[ Basch was decent at making usable maps, and if he had enough time, he could get an alright likeness of a leaf or tree. He had no creative or expressive, ability, though, and greatly admired people who did. He already was impressed by Nami's mapmaking, and it wasn't hard to figure out how private she was. So when she asked to draw him -- in that way that was just shy of a full order -- he was glad to oblige.
He's not expecting how self-conscious he feels when she actually arrives. He's been naked with her countless times, but he knows his scarred skin is a far cry from what art he's seen, and it's hard not to let his nerves eat at him as he tries to stay out of her way, watching her arrange and rearrange.
Orders, at least, are easier. Even in a question. He nods, arms going to pull off whatever frilly shirt the hotel has given him today. He's not quite bold enough to ask if she wants him fully nude. She'll tell him, she's sure. But he does swipe his latest library acquisition from beside the bed even before she asks. He was never going to get through this if he didn't have his own distraction.
He settles into the chair, it oddly easier and harder to be looking away from her. ]
Like this? And I found one about a fearsome pirate who captures a prince for random, but she realizes she's taken his guard captain by mistake.
[ Maybe it's too close to home, or maybe it will be nice. Sometimes they like to reenact the scenes from his reading. This one feels innately doable. ]
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Date: 2024-04-30 01:09 am (UTC)He's not expecting how self-conscious he feels when she actually arrives. He's been naked with her countless times, but he knows his scarred skin is a far cry from what art he's seen, and it's hard not to let his nerves eat at him as he tries to stay out of her way, watching her arrange and rearrange.
Orders, at least, are easier. Even in a question. He nods, arms going to pull off whatever frilly shirt the hotel has given him today. He's not quite bold enough to ask if she wants him fully nude. She'll tell him, she's sure. But he does swipe his latest library acquisition from beside the bed even before she asks. He was never going to get through this if he didn't have his own distraction.
He settles into the chair, it oddly easier and harder to be looking away from her. ]
Like this? And I found one about a fearsome pirate who captures a prince for random, but she realizes she's taken his guard captain by mistake.
[ Maybe it's too close to home, or maybe it will be nice. Sometimes they like to reenact the scenes from his reading. This one feels innately doable. ]