Re: Study - Russell and Rafe - OTA
They weren't necessarily Russ' idea of fun either. The last time he'd dressed up for something like this was back home in England. He had escaped the familial pack politics in London, but just being an Alpha, Russ still had to deal with them. Furry politics were different though than the full supernatural bundle. Other than Carrick, he didn't hang out much with the island's vampires. Though he wasn't automatically biased against them, like some of the weres; each species of supernatural mostly stuck with their own kind.
He knew though, that Rafe wasn't going to relax as much as he reassured him. "No, not yet." Russ had only met their hosts on a few occasions but didn't know them well. He snagged a couple of flutes of champagne from a passing waiter and handed one to the younger man. "Here, have some champagne, Rafe. We could both stand to relax a little."
Russell took a sip from his own glass. It was very good quality. The bubbles played lightly across his palate and it had an exceptional fruity bouquet, but without the added wolfsbane, the alcohol would have little effect on either him or Rafe.