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נֵרְגַל {Nergal} | Nate Bihjan (burnitall) wrote in forgotten_gods,
@ 2010-01-19 23:06:00

Entry tags:

lilith, nergal, saleos

Who: Nergal, Lilith and Saloes
What: Lilith discovers her son's boyfriend...
When: Backdated to Mon, Jan 18th. Evening.
Where: Lilith's home.
Warning: Language, at least.

It was bound to happen eventually. Nergal didn't really attempt to hide his relationship with Saleos any and he sure didn't blame Devin for outing it. She was a sweet kid and she was just being sweet. Sure, some might see it as a weakness, but Nergal knew she had a stomach for some stuff that would make grown men faint. She had his respect. And it was unfair to Saleos to ask him to keep sneaking around behind his mother's back when Nergal should just man up and do right by him. In a way. Normally he wouldn't give a fuck, but hell, he liked Saleos.

That was what led him back to Lilith's front door. He'd been there before but never had need to knock or do anything but wait for the boy to run out to his car. But he knocked and he waited, sliding a hand through his hair before shoving it in the pocket of a leather jacket.

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burnitall
2010-02-03 05:14 am UTC (link)

Nergal held his head a bit high at the question and gave her a small nod. "I never said I was deserving of him. In your kingdom... I'm little more than a mere bodyguard and spy. And understandably, that's all that matters to you. I don't deserve him at all. But I adore him and I give him everything he asks for. And he wants me." He shrugged a little and leaned back in his chair, looking relaxed and aware of everything around him.

He narrowed his gaze, though at the pet comment. Oh, he knew just who'd use a term like that in a situation like this. "You spoke to Ereshkigal," he sighed, shaking his hair. "It is her paramount goal in life to take anything that makes me happy and destroy it. But she's bitter over the fact that I took her kingdom from her and turned it into the grand empire it is now - as I would have done to any man who was handling his business with an incompetent hand. While she was off attempting to sleep with her sister's husband or whatever infidelities she committed against me while we were, I thought, faithfully married. And now, thousands of years later, she's alone and miserable and wants everyone else to be the same." The demonic glint shown in pale blue eyes and he snarled a little at the thought before shaking the glare away.

"I don't keep pets," he said. "I had slaves in the days when there was a great empire beneath me, but those days have long passed. Now my only desire is companionship. And I prefer loyalty to gallivanting all over with whomever. Yes, I discarded my last... situation, but that was the only way to get rid of a situation that had become unhealthy, emotionally draining and utterly stifling. Your son is none of the things that last boy was and runs no risk of ever be cast aside like that. I would like our relationship to be serious, committed... if that's what Saleos wants. If not I remain, as always, his humble servant."

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saleos
2010-02-03 05:48 am UTC (link)

Lilith hummed in consideration. She was never one to deny her children, especially Saleos who was so close to her heart, what they wanted, whether it be material things or people. She knew her son well enough to know that if he wasn't set on having Nergal, he wouldn't have gone through the trouble of hiding it from her, then trying for her approval. She looked to her son, realizing that she could not remember a single time in Sal's whole existence when she had not given him what he wanted. Sure, she had told him no on occasion and she rarely gave in to his tantrums, but eventually she would feel guilty for not indulging her boy.

"At least you know your place..." she murmured under her breath, taking a deep even breath. "I will look into Ereshkigal's comments further, but for now..." She looked between Saleos and Nergal. "I see no reason for this... situation to be terminated." She said it with complete confidence that if she had decided to put an end to it, it would be done by the two of them without a thought. But she would allow it, for the time being. It was likely the number of times that Nergal had complimented Saleos that did the trick.

Saleos, face dark with blush for Nergal's comments, couldn't help but to smile. "Oh, Mama, thank you!" he said happily.

"Not so fast. I demand a few things. Saleos you will cease your lying and sneaking around, or I will see that you are sent back to Hell for at least another decade, and you will not be able to contact Nergal." Saleos nodded fiercely. At the moment he was ready to agree to any stipulations that Lilith set.

"As for you," she said, looking to Nergal. "You will continue to serve and protect my son. If he wishes for a committed relationship," She missed the nod that Saleos gave "then so be it. If any harm shall come to him from you or because of you, I will personally see to it that you are destroyed." Her nose turned up slightly as she talked to Nergal and her voice hardened at the thought of her son being hurt by the demon before her. "I will be keeping an eye on you."

