28.Mar.12, 07:52 AM
B'jin turned slightly, leaning lightly into R'nd as he met Talian's gaze, face placid. He didn't respond to the boy's exuberant parting, but his face lit up none the less and a small smile flickered over his lips. B'jin watched Talian leave with warm affection and a soft expression, before returning his attentions once more upon the bluerider.
Trailing more kisses across the man's shoulders as R'nd spoke, the greenrider breathed out an amused breath in reply. "You want the tally?" B'jin asked lightly, both amused and delighting in R'nd's expression. "Let's see, there's two shirts, at least -" B'jin paused dramatically, face thoughtful as he rolled his eyes towards the ceiling. "Oh, at least six baths in the future," his smirk was teasing, quite aware he was probably pushing at R'nd's buttons with that much commitment, and his brown eyes were bight with laughter as they returned to meet the other man's. "Getting me home, feeding me," the greenrider gave an evil little cackle. "Shall I keep going, or is that enough?"
The greenrider's amusement intensified at R'nd's conflicted expression as he turned around to face him and B'jin resisted the urge to steal a kiss, intrigued by what was going on in R'nd's pretty head to cause him such hesitance. The topic the bluerider settled on, however, convinced B'jin maybe he should have stolen that kiss. His first response was a warm smile, tinged with amusement as R'nd stumbled over what he was saying. B'jin's expression faltered at the mentioning of S'kef, however, eyes darkening in a combined whirlwind of anger and sudden fear; not for himself, but for his friend.
The greenrider's grip tightened on R'nd's waist, fingers hard as his own gaze caught R'nd's flashing grey eyes. Leaning his face closer, B'jin's lips twisted into a sneer. "Stay away from him!" B'jin hissed, his grip shifting to hold R'nd's upper arms insistently, though not with enough force to bruise him. "S'kef," B'jin snarled the name, voice laden with venom, "was born under the Red Star," he shuddered at recalled memories, and his grip tightened for a moment before he forced his fingers to relax. "Don't go near him, R'nd. Please," brown eyes flashed even as he took in a deep breath, and leaned back slightly on his heels. S'kef would no doubt angle in on any of B'jin's friends as a matter of course; if he found out R'nd shared his bed on a regular basis, there would be no end to the trouble S'kef could invent to bring down on the bluerider's head.
B'jin's eyes widened as that thought processed, and he leaned further backward unconsciously, expression distinctly worried. He struggled for a moment, a wild array of emotions flashing over his face. B'jin was D'ren's favourite; he knew that, S'kef knew that, and D'ren knew that. Damnit, the entire Weyr knew that. The greenrider was also avidly aware of the work he had cut out for him, and that he wouldn't be able to protect his friends from S'kef until he was back in the Weyrleader's good graces - something that could take a while, and he wasn't about to ignore the fact that S'kef would undoubtably feed D'ren all kinds of things in that time. B'jin's lips pursed, and his fingers danced softly over R'nd's upper arms as he thought for a moment. Sighing softly, B'jin settled on a warm smile, though his brown eyes were shaddowed with worry. "Just be careful around him, R'nd. He is very adept at leaving scars that cannot be seen." There was too much knowledge in those simple words, but unable to take them back, B'jin latched onto R'nd's change in topic.
As the younger man to steered the conversation into more light hearted seas, B'jin gave an amused snort at the teasing, and he let R'nd's compliment chase away the lingering shadows the topic of S'kef had raised. "Whining and smiling," B'jin murmured, watching R'nd with warm affection, "what more could you possibly desire?" He ended the question with a low purr as he stepped forward and back into R'nd's personal space, leaning up against the younger man as he acted on the lingering desire to kiss the bluerider properly. Food and baths could wait just a little bit longer!
Trailing more kisses across the man's shoulders as R'nd spoke, the greenrider breathed out an amused breath in reply. "You want the tally?" B'jin asked lightly, both amused and delighting in R'nd's expression. "Let's see, there's two shirts, at least -" B'jin paused dramatically, face thoughtful as he rolled his eyes towards the ceiling. "Oh, at least six baths in the future," his smirk was teasing, quite aware he was probably pushing at R'nd's buttons with that much commitment, and his brown eyes were bight with laughter as they returned to meet the other man's. "Getting me home, feeding me," the greenrider gave an evil little cackle. "Shall I keep going, or is that enough?"
The greenrider's amusement intensified at R'nd's conflicted expression as he turned around to face him and B'jin resisted the urge to steal a kiss, intrigued by what was going on in R'nd's pretty head to cause him such hesitance. The topic the bluerider settled on, however, convinced B'jin maybe he should have stolen that kiss. His first response was a warm smile, tinged with amusement as R'nd stumbled over what he was saying. B'jin's expression faltered at the mentioning of S'kef, however, eyes darkening in a combined whirlwind of anger and sudden fear; not for himself, but for his friend.
The greenrider's grip tightened on R'nd's waist, fingers hard as his own gaze caught R'nd's flashing grey eyes. Leaning his face closer, B'jin's lips twisted into a sneer. "Stay away from him!" B'jin hissed, his grip shifting to hold R'nd's upper arms insistently, though not with enough force to bruise him. "S'kef," B'jin snarled the name, voice laden with venom, "was born under the Red Star," he shuddered at recalled memories, and his grip tightened for a moment before he forced his fingers to relax. "Don't go near him, R'nd. Please," brown eyes flashed even as he took in a deep breath, and leaned back slightly on his heels. S'kef would no doubt angle in on any of B'jin's friends as a matter of course; if he found out R'nd shared his bed on a regular basis, there would be no end to the trouble S'kef could invent to bring down on the bluerider's head.
B'jin's eyes widened as that thought processed, and he leaned further backward unconsciously, expression distinctly worried. He struggled for a moment, a wild array of emotions flashing over his face. B'jin was D'ren's favourite; he knew that, S'kef knew that, and D'ren knew that. Damnit, the entire Weyr knew that. The greenrider was also avidly aware of the work he had cut out for him, and that he wouldn't be able to protect his friends from S'kef until he was back in the Weyrleader's good graces - something that could take a while, and he wasn't about to ignore the fact that S'kef would undoubtably feed D'ren all kinds of things in that time. B'jin's lips pursed, and his fingers danced softly over R'nd's upper arms as he thought for a moment. Sighing softly, B'jin settled on a warm smile, though his brown eyes were shaddowed with worry. "Just be careful around him, R'nd. He is very adept at leaving scars that cannot be seen." There was too much knowledge in those simple words, but unable to take them back, B'jin latched onto R'nd's change in topic.
As the younger man to steered the conversation into more light hearted seas, B'jin gave an amused snort at the teasing, and he let R'nd's compliment chase away the lingering shadows the topic of S'kef had raised. "Whining and smiling," B'jin murmured, watching R'nd with warm affection, "what more could you possibly desire?" He ended the question with a low purr as he stepped forward and back into R'nd's personal space, leaning up against the younger man as he acted on the lingering desire to kiss the bluerider properly. Food and baths could wait just a little bit longer!