. He wants to just fall to his knees and he doesn't care how unbecoming of a king the thought is.
"Do you like my new boots?" Laurent asks. And Damen is so stunned, his mouth so dry he can't reply.
Damen just stands there, gaping like a fish, while his head struggles to form any thought beyond Laurent naked in veretian boots and Laurent laughs a "Damianos!" and reaches for him.
And what is he to do, honestly? So he unpins his chitton and follows Laurent, hands and mouth everywhere he can touch, Laurent's laugh in his ears. And when he pushes Laurent to their bed, Laurent places one booted foot to his chest and says "Attend me."
And even if Damen could never deny Laurent anything, this he will not give Laurent, at least not right now.
"Leave them," he says and takes hold of Laurent's calf and kisses the soft leather. And then up and up and up until he has Laurent's legs draped over his shoulders and the heels of his boots digging into Damen's back and Laurent's moans filling the bedroom.
And later, much later, when Damen's lips are red and Laurent's skin is flushed, Damen starts to remove the boots The laces left marks on Laurent's skin, a fascinating crisscross pattern that Damen brings to lips to kiss again. More soothingly than sensuous this time.
But when Damen places one of his own foot to the bed and Laurent realises that Damen is still wearing his sandals, he gives a sharp intake of breath, like Damen caught him by surprise.
And then, even if Damen thought Laurent was spent, he is reaching for Damen again and Damen would never deny him, not this.
So he kisses up and up and up again placing new marks on Laurent's already reddened skin and thinking mine and mine and don't forget to reward the shoemaker.