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burnitall
2010-02-03 06:13 am UTC (link)

Nergal kept his expression calm and unaffected by Lilith's comments... until he saw the smile on Saleos' face and he couldn't help but burst out with a smile of his own.

"I would never dream of doing anything but," he answered her first question, catching the nod and smiling even wider for some god-forsaken reason (joy, it was not a thing a death god was familiar with feeling). "I promise you I will not bring any harm to him," the 'intentionally' and 'unless he asks very nicely', he thought, was implicit in the statement. "And I would, of course, not blame you at all for keeping a watchful eye on me. I would do exactly the same if I were in your position." Which was true. But he was suspicious of everyone.

Nergal looked at Lilith for a moment and then stood from his chair, folding his arms behind his back as though he were standing in the ranks in Hell. "If it is acceptable," he said, still putting on a polite facade, "I would like to speak with Saleos alone for a moment. Just to... get some things straightened on our end, to make sure everyone is on the same page?"

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saleos
2010-02-03 10:34 pm UTC (link)

Lilith narrowed her eyes at Nergal's request but stood, lifting her wine glass with long, thin fingers anyway. She stood stoically for a moment giving Nergal a hard look. "Yes, of course." she said, smiling an obviously false smile. She turned, leaning down to where Saleos was still seated. Brushing back his hair so similar to her own, she pressed a kiss to his pale, freckled forehead. She gave Nergal another look before disappearing down the hall and into her bedroom.

Saleos leaned over the arm of the couch to watch her leave, and after he was sure that she had gone, he stood moving toward Nergal and moving to wrap his arms around him, looking up at him with that bright smile on his face. "Hi." he said, which seemed to be the most logical thing, considering he hadn't gotten the chance to say it before.

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burnitall
2010-02-04 12:07 am UTC (link)

His arms slipped around Saleos' in return and he pulled him in close, kissing his his cheek and then along his jaw. "Hi," he replied softly against the boy's ear, kissing his neck softly. "I told you I'd make everything alright. You didn't have a thing to worry about." He leaned back and brushed his fingers through Saleos' hair, looking down at him with a small smile. "So," he hummed, "you want a serious, committed relationship, huh?" he teased. "I'm yours and you're mine and all that?" Not that it was really a curious notion, just that he was surprised the enthusiasm Saleos had shown when the subject came up.

That was, mostly, what he wanted to talk about - to make sure that was really what Saleos wanted. And maybe to do it loud enough that Lilith could hear. "You like me enough that you want me for an indefinite period of time?" He asked. "Well... that's certainly something I didn't expect to come in here and find out." He winked, "Thought I was just some pretty think you were stringing along and amusing yourself with," Nergal teased.

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saleos
2010-02-04 12:36 am UTC (link)

Saleos' eyes drifted shut as he felt Nergal's lips press against his skin and he let out a shaky sigh, letting out the pent up nervousness and the new hint of arousal. He knew well that his mother was just down to hall, and he couldn't remember if his sister was home or not. This wasn't the time or place but he couldn't help it when Nergal was touching him like that. "I should have have listened. It would have save me a lot of worry..."

He listened, nodding as Nergal spoke. "Yes, that's what I want." He pressed a hand to Nergal's chest and curled the fabric of his shirt between in his fingers lightly. "Well, you are pretty..." he said, going along with the teasing. "so I think I'll just keep you myself." He smiled up at Nergal before jutting his chin upward and parting his lips, silently begging for a kiss.

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burnitall
2010-02-04 01:11 am UTC (link)

"All to yourself?" he repeated, drawing the words out and pulling a bit of a face. "I don't know about that... You sure you're not going to get sick of me?" Of course he was teasing. He knew no such thing would happen, but it still didn't mean he couldn't be a little playful. Especially not now.

He leaned down and pressed in for a quick kiss. Very, very brief. "You're perfect, you know? Utterly perfect and beautiful and so very sweet. And I would be humbled and honored if you wanted to keep me all to yourself." And then he leaned in for another kiss, this time longer and a bit harder than the one before it, holding his hand at Saleos' jaw and the other sliding to hold firmly at his waist. It was the kiss he'd wanted to give him since he walked in the door. Comforting, sweet, a little bit needy...

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