[ sadly, it was a fact that rich people were often at the scene of the crimeโฆ being privileged wasnโt a sin, but heโd argue that very few evils matched up with what an influential man of wealth could often be capable of.
regardless, he does also try to put tobari at ease. he slides his fingers from their joined hands to his wrist, purposely tugging him closer towards him. he wonders if it takes his attention off of the venue, or even the painting on the wall that looms over them ominously. ] As you can see, the owner of this place really enjoys art and wine. Just like my teacher. [ itโs still ironic to him how he can call him that only when heโsโฆ ]
Maybe itโs easy to trick someone when theyโre so single-minded.
[ tobari lets himself be pulled closer—it's true that often times he was careful about pda, but what does he care what a bunch of rich assholes think about him? uncharitably, he assumes that enough of them just think of him as rafayel's empty-headed arm candy anyway. so he'll let his arms loop around rafayel's shoulders loosely, even as tobari looks up at him and searches his expression... he's not sure what he's looking for and yet he doesn't doubt for a second that there's something to find. answers, maybe.
what he says first is easy: ] Your teacher gave the world an awful lot. [ 'so much more than whatever this owner did' is what goes unsaid but is heavily implied. that teacher gave the world rafayel's own skill and what he could share with the world, such an important part of rafayel that tobari can't imagine him without it. ] I think that already makes him stand out.
[ . . . his hand comes up to cup rafayel's face, thumb brushing against the curve of his cheekbone ]
... Greed can be pretty blinding.
[ one of only five wines in the world, huh? a gift and a compliment for such an awful person. tobari does wonder how far rafayel will go—but he finds himself already jumping to the worst conclusion. how long before the body hits the floor? ]
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regardless, he does also try to put tobari at ease. he slides his fingers from their joined hands to his wrist, purposely tugging him closer towards him. he wonders if it takes his attention off of the venue, or even the painting on the wall that looms over them ominously. ] As you can see, the owner of this place really enjoys art and wine. Just like my teacher. [ itโs still ironic to him how he can call him that only when heโsโฆ ]
Maybe itโs easy to trick someone when theyโre so single-minded.
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what he says first is easy: ] Your teacher gave the world an awful lot. [ 'so much more than whatever this owner did' is what goes unsaid but is heavily implied. that teacher gave the world rafayel's own skill and what he could share with the world, such an important part of rafayel that tobari can't imagine him without it. ] I think that already makes him stand out.
[ . . . his hand comes up to cup rafayel's face, thumb brushing against the curve of his cheekbone ]
... Greed can be pretty blinding.
[ one of only five wines in the world, huh? a gift and a compliment for such an awful person. tobari does wonder how far rafayel will go—but he finds himself already jumping to the worst conclusion. how long before the body hits the floor? ]