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jayce "yaoi hand proportions" talis ([personal profile] hexrot) wrote2024-12-27 01:42 pm
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[personal profile] ar_cane 2025-01-03 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It surprises a smile onto Viktor's lips, unexpected but not unwelcome. When he'd asked Jayce to call him Viktor, it hadn't been with an ulterior motive to receive the same courtesy. ]

It would be my pleasure, Jayce. [ A simple name, yet it sends a jolt of electricity down Viktor's spine. Oddly, he feels like he's said the name a thousand times despite never knowing another person called Jayce. He falls into contemplation as the warmth he'd felt before fizzles into cool confusion. Luckily, he doesn't have to focus too hard on the simplicity of riding a horse, and the steady plodding of her walk is soothing to his racing mind.

It doesn't stop him from seeing Jayce's smile that hits him with the force of a thousand suns. It's a smile of something stronger than disbelief—belief that had been proven despite the odds. For someone who came across as somewhat cold upon meeting, Jayce is giving Viktor an awful lot of glimpses at the warmth within.

Clearing his throat, feeling as though he'd witnessed a private reaction full of emotions that he shouldn't be privy to, Viktor turns back towards Jayce and rides right up next to where he stands. ]
The ride feels smooth, and I'm guessing she looks good, too.
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[personal profile] ar_cane 2025-01-04 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's endearing how Jayce leans into the mare, something that Viktor can picture himself doing a hundred times. Maybe it hadn't been up to Viktor to hire the farrier, but he'll certainly defend him if there are any opinions about removing him from the position; he cares about the horses as much as the job itself, an unfortunately rare trait for many working with animals.

When his gaze lifts to Viktor, that same electricity fizzles through his bones. Clearing his throat and trying to ignore the feeling of having those eyes on him before, golden and intense, he waits to be led back to the hay bale where he can dismount. As he's sliding back down to his feet, Jayce's words hit, and though it's a request, it sounds like a confession. Why is Viktor reacting like a schoolboy to this stranger? He almost makes a joke about Jayce being so forward, but he doesn't know how it will land and doesn't want to risk the budding friendship. ]


Of course. You're not getting rid of me so easily, Jayce. We're partners now.
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[personal profile] ar_cane 2025-01-05 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Viktor tries to remain nonchalant, but it's difficult when he's excited about the project and the prospect of having someone to work with. Partners. He's never had a partner in anything his entire life, preferring independence which was so often hard-won. Jayce hasn't done anything to suggest he's doing this out of pity or obligation, and that makes it all the more precious to have earned some of his trust.

Why did that matter so much to Viktor?

Chuckling at the interaction between horse and handler, he waves farewell as he takes up his cane and heads back towards the house. ]
Tomorrow.